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~ Condotierri ~ Can you afford them? Note - to hire non-brokered mercenaries, a city of your Nation must be within the area specified. All mercenaries show up in a city controlled by the hiring nation within the area (if it's not occupied or besieged).
West-Africa: [South and west of the Sahara] 7c 8xc 5i 5xi 5s 3vw 2t Leader: MA68 Jacob Goldberg   East-Africa: 75c 20s 17bg 15fw 12hw 10ew 3cw Leader: M95A Joseph Abung See SBB for hiring   Mediterranean: 25hec 21c 21xc 17i 17xi 1s 11bg 3vw 21t Leader: M855 Mosheh ben Iaco AQRs: 15i 13c 18s 16w 11g See Medici for hiring Northern Europe: [North of Alps, West of Dnepr R] 19c 9xc 10i 10xi 19s 35bg 6t Leader: MA79 Balcred de Samanigo AQRs: 13i 12c 14s 13w 9g See Medici for hiring Middle-East: [Urals/Persia/Arabia] 27hec 92c 2xec 18xc 15hei 8xei 23xi 27s 30bg 10fw 78t Leader: M997 Ibrahim ibn Jacob See SBB for hiring		India: [East of Indus, West of Salween] 12c 17xc 7hei 8i 21xi 7bg 8s 6cw Leader: M96A Achyuta Kamakshi See ISGOC for hiring South-Asia: [East of Salween, South of Xi R] 3hec 10c 21xc 8hei 9xei 36xi 9s 1hw 1fw 7cw Leader: M786 Cao Pho See ISGOC for hiring North-Asia: [North of Xi R] 10c 10xc 27xei 5i 5xi 2s 7cw Leader: MA88 Sang-Kyu Cho See ISGOC for hiring East-North America: [East of all Snake R] 7xc 11xi 4s 1bg 18w 4xt Leader: MA76 Trakehner Al Jisr Central America: [South of Rio Grande R, North of Cuna] 7xc 8xi 3s 10w 2ct Leader: MA7B Luciano di Mosa

THE AKA'MURRID EMIRATE OF FULANI
Mohammad II, Emir of the Fulani, The Philosopher-King of the Sahel
Diplomacy: Zerma(nt) Kano(nt)
     Mohammed invested in several things but only saw his body guard and trade range improve. Gao, Zarak, Marades, Rharous, and D'Jenne were expanded and vast amounts of gold were poured into public improvements in Gao and Dogamba. At the capital, Lieutenant Cienfuegos married Princess Kierra, increasing his loyalty. Crown Prince Tren took a wife and had a son in 1568, but his wife died later the next year during her second pregnancy.
   WHOMPCO was put on notice as the Emir granted permission to the Basra traders to move in. All the GRU Foreign Office agents get vodka!

THE MARWAN EMIRATE OF BENITOGO
Dowan, Emir of the Bight
Diplomacy: None
     Koduduwa died in 1569. Finally, Dowan would become the Emir. Espionage ranks were expanded.

THE GREAT ZIMBABWE
T'Cham'Ki, Chief of Zimbabwe, Holder of the Five Twin Jackal Chair
Diplomacy: None
     T'Cham'Ki watched the coffers slowly grow, but was appalled with the cultural apathy that held the nation back.

THE HARAZE HORDE
Kemupta, Lord of the Sahara
Diplomacy: None
     Kemuta attacked Danakil with his forty five thousand men, hoping to surprise the Krakas...

THE KRAKAS EMPIRE OF AETHIOPIA
Samuil I, Alem 'Elum, Emperor of Aethiopia
Diplomacy: Harar(A) Maureg(F) Ras Hafun(A) Asmara(F) Ilubabor(F) Bornu(+5yfc) Hafun(F)
     Almost anticlimactically the Empire gain siege quality, Samuil seeming to know exactly how much time and effort, not to mention gold, to invest. Kwararafa was cultivated and several other projects continued apace. Walls were built up around Amada and the new port citadel there.
     Samuil granted permission for both Basra and Sindicato to build sites, but to the latter he gave permission for the capital at Soba as well. The Hidden Dragon was granted permission to make harbor in any Krakas port, and the Haraze Horde was given permission to move in Danakil and the port of Bargal.
     The Horde had other plans, but Prince Zalim was on hand to ensure there would be no misbehavior. In the Spring of 1568, the horde attempted to take the region, but their inferior skills allowed even the mediocre Zalim to defeat them easily, losing less than a thousand men.
     Lieutenant Darsha sailed around the Cape of Good Hope from the Sea of Lybia all the way to Bur Sudan with more than a thousand ships - the largest fleet in the world. He passed on in the middle of 1570. Out of Europe, to the Eastern Theatre, into the beyond.
     A dockyard popped into existance in Bur Sudan.

