TNESI: The Glorious Mysteries

^exactly how i was feel
 
Insane_Panda said:
Thlayli, stop posting in inconsequential threads!
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Silence, oh ye of little faith! I'm just putting on the finishing touches, and by finishing touches, I mean doing the spotlight. ;) While simultaneously writing an essay on the nature of evil.
 
Thlayli said:
Silence, oh ye of little faith! I'm just putting on the finishing touches, and by finishing touches, I mean doing the spotlight. ;) While simultaneously writing an essay on the nature of evil.
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Thats really strange, because while you claim to live in New England, the Advanced comp class in my school had to do the same sort of essay, TONIGHT!

<.< >.>
Coincidence, I beleive so!

But srsly, how much longer? A half hour?
 
I would agree with posting what you have, if only because we've waited for some time and our nerves are wearing thin :p We can't take the pressure!
 
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Versailles Ile de Laizze Faire!

Oui Oui Jer Madame, Paris Nuovo Louve EIFFEL!
 
Update 2: 1504-1505

&#8220;If you place ten men of different sizes, languages, cultures, religions, and beliefs in a room, and give them a limited supply of food and water, eventually one or several of them will end up dead. It is the same with nations.&#8221;

-Manuel IX Ducas, Byzantine Emperor

The traditions of the past are falling into dust, as headstrong leaders intoxicate themselves with the rich scent of power. But power is thin and transient, even in the greatest of empires. Decisions will hinge on the armored shoulders of the greatest generals, and the careful machinations of European spymasters. The defiant, raised fist of a Berber tribesman, or the calculated strikes of a Zanzibari admiral could change the future inestimably. Even the peasant masses are beginning to think, and to find a voice. What that voice will be, one of rage and rebellion or renewed nationalism, is yet to be seen.

What will the new age bring? It will bring edicts, plots, and chaos. It will crush the grandiose dreams of kings, and create merchant princes&#8230;or paupers, perhaps.

Somewhere, a NAO technician smiles, as he redirects the flight path of several butterflies. The chaos will begin again soon.

Spring flowers are blooming across the world. Nature lifts her head, to see what will greet the new year. Only strife, and triumph, and the glory of the dance of nations.

Only a new era of life, and death.

Domestic Events:

The Mediterranean Wars conclude themselves, as Barcelona surrenders, and the Federation of Aragon is dissolved. Leon claims Aragon proper and Catalonia, uniting them under the crown. Then Ferdinand officially proclaims the Empire of Christian Spain, which naturally boosts his popularity at home. (+1 Confidence) However, many powerful Aragonese noble families have had their lands and wealth confiscated by the Leonese invaders. The newly appointed Imperial Minister of Aragon, Lord Tom&#225;s de Malferit, is respected by the people for forging an acceptable peace, but the Aragonese nobles are quite discontent indeed. (-1 Spanish Culture) The new Spanish Empire still has much to do, especially in encouraging cultural unity.

The last phase of Leonese (and now Spanish) expansion in Avalon seems to have ground to a halt. Many young nobles, eager to increase their wealth and fortunes after joining the army, are petitioning the Emperor to declare a new &#8220;conquista&#8221; in the New World. There are certainly many rumors of golden cities in the uncolonized portions of Avalon, and much remains to be explored and discovered.

Back in Europe, Sardinia and Sicily are ceded to Aquitaine, though the latter still presents some problems for integration. Some rebels still linger on in the mountains. (see Military Events)

Most controversially, the Province of Naples is ceded to the Byzantine Empire. The Papacy protests this vehemently, but Austrian pressure causes the Pope to back down, and withdraw his forces. (-1 Papal Confidence) The people of Naples close their gates, and refuse to allow the Byzantine armies to enter the city, even when an entire Tagmata of 15,000 soldiers arrives. The gates were breached, and the futile resistance of the people was put down. The citizens of Naples protested the Byzantine incursion, but decided to accept it grudgingly&#8230;until the military occupation demanded that the Catholic Church pay a tax to Constantinople. Naturally, the Archbishop of Naples and all the parish priests refused.

