Love Conquers? Part II

[hexagonian]

Turn 31/32 -> St Jon (10 hours ago)

Nothing of note happening in My humble little corner of the world.

Our scribes have discovered the art of writing, so We can no longer be considered to be primatives. Still working on the dictionary of world terms though...

[St Jon]

Turn 32 to Madrid.

Beware my children for there now lurks in your midst a creature of absolute evil! Known only as 'Lung', this living horror stalks any World it penetrates looking for innocent victims. Be on your guard!

St Jon, Tranquility in a World of Turmoil.

[MOBIUS]

Spain has once again been thrown into turmoil and the heretical Republic has been overthrown by the church!

Long live the Inquisition!

Spanish envoys have finally reached the gates of Pucara and request a cordial audience with the Incan authorities, they have come bearing many gifts and have never ever heard of a person named 'Pisarro', Honest!

Tomas de Torquemada

Rightful leader of Catholic Spain!

[Stavros]

The "Australian Way" has been disturbed by a number of alarming factors recently. To business...

Starting on a positive note:
We welocme the greeks with open arms, to taste the pleasures of Darwin. We are delighted that you have made the unpleasant journey across those cursed swamps, to enjoy our hospitality. When you have concluded your business, you are free to continue EAST (under the great sea) of Darwin. Please note that the Australians are protective of their culture and land, and are not yet ready for tourists...

To the up-until-now esteemed hexagonian of the Incans:
Slaving and slavers will NOT be tolerated within Australian teritory. Especially not so close to an unwalled city. I do not know where you found your source of information, but this is even more reason to protect our borders from the plagues of toursim. I believe that my actions correcly convey the message of what happens to slavers in Australian territory...

To the as-yet-unclassified regent of the Welsh, the much spoken about Lung:
Either your civilisation is as yet not schooled in the art of reading comprehension, or you have openly defied my wishes. The offending diplomat was ordered to remain where he was, whereupon he would be (with all limbs intact) dispelled to your nearest city. You have seen fit to move him deeper into Australian teritory. As I recall, the consequenses of this action were that he would be hunted down like a dog... As I am not certain that you understood my last post, I hereby give you the oportunity to repent. Leave your diplomat where he is, and by the grace of the gods, his next meal will be in one of your cities. The consequences of non-compliance are not worth considering.

[Rick Elkins]

Turn 32 to Hextapul

After centuries of wondering when we would meet the nations of this world, suddenly a flurry of activity.

Breaker Morant , your gracious welcome to Darwin was appreciated, and our Diplomat will spend the night outside the city before establishing an Embassy. He will then travel east, as you have suggested.

Our friend, the Spanish Diplomat appears to be hot on his heels, and we bid him a good trip as our foot-soldier passes him by.

And while we are speaking to the great nation of Spain, we should note that another of our Diplomats has arrived at the gates of San Roque, so we now ask permission to establish an embassy with Spain, as you have already done with Greece.

And another hello to the Welsh knight, who is indeed a long way from home. We welcome you to Greece, but ask that you go no further west into Greek lands, as this is an area of sensitivity to our people, and a mounted military unit in these parts would not be appropriate.

On a less pleasant subject, we must report that a city with a happiness reading of 75 has gone into a full-scale riot. We have heard of this problem in a parallel universe, and hope that this plague will not invade our happy world. The loss of all production in a happy city is most annoying. And in caution, we had to take a worker off the fields, and set him to singing, just in case...

Xenophon

[Lung]

Man, aren't I the proverbial 'cat amongt the pigeons'!! (hyuk, hyuk, hyuk! )

General Lung apologises profusely for the renegade diplomat lurking near Sydney - he moved all by himself !! Hopefully he won't move any further, as he would love nothing more than to be beamed back miraculously to Wales rather than bloody walk all the way!

I give you my word that the knight shall not venture west into the 'darklands' of Greece. Soon, the renegade General Lung may bother you all no more, as he is destined for court-marshall when the mighty Demosthenes returns

[hexagonian]

General Lung
Does the Sainted One really bear you that much hatred? Tis a sad day indeed when occurances in other worlds overflow into our tranquil existance. We hope you show restraint to St Jon in this world, as any rash moves here can have profound effects to the Noble Demosthenes, as he is aware of what St Jon has done in the past, and is capable of doing now.

