OOC: It's just right. And thanks for telling me the contacts.
IC:
"Any news?" - asked Naplash, sitting in his throne, in the empty throne room, defended from any incursions by the deaf guards outside.
"Yes, my lord" - said the man in black robes. There was something diabolic in his eyes.
"What is it?"
"Sumerians are getting weaker and weaker. They have only one hundred troops left, and these are demoralized. They cannot raise any more forces. Should we attack?"
"Not yet, Tigur. Our forces must finish expanding in the Fertile Crescent. Soon, we will be ready, though. Try to spread disorder in Sumeria, it should not be hard. By the time we are ready, Sumeria would be even weaker, and further more with your help."
"Fine. My people are always ready."
Orders:
- Grow education.
- Try to incite rebellions in Sumeria. Inform Sumerian nobles and other influential people that their king has failed, and suggest that they overthrow him and join into Assyria, keeping their rank and freedom, as well as receiving economic aid as a part of the empire.
- Start a new wonder - Tigur's Army (++army, reliable spy system in neighbour countries, -revolt risk) (1/?) (will be addresed in the next story, hopefully)
- Expand into remaining unclaimed Mesopatamia with 100 men. The rest are to prepare for a possible invasion of Sumeria
Diplomacy:
From: Assyria
To: Sumeria (the king)
Your country is in recession and in ruins. Join our kingdom peacefully, please - it would not be too hard for us to conquer you anyway.
From: Assyria
To: Sumerian nobles and people
Your king has failed you. Your country is sinking into poverty, and your king is powerless to stop it. I asked him to surrender his rule and his country to me, Naplash of Assyria, so I may save you all. If he agrees, you all will keep your rights and freedom, and will prosper as does Assyria. If he does not agree, you should rebel agaisnt him, and still keep your rights, land and freedom and prosper. We will come to help you. But if one of you dares resist us, his fate will be similar to the fate of Ur-Neptal - a century in our dungeous. Will you help us?
From: Assyria
To: Phoenicia
Greetings, oh people to the west from Ashur, our ancient capital. I hope that our peoples will be blessed with a millenium of prosperity. I suggest, however, that you do not expand into the Fertile Crescent.
From: Assyria
To: Armenia, Medes and Hatti
We greet you! It is no coincedence that great rulers and peoples meet. I hope that we will live in prosperity. We would need to negotiate the borders between our peoples, for they live very closely to each other.