THE SULTANATE of IEST
Imad ibn Khalid, Sultan of Mahidia
Diplomacy: Akrakos(nt) Turbah(fa)
     Warship techniques were gained while both branches of the Iest espionage agencies expanded. More than eight thousand heavily equipped infantry were built for Lieutenant Sami at the capital, loaded up and sailed east. Lieutenant Marwan Mousa and the Emir of Petra defended Akata and did some spot inspections of shipping approaching from the Red Sea.
     Prince Abdul Aziz loaded more than six thousand men and horse at New Iest to sail north to Massburg where we was allowed to unload and defend the port from all enemies.
     Sayid launched out of the Somali Sea to attempt the exploration of the Indian Counter Current. Sami and Ali bin Ahmed were concerned when he didn't arrive to join them at Maldives. Loaded with over twenty four thousand men and horse, including heavy artillery and balloon crews to act as marines, the invasion force also had 100 elite flagships and nearly two hundred light warships to protect the cargo ships. They met Lieutenant Li Gong off the shores of Maldives at the end of 1568.
     After two engagements, Li Gong was wounded, his fleet destroyed. Fully one third of the Iesti marines were killed; the remainder unloaded onto the beaches of Maldives and headed for Omarra. The port city had no defenses what so ever and was taken easily. Li Gong slipped off into the night. Some Burning Sword prisoners were freed.
     A dockyard popped into existance in Iest.

THE ALMORAVID EMIRATE of ANDALUSIA
Marwan al Saldin ibn Anbar, Emir as Sevilla
Diplomacy: Idjil(A) New Toledo(nt) Jaen(t) Haiti(A)
     The Emir completed the great Naval Observatory in Sevilla near the new Steamship Yards. Technical assistance for Steamship capabilities was delivered by Lieutenant Hanyia to the Iesti and Basra traders. Emirate missionaries were counter-productive in Kornland regions. Emir Anbar died in 1569, leaving the throne to his son Marwan.
     A dockyard popped into existance in Sevilla.

CASABLANCA WESTERN HAWALA OVERSEAS MERCHANT PROTECTIVE COMPANY
Vic Torlazlo, Merchant of Casablanca
Capitalization: Canary Islands(ea)
     The Merchants paid their client and moved the Home Office.

THE KINGDOM OF MORAY
Alasdair Mac Donald of Islay, ifth Lord of the Isles, Lord of Argyll and Kintyre, Earl of Ross, Captain of Clan Donald, Ri Innse Gall
Diplomacy: Lancaster(AW)
     Conan again traveled to Lancaster, this time with sweet words and the hand of young Douglas MacDonald. The Anglish would have nothing to do with the Scottish cur and he barely made it home alive. Conleth was not so lucky. His 400 elite heavy infantry were obliterated by six times as many crazed Lancaster men.

THE SULTANATE OF INGLAND
Dharr Ralif ibn Abdullah, Sword of Sayyidina Ali
Diplomacy: Northumbria(nt)
     The Sultan was touring the Northumbrian countryside as the enemy landed on the beaches of Wessex. Other enemies joined in... [See Norman France, Medici, Thaery]

THE KINGDOM OF NORMAN FRANCE
Francoi le Faible, Regent to the Kings of the Saxons and of the Normans, Count of Blois
Diplomacy: Aragon(AW) Ashnod(nt) Jamaica(negated by Italy)
     le Faible pronounced that Tiphani, named after her mother, a princess of the Roman Empire and daughter of Robert, would be Queen of all Norman France. With wine and gossip, Francois discovered that LeRoi Jones would not support the young queen should the regent pass on prior to her majority, if the opportunity arises. The Regent expanded the infrastructure, warship and gunnery quality, and saw trade extended.
     Lieutenant Valmont was sent to Aragon with orders to place a garrison in the region that was merely at claimed status. Needless to say, this did not help the diplomacy as the region rose up in defiance. Most of Valmont's forces were wiped out as they escaped to Catalonia.
     Lieutenant Jan O'Hara left a paltry six hundred men to garrison the Douala savages as he made his way to the port of Dogubu, leaving the remainder of his men there as he set sail for Ashnod off the Cape of Good Hope. Douala promptly revolted but could not even inflict any casualties due to the incompetence of the Doualan king.
     A dockyard popped into existance in Rouen.

