Lords of the Earth Campaign XX, Turn 11, A.D. 951 - 955

Lords of the Earth, Campaign XX, Turn 011, A.D. 951 - 955

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The Intercity trade income isn't working for fa cities. If you have one or more of these, add them into your intercity trade income til I get this figured out. The tithe subroutine is working again. Everything else appears to be working normally. I am still using Stats3.1g. I have a copy of 3.1i, but the trade routes aren't showing up as they should. I'll stick to what I know works before switching to 3.1i.

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THE FAR EAST

MERC TROOPS3MC, 3MI, 2MS, 2MW, 5MT
MERC AQRS C02 S02 I03 W03
MERC LEADERS Kai Yamahiro M868

UNITED STATES OF ASIA (JIHPEN)
Tobri Anwa, President of Jihpen
DIPLOMACY: Sikhote (fa), Tumin (nt), Akita (t), Mantap (t)
The capitol became a more lovely place to live and visit, while President Anwa's administration allocated large hunks of the buget towards more effective governing. His diplomats were on the mainland in efforts to increase the range of the international trade fleets.

THE WU YUE CHINESE KINGDOM
Quian Song, God-King of the Middle-Kingdom
DIPLOMACY: none
The God-King discovered the pocket-lining habits of two of his senior leaders, and in a great show of leniency, let them to vacation for nearly five years under the notably close eyes of Quian's informants. The heir to the Empire was vigilant for border transgressions into China, but none occurred.

THE HONAN CHINESE KINGDOM
Wo Hu Lei, Emperor of China
DIPLOMACY: Hsuing-Nu (ne), Tsainan (f), Liao-Tung (f), Parhae (ne)
Wo Hu Lei ordered his shipyards to begin cranking out trade ships, and gave them confusing instructions. They were to join already crowded routes to Hong Kong and Hupei, where they weren't really going to be very effective at all. Two of Wo's allies joined the Kingdom fully after many years of mutually beneficial alliance, although the Hsuing and Parhae Khans were, as expected, unmoved.

THE SHENSI CHINESE KINGDOM
Wang Kso, The One-Eyed Dragon
DIPLOMACY: Kansu (ne)
It was the bst of times, it was the worst of times. Princess Teng Yen-Ta returned from the Burmese-Viet Wars after showing the mettle and generosity of the Kwangsi people. Her victory parade dress was a striking counter the strern faces of her remaining troops. There were too many spaces in the line. One of the spaces she saw when she arrived at Kansu to meet her family was at her father's right side. Her brother the heir, Yin Chueh-Shan, had been killed while hunting white tigers in Kansu. Wang Kso financed the construction of a new city in the province, and although he and his daughters talked the ears off the local leaders, the ever-present Shensi garrison prevented any real progress.

THE HONG KONG TRADERS
Xian Lao, King of Hong Kong
DIPLOMACY: Mison (a), Lingtung (f), Champa (ea)
Xian Lao wanted more trade flow from the Pacifica nations, but the island capitols were simply too far a way for effective trade. Xian Lao's first two sons were wed to princesses in Mison and Champa, and they themselves then set to creating sons of their own.

THE INCREDIBLY PEACEFUL CELESTIAL KINGDOM OF THE JADE BUDDHA
Kuo Mojo, 3rd Incarnation of the Blessed Jade Buddha, Light on the Path to Nirvanah, Illuminator of the Human Soul, Thinker of Deep Thoughts, Mayor of Shangri-La
DIPLOMACY: none
The Dalai Lama spent his time on this plane lighting paths and thinking deep thoughts. Temples were founded in Hupei and Chiang'ling, and strong financial assistance was assigned to the Burmese king.


