The History of the World 6 ----

[Frank Johnson]

The Colonization of New Germany



Germany's naval dominance had given her explorers and adventurers a near monopoly on exploration and discovery in the new world. Now their dominance would enter a new stage, conquest.

Sailing from Berlin Harbor, a grand fleet of Galleons carried divisions of shock troops, long bowmen, and their seige weaponry to the New World. Landing on the Northern Contient, they quickly subdued all the barbarian tribes within decades. The majority of these troops joined in the campaign for the final battle, the barbarian stronghold on the southern continent was much better defended, and required a period of seige before falling to the German Expeditionary Force. The occupliers took the grand city, and declared it the capital of New Germany, and declared the coutnry safe for colonization.

Now the ships carried a different type of passanger. Citizens, Merchants, Farmers, Laborers, Hunters, Missionaries, and even the children of young familes boarded the ships of the grand German Navy to settle in New Germany. The whole of the southern continent was covered in German culture, with its farms, windmills, fishing fleets, and proud defenders.

[Frank Johnson]

A Open Letter to All Heads of State From The Viceroy of New Germany

Greetings to all Heads of State,

I am sending this message inform the your peoples as to the state of the New World Continents, whose current peace and prosperity has been purchased by German sweat, tears, and blood.

The whole of the New World was long ago conquored in the name of the German Union, and is currently ruled as a protectorate. Germany, despite its skilled warriors and vast resources, knew that in the short term it would be unable to administer such a large mass of land alone, thus focused its resources on Southern New Germany, and the southern coast of North New Germany, the two together being commonly refered to simply as New Germany.

As to access to New Germany, you are asked to referain from distrupting the peace of the colonists of New Germany. The Whole of New Germany, including its offshore islands are a protectorate of the German Union, and the presence of any foreign miitary troops and fleets are prohibated. Exception shall be made for relgious missionaries and merchants, since the freedom loving people of New Germany cling strongly to their rights to free trade and free religion, that German blood has spilled to earn. However, I remind you that such missionaries should not advocate violence or disrespect of the German Union, or they shall be deported.

As to the remaining territories of the New World, these too, at this time remain a military protectorate of the German Union. In agreement with the Russian Crown, the burden of adminstering the majority of the Northern Continent has fallen to the Russian State. The German Expeditionary Force remains on hand to assure the peace and prospertity of all New World Colonies.

Any petitiions for permission to enter New Germany can be made to myself in the case of New Germany, or the Head of the Russian State in cases that fall into their sphere of influence. The German Expeditionary force is obgligated to protect the whole of the New World, and will assign troops as needed to protect the peace. Until further notice we request that you refrain for further incursions into New Germany and New Russia, until such time formal petitions can be filed and agreed to by my office and preparations can me made.

[Schtix]

The colonization of the New World, much of what had become New Germany, had begun in roughly the late 12th century. The decentralized peoples and cultures were quickly rounded up and controlled my the German expeditionary force, and Russia's leaders knew this was her chance to finally expand, after years of being surrounded on both sides on the mainland of Terra.

Russian engineers developed their own blueprints for a new, bigger, faster, and stronger workhorse ship for the the navy. What was developed was vessel much like that of Germany's early craft, although the two were certainly discernerable from each other.

Germany had broughten the New World to a new, unified and peaceful state. However, both Russia and Germany recognized the need to share the burden of such a task, and Germany slowly transferred ownership to one of the captured barbarian cities, Hsung-Nu; called by Russians Riekya, or "rich land" for it's small patches of virtually untouched soil.

Russia transferred a small garrison of troops to Hsung-Nu to keep the peace, and began starting regular patrols north of the Gralyinen Line, based on the Inter-Continental River dividing New Germany and Russia.



In a letter to all recognized nations of Terra, Vladivistok Kharsk IV informed all that any travellers, explorers, and most plainly, persons crossing the river and over the Gralyinen Line would be swiftly aprehended and deported unless given permission by the king himself.

[OmnipotentTrout]

The Lowland Islamic Gazette
By appointment of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II


English and Mali sign Cultural Pact

The Lands of England and the Mali have joined their cultural efforts
in promoting a closer bond between their peoples

The Cultural Pact with the Mali has given stability in the whole of the
Western lands of Terra, and the Prophet be praised:

Hastings has joined the Mali as it was written and the pioneers further south has
dismantled their outpost and taken their hunting weapons and joined the
Union Army of the Prophet, Praise be to Alleh!