Operation Sea Lion - the burning of Elsut
     Balcred of the Northern mercenaries received the commission to crush the Inglish and given 34 warships. Mosheh of the Mediterranean mercenaries was also tasked with similar orders, and actually arrived at Rouen before Balcred, but had to wait as Maurice de Fitz commanded.
     Maurice de Fitz of Britanny, added more than 240 heavy transports to his kingdom as he was ordered to load the mercenaries at Rouen and ferry them across the Channel to Wessex. The mercenaries arrived in the middle of June 1568 with two lieutenants Marquis St. Simon and Duc de Villepin. Eric of Thaery was on hand as well, having landed eight thousand men and cannon. The mercenaries numbered more than fourteen thousand and hit the beaches of Wessex at the end of 1568. Fortunately for the Saxons, Prince Valiant had recently passed through on his way to Dyffed having just removed most of the garrison from Winchester.
     Wessex defenders were able to repulse the first wave of amphibious attackers forcing Balcred to take the region later in the spring of 1569, losing a few hundred men total.
     Ruling from Elsut, Prince Tireless-in-Faith commanded the bulk of the Inglish forces and sent out the call to the Sultan to return to Cornwall to defend against the marauders. Prince Valiant answered the call and cut off his diplomacy of Dyffed, which wasn't going well anyway, and rushed to Wessex. He joined the second wave of battle with only twelve hundred men, but he was quickly routed from the field, leaving the region paying tribute to the Normans.
     Maurice returned to Rouen and loaded Mosheh's Med mercs and made his way back to Wessex. They unloaded at the end of the summer of 1569, but were harried by Prince Valiant and the Sultan with his Scimitar Guard. Outnumbered more than ten to one, its amazing that either leader survived the attack; they were routed.
     Balcred moved into Cornwall at the end of 1569 and was set to attack the region. His new warships skirted the coast to support the attack. Maurice made his way to Elsut with his two hundred forty galleys in order to set up a blockade - they were of little use when Icabod Green sailed out of the harbor with sixteen heavy elite warships, torching several galleys to the waterline before Maurice could flee across the Channel, leaving the port of Elsut free to receive supplies for a while at least.
     Using control of their homeland to their benefit, the Sultan and Prince Valiant were able to get there to support the defense, before the Mediterranean mercenaries could.
     Balcred with another twelve thousand Norman nationals under the command of the Marquis St. Simon, and eight thousand Thaery for a combined thirty five thousand men attacked the paltry field fortifications Prince Tireless-in-Faith commanded. Later in the attack, Dharr Ralif and Prince Valiant attempted a flanking maneuver, while later still the Mediterranean's arrived with their heavy artillery. The Marquis set up a garrison while Balcred initiated the siege of Elsut.
     With the armies setting the stage on land, Icabod Green was at sea destroying the mercenary warships and so could not assist in the defense of the city otherwise. With no walls and the Inglish defenders destroyed, the city was overrun. The Inglish made thier escape onto Icabod Green's elite warship fleet, making their east up the Channel. By the end of 1570 the city was in flames.

THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
Pius V, Bishop of Rome, Vicar of Christ, Servant of the Servants of God, Supreme Pontiff on the Universal Church
Usury restrictions: Lifted
Consecration: None
     The Papacy extended its trade conduit limitations and hoped that grain could be imported in the coming years, since the famine would surely cause great harm.
     A dockyard popped into existance in Roma, near two others.

THE REPUBLIC OF ITALY
Filippo de Reggio, King of the Free state
Diplomacy: Reggio(A) Jamaica(negated by France) Tarantum(c) Livorno(t)
     Filippo ruled from Roma making small investments for the future while directing his men to work all of the diplomatic channels. A small fishing fleet was built at Naples. Guiseppe married a beautiful girl from Reggio.
     A dockyard popped into existance in Roma, near two others.

THE MEDICI SYNDICATE
Marco d'Medici, Guild master of Medici
Diplomacy: Verona(ma) Ciboney(ma) Maya(ma) Heraclea(BO)
     Marco disbanded a few galleys in Munster to continue the cultivation of that region. Several internal fleets were converted over to fishing duties to help alleviate the possibility of food shortages, but it would not be enough to make up for the bad harvests. The loan was repaid.
     Federico di Medici sailed from Marampa in West Africa and landed on the beaches of Munster. He marched three thousand heavy infantry north into Lienster to attack the Inglish forces there. By the end of 1569, he still had not taken the region and would have to attack again in the spring. Fortunately the Inglish were busy in their homeland.
     The newly set up merchant agent in Maya could not be sustained.
     A dockyard popped into existance in Roma, near two others.

