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Hail Divine Emperor!
Rang-Xi loved drinking tea, he loved it so much that he had huge cauldrons filled with hot water and tea be made every hour. One day, an apprentice tea maker was busy at work filling a cauldron of hot water under a shady tree so that the water wouldnt evaporate as quickly. Using his fingers to test the temperature of the water, he found that it was hotter then he expected and suddenly walked away from the cauldron straight into the tree and hit it. The tree shook and leaves fell from the tree into the pot as one would expect, but something else fell too.
It was a cocoon like object, similar to the ones that make butterflies and moths, but only it seemed that the creature ate from trees similar to the one above him. Never less, he was worried that the cocoon would pollute the hot water so he immediately scooped it up with a wooden instrument and laid it on the rocks. To his surprise, the material of the cocoon was as soft as the clouds as he imagined and was surprisingly light. Wrapped inside of the fabric, was a small worm, now black from being killed by the boiling water. He immediately ran inside with the cocoon to show his superior the fabric he had found and the animal that made it. Already, visions of wealth and splendor were flashing through his head. The reward for such an invention would be enormous, perhaps the High Lord himself would grace him with a visit and even order a yellow robe made of the fabric. He looked back at the tree and smiled.
He never knew that in a corner hidden by the shadows, the old man, better known as the High Lord was standing quietly watching his every more. The Old man smiled and thought to himself, The seeds have been sewn, Shu has been destined for greatness. But only after a time of chaos after my death will it teach the people of Shu the virtues of honor and peace. With that in mind, he walked away planning his next move in his nearly 1 millennium struggle to make Shu strong.
It was a cocoon like object, similar to the ones that make butterflies and moths, but only it seemed that the creature ate from trees similar to the one above him. Never less, he was worried that the cocoon would pollute the hot water so he immediately scooped it up with a wooden instrument and laid it on the rocks. To his surprise, the material of the cocoon was as soft as the clouds as he imagined and was surprisingly light. Wrapped inside of the fabric, was a small worm, now black from being killed by the boiling water. He immediately ran inside with the cocoon to show his superior the fabric he had found and the animal that made it. Already, visions of wealth and splendor were flashing through his head. The reward for such an invention would be enormous, perhaps the High Lord himself would grace him with a visit and even order a yellow robe made of the fabric. He looked back at the tree and smiled.
He never knew that in a corner hidden by the shadows, the old man, better known as the High Lord was standing quietly watching his every more. The Old man smiled and thought to himself, The seeds have been sewn, Shu has been destined for greatness. But only after a time of chaos after my death will it teach the people of Shu the virtues of honor and peace. With that in mind, he walked away planning his next move in his nearly 1 millennium struggle to make Shu strong.
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Magadha
Empire
Capital: Pataliputra
Ruler: Chandragupta/North King
Age: Iron
Economy: Stable
Army: 500 Spearmen, 500 Archers
Navy: 50 Galleys
Culture: 1
Education: 0
Wonders:
Notes: Birthed in the midst of a war against the rising tide of a foreign invasion, Magadha is a sort of collection of princedoms, a kingdom forged out of many, that has somehow gained a unity of sorts and the strength to fight back.
Long Background:
As the Nile is the lifeblood of Egypt, so the Ganges seems often to be the lifeblood of Magadha. It is not so; Magadha has developed new agricultural techniques to grow crops off of the annual monsoons, and it has means of transport other than river barges, but the river is still the heart of the nation.
The king of Magadha was but a minor one, one among a thousand struggling kingdoms. It was his scholars, however, that figured out exactly how to produce food away from the easy irrigation spots; and thus, out of the disunited mass, they managed to prevail, due to their ingenuity and larger armies.
Meanwhile, the King solidified his control over the entire region, and he recruited even larger armies to his cause; these were a standing army of the like that had never been seen in India. Hundreds of spearmen and archers flocked to his cause, and he had started to recruit war elephants, a smashing new tool that absolutely devastated anything that came in their path (friend or foe, for that matter).