Domestic News

Since the death of Queen Elizabeth I, her daughter Elizabeth II has given
Enland a boost in both economy and science.

Finally the now proven engineer James "Half Mad" Jefferson has succeeded in
striding accross the plains of England on the top of Massive War Elephants
and all the elite troops of Her Majesty are currently beeing trained in their handling.


The New World

The wonders of the World must have given the Germans the Maritime advance
they needed to reach the Blessed lands of the Far East.

Our friends, the Mali, have given a magnificent Vessel of the seas to the
city of The Lowlands to explore the new lands and spread the
Word of Alleh and his Prophet!

Brief contact has been made with the German Empire's diplomatic
representative in Timbuktu, and official permits will be made later
with the King of Russia.


Arabia closes its boarders with the lands of the west

The Holy Lands of Arabia have chosen to close its boarders with us and the Mali.

Now we see the real fruits of the Cultural Pact:

- Support in times of need since we lost all trade with Arabia
- And the Union Army of the Prophet functions as a police force to secure
that no citizens or loyal missionaries violate
the closed boarders until it is re-opened

Let us Pray that the boarders open so that Trade may commence!

[OmnipotentTrout]

Official letter to the King of Russia

To: Slan Kharsk II of Russia
From: Queen Elizbeth II of England

I hope this letter finds You well!

I must congratulate You with the establishment of New Russia and
Creating a Great Flow of commerce to the 'Old' World!

England and Her People have been enjoying the faith in the One God for millenia
since We managed to discard the heathen beliefs in rebirth.
Our people have close relations to the Mali and have very quickly heard
the Word from the Prophet with great love.

I ask that you draw on the Wisdom from the Great Gorgei Kharsk and
open Your boarders to the trade of the Western countries.

Russia stands as a gateway between the Western lands and the Expanding Lands of the East.
Think of what wealth can be acchieved by opening the trade of the to world halves!

Sincerely,

Queen Elizabeth II of England and the Isles

[Schtix]

to: Queen Elizabeth II of England
from: Vladivistok Kharsk IV

Russia thanks England for it's congratulations of the New World. We do regret, however, that we must decline the opening of our two nations borders. What may be ocnsidered in the west as a religious enlightenment is currently looked quite down upon here and Russia. Neither do we believe we would gain any benefits by dividing our people into seperate religions, one of which we still have no followers of.

Russia opens an offer however, for fish, sheep, pig, cow, or any other healthy resources. We wil trade in coin, or in other forms of resources.

You must understand, Queen, that the cultures of East and West are bound to clash sooner or later. It is inevitable.

Best wishes,
Vladivistok Kharsk IV

[OmnipotentTrout]

In the royal hunting lodge outside Edinbourgh:

"Your Majesty! A letter from the Russian King!"

"Hmm.. It seems they want to continue on their puritan ways.
We can respect that since also We follow the will of the People.

But what is this at the end of the letter?

You must understand, Queen, that the cultures of East and
West are bound to clash sooner or later. It is inevitable.

Pah! I called His forerunner 'the Great' Gorgei Kharsk.
Perhaps this new ruler should be called 'Vladivistok Kharsk the Pessimist'!

Or, if He is not a pessimist, then He must be a warmonger!

Alleh help us all if that is the case!

Send news to the Mali and to the Commander of the
Union Army of the Prophet!

At least we can negotiate some trade, but without open
boarders the Trade will be limited..

Perhaps peace can continue, Alleh be willing..."

"As you wish my Lady!"

[OmnipotentTrout]

To: Vladivistok Kharsk IV of Russia
From: Queen Elizbeth II of England

Thank you for the quick reply!

We find it good that You also see the will of Your people, even though we regret that the boarders remain closed.

Your statement of inevitable war makes Our heart sad, since We do not see the same from the English plains.

We look foreward to further diplomacy at a high level over resources and further developments!

