IsrNES: Beresheet, In the Begining
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Israelite9191
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To Carthage
From Celts, Libyans, and Italics (Seperately)
No.
To Carthage
From Corsicans and Sardinians (Seperately)
Our elders are debating your proposal. Though you are good people, we are not sure if we wish to send our sons off to fight the Romans. Maybe if there was more in it for us...
To Carthage
From Berbers
We, the people of the desert, are willing to aide you in war. We like war. BUT, much of the lands that are conquered will be given to us if we are to help you.
From Celts, Libyans, and Italics (Seperately)
No.
To Carthage
From Corsicans and Sardinians (Seperately)
Our elders are debating your proposal. Though you are good people, we are not sure if we wish to send our sons off to fight the Romans. Maybe if there was more in it for us...
To Carthage
From Berbers
We, the people of the desert, are willing to aide you in war. We like war. BUT, much of the lands that are conquered will be given to us if we are to help you.
Israelite9191
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Due to the fact that I will be spending the weekend from Thrusday through to Sunday afternoon at the Palmer House as a delegate for the Chicago International Model United Nations ( 
), orders are postponed for one week to the Friday of next week, December 16. So far there have been very few stories and almost no diplo or spam. Come on guys, keep this alive the extra week and I may stop the plague 
.
), orders are postponed for one week to the Friday of next week, December 16. So far there have been very few stories and almost no diplo or spam. Come on guys, keep this alive the extra week and I may stop the plague .
Israelite9191
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Unfortunately, the Italics love Rome and despise Carthage. Thank andis-1's use of Roman citizenship rights.
Nice update! Despite the fact that I didn't TOTALLY destroy Egyptra. Curse TerrisH for making that nation. 
To: Kush
From: Egypt
Would you like to start trading? We could send you the valuable commodity of Papyrus and teach you the art of Hieroglyphics if you but reciprocate with some of your mighty elephant-beasts.
To: Kush
From: Egypt
Would you like to start trading? We could send you the valuable commodity of Papyrus and teach you the art of Hieroglyphics if you but reciprocate with some of your mighty elephant-beasts.
@ israelite, have you thought about introducing "training" stat?
You should fix that cavalry thingy, as one can train just as much cavalry as infantry. Cavalry training should be more costly, like only ½ of the normal army growth.
You should fix that cavalry thingy, as one can train just as much cavalry as infantry. Cavalry training should be more costly, like only ½ of the normal army growth.
Harleqin
Hippo Power
OOC: Nice update. Amusing that I get the Po-valley as my intentions were mainly in the other direction 
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From: Marseilles
To: Carthage
While we can't ignore the blood ties that both our people share, we will remain neutral for now. Our army would be sorely pressed against the Roman and even if we could hold them at bay it would be at a great cost to my people. It is a step we will not take.
Further we hope that you and Rome will be able to make peace soon to prevent disruption of trade. Should it be wished we would be happy to act as a middleman in negotiations.
On another note we would like to open negotiations with you as to our spheres of interest on the Iberian Peninsula as well as Corsica and Sardinia in order to prevent future disagreements.
To: Teutonia
From: Marseilles
Friends and neighbours. We would like to strenghten the friendship between our two nations. Together we can stand strong against any who might seek to do us harm, while opposed we would both surely be ruined.
Will you sign a non-aggression pact with us and live in peace and prosperity so the trade can flow between our nations?
Seeing as you are lacking a direct access to the sea we would like to extend to you the offer to use the facilities of our docks. As a token of our friendship we will only charge you minimal taxes for the use. It would benefit us both. You would be more easily able to trade and we would gain from the influx of more merchants. It will be good for the both of us. What do you say, friends?
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From: Marseilles
To: Carthage
While we can't ignore the blood ties that both our people share, we will remain neutral for now. Our army would be sorely pressed against the Roman and even if we could hold them at bay it would be at a great cost to my people. It is a step we will not take.
Further we hope that you and Rome will be able to make peace soon to prevent disruption of trade. Should it be wished we would be happy to act as a middleman in negotiations.
On another note we would like to open negotiations with you as to our spheres of interest on the Iberian Peninsula as well as Corsica and Sardinia in order to prevent future disagreements.
To: Teutonia
From: Marseilles
Friends and neighbours. We would like to strenghten the friendship between our two nations. Together we can stand strong against any who might seek to do us harm, while opposed we would both surely be ruined.
Will you sign a non-aggression pact with us and live in peace and prosperity so the trade can flow between our nations?
Seeing as you are lacking a direct access to the sea we would like to extend to you the offer to use the facilities of our docks. As a token of our friendship we will only charge you minimal taxes for the use. It would benefit us both. You would be more easily able to trade and we would gain from the influx of more merchants. It will be good for the both of us. What do you say, friends?
Erik Mesoy
Core Tester / Intern
To Marseilles
From Teutonia
(OOC: Umm... your style is all wrong for a green zone civ in 1500 BC.)
I, Regna Coscoma do meet with King Tyrandis and wish him health. I greet you in the name of Lutgard, Lord of the Halls.
