TURN 002 ORDERS DUE BACK BY 28 Jun 96, 1159 pm to eddief6@ix.netcom.com
ANNOUNCEMENTS
GM COMMENTS
Common player errors... 1) Try to "buy" regions too far from Homeland, 2) Try to DP "bought" regions, and 3) Use region names not on the maps (are some of you using other campaign maps?)
MAP NOTES
Some Capitols are not on the maps, All Capitols listed on the players.txt file actually exist even if they're not on the map. As soon as I buy some more RAM, I'll be able to edit the .gif maps to keep them resonably (read not every turn) updated.
On the Eastern North America map, there are two regions named SANTEE, one on the Atlantic Coast and one on the Upper Great Snake. The one on the Atlantic Coast is now called SANTUA.
If you still need maps, and can't get usable product from the .gif files online (the best map producers have been PaintShop Pro and Pagemaker), send me a check (10$ buys you the world here) and your mapset will go out that day priority mail. USnail service says it takes 1 to 3 days.
RULES ERRATA AND REMINDERS
Tithe Income: If you are paying a tithe to a Religious Primate and the rate of the tithe is less than 5% then there is no effect to you; you do not lose any money. If the rate of the Tithe is greater than 5%, then you lose 1% of Tax Rate for each percentage point of the tithe over 5.
If you are the Primate recieving the tithe, then the tithe money is automatically calculated for you and added to your Saved Gold each turn by the program.
Imperial Size Minimum: Each nation will always have an Imperial Size of at least one (1). There is no maximum.
Bidding on Mercs: When you are making a bid for mercenaries, please make separate bids for mercenary units and mercenary leaders.
TROOP CONVERSIONS
Infantry (500 men = 1 point), Cavalry (500 men = 1 point), Siege Engineers (500 men = 1 point), Warships (5 ships = 1 point), Transports (5 ships = 1 point)
GENERAL WANDERER GAMES INFORMATION AND PRICES
WORLD-WIDE WEB HOME PAGE!
The Wanderer Games Home Page can be found at:
http://gumby.spa.umn.edu/cscdir/lotedir/homepage.lote.html
Thereon you can find a selection of back Lords One, Two, Three, Four, Nine, Ten, and Eleven, and now Twenty newsfaxes. Bio information on Thomas Harlan, Thad Plate, Colin Dunnigan and other LOTE GM's. The Web page also lets you send questions to the GM's that are on-line as well as download all of the files listed above via FTP.
GM's eMail Addresses
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Lords Two - SHarding@mva.com
Lords Three - OW - CDunnigan@pima.gov
Lords Three - NW -
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Lords Four -
102417.3444@compuserve.com
Lords Five - Huntsman@teleport.com
Lords Six - Warden@rt66.com
Lords 9-10-11 - Thadplate@aol.com
Lords Twelve - qycq78a@prodigy.com
Lords Thirteen - Khan@netrix.com
Lords Twenty - eddief6@ix.netcom.com
Lords Italia - mc0763@mcilink.it
Cruenti Dei - Darkpenguin@eworld.com
THE GLOBAL EMPIRE SECTION!
LORDS ONE: Thomas Harlan, 4858 East Second Street, Tucson, Arizona. 85711-1207. (520)323-8570. Call between 7pm and 10pm MST. INTERNET: tharlan@pima.gov. Turn #185 is the latest. Openings: See last page.
LORDS TWO: Sean Harding, 13224 Highview Drive, Burnsville, MN. 55337 (612)377-8440. INTERNET: sharding@mva.com. Turn #37 is the latest. Openings: Huang(38th), Arawak(41st), Segu(43rd), Chitimacha(44th), Manchou Khanate(48th), Mongol Khanate(49th), Marampans(51st).
LORDS THREE - THE OLD WORLD: Colin Dunnigan, 5042 East Julia, Tucson, Arizona. 85711. (520)881-1402. INTERNET: cdunnigan@pima.gov. Turn #9 is the latest. Openings: Pandya(13th), Hausa(15th), Und(20th), Poland(21st), Java(23rd), Epirus(24th), Pope(27th), Catalonia(29th), Ghana(30th). Very fast turnaround on this game.
LORDS THREE - THE NEW WORLD: Richard Ketcham, 5223 Karenbeth, Houston, TX. 77084. (713)345-8246. INTERNET: 102667.2505@Compuserve.com.