In any case, somewhere during the current Chandraguptas reign, there was a slight problem. You see, the Bactrian Greeks for some reason decided that they didnt want to get along, and invaded India.
So Chandragupta met them in a mighty battle on the River Ganges and drove them back...
For now...
(The above is a bit rushed, sorry.)
Empire
Capital: Pataliputra
Ruler: Chandragupta/North King
Age: Iron
Economy: Stable
Army: 500 Spearmen, 500 Archers
Navy: 50 Galleys
Culture: 1
Education: 0
Wonders:
Notes: Birthed in the midst of a war against the rising tide of a foreign invasion, Magadha is a sort of collection of princedoms, a kingdom forged out of many, that has somehow gained a unity of sorts and the strength to fight back.
Long Background:
As the Nile is the lifeblood of Egypt, so the Ganges seems often to be the lifeblood of Magadha. It is not so; Magadha has developed new agricultural techniques to grow crops off of the annual monsoons, and it has means of transport other than river barges, but the river is still the heart of the nation.
The king of Magadha was but a minor one, one among a thousand struggling kingdoms. It was his scholars, however, that figured out exactly how to produce food away from the easy irrigation spots; and thus, out of the disunited mass, they managed to prevail, due to their ingenuity and larger armies.
Meanwhile, the King solidified his control over the entire region, and he recruited even larger armies to his cause; these were a standing army of the like that had never been seen in India. Hundreds of spearmen and archers flocked to his cause, and he had started to recruit war elephants, a smashing new tool that absolutely devastated anything that came in their path (friend or foe, for that matter).
In any case, somewhere during the current Chandraguptas reign, there was a slight problem. You see, the Bactrian Greeks for some reason decided that they didnt want to get along, and invaded India.
So Chandragupta met them in a mighty battle on the River Ganges and drove them back...
For now...
(The above is a bit rushed, sorry.)
Insane_Panda
Deity
Ill get orders in tonight, I shall be taking abit of a break from NESing however, but will still beable to send basic orders. Ive got some personal issues to work out.
Communisto
Condottiere
woo hoo! update time
Update 7, 900bce
Roads and Druids, these 2 things have helped reassure Caledonian leadership. With some actual goods flowing to the northern regions, and with the well-respected warrior preachers doing thier work, much of the northern resistance has been stopped and the Elders are now in hiding. But just as this crisis ends, another one pops its head...
Caledonia attempts to expand thier small Icelandic colony, establishing another small city and linking it with a road. But just as the new conscripts are marching towards this new city for garrison duty, a huge contingent of Norwiegen soldiers is spotted just outside the city. With overwhelming force on thier side, the Norwiegens quickly overun the Caledonian icelandic colony, taking 2/3 of the population back to Norway for some...indentured servitude.
(Norway: +1 bonus eco spent point, -100 spearmen, -50 archers)(Caledonia: -50 spearmen)
Massive followup raids on the Caledonian homeland coasts is the cause for the burning of many villages, as Norwiegen vikings loot and plunder all up and down the coast. This is beginning to seriously hinder the Caledonian economy, but the great road infrastructure has been able to hold it up for now.
(Caledonia: -1 economy)
People in Eire and England are both starting to becoming a little anxious at the prospect of the Norwiegen raids coming to their coasts and are hoping thier leaders react soon...
But people in England may have another worry. Informed of traitors within the capital of Sunderland, the General of the Army, Pruflas Watts, orders a "peacekeeping" mission designed to smoke out the traitors. This peacekeeping includes killing people in thier sleep, burning large portions of the city down in search of traitors, and when none would admit thier traitorous ways...the Mercykillers did the unthinkable. They scorched the entire city to the ground, capturing the King and making him a puppet of the General. The capital was relocated to York and the people rejoiced....or else.
Astile is busy making war this century. Gothia is annexed, as the King dies in battle and noone is left to pick up the fight. The new lands greatly help the Astilean economy, but the ships the King wanted so bad are sunk by the last Gothian troops to ensure no Astilean would capture them.
