Revised and Complete Timeline For RTOR 2

[EQandcivfanatic]

This is a little something i've been working on, an improved timeline for the old Return to Our Roots NES 2. This includes almost every event which occured in the whole NES. I have also included maps of different important turning points in the NES, which is likely one of the most epic stories ever in NESing. RTOR 2 saw the rise and fall of many great empires and nations. Here are those who assisted in the making of the great NES:

Erez87 as China
Jason the king as Egypt and the Andes Confederation/Incan Empire/USA
naervod as Egypt
Skilord as Russia
Sheep as the Arab Confederation and the New Holland Confederacy/USSR
Warman17 as Rome, the Iroquois Empire, and Vikingland
Heine as the Aborigine Empire
Kennelly as India
AnarchyRulz as the Zulu Empire, Byzantine Empire, and France
Plexus as Portugal/Iberia
Angelscotboi/lmsw as the New England Confederacy
Toasty as Babylon, Greece, and France
Dexter as Germany
thebignastyone as Ethiopia
uknemesis as England and the United Kingdom
Admiral Super as the Incan Empire
IceEye as the Viking Empire
TNG as the Byzantine Empire
Revolutionary as Spain
Azale as Indonesia and the Philipenes
emu as the Aborigine Empire
das as Germany
SirLancelot as France, Greece, and Portugal
Finmaster as Madagascar

And those who supported it as either lurkers, those in awe, or of nations i cant remember: The Troquelet, weedaMan, trader/warrior, MOAB, gbotto, Padma, nivi, Sharkey, stalin006, Giovanni Wine, blitzkrieg, RoddyVR, puglover, yomin_carr, Kamilian, and Obsessed Nuker.

Remember this NES was based on a map which i salvaged from a board game NES, and thus is rather primitive compared to modern NESing maps. Keep that in mind please.

As follows is the great epic tale of Return to Our Roots NES 2.

-------------------------------------------

Stone Age

4000 BC: Egypt, Aztecs, Babylonians, and English all found their empires. Egyptians and Babylonians dispute control of Palestine.

3800 BC: Greece, India, and Persia are founded.

Bronze Age

3700 BC: India and Persia enter into full war which rages back and forth, causing destruction in all territory, though the Indians came out ahead with the destruction of Persia’s capitol.
Treaty of Persepolis: 1/6 of Persian territory ceded to India as well as gold for tribute and reparations.
First forms of writing developed in Egypt and England. Rome, China, and Shang China founded. China and the Aztecs develop Bronze.

3600 BC: Russia founded. Eithiopia declares independence from Egypt and wins several victories against the Egyptian army using the new horsemen. Persia invades Babylon, capturing the border town of Baghdad. Mongol barbarians begin raiding China from the north.

Iron Age

3500 BC: The people of Shang China leave their old lands south of China and emigrate to the island of Japan and thus become the Japanese. Greece declares war on Egypt in support of Eithiopian independence and invades northern Egypt, inflicting defeats on the Egyptian army and navy. Mongols surrender to China.
Treaty of Peking: Mongols cede their independence to the Chinese Emporer.
Indians declare war on Persia who began fighting on a two front war between India and Babylon. Vikings, Indians, and Russians enter Iron Age. Rome is founded.

3400 BC: Germany founded in response to Viking expansion southwards. Romans colonize Sicily. Vikings colonize Baltic States. Greeks and Eithiopians continue advance against Egypt and begin demanding an Egyptian surrender. Persia is crushed by Babylon and India.
Treaty of Delhi: Persia is divided between India and Babylon on the line where the armies met after victory.

3300 BC: Rome, Greece, and Ireland unite in alliance and form the Central Powers Alliance. Germany enters Iron Age. Russians begin colonizing eastward into Asia. Romans set up a colony in Carthage. English set up a colony in belguim and northern france. Chinese colonize Taiwan. English negiotiates control of northern Ireland from local Irish rulers.

3200 BC: Second wave of Mongols arrive and form a new nation north of China. Germans begin recruiting and calling for a war against the northern barbaric Russians and Vikings. English discover Iceland. Eithiopia joins Central Powers.

