staznesV: Gateway to an Alternate World

To Yan
From Shu

The all great High Lord has changed his mind and would agree to a "Olipoly" on silk if you are indeed gifted by the Gods and gain the secret.
 
To: Shu
From: Yan

Excellent. May both our nations (and Fuzhou if they want in) prosper together.

OOC: hmm if i want to build the great wall, would that be a project or a line of fortification?
 
great wonder, if you mean the great wall like in RL. Waaay to big for a normal fortification.
 
OOC: and plus, the great wall we see today were built by the Ming Dynasty, around 3000 years in the future according to the year we're in rite now.
 
OOC: i mean the ones built by the various warring states and eventually connected by qin
 
“Victory in Shang we have, surrendered indeed. Now the reign of the glorious Shu, which is not a dynasty, stretches from the foothills of Xinjian to the shores of the Great Western Ocean. Celebrate this great victory we must, by holding a grand parade in Laoti, including a march of the Forever Victorious Army of Shu. I declare that a month from today shall be the beginning of a New Era, and that day thereafter will be known as New Year’s Day since it is also the first day of the first month two months after the Winter Solstice where the Gods in Heaven were the closes to the Mortal Realm. There at the parade shall be Dragon and Lion Dancers to show the Gods our appreciation of their gifts and to bring good luck to Shu. Be sure to bring your children and call for all your relatives that in a month the grandest festival in the World so far shall be held in Laoti and to miss it would be like missing meeting a Heavenly Lord in Mortal Realms.”

The news quickly spread of the parade, and thousands from the provincial cities, the countryside, and even some from Yan, Fuzhou and the Xinjian tribes flocked to the capitol city of Laoti to see this festival of a “lifetime.” The High Lord had used all his resources to prepare a festival unrivaled and had promised it. And when it came, it was glorious and grand indeed, and at the day of the festival all of Laoti was filled some inns had 20 people sleeping in one room and even in the lobby to fit all the guests!

In the morning and early afternoon, an estimate of 300 Lions (100 of each color gold, red and green) and 150 Dragons went throughout Laoti whose avenues and boulevards were filled with people and people going around selling snacks and food. Then the lions participated in the ritual grabbing for the red envelope put in some obscure location surrounded by obstacles and the winning lion actors were granted large sums of money and honor. The dragons during the lion ritual, commenced to going around the city and performing for the people that didn’t see any dragons yet. At noon, splendid banquets were held in the numerous restaurants of Laoti free of charge to the people paid by the High Lord out of his personal treasury. In the afternoon the Forever Victorious Army marched through the streets of Laoti with gongs, flutes, and other musical instruments and was showered with flowers and etc from the people.

Last but not least was what happened at night, the High Lord surprised everyone. Before sunset, loyal government workers had moved to position at different parts of the city and after sunset proceed to lightly drop small gold coins small enough that if it hit someone, a kid, elderly, or middle age it wouldn’t injure anyone. After the first coins were dropped, the people were exhilarated and screams of joy and compliments to the High Lord were heard throughout Laoti. The day ended rather auspiciously in Laoti with everyone content and happy returning to their lodging and the day later most departed from Laoti going back to their homes with gifts and presents bought at a cheap price at the festival as well as compliments of the High Lord back to their city and villages. Thence forward, it was tradition for the wealthy families of the cities to sponsor a New Year’s Festival for the people as a day of fun and enjoyment.

The High Lord Rang Xi had literally bought the gratitude and loyalty of the People of Shu.
 
Somewhere near Pataliputra, Dravidia

“A white lion? Are you certain?”

“Yes, emperor. It was sighted just north of the Ganges, a few miles west of here. The villagers swear it has glowing red eyes; farmers are claiming a dozen losses to it.”

Chandragupta sighed deeply. “I had hoped you would deliver news of the movements of the forces of Kura, not some phantom apparition.”

“Good sir,” Raj began again, “I’ve seen it with mine own eyes, I swear.”

“Have you?” Chandragupta asked curiously. “You are certain?”

“Well...” Raj spread his hands helplessly. “It was late one night, cold, I remember the moon was behind me, and as I rode along, lantern in hand, I saw a white shadow slink across the road ahead of me. Scared me out of my wits.”

“Very well. It may as well be real. But that is not the matter. The matter is what the hell Kura is up to. And Bactria.”