THE EMPIRE OF HELVETICA
Phillip Rheinhold, Grand Doge of Helvetica, The Valiant, Defender of Order, Overseas Emperor
Diplomacy: Malecite(F) Abenaki(F) New Katherine(F) Sokoki(F) Iroquois(F) Clenwaith(F) Venezia(+11yfc) Sancelade(F) Bastilica(t-to Corsica)
     Empress Catherine has was greatly saddened by the the continued violence in Mercain since the death of her father, the previous ruler, Lord Clyde. Catherine urged her husband Phillip Rheinhold Grand Doge of Helvetica to intervene.
     "The good people of Mercian have suffered for years by the violence caused by the under the rule of warlords. For the past several years we have watched these horrific events continue to be visited upon the people of Mercain with no end in sight. The Empress Catherine's heart was heavy in sadness for her people. Thus we ordered the defensive forces in New Trangau to intervene and bring Peace and Stability to Mercain."
     Phillip expanded the government to help control his american holdings. Assassin ops, too. Micmac was converted to Roman Catholicism. Bridges were repaired over the Elba River and grain was shipped to the Oaxaca people. The empress died in 1568 during the pregnancy of her forth child, saddening the Mercain people.
     Lord Steuben took five thousand men east into Austria to exact tribute.
     A dockyard popped into existance in Wyst.

THE NORDIK EMPIRE OF THAERY
Erland, King of the Danes
Diplomacy: Westphalia(t) Svealand(fa) Norway(t)
     Erland aimed at increasing his gunnery quality and commanded Lieutenant Eric to load up eight thousand men and cannon onto transports, recently built and granted to the Westphalia feudal ally, and join the French in their attack on Ingland. More fleets were built to ply fish from the North Sea.
     A dockyard popped into existance in Avente.

THE GRAND DUCHY OF CRACOW
Krzysztof, Blackjack Duke of Cracow, the King of the Polka and Bronchia
Diplomacy: None
     Leszek died at the age of 45 in Cherven.

THE EMPIRE OF BALTICA
Villem, Emperor of Baltica, Prince of Novgorod
Diplomacy: None
     Pavel's inexperience showed as he was incapable of writing orders for his men.

THE EMPIRE OF BALTICA - South
Sacha, Emperor of Baltica, Lord of Novgorod
Diplomacy: None
     Sacha took the empire's mighty twenty seven thousand cavalry army and headed straight for the capital. Villem, unprepared as he was, was still able to maneuver his twenty six thousand elite warriors into defensive positions among the field fortifications surrounding the homeland. In the first wave, he was able to force a devastating retreat with only 6% losses. Boris was killed, and the Kama Ally was captured. Sacha reorganized the men and wheeled around to attack again! At this point Jaak was killed and Sacha wounded, thus ending the Baltica civil war.

THE DIHAJ EMPIRE
Phereak, Regent of Dihaj
Diplomacy: None
     D'harak did little.

THE ROMAN EMPIRE - Phormion Dynasty
Stavros Phormio, Imperator Romanus, Basileus of Constantinople
Diplomacy: None
     Stavros pushed the gunnery quality to the maximum and continued to pump gold and men into the New World colony. One hundred heavy warships were built in the port of Mare Negri while another twenty thousand infantry were trained at Constantinople.
     Prince Stephanos took a hundred twenty heavy galleys to the new world to continue the development of Huarpe, Chucul, and Chechete, laying over in Ithaca for the winter of 1570. Crown Prince Teodor attended the funeral of his Uncle Sebastos when his body arrived on the boats returning from the New World.
     Prince Thanatos retrieved the warships from Varna and joined General Paris as second in command. Lieutenant Nicco joined as third. They sailed south through the Canal to Sanaa on the Red Sea. Here they met up with Odaenathus and his six thousand men with and equal number of heavy weapons. Odaenathus traded the men away and sailed home with the fated Onetas.
     Paris unloaded at Makran and took control of another eighteen thousand heavy infantry for a total of more than forty thousand men and heavy cannon in July of 1569. They joined with the Iesti General Salman and his fifteen thousand men and cavalry. General Salman reported that the city appeared to be teaming with mercenaries and he was glad to see the Romans.
     The combined armies took up position and set in for a passive siege. The city immediately surrendered. It would seem that the Hidden Dragon had slipped out a year earlier, the mercenaries actually having no orders to defend the port. Several thousand gold pieces were found in an escrow account at the As Shirki al Bahri al Basra cartel offices.
     A dockyard popped into existance in Constantinople.

