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EDIT ORDERS: South one goes for the other totem and 750 go for that eastern village if that is OK. Also, summon imps to help getting the points of interests.

Hath'ramen and Rathga are standing infront of the Portal. Beside them the old
 
Update coming rite now. Several people npc'd
 
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Update 2


The island of Jejé is lush with growth. Seasonal rains have come and gone, and the great ball of fire shines down. The rivers are full to bursting, all around the taino feel pride in their tribe and what their cacique is achieving. The seeds they planted not long ago are sprouting up through the ground, promise of a good harest is to come. They sing and dance and praise the ancient spirits that guard them. With all this, man's mark on this land is increasing. With more children are born each year, there is greater competition for the space that is available. Tribes borders are begining to meet, squimishes and squabbles are becoming more common. Magic too is used in anger this year, with feasts and frosts, imps and the undead!

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We begin with Carlis, Cacique of the Byzan Tribe. He has implemented a number of reforms as well as expanding his nation. The jungle growth is cut back, giving clear pathways between villages. Carlis issues an edict that means for a boy to become a man he must begin to train for combat on his sixteenth year. This goes some way to improve the basic military training of his men as well as bind the tribe closer. The capture of two villages comes at a cost, but these are venerated in the celebrations that follow and soon the numbers of Byzan ranks continue to grow as the expansion fuels the fires of war.
Meanwhile in the Mesaqoo Tribe, apprentice Iptsima begins to learn the mystery of necromancy. Playing with the bodies of his slain foe, Izawau hopes to raise a new shamen who can harness the power of life itself. A powerful spell which will animate the dead, forced to fight again until their decrepid bodies fail once more. The Mesaqoo leader, Cacique Kimtumeh grows bloodthirsty for power and oversee's the sacrifice of a formerly Reggar village. Its destruction as the citizens are forced to sacrifice their lives goes off without a hitch, the link to the spirit world forged with blood and fire. All this activity does not go unnoticed by nearby villages, and with a little pressure one nearby soon surrenders peacefully.


Futher along the coast, Imper raises a large army, expanding rapidly along the coast. Il'man of the Telak tribes leads expansion, capturing two villages as well as improving the quality of life for his tribesmen and improving their basic level of training. Rather than waste magic, Il'man chooses to save his magic for more important times.
Ashbreik completes the contruction of its new village, and then burns it to the ground! This is all of course to fuel the desire for more magical powers. Expansion sees two villages captured and the tribe gain land.
It would be rightly said that Norwal tribesmen are the happiest in the land. Their leader Alaranius clearly feels their pains and goes out of his way to improve their lives. He orders the construction of roads that are wide enough for people to pass freely (instead randomly fighting their way through the jungle), there are even some basic bridges made of poles/logs where water needs to be crossed. As well as being happy, they are also increasing their magical powers with the capture of a second totem.
Another tribe capturing a totem is Jorise. With Jol'yular happily summoning forth miscievous imps, a village also sucumbs to the Jorise tribesmen.

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Elsewhere a new tribe is born, their leader Zerma unites a village around him. If this tribe can survive, or will be snuffed out before it gets a chance to rule is yet to be seen.

Highlight: The Fall of Gaakt Vur.

The runners of the Tartes tribe had been busy. Gaakt Vur had shown weakness, and now Tartes wanted to take advantage of this. Their two-faced diplomacy meant both Gaakt Vur and Landar thought they had their support. Such was the diplomatic skill of Tartes, even the Carquas tribe had pledged support, though the distance their men were required to travel meant help was not possible. After spending several weeks slashing their way through thick jungle, the men had given up an turned back.
Their numbers were not missed however. For Landar and Tartes had raised large armies, and charged their magic. Landar's shaman, Kushko ensured his men marched on a full stomach, they would arrive at the battle ready to fight. This was quite indirect effect on the battlefield, Tartes shaman was involved to a much greater extent. Tonai the Fire-Freezer used his spell thrice in the battle zone, throwing great balls of ice across the battlefield, seriously harming Knorgh and his shield spell. The shield did hold though, and Gaakt Vur's leaders and private bodyguard have fled to their most outerlying village. Here they have pulled back some of their men and remain awaiting their fate. Over the shorter distance (compared to Tartes) Landar has moved into the power vacuum the fleeing Drikdarok left behind. This has lead to some bad blood as Tartes beleived it had right to the totem. There have only been some minor scuffles so far, both armies too tired to fight for now.


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Diplo:
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From Fangar
To Ashbreik


Our borders meet as friends. We do not wish to expand any futher to the east and hope this is acceptable to you.

From Fangar
To Carquas


Your men seems restless at my borders, what are their purpose. Do you wish to bully or befriend?

From Fangar
To Tartes


You are another nation in which our borders have met. I hope you are not offended by our presence. We plan to capture the remaing free land to the NorthWest, we do not threaten you nor your village east of the river.

