IceEye
Emperor
I claim mighty Brunswich, if it is still available!
NES2 VI - Last Semblance of Order.
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IceEye
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edited..............
IceEye
Emperor
I KILL YOU!!! oh well... is there any nation left then?
IceEye
Emperor
das, put me on the waiting list for european nations.
Swiss Bezerker
Emperor
So how about it Das? can i start a rebellion in tunisia or somewhere? Or is that taboo?
das
Regeneration In Process
You could try (but why Tunisia?).
North King
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Many things are said of Spain. One of the things said about Spain is that they wear funny hats there. Another is that they have funny beards. Another is that they have funny accents. All of this is true, yet all the same, there remains a definite aura of... shall we call it Spanishness about it. The Spanish spirit, left over from the 1500s is still there. Men identify themselves by region rather than nation, and they have an adventuresome side to themselves, men willing to do anything to advance their familys status.
Diego Belízan was one of those men. A tall, imposing figure with, purely by coincidence, an absurd wisp of a beard, and usually wearing a funny hat at a jaunty angle, his stormy blue-grey eyes only added to the air of ferocity about him. He looked like a man who would go to any lengths to get what he wanted, and even when his eyes were riveted on something, they would have an unfocused, wild look, as though he were insane. Quite probably, he was, but that was beyond the point.
Diego was one of a noble family in Andulasia which had been impoverished since a younger son made off with the family fortune to settle in South America. Youd think that would have taught the family a lesson, but this impoverishment only encouraged more of their family to run off to America, to try and regain the family fortune. All of them failed, and the treasury was drained; by the end of the 1600s, the Belízan family was only noble by virtue of being... noble. Nothing more.
That all changed in about 1710, when a lucky marriage gave them a nice little inheritance amounting to ten thousand pesos. Diego came into the family about then as the head, and through a series of investments, had raised his fortune to almost five hundred thousand pesos. A lucky break indeed, but this did not satisfy Diego one whit. He wanted land, to recover his familys lost honor. Land, to wash away all the sins and debts; land to forge a new legacy for his family.
And so he found himself in the office of the owner of the largest bank in Spain, the Fugger bank, Austrian owned and run. The owner, Maximilian Fugger, was eyeing him, raising an eyebrow. Not that Belízan could blame him; even to him, the scheme he had in mind was ambitious.
And you are saying you want...
Half a million pesos, that is correct. I will pay it back within ten years, plus all the interest.
And what exactly would you be doing with half a million pesos? That is the kind of request we get from governments, not from private individuals. What on Earth would you need half a million pesos?
Well, good sir, I have another half million at my house
And you merely have a fetish for doubling your fortune?
No. The task which I am going to perform requires half a million pesos. If it please you, sir, I am really asking you to... Speculate a bit, on my fortunes. I know that sounds ridiculous, but think, if we do not take risks, then we shall never earn anything more than what we already have... That is exactly what I am doing, sir, exactly what I am doing. I intend to use the million peso fortune I gain from this in order to... ah... shall we say, raise an army?
Raise an army? the Fuggers eyebrows shot higher up into his scalp than any person that Diego had seen in his life. Are you asking me to fund a revolt against the good King and Queen of Spain!?
No! No, nothing like that. I have a grander scheme in mind. More ambitious, if you will. And if I can convince the King and Queen of the righteousness of my cause, why, I will actually be doing this in their name. So no, I do not ask you to fund a rebellion against the King and Queen of Spain. Think of it more as... funding one of their expeditions...
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Diego Belízan was one of those men. A tall, imposing figure with, purely by coincidence, an absurd wisp of a beard, and usually wearing a funny hat at a jaunty angle, his stormy blue-grey eyes only added to the air of ferocity about him. He looked like a man who would go to any lengths to get what he wanted, and even when his eyes were riveted on something, they would have an unfocused, wild look, as though he were insane. Quite probably, he was, but that was beyond the point.
Diego was one of a noble family in Andulasia which had been impoverished since a younger son made off with the family fortune to settle in South America. Youd think that would have taught the family a lesson, but this impoverishment only encouraged more of their family to run off to America, to try and regain the family fortune. All of them failed, and the treasury was drained; by the end of the 1600s, the Belízan family was only noble by virtue of being... noble. Nothing more.
That all changed in about 1710, when a lucky marriage gave them a nice little inheritance amounting to ten thousand pesos. Diego came into the family about then as the head, and through a series of investments, had raised his fortune to almost five hundred thousand pesos. A lucky break indeed, but this did not satisfy Diego one whit. He wanted land, to recover his familys lost honor. Land, to wash away all the sins and debts; land to forge a new legacy for his family.
