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YuiNES III - End of an Era
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Alright the last minute late flurry made this update do-able fortunately with 15 order sets, yet I received less orders than last turn and some very important players are missing orders, notably Kraznaya, Espoir, Azale ,and Owen. Also, Habsburg, Luxembourg, and Denmark are now open after their players missed orders for two turns consecutively. Update will be up tomorrow as per the schedule.
Kentharu
Zebra Commander
It's monday. They are basically a day late. No mercy for late orders!
YUINES III - Update Two
Years 1263-1265 Anno Domini
Domestic Events
The Venetians have managed to take over quite a few of the trading hotspots formerly dominated by the Genoans, as their western neighbor no longer has the state-backed muscle to aid its traitors in turf disputes. While Genoan merchants have not been pushed out of everywhere, the Venetians have made significant headway in Egypt and Constantinople, both of which were formerly dominated by Genoan traders. The Genoans still manage to safely trade in all of these ports, and in areas traditionally opposed to the Venetians such as Antioch they still have supremacy. Pleas to Charles, their new King, for some sort of protection for their still abundant number of overseas traders have fallen on completely deaf ears at the Neapolitan court. A number of secret societies have formed in Genoa with intention of eventually expelling the Angevin Occupiers from their fair city and restoring to the republic. These societies have presumptuous and rather boring names such as the Order of the Lion, and the Order of the Silver Rose yet nonetheless seem to frighten the local administrators greatly. Some of their nastier stunts have been the lynching of certain tax collectors deemed to be overly oppressive, hurting the profitability of their city to the Angevins
(Venice; +4,000 Super-Florins of Income House of Anjou ; -1 Genoa Productivity)
In an effort to appease many of his subjects who were greatly unsettled by his abstention from the recent crusade King Louis XIII has begun to build churches and monasteries all across France at a furious pace, reinvigorating the at-times stale religious culture of France. Several magnificent new cathedrals have arisen across Paris and other major cities in France, monks have been given elaborate new silk robes, and gifts have even been sent to the Pope as a way of sort of, kind of, apologizing for not participating. This has done a great deal to reassure the little people of their divinely appointed monarchs piety, and the clergy are too busy getting drunk on their new wine to find something new to complain about in Christianitys Eldest Daughter.
(France; +1 Peasants Loyalty, +1 Clergy Loyalty and Power)
There has been increasing calls for the Marinid Sultan (the Caliph is largely his mouthpiece and a tool for legitimacy. It has no serious power in the Caliphate) to further disseminate his authority throughout his Empire and allow for independent sultans, who will still be ultimately subordinate to his will yet also have a great deal of autonomy within the Caliphate, to be appointed in Eastern Algeria, Tunisia, and Tripolitania. They believe that the Sultan cannot effectively and fairly rule over such a vast territory encompassing nearly all of North Africa and some of Iberia and Sicily. Some regional clerics have also begun preaching against the excess of the admittedly rather decadent regime in Morocco.
(Marinid Caliphate; -1 Tunisians Loyalty, -1 Tripolitanian Loyaltry, -1 Berber Loyalty)
In Poland attempts to create centrally planned and paid for waste management and free public education have been raucously laughed at pretty much across the board with the lone exception of two or three bleeding heart monk types. While this is not quite sever enough to result in the deposition of the Polish monarch it has earned him the moniker King Bolislav the Mad as his attempts, while in the best of intentions, were doomed to failure from the start. The one perhaps semi-bright glimmer of success from this whole expenditure was that disease rates in Poland have fallen somewhat after the attempt to clean up the streets, and there have been some monks who have postulated a link between cleanliness and avoidance of disease. This has found company in some thought held-over from the black Plague and will perhaps help prevent some future disease if it keeps hold over the fickle scientific consensus.
(Poland; -1 Nobility Loyalty)
In the ever volatile of conglomerate nationalities that is the modern Teutonic Orders one of the various peoples complaints will tend to grow more and more heated until eventually the whole thing flares up into rebellion. Unfortunately, this was the case these past few years for the Lithuanians within the Orders boundaries as their long unhappy subjection was the kindling for a burning fire of rebellion. The Teutonic Order managed to win each battle in turn, but that has not yet been quite enough to fully quash the rebellion, as it still some life in bands of insurgents who are supported by the populace and stage periodic raids out of the Medinninkai Highlands on either foreign traders or the occasional military payroll.
(Teutonic Order; + Lithuanian Rebellion, -1,500 Infantry, -200 Knights)
In Jerusalem there has been a great deal of anger over the monarchys recent collaboration with the Marinids in the attempted to reconquest of Sicily. Some of these nobles view an alliance with the Infidel to defeat fellow Christians, and Catholic ones at that, to be some of the worse kind of heresy and are actively supporting that the brother of the current ruler become regent for the kings young son, and that Conrad III be deposed.
(Kingdom of Jerusalem; -1 Catholic Lords Loyalty)
The Kingdom of Norway-Scotland has experienced great success in monetizing the means of trade in the earlier bits of this decade, owing to both their newly massive government expenditure and the large amounts of gold and other precious metals that were looted from England in the recent war that flamed up in the Isles recently. Despite some worries from old-fashioned merchants and traders accustomed to bartering or using whatever sort of currency can be agreed upon at the time that this new system may have some drawbacks, these concerns have tended to be little more than paranoia as there has even been increased traffic towards this part of Northern Europe. Unfortunately some of the more far-flung parts of the Kingdom have yet to receive any of the benefits produced by this currency, and there many of the detractors have gained some more ground.
(Kingdom of Scotland-Norway; +5% Centralization, +1,000 Income, +1 Victory Point)
As opposed to Serbia, where the Bulgarians are either oppressed and impressed into border militias, forced into slavery, or in the best possible case are ruled over by a semi-autonomous warlord with the sanction of the central government from Prizren who has the pleasure to do whatever he likes with the local population, the Bulgarians of the Byzantine Empire are having their lot continually improved. Although the attempts to provide schooling through the churches have failed rather miserably, in all other circumstances not only have the roads and churches been vastly improved, the huge influx of spending from Constantinople has done a great deal to basically end the recovery of the Bulgarian economy and populace from the disastrous effects of the X Crusade.
(Byzantine Empire; +1 Bulgarians Loyalty and Power, -1 Greeks Power)
Diplomatic Events
In the past few years nations dependent on mercenaries have been waging a lot of war, and have thus increased the demand exponentially for these soldiers of fortune. Thus since there has not been enough growth in mercenaries on the market in order to fully satisfy (That aside, there are some new additions to this violent trade; veterans from the crusade who realized the sword is a much more profitable endeavor than the plowshare) pretty much universally soldiers have been able to demand a higher price for their labors, with some success.