THE SAFAJAH
Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, the Cleanser
Diplomacy: none
     Abdullah erupted out of Safajah and headed east. The Al Aflaj allied with him while the Al Jiwa were absorbed. In 1570 the horde struck Al Batnah with close to two hundred thousand Arabian Sunni extremists. The Chalukyan garrison was obliterated. The city of Bhardhasvatigar was quickly sacked and burned, destroying all traces of Chalukyan culture.

THE YEZIDI CALIPHATE
Masud, Regent of Baghdad, Amiiru l-mu'miniin
Diplomacy: Najaf(F) Mardin(ea) Syria(A) Ma'an(nt) Nicosea(HS)
     Masud watched the warship quality increase. Dulaym was intensively cultivated and Jerusalem was expanded. Large fleets were built to fish and trade out of Baghdad.

LAHILLA PRIMACY OF ISLAM
Soroush abd Allah, Caliph al Islam
Consecration: Zirid(ch) Oujda(ch) Casablanca(ch) Agadir(ch) Seville(ch) Ar'Rokki(MN) Petra(ch) Edessa(ch) Sarid(ch) Charsionon(ch) Irbil(ch)
     Once again Soroush was surprised by hi fortune with regards to his investments. He increased the influence over the Burning Sword slightly and sent his minions into the fields.
     Abou-Ali was killed in Sicily after successfully consecrating the mosque at Ar'Rokki. Mohsen was taken prisoner as he ventured into Pontus.

THE BURNING SWORD EMPIRE
Emperor Hammad II ibn Hammad, Grand Emperor of the Sword, most faithful follower of Allah
Diplomacy: Georgia(AW)
     Old Hammad increased more of the informant resources and then spent the bulk of the empire's wealth on funding new troops in the homeland. Ten thousand heavily armed men were added to his own retinue, surprisingly similar to his past plans. Jibal was re colonized, almost back to it's former glory.
     The Emperor indicated that the SBB would have mercenaries for hire, but they didn't show up in Samarra as expected. At the end of 1570, Hammad passed away quietly with his son Hammad at his side.
     Prince Zardin of Cilicia was unsurprisingly taken prisoner by the Georgians.

AS SHIRKI AL BAHRI AL BASRA (SBB)
Faruk Aslan, Kalifat Rasul Allah, Captain General of the Basra Overseas Trade Company
Capitalization: Kumis(ma) Jerusalem(BO) Arbiliq(ma) Diyala(ma)
Diplomacy: Belam(nt) Adana(ea) Khwarzim(t)
     Faruk increased his trade efficiency by again adding more bureaucrats to the home office. Other efficiencies of the religious and nefarious sort were gained as well. He had a cute baby girl in 1569.
     Trader Saber Noir successfully shut down the ASAP trade routes by getting Belam in Potguara to be a little less agreeable.
     Both Prince Kahve Noir and Mutur Noir joined the family business as Princes of the realm. Lady Magdalena was married to Trader Uriel Nasr, pulling him into the family as well.
     A dockyard popped into existance in Basra.

THE BOGAZGOL KHANATE
Zargan I, Khan of Tabaristan
Diplomacy: None
     Zargan was content to just be alive. Famine conditions set in, but the nation held together as the Khan sent boats out to fish the Caspian.

THE KHVOR SHAHDOM
Kanaan of the Khvor
Horde Diplomacy: None
   The Horde broke camp in Dasht'Kavir in early 1568 set to head north. Screams rose from the Khan's tents raising the alarm. Kanaan had been kidnapped! Trackers set out and the trail was fresh, heading to the East. The horde was on the move.... (poking the hornet nest)