Turn #91 is the latest. Openings: Brazil.
LORDS FOUR: Dave Salter, 7338 Rolling Oak Lane, Springfield, VA. 22153. (703)912-6076. Turn#36 is the latest. INTERNET: 102417.3444 @CompuServe.Com. Openings: Byzantine Empire(14th), Nippon(15th), Arguin Ghana(17th), Kanem-Bornu(28th), Hungary(29th), Central Afriqa(34th), South Africa(35th), Kongo(43rd).
LORDS FIVE: Scott Chatham, 11030 SW Wilsonville Road, #117. Wilsonville, OR. 97070-9505. INTERNET: huntsman@teleport.com.
LORDS SEVEN - THE DARK AGES: Eddie Hartwell, 11517 23rd Ave, Burnsville, MN. 55337. (612)890-1151 - Tues & Thurs 7:00pm-10:30pm CST. Turn #5 is the latest. Openings: Hupei ( 20th ), Aleppo ( 33rd ), Anasazi( 35th ), Akan ( 39th ), Min ( 40th ), Huastec ( 42nd ), Pajajaran ( 45th ), Shi'a Primate ( 46th ), Sabah ( 48th ), Moluccas ( 49th ).
LORDS EIGHT - THE DIADOCHI: Neil Stokes, 1674 Juliet Avenue, St.Paul, MN. 55105. (612) 698-9270. INTERNET: nstokes@iceworld.org. Turn #7 is the latest. Openings: Skythians(8th), Yemen(9th), Ch'u(12th), Saka(15th), Terrible Tien(17th), Pontia(24th), Bantu(36th), Kalinga(40th), Cimbiri(42nd), Kakatiya(47th). Set in the ancient world just after the death of Alexander the Great.
PLATE GAMES SUBEMPIRE: Thad Plate, 5333 East Thomas Road, #215, Phoenix, Az. 85018. (602)952-8929. INTERNET: thadplate@aol.com.
LORDS NINE: Turn #109 latest. Openings: Hurszia ( 24th ), Ponape ( 26th ), Khazaria ( 29th ), Xuxa ( 33rd ), Yuksache ( 37th ), Tibuburra ( 38th ), Elcafe ( 39th ), Wuwan ( 41st ), Cape ( 43rd ), Hanseatic League ( 36th ) .
LORDS TEN: Turn #69 latest. Openings: Qalbaid Senegal ( 27th ), Almoravid Porto ( 34th ), Nishapur ( 39th ), Bakrid Malta ( 44th ), Benin Kongo ( 47th ), Bornou ( 49th ), Aanx ( 54th ), Lakes Wyoming ( 56th ), Galam ( 57th ).
LORDS ELEVEN: Turn #28 latest. Openings: Ouagadou(54th), Bihar(56th), Adwaghost(61st), Ghuzz(64th).
BLACK EMPIRE - SEA OF FEAR: Turn #15. Openings: Orivesi ( 32nd ), Black Adder ( 33rd ), Iakbyt ( 37th ), Giltez Dragonland ( 40th ), Great Argus ( 42nd ), Kingdom of Po ( 44th ), Jamhal ( 48th ), Evil Mbinro ( 49th ), Baurien ( 50th ), Fiere Real ( 51st ), New Mallor ( 52nd ), Lacipen ( 53rd ), Palachua ( 54th ), Lazbi ( 55th ).
LORDS THIRTEEN: Rich Sorensen, PO Box 779, Columbia Falls, MT. 59912. (406) 892-3752. INTERNET: khan@netrix.com Turn #3. Openings: Phalaborwa.
LORDS ITALIA ONE ( CAMPAIGN FOURTEEN ) : Fernando Bellizzi, Via Stamiria 15-7, Roma 00162, Italia. (06)44247137. INTERNET: mc0763@mcilink.it. Turn #12 is the latest. Openings: Regno de'Egitto, Indiani Michigamea.
LORDS ITALIA TWO ( CAMPAIGN FIFTEEN ): Claudio Forgione, Viale Giulio Cesare 183, Roma 00187. (06) 39737121. Turn #1 is the latest
LORDS ITALIA THREE ( CAMPAIGN SIXTEEN ): Alarico Oliva, Via G. Parini 2/a, 00053 Civitavecchia ( Rm ). 0766/580079. Turn #1 is the latest. Openings: Everything outside of Europe!