(+200 SF Cost for Infantry, +400 SF Cost for Light Cavalry)
Rather ingloriously for Christendom, the great 11th Crusade on the Marinids, intended to liberate North Africa from the savage Mohammedans was ended with a treaty negotiated by the magnates on both sides. Some of the terms included the preservation of the current status quo in Sicily regarding the occupation of territory, a surprising guarantee of freedom of religion for all Christians residing in the areas ruled by Marinid Caliph, reduction of the Sicilian Army and the Marinid garrison in Sicily, and the somewhat specious from a religious standpoint removal of tariffs on Roman shipping in Marinid Ports and a sizable indemnity to be paid to the coffers of the Church.
In response to the English invasion of Munster in the previous year across the Fair Isle the soldierly and magnates have flocked to the banner of Norway-Scotland. In Connacht particularly, the pro-English government retains hardly any support outside Connacht proper and for bands of government soldiers it has become very dangerous to venture out of their fortresses in small groups.
The Duke of Schleswig-Holstein recently send his first born son to assume a position as an aide-de-camp to one to the commanding general in the Norwegian invasion of as a sign of friendship between the two rulers. Once he heard word of this the King of Denmark came to tell the Duke of Schleswig-Holstein that his son must be immediately recalled and this intervention into the wars of the British Isles and the other Scandinavian kingdoms are completely inappropriate and are in direct confliction of Danish vassal law. After this, the Duke basically told the King of Denmark that he could shove his constructionist thoughts up where the sun dont shine. This rupture in relations between the King of Denmark have alarmed lovers of the status quo around Scandinavia and the vultures seem to already be circling around the weakened Kingdom of Denmark.
(Kingdom of Denmark; -1 Duke of Schleswig-Holstein Loyalty)
There has been a great groundswell of support for the deposed Davidians in the Crimean Civil War which has led to them regaining the advantage in this conflict, which almost all foreign observers had thought would quickly have resulted in their destruction by the Edigids. Support from such diverse sources as the Teutonic Order, the Poles, and even His Holiness the Pope himself have not only been a huge boost to the morale of the soldiers of the Tatar Christians but they have also provided a great deal of material support, even sending regiments of soldiers to actively fight for the restoration of Christian rule in Crimea. Unfortunately some of the rather narrow-minded benefactors of the Teutonic Order have refused to aid a group of people they view as simply heretics (Well it is true a small number of the Davidians have converted to Catholicism, but they are in a definitive minority), little or no better than the Muslims themselves.
(Davidians; +1 Officers, Royal Family, and Muslims Loyalty Teutonic Order; -500 Super-Florins in donated income)
Military Events
To the inestimable dismay of the hapless Sicilians, their pretty little Duchy was invaded dually by the Jerusalemites and the Marinids these past few years. Although the Sicilian leadership was probably stronger, at the end of the day, and much more committed than the generals in Jerusalem or from Morocco, unfortunately for the duchy the sheer numerical and equipment advantages enjoyed by the allies were simply too much for her humble defenses. After an amphibious landing on Catania by the Jerusalemites and the destruction or capture of almost all the Sicilian fleet the Jerusalemites were able to land all their forces and began operations for the conquest of Sicily. Due to the nature of the terrain of Eastern Sicily the forces of Jerusalem incurred some serious casualties. After the fall of Palermo due to the betrayal of some magnates who were bribed by the allure of Jerusalems gold and the legal superiority of their cause (but mostly the gold) who opened the gates of this incredible fortress. After the collapse of most organized resistance by the central government the island basically fell wholesale to the invaders. There are still some flickers of resistance, and the duke was able to make a last-minute escape to the court of Anjou. Jerusalem has largely created a new aristocracy of the magnates willing to change their allegiance at the time of invasion who are pretty much loyal to them.
(-Duchy of Sicily Kingdom of Jerusalem;-3500 Infantry, -300 Light Cavalry, -100 Knights, + Faction Sicilians Marinid Caliphate; -1500 Infantry, -200 Cavalry)
The Marinid forces managed to subdue the rebellion in Fezzan through a combination of clemency and overwhelming force.
(-Khanate of the Fezzan Marinid Caliphate; -200 Infantry)
The reorganized Byzantine Army launched a huge expedition with the pointed purpose of reclaiming a great deal of Anatolia that was formally theirs. This force started out in Prusa, and launched a huge spearhead into the territory of the Hamidoglu. The Byzantines exploited the positioning of the Turkish forces in the center of Anatolia finishing their occupation of Esrefyagollum. They managed to occupy significant parts of their territory and were aided by Greeks along the coast to a great degree. The campaigns of 1363 culminated with the fall/liberation of Smyrna towards the end of the 1363 campaigning season. As the Byzantines advanced inland they encountered some minor opposition, yet the main body of the Turkish force was only then returning from their previous war. As the Byzantine forces advanced across the Hamidoglu territory, it seems that this once mighty beylik was destined for a short life-span. Yet in a key battle at Eskisiher the Turks managed to launch a surprise attack on the main Byzantine force, at least saving their nation for another day, for now. The Byzantines have managed to wrest control of most of the coastline, while most of the interior is contested between one force or another. The war exhaustion in Anatolia is rampant, and some are even seeing surrender to the Byzantines to stop the conflict as a viable option.
(Byzantine Empire; -2000 Infantry, -200 Knights, -300 Cavalry, +12,000 Levy Infantry Hamidoglu; -2000 Infantry, -400 Cavalry, +10,000 Levy Infantry)
Jerusalem staged an expedition to attempt to conquer Aqaba, yet it turned out to be a much harder nut to crack than the commanders of the Christians estimated they would be. As is the tendency when knights get involved, they believed they could simply charge in and be as radiant symbols of chivalry as they could be. Unfortunately, that was startling insufficient for this expedition, as after a handful of initial successes the expedition fell victim to extremely poor planning and the split of Jerusalems forces between Sicily and the Levant. Although Aqaba is technically under siege not only are the besiegers the ones doing most of the starving and dying, Damascus has entered the war to protect their little cousin to the south and prevent Jerusalem from acquiring supremacy in the Levant. They are even now amassing an army with the intention of invading Jerusalem proper.
(Kingdom of Jerusalem; -2,500 Infantry, -150 Knights, +20,000 Levy Infantry..Emirate of Aqaba; -1000 Infantry, +6,000 Levy Infantry Emirate of Damascus; +20,000 Levy Infantry)
One of the largest conflicts this year occurred in Crimea. The conflict began when the Davidians began a lightning offensive into the territory of the Edigids. Along with large amounts of support from the Teutonic Order and even Poland they managed to shock and overwhelm the initial defenses of the Edigids, many of whom were occupied in the east of the nation when the Saksin Khanate invaded with overwhelming force. The Saksin Khanate may have even conquered all of Crimea before the Davidians would have had a real chance to conquer the Edigids and Agmescit was it not for the severing of their extremely over-extended supply lines and the fact the harvest of 1363 in the normally fertile Crimea basin was a terrible failure due to drought. Eventually even when the Edigids managed to regroup their armies to face the allied force of Christians in the north of their lands they were defeated in a massive battle along the plains of the Ukraine. The authority of the Edigids and nearly all of their military power was demolished by the end of 1263. Although the Khan of the Edigids was still alive, he surrendered to the forces of the Saksin Khanate in early 1264 to avoid harsher treatment at the hands of the Davidians.
