Destiny of Empires [Diplo Game] [Story Thread 11 - August 2011]

[Arabia2 (doe)]

Yes, it is a yes.

[Inca (DoE)]

Then the treaty is so amended.

[Ottoman Empire (DoE)]

The Daily Turkey

Sultan Ahmed reportedly reading the Great Treatise of International Law



Our sources in the capital have reported that the Sultan has been seen at court, walking around with a copy of Supreme Commander Jamal and Substitute Messenger Mahmud's book, the Great Treatise of International Law, under his arm. Those close to the Sultan report to have witnessed him reading it. This comes as no great shock, since the book is currently the #1 selling book in Turkey, however, critics are already worried that the book might influence Turkish policy.

On this news, we at the Daily Turkey have decided to publish excerpts from the final three chapters of this massive work:

Chapter 4 - Making War

Section 4A Pre-emptive Strike

... historically, Pre-emptive strike is only allowed if co-ordinated with at least 1 Superpower, preferably the local Superpower. This gives the Superpower an opportunity to evaluate the reasons for the attack and determine whether it is necessary or not. Generally, the Superpower will require that some sort of ultimatim be given to the target prior to the attack...

... When Turkey initially attacked America, it was in violation of this rule, with disatrous results. Essentially this principle ensures that the local Superpower approves of the attack, the reasons behind it or is at least indifferent. In this area, silence is not an acceptable demonstration of assent. The potential attacker must have positive confirmation that the Superpower either approves or is indifferent to their actions...

Chapter 5 - Territorial Claims and Territorial Integrity

-- Territorial Claim
There are three requirements for a nation to claim land as it's own. If these requirements are not met, other nations will feel free to ignore their claims. However, once land is legitimately claimed, it belongs to the nation claiming it, and attempts to usurp their claim are subject to the rules and principles outlined elsewhere in this treatise.

1. Possesion - The tile of land claimed must either contain a City, or Military Camp, or the tile must be within the cultural borders of the nation claiming it... Unsettled land can not be legitimately claimed by anyone, except through a seperate agreement. Furthermore, any such agreement is only binding on nations who have so agreed, not other nations...

2. Development - The resources on the land must be improved within a reasonable time, to the extent that the nation is capable. Undeveloped wilderness or resources have not legitimately been claimed, regardless of whether it lies inside a nation's border...

3. Adequate Defense (for Cities and Military Camps) - Adequate Defense means enough military forces present to demonstrate that you reasonably expect and intend to discourage and or repel attack. At least one, but preferably multiple Units armed with the most up to date weapons the nation posesses are usually enough to satisfy this principle.

3a. Happiness Garrisons / Brute Squads - These are forces armed with obsolete weapons, that have no realistic hope of repeling or discouraging attack. Their only purpose is to supress unhapiness in the local population, not protect the populace from attack. Therefore using "Brute Squads" or "Happiness Garrisons" is immoral, and does not constitute Adequate Defense...

--Territorial Integrity
... The principle of "Territorial Integrity" generally referes to the concept that nations should limit their settlements, conquests and territorial acquisitions to their native Continent. Also implied in this principle, is the belief that Nations have an absolute right to permanently possess territory, once they have claimed it...

Chapter 6 - Slavery and Indentured Servitude

All nations have the sovereign right to manage their governmental policies as they choose, however, the selling, leasing or loaning of a nation's own citizens, into foreign slavery or indentured servitude is generally condemned. This is especially true if the citizens are located in a mature city of level 2 population or more. There are exceptions to this principle, including Military or Naval camps where the population is there merely to service the Camp, or resource camps, where the population are merely contractors sent to hunt or harvest a resource. Another exception is Wartime concessions, where surrendering a city is necessary to end or prevent armed conflict...
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Any wishing to obtain a complete copy of the Great Treatise of International Law should contact the publisher by public letter (Ottoman-House Publishing), or by Private Message (PM) to their contacts in the Turkish Government. The listed price is 5 Gold Turkish Lira, however, the publisher has expressed an intent to offer the work free of charge to any Foreign leaders seeking to obtain a copy. Note that the complete book will contain more than what has been printed by The Daily Turkey. The complete book will contain all the complete historical accounts and stories that support the findings of the authors.

[India (DoE)]

Admiral Bayeg surveyed the burning Chinese coastline with a grim look. The smell of burning human flesh tore at his nostrils, but he ignored it, as he ignored the moans and cries of the dying throughout the once vast city of Shanghai. The cadets of the fleet thought that the Admiral never smiled, though those few who knew the man knew it to be true. Yet after such a great victory against India's greatest enemy through millennia should have brought a smile to any leader. Admiral Bayeg did not smile.