( NEW ) LORDS SEVENTEEN: Bob Gurley, (713)852-8866 or yuppyputze@aol.com. The first turn is due Friday March 29th. The startup ( turn #0 ) is free, and Turn #1 is $2.00. Each turn afterwards will be $3.00 plus 25c per BL over 4.
( NEW ) LORDS EIGHTEEN: Jesse Richardson, Kennelly Place, Burnsville, MN. 55337. (612) 894-4604. New free-start campaign for local players in the Twin Cities or by email only.
( NEW ) LORDS TWENTY: Eddie Efsic, 4629 SE 27th St, Del City, OK 73115. (405)670-4750 - I prefer contact via email, but call me if it can't wait.. INTERNET: eddief6@ix.netcom.com.:Initial setup turns went out 31 May. All nations taken at this time.
CRUENTI DEI: Thom & Beverly Ryng, 3815 North Pearl Street, Apt. C-1, Tacoma, WA. 98407. (206)752-3923 - No calls before 10am PST or after 9pm PST. INTERNET: darkpenguin @eworld.com.: TARBYR: Turn #21 the latest. PRIBAN: Turn #6 the latest. Openings: Taliabu Hargh, High Church of Arda.
VARIOUS FEES AND LEVIES
Turns: $1.00 per turn (email ONLY
Maps: Entire World $10.00(Mailed). Sorry, no colored or "small" world maps are available.
5th Edition Rulebook: $10.00 (Local) or $13.00 (Mailed in US), $15.00 (mailed overseas). Order from Tom Harlan.
THE FAR EAST
MERC TROOPS 00MC, 00MI, 00 MS, 00MW, 00MT
MERC AQRS C01 S01 I01 W01
MERC LEADERS None at this time
HIRING CONTACT:NONE
UNITED STATES OF ASIA (JIHPEN)
Tenno Daigo, President
DIPLOMACY: Aichi (ea)
The Japanese acquired control of Kwanto, and established a Federalized Democracy.
EMPIRE OF KOGURYO
Wang Kon
DIPLOMACY: Diplomacy, yeah, right.
The Koreans acqired control of Liao-Tung, and when their Diplomacy failed to achieve the expected results, they attacked the regions of Parhae and Anshuan. With minimal losses, both regions were pacified. Wang Kon named Kae Kaesomun, a nephew, Captain of the Hwarangdo, and his heir. Kae took a bride from Parhae, and got to work on his own heir back in the capitol.
THE WU YUE CHINESE KINGDOM
Quian Qui, God-Emperor of the Middle-Kingdom
DIPLOMACY: Anhui (nt), Hubei (ea)
Quian Qui married a princess from Hubei, and was unavailable for comment for pretty much the rest of the turn.
THE HONAN CHINESE KINGDOM
Zhu-Wen, Emperor of China,
DIPLOMACY: Tsainan (fa)
The Honan got an ally in the region of Hopei, and also got a queen from the Tsianan nobility.
THE SHENSI CHINESE KINGDOM
Li Keyong, The One-Eyed Dragon
DIPLOMACY: Chinling (c), Houma (n/e)
The Shensi now control Funiu and Shentung, and attacked the region of Kansu. With few losses, they pacified the region, and went on to try their hand at more peaceful negotiations. After about 3 years of this, they determined they liked the attacking and killing part a lot more.
THE KWANGSI CHINESE KINGDOM
Liu Xiang
DIPLOMACY: Annam (ea)
Liu convinced the Annam nobility to join his empire by offering to take the hand of one of their princesses. Kwangtung also wanted protection from the new king.
SOUTH EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC RIM
MERC TROOPS 00MC, 00MI, 00 MS, 00MW, 00MT
MERC AQRS C01 S01 I01 W01
MERC LEADERS None at this time
HIRING CONTACT ( NONE )
PALAS RANGAMATI
Narayanapala, His Imperial Majesty, Guardian of the Ganges
DIPLOMACY: none
The Palas King fancied the title "Emperor" more, so he expanded his reach and now has the allegiance of Gaur and Maghada. He also built (well, OK, his slaves built it, really) a palace by the waters in the capitol for his brand new queen, and gave it a real pretty name. Palace of the Dawn. That kinda confused her, because it faced the sunsets, but overall, she didn't mind that much.
