The Flight of the Pheonix

[marcuspeddle]

I saw barbarian horsemen sack one of your northern cities. My condolences to you. My swordsmen are now moving up there to attack the savages.

[Paddy]

ouch

that is bad

sorry for the delay folks

the spice will flow...


610ad

[marcuspeddle]

Greetings to the Courageous Celts!

Our Egyptian thinkers have figured out a system for borrowing and lending money that we call Banking and we have shared this with you that you might become rich and prosperous. Our wise men are now trying to propose a theory about how all this money business works and the fledgling 'science' is called Economics. When we have worked out the details we will share our findings with you.

Our pacifist Egyptian goverment notes with some concern that your nation has been at war for many hundreds of years. We call upon you to make peace with your neighbours and devote your nation's vast resources to making your people happy and learning more about the wonderful world in which we live. Other nations are now ahead of us in their scientific endeavours and they are not willing to share. Let us prove ourselves the more enlightened and put away the sword.

To discuss these matters in further detail, I invite you to the city of Paddiopolis for a week-long feast and celebration of our alliance.

Yours,

Pharoah Masuro

[Paddy]

Wow a feast - excellent

thank you for this great new technology

my people would like to share with you navigation and some maps we have gathered around the globe

peace should be obtained - you are so so right

630ad - a time of wonder indeed

[marcuspeddle]

Thank you for the lovely maps and the means of actually finding those places in ships.
My rather obsolete but brave unit of swordsmen have put an end to the barbarian threat in your north. They will soon return home to retire.
I hope that your neighbours are willing to make peace with you.

Masuro of the Egyptians.

[Paddy]

peace has been achieved, then a mass of Byzantine horsemen chraged over my borders...

there is no right of passage, so these will be watched closely

[marcuspeddle]

Oh dear. Tell me what happens. I may have to go to war after all. Although I really hope this is not the case. Perhaps the Byzantines think I am weak and are crossing your territory to get to me.

[Paddy]

if that be the case they have a long long march ahead of them

and will run into a solid barrier at the head of the gulf

[marcuspeddle]

Arab archers have been spotted at the border and an Arab ship is on its way up from the south. I hope they are just sightseeing . . . .

[Paddy]

on closer inspection the horsemen are cavalry units and a few knights

650ad

[marcuspeddle]

Oh, dear . . . . . .

[marcuspeddle]

Looks like a false alarm regarding the Arabs. The archers seem to be protecting workers and the ship has gone up the west coast outside my borders.

[Paddy]

660ad

starting to get the barricade together

back in a few hours

[marcuspeddle]

I will also look to my defences. I will need a navy, I think.

[Paddy]

670ad

do you have any luxuries you could trade my way