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  • "Sir, the Serbs are making hostile remarks, accusing us of building an army to attack them."
    "Preposterous, what would we want to build an army for? We are and have ever been peaceful."
    "Yes, sir I realize that, but it seems the Serbs are being excessively paranoid."
    "Pssh, its not paranoia, they know as well as you do that we have no interest in war. They are not paranoid fools, they are doing this quite deliberatly."
    "What for?"
    "They are trying to squeeze us to get our navigational charts of New England. They are attempting to colonize this new world but lack skilled sea captains like Leif Erickson and John Cabot. Since we are not going to give away information about the new world, they are trying to threaten us for them."
    "How can you be so sure, sir?"
    "When you have been around as long as I have, you learn to read people, you learn politics and how the world works. They are trying to manipulate us, and world opinion to get access to our sea charts. This is not an honorable way for friends to behave toward each other. Send them an open letter again pledging friendship with Serbia, but stress our need to keep our maps a secret. If they are true friends, they will understand."
    "Yes sir."
    Captain of Team Apolyton - ISDG 2012

    When I was younger I thought curfews were silly, but now as the daughter of a young woman, I appreciate them. - Rah

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    • The MAN sat astride his horse in the desert and looked down on the small vilalge in front of him, time to remove all evidence of his crimes he thought to himself. Yes those damn people would pay and pay dearly.

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      Meanwhile back in RAZ city


      Pharaoh Rameses looked over his gathered army and felt very down hearted, once again Egyptians would be turned agaisnt Egyptians, but THE Man and his forces must be stopped, the Egyptains didnt want war, they wanted peace and open trade, but the Man was driving his people down a path they might deeply regret, he had to act now, before things got ouit of hand
      GM of MAFIA #40 ,#41, #43, #45,#47,#49-#51,#53-#58,#61,#68,#70, #71

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      • Cleopatra was only 8 when her parents moved away from the large city life in Raz City and headed east to join the many Egyptians being encouraged to settle in the newly claimed lands along the Great River. Her family were mainly made of low skileld workers with her father and grandfather being hard working masonary labourers. Her five brothers were all general farm workers and her two older sisters were already married and they were travelling with their new husbands who were bronze workers.

        Travleling through the desert was a hard and treachourous journey with many foriegners encountered along the way , especially in the feared Suez Crossing area. Forutnalty there were no major incidents as they headed east and they arrived safely in Holy Land Citys only 1 year after departing Raz City.

        Her family soon found work on buildign new infrastructure in the new villages, and her life seemed to be returning to normal.

        But it wasnt long before she saw the terribleness of the way Egyptians treated foriegenrs and how foregners treated Egyptians. Th emutual hatred of Serbs and Tartars was so confusing to one so young.

        By the age of 12 her family were on the move again to settle new villages and again she was confronted with the teribleness of mans hatred for man.

        All this was to impact her greatly and may have been the major influence on her future
        GM of MAFIA #40 ,#41, #43, #45,#47,#49-#51,#53-#58,#61,#68,#70, #71

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        • The Tartar Solution

          Still no word from the Tartars. King Stefan Uros II Milutin is awaiting news from Tartar land impatiently in the fortress of Volgograd at the moth of Volga in the Caspian see. From the tallest turret of this easternmost Serbian outpost one can even see the Tartar city of Uppsala, Milutin’s first target in his righteous campaign against the infidels. Bogdan and Milutin have gathered an impressive force of 10000 heavy cavalry, 30000 archers and 100000 infantry. Assembled around the Christian cause and promises of plunder and capture of new land, the campaign has attracted poorer part of Serbian Nobility, ruined feudal lords and second and third sons of the wealthy ones.

          Bogdan Jugovic enters king Milutin’s quarters.

          “Sire, the troops are getting restless. They are wondering when our attack will begin. I’m wondering that too. I suggest we wait no more, for the Tartars have not elected a new ruler yet and we shall profit the most if we attack now.”
          “I’m fed up with this waiting. Yes, we shall attack now! God is my witness I tried everything in my power to avoid the war, but Tartars don’t understand the language of diplomacy. The only arguments they consider are those of steel and blood. We shall now give them those arguments”

          And so the Serb army arrived near the Tartar city of Uppsala and set up a camp there. At the dinner with the leading nobles, King Milutin had a toast about the coming clash with the Tartars.