THE UNITED MANORCHY OF THE AVANS
Narathu Hsiapaw, King of all Burmese Peoples
DIPLOMACY: Thaton (fa), Sagaing (nt)
Narathu started expanding his kingdom by acquiring control of Burma, Pegu, and Samatata. He figured it was time then to try his hand at Diplomacy. Offering a royal marraige to the leaders of Thaton, they agreed to join the kingdom. Having had that figured out, he went into the back woods of Kayan and Shan with his very new army, because one of his advisors told him he could find a lot of slaves there, and march them around the capitol in a sort of "showing the flag" parade. Over a year later (having captured 17 slaves) he concluded there were almost no people at all in those two regions, and he had his advisor decapitated. On his way home, he stayed a year in Sagaing amd they were (oddly) pretty impressed by the really nice gift of 17 slaves, and they too joined the kingdom.
THE JAVAN KINGDOM
Manu Bharana, President Srivjavan, Lord of the Seas
DIPLOMACY:Perak (ea)
Manu spent a lot of money setting up an open and free federalized democracy, and his people loved it so much they elected him the first president. He also invested heavily in neighboring regions, and Pajajaran and Kediri eagerly joined the republic. Not quite though with his agenda, he married the First Lady from Perak, and spent over 4 years getting them into the republic as well.
THE EMPIRE OF CHAMPA
Jayasimhavarman, Emperor Viet
DIPLOMACY: Phan Rang (nt), Khemer (t)
The Viet king also wanted to be an emperor, so he went on a diplomatic mission. The leaders of Phan Rang weren't too terribly impressed with his persuasive skills, but mostly they were depressed that he was obviously single, and not interested in any of their daughters. Later they discovered he married a Khmer woman, and they dutifully sent nice wedding presents, but no taxes.
THE MAAORI SEAHOLD
Palaau Halmahera, Son of Sea and Sky
DIPLOMACY: Sabah (fa), Truk (c), Marianas (nt)
Palaau gained control of Timor to start with, then went a-diplomacizing across the South Seas. Sabah, Truk, and the Marianas Islands all agrred to some measure of influence. But only Sabah got a queen out of the deal.
THE KATOOMBA RIDERS
Yamma Yamma,
DIPLOMACY:none
The Australians cut down a LOT of trees, reportedly for firewood to fuel their brewing operations. With a very large shipment of their new beverage, which they called "Toohey's" (No not Toohey's beer or ale or draft, just "Toohey's"), the folks in Taree agreed to go surfing regularly with Yamma Yamma and the rest of his buddies. After a couple years of said surfing (and heavy drinking), Yamma had an "alcohol-related" accident, and very nearly drowned in about 2 1/2 inches of water. So, he gave up surfing, but not Toohey's, and found a wife to settle down and make little Yammas with.
INDIA AND MIDDLE EAST
MERC TROOPS 00MC, 00MI, 00 MS, 00MW, 00MT
MERC AQRS C01 S01 I01 W01
MERC LEADERS None at this time
HIRING CONTACT:NONE
THE PRINCIPATE OF GUTJARA
Mahendrapala, Mansurashah
DIPLOMACY: Baluch (t)
Mahendrapala got Sind to ally with him, and went to Baluch to try to get them to do the same. They agreed to give him tribute, but that was about it. He married one of the Sind leader's daughters, and took her back to Edrosia, reportedly to play a game he was calling "doctor".
THE RAJPUT KINGDOM OF INDIA
Krisnaraja II, Lord of the River, Life-Giver
DIPLOMACY: Uttar Pradesh (fa), Vatsa (n/e), Jihjhoti (h), Chandela (n/e)
Krisnaraja persuaded the Jaunpur people to join his kingdom, and then went about talking with all his neighbors. Offering to marry a woman from Uttar Pradesh, they readily joined his kingdom, but the other nieghbors weren't quite ready . In fact, the nobility of Jihjhoti were pretty upset that he didn't want one of their daughters, and told Kris to take a long walk into the Ganges. (They said a lot more, but most of it's unprintable in this family-oriented medium.). Krisnaraja decided he needed education in Diplomacy, so he gathered wise men from his Kingdom, and founded a university in the capitol.
THE CHOLA MANDALAM
Aditya
DIPLOMACY: none
The Cholan King gathered the leaders of Chola, Chera, and Seylan, and convinced them to join his organization. He then took a concubine from Chola and was behind closed doors for several years.
