Neo Nes : Legends III

[alex994]

To Eihwaz
From Jera

We declare war upon you for your acts of aggression against our ally Isa.

 

[alex994]

The Great Ones of Times Past​

“Jera shall honor her sacred word. We march to War, Glory, and Honor. The Gods light our way to splendid victory against Eihwaz!” –King Agathon I of Jera

Prince Elias surveyed the mountains and looked dubiously at the farmers. They had claimed that a giant bird had blacked out the sun as it flew across the sky. An absurd tale at best conjured up by uneducated peasants in the outskirts of the Kingdom. Yet his father had believed the reports and had dispatched him to this remote village. A bird of that size if it existed and if it could be tamed, would be a tremendous advantage to their side. A mobile platform for archers as they rained death upon their enemies not to mention the effects it would have on the enemy’s morale.

It seemed however that he would not be able to see it on this visit that is if it even existed outside people’s imaginations. His father would definitely be disappointed, but then again what did his father expect? He was hardly going to return to the capitol Lahdis with a captured Roc. Perhaps that was for the best, who knew what an angry bird could do in the capitol. He turned to Captain Ioannes, his escort’s commander and that was when the sun was blocked out. Darkness fell almost instantly.

He looked up and saw it. The Roc, The Roc, it was massive. Much larger then he had expected and the blood literally drained from his face. Behind him he could hear his troops preparing their bows and arrows and preparing to fire at the Roc. Turning around suddenly he motioned for them to stop and continued to look at the Roc. It was simply amazing as if it was allowing them to bask in her glory. It then flew off to the north slowly disappearing revealing the sun once more.

“Ioannes, you saw that right?”

“Yes Prince, I saw a huge black bird that blotted out the sun. Whether or not it’s THE Roc is something I don’t know.”

“We will report that we saw the bird then. After that we will go off to war. We will fight against Eihwaz, our armies against theirs. We may not live to see the war end.”

“My Lord, we will die in your defense. We know of no finer death then in battle valiantly defending you our Lord. It is the will of the Gods and the eternal benevolence of our House that we die in the cause of the Just and Righteous of Jera.”

“Don’t go all religious at me now. War is hardly a game. The Gods would frown at your flagrant behavior in seeing it like a trifle matter.”

“Eihwaz will burn as our armies march through their lands. The Just shall be Victorious, as says the Almighty. You know that.”

With that done, they both laughed at the insanity of man and the world…

 

[Reno]

Perhro Orders:

- Build a new city further south from our lands, to expand ourselves across the peninsular.

- Use our remaining 4 gold to train more Infantry divisions. (making the total at 7 divisions)

- Send 5 divisions to slay the Yonu-Funeshi in its cave. Justification for the slaying of a revered Oskel is the fact that Yonu-Funeshi is a god of evil, and the people of Perthro shall serve only the other Oskel. The story of the slaying of Yonu-Funeshi shall be added as a part of Perthro mythology.

 

[erez87]

Gebo
Build city to north and city to south.
1 left eco goes to army.

Armies are cut to two on both sides of the kingdom for defending in both directions.

 

[Tyrion]

I hope its not too late to join? I seem to have been brought out of retirement by that Sheep... damn sheep...

I shall take...

**Nauthiz - NPC
Production: 9 Gold
Banked: N/A
Army:
4 Infantry Division
Navy:
N/A
Tech:
Developing : mining 1/7 Gold
Achieved: No Techs discovered yet
Special Items: None
Legendary Creatures: None
Background:

Story/Background later along with orders... once my... joining is confirmed.

 

[Contempt]

The cold steppe was warmer now. Thanks to the sons of Kret the Explorer, much of the catoblepas were not domesticated by the nomadic tribes of Kenaz. They were a people defined by struggle, and with much trial and error, they had succeded in dominating the catoblepas to their will.

No longer did they follow the catoblepas merely to survive. No longer did they run many nights just to catch the food that would fill their stomachs. No longer. Now the young boys learned to hunt for sport and defense, and learned to herd to survive easier in the arctic wind. The catoblepas provived warth, food, materials, everything that the tribes of Kenaz could every use.

Much of the excess was used in trade to the new people to the South, called strangely, the Gebo. A strange people with a mighty army that's territory streched straight south, with barbarians on all sides. They seemed strange, and even had a village that streched up into the Kenaz's icy domain. This northern village was the place of much trade, as the Gebo were not much for hunting, and the Kenaz's mastery of the catoblepas allowed many furs to be traded for the benefit of all.

For their warmth, the people of northern Gebo traded weapons and various other instruments that were not used in the northern wastes. From this trade and mastery, the Kenaz prospered. They grew. And they turned their eyes upon another animal that made its home in their realm. The Slepnir.

Already, many a tribesmen was studying the Slepnir in their enviroment, capturing those they could, and attempting to breed the majestic horses until the creatures respected the Kenaz as masters. It would take time, and innumerable resources, but having a extremely fast and sturdy mount to carry the tribe to great distances would be an extreme advantage to the people of Kenaz. And so it would be.