The entire Catholic clergy of Naples, including the Archbishop, were beheaded. An enraged mob stormed the Byzantine-held fortress, and was brutally cut down by fortified arquebusiers. A massive outcry and a series of riots swept Byzantine Italy, and each one was put down in blood. Only the extreme brutality with which these revolts were eliminated has kept Southern Italy from erupting into chaos once again. (-1 Byzantine Culture)

With the Rape of Genoa and the Byzantine atrocities in Naples, a wave of anti-foreign sentiment is rapidly rising in Italy. In Florence, Rome, and even Milan, angry mobs are burning the Byzantine Emperor in effigy&#8230;right next to Emperor Leopold of Austria! Calls are being loudly voiced in Rome and Vienna for a war to eliminate the scheming Orthodox heretics once and for all. And for allowing Byzantium such a strong foothold in Italy, Leopold&#8217;s prestige is seriously damaged. (-1 Austrian Confidence)

Since Genoa, once the main trade center of the Western Mediterranean, has collapsed, virtually every Mediterranean power attempts to seize the economic upper hand. Over the past two years, an undeclared trade war has raged, as Venetian, Genoan, Aquitainian, Provencal, Tuscan, and Byzantine merchant convoys race to get Avalonian and Baltic goods to the market faster and cheaper than their competitors. Several skirmishes have already broken out. So far, Byzantium and Genoa have (re)gained the upper hand in trade, since the two countries navies seem to be cooperating in naval and financial ventures. However neither has been able to exploit this victory yet, since Corsica lacks the infrastructure to replace Genoa, (though this is changing,) and Italian partisans are constantly sabotaging the harbor at Naples.

Andalusia passes the controversial Edict of Gibraltar, severely limiting the mercantile shipping of all but her closest allies, (Byzantium and Genoa) and banning all military fleets through the Strait. The Papacy expressed predictable outrage, but again Austria placed a muzzle on their puppet, ending criticism. But the effects of this are devastating on the Mediterranean trade with the Atlantic. (-1 E.P. for Provence, Aquitaine, Austria, Leon, Tuscany next turn) Many suggest that perhaps Leopold and his allies should listen to the Papacy more&#8230;

At the onset of the anti-Byzantine furor in Italy, the Pope dies, of &#8220;heart failure.&#8221; As everyone knows that this is a lie, cardinals convene from all across Europe (and even 1 or 2 from Avalon) to select the a replacement for the murdered Pope. As the Papacy is subservient to the Holy Austrian Empire, and a Vassal in all but name, most observers expect an Austrian to be selected. And indeed, in the initial round of voting the Cardinal of Vienna gains a plurality, and almost wins. However, an unlikely, last minute coalition between the Swedish, Norse, Italian, and former Aragonese cardinals manages to barely beat out the candidate selected by the Catholic League, just as the news of the Naples Massacre reaches Rome. The former Cardinal of Florence, considered a compromise candidate at the least by some Catholic League members, is named Pope Pius III.

The new Pope proclaims the supreme authority of the Papacy in spiritual affairs, but distances himself from the &#8220;political squabbles&#8221; in Europe. Though he criticizes, in the strongest terms, the Massacre of Naples. Ironically the Catholic League should have less trouble with the current Pope than their former puppet. But Pius makes it very clear that the Papacy&#8217;s subservience to Austria is over. And he places a large portion of the Papal army on the Po to prove his point.

(+1 Papal Confidence, Papacy no longer Puppet of Holy Austrian Empire)

Genoa has reoccupied Liguria, though their presence is only nominal. It will take many years to rebuild the city to even a shadow of her former glory&#8230;but if the merchants are willing to invest in it, a new Genoa could perhaps become the first truly modern city in the world.

Despite the chaos in the Old World, Nuova Liguria continues to thrive. New colonists, particularly ones fleeing from war torn Italy and northern Germany, continue to enrich the colonies. Slaves are also arriving in yet larger numbers, continuing the prosperity of a certain African colony that a certain foreign power wanted to neutralize. Despite the temporary economic downturn from the passing of the Edict of Gibraltar, the merchants have organized several temporary overland trade routes to get their sugar and rum to Europe. All the economic progress does bring some negatives though, as immigrants and slaves now outnumber native-born Ligurians.