There were loud noises of many varieties heard, and one guard had the foolishness to enter the King's chambers to investigate. He came to a gruesome end, and the rest of the guards decided it was best to ignore the noises from then on.
THE ABBASID CALIPHATE
Hazar al' Mutatid, Kaliphat Rasul Allah
DIPLOMACY: Hahmar (fa), Abadan (c)
Hazar spent a great deal of cash making Bagdad the most glorious city in the world. The place is just huge. Then he went down the Euphrates River to Hahmar and Abadan to do a little diplomacy. He and his Hahmar queen soon had a Capliph-to-be.
THE MAHMUD GHAZNI PERSIAN KINGDOM
Ismail ibn Ahmad, Kophatshah, Earthshaker
DIPLOMACY: Kara-Khitai (t)
Ismail got some allies from his neighbors in Turkmen,Bactria, and Khurasan. Wanting more friends, he took his honor guard of 10,000 horsemen to Kara-Khitai and married a royal daughter of the Samarkhand.
EAST EUROPE
MERC TROOPS 00MC, 00MI, 00 MS, 00MW, 00MT
MERC AQRS C01 S01 I01 W01
MERC LEADERS None at this time
HIRING CONTACT:NONE
PRINCIPATE OF KIEV+0
Oleg, Knyaz Kiev
DIPLOMACY:
The Russian Prince... sent no orders.
THE POLISH KINGDOM
Piast I, Palota Polski
DIPLOMACY:Meissen (fa), Danzig (c)
Piast expanded his Kingdom to Poland, and went on his own Diplomacy trip. Agreeing to a royal wedding, Meissen joined the Kingdom, but Danzig didn't commit to anything. Having finished his work there, he returned to Warzau with his queen and began an intense regimen of procreating and recreating.
PRINCIPATE OF SERBIA
Arpad Aggodom
DIPLOMACY:none
The Serbs were expecting an invasion of sorts from the east, so they set up their army 15,000 footsoldiers, 2,500 horsemen, and 2,500 sappers in Macedon to await the Byzantines. After 4 years of waiting, they decided to take an offensive approach...
THE BYZANTINE ROMAN EMPIRE
Leo VI, the Wise, Occidental Roman Emperor
DIPLOMACY:Paphlagonia (c), Bythnia (fa)
Leo was on the other side of the Hellespont, talking diplomacy to the Paphlagonians and Bithnians when he heard of the Serbians invasion. His 3,000 troops garrisoning Thrace were pitifully unprepared to deal with the Serbs, so they headed straight for the walls of Thessaloniki, to await a possible siege. Arpad figured he'd wipe out his whole army taking on the walls of Thessaloniki, so he had his troops pacify Thrace, and without any effective resistance, it didn't take long.
Leo brought his army from Bythnia back though Paphlagonia to Constantinople, and met with his advisors on how best to deal with Arpad, who was at the moment camped outside Thessaloniki, pondering his own course of action.
WEST EUROPE
MERC TROOPS 00MC, 00MI, 00 MS, 00MW, 00MT
MERC AQRS C01 S01 I01 W01
MERC LEADERS None at this time
HIRING CONTACT:NONE
THE SAXON KINGDOM OF SUSSEX
Edward I, Saxon King of England
DIPLOMACY: Wessex (ea)
In a single-minded sort of way, Edward went to Wessex to get a wife and get them to join the Kingdom. Seeing all the recent improvements in Sussex, they agreed to both unions, and Edward happily took his new wife home to London to make some rugrats.
THE KINGDOM OF WEST FRANCIA
Karl IV, Roi d' Leon
DIPLOMACY: Orleans (t), Burgundy (nt)
Karl convened Nivernais, Normandy, and Vermandois leaders, and convinced them to join his kingdom, on the premise that everyone would get rich. He then went off to Orleans and Burgundy to deliver the same message, but they weren't quite as receptive as his earlier meeting.
THE KINGDOM OF EAST FRANCIA
Ludwig III, the Child,
DIPLOMACY:Lorraine (ea)
Ludwig's advisors used Karl's plan to get Bohemia, Bavaria, Thuringia, Alsace, and Swabia into the kingdom. Then they dragged him and his friends to Lorraine to try and convince them too. They also got him engaged to marry one of the noble's very young daughters. Both sides are being very coy as to naming a date.