3100 BC: England annexes Ireland after brief war. England colonizes Iceland and discovers Greenland, with some minor Viking opposition. Rome colonizes northern Morroco. Eithiopia enters into a minor factional civil war. Greece and Rome begin a naval war against each other. German war against Vikings and Russians continues as a stalemate on the border, despite Russian efforts at spreading the plague through German territory.

3000 BC: Plague which effected the world nearly 500 years is extinguished by Egyptian alchemists. Rome, England, and Babylon enter iron Age. Persian resettlement efforts by India suffer a drawback with rioting in recently settled eastern regions. Spain is founded, taking control of Roman Morocco. Rome invades Greece, winning many victories. China colonies Luzon in the Phillipenes. Babylon and Eithiopia settle Arabia. Stalemated war continues between Germans and Vikings.

 

[EQandcivfanatic]

The World in 3000 BC

 

[EQandcivfanatic]

2900 BC: Roman, Spanish, and Babylon fleets unite to take on the great Greek navy and successfully win the Battle of Minos. Spanish forces invade Greece in support of Rome, while Babylonians invade Greek Asia Minor possessions. In support of their allies Eithiopia declares war on Babylon and wins some battles thanks to iron weapons despite the massive Babylonian army, but so far are pushed back in Arabia. China defeats small Mongol raiding force. Vikings colonize southern Morocco. China colonizes Okinawa. Japan unifies the Japanese islands. Stalemated war continues between Germans and Vikings.

2800 BC: India attacks Babylon and with Eithiopian forces drive back into Babylonian territory. Greece is annexed by Rome. Vikings colonize the Azores. Rebellion stirs in France, disturbing the English and Spanish occupiers, as Spanish and English cultures mix to form French. The Sinai Conspiracy in Egypt brings more generals to demanding a war against Babylon or Eithiopia to regain lost territory and honor. Stalemated war continues between Germans and Vikings.

2700 BC: Babylon (the city) is razed by invading Indian troops. The Babylonians have managed to somewhat rally and the Eithiopian and Indian advance has been slowed. War fully resumes in the German province of Poland as Viking forces advance and take the city of Warsaw. Egyptians continue to demand a war against Babylon or Eithiopia. Rebellion in France is put down by English and Spanish efforts. Cossack cavalry groups are founded in Russia.

2600 BC: Romans officially join the Indians’ side of the conflict and invade Babylonian Turkey. Egypt joins along side Babylon and begins an invasion of Eithiopia, winning some battles in the north but losing in the south. Indians and Eithiopians continue to advance in Babylon. Germany counter attacks the Vikings and invades the Baltic States. England begins colonizing a northern part of Africa. Egypt and Spain enter Iron Age. The Viking people begin demanding an end to the everlasting war between them and Germany.

2500 BC: Eithiopia officially allies with India as the invasion of Babylon continues. Rome continues the fight against Babylon but offers Egypt a deal to switch sides and join the war against Eithiopia and India. Eithiopia begins winning more battles in Egypt, advancing north. Germany invades Denmark and continues to win victories against the Vikings in the Baltic States. China’s economy begins a boom.

Classical Era

2400 BC: Peace made between Germany and the Vikings.
Treaty of Warsaw: Vikings cede control of both the Baltic States and Denmark to the German people.
Vikings join the Emporer’s Alliance of Eithiopia and India. India and Vikings invade Russia. Indians and Eithiopians continue to push back the Babylonians to a thin strip of land in Palestine. Eithiopia continues to win battles in southern Egypt. Spain and Russia enter the Classical Era.

2300 BC: Emperor’s Alliance is defeated on all fronts. In Babylon, outnumbered forces defeat Indian troops as the Arabs revolt and join alongside the Allied forces. In Eithiopia, newly retrained Egyptian forces begin advancing. Russians begin driving back the Vikings in the far north. However, all is not good as the Emperor’s Alliance fleet defeats the Egyptians in the Red Sea, leaving Eithiopian supply lines to Arabia open. Spain begins colonizing in west Africa. Zulu Confederation is formed in south Africa. Mongols begin raiding China once more.

2200 BC: Eithiopia is annexed by Egypt, collapsing the Emperor’s Alliance. Russians take Finland from the Vikings. Allied forces drive the Indians back in Babylon. Arabs set up a colony south of Egypt. England and Germany join the Allies and sends support to Babylon and Russia. The Kenyan nation is formed to resist Zulu imperialism. Mongols continue raiding China.

