Konig des Menschen V (Archive 6)

This is the sixth archive for Konig des Menschen Chapter V (Map Game).

Events & Great People

 * Horseman of War - Coda: Throughout her reign, Khatun Ogejin had styled her daughter as heir to the Mongol Empire, drawing the envy of her brothers. One misty morning, she sets off on a hunting trip with some companions and attendants a few kilometres away from Karakorum. Within a few days one of the aids comes limping back mumbling incoherently with a face whiter than milk. He only spoke of death and demons as search parties were sent out to find the heir of the Mongol Empire. They found her before decomposition set in, just in time to see the other members of the hunting party in pieces around a circle forming none other than a Daevite prayer circle, with the intestines of horses substituted with the intestines of Ogejin's daughter. After a period of grief, Ogejin immediately started interrogating her brother Chagatai, who was of Daevite descent through his mother and was most vocal about his claim to the throne of all and any Altaic Empires such as the Mongol Empire. Ogejin did not manage to speak with Chagatai, as bloody marionettes held up in vile display by tendons and sinew in a yurt tend to be mute. Chagatai was assumed dead, but not before being found guilty of conspiring with Daevite priestesses to murder Ogejin's daughter. The yurt was later set alight with the body inside, and nothing was spoken of this ordeal.
 * Ghost Khan: Since the death of her daughter and assumed death of her guilty brother, Ogejin found herself gripped by nightly terrors that became all the more realistic. Dementia began to set in as she would sometimes see her daughter or brother in their mangled states in dark corners at night. Her roster of attendants frequently changed as she began to be distrustful of almost anyone. Alarming still, the glowing ghost of Chagatai would sometimes be seen roaming the nocturnal steppes, illuminated by ethereal blue-green smoke, but no attempts were made to follow it out of fear. On the night of her death, Ogejin screamed at the ghost as it galloped on the plains far away from her window before abruptly dying from a stroke. Jochi, fully aware of what happened, had not expected this turn of events. After the death of his sister, he would be Khan. The ghost of Chagatai stopped appearing after his ascension for the most part, as rumours still floated around his court. Exactly 72 days after his ascension, an inauspicious number as it had became to be known, his food was tainted with psychoactive drugs by what is now believed to have been a Daevite operative within his court. As Jochi fell under influence of the drug, the "ghost" of Chagatai entered the court shrouded in his signature blue-green smoke, revealed to be newly developed long-burning signal smoke canisters loaded with copper acetate. Chagatai declared a duel to which the intoxicated Jochi mumbled an indiscernible reply. Chagatai easily slew his brother and took his head out for all to see. He later became the Khan of the newly formed Daevite Empire, in gratitude to his Daevite brethren that assisted in murdering his niece, faking his death, psychologically destabilising his sister and drugging his brother. Thus, Chagatai becomes the Khan of the Daevite Empire, the Ghost Khan, Horseman of Death.
 * Global Cooling: The globe becomes colder by each winter and devastates the agriculture of northern states. Greenland is becoming too inhospitable to the liking of the Snaellanders and many villages are abanded and people either flee to the mystical land of Vinland or back home to Snaelland. Ships that sailed to the west become fewer and fewer. Supply lines from Europe to Vinland are cut. Vestkyster and Svean agriculture suffers several poor harvests and famine grows. Roughly 1% die to the loss of crops. Transatlantic voyages cease by 1256.
 * The Red 13th Century: Historians begin to see this era of history as one of the most brutal parts of history, as the Mongol wars rage on in Asia and the dozens of other conflicts in Europe and Africa impact the lives of ordinary people. Some scholars begin to think that the end times are near, fearing that this might be one of the signs of the second coming of Christ. This impacts literature and the mindset of people. Books tell stories of guilt and repentance and redemption. Art centers around death and war and it's heroic or grim nature. Others despise war and others think of it as heroic.
 * Åke Ymirsson: The Svartheimian author writes the book "The Perils of Einarr" a book about the story of a warrior named Einarr who fights the Daevites and sees his home and family ravaged by their horde. He is captured, where in his cell he yells out to God and has a long monologue aimed to him about the problem of pain and suffering. He spends years in cell while the war rages on. He finally escapes and kills several Daevites, including a high ranking general. He becomes convinced God had a plan for him through his suffering, just like Job. He then flees to his scorched homestead where he finds his family's corpses. He weeps for them, until a search party finds him and kills him. The book is a dramatization of the actual events known to happen by Svartheimian and Daevite historians, but with tons of speculation and masterful wording and deployment of emotions. The Svartheimians will soon find out the magnitude of events that occured first-hand when the descendants of the first Daevite Empire come knocking.
 * The Reconquista Part II: The Christian states of Castile, Leon and Valencia are aided by Valcanorese and HRE forces. Murcia and rural lands surrounding it are captured by the christians and the kingdom of Valencia is annexed to Valcanor. Ferdinand III had finally reunited the ancient capitals of Valencia and Carcalonar, thinking of this as a God given right and destiny to recreate the kingdom of true Valcanor. Leonese forces aided by several other troops capture Oujedo and Leon. The Vestkyster forces capture Portucale for two months but are then driven back to their ships and to Donos. Castile gains more of the Kastilli held Northwest, but are invaded by Andalousia, which begins to bring a halt to the rapid success of the reconquista, beating the attempted invasion of Cordoba.
 * Sun against the Blade: Mauretania reclaims Kalapolis and Orrato, killing the bulk of the Atlasioi stuck there. Some are able to flee through ships back to Atlasium. Most who are left are sacrificed in battle. Atlas, having to divert it's attention to 3 fronts begins to stagger, but is able to recapture Ilysium. Dozens of battles are fought around Ilysium in this decade.
 * Opus Majus: Roger Bacon. The most important work of Roger Bacon. It was written in Medieval Latin, at the request of Pope Clement IV, to explain the work that Bacon had undertaken. The 840-page treatise ranges over all aspects of natural science, from grammar and logic to mathematics, physics, and philosophy. The Opus also contains a review of alchemy and the manufacturing of gunpowder. Some nobles become intrigued by this gunpowder and a silent campaign to acquire this new matter becomes urgent in the Papacy.
 * The Order of the Ashes: A secret order forms in Avaland and Wießel. A group of radicals who want to bring justice to the murdered Avars by Prussians begin to amass a following. They seek out children and relatives or the people in charge or part of the genocide and torture them, and finally killing them in brutal ways. Fear begins to breed amidst the Prussians.
 * Risshō Ankokuron: The Risshō Ankokuron, a Buddhist treatise is written by the Buddhist monk Nichiren in 1260. Nichiren presented it as a petition to the Yamato Shogunate in Kyoto and the Tachibana clan in Kamakura, but was ignored and led to multiple persecutions of the monk and his followers. Among other things, it predicts foreign invasion of the Shogunate, a prophecy that may be fulfilled by the new Daevite Empire.
 * Man of Medang III: Srivijaya is pushed back to its home island of Sumatra by Medan, Temasek and Majapahit. Padang, Jambi and Palemba are taken by the former states respectively.

NPC Turns

 * Lao: They make peace with Dai Viet, annexing swathes of territory and making Dai Viet a tributary state of the Daevite Empire. Land is ceded to Li for their efforts, and all land occupied by them as well as some remaining Cantonese regions were given. The war with Chenla continues, with the additional motivation of making the borders look less shit.
 * Vestkyst: They agree to take Danemark as a junior partner in a personal union. The affairs of the Danish kingdom are now overseen by Vestkyst and will more or less decide the future of Danemark.
 * Mongol Empire: Before Chagatai ascended as Khan, Kiev was defeated and annexed into the Empire along with the vassal of Gothia, and was in the process of invading Yilou.
 * Incan Empire: They collapse into a multitude of new kingdoms, with the old ruling dynasty fleeing to Chacharuil-smu.
 * Tlaxcala: They conquer Coahuilteca. They ally with Huastec and assassinations are performed in the Chichimec kingdom, asserting a puppet ruler there, vassalizing Chichimec.
 * Tarascan: They annex Tlapanec and bring an ultimatum to Mixtec, which they bow to, making them allies. Colima also becomes an ally.
 * Cyrenai: They capture most of the rural lands in the eastern reach if Atlas and form the kingdom of Cyrenai. Peace is made between the two nations.
 * Inkeri: They accept the proposal, but are hesitant first, thinking of how to house the 200 000 people. The King finally proposes for the people to bring as much food and resources with them as possible and for the state of Vesnia to also provide support in the mass exodus. Two cities are to be built in the southwest corner of Inkeri to become the province for the Vesnians. Vesnankylä is founded near the border of Courland and Lukinlinna (OTL Velikiye Luki). Also the city of Peipsinpohja (Pskov) is founded, with the goal of bringing the ex-vesnians and Inkerians closer together. Education of the Finnic language is given to the Vesnians and aid from experts from various skills to help them adapt and become part of Inkeri and it's culture. The aim is to Inkerify the settlers in the long run.
 * Songhai: Their holy war rages on as they capture more of rural Timbuktu, now almost bordering the two last major cities.
 * Nicaea: In a conflict against Epirus, they captured Macedonia, Thessaly, and Athens. In addition, they pushed back the Latin Empire all the way to Constantinople by the end of the decade.
 * Rum: Seeing that Nicaea is distracted by western conquests, they seize the city of Ipsus. They also attack Cappadocia, pushing them all the way back to Sinope, in order to cut off the Christian territories.
 * Ainu: The Ainu tribes in Alaska become more syncretic with the local Yupics. Both traditions become celebrated and honored. Some view this as heresy and some battles break out, but at least on the Alaskan peninsula, the Ainu are honored as kin. The Yupanu culture group is formed.
 * Sami and Finnic Tribes: They refuse to join Svearike or Arktalasriika, some join Vestkyst just to spite the kingdom they view as oppressive and war-mongering.

