Update X- 1600 BCE
AMBUSH!
-General Krippa of Gorin, as the Germanians attack his army.
The infant nation of Dur Veliz is finally starting to become self-sufficient, thanks to Hawaiian aid.
The Hawaiians have prepared their defenses against the Undead menace. The dark creatures have totally surrounded the southern border of Hawaii's central American colonies, but have yet to attack. But the presence of the living dead is causing sickness and despair in the besieged lands.
(-500 population, -1 loyalty)
Aquamancers based in the Galapagos islands have sent punishing tsunamis against the necromancers, but have only destroyed one former city of Dur Khaz.
Explorers in the west have contacted the nation of Kojaro.
Elgovia and Hyperborea have pacified the last remenants of Haida society. Tireless efforts from Elgovian alchemists have finally made a breakthrough in iron production. While they have not yet taught Hyperborea the secrets, it is widely believed that they will soon share the knowledge of iron production with their northern allies.
(Elgovia into Iron Age)
Ur has rejected an offer from Hyperborea to build warp portals in its cities. Back at home, The Lord in Green has instigated a large number of social reforms to his country. They have increased the intelligence of a few, but the average remains fairly unchanged. Many enslaved natives, notably the Haida, have been freed, although they have been scattered throughout the nation. There have also been secretive tax incentives for those of pure Hyperborean blood to have large families.
(+1 loyalty, +1000 population)
The Iroquois have joined the Hyperboreans in an invasion of the Quebecois natives. Unprepared for an attack, the barbarians quickly collapsed. The entire race has been enslaved and scattered. But a disturbing fact has arisen since the conquest of Quebec. The missing Horror, which has been unbound for centuries, is nowhere to be found, and it is generally believed that the Quebecois couldn't have killed it. People are reluctant to settle in the new lands.
(-50 Hyperborean infantry, -50 Iroquois infantry)
On the island of Rhodes, great time and space disturbances have been occuring as the Hyperboreans set up magical defenses around their island.
Control of Faroe island has been officially handed over to Hyperborea by Avalon. The Avalonians have been busily extending their colonial claims in the Caribbean, the northern islands of North America, and Scandinavia. They have held off the barbarians on Baffin island with the creation of a giant wall of thorns.
Gorin's army struck once again. Allying with Karthage, the new allies landed in western Germania and challenged Germania to show itself and fight for its lands. But there was no reply. While the Karthaginian fleet and aquamancers hunted down and destroyed the small Germanian fleet, the Gorin army marched with high spirits inland, into the magical forests. But things soon began to go bad. Trap plants would suddenly pop up, and kill several soldiers before being burnt. As the Gorin force continued to push further into Germania, arrows would fly from seemingly nowhere and strike down soldiers at random.
Eventually, General Krippa, seeking to end the ambushes, ordered his War-Wizards to burn down the forests as they passed. It was then that the Germanians attacked.
While outnumbered druids attempted to cancel out the attacks of fiery War-Wizards with some success, the inexperienced but larger Germanian army attacked. Lomba riders cut down Germania's numbers slightly, but were rather uneffective in the thick, damp forest. The two forces battled each other for hours, sustaining equally heavy losses, but eventually the Gorin were forced to retreat. They still hold the northwestern coast of Germania however, and the Germanian army no longer has the manpower to eradicate them, so random archer raids are the only attacks from the defending Germanians.
(-250 Gorin infantry, -20 War-Wizards, -1 loyalty (Down to worshipping, you poor soul) -200 Germanian infantry, -150 Germanian archers, -20 Druids, -10 trap plants, -Germanian Navy, -1 loyalty)
Karthage has created a colony in western Africa, south of New Atlantis.
Illyria, ignoring other events in Europe, has focused on expanding its Caribbean colonies. Most of Khuba is now theirs, and so is Jamayka. Their scholars have discovered how to work Iron, and they are incorporating the new material into their military.
(Illyria enters Iron Age)
Travelling south of their colonies, the Illyrians have discovered the Jungle necromancers.
Khemri has continued building the gateway of souls, and is expanding along the southern coast of the Red Sea.
Abyssinia has greatly increased its hold on southern Arabia, and has founded the city of Tranvacore in India. One would think that they had learned their lesson in the Sinai...
Voeveda Kiy is now Knyaz Kiy. Tripolye has gone through a change in government, and is now the Kingdom of Welikoslavia.
Initially pretending to be on Ur's side, Welikoslavia accepted a monetary gift and sent half of its army to guard Ur's western flank against possible Illyrian incursions. But they never came. With Ur's main armies away from the periphery of the empire and engaging Babylon, Welikoslavia took Bosporu and the Urrian western Black sea colonies with minimal bloodshed.
