Oohforf
Praise loud, blame soft.
Welcome to Great Britannia
We shall be playing as...
Once again...
We shall be playing as...
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Once again...
The mod is Rise of Mankind: A New Dawn. Nothing else like it .
Grab a steaming bowl of Shepard's Pie, and lets get started, shall we?
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But first before we actually start the story, let me just tell you that down below this message is a couple pictures of my edited version of the GEM (am I allowed to show you these pictures? Is it legal? :O).
Spoiler :
I completely redid the British isles. It was just too small for me I tried my best to make it as accurate as possible. With changes to Great Britain, changes also had to happen to Ireland. Since it's not...100% finished (I still need to add a couple of late game resources to it), you may or may not see some things pop up in the game that weren't there in the previous picture. Of course, the British Isles are now...kinda huge, lolz. Great Britain is about the size of Norway...but don't worry about it .
Added a row to the very north of the Iberian Peninsula, to give them (especially Portugal) more space.
With changes to Iberia, changes had to come to France, to make it look more...sensible, lol.
Reduced the epic amounts of tundra and snow to Canada and Northern USA. It's not that cold here! D:
That's about it, besides a couple little nit-picky changes.
Added a row to the very north of the Iberian Peninsula, to give them (especially Portugal) more space.
With changes to Iberia, changes had to come to France, to make it look more...sensible, lol.
Reduced the epic amounts of tundra and snow to Canada and Northern USA. It's not that cold here! D:
That's about it, besides a couple little nit-picky changes.
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Chapter 1: The Lond
The years went by oh-so-slowly.
Lead by their new leader, Elizabeth the Liberator, the inspiring woman promised to lead them to greatness (A.N: Wow, I'm being quite redundant with the leads here, aren't I? O.o).
The Celtic Briton people of Brythonia were set free by this woman, and swore allegiance to her.
(A.N: If you wish to know how, you can read this down below. Otherwise, you can skip.)
Spoiler :
Bodies of the dead littered the ground, and they didn't stop coming. More, and more bodies kept on being thrown out the small window.
“Does anybody have an idea of what is going on?”
The whole village of Rishlea (Northern Wales in the game) was gathered in front of the small dun fortress, but not close enough to actually be hit by the bodies in some way, or splashed in blood. Mothers covered their childrens eyes to stop them from seeing this horror. Finally, the body of the clan leader, Reginald came flying out of the window. People saw the body, but not one person was phased by it.
Harmen, the village general, came marching up to the front of the crowd, lightly pushing all to the side who was in the way.
“By the gods, he's dead! At least, I think he is.” He ghasped.
Alfred, the village healer came up to the body and Harmen. He gently placed his hand upon his heart.
“Yes, he is dead. I cannot say that it is tragic” he muttered under his breath. “Alfred, why do you insist of placing your hands over a persons chest if you wish to check that they are dead? I must say it's quite unnerving.”
“There is a living drum inside of every person. Once that drum stops, their life is over. Doing that is a good way to tell. Ah, the villagers!” Alfred got up, and announced:
“Good villagers. Our great leader, Reginald is dead.” Nobody said a single thing. It's almost as if they hated their, leader, maybe even glad that he dead. Nobody had a look of compassion on their face.
“Well of course he's dead.” A woman, who appeared quite young (late 20s/early 30s) appeared out of the castle. She had orange/red hair, and she had rather pale skin. Around 15 warriors followed behind her.
“We killed him. A person like him deserved a death such as this.” she said
“You come in this village, and kill our leader, claiming that he deserved a death? He was our leader!” yelled Alfred.
“Stop acting as if you even have a shred of respect for him! I am sure you all know that you all have a rabid hatred for that man. You are happy he is gone! I witnissed his attrocities! I would see his guards kidnapping young girls, taking them back to this fortress, and never seeing them again! You all have heard of the pillage and rape of Sekkala, haven't you? He commited all those disgusting acts there, and after that, set the village ablaze, despite that village being part of this clan. I was there. You all know his disgusting acts.”
“Perhaps you are right, woman. Our ruler is gone. Who will lead us? Alfred asked. “Allow me to be your leader.” she replied
“Truly you are feeble minded. Let a person such as you rule us? You are only but a woman!” Harman seethed.
“Perhaps I am just a woman, but I do believe I can lead our people to greatness. We have already obliterated this ruthless tyrant. Why can't we do greater?”
“I suppose...I suppose you are right. We don't have anywhere else to go. Nobody to lead us.” Alfred empathized. “What? You cannot be serious, good friend! She is a woman!” Hermon fumed.
“Briton women give birth to strong Briton men.” she replied. Harmon had nothing more to say after that. Alfred kneeled down. And said the words
“I, Alfred, do swear that I will well and truly serve our one and only leader...”
“Elizabeth. My name is Elizabeth.”
“Our one and only leader, Elizabeth. May the Gods help me.
After he was done, one by one, all the villagers started to bow down and swear allegiance to Elizabeth, all except Harmon. All he did was do a lazy bow. Elizabeth figured he wasn't ready for such change yet.
The people then set out, to conquer the world.
“Does anybody have an idea of what is going on?”
The whole village of Rishlea (Northern Wales in the game) was gathered in front of the small dun fortress, but not close enough to actually be hit by the bodies in some way, or splashed in blood. Mothers covered their childrens eyes to stop them from seeing this horror. Finally, the body of the clan leader, Reginald came flying out of the window. People saw the body, but not one person was phased by it.