SOUTH EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC RIM
MERC TROOPS 7MC, 7MI, 7MS, 16MW, 11MT
MERC AQRS C01 S02 I01 W02
MERC LEADERS Ulu Kanu M852

THE UNITED MONARCHY OF THE AVANS
Anisakan, The Celestial, Virtuous, and Benignant King Anisakan, Monarch of all Burmese People, Munificent Potentate of Pegu, Dispenser of all Avan Goodness and Benevolence
DIPLOMACY: Sagaing (c), Padishan (c)
King Anisakan took his footsoldiers to Pegu and assured the natives of the continuance of his protection. They weren't totally believed, since, only two years prior the Burmese had been pushed clean out by a migrating Khmer army. The king was on his way to the southern Chinese highlands in search of slaves. Lampang, Nam Pung, and (surprisingly) Laotian natives offered little in the way of resistance, but the Korat natives did their best to fight off the raiding Burmese. Anisakan saw their plans a mile away and crushed their pitiful resistance before marching them bound through Sagaing back to Pagan.

THE DILANG THANG
Palpatyn, Emperor Viet
DIPLOMACY: none
See India...

THE JAVAN FEDERATION
Eliu Miki, President Sirivjavan
DIPLOMACY: none
The Ex-president Koerh Singh wanted to continue running the Federation, until he was reminded by just about everyone that he was, well, no longer the "Kanaka". President Miki did an acceptable job at the helm, sending colonists off to mainland Asia after the migration of the Champan nation. Colonies sailed for Khemer, Cochin, and Phan Rang, and only the Cochin colony had any natives to deal with. Unfortunately for those colonists in Cochin, they had no armed forces to stay with them, and the locals ate them. Yum ! Missionaries were also out en mass, converting the heathen Hindu to a more enlightened religion.

THE MAAORI SEAHOLD
Wabodon Soba, Son of Sea and Sky
DIPLOMACY: Ponape (fa)
Not much happened in the Island Kingdom, except for some exploration and diplomacy in the far northeast.

THE KATOOMBA RIDERS
Yamma Lamma, Chief He'e Nalu, "Leader of the Pack"
DIPLOMACY: none
The senior Lamma rested on the beach with his board and a warm Toohey's, composign a speech.
"We need better education for our children, building a bridge to our future... How else can we make a better beer? And what better place for a university than the birthplace of our lovely beverage, Tooheys?" He declared Saibai as the official center of the University Katoom. Young Yamma Samma travelled with his wife and kids to Toowomba to show off his kids to the abundantly well-fed in-laws. While there, he spent a significant portion of his schedule overseeing the construction of the new brewery, ...er, city, Allul. Maybe Toowomba will start planting more hops and wheat fields.


INDIA AND MIDDLE EAST
MERC TROOPS 22MC, 28MI, 15MS, 19MW, 17MT
MERC AQRS C03 S03 I02 W01
MERC LEADERS Mohmand Charon M788

EMPIRE OF THE LOWER GANGES
Narayanapala III, Guardian of the Ganges
DIPLOMACY: Samatata (nt)
Narayanapala III began the long process of recovery from war by having a city built around his fortress in Assam, named it Maghadara, and had another port city founded in Kalinga, naming it Bombphanai. He sent his general Bharawaj to central India to round up some slaves for these and other fine attractions soon to come. Prince Paratha from Burma, the actual heir to the Avan throne, was the unfortunate victim of a falling accident, losing his balance while waving from a 80 foot tower to the peasants below. Medical experts counted no less than 78 bone fractures while examining his remains.

XANTHI EMPIRE OF XANADU
Palpatyn, Grand Poobah of the Xanthi Zieterund
DIPLOMACY: Uttar Pradesh (t), Thanesar (t)
Palpatyn delivered the ultimatum personally to the waiting defenders of Kaunaj.
"Prepare to be assimilated. Resistance is futile." he calmly asserted.
The Rajput reply was anything but. While the Viet army set up a passive siege to starve out the inhabitants, Ruhan drafted every body who could hold a spear. After over two years, the Lord of the River was kicking himself for not putting up more walls, and Palpatyn realized his plan of peaceful takeover was a pipedream. Palpatyn sent his 87,000 man army against the city's 36,000 green defenders, and basically wiped them out. The civilian nomads following the army settled in the place of the displaced locals, and the city was renamed Xanth. Palpatyn ordered the new home of the Dilang Thang be named the Xanadu Province, but most everyone still calls it Rajput. One significant downer from the whole affair was the extreme overtaxtion-induced depression, which rocked the economy of the fledgeling empire, putting a serious damper on Palpatyn's spending habits.

