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stJNES: Across Generations
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stJNES: Across Generations
Update 1, 2000b.c.
The warring tribes of Egypt have always been. At least that is the legend. At times various tribes would ally with others to form a super tribe that would momentarily conquer dozens of other tribes, but they would soon fall from within or another “super” tribe. It wasn’t until the legendary Narmer, king of the Theben tribe, wielded a strong army that conquered all the way to the delta, forging one large Egyptian empire.
But it was not to last. Upon his death, Narmer left two sons who legitimately claimed the throne as demi-god. Civil war soon broke out, with one king in the north and one in the south, effectively establishing two separate kingdoms. As years went by and dynasties past, upper and lower Egypt fought each other for the right to rule a united empire. Alas, it wasn’t in the cards, and the two remain separated to this day.
The economies of the two Egypts are relatively diverse, reflecting the difference between the more rugged and stronger Upper Egyptians compared to the relative weak but more numerous Lower Egyptians. The south is focused around the cultivation of primarily wheat in the narrow valley while relying heavily on sheep herding in the dryer regions, while the north has a wide variety of crops ranging from wheat to pomegranates and melons, and highly involved in the art of trading, mostly with the Mesopotamians but also with the Hellenic world.
But while Lower Egypt may have the edge on economic prosperity, Upper Egypt has the possibility on expansion. Campaigns are constantly waged against the poorly organized Nubians in the south, usually with gold as a goal, to feed the coffers and the armies of Upper Egypt.
The stability of the region is still very much in question, with each new Pharaoh comes the possibility of a renewed war for unity and empire.
As we leave the fertile valley of Egypt adorned with mud brick huts and cultivated fields, we travel across the widespread sand dunes and the barbaric people of the badlands of the Sahara, and eventually arrive upon a rather tropical coast home to the Manwai, who take their name from their bustling ancient city. The people of Manwai are completely linked to their city, having existed for as long as time can remember. It is said, in legends, that the people migrated to Manwai from the far west, across a small straight, and along the desert coast for miles until the leader of the clan died in a hunt. It was on his burial sight that the city was founded, and the people prospered.
The land having little to offer, the Manwai found that animal domestication was perhaps the best way to make a living, favoring sheep and cattle. It wasn’t until contact with the Egyptians was made when irrigation became available to the farmers, who grow wheat and olives for trade.
But not all is farming and herding to the Manwai. A strict code of military evolved quickly to the needs of the people as sporadic barbaric attacks by the Garamantes in the south created the need for a trained and numerous army. Having been a relatively peaceful people before, the Manwai quickly learned the art of war in this new harsh environment.
Manwai is part of the most prosperous trade route in the ancient world, with trade stretching across the African coast, traveled by both cart and horse as well as camel caravans and canoe on the coast. The prosperous trade is usually Manwai olives for Cyrene or Tunisian ivory and wheat. The Olive Trade is the most integral part of the Manwai economy, and for that the Manwai have become adept merchants.
From the great Olive Trade and the port of Manwai, the choppy Mediterranean soon gives way to a small, rocky island that we will bypass for now and instead settle upon a city of seven hills, that of the Romans.
Rome began as a settlement founded by two brothers, one of which eventually died and left the new city-state to his brother, Romulus. Henceforth, Rome is the sight of the very first beginning of a democratic state, with the election of a new King after the death of the old, by a small group of wise men. The relative stableness of the system has lent itself to a rather fast-growing city, and eventually a multi-city empire.
To the south lay the Latins, the origins of the Romans. These barbarians, though held close to heart to many Romans, are the first to come under the attack of Rome’s armies. The Latins resisted heavily, giving chase to many Roman armies, and finally defeating the last army in 2150b.c.
The Etruscans in the north have been more then friendly toward Rome, joining the Roman Kingdom and eventually becoming a mighty force in of themselves in the form of expert armies. The Umbrians, though, have taken their lessons from the Latins in their ferocious resistance to the Roman Kingdom.
Neighbors of the Roman kingdom include the Ligurians to the north and the Sicilians in the Mediterranean Sea. So far they have remained peaceful, but the continued expansionist policy of the Romans does worry the many who lay in its path.
From the rocky and sunny Mediterranean coast, our travel takes us across the mighty snow-capped mountains with the narrow mountain passes to the rolling wet hills of the other side. Here, the Celts have lived in isolation for thousands of years. Having traveled from the east centuries ago, the Celts populated this fertile land quickly, expelling the natives to Iberia and the northern islands. The next centuries were full of hunter gatherers and shaman leaders until the tribe of Averni.