Sincerely,

Queen Elizabeth II of England and the Isles

[LzPrst]

Great Mali, prosperous beyond opulence sent forth a great explorer to find the rumoured lands of the New World. At first they found Germans in the south of New Germany and sent to them missionaries of the Islamic faith. Yet the great explorer Mahuna Hana was not satisfied with merely discovering new land, the land he discovered first was empty of influence from the old world and and he praised Alleh for leading him to this land which were to be Mali's first settlement in the New World. At the port of Niani, meaning New Land, he established a small mission to convert the heathen natives and spread the enlightenment of Islam.

The German claim to own all the land of the New World was an issue to be confronted with diplomacy in the time to come.

(ooc. will make a diplomatic offer to Germany shortly. ooc)

[Frank Johnson]

The Birth of the United States of Germany



The rapid colonization of the New Germany had been largley due to the pressures placed on the lower classes in the German Union. Land was hard to come by in Germany, and almost all of it was controled by one of Germany's four noble houses, from the earliest tribes of Germany. Although German politics had always been incredily progressive and representative to the German people, who had extensive rights even as peasants, the opportunities presented by the New World highlighted the differences between the classes and the opportunities afforded to them.

The settlers of New Germany had considerably more freedom than the average German, and eyed the growing pressence of the old German noble houses, who started to take a greater interest in managing these new colonies to provide revenue to the German Union, imposing on their long held freedoms.

In many places, royal garrisions were denied access to the cities they were ordered to protect, the settlers themselves closing their stockades on the noble garrisons. This confounded the officer corps that consisted largely of the nobility. Skrimishes broke out between militias and royal garrisions at many locations, while prominate settlers presented a list of greviances to the German Union Assembly in Berlin.

At first the Assembly was reluctant to give into such demands from the colonists, and stubbornly held out offering any of the reforms that New Germany demanded and ordered them to comply to their obligations to supply the Royalist garrisions with supplies. As the violence grew towards the troops however, the assembly finally took action, signifigantly reforming the offical German Union Constitution for the first time since it was established by the four tribes.

* Religious Freedom was granted to all German citizens and all tithe obgligations to the temple were done away with.

* Tradesmen within a township were free to take on any profession and not locked into any guild, however the obligation of a township to its baron in terms of grain and military support would remain in place.

* The right to assemble, petition the assembly of the German Union, and speak openly of the government was assured to all citizens.

* Local militias were given offical status in the German Union military, and their officers were considered the equal of officers in any other unit in terms of the command structure, assuring the right for individuals to own their own firearms in order to assemble such units.


Some radicals called for more extensive reform in the areas of sufferage for non-citizens, and the removal of the township requirement taxes to the nobility, however the vast majority agreed to return to a friendly tone with the status of the German Union and the United States of New Germany.

[LzPrst]

The History of Mali from the Exploration of the New World to the Time of Tears

The time of exploration and growth of democracy
The pioneers of Niani explored the western part of of the new land and settled there a beautiful city at the spring of the great river Mahuna, named after its Mali discoverer.

Mali continued to prosper and grow, great beauty and knowledge abounded under the guidance of Islam. They further developed the idea that since all muslims were equal before the eyes of Alleh, so they should be equal among eachother. The Mali happily embraced this path of equality for all muslims and established a democracy where all men over the age of 30 who paid taxes were allowed to vote. A president was elected to lead the nation and a parliament, the Mooram, was established to create laws in concord with Islamic ideals.

Yet not all believed in the Mali ideals of peace and equality. The prosperity of the muslims became a threat to the leaders of the faiths of Arabia. Knowing that Islam would on its own show its truth and outshine the religions of Araby, its rabbi's, unwilling to accept that their religion was losing ground to Islam they devised a great treachery. An evil that would be known in Mali as the time of tears.


The end of peace
Arabia the jealous, hating Mali's blessings from great Alleh, demanded that Mali convert to judaism else war would follow. Mali's elected ruler was a clever merchant and a brilliant administrator, but he was a peaceful man preferring to sit in his orchard listening to birdsong over that of hunting or fighting. The demands set by Arabia were outrageous. That Mali, the muslims, should abandon their faith, the core of their civilization for centuries, was as cruel as it was irrational and intolerant. The muslims of Arabia were shocked by this sudden narrowmindedness so cruelly imposed in their nation.