Growing up as a young man of high birth in Calicut he had joined the hastily assembled Indian navy in its infancy. Quickly gaining renown due to his combined skills and brutality officers saw great potential in the young midshipman, but feared his temper and excessive methods. During his time as an officer in training another midshipman had questioned scrawny Bayeg's martial capacities. Midshipman Bayeg challenged him to a duel.

On a damp warm morning on the outsides of the officer training camp, Midshipman Bayeg met with Midshipman Yabura, accompanied by their representative witnesses. As India considered itself a civilized and peaceful culture, duels usually took place in the form of public debates, with great oratory and logic determining the winner. Yet the northernmost Indians would fight a duel by swords until first blood, or if the wounded persisted, until a yield. Midshipman Yabura was a charming noble from the northern mountains, the most martial of all Indians, fiercely devoted to the art of swordfighting which had originated in his lands in ancient times. He was athletic with a quick step and considered among the finer swordsmen of the recruits. The entire class of Midshipmen had thought Bayeg to be slightly insane for issuing the challenge and it was laughed during the entire week that at the end of Friday when the duel was scheduled, Bayeg would be known as "Scarbag", as undoubtedly Yabura would slash his face and end the duel swiftly.

Many of the cadets and midshipmen had gone to see the duel, and 27 faces watched on as the swords were drawn, inspected and given to the duelists. Yabura took the first swing, a strong swift strike that rung a dull metallic sound throughout the hot tropical air as it met Bayeg's blade. Yabura continued to press on, attacking with precision and skill, forcing Bayeg backwards. Concentrating on defending himself, Bayeg used both hands on his swordhandle and blocked or dodged the attacks as they came. Then Yabura made a quick feint to the left and as Bayeg made to block it, Yabura's blade quickly turned and slashed a gash across Bayeg's chest, the pain causing him to lose his footing and drop to one knee. The crowd let out a gasp and some began to talk loudly, expecting the fight to be over.

Bayeg however rose again and motioned that he wished to continue, his noble opponent nodded and they began again. This time Bayeg took the offensive, slashing angrily and determinedly with aggressive sweeping strokes. Yabura blocked the attacks with determined nervosity obvious in his expression, but managed to sidestep as Bayeg thrust too hard and lost balance. Another swift stroke and Bayeg was bleeding from a horizontal cut on his left shoulder. Again Bayeg continued the fight by adopting a more balanced approach, blocking and attempting counterstrikes, and again he was cut, the third time on his right arm. "Yield", said Yabura, yet the fury in Midshipman Bayeg's eyes indicated no such intentions.

As the fourth exchange of blows began the crowd's cheers and comments had begun to die down. The midday sun was now baking and Bayeg's blood had colored the dusty ground with patches of red. Bayeg now kept his distance, so much so that some in the crowd began to boo him. Yabura smiled at the crowd and continued to move towards Bayeg who kept circling backwards to get further from the now red-stained blade of his opponent. Then suddenly Bayeg side-stepped and lunged, ineffectively as Yabura took a firm step front with his right foot and blocked while turning, only to be blinded by the reflection of the sun on Bayegs blade. He swiftly shifted his weight to regain his composure, but his right foot suddenly lost traction and he slipped. With a swordsman's grace he managed to keep on his feet by touching the ground with his swordarm and pushing back up, but it was too late. A hard overhead blow took him in the right arm and sheared his bicep from the bone. Screaming in pain and shock Yabura lost all sight of his opponent. Bayeg stood motionlessly for some time as the others gathered round to help Yabura to a medic. Then he murmured, "You slipped in my blood. I made your own strength a weapon against you." Then he threw his sword on the ground and marched off. Midshipman Yabura survived, but lost the use of his right arm.

After the duel all the other Midshipmen and cadets were wary of Bayeg, the cold ragefire that ignited as he was cut while losing the duel never faded. He smiled less after that day.

[Inca (DoE)]

News of the Day: Indian Atrocities and the Epic Humanitarian Crisis



Puco Mancha and Lee Wang reporting.
December 13th, 1795

The Inca airforce, under Air General Tupo, has flown into China to undisclosed locations to assist the Chinese in their hour of need and catastrophe. The navy continues its approach, and is scheduled to be in theater within the year. A second detachment has left from Inca waters and is expected to be in the theater some time later. The new flagship of the Inca Navy, the I.E.S. Flotzilla has left Caczcoyna harbor as well. This new type of ship can hold multiple air squadrons within its hold, and serves as a floating airstrip. A formal declaration of war is expected around the same time the navy enters the theater.