THE HARAYUK RAJPUT EMPIRE
Medin Chandravara, Master of Kaunaj, Emperor of Rajput
Diplomacy: None
     Medin added more elite cavalry to his personal army of eighty thousand horses. Investments in infantry, gunnery, and even the espionage corps paid off handsomely. Walls were built up around Kaunaj, Patna, and Delhi. Turan was released from their tributary obligations.
     The Emperor commanded that there would be less involvement with the religious affairs, successfully reducing his own effectiveness in that quarter in the process. Lieutenant Lallaman sailed resources to complete the cultivation projects in Tengah and Sarawak. Several other officers of the Empire were returned home to concentrate efforts in counter intelligence.
     Prince Devagya traveled with General Ydrisi and Trak Travaj to oversee the colonization of Seistan, ensuring that there would be no uprisings. The colonization attempt failed. While the armies, numbering more than fifty thousand, were scattered around the region, but all under the command of General Ydrisi, the Khvor Shahdom invaded. (hornets buzzzz)
     The horde forces were no match for the elite forces of the Rajput and were destroyed. Without the leadership of Kanaan, the tribes disbanded and returned to the deserts. (jar lid closed)
     General Ydrisi continued west to pacify the region of Khuhistan.

THE CHALUKYA EMPIRE OF BANAVASI
Chirrati, Maharaja in Banavasi, Yogi of Seylan
Diplomacy: Chela(F) Nadavaria(F) Pawar(F)
   Chirrati invested in several areas of his Empire including the bureaucracy and infrastructure, warrior and siege quality, conduit limitations as well as improved trade range. Most of the cities in the Empire were expanded as well.

THE GATOTKACA OF ANGORA
Daginada, Sengkuni Khan
Diplomacy: None
     Daginada used puppy dog eyes on passerbys. A dockyard popped into existance in Bassein.

THE VIET VICEROYALTY OF MAKASSAR
Marwan Ya, Regent, Viceroy of Makassar
Diplomacy: Prambanan(+7yfc) Moluccas(c) Kediri(t) Atjeh(fa) Perak(fa)
   The young regent was visited with visions of Gatotkaca spies under her bed (she checked). She immediately sent out the call to purge and counteract any infiltrations of her government and military. The men in black were sent to search the homes of the implicated ones. Children were encouraged to rat on their parents. Neighbors kept a look out for suspicious characters.
   Marwan posted this proclamation "I actively support the establishment of Basra Overseas Traders officers and offices in Prambanan. Otherwise, diplomacy was the name of the game.

IL SINDACATO GRANDE ORIENTALE COMMÉRCIO (Republic of Portale D'Oro)
Don Ricardo Carpachi, Il Doge della Portale D'Oro, Chairman of the Board
Capitalization: Soba(BO) Kyoto(BO)
Diplomacy: none
   Syndicate infantry and trade range improved. Ricardo also invested heavily (15,000gp) into the University.
   The Carpachi family turned many merchant vessels to fishing as their new purpose.
   Joshua loaded forces from Portale d'Oro, more than twelve hundred including heavy guns, and sailed to the claimed port of Phi Tho. Unloading there, he met up with both Josepe and Benjamin, neither known for their combat skills. With advance intelligence, he attacked the Cochin. After a couple minor battles and the loss of Josepe, he won the field. The region dropped to Pacified Tributary though, since he could only field a garrison of less than a thousand men.
   Lucius died before any progress could be made in Xia Xia and Marcus Argentus was just not fortunate.
   Gabriel continued to patrol the Red Sea for Pirates and defended the western assets of the ISGOC.
     A dockyard popped into existance in Portale d'Oro.

THE CROUCHING TIGER IMPERIUM
PhoTien the Destroyer, Wang Tong King, Emperor of Tonkin
Diplomacy: None
   The Imperium slumbered and lurched forward, deeper into the renaissance.

THE HIDDEN DRAGON OF CHEKIANG
Quan Zhuang, Celestial Emperor of Chekiang
Diplomacy: None
   Count Du Ku was informed that a couple warships from Europe were in the port of Rangoon. He surrounded the Iesti ships and forced the crew to surrender. Upon pain of torture he learned that Marwan Abbas, 1st Lieutenant to the Iesti Crown was somewhere in the city. Unfortunately the Count had more important duties to attend to than to direct the search for Marwan. He shipped out, heading for the shores of East Africa.
   Duke Ma Ziqiang was killed early in the year leaving the report to the Emperor of the activities of some arsonist at the port to the city guard.
   Li Gong arrived at Omarra in the Maldives in the fall of 1568 with his fleet of eighty elite warship to retire in the comfort of an estate. In November he received word that a fleet of more than four hundred warships and transports were getting ready to land on the far side of the island. An invasion! He rushed out to engage the enemy. [ See Iesti Battle for Maldives ]
   Wang Badan was garroted at Chah Bahar, leaving the Treasure Fleet in the hands of Heng Biao. He was joined by Duke Ts'ao later in the year. By the end of 1570, neither leader would prove loyal to the crown as the Treasure Fleet and Cape Town revolted, flying to the winds.
     A dockyard popped into existance in Linan.