(+ Citt&#224; Caneiro Economic Center, -Genoese Culture)

Contact with the Zanzibari was also established, and the two mercantile empires have friendly relations thus far, especially since a trans-Africa trade route could make massive profits for both sides. A Genoese expedition down the coast of South Avalon has not returned, however.

In Avalon, the Irish have taken a moment to sit back and consolidate their gains. It has become quite clear that any attempts to expand towards the lakes will require a serious military effort&#8230;but really, few besides the fur traders go there anyway.

Nouvelle Aquitaine expands slightly down the coast. The new lands are quite fertile, and are mostly populated by small farmers as of now. Further to the south, there are rumors of another powerful native group, the Powhatan Confederacy. But unlike the Four Nations, these tribes seem more domestic and peaceful&#8230;however, they stress that any incursions into their lands will be met with force.

The Andalusians establish the Al-Coloni, an overseas, marine force that can be rapidly deployed to establish, garrison, and conquer colonies. They are put to good use in expanding Andalusian sovereignty over the northern coast of southern Avalon, and in some interesting events in Africa as well&#8230;(see Military Events)

Westphalia, intimidated by the destruction of Thuringia and terrified by the prospect of a Norse invasion, signs a Vassalage agreement with Bavaria, and the deal is sealed with a high-level marriage.

(+Bavarian Vassal: Westphalia)

The Golden Horde turns to the large groups of steppe nomads living Astrakhan, the Urals, and elsewhere. With the promise of gold and treasure, these units are forged into a new cavalry formation loyal to the Khan: the Cossacks. Each Cossack band submits a set number of trained horsemen to the Khan&#8217;s army. This augments the Horde&#8217;s already formidable cavalry force.

The infantry are reformed and organized into the standard pike-arquebus mixed formation, bringing the Khan&#8217;s troops closer to the Western European standard. Of course, he plans to put his new army to the test. (see Military Events)

Zanzibar manages to get some merchants to join their colonial ventures&#8230;and with the discovery of a Genoese trading post, perhaps a growth of new settlements will follow. Zanzibar also revokes recognition from the Sultanate of Delhi, fueling the rebellion in the Indus Valley.

Both Min and Yuan expand peacefully, and as peace is formalized, both nations turn inwards, concentrating on their economic development.

The massive Min educational reforms begin to show their effects, as a large influx of educated, middle class civilians enters society. If only the Min didn&#8217;t lag so far behind Europe in industry and metallurgy, they might indeed surpass the West in technological development! And indeed, both of these sectors are coming along quite nicely, thanks to generous investment by the Emperor. It seems like there could be almost no drawbacks to all this modernization&#8230;right?

The Yuan are also expanding to the north, with soldiers and conscripted civilians. They fare slightly better than their comrades in the Golden Horde, but there is still very little desire among the peasantry to go build settlements in the taiga.
 
Military Events:

Andalusia crushes the Berber rebellions, in their territories, with overwhelming force. The total and complete rout of the Berbers is ironically fortunate for their hopes, as the majority flees into the Zayanid Sultanate, whose armed forces are hopelessly unable to deal with the new influx. But Andalusian forces pursue them into Zayanid territory, largely rooting them out. Then, the entire Zayanid Sultanate is declared one with Andalusia, citing their vassal&#8217;s failure to deal with the Berber problem as the reason for annexation. Before the Zayanids can even begin to protest, Andalusian troops move in and secure the major cities. A brief internal conflict rages between pro-Zayanids and pro-Andalusians, with a large majority of the former Zayanid Army marching out into the desert to join the Berber armies. But most of the coast has been secured by Andalusian forces.

(-Zayanid Sultanate, -4 Andalusian Thousands)

Losing little time, the Andalusian forces prepare to invade the Hafsid Sultanate, guessing (correctly) that they were behind the Berber rebellions in the first place. The Hafsids had already been alarmed by Andalusia&#8217;s aggressive conquering of the Zayanids, and were prepared to fight. But the overwhelming onslaught of over 30,000 excellent Andalusian soldiers pushed the Hafsids back, all the way to Tunis. But the city was well fortified, and prepared for a long siege. And the Andalusian forces hadn&#8217;t managed to reach Libya yet...because another power was in the way.