2100 BC: World War 1 ends as the Allies make peace with battered India and the Viking Empire.
Treaty of Jerusalem: Russia gains control of Viking Finland. Eithiopia is fully annexed to Egypt. Arab Confederation gains its independence from Babylon and Ethiopia. India and Babylon go back to prewar borders.
Egypt colonizes Madagascar. Spain and Rome extend their colonies in Africa. Okinawa revolts from China and joins the Japanese. China launches a final offensive to destroy the Mongols and wins several major victories.

 

[EQandcivfanatic]

The World at 2100 BC

 

[EQandcivfanatic]

2000 BC: Arabia enters into civil religious war over a new faith known as Islam. Babylon’s allies abandon her as India once more invades, winning many great victories in the east. Zulu invade and win many great victories against Kenya. Chinese efforts successfully end raids from Mongolia, and diplomacy results in the creation of the mighty Asian Alliance between China, India, Mongolia, and Japan. Rome sets up another colony in Africa as do the English. Incan Empire is founded in South America.

Dark Ages

1900 BC: American nations enter Iron Age. The religious struggle in Arabia is at last won by the Christians. India continues invasion of Babylon, causing Egypt to declare war in support of their old allies, and they launch a rapid invasion of India, advancing and burning the Indian capitol. However, this forces the Indian invasion of Babylon to slow to a crawl. Zulu continue to advance north and defeat the Kenyans. Aztecs settle Cuba. Rome, Spain, and England continue to expand their colonies in Africa. Rome, China, and Spain gain Dark Age technology. Zulu begin demanding an end to European colonization of Africa.

1800 BC: Egypt continues their hold on Delhi, though India still refuses to surrender, especially as armies from China and Mongolia arrive and surround the Egyptian army. The Babylonian and Indian front continues to remain stalemated. English pioneers fleeing oppression make a massive exodus in a hazardous near religious journey across the Atlantic Ocean and establish the New England Confederacy on the east coast of North America. The Zulu completely annex Kenya. The Pope of the Catholic Church begins demanding a crusade against the Eastern Orthodox heathens of Russia. This has gained support from both Germany and Rome.

1700 BC: Rome and Germany invade Russia by order of the Pope, gaining promises of Viking conversion to Catholic Christianity if Russia continued to lose the war. The Russians managed a fighting withdrawal to prevent full destruction of their armies. Asian Alliance forces continue to besiege the Egyptians in Delhi, as the Babylonian-Indian front remains a stalemate. Raids begin on both Aztec and NEC territory in North America, from an unknown source. Aztecs settle Jamaica. Incans settle Haiti.

1600 BC: Raids on Aztecs and NEC are discovered to be caused by a mysterious empire known as the Iriquois who thusly launched a full scale invasion of both nations. Spain launches an invasion of Russian-occupied Finland, joining the ongoing crusade, which continues advancing east against Russian resistance which grows stiffer. China quickly and peacefully annexes Mongolia, using the Asian Alliance as a tool. Catholic pope is assassinated by Russia. The 2nd Babylonian-Indian War ends.
Treaty of Persepolis: Territory taken by India will be permanently annexed and both Egypt and Babylon pay reparations for destruction of Delhi.

Histograph (by power)
1. Iriquois Empire
2. Rome
3. India
4. Zulu Empire
5. China

1500 BC: Russia makes a comeback against the crusaders by defeating Rome in the naval Battle of Kalach. The Russian Cossacks also manage astonishing victories against the Catholic land forces as well. Iriquois Empire continues to advance in great numbers against the NEC and Aztecs. Civil War breaks out in China, as Koreans and Mongols revolt. To the west a religious faction also breaks away from the Chinese Empire. English and Spanish French territory begin a revolt in unison once more. Vikings sell their African colony to Spain.

 

[EQandcivfanatic]

World at 1500 BC

 

[EQandcivfanatic]

1400 BC: American Survival Pact against the Iroquois manages to win several victories and halt the invasion, especially as the Incans join and invade at New Orleanicia. French independence is recognized, as they emerge as a Catholic nation. Indian forces invade the Chinese rebels in Siang and annex the territory for themselves. Germany and Spain end their crusades against Russia, leaving Rome to fight it out alone. Greeks begin revolt against the Roman leaders, winning a victory at the Battle of Marathon. Chinese civil war concludes.
Treaty of Seoul: Indians gain Siang. China regains control of Korea. Mongolia gains its independence but must join the newly reformed Asian Alliance.
New Holland Confederacy is founded in South America by German settlers from that region. England sells their colonies in Africa to Spain and the Zulu Empire, while they sell their possessions in Belgium to Germany.