THE CIAO ZHONG CHINESE EMPIRE
Chin Le, King of the Northern Prefectures
Diplomacy: none
     Chin Le improved the Zhong Siege quality. Hordes attacked the Zhong Empire, leaving Twang Guo to defend. [ See Merkit, Dagour, and Higgan Hordes ]
     With his successes in the north, and feeling that his support from the people was running high, Twang Guo started to head towards the capital to receive his reward. A few more cities revolted from Zhong control in the mean time.
     A dockyard popped into existance in Changan.

THE ZHONG GOU CHINESE EMPIRE
Twang Gou, Emperor of the Northern Prefectures
Diplomacy: none
     Twang Gou spent 1570 sewing up his support of western Zhong. {these two are to be considered in a civil war. Turn 108 orders have already been written for them, in case neither is taken up by a player}

THE GAXUN NUR TRIBE
Subadi of the Gaxun Nur
Horde Diplomacy: Arrrrg
   Subadi moved prodigiously to the north into the wastes of Karakorum. These tribes allowed the Gaxun Nur to pass, giving them non-paying tribute.

THE MERKIT HORDE
Chilger Boke of the Merkit
Horde Diplomacy: Arrrrg
   Chilger headed south towards the vast riches of China. The Gobi tribes allowed the Merkit to pass, giving them non-paying tribute.
   In July of 1568 the Merkit crossed into Zhong lands at Ordos and engaged the two thousand heavy elite cavalry with their own fifty thousand mostly horse tribesmen. As the garrison was being mopped up, Twang Guo arrived with the Zhong seventy thousand mostly elite heavy cavalry. Almost immediately Merkit horsemen surprised Twang and carried him off. The non-elite Zhong forces broke rank and started to flee the region, but the experienced heavy cav crushed the Merkit and chased down Chilger to rescue Twang Guo in September. By October, the Zhong were heading to the next incursion!

THE DAGOUR HORDE
Magdakhai Khatu of the Dagour
Horde Diplomacy: Arrrrg
   Magdakhai headed south towards the vast riches of China. The Wudan tribes allied with the Dagour.
   In August of 1568 the Dagour crossed into Zhong lands at Jehol with forty-five thousand mostly horse tribesmen. The region's thirty four hundred men, independent for the past few years, stood up to the Dagour, repelling them into the mountains. The Dagour took heavy losses but tried again. Zhong training served the Jehol well and they were able to route the Dagour completely, not needing the forces of Twang Guo who arrived in June of 1569.

THE HIGGAN HORDE
Xiao-Higgan Ling, Khan of the Higgan
Horde Diplomacy: Arrrrg
   Xiao-Higgan headed south towards the vast riches of China. The Sunghari tribes allowed the Higgan to pass, giving them non-paying tribute.
   In July of 1568 the Higgan crossed into Zhong lands at Parhae with more than fifty thousand mostly horse tribesmen. The garrison's twenty four hundred men, stood up to the Dagour, but were disordered. By April 1569 the region was taken and by June it was looted.
   The Higgan set up a passive siege around the city of Liaoyang, with its tall walls. At the end of August 1569 Twang Guo surprised the horde, scattering it to bits.

THE MANCHOU HORDE
Nurhaci, Han of the Manchou
Horde Diplomacy: Arrrrg
   Shih Man headed east towards the vast riches of Japan. The Heilongkiang tribes allied with the Manchou, giving them non-paying tribute as well.
   In September of 1569 the Manchou crossed into Nihon lands at Tumin with close to sixty five thousand mostly horse tribesmen. The region was a non-paying tributary to the Empire and had their own defenses, beyond the mountainous terrain. With no riches to be had from the region, Shih turned his attention to the port of Nencha on the Tatarsky Strait. The small town had no walls and was undefended - easy pickings. In the spring of 1570, Shih Man left the city a smoking ruin, refusing to share the loot with the warriors.
   Shih Man briefly considered crossing the Strait, but saw that the ferry would take them forever to use. So they hit the undefended city of Lakema, dealing the same fate that befell Nencha before it. Once again Shih denied the tribe its share of the sack, but this time they mutinied against him. He barely survived the mob, but escaped with his life alone. Nurhaci claimed the title of Han of the Manchou.