Kingdom of Lustria

 * Government: Centralised tribal monarchy
 * Great Chief: K'oroka (b. 1199-1246, r. 1222-1246), Moszar (b. 1214, r. 1246-1258), Urchannk (b. 1230, r. 1258)
 * Dynasty: N/A
 * Capital: Amekrog
 * Economy: Lustria is nearly on the verge of getting through small-scale farming and cultivation of mushrooms, avocado, guava and so many other crops that are also domesticated. Maize, being a thing now across much of the Americas, has also been slowly introduced by other lowly primitive farmers into the Amazon basin by now through thousands of years. Otherwise, hunter-gathering is the most predominant form of obtaining food and resources like fur and hides. (I finally finished this section, but don't know why I'm so lazy to finish this)
 * Demographics:
 * Population: 5 000
 * Amekrog: 240 (yes it's not really a city but who cares, its still the central city)
 * Osbme: 50
 * Koos'en: 40
 * Rest is just rural or other villages
 * Religion: 100% Lustrian folk religion
 * Culture/Ethnicity: 100% Lustrian
 * Military: There is no substantial army in Lustria. A standing army or an organised form of it, is nonexistent. However, the Great Chief does appoint few of them as the bestowed Lizard Warriors, which were better at fighting their opponents and hunt animals well beyond normal people or lesser warriors could do. They were specially trained to also become loyal to their lizard gods and the Great Chief as well, that if they violate their loyalty to them, they will be punished eternally in their afterlife.
 * Army:
 * 40 'Lizard Warriors'
 * 100 generic warriors or hunters
 * 1 400 fit men that could be trained into being warriors or hunters
 * Navy:
 * 125 canoes and rafts
 * Diplomacy: N/A
 * Events:
 * The Lustrian Ambitions, Pt. 1: The short-lived reign of Chief Moszar was observed. His moment was to finally realise the growth of a united Lustrian kingdom with multiple clans and villages being united into one hand, along with agriculture becoming far more widespread. They thank the lizard gods that they worship in shrines for being able to handle the environment properly, so that the Amazon rainforest could thrive for the children of the lizard gods (the Lustrians). Urchannk succeeded as the new grand chief and in the last two years of the 1250s, he raised the possibility of organising the Lustrian Kingdom into a formal army rather than being unorganised. He also sent out trained lizard warriors (about 20 of them) to call for the unification of the Lustrian Kingdom to be made just after uniting all of the Amazon river delta. Their goal now is to unite those inland.
 * Village Foundations (repeat #1): More villages are being settled and recognised by the new chief as a new era of the Lustrian Kingdom is being established. Their written language as pictograms are being slowly fleshed out as tanned animal skin of some species hunted by people is found to be an effective material to write, although because the Amazon rains a lot, any engravings may fall out immediately. Enclosed buildings are the only place that any form of art and writing could exist outside of basic crafting that just emerged.

Kingdom of Danemark
Government - Fuedal Monarchy Queendom
 * Queen -  ???


 * Ruling House - Kaeva
 * Economy - Danish economy is quite similar to other economies of different kingdoms, making it slightly unstable. With mostly rural and some trade and other things thrown in for flavor, while there is a currency of iron/silver coins that is used plentifully, bartering is still common in some more isolated or impoverished areas, which we are trying to solve, the trade agreement with Vesnia benefits the kingdom well though so that helps. The personal union with Vestkyst also brings our economies closer, but the famine is hitting us hard, causing inflation and other nasty stuff
 * Capital - Kobenhaven
 *  Demographics - 780,000
 * Ethnicities - 90 % Danish 6 % German 4 % Other
 * Cities Kobenhaven - 44,000 Aalborg - 10,000 Odense - 12,000 Esjberg - 12,000 Rural - 697,000
 * Religons - 91% Catholic 5% Orthodox 4% Other
 * Wars and Conflicts


 *            We are not involved with any conflicts as of now.
 * Military - 11,000
 * Infantry - 5,000
 * Archers - 3,000
 * Pikemen - 1,800
 * Lancers - 1,200


 *  Navy                    
 * Galleys - 75 Transport Ships - 40 Canoes - 100


 * Events
 *  Union - The (Vestyker) King is crowned king of Danemark, Vestkyst gets a large sway over our government, but Danish authority is still strong in local areas
 *  The Apocalypse - Danemark also gets caught up in the whole apocalypse things, people panic and soceity is a bit unstable now
 * Northern Famine - The construction of emergency graineries is ordered localy in many villages as we are it hard also, the standard is in average enough for 1 month, give or take


 * Diplomacy
 * Vestkyst - We begin planning the hypothetical union of the two houses for an eventual Kalmar Union (hopefully, mods plz dont bully me), we also let them decide every small tiny detail of everything in our government because we are a puppet state and can't do anything but still kalmar Union plox and I am dumb.
 * Daevite- We prepare defenses against a very much possible Daevite invasion, and faith is strengthened as well as conscription being a big thing to

Kingdom of Vesnia

 * Government: Feudal Monarchy (Kingdom)
 * King:  Albrekt III (B 1209, alive) (R 1227 - Present)
 * Ruling House: House of Vesnia (House of Kaufmann)
 * Economy: The Vesnian economy is slightly unstable, being based on trade mostly as well as fishing and lumber. Gold coin currency is used in the realm. Vesnia is influenced by the overall economy of the Holy Roman Empire, of which it is a member. A special trade agreement between Vesnia and Svearike and Vesnia and Danemark has been implemented. Currently the military is being funded due to the Daevite threat.
 * Capital: Burgenbrao
 * Demographics:
 * Population: ~1 100 000
 * Burgenbrao: 89 000
 * Köslin: 49 500
 * Raustadt: 8 100
 * Heineg: 3 500
 * Schneidemühl: 1 200
 * Rural areas (AKA everything else): ~950 000
 * Ethnicities: 95% Vesnian, 5% Prussian
 * Religion: 97% Catholic Christian, 3% Orthodox Christian
 * Wars and Conflicts (italics: Potential War):
 * HRE-Daevite War(s): The fucking terrifyingly giant massive Daevite Empire to the east is an obvious threat, so thus a lot of the funding goes into the military to prepare for conflict. Other initiatives are also taken, further detailed in Events.
 * Military: Total of 13 000 soldiers under the Royal army (a little more than 1% of pop) as well as troops levied from vassals totaling around 10 000.
 * Deployed units: All
 * 4 200 infantry
 * 3 150 pikemen
 * 4 125 archers
 * 1 000 sword cavalry
 * 525 lancers
 * 10 000 levied soldiers
 * Navy:
 * 18 transport ships
 * 10 galleys
 * Diplomacy:
 * Westria, Avaland and other important HRE states: The Daevites are a clear threat not just to the Holy Roman Empire, but Europe as a whole. We need to prepare defenses immediately, we never know when they might strike!
 * Danemark and Svearike: We urge you to be wary of the Daevite threat. Also Svearike we have heard of your attempts of expansion and recommend you to stop.
 * Events:
 * Nobody Expects the Westrian Inquisition (Sechster und Letzter Teil): With the successful removal of the Orthodox to Inkeri and some of them accepting conversion to Catholicism, the Westrian Inquisition is considered a success, with there only being an incredibly small and minor Orthodox population left, which is being dealt with slowly. This deportation has however lowered the Vesnian population, which needs to be handled in the oncoming years.
 * We Need to Build a Wall: We propose that the most vulnerable parts of the HRE's eastern border (everything from Escosia to the Baltic Sea) should have fortifications built on them to protect from eventual invasion by the Daevites. Obviously a massive and powerful wall will be impossible to be made in just a few decades and as such a literal wall can't be built, but the frontier needs to be fortified.
 * Infrastructure and Stuff: The Walls of Burgenbrao, Raustadt, Köslin and Schneidemühl are improved upon to the best of our ability, our cities are vital to the entire Vesnian Kingdom and must be able to stand during wartimes.
 * Farms: To try and restabilize the economy, farms are improved and those damaged during the conflict are attempted to be repaired so that they can be used again.
 * Heineg Plan: A secret plan is formed by King Albrekt III, his advisors and his vassals. He quotes the time when Vesnia was invaded and mostly conquered by the Varangians, the Vesnians managed to hold out and survive on Bornholm in Heineg. He proposes that if things go down the shitter, the most important persons should attempt to evacuate to Heineg. He believes this may work considering the Daevite horde isn't as effective on water as it is on land (as far as he knows).
 * The Economy Might Suffer...: Ever since that shit with the Orthodox resistance and Westrian Inquisition blah blah blah the economy has been a bit unstable and unfortunately there's not much time in carefully building it up right now due to D A E V I T E  T H R E A T. Obviously we keep an eye on it so that it doesn't fall cause then we can't feed the military or anyone for that matter and I shouldn't have to explain why that is bad for us.

Archduchy of Westria

 * Head of the State: Emperor Friedrich IV Hohenstaufen (B 205 - stil alive), (R 1247 - present)
 * Head of the Government: N/A
 * Government: Absolute Monarchy ruled by an Archduke. The title is Archduke of Westria, Last of the Romans. Our ruling dynasty is Hohenstaufen. We are currently the Emperor of the HRE
 * Demographics:
 * Population:
 * Wien: Population: 90,190
 * Konr: Population: 24,860
 * Rich: Population: 37,260
 * Polanum: Population: 22,010
 * Bolzano: Population: 10,002
 * Rural and smaller towns population: 2,412,600
 * Total population: 2,758,082
 * Religion: catholic christians (99%), others (1%)
 * Ethinicities: 98,4% Westrian, 1,6% others
 * Economy: We are based on agriculture and trade through the danube river and with most of the HRE. We use our own coins which resembles a lot those of the old Roman empire


 * Wars and conflicts: 
 * Chief Commander: 
 * Army: Total of
 * Spearmen: 11,690
 * Swordmen: 3,750
 * Bowmen: 3,820
 * Cavalry: 3,130
 * Crossbowmen: 2,850
 * Events:
 * Nobody Expects the Westrian Inquisition: The Westrian inquisition have been accepted as succesful and slowly the inquisition starts to leave Vesnia.
 * The Daevite Problem: The increasingly threat of Daevites in the east is soon threatning the HRE's border. Something has to be done about it. Plans of fortifying our Eastern borders we want though to have the whole eastern border of the HRE fortfied especially at weak positions.
 * Improving walls: The walls in Wien, Konr, Bolzano and Rich gets much more heavy fortfied and imrpoved to our best capability. Bolzano is viewed as our last stance incase they manage to capture our cities
 * Begining of fortification of the eastern border: We start fortifying our eastern border against Escosia.
 * Diplomacy:
 * Bavaria, Korona, Boiheim, Lusatien, Vesnia, Avaland: We are the biggest of the most eastern states of the HRE we must work togheter and try to create a fortified front against the Daevites in the east.
 * All the other states in HRE: You should all prepare to go to war since the Daevite horde is coming try your best to help on the eastern front.
 * Svearike, Danemark, Teutonic Order, Vestkyst, Escosia and Svartheim: You are also welcome to partcipate in the defensive war against the Daevites since you all are in the danger zone and might eventually get overtaken by the Daevites but united against them we are stronger.