He contemplated the map before him, ignoring Raj’s rambling tales of encounters with this white lion. Kura was at a crossroads, no doubt, and that would be his battleground against the Bactrians, if all went well...

************************

The army, drawn up into battle formation, was an impressive force. Over a thousand men all told, it would outnumber the forces of Kura for the time being, at least until the Bactrians could deploy fully forward. Dozens of banners floated above the army like strange ghostly beings, bearing the sigil of the Magadhan Empire... Which, he mused, was that of a tiger and white lion, combatant, paw to paw. There were tigers aplenty, yes, but the fact that a white lion had been sighted... Was this a premonition of some kind?

He shook off the thoughts and rode to the fore of the army. The spears stood in patient ranks, the archers behind them, and the war elephants stood, trumpeting gently, in the sea of them. All were drawn up facing the front. Facing him, as it were. He smiled. This, leading men, this was what he was born for.

“Soldiers of Magadha!” he called, and silence suddenly reigned, absolute.

“Soldiers of Magadha!” he called again, and went on, “Soldiers of Dravidia! Soldiers of the Ganges! A foreign invader has come into our world! They ride from the Hindu Kush, bearing arms against us for no better reason than that they wish to take what is ours!

“They ride not out of glory, nor for honor. They might claim this war is in the name of religion, but they have bastardized Hinduism, made it impure, and instituted slavery over many of their own people. This is not about religion or fame to them. For them, it is simple greed.

“They ride forth out of a desire to clutch at a few more pieces of gold than they previously held. They desire much...

“But I, soldiers of Dravidia, will not let this menace pass me! I will not watch it slink by, engulfing the world in blackness! No, I will fight!

“Soldiers of Magadha! We fight for the right to be free! We fight for the right to keep what is ours! We fight not to destroy the enemy, no, we fight because if we do not fight, if we fail in our duties, then we shall see our cities burned. Sacked! Our wealth that we have worked so hard to build, stolen from under us. Our dearest wives, dragged out and taken by the enemy’s scum. Our children will live in bondage, forced to work for a master that cares not for their livelihood!

“I foresee a dark time in Dravidia. A time of darkness absolute, despair. The enemy will bring forth the Kali Yug, the age of destruction. Kali will take us all...

“That is, if you fail. But if you stand in your duties, if you fight with all your heart for the cause of freedom, we may be able to stave off this future of blackness. The enemy will be driven back, our people’s golden time will reign forever! Vishnu shall defend us!

“Soldiers of Dravidia, will you be lacking in courage or honor!?”



Orders sent.
 
u can't deny that north king is very persuasive though :p after reading it i can assume that his troop's morale and bravery will significantly increase.
 
woooooww, so many things happening this turn....i think ill skip on the spotlight for my sanity :D

very happy with order turnout, even if it took some people some time to get them in...;)

starting update, i like to take a good long while (within the day of course) so that I dont neglect a portion of the world because im tired or something
 
as a bit of an observation, its interesting to see how the two nations descendent from Atlantis have ended up liek the descendent kingdoms of Numenor from the lord of the rings; Tartessos is Gondor/Arnor, the proud keeper of the traditions of Numenor (Atlantis), Tingis is liek Umbar; a former colony, and a major one, and has risen to rpominacel but its people have turned to the dark, forign ways, and are now enimies of those who stayed on the path of light.
 
Xen - hmm... interesting...

Could it be a conspiracy? And are the penguins involved (or maybe the polar bears, but surely they would not act before warning me!)?
 
I think th epolar bears have been hand fed to long; and now they turn to bite the hand that fed them!
 
Update 8, 800bce- Uncertainty​

The great betrayal has begun. Caledonia, in an attempt to strike back at the bloodthirsty Norwiegens, coordinated an all out attack against them by sea and land, with the combined forces of the Caledonian, English, and Eireian militaries. Little did Crínáin know what the leaders of Eire and England were planning behind thier nack...
With the fleets of England and Caledonia together facing down a much larger Norwiegen fleet, all appeared going to plan. The Caledonian/English fleet would attack until Eire reinforcements came to bash the Norwiegens in a flank style attack at sea. But then something went horribly wrong. Sooner than they were supposed too, the English ships turned and fled. This led the Caledonians all by themselves. Still, Admiral Brucohel, believing that the Eire ships were still on thier way, persisted in the attack. Outnumbered by almost 3-1, the Caledonian fleet was battered and forced to retreat. On thier way back, another fleet was spotted...with the traditional flag of the Eire! It has been recalled that one Caledonian man actually yelled, "Thank the gods, the Eire fleet is here to save us" before the 100 ship fleet began thier charge. Before the hour was done, the entire Caledonian fleet had been sunk. The Second War for the British Isle. had begun.
(Caledonia: -entire fleet)(Eire: -10 ships)(Norway: -12 ships)