Now to the Etruscan war. Etrusca is more prepared then predicted, and unfortunately for Astile, Salzburg has had a recent change of leaders...this current one does not mind allowing Astilean soldiers through Salzburg land but cringes at the idea of sending troops. It appears Salzburg is entering isolation...
Etruscan armies are somewhat surprised at the attack coming from Salzburgian territory, but since Etrusca didnt know whether or not they would attack, they prepared a line of forts for any attack from there. The forts are sparse along the border though, and breakthroughs are made after several weeks of skirmishing. Etrusca too has made progress into Astile, but only in a small pocket of land. It is clear both nations underestimated thier opponents and it also appears they are going alone...Taranto, Tahret, Galicia, and Salzburg have all decided not to enter the war on any side.
(Astile: +1 economy, -250 Alupi, -50 Metari)(Etrusca: -100 swordsmen, -100 spearmen, -100 archers)
Etruscan triremes engage Astilean Aquaris, with the Etruscans winning several key battles at the Palmiera islands. They have taken control of these islands, but it is a weakhold at this time.
(Etrusca: -5 triremes)(Astile: -6 Aquaris)
The war in Iberia ends in humiliating defeat for the Cordobans, as when the Tingian help promised never comes, the Caliph is forced to accept the Tartessian peace settlement. Much of Al-Andulus is surrendered and the country is in shambles. It seems Tartessos is the heir apparent to Atlantis...
Lappland proves to be quite a challenge for the skilled Winterfellian warriors. Thier friends in Suomi are no help, as they agree to not expand into Lappland, this leaves Winterfell on its own. Lappland warriors clash with Winterfellian ones, every piece of land won costs many lives to take.
(Winterfell: -100 spearmen, -50 archers)
Sparta begins a policy aimed at assimilating the Rashkans. The beginning of construction of the Zues Temple doesnt do the desired affect...Rashkans dont even worship Zues! Some are infuriated more by this. Still, the next step, which proves the strength of the Spartan Federation, manages to stamp out the southern rebellions atleast. Lysander proves a worthy commander and is now aiming towards the north.
(Sparta: -50 Spartiates, -100 spearmen)
Elsewhere in Europe and the Middle East? Well, lets get the minor things out of the way. Denmark continues expansion, and hears of the Norwiegen invasion of Caledonian Iceland...will they join thier Viking brothers or will the Danish-Norwiegen rivalry finally escalate to war? Tuetonia makes contact with the Bori Rus, and soon wishes they hadnt (youll see why further down). Salzburg enters a period of isolation, mining thier salt and exporting thier goods but wishing for no participation in outside conflict. Tingis is plagued with barbarian raids on thier poorly protected new lands, causing some economic upheaval. Tahret and Nubia enter an alliance. Persia creates a Babylonian vassal state, the first of its kind. Muscat & Aden come upon a new Arabian state, the Hedjaz. Bactria goes crazy (further down), and the invasion of the Kush by the Egpytians goes swimmingly. Oh, and theres always that new clan in Russia and that whole war for the future of civilization going on in Anatolia...
In the steppes of Russia, a clan of Mongol-like warriors rises. The Sarmatians, as thier known, are a nomadic people who love war and pillaging. This is shown right off the bat, as the clan leader King Beukan gathers his fiercest soldiers together for a strike against the Borie Rus. They swoop in from the wide open grasslands to the west of the capital, defeating every army in thier path with thier great speed and unmatched agility in the open field. The steppe's are perfectly suited to the Sarmatian way of battle, and it showed best in the battle of Stolengrad. A small amount of Sarmatian troops, that appeared to have strayed from the main force, attacked the capital city and lured a good chunk of the Stolengrad garrison from its positions as they chased what they believed to be the Sarmatian attack force. As they pressed onward, pursueing the clever Sarmatians, they soon realized the grave mistake they had made. They could see charging Sarmartian horsemen coming from all directions, and they braced for battle.
