My name is Henryk, son of Boleslaw I. I hail fromthe Piast dynasty, and I am the rightful patriarch to it. My tale may not be short, but I guarantee that you will not regret taking your time to listen to it.
My home, the city of Warsaw, is the capital and only major city of the Kingdom of Poland. The founder of the city was my father, and thus he was crowned as the first king. However, the polish nobility are strong, strong enough to ensure that Poland is a elective monarchy. For many years, there was peace and prosperity in the land. However, the Japanese begun raiding our villages, and soon they threatened to invade us. But my father, intelligent, yet cautious, negotiated a treaty with the Japanese, in which we agreed to be allied only to Japan. In return, they would protect us. Then, three years ago, the stability of the realm was shattered. Konrad, my brother, the only strong card to the throne died, and both myself and my brother Leszek begun gathering support, since we both wanted to become King of Poland.
But things looked well for me, as our father, and most of the nobles, supported me as the heir.
However, half a year later, my father died. At the same time, some of my most prominent supporters died as well, which I am sure was the work of the Japanese, since small star-like steel weapons were used for it, something I have never before seen in Poland. But my brother and I continued our fight to become king. My followers were the ones against the Japanese, and his were the ones for them. Before the assassination of my father and the nobles, I held about 70% of the votes, with 66% being required to become king. However, after, my brother and I both held about 50%. But instead of trying to sway more nobles to his side, my brother decided to ask the Shogun for help. And his request was granted. On the day the "help" arrived, a third of the polish nobility was killed, everyone alive was scared into supporting Leszek, and I would have been killed, had I not manage to escape. Leszek made a new treaty with the Shogun after that, one which might as well have made Warsaw a part of the Japanese empire. For that, Leszek is deeply hated by my people, but nobody dares challenge him, as everyone knows that he is the shoguns pawn. Because of that, I begun organizing a resistance force within Japan. I had enrolled in the Japanese settler party, and I planned to gain power in that city, and use that to liberate my people.
Now, great leader, you have listened to my tale, and for that I am grateful. Now, I ask for your help, and I will say things as they are. You are already at war with the Japanese, so you will most likely have to face the poles sooner or later, so if you helped me getting back my kingdom during the war, Warsaw would be forever in debt to you.
So I guess that I should congratulate SwimandCiv 
It has, however, been nearly a month since he's been online, so I suggest giving the open spot to the person who is next in line, if he has not posted in the thread three days from now
Christos has been born in Athens as Christos Athinagoras