Harmen, the village general, came marching up to the front of the crowd, lightly pushing all to the side who was in the way.
“By the gods, he's dead! At least, I think he is.” He ghasped.
Alfred, the village healer came up to the body and Harmen. He gently placed his hand upon his heart.
“Yes, he is dead. I cannot say that it is tragic” he muttered under his breath. “Alfred, why do you insist of placing your hands over a persons chest if you wish to check that they are dead? I must say it's quite unnerving.”
“There is a living drum inside of every person. Once that drum stops, their life is over. Doing that is a good way to tell. Ah, the villagers!” Alfred got up, and announced:
“Good villagers. Our great leader, Reginald is dead.” Nobody said a single thing. It's almost as if they hated their, leader, maybe even glad that he dead. Nobody had a look of compassion on their face.
“Well of course he's dead.” A woman, who appeared quite young (late 20s/early 30s) appeared out of the castle. She had orange/red hair, and she had rather pale skin. Around 15 warriors followed behind her.
“We killed him. A person like him deserved a death such as this.” she said
“You come in this village, and kill our leader, claiming that he deserved a death? He was our leader!” yelled Alfred.
“Stop acting as if you even have a shred of respect for him! I am sure you all know that you all have a rabid hatred for that man. You are happy he is gone! I witnissed his attrocities! I would see his guards kidnapping young girls, taking them back to this fortress, and never seeing them again! You all have heard of the pillage and rape of Sekkala, haven't you? He commited all those disgusting acts there, and after that, set the village ablaze, despite that village being part of this clan. I was there. You all know his disgusting acts.”
“Perhaps you are right, woman. Our ruler is gone. Who will lead us? Alfred asked. “Allow me to be your leader.” she replied
“Truly you are feeble minded. Let a person such as you rule us? You are only but a woman!” Harman seethed.
“Perhaps I am just a woman, but I do believe I can lead our people to greatness. We have already obliterated this ruthless tyrant. Why can't we do greater?”
“I suppose...I suppose you are right. We don't have anywhere else to go. Nobody to lead us.” Alfred empathized. “What? You cannot be serious, good friend! She is a woman!” Hermon fumed.
“Briton women give birth to strong Briton men.” she replied. Harmon had nothing more to say after that. Alfred kneeled down. And said the words
“I, Alfred, do swear that I will well and truly serve our one and only leader...”
“Elizabeth. My name is Elizabeth.”
“Our one and only leader, Elizabeth. May the Gods help me.
After he was done, one by one, all the villagers started to bow down and swear allegiance to Elizabeth, all except Harmon. All he did was do a lazy bow. Elizabeth figured he wasn't ready for such change yet.
The people then set out, to conquer the world.
A small group of scouts set out a couple days earlier of Elizabeth and the Brittonic people's small encampment to try to find the perfect place for their final settling location.
"Do you ever think we shall find a good point to settle" asked one of the scouts.
"You would like my honest judgement? No, not at all, my good friend. Quite frankly, I am wondering why I even decided to pledge myself to this woman. We are men! We should be the ones leading! Not that...creature." he complained.
"Heh. Perhaps we will be lucky and run into group of people being ruled by a violent dictator?"
They both walked for a couple of days. Fighting various animals along the way, and being forced to eat the meat of Grizzly bears for months really got their morals down. Unknown to them, their troubles would soon come to an end.
"I think I have found the...right spot. Please, come quickly."
He opened the bushes to find a wide, flat area. A couple hours south, and they found a wide river that faded away eastward.
"This is perfect." he sighed.
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"My people, our journey finally ends here, over these treacherous and deceiving lands We shall find our first city in this very spot . Fertile land surround us, and this river truly is a gift, as well as a message from the gods. Let us hope they will empower us with their greatness, and we shall rise."
Overjoyed, the Brittonic people started construction, shaping the village in their own way. Elizabeth took in the happiness on her people's faces. Elizabeth looked in awe as she saw her Palace finished. Looking toward the cheering masses of people, they cried for a name. She gently raised her hand, signalling the people to quiet down.
"We shall name this place "Lond", as it sits upon the great blue abyss itself. The gods have been bountiful, and we must be grateful. We shall create a great pyre, in their honor. For this land of England!"
The people roared and rejoiced.
Soon, ambitous young men eager to serve their leader, pledged themselves to protect the people of Lond.
Elizabeth knew that the herself, as well as the English people were certainly in for a long haul.
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More soon, I promise! xD It's just been kind of a long day :S
"My people, our journey finally ends here, over these treacherous and deceiving lands We shall find our first city in this very spot . Fertile land surround us, and this river truly is a gift, as well as a message from the gods. Let us hope they will empower us with their greatness, and we shall rise."
Overjoyed, the Brittonic people started construction, shaping the village in their own way. Elizabeth took in the happiness on her people's faces. Elizabeth looked in awe as she saw her Palace finished. Looking toward the cheering masses of people, they cried for a name. She gently raised her hand, signalling the people to quiet down.
"We shall name this place "Lond", as it sits upon the great blue abyss itself. The gods have been bountiful, and we must be grateful. We shall create a great pyre, in their honor. For this land of England!"
The people roared and rejoiced.
Soon, ambitous young men eager to serve their leader, pledged themselves to protect the people of Lond.
Elizabeth knew that the herself, as well as the English people were certainly in for a long haul.
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More soon, I promise! xD It's just been kind of a long day :S