From Landar
To Tartes


Allies, our battle goes better than we could ever expect. While I know we had some vague agreements over how the land would be settled, we are happy how things currently lie, and offer you the spell Shield in return for your acceptance of this. Alternatly you could capture Gaakt Vurs shaman who has fled, perhaps you could force him to relinquish his spell.


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Story Bonii ;)

Mesaqoo: +1 MP
Tartes: +1MP
Norwal: +1EP
 
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NOTES:

I don't know why, but we had a lot of drop outs from turn 1.
NWAG3, DarthNader and Deon have all gone AWOL.
Those nations have gone NPC unless they jump back in and send orders.
@ Thomas.berubeg: I have no idea what spell your shaman is trying to learn!?


DEADLINE: WEDS 25th FEB
 
To Norwol
From Hath'rammen of Jorise

I would like to sign a 3 turn NAP.

@ Slo... Abba... Abaddon

Nice update!
Can I use my shaman as soon as he got trained... Hehehe...
 
The canoes drifted quietly in the water, lines being cast in hopes of catching fish. The men in the canoes were of the Mesaqoo tribe, expert sailors and fishermen. They halted along the river, thinking the spot a good place to fish. One man smiled and shouted to his friends as his line got pulled further and further beneath the water. The others dropped their poles and turned to the lucky fisherman as he battled with what could possibly be supper.

Finally, the other men grabbed the fisherman and pulled with him, hoping their combined strength could pull the fish out of the water. And they were right, for the managed to heave a massive fish into their canoe. They joked about it weighing so much they might sink as they went back home. Little did they know they were watched by a pair of yellow eyes, hidden in the bushes.

“What do you have to report Jifken?” Kimtumeh asked his lowly spy.

“The river running north is filled with massive fish my lord,” Jifken said, his voice wavering.

Izawau stepped out from another section of the hut, Iptsima standing closely behind him.

“Is this all your scouts do Kimtumeh?” He asked with a snobby grin. “Looking for fish? What a waste of time.”

“Silence you monster!” Jifken hissed, his hunched form shaking with anger.

“Silence!” Kimtumeh shouted. “Jifken has been searching for a possible place for a new town. His work is vital to my plans, and I will have no insults thrown at one who has served me so loyally. Already I see you have taken an apprentice without my approval.” Kimtumeh’s hand motioned towards young Iptsima.

Iptsima cowered behind Izawau, a look of sadness in his eyes. Izawau looked at his upset pupil and shot his glance back at Kimtumeh.

“I’m sorry for the misunderstanding,” he said, although a tone of anger could be heard in his voice. “Ipstima. Come. We must train for 3 more hours before heading to the west. Good bye lord. Good bye Jifken.” Izawau left the hut, taking his pupil with him. Jifkim leered at him, his fist clenching tight.

“And I will have no servant of mine insulting the shaman!” Kimtumeh shouted at Jifken. “He might have killed you, had I not been in the room. Now, what else do you have to report?”

Jifken cleared his throat and gave his tale about strange people to the north, who were far better organized than the tribes that had been met thus far. Kimtumeh listened to every detail as Jifken made infinite hand gestures and made perfect descriptions of everything.

“That will be enough Jifken. These northerners sound powerful. But they still pale in comparison to our might. I will consult my warriors on this matter, and an appropriate plan will be made to deal with these outsiders.” Jifken nodded and ran out the door, understanding that he must now contact the warriors.

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“Do not let lord Kimtumeh bother you,” Izawau said. “He is quick to anger, but rarely means what he says.” Izawau looked at his pupil as they walked along the beach. He knew the words he was saying were false, but he felt the need to comfort his pupil.

“Master Izawau, why do we listen to lord Kimtumeh?” Iptsima asked, his wide eyes staring at Izawau.

“Because he controls the tribe. He has all of the power.”

“Why don’t we take the power?”

Looked, stunned at his innocent apprentice. He had never expected such words of treason to some out of Iptsima’s mouth. They stopped walking, and Izawau’s mind started to race. He himself had planned on eventually corrupting his pupil and having him help with the take over. But now, things were different. His pupil was already willing to take the rule of the tribe away from Kimtumeh.

“Why would you suggest something like that my pupil,” Izawau asked, trying to sound as casual as possible.

“I see Kimtumeh boss people around,” Iptsima said. “He hurts people. Makes them cry. He is a cruel man, like the ones I hear in those stories. The ones that always get defeated by the big hero, and everyone lives happily ever after. Could we be heroes Master Izawau?”

Izawau thought. They could be heroes. But they shall not be. Iptsima would be his puppet, through which he would control the tribe, and with it, all the power of the island. His plan would come to fruition, and he would sit on a throne of greatness. None would challenge his terrible will, as thousands of slaves toil in intense labor to please him.

“Of course we can be heroes Iptsima.”

OOC: Abaddon, is it possible for a shaman to also be the tribe leader? This is kind of important, as my story hints at.
 
Gaakt Vur has been *almost entirely* wiped out. So early?

Tribe Name: Norwal // Northen Wolf
Cacique Name: Alaranius
Colour: Orange
Population: Petite (2/4) Newly captured totem does not count as a town?

