Beginning of the Springs and Autumns period in China. The Zhou Kingdom breaks up into minor states. Outside the former kingdom, Cantons new leader takes aggressive control of the government. The minor states of the Zhou care little about what happens to the south and each are intent on taking control of the former kingdom. Any outside interference to the individual warlords is met by the combination of the small states. They are determined to solve their internal problems themselves.
In Central America the Honduran economy prospers as people are finally at easy with their neighbors. They also begin a trial and error period for their navy. They dont get more longevity out of their ships but they are able to increase the transport capacity of their ships. They now know how to get upwards of 50 men on one ship, however their navy will require an econ level to be upgraded.
The Russians expand slightly into Siberia and attack the Steppe barbarians with their whole military force, pushing the barbarians back a ton, but losing a significant number of men in the process due to determined barbarian resistance. With their armies in the east the unprotected settlers sent to the Crimea are cut down by the natives. To the southwest the Scythians and the Slavs make peace.
In North America the Canadians found the new city of Constantople and begin construction of a great lighthouse there. The Inuit and Bethouk both politely refuse to join the Northern Alliance as both are very peace loving nations and fear war.
The Geystral navy is now the strongest in the world (although most of you dont even know who the hell Geystral is) with the improvement of their Donen to the iron age and the increase in the number of ships. One of the Geystral colonies forgoes it's traditional alliegance with the Juriz Daos being killed and siding with the local government.
Morocco comes back into the Spanish sphere. The Treaty of Gibraltar is a compromise between the rebel government and the central government in Madrid. It calls for Morocco to obey the Spanish crown in exchange for an autonomous local government with an independent military force. No Spanish troops can be stationed on Moroccan territory but following the Frankish War the Crown can call on Moroccan troops for Spain. In the north The Spanish are able to push the Etruscans back, thanks to their Roman Allies. However their advance against the Franks, while progressing bogs down. The Frankish army refuses to engage the Spanish forces and instead plays a game of cat and mouse with the Franks. They simply get in the way of the Spanish army and harass its supply lines, making it unable to take any major towns which the Franks have fortified. The people of Spain are growing very weary of war and are sick of losing their loved ones in wars that have gone on for a thousand years. There are grumblings of a popular uprising against the war.
In the Middle East the Arabs continue to advance into former Sumerian lands but find their efforts again frustrated by the local populace most of whom pledge loyalty to the Babylonians to ward off the Arabs. The Sumerians under Arab control however are please to hear the creation of the Emir of Sumer and quiet their protests, for the most part.
To the north the Hittites are totally unable to breach the walls of Assur and fall back in disarray. The Assyrians offer tribute to be left alone.
The Australian leader comes back from a self imposed sabbatical and continues expansion along the coast. The internal tribes of the nation fear this new government and some even claim it will take outright war to get them to join. The forces along the coast are almost able to link up however.
On the Indian Subcontinent, Sinhala begins a military occupation of Dravidia and starts to subjugate its people. They take 25% of the Dravidians and sell them as slaves, both in their nation and abroad. The Sinhalalese economy though, being as weak as it is, cannot take the influx of cheap labor and the economy stagnates in their victory. The peasants of Sinhala protest the selling of the slaves and want them all killed, as the jobs taken by lower class Singhalese are being taken up by Dravidian slaves.
NPC Diplomacy
Chinese Zhou states:
to Canton:
Stay out of our struggle. It is an internal dispute. Any attempt to involve yourself would only serve to unify us against you.
Assyrians:
to Hittites:
We'll give an econ level of tribute to you to leave us alone. Besides you won't ever defeat us.
Inuit and Bethouk:
to Canada:
Thank you no. We are peaceloving and see no need to get involved in a war. We know of the southern situation and want no part of it.
Franks:
to Nations of Europe:
For the Love of the Gods! These crazed Spaniards will stop at nothing to dominate every one of us. Our goals are only secure borders, they seek to destroy our nation. Join with us and make Europe a safe place once again.
Trade
Geystral - Vietnam (2/3)
Arabia - Persia (0/3)
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