The Inca population are rallying around their leadership, the importance of the Russian occupation fading quickly in light of incoming dispatches from the "Chinese Genocide". The call for Inca armies to be returned from Aztec lands have not ceased, however, with the population now insistent upon "being on the right side of atrocities, the side that defends the afflicted." And if that means retaining a large mobile force to deal with genocidal situations and illegal wars in rapid response, the population is fully behind it. It has also increased the urgency for international ratification of the CIJ, which has unfortunately met a very lukewarm response even after the "democratic amendments" recently altering the original framework. The Diplomatic Chief had this to say: "we had high hopes for this treaty, yet it appears the international community, with one exception, has no interest in creating a more just world. While many scream and beg for an end to atrocities, no one is willing to make any real commitments to such desires. It is extremely unfortunate."

The aftermath of the Indian invasion is still unclear, but what is known is that multiple major population centers have been effectively erased from the map. Where once great cities stood, centers of world trade and culture, now lie rubble and corpses. Millions are presumed dead, perhaps tens of millions. "An unfolding humanitarian catastrophe the likes of which the world has never before seen," how the leader of Human Justice Internationac describes the situation. "The ancient crimes against Egypt and the current atrocities against the Azteca simply cannot compete with the horror and destruction that is ongoing in China. The destruction in China today is greater perhaps than all previous atrocities in the entire history of Mankind combined. This is, to say the least, totally unprecedented in its barbarity and uncivility."

Reports from China indicate that Indian forces have been annihiliated in the Chinese mainland, although certain Malay territories "still retain an Indian presence." Unfortunately for millions of ethnic Cantonese, Vietnamese, Thai, Hmong, and Malay peoples, this reaction came far too late.
Those who haven't been killed have fled to the countryside. Unfortunately, with the loss of central control in many provinces, supplying these people has become impossible, and most are expected to not survive the next six months. Aside from the Inca, no aid has been promised to the Chinese.

"I blame the government and army for a grand display of unqualified neglect of duties. It's as if they were completely asleep at their posts for 10 years running. How they could not have foreseen this invasion is beyond me. They have the forces to have prevented this, but instead they decided to take a prolonged nap. It is unforgiveable," one man told a reporter. The feeling appears to be widespread, and although there is massive discontent with the central government and armed forces, few are publicly voicing these concerns, with nearly one-hundred percent of the public's ire being directed firmly and unflinchingly on the Indians. The Japanese have also shared some of the scorn for similar oversights.

As the weeks pass, more stories come forward of Indian slaughter, rape, and pointless destruction. The cities are gone, their inhabitants passed from the world en masse, from a privileged position of peace and advancement to annihilation in a night. One turn, one pass of the sun, and they are disappeared. A charred world where not even scavengers dare to tread is left to remember these monuments of civilization, and the few masonry buildings left standing after the blazes tore through the blocks stand as the only markers for the mass graves of millions. Aid workers grope through an apocalyptic expanse, trying to appreciate the reality, but find in their hands only ash and rubble, torn clothes and cinders. Purpose, meaning, reason are lost with the denizens, a cloud of inexplicability and shock streams over the cities, thick and black, keeping the Indian crimes in the dark of billowing shade. They try to paint justification over such a scene, but you cannot whitewash a toppled wall. Through the now collapsed structures, the Indian Nature shines through, the sole source of light in this place. Its harsh glow radiates from these places, and in turn now begins to light up the skies over Delhi and the subcontinent. We can only hope its sickening, deep orange hue reaches no further in this world.

[Ottoman Empire (DoE)]

The Daily Turkey

Mad-King Camaxtli Remains in Tenochtitlan



Sources in Azteca report that King Camaxtli remains defiant and still refuses to accept the city of Tlaxcala back into Azteca control. Some reports are that he has become completely demented, and denies that the Aztec fleet was ever sunk. "He still hopes that the government of Valhalla will upgrade his 'vast navies' into modern warships" one source said. Meanwhile, Russian forces have reportedly decided to give the Azteca citizens some relief, realizing that as long as Camaxtli remains in power the situation can never be resolved and the suffering will never end.

More Reports on the Last Days of Suleiman The Magnificent
by Rashid, on location in Tlaxcala



Witnesses of The Magnificent Martyr's last battle against the forces of the Evil Mad-Camaxtli have come back with even more shocking details about the indomitable spirit and legendary bravery of Suleiman and his Marine detachment following the heroic sinking of the entire Aztec fleet.