Duchy of Bavaria

 * Government: Feudal Monarchy (Duchy)
 * Duke: Otto II, the Illustrious (b. 1206-1253, r. 1231-1253), Heinrich XIII (b. 1235, r.1253-)
 * Ruling House: Wittelsbach
 * Economy: Feudal, mainly based on agriculture and livestock farming
 * Capital: Munich
 * Military: 20,000 pikemen, 15,000 archers, 6,000 knights, 10 catapults
 * Demographics:
 * Population: 1,000,000
 * Munich: 70,000
 * Augsburg: 40,000
 * Ingolstadt: 25,000
 * Regensburg: 15,000
 * Minor cities: 30,000
 * Rural areas: 820,000
 * Ethnicities:  70% Bavarian, 5% Saxon, 5% Boihemian, 5% Avar, 5% Westrian, 5% Ulmese?, 5% other
 * Religion: 99% Catholic, 1% other
 * Wars and Conflicts:
 * Invasion of Anatolia: we ask Cappadocia to bring back the most troops they can
 * Diplomacy: N/A
 * Events:
 * Education!: The second of it's kind, the Ingolstadt university has opened its doors, teaching in Latin and Cyrillic scripts along with the Munich university
 * Daevite threat: we start compulsively training troops to prepare for the daevite invasion
 * Vassals:
 * County of Cappadocia
 * Government: Feudal Monarchy
 * Count: Mikhail I
 * Ruling House: Kostroma
 * Population: 400,000 (300k captured)
 * Sinope: 60,000
 * Hattria (captured by Rum): 40,000
 * Caesarea (captured by Rum): 20,000
 * Capital: Hattria (de jure), Sinope (de facto)
 * Economy: Feudal, mainly consisting of agriculture, fishing and trade
 * Military:
 * Army: 30,000 pikemen, 20,000 archers, 5,000 knights, 10,000 cavalry, 10,000 militia
 * Navy: 45 galleys, 5 cogs
 * Wars and Conflicts:
 * Invasion of Anatolia: we desperately conscript soldiers to get more time to escape
 * Events:
 * New Alphabet: Cyrilic is now widely used for the Hellenic language in Cappadocia
 * Escape: seeing that they dont have a chance at defeating Rum, the Kostroman nobility escapes to Bavaria with all knights and cavalry

Powhatan Confederacy | Tsenacommacah | Omospondia Barbaroi

 * Government: Centralized tribal confederacy
 * Weroance/Weroansqua: Pocahontas (b. 1204, r.1218-1256), "Demetrios" Asquawkanna (b.1227, r.1256-1259), Usquehannatoco (b.1231, r.1259-)
 * Capital: Croatan
 * Economy: Mainly based off fishing, hunting, and a minimal amount of corn farming. The second bout of the Accursed Plagues have hit the area, drastically reducing its population and shattering its fledgling economy.
 * Demographics:
 * Population: 1,300 (peaked at 5,200 in 1255)
 * Croatan: 210 (peaked at 850 in 1255)
 * Religion: 57% Pocahontism (62% Orthodox Pocahontism, 21% Incarnationism, 17% Trialism) 32% traditional Native American shamanism, 11% Hellenism
 * Ethnicity: 92% Powhatan, 7% Miktos (equivalent to OTL "Mestizo") 1% Elysian Greek
 * Military:
 * Army: 167 spearmen, 101 swordsmen, 78 archers, 61 irregular cavalry
 * Navy: no real military-focused navy, 14 primitive canoes (serving as fishing boats)
 * Wars and Conflicts: N/A
 * Events:
 * Death of Pocahontas: It is said that on the same midwinter day she was found alive after and well after all her family died from the Accursed Plague, Pocahontas has returned to Mount Olympus. This has caused a major shockwave to the nascent Cult of Pocahontas, with many shocked at Pocahontas' death, believing in her immortality. A lavish and majestic funeral is held, and Pocahontas' dead body is burnt and the ashes scatered over every single man, woman and child in the Confederacy. Work begins on a grand shrine, in order to honor Pocahontas' presence on this earth.
 * Return of the Accursed Plague: It seems that almost immediately after the death of Pocahontas, the Accursed Plague has returned with a venegeance. Almost three-quarters of our people died in just a span of 4 years, and our nation is crippled, with our country only staying independent out of Elysian goodwill, those same darn Elysians as the ones who came just before our first bout of the Accursed Plague, who seem to be immune to it. Why can't THEY teach US their magic spells to get rid of the goddamn fricking Plague!
 * Theological Issues Brought Up by the Death of Pocahontas and the Return of the Accursed Plague: With almost everyone left alive having most of their family die to the resurgence of the Accursed Plague, many stopped believing in Pocahontas, returning to the old gods, or worshipping the gods the Elysian way. However, many still remained true to the faith. Whatever constituted "the faith", however, was up to serious debate. In these days, and for the rest of the history of the Pocahontist faith, the religion would only be held together by the veneration of Pocahontas as some kind of deific figure. This time of crisis would see the emergence of 3 distinct sects of Pocahontism:
 * Orthodox Pocahontism: This sect of Pocahontism purports to be the sect which preserves the original theology of early Pocahontism the most. Orthodox Pocahontists believe that Pocahontas is the godhead and ruler of all the gods (a mix of ancestral spirits and Hellenic gods). Orthodox Pocahontists hold that Pocahontas and her spirit has, upon death, forever left the realm of the living, and only by praying through a weroance (chief) or a shaman shall Pocahontas hear your prayer. Orthodox Pocahontists teach that the Accursed Plague is punishment for a sinful society, and to avoid disease, one must live a virtuous and pious life.
 * Incarnationism: Incarnationism holds that the Spirit of Pocahontas lives on in each and every human, living thing, and inanimate object (in effect a form of pantheism). Incarnationism diverges from the other Pocahontist sects in that it denies the existence of other gods and ancestral spirits as distinct entities, merely suggesting that they, too, are concentrations of the Spirit of Pocahontas.
 * Trialism: Attaining a small but growing influence within the martial classes, Trialism teaches that the Accursed Plague (which they call the Plague of Judgement) is a tool to "judge" whether a man is pure of heart and of sin or not. They have become known for subjecting their children to a rite of passage where they are locked in a room with the corpse of a person (usually a family member) who died of the Accursed Plague, with enough food and water for a week. In Trialism, the eternal Spirit of Pocahontas is present in the Plague of Judgement. Other gods and ancestral spirits are acknowledged here, although only Pocahontas has the authority to forgive all a man's past and future sins via the Accursed Plague.
 * A Tale of Two Brothers: As the second bout of the Accursed Plague spread rampantly across the population, Weroance Asquawkanna would become ever closer to the Elysians and ever more distant with his own people, even preferring to call himself an Elysian name, Demetrios, rather than his own Powhatan name. However, his younger brother Usquehannatoco was much more liked by the (surviving) people of the Confederacy, and was not a cultural apostate like "Demetrios" Asquawkanna. In 1259, Usquehannatoco usurped the throne and title of Weroance with the backing of the people, but not after Asquawkanna fled the scene.

Most Serene Republic of Venice

 * Government: Parliamentary oligarchic merchant republic
 * Doge: Giovanni Caligulo (b. 1198-99, r. 1240-1248,), Marco Malamocci (b.1188?, r. 1248-)
 * Legislature: Greay Council
 * Upper house: Senate
 * Lower house: Council of Ten
 * Economy: Venice is a major trading power in the Mediterranean. La Serenissima's economy is largely based on trade. Venice is an important hub between Europe and the Levant. Due to its trading position Venice is believed to be one of the richest nations of Europe.
 * Military:
 * 6,000 foot soldiers
 * 4,000 pikemen
 * 3,000 archers
 * 3,000 horsemen
 * 1,000 lancers
 * Demographics:
 * Capital: Venice
 * Largest cities:
 * Venice: 160,000
 * Zara: 60,000
 * Spalato: 40,000
 * Ragusa: 35,000
 * Rural areas: 80,000
 * Diplomacy:
 * Bavaria: [Secret] My friend, we should not think naïvely that Westria is our friend because it is acting like a friend. We must be aware that Westria might be dangerous to both of us. Therefore we propose that Bavaria and Venice sign a secret alliance that guarantees our collective security.
 * Daevite Empire: We would like to sign a trade treaty with you. We will send you Niccolò Polo, one of our best diplomats. We are sure you are going to have a pleasant time with him while negotiating the treaty.
 * Esceosia, Naples: We would like to sign an alliance. We can solidify it with royal marriages between two of the Doge's daughters and your sons.
 * Westria: We send you two golden statues of your king to confirm Venice's friendship with Westria, it's Catholic brother.
 * Events:
 * The Travels of Niccolò Polo (Book One): Niccolò Polo was a Venetian merchant and diplomat, known for negotiating deals with other nations with dexterity. In 1247, Doge Giovanni Caligulo summoned Polo to court and told him to travel to the Khan of the Daevites to negotiate a trade deal with the Daevites. In September, Polo left Venice and travelled to Constantinople by boat. After that, he travelled to the Alagadda Azarkhate where he met with the local ruler and gave him precious gifts. After that, Polo travelled through the dry steppes of Central Asia, following the ancient Silk Road. Underway to Karakorum, Polo visited the Sinkhara Azarkhate where he met the local ruler and gave him precious gifts. Finally, after months of travelling in the unhospitable climate of Central Asia, Polo reached Karakorum, where he was presented to the court of Chagatai Khan. Polo gave Chagatai Khan precious gifts of gold. The Khan was pleased by the gifts and showed Polo the city of Karakorum. Polo carefully documented everything that he saw.
 * The Story of Buonaparte (Chapter I): Pio Buonaparte was an officer in the army of the Most Serene Republic of Venice. He married Elisabetta Aurelii who gave birth to two sons: Francesco and Matteo. At the age of 7, Francesco enrolled in a military academy. He was regarded as a shy and friendly boy by his classmates. At this point, nobody suspected that the name of this Francesco Buonaparte would be known all over the Republic in a few decades.