Histograph:

1. Egypt
2. Iroquois Empire
3. India
4. Rome
5. England
6. Russia
7. Babylon
8. New Holland Confederacy
9. China
10. Aztec Empire
11. New England Confederacy
12. Spain
13. Mongolia
14. Zulu Empire
15. France
16. Japan
17. Arab Confederation
18. Greece

1300 BC: New Holland Confederacy joins alongside NEC and Aztecs in war against Iroquois, as do the English who establish a colony in Canada. The American Survival Pact continues to win battles against the Iroquois Greek revolt in Rome continues, as veterans from the failed crusade return and begin winning victories against the rebels.
Treaty of Sebastopol: The Catholic Alliance will recognize Russian sovereignty. Rome will cede Crimea to Russian rule.
India and Arab Confederation launch a new war against Babylon, winning victories against the decadent Babylonian army. India settles Ceylon.

1200 BC: Greek rebels at last fall to Roman pressure of arms. Egypt joins the war against Babylon, which sealed its fate. Russia also joined in during the final collapse of Babylonian arms.
Treaty of Baghdad: Russia gains part of northern Babylon. Egypt gains Palestine. Arab Confederation gains southern Babylon. India gains eastern Babylon.
Iroquois withdraw from NEC and the Aztec Empire and repulse several counter attacks by combined NEC and newly arriving Spanish armies. Spain begins colonizing in South America.

1100 BC: Asian Alliance splits as war erupts between China and India. Mongolia and Japan quickly declare their support for the Chinese side. China advances in the north, while the Indians make progress in the south. At long last peace is made in North America.
Treaty of Boston: Peace is made between the Iroquois and all opposing nations. NEC gains a large tract of territory as do the Aztecs. English are given rights to Canada. Other allies gain nothing.
Incans refuse to leave New Orleans area, bringing them into conflict with the NEC leadership. Spain and England expand American colonies. Aztecs and Iroquois form the Native American Alliance.

 

[EQandcivfanatic]

The World at 1100 BC

 

[EQandcivfanatic]

1000 BC: Aborigine Empire is formed in Australia which was at last discovered by India. A privateer fleet begins attacking ships in the Atlantic and raiding the European coastline. France colonizes Argentina. War continues as a stalemate in Asia. Incans maintain their hold in New Orleans. Colonies continue to expand in South and North America.

Histograph
1. India
2. China
3. Iroquois Empire
4. Egypt
5. Rome

900 BC: Zulu begin a war against Rome as they invade the Roman southernmost colony, winning easy victories. Peace made between China and India.
Treaty of Calcutta: India and China gain lands taken in the war. Mongolia, Japan, China, and India will reform the Asian Alliance.
England and Vikings enter into naval combat for control of trade routes, though it has resulted in a draw for both sides, despite an English victory in the field. Incans continue rule over New Orleans, though the region is technically part of the NEC.

Histograph
1. India
2. China
3. Egypt
4. Iroquois Empire
5. Rome

800 BC: War at least fully rages between Incans and NEC, resulting in the full conquest of New Orleans though the NEC was defeated at sea.
Treaty of Cuzco: Incans cede their claims over New Orleans.
Romans begin counter attack against the Zulu, beginning to drive them out of their colony to find it in ruins by the recent occupiers’ hands. A new Roman party has emerged, known as the Imperialists, calling for a greater Roman Empire. England continues to expand in Canada as phony war against the Vikings continues.

Age of Chivalry

700 BC: Spanish and Romans launch invasion of the Zulu Empire, winning victories against that great nation. English fleet wins yet another battle against the Viking navy. Russia, Incan Confederation, and China enter into the Age of Chivalry. Aborigine Empire colonizes New Guinea. India begins a colony in Indochina. China resettles the island of Luzon.

600 BC: War continues in Africa as Spanish and Romans keep up their invasion of the Zulu Empire. India establishes a colony in western Canada, and another one in Indonesia. Chinese complete colonization of the Philippines. Phony war between Vikings and English continues.