An Accolyte Merchant, named Raja was in Tlaxcala on business at the time commented:

"I was in Tlaxcala on my way to the Tlaxcala harbor after concluding some business in Tenoctitlan, people were starving and begging, it was pitiful to see. But the words on everyone's lips was not the pathetic conditions around them, but of how the Turkish Marines had managed to sink the entire fleet."

Another man, an Accolyte hunter remarked:

"I learned that it was just one Marine who accomplished this amazing feat, singlehandely. I was even more astounded that it was none other than Cheif Naval Advisor Suleiman II who had done this. I was very proud to be Turkish that day, proud of his courage and guile. But then I heard that King Camaxtli was sending a massive force to capture the Mighty Suleiman. All of us Accolytes here were fearful for his life."

I also encountered a traveling survivalist/adventurer who called himself "The Snake Man." "Snake" as we called him was an Azteca native, and claimed to have actually spent some time in the Alamo, cooking for the Marines. He recounted:



"The Marines dem in good spirits, ready for the comin battle with Camaxtli's forces. They was there to protect Croc-Ett and they was willing to die trying. Croc-Ett kept telling them to go away and let him face the perils alone but they love him and say they would no leave he side. Croc-Ett was the bravest man I ever see in the face of certain death he never seemed even a little bit afraid."

When I asked him who "Croc-Ett" was, he laughed and replied:

"The leader of the Marines of course! I have heard later that he was called Soo-Lay-Men but nobody called him that in the Alamo. All the Marines they was calling him Croc-Ett"

I was intrigued, and asked him where he supposed the nickname "Croc-Ett" came from. He quickly answered:



"Of course it was from da cooking dat we did! Croc-Ett asked if I would stay fi' a while fi' hep 'im cook some food for his men. But dey only had one Large Iron Pot fi' cook in. So we had to make everything in'a dat pot. Me' hear dem is call a "Crock" pot. We would stew animals ana de vegetables in it. Cactus-Rabbit stew is delicious you see. I was dere fi' days, and I found different plants for da men to eat, but whenever I would ask the leader how he want dem cook, he would say "Just Crock it!", meaning he wants me to put it in that big Crock pot and stew it. He said "Crock-it" so much, soon the men were calling him Crock-it, so that's why I calls him Croc-Ett too."

I pressed him to tell me more about the last days of Suleiman, and he shared a stirring tale:

"The Aztec Army was scared to attack Croc-Ett's men at first. Those bastards were such good shots, they kept picking the Aztecs off. So then the Azteca General, I think he name "Santa-Enya" or something like that... he tells his Army drummers and Cavalry trumpeteers men to play this old Azteca song "Slit Their Throats", in our language it called "Deguello." They play it over and over and over. The song is supposed to have magic powers to make the enemy scare away or piss his pants and surrender. They played that song day and night for days"

But then, the last night, just when the Marines were about to go crazy from hearing the song too many times, Croc-Ett went to the top of the roof, all by he-self with some stringy instrument. Then played his own version of the song right back at the whole Azteca army! I mean he was up there in range of all their guns, in full view and nobody even shot at him, he was so good. And the way he played it was as if he was mocking the Aztecs... like he was saying we Marines no scare for you so go ahead and attack. And they stopped playing the song after that. To this day they calling his version Deguello-de-Croc-Ett."

"The next day, they attack. I bareley got out of that place alive, and I heard that Croc-Ett no made it he-self. I was sad to hear that. He was one brave bastard."

[Aztecs (DoE)]

Camaxtli makes dramatic speech:

"Yes some Aztecs accepted the return of the cities, but they will see that this is a deal turned bad..
the famines will continue as the Russians destroyed the very basis of the cities.."

"Russia will burn!"

[Russia (DoE)]

A nation on a crossroad

Following the baby-boom in Russia due to collectivized and modern agriculture, which made even the smallest tundra villages brimming with life, combined with the industrialization of the whole country, a new middle-class is born. The new class demands finer wares and professes that it is actually good to be consumer and to have luxuries.



The new generation grows confident in their strength and importance with well-grounded pride of being part of the greatest nation of the world. To some of the youngsters this sets nationalistic sentiments and they are ready to join Krasnaia Armia and serve Matushka Rus,







while other are outright pacifists and condemn the violence as a way of solving conflicts.



In the economic sphere there are strong doubts - is it best everything to remain property of the state - a formula proved useful and strong in the years that passed, or as the new middle-class demands the markets to be open and the leading tendencies in founding corporations to be used to drive Russia forward and stay competitive.



