TerraNES: The Civil Experiment

Update 16: Many Hues of Blood
800 Years into the Bronze Age

War, it’s everywhere. Deal with it.

We have 4 more updates to go, so have fun while it lasts.

Mississippi

And so we arrive at the growing empire of Nanekatae. Soldiers march north to the growing military town of Katan, subjugating the farming tribes there and bringing them into the Empire. To the west, combat grows heavy against the Pawnee tribes, who gave as much as they took, but were slowly forced back. In their refugee-filled villages, chiefs are discussing unity in the face of the seemingly unstoppable empire. (Nanekatae -1 Warrior -1 Spearmen +1 Domestic)

Meanwhile, the Kumberland and Seneca confederations met each other and created a pact of trade and peace among them. They both trained their soldiers hard over the years, bringing in new weapons and techniques. In addition, Kumberland also expanded southward while Seneca slowly settled towards her downstream neighbor. (Kumberland +1 Domestic, Seneca +1 Trade)

Meanwhile, from east of their newly conquered provinces came messengers from a Capone tribe settling beside a massive lake. In their central settlement distant trade routes bring large amounts of metals from the north, giving them a well armed military.

From the south, barges towed by poles were seen in the distant waters, always stopping below the rapids. The barges seem to be full of goods for trade with the local tribes there.


Western Seas

As the Druids of Tarase slowed down their conquest and made a pact with Mediolaun, great events are occurring on what is called variously New Sarkov, New Valyria, Iberia, Tartes, Leonian or even San Lorenzo. The Bokonist Kingdom of Leon marched on a wave of conquest, while Ildaris absorbed straggling Drakan faithful and new converts alike. Meanwhile, the small Kordoban states received a jolt of action as Leon finishes a new road network, giving birth to two states dealing with trade that goes around the coast of the entire, multifariously named, peninsula.

The Druids of Tarase, once of the great Sufrenkish Horde, have begun settling down in earnest. They asked-or more like demanded- peace and compliance from the Kingdom of Mediolaun in exchange for reciprocation. This offer was quickly accepted and the border established with a series of tombstones marking the “Death of War”. While Tarase organizes their spreading confederacy and begun fighting the Faithful and strange Exnotists and Zirilists to the south, Mediolaun trains their army with the newest druidic tactics the Tarasens brought from the north and used them in great effect against Faithful holdouts. (+Tarase Confederacy, Kingdom of Mediolaun +1 Domestic)

Meanwhile, the Kingdom of Leon sets off on a strong foot in a series of conquests. The Pyrenees were cleared of annoying barbarians and its mines tapped for use in the great forges. Meanwhile, Corsica is wiped clean of the petty warlords with extreme prejudice. Then, the Bokonist King turned his eye on the Druids of Vascony. A large army poured over the passes, fighting the wily and experienced Warriors they found there. It was too much for the Vascons, and after dealing great casualties they retreated to the north, sealed the passes, and surrendered to the centralizing Alfrenkish kingdom. (Leon -1 Warrior -4 Spearmen -3 Archers +Urban +++Domestic-Confidence(size, new religions))

In Vascony itself the cities and towns were captured and even now, Bokonist readers sing the calypsos in the streets. In the countryside, the Vascon druids dispersed in the tall forests and connected with the growing colony at Coruna. The entire northern coast is, but for Leon Vascony, druidic.

At the same time, Leon built a great road network to help stitch together its massive holdings. Trade increased, especially in the southern regions far from the Elbo river or the coast. With growing connection with the Ildaris Faithful becoming a viable trade route and this road network brining wealth into Kordoban, two states formed, Kadiz holds the rock of Gibraltar and thus the fate of the growing Ildaris-Leon trade route, while Lamari attached itself to Leon’s road network, managing the trade of most of Kordoban to and from the growing Kingdom. (Leon +Trade)

As for Ildaris, assimilation, collection and conversion were the name of the game. Having beaten most of the tribes earlier in their march, most of them didn’t struggle and converted as the borders grew and the population swelled. A message sent through the trade routes reached Coruna, and slowly filtered north. A growing trade route connects southward to the Kingdom of Kadiz, where it supposedly enters the sea once plied by Provence and other Faithful nations. (++Domestic+Trade)

Meanwhile, on Sardinia itself the warlord of Sassari to the north fought the Republicans in the old Sardican capital to a standstill. Sassari was once a penal colony of Valyria in its glory days, and now it houses many troops. Cagliari is a larger and wealthier city, but it is eerily quiet, which gardens growing in the rubble of destroyed buildings and the Senate in constant argument. If they could bring their resources to bear, they might be able to defeat the King of Sassari… If. Both nations call out to their neighbors, seeking aid against their foes.

Ildaris
+Peaceful Expansion ++Domestic+Trade

Leon
Conquest of Pyrenees -1 Warrior
Conquest of Vascony -3 Spearmen -3 Archers +1 Urban ++1 Domestic
Conquest of Corsica -1 Spearmen +1 Domestic
-Confidence: Assimilate New Lands, Cultural Worries, Size
Road Project+Trade+Kordoban States
Research+14

Sardinias


Mediolaun
Trains army with Generals and starts resettling southward again.

Tarase


Eastern Seas
Utica
-Resettled Sicily +++Domestic +Research
-Nomads Gathering