Kuluk Khan sat by the fire in the hut formly owned by the headman of the village--that is head man till Kuluk seperated his head from his village--and body < smile >. Kuluk looked at his newest koumiss cup, the former headmans skull, it was a good drinking cup, the headman had fought well, one on one with Kuluk. The great ride was going well, village after village and small tribes had fallen under Cimmarian sway. To the south layed a land of soft civilized dwellers called A- r- m- e-n- n- i -a, it was where the fine bronze sword he had taken from the headman was built. Kuluk lusted for more such weapons and would get them, either by threat of attack or by conquest.
The captured lands had proved easy to control, the steppe and hill tribes respected strengh and saw the Cimmarian victory as the proof that the Cimmarian God Pa-Pa was superior to their own and accepted the will of the Gods and tried to become Cimmarians in all ways of life. Great stone and wood temples to Pa-Pa were built in every captured village. But all this could prove fleeting, the allied tribes were only bound to him till the great raid was over, then they would yet again be rivals and enemies. An idea had been turning over and over in his head, a plan to bind the warriors to him and weaken his enemies. It began after his victory over the village headman in single combat, over the next few days he saw many of the younger tribesmen from a dozen seperate tribes coping his ( thus Cimmarian ) ways and manners, everything from hairstyle to decorations on his saddle. It was hero worship. He would use this to his advantage, if the youngest and best warriors wanted to follow Kuluk Khan--who needed their tribes? He had a name already-The Khan's Ashinyi ayui The Khan's Blood Band, only blooded ( had killed a man in combat ) warriors were accepted from any tribe and swore an oath to Pa-Pa and the Khan. It was the best of both worlds, he would have his cake and eat it too--what was cake? Never mind, he would draw the best steppe warriors to improve his army and at the same time drain the strengh or his opponents by taking their best warriors. His enemies would still exist but would be too weak to oppose him.
Now to figure out the few remaining details of his plan, he called his close's advisors to him and the council fire burned late into the night.
The captured lands had proved easy to control, the steppe and hill tribes respected strengh and saw the Cimmarian victory as the proof that the Cimmarian God Pa-Pa was superior to their own and accepted the will of the Gods and tried to become Cimmarians in all ways of life. Great stone and wood temples to Pa-Pa were built in every captured village. But all this could prove fleeting, the allied tribes were only bound to him till the great raid was over, then they would yet again be rivals and enemies. An idea had been turning over and over in his head, a plan to bind the warriors to him and weaken his enemies. It began after his victory over the village headman in single combat, over the next few days he saw many of the younger tribesmen from a dozen seperate tribes coping his ( thus Cimmarian ) ways and manners, everything from hairstyle to decorations on his saddle. It was hero worship. He would use this to his advantage, if the youngest and best warriors wanted to follow Kuluk Khan--who needed their tribes? He had a name already-The Khan's Ashinyi ayui The Khan's Blood Band, only blooded ( had killed a man in combat ) warriors were accepted from any tribe and swore an oath to Pa-Pa and the Khan. It was the best of both worlds, he would have his cake and eat it too--what was cake? Never mind, he would draw the best steppe warriors to improve his army and at the same time drain the strengh or his opponents by taking their best warriors. His enemies would still exist but would be too weak to oppose him.
Now to figure out the few remaining details of his plan, he called his close's advisors to him and the council fire burned late into the night.
)) (1st Turn)
Actually I would prefer that you don't join as a Bantu nation in South Africa just yet, because the migration technically didn't happen yet. However, if you really want to, make it yourself.
Will put you there. 