Tlaxcala

 * Government: Monarchy
 * Tlatoani:  Citlalli Coatl
 * Capital: Teotihuacan
 * Demographics:
 * Population: 969k
 * Cities:
 * Teotihuacan: 40k
 * Rural area: 929k
 * Religion: 65% Nahua Religion, 8% Mixtec, 7% Huastec, 6% Zapotec 2% Maya and 2% other.
 * Demographics of Otomi:
 * Population: 200k
 * Religion: 78% Otomi Religion, 8% Nahua, 6% Chichimec, 5% Tarascan, 2% Huastec, 1% other.
 * Demographics of Chichimec:
 * Population: 350k
 * Religion: 71% Chichimec Religion, 8% Nuhua, 5 Huastec, 4% Otomi, 4% Colima, 3% Xalisco, 3% Tarascan, 2% other.
 * Wars and Conflicts:
 * Continued Invasion of Mixtec: 50% (9 690) Will push the Mixtec to the south until they reach the coast.
 * Military: 2% (19 380)
 * Ob Swordsmen: 8 716
 * Spearmen: 5 716
 * Atlatl men (Throwing Spears): 1 716
 * tematlatl (Slings): 2 716
 * tlahuitolli (Bows): 516
 * Military of Chichimec: 1.5% (5 250)
 * Ob Swordsmen:  1 500
 * Spearmen: 1 300
 * tematlatl (Slings):  1 200
 * Atlatl (Throwing Spears): 1 000
 * tlahuitolli (Bows): 250
 * Military of Otomi: 1% (2 000)
 * Ob Swordsmen: 800
 * Spearmen: 500
 * Atlatl (Throwing Spears): 350
 * tematlatl (Slings):  250
 * tlahuitolli (Bows): 100
 * Diplomacy:
 * Mixtec: It would be a lot easier if you just surrender, there is no way for you to win this war, your citizens wont be treated any different from their current life-style, if there is change it will only make their life's better.
 * Events:
 * Agriculture: We start focusing a lot on agriculture like farms and Livestock farms, this will make the people less Hungry. And it will make them happier, healthier and will let the people worry less about their childrens future (other than them becoming a sacrifice to the gods).

Nihon no Domei

 * Government: Feudal system, officially a 'Confederation under the Shogun'
 * National Capital: Yamatai-Koku (Present-day Sakurai, Nara)
 * Shogun: Tomoe Gozen
 * United Kingdoms Armed Forces: [DISBANDED]
 * The City of Peace [De Facto capital]: Niigata, Kamado


 * Demographics
 * Population: 14,200,000
 * Honshu: 7,560,000
 * Shikoku: 2,540,000
 * Kyushu: 1,930,000
 * Xia: 2,240,000 (Not inclusive of aboriginals, estimated to be 78,000):
 * Events:
 * The Influence War, PT. III: 
 * Neutral Government: Kamado
 * Alliance of Kangeinoshima: Ren, Hatsune, Soryu
 * Minamoto-Taira-influenced: Kobayashi, Izumi, Kazuto, Touta, Yagami, Uzumaki
 * Fujiwara-influenced: Midoriya, Uchiha, Kujo, Shouko, Ezo [indpendent], Karafuto [independent]
 * Miyamizu-Tachibana-influenced: Kurosaki, Katsuki, Kaneki, Ayanami, Yamato
 * A Temporary Truce: When Miyamoto Hayao dies of an apparent illness, a temporary scuffle for power is ended by new Shogun Tomoe Gozen. The envoys of the three clans and one island arrive to the presence of Gozen and with the burgeoning Daevite forces on the other side of the Sea of Nihon, she forces the clans to a truce and elevates Kangeinoshima's alliance to that of a clan of its own. At the same time, Gozen elevates several notable warriors to be part of the Shogun's Guard, such as Minamoto no Yoshitsune of Minamoto and numerous others. This Guard immediately runs into clan tensions and outside of several members, the Guard splits into the commanders of the clans' various armies and navies.
 * Port fort: Minamoto-Taira organises a series of closed ports between its influenced regions - Nagasaki, Daifuzu and several other smaller towns - and creates a series of forts where only Japanese ships can arrive and trade, blocking trade from former Goguryeo and mainland Asia completely. Hand cannons based off those developed by what formerly was Yun begin to be installed at said forts, while Nagasaki and Daifuzu become home to dozens of ships, particularly kawataro-fune. Tachibana-Miyamizu sends several ships to Nagasaki, but Minamoto-Taira officials prevent most of said ships from docking, leaving the former Fleet of the North to stay in Kanto.
 * Oh god, WILL YOU JUST STOP FIGHTING: Two battalions - one of Fujiwara, and one of Tachibana-Miyamizu - led by victims of isolated clan conflicts run into each other and immediately begin fighting. Although both claim the other attacked first, the battalion from Tachibana-Miyamizu's leader even claiming that the Fujiwarans 'pledged allegience to the enemy', this is enough for the remaining members of the Shogun's Guard to re-assert some control over them in the form of constant inspections and reports.

Events & Great People

 * Horseman of Death I: Chagatai Khan led numerous campaigns across Asia, capturing large swathes of land in Manchuria. Sparsely populated plains were soon taken over by Korean settlers, to which Chagatai Khan had allowed more favorable living conditions in exchange for pleasantries. On the opposite end of things and the world, entire populations of Rostovites and Slavokans in general are killed due to what was interpreted as a diplomatic insult. War begins with Alagadda as border skirmishes run along their borders.
 * The Reconquista Part III: The Reconquista rages on. Leon, having been entirely retaken joins the war, breaking into Andalousia and Capturing Almerida. Castile is able to halt the Andalousian invasion and turn the tide with new recruits from the Papacy and Valcanor. Attempts at the siege of Garofe and Cordoba are made, but they both narrowly fail, with both cities suffering major damage to their defenses and troops, but also the invaders suffering heavy casualties and forced to retreat. A peace deal is proposed. The Iberian christians know the HRE and the Papacy won't provide help soon, as they fear the Daevites too much. The Iberian christians to bolster their own power and might to hold these reclaimed kingdoms. Mauretania accepts the peace deal, with all conquered land being ceded to Castile, Valcanor and Leon.
 * Greenland: Evigvinterborg and almost all rural lands are abandoned, leaving Valstad and Grönborg isolated, with only a handful of fishing boats traveling between the two and fishing becoming the only way of life for the Snaellanders there. Of the roughly 5 000 people who fled Greenland, 2 000 went to Vinland and the rest returned to Snaelland.
 * The Purple Phoenix: Byzantium rises once again! In 1259, Michael Hesperios took the Nicene throne from the Athenais. The next year, he began the assault on Constantinople itself, which his predecessors had been unable to do. He allied with Genoa, and his general Alexios Strategopoulos spent months observing Constantinople in order to plan his attack. In July 1261, as most of the Latin army was fighting elsewhere, Alexios was able to convince the guards to open the gates of the city. Once inside he burned the Venetian quarter (as Venice was an enemy of Genoa, and had been largely responsible for the capture of the city in 1204). Michael was recognized as emperor a few weeks later, restoring the Byzantine Empire. Achaea was soon recaptured, but Trebizond and Epirus remained independent Byzantine Greek states.
 * The Birth of a Great Warning: Most modern scholars are unsure of when his date of birth is, but it is roughly around 1258. Despite being born to an unknown Persian family from Rum who was killed by Daevites, 16 year old Bulijin (the granddaughter of Chagatai) adopted the child, when she found the 2 year old on the side of the road after a personal raid, making him part of the dynasty. Growing up, he showed a disinterest in continuing the rule of the Daevites. According to legend, while he was sitting in Bulijin's lap in 1267 or 1268, he looked up towards her and said he wants not to "continue the empire" but to "create his own Empire" someday, earning him a chuckle and a head pat by his adoptive mother. By 1269, Greek scholars finally got his name through word of mouth: Ατμάν (Atman).

NPC Turns

 * Ahuric Empire: They reach out to the Papacy and Holy Roman Empire in Rome and Vienna respectively. They bring with them to recipe for gunpowder, stating that it will help in the war and that it is of utmost importance that the Daevites are defeated, reminding them that Alagadda and the Ahuric Empire will be fighting alongside them.
 * Rum: Still taking advantage of Nicene focus on Constantinople in 1260 and 1261, they push Nicaea further along to the coastlines.
 * Georgia & Chaldea: With Rum invading Nicae, they take advantage of the situation and invade from the east. Chaldea sieges Caesarea and Georgia takes most of the Eastern rural lands, not yet invading the major cities.
 * Svartheim: They make a deal with the Daevites. They don't want to fight them but don't want to become tributaries, but are swayed to become tributaries after a long diplomatic session. They refuse the proposal from Vesnia to and other European states to take up arms against the Daevites (For now).
 * Escosia: They follow Svartheim in appeasing the Daevites (for now). They politely turn down Venice's offer.
 * Vinland: They make deals with several Mi'kmaq tribes and use this to help defeat hostile tribes and begin to live in peace with friendly Mi'kmaq, intermarrying and creating a syncretic culture of Mi'kmaq and Picto-Norse, but the Norse culture has more clout.
 * HRE: They begin to prepare for a possible Daevite invasion. Massive public works are brought to action, with fortifications being set up across the whole western border, fortifying the river Vistula. Forts and castles are built, traps and ambush points are set. Military training for most able men is put to action. All the HRE states participate in the public works. A second defensive line is set along the river Oder.
 * Cappadocia: dies to Rum after decades of attacks.
 * Naples: They agree to an alliance with Venice.
 * Mixtec: They cede all occupied land to Tlaxcala.
 * Daevite Empire: They are not impressed by Venetian offers for a trade deal, and provide a counter-proposal in which Venice becomes a Daevite tributary in exchange for protection. Niccolo Polo is still held in high regard by the Daevites however.