A lot of the older Russians, who remember the Great War, the hunger and poverty and are conservative communists are against these changes, but can the course of the time be reversed?





When asked about her opinion what is best for Russia amongst the great variety of political opinions and options, The Russian Communist Party Chairman Comrade Catherine answered:

"We are Democratic People's Republic. The forthcoming people's vote will decide the future of Russia."

[Russia (DoE)]

Gazeta Pravda

Three of the first migrating Siberian Bewick Swans arrive in Plymouth, England, from Russia. Experts
have warned the birds' sudden arrival means Britain is in for a harsh winter.

[India (DoE)]

Admiral Bayeg was on alert, standing on the ship's deck watching the burning Chinese horizon shrink in the distance, he had to return home now. Most of his brothers in arms had perished during their courageous and devastating attack, the Galleons carrying the brave marines sunk by China's small, but advanced fleet. The Admiral realized that he would have to make some hard decisions in the coming days. It reminded him of his early days in the fleet as a sub-lieutenant.

The promotion from midshipman had come the same day as the fleet was finished. Tens of thousands of Indians had perished during the Japanese blockade and thousands more had perished in their fierce determination to break the blockade by building ships with every hand available in Calicut. The rations were few and meagre and prioritized for the sailors who would soon set the first Indian Frigates and Privateers to water to defeat the blockade. Sub-lieutenant Bayeg was commissioned aboard the refitted civilian ship the IPS Retaliator as the sailing master's mate. The Sailing Master was a fat old man named Vingosh who had previously been the captain of a smuggler vessel, until the war. Every seaworthy ship in India was commandeered by the newly formed Indian-Pacific Ocean War Ministry. Refitted as a Privateer class ship it was a good ship, fast, manouverable and fitted with lowgrade cannons made from pots and pans collected throughout the city. The once rich trading port of Calicut was now a scraped city, people hunted rats for food and ate with their fingers as even cutlery had been collected to be made into cannonballs.

The Retaliator was to launch from the hidden cove where it was built and sail out to join the Frigates coming from southern India. The fleet would form up and moor at a particular location, within range of the Japanese Line-Ships. It was a risky, desperate strategy, but a necessary one, another turn of the season with the blockade in effect and a half a million Indians would surely perish without access to the rich fishing fields. Sub-Lieutenant Bayeg checked and double checked the rigging, he inspected the sails closely, observed the crew, half of them fishermen and dockboys press-ganged into service semi-willingly, at least they would be guaranteed rations. Scouting with a looking-glass Bayeg spotted the Japanese Ships of the Line approaching from the ocean in the east. The enemy would be upon them in few hours. As he continued to observe the enemy he noted how strongly built the ships were, heavy laden with strong cannons, more on one side than the Retaliator had combined, so clearly built by some other nation than Japan. England was the first suspect, but having just recently been the victim of an unprovoked Japanese attack themselves it seemed unlikely that they would sell their enemies weapons. That left the Inca, or even the Russians, though with all likelyhood it would be Inca who supplied the ships, and China that supplied the Rifles. Agra, a thousand year old Indian colony captured by Japan, horrible atrocities committed, Indian children set to run and used as target practice by the arrogant and brutal Japanese soldiers who even took potshots from their ships at anyone moving in the blockaded cities. Then fell Davinia and another Indian city on Australia. Then finally Lahore, the southern pearl where the Indian fishermen lived a paradisical life, gathered the giant crabs and were famous for their hilarious theatre. The refugees said the Japanese were laughing as their soldiers set the theatre on fire and executed all the actors. Indian culture was to be eradicated from the colonies, their very names changed, the inhabitants terrorized into servitude.

Grinding his teeth at the thoughts that would not leave him alone, Sub-Lieutenant Bayeg shook off his rage and prepared for the fight. The hulking Japanese Ships of the Line would soon move into the Indian coast and attack. They had taken the bait. At first the Indian fleet of Privateers and Frigates seemed to be fleeing from the oncoming ships, but soon they slowed and began to turn. The Japanese fleet continued straight ahead, oblivious to the nature of the local coastline. Vingosh the Smuggler knew these waters better than anyone and Bayeg had great respect for the man's seaworthiness, though less so for his respect for authority. Yet it was the old smuggler's disrespect for the Indian Customs Office that had enabled them to build ships in a hidden cove, to find a good place to fight a sea-battle against an enemy with greater firepower. The Retaliator would have the most dangerous task, it had been Bayeg's suggestion, foolhardy his captain had called it, yet also daring and brilliant. Bayeg ordered the sails to unfurl and the Retaliator creaked as she began moving towards the enemy. Two vast hulks of cannons and death, filled with sharp-shooting well-trained Riflemen and blistering with cannons. The Retaliator closed to within cannon range, yet neither the two enemy ships could fire a broadside without turning. The Retaliator's speed allowed Bayeg to move the sails, shifting the ship sideways and let loose a volley. It was a pitiful sight seeing the 12 port guns spit as the enemy ships carried 42 cannons each, on both port and starboard side. The left-most enemy Ship of the Line took negligible damage and lumbered on. The Retaliator sailed towards the coast, the enemy followed. The Privateers were the fleet's best hope as the Frigates had little chance of standing up to the enemy's armada. Weaker, but faster, could guile and skill work win against brute force?