But the Mali ruler chose to uphold the muslim ideals of peace even above that of his faith. He agreed to change the official religion of Mali in order to appease the hordes of vicious jews screaming at the door. In time he believed that Islam would win through in Arabia on its own and thus his successor could easily reconvert Mali to Islam once the Arabs had accepted it as the truth of Alleh.

But shortly after the demands of Arabia were given, the insatiable greed of the rabbi's invented new demands. They insisted that the Holy city of Gao be given to arabia as they believed it would allow them to crush Islam by suffocating it in its own holy city. The muslims of Mali would reluctantly accept judaism as the official religion, but they could not accept that the Holy City of Gao, built by Mali, thousands of years old, a magnificent cultural centre of its people and their religion, be given to another power, especially a power so intolerant and belligerent.

But even so, the president considered it in the need for peace. The parliament would not hear of it and the people protested in the streets, but the president feared the war, he knew that lives would be lost, that the jews would mercilessly massacre thousands of Mali before defences could be mustered.

The arabian judaistic warlords had many more soldiers under their command than Mali, and the president feared that a war would be more painful than gainful, and that even with a war Mali might lose Gao and possibly more. Yet the president was given no time to deliberate his choices. Before an answer could be given arab-jewish armies had already crossed the border and marched towards Timbuktu.

The president of Mali announced his retirement in shame. His name has forever been erased from Mali's history books as his way of cowardice, appeasement and lack of faith have been since decried and scorned. Never again would Mali be weak or give in to foreign demands.


The Siege of Gao
The Mooram then elected a military leader to lead the nation in the time of war. The brilliant leader Ashalam Musa rapidly organized the defence and commenced a great improvement of Mali's armies. Yet he knew that under the conditions with Arab superiority in numbers he could barely defend Timbuktu.

But the greatest battle was not to be fought at Timbuktu for a massive crusader army was transported by ship and landed north of Gao. Defences were rallied and weapons were readied, the army of Mali scrambled to defend its Holy City. The attackers assaulted the Holy Pearl of Mali, but the brave defenders held their ground. Timbuktu sent their garrisons to bolster Gao's defences. Arabia's crusaders were far more numerous than the defenders of Gao, but Mali's defender carried weapons of ingenuity beyond compare, grenades. The forces seemed even and outcome uncertain.

It was at this time that General James the Righteous, commander of Englands armies, decided that though Elizabeth his queen would not involve England in the war, he could not sit idly by and watch his fellow muslims be slaughtered. James the Righteous sent into Mali his army and gave its command to War President Ashalam.

Though Englands armies were inexperienced and outdated, their numbers were vast. Ashalam sent the English Islamic Defenders to Gao. Shortly before they arrived, Mali's fleet sailed into the English channel between Nottingham and Gao and swiftly defeated Arabia's invasion fleet. Cut off and reprieved of reinforcements the Arabian invasion force lost their organization. The English Islamic Defenders came to Gao and turned the tide of the battle to defeat the heathen crusaders.


The Conspiracy and the Day of Tears
The Russians had since the outbreak of the crusade declared that Mali troops upon jewish lands would lead Russia to declare war. Now they would wait no further for Mali to aggress, they declared war and moved across the border. The evils of intolerance and treachery had no end.

Yet the russian armies in the west of Arabia were few, and would not make much difference in the fighting to come. In the lands around Timbuktu another Arabian army of crusaders had marched in. Lacking the strength to assault the great Capital of Mali, they moved through the land burning crops, destroying farms, murdering the innocent Mali they came across. Many starved in Timbuktu as the great farmlands were destroyed by the invaders. The aggressor moved away from Timbuktu and marched through the southern foothills to the outskirts of Walata. It was here that the foulest deed of the war would occur. The Arabian army marched into Hasiri, before the war a peaceful quiet town on the plains of central Mali. As it was a worthless target for military purposes many Mali had fled to Hasiri, away from the massacring armies of Arabia. Here they thought themselves safe, noone would attack a defenceless little town in the middle of the great plain. So they falsely believed. The Arab crusaders fell upon the people of Hasiri and the thousands of refugees who had sought shelter there. Their fanatical soldiers burned it to the ground, putting to death every man, woman and child.