THE RAJPUT KINGDOM OF INDIA (DEAD)
Ruhan Naf, Ex-Lord of the River, Once-Life-Giver
DIPLOMACY: none
Ruhan took the remnants of his army (not nearly as inexperienced now as they would've liked to be) south to his fortress in Gwalior as his capitol and kingdom were flattened by the Viet Hindi. He himself felt remarkably like a melon under the right front foot of one of his erstwhile war elephants.

THE INDUS VALLEY KINGDOM
Mushtaq, Mansurashah, Protector of the Indus
DIPLOMACY: none
Mushtaq didn't do anything. Period.

THE CHOLA MANDALAM
Tchen, Mandala Chola
DIPLOMACY: none
"Oh yeah?" said Tchen. "Well, anything you can not do, I can not do better."
And he didn't.

IMAM MUSLIM
Allahu Akbah, Siadat Kuran
DIPLOMACY: none
Allahu recieved some significant funds from the Sunni world, and extra cash from the Kaliph al Moravid and the Kophatshah also. Governmental assistance was extended to the Moroccans, and Allahu plreached long and hard in efforts to increase the dedication of the faithful. He decreed that there were to be five organized prayer hours spaced evenly each day, and that every true Muslim must pray towards Mecca during no less than three of them. Finally, Allauh sent one of his religious leaders across the Red Sea to Adulis, to bring the light of Allah to the lost Christian souls of Adulis.

THE ABBASID CALIPHATE
Ali, Kaliphat Rasul Allah
DIPLOMACY:Diyala (t), Aleppo (a), Carhae (a)
The Abbasid Caliph sent his diplomats throughout the Tigris and Euphrates river valleys, supervising the construction of more and bigger cities. His younger brother Bubu was oddly the most effective, since he was by far considered the least skilled in the diplomatic arts. Kirku was founded in Carhae, and Alzaj, Kamizak, and Bushehr all increased a level. More trade vessels plied the waters from Cilicia, and tremendous wagon trains of grain made their way to Mecca from the fertile Mesopotamian fields.

THE MAHMUD GHAZNI PERSIAN KINGDOM
Qara Bachkam, Kophatshah
DIPLOMACY: Transoxania (nt), Turkmen (a)
Qara ordered the continued expansion of Samarkand, while celebrating weddings for all three of his daughters. He did manage to gain an elderly ally for his diplomat Saeed's efforts, from Turkmen.


EAST EUROPE
MERC TROOPS 6MC, 5MI, 5MS, 11MW, 15MT
MERC AQRS I02 C03 S01 W03
MERC LEADERS Vlad (No not Vlad something, just Vlad) MB28

PRINCIPATE OF KIEV RUS
Chenya, Grand Princess of Kiev
DIPLOMACY: Chernigov (t), Seversk (c), Pereslavl (h), Atelzuko (fa), Levedia (h), Polotvotsy (ne)
The Grand Princess invested a huge chuck of dough found in a tree trunk into the governing of her land, and went on a diplomacy binge, with mixed effects. The lack of time or real skill at diplomacy limited her success. She sent her chief diplomat out to work his tongue also, and though Igor the Cleansed had very redeeming social graces, he was quick to move from one location to another, and hence failed to make much real progress.

THE NOVGOROD KINGDOM
Vasili Borislov
DIPLOMACY: Kostroma (fa), Muscovy (ea), Rhzev (a)
King Vasili went to Rhzev to acquire an ally, and succeeded. His son Ivan spent two years in the arms of his four wives, and was perhaps not surprisingly ready to leave the capitol and travel to their allied kingdom of Suzdal. His attempts to bring that allied kingdom into Novgorod were less than successful. Vasili sent his two generals to round up slaves from th eregions along the Volga banks, but pitifully underarmed them. their 5,000 spearmen won a pitched battle in Torki, and rounded up almost 5,000 slaves from there and Mordva before getting spanked by the Murom natives. The two made it back to Novgorod with 84 soldiers and were immediately placed in command of the royal army. Many wondered why.