The Muwahhidun Empire had struck, without warning (or casus belli) across the Sultanate&#8217;s eastern border. The Medjai cavalry were particularly effective in the desert terrain, capturing large sections of remote territory unchallenged. The standing army marched up the coast, facing very little opposition, as most Hafsid forces had withdrawn to Tunis. And an easily secured landing at Sfax seemed to land the killing blow on the Hafsid Sultanate&#8230;

(-6 Andalusian Thousands, -16 Hafsid Thousands, -3 Muwahhidun Thousands, -2 Medjai Warrior Thousands)

But troops are soon swiftly withdrawn, as the Sultanates of Zanzibar, Adal, Hadramut, and the Gilanid Shahdom of Persia simultaneously declare war on the Muwahhidun Empire, for the slaughter of their ambassadors and (supposedly) the assassination of a Zanzibari princess. Persia mobilizes her sizable army, but makes the crucial error of attacking the Egyptian-bribed Bedouin tribes first, forcing them back into the desert.

Meanwhile, Adalese warriors stream across the border into Abyssinia, meeting little resistance besides the local garrisons. Unfortunately, civilian resistance is increasing the further Adal moves north, as the Adalese have an even worse reputation than their current rulers. The remainder of the southern Muwahhidun territories have collapsed into fighting between local tribes.

Next, Hadramut reluctantly sends her armed forces into Yemen, but faces surprisingly little resistance. In fact, the Yemeni Arabs despise their overlords, and assist the Hadramuti in slaughtering the garrison. Zanzibar forces itself into the Red Sea with a large expeditionary force, and utterly annihilates the small and unprepared fleet assembled by the Muwahhiduns. Several landings are made on the Red Sea coast, but the Zanzibari armies really aren&#8217;t that strong&#8230;and this attack is only supposed to distract the Druze from the Persian assault in the north. And new reinforcements are arriving swiftly.

Unfortunately for the Mercantile Alliance, the Persian invasion goes quite badly. The Muwahhidun Empire placed their finest troops in Palestine, supported by the Medjai, and had been quietly building a network of fortifications and strong points for several years. The Persian armies also entered across a very narrow strip of border, allowing Medjai to raid isolated units, and channel them towards the heaviest of the fortifications. In several battles, small Muwahhidun forces emerged on the flank of the numerically superior Persians to inflict heavy casualties&#8230;and the heat of the Syrian desert is also taking its toll. So far, the superior Muwahhidun armies had gained the upper hand in the only theater that mattered.

But in the close of 1505, several other events occurred. The Byzantine and Andalusian navies, operating independently, wiped out all Egyptian fleets in the Mediterranean. And following the Byzantine Empire&#8217;s somewhat belated declaration of war, troops from the Tagmata in Antioch have begun to filter into Palestine to support the Persians.

And finally, a large Andalusian expeditionary force arrived and seized Alexandria, capturing the city at night with the help of local Muslims, though the sizable population of converted Druze resisted to the death, which came quickly. The equally sizable population of Orthodox and Coptic Christians stayed out of the conflict. Though the city has been secured, the Andalusian supply lines are seriously strained, and Medjai prowl in large numbers outside of Alexandria's defenses.

The war has started to stalemate, with the Muwahhiduns still strong on land, and its enemies ruling the seas. But then again, few among the large coalition assembled against Egypt have truly begun to commit their resources. The war in the Holy Land is only getting started.

(-18 Muwahhidun Thousands, -7 Andalusian Thousands, -2 Andalusian Ships -14 Persian Thousands, -5 Zanzibari Thousands, -4 Zanzibari Ships, -6 Hadramuti Thousands, -9 Adalese Thousands, -1 Byzantine Thousand, -4 Byzantine Ships, -Muwahhidun Navy, -Muwahhidun Confidence)

As the Sultanate of Delhi refuses to acknowledge the supremacy of Islam over Hinduism, the Indus valley princes erupt in open rebellion against the crown. The monarchy is temporarily paralyzed, but manages to raise a large army of peasant militia (provided by the Hindu princes) and contain the rebellion. As the rebellion remains disorganized, perhaps the Sultan can salvage the situation. In fact, perhaps he should simply convert to Hinduism, as his Muslim base of support is pretty much nonexistent. Thankfully, a new civilian government is being trained, as virtually all the Muslim officials have resigned at this point.