As to the Vile Aussies of Breaker Morant,

For shame, harassing an innocent unit as he was in NEUTRAL territory. I offer your sailors a shelter from a sinking ship, and this is the thanks I get.

It seems that I was justified in keeping an eye on our border.

[hexagonian]

We welcome the peace-loving Spanish envoy to our humble city.

[Lung]

The noble Demosthenes better get back quickly before i get my hands around the throat of the evil St. Jon !

[St Jon]

Turn 33 to Madrid.

I am indeed heartbroken My Children for the shadow of War has already fallen over our fair World! Live as Brothers, embrace your fellow man do not seek to smite him down!

St Jon, Champion of Reconcilliation.

[MOBIUS]

Spain neither condones nor condemns the actions of the Incans and the Australians...

Although gripped by anarchy ourselves, we ask that the two parties settle their diffences so that our World can resume it's peaceful course...

We thank the Inca for allowing us to open an embassy in Pucara - my diplomat humbly asks that he be returned to the closest Spanish city.

Our friends the Australians, another Spanish diplomat appears to be very close to the city of Darwin. We hope that we may be allowed to set up an embassy there and extend our diplomatic greetings...

PEACE UNTO ALL!

Tomas de Torquemada

[The True Demosthenes]

Returning from the Welsh Taverns Tour 2000 I see that the world is a lot uglier than when I left. Such is the way with the morning after However, it appears that my return is not a moment too soon.

With a heavy head I ask the mighty Breaker Morant to cease in his chase of Welsh blood. If the diplomat concerned is the one I believe it to be, then this can all be easily rectified.

As stated at turn 28,

"More Welsh Ambassadors have been despatched to seek out the source of this knowledge that rumour brings to our ears. The Spanish, Greek and French nations have been earmarked on the present tour, and we hope that all pleasantries will be on offer to create a positive start to our diplomatic discourse.

The reason that Lung the Nest-Stirrer could not restrain this Diplomat is because he is a personal envoy on a mission given directly by my hand, and so would not heed his beck and call.

We were unaware that his course would take him so close to the Australian capital, for we did not know that it was there as numerous requests for cartographic knowledge have been rejected. Had we have known then permission would have been requested.

Therefore, somewhat belatedly, I humbly request that my personal envoy to the other great nations of the world be allowed to continue on his way, without fear for his life, or upsetting the stability of our world.

[The True Demosthenes]

Turn 33 ==> Stavros

Oh what it is to be hungover!

My most humble apologies Breaker Morant, the diplomat was in fact not the special envoy, and so I have ordered him to remain where he is until your troops arrive.

My special envoy continues on his path northwards to lands untold, and I must return to my bed with an aching head.

[Stavros]

I understand Dometheous, underlings can sometimes be set upon by visions of grandeur, when the True leader's back is turned. Your diplomat has been returned to Wales..


On to the Incan issue... Hexagonian, I have no particular interest in a war on my northern border, and you CERTAINLY have no interest in a war there. Believe me...
I'm sure that we can come to some arrangement, to avoid furthur misunderstandings.

To the noble spaniards.... How far away are you from Darwin? I would also like to send a diplomat. If you could give me some directions, it would be much appreciated..
[This message has been edited by Stavros (edited October 28, 2000).]

[Rick Elkins]

Turn 33 to Hextapul



The plague has come to this world in full force!

Three happy cities (two @ 76 and one @ 75) have rioted, with negative food production. This in spite of the fact that the panel at the bottom of the game says there are no riots. But the City status window does show them as rioting.

This is bad, as it is a real handicap in the game. Greece's ranking has sunk this turn after 2 turns of bug-induced riots.

I know this eventually ended in the Demos Semi Acc game, but only after damage was done.

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On a happier note, Greece is pleased to have established 2 Embasies this turn.

The reputation of the Australian people for being most hopspitable is indeed justified, Breaker Morant, and we thank you for your permission to continue to travel east (and away from Darwin) toward the Welsh homeland. Do we have the permission of the Welsh to come establish an Embassy, Demosthenes?

Having finally reached Spain, we find that it is as glorious as legend had indicated, and we thank Tomas de Torquemada for making our stay so pleasant. We apologize if we are blocking the road, but had hoped to travel on to France, and were not aware the road was in use until it was too late. We will be happy to yield the right of way next turn if needed!

Now if only this damn riot plague will cease!

Xenophon


[This message has been edited by Rick Elkins (edited October 28, 2000).]