In a cooperative effort with the Edigids, a large Venetian fleet sailed north, snapping up whichever Genoan ports in the Aegean which had not already succumbed to either them or the Byzantines. This force arrived north, and a terrible slaughter ensued in the Republic of Kaffa, whose citizens would rather die than become second-class citizens under the hated Venetians. Subsequently, the Venetians sent a out raiding parties along the coastline of the Agmescit Khanate. The Davidians were attempting to advance south the subdue the Agmescit Khanate, yet gradually many of their conscripts melted away and their own professional soldiers were beginning to protest the years they had been forced to spend on campaign with no sign of peace. This significantly slowed their progress, and allowed for some flickers of resistance to continue within the Agmescit Khanate. The Venetians attempted to land and link up with the Davidian forces, but that attempt failed miserably, with the Venetian forces massacred on the beaches of Crimea. At the end of the three years, the Davidians are very close to re-unifying Crimea, yet there are still some major obstacles in their way and foreign support is still essential to the stability of their regime.
(Davidians; -1000 Infantry, -250 Cavalry, +4000 Levy Infantry Teutonic Order; -500 Infantry, -50 Knights Poland -500 Infantry Republic of Venice; -5 Galleys, -1000 Infantry -Edigids Khanate of Agmescit; -2000 Infantry, -300 Cavalry, +4,000 Levy Infantry)
Years 1263-1265 Anno Domini
Domestic Events
The Venetians have managed to take over quite a few of the trading hotspots formerly dominated by the Genoans, as their western neighbor no longer has the state-backed muscle to aid its traitors in turf disputes. While Genoan merchants have not been pushed out of everywhere, the Venetians have made significant headway in Egypt and Constantinople, both of which were formerly dominated by Genoan traders. The Genoans still manage to safely trade in all of these ports, and in areas traditionally opposed to the Venetians such as Antioch they still have supremacy. Pleas to Charles, their new King, for some sort of protection for their still abundant number of overseas traders have fallen on completely deaf ears at the Neapolitan court. A number of secret societies have formed in Genoa with intention of eventually expelling the Angevin Occupiers from their fair city and restoring to the republic. These societies have presumptuous and rather boring names such as the Order of the Lion, and the Order of the Silver Rose yet nonetheless seem to frighten the local administrators greatly. Some of their nastier stunts have been the lynching of certain tax collectors deemed to be overly oppressive, hurting the profitability of their city to the Angevins
(Venice; +4,000 Super-Florins of Income House of Anjou ; -1 Genoa Productivity)
In an effort to appease many of his subjects who were greatly unsettled by his abstention from the recent crusade King Louis XIII has begun to build churches and monasteries all across France at a furious pace, reinvigorating the at-times stale religious culture of France. Several magnificent new cathedrals have arisen across Paris and other major cities in France, monks have been given elaborate new silk robes, and gifts have even been sent to the Pope as a way of sort of, kind of, apologizing for not participating. This has done a great deal to reassure the little people of their divinely appointed monarchs piety, and the clergy are too busy getting drunk on their new wine to find something new to complain about in Christianitys Eldest Daughter.
(France; +1 Peasants Loyalty, +1 Clergy Loyalty and Power)
There has been increasing calls for the Marinid Sultan (the Caliph is largely his mouthpiece and a tool for legitimacy. It has no serious power in the Caliphate) to further disseminate his authority throughout his Empire and allow for independent sultans, who will still be ultimately subordinate to his will yet also have a great deal of autonomy within the Caliphate, to be appointed in Eastern Algeria, Tunisia, and Tripolitania. They believe that the Sultan cannot effectively and fairly rule over such a vast territory encompassing nearly all of North Africa and some of Iberia and Sicily. Some regional clerics have also begun preaching against the excess of the admittedly rather decadent regime in Morocco.
(Marinid Caliphate; -1 Tunisians Loyalty, -1 Tripolitanian Loyaltry, -1 Berber Loyalty)
In Poland attempts to create centrally planned and paid for waste management and free public education have been raucously laughed at pretty much across the board with the lone exception of two or three bleeding heart monk types. While this is not quite sever enough to result in the deposition of the Polish monarch it has earned him the moniker King Bolislav the Mad as his attempts, while in the best of intentions, were doomed to failure from the start. The one perhaps semi-bright glimmer of success from this whole expenditure was that disease rates in Poland have fallen somewhat after the attempt to clean up the streets, and there have been some monks who have postulated a link between cleanliness and avoidance of disease. This has found company in some thought held-over from the black Plague and will perhaps help prevent some future disease if it keeps hold over the fickle scientific consensus.
(Poland; -1 Nobility Loyalty)
In the ever volatile of conglomerate nationalities that is the modern Teutonic Orders one of the various peoples complaints will tend to grow more and more heated until eventually the whole thing flares up into rebellion. Unfortunately, this was the case these past few years for the Lithuanians within the Orders boundaries as their long unhappy subjection was the kindling for a burning fire of rebellion. The Teutonic Order managed to win each battle in turn, but that has not yet been quite enough to fully quash the rebellion, as it still some life in bands of insurgents who are supported by the populace and stage periodic raids out of the Medinninkai Highlands on either foreign traders or the occasional military payroll.
(Teutonic Order; + Lithuanian Rebellion, -1,500 Infantry, -200 Knights)
In Jerusalem there has been a great deal of anger over the monarchys recent collaboration with the Marinids in the attempted to reconquest of Sicily. Some of these nobles view an alliance with the Infidel to defeat fellow Christians, and Catholic ones at that, to be some of the worse kind of heresy and are actively supporting that the brother of the current ruler become regent for the kings young son, and that Conrad III be deposed.
(Kingdom of Jerusalem; -1 Catholic Lords Loyalty)
The Kingdom of Norway-Scotland has experienced great success in monetizing the means of trade in the earlier bits of this decade, owing to both their newly massive government expenditure and the large amounts of gold and other precious metals that were looted from England in the recent war that flamed up in the Isles recently. Despite some worries from old-fashioned merchants and traders accustomed to bartering or using whatever sort of currency can be agreed upon at the time that this new system may have some drawbacks, these concerns have tended to be little more than paranoia as there has even been increased traffic towards this part of Northern Europe. Unfortunately some of the more far-flung parts of the Kingdom have yet to receive any of the benefits produced by this currency, and there many of the detractors have gained some more ground.
(Kingdom of Scotland-Norway; +5% Centralization, +1,000 Income, +1 Victory Point)
As opposed to Serbia, where the Bulgarians are either oppressed and impressed into border militias, forced into slavery, or in the best possible case are ruled over by a semi-autonomous warlord with the sanction of the central government from Prizren who has the pleasure to do whatever he likes with the local population, the Bulgarians of the Byzantine Empire are having their lot continually improved. Although the attempts to provide schooling through the churches have failed rather miserably, in all other circumstances not only have the roads and churches been vastly improved, the huge influx of spending from Constantinople has done a great deal to basically end the recovery of the Bulgarian economy and populace from the disastrous effects of the X Crusade.