          “Tomorrow we attack and shall burn Uppsala to the ground! But we shall not stop until we put Tartar capital Trondheim to the torch! The entire Tartar Empire does not stand a chance against our mighty army of crusaders in their holy war to spread the true faith all over the world! I raise this cup in honour of our army! To our army and the might of Serbia”, and King and the nobles drank the wine from their cups.
          “Tonight the dinner is humble. There is no venison or any other game at the table. Not because we don’t have good hunters, but because we must eat light and remain sober for tomorrow. We shall have no feast but a plain supper. We shall eat what Christ ate, because tomorrow we shall be the warriors of Christ”, continued Milutin.

          Just as King and the nobles prepared to start eating a guard entered the King’s tent bearing the news.

          “Sire, I have important news! May I speak?”
          “Are you crazy? Why are you barging in like this? Is this a country crossroad or a Royal tent”, asked Bogdan furiously.
          “Forgive me Sire, but the news is extremely important. Our patrol brought in a herald from King Winzity II of the Tartras”
          “Ah, so the Tartars have elected a new king. What does he want”, asked King Milutin.
          “The herald said it was for your ears only. Should I show him in?”
          “Yes, we are curious to hear what he’s suggesting”, replied Milutin.

          And so the Tartar herald entered the Royal tent.

          “O Stefan Uros II Milutin, glorious King of all Serbs, hear now the message of Winzity II, king of all Tartars! The Tartars realise the crimes our former King Sub has committed against Serbia. We wish to avoid the war and agree to compensate Serbia. But if our king agreed with the terms of your ultimatum, he would be deposed very soon and the Tartars would be on the war path with the Serbs for all eternity. The Tartars would not profit from the war, but so would not the Serbs either, for the other nations would surely use the prolonged war between our two mighty empires to their advantage. Hear now the terms Tartars are offering to avoid a destructive war. We shall surrender Uppsala and the surrounding area to the Serbs. We shall pledge an alliance with the Serbs in all matters of foreign policy and shall guarantee the Ural border between our two nations. And to strengthen our friendship, king Winzity II is offering his youngest daughter to become wife of your Majesty. Tell me now, O Magnificent Milutin, is your magnanimity equal to your greatness?”
          “This Tartar proposal is interesting. Tell me something more about the young Winzity’s daughter”, inquired Milutin.
          “Don’t tell me, your Majesty, you haven’t heard of her. She is known all over the world”, spoke the herald.
          “Could she be the one I have heard all the stories about? Is there any truth in the stories”, asked Milutin further.
          “Your Majesty, the stories are not exaggerated. I swear. She is an eternal virgin. The only one of the kind.”
          “All right. Tell your king we shall meet tomorrow in Uppsala to sign a peace treaty. We accept your conditions. Now hurry up to tell good news to your king”, concluded Milutin.

          After the herald left, the nobles started to discuss.

          “Do you know what kind of prize I have got today”, asked Milutin.
          “Sire, I believe you have been too lenient with the Tartars. You could have gained more, have you pressed them enough. If we had burned Uppsala, we could have hoped for a better settlement”, replied Bogdan.
          “But of course we shall plunder and burn Uppsala and the area around it. Do you think our army would settle for anything less? I was referring to my personal prize, my future bride.”
          “Sire, may I remind you that you are already married. Maybe you should give the hand of this Tartar princess to your son. And what’s so special about this girl?”
          “The issue of my marriage is going to be dealt with. And the girl is special because she has seven layers of hymen. Each of the layers grows on a particular day of the week and that fact makes her eternal virgin.”
          “Sire, for a woman like that, I would have divorced my wife too. But we’ll have to fix it with the pope.”
          “Don’t worry; I think I know just the way how to do it without involving the pope. Now Bogdan, announce the news to our troops. And we shall have a banquet! Now!”

          And so began the feast that lasted until the dawn.
          And for three weeks after that the dismissed Serbian army plundered and pillaged the area of Uppsala, until entire Tartar population either left or was killed.
          Last edited by Ljube; November 1, 2003, 17:34.

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          • An eternal virgin?

            Captain of Team Apolyton - ISDG 2012

            When I was younger I thought curfews were silly, but now as the daughter of a young woman, I appreciate them. - Rah

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            • From a conversation between two disillusioned Serb knights serving as mercenaries in the Egyptian army.

