ITNES I - An Epoch of Change

[The Strategos]

I, Heretic
(Before the Second Battle of Llangynog)​

I had heard a story once, when I was very young. In this story, a man was condemned by Sol to roll a stone up a hill. However, just as the man was about to reach the top of the hill, the stone would always roll down again, and the man would have to start at the beginning. Each time, the man would do the same thing, set his foot down in the same spot as he had just previously.

That is how I now felt. It is as if I had went out on a long journey, only to find that my destination was the same as my place of departing. There is a sense of helplessness, a sense of despair. A wondering of why I am doing what I am doing, if I am always led to the same place. I think this must be how camp doctors feel, when they labor so hard to save a man’s life, only to see him die the very next battle.

Meaningless. Meaningless. All is meaningless.

It seems such a short time ago. I was fighting, at this very spot it seems, fighting with righteous anger against the murder of a Solist clergyman. And not just the murder of any clergyman, but the murder of Lucius, the most honored bishop of Cymru. Now, I am here again. Fighting the same man again. Except this time, I am told that I am fighting against Sol by fighting against a man who has shown that he cares less about a clergyman’s life than the life of a deer in one of his hunting parks. I am told I am a heretic because I follow the shepherd the Lord-Pontiff has appointed for me, my Lord the Emperor, and that the only way the Church can be purified from my heinous sin is for me to be killed by a Druid.

I don’t understand. If I am a Solist heretic, why are the only ones who face me Druids? Why do I hear that my Solist brethren in Cymru are revolting against the bishop-murder? Why do I hear that to the north, in my own country of Iceni, we are under attack by Briganteans, whose name has become synonymous with Druidism? Why are the only ones who see our heresy, our sins against Sol, the enemies of Sol?

I don’t understand. I am, I have always been told, a faithful son of the Church. I have killed who the Church has told me to kill, I have obeyed who the Church has told me to obey, I have thought what the Church has told me to think. If I am a heretic, it is because I have followed the Shepherd of the Iceni Church, the Emperor. But who has told me to obey the Emperor? Was it not my Lord-Pontiff, who is over the entire church? But if I obey the Emperor, and the Emperor obeys the Lord-Pontiff, and the Lord-Pontiff obeys Sol, then if I am a heretic, we are all heretics, the entire Church, and not one of us is fit to live.

Meaningless, meaningless, all is meaningless.

It is all meaningless politics. A man who has never met me has declared me a heretic. A man who doesn’t hold a position in the Church is telling the Church what it MUST believe. The Lord-Pontiff does not call me a heretic, yet this one has the gall to think he knows better than the Lord-Pontiff. All because he wants a reason to kill me. Politics. It is a curse word. To one such as him, Sol is nothing, the Church is nothing, nothing but a tool that has proven useful. Why don’t they drop this pointless charade. It is not about some heresy, if it was, it would have been the Lord-Pontiff who would have called us heretics. So why don’t we just leave the Church out of it and admit the real reason, that they fear us, or are jealous of us, or want our land, or whatever the real reason they have attacked us.

But of course, they won’t do that. They won’t do that, because they don’t care about the Church, they don’t care that they use the Church like a man would use up a cheap whore. They don’t care that they have raped away the purity of the Church with their greed.

But what can I do? I can only kill as I have been commanded. I will kill the Druids before me. I will kill the followers of the Murder. I will kill because the Emperor has told me to kill, and the Lord-Pontiff has told me to obey my Emperor. And as I kill, I will pray that my sins will be washed away in my enemies blood. Sol have mercy on me. Sol have mercy upon us all.

 

[erez87]

New land, New Opportunity

In the past month Erezius I was on a vacation across the new lands. He named them Heaven a few weeks before. When he reached them he expected to see the ground made of gold and diamonds. He truly expected to see heaven. When he reached there he saw reality. While the new place was truly beautiful and new, it was not heaven. A small chance Erezius could have believed some god smiled upon him. And that did not happen. No longer will he think of heavens, and gods and anything else. He sworn to commit his life to fight the gods. This was a good thing his followers believed. But this good thing begun to change when he returned...

"People of Nortugal! I have seen the new lands. It was a beautiful place. A new place. With mysteries more than we can imagine. This new land are rich and resources, foods and riches that we have never seen. Riches Nortugal never had the chance to receive in it's time of existence. Yes I now know I may have came too far calling it a heaven, now I know there is no heaven. But I do know there is a chance! A new chance for Nortugal to become great and powerful!
We once had this chance. In the great Northern War we fought for the greatness of Nortugal. We fought to build an empire worthy of our people. Yet we failed. Those who believed in the gods hated us and stood in our way. We won many victories, but we were few and in the end we lost. With the new comers, the Tarunists we were pushed away from Jutland and were defeated.
Yet now a new chance came! A new chance for Greatness! The new lands offer us great opportunity, if we only grab it. For hundreds of years we were locked on this island with no more room for our people, and now. Now we found a new room! Now our people will no longer have to leave in fear of a god-believers invasion that would end us all. We have a new land, for new homes. A great land. A land of opportunity!
And so I stand here and call you! Nortuguese people! I have found for you a land you can move to. No longer will Hibernia be overcrowded. Now new cities can be built, our population can finally freely grow with no risk of lack of food. We can build industry and farmland the others can only dream of in our new world. And I call you! Those we wish to grab opportunity! Those who wish to go the an adventurous life. Those who wish to help make Nortugal the greatest kingdom ever seen. The new land await you! Go and grab it! It is yours!
A terra da oportunidade espera-o!"(ooc The land of opportunity awaits you)

As Erezius finished his speech in Nord-Lisbon square his face gloated. He looked so happy. He looked so... mad... His ministers were frightened by the look on his eyes. Where does he intend on taking Nortugal? They only hoped riches would come from it to them...