(Byzantine Empire; +1 Bulgarians Loyalty and Power, -1 Greeks Power)
Diplomatic Events
In the past few years nations dependent on mercenaries have been waging a lot of war, and have thus increased the demand exponentially for these soldiers of fortune. Thus since there has not been enough growth in mercenaries on the market in order to fully satisfy (That aside, there are some new additions to this violent trade; veterans from the crusade who realized the sword is a much more profitable endeavor than the plowshare) pretty much universally soldiers have been able to demand a higher price for their labors, with some success.
(+200 SF Cost for Infantry, +400 SF Cost for Light Cavalry)
Rather ingloriously for Christendom, the great 11th Crusade on the Marinids, intended to liberate North Africa from the savage Mohammedans was ended with a treaty negotiated by the magnates on both sides. Some of the terms included the preservation of the current status quo in Sicily regarding the occupation of territory, a surprising guarantee of freedom of religion for all Christians residing in the areas ruled by Marinid Caliph, reduction of the Sicilian Army and the Marinid garrison in Sicily, and the somewhat specious from a religious standpoint removal of tariffs on Roman shipping in Marinid Ports and a sizable indemnity to be paid to the coffers of the Church.
In response to the English invasion of Munster in the previous year across the Fair Isle the soldierly and magnates have flocked to the banner of Norway-Scotland. In Connacht particularly, the pro-English government retains hardly any support outside Connacht proper and for bands of government soldiers it has become very dangerous to venture out of their fortresses in small groups.
The Duke of Schleswig-Holstein recently send his first born son to assume a position as an aide-de-camp to one to the commanding general in the Norwegian invasion of as a sign of friendship between the two rulers. Once he heard word of this the King of Denmark came to tell the Duke of Schleswig-Holstein that his son must be immediately recalled and this intervention into the wars of the British Isles and the other Scandinavian kingdoms are completely inappropriate and are in direct confliction of Danish vassal law. After this, the Duke basically told the King of Denmark that he could shove his constructionist thoughts up where the sun dont shine. This rupture in relations between the King of Denmark have alarmed lovers of the status quo around Scandinavia and the vultures seem to already be circling around the weakened Kingdom of Denmark.
(Kingdom of Denmark; -1 Duke of Schleswig-Holstein Loyalty)
There has been a great groundswell of support for the deposed Davidians in the Crimean Civil War which has led to them regaining the advantage in this conflict, which almost all foreign observers had thought would quickly have resulted in their destruction by the Edigids. Support from such diverse sources as the Teutonic Order, the Poles, and even His Holiness the Pope himself have not only been a huge boost to the morale of the soldiers of the Tatar Christians but they have also provided a great deal of material support, even sending regiments of soldiers to actively fight for the restoration of Christian rule in Crimea. Unfortunately some of the rather narrow-minded benefactors of the Teutonic Order have refused to aid a group of people they view as simply heretics (Well it is true a small number of the Davidians have converted to Catholicism, but they are in a definitive minority), little or no better than the Muslims themselves.
(Davidians; +1 Officers, Royal Family, and Muslims Loyalty Teutonic Order; -500 Super-Florins in donated income)
Military Events
To the inestimable dismay of the hapless Sicilians, their pretty little Duchy was invaded dually by the Jerusalemites and the Marinids these past few years. Although the Sicilian leadership was probably stronger, at the end of the day, and much more committed than the generals in Jerusalem or from Morocco, unfortunately for the duchy the sheer numerical and equipment advantages enjoyed by the allies were simply too much for her humble defenses. After an amphibious landing on Catania by the Jerusalemites and the destruction or capture of almost all the Sicilian fleet the Jerusalemites were able to land all their forces and began operations for the conquest of Sicily. Due to the nature of the terrain of Eastern Sicily the forces of Jerusalem incurred some serious casualties. After the fall of Palermo due to the betrayal of some magnates who were bribed by the allure of Jerusalems gold and the legal superiority of their cause (but mostly the gold) who opened the gates of this incredible fortress. After the collapse of most organized resistance by the central government the island basically fell wholesale to the invaders. There are still some flickers of resistance, and the duke was able to make a last-minute escape to the court of Anjou. Jerusalem has largely created a new aristocracy of the magnates willing to change their allegiance at the time of invasion who are pretty much loyal to them.
(-Duchy of Sicily Kingdom of Jerusalem;-3500 Infantry, -300 Light Cavalry, -100 Knights, + Faction Sicilians Marinid Caliphate; -1500 Infantry, -200 Cavalry)
The Marinid forces managed to subdue the rebellion in Fezzan through a combination of clemency and overwhelming force.
(-Khanate of the Fezzan Marinid Caliphate; -200 Infantry)
The reorganized Byzantine Army launched a huge expedition with the pointed purpose of reclaiming a great deal of Anatolia that was formally theirs. This force started out in Prusa, and launched a huge spearhead into the territory of the Hamidoglu. The Byzantines exploited the positioning of the Turkish forces in the center of Anatolia finishing their occupation of Esrefyagollum. They managed to occupy significant parts of their territory and were aided by Greeks along the coast to a great degree. The campaigns of 1363 culminated with the fall/liberation of Smyrna towards the end of the 1363 campaigning season. As the Byzantines advanced inland they encountered some minor opposition, yet the main body of the Turkish force was only then returning from their previous war. As the Byzantine forces advanced across the Hamidoglu territory, it seems that this once mighty beylik was destined for a short life-span. Yet in a key battle at Eskisiher the Turks managed to launch a surprise attack on the main Byzantine force, at least saving their nation for another day, for now. The Byzantines have managed to wrest control of most of the coastline, while most of the interior is contested between one force or another. The war exhaustion in Anatolia is rampant, and some are even seeing surrender to the Byzantines to stop the conflict as a viable option.
(Byzantine Empire; -2000 Infantry, -200 Knights, -300 Cavalry, +12,000 Levy Infantry Hamidoglu; -2000 Infantry, -400 Cavalry, +10,000 Levy Infantry)
Jerusalem staged an expedition to attempt to conquer Aqaba, yet it turned out to be a much harder nut to crack than the commanders of the Christians estimated they would be. As is the tendency when knights get involved, they believed they could simply charge in and be as radiant symbols of chivalry as they could be. Unfortunately, that was startling insufficient for this expedition, as after a handful of initial successes the expedition fell victim to extremely poor planning and the split of Jerusalems forces between Sicily and the Levant. Although Aqaba is technically under siege not only are the besiegers the ones doing most of the starving and dying, Damascus has entered the war to protect their little cousin to the south and prevent Jerusalem from acquiring supremacy in the Levant. They are even now amassing an army with the intention of invading Jerusalem proper.
