Update 10 4000BC
The Flint Coalition maintains peace with their neighbors, the Nias. Eventually, through trade, the coalition begin to understand how to work with copper.
Janjaweed also advance to the copper age. They invent a single masted ship, still largely powered by elbowgrease. They call it the Gesho. It's about the same thing as the Nias Catameran and the Bu-Hu of Fendiar. I think this calls for a roll-call on seamanship!
Best Battle-equipped ship
1.Nias Catameran
2.Janjaweed Gesho
3.Fendiar Bu-Hu
Most Sea-worthy ship
1.Janjaweed Gesho
2.Nias Catameran
3.Fendiar Bu-Hu
Most capable seamen at this point
1.Nias
2.Janjaweed
3.Britland.
Janjaweed naturally learns the secrets of Copper
The Nias have long since forgotten about the Janjaweed, and their prehistoric wars with them... But legends are told again, now that the Janjaweed and Nias have re-established contact. The contact is made when a squadron of Janjaweed Gesho meet and capture a Nias catameran. No violence occured. Only a message sent back to the head honcho of Nias that Janjaweed are ready to establish trade relations with them.
Tyg is granted their request for peace with Nias, but soon absorb into their empire. The people of Tyg were gathered in defiance of Nias, and now that there's no defiance the tribe leaders saw better chance to improve their lot within, not without, Nias. This gains Nias a couple thousand free men to their army.
Nias also starts drawing pictures of events that happen around them on the walls of their buildings. This is the first civilization on earth to have any form of documentation.
The Myagh take in the rest of the neutral part of the island under their control, and then are constantly harassed by Nias mariners on their coast. The Nias Admiral in the area can be quoted by saying "He who controls the waves, controls the war", and he's correct. The Myagh are constantly on the defensive, unable to mount any serious offensive to recapture the Nias side of the island. When the Nias main offensive comes from that direction, the Myagh are routed time and time again, untill they understand that it is a waste of time to continue their defiance. They are fully conquered by the Nias.
The second to document anything is Ratajok, as they become the most educated people in the world (It'd be great to read a story on your education system, hint hint). Their documentation seems to be in a more orderly fashion than their southern neighbors. The Ratajok have also learned and retained the secret of Bronze working from the Nias.... On the flip-side... There has been back and forth jockying for position by Nias and Ratajok for a region of land in the south of Ratajok. The people and lords of this area are not sure which civilization they want to identify themselves with. It seems every year, their allegiance switches to whichever side benefits them the most.
Ratajok have their first encounter with the Rajai who have made it a hard task to expand northward, as they raid into what Ratajok claim as their lands taking their people and using them as slaves.
Gaul expands it's economy and borders. Frequent border skirmishes happen with Britland.
Germania expand at the expense of their neighbors with no real opposition as of yet...
The Most Sacred Union of the Holy Amon Savag focus solely on the creation of their great temple of the holy trinity. So far nothing's been gathered about it's architecture, or about the way it was built... But production on it is almost completed, thanks to a huge chunk of the Union's economy and manpower being invested in it.
Vabbia makes extensive use of their limitted knowledge of agriculture. They are the first people in the americas to make home-grown vegitation an important part of their diet.
The Wodjenites have made a very agressive expansionist policy for the past hundred years. Taking over a vast swathe of land for themselves and subjugating everyone around to their rule. These are the first people outside the far east to build crude fortifications. Although not nearly as advanced as the Rajai or Nias, these earth mount forts are rather impressive to the indiginous peoples around them. They have started a hereditary line who rules, based in an earthmound fortress. The government of this federation of tribes is based from this earthmount fort.
The Rajai War
The northern border is tranquil, as the Rajai host goes south to deal with Han Oi. Kan sends in small skirmish parties and border raids to the Fendiar border, but nothing serious. Then, a counter-raid by the Fendiar liberates some people enslaved by the Rajai and they learn that the Rajai presence has greatly decreased in the area... This sparks an all-out counter-offensive by Fendiar (who've drafted a large force of ordinaries) and Kan against the Rajai. They have reclaimed much of what was lost, and a raiding party of Kan's has also traversed into Rajai northwest territory.
The Han Oi go to a hill called <insert name of hill here>, and find every man-woman- and slave armed with a crude weapon of some sort, ready to fight to the death. The Han Oi general attacks on sight, as is the tradition thus far, and are beaten back by the mob, reinforced by a token of Rajai regular types. Never before has a fortification led to a set-back for an offensive army. More casualties, maybe, but never has an army been stopped because of their need to invest a fortification. The Han Oi general decides to leave behind a force large enough to block any routes to and fro the fortification and move forward with the operation... 9 days later the people of the fortification dwindle to a number small enough to where the investing forces easilly take over it.
The Rajai move southwest with their main force, and catch a force of Han Oi. A battle ensues with the Rajai owning the field afterword. The Rajai then move across the river and are caught mid-crossing by a larger Han Oi force. Another battle ensues with the Rajai fighting desperately for their beachhead while the Han Oi try to push them back across the river. Han Oi numbers do not prevail here, but considerable dammage was done to both sides durring this pitched battle.
All these defeats are taking a toll on Han Oi's morale, and some people of Han Oi willingly convert to the ways of the Rajai and attend the tests the Rajai set up to make them full Rajai people.
The Han Oi and Rajai vie for position, in a war of maneuver. The Rajai know their lands well and make a mockery of the Han Oi forces in some areas. The century ends with the Rajai in control of almost all that was taken from them, and a small amount of Han Oi. The Rajai warhost is still very formidable, but they are spread out on 2 fronts and outnumbered heavilly by their neighbors.
Ravindra Invaded
The Mughals continue their offensive, and find themselves facing a huge army of Ravindrans. A battle ensues, and the Mughal cavalry tries to push the Ravindra's flank in, but the Skinflayer orders the Ravindrans make a cavalry charge using their own cavalry, thus making the Mughal ploy a failure. The Mughals get overwhelmed, and it turns to a route. The Mughals then gather and start an orderly retreat, where they're greeted by another Ravindran force who crossed the river behind them. Another battle ensues. This time Ravindra loses to the Mughals who are intent on going home.
The Ravindrans oust the Mughals, and the Mughals start on a nomadic path northwestwards.
Ravindra sees a small spike in population growth, as the non-rajai people move outward away from the Rajai. Ravindra brings most of who traverses through Ravindra into the fold of the Tapestry.
Ravindran cartography is the best in the world, thus far. Using very crude maps drawn on animal hide (carved with a knife, I take it), their warchiefs use the first ever maps to their advantage.
The Mughals encounter another tribal confederation to the west of Ravindra who are not a part of the Tapestry. The Mughals do not invade these people, but stay clear due to the recent thumping they recieved. They call themselves the "Delhi confederation"
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Trade Routes
Fendiar-Kan[2/3]
Nias-Ratajok[2/3]
Diplomacy
To:Nias
From:Janjaweed
Care to trade with us?
To:Nias
From:Flint Coalition
We could... TRADE!!! Wouldn't that be sweet?
The cultural explosion of Ratajok, only slightly less so.
