The Wise Men

[Hot Mustard]

After 950 years of study, our wise men have completed their investigation of Bronze Working! It is a very sturdy metal, and can be used for a wide variety of purposes, most notably for weapons and armour. The Dejon family has been tracking the progress with this metal for many centuries, and is prepared to start training our young men to use bronze armour and bronze tipped spears. These inventions will make our recruits stalwart defenders.

Ever the curious folk, the wise men are not interested in taking some much deserved time off, and are now looking into new alternatives to study. What shall it be?

[OOC]
I think we should research Writing next. We are the only ones locally (ND, GoW, Lux) who can research it yet, and it puts us on the fast track to Map Making.

Masonry, Pottery, The Wheel & Warrior Code are all attainable through trade with Alphabet.

Mysticism & Iron Working should be attainable through trade for Writing in awhile, after the other civs complete them.

Thoughts?
[/OOC]

[GodKing]

Agree

[mrmitchell]

I agree; Writing is cool

[OliverFA]

I've always thought that someone should come up with an use to all these strange symbols. How are they called? letters? Yes I think that's her name!

Let's investigate that writing!

[Aidun]

Hmm.. useful. It'll be easier to send messages then. Written text on claytabets is a better way of preserving our history and not to forget: supreme lord Togas' bills.
Do the wise men that have discovered the metal, bronze, know if it is also useful for kettles to produce dyes and for jewelry?

Aidun Cian

Jewelry baron
Dyes baron
Historian
Civil service expert

[Nuclear Winter]

Boronze!
Good!
I like the way it shines. MAybe now if we will train more warriors someone can assign me to a command duty, as I´ve been requesting since my good father´s days!
If command is impossible, then at least allow me to go and fight!
Polaris Winterius

[History Guy]

Writing, sir, Writing! Then, however, I propose that Iron Working may next be on the agenda, heaven knows it will be on everyone else's. And if not that, then let us try for Map Making, so that we might locate our old allies in Carthage and make our best friends.

Hernan de History Guy Calamari the Younger

[pikesfan]

The gossip says that the first use of bronze in Spain was by the tall bald man who stands behind Lord Togas when he eats. His current shoulderblade was getting worn out, so he went off in search of a new one, when he stumbled into the Wise Men’s wing of the palace and saw a round piece of metal. He tapped it with a leg bone, and liked the sound so much that he took it to the dining room, and after experiment, found that a stick made a better sound than a leg bone.

So be prepared for something new when you next go to dine with Lord Togas.

[pikesfan]

Will the Dejon family trade in their stone axes for this bronze thing?

[OOC] Will Dejon's avatar be changed to a spearman, or will that give too much of a clue to the other civs? [/OOC]

[Hot Mustard]

Originally posted by pikesfan
Will the Dejon family trade in their stone axes for this bronze thing?

[OOC] Will Dejon's avatar be changed to a spearman, or will that give too much of a clue to the other civs? [/OOC]

[OOC]
Indeed, I was considering changing my avatar, but had not thought of it being such a indication to the other civs. Bah - chances are many of them have also completed Bronze Working by now anyway.
[/OOC]

[OliverFA]

This is an age of many new discoveries. Not only our wise men have came up with this new and surprising metal, but also our diplomats have brought knowledge of this strange techniques from the north lands.

Very interesting times!

[Aidun]

Ha! The northern lands. What news is brought? Do the warmongering barbarians that have driven out my family still live there? Let us hope that they shall never set their dirty feet on our soil.

Aidun Cian

[pikesfan]

Originally posted by dejon
[OOC]
Indeed, I was considering changing my avatar, but had not thought of it being such a indication to the other civs. Bah - chances are many of them have also completed Bronze Working by now anyway.
[/OOC]

That evening, Dejon went to dinner at the Palace, and as the tall bald servant demonstrated the new “improvement” on the custom brought to the House of Togas by the long ago Despoina Lwaxana, he thought, “I wish I could whack that servant on the head and stop this bonging every time Lord Togas has a bite to eat. Who thought up this stupid custom anyway If I had a big bronze circle, I could hide behind it and eat my dinner in peace. Big bronze circle... You know, if the bronze circle were really big, I could guard myself with it from the blows of axes. ”

[History Guy]

Shield!!

(What??!!)

Oh, sorry. I was just thinking aloud, Pikesfan. Perhaps if we could develop...a big round bronze shield...we could use it in battle...and to protect ourselves from this little smelly bald guy who keeps kicking me, or whatever...

Speaking of bronze, I've just bought my old uncle Bernardino some new bronze denchures, as of yet we're not really quite sure what to do with the stuff. He's loving them to pieces, though he accidentally bit my table in half. I can't wait to see this bronze stuff put to good use, as I could make use of a javelin these days...

Hernan de History Guy Calamari the Younger
Squid Baron

[ruby_maser]

most everyone seems to like Writing, but did we actually start researching that?

I only ask to make sure we aren't wasting research on things that will come from trade.