(Kingdom of Jerusalem; -2,500 Infantry, -150 Knights, +20,000 Levy Infantry..Emirate of Aqaba; -1000 Infantry, +6,000 Levy Infantry Emirate of Damascus; +20,000 Levy Infantry)
One of the largest conflicts this year occurred in Crimea. The conflict began when the Davidians began a lightning offensive into the territory of the Edigids. Along with large amounts of support from the Teutonic Order and even Poland they managed to shock and overwhelm the initial defenses of the Edigids, many of whom were occupied in the east of the nation when the Saksin Khanate invaded with overwhelming force. The Saksin Khanate may have even conquered all of Crimea before the Davidians would have had a real chance to conquer the Edigids and Agmescit was it not for the severing of their extremely over-extended supply lines and the fact the harvest of 1363 in the normally fertile Crimea basin was a terrible failure due to drought. Eventually even when the Edigids managed to regroup their armies to face the allied force of Christians in the north of their lands they were defeated in a massive battle along the plains of the Ukraine. The authority of the Edigids and nearly all of their military power was demolished by the end of 1263. Although the Khan of the Edigids was still alive, he surrendered to the forces of the Saksin Khanate in early 1264 to avoid harsher treatment at the hands of the Davidians.
In a cooperative effort with the Edigids, a large Venetian fleet sailed north, snapping up whichever Genoan ports in the Aegean which had not already succumbed to either them or the Byzantines. This force arrived north, and a terrible slaughter ensued in the Republic of Kaffa, whose citizens would rather die than become second-class citizens under the hated Venetians. Subsequently, the Venetians sent a out raiding parties along the coastline of the Agmescit Khanate. The Davidians were attempting to advance south the subdue the Agmescit Khanate, yet gradually many of their conscripts melted away and their own professional soldiers were beginning to protest the years they had been forced to spend on campaign with no sign of peace. This significantly slowed their progress, and allowed for some flickers of resistance to continue within the Agmescit Khanate. The Venetians attempted to land and link up with the Davidian forces, but that attempt failed miserably, with the Venetian forces massacred on the beaches of Crimea. At the end of the three years, the Davidians are very close to re-unifying Crimea, yet there are still some major obstacles in their way and foreign support is still essential to the stability of their regime.
(Davidians; -1000 Infantry, -250 Cavalry, +4000 Levy Infantry Teutonic Order; -500 Infantry, -50 Knights Poland -500 Infantry Republic of Venice; -5 Galleys, -1000 Infantry -Edigids Khanate of Agmescit; -2000 Infantry, -300 Cavalry, +4,000 Levy Infantry)
Spotlight
Hostilities between the eternal enemies of Albion and Gaul has resumed this year, and all over Ireland rebellion is the rule. Scotland-Norway is also in this brew, allied to both the Irish and the French. At the dawn of this conflict the French launched an offensive into Gascony, throwing almost all of their military might into this single theater. While this was a risky move, it overwhelmed the hopelessly outnumbered English defenders. While the English retained domination of the sea in the early stages of the war by scoring several victories in the Bay of Biscay, thus enabling their fortresses to be reinforced from the sea and to raid any French columns along the Atlantic Ocean. After three years of campaigning and several setbacks on each side the English retain only a few fortresses up against the Pyrenees. These fortresses are held due to their ability to be re-supplied via pro-English Navarre and the difficulty of surrounding them. Most of the French forces left Gascony after the forts were suitably invested and marched north. Unfortunately no real chance of reinforcements seem imminent for the English, and several of the lieutenants commanding these castles are considering surrender.
(France; -3000 Infantry, -200 Knights, -30 Galleys, -6 Cogs, +30 Levied Boats, +35,000 Levy Infantry, England; -2000 Infantry, -50 Knights, -10 Galleys +10,000 Levy Infantry, +60 Levied Boats)
In Normandy the English defenders were able to take advantage of both their domination of the seas and the near total absence of any French forces in the area to launch an offensive, nearly and disastrously taking Paris herself, with minor skirmishes in the Paris suburbs. By 1365 the bulk of the French army had arrived and drove the English back nearly to their starting positions, reinforcements were beginning to change from a rush to a trickle soldiers incoming from England, abetted by the newly contested control of the English channel by the Norwegian/Scottish/French fleet.
(France; -2000 Infantry, -100 Knights, -40 Levied Boats, -2 Cogs, +50 Levied Boats, +30,000 Levy Infantry England, -4000 Infantry, -300 Knights, -15 Galleys, -10 Cogs, +100 Levied Boats, +25,000 Levy Infantry Norway-Scotland; -10 Galleys, -4 Cogs, +100 Levied Boats)
Shocking the English defenders, a massive Norwegian invasion force sallied south of the border in conjunction with their French and Irish allies. This offensive culminated with the sacking (but not capture) of York. At the end of the 1363 campaigning season and just as English forces were beginning to arrive from the south the Norwegians and Scottish retreated back to their (well fortified) side of the border. Surprisingly the Scottish were largely supportive of this war, though their happiness would tend to lessen at the end of these three years as the conflict began to become less kill English men and rape their women to starve inside a dismal fortress in a dismal place and wait for the English to go home. These expeditions also sowed some real seeds of doubt in the English nobility, who believe the king needs to stop waging these ultimately fruitless wars. There have been some convening in meetings and demanding immediate peace, and some refusing to send their sons to war.
(Norway-Scotland; -2000 Infantry, -100 Knights, -30 Levied Boats, +2,000 Super-Florins (loot) +30,000 Levy Infantry, +50 Levied Boats Kingdom of England; -4000 Infantry, -200 Knights, -65 Levied Boats, +40,000 Levy Infantry, +60 Levied Boats)
Finally in perhaps the most violent theater of the war, and the one in which the English are doing the most poorly is in Ireland. Outraged by the English Kings declaration of war upon their island and proclamation of himself as Lord Protector almost every single landholding man in the Island has raised the banner against the oppression of the English. While there have been significant Scottish troops in these armies, the general composition is a core of veteran Scottish or Norwegian soldiers surrounded by perhaps seven or eight times as many Irishmen with a piece of sharp metal in their hands and little more. The sole wholly national army in the field are the soldiers of the Duke of Ulster who was proclaimed the Just and Right King of all Ireland after a great victory over the Normans at Bannow, the very site the Normans first landed to take unlawful control of the fair Isle. This proclamation was encouraged by the Norwegians and Scottish. Connacht has been reduced to its Capitol building, and is at the very last shudders of existence as its Norman lord awaits is grisly end, doubtless to come in a few months or so. The Pale proper is kept in English, or some of it anyways, by the unending war of attrition waged with Welsh and English conscripts. While there are still castles across the land which pledge allegiance to England, they are losing ground fast, and who knows how long it will be until Irish rule Irish.