The Borie soldiers were soundly defeated outside of Stolengrad, and it led to the almost immediate capture of the city itself. Having put up a fight to thier mighty warriors, the Sarmatians enacted a code long ago engrained into thier minds. If a city does not surrender, you will teach them a lesson. The lesson this time was to kill all of Stolengrad's citizens, and place thier heads on the pikes they could find around the city. A wall of heads was soon constructed around the city and along the streets, as a messanger to those who would defy Sarmatian rule. Some Borie soldiers, who have surrendered, have even been sent to the new Stolengrad, the City of Horrors.
(Sarmatia: -200 Sarmatian Horsemen)(Borie Rus: -all archers, -200 spearmen)
Byzantium makes preperations for all out war versus the Hittites, as conscription continues and Ankara is re-fortified. Tensions run high in Byzantium proper, but trade continues to prosper.
(Byzantium: +1000 conscripts, +1 economy level)
The Hittites continue thier invasion, quickly taking the remainder of Trebizond. The easy stuff ends there though, as heavy resistance is found around Ankara. It has been re-fortified, and the walls even reinforced with the dead from the previous battle of Ankara. Hittitian soldiers are repelled in a second attempt to take the city, and join the main army in thier attack on Ephesus. They charge at the city, quickly routing a small Byzantine task force left there....and are surprised to find the city empty. General Mursilis, wary of the last city siege he attempted, orders 200 men to enter the city and the rest to watch from the outside. It turns out to be a very clever move by the general, as the city was booby trapped by several...booby traps (lol, cone, be more specific next time
). Still, Ephesus is no longer, and Nicosia is next. A plot to kill the Hittitian King, general, and 2nd command is an overall failure. The plan to kill the general almost works, but the men are caught as they sneaking around the generals tent. Questioned as to why they were there, thier Byzantine accent is recognizable and at dawn they are hanged. The King plan was also a failure in much the same way, but the soldiers were lucky enough to escape with thier lives.
Now comes perhaps the turning point of the war. As the Hittites enclosed on Ankara and captured Ephesus, Byzantine Emperor Julius was planning a strike of his own. With him at the helm, the Byzantine army would gather at Ankara, and from there set out on a plan that would hopefully break the backbone of the Hittites. Emperor Julius had heard the main Hittite army was infact, around the Ephesus area and headed for Nicosia. Nicosia would hopefully hold out long enough that Julius could attack the weaker portion of the Hittite army and cut the Hittites in two.
Emperor Julius set out with his army, cutting a large swath of territory as he marched towards the Mediterranean sea. Unexpectedly, he encountered a large battalion of Hittites, probably new conscripts from Hattusa. The battle was easily won by the Byzantines, but it slowed down the march and prevented them from reaching the Med this turn...
(Byzantines: -500 conscripts, -100 archers, -200 spearmen, -100 horsemen, -150 swordsmen)(Hittites: -alot of men)
In Africa, the Mali Empire has begun. They are currently very alone, but expanding down the river promises to bring about many new nations. The Zulu easily defeat the northern south africa tribes, but expansion is stopped by a new tribe named the Oranje to the east. They are almost ready to establish thier own civilization, rivaling that of the Zulu. Carthage annexes the Somalis, but suffers under constant Tanzian raids and might be susceptible to Axum invasion...
India has suddenly become an exciting place. Several new nations spring up, including the Magadha, Avanti, and Kura. But Magadha is the main one I will talk about here. A collection of many princedoms that came together to form one kingdom out of necessity, they have made a breakthrough and are poised to be one of the main players in the Indian subcontinent. The Bactrian Greeks began a huge invasion, which was the reason for this, taking all the way up to Gujarati until they were finally pushed back by the combined force of the assembled Indian states led by the legendary Chandragupta. Still, as the Aryans begin to take control of Bactria, it appears they are poised to invade again...
The Yan Dynasty scores a huge victory against the Manchus, but they were helped by the subsuquent invasion by the Gobi Mongols. Much land is taken, and much rejoicing is done.
