The Dance of Civilizations [Diplo Game] [Story Thread Pt1 - August/September 2009]

[OzzyKP]

Please bee-line writing.

[Inca (DoC)]

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[OzzyKP]

Hau nye chuby juhtg nuju bhate for mi khow iz gree moow fee stroop!

[Persia (DoC)]

The Britannians have accepted Persian dominance.
They do not have to call Persia 'master' though.
Persia will protect Britannia and Britannia will follow Persia into war, if called in time.
Britannia gets a chance to spread it's faith through the empire.

[Orb (DoC)]

Night has come to Pendragon and everything seems to be calm. Alexander sends one last message of peace to Persia, part of him hoping they would accept it but a larger part hoping they would not. Word reached Alexander of a sighting of the Persian army heading their way. Yet Alexander felt no fear only an anticipation of what might yet come. He finishes his plans as best be could assuring his advisors that Pendragon would not fall and while the enemy continued to try and stop Britannia the city would thrive still and grow and the oppressors will tire of war and leave forever.

He walks to his chambers where his young wife lay. He touched her softly and kissing her body. She awoke and they made lone for what may be the very last time. When he finished he got up and walked to the chambers where his son Luis lay sleeping. Alexander placed his hand over his son's head and quietly said, "Be strong my son for when I die our people will need you to lead us to victory."

Alexander walked the streets until he made his way to the temple. He sat and preyed to god for forgiveness and to watch over his people then left to walk the streets again. He arrived to the end of the street facing the mountain range. As he stood there watching the sunrise more men showed up. He looked at them, nodded, and they made there way to their make their first and perhaps final stand.

As the morning gave way to noon a scout came running from Pendragon yelling “the war is over the war is over!” Alexander turned to his men and said, “It seems we will have to wait a little longer to meet god. Move back to the city!” With that they returned home ready to continue on with their peaceful farm lives.

[Byzantium (DoC)]

"Barbarians! To the east of Thessalonica, approaching the city over the hills"

Constantine smiled when he heard the scouts message. Nodding to his commanders "A race, my friends. Hipparchus - your chariots - Pelecon - your axe men - a belt of finest gold to the commander who brings the barbarians chief's head to me. Go!"

The commanders ran to the barracks. The first great Byzantine race had begun.

[Mali (DoC)]

As Timbuktu began to grow, living space became cramped. Several families, wanting beachfront property, gathered their belongings and traveled to the mouth of the Dunkow river. It is there that that settled to create a fishing community, thus providing more food for the Mali empire.

By command of The Great Korta, research of the brown metal has produced great results. What started off as metal clubs has ended with weapons with sharp edges. Both spears and axes are now available to hunting parties for easier hunting.

[Rome (DoC)]

Greetings, Archers of Saladin,

My scouts reported meeting you on a peaceful journey through the colored jungles. Please bring my warmest regards to your leaders,

Aeneas Rex

[Russia (DoC)]

Young Catherine looked over the calm eastern waters, boarded the canoe, and begun a sixday long journey to the opposite coast. Arabia. A people spun in myths and legend, it was said they all had two heads, and that their gods had only one face. She thought back to her previous life of careless farmwork for the Lady Kira, and the difficulties of learning the art of writing, so stubbornly insisted by her father that she acquire. Many believed the art of binding sounds was magic, and Samo the headbanded wanted to make sure that such power was possessed by his own family. So she had learned to draw the shapes that signalized words, her talent for drawing made her a natural, and now, in her 13th summer she would leave Russia to make use of her skills in foreign lands. Samo wanted a trade treaty with the sea people and with the Persian King wanting to marry the heir to the lands of Moscow, it was decided to send Catherine away on a diplomatic mission. If she were to marry the Bronzelord it would be as a wise woman who could speak for her own people, not as an incapable childgirl.

Arriving on the misted shores of Araby, the Russian fishermen who had sailed these waters many times were pleased, but the small spearguard sent with Catherine were clearly nervous. They had never seen two-headed Arabs, and wondered if they were giants or man-eaters as rumour bespoke them.