 

[Azale]

You don't receive any points from eco centers (das changed that rule), you just add up the points you get from 'trade' and 'economy' (from your stats) together to get your total points available.

Wha? You lie...YOU LIEEE!!! Well, thanks for telling us that, I kinda...didn't recieve the memo.

 

[Lord_Iggy]

@andis-1- Don't worry, I keep my promises.

LINESII (Ikki): An old friend will return after the update.

Now I'm curious. The Gyoja?

 

[Niklas]

The Algonquian Confederation and the Kingdom of Nortugal, through the signing of this treaty, formalise their continued bond of friendship and cooperation, and agree to adhere to the following articles.

First Article

The Algonquian Confederation and the Kingdom of Nortugal agree to the continued and increased trade of goods between the two nations. No measures may be taken by either nation to restrict the flow of this trade in any way.

Second Article

The Kingdom of Nortugal agrees to share their knowledge with the Algonquian people, to the point where the two nations can be considered equally enlightened.
In return the Algonquian Confederation will agree to continously supply the Nortuguese colonies in the Dawn Lands with a tenth of what food the tribe of Mohegan can grow or catch, for a period of 15 years*.

Third Article

The Algonquian Confederation and the Kingdom of Nortugal agree to the exchange of embassies to further increase the ties between the two nations.

Signed by Uncas, Sachem of the Mohegan and the Algonquian Confederation
Awaiting the signature of King Erezius I of Nortugal

* 1 ep, to be payed no later than 3 turns from now.

 

[Israelite9191]

Treaty of Pilick​

Through the articles of this treaty, the Kingdom of the Dawn Land and the Algonquian Confederation have set for for themselves a path towards towards mutual co-operation in all areas for the betterment of the peoples of this land graced by the dawning light.

Article One

The Kingdom of the Dawn Land and the Algonquian Confederation enter into a trade agreement by which the pledge to continue and ensure the exchange of goods between the two nations.

Article Two

The Kingdom of the Dawn Land and the Algonquian Confederation pledge to share all advances, and all developments. They also pledge that they set forth together in endeavors towards the betterment of their peoples through technology and furthering the understanding of the world.

Article Three

The Kingdom of the Dawn Land gives leave for emissaries of the Algonquian Confederation to establish embassy in the court of Sebayik. Similarly, the Algonquian Confederation gives leave for emissaries of the Kingdom of the Dawn Land to establish embassy in the court of Mohegan.

Article Four

The Kingdom of the Dawn Land and the Algonquian Confederation dedicate theselves to continued mutual respect and co-operation in cultural areas, recognizing their common roots and related cultures. The Kingdom of the Dawn Land and the Algonquian Confederation also recognize the similarity in the faiths of the two nations, stemming from love of nature and of Mother Earth. On this note the Algonquian Confederation gives leave to evangelists of Trinitarianism to move among their lands.

Signed, Sealed, and Confirmed Great King Assacumbuit of the Dawn Land,
Progenitor of the Crown of Membertou and Protector of the Holy Trinitarian Faith

Signed, Sealed, and Confirmed Sachem Uncas of the Mohegan and the Algonquian Confederation​

 

[Niklas]

Sachem Uncas of the Mohegan and the Algonquian Confederation signs the Treaty of Pilick

 

[Disenfrancised]

Well said, dis

That was in character btw

From Dukunnugeya
To Dacoillyria

Since our point applies your league as much as the Khmerian comment, we are glad that you agree with us, and will restructure your policy accordingly.

I think that losing one's reputation and respect as well as membership and chance to trade with the rest of the Mediterranean will be a deterrent enough.

Your league seems increasing foolish, since the only nations outside the med who do trade with Carthage are Nortugal, who have little reputation to loose, and have to trade through carthagian territories anyway, and us Indian ocean nations, who trade rarely with Carthage anyway...

 

[erez87]

Nortugal signs on the treaty with Algonquian.

 

[Swissempire]

orders in!

 

[MjM]

In Orders!

 

[Symphony D.]

Somewhat crappy orders sent. Their terseness bothers me. I will think of strange new things to do for next turn.

 

[das]

Don't worry, I don't mind. I already did get lots of two-PM and three-PM orders for this turn - even one four-PM set, actually!

 

[Symphony D.]

It's what I get for being peaceful for once, I suppose. Who sent the 4-PMer? Even I haven't sent something that big in over a year.

 

[Sheep]

Orders sent. Only one PM as always. I dont believe in sending tactical orders as this I think is the mods job. And if you send more than one PM it tends to get into the boring minute details that really dont end up having a great impact in the game.

Tell me if I am wrong das, if you prefer in depth and long orders I can write some up now, but I seriously as a mod prefer the shorter kind and I am working under the assumption that you do as well.

 

[das]

I do preffer them short and concise, although some general tactics can be useful (yet not necessary; your commanders can think for themselves most of the time).

 

[Sheep]

Oh good so I did assume right then. haha. I dont know why people bother with 4 pms worth of orders. Frankly I cant remember the last time I sent more than one (wait I can now, stjnes4 I sent 2 pms one turn when I was fighting Anarchy)

 

[Disenfrancised]

I do preffer them short and concise, although some general tactics can be useful (yet not necessary; your commanders can think for themselves most of the time).

Are my orders too long das? I know my military ones at least are quite concise....

 

[das]

Farowian, andisian and Dachspamagese orders would be appreciated!

EDIT: As would Clerical and Iggian ones, and those of any others I had missed.

 

[andis-1]

there you go and they were sent in time!