YEAR 6600 (Turn 1): Era of Iron and Ritual Magic
Hakko Kingdom (Yellow): A riverside kingdom ruled by a dynasty of warrior-priests. First appeared as city-state in Year 4850, became an empire in Year 5840.
Torian Allliance (Cyan): An alliance of seafaring, mercantile city-states that decided to find riches abroad. First appeared as city-state in Year 5759, became an empire in Year 6584.
Watzaki Empire (Red): A seafaring nation ruled by iron-fisted monarchs and cunning consuls, with many interests and colonies that can be found abroad. First appeared as city-state in Year 5905, became an empire in Year 6483.
Degoba (Dark Blue): A city-state. First appeared in Year 5973.
Gereika (Purple): A small state of Torian culture that refused to join the alliance and since has did some colonizing on its own. First appeared as city-state in Year 6120.
Atzkyra (Bright Green): A theocratic kingdom of kings who are also archpriests of their local religion. First appeared as city-state in Year 6129, became an empire in Year 6503.
Tatako (Silver): An islander city-state. First appeared in Year 6281.
Poiponk (Pink): An martial city-state of elected warlords. First appeared in Yeat 6444.
Control of inland trade routes and disputes over omnipotence of their pantheons have just sparked a new war between the two empires. Currently the main theatre of war is in the lands between the two empires and in the northern reaches, and Watzaki is on the defensive.
1-1. Siege of Batamusta: The northernly Watzaki port city of Batamusta is besieged by land and sea by Atzkyran forces, and the defenders have it tough.
1-2. Kidnapping of Crown Prince Yezki: Yezki, heir to the throne of Watzaki, has been recently captured by pirates. His life, and orderly succession to Watzaki throne, is in dire danger.
1-3. Negotiations with Torian Alliance: Politicians from Watzaki have entered negotiations with Torian Alliance to bring it into the war on the side of Watzaki, as the Torian navies could greatly boost Watzaki strength in the war.
1-4. Inland Famine: Horrors of war as well as recent drought have brought famine upon heads of the inland Watzaki. Peoples starve to death in their homes and whole villages are abandoned as people move eastways towards the more prosperous and fertile coastal cities.
1-5. Opposition of the Diviners: Prophets of Atzkyran Pantheon loudly speak of impending doom that will befall Atzkyran people if they continue the war. This draws the ire of the Priest-King Atazkar II and his priest-generals.
2. Mausoleum of Tatarguian: A wealthy merchant, named Tatarguian, from Torian city of Kallia, has gathered artisans and masons of high reputation and has commissioned them to build himself a large tomb that goes up toward the skies, rather than down into the earth. This a first in the region, and against the usual burial traditions of Torian peoples.
3. Rrryxanthfuur the Dragon: A blue-scaled dragon called Rryxanthfuur is currently ravaging the Poiponk's countryside. People huddle in their homes, hoping the ancient beast does not incinerate them next.
4. Amandas the Poet: A young poet called Amandas has began gathering reputation as innovative, poetary genius. His song-poems are being widely repeated and important personas in city-state of Degoba commission him to write poetry for them.
5. Tail-Star of Murkisle: A tail-bearing star has appeared above the island of Murk. Hakko seafarers ponder the meaning of the omen... while coast-side astronomers nervously report on their clay-tablets that the star grows bigger every passing season.
6. City-state of Uhanka: The fiery lands of Sokor Island in the far north have recently been visited by Watzaki travelers and traders, who report that Uhanka people have begun forming first cities of mudbrick and palmtree logs. Local chieftains gear for war and certain families start to gain political power over their neighbours.
7. Valley of Death: Atzkyran colonists moving into Ooganta Valley turn up dead... or undead. Evil lurks in the valley and it starts to become problem reaching further than the remote villages and hamlets of Atzkyran peoples.
8. High Tides of Poiijan Sea: Every passing winter, the tides grow taller and sea-storms grow more powerful in Poiijan Sea. Peoples in Tatako, Degoba, Gereika and Poipoink bemoan the wrath of the sea as their shipping is disrupted and low-lying areas are inundated with salt water.
9. Eteben Heresy: A high-priest of Torian Graces, Eteben, has began preaching that that the Graces are simply various forms of the chief deity, Ota, rather than separate beings. Influential men and women in his home city of Kerebba lend their ears to him, while neighbour cities clamor to eradicate him and his followers in a hasty attempt to appease the oft-temperamental Torian Graces.
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