Once just a small tribe, insignificant and unimportant as the next Celtic tribe, the Averni discovered the secret of farming. Some say it came from a Roman convoy in the region, others say it was a vision seen by a farmer in a dream, whatever the truth may be, the Averni quickly utilized their new strength. The population exploded. The old tribal system soon became inefficient to control the population. When the last tribal leader died from a fever, the elders decided to take control without a leader. The new Council, as they call themselves, consisted of elders from every part of Averni, and convened in the new village of Gergovia.
Averni economy is highly based around farming. Among the staple crops of the region are wheat and barely, but also the Averni are highly skilled animal domesticators, including sheep and cattle. Very little to no trade is conducted by the Averni, having only one other civilization they know about exist.
The Andorrans to the south are actually a hybrid of Celtic and Iberian populations. They are a mountain people, hiding away in the small river valleys of the Pyrenees Mountains. But they are fierce when invaded. Countless tribal battles with other minor Celtic tribes have seen the dooms of these tribes who dared penetrate the Pyrenees. Small contact between the Averni and the Andorrans exist, but mostly it is isolation for the both of these peoples.
Traveling east and through the dense forests and across great rivers, we come to the Saxon Kingdom. Here, the people called Saxons migrated as part of the great migrations from the east, and founded this kingdom along the Elbe River, from the city of Dresden. It seems that the Saxons brought with them the secrets of agriculture, and some believe that it is actually from the Saxons that the rest of Europe learned the technique of farming.
The Saxons, though, are actually heavy animal domesticators, being the huge meat eaters they are. The Saxons are adept herders, as they are ranchers.
But the Saxons did not migrate alone. With them came the Franks, who have yet to build their own cities and unify under one leader as have the Saxons. The Franks, who occupy the northern forests and flatlands, are highly aggressive, taking any chance they have to invade and pillage the established villages of the Saxons. Also to the northeast are the last group that migrated with the Saxons. The Lustians have established their own civilization, one that is much like the Saxons. King Olaf of Lustia is actually half Saxon, as is the royal bloodline of the Lustians. That is not to say that these two states are friendly. Far from it. Constant skirmishes have left the small armies of these bands withered and battle-harden.
Before the Saxon and Frank invasion, however, there lived a peaceful people here, a people who lived in harmony with the earth for generations. These people, the Poles, were almost eradicated with the coming of the Saxons and Franks. Pushed from their native lands, what was left of the native Poles migrated east, taking up residence along a great river, which they named the Vistula. Here the Poles copied the Saxon art of agriculture, and began to rebuild their shattered lives.
The Poles soon became stronger then they had dreamed, having repopulated much of what the Saxons killed off, plus even more. Soon small villages turned into towns, and then into cities even. A meager life it remained here on the steppe, but the Poles persevered and have become a mighty force in the region.
Trade is even present in the small Kingdom, being the end of a huge and ancient trade route, reaching hundreds of miles into the barbaric steppe northeast, winding through dense forests, chilled mountains, and dozens of likes and rivers until finally ending at the gates of St. Brahesburg, a city named after the Goddess of fertility, Brahe, of the Finno-Ugrian tribe that inhabits the area. The Fennians, as they call themselves, are a beacon of civilization in what would be a barren and hunter-gatherer-dominated region of the world. The climate makes it tough to farm, and so much of the Fennian food comes from hunts and animal domestication. The Ancient Trade Route with the Poles is a lifeline that the Fennians benefit immensely from, especially in the form of food products such as wheat and cereals.
Before crossing into the Balkans and finally ending the Hellenic World, lets not forget that lonely island, the one that peers its ugly head across the small channel of water north of the Averni. This habitable and Gaullic island is infact the sight of a struggle for a small group of Saxons who took to the seas while their brethren settled into the nation of Saxony. These Saxons, or Sexons as they soon began to be called on account of their odd religious practices, soon landed on this island already full of banished Gauls. The Sexons soon went through another transformation, intermingling with the native Angles who were busy resisting the Gauls, and becoming the Anglo-Sexonians.
These Anglo-Sexonians are actually a very fierce bunch. Highly outnumbered by the immigrated Gauls, the Anglo-Sexonians rely on their brute toughness and skill in fighting to make up for their lack of numbers. They are also intelligent, playing many of the Gaulic tribes up against each other, preventing any kind of unity.