(Norway-Scotland; -4000 Levy Infantry, -200 Knights, -10 Levied Boats, -3 Galleys Duchy of Ulster=Kingdom of Ireland; -3000 Infantry, -200 Knights, +50,000 Levy Infantry Connacht only has 400 Infantry now Kingdom of England; -3000 Infantry, -350 Knights, -10 Levied Boats, +20,000 Levy Infantry)
Whispers From the Orient
The Kingdom of Ethiopia has led some minor border raids into newly Makurian territory, capitalizing on the weakness of central authority in the southern extremities of the kingdom. This is certainly a problem, but despite undermining some of the confidence of the population of the power of the king to protect them, none of the major trading posts were harmed and surely a large counter-expedition will be equipped to remind the Ethiopian King that he must keep his highland raiders well in check and under his thumb better.
The Yuan Dynasty is dealing with one of their first major Han uprisings in several decades, as they are frustrated (along with a long, long, long, list of other complaints, but these are the foremost) by claimed biases in hiring among the newly reinstated imperial bureaucracy and in the upper echelons of the army and navy. This rebellion has been perhaps the most serious the Empire has ever seen and has already scored some serious victories in the north of the empire, taxing the already strained manpower of the dominant Mongol over-class. Many of these rebels (but not all) have been motivated by a strange syncretism of Islam and Christianity particularly popular in Northern China, with its heartlands in the Heijin and Shanxi provinces. The militias of this new religion, which combines some of the apocalyptic and social upheaval opinions of Christian with the endorsement for violence against non-believers of the Quran is threatening to invest Beijing itself and has attracted much of the focus of the Yuan armies.
In India, the Sultan of Bengal has, in collaboration with the Alids, managed to succeed in an offensive against the Sultanate of Delhi, pushing them back from nearly all of their recent gains. The balance of power in India is split rather neatly between the Mamluks and Coromandel, with the fate of the subcontinent likely revolving around the decisions of the various petty dominions on whom to side with.
Final Notes
Well to those of you who sent orders, thank you very much. To those of you who didnt You need to get them in. If anyone misses two weeks in a row, I will be kicking them from this game. I have already done so with several players. For anyone reading this who wishes to join, players in Germany are really, really, needed.
Regarding the format of orders, I will say it again. Please present your total spending stats, amount of income to be banked, and amount in the bank at the end of the turn. Thank you
The cost of soldiers is going up, make sure everyone notices that.
Wow, Im very happy/surprised with myself. Two updates completed with about 11 hours to spare each time. Stats are also up. Lets cross our fingers and hope this keeps up. If I forgot anything, please tell me and I will do my best to correct it. Sorry in advance.
From: Flanders
To: France
Are you willing to sign a document guaranteeing our legal right to independence?
From: Tre and Kolo Republic
To: Norway-Scotland
Please, send us priests and officers for our armies. We are in desperate need of both.
Hostilities between the eternal enemies of Albion and Gaul has resumed this year, and all over Ireland rebellion is the rule. Scotland-Norway is also in this brew, allied to both the Irish and the French. At the dawn of this conflict the French launched an offensive into Gascony, throwing almost all of their military might into this single theater. While this was a risky move, it overwhelmed the hopelessly outnumbered English defenders. While the English retained domination of the sea in the early stages of the war by scoring several victories in the Bay of Biscay, thus enabling their fortresses to be reinforced from the sea and to raid any French columns along the Atlantic Ocean. After three years of campaigning and several setbacks on each side the English retain only a few fortresses up against the Pyrenees. These fortresses are held due to their ability to be re-supplied via pro-English Navarre and the difficulty of surrounding them. Most of the French forces left Gascony after the forts were suitably invested and marched north. Unfortunately no real chance of reinforcements seem imminent for the English, and several of the lieutenants commanding these castles are considering surrender.
(France; -3000 Infantry, -200 Knights, -30 Galleys, -6 Cogs, +30 Levied Boats, +35,000 Levy Infantry, England; -2000 Infantry, -50 Knights, -10 Galleys +10,000 Levy Infantry, +60 Levied Boats)
In Normandy the English defenders were able to take advantage of both their domination of the seas and the near total absence of any French forces in the area to launch an offensive, nearly and disastrously taking Paris herself, with minor skirmishes in the Paris suburbs. By 1365 the bulk of the French army had arrived and drove the English back nearly to their starting positions, reinforcements were beginning to change from a rush to a trickle soldiers incoming from England, abetted by the newly contested control of the English channel by the Norwegian/Scottish/French fleet.
(France; -2000 Infantry, -100 Knights, -40 Levied Boats, -2 Cogs, +50 Levied Boats, +30,000 Levy Infantry England, -4000 Infantry, -300 Knights, -15 Galleys, -10 Cogs, +100 Levied Boats, +25,000 Levy Infantry Norway-Scotland; -10 Galleys, -4 Cogs, +100 Levied Boats)
Shocking the English defenders, a massive Norwegian invasion force sallied south of the border in conjunction with their French and Irish allies. This offensive culminated with the sacking (but not capture) of York. At the end of the 1363 campaigning season and just as English forces were beginning to arrive from the south the Norwegians and Scottish retreated back to their (well fortified) side of the border. Surprisingly the Scottish were largely supportive of this war, though their happiness would tend to lessen at the end of these three years as the conflict began to become less kill English men and rape their women to starve inside a dismal fortress in a dismal place and wait for the English to go home. These expeditions also sowed some real seeds of doubt in the English nobility, who believe the king needs to stop waging these ultimately fruitless wars. There have been some convening in meetings and demanding immediate peace, and some refusing to send their sons to war.
(Norway-Scotland; -2000 Infantry, -100 Knights, -30 Levied Boats, +2,000 Super-Florins (loot) +30,000 Levy Infantry, +50 Levied Boats Kingdom of England; -4000 Infantry, -200 Knights, -65 Levied Boats, +40,000 Levy Infantry, +60 Levied Boats)
Finally in perhaps the most violent theater of the war, and the one in which the English are doing the most poorly is in Ireland. Outraged by the English Kings declaration of war upon their island and proclamation of himself as Lord Protector almost every single landholding man in the Island has raised the banner against the oppression of the English. While there have been significant Scottish troops in these armies, the general composition is a core of veteran Scottish or Norwegian soldiers surrounded by perhaps seven or eight times as many Irishmen with a piece of sharp metal in their hands and little more. The sole wholly national army in the field are the soldiers of the Duke of Ulster who was proclaimed the Just and Right King of all Ireland after a great victory over the Normans at Bannow, the very site the Normans first landed to take unlawful control of the fair Isle. This proclamation was encouraged by the Norwegians and Scottish. Connacht has been reduced to its Capitol building, and is at the very last shudders of existence as its Norman lord awaits is grisly end, doubtless to come in a few months or so. The Pale proper is kept in English, or some of it anyways, by the unending war of attrition waged with Welsh and English conscripts. While there are still castles across the land which pledge allegiance to England, they are losing ground fast, and who knows how long it will be until Irish rule Irish.