In the name of Ludwig Stoutheart, Friend to All, I will swear to you a pact of friendship, and if you wish, let us also vow to defend one another's people in times of war.
My people do not seek the sea. We are warriors and laborers. But your offer is pleasing as an aspect of Karled and I will be glad to teach you of the names and ways of the Gods, so that our people grow ever closer.
From Teutonia
(OOC: Umm... your style is all wrong for a green zone civ in 1500 BC.)
I, Regna Coscoma do meet with King Tyrandis and wish him health. I greet you in the name of Lutgard, Lord of the Halls.
In the name of Ludwig Stoutheart, Friend to All, I will swear to you a pact of friendship, and if you wish, let us also vow to defend one another's people in times of war.
My people do not seek the sea. We are warriors and laborers. But your offer is pleasing as an aspect of Karled and I will be glad to teach you of the names and ways of the Gods, so that our people grow ever closer.
Harleqin
Hippo Power
ooc: Hmm, I'll see what I can do Erik. I'm not that familiar with 1500 bc way of speech. I suppose I could make it more harsh, but Marseille is looking to become a nation built on trade rather than swords.
Let our two people grow closer and help eachother to survive in this uncivilized world
Let our two people grow closer and help eachother to survive in this uncivilized world
Finmaster
The White Ghost
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OOC: I disagree with ideas that it is "normal" to keep one leader for several hundred years in nesses. I think most people just use a name of a dynasty or add some Roman numbers after the name if there is 100-year-difference between updates. After all, we want these nesses to be historically realistic, and it won't be so if we have leaders who rule for hundreds of years.
IC:
After king Lycidius and Diocius had been ruling Sparta together in a double monarchy for about a decade, Lycidius took power and was a despot in Sparta 1799-1783 B.C., this is a story of the changes he made in his country.
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It is difficult to be a militaristic state when you have double monarchy - with democratic leanings.
"Democracy must be preserved!", cried out king Diocius when Lycidius suggested decreasing the political rights of the nobility. The problem was that while most "regular" Spartans agreed with the tough militaristic discipline, the Spartan intellectual nobility were supporting king Diocius who was planning to make Sparta look more like Athens. Meanwhile Lycidius had started to fear for his life: whenever walking at the Spartan agora, he could hear people whispering and pointing towards his direction.
Something was apparently going on.
In january 1499 B.C. "Diocius's edict" took place: in a senate meeting, he declared that every noble Spartan would be able to vote wether to grow or decrease army funding. Lycidius was not invited to this session: it was held secretly.
After that, Lycidius started gathering his own army. Nobility soon realized what were Lycidius's intentions and most of them - fearing for their lives - changed sides: in october, a new senate meeting was held, but this time it was Diocius who wasn't invited. In this session, senate declared Diocius to be dethroned. He was executed later that same year.
Double monarchy had collapsed without any blodshed (except for Diocius's death), and Lycidius was in power. Quickly, he removed all democratic leanings from the country and turned Sparta into more militaristic direction, of what it is known of: every male was trained to become a soldier. Despite this militaristic turn, Spartans still managed to uphold their hellenistic culture.
And altough the political rights of the nobility were decreased, they still had great influence in the new Spartan society: they were usually granted the rank of an officer.
IC:
After king Lycidius and Diocius had been ruling Sparta together in a double monarchy for about a decade, Lycidius took power and was a despot in Sparta 1799-1783 B.C., this is a story of the changes he made in his country.
***
It is difficult to be a militaristic state when you have double monarchy - with democratic leanings.
"Democracy must be preserved!", cried out king Diocius when Lycidius suggested decreasing the political rights of the nobility. The problem was that while most "regular" Spartans agreed with the tough militaristic discipline, the Spartan intellectual nobility were supporting king Diocius who was planning to make Sparta look more like Athens. Meanwhile Lycidius had started to fear for his life: whenever walking at the Spartan agora, he could hear people whispering and pointing towards his direction.
Something was apparently going on.
In january 1499 B.C. "Diocius's edict" took place: in a senate meeting, he declared that every noble Spartan would be able to vote wether to grow or decrease army funding. Lycidius was not invited to this session: it was held secretly.
After that, Lycidius started gathering his own army. Nobility soon realized what were Lycidius's intentions and most of them - fearing for their lives - changed sides: in october, a new senate meeting was held, but this time it was Diocius who wasn't invited. In this session, senate declared Diocius to be dethroned. He was executed later that same year.
Double monarchy had collapsed without any blodshed (except for Diocius's death), and Lycidius was in power. Quickly, he removed all democratic leanings from the country and turned Sparta into more militaristic direction, of what it is known of: every male was trained to become a soldier. Despite this militaristic turn, Spartans still managed to uphold their hellenistic culture.
And altough the political rights of the nobility were decreased, they still had great influence in the new Spartan society: they were usually granted the rank of an officer.
The Egyptian stable boy floated slowly through his dream. Things were constantly changing; ships would float by and disappear, the great obelisks of Thebes would shift and fly away. But from this swirling chaos, one thing became clear. A huge, blindingly bright figure was approaching him. The it spoke.