The Anglo village of London soon became the Anglo-Sexonian city, the largest concentration of population in the whole island, and the site of the Anglo-Sexonian king, a Saxon from the line of Saxons that emigrated from Europe.
Finally, we enter the mountaneous and harsh terrain of the Hellenic World, home to the three great empires of the Aegean, Argos, Athens and Byzantium. First we start with the Athenians and Argos, sworn enemies since their founding. From when they were just tribes, the Athenians have always been interested in finding an empire, one that would cover the whole of the Aegean. But with the founding of Argos, the Athenians have had to struggle for dominance in the region. Cities like Delphi and Thebes were hard-fought battles, with many interferences on the part of Argos.
The city of Argos was founded by a group of warriors who were actually banned from the city of Athens for their incessant ways of violence. It was in the barren lands of Peloponnesia that they founded their city and interbred with the natives of Sparta and Corinth, creating a race of hard-willed and skilled warriors. The economy is mostly self-sustaining, without any outrageous riches or international trade.
The Athenians on the other hand have been founded on pillars of law and mercantilism. Since the conquering of Thebes and Delphi, the Athenians have become even more rich, with uninterrupted trade highly favoring the Athenian side with these two cities.
Across the Aegean, the Sardisians have established a kingdom under the shadow of their northern neighbors, the Byzantines. Since the founding of the city, the Byzantines have relied heavily on the protection of the high walls and endless underground wells that make the city so fertile to ancient life. The city is in face the largest city in the world in terms of population. It is also rather rich, being the gateway into the black sea for many merchants who wish to fish.
Moving to the land between the two rivers, a land of boundless fertility and the site of the most populated region on earth, the sight of the two warring nations, Mesopotamia. Sumer, the ancient Kingdom of Mesopotamia, has existed for centuries, for as long as memory can serve. It is in fact the oldest nation in the world, the first peoples to have discovered agriculture and indeed the first people to build the oldest city in the world, Ur. The Sumerians were the dominate people of Mesopotamia until the Great Migration. Aye, another migration to accompany the other migration, that of the Saxons etc.
The founding fathers of Babylon came from the thin fertile strip of land that borders the Mediterranean. Yes, they came from the land of Tyre and Sidon. These people, once captives of Egypt, were expelled from Egypt to the Sinai, from where they traveled north to the Levantine coast, and finally across the barren landscape and into Mesopotamia, bringing with them their own culture and religion. The Jews soon adapted to life in Mesopotamia and thrived. According to Jewish legend, they were to found the holy city of Babylon in the land between two great rivers. And so it was here that Babylon was founded, by the emigrated Jews.
Of course the monotheism and Egypto-Semetic-Mesopotamian fused culture was not taken very well by the Sumerians. As the nation of Babylon expanded and expanded, it soon caught the attention of Ur, who sent armies to crush the thriving city-state. Unfortunately for them, the Jews were ready for this and sent their own army, crushing the Sumerians and ending the Sumerian-dominated era, ushering in a new time of duel-domination and a struggle between the two superpowers of Mesopotamia.
Across the endless sand dunes and deathly hot terrain, we come to the last nation of the middle east. Here, the city of Muscat is a haven amongst the drought-ridden barren landscape. The Kingdom of Muscat indeed is 85% the city of Muscat, the other 15% of the people live in small villages throughout the landscape, usually farming the luxury Frankincense for sale to the Persians in the north or even into the port of Ur in Sumer.
The rich city is almost always under attack from thieves and nomads of the desert, but thus far they have managed to survive.
Across thousands of miles of jungle, desert, grasslands and mountains, we cross a beautiful sea and then come to the isolated fishing Kingdom of Srivijaya. The people are natural fishers, living off of the sea, and indeed a lot of rice. The Srivijayans are a peaceful people, not having many neighbors to challenge their dominance, but also they are peaceful traders with those weaker then them.
Their cities are some of the most organized and beautiful in the world. It is really a marvel that the Srivijayans have created such a paradise in an otherwise harsh jungle. The cities are made of stone, and sometimes painted different colors using the pigments of the many tropical flowers found in the terrain. The cities are a marvel in of themselves. The Srivijayans are masters of the mathematics, organizing and measuring the capital in such a way that it is very efficient, and certain parts line up correctly with north and south, east and west.