(Norway-Scotland; -4000 Levy Infantry, -200 Knights, -10 Levied Boats, -3 Galleys Duchy of Ulster=Kingdom of Ireland; -3000 Infantry, -200 Knights, +50,000 Levy Infantry Connacht only has 400 Infantry now Kingdom of England; -3000 Infantry, -350 Knights, -10 Levied Boats, +20,000 Levy Infantry)
Whispers From the Orient
The Kingdom of Ethiopia has led some minor border raids into newly Makurian territory, capitalizing on the weakness of central authority in the southern extremities of the kingdom. This is certainly a problem, but despite undermining some of the confidence of the population of the power of the king to protect them, none of the major trading posts were harmed and surely a large counter-expedition will be equipped to remind the Ethiopian King that he must keep his highland raiders well in check and under his thumb better.
The Yuan Dynasty is dealing with one of their first major Han uprisings in several decades, as they are frustrated (along with a long, long, long, list of other complaints, but these are the foremost) by claimed biases in hiring among the newly reinstated imperial bureaucracy and in the upper echelons of the army and navy. This rebellion has been perhaps the most serious the Empire has ever seen and has already scored some serious victories in the north of the empire, taxing the already strained manpower of the dominant Mongol over-class. Many of these rebels (but not all) have been motivated by a strange syncretism of Islam and Christianity particularly popular in Northern China, with its heartlands in the Heijin and Shanxi provinces. The militias of this new religion, which combines some of the apocalyptic and social upheaval opinions of Christian with the endorsement for violence against non-believers of the Quran is threatening to invest Beijing itself and has attracted much of the focus of the Yuan armies.
In India, the Sultan of Bengal has, in collaboration with the Alids, managed to succeed in an offensive against the Sultanate of Delhi, pushing them back from nearly all of their recent gains. The balance of power in India is split rather neatly between the Mamluks and Coromandel, with the fate of the subcontinent likely revolving around the decisions of the various petty dominions on whom to side with.
Final Notes
Well to those of you who sent orders, thank you very much. To those of you who didnt You need to get them in. If anyone misses two weeks in a row, I will be kicking them from this game. I have already done so with several players. For anyone reading this who wishes to join, players in Germany are really, really, needed.
Regarding the format of orders, I will say it again. Please present your total spending stats, amount of income to be banked, and amount in the bank at the end of the turn. Thank you
The cost of soldiers is going up, make sure everyone notices that.
Wow, Im very happy/surprised with myself. Two updates completed with about 11 hours to spare each time. Stats are also up. Lets cross our fingers and hope this keeps up. If I forgot anything, please tell me and I will do my best to correct it. Sorry in advance.
From: Flanders
To: France
Are you willing to sign a document guaranteeing our legal right to independence?
From: Tre and Kolo Republic
To: Norway-Scotland
Please, send us priests and officers for our armies. We are in desperate need of both.
conehead234
Braves on the Warpath
Good update.
You mentioned the Sicilian navy being destroyed and captured but it is not reflected in the stats.
You mentioned the Sicilian navy being destroyed and captured but it is not reflected in the stats.
Ninja Dude
Sorry, I wasn't listening...
OOC: Great update!
IC:
From: Khan David of the Crimean Khanate
To: The Khanate of Agmescit
Lay down your arms peacefully and we will welcome you as brothers into our glorious realm. I can guarantee that we will treat you better than the Saksins to your east and the Venetians to your south.
IC:
From: Khan David of the Crimean Khanate
To: The Khanate of Agmescit
Lay down your arms peacefully and we will welcome you as brothers into our glorious realm. I can guarantee that we will treat you better than the Saksins to your east and the Venetians to your south.
Papal Proclamation
The excommunication of King Conrad of Jerusalem is repealed. The Barons of Jerusalem are reassured that King Conrad has not been assisting the Marinid heathens over the last few years but rather asserting his rightful claims to the Duchy of Sicily. We encourage the continuance of the noble war of the Kingdom of Jerusalem against the Mohammedans of Damascus and Aqaba. It would a noble deed indeed in the eyes of the Lord to destroy the dominion of the heathen over the Levantine interior.
Furthermore, the former Duke and self-styled "King" of Sicily is hereby ordered, on threat of excommunication, to recant his false claims to the throne of Sicily, which he forfeited in the eyes of the Lord by ignoring a papally sanctioned treaty.
The Khan of the Crimea should know that the protection of the Lord is superior to the alliance of a false patriarch in a decadent empire. Temporal as well as spiritual rewards are very much available for re-entering the fold of the Catholic Church.
The excommunication of King Conrad of Jerusalem is repealed. The Barons of Jerusalem are reassured that King Conrad has not been assisting the Marinid heathens over the last few years but rather asserting his rightful claims to the Duchy of Sicily. We encourage the continuance of the noble war of the Kingdom of Jerusalem against the Mohammedans of Damascus and Aqaba. It would a noble deed indeed in the eyes of the Lord to destroy the dominion of the heathen over the Levantine interior.
Furthermore, the former Duke and self-styled "King" of Sicily is hereby ordered, on threat of excommunication, to recant his false claims to the throne of Sicily, which he forfeited in the eyes of the Lord by ignoring a papally sanctioned treaty.
The Khan of the Crimea should know that the protection of the Lord is superior to the alliance of a false patriarch in a decadent empire. Temporal as well as spiritual rewards are very much available for re-entering the fold of the Catholic Church.
Ninja Dude
Sorry, I wasn't listening...
His Holiness is correct. The Lord has blessed my soldiers in their righteous quest against the Muslims and false pretenders in Crimea. With the support of his Holiness the Pope, the Teutonic Order, and the Polish, my return to the throne has been made possible. And with their guidance, they have not only aided me in battle, but into salvation.
For I, Khan David, hereby abandon my past heretical beliefs and convert to Catholicism.
For I, Khan David, hereby abandon my past heretical beliefs and convert to Catholicism.
Luckymoose
The World is Mine
TO: King Edward VII of England
FROM: King Louis XIII of France
It is with great pleasure that I announce the timely end of Anglo holdings in my lands. Should you continue to fight the losses to your own coffers will be so great as to cause the fall of your realm. Heed my warnings Edward. Surrender your holdings to the crown and admit defeat by the hands of your superior.
FROM: King Louis XIII of France
It is with great pleasure that I announce the timely end of Anglo holdings in my lands. Should you continue to fight the losses to your own coffers will be so great as to cause the fall of your realm. Heed my warnings Edward. Surrender your holdings to the crown and admit defeat by the hands of your superior.
From: Magnus IX, King of the United Kingdom of Scotland-Norway
To: King Neil X, King of Connacht
Hail brother! While we do not purport to speak for our brother, Connor III, King of Ireland, we do believe it appropriate at this juncture to advance clemency. Therefore, we propose that you surrender and we will in-turn be willing to guarantee the safety of those lands you hold as estates, your safety, and that of your family and such supporters who wish to follow you into exile in our country as our honoured guests. Further consideration and terms may be advanced by our allies but further resistance is, we believe, inadvisable and these are as generous terms as will likely be advanced.