The descendents of Kret the Explore would continue to attempt to master their enviroment, until they could truly be called strong. Until they would be blessed by Kringtri, be called upon to take their reward. What glories would await for them afterwards, none knew. But all wished to see.

 

[stalin006]

welcome tyron. dont worry about background.

nice stories. Update might be up tommorow, but there is still time to do orders.

 

[Tyrion]

You always got my name wrong... some things never change

 

[alex994]

Orders sent.

 

[Tyrion]

The Nauthiz was a proud clan. A Strong people they were born on the bank of the Thermodon River in the shadow of the Ulthar Mountains. A warlike people it was believed by many that they had been cursed ages past for the betrayel, and following destruction, of their neighbours and this was the reason for their appearence.

Their skin was tough like leather and green. Their teeth yellow and sharp, accompanied by two tusks that jutted towards the sky from their lower jaw. Their society centered around physical challenges, combat and pain. Many practiced ritualistic tattooing to proove their strength. Hunting while a necesity had been transformed into something more than that. A man of the Nauthiz, if indeed they could be called that, was only as powerful as his best kill.

Rank revolved around this believ. The strongest lead, unlike others however they saw no need to weaken themselves with foolish fights to the death for leadership. Instead if the chieftan was challenged a great hunt would begin. The contender who returned with the 'best' kill would be the clans chieften until the next challenge.

The clan was getting tired of their surroundings and food was running low. So it was decided they would set forth towards the shadowy peaks in the west and see what they could find. And Hunt.

 

[stalin006]

illstop accepting orders in like 7 hours.

 

[Finmaster]

Orders sent, sorry for being so absent lately.

 

[alex994]

Any idea when you will be done on the update?

 

[stalin006]

i dunno. considering the long orders of a few of you.

 

[stalin006]

finishing update tonight

 

[The Major]

who had the longest orders just wondering...? hope it wasn't alex

 

[alex994]

You flatter me. A lazy person such as me could never write orders that long

 

[stalin006]

~:~IV~:~​

~The Dark Oskel~
The peoples of Perthro were more fishermen than actual farmers. Much of the food was provided from the sea. The Perthrians were attached to the sea, and it wasnt surprising that the Sea Serpents were considered divine. These serpents or 'Oskel' had temples built for them in the costal cities. Apparently these Gods would ensure better fishing and higher returns from the sea. As the nation expanded they encountered the Yonu Funeshi. A great serpent that lived in the caverns near the ocean. It was much greater than common serpents. And in fact it wasnt a common serpent. It was one of a kind, one that had survived many years and considered an 'ancient one'. It demanded human sacrifices or else the Nation of Perthro would come to suffer great storms that the beast would create. Great storms that would destroy much more than the few fishing ships already built. The king of Perthro, after hearing the news consulted with his high priests and decided that the Yonu-Funeshi could not be one of their gods. The Yonu Funeshi was a God of Evil, or so he claimed. So instead of sending one fair maiden to be offered to the serpeant as tribute, it sent his armies to the caverns. Like most armies of this time, it had quite rustic and early weaponry. Nothing too sophisticated, mostly leather armor, wooden shields and makeshift spears (copper tipped, bronze was not discovered yet). Their numbers were great however, no less than 5,000 men were sent to destroy the giant beast. They however have to divide themselfs to look for the Yonu Funeshi as the caves and caverns were large and very dark. The water was always up to the knees of the soldiers and lighting for the most part was pitch black.
One division had looked for a couple of hours. Its captain ordered the men to sit down and eat something. They had stoped in a less dark part of this particular cave. There were a few small holes on the top and some sunlight made its way through. Their food was simple but filling, some prepared fish and bread covered with dried up sea weed. They were short in water and had to ration it. However this cave was very peculiar to some of the men. The floor felt soft and squishy and the air was filled with a strange smell. what is this place?, one of the men asked. Perhaps we are standing on some sorth of plant or soft mud. The other soldier took his spear and poked the ground. Once and then again. Nothing had happened, but the place was covered with a strange silence. The kind of silence that filled everyone with fear. Then suddenly a medium breeze struck the soldiers. The captain raised his hands and ended the small ammount of time for lunch. but the soldiers were not eating. The breeze was rithmic, and a few started to freak out. Then they felt something on the ground. More and more started poking it with their spears. It wasnt long until a great noise covered the caverns. The other divisions heard it and ran to where they believed it came from. The floor shaked to the few men that felt the gound squishy at first. And all of the sudden the roof fell on them. The Yonu Funeshi had awakened. How foolish of the captain, that peculiar small cave was the open mouth of the serpent. The men filled in rows (or at least those that did not run away). They shaked with fear. The echoes of their comrades could be heard as they were swallowed alived by the Yonu Funushi. Then its eyes began to open. They were bright and clear. Their color was green, the kind of green that appear on the grass of early spring. The copper tips of their spears did not go through the scales of the monster. But the Yonu Funishi did not attacked back. The men were confused but knew that the worst was about to come. The waters in the cave began to rise. The men freaked and started to run away. But this particular division would not make it. Only 7 men survived, and most became mad. As the waters rose the caverns became a death trap. There was no escape. The other divisions stoped and started heading to the exists. Another divison was trapped in the caverns and drowned. The water pressure was such that the last few men that made it out were in fact pushed by the waters. The seafearing people were glad to be outside in solid ground with the sun on their faces. They had lost friends & relatives. Brothers and neighbors. The men were so scared that after leaving the caverns they dropped their armor and weapons and started heading home. the captains could not stop the men, they were also very afraid. A last sight at the coast and the caverns by the soldiers was the Yonu Funeshi leaving the caves and heading to the sea. In a few hours clouds covered the sky and great thunderstorms struck the kingdom of Perthro. Most fishing ships were destroyed and the there had to be much reconstruction of the costal cities. In the end 2 divisions of perthro were lost. However although the division that encountered the Yonu Funeshi had almost comepletely drowned, the second division had as many desertions and soldiers going insane as deaths by drownings. 4,500 civilians died due to the storms. It was a bloody spring.....