THE BYZANTINE ROMAN EMPIRE
Leo VI, the Wise, Roman Emperor of the East, "Hammer of the Serbs"
DIPLOMACY: Pamphyla (c), Galatia (nt), Attica (fa)
Emperor Leo the Wrinkled offered sage advice to his son regarding some of the finer points of diplomacy and then went back to skirt-chasing. Basil took his father's advice to heart and to good effect in Macedonia by marrying off his daughter and financing some public works in strategic locations. The Macedonian Prince Michael was in Thessaly, where he tried to get the king of Thessaly to join the Empire.
"As what, whipping boys?" asked the king. He was understandably upset after being crushed under the Byzantine heel for the previous 15 years. They believed not one word Michael uttered.
Basil himself was in Paphlagonia, speaking with their king, Leo's military ally.
"OK, so instead of a military alliance, you'd like me to cede all of my authority in my kingdom to you, and for this I get... a daughter-in-law?", asked the King of Thessaly.
"That's right.", asserted Basil. "But don't forget the nice road we're building for your people."
"OK then, it's a road and a woman for all my power?"
"Well, don't think of it like that. It makes the offer sound kinda, well, cheap."
"Kinda cheap, kinda cheap, kinda cheap..... hmmm..... It IS cheap, you fool! Just in case you hadn't noticed, I'm the King here in Thessaly, just like my father was, and his father was, and his father was! If these insultingly cheap attempts at buying an empire are the best that your father are going to offer, then I'm going to stay King for a long time to come. Now leave me before I offer Leo a drachma and a goat as an exhange for your head."

THE POLISH KINGDOM
Piast III, Palota Polski
DIPLOMACY: Saxony (a), Lausatia (a)
Piast picked up the assistance of two Papal Bishops and their administrative scribes, as well as two new allies. Unfortunately this was too late for the Germanic invasion Piast had planned. He offered up substantial cash bonuses for mercenary support and hired Vlad to accompany his son Igor on the expedition. They waited in the homeland for another of Piast's generals and set up camp for nearly a year in the border province Lausatia. Since no invasion came from the Germans, Piast ordered his 35,000 nationals and 23,000 soldiers-of-fortune mobilized, and invaded and pacified Thuringia before entering the fertile Alsace valley. Continued in West Francia...


WEST EUROPE
MERC TROOPS7MC, 6MI, 4MS, 7MW, 10MT
MERC AQRS C02 S03 I02 W03
MERC LEADERS: Amin Said M883

THE REPUBLIC OF WEST FRANCIA
Firmin Ranier, President d' Republique Francois
DIPLOMACY: Champagne (f)
President Ranier recognized the possible counter-invasion forecasted by King Ludwig, and set two of his generals, Frank and Charles, along with a significant portion of the newly recruited army to Champagne. They set up a scout network into Germany in search of signs of invasion as the Republic's only local ally from Maine worked the diplomatic side of things there. When word of invasion in Thuringia was confirmed, Charles and Frank took their forces across the Rhein to meet the Poles in Alsace. The Battle of Hünfeld saw the French Republic army take a severe beating at the hands of the invading Poles. Of the original 30,000 French, just over 5,000 made it back cross the Rhein. Thankfully for the remaining French, the Polish army had bigger fish to fry at the time. Continued in Germania...