Kingdom of Danemark
Government - Feudal Monarchy Queendom
 * Queen -  ???
 * Ruling House - Kaeva
 * Economy - Danish economy is quite similar to other economies of different kingdoms, making it slightly unstable. With mostly rural and some trade and other things thrown in for flavor, while there is a currency of iron/silver coins that is used plentifully, bartering is still common in some more isolated or impoverished areas, which we are trying to solve, the trade agreement with Vesnia benefits the kingdom well though so that helps. The personal union with Vestkyst also brings our economies closer, but the famine is hitting us hard, causing inflation and other nasty stuff
 * Capital - Kobenhaven
 *  Demographics - 782,000
 * Ethnicities - 90 % Danish 6 % German 4 % Other
 * Cities Kobenhaven - 44,000 Aalborg - 11,000 Odense - 12,000 Esjberg - 12,000 Rural - 697,000
 * Religons - 91% Catholic 5% Orthodox 4% Other
 * Wars and Conflicts
 *           ( Not Exactly Conflict) In preperation for a very much possible Daevite invasion, the construction of forts and a long wall is ordered by the officals serving under Vestkyst in an organized manner, this system of forts and the walls will be known in history as the Danish Line, and most of the local lords are similarly ordering conscription and for serfs to build materials. We do not go to war with the Daevites though, since we do not have sufficent manpower or resources to contribute
 * Military - 16,000
 * Infantry - 8,000
 * Archers - 4,000
 * Pikemen - 1,800
 * Lancers - 1,200
 * Men-at-Arms (Can be trained for any job) - 1,000
 *  Navy                    
 * Galleys - 80 Transport Ships - 44 Canoes - 130
 * Events
 *  The Apocalypse - While the whole apocalypse thing still holds great fear in the populace, priests around the whole kingdom work hard to keep stability, ordering people to remain calm and to accept the Second Coming and not panic but to always be ready, success varies throught the kingdom
 * Northern Famine - The construction of emergency graineries is ordered localy in many villages as we are it hard also, the standard is in average enough for 1 month, give or take. Serfs continue donating to the stockpiles which are held in castles and in graineries
 * Gunpowder - Merchants from the HRE lands start bringing in gunpowder from their imports, demostrating it's devastating power, the idea is taken into good consideration, however it faces backlash from traditionalists that say it is not as noble as swords or bows and arrows, either way, the idea for the training of "FIre Breathers" that can use gunpowder as a flamethrower is taken into consideration, while monks and alchemists carefully record the formula for gunpowder and experiment with it
 * Danish Line - Elite architects from the vast and wide edges of the empire and hired ones too provide their services, while fit workers help build the extensive fort system, as of now, construction is occuring at the narrow border with mainland Europe, where we see defense most likely to succeed, plans are made for places the royal family and nobility can flee to, and progress is going well.
 * The Tale of Alfred the Reformer (I) - It is in a small village in the outskirts of Kobenhaven where the young Alfred Adolphus is born. Growing up, he was always a man of question, asking things such as "Where those that lived before Christ all doomed to die?", and other such things. At the age of 9, he witnessed what he saw as a flamed system take place, a man had taken a confessional next to the booth where he was undergoing one to. That night, that same man would murder several fellow people at night, before he himself was hanged. At the moment when the muderer's neck snapped, Alfred thought, "This cannot be the true way of God.", he began to doubt the Catholic Church more and more, and soon he might change the whole course of Christendom.
 * Diplomacy
 * Vestkyst - We begin planning the hypothetical union of the two houses for an eventual Kalmar Union (hopefully, mods plz dont bully me), we also let them decide every small tiny detail of everything in our government because we are a puppet state and can't do anything but still kalmar Union plox and I am dumb.
 * Daevite- We prepare defenses against a very much possible Daevite invasion, and faith is strengthened as well as conscription being a big thing, but we still keep relations normal

Duchy of Bavaria

 * Government: Feudal Monarchy
 * Duke: Heinrich XIII (b. 1235, r.1253-)
 * Ruling House: Wittelsbach
 * Royal Marriage: Heinrich marries Aleksandra of Cappadocia, sister of Mikhail I in 1262
 * Economy: Feudal, mainly based on agriculture and livestock farming
 * Capital: Munich
 * Military: 30,000 pikemen, 15,000 archers, 10,000 knights, 100 catapults, 75 ballistae, 5,000 crossbowmen, 25 trebuchets
 * Demographics:
 * Population: 1,020,000
 * Munich: 75,000
 * Augsburg: 45,000
 * Ingolstadt: 25,000
 * Regensburg: 15,000
 * Minor cities: 30,000
 * Rural areas: 830,000
 * Ethnicities:  70% Bavarian, 5% Saxon, 5% Avar, 5% Westrian, 5% Ulmese?, 10% other
 * Religion: 99% Catholic, 1% other
 * Diplomacy:
 * Venice: we accept
 * Events:
 * Daevite threat: we keep compulsively training troops to prepare for the daevite invasion and heavily fortify the cities and borders
 * New Alphabet: Cyrillic is now taught to the nobility and feudal lords, being used in most official documents
 * Gunpowder: with the Alagadda Azarkhate giving us the recipe for a substance called gunpowder, we experiment with it, noting that it is very explosive

The Kingdom of Temasek

 * Government: Kingdom
 * King: Palibak II
 * Demographics:
 * Population: 3.0 million people, including:
 * Rural areas: 2.4 million people
 * Cities: 600,000 people:
 * Singapura (capital, p. 66,000)
 * Malacca: (p. 64,000)
 * Phuket (p. 37,000)
 * Penang (p. 28,000)
 * Klang (p. 24,500)
 * Jambi (p. 12,500)
 * Kalanten (p. 8,000)
 * Area: 500 thousand sq. k.
 * Military: 30 thousand men, including:
 * Manpower:
 * Footmen: 10,000 men;
 * Sailors: 15,000 men;
 * Horsemen: 5,000 men.
 * Weapons:
 * Malaccan sables, bows, hand cannons, etc.
 * Means of transportation:
 * 4000 ships of varying make;
 * 5,000 horses.
 * Economy:
 * Temasek's economy, like Venice's, is based around trade, as it is situated on the coast of the Strait of Malacca, thus it is the main trade hub betweed East and Southeast Asia and countries of the Middle East and East Africa. Products of agriculture are one of the main export items of Temasek. Other items include various ores and metals, as well as oil.
 * Foreign policy goals:
 * to rebel against the influence of the Daevite Empire in Southeast Asia;
 * to take the whole coast of the Strait of Malacca under control.
 * Wars: none.
 * Events: none.

Kingdom of Vesnia

 * Government: Feudal Monarchy (Kingdom)
 * King:  Albrekt III (B 1209 D 1267) (R 1227 - 1267), Wilhelm V (B 1245, alive), (R 1267 - Present)
 * Ruling House: House of Vesnia (House of Kaufmann)
 * Economy: The Vesnian economy is slightly unstable, being based on trade mostly as well as fishing and lumber. Gold coin currency is used in the realm. Vesnia is influenced by the overall economy of the Holy Roman Empire, of which it is a member. A special trade agreement between Vesnia and Svearike and Vesnia and Danemark has been implemented. Currently the military is being funded due to the Daevite threat.
 * Allies: Svearike, Vestkyst, Danemark (personal), HRE members (de facto).
 * Capital: Burgenbrao
 * Demographics:
 * Population: ~1 100 000
 * Burgenbrao: 89 000
 * Köslin: 50 000
 * Raustadt: 9 000
 * Heineg: 3 500
 * Schneidemühl: 1 900
 * Rural areas (AKA everything else): ~950 000
 * Ethnicities: 95% Vesnian, 5% Prussian
 * Religion: 97% Catholic Christian, 3% Orthodox Christian
 * Wars and Conflicts (italics: Potential War):
 * HRE-Daevite War(s): Plans for the eventual conflict is constantly planned for, with villagers being taught what to do in time of crisis (not much...) also Albrekt III pressures his vassals to provide more soldiers for the total Vesnian army since we're going to need all the power we can. The plans and all such things are written down, so that if something bad happens like a king suddenly dying or being unable to rule, the new one can quickly read up on it.
 * Military: Total of 13 000 soldiers under the Royal army (a little more than 1% of pop) as well as troops levied from vassals totaling around 15 000.
 * Deployed units: All
 * 4 200 infantry
 * 3 150 pikemen
 * 4 125 archers
 * 1 000 sword cavalry
 * 525 lancers
 * 15 000 levied soldiers
 * Navy:
 * 18 transport ships
 * 10 galleys
 * Diplomacy:
 * Ahuric Empire and Alagadda Azarkhate: It means a lot to us that you gift us with this knowledge. We pray that your battles be in your favor. It is great that we can put our differences aside and face the greater threat.
 * Events:
 * Albrekt III: Thus far arguably the most imporant monarch of the House of Kaufmann, Albrekt III's approximate 40-year reign ends when he passes away at age 58. His son Wilhelm V has now inherited these troubling and frightening times and might possibly be the king that must face the behemoth that is the Daevite Empire.
 * We Have Gunpowder (sort of): The Arzhamites of the Middle East has provided the HRE (mainly the emperor, Westria and also the Papacy) with the recipe for a certain material known as gunpowder, a material never seen before in the European continent. Assuming that we get a fair share, careful experiments are made to see what this substance is capable of and how it may help us in conflicts.
 * The Fortifications: Vesnian architects assist in the building of fortifications in places such as the Vistula, the Oder river and also helps build up the walls of Berlin, an important city in the Empire, just by the Vesnian border.
 * Saint Nicholas' Church: The building of a church dedicated to St. Nicholas is commenced in Raustadt by the market square. A bishop of the Dioceses of Cammin requests that funds be provided for the building of such a holy site, that will likely take decades.
 * Heineg Plan: If the Daevites cross far into our lands in a possible war, several persons of importance as well as citizens will be evacuated to Heineg. The army will attempt to retreat to behind the Oder river forts and so will the House of Kaufmanna and the king's vassals, they will be moved to Raustadt which will thus be the de facto capital. Assuming the Daevites would continue, the army will hold for as long as possible, if the line is penetrated, as many people as possible (and obviously the king and all those royal peeps) will be sent to Heineg.