(-6 Delhi Thousands)

The Golden Horde, fed up with the insults of their supposed vassal Tver, assembles the massive army that has been built up over the past few years. Russian sympathizers inform the Prince of Tver about this, who promptly declares himself Tsar of All the Russias, cuts all ties with the Horde, and tries to incite Kostroma to join him as he fortifies the border.

All to no avail. Mamai Khan&#8217;s newly modernized army smashes through Tver&#8217;s defenses in multiple places, using massed cavalry assaults supported by overwhelming numerical superiority to smash his opponents. Tver&#8217;s army, well trained as it is, cannot hold back the tide. After the &#8220;Tsar&#8221; is killed in a minor skirmish, resistance collapses entirely. The Khan&#8217;s invading forces surround, storm, and capture Tver. If possible, the following events surpassed the Rape of Genoa in sheer evil. The residents of the town were brutally put to the sword, or unspeakably tortured. The entirety of the city was looted demolished, and burnt. Then the salt and corpses were sown in the ruins, leaving a blackened, deserted landscape that is utterly devoid of life.

Needless to say, European observers are slightly alarmed. But the Khan&#8217;s victory has completely crushed the spirit of Tver&#8217;s people, and consequently all of Russia under the Horde&#8217;s control. In response to this, Galicia has begun a new series of fortifications on their eastern border.

(-Tver, -6 Golden Horde Thousands)

Sicilian rebels continue to be a problem for Aquitaine&#8217;s new province, especially in the mountains (-2 Aquitainian Thousands)

In the Philippines, or the Feliben Islands as the Min like to call them, interbreeding with Chinese colonists and large&#8230;ah&#8230;monetary incentives manage to pacify things quite a bit, on Luzon and the central isles. However, the tribal chieftains of Mindanao will have none of it. They slaughter the emissaries of the Min who laid down their weapons, and have raised the entire population of the islands for a long and bloody war. It&#8217;s clear that if the Min want to take the islands, some blood will have to be spilled. Admiral Hsu, knowing that he had to show some sign of progress to the Emperor, founded a small base on the northern tip of the island with the troops that he had. But raids are common.

(-2 Min Thousands)

Andalusia dispatches the Al-Coloni to conquer the Kongo, a slightly more ambitious venture than it sounds. The entire situation seems odd, since Andalusia seemed to be on good terms with the leaders of Kongo. The coast has been secured by the efficient Al-Coloni, but literally tens of thousands of conscript warriors have been raised in the jungles of the interior. The local Genoan merchants are also quite annoyed.

(-2 Al-Coloni, +Unspeakable Kongolese Casualties)

The Bahmani declare war on Vijayanagara, who reciprocate, and declare war on the Zanzibar as well. But strangely enough, neither side makes a major move. Vijayanagara assumes that their enemies will attack, and fortifies the capital heavily&#8230;after all, the nation lives in perpetual fear of Muslim conquest. But Zanzibar&#8217;s forces are still occupied in the Red Sea, and the Bahmani are terrified of a potential Vijayanagara-Delhi alliance. So only minor skirmishes have occurred so far.

(-2 Vijayanagaran Thousands, -2 Bahmani Thousands, -1 Zanzibari Thousand)
 
Spotlight: Troubles in Greater Germany.

&#8220;It would be a natural course of action, for which we must prepare.&#8221;

-King Lothair II of Greater Lothringen, on the possibility of a Norse invasion.