Young Admiral Bayeg:


The difficult part came now. The near impossible had to be seen as ordinary. Bayeg shouted orders to the sailors who scrambled, furled, unfurled, shifted the direction several times in short order. The ship continued towards the coast then turned and sailed parallell to it. The closest Line-ship began to turn, it was within cannon range. Sub-Lieutenant Bayeg braced for impact as the enemy ship thundered destruction and rained hell upon them. Suddenly the Retaliator was a deathtrap of flying wooden splinters and hot metal smashing into everything. Bayeg looked up, he was unwounded, but many of the crew were not, limbs and corpses were laying spread around the deck, the captain gone, Vingosh the smuggler fallen on his back trying to dislodge a wooden splinter the size of an arm from his fat belly. Take the helm- he admonished and Bayeg ran shouting orders as he passed shellshocked men and boys. Within seconds he had taken the ship to continue course and shortly after he ordered full sails and the Retaliator sped away. The enemy then unfurled their own sails to pursue and as they gained speed Bayeg grinned one of his rare grins, not a smile, a cruel grimace of a leer. A few more meters now, just a few more, maybe five, it could be no more than two now, the sound tore through the ears of every sailing man within miles. The leading enemy ship had hit the reef. Smuggler's bane this coastline was called as it was so risky to sail here that only smugglers dared and even they often found a wet grave here. The floating giant had broken its keel and it would topple and sink within minutes, the other ship cut its speed and came to a near halt, merely drifting to avoid sailing into the unseen rocks below the surface. Bayeg watched as the IPS Logic appeared from behind a peninsula as planned and quickly moved towards the enemy ship from its rear. Taking up position behind it, the Logic began to batter away at the enemy. Realizing that it must risk moving or be destroyed, the remaining enemy ship unfurled its smallsails and slowly began to turn. The sound was not near as loud this time as it merely bumped into rocks without taking serious damage, but almost worse, the Line-Ship was stuck. Bayeg ordered his ship around and aligned it with the starboard side towards the front of the enemy. The 12 cannons begun their work, firing clusters of small sharp metal shards. After a half hour of shooting not a single Japanese sailor or soldier was not wounded.

The enemy surrendered and was bound together, neck to neck and led into the cargohold of the Retaliator, Bayeg ensured that the entire surviving crew of the Japanese ships were placed in his custody. He then sailed back to rejoin the fleet. When arriving he joined them as they sailed into the hidden cove to celebrate their victory. It was then that the captain of the Liberator came running. He pointed out the damage the Retaliator had taken and how low it was in the water, it would need considerable repairs, but far more disconcerting was the amount of water it had taken in. Bayeg concurred grimly, "-Yes, the entire cargo hold must be flooded by now, I should have come to port directly, but there was so much screaming for some time I could hardly think. It is quiet now though." The other captain stared at his face with horror.

The aftermath was bittersweet, Bayeg received a reprimande for the deaths of his prisoners, but as the High Administrator of the Indian-Pacific Ocean War Ministry declared, "Bayeg may be a gruesome man, but skilled officers are too few too and precious that we can afford to rid ourselves of them. He is a product of this war as the pacifists were a product of the golden age peace of India not long ago. As such must see his valiant command and unflinching servitude to the nation, for which he rightly deserves to be awarded." Bayeg was appointed Lieutenant Commander the same week.

[India (DoE)]

wtf, triple post....

[India (DoE)]

double post

[Ottoman Empire (DoE)]

The Sexxstanbul

Queen Irina spotted in Caribbean




Queen Irina was recently seen in Port Irina, getting off of a ship that was arriving from Zululand. The Queen was disguised as a commoner, and evaded our interviewers. The rumor-mill has it that she was overseeing the transition of power from a one Turkish-friendly dictator to another.