500 BC: England and Rome enter Age of Chivalry. Peace made in Africa.
Treaty of Douala: Zulu will allow Spain and Rome to keep their colonies in Africa.
Egypt and Zulu Empire create the Alliance of the Nile. English invade the Viking Empire despite protests from other European nations, winning many victories and forming an alliance with Germany, laying the foundations for a new World War.

 

[EQandcivfanatic]

The World at 500 BC

 

[EQandcivfanatic]

400 BC: English continue to advance in the Viking Empire, even though a combined Russian and Viking fleet defeated the English one at the Battle of Jutland. The New Holland Confederacy joined the war on the side of the English, and in the process captured the Viking controlled Azores. The Asian Alliance, newly reformed into the Pacific Alliance with the Aborigine Empire, joined the Viking side of the conflict by an Indian invasion of English Canada. China settles Alaska and expands into Indochina as well as setting up a colony on the Horn of Africa.

300 BC: Rome begins an invasion of Germany, entering the war in support of the Vikings. Alliance of the Nile enters the war in support of England. The Zulu Empire launches an invasion of both the southern roman colony and the Arab colony near the Horn of Africa. Egypt also attacked, invading the Roman colony of Carthage and their Turkish possessions. The Arabs managed somewhat of a counter assault with an invasion of Egyptian Palestine. The New England Confederacy also joined alongside the Viking alliance and defeated the English army in Canada, allowing the Indians to drive further east through that frigid land as well. At sea a combined fleet of English, Zulu, German, Egyptian, and NHC ships managed to defeat the Vikings, Russians, French and NEC at the Battle of Bristol. In Scandinavia the Vikings managed to halt the English advance with Russian support. India colonizes Hawaii.

200 BC: Spain joins the world war on the side of the Vikings and launches an invasion of Ireland, winning and advancing slowly. Germans manage to turn the tide of the war and invade Rome. Arab Confederation switches sides and invades India with Egyptian support. In response the Chinese army occupies a good deal of Arab territory. Despite these setbacks the Asian Alliance manages to destroy the Alliance of the Nile’s navy and gain supremacy in the Indian Ocean. Spain and Rome are pushed back by the Africans in Carthage and West Africa. NEC continues to win victory after victory against the English in Canada. Aborigine Empire invades Madagascar with little Egyptian resistance. Stalemate continues in the Viking Empire. Spanish South America is taken by the NHC. China sets up colonies in South America and on several Indian Ocean islands. India conquers the rest of Indonesia. Aborigine Empire colonizes Fiji.

100 BC: NEC defeats the last English army in Canada at the Battle of Toronto. NHC invade Spanish Morocco. Zulu continue northward invasion of the Spanish west African colony. English forces are driven at last out of Scandinavia by Viking and Russian forces. Russia launches an invasion of Germany as the battle in Rome continues. Aborigine Empire completes conquest of Madagascar. Chinese begin advance in Arab Confederation. Spain continues to hold southern Ireland.

1 AD: Alliance of the Nile exits the World War as well as the NEC.
Treaty of Tokyo: Indian controlled Babylon would be returned by Egypt. China would retain control of its colony in Africa. Rome would retain only a small holding in north Africa. The Alliance of the Nile will recognize Spain’s claims in west Africa. Aborigine Empire would gain control of Madagascar. NEC and India get to split English Canada. Asian Alliance dominance is recognized in the Indian Ocean. Egypt gains a portion of Turkey from Rome.
War continues in Europe as stalemate rages in Rome and eastern Europe. Spain completes the invasion of Ireland by driving the remaining English out. NHC continues to occupy Spanish Morocco, though they have not made further advances.

 

[EQandcivfanatic]

World at 1 AD

 

[EQandcivfanatic]

50 AD: France invades Germany and the front against the Germans continues to remain stalemated in the west, south, and east. The French also launch an invasion of the NHC and make rapid advances against the defending forces. NHC is driven out of Morocco by Spain. China concludes peace with Arab Confederation and gains the Arabs’ African colony. NEC rejoins the war, this time invading the NHC from the north. The Vikings also launched an invasion of England, beginning a conquest from their landing areas in Scotland.