Srivijaya is not alone on this side of Asia though, one other civilization exists in this otherwise backward region of the world. On a small island in the middle of a raging sea, the Kingdom of Tamna is indeed isolated in the strictest sense. The island nation is possibly the world’s smallest organized nation, with less then a few thousand citizens, but is also the world’s most peaceful. The Tamnans started off united, not a soul has died in combat. The island thrives as the Srivijayans do, through incessant fishing. There is little else to do on the island, anyways.
If we take a Srivijayan fishing boat and ride the current to the great Pacific ocean, we would probably die. But if by some miracle the small boat had Twin 160 hp diesel motors and the grace of god, we would make it to the coast of North America, and probably meet a fisherman from the Hupan Confederation. He would probably procede to tell you about the great Confederation of all Hupan tribes, one that ties the Hupan villages of the region under one banner, that of the Confederation.
He would also tell you about his job. As a fisherman, he is one of thousands who support the economy of the Confederation. He would probably know a lot about pearl diving as well, seeing how the Confederation’s best asset is its trade with the Chinook tribe to the south, usually corn for pearls.
The Confederation also is bordered to the east by the Columbian tribe, the tribe that gives its name to the river that eventually runs through the Hupan Confederation and empties into the sea.
From here we will cross the great continent, bypassing the Mississippi and Dakota tribes, until we get to the largest single nation in North America. The Beothuk nation, a nation of war and unity. Starting out as an island of five nations, the island of the Beothuk nation was soon consolidated and incorporated into the Beothuk Empire, as it can now be called.
Starting as a humble fishing people, the Beothuks first conquered the Tapnans to their north, which sent them in a furry of war and campaigns. The Beothuk are indeed the first ancient “modern” nation of the North American continent. With the island secured, the Beothuk are indeed already looking into building a fleet of fishing ships to ferry the army to the unknown lands across the waters.
The Mississippi tribe, a tribe of lonely existence amongst other smaller and less fortunate peoples, is also a tribe of trade. Up and down the large Mississippi river, merchants travel to the various tribes and indeed the mighty Dakota to the north to spread their wealth and gather even more. The Mississippians grow a variety of crops including potatoes and corn, their diets consisting of the same and alligator.
The Mississippians are also warriors at heart, having fought for their clan to become the dominate clan in the region for countless generations until Loka, which many believed to have been half alligator, half man, conquered the Mississippian rivals and brought the clan out of obscurity and into the path of dominance.
Speaking of dominance, when we travel south through the hot deserts and high mountains of the mid continent, we come to the last nations to be spoken about today. The Aztecs are indeed the dominate empire of Central America, wielding an army hundreds more then their nearest rivals, the Olmecs.
The Aztecs are also adept builders, their capital city, Tenochtitlan being the largest and most beautiful city of the continent. Situated in the middle of a lake, the city is also the easiest to defend – and easiest to siege. Twice has the capital been sieged and the Aztecs almost brought down by a coalition of their hated conquered people, and twice have the Aztecs breaken through with their feared Jaguar Warriors, defenders of the city, and brought the Aztec Empire its strength.
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Update 1, 2000b.c.
The warring tribes of Egypt have always been. At least that is the legend. At times various tribes would ally with others to form a super tribe that would momentarily conquer dozens of other tribes, but they would soon fall from within or another “super” tribe. It wasn’t until the legendary Narmer, king of the Theben tribe, wielded a strong army that conquered all the way to the delta, forging one large Egyptian empire.
But it was not to last. Upon his death, Narmer left two sons who legitimately claimed the throne as demi-god. Civil war soon broke out, with one king in the north and one in the south, effectively establishing two separate kingdoms. As years went by and dynasties past, upper and lower Egypt fought each other for the right to rule a united empire. Alas, it wasn’t in the cards, and the two remain separated to this day.
The economies of the two Egypts are relatively diverse, reflecting the difference between the more rugged and stronger Upper Egyptians compared to the relative weak but more numerous Lower Egyptians. The south is focused around the cultivation of primarily wheat in the narrow valley while relying heavily on sheep herding in the dryer regions, while the north has a wide variety of crops ranging from wheat to pomegranates and melons, and highly involved in the art of trading, mostly with the Mesopotamians but also with the Hellenic world.
But while Lower Egypt may have the edge on economic prosperity, Upper Egypt has the possibility on expansion. Campaigns are constantly waged against the poorly organized Nubians in the south, usually with gold as a goal, to feed the coffers and the armies of Upper Egypt.
