The stars glistened as the colony pods sped through the atmosphere and landed on the surface of a once uninhabited world. Mursilis awoke finishing his stasis interrupted sentence
wood and looked and the chronometer. Looks like another detour has been added to my journey. He activated the exterior sound monitors and was calmed by the song of passing whales. Looks like were on the coast this time he thought I think Ill take a walk around and see where we are. To his surprise the hatch door was jammed. Oh well, I guess Ill have to wait until morning
The morning sun colored the sky with hues of red as it rose in the eastern sky. The colonists were quick to free their leader and after a quick survey of the terrain, Mursilis commanded Lets setup shop southeast of here on the grassy point, those nearby whales will give us additional food and commerce to get this fledgling race a kick start. As the colonists were setting up the village of Amsterdam, Mursilis noticed a couple of children building toy boats and sending them to sea on the local waters. We will be able to explore much quicker by boat than on foot. Build a canoe for our explorer was his first order, And well need to learn to write, but thats not a priority, so only a minimum commitment to science at this point.
The discovery of the abundance of silks beyond the mountains was confirmed by the recently built warrior Thor and the curragh Argo continued north towards a narrow strait to another island.
Soon a pair of lovely ladies had sent trade representative to Mursilis to propose trading and the Dutch (as they called themselves) now had knowledge of Ceremonial Burial, Masonry and Bronze Working as well as all the gold in the known world.
The founding of Rotterdam and the connection of the silks were added to the meeting of another fine female leader and the Dutch remained at the forefront of science and wealth. Another curragh, the Hudson began his journey on a similar path as the Argo, but explored the western half of the Amazon continent and the third curragh, the Drake discovered a large ice skating rink attached in the west of the original Dutch island. The Argo makes contact with a nice fellow on the north of the Amazon island and spots one of his warriors find a local tribe that join his nation. A trade with the pale Amazon Queen nets Iron Working and that knowledge is quickly parlayed into the knowledge of Mysticism and Warrior Code.
Upon orders from Amsterdam, the captains of the Drake and the Cabot set off on dangerous eastern journeys. The Drake reaches the far coastline and meets a dark skinned leader of a warlike tribe. The Cabot message was coastline spotted, but she was never heard from again. The final two tribes are soon met and via clever trading Mursilis has now acquired knowledge of The Wheel, Mathematics, Horseback Riding and discovered a Code of Laws without being forced to part with the monopoly on Writing.
The Hudson also survived a dangerous western crossing and with the Drake completed the outlines of the two major continents.
Mursilis was meeting with his to celebrate 2500 years on the planet, when news came from the returning Drake; there is a small island to the east with horses. So this little rock of ours will get access to some advanced military units. Have the Drake continue the local explorations and sure enough soon Switzerland, with a rich iron deposit was found. This island will be the source of our most powerful military unit, men we will hire to defend our great empire
Very soon after this discovery, the completion of research on the knowledge of Philosophy, leads to a burst of conscience thought and the Dutch nation is plunged into a brief period of anarchy from which the mighty Dutch Republic emerges. At a meeting with his advisors, an agreement is reached where he will know be know as William of Orange in exchange for allowing him to continue ruling as the duly elected leaded of the Dutch Republic.
Strangely, Argo is chased by a barbarian galley, yet the knowledge of Map Making is not yet known by any of the other tribes. Could there be another tribe, as yet undiscovered. Soon the mystery was solved as a tribe to the west trades Map Making to the Dutch for some long known ideas.
The end of 3000 years on the planet is marked by a trade to acquire Polytheism and the discovery of currency, leaving a single knowledge of the ancient age to be discovered. The following cycle, as the of the ancient ages nears its end, the a leader of a warlike tribe demands the knowledge currency and when William declines this demand, a war of words erupts into a war of swords. This vile opponent enlists an ally soon after, but to the relief of William, neither opponent ever reaches the Dutch shores. In the year of our lord, 670 BC, the Dutch scientists make known the knowledge of construction and long before any other nation on the planet, the Dutch peoples find themselves in the Middle Ages.
Editors notes:
This was a very difficult passage in the tales of Mursilis the Wanderer to complete due to the restrictions of the Powers on High and of a personal tragedy the author endured. I apologize to my faithful readers to the lack of life in this passage and will endeavor to redeem myself during the next passage.
My thanks to the captain of these journeys, Ainwood for a entertaining and educational exercise in exploration.
(3 weeks ago i couldnt even beat warlord and now im holding my own on monarch)