100 AD: Russia finishes its expansion to the Pacific Ocean. NHC finds itself under attack from all directions as the Incans join the war and the Spanish invade to retake their colony. Vikings continue to gain success in England, driving the English forces further south.

150 AD: War escalates in America as Aztecs and Iroquois launch an invasion of the NEC in response to pirate activity in the Caribbean. In South America the NHC manages to maintain all four fronts on which they fight. However, this was a brief prelude to the final end of the war both in America and Europe.
Treaty of Paris: England surrenders all of its land to the Viking Empire. Germany ends the war with some land ceded to Russia, Rome, and France, though not extensive territory. The Viking Empire would be allowed to control the Azores. Ireland is given to Spain. Denmark is ceded to the Viking Empire. Portions of the NHC are given to France and the Incan Confederation. Spain retains its colony in South America.

200 AD: Trade resumes and the world knows a hundred years of uninterrupted peace.

 

[EQandcivfanatic]

The World at 250 AD, the time when i closed RTOR 2 for the first time, also the only turn with no war.

 

[EQandcivfanatic]

Gunpowder Age

300 AD: The Gunpowder Age begins with a bang as the Zulu use the new Gunpowder technology against their numerous enemies, beginning with a Spanish and Egyptian invasion of the northern part of the Zulu Empire. They continue this success in battle by invading the Chinese colony on the Horn of Africa and entering into battle with both Indian and Chinese forces. The Aborigines quickly joined in the war by invading the southern part of the Zulu Empire near Madagascar. In the Pacific war also broke out with an Aztec and Iroquois invasion of Fiji and several Chinese islands. China sells western Alaska to Russia. Japan and Mongolia unite as the United States of Northern Asia and is the world’s first democracy.

350 AD: China and the Aborigine Empire invade the Aztec province of Panama only to be smashed by the Aztec army and navy. Hawaii is conquered by the Aztec Empire. The Council of American Nations is formed between the NHC, the Incan Confederation, the Aztec Empire, the Iroquois Empire, and the NEC. Their first act is to declare war upon the Asian Alliance in support of the NEC and the Zulu Empire. The Viking Empire and France also acted in support of the Council, creating yet another World War. In Canada the American forces managed an utter victory over the Indian forces and have driven almost all the way to Alaska. In South America the Chinese colony was conquered by combined Incan and French efforts. Also the NHC launched an invasion of the Spanish colony once more. In Africa, the Zulu manage to slow the Spanish, Egyptian, Indian, Chinese, and Aborigine advances to a crawl. In Europe, the Egyptians launch an invasion of Iceland, which suffered heavy casualties. In addition, Germany wins many rapid victories against France’s army and drives them all the way back to Brittany.

400 AD: American and French forces continue advance against Spain in South America, slower thanks to arriving Spanish reinforcements. The French government has been forced to evacuate to Argentina after final German victory in Europe. Indians win a naval battle against the Aztecs at Hawaii, retaking the islands. Zulu drive back the enemy in Africa, taking China’s colony and pushing Spain almost back to their colony’s borders. Egyptians are defeated in Iceland. NEC launches an invasion of southern Spain.

450 AD: Peace is made as the Asian Alliance exits the war.
Treaty of Sydney: New England Confederacy gains control over Chinese Alaska. Chinese South American colony is divided between France and the Incan Confederation. Alliance of the Nile is reformed between Arabs, Egyptians, and Zulu. China gives up claims in Africa to the Zulu Empire.
War continues as Germany and Spain remain in the war. Egypt now joins in the invasion of African Spain, taking territory rapidly with Zulu support. An Egyptian attempt to invade Iberia is repulsed by the defenders. NEC continues to advance in southern Spain. Allied forces take remainder of Spanish South American colony. Viking Empire is reformed into the United Kingdom, dominated by the English provinces, and for all intents and purposes becomes an English Empire. UK forces invade from Denmark into Germany. Roman forces begin an invasion of occupied France and drive the Germans north as well as a broad advance on the rest of the border.

500 AD: France is liberated by Roman forces. Quick and bloodless revolutions in the Aztec and Iroquois Empires have resulted in the establishment of democracy in both nations. The new regimes have made a white peace with Spain and Germany. Incan forces land in Iberia to support the NEC army there. UK and Romans continue invasion of Germany. Ethiopia is liberated from Zulu controlled territory as a puppet nation.