From: Magnus IX, King of the United Kingdom of Scotland-Norway
To: King Edward VII of England
We support French gains strongly and wish to make no territorial adjustments of our own. In accordance with this we will not sign and peace injudicious to our brother, Louis XIII's, claims. However as an addition to any terms advanced by our brother we propose that:
From: Magnus IX, King of the United Kingdom of Scotland-Norway
To: Louis XIII, King of France
Dearest brother, we fully support the right of yourself to acquire those lands that were stolen from your patrimony and severed from their rightful King.
To: King Neil X, King of Connacht
Hail brother! While we do not purport to speak for our brother, Connor III, King of Ireland, we do believe it appropriate at this juncture to advance clemency. Therefore, we propose that you surrender and we will in-turn be willing to guarantee the safety of those lands you hold as estates, your safety, and that of your family and such supporters who wish to follow you into exile in our country as our honoured guests. Further consideration and terms may be advanced by our allies but further resistance is, we believe, inadvisable and these are as generous terms as will likely be advanced.
From: Magnus IX, King of the United Kingdom of Scotland-Norway
To: King Edward VII of England
We support French gains strongly and wish to make no territorial adjustments of our own. In accordance with this we will not sign and peace injudicious to our brother, Louis XIII's, claims. However as an addition to any terms advanced by our brother we propose that:
- all English holdings on Ireland be evacuated in consideration of this we will be willing to pay for the loss in revenue;
- that such acts as were passed by you that have assisted in the creation of a state injudicious to the peace and those that rob the rightful freedom of your peace loving magnates be repealed;
- that you personally undertake to swear peace with us on the Holy Bible and in the presence of such representatives as His Holiness dispatches for that purpose; and
- that we seal this with a suitable marriage from our respective families in the interests of maintaining peace.
From: Magnus IX, King of the United Kingdom of Scotland-Norway
To: Louis XIII, King of France
Dearest brother, we fully support the right of yourself to acquire those lands that were stolen from your patrimony and severed from their rightful King.
From: King Neil X of Connacht
To: His Most Gracious Highness Magnus IX of Norway-Scotland
We are most pleased to receive this offer, but due to the unfortunate...Rabidness of some of our countrymen will require a military escort. Are you willing to provide a regiment to ensure my family and I's move to friendlier skies?
To: His Most Gracious Highness Magnus IX of Norway-Scotland
We are most pleased to receive this offer, but due to the unfortunate...Rabidness of some of our countrymen will require a military escort. Are you willing to provide a regiment to ensure my family and I's move to friendlier skies?
Ninja Dude
Sorry, I wasn't listening...
Yui, could I get a response from Agmescit. While I assume they are going to turn me down, I think it is only polite to ask for their submission before annihilating them 
From: Magnus IX, King of the United Kingdom of Scotland-Norway
To: Tre and Kolo Republics
Of course, friends, we will send our General Christoffer of Tønsberg with his officers and Bishop Alf of Skien with a mission and, we hope, His Holiness's blessing.
From: Magnus IX, King of the United Kingdom of Scotland-Norway
To: King Neil X of Connacht
We undertake to provide such of our men as will be necessary to ensure the safety of you and yours to allow you to grace our presence. Our word is our bond and we will not renege on it. You have our solemn promise.
From: Magnus IX, King of the United Kingdom of Scotland-Norway
To: Connor III, King of Ireland
Your Kingdom is won brother. For that we are grateful unto God. Nevertheless we will not celebrate to soon while the Angle menace continues to breath so we remain as committed to your cause as ever. But we ask that your reign not be started in blood or inequity. Such matters mark a bad reign and we do not believe yours to be one of these, brother. Therefore it behoves us to discuss such matters with you. Accordingly we bring this to your attention. We have proposed to our friend, King Neil X of Connacht, that he reside with us, with want for nothing, along with his supporters and away from you. Furthermore, we suggested that those estates that he holds of his own accord be retained by him and his descendants and that the revenues from them go to his upkeep. This poses no threat to you as well will keep him close and away from you and yours. He has agreed with this and proposes to leave his Kingdom with you on condition that we provide a regiment to guard his passage. We ask that you honour this agreement and furthermore undertake to do no ill to him or his or to block our men in this matter.
To: Tre and Kolo Republics
Of course, friends, we will send our General Christoffer of Tønsberg with his officers and Bishop Alf of Skien with a mission and, we hope, His Holiness's blessing.
From: Magnus IX, King of the United Kingdom of Scotland-Norway
To: King Neil X of Connacht
We undertake to provide such of our men as will be necessary to ensure the safety of you and yours to allow you to grace our presence. Our word is our bond and we will not renege on it. You have our solemn promise.
From: Magnus IX, King of the United Kingdom of Scotland-Norway
To: Connor III, King of Ireland
Your Kingdom is won brother. For that we are grateful unto God. Nevertheless we will not celebrate to soon while the Angle menace continues to breath so we remain as committed to your cause as ever. But we ask that your reign not be started in blood or inequity. Such matters mark a bad reign and we do not believe yours to be one of these, brother. Therefore it behoves us to discuss such matters with you. Accordingly we bring this to your attention. We have proposed to our friend, King Neil X of Connacht, that he reside with us, with want for nothing, along with his supporters and away from you. Furthermore, we suggested that those estates that he holds of his own accord be retained by him and his descendants and that the revenues from them go to his upkeep. This poses no threat to you as well will keep him close and away from you and yours. He has agreed with this and proposes to leave his Kingdom with you on condition that we provide a regiment to guard his passage. We ask that you honour this agreement and furthermore undertake to do no ill to him or his or to block our men in this matter.
From: The Khanate of Agmescit
To: Khan David
Hahaha. For your sheer hubris, your messenger has been impaled upon our city walls.
From: King Neil X of Connacht
To: Scotland-Norway
Your generosity is boundless, my friend.
From: The Magistrate of the Tre and Kolo Republics
To: Scotland-Norway
Your gifts are greatly appreciated. Yet is not a bishop we need, so much as more priests. You see, we are all good Christians, yet there is no way to train our prospective holy men. Thus, we need priests to both educate our young and give us our services on Sunday, not for conversion.
OOC: Sorry for the delay in responses to diplomacy after an update I like to take a day or so off the NES, as it occupies so many hours during the update creation process. Also FYI to all those with diplomacy directed towards England I think he is out of town or busy until Friday or so.
To: Khan David
Hahaha. For your sheer hubris, your messenger has been impaled upon our city walls.
From: King Neil X of Connacht
To: Scotland-Norway
Your generosity is boundless, my friend.
From: The Magistrate of the Tre and Kolo Republics
To: Scotland-Norway
Your gifts are greatly appreciated. Yet is not a bishop we need, so much as more priests. You see, we are all good Christians, yet there is no way to train our prospective holy men. Thus, we need priests to both educate our young and give us our services on Sunday, not for conversion.
OOC: Sorry for the delay in responses to diplomacy after an update I like to take a day or so off the NES, as it occupies so many hours during the update creation process. Also FYI to all those with diplomacy directed towards England I think he is out of town or busy until Friday or so.
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