Story (from "Report on Fallcrazies"):
I am Jonathan Cross of the Scientific Restoration Organisation (SRO), of the Biopsychological subunit. This is the report on the Homo Insaniteus (we will have to check spelling if we manage to salvage any latin dictionaries from the landing site, but I am sure it is the right one), better known as the "Fallcrazies".
First of all - the simple facts, according to the popular theory. These were ordinary humans that, due to the stress of the landing, have reverted to insane animal-like state, resembling the Neanderthals. They are suspected to be spread out throughout all or most of the land surface of Aphrodite. They can work in groups and have crude settlements, as well as demi-sentient leaders who seem to have developed some sort of a religion or a cult. They are very hostile to all of the Homo Sapiens.
Let us take a look on the history of our encounters with them. Upon landing, the First Island Nation and Arishna citizens DID NOT notice them. We noticed them when exploring, and located them in the jungle they ferociously defended. At that point, we decided they were completely on the animal mind level. During the First War, also known as the Jungle War, we encountered a crude fortification, and soon aftewards, their leaders. It was certain, we thought, that they could perform simple tasks when guided by their leaders. And here we see the first flaw in the popular theory. If we agree that leaders CAN indeed design something like the jungle fortifications, why can they not come up with more advanced ideas - just like we did? But let us leave that at open. Later we encountered them on the Second Island, to the west, and on the Newland landmass, to the southeast. And finally, in Arishna territory, beginning the Arishna Liberation War against a larger group of fallcrazies. At that point, they also had a more advanced settlement and a stronghold. Recently, rumors of them having cannons came in. Nothing like that was sighted amongst the rest.
Let me begin now on what I understand now. They did not revert to animal state. They became a different human subspecies with a different mindset, perhaps to some extent like that of predatory mammals, to some extent of neanderthals, and finally - to that of the ants - they do work together, when with leaders. This is not to say that they are not a threat - they are an even bigger threat if that is so. And their technology and mindset is evolving, well, that of the leaders is. They did not have much at first, I suppose. Later, they begun buildign crude settlements and fortifications. Then - advanced settlement. Now - gunpowder. They will continue to evolve, to fight with us - and we will do the same. That is it.
(What is following afterwards was edited out and the author was sent to psychotherapy.)
But there are some other facts, a working theory which could be disapproved only with more information - which we seem to gather about them as we fight. Did they truelly change due to the stress of landing? Or was it something else? Here are some more facts - the strange disturbance on the third moon of Aphrodite. The strange disturbances that take place even now. And the leaders saying of a greater force. Those of you with an overly rational mindset are recommended not to read the following.
What did we seek in space? What did we always think is somewhere... out there? Other sentient lifeforms. We also always thought that at least some of them will try to wipe us out or to enslave us. Why did we think they would not be more sophisticated in that? Here is my final conclusion. All of the disturbances were caused by alien technology, which altered and then contacted the fallcrazies as they are known. They told them to destroy us, they felt us, those whom they didn't reach, to be a threat, if not militarilly then socially. They assist the fallcrazies, they help them recover our lost knowledge step by step. They are our enemies, and they are very close.
- Proffessor Jonathan Cross
Diplo:
From: First Island Nation
To: Arishna
It would seem that they are gaining knowledge. But worry not - even if these rumors are true, we will still soon develop gunpowder on our own. And besides, they are underorganized. We should launch a final assault of their main fortress. Even if they have gunpowder, we can risk some casualties to prevent them reaching something even more advanced. Agreed?
P.S. Can we use your catapult design for our new ship type?
Orders:
- Continue wonder (3/4)
- Grow army (can I grow army as horseant cavalry?)
- Grow education.
- Continue working on gunpowder. And tell my people to SPEED IT UP!
- 30 soldiers to continue expanding over the First Island.
- 30 soldiers on Newland to attack the fallcrazy settlement there.
- Islander Militia to advance to the new frontline.
- 100 (?) soldiers on Arishna to launch one final assault on the fallcrazy stronghold, gunpowder or not gunpowder. If the body toll is over 20, retreat.
IF THE ARISHNA AGREE ABOUT THE CATAPULTS AND IF IT'S NOT TOO BIG A LEAP FROM RAFTS
- Create new Sea UU - Catapult Trireme (the first real ship in tis world, very strong but rather slow and tends to be inaccurate especially when firing on moving targets.)
- Also try to create ordinary galleys or triremes to replace the rafts.