The stability of the region is still very much in question, with each new Pharaoh comes the possibility of a renewed war for unity and empire.
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As we leave the fertile valley of Egypt adorned with mud brick huts and cultivated fields, we travel across the widespread sand dunes and the barbaric people of the badlands of the Sahara, and eventually arrive upon a rather tropical coast home to the Manwai, who take their name from their bustling ancient city. The people of Manwai are completely linked to their city, having existed for as long as time can remember. It is said, in legends, that the people migrated to Manwai from the far west, across a small straight, and along the desert coast for miles until the leader of the clan died in a hunt. It was on his burial sight that the city was founded, and the people prospered.
The land having little to offer, the Manwai found that animal domestication was perhaps the best way to make a living, favoring sheep and cattle. It wasn’t until contact with the Egyptians was made when irrigation became available to the farmers, who grow wheat and olives for trade.
But not all is farming and herding to the Manwai. A strict code of military evolved quickly to the needs of the people as sporadic barbaric attacks by the Garamantes in the south created the need for a trained and numerous army. Having been a relatively peaceful people before, the Manwai quickly learned the art of war in this new harsh environment.
Manwai is part of the most prosperous trade route in the ancient world, with trade stretching across the African coast, traveled by both cart and horse as well as camel caravans and canoe on the coast. The prosperous trade is usually Manwai olives for Cyrene or Tunisian ivory and wheat. The Olive Trade is the most integral part of the Manwai economy, and for that the Manwai have become adept merchants.
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From the great Olive Trade and the port of Manwai, the choppy Mediterranean soon gives way to a small, rocky island that we will bypass for now and instead settle upon a city of seven hills, that of the Romans.
Rome began as a settlement founded by two brothers, one of which eventually died and left the new city-state to his brother, Romulus. Henceforth, Rome is the sight of the very first beginning of a democratic state, with the election of a new King after the death of the old, by a small group of wise men. The relative stableness of the system has lent itself to a rather fast-growing city, and eventually a multi-city empire.
To the south lay the Latins, the origins of the Romans. These barbarians, though held close to heart to many Romans, are the first to come under the attack of Rome’s armies. The Latins resisted heavily, giving chase to many Roman armies, and finally defeating the last army in 2150b.c.
The Etruscans in the north have been more then friendly toward Rome, joining the Roman Kingdom and eventually becoming a mighty force in of themselves in the form of expert armies. The Umbrians, though, have taken their lessons from the Latins in their ferocious resistance to the Roman Kingdom.
Neighbors of the Roman kingdom include the Ligurians to the north and the Sicilians in the Mediterranean Sea. So far they have remained peaceful, but the continued expansionist policy of the Romans does worry the many who lay in its path.
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From the rocky and sunny Mediterranean coast, our travel takes us across the mighty snow-capped mountains with the narrow mountain passes to the rolling wet hills of the other side. Here, the Celts have lived in isolation for thousands of years. Having traveled from the east centuries ago, the Celts populated this fertile land quickly, expelling the natives to Iberia and the northern islands. The next centuries were full of hunter gatherers and shaman leaders until the tribe of Averni.
Once just a small tribe, insignificant and unimportant as the next Celtic tribe, the Averni discovered the secret of farming. Some say it came from a Roman convoy in the region, others say it was a vision seen by a farmer in a dream, whatever the truth may be, the Averni quickly utilized their new strength. The population exploded. The old tribal system soon became inefficient to control the population. When the last tribal leader died from a fever, the elders decided to take control without a leader. The new Council, as they call themselves, consisted of elders from every part of Averni, and convened in the new village of Gergovia.
Averni economy is highly based around farming. Among the staple crops of the region are wheat and barely, but also the Averni are highly skilled animal domesticators, including sheep and cattle. Very little to no trade is conducted by the Averni, having only one other civilization they know about exist.
The Andorrans to the south are actually a hybrid of Celtic and Iberian populations. They are a mountain people, hiding away in the small river valleys of the Pyrenees Mountains. But they are fierce when invaded. Countless tribal battles with other minor Celtic tribes have seen the dooms of these tribes who dared penetrate the Pyrenees. Small contact between the Averni and the Andorrans exist, but mostly it is isolation for the both of these peoples.
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Traveling east and through the dense forests and across great rivers, we come to the Saxon Kingdom. Here, the people called Saxons migrated as part of the great migrations from the east, and founded this kingdom along the Elbe River, from the city of Dresden. It seems that the Saxons brought with them the secrets of agriculture, and some believe that it is actually from the Saxons that the rest of Europe learned the technique of farming.
