Tambien
Theseus, Duke of Athens
Well fine.... Just the Gulf of Athens.
Your majesty, I am no orator, but here is my tale. Starting from the north we made our way west to the hill that was said to hold ruins upon its crest. When we reached the top there was little more than a couple buildings, but one of my men found a crude map that outlined the lands south of us. Two more cities were marked on this map, now they were probably reduced to ruins aswell, but we headed for them. Who knows what secrets about our past they may hold? We headed south east over very hilly terrain and all around us stretched grassy plains. Finally the hill came into view. These ruins were a little more impressive. Even from a distance we could make out what was left of high stone walls. Once inside the walls we found riches worth many Drachmas. That night we rested and celebrated; back in Athens people would buy such oddities for high prices. The next morning we packed up and headed out. The final spot was just a little further west, only a day or two march away. Our hopes were high the morning we knew we were in range of the final Ruins, but they were dashed when we spotted the crumbling buildings huddled closely together against the wide empty plains. There was little left when we arrived. It seemed there were barbarian tracks heading out in both directions. These ruins must have been pillaged not once, but twice by two different tribes. We figured their approximate location on the map and than headed north.
The terrain was rough, but soon it changed from dry, hot grassland to lush, cool grassland. We eventually came upon a river that flowed lazily east, so we followed it, afterall our original orders were to head north east. I decided it would be worth the risk to search out the ruins, and it thankfully payed off. At a bend we decided to part way from the river and head North East. Soon we could smell the sharp scent of spices and even see the bushes growing abundantly.
One cloudy day we received word from Athens. The scouts had made contact with a strange race of people, and we turned east and followed the coast in the direction they were said to come from. On our way we came upon yet another city ruin. What we would find in this ancient city would change Athens forever. Inside we found a sort of sling weapon that would allow us to throw sticks long distance, and accurately. We would certainly bring this back to Athens. After that there is little to report. We continued east until we arrived just outside the Japanese city, then I decided we should bring our findings back to Athens.