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As in the Mediterranean Wars, the &#8220;German Troubles&#8221; began in 1504 as a series of disconnected conflicts. Some historians place the beginning at Bavaria&#8217;s invasion of the Thuringian Order, which marked the accession of a new, powerful German state. Upper Saxony assumed, correctly, that they would be next, placing the entirety of their army on the border with Bavaria. The current (and final) Welf, seeing that his situation was utterly hopeless as the Norse had abandoned him, committed suicide, giving Bavaria the perfect pretext on which to invade. The army was crushed with superior musketry, and the capitol surrendered without a single shot fired. Now, the new Bavarian state, having absorbed two North German states and vassalized the third with incredible ease, lies on the border with both Sweden and the Norse Empire.

But the tiny, brief Saxon Annexation is only a backdrop to the two, much broader conflicts that raged (and still rage) on the periphery of Bavaria.

King Canute IV, fed up with domestic insurrections and seeing coalitions forming against him, prepares to solidify his hold on France, and crush the annoyance of Greater Lothringen.

The preparations were insignificant&#8230;but the Norse had only raised a comparatively small army, 30,000 in fact, to crush the rich and powerful kingdom. Though of course, the Norse armies were the best in the world, Lothringen had prepared a sizable army in case of this very event.

The Norse declared war with a very vague casus belli, not a good start. But the armies performed better, easily breaching the border in several positions, and surprising their Lothringen counterparts. But Lothair too had modernized his forces. In a series of Norse pyrrhic victories across the border, equally matched armies of pikes and muskets clashed, with the Norse slowly forcing back their enemies across the board, at the expense of partially losing the initiative, and the casualties, of course. It soon became clear to the Norse generals that the slow rate of fire of their muskets was really preventing any conclusive rout of their enemies. And soon, Lothringen&#8217;s reinforcements arrived from the Rhine. The Norse generals had superior troops&#8230;but only slightly, and their enemies were preparing a major assault that could surely not be countered.

So, the Norse commander made the controversial (but brilliant) decision to abandon the three-pronged invasion plan that the Emperor had dreamed up, ordering all three Norse Armies towards the capital itself. Lothair was slow to react to this, as his generals believed that the Norse were retreating. But when the truth came out, multiple Lothringen armies moved to reinforce the capital.

The bloody Siege of the Bridges (named for the main points of conflict in the battle) was the climax of the entire war. In fact, Canute IV personally arrived to supervise the battle. The city was surrounded, and a small vanguard of 5,000 was sent to delay Lothringen&#8217;s armies. As it did just that, the remainder of the Norse forces launched a massive cannon barrage that severely damaged the walls of the capitol, and demoralized the defenders. What followed was intense street fighting, made especially urgent by Lothair's approaching armies, that eventually ended with the near-destruction of yet another European city. But the Norse victory was final.

Lothringen, unfortunately for them, was never completely stable. It had always been torn between German and French influences. With the fall of the capital, Lothringen still had a large, unified army that could defeat the weakened Norse. But they did not have a large unified nation. Several large portions of Greater Lothringen surrendered outright when the capital was destroyed. And without a plan for withdrawal in the event of defeat, Lothringen&#8217;s armies stalled. The Norse Empire&#8217;s generals were quick to exploit this, and a small army raced to the Rhine, negotiating the surrender of the massive fortresses along the river. Faced with his nation coming apart before his very eyes, King Lothair II gathered the fragments of his army, and retreated from an untenable position. He fortifies himself in the northern corner of the realm, with nothing before him except defeat&#8230;or is victory still possible? Perhaps, if the blatant breach of Lothringen&#8217;s sovereignty matters enough to the Catholic League&#8230;or King Gilles of Aquitaine, Lothair&#8217;s closest friend and ally.

Though the War for Lothair&#8217;s Throne was the main feature of the Troubles, the Dissolution of Prague was the other. It began with the accession of the Mad King, Siemowit II, who proved to be, well, absolutely insane. His reign began with a series of assassinations, all of prominent nobles, and easily traceable back to the King. Many historians believe that Siemowit&#8217;s insanity was caused by lead poisoning, the cause of which was probably a mysterious crate of blue pottery recently imported from the East&#8230;

But regardless, Siemowit failed to understand that the nobility literally held the Confederacy together. As the blood of the most powerful men in the land ran in the streets of Prague, the remainder of the nobles immediately declared their King insane and defunct, just as he proclaimed the Kingdom of Poland&#8230;in Prague.