Powhatan Confederacy | Grand Duchy of Crotania

 * Government: Centralized tribal confederacy
 * Weroance: Usquehannatoco (b.1231, r.1259-1264), "Demetrios" Asquawkanna (b.1227, r.1256-1259; 1264-)
 * Capital: Croatan
 * Economy: Mainly based off fishing, hunting, and a minimal amount of corn farming. The second bout of the Accursed Plagues have hit the area, drastically reducing its population and shattering its fledgling economy. In addition, the Demetrian Coup, Banishment and subsequent influx of Elysian colonists has drastically changed the social structure of the area. It is safe to say that the entirety of the Powhatan Confederacy, and in extension, much of OTL North Carolina, is experiencing massive socioeconomic upheaval.
 * Demographics: 
 * NOTE: Population figures in italics are exiled populations, population figures without italics are populations remaining in the Powhatan Confederacy/Grand Duchy of Crotania after Elysian vassalship.
 * Population: 1,200 (900 in exile)
 * Croatan: 420
 * Religion: 48% Pocahontism (89% Orthodox Pocahontism, 3% Incarnationism, 8% Trialism) 19% traditional Native American shamanism, 33% Hellenism [83% Pocahontism (12% Orthodox Pocahontism, 51% Incarnationism, 37% Trialism), 17% traditional Native American religions]
 * Ethnicity: 72% Powhatan, 17% Miktos (equivalent to OTL "Mestizo") 11% Elysian Greek (82% Powhatan, 13% Cherokee, 4% Creek, 1% Miktos)
 * Military:
 * Army: 167 spearmen, 101 swordsmen, 78 archers, 61 irregular cavalry
 * Navy: no real military-focused navy, 14 primitive canoes (serving as fishing boats)
 * Wars and Conflicts: N/A
 * Events:
 * A Tale of Two Brothers, pt.2: Upon usurping the throne, Usquehannatoco expelled the Elysians and Miktos from the Confederacy. However, instead of returning to Elysia as he had intended, many Elysians and especially the Miktos joined forces with the Demetrian rebels under Asquawkanna, believing him to be the protector of their people and to be more competent thsn his brother. With the Elysians and Miktos under his service, "Demetrios" turned to Elysia for protection. Meeting with several noble families of Elysia, he presents himself as an "enlightened, modern ruler" and Usquehannatoco as a "brutish, savage beast of a man", and asks for their help in ousting Usquehannatoco, in return for swearing fealty to the Elysian crown, and allowing each of the noble families to do trade and own land in Powhatan territories. Many of these families, seeing business opportunities and even chances to oust the child-king and his detested Montauk regent, agree to aid Asquawkanna in this endeavor. Backed with military might, "Demetrios" attacked and recaptured Croatan on December 17, 1264, after a 2-week siege. He was quickly re-crowned Weroance of the Powhatan Confederacy.
 * The Grand Duchy of Crotania: Soon after regaining control over the throne, Asquawkanna swears fealty to the Elysian kingdom, officially drops his native name in favor of his Greek pseudonym, Demetrios, and styles himself Grand Duke of Crotania. The Powhatan are now firmly in Elysian grasp, and those who oppose Elysian rule will have to make a truly difficult choice...
 * The Banishment, the Trail of Tears and the Great Migration, pt.1: The Banishment and the Great Migration are probably the most brutal, yet heavily romanticized period of Powhatan history; a 33-year journey of political exiles, heretics, and outcasts across the Trail of Tears, a journey spanning two-thirds of the Olympian continent, and one that would lead to the creation of a completely new cultural identity. This long saga begins with the Demetrian takeover of the Confederacy. Upon taking Croatan, Demetrios's offer to Usquehannatoco and the weroances who supported him was a simple one: be exiled "to the ends of the earth", or be burned at the stake for treachery. Naturally, Usquehannatoco and his supporters chose the exile route. As Usquehannatoco and company travelled through smaller towns and villages, they attracted a motley of Incarnationists and Trialists, social outcasts, dirt-poor families, criminals, "plague orphans", and the adventurous few who "just wanted a fresh start". Soon, these migrants formed a ragtag band of the newly-declared Crotania's unwanted renegades, traveling from village to village, using their horses and newly-acquired crossbows to hunt game, and spreading news of the "ghost-people from the lands closest to the rising sun". In an area of settled mound-building societies, this nomadic group of renegades and outcasts became a novelty to the Cherokee, the Creek, and other groups where the Exiles passed through. They would also indirectly cause profound changes to the social and demographic landscape of the OTL American South and Midwest, being the main vector for the spread of Old World diseases into the interior of the continent. By 1270, the Powhatan Exiles had travelled as far as OTL Birmingham, Alabama.
 * Hellenic Influx: Seeing virgin lands, fertile farmland, and bountiful hunting grounds, many Elysian minor nobles, and families of Elysian soldiers and knights settle in Powhatan territory. In the coming years, many more Powhatan would be forced from their ancestral home by Elysian encroachment, with many tracing the footsteps of Usquehannatoco and his Exiles on the Trail of Tears.

Archduchy of Westria

 * Head of the State: Emperor Friedrich IV Hohenstaufen (B 1205 - stil alive), (R 1247 - present)
 * Head of the Government: N/A
 * Government: Absolute Monarchy ruled by an Archduke. The title is Archduke of Westria, Last of the Romans. Our ruling dynasty is Hohenstaufen. We are currently the Emperor of the HRE
 * Demographics:
 * Population:
 * Wien: Population: 91,190
 * Konr: Population: 25,060
 * Rich: Population: 37,560
 * Polanum: Population: 22,110
 * Bolzano: Population: 10,003
 * Rural and smaller towns population: 2,422,600
 * Total population: 2,769,683
 * Religion: catholic christians (99%), others (1%)
 * Ethinicities: 98,4% Westrian, 1,6% others
 * Economy: We are based on agriculture and trade through the danube river and with most of the HRE. We use our own coins which resembles a lot those of the old Roman empire


 * Wars and conflicts: 
 * Chief Commander: 
 * Army: Total of
 * Spearmen: 11,890
 * Swordmen: 3,850
 * Bowmen: 3,840
 * Cavalry: 3,330
 * Crossbowmen: 3,010
 * Events:
 * Experiments considering gunpowder: We start to expermient with the new substance that we got from the Ahuric Empire and Alagadda Azarkhate.
 * Fortification of the eastern border: We continue fortifying our eastern border against Escosia. We start also to help develop other fortifications across the eastern HRE border.
 * Preparing for war: We start preparing for a full-scale war and start telling people by the Westrian eastern border to move west and etc.
 * Diplomacy:
 * Ahuric Empire and Alagadda Azarkhate: We are very thankful of you kind gesture to give us this new substance we pray that togheter we might be able to destroy the incoming beast.

Kingdom of Lustria

 * Government: Centralised tribal monarchy
 * Great Chief / Mortal Bearer of the Lizard Gods: K'oroka (b. 1199-1246, r. 1222-1246), Moszar (b. 1214, r. 1246-1258), Urchannk (b. 1230, r. 1258)
 * Dynasty: N/A
 * Capital: Amekrog
 * Economy: By the mid-late 13th century, the Lustrian Kingdom has a substantial amount of farming (but not as large as to preserve the environment and Lustrians, who lived in the Amazon for about ~1 500 years since their migration from Mesoamerica has adapted to that) but the number of people who are hunter-gatherers are still high. There are small groups of artisans who make pottery that creates some substantial trade value to it with art carvings that mean something in a Lustrian clan. The Amazon river system is the gateway for the Lustrians, as they use canoes and rafts to trade one and another.
 * Demographics:
 * Population: 7 200
 * Amekrog: 310
 * Osbme: 70
 * Koos'en: 60
 * Eztekol: 50
 * Sal'tcet: 70
 * Rest is just rural or other villages
 * Religion: 100% Lustrian folk religion
 * Culture/Ethnicity: 100% Lustrian
 * Military: A vaguely established and organised military is consolidated by the Grand Chief (or the 'Mortal Bearer of the Lizard Gods' as it is literally called in Lustrian). Aside from the lizard warriors, where they are trained and sworn to secrecy about their methods and how they operate, the rest of the warriors in the Lustrian warrior caste have found themselves to become known as the Rainforest Warriors rather than being untitled and voluntary. The attempt of organising the Lustrian military is required for the unification of all Lustrian people so that they could be united under the lizard gods that is bestowed by their lands.
 * Army:
 * 45 'Lizard Warriors'
 * 120 'Rainforest Warriors'
 * 2 000 fit men that could be trained into being warriors or hunters
 * Navy:
 * 160 canoes and rafts
 * Diplomacy: N/A
 * Events:
 * The Lustrian Ambitions, Pt. 2: Chief Urchannk (pronounced as er-chen) has no longer proclaimed himself on 1264 to be just a chief and a ruler over Lustrian people, even though it is still a centralised tribal monarchy, rather he would be proclaiming himself to be the Mortal Bearer of the Lizard Gods. As the lizard warriors venture into the Amazon river system, they encounter many dangers and other Lustrian people who do not agree with subjugation. They managed to sneak in bribes and offers that the so-called Mortal Bearer will provide them security and safety from other non-Lustrian people, who are "not descendants of lizards and rather descendants of monkeys", so most gave into that because of the Lustrian mythology surrounding it.
 * Amekrog: Amekrog has expanded to the point that for the first time, the population of the city has surpassed 300 people. Infrastructure is being developed slowly to accomodate at least 500 to 700 more people by the next few generations, as Lustria's spread of agriculture and cultivation of native fruits have led to a population boost.
 * Organisation of the Warrior Caste: The Mortal Bearer, Urchannk, has decided to establish the Rainforest Warriors group where they couldn't qualify into the most honorable position, the Lizard Warriors. They are no longer a voluntary task as the Lustrian eocnomy has shifted out of a hunter-gathering state and into being an agricultural state. An organised army is the way to keep the Lustrian Kingdom in check and not succumb to collapse. It also provides stability.

State of Li
Government: Absolute Monarchy
 * Emperor:Ninzong (Age 50, 1240)
 * Dynasty: Later Wu
 * Parliament: Nonexistent
 * Alliances: Part of the Daevosphere

Economy: The Economy is mainly agriculture based, with industries such as silk farming, ceramics, paper making, and tea growing all being present. Zhuhai, Zhoushan and Fuzhou are all major trade centers, along with Xiangdu, Wuhan, and Chengdu in the interior.