THE KINGDOM OF GERMANIA
Norstraf, Rex Germanicus
DIPLOMACY: none
The fish these Poles wanted to fry was at the time in the German capitol Würzburg, and went by the moniker Norstraf, Rex Germanicus. It was the first week of Spring in 952 A.D. when the Polish army rolled into Franconia, and were faced with an army of nearly even numbers led by Norstraf. Fighting for the survival of their homeland, and under the outstanding tactical leadership of Norstraf the second main battle of the Polish invasion was their last. The 40,000-man German army obliterated the 53,000-man Polish/mercenary army, and only suffered 5,000 casualties of their own. Prince Igor Piast himself was struck down by King Norstraf in individual combat, and the mercenary Vlad gathered the remants of the invading forces to himself and fled north. It was after just over 3 weeks of festivities in Würzburg that news came to the capitol from Bavaria. The Lombards had not sat out this war as had been hoped, Bavaria and Munich were under Lombard martial law, the Lombard army had crossed the Alps, and were marching north. Continued in Lombard Italy...

THE LOMBARD KINGDOM OF ITALY
Mario d' Orsini, Rex Sognari
DIPLOMACY: Crete (fa)
The year 956 A.D. was a joyous one for the Italians, as Giovanni saw the marriage of his eldest daughter to his Cretan ally, and his son married the daughter of his Tuscan ally. What most of the European world was not aware of was that as these joyous celbrations were being planned and brought to reality, Giovanni was also in the market for hiring a large mercenary contingent to accompany his own army across the Alps into Germany. The Pope himself was actually instrumental in their hiring, as it was his loans tothe Italian Kingdom which actually allowed such bids. Giovanni and King Piast III had big plans for the division of Germany between them, but there was that big fish, Norstraf, in the way. All combined, there were a little over 30,000 Italian troops which crossed the Alps, crushed a defenseless Bavaria, and quickly sieged a relatively undefended Munich. The three leaders, Mario Orsini, General Mario Sforza, and the King of Tuscany were flushed with their rapid success, but were brought back down to earth when news reached Munich of the death of Giovanni, Rex Sognari. The new King, Mario d' Orsini, led his men north to Franconia and Würzburg to meet the Poles and take on Norstraf. What they found was a German army of larger numbers than their own, and no news of Polish anybody.
"Fine. Just fine. OK, then, men. More loot for us. We attack.", said the newly crowned Lombard King.
The correct response would have been "We retreat.", since the Italians got creamed from the first mass charge. There wasn't an orderly retreat worth mentioning, since after two days of combat there weren't really enough Italians left to call it a retreat. The now-not-so-new Rex Sognari made it back to sitll conquered region of Bavaria, as did his generals, and licked there wounds with the grateful assistance of large quantities of ale.

THE NAPOLI KINGDOM
Enrico I, King of Naples
DIPLOMACY: none
Enrico became an accomplished ne'er-do-much-of-anything.

THE SAXON KINGDOM OF SUSSEX
Charles Gloucester, Regent for Merriden II, Saxon King of England
DIPLOMACY: Lothian (a)
The Duke of Gloucester had his Anglican ally oversee the foundation ofthe new port Newcastle in Lothian, and had his Admiral Waltrop command the newly constructed fleet of galleons. These went to Anlgia and then Sussex to pick up the Marine Corps before heading south to the Iberian peninsula.

UMMAYAD CALIPHAT AL CORDOBA
Asad Nasir, Caliph al Cordoba, Infidel's Bane
DIPLOMACY: Salamanca (f), Baeleric Isle (f), Asturias (ea), Galacai (nt, at first)
The Caliph Nasir spent his time in Murcia, having children and issuing decrees. One of these decrees was for Prince Tarik to gather up a collection of scribes and count up all the people in the Caliphate. All the Muslim people, that is. The infidel Christians weren't counted, but that's because their not --really-- living people to any self-respecting, god-fearing Muslim. The diplomats were out doing their jobs again, as instructed by the Infidel's Bane himself, but unfortunately for his ally from Gebel-al-Tarik, they left their troops at home. So it was that Admiral Waltrop landed 8,000 British marines, and gave the Galacians a good shellacking. Waltrop left for England after it was over, but not without leaving a garrison behind.