~War in the North East~
The Lord of Hagalaz had seen his neighbors for quite some time and thirsted for the lands of Wunjo. But he waited, he waited until the distance between borders was not so distant. Eventually the time came and he raised a large army. The king sent his armies to conquer wunjo. In fact he told them not to stop until all of it had fallen. However his strategy was different to his wishes. He wanted to avoid battles and costly results of storming cities. So he directed his forces to advance in force, surround a city, starve it and then attack it. This took an awfull lot of time, but it worked. A city had fallen, and now the next city was worried about the advancing enemy armies.

~The little war of Eihwaz~
Eihwaz had started its war with Isa. It had 5 divisions and acted quickly to take as much as it could on that front. The divisions were able to manouver around one of the cities and capture it. They however had to give up the siege of the second city. Eihwaz could have been able to crush Isa by taking a few more cities. The armies of Eihwaz had 16 divisions on the field. However the vast majority had to be sent north. Jera had been called up by Isa for help. And Jera did sent help. The Emperor of Jera was very cautious. In fact he spent many months thinking of every detail and possibility. The entire army of Jera was that of 13 divisions. However the emperor was too paranoid and only sent 9 divisions. And so on the banks of the river Vimur, two armies would go head on. The numbers were almost the same, man by man. 9000 man strong each. However the leadership was different. The Generals of Eihwaz planned with greater strategy, while the Generals of Jera concentrated more on tactics and organization. It was also ironic that both sides marched straight into the other.

On paper the strategy of Eihwaz was very well drafted. However war in the real world is very different than in paper. The plan called for the use of rafts to use the Vimur river to cut off the Jeran Army and destroy it. But the People of Eihwaz barely knew how to build one. They didnt even have the basic technology of fishing. The soldiers were scared to use these 'rafts'. In fact the Vimur was very fast on some points. some rafts were built and some were successful. During the battle both fought bravely, but one last factor would decide the battle. Something unexpected, but enough to ensure marginal victory to Jera. The waters of the Vimur River became faster as strong storms appeared on the valley. (YES, these were the remnant storms created by the Yonu Funeshi in the south east). The waters became even more dangerous than usual. Rafts broke and many soldiers of Eihwaz were carried by the current and killed. These were the desperate reinforcements needed when the battle was in its most critical. Eihwaz had still been able to hit Jeran forces from behind and the sides and so the battle was bloody. In the end Jera lost 4 divisions, while Eihwaz lost 6. Eihwaz retreated, but the Jeran were in position to follow. It was a marginal victory for Jera, and more blood was on the horizon.

~Raiding for Education~
The leader of Anzus has found a way to fund his research program. Raiding his neighbors. It has worked as the people of Raidho were unprepared. War was declared.

~Bestiary Expansions~
Fehu tried to domesticate the vegetable lamb. However they havent been succesful. They did attract a lot of wild ones to their special fields, bringing some unexpected money. +1 on Research

The nations of Thurisaz and Ansuz continued to hear terrible noise from the Mikehli mountains. What they found looks like a rook, but can make a terrible noise. The creature lives in a pine tree. The bird is called Raicho, a thunder bird. They are hard to catch as they live deep in the forests of the mountains.

Between the Ulthar Mountains and the Amnisiades River, a great creature has been found. a Pachyderm of great size (related to the now extinct elephant). the Elerecki resembles an elephant, but is two and a half times in size. It also has six tusks (the male) and two trunks. They are giants (although the juveniles and babies are said to be sometimes carried off and eaten by the Roc bird of Ulthar. Algiz, Berkano and Tiwaz have access to these great animals. (horseriding tech required to tame them)


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errr..... i am tired. so the end of the update it is.
Ill update stats, but the rest ill fill in later. i might have forgoten something... oh well.
Deadline is... Tuesday morning. Get them in!. Good stories too btw. keep at them.

 

[stalin006]

mapmapmap.....map

 

[The Major]

That was a fine update stalin... in the future my generals will take things like that into finer consideration