              “Damn Milutin and the way he betrayed us! We are simply dogs of war now. He forced us to become mercenaries”, said Ivan Kosancic.
              “Yes, he made us leave our homes and follow him in a holy war against Tartars. But we saw no war. Some plunder and rape, but no war. He settled with the Satan King Winzity and he got a witch bride as a reward”, said Milan Toplica.
              “I hear he married her in spite of the fact he had already been married at the time. The Pope wouldn’t grant him the divorce, but he made Archbishop of Ras Patriarch and he divorced him.”
              “Yes I heard the same thing. And his son, Stefan Uros, Prince of Zeta rose against him with a group of poorer nobility betrayed by Milutin in the same way we have been betrayed. You know, only the favourites of Milutin got land in the area of Uppsala, so many knights were unhappy with the way Milutin treated them.”
              “Maybe we should join the rebellion of Milutin’s son?”
              “Let us first get rich in this war Egypt is fighting against the heathen Tartars. Then we shall see who wins in the battle. If Milutin’s son is winning, we’ll join him and get some land there for our support to him. If Milutin turns out to be victorious, we shall stay in the land of The MAN and become Egyptian nobles. I have no problem with that.”
              “You are right. We should concentrate on plunder here. There is enough of Tartar wealth we can take here in Mesopotamia. Tomorrow we attack Aarhus. We shall camp here, in this valley nearby”
              “Yes, let’s rest before we burn Aarhus. The only good Tartar is a dead Tartar.”

              And so the Serb army in the service of The MAN made camp near Aarhus, but they failed to secure the encampment. They were ambushed by the Tartars that night while they were sleeping and slaughtered mercilessly by Tartar savages.

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              • “I want to know the secret behind King Arthur’s longevity. And not only that, but the secret of his performance as well. I have a young wife I want to satisfy. I have to do it every night or she will have it with another man. I can’t be sure she isn’t having an affair if I don’t do it every day”, told Milutin to his trusted aide Milorad Sekaric. “To get to the bottom of King Arthur’s secret you must gain the trust of my father who is Arthur’s trade advisor. Then, you shall acquire the secret at all cost. You have a license to kill because it’s the future of our nation that is at stake here. Once you get there, you are on your own, since this is a super top secret assignment. I’ll give you a hint that our intelligence suspects Arthur’s foreign minister, Sorcerer Merlin to be behind the prolonged life and super human bed performance of King Arthur.”
                “I shall go at once, Sire”
                “One more thing. If you get caught, you shall under no circumstances reveal the true nature of your mission. You shall admit after some torture that you are an Orthodox fanatic, let’s say member of Crimson Brotherhood who planned to kill my father and his wife, Princess Ann for their heresy.”
                “You can trust me, I shall not fail you Sire.”
                “On the way there, take this treacherous son of mine I have recently captured and blinded for his rebellion against me and ask my brother Dragutin to find a safe dungeon for him. I’m sure Dragutin is going to love this, because he always suspected I wouldn’t keep my promise to have his son as my successor. Well now that my own son rose against me, I think the safest thing I can do is to stick to the agreement with my brother to the letter.”
                “Rest assured Sire, the traitor shall not leave my sight. He’s pretty much harmless now being blind. I don’t think he can ever contest for the throne of Serbia again”, replied Milorad.

                And Stefan Uros, the only son of Stefan Uros II Milutin, blinded by his father, was turned over to Stefan Dragutin in Belgrade. He was then handed over to the English for safekeeping in the Tower of London.

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                • St. Sava's Cathedral

                  Terrible feeling of guilt was tearing Serbian King Milutin apart. He felt he had done wrong because he had sent his wife away, blinded his son and married an infidel witch. Furthermore he had deepened the rift between the Serb and the Roman church. The danger of a schism was real and he was guilty for it.
                  He decided to repent. He arranged the canonisation of the first Serbian archbishop Sava and his father Simeon. He built at least one church each year during his 40 years of reign, totalling to 68 churches and monasteries and during his last year a masterpiece of Serbian architecture was completed in Novi Sad – the greatest cathedral in the entire world. It was named St. Sava’s Cathedral because Novi Sad was the resting place of St. Sava. His remains were moved to the Cathedral and buried under the altar during the ceremony of consecration Pope Leo I himself performed.