THE DANISH KINGDOM
Adal Engelhert, Rex Danmark
DIPLOMACY: Brittany (nt), Agder (nt)
The leader of the newly revolted region Agder, Kolbyr Bannruod, wasn't really hiding anywhere. It's hard to hide and drum up an army at the same time. So it was that Adal sent a diplomat to discuss matters with Kolbyr, and he met with Kolbyr and his newly hired council. No less than two minutes into this meeting, Kolbyr clutched at his chest and started gasping for air. After turning 17 shades (really, they counted) of blue, purple, and black, he died. Cause, unknown. These were Vikings after all, they only knew two causes of death-- death because of war wound, and death not because of war wound. So they began milling around and agreed to rejoin the Danish Kingdom, mostly for a lack of anything better to do.

THE ROMAN CATHOLIC PAPACY
John XI, Il Papa, Bishop of Rome, Vicar of Christ, Successor to the Prince of the Apostles, Supreme Pontiff of the Universal Church, Patriarch of the West, Primate of Italy, Archbishop and Metropolitan of the Roman Province, Sovereign of the Papal States, and Servant of the Servants of God
DIPLOMACY:none
The Pontiff remained in Rome tending administrative matters, and sent his Bishops Christopher and Joshua north and east to spread the word and his influence to the faithful. Cartloads of gold were shipped off to the neighboring Italian Kings while governmentla assistance was granted to the Danes and the Poles. To the confusion of many, Pope John relaxed the tithe, and the gold trains to Rome became much less frequent.


AFRIQA
MERC TROOPS 11MC, 7MI, 14MS, 13MW, 1MT
MERC AQRS C02 S02 I02 W02
MERC LEADERS: Barrhansen MA57

THE CALIPHATE AL MORAVID
Muhammet, "Zaban Nogreh"
DIPLOMACY: Tunisia (a), Cheliff (ea)
The Moravid Caliph Muhammet visited Chellif and Zirid yert again, and managed to convince the Chellif leaders to join an economic alliance. Trade vessels were built and sent south in an effort to increase revenues with the African nations. Mohammet took what income he already had, and shipped it and more off to the Muslim Imam in Mecca.

THE FATAMID EMPIRE
Hussan el Madir, Guardian of the Holy Places
DIPLOMACY: Ghebel-Gharib (t), Suakin (nt), Addifah (h)
Amman and Aqabah were founded, and Al-Iskandiriyah was expanded in the homeland. The Egyptian Emperor Hussan went to show the Addifans the true way (read _his_ way), but they weren't impressed. His lack of meaningful time, any diplomatic bribes, or bargaining chips of any kind were duly noted.

THE SONGHAI HERDSMEN
Minkah Kersil
DIPLOMACY: Segu (f), Galam (f), Adawara (a)
In a nuptial bonanza, Mikah married off every kid he had over the age of 14. Specifically his elder son and heir married a woman from the Segu province, and Minkah's first four daughters were married to leaders of Adawara, Dogamba, Galam, and Ghana. Diplomatic effort accompanying these marriages had varying effects.

THE HIDDEN KINGDOM OF THE KONGO (HKK)
M'Toko, King of the Dark
DIPLOMACY: none
The Kongo was dark, and quiet.

KINGDOM OF NIGERIA
Bongorwa, King of Benin
DIPLOMACY: none
Nigeria was almost as dark, and even quieter.

THE KINGDOM OF TCHAD
Tunka Vorta, Omar Kanembu
DIPLOMACY: Kreda (t), Ghadames (nt), Zerma (ea)
The Tchad Kingdom saw a new city founded in Nupe, and gave it the name Illo. Tunka himself was in Kreda, and his son Chatjina followed him there later. Land was searched out in the desert for future trade route.

THE PAINTED WOLF TRIBES (ZIMBABWE)
Fulacha Follak't, Bloodspear
DIPLOMACY: none
King Fulacha reamined in Rozwi while he sent General Keemuel to do some dirty work. He took 40,000 spearmen into Shona and put every possible person they found under the yoke. This was just the first half, though, since he kept his 7,500 slaves under wraps with about a quarter of his forces while his reamining troops put the kbosh on Gorongo and enslaved all of them too. On a more peaceful side, Fulacha ordered the foundation of a new city, Khazad, in Vaal.