(Yan: -100 spearmen, -50 archers)
Shang unexpectedly surrenders, and everyone in Shu & Fuzhou breath a sigh of relief. That is, until the Mongols come south...
Silk & tea are both discovered and tea is made an Imperial monopoly. Economy is boosted well from this, as can be expected, but roads will be needed to fully take advantage...
Mori attempts an invasion of Taiwan, trying to take advantage of Taiwan's disunity. This obviously throws Taowang's plans out the window, as he now tries to gain a temporary alliance with Shao-li and the Fuzhou faction. Mori Ninjas assassinate the Fuzhou leader, causing a disarray in the armies of the Fuzhou Faction. Still, with thier knowledge of the landscape and a very large fighting force, Shao-li & Taowang have pushed the Mori back. Not helping is that the Mori depended on the
(Taiwan overall: -100 spearmen, -100 archers)(Mori: -200 spearmen, -100 archers, -50 Ninjas, -50 horsemen)
Diplomacy
From: Fuzhou & Shao-li
To: Mori
Remove your soldiers, this is a Taiwanese matter!
From: Kievan Rus
To: Sarmatia
Your operation goes well, we shall assist you.
From: Danes
To: Caledonia *secret*
Pay us well, and we will assist you.
Notes
stats later today or tomorrow morning
To Danes
From Calladonia
We will assist in warfare with the Vikings, as a reward you get to keep half of what the Scottish plunder (and your own) and a partition of the Viking Mainland, we will keep Iceland.
To Eire
From Calladonia
Do you wish to join us in our Crusade against the Norweigians? We ask you to join for the Glory of our Kingdoms.
To Northumbria
From Calladonia
It is time for us to honour our Age old aggreement and Destroy the Norwegians for the folly they have made.
*Public Announcement*
To The Norweigians
From Calladonia
Know that what you have wrought is the beginning of the end for you. We will use your women and Children as slaves keep your eld in Pig pens, and leave your bones to crystalise in your Northen Wastes.
*Send A Norwegian national to the Ruler of Norway, have his Ears cut off, his beard shaved, Tatto him with Calladonian dyes showing scenes of the desctruction and blood that await them. And lastly remove his "manhood".*
Yup you guessed it, I'm slightly annoyed, don't make me angry.
From Calladonia
We will assist in warfare with the Vikings, as a reward you get to keep half of what the Scottish plunder (and your own) and a partition of the Viking Mainland, we will keep Iceland.
To Eire
From Calladonia
Do you wish to join us in our Crusade against the Norweigians? We ask you to join for the Glory of our Kingdoms.
To Northumbria
From Calladonia
It is time for us to honour our Age old aggreement and Destroy the Norwegians for the folly they have made.
*Public Announcement*
To The Norweigians
From Calladonia
Know that what you have wrought is the beginning of the end for you. We will use your women and Children as slaves keep your eld in Pig pens, and leave your bones to crystalise in your Northen Wastes.
*Send A Norwegian national to the Ruler of Norway, have his Ears cut off, his beard shaved, Tatto him with Calladonian dyes showing scenes of the desctruction and blood that await them. And lastly remove his "manhood".*
Yup you guessed it, I'm slightly annoyed, don't make me angry.
Ok Ripping this Again
Chosen swordsmen are the Druids of eld improved and armed with the finest swords available. Superbly skilled and extremely tough, they are not naturally inclined to fight as a group. They are very well equipped with the finest swords that the smiths can make, along with chainmail armour and large shields. They are an intimidating sight for any enemy. Most groups of Chosen are led by a Druid, Who brings Wisdom to the Group. They basically have control over them.
Chosen swordsmen are the Druids of eld improved and armed with the finest swords available. Superbly skilled and extremely tough, they are not naturally inclined to fight as a group. They are very well equipped with the finest swords that the smiths can make, along with chainmail armour and large shields. They are an intimidating sight for any enemy. Most groups of Chosen are led by a Druid, Who brings Wisdom to the Group. They basically have control over them.