Needless to say, the Czechs, Germans, Bohemians, and Poles all lost it. Here was a King, of Polish descent, openly slaughtering Polish and Bohemian nobles, but then proclaiming the Kingdom of Poland! Whether it was a half-hearted attempt to expand royal power, or the insane delusions of an unintelligent monarch, Siemowit&#8217;s actions doomed the Confederacy. His own army fragmented, deserting to the various noble families that had supplied the army in the first place. His attempt to flee Prague failed, and a mob soon captured him and impaled his head on a pike, the remainder of his body lost in the chaos.

After the death of the Mad King, two coherent groups emerged. The Czechs and Bohemians formed a coalition to try and hold Prague, while the majority of the surviving Polish noble families retreated to Warsaw, where they proclaimed a Kingdom of Poland in name alone, truly an aristocratic federation of the nobles with no king at all, yet. Meanwhile, pro-Bavarian German rebellions began in the westernmost portions of the Confederacy, as well as a small section of Swedish territory. In name, at least, the Confederacy still exists. But after the chaos of the short civil war, it seems that the fragile union is broken for good.

Of course, it still remains to be seen who will claim Prague&#8217;s corpse.

(-Upper Saxony, +Kingdom of Poland, -23 Greater Lothringen Thousands, -Lothringen Confidence, -Lothringen (?) Economic Center, -18 Norse Thousands, -24 Prague Confederacy Thousands, -2 Prague Confederacy Confidence, -Prague Confederacy Culture, -2 Bavarian Thousands, +Bavarian Confidence, -1 Swedish Thousand)

Random Events:

Italian sabotage ruins harbors and roads in Naples and Calabria (-1 Byzantine Infrastructure)

Ayutthaya's inactivity angers the people slightly. (-1 Confidence)

The Golden Horde has quite little in the way of educational systems, and what there is needs repair. (-1 Education)

Kostroma is a truly awful place to live. (-1 Culture)

Aquitaine's coffers are enriched by a successful war. (+1 E.C.)


Diplomacy:

From: The Papal States
To: Holy Austrian Empire

May our relations remain sunny, despite the death of my Austrian predecessor, and the end of the..."special relationship" between our nations. *secret* If you publically acknowledge the supremacy of the Papacy in spiritual affairs, Austria and the Catholic League will enjoy my unwavering political support.*secret*

From: Sultanate of Adal
To: Zanzibar

We'd like the rest of our money now.

From: Kingdom of Poland
To: The World

That raving lunatic Siemowit II is dead. Please acknowledge a new, enlightened Poland's entry into the world, as we wish for no bloodshed between us and our neighbors.

From: Greater Lothringen
To: Aquitaine

Please honor your alliance, and come to Lothringen's aid.

OOC: Technically a PC, I know, but I thought I'd say it anyway.

From: Hafsid Sultanate
To: Byzantine Empire

*secret*We'll do whatever you want if you aid us.*secret*
 
Stats should be up by Friday. There's no update this Friday, as I have PSAT's and other things to be doing, like actually joining another NES, heaven forbid. As always, please refer all nitpicks, questions, comments, and concerns to my PM box, and you have an almost certain guarantee that I'll eventually get around to them.

You may now post. I'm going to sleep.
 
OOC: If it makes you feel better thlayli, the update is perfectly on time for us on the West coast ;)

And as usual, an excellent and interesting update. Though I must ask that the allusions that the Min Emperor had a hand in the dissolution of the Prague Confderderacy be struck from the update! It is absurd! It isn't like that the Min Emperor has a massive spynetwork posing as Arabic merchants in Europe who is really responsible for the Rape of Genoa, the Massacres of Naples in addition to poisoning the Polish King! :mischief:

And please, stop hinting about the sudden collaspe of Min China due to "modernization" efforts ;) What modernization efforts? Min China is the most civilized and advanced country in the world! We are only increasing our great culture and technology so that others may even stare in awe even more! :p

The above are all nonsensical rants, no offense meant to anyone who does like blue pottery (though I would note that the supply for the blue used in pottery during the OTL Ming China are ruled TL by the Golden Horde, obviously silver wants to destabalize Europe!)
 
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