THE DANISH KINGDOM
Guthrum, Rex Danmark
DIPLOMACY:Skane (t), Halland (nt)
The Danes got Holstien into their own kingdom, and went on his own diplomacy trip. First stop was Skane, and then Halland before returning to his throne to rule over his loyal subjects.
THE LOMBARD KINGDOM OF ITALY
Berengar d' Frium, Rex Sognari
DIPLOMACY: Verona (ea)
Berengar wanted more turf too, so he figured Lombardy was a good place to start. Verona was the home of his bride to be, so they also agreed to join the kingdom. They expect a Venetian wedding sometime in the very near future.
THE ROMAN CATHOLIC PAPACY
Benedict IV, Il Papa, Bishop of Rome
DIPLOMACY: Calabria (n), Apulia (t), Spoleto (nt)
Benedict expanded church control over Campania and several other regions,including one previously controlled by the Siqillians, and convened a college of cardinals for the "expressed purpose" of electing his successor. When they got to Rome, they all said "Hey, the Pope's not dead yet! What's going on?". Eventually they agreed to wait until the current Pope passed away before electing a new one. They also agreed to stay in Rome permanently, since they found this really good cook named Alfredo, and no one could resist his fettucini dinners.
AL AGHRABID EMIRAT AS SIQILLI
Ibrahim, Emir as Siqilli, Fist of Allah
DIPLOMACY:
The Siqilliansgained control of Malta, Sardinia, and in nominally of Calabria. Ibrahim claimed a dusky, olive-skinned woman from Malta to be his wife. The Emir then found out the Pope convinced the Calabrians to leave his Emirate. He hasn't decided just how to deal with that. Sending trade ships to do business with the papal states, he hasn't yet lived up to his nickname.
UMMAYAD CALIPHAT AL CORDOBA Abdullah Nasir, Caliph al Cordoba, Infidel's Bane DIPLOMACY: Andalusia (fa)
Nasir went straight to Andalusia to convince them of the benefits of being part of his Caliphate. Granada also entered into an alliance with him. While he was away, he had very large walls built around his capitol. After he got married, he stayed in Andalusia and set his army up to prevent the Moroccans from crossing the Straights of Gibraltar.
AFRIQA - /
MERC TROOPS 00MC, 00MI, 00 MS, 00MW, 00MT
MERC AQRS C01 S01 I01 W01
MERC LEADERS None at this time
HIRING CONTACT:NONE
THE CALIPHATE AL MORAVID
Yahya III, the Faithful
DIPLOMACY:Zirid (h), Cheliff (h), Algeria (nt)
Yahya didn't appear nearly as interested in Andalusia as Abdullah Nasir expected him to be. He was interested in the North African provinces, though. Unfortunately, they weren't interested in him. His advisors tried to tell him he was a better general than a diplomat, but he was intent on being peaceful.
His attempts to diplomacize Zirid nearly got himself killed, and he insulted the Cheliff leaders so bad, they chased him all the way to Algeria. There he found some people who weren't bent on skinning him, for which he was most grateful. His advisors finally got him to accept his shortcomings, and he agreed to stop playing the diplomat.
THE FATAMID EMPIRE
Said ibn Hussayn, Imam Ubaydullah al Mahdi
DIPLOMACY:Mansura (nt), Sinai (nt), Levant (nt)
The Fatamid Imam gained control of the fertile Nile banks in Faiyum, and went off to the east to gain more lands forhis one big, happy nation. He chose a bride from Mansura, and brought her back to Alexandria to bear his children.
THE SONGHAI HERDSMEN
Kersil Mbi,
DIPLOMACY:Adawara (nt), Garou (n/e)
Mbi got Sudan and Segu to join forces with him, and also went about the land skeaking the benefits of joining his nation. The leaders of Adawara agrred in principle, but the Garou tribes remain unconvinced. After his trips abroad, he returned to his wife loving arms, and set about making up for lost time.
THE HIDDEN KINGDOM OF THE KONGO
T'Dolo, King of the Dark
DIPLOMACY: Deke(t)
T'Dolo had land cleared and cultivated, and got the Mbundu tribal leaders to become subjects of the Dark Lord. After spending 4 years in Deke, he also returned to his throne and bride.
