Update 3
100 CT
Domestic Events
All nations bordering the lake can build ships.
Theese years were relativley not peaceful at all. There was a war in almost every corner of the Cradle, and even some civilizations getting closed to wiped out.
There were a few notable peaceful events though.
Most notably is the Furrian expansion and their ability to thrive. They expand relativley peacefully, using religion rather than force. Of course it is needed sometimes, but mostly the natives they encounter are asked to convert, and if they do, they are rewarded. The culture also is begining to advance, with the religion taking root much better. The only thing they lack is a definite center for the religion, but other than that, it is doing great.
(+1 Furrian Culture, +a ton of land)
The Fennians economy is booming to an extreme. With the takeover of Kurth (See millitary events) and the annexation of their various lands, there is alot of new products flowing through. The economy needs to only stabilize, and then it can increase at a normal rate.
The Eritans begin to flock to Indica, seeing as they may very well loose the war against Nyrus. (see millitary events)
The Indican population is staggering. It has almost 2 to 1 ratio to any other state, containg the best land in the area, and smart scholars who have developed many differnt new farming techniques. This has caused a population boom.
(+1 Indican Economy)
Kurthians flee en masse to a new area known as New Kurth, thus a new state is formed. (See Millitary Events)
Military Events
Theese years have been the bloodiest ever documented in the area. The population of the Cradle fell from 3 million to almost 2.5 (barely saved by the Indican Population boom)
To begin with, the Nyrus-Eritan Conflict.
The Eritans were largely succesfull in the begining. They even neared the Nyrus capitol, but never got to seige it. A brilliant Nyrus general named Xanau destroyed the force sent to capture the Capitol. He then led his army straight into Eritan lands. The Eritans largely chased him. It's what he wanted. He sprung his trap. The main force of Nyrians captured the hills in Nyrus, and gained most of the highlands in Erita aswell. The Xanau attack force was largely destroyed as a result, though not without killing many Eritans. The Hill army then moved East, all the way to the Indican border and took the coast, ceasing virtually all trade, as Indica cut off Erita some time ago. The soilders had no one to feed or clothe them, and soon their morale fell. They are slightly outnumbered and in a bad position, though the capitol is largely spared.
(-4 Eritan Divisions -5 Nyrus Divisons)
Where to go next. Lets swing to the most startingly discover to date, shall we?
The Heeti had largely been a nomadic type people. They were always on the move. They would gain something that would fit them almost perfectly. They sent even more emissaries down south, this time with soilders. The Heeti were greeted by no one at first. They then raided a small village, and took the animals they had heard of, capable of riding, and reaching high speeds. They were soon greeted by the Flavians, the people who inhabitaed the area. Their metal was much stronger, called 'iron' and they rode the beasts called horses. They obliverated most of the Heeti. A small force made it back however with some beasts. In a relitvely short amount of time, the beast has been spread, and used along with the help of some captured Flavians. The horse seems an invaluble weapon. They use it to counqer areas in a time unheard of. Maybe this fearsome weapon will give them control of the cradle?
(-2 Army Training (but they ride horses now) -2 Army Divisions +2 Education)
North of the Heeti, but not as much as before as they now touch the river aswell, lies the conflict of Kalar and Armodos.
The Kalari were left in a horrible place. They were being seiged, and most of their heartland was captured. But they had the population. They west West, and took new lands to compensate for the ones taken. They held out in their fortifications, and slowly gained land. Then, when the Armodos attempted to leave the North, and attack straight to the capitol in full swing, the new Narada Battalions attack, and obliverate most of the army sent to attack. The Kalari then go North, and destroy the tiny garrison left, and largely misplace most of the seige. The Kalari have regained almost all of their lands, except for small pockets in the East. Their super night vision is largely because of increased carrot consumption.
(-2 Kalari Army Battalions -3 Narada Battalions -4 Armodos Battalions)
Then the largest war ever waged in the history of the Cradle.
The Thuleans and Fennians had begun to develop a freindship. They traded with each other extensively. There was also a rivalry brewing. Between Kurth and Thule. They had both been seafaring nations, and traders. They had been competition to each other. Finally, the Thulians decided to cut some competition down.
In 79 CT, the Thulian navy set out to sabotage the Kurth one so it could invade. It didnt go nearly as well as planned. The more experienced Kurth sailors out manevaured and managed to destroy quite a few Thulian Pods. They wern't done yet though. Even if the Kurthians still had a navy , the invasion must go on.
The Thulian navy and most of the Fennian army gathered. They set out for Kurth Island. The Kurth Pods intercepted the fleet and a battle ensued. What they didn't expect was the Thulian Levithan Ships to appear. Much more advanced ships and stronger, they could fight on par with the Kurth fleet, which was grossly outnumbered. They straggled back. 2 more battles occuered before the landing on the South shore, in which many Thulian normal ships were decimated, but the much more important Levithan ships survived, which carried the Fennian Vefinn battalions.
Now it was the Fennians turn. The Thulian Levithan ships chose the flatlands of Souther Kurth to land. Though met with feirce resitance, the Vifenn divions, who excelld in marine warfare, were more than a match for the Kurthians. The Vifenns, and many more battalions belonging to Thule and Fennia, swept the islands, driving out the soilders from forests, decimating them and destroying them. They finally made their way to Kurth's Cove, the capitol. The capitol was the final last stand of the Kurthians. The capitol was stormed and captured. The rest of the isle fell relatively fast. Then the Levithan ships attacked the Kurthian colonly. It was all but abandoned. The Fennians took the land anyway.
In the South, the last of the Kurth survivors fled, and formed New Kurth, out of the reach of the Thulian Fennian duo. For now at least....
(-4 Vifenn Battalions -2 Fennian Army Battalions -Kurth as a nation -10 Thulean Pods -1 Levithan Pod -2 Thulian Army Battalions)
And finally, the last conflict of the period. The Suri Ati against the Shaitia.
The Shaita began the fighting, attacking along the river. They made large intial gains, then ran into some resitance near the city. The better trained Suri Ati had foritfied and beat back the Shaitia on both sides of the river. The Shaitia employed their nomadic allies to help aswell, and they were quite useful, but not as much as hoped. The seemingly endless Shaitian warriors finally pushed back to the city. It seemed like a stalemate when a small nomadic band invaded Western Suri Ati, destroying good farmland. The Suri Ati coouldnt afford to move men from the front, so the nomads went on unopposed, and caused great damage. They took a rather large area. Finally the city fell, and the Shaitia rushed along the river destroying everything in fear of being repulsed. The Suri Ati sent small attacks along the river are the only thing that stopped them from overrunning all of Suri Ati.
(-6 Suri'Ati Battalions -5 Shaita Battalions -2 Screamer Battalions)
And all over, barbarians encroach on the cradle. Right now, they dont seem a problem....