THE AMERICAS
MERC TROOPS 23MI, 0MC, 16MS, 18MW, 15MT
MERC AQRS C00 S02 I02 W02
MERC LEADERS Saltican M953

THE AZTEC EMPIRE:
Calliacatl II, Divine Ruler of Mexico
DIPLOMACY: none
Calliacatl didn't do anything.

THE MAYAN ASTRONOMERS
Chontal, Priest-King of the Yucatan
DIPLOMACY: none
Chontal did less.

QUIRO MAPUCHE
Illapel, the Chosen
DIPLOMACY: none
A new port city was founded in Topocalma, by the name of N'dru. The days and nights in the Kingdom of Mapuche continued as usual, without much out of the ordinary happening. However, Nothing always leads to Something, so the people of the land are patiently waiting for Something. Time always tells...

THE ANDEAN INCAN EMPIRE
Telcio, Emperor of the Heavens
DIPLOMACY: Uru (f), Wairajikia (f), Arica (ea)
Emperor Telcio ruled as he saw fit. He was the Emperor after all. The heir was spending time with his old dad when not with the spousal unit, having kids of his own. In the southern half of the empire, Telcio's two lieutenants were bringing their efforts to bear on the regions the Emperor wanted integrated. A big chip in those bargains was the new port city Tarma Tambo in Arica, overlooking the Angamos Sea.

ANASAZI
Oraibi Wupatki, Chief Executive of the High Desert
DIPLOMACY: none
President Wupatki was elected to a third term despite his advanced age, and despite his Vice, Cofa Seco, ignominously dying after constantly campaigning for Oraibi for the last 17 years. Oraibi's two generals went a-exploring into the continent with very small parties. Their expeditions brought a wealth of new stories for the tribal leaders.

THE SONOMA KINGDOM
Spotted Elk, King of Sonoma
DIPLOMACY: none
Moapa was colonized, but that was about as much peace as they could stand. Gabriel's two lieutenants Spotted Elk and Smiling Otter had a power struggle between them upon Galbriel's demise, and it was Spotted Elk who came out on top.

THE IROQUOIS NATION
Dark Feather, Prime Chief of the Council
DIPLOMACY: Scioto (a), Chitimacha (f)
Dark Feather married of his two eldest sons, to women of Chitamacha and Scioto. HIs eldest, Talon, became old enough to take on some governing duties. Two of the nation's cities expanded, and Dark Feather acquired another ally in Scioto.


MSI / ESI LISTINGS FOR TURN 11, CAMPAIGN XX
( ) around names means negative $ balance, so write me if you sent a check and still show negative balance.

