Beyond the Pit [Pitboss Diplomacy Game] [Story Thread] . PART 3 (October)

[Pitboss Maya]

OOC: Japan, quit breaking the thread with your images!

[Pitboss Vikings]

ooc: rather than just asking him to not disrput the thread size, perhaps some tips to help

Japan use the apolyton uplaoder service and then post a linked Thumbnail at 800x600 it keeps the thread a good asize and allows the viewer to see a ful lsize image if neceasy.

[Pitboss Japan]

Originally posted by Pitboss Maya
OOC: Japan, quit breaking the thread with your images!

I appologize I have resized it so it shouldn't be that big.

[Pitboss Portugal]

To Tsar Peter of Russia

I congratulate you for building such a grand project. I admire your building skills. If you allow me I will send my greatest architect to come and admire these beautiful gardens. Hope he can learn much from its Russian counterpart.

Marco

[Pitboss Portugal]

To Rome

We still haven’t received your reply after our last round of negotiations. It is discouraging to see no follows up after such interesting talks. We understand that domestic affairs come first after times of turmoil. We will wait a little bit more, and after that will consider contacting you again. Also I want to congratulate you on your latest grand expansion. Never have we seen a nation come out of such a domestic crisis and turn things around so quickly. We admire your domestic policies; our Portuguese ambassador has just notified us about your latest settlement. 13 roman cities what a great achievement! Rome is truly heading for great things.

Last but not least, we thank you for attending our wedding with Isabella!

Marco King of Portugal

[Pitboss Portugal]

A Portuguese fishing boat has reached the shores of the other continent. We have followed closely Isabella’s instruction. Now finally after many months of traversing the ice shores of the cold north we have arrived at the borders of the American civilizations. They have greeted us openly and allowed us to enter their waters. Our plan is to continue to travel south. Our Spanish friends have told us that the Great Celtic people are to be found south from the Americans.

[Pitboss Portugal]

To Great SPARTA:
From: Marco King of Portugal

We offer you open borders so we both can mutually benefit from trading with each other. I also invite you to my Kingdom in the North, where you can see from close our ways and the daily life of my people.
We have heard much about the noble Spartans from the south west; I hope this can be the start of a stable relation.
Marco.

[Pitboss Khmer]

it difficult. wedding has occur and ganesh still not there. many barbarian between us. spain chariot do well to traverse. not sure how portugal is there.

speaking of chariot ganesh ask it go east but it going west. khmer a bit wary of spain as fur not traded us as offer long ago but with inca. spain not trade at all but chariot investigating all our land. and it seem has machinery from portugal.

ganesh not happy. it seem open border with spain benefit spain huge. ganesh believe the 66 trade number one position is spain. if khmer close border it change maybe.

khmer sent big agenda to all for hastings but no replies from any. it too difficult for live jungle chat so must open discuss*.

more discuss may ease tension and khmer is tense.

if portuguese workboat travel south it need open border with khmer and they not responding to poetry praise of long ago and offer of cooperate.

please, ganesh of khmer may be wrong but it hope for great tiding to all.

*ooc it too hard to use secret jungle mail as not all around. it best for all, even secrets, post here.

[Pitboss Khmer]

it secret and sent long ago. and perhaps.

great tiding all.

re: hastings conference

it important discuss backward nature of our continent in compare with far land of portugal continent (does it have name?).

1) khmer can refresh all of you with tech for voucher so khmer not lose but all gain. suggest all get currency or choice and civil service for lowest ones or even all if security clear for khmer.
2) it prophecy two choices of vision in future
- one is khmer get attack from friend on this continent as portugal did on that land
- two is all cooperate and lift perform of this continent as shared effort. ganesh need friend but war with khmer is death for continent.
3) let name our continent - (name it metal hindu christian or meduian)
4) khmer share much resource already and can form policy for meduian xx xxxxx xxxx.
5) need discuss spain situation with portugal xx. what all think of this alliance with spain and portugal.
6) resources in short supply - iron. xxxx xxxx xxxx. it might be scarce in meduian
7) wonder projects. khmer can build fast but not want upset friends. interested in others plans but secrecy problem. khmer will not build important wonder to other nation xx.

just for thoughts. khmer need to help not fight. only inca and khmer in top nation on one measure system.

tiding from ganesh

[Pitboss Khmer]

international advisory from ganesh of khmer.

khmer economics still under thought but international imports exports is interesting. some nation has big minus trade and it a question.

if nation has minus trade it is better close borders with that nation?

khmer had big minus trade with spain in early days but cooperated to help spain explore north. it only when khmer discover spain geography ourself that trade balanced.

just thinking for little nation that might have minus trade.

ooc not sure how this work. can vet explain it?

[Pitboss Greece]

Originally posted by Pitboss Portugal
To Great SPARTA:
From: Marco King of Portugal

We offer you open borders so we both can mutually benefit from trading with each other. I also invite you to my Kingdom in the North, where you can see from close our ways and the daily life of my people.
We have heard much about the noble Spartans from the south west; I hope this can be the start of a stable relation.
Marco.