And so he found himself in the office of the owner of the largest bank in Spain, the Fugger bank, Austrian owned and run. The owner, Maximilian Fugger, was eyeing him, raising an eyebrow. Not that Belízan could blame him; even to him, the scheme he had in mind was ambitious.
And you are saying you want...
Half a million pesos, that is correct. I will pay it back within ten years, plus all the interest.
And what exactly would you be doing with half a million pesos? That is the kind of request we get from governments, not from private individuals. What on Earth would you need half a million pesos?
Well, good sir, I have another half million at my house
And you merely have a fetish for doubling your fortune?
No. The task which I am going to perform requires half a million pesos. If it please you, sir, I am really asking you to... Speculate a bit, on my fortunes. I know that sounds ridiculous, but think, if we do not take risks, then we shall never earn anything more than what we already have... That is exactly what I am doing, sir, exactly what I am doing. I intend to use the million peso fortune I gain from this in order to... ah... shall we say, raise an army?
Raise an army? the Fuggers eyebrows shot higher up into his scalp than any person that Diego had seen in his life. Are you asking me to fund a revolt against the good King and Queen of Spain!?
No! No, nothing like that. I have a grander scheme in mind. More ambitious, if you will. And if I can convince the King and Queen of the righteousness of my cause, why, I will actually be doing this in their name. So no, I do not ask you to fund a rebellion against the King and Queen of Spain. Think of it more as... funding one of their expeditions...
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To: The King and Queen of Spain
From: The Don Diego Belízan
To the most noble and gracious King and Queen of Espana,
Your Graces, I find what I am planning to do hard to tell you in a letter. I know this is a most unorthodox means of trying to ask something of the King and Queen of Spain, but please, forgive my informalities and near rudenessI am very short on time, what with organizing an expedition. An expedition you say? Yes, an expedition.
My lieges, I have secured a fortune of one million pesos, enough to raise an army of five divisions. Nearly fifty thousand men, and if it please you, these men would all be on a cause of yours, and not some other ruler. Mlord, if you would give me the ships to carry us across the Atlantic, and perhaps one million more pesos in funding (OOC: one economy point), then I would lead these men on an expedition into the region of the Columbia River.
There, I would set up a vassal kingdom of Spain, a nation which is subordinate in all respects to yourselves; only a certain degree of autonomy, to account for how far away it is. I would conquer the territory from the vast Nevada desert to the Columbia River, and even further north, into the area which I would term Alaska. This, my King and Queen, could all be yours; ruled by a subordinate kingdom, but no less subject to your laws and your word.
I will rule this land in your domain; I will lead the expedition. All you need give me is your word; if I lack that, then I may be forced to turn to some other royal ruler...
Your humblest servant, the Don Diego Belízan
To: The King and Queen of Spain
From: The Don Diego Belízan
To the most noble and gracious King and Queen of Espana,
Your Graces, I find what I am planning to do hard to tell you in a letter. I know this is a most unorthodox means of trying to ask something of the King and Queen of Spain, but please, forgive my informalities and near rudenessI am very short on time, what with organizing an expedition. An expedition you say? Yes, an expedition.
My lieges, I have secured a fortune of one million pesos, enough to raise an army of five divisions. Nearly fifty thousand men, and if it please you, these men would all be on a cause of yours, and not some other ruler. Mlord, if you would give me the ships to carry us across the Atlantic, and perhaps one million more pesos in funding (OOC: one economy point), then I would lead these men on an expedition into the region of the Columbia River.
There, I would set up a vassal kingdom of Spain, a nation which is subordinate in all respects to yourselves; only a certain degree of autonomy, to account for how far away it is. I would conquer the territory from the vast Nevada desert to the Columbia River, and even further north, into the area which I would term Alaska. This, my King and Queen, could all be yours; ruled by a subordinate kingdom, but no less subject to your laws and your word.
I will rule this land in your domain; I will lead the expedition. All you need give me is your word; if I lack that, then I may be forced to turn to some other royal ruler...
Your humblest servant, the Don Diego Belízan
Swiss Bezerker
Emperor
das said:
Because its in the action : ie europe. But if you have a better idea, please tell me.
Kozmos
Jew Detective
ARrghh the paaaain get out of of my mind Lqid....
das will you update the first page nations with player names?
das will you update the first page nations with player names?
Insane_Panda
Deity
Edit: Nevermind
North King
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*snorts*
Yes, killing a picaresque mercenary will certainly start World War I.
(Just so you know, I *did* intend to use the word "picaresque". It's one of the few times that word has actually made sense.)
Yes, killing a picaresque mercenary will certainly start World War I.
(Just so you know, I *did* intend to use the word "picaresque". It's one of the few times that word has actually made sense.)
Stormbringer
The Brick and The Rose
I believe we will avoid WWI in this NES, at least for now