Apparently, the Sultan is now sending the Queen to do his dirty work. Her ship went from Zululand to the Caribbean to evade the mainstream press, but the Sexxstanbul has eyes and ears all over Turkey, including Accolyte lands.

Mad King Rumored to be Captured in Tenochtitlan
by Giro



Spider-hole where King Camaxtli was allegedly found - Courtesy of Accolyte Press

The Sexxstanbul has the scoop for our loyal readers. We have heard rumors from our Accolyte contacts that the Turkish Marines are on a rushed, haphazard mission to capture the so-called "Mad" King Camaxtli of Azteca. The Marines stormed the Capital but the King had already fled from his palace. Sources report that he was found hiding in an underground bunker, down what has been descibed as a "glorified spider-hole" by some of the Marines. We are still waiting on confirmation on his identity.



"The Marines recieved a last-minute change of orders" a Marine who chooses to remain anonymous told us. "We were on a mission to hold position near Havana, awaiting the go-ahead to invade America, when we recieved new orders, to storm the Aztec Capital and capture the Azteca King at all cost. I have no idea who the orders came from, as they were not signed. All I know, is that we lost some good men in the assault. The lead ship was carrying wounded, and they were ordered to spearhead the assault." The Marine hung his head in sorrow and finished "They would never refuse an order, but they were in no condition to be attacking. What a shame."

This is the latest scandal in the manuvers of the Navy since the senseless death of Suleiman the Magnificent. There was no reason to send the most prominent Naval Officer, indeed the most legendary Turkish warrior on a suicide mission. The Sultan has much explaining to do on this.

Furthermore, there have been other alleged "mistakes" made by the Navy recently. Orders have been delayed, lost, mysteriously changed without explanation. We at the Sexxstanbul are calling for an investigation into the activities of the Navy. Who is in charge now that Suleiman is gone? When will a new Chief Naval Advisor be chosen?

The people of Turkey demand answers, as the price tag for this War is ballooning out of control. Our entire GNP seems to go to pay debts to the Incan Capanes, and we are running an unsustainable defecit, all in the name of this war to "Liberate Tlaxcala."



This reporter believes that the recent invasion of the Azteca Capital is nothing more than a thinly veiled campaign by the Marines to avenge the death of Naval Advisor Suleiman. Eyewitnesses report that the Marines stormed the city screaming "Remember The Alamo!" Someone needs to step in and take control of the Marines before they set all of Azteca ablaze.

Santa Enya escapes
by Yeeh-Roh



Our government wastes time trying to depose the Azteca's insane leader, meanwhile, the hated Santa Enya still at large. It has not been forgotten by Turks everywhere, that Santa-Enya was the General who led assault that slaughtered Suleiman and his doomed platoon. Has our government lost sight of this? Why are we still in Azteca if not to bring Santa Enya to justice?



Where is Santa-Enya? Our sources say he was last seen fleeing most likely south of the border to Inca lands. Until Santa Enya is captured, the Sultan will have many critics here in Turkey, including this reporter. Suleiman must be avenged. It is the Turkish way. The Tlaxians are dead, we did too little, too late to save them. Capture Santa-Enya and then bring our boys home.

[India (DoE)]

On the High Seas East of the Philippines

Admiral Bayeg watched the Inca warship approaching at top speed. Compared to the fine wooden sailing ships of India the enemy vessel was a technological terror. The length equalled several ships of the line, the shape slim and sharp like a sword. It pushed the waters aside as it forced its way through the waves rather than move with the winds and currents. It would be upon them soon.

He thought back to when he had been Captain Bayeg staring at the horizon where the Japanese had fortified Lahore, the ancient Indian colony. There was nothing he could do, he had not received his soldiers in time, he could not launch a successful assault on the lost colonies as they garrisoned by a dozen Japanese divisions, and now his government had just signed an agreement to end the war within a given time. Though Japan's fleet was reduced to rubble, their land forces were still formidable, yet this was precisely what the War Council and the Admiralty had wanted, to isolate Japan's many islands from each other, outmanouvering them and forcing the island nation to its knees through naval power. Yet now China had intervened to halt the war before India could bring its strength to the enemy. The war had ended and India had been defeated.

The loss of 40% of Indian territory, the destruction of ancient Indian colonies, the murder of millions and the sacrifices made at home to fleet the great Indian navy was unmeasurable. Yet the Indian people were prepared to fight on. Their losses and their sufferings had grown and swelled until the cup overflowed and many logic-minded pacifists seemed to have lost their minds to vengeance and bloodthirst. Bayeg felt this, as did the Indian Constitutional Congress.