Alcetas read the message 'Sparta' had received from Marco.
"Apparently they are used to address an entire nation instead of just only their leader" he thought. "I must not forget that!"

Immediately he dictated a message in return:

"To Great PORTUGAL
From: Alcetas, King of Sparta

We are grateful to receive your invitation.
I will immediately send my messengers to the north to find your kingdom.

We accept your proposal to open our borders and will do this immediately.

Regards,

Alcetas
King of Sparta"

[Pitboss Spain]

Dear Khmer. My chariots do get confused at times. We got lost along the way. We are almost out of your territory, so we will not longer be seeing inside youre territory. If you are concerned we will gift you the chariot once we have finished exploring for other territories. The reason our trade is so high is that we have had contact with the other continent and we are getting trade bonuses with then since they are overseas. Also we have the Great lighthouse so it means that we have more trade routes than normal. We have been able to have contact with the other side, which accounts for our great commerce lead from trade route. We suggest that you sail across the seas to find the other lands and you will some friendly peoples.

Also I must say that there is not much to explore beneath us, since we are right near the bottom of our continent and all that is below me is ice, where I have an axe stationed to protect against barb attacks. Also I did say that I would trade furs, but I had a deal with Stinca first and when i will have my next source I will trade to you. That should happen in the next ten turns.

[Pitboss Portugal]

Greetings Alcetas, King of Sparta.

We accept warmly the opening of the borders between our two great nations. If you do not mind I will send an ambassador to your lands. We have already an envoy in the Vikings lands I will send orders that he head towards your borders as soon as possible. Do expect him to arrive in around 20 days.

King Marco.

[Pitboss Japan]

To: Marco, King of Portugal

We are well aware of your intentions to travel through
our lands to the Spartan lands. I give you a word of
advice; Japan is at war with the Takeda barbarians who
have killed many through the deserts of Tango. Do not
go too close to the mountains they are littered with
enemy forces waiting to prey on innocent travelers and
especially friends of Japan. If you are willing to take the
risk then stay close to the coastline or ask the Spartans
to send a bodyguard to protect your people. What
every your people do, DO NOT go near the
mountains.

General Hanzo Hattori.

[Pitboss Korea]

Important Missive to the Maya



TO: Mel Gibson, King of the Maya
FROM: Sejong of Goguryeo, Emperor of all Korea

Hail Mel Gibson!

It is with great urgency that this letter, written in my own hand, reach your attention. I must admit, in all candor, that I am quite dismayed as to what has transpired in your nation as of late. I understand it is not my place to give opinions regarding the politics of a foreign land, however I must say that there are many pressing matters your regime has yet to address. The first is not as important as the second; firstly, my foreign minister Hae Mosu is en route to Tikal to meet with you concerning our relations. I can see how there may be some impasse reached; your former ruler was indeed married to my sister, and his son has my own blood flowing in his veins. However, we urge you to understand that Korea is not bound to Maya only through the bloodline of our leaders, but by mutual trust and admiration. We intend on maintaining our prior arrangements of trade and territory.

But that is why the second matter is most urgent. You see under your rule the Mayan military has been shirking its responsibilities to control the rise of new Aztec strongholds in the western portion of your territory. On two occasions newly refurbished Aztec warbands have acosted our copper mines, and have harassed our farmers near the territories of Pyongyang, Wonsan, and even our capital city of Seoul. While our armies were more than sufficient to destroy these raiders our scouts report that their origins are beyond the border in your territory. We note that you have failed to settle these lands and further have failed to police them properly. Moreover, we can not help but realize that while these raids occur and no reaction comes from the Mayans (leading us to believe that the Mayans have not been molested by these scoundrels).

What are we to think? Are you not of Aztec blood and heritage Mel Gibson? How is it that the mighty Mayan empire is unable to police their own territory? If the Mayans did not notice these Aztecs, clearly the Aztecs do not assault them! And that seems quite coincidental considering who sits upon the Mayan throne. Further the Aztecs appear to be safe behind the Mayan border, yet strike at Korea like the venemous snakes they are. These attacks are taking up vital Korean resources, which prevents us from other pressing matters of state. Our scouts also point out that these villains have control over a copper resource, permitting them to build armies capable of rapine destruction.

We do not intend on insulting you, King Mel Gibson. We simply point out a few facts to you, and ask that you do your Kingly duty and destroy these dogs at once!

Now, if you reject this, we will have no other choice but to cross the border with our own armies and occupy Aztec lands until you are capable of administrating and properly policing these people, however we are more than happy to help bolster the Mayan army for this purpose (if that is the reason for your inaction) and hope that we can cooperate on crushing this Aztec threat once again. My minister Hae Mosu, as I have stated previously, will soon be in your capital to discuss this matter with you personally. However we would appreciate a expedient and thurough response.

We await your reply.

- Sejong of Goguryo, Emperor of all Korea