Predictably, the next step in this new war was the land invasion. Finally flexing thier muscle, the English army of Mercykillers landed behind Caledonias archaic fort line using the navy as it returned to English ports. As they landed behind the eastern most fort, it was soon discovered how little Caledonia had left defending its homeland. Much land was taken initially, but out of fear for a counter-attack into England, the commanders ordered a good portion of the army back home. This slowed the operation, and it even bogged right outside of the Caledonian capital. Conscription is popular in Caledonia as horror stories from England have not exactly made the Caledonians giddy with glee at the possibility of joining such a repressive regime...
(Caledonia: -50 archers, +1,000 conscripts)(England: -200 spearmen, -100 Mercykillers)

More bad news for Caledonia. Eire too has decided to invade, although theyve kept thier attacks largely to the islands surrounding Caledonia. Literally no casualties occur, except for one soldier who died tragically in a sheep stampede...
(Eire: -1 spearman)

Education flourishes in Eire as Gaelic Priests preach to the children and sometimes even the adults, across the island.
(Eire: +1 education)

An age of darkness has descended upon England. It is veiled by a new message from the Mercykillers, the Harmonium. The Harmonium is a universal harmony everyone has to accept...or else. Those who resist the Harmonium must be dealt with, for nothing can get in the way of the Universal Harmony the Harmonium promises.

"We have the Truth, You do not. Our proximity to the Truth
entitles us to oppress you; to force you to say and do
things in which you do not believe, to imprison and mutilate you,
and even to execute you, for your own good."

The Mercykillers have shown they believe this too the tee. Much like the RL Roman Colosseums, a structure has been built in the capital of York. It is called the Prisoner Carnival officially, but to outsiders its just known as the "Torture House". Lets just say it has kept the people in line....
(England: +1 culture)

Norway also believed the Caledonians had really recruited help. Orders did not come directly from the King, so the generals had to make thier own calls. The Danes attacked, but with no Caledonian support they had to go for a more blunt attack. This means an all out war in Scandinavia that has been brewing for centuries. So far the Danes have been gaining, as they have promised the other local Viking clans thier land back in the even Norway is defeated, but the war is far from over. Caledonia, with no fleet, is unable to try its counter-attack in Iceland.
(Norway: -150 spearmen, -50 archers, -6 galleys)(Danes: -50 spearmen, -50 archers, -10 galleys)

With peace now established, Tartessos and Tingis settle on spheres of influence. Tingis claims North Africa as its domain, with Tartessos claiming Western Europe. Seeing this as a sign of aggression, the Kingdom of Tahret allies with Cordoba too attempt any domination of the Iberian peninsula. It appears war may soon be coming to this land aswell...

Astile conquers much of Etrusca, but not exactly as they planned. Rather then being able to use the roads to plunder the rich nation, Etruscan generals noticed the weakness of thier stretched army and retreated to northern Italy barely in time to hold off a vicious Astile attack. Much of eastern Etrusca has fallen to Astile, and only by some luck did Etrusca manage to stop the charge into Italy itself. Taranto may be looking to intervene to stop such a thing from occuring...
(Astile: -400 Alupi, -60 Metari)(Etrusca: -200 spearmen, -300 archers)

The slave trade has truly begun. Slaves from war-torn countries are being sold across Europe, especially in places like Astile and Daneland. While it is a sad tale of humanity, it does help the economies of some of these countries.
(+1 extra eco to Astile, England, Daneland, and Galicia use for THIS TURN ONLY!!!)

Winterfellian soldiers stop thier march on Lappland for now...they await word from thier higher ups...