Do Reggar (NPC and Vassal) have any military force they can use to aid Mesaqoo?

Abaddon, Could you add my spell to spell list:
Summon Wolves
Summons 500 wolves (coming from forested areas or caves(they don't appear from thin air) to fight on summoners side for 1 hour. - Wolves are fast, have greenish "shine" on their fur and understand summoner commands. Their strength is bit weaker than normal human but they are fast and as humans have natural fear for wolves, they can be used to demoralize armies.

NAP- non-attack-pact cannot be broken, correct? If I accept, Charles can't attack me? Or is it trust-based? *if* I decide to accept.

Just noticed west and middle areas have high military power, East side does not :)

AntoniusQuintus Just pick a tribe(Non-player-character) :P (If you pick byzan, be prepeared for bloody battles :)
 
From: Tartes
To: Fangar

As long as you don't try to enter my lands, then there shouldn't be any problem.

From: Tartes
To Landar

I thought that we had accorded that I would take the totem in this war. However, if you show me the Shield spell, I'll accept this situation.
 
Hey, was sort of invited, sort of strongarmed in. Here to obey, lol.

Greetings :D

Anything standing out that makes no sense?

Any nation listed in the stats (first page, about 2 posts in) with NPC next to their name can be claimed by you.
 
@ Slo... Abba... Abaddon

Nice update!
Can I use my shaman as soon as he got trained... Hehehe...

Yep, next turn, you will be able to use him and his spell. (In fact he can use any spell your tribe knows!)
 
Gaakt Vur has been *almost entirely* wiped out. So early?

Yep, They got attacked from multiple directions, with force, and with magic. Not much they could do. Didn't help I did not recieve any order for that nation.

Newly captured totem does not count as a town?

No. Totems are totems, totems with a village (like your main one) count as both. There were no "free" village+totems, since that usually launches a village into civilization status and goes tribal.

Do Reggar (NPC and Vassal) have any military force they can use to aid Mesaqoo?

No, they are merely a puppet gifting 1EP a turn to Mesaqoo. If Mesaqoo aided their growth a little, perhaps they could grow and provide greater help.

Abaddon, Could you add my spell to spell list:
Summon Wolves
Summons 500 wolves (coming from forested areas or caves(they don't appear from thin air) to fight on summoners side for 1 hour. - Wolves are fast, have greenish "shine" on their fur and understand summoner commands. Their strength is bit weaker than normal human but they are fast and as humans have natural fear for wolves, they can be used to demoralize armies.

Spell list does need to be updated. Will do this ASAP.

NAP- non-attack-pact cannot be broken, correct? If I accept, Charles can't attack me? Or is it trust-based? *if* I decide to accept.

Completely trust based. Welcome to NESing :evil: hehe!
 
From: Tartes
To Landar

I thought that we had accorded that I would take the totem in this war. However, if you show me the Shield spell, I'll accept this situation.

To Tartes. We are glad you have accepted this. We will reveal to you the secrets of the Shield Spell.
 
OOC: Abaddon, is it possible for a shaman to also be the tribe leader? This is kind of important, as my story hints at.

Good story. An of course. Obviously just a bit more risky for the stabilty of your tribe with two powerful positions filled by one person. Finally. A Mage is good at magic, but unlikly to be good in a fight.. so your warriors might feel a little less supported. (These are all small effects, but i'm trying to paint a picture with words ;))
 
Tonai wasn't very happy right now. After all the effort he and the Tartes soldiers had spent, the Landar tribe had taken everything they had conquered, without sticking to the treaty they had signed! It was certainly a bad thing that Landar had taken the southern towns, but they had also taken the Totem! It turned him mad that Landar had not given Tartes the northern lands of Gaakt Vur, but there was nothing he could do right now, short of betraying his allies.

In that moment, a running messenger arrived to the camp and stopped in front of Tonai.

"Great Tonai, I bring you a message from our Cacique," he said, gasping as he tried to breathe deeply.

"What is it?"

"He wishes for you to travel to the town of Tartes. He wishes to speak with you."

"And leave the front?"

"Since the Gaakt Vur don't have more magic, there shouldn't be much need of you in the fight. He recons that with more soldiers the fight against the Gaakt Vur could be won."

Tonai rolled his eyes. However, he knew that he would have to follow the orders of the cacique Mikael, since he was the one who ruled in terrenal matters. Religion and magic were Tonai's field, but the rest was Mikael's.

"Go tell the general that I have to leave for Tartes."

"I will, Great Tonai," the messenger said, and after bowing he left the zone. Tonai watched him go away before going towards his horse and riding it. Reaching Tartes would take some time.
 
From Fangar
To Ashbreik


Our borders meet as friends. We do not wish to expand any futher to the east and hope this is acceptable to you.

To Fangar
From Ashbreik


We appreciate that you are understanding our stance against you, and we return the friendliest of acknowledgements. Will you possibly care for making a Non-Aggression Pact to forge the chains even further? Also, we are interested in delicious fish, would you care trading for skins?
 
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