Setting foot on land, the leader of the fishermen called out into the mist in a strange way of speaking some words Russian she could pick out, others were too foreign to deduce, his words were something like: "Nikolaj the fisher be I, seeking be guest with Abdul the boatmaster!" A short time later a reply from the mist came: "I hear Nikolaj-friend, step onto land, be welcome in Arabia".

Meeting the myths of the mist turned out to be a disappointment, though different from Russians with swarthy features and prominent noses, the Arabs were men as in her own land though wearing strange dress, many covering their heads in different types of cloth.

After meeting the coastdwellers, a delegation from the rulers of Mecca arrived and welcomed Catherine, preparing for the journey back to Mecca where she would meet with the Khalif himself and pen the treaty.

[England (DoC)]

Greek Friends

My friend Floros the First, I beg of you to turn back your settler. You are approaching my lands. I ask that you do not come any closer. I do not understand your current plan to sent so far away from your capital a settler to settle. Right now my scouts tell me that there is a vast emptiness between your current settler position and your home. Please do turn back and first settle the closer locations. I respectfully ask that you make a U turn asap.

I will be more than happy to escort you out of my lands and help you find a location closer to home. I will also offer you my defense of your new settlement.

[Persia (DoC)]

Hastog the Hairy became Hastog the Heavy His power made him hungry Lord of the world All nations were under Persia submission It made him hungry Hastog the Hairy and the Heavy The Brutal Leader The Strong Axemen Some say he had massacred thousands of Britains all by himself Some said that he axed the heads of hundreds of Russians without any help Hastog, who defeated the fathers And became the leader of the World

[Rome (DoC)]

Hail Floros I of the Greeks,

we apologize for cutting off your scout Tsjoula from returning to your homelands. I will arrange proper escort through our lands as soon as the opporunity arises.

In the mean time, could we ask of you that your scout Tsjoula be used to keep our lands safe from barbarians? We will compensate you appropriately for your assistance at a later date.

greetings,
Aeneas Rex

[Arabia (DoC)]

Mecca Weekly - Russian Delegation Arrives

Mecca Weekly

Saladin today held court with a Russian delegation headed by Catherine. Suggestions of marriage were made but in keeping with Saladin's obsession with religious abstinence and life of clean living deferred any plans for becoming engaged with the beautiful Catherine. In the interim our borders are open for future trade. Saladin was pleased to hear that the Persians have ended their attack of Russia but was horrified to learn of the loss of life and the Russian city.

Further afield our Arabian archers that have set forth from Medina have stumbled upon the Roman city of Terminus south of our border lands. The land here is wet and full of jungle. A pride of lions surprised our fearless archers. Fortunately their bold leader was able to defend and kill the lions. We have presented their pelts to the citizens of Terminus in honour of their welcome. The citizens had been in fear of moving beyond the city walls because of the roar of the jungle.

[Rome (DoC)]

Hail Saladin,

the women of our leaders are thrilled by the unexpected gift of lion pelts. They decorated our houses with them, celebrating the Arabian people.

greetings,
Aeneas Rex

[India (DoC)]

Life in Delphi has changed drastically during the last centuries. The indians were religious before and regulary worshipped the gods, but lately the chief shamans had introduced new practices. Every Indian had to spend most of their time worshipping at the shrines erected newly all over the country. This went such an extreme that they even neglegted working on the fields..
They were all waiting/praying for the cometh of the great prophet who will lead them out of the darkness as it was foretold.. and He came...
Shekhar was born as a son of Chief Radha, but according to the Shamans his true father was the Godking, Sha'tur himself. The prophecy tells that he will build the great shrine, that will bring the Indian people as close the Gods as possible.
Chief Radha died yesterday. For the first time the tribe is leaded by someone who has divine origin.
Shekhar speaks to his people:

"Soon the age of darkness will be over. The knowledge of the gods will be all ours and nothing in the world can stand against us. But first we have a work to do. Stones must be gathered to build the greatest shrine of all time. The Gods has sent me the instructions, now it's up to us to show them we are worthy to their care."