The decision to mandate a peace treaty arose from two separate issues, the first to avoid the Chinese invasion which threatened to destroy India if it did not surrender, the second to reduce the ever-increasing bloodthirst growing in India itself. Captain Bayeg knew how the Bureaucrats in the Congress thought. If the warlust continued to grow, India would discard its ancient philosophy and the values of peace and logic would be lost to the world. Bayeg could see this, but did not care, his purpose was war, his desire revenge. If the war ended, the hot blood of India would cool, people would return to focus on their daily lives and in a generation, the peaceful cultural ways of India could be restored. Yet as the war raged every day Indians became more determined to see victory through, so when even former proponents of peace suggested that India stand up to China as well, the Congress acted.

The Congress succeeded, the peace came as a shock to the Indian people, but realizing that little could be done, most Indians sank into despair rather than anger. China, Inca and Japan had humiliated and smashed the peaceful Indians and none had spoken out against the injustice. Indians began to realise how puny and worthless their lives were in the eyes of the world. When the attack came the people demanded a peaceful solution, but Japan would not negotiate, they acted only with brutal aggression. It was realized that peace must come through justice, and justice from a conscience-less enemy must come through strength. India developed and built a naval force in record time. They challenged and destroyed the Japanese navy supplied by England and Inca. Victory was at hand, staunchness and cold logic would prevail. Then China intervened.

[India (DoE)]

With victory so close, then suddenly removed, India was now a lost nation. The world had always been racist against Indians and mocked their ideals of peace, but as long as life was good, India could ignore the scorn of the outside world. Now life in India had become misery. Millions were dead, life would be unbearable. It all seemed empty and meaningless. If millions of Indians could be murdered with impunity, what future did its people have?

The Indian Constitutional Congress now faced a severe threat, the complete collapse of India as a nation. Campaigns celebrating Indian values and successes were launched to revive the Indian spirit, yet they could little remedy a people who had lost faith its own culture, in its own value. The enourmous suffering and sacrifice made a defeat unthinkable, Indians believed that through strength of will they could accomplish anything. The proof of the opposite had made Indians realise that they were worthless. India had never had much of anything, but their determination had created a great nation. Now they had lost it. Congress did what it could to remedy the apathy, and perhaps it would have worked if not for a fatal mistake.

The Indian fleet was stuck in Japanese waters and the current Admiral, Vash, was a independent-willed man, a good choice for a daring expedition into enemy waters, but a liability in the current circumstances. As such the Congress requested the name of the captain in the fleet who was most likely to adhere to the chain of command, despite the order. The Pacific War Council misjudged the purpose of their request and sent over one name; Captain Bayeg, fierce, highly trained, fearless, follows orders unquestioningly with fanatical zeal. The Congress sent word to Admiral Vash;

To Admiral Vash
You have been relieved of command.
All hostilities must end immediately.
Relinquish the title of Admiral to Captain Bayeg.
To Admiral Bayeg: Return the fleet home.

Captain Bayeg entered the Admiral's cabin to find those orders on the Admiral's bloodstained desk. Former Admiral Vash had shot himself. Admiral Bayeg read the orders then sat down and felt his anger. The suffering, the sorrow, the glory the shame, the killing and dying had all been in vain. Realizing that his life had no purpose, Admiral Bayeg was tempted to end his life as Vash had. Then his logical training stepped in. He pushed away the corpse, which fell on the carpeted floor with a dull thump, sat on the soiled chair, pulled out a piece of paper and began to write:

Fact: India has been defeated.
Logical Proposition: Our defeat is a result of the following - Chinese support of Japan.
Logical Consequence: China has always been an enemy of India and has the power and desire to cause our defeat, this is now undisputed fact. The defeat of India despite our suffering and sacrifice will cause our people to lose faith in their leaders and their ideals. A nation that does not believe in its own ideals will be without purpose. A nation without purpose will die. As such, India will die unless the source of our defeat is removed. Therefore China must be removed. A war against the cause of our defeat will lend purpose to the nation reviving it.
Conclusion: As such it is logical that the only way for India to survive is if India destroys China.

My fellow servicemen, I will include with this letter the intelligence report of China's coastal defences. If you agree with my logic you will know what to do.

Admiral Bayeg made several copies and sent the letters to the Captains he trusted the most. He titled the envelopes with the language of military philosophy Neanderish; Unsere Kampf.


The Admiral snapped out of his reminiscence then saw the Incan Destroyer almost within range, he ordered Captain Raj to engage it as the rest of the fleet sailed on. Captain Raj died a hero's death.