If this was seen by others as treachery enough, Knyaz Kiy was just getting started. While Welikoslavian messengers continued to inform Ur that everything was going fine and that fighting with Babylon in the Caucasus was fierce, Kiy, personally leading the 'Sea Army', landed away from the main northern Urrian force in northern Anatolia. He took several cities away from Ur, trying to quell revolts with promises of greater representation, with limited success. With this blatant invasion, the element of surprise and misinformation was over. Meeting up with the first army from Bosporu, Kiy took Smyrna in a bloody battle. But Welikoslavia was to experience its first setback.
The disorganized Welikoslavian fleet was badly damaged by the better trained Urrian fleet at the Battle of Lesvos, and Kiy's main supply route was cut off for a while. But this would not stop him. Pillaging crops from the surrounding countryside, Kiy kept his army fed and continued moving his land army through Urrian Anatolia.
What was left of the Welikoslavian fleet, now prepared for battle, encountered the Urrian fleet again as Kiy was marching through southern Anatolia. Under the leadership of the young Scythian Admiral Marak, the Welikoslavian navy scored a decisive victory at the Battle of Hios, and the Urrian navy was utterly destroyed. Lacking the manpower, Marak was unable to take Ur's Aegean islands.
Kiy finally encountered majour resistance at the city of Tarsus. With the Welikoslavian army exhausted and injured, the Knyaz halted the advance and lay siege to the city along with Babylon.
In the south, things are going far better for Ur. Accepting aid from the Indus Empire, Ur has pushed its border with Babylon northwards. The Indus Empire has taken several of Babylon's Caspian cities thanks to skilled leadership from Jishnu the Triumphant and flaming iron weapons, but it came at a high price of lives. The Indus advance was halted at the Tigris River.
(-300 Welikoslavian infantry, -40 Welikoslavian Galleys, -10 Volhvi, +12 000 population, -350 Babylonian infantry, -40 Babylonian Wizards, -250 Urrian infantry, -16 000 population, -1 loyalty, -250 Indus infantry, -50 Indus Cavalry, +4000 Indus population)
Organized Neoscythia has collapsed, unable to form a strong government without the threat of an outside invasion.
The mighty Mongol war machine continues to sit idle, rusting. The settling of the Mongol people continues, as they lose their need for a nomadic way of life.
The Vol'Kiss have settled several islands surrounding themselves.
And in the frozen wastes of Antarctica, an iceberg has broken loose from the Ross ice shelf. It is carrying a large penguin army, Antarctic aquamancers, and several Clerics of the Ice. They are heading to the aid of Hawaii, to end the undead advance. Will they arrive on time?
AMBUSH!
-General Krippa of Gorin, as the Germanians attack his army.
The infant nation of Dur Veliz is finally starting to become self-sufficient, thanks to Hawaiian aid.
The Hawaiians have prepared their defenses against the Undead menace. The dark creatures have totally surrounded the southern border of Hawaii's central American colonies, but have yet to attack. But the presence of the living dead is causing sickness and despair in the besieged lands.
(-500 population, -1 loyalty)
Aquamancers based in the Galapagos islands have sent punishing tsunamis against the necromancers, but have only destroyed one former city of Dur Khaz.
Explorers in the west have contacted the nation of Kojaro.
Elgovia and Hyperborea have pacified the last remenants of Haida society. Tireless efforts from Elgovian alchemists have finally made a breakthrough in iron production. While they have not yet taught Hyperborea the secrets, it is widely believed that they will soon share the knowledge of iron production with their northern allies.
(Elgovia into Iron Age)
Ur has rejected an offer from Hyperborea to build warp portals in its cities. Back at home, The Lord in Green has instigated a large number of social reforms to his country. They have increased the intelligence of a few, but the average remains fairly unchanged. Many enslaved natives, notably the Haida, have been freed, although they have been scattered throughout the nation. There have also been secretive tax incentives for those of pure Hyperborean blood to have large families.
(+1 loyalty, +1000 population)
The Iroquois have joined the Hyperboreans in an invasion of the Quebecois natives. Unprepared for an attack, the barbarians quickly collapsed. The entire race has been enslaved and scattered. But a disturbing fact has arisen since the conquest of Quebec. The missing Horror, which has been unbound for centuries, is nowhere to be found, and it is generally believed that the Quebecois couldn't have killed it. People are reluctant to settle in the new lands.
(-50 Hyperborean infantry, -50 Iroquois infantry)
On the island of Rhodes, great time and space disturbances have been occuring as the Hyperboreans set up magical defenses around their island.
Control of Faroe island has been officially handed over to Hyperborea by Avalon. The Avalonians have been busily extending their colonial claims in the Caribbean, the northern islands of North America, and Scandinavia. They have held off the barbarians on Baffin island with the creation of a giant wall of thorns.