510 AD: Spain surrenders to the allied nations.
Treaty of Madrid: The Incans, NEC, and Egyptians all gain occupation zones in southern Spain. France gains absolute rule over remaining areas of Iberia. Egypt and the Zulu Empire gain control of the formerly Spanish West Africa colony. The New Holland Confederacy gains control of the Spanish South American colony. Germany returns to prewar borders. Ireland is given to the United Kingdom.
Civil war breaks out in the NEC as a royalist movement fights the republican government. In response, India has invaded NEC Canada, which was occupied by the royalists. To assist the NEC, both the Aztec and Iroquois democracies send aid. The Alliance of the Nile is disbanded and reformed into the Iron Fist Alliance which consists of Ethiopia, the Zulu Empire, and the Arab Confederation.

 

[EQandcivfanatic]

The World at 510 AD

 

[EQandcivfanatic]

520 AD: NEC civil war continues as India, Iroquois, and the Aztecs continue to lend active military support to the republican regime.

530 AD: Council of American Nations disbands and Iroquois and Aztecs withdraw from the embattled NEC and form the American Pact. Civil war in the New England Confederacy rages on, as the republicans continue to gain the upper hand over the royalists, despite the loss of Aztec and Iroquois support. In France, a dictator has seized control of the democracy.

540 AD: New England forces unite against what seems to be an Indian threat and begin an invasion into Indian Canada. In Arabia ships identified as Chinese frigates attacked and burned the Arabian port of Basra, though the Chinese government denies any responsibility. Russia and the United States of Northern Asia form the Alliance of Northern Asia.

550 AD: A new war has begun in the Middle East as Chinese forces, traveling through Indian territory invade the Arab Confederation with some limited success. In Africa Zulu and Ethiopian forces launch a massive invasion of Egypt with some victories and some defeats in the field of battle. In America, the NEC has been reunited under republican rule and a democratic government was restored. The new NEC continues its advance into Canada. Incan Empire is renamed the Andes Confederation

560 AD: The NHC lends support to the Asian Alliance and begins an invasion of the Zulu Empire. In the far north, the Russians and USNA launched a massive invasion of China, taking much territory from the surprised defenders. Elsewhere, the Aborigines launch a barely successful invasion of the southern Zulu Empire. Arabs drive the Chinese out of the Confederation.

570 AD: Indians are defeated in North America.
Treaty of Sioux City: Indians will cede Canada to the NEC, the United Kingdom, and the Iroquois Empire.
India enters the war against China, while the Andes Confederation assists China by landing in occupied Korea to drive the USNA invaders back. NHC and Aborigines continue to fight the Zulu back in Africa. United Kingdom begins invasion of Russian Finland, forcing the Russian advance in China to slow. Egypt cedes their Iberian possession to France in view of threats of war.

580 AD: NHC and Aborigine invasions in Africa are pushed back by Zulus, while in the north the Ethiopians also begin to advance, despite an Arab invasion in the northern Zulu Empire. Indians and the USNA continue to push the Chinese back. Truce is made between the UK and Russia. The Incan landing in northern China is destroyed by USNA forces.

590 AD: Ireland revolts from the United Kingdom, and successfully destroys attempts to retake the island. Portugal is formed from Incan and NEC possessions in Iberia. Zulu destroy the Arab invasion, while the NHC and Aborigines continue their advances. In Egypt both the Zulu and Ethiopian forces continue to advance rapidly northward. In Asia the Alliance of Northern Asia has made peace with China, securing the independence of Korea from the Chinese Empire. In America the NEC has invaded Russian Alaska, causing the Russian invasion of the United Kingdom and a declaration of war from newly formed Korea and the USNA.

600 AD: A new religion is formed in Roman controlled Greece, called Nostradamism. In southern Zululand, the Zulu have managed to slow the Aborigine advance and have actually begun driving the NHC invasion back to the sea. Arab forces invade Ethiopia, forcing them to pull back from their advance in Egypt. In China, the Indian advance has faltered as the Aborigine Empire declares support for China and invades Indonesia. In Scandinavia the Russians have continued to advance with heavy casualties. The UK and NEC, after winning a naval battle in the Atlantic have begun a new invasion of Ireland to retake it for the United Kingdom. NEC finishes the conquest of Alaska, despite a naval defeat at the Battle of the Aleutians.