THE NIHON EMPIRE
Empress Mugai Nyodai, 92nd Emperor of Nihon, Descendent of Amaterasu
Diplomacy: None
     The Empress saw ninja skills increase. Maybe they will be put to good use soon.
     A dockyard popped into existance in Kyoto.

THE VAKAS IMPERIUM OF THE AKETTA
Vakas Togal, Sorcerer-King of the Aketta
Diplomacy: None
     The Vakas cultivated Katooma.

THE EMPIRE OF THE STORM
Harahua, Manta of the Mellow Empire
Diplomacy: None
   Mysterious goings on and whispers of undersea gods...

THE MANITOWISH EMPIRE
Slow Horse, Chief of the Manitowish Empire
Diplomacy: None
     The big sky and the great whale were all of Slow Horse's concerns.

THE COLONY OF NYDANIA
Harald IV, Konik von Nydanland, Emperor of Nydania
Diplomacy: None
     Harald IV came of age in 1569 to see that the nation's infrastructure now matches its size.

THE ADENA EMPIRE
Walter Slackjaw, Regent for Pepin IV, Great Chief of Adena
Diplomacy: Missouri(UN) Cayuga(nt)
     John expanded the scope of the Adena espionage corps. Princess Clover was married to secure a treaty with the Cayuga, while in Missouri Olaf 2 trees questioned his faith.
     A plague started at Forty Port and spread through the Empire. John Ironfoot died at the end of 1570. At 13 years old, Pepin was deemed still too young to take the crown, so Walter Slackjaw became the next regent.
     Chickasaw, Potawatomi, and Saginaw revolted.

THE COUNTRY OF KORNLAND
Alfonso, Jarl of Kornland, Sachem of Chowan
Diplomacy: Monacan(HS)
     Fordham expanded the bureaucracy and the intelligence gatherers. He was unsuccessful in Powhattan.
     Rioting broke out in the homeland when the Jarl was out hunting. His family was killed by Roman Catholic servants and he was later captured. The Kornland people put up a new Jarl, one Roman Catholic Alfonso. He allowed the Iesti fleet to remain in port. Catawba revolted.

The revivals of Walter Stepborough
     Walter left the island of Ciboney and traveled to Haiti where his words fell on deaf ears. He made his way to the mainland and converted the heathens.

THE POPOCELOTL HEGEMONY
Goyathlay, King of the Smoke Jaguars
Diplomacy: Opata(ea)
     Goyathlay sent his men hither and thither, yet only Gaagii was successful.

THE OAXACA EMPIRE
Sorek, Lord of the Maya, Leader of the Quetzal World, Emperor of Mexico
Diplomacy: Kekchi(A)
     Sorek stored the all of the surplus grain of the empire in order to load onto the White Man's ships. The Helvetica merchants delivered currency that could be put to good use in the coming years. Nahuatl and Tepuztec were irrigated, while Tajin and Chinkian were expanded. More ships were built to expand this new fishing industry.
     Ixnayonthottenray was a rotten administrator. Chontal and Yucatec revolted.

THE INKA EMPIRE
Quinoa Flakes, Coca Mogul
Diplomacy: None
   The Inka increased the size of their bureaucracy, the priests of the Sun as well as the Moon.

THE WAJ MAPU CHE
Lord King Biedes II, sovereign over the Four Parts of the Healing Earth
Diplomacy: Puelche(c)
     Biedes II took his family on a diplomatic tour. He offered food to the Tupungato, hoping that they would be impressed with his kingdom's ability to feed all those people in the mountains. More importantly his willingness to share.
     Even Ogoun's great administrating could not bridge the hundreds of miles to the distant regions as Puelche, Coquimbo, and Milcayac revolted. The upside of all that would be that the Waj Mapu Che could more easily control the kingdom now.

THE EMIRAT OF ALAGOAS
Shi'Tebra ibn Rahgeesh, Emperor of the Paraiba, Emir of Alagoas
Diplomacy: No Effect
     Shi'Tebra increased the quality of his spies.

ALAGOAS SOUTH AMERICAN PORTAGE (ASAP)
Omar Nasr, Captain General
Diplomacy: None
     Omar Nasr looked for other sources of income.

Average Horde Pop: 4.6           Decrease: -21%
Bubble Bubble, Pop.

New Hordes Available for a player: Kul'sary!

Mean: 191.2, SD: 198.1

Lords of the Earth Campaign Campaign Ten, Turn 00107

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