Gorin's army struck once again. Allying with Karthage, the new allies landed in western Germania and challenged Germania to show itself and fight for its lands. But there was no reply. While the Karthaginian fleet and aquamancers hunted down and destroyed the small Germanian fleet, the Gorin army marched with high spirits inland, into the magical forests. But things soon began to go bad. Trap plants would suddenly pop up, and kill several soldiers before being burnt. As the Gorin force continued to push further into Germania, arrows would fly from seemingly nowhere and strike down soldiers at random.
Eventually, General Krippa, seeking to end the ambushes, ordered his War-Wizards to burn down the forests as they passed. It was then that the Germanians attacked.
While outnumbered druids attempted to cancel out the attacks of fiery War-Wizards with some success, the inexperienced but larger Germanian army attacked. Lomba riders cut down Germania's numbers slightly, but were rather uneffective in the thick, damp forest. The two forces battled each other for hours, sustaining equally heavy losses, but eventually the Gorin were forced to retreat. They still hold the northwestern coast of Germania however, and the Germanian army no longer has the manpower to eradicate them, so random archer raids are the only attacks from the defending Germanians.
(-250 Gorin infantry, -20 War-Wizards, -1 loyalty (Down to worshipping, you poor soul) -200 Germanian infantry, -150 Germanian archers, -20 Druids, -10 trap plants, -Germanian Navy, -1 loyalty)
Karthage has created a colony in western Africa, south of New Atlantis.
Illyria, ignoring other events in Europe, has focused on expanding its Caribbean colonies. Most of Khuba is now theirs, and so is Jamayka. Their scholars have discovered how to work Iron, and they are incorporating the new material into their military.
(Illyria enters Iron Age)
Travelling south of their colonies, the Illyrians have discovered the Jungle necromancers.
Khemri has continued building the gateway of souls, and is expanding along the southern coast of the Red Sea.
Abyssinia has greatly increased its hold on southern Arabia, and has founded the city of Tranvacore in India. One would think that they had learned their lesson in the Sinai...
Voeveda Kiy is now Knyaz Kiy. Tripolye has gone through a change in government, and is now the Kingdom of Welikoslavia.
Initially pretending to be on Ur's side, Welikoslavia accepted a monetary gift and sent half of its army to guard Ur's western flank against possible Illyrian incursions. But they never came. With Ur's main armies away from the periphery of the empire and engaging Babylon, Welikoslavia took Bosporu and the Urrian western Black sea colonies with minimal bloodshed.
If this was seen by others as treachery enough, Knyaz Kiy was just getting started. While Welikoslavian messengers continued to inform Ur that everything was going fine and that fighting with Babylon in the Caucasus was fierce, Kiy, personally leading the 'Sea Army', landed away from the main northern Urrian force in northern Anatolia. He took several cities away from Ur, trying to quell revolts with promises of greater representation, with limited success. With this blatant invasion, the element of surprise and misinformation was over. Meeting up with the first army from Bosporu, Kiy took Smyrna in a bloody battle. But Welikoslavia was to experience its first setback.
The disorganized Welikoslavian fleet was badly damaged by the better trained Urrian fleet at the Battle of Lesvos, and Kiy's main supply route was cut off for a while. But this would not stop him. Pillaging crops from the surrounding countryside, Kiy kept his army fed and continued moving his land army through Urrian Anatolia.
What was left of the Welikoslavian fleet, now prepared for battle, encountered the Urrian fleet again as Kiy was marching through southern Anatolia. Under the leadership of the young Scythian Admiral Marak, the Welikoslavian navy scored a decisive victory at the Battle of Hios, and the Urrian navy was utterly destroyed. Lacking the manpower, Marak was unable to take Ur's Aegean islands.
Kiy finally encountered majour resistance at the city of Tarsus. With the Welikoslavian army exhausted and injured, the Knyaz halted the advance and lay siege to the city along with Babylon.
In the south, things are going far better for Ur. Accepting aid from the Indus Empire, Ur has pushed its border with Babylon northwards. The Indus Empire has taken several of Babylon's Caspian cities thanks to skilled leadership from Jishnu the Triumphant and flaming iron weapons, but it came at a high price of lives. The Indus advance was halted at the Tigris River.
(-300 Welikoslavian infantry, -40 Welikoslavian Galleys, -10 Volhvi, +12 000 population, -350 Babylonian infantry, -40 Babylonian Wizards, -250 Urrian infantry, -16 000 population, -1 loyalty, -250 Indus infantry, -50 Indus Cavalry, +4000 Indus population)
Organized Neoscythia has collapsed, unable to form a strong government without the threat of an outside invasion.
The mighty Mongol war machine continues to sit idle, rusting. The settling of the Mongol people continues, as they lose their need for a nomadic way of life.
The Vol'Kiss have settled several islands surrounding themselves.
And in the frozen wastes of Antarctica, an iceberg has broken loose from the Ross ice shelf. It is carrying a large penguin army, Antarctic aquamancers, and several Clerics of the Ice. They are heading to the aid of Hawaii, to end the undead advance. Will they arrive on time?
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