The Saxons, though, are actually heavy animal domesticators, being the huge meat eaters they are. The Saxons are adept herders, as they are ranchers.
But the Saxons did not migrate alone. With them came the Franks, who have yet to build their own cities and unify under one leader as have the Saxons. The Franks, who occupy the northern forests and flatlands, are highly aggressive, taking any chance they have to invade and pillage the established villages of the Saxons. Also to the northeast are the last group that migrated with the Saxons. The Lustians have established their own civilization, one that is much like the Saxons. King Olaf of Lustia is actually half Saxon, as is the royal bloodline of the Lustians. That is not to say that these two states are friendly. Far from it. Constant skirmishes have left the small armies of these bands withered and battle-harden.
Before the Saxon and Frank invasion, however, there lived a peaceful people here, a people who lived in harmony with the earth for generations. These people, the Poles, were almost eradicated with the coming of the Saxons and Franks. Pushed from their native lands, what was left of the native Poles migrated east, taking up residence along a great river, which they named the Vistula. Here the Poles copied the Saxon art of agriculture, and began to rebuild their shattered lives.
The Poles soon became stronger then they had dreamed, having repopulated much of what the Saxons killed off, plus even more. Soon small villages turned into towns, and then into cities even. A meager life it remained here on the steppe, but the Poles persevered and have become a mighty force in the region.
Trade is even present in the small Kingdom, being the end of a huge and ancient trade route, reaching hundreds of miles into the barbaric steppe northeast, winding through dense forests, chilled mountains, and dozens of likes and rivers until finally ending at the gates of St. Brahesburg, a city named after the Goddess of fertility, Brahe, of the Finno-Ugrian tribe that inhabits the area. The Fennians, as they call themselves, are a beacon of civilization in what would be a barren and hunter-gatherer-dominated region of the world. The climate makes it tough to farm, and so much of the Fennian food comes from hunts and animal domestication. The Ancient Trade Route with the Poles is a lifeline that the Fennians benefit immensely from, especially in the form of food products such as wheat and cereals.
Before crossing into the Balkans and finally ending the Hellenic World, lets not forget that lonely island, the one that peers its ugly head across the small channel of water north of the Averni. This habitable and Gaullic island is infact the sight of a struggle for a small group of Saxons who took to the seas while their brethren settled into the nation of Saxony. These Saxons, or Sexons as they soon began to be called on account of their odd religious practices, soon landed on this island already full of banished Gauls. The Sexons soon went through another transformation, intermingling with the native Angles who were busy resisting the Gauls, and becoming the Anglo-Sexonians.
These Anglo-Sexonians are actually a very fierce bunch. Highly outnumbered by the immigrated Gauls, the Anglo-Sexonians rely on their brute toughness and skill in fighting to make up for their lack of numbers. They are also intelligent, playing many of the Gaulic tribes up against each other, preventing any kind of unity.
The Anglo village of London soon became the Anglo-Sexonian city, the largest concentration of population in the whole island, and the site of the Anglo-Sexonian king, a Saxon from the line of Saxons that emigrated from Europe.
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Finally, we enter the mountaneous and harsh terrain of the Hellenic World, home to the three great empires of the Aegean, Argos, Athens and Byzantium. First we start with the Athenians and Argos, sworn enemies since their founding. From when they were just tribes, the Athenians have always been interested in finding an empire, one that would cover the whole of the Aegean. But with the founding of Argos, the Athenians have had to struggle for dominance in the region. Cities like Delphi and Thebes were hard-fought battles, with many interferences on the part of Argos.
The city of Argos was founded by a group of warriors who were actually banned from the city of Athens for their incessant ways of violence. It was in the barren lands of Peloponnesia that they founded their city and interbred with the natives of Sparta and Corinth, creating a race of hard-willed and skilled warriors. The economy is mostly self-sustaining, without any outrageous riches or international trade.
The Athenians on the other hand have been founded on pillars of law and mercantilism. Since the conquering of Thebes and Delphi, the Athenians have become even more rich, with uninterrupted trade highly favoring the Athenian side with these two cities.
Across the Aegean, the Sardisians have established a kingdom under the shadow of their northern neighbors, the Byzantines. Since the founding of the city, the Byzantines have relied heavily on the protection of the high walls and endless underground wells that make the city so fertile to ancient life. The city is in face the largest city in the world in terms of population. It is also rather rich, being the gateway into the black sea for many merchants who wish to fish.