Capital: Xiangdu

Administration: 13 different commanderies (Jun) governed by a Taishou (Great Administrator). Every Jun is divided into prefectures (Zhou), which in turn are divided into urban counties (Fu) and Rural counties (Xian). Most prefectures are only composed of 3-6 counties.

The Government is structured into a system of bureaus and offices, with the Emperor at the government’s head. The system is meritocratic, with exams determining which candidates are given which position. The military and the central government are not separated, with The Emperor at the head of both. The Emperor, or his senior commanders are to always lead campaigns, to ensure unity of command. The Cabinet is made of 12 Officials (they also serve as his advisers), who oversee their respective bureaus or offices. The Taishous are leaders, appointed by the Emperor, who also manage the militia and enforce government policies in their respective commanderies. A universal tax system, in which villages must submit 15% of their yields (in the form of the crops themselves or as money) to their commandery government. This is used to support the military and any infrastructural development.

Demographics:

Population (excluding occupied territories): ~69,870,000 Ethnic makeup: Religion: Military:
 * Xiangdu: 460,000
 * Wuhan: 380,000
 * Chengdu: 390,000
 * Haiyan: 390,000
 * Baoan: 270,000
 * Eastern Chinese: 57%
 * Southern Chinese: 32%
 * Miao: 3%
 * Zhuang: 4%
 * Other: 4%
 * 55% Chinese Folk Religion
 * 13% Pure Tianism
 * 2% Regional Religion
 * 30% Mahayana Buddhism
 * Active Land Forces: 274,000(~0.4% of population)
 * Swordsmen: 100,000
 * Spearman/Pikemen/Dagger-axe: 90,000
 * Ranged (Bowmen): 38,000
 * Ranged (Crossbowmen):31,000
 * Gunpowder-wielding-infantry (Fire Lances, Hand Cannons): 9000
 * Cavalry : 5000
 * Elephants: 5


 * Siege Weapons:
 * Hu Dun Pao (Gunpowder Trebuchet): 85
 * Standard Trebuchet: 60
 * Catapult: 75
 * Eruptors:(Proto-Cannon): 60

Events: Diplomacy:
 * Reserves:  175,000 (~0.6% of population)
 * Navy: 1,285 Ships
 * 350 ships  (Yangtze River Defense Force)
 * 460 Ships (Nanhai Defense Force)
 * 475 Ships (Donghai Defense Force)
 * Innovations in Technology: Fire lances now have reusable metal barrels, and pellet wads are occasionly used as prejectiles, making them the first bullet in history.  (Eruptors are basically hand cannons on a stand, and they could be rotated to fire projecticles). Our navy starts employing Rockets, which are basically fireworks with a bomb attached to the nose.
 * Fun in the Phillipines: We establish a base for trade on the Island of Coron in Palawan named Tangbana.
 * Xianism: Evolving from Vajrayana, Mahayana, and Tianist (and maybe Nestorian) Beliefs, a new sect known as Xianism comes into being. It stressing cultivation of the mind and body, through certain practices, which will get one closer to a something called "Xian". It also emphasizes filial piety, suppression of desires involving pleasure, good deeds, and faith in Xian's power. Xianism is also less strict in women's gender roles, perhaps because of Miao influence. Some weird belief in a heavenly bureaucracy exists.
 * Sen-shu-koku: Trade agreement plez

Tlaxcala

 * Government: Monarchy
 * Tlatoani:  Citlalli Coatl
 * Capital: Teotihuacan
 * Demographics:
 * Population: 999k
 * Cities:
 * Teotihuacan: 42k
 * Rural area: 957k
 * Religion: 69% Nahua Religion, 10.3% Mixtec, 7% Huastec, 7% Zapotec 4.2% Maya and 2.5% other.
 * Demographics of Otomi:
 * Population: 210k
 * Religion: 78% Otomi Religion, 8% Nahua, 6% Chichimec, 5% Tarascan, 2% Huastec, 1% other.
 * Demographics of Chichimec:
 * Population: 359k
 * Religion: 71% Chichimec Religion, 8% Nuhua, 5 Huastec, 4% Otomi, 4% Colima, 3% Xalisco, 3% Tarascan, 2% other.
 * Wars and Conflicts:
 * Military: 2% (19 980)
 * Ob Swordsmen: 8 836
 * Spearmen: 5 836
 * Atlatl men (Throwing Spears): 1 836
 * tematlatl (Slings): 2 836
 * tlahuitolli (Bows): 636
 * Military of Chichimec: 1.5% (5 385)
 * Ob Swordsmen:  1 527
 * Spearmen: 1 327
 * tematlatl (Slings):  1 227
 * Atlatl (Throwing Spears): 1 027
 * tlahuitolli (Bows): 277
 * Military of Otomi: 1% (2 100)
 * Ob Swordsmen: 820
 * Spearmen: 520
 * Atlatl (Throwing Spears): 370
 * tematlatl (Slings):  270
 * tlahuitolli (Bows): 120
 * Diplomacy:
 * Mixtec: Will u become our Vassal.
 * Events:
 * Agriculture: We start focusing a lot on agriculture like farms and Livestock farms, this will make the people less Hungry. And it will make them happier, healthier and will let the people worry less about their childrens future (other than them becoming a sacrifice to the gods).
 * Integration of Otomi: the integration of Otomi begins.

Nihon no Domei

 * Government: Feudal system, officially a 'Confederation under the Shogun'
 * National Capital: Yamatai-Koku (Present-day Sakurai, Nara)
 * Shogun: Tomoe Gozen
 * United Kingdoms Armed Forces: [DISBANDED]
 * The City of Peace [De Facto capital]: Niigata, Kamado
 * Demographics
 * Population: 14,200,000
 * Honshu: 7,560,000
 * Shikoku: 2,540,000
 * Kyushu: 1,930,000
 * Xia: 2,240,000 (Not inclusive of aboriginals, estimated to be 78,000)
 * Militaries:
 * Events:
 * The Tensions, Part I: 
 * Shogun's Government: Kamado
 * Alliance of Kangeinoshima: Ren, Hatsune, Soryu
 * Minamoto-Taira: 
 * Inner Circle: Kazuto, Uzumaki, Ryukyu
 * Outer Circle: Kobayashi, Izumi, Touta, Yagami
 * Fujiwara: 
 * Japanese Circle: Midoriya, Uchiha, Kujo, Shouko,
 * Under Influence: Ezo [indpendent], Karafuto [independent]
 * Miyamizu-Tachibana: Kurosaki, Katsuki, Kaneki, Ayanami, Yamato
 * The Clans Recognised, 1264 AD: Frustrated by continued inter-Guard tensions and the effective non-existence of the Shogun's Guard, the Shogun calls the envoys of the clans together and rather than calling upon each envoy separately, but calls the envoys as councils at the discretion of the envoys themselves and their respective clans with a certain clan at head; the Alliance of Kangeinoshima and Miyamizu-Tachibana forego any form of layered councils and instead show up in unison, whereas Fujiwara and Minamoto-Taira, with limited resources, are forced to prioritise certain regions. This becomes de facto recognition of the wider clans and the line splits right down the middle.
 * Island Troubles, 1265 AD: Fujiwara turns its attention to Ezo and Karafuto in a concerted effort to influence Ezo and Karafuto to join Japan, something which the Shogun not only supports but actively orders subordinates to assist with. Ezo and Karafuto are summarily courted via gifts and relaxed obligations on merchants of the two nations, much to the dismay of Minamoto-Taira, fearing that the addition of said nations would pose a massive threat to the economic livelihood of Ryukyu by adding an alternative route into Kita no Shimajima (The Northern Islands) that could bypass them. Thus, Ryukyu is quickly pressured into allowing for foreign trade to pass throw more relaxedly regardless of nation, including from the Daevites, which does not go unnoticed.
 * We are at war, and your antics do not amuse me, 1268 AD: The Shogun calls the envoys of the inner council of Minamoto-Taira to her presence and endlessly reprimands them for potentially endangering the nation, warning that the next time such treachery occurs clan head Yuzuru shall 'disappear'. Since the recognition of the various clans' influence in 1264 the Shogun has been working on a system that will reinforce her power over all of Japan and introduces the Shogun's Guard to the nation; essentially placing close allies of hers within the various clans into positions of immense power and encouraging the constant monitoring of the various clans. The Shogun's continued popularity quashes any talk of rebellion while the clans, all except Kangeinoshima, grumble. In fact, the envoys of the clans of Kangeinoshima present themselves to the Shogun and offer their services to the Shogun's Guard, essentially bypassing the tensions between the various elements within Kita no Shimajima and allowing it to exercise more power over its own partial autonomy.
 * We are at war, and your antics do not amuse me, 1268 AD: The Shogun calls the envoys of the inner council of Minamoto-Taira to her presence and endlessly reprimands them for potentially endangering the nation, warning that the next time such treachery occurs clan head Yuzuru shall 'disappear'. Since the recognition of the various clans' influence in 1264 the Shogun has been working on a system that will reinforce her power over all of Japan and introduces the Shogun's Guard to the nation; essentially placing close allies of hers within the various clans into positions of immense power and encouraging the constant monitoring of the various clans. The Shogun's continued popularity quashes any talk of rebellion while the clans, all except Kangeinoshima, grumble. In fact, the envoys of the clans of Kangeinoshima present themselves to the Shogun and offer their services to the Shogun's Guard, essentially bypassing the tensions between the various elements within Kita no Shimajima and allowing it to exercise more power over its own partial autonomy.