KINGDOM OF NIGERIA
Nwaniko, Prince of Benin
DIPLOMACY:
Nwaniko...was notably unleaderlike.
THE KINGDOM OF TCHAD
Yes Vorta,
DIPLOMACY:
Yes expanded his kingdom to include Hausa, and a royal wedding was part of those proceedings. He also outlawed slavery in his enlightened kingdom, upsetting some of the richest people.
OUAGADOU
Ibchuch, Supreme Ruler of the Ghana
DIPLOMACY:
Ibchuch... was also remarkably nondirective.
ZIMBABWE
Chanu Follak't, Bloodspear
DIPLOMACY:none
Chanu got control of Kafue and ordered theregions of Kafue and the homeland Rozwi cleared and cultivated. His people were amazed at how much more food there was after all this. While his people were cutting down trees, and planting fields, he took two wives and tried his very best to satisfy both of them. It wasn't long before he had several children.
THE NEW WORLD - /
MERC TROOPS 00MC, 00MI, 00 MS, 00MW, 00MT
MERC AQRS C01 S01 I01 W01
MERC LEADERS None at this time
HIRING CONTACT:NONE
Calliacatl formed an alliance with Tepuztec, Nahuatl, Huave, and Popoluca. That was about it him, except for buying a lot of spears and flint knives for all his warriors.
THE MAYAN ASTRONOMERS
Itzam Mo, Priest-King of the Yucatan
DIPLOMACY:Chontal (nt), Kekchi (c)
The Mayan priest-king gained the alliance of Queche and Yucatec, and convinced the leaders of Chontal and Kekchi to join in spirit as well. He also sacrificed many slaves to Quetzacoatl, in hopes of gaining power and divine favor. The masses took the sacrifices to heart, and suddenly became much morepious in their religious duties.
QUIRO MAPUCHE
Shirokas, the Chosen
DIPLOMACY:none
Shirokas got Pichunche to join his kingdom fully, and spent a ton of cash building irrigation ditches, roads and bridges in his homeland. His people really liked his generous nature, but were a little disappointed to find out he wasn't independently wealthy, and that yes, they would still have to pay taxes.
THE ANDEAN INCAN EMPIRE
Cium, Running Rook
DIPLOMACY: none
Xium got Ataura, Chavin, and Nazca to become provinces in the mountain empire. His new wife was from Nazca, and he decided he too should get some insurance on the future of his dynasty. He figured he needed a son to name as heir, and someone to teach llama-riding to.
ANASAZI
Hasaan took the popular opinion of his people to heart, and had a constitutional convention set up a free and open federalized democracy. His subjects loved it, especially the former slaves, who were offered land and money to cultivate and colonize Chiricaua. He visited the Hohokam region, whose leaders agreed to become a protectorate.
CALI YOKUTS
The Yokuts Chief decided he too wanted to be a President. He also decided he wanted an open and free society and economy. Unfortunately, he didn't try too hard to convince any of the tribal elders. He just proclaimed it to the masses. The tribal elders and chiefs thought the constitution part was pretty cool, because they suddenly became a legislative body. What they didn't think was too cool was the part about freeing all their slaves, and having those same slaves someday taking their own jobs in the council.
So when Running Bear said "All you slaves are free, and anyone can have any rank they want in society!", most people weren't sure if their chief had gone nuts or what. When he fell ill, and walked about in a feverish mania, most people had figured out that he was indeed loony, and there were rumors of every sort about what he would do next. There was much relief when he passed away, and Running Bear's younger brother, White Hawk, claimed the leadership of the tribe. No one on the council tried to stop him from proclaiming himself king, and he agreed to abide by the new and slightly amended constitution.
On a more mundane note, Salinan and Pomo were both colonized and cultivated. White hawk got a wife and economic ally in Patwin.
THE IROQOUIS NATION
The coucil of the Iriquois Nation got Miami to enter their nation fully, and colonized the regions of Shawnee and Wenro. Uphand Fox travelled off to Scioto and Michigama for some diplomacy, gaining a wife in Miami enroute. Finally he went back home to spend some quality time alone with his wife.
Hasaan Running Lizard, The Ancient Enemy
DIPLOMACY:Hohokam
White Hawk, Chief Cali
DIPLOMACY:Patwin (ea)
Uphand Fox, Prime Chief of the Council
DIPLOMACY:Scioto (fa), Michigama (nt)