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Moving to the land between the two rivers, a land of boundless fertility and the site of the most populated region on earth, the sight of the two warring nations, Mesopotamia. Sumer, the ancient Kingdom of Mesopotamia, has existed for centuries, for as long as memory can serve. It is in fact the oldest nation in the world, the first peoples to have discovered agriculture and indeed the first people to build the oldest city in the world, Ur. The Sumerians were the dominate people of Mesopotamia until the Great Migration. Aye, another migration to accompany the other migration, that of the Saxons etc.
The founding fathers of Babylon came from the thin fertile strip of land that borders the Mediterranean. Yes, they came from the land of Tyre and Sidon. These people, once captives of Egypt, were expelled from Egypt to the Sinai, from where they traveled north to the Levantine coast, and finally across the barren landscape and into Mesopotamia, bringing with them their own culture and religion. The Jews soon adapted to life in Mesopotamia and thrived. According to Jewish legend, they were to found the holy city of Babylon in the land between two great rivers. And so it was here that Babylon was founded, by the emigrated Jews.
Of course the monotheism and Egypto-Semetic-Mesopotamian fused culture was not taken very well by the Sumerians. As the nation of Babylon expanded and expanded, it soon caught the attention of Ur, who sent armies to crush the thriving city-state. Unfortunately for them, the Jews were ready for this and sent their own army, crushing the Sumerians and ending the Sumerian-dominated era, ushering in a new time of duel-domination and a struggle between the two superpowers of Mesopotamia.
Across the endless sand dunes and deathly hot terrain, we come to the last nation of the middle east. Here, the city of Muscat is a haven amongst the drought-ridden barren landscape. The Kingdom of Muscat indeed is 85% the city of Muscat, the other 15% of the people live in small villages throughout the landscape, usually farming the luxury Frankincense for sale to the Persians in the north or even into the port of Ur in Sumer.
The rich city is almost always under attack from thieves and nomads of the desert, but thus far they have managed to survive.
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Across thousands of miles of jungle, desert, grasslands and mountains, we cross a beautiful sea and then come to the isolated fishing Kingdom of Srivijaya. The people are natural fishers, living off of the sea, and indeed a lot of rice. The Srivijayans are a peaceful people, not having many neighbors to challenge their dominance, but also they are peaceful traders with those weaker then them.
Their cities are some of the most organized and beautiful in the world. It is really a marvel that the Srivijayans have created such a paradise in an otherwise harsh jungle. The cities are made of stone, and sometimes painted different colors using the pigments of the many tropical flowers found in the terrain. The cities are a marvel in of themselves. The Srivijayans are masters of the mathematics, organizing and measuring the capital in such a way that it is very efficient, and certain parts line up correctly with north and south, east and west.
Srivijaya is not alone on this side of Asia though, one other civilization exists in this otherwise backward region of the world. On a small island in the middle of a raging sea, the Kingdom of Tamna is indeed isolated in the strictest sense. The island nation is possibly the world’s smallest organized nation, with less then a few thousand citizens, but is also the world’s most peaceful. The Tamnans started off united, not a soul has died in combat. The island thrives as the Srivijayans do, through incessant fishing. There is little else to do on the island, anyways.
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If we take a Srivijayan fishing boat and ride the current to the great Pacific ocean, we would probably die. But if by some miracle the small boat had Twin 160 hp diesel motors and the grace of god, we would make it to the coast of North America, and probably meet a fisherman from the Hupan Confederation. He would probably procede to tell you about the great Confederation of all Hupan tribes, one that ties the Hupan villages of the region under one banner, that of the Confederation.
He would also tell you about his job. As a fisherman, he is one of thousands who support the economy of the Confederation. He would probably know a lot about pearl diving as well, seeing how the Confederation’s best asset is its trade with the Chinook tribe to the south, usually corn for pearls.
The Confederation also is bordered to the east by the Columbian tribe, the tribe that gives its name to the river that eventually runs through the Hupan Confederation and empties into the sea.
From here we will cross the great continent, bypassing the Mississippi and Dakota tribes, until we get to the largest single nation in North America. The Beothuk nation, a nation of war and unity. Starting out as an island of five nations, the island of the Beothuk nation was soon consolidated and incorporated into the Beothuk Empire, as it can now be called.
