The Update of Bad things (Wars, Rebellions, Famine, and Plagues)
Famine rips across southeast Asia! The nations of southeast asia have experienced huge population gain in recent centuries but havent experienced any recent technological advances to increase food production to offset it. As such all across the nations of Indonesia and southeast asia experience a famine of proportions not yet seen in the world. On Java the government surrenders to Geystral forces only to have the leaders of that retreat to the deep jungle to carry on their fight. The rest of the populace however welcomes the new Geystral rulers and rejoices at the governments demise. Furthermore an agreement has been concluded with Borneo in terms of expansion in the area. Timors independence has been assured and the Geystral military annexes more smaller islands. Many parties are thrown in Geystral to celebrate this victory but almost no one goes as everyone is too busy either starving to death or being pissed off about the lack of food or constant war.
Plague in the Mideast! Out of Israel a deadly plague spreads throughout the Fertile crescent spreading itself down the Arabian peninsula. The devastation wrought by it causes a halt to all economic growth and devastates the populations, including the militaries. The upheaval caused by the plague has caused Egypt to decent into rebellion the Lower Egyptians calling for their own nation from the Pharaohs in Thebes.
The Greeks and Hittites have concluded a peace treaty leaving the Hittites in control of nearly all of Asia minor save the fortress city of Troy.
In Europe the Spanish attack the Franks! They launch a sneak attack of the Basque capital and the Brest coastline. The French navy is called to halt the invasion but is unable to hold back the huge Spanish navy, but they do sink a few ships. The Frank army is prepared and extracts massive casualties in their retreat from the capital. The Spanish push slowly north using the Rhine river to protect their flanks. Taking advantage of the absence of Spanish military forces the Spanish Moroccan colonies revolt and proclaim their own nation of Morocco.
In central America the War of Aztec dominance comes to an end as the Toltecs fall to a determined two pronged assault, and then reopens as the Hondurans launch an attack on the Aztecs as soon as the two nations come into conflict. The Aztecs expected this and fight back with a fury the Hondurans havent seen yet. The presence of the Honduran leader at the front is the only thing keeping their moral high and preventing a total collapse of the battle lines. The Honduran economy suffers as the people are stunned that their armies are being defeated in the field, the GDP does not rise.
In north America the Canadians propose a union of forces between the major powers of the northeast. While they refuse to join a council, they all agree to form a multiparty alliance and fight as one in any future wars. The Canadians launch a attack with the Huron triremes (keep in mind that triremes can each only transport 20 men) and are beaten back. While the superior Canadian forces do hold out, they are unable to advance deeper into the Winnebago nation because of the constant attacks while unloading troops from their transports. Also due to the Canadian threat the Cree have signed an alliance with the Winnebago and have threatened to come to their aid if Canada doesnt cease their attacks.
On the Indian Subcontinent, Sinhala expands rapidly up the east coast with massive finances flowing into the explorers pockets. The Sinhala navy is dispatched out to find new lands and finds a group of islands to the south, but it is a significant distance away from calm waters and two ships are lost to the ocean depths.
Russia expands to the southeast only to come into contact with a massive group of barbarians known as the Karasuks.
The British people overthrow their king and install a new monarch. King John is heralded by the people as a fair and just ruler and initiates a program of rebuilding the roads of England that had degraded due to years of neglect.
NPC Diplomacy
Trade
Geystral - Vietnam (0/3)
Arabia - Persia (1/3)
Rules
Scratch Last rules, in Bronze age increases in army earn you 200 more men. Also starting next age (iron), upgrades in navy come in 10 ship intervals and can carry 40 men instead of 20. So keep your eyes open and if i mess any of that up call me on it and i'll fix it.