The aftermath of the Day of Tears
This atrocity so shocked the great general Ashalam that he wept upon the podium of the Mooram. He decried his failure to protect the people of Mali and begged the forgiveness of the parliament and Alleh. He announced that a war could not be fought if the very people were targeted and murdered. He requested the authority of the parliament to send an envoy to Arabia requesting peace. The Rabbi's agreed to withdraw and stop their murdering of women and children on the accord that Mali pay arabia a sum of gold.

Disgusted at their greed, Ashalam despaired as the war had near emptied his treasury. Requesting a special one time authority he was allowed to make an offer to General James the Righteous. In return for a considerable sum of gold paid by England, Mali would hand over its colonies in the new world to England provided that General James the Righteous be given the office of Viceroy of New England. Elizabeth quickly accepted the deal providing Mali with the gold they would need for peace.

The English delivered the gold and Ashalam sent Mali's entire treasury now filled with English coin to arabia, rejoicing in his heart that gold had saved thousands of his people. Peace was declared and the butchering crusaders left Mali. Yet Russia had not signed a peace treaty and still had a small but powerful army within Mali borders. Ashalam knew not what to expect from the Russians, but he wished for peace despite their unprovoked aggression.

[OzzyKP]

Damn blood thirsty Jews! Always causing trouble, no matter what planet they are on.

[Frank Johnson]

First Annual Multinational Barbeque Cookout

A crowd has gathered here, in the beautiful wooded hills in the far hinterlands between Berlin and Moscow to enjoy a new cultural event that is catching on in both Germany and Russia, the cook off.

Hans, a burly half druken German man of about 50 explains the event's appeal. "Well you see, we get alot of meat, and alot of beer and....well that's about it."

The event gained popularity since huge trade deal announced by Germany and Russia that exchanged Russian beef for German spices, and the outcome....well it looks to be alot of druken people eating way too much food then passing out afterwards then waking up and doing it all over again.

[OmnipotentTrout]

Elizabeth II and the War

The people of England is half and half Jewish and Muslim.
Elizabeth II tried to reign according to the will of Her people just as Her mother had.

A messenger comes with the news of the demands issued by the Aras to the Mali.

The Queen is shocked: " What?! But... This can only mean one thing; War is apon us, the Mali will never abandon the teachings of Alleh!"

Advisor Jacob: "Well, the current leader is not a fighting man, not like our General James, and not like the the leader of the Union Army of the Prophet, Ashalam Musa!"

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After a short time the Mali conveted, but only skin deep to Judeism. The English were appalled but not all...

In The Isles off the coast of Gao in the city of Nottingham, missionaries from the Rabbis of Arabia came with the faith of Jahve! Wheels were set in motion, and soon a jewish temple was under construction in the other corner of the Kingdom, in the Lowlands.

The Influence of the jews were increasing, and when War broke out, the Queen was paralysed on account of Her divided people.

Signs of Jewish conspiracy

The Great general James, 2. in command of the Union Army of the Prophet by decree of the Cultural Pact, in his wisdom could not stand to see his muslim brothers in Gao die.

Gao is built on the Land which the English gifted the Mali in Ages past, and Ages gone.

"Cry Havoc!! And let slip the Elephants of War!!" is his famous quote from the moment the English Islamic Defenders of the faith bore down on the Arabian crusaders.

After the Victory, on conditions, James became James the Righteous with lands in the new world!

James was court marshaled while in battle (not attending court) and found guilty of insulting the throne.

The Reign of James the Righteous

After the War was fought, the English Islamic Defenders, nee Half of the Union Army of the Prophet, were experienced and well equipped.

Most of the Queen's Royal Guards had joined the Defenders, and James decided to return to the capital of Edinbourgh!

It was more like a parade than a civil war. The Queen had to Abdicate and was banished to the Island of St. Helen north in the Isles (and Nottingham).

In the chambers of the Queen, James found strange markings on a wall behind some tapestries:

A David Star and the inscription: "JHVE"

Obviously the Queen had her heart set on not all the people but more likely to the Jews! May she not return from St. Helens!

James the Righteous became the first King of England, and his Army of Islam was Honored and Feared across the Plains.

[LzPrst]

Upon the end of the war Ashalam Musa immediately reconverted his country to Islam. Long live Islam! Never again would any other faith dominate the muslims of Mali.