Starting as a humble fishing people, the Beothuks first conquered the Tapnans to their north, which sent them in a furry of war and campaigns. The Beothuk are indeed the first ancient “modern” nation of the North American continent. With the island secured, the Beothuk are indeed already looking into building a fleet of fishing ships to ferry the army to the unknown lands across the waters.
The Mississippi tribe, a tribe of lonely existence amongst other smaller and less fortunate peoples, is also a tribe of trade. Up and down the large Mississippi river, merchants travel to the various tribes and indeed the mighty Dakota to the north to spread their wealth and gather even more. The Mississippians grow a variety of crops including potatoes and corn, their diets consisting of the same and alligator.
The Mississippians are also warriors at heart, having fought for their clan to become the dominate clan in the region for countless generations until Loka, which many believed to have been half alligator, half man, conquered the Mississippian rivals and brought the clan out of obscurity and into the path of dominance.
Speaking of dominance, when we travel south through the hot deserts and high mountains of the mid continent, we come to the last nations to be spoken about today. The Aztecs are indeed the dominate empire of Central America, wielding an army hundreds more then their nearest rivals, the Olmecs.
The Aztecs are also adept builders, their capital city, Tenochtitlan being the largest and most beautiful city of the continent. Situated in the middle of a lake, the city is also the easiest to defend – and easiest to siege. Twice has the capital been sieged and the Aztecs almost brought down by a coalition of their hated conquered people, and twice have the Aztecs breaken through with their feared Jaguar Warriors, defenders of the city, and brought the Aztec Empire its strength.
Notes from the Mod
Sorry about the lateness and lack of quality. Once we have more to write about, it will become better.
Send in orders for the next update, deadline is noon, Sunday, PST.
Stories will gain the favor of the mod, who does write random events into each update
. Also, expect navies and trade routes to be available to build come Iron Age.
If I missed anyone, please say so, and you will be founded next update.
Jason The King
Deity
Oruc
Reactionary
Awesome, even though I am tiny :'(
Wubba360
Emperor
great update
Dreadnought
Deity
Nice update!
jalapeno_dude
AKA Panda Judo Eel
Good update!
Great update but the Babylonians were a surprise! On the map: what are the dotted white line along North African coast and the grey line from St. Petersburg to Germany?
Thank you!!Contempt said:
~Darkening~
Weep, Mother.
Great update. I decided to wait this tim until I exist to write a story ;]. Anyways, I'll get one down after I finish the rest.
Israelite9191
You should be reading
Great update, really quite good for the first update in a NES, two things though:
1. Similar to what Cuivenen said, but more minor since it concerns an NPC, you Olmeca in Zapoteca
2. I am really sorry, but may I change nations? I didn't expect to be so isolated with China, Korea, and Japan all right there. If not, that's fine, I'll stay put, but I would appreciate it if you would allow me to move.
1. Similar to what Cuivenen said, but more minor since it concerns an NPC, you Olmeca in Zapoteca
2. I am really sorry, but may I change nations? I didn't expect to be so isolated with China, Korea, and Japan all right there. If not, that's fine, I'll stay put, but I would appreciate it if you would allow me to move.
Jason The King
Deity
Did I miss anyone? If I did, please say (and repost your nation), cus it was a mistake (nevertheless, you will appear next update).
Cui, I can change it if you want. It was my mistake.
Olmeca will be changed to Zapoteca, cooler name anyways.
Israelite, you may change, but dont forget that I will create NPCs as time goes on in East Asia, it wont just be Tamna, lol. But yah, it doesnt matter if you want to change.
Cui, I can change it if you want. It was my mistake.
Olmeca will be changed to Zapoteca, cooler name anyways.
Israelite, you may change, but dont forget that I will create NPCs as time goes on in East Asia, it wont just be Tamna, lol. But yah, it doesnt matter if you want to change.
Israelite9191
You should be reading
Thanks Jason. I know you'll make NPCs, but Asia still deffinatley does not look like an exciting place in this NES. New template soon.
From: Justinian I of Byzantium
To: Kingdom of Argos *secret*
The power struggle is beginning in the Aegean, but I never really did like Athens anyway. The Emperor would like to inquire you about a possible alliance, to remove such threats.
To: Kingdom of Argos *secret*
The power struggle is beginning in the Aegean, but I never really did like Athens anyway. The Emperor would like to inquire you about a possible alliance, to remove such threats.
Dreadnought
Deity
To Fennia
from Poland
Agreed.
from Poland
Agreed.
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