                  The whole Christian priesthood gathered in Novi Sad to witness the event and to attend the First Ecumenical Council on the issues of the faith. Pope Leo I and Ras Patriarch Danilo I presided the Council and the decisions of this Council were considered official dogma of the Church for the years to come. All disputes were settled and Christianity stood united once again, condemning the heresies such as Arianism, Monophysitism and Monothelitism.

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                  • Witch Doctor Totem (placeholder)
                    "Old age and skill will overcome youth and treachery. "
                    *deity of THE DEITIANS*
                    icq: 8388924

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                    • The priests of THE GREAT RAZ stood around the burnign remains of their latest sacrifice, the incense was filling the room. They hummed the latest and greatest chorus glorifying the one true God and smiled.

                      At the completion of the ceremony the high priest entered and gathered all the priests in front of him.

                      "Brothers, I have sad news, the infidels from the North and East still trapse our beleoved Holy LAnds. Many attempts to convert these heathen from theri false beleifs has failed. It is time for the holy jihad. We have infiltrated all our neighbours temples and witnessed for ourselves their pagan rituals. The Great Raz is not pleased that so many have forgotten him already. Msny of our own nation too are no longer true beleivers. We will begin our jihad in our own cities and once Egypt is cleansed we must cleanse the holy Lands completely"

                      He pulled a short spirally dagger from his sleeve of his robe and slashed his wrist.

                      "This blood is to symbolise the begginning of the end"

                      The priests al lbowed and faced East to the Holy Lands and begun their crys and moanings as the ritual demanded.
                      GM of MAFIA #40 ,#41, #43, #45,#47,#49-#51,#53-#58,#61,#68,#70, #71

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                      • Azande suspicion

                        A Great Barrier?

                        The Azande, the true Western sea Azande from the stars, were suddenly enveloped in an enclosed space. They were highly suspicious yet felt entirely secure. It was the Uele! Their leader had developed a devious device that protected the jungles but they don't realise that it also protects the Azande!

                        But what of the Azadine in the East? Were they also protected? And what of the Egyptians in the North?

                        Ah, the Gypos! The Azande only had one city in the Western jungles but a true to their word a tribe of true-believers embarked on a pilgrimage into the deserts. There they did amass with true believers from the North and the great desert town of Northern Azande was settleed...
                        "Old age and skill will overcome youth and treachery. "
                        *deity of THE DEITIANS*
                        icq: 8388924

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                        • The young Cleopatra became more and more beautriful , but also more and mroe determined to see a resolution of all the hatred and violence in her world. She had the gift of knowledge and wisdom and man adored her. By the age of 16 she had become the most influential women in the East of Egypt. Many beleived that Rameses himself was courting her for his wife.
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                          • Azande wealth

                            It was from this port of Azande that a magnificenmt journey did'st commence. It was the only known port on the entire west coast of Africa. A small vessel set forth containing special goods for sale in the far off kingdom of Angle-land. After a treacherous journey where a futuristic goto oar tried to sink the ship it finally reached the port of London in 350BC.

                            A great trade deal was negotiated with that fair land and great wealth did flow to the jungles of Africa...
                            "Old age and skill will overcome youth and treachery. "
                            *deity of THE DEITIANS*
                            icq: 8388924

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                            • Azadine trade

                              The Eastern Azadine had trade plans of their own. With many cities they set forth many caravans to Egypt and to the far East, from where the witch doctors did perceive a great leader of reason! For it was in the wars of far-off Europe that one voice did proclaim an honest solution. But it was not heeded. Turmoil in Egypt had set forth murderous asasins to attack anything in the Middle East! The Indians it was believed had offerred an entire city to placate the rabble and thus place a barrier between them, for it was not THE MAN ruling all of Egypt anymore!
                              "Old age and skill will overcome youth and treachery. "
                              *deity of THE DEITIANS*
                              icq: 8388924

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                              • AZadine salt

                                A salt caravan heading for the Egyptian capital discovered that they no longer needed salt. Furher investigation revealed that salt was required in Europe and a course was ploted for Beograd. The Azadine witch doctors willed it so and planned to test Serbian peaceful intentions. The Azadine allies, the Tartars, had sufferred at the treachury of the Serbs but the Azadine needed to venture forth and see for themselves what truth existed in this world.
                                "Old age and skill will overcome youth and treachery. "
                                *deity of THE DEITIANS*
                                icq: 8388924

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