#, Nation Name, MSI, ESI, Player Name, Phone Number, TV, EMail Address
1, Abbasid Caliphate, 144.9, 3, Kyong Kwon, , 17.4, kwonrok@ibm.net
2, Hong Kong Traders, 128.5, 9, (David Berryman), , 4.3, dcberr2@cp.uswc.uswest.com
3, The Wue Yue Chinese Kingdom, 118.0, 6, Thad Plate, , 9.0, plate@inficad.com
4, The Honan Chinese Kingdom, 110.0, 4, John Millsaps, , 6.5, MillsapsJ@aol.com
5, Fatamid Empire, 109.4, 5, (Ken McGee), , 11.6, keng@pacifier.com
6, Republic of West Francia, 106.4, 8, John Gleason, , 3.3, A1-jacs@i-link.net
7, Ummayad Caliphate Al Cordoba, 103.2, 15, Jeffrey Smith, 5055258271, 5.8, kaladan@zianet.com
8, United States of Asia, 100.8, 7, (Rick Stevens), , 10.5, loki@pacbell.net
9, Andean Incan Empire, 91.7, 2, Will Holmes, , 8.7, WilHolmes@aol.com
10, Persian Empire of Samarkhand, 84.6, 11, Keith Parker, 8049841775, 8.1, kgp8d@faraday.clas.virginia.edu
11, Empire of the Lower Ganges, 84.2, 18, Andrew Philipson, , 3.8, APhilipson@gnn.com
12, Songhai Herdsmen, 79.7, 19, Mark Willner, , 7.1, marc24@ix.netcom.com
13, Lombard Kingdom of Italy, 77.7, 14, Mark Bailey, 4153903226, 6.7, markcb@bedevere.mfg.sgi.com
14, Kingdom of Tchad, 72.8, 16, Mike Magoon (Brent Robinson), , 4.0, UALAWGRAD@aol.com
15, Byzantine Roman Empire, 72.4, 27, (BJ Kersteter), , 7.0, kerstete@freenet.msp.mn.us
16, Shensi Chinese Kingdom, 69.1, 32, John Chan, , 3.8, J1WESCHAN@aol.com
17, The Polish Kingdom, 64.9, 22, Mark Newman, , 4.0, PSpurgeon@gnn.com
18, Kingdom of Sonoma, 64.3, 26, (John Schmid), , 5.2, magus@netcom.com
19, Kingdom of Denmark, 61.9, 20, Steve Hogie, , 7.2, SHogie@deltanet.com
20, Iroquois Nation, 60.3, 12, David Nardone, None, 8.7, dnardone@voicenet.com
21, Anasazi, 58.6, 34, Chris Wayne, , 4.5, jdchris@bart.bernco.gov
22, Painted Wolf Tribes, 56.0, 21, Christopher Warren, , 4.1, StarAxe@aol.com
23, The Empire of Champa, 54.8, 38, (Charles Hurst), , 2.8, charlesh@teleport.com
24, Kingdom of Germania, 54.1, 30, Devin Cornwall, , 1.9, MaestroDC@juno.com
25, Chola Mandala, 51.9, 24, (Kelly Parks), , 4.9, raj@io.com
26, Novgorod Rus, 50.5, 25, Brian Smith, , 4.1, monsterbri@aol.com
27, United Monarchy of the Avans, 45.1, 35, Paul Petanek, , 2.8, pjp@netVIP.com
28, Javan Federation, 42.2, 13, (David Salter), , 9.3, 102417.3444@compuserve.com
29, The Indus Valley Kingdom, 41.1, 17, Stephen Hope, , 3.5, SLHope@msn.com
30, The Caliphate al Moravid, 40.8, 29, Patrick McKinney, , 4.7, pgrantm@juno.com
31, Roman Catholic Papacy, 40.3, 1, (Kerry Harrison), , 4.1, kerry@io.com
32, Kingdom of Naples, 40.1, 41, Logan Vanderlinden, , 2.9, loganv@cris.com
33, The Mayan Astronomers, 35.4, 40, Patrick Kelley, , 2.2, galion@sprynet.com
34, The Dalai Lama, 34.2, 10, James Gemmill, None, 0.7, jamesgem@vpl.vancouver.bc.ca
35, Saxon Kingdom of Sussex, 33.1, 28, (Bob Gurley), , 5.9, YuppyPutze@earthlink.com
36, Kingdom of Nigeria, 32.8, 36, (Doc Carlisle), , 3.0, sspawn@earthlink.net
37, The Aztec Empire, 32.3, 23, Peter Morzinski, , 5.3, PeterMorzi@aol.com
38, Kiev Rus, 31.6, 37, Chuck Monson, , 5.6, CNMonson@aol.com
39, Imam al Muslim, 29.0, 43, (Darin Byrne), , 0.3, darinb@clh.com
40, Hidden Kingdom of Kongo, 28.9, 33, Didier LePriol, , 5.2, dlepriol@iac.co.jp
41, Bolgar Horde, 28.5, 44, Open for a player, , 1.0,
42, Maaori Seahold, 27.6, 42, Mark Chan, , 3.5, J1WESCHAN@aol.com
43, Quiro Mapuche, 23.0, 31, Liz Young, , 2.3, Magry46@aol.com
44, Katoomba Riders, 20.3, 39, John Rascon, , 2.2, tracker@Flamestrike.HACKS.ARIZONA.EDU
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