Golden1Knight
Emperor
*sigh*
Thanks, I missed that.

So I get Telha Exatai. I've been reading the Wiki, and I saw that Eshai is a version of Exatai in the far west. Did such nations are open?
*sigh*
Stats should come soonish.
In other news, I am strongly leaning towards an extended update in the near future. I was angling for Update 30, but I'm willing to be flexible if this current set of shenanigans stretches out longer. Think something like Update 12 -- two or three or four hundred years of development -- like we're zooming out with the camera for a couple of centuries and zooming back in.
In general, since I'm not a big fan of the word "boring" as applied to my updates, I wouldn't call it a "BT". But it's the same thing, functionally.![]()
This.
I assume that since I'm now in charge of Telha Exatai, I can already start with diplomacy and orders? Or I need to wait for the next update?
I have no problem with Golden taking the Telha, though I hope he will consult me if he plans anything major.
Section 7 - the Song of Talat
(A note on reading - each line has four stresses, two on each side of the caesura)
In days gone by/ we worked the seas
Both green and blue/ the cities sprawled
And gods were strong/ and we were safe
Black stone rose/ while decadence reigned
So Gaaru waned/ Hakaalu slowed
did Saarnu fade/ and Uraz recede
For Irinizu/ had shown his face
The yellow-bone mask/ of deathly rot
Demon from deep/ defiler of death
He who made/ the corpses decay
The towering man/ with head of bone
And so he loosed/ the monsters three
Upon the Earth/ to spread his wake
Of death and rot/ while gods were checked
Mammoth Zilat/ the scion of death
Korotalaz/ the demons champion
The deathly ape/ who jungle haunts
Liviraz/ assassin for the end
Hellish snake/ who serves the demon
Irinizu/ unleashed on man
Talat was but/ a humble man
He worked and slept/ in village small
Cutting the wood/ of the vast sea green
The jungle of/ realms of men
As he did work/ one fateful eve
Terrible Zilat/ Rotted Beast
Scion of death/ who Irinizu
Played as pawn/ that mammoth of decay
Whose flank showed bone/ and rotted flesh
Assaulted the village/ of working Talat
And ate the flesh/ of all who stayed
So when good Talat/ returned by morn
He saw the broken/ mess of death
And the bones/ of all he loved
And to Talat/ great Gaaru spoke
Gaaru of mind/ who burns the fires
Who showed us metal/ and masters the gods
And Gaaru told/ Talat the name
Of the beast/ who wrought the death
Talat was strong/ and with his axe
Journeyed deep/ into the green
And following trails/ of great decay
Found at last/ the foe he sought
The shambling death/ mammoth Zilat
He faced the beast/ in clearing long
And meeting eyes/ of blood declared
His virtuous intent/ of avenging the dead
Which then received/ a fearful reply
Of a evil trumpet/ issued from
The rotted trunk/ of demon Zilat
Zilat had feasted/ on the deaths
Of those who lately/ lived among
The jungle depths/ where hero Talat
Now stood against/ his demon foe
And due to facing/ easy prey
Was unprepared/ for Talats assault
The giant beast/ did slowly turn
Heaving its putrid/ and rotten mass
To face the small/ indignant man
Now backed against/ the forest wall
The vile demon/ did now roar
And bring its yellowed/ tusks to bear
While thundering feet/ began to thud
Against the verdant/ forest floor
But even with/ such fierce display
The brave Talat/ did not run
But brought his axe/ of heavy bronze
Upon his shoulder/ and braced his feet
And as Talat/ was standing strong
Great Hakaalu/ saw his chance
And he who rules/ the rocks and earth
Gave hero Talat/ the strength of stone
And so Zilat/ did meet his foe
But could not shift/ the humble man
So good Talat/ then brought his axe
Down through the skull/ of the Scion of Death
And split the yellowed/ bone in twain
Which spilt the rancid/ ancient gore
Of the demon lately/ blighting the earth
And with the strength/ of this victorious clash
The gods could see/ with vision clear
The plight of man/ who theyd created
And formed a plan/ to crush their foe
The corpse crafter/ Irinizu
(The gods gather followers around Talat and he sets off to destroy the demons. He destroys Korotalaz and Liviraz but Irinizu summons an army of corpses to aid his battle against the gods and man. As the followers of Talat and the gods fight, Talat attacks Irinizu. He is given boons from each of the gods in the battle, and although Talat slays Irinizu, he is dealt a mortal wound in the process. Though he has removed the overbearing influence of death in the world, because he dies in its silencing he is unable to stop its presence in the world. Therefore, death is still in the world and Irinizu, the bringer of death, ends up having the last laugh.)
The Peace of Paulinth
Here are the terms of the Red Chamber of the Republic of the Daharai, and of the Assembly of the Republic of Iolha, that these two nations might come to peace with the Senate of the Republic of Leun.
i. Leun shall withdraw its armies from Farea, and make peace with the Crown of that nation, as it shall with the Crown of Rihnit.
ii. Leun shall abandon all claim to the those lands that lie on the eastern edge of the Gulf of Leun - save Tiratas and its companion island, to the isle of Pulchas and its companion, to the Lesser Tesach archipelago, to the barrier of Rihnit, and to the northern shore of Naelsia, all of which now are attendant to the Republic of the Daharai, and shall be ceded to that nation in perpetuity.
iii. Leun shall abandon any claim to the Acayan state of Gadenne, and allow the cession of this territory to the Republic of Iolha, which shall be recognized in perpetuity.
iv. Leun shall renounce any ambition to seize the rightful territories of or make war upon the Republic of the Daharai, the Republic of Iolha, or the Kingdoms of Farea and Rihnit.
v. Leun shall henceforth absent itself from the affairs of the cities of Cheidia and Tars.
vi. Leun shall guarantee the safe passage of Daharai merchantmen and other ships of commerce through its waters, and never again bar the passes about the city and island of Itaea to maritime trade.
The Seal of the Red Chamber and the Signature of the Exarch Eres are affixed, binding the Orders of the Daharai and the people of Spitos to honour the Peace of Paulinth