The voice was the voice was an incredible thing. It was the harshness of the desert winds with the smooth flow of the Nile. It was the darkness of the underworld to the glory of the sun. It was Amun.
The stable boy fell to his knees and bowed his head, out of respect and to avoid blinding himself.
"Do not avert your gaze young Khartis." spoke Amun.
Khartis slowly raised his head and stared at Amun. Once he got used to light, he could see that Amun was much like his voice. He looked both ancient and youthful. He had golden jewellery, which would then change to the metal chains of the lowliest slave. He was a god of differences.
"I have come because there is a critical job to be done, for the city that is my home in the mortal realm, Thebes. Set's plague upon your animals will lead to your nation's failure in its war.. But I have given you a chance to save your it from that fate. When you wake, you will find a foal. He will not sicken, neither will his offspring. His kin will take over the duties of the dying horses, and your mighty chariots will crush the Egyptrans.
Find the foal now. He is in the stable.
Khartis woke with a start. Rushing to the stables, he discovered that there was a new foal, laying beside its mother. It was completely black, except for a light circular mark on its head. The golden seal of Amun!
Approaching cautiously, Khartis touched the newborn. It did not flinch, and stared at him with eyes that seemed almost human in intelligence.
Khartis named the newborn animal Kasin-Amun. The gift of Amun. He knew his dream was real. He would raise this animal, the greatest hope of Upper Egypt.
The voice was the voice was an incredible thing. It was the harshness of the desert winds with the smooth flow of the Nile. It was the darkness of the underworld to the glory of the sun. It was Amun.
The stable boy fell to his knees and bowed his head, out of respect and to avoid blinding himself.
"Do not avert your gaze young Khartis." spoke Amun.
Khartis slowly raised his head and stared at Amun. Once he got used to light, he could see that Amun was much like his voice. He looked both ancient and youthful. He had golden jewellery, which would then change to the metal chains of the lowliest slave. He was a god of differences.
"I have come because there is a critical job to be done, for the city that is my home in the mortal realm, Thebes. Set's plague upon your animals will lead to your nation's failure in its war.. But I have given you a chance to save your it from that fate. When you wake, you will find a foal. He will not sicken, neither will his offspring. His kin will take over the duties of the dying horses, and your mighty chariots will crush the Egyptrans.
Find the foal now. He is in the stable.
Khartis woke with a start. Rushing to the stables, he discovered that there was a new foal, laying beside its mother. It was completely black, except for a light circular mark on its head. The golden seal of Amun!
Approaching cautiously, Khartis touched the newborn. It did not flinch, and stared at him with eyes that seemed almost human in intelligence.
Khartis named the newborn animal Kasin-Amun. The gift of Amun. He knew his dream was real. He would raise this animal, the greatest hope of Upper Egypt.
Erik Mesoy
Core Tester / Intern
"The council is now in session." The Regna tapped a ceremonial spear on the floor, motioning everyone to stand.
They stood. "Our council is in session" replied everyone.
"We stand now under the auspice of Lutgard." The Regna picked up a copper bowl full of spices and threw them onto the fire. "Lutgard, Lord of All, protects us," answered the council.
"In his name we are gathered to seek the god-touched who will see the Halls."
At this point the smoke emanating from the hearth turned green as the copper bowl melted.
"A sign! It is a sign!" cried the council as one.
When they emerged again, five of them had been chosen, and they chose other men who were like them in aspect. By then end of the day a hundred men had been gathered into five groups, and at the end of the week, fully half of the able men in Teutonia had joined the five groups called the Hands of the Gods. These went about spreading the faith and instruction people in the correct ways of worship. Some were even bold enough to go into the neighbouring lands to the south and tell of the Lutgard's Halls and the dwellers therein.
They stood. "Our council is in session" replied everyone.
"We stand now under the auspice of Lutgard." The Regna picked up a copper bowl full of spices and threw them onto the fire. "Lutgard, Lord of All, protects us," answered the council.
"In his name we are gathered to seek the god-touched who will see the Halls."
At this point the smoke emanating from the hearth turned green as the copper bowl melted.
"A sign! It is a sign!" cried the council as one.
When they emerged again, five of them had been chosen, and they chose other men who were like them in aspect. By then end of the day a hundred men had been gathered into five groups, and at the end of the week, fully half of the able men in Teutonia had joined the five groups called the Hands of the Gods. These went about spreading the faith and instruction people in the correct ways of worship. Some were even bold enough to go into the neighbouring lands to the south and tell of the Lutgard's Halls and the dwellers therein.
Israelite9191
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IMPORTNANT!!!!!!!!
OK guys, I guess some of you missed the announcement. I will be gone the weekend since I am a delegate at the Chicago International Model United Nations. As such, deadline is postponed one weak to NEXT Friday, as in not the day after tommorow. Understand?
OK guys, I guess some of you missed the announcement. I will be gone the weekend since I am a delegate at the Chicago International Model United Nations. As such, deadline is postponed one weak to NEXT Friday, as in not the day after tommorow. Understand?