610 AD: NEC forces invade the northern island of the Japanese section of the USNA, winning some small victories. Russia remains stalemated in Scandinavia. Portugal joins the Russian side and breaks the UK blockade around Ireland and gives support to the armies there. Ethiopians land in Mecca and burn the city, outraging the Arab Confederation, despite the continued Arab invasion of Ethiopia itself. Peace made between India and China.
Treaty of Burma: India annexes the majority of Chinese territory taken in the war.

620 AD: NEC ends invasion of Japan and shifts forces for an invasion of eastern Russia, which begins with success until the arrival of Korean reinforcements. France joins the war on the Russian side and begins an invasion of NEC Quebec. In Scandinavia the Russians have liberated the Nordic Republic as a puppet state to help carry on the war, while another Russian force lands behind the UK’s front lines. Irish, Portuguese, and French forces drive the UK out of Ireland. Final peace is made in Africa.
Treaty of Zimbabwe: NHC, Arabs, and Aborigines will withdraw from Zulu and Ethiopian territory. Egypt will cede large amounts of land to both Ethiopia and the Zulu Empire.
Rioting continues in Rome as the new religion spreads. Andes Confederation purchases part of the Philippines from China.

640 AD: NEC and UK forces are driven back by the Russian allies on all fronts. The new religion continues to gain more and more strength in the Roman Empire.

650 AD: Peace made between the UK and Russian alliances, mostly.
Treaty of London: Independence of the Nordic Republic, Ireland, and Portugal are recognized. NEC gains control of Alaska.
Fighting continues at a stalemate between French and NEC in Quebec. NEC sells Alaska to the Iroquois Empire. Rome enters into a state of anarchy as the Nostradomists slowly gain control of the Empire.

 

[EQandcivfanatic]

The World at 650 AD

 

[EQandcivfanatic]

Industrial Age

660 AD: Egyptians launch an invasion of the battered Roman Empire, killing Nostradamos himself, the one who began this era of anarchy. NEC forces drive back the French in Quebec. Demonstrations occur in Madagascar, Indonesia, Iceland, Greenland, Carthage, the Philippines, and Argentina all demanding their own nations from the current occupiers of the regions. Andes Confederation leads the world into the Gunpowder Age. With this new age, the United Nations was established, based in Cuzco. In addition a counter-UN movement began known as the Iron Fist, a renewed alliance between Egypt, the United Kingdom, India, the Zulu, Ethiopia, the Arab Confederation, and the Roman Empire.

670 AD: Roman army is reformed under new government and stops the Egyptian invasion. France begins a new assault in Quebec, driving the NEC back. UN allows Madagascar’s independence from the Aborigine Empire as well as prohibiting any further invasion of Rome from outside powers. Carthage is occupied by Arabia, without Roman protest.

680 AD: Arab ships burn and raid Egyptian ports on the Mediterranean, invoking heavy outrage by the rest of the Iron Fist Alliance who quickly begin repercussions against the Arabs by attacking Arab ports on the Red Sea. Zulu forces have assisted the Egyptians by beginning an occupation of Carthage. In Rome, Indian and Egyptian peacekeeping forces have continuously been fought to a standstill by local defenders. Philippines liberated by the Andes Confederation and China.

690 AD: Zulu and Ethiopians land on the southern Arabian Peninsula as Indian and Egyptian forces advance from the north. Arabs in Carthage surrender as the Iron Fist navy sinks the Arabian fleet. Quebec is officially annexed by France.

700 AD: Iron Fist forces continue to win victory after victory in Arabia. Carthage gains its independence and joins the Iron Fist.

Moderator's Note: The Iron Fist was undoubtedly the greatest bad guy in Return to Our Roots. It was assembled by AnarchyRulz as the Zulu, and he quickly brought his friend thebignastyone in as Ethiopia. These two nations managed to bully Egypt (naervod), India (Kennelly), the United Kingdom (uknemesis), Rome (warman17), and the Arab Confederation (sheep) into the alliance. The time between this turn and 710 AD was perhaps the most tense night on AIM in NES history. Both sides were gathered in two AIM chat rooms, waiting for the shoe to drop.

 

[EQandcivfanatic]

The World before the Iron Fist War in 700 AD