A crowd has gathered outside the Palace, they had heard of their Brothers and sisters, relatives taken away by the Norweigians, taken and enslaved. This made them angry, their Calladonian blood was beginning to boil, and when this happened a lot of people got hurt.
Donnchad mac Crínáin, the leader and Brain behind the country stepped outside to address the mob.
"The Norwegians have invaded our Nation, they have capture OUR people, enslaved people with our Blood. This enrages me as much as it enrages all off you, I promise that their will be no respite, no mercy for these Monsters,"
A trail of Norweigians, the few in the city are taken outside, followed by Druids with their Deadly Sickles, they are taken to a Stone Altar
"These men will be shown the anger I feel"
Screams of pain are heard as all but one of the men are de-limbed, cut open alive and chopped into fine pieces, the Last Nowegian is left standing, very pale.
Addressing the last remaining man
"This is but a token of our retribution, you bear the important position of carrying the "message" to your *spits* King, but we shall not let you go unpunished"
The man Screams as The Druids turn on him, shaving him, cutting his ears off, removing his 'manhood', and finally with a pulling motion from Donnchad, his tongue is ripped from his mouth. He is then Chained down and the Druids proceed to Work on his Body drawing intricte designs of death and destruction of the Norweigians.
Turning back to the mob
"Each week a new prisoner, scoured from our fair land will be returned in the same manner, bearing the limbs and Bloodied remains of the Norwegians you see before you.
I must ask of you people to make a contribution, to help build Naval Vessels of War, to Join the Army in our Holy Retribution. I beleive that in each of you there is the honour and nobility to make this Sacrifice for our people, for our revenge. This will be our moment of Glory. Their Will be no Surrender, we Are the Hand of Justice. We shall prevail."
OOC:
Donnchad mac Crínáin, the leader and Brain behind the country stepped outside to address the mob.
"The Norwegians have invaded our Nation, they have capture OUR people, enslaved people with our Blood. This enrages me as much as it enrages all off you, I promise that their will be no respite, no mercy for these Monsters,"
A trail of Norweigians, the few in the city are taken outside, followed by Druids with their Deadly Sickles, they are taken to a Stone Altar
"These men will be shown the anger I feel"
Screams of pain are heard as all but one of the men are de-limbed, cut open alive and chopped into fine pieces, the Last Nowegian is left standing, very pale.
Addressing the last remaining man
"This is but a token of our retribution, you bear the important position of carrying the "message" to your *spits* King, but we shall not let you go unpunished"
The man Screams as The Druids turn on him, shaving him, cutting his ears off, removing his 'manhood', and finally with a pulling motion from Donnchad, his tongue is ripped from his mouth. He is then Chained down and the Druids proceed to Work on his Body drawing intricte designs of death and destruction of the Norweigians.
Turning back to the mob
"Each week a new prisoner, scoured from our fair land will be returned in the same manner, bearing the limbs and Bloodied remains of the Norwegians you see before you.
I must ask of you people to make a contribution, to help build Naval Vessels of War, to Join the Army in our Holy Retribution. I beleive that in each of you there is the honour and nobility to make this Sacrifice for our people, for our revenge. This will be our moment of Glory. Their Will be no Surrender, we Are the Hand of Justice. We shall prevail."
OOC:
Communisto
Condottiere
To: Caledonia
From: Eire
We agree
From: Eire
We agree
'Mori depended on the ' depended on the What!!!!!???
To Taiwanese things (Possibly humans but i doubt it)
From Mori:
Join our grand empire and never fear the outside world again. Or... we will kill you.. yes that sounds good.
To Taiwanese things (Possibly humans but i doubt it)
From Mori:
Join our grand empire and never fear the outside world again. Or... we will kill you.. yes that sounds good.
das
Regeneration In Process
I don't see why would we ally with Shao-li. An alliance with him is impossible, otherwise we would have allied with him against the Fuzhou, which we didn't.
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