Borie Rus is overrun, by combined Sarmatian, Kievan, and Tueton forces. The Kievans are rather angry that the Teutons came in so late and gained land for essentially no casualties. Some rebellions have popped up, which should be dealt with quickly

Now to the epic struggle that is the Great War. King Julius' army finds great success in the battles towards the capital of Hattusus, and his battalion soon finds the city. Instead of taking it, they instead decide to lay siege to it. Not necessarily the best strategy, as the Hittites have managed to pool thier resources and construct another army. It appears to be marching to meet Emperor Julius' soldiers...
(Byzantines: -100 spearmen, -50 archers, -100 swordsmen)

Mursilis, desperate for a victory and needing to escape this predicament he was in, ordered a general charge of Nicasus. The attack was a success, but with much Hittite blood sacrificed in the process. Another attack by a large group of Byzantine swordsmen have made this a wild goose chase. Unfortunately for Mursilis though, his supplies are running low and it is unlikely they can take Constantinople with his current number of soldiers. As a way to spite the Byzantines, Mursilis has burned both Ephesus and Nicasus.
(Byzantines: -300 swordsmen)

With the establishment of a Rashkan Prince, the Rashkans are finally content to stop the fighting. A permanent Spartan patrol has been established in the area aswell.

Athens, Sparta, and Byzantium begin reaping benefits from a lucrative mediterranean trade route.
(Sparta, Athens, Byzantium +1 economy level)

Africa and the Middle-East are quiet again this century. Zululand easily conquers most of South Africa, but is pushed back almost to thier own capital when they attempt to strike Oranje with less than they really should have....
(Zululand: -150 spearmen)

East Asia is more active. The Taiwanese civil war is definately favoring Taowang though, as many view Shao-li as a heretic. Especially since he has been caught apparently trying to feed the starved Mori...a move many question. With Mori assistance, suprisingly on Taowang's side, Shao-li himself was assassinated! This led to utter chaos in the Shao-li faction, with the Taowang faction taking it over rather easily. Many of the citizens though are then purged, as part of a cleansing of the treasonous ones you could say. Fuzhou is slightly tougher, but is falling quickly to the combined Mori/Taowang forces. This could quickly lead to further reinforcements from the motherland in mainland China but we will see....perhaps negotiations could be reached.
(Shao-li destroyed)(Taowang: -150 spearmen, -100 archers)(Mori: -50 spearmen, -100 archers, -20 Ninjas)

An attack goes as planned for the Shu, after the Xinjian Ruler was assassinated by a Shu seductress...this gave the Shu the perfect oppurtunity in the ensueing chaos to attack.
(Shu: -100 spearmen, -100 archers)

Great profits are coming in from the Silk Trade, rivaling that of the Mediterranean trade. Fuzhans and Yanese look at Shu with great envy..
(+2 economy levels to Shu)

Now to India, finally to India. It appears, much to God's disdain, the two greatest military minds aswell as the most indepth tactics writers ever seen on Earth have come in command of Bactria and Magadha. For the hell of it, they have a war and really make god confused. :D

Magadhan and Bactria, aswell as thier allies, clash. The first battle is between Gujurat and Bactria, which Bactria quickly proves victorious. Smaller attacks after the main battle are what really hurts, as Bactria is mainly using the land as a transport to attack Magadhan directly. Army 1 of Bactria moves through Gujurat, hampered by guerrila attacks, and soon finds itself trying to defend thier allies in Kura. A gigantic battle has been formed in the unclaimed lands in the middle of India. Magadhan Kali elephants spearhead an attack that soon overwhelms the Bactrian allies, with a bulk of Magadhans allies armies in that area.
As can be predicted though, another attack comes from Bactria. This one goes straight over the nuetral country of Harappa, striking the Magadhans hard. Thier Kali elephants are destroyed on the battlefield against a new threat...Bactrian ballistas. This blow has not totally destroyed Magadhan moral though, and thier infantry have held the line steady vs the Bactrians so far.


Diplomacy

From: Fuzhou
To: Taowang

Pay us 2 economy levels or we will be forced to reinforce our regime in Taiwan.

From: Kievan Rus
To: Sarmatia

Tell the Teutons to leave!

Notes

tell me if i forgot anything...

panda and nk, sorry if i messed something up which im almost certain i did with the volume of your orders...
 
you know, i dont think you really need a map....





























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