Events & Great People

 * Horseman of Death: As Chagatai Khan passes, his son Berke ascends to the throne. He reroutes resources from the Slavokan massacres orchestrated by his father to a focus on the Japanese islands, declaring war with the intention of making Japan submit to Daevite overlordship. Peripheral island territories of the Kazuto clan were invaded in 1278, marking the beginning of a new struggle in Asia. Despite the forte of the Daevites being terrestrial combat, their command of the Korean and Chinese navies are able to keep up with the Japanese fleets, and with a seemingly infinite supply of manpower and boats, the day the Daevite armies land from their ships onto the Japanese heartland grows ever closer. Skirmishes with Alagadda continue due to their impudence and stubbornness in refusing to become another tributary.
 * Slavokan Massacre: The Slav genocide occurs in Northeastern Europe, with more than half of the Slavs dead by 1280. The Slavs become a minority within a decade in their own country with Finnics and Daevites or Asians settling the regions left barren. With the Genocide emptying Rostov's population by thousands and most soldiers dead after the Daevite led purge, Inkeri and Karjala take advantage of the situation and occupy Rostovian borderlands, before the tiny tributary state of Finnic Rostov is established, with large pressure from the Inkeri. Only small number of Rostovian nobles and peasents fled to Bavaria, bringing their language and culture with them.
 * Komic Isolationism: The Komi peoples enter a stage of isolationism, where they focus mainly on internal affairs and improving their own economy and boosting their population. Infrastructure still remains a foreign and impossible concept. Komic folk religions enter a golden age and so does ancient Komic poetry and storytelling literature, which are basically one and the same.
 * Sons of Dagda: The Eire had been annexed by Frangleterre a few decades back, but some think of this rule as illegitimate, as they don't want to bow to an Anglish or Franglish king. Dissent grows and the Caledoni use this to cause more chaos in the region, waking thoughts of unifying with Caledonia.
 * Unrest in the East: Several dozens of partisan groups have formed in Daevite tributaries in India and China, causing discord in the occupied lands. Daevite officials are assassinated and soldiers are murdered in broad daylight, particularly in peripheral tributaries such as Chola.
 * A Monahtanuk on the Elysian Throne: The unnamed Monahtanuk regent on the Elysian throne is revealed to be none other than Aqrowkanna, the cousin of Asquawkanna, ruler of Croatan. He desires the throne for himself, and is approached by his advisors with suggestions of “disposing” his child to secure his throne. However, he cannot bring himself to order death upon his child, and instead chooses to secretly send them to Croatan. It is publicly announced that the child died of smallpox, and a period of mourning was declared. Meanwhile, the child was raised in Croatan under the given name of Quanah within a family close to Aqrowkanna without the knowledge that they are the heir to the Elysian throne.
 * Wind-Riders of Atlantis: As naval developments continue in Atlantis, a new type of sailing vessel is created. Proving extremely useful on the waves of Atlantis, the Atlanteans used these ships known as wind-riders, or aioliko-anavati, to island-hop and establish trading outposts at a fast pace. These designs will spread throughout the region in time.
 * River Folk: The Amazon rainforest, as Atlantean explorers have dubbed the region due to encountering a tribe of women that bore similarities to the Amazons of Greek legend, sees the rise of advanced civilisations building on trade between tribes. Thus far, a centre of trade has developed in the tribal federation of Aroana, by the name of Pongo.
 * Blade Against the Sun: Atlas is able to push back the Mauretanians who've suffered tremendous losses and are facing a shortage of manpower. They recapture Goreneum. The century long war between Atlas and Mauretania comes to an end as a peace deal is made between the two.

NPC Turns

 * Georgia & Chaldea: They continue their invasion of Rum.They siege Melitene and Hattria and capture them. Georgia also invades Alagadda, taking Avarayr.
 * Vestkyst & Svearike: They enter an alliance with HRE to fight against the Daeva.
 * Songhai: They conquer Timbuktu and finish the first war of their holy campaign.
 * Rum: Captures most of the coastal cities of Byzantium, only leaving Abydos, Nicaea, and Smyrna in Byzantine hands.
 * Byzantium: They pay tribute to the Daeva, seeing no reason to really oppose them. This alliance would give them the forces required to retake the lands taken by Rum.
 * Osnerol: They annex more of Cuba.
 * Sen-shu-koku: They accept.
 * Mixtec: They deny the proposal on account of the relative strength of alliances they have.
 * Valcanor: They make a deal of friendship with Atlas, seeing a good ally against the Mauretanian Aresians.

Tlaxcala

 * Government: Monarchy
 * Tlatoani:  Coyotl Coatl
 * Capital: Teotihuacan
 * Demographics:
 * Population: 1 229k
 * Cities:
 * Teotihuacan: 45k
 * Rural area: 1 184k
 * Religion: 71% Nahua Religion, 5% Otomi 5% Mixtec, 5% Huastec, 4% Chichimec, 4% Zapotec, 3% Maya, 2% Tarascan, 1% other.
 * Demographics of Chichimec:
 * Population: 368k
 * Religion: 72% Chichimec Religion, 7.5% Nuhua, 5 Huastec, 4% Otomi, 3.5% Colima, 3% Xalisco, 3% Tarascan, 2% other.
 * Wars and Conflicts:Invasion of Zapotec.JPG
 * Invasion of Zapotec: 40% (9 832) of our army will push the Zapotec'an army to the south, when they come further sout 20% of our army will head east, while the remaining 20% will countinue south. (if they Don't join us Voluntarily) 
 * Military: 2% (24 580)
 * Ob Swordsmen: 9 895
 * Spearmen: 6 895
 * Atlatl men (Throwing Spears): 2 835
 * tematlatl (Slings): 3 895
 * tlahuitolli (Bows): 1 000
 * Military of Chichimec: 1.5% (5 520)
 * Ob Swordsmen:  1 554
 * Spearmen: 1 354
 * tematlatl (Slings):  1 254
 * Atlatl (Throwing Spears): 1 054
 * tlahuitolli (Bows): 304
 * Navy: 3 Transport ship, 25 Fishing ships
 * Diplomacy:
 * Zapotec: Join us voluntarily or be invaded!
 * Events:
 * Agriculture: We continue focusing a lot on agriculture like farms and Livestock farms, this will make the people less Hungry. And it will make them happier, healthier and will let the people worry less about their childrens future (other than them becoming a sacrifice to the gods).

Powhatan Exiles

 * Government: pseudo-anarchic decentralized clan confederation (no real government, social cohesion limited to following Usquehannatoco and their own unofficial "clan chief")
 * "Leader": Usquehannatoco (b.1231)
 * Capital: N/A (nomadic/in exile)
 * Economy: Not much; people live off of a hunter-gatherer lifestyle, and trade is limited to sporadic exchanges of Elysian weapons and horses for food, shelter, and goodwill towards the clan or tribe the Exiles are forced to intrude on.
 * Demographics: 
 * Population: 1,100
 * Religion: 76% Pocahontism (12% Orthodox Pocahontism, 51% Incarnationism, 37% Trialism), 23% traditional Native American religions
 * Ethnicity: 75% Powhatan, 10% Cherokee, 6% Chickasaw, 4% Appalachee, 3% Creek, 1% Choctaw, 1% Miktos
 * Military:
 * Army: no real army, ~600 able-bodied men but only ~150 with military experience (tribal warriors/exiled Powhatan troops)
 * Navy: N/A
 * Wars and Conflicts: N/A
 * Events:
 * The Banishment, the Trail of Tears, and the Great Migration, pt.2: The Exiles continue to traverse the continent, attracting attention and enticing the avid adventurers and social outcasts of clans and tribes who know about them to join, too. By 1280, the Exiles would be in the vicinity of OTL St.Louis, Missouri. When asked of the final destination of their travels, Usquehannatoco replied: "I do not know, little one, but I honor the word of my brother, even if he is a traitor to our culture. He asked me to travel as far away from him as my legs would allow, and so I intend to travel in the opposite direction of the rising sun for as long as I live".
 * The Plague Strikes Back: A fable dating back from the Great Migration goes as follows: One cold winter morning, the Exiles chanced upon two Chickasaw villages: a large and prospering one, and a small and stuggling one. The large, prosperous village refused to let the Exiles in, even though they had more than enough food to sustain all of them, but the small, struggling one let them in, even though they barely had enough food for themselves, let alone the Exiles. For as long as the Exiles stayed in the small village, the food stocks of the small village would replenish every sunset, so that there was always enough food for the people of the village and the exiles. However, the other village displeased the gods, so Pocahontas decided to rain the Accursed Plague down upon that village. Thus, every man, woman, and child in the large but selfish village died, while no harm would come upon the small but kindhearted village. Although this fable merely uses the Accursed Plague to reinforce its message of kindness and charity, the Powhatan Migration was historically one of, if not the main vector of spread of Old World diseases such as smallpox, typhus, and measles into the interior of Olympia. Several historians even cite the Powhatan Migration as a major indirect cause of the fall of the Mississippian moundbuilding societies.
 * Spreading Literacy: Several shamans, scribes, and the few Miktos exiles have begun teaching basically anyone who listens how to read and write. In this way, the Great Migration spread writing into the interior of the Olympian continent, and also cemented the Barbaroi script as the main script for writing native languages in general.

The Kingdom of Temasek

 * Government: Kingdom
 * King: Palibak II
 * Demographics:
 * Population: 3.02 million people, including:
 * Rural areas: 2.41 million people
 * Cities: 614,000 million people:
 * Singapura (capital, p. 67,000)
 * Malacca: (p. 65,000)
 * Phuket (p. 37,500)
 * Penang (p. 28,500)
 * Klang (p. 25,000)
 * Jambi (p. 13,000)
 * Kalanten (p. 9,000)
 * Area: 500 thousand sq. k.
 * Military: 85 thousand men, including:
 * Manpower:
 * Footmen: 30,000 men;
 * Sailors: 50,000 men;
 * Horsemen: 5,000 men.
 * Weapons:
 * Malaccan sables, bows, hand cannons, etc.
 * Means of transportation:
 * 4000 ships of varying make;
 * 5,000 horses.
 * Economy:
 * Temasek's economy, like Venice's, is based around trade, as it is situated on the coast of the Strait of Malacca, thus it is the main trade hub betweed East and Southeast Asia and countries of the Middle East and East Africa. Products of agriculture are one of the main export items of Temasek. Other items include various ores and metals, as well as palm oil.
 * Foreign policy goals:
 * to rebel against the influence of the Daevite Empire in Southeast Asia;
 * to take the whole coast of the Strait of Malacca under control.
 * Wars: none.
 * Events:
 * The Inflow: a number of soldiers is moved to Sumatran part of Temasek in order to invade the island of Sumatra. This is shown by population increase in the city of Jambi.
 * The Great Expedition: the flotilla of the ships "Tharaban", "Matusek" and "Pathrak" were sent to an expedition in depths of Africa. They have gone about 1000 km inland and discovered two previously unknown nations and a system of lakes. One of the nations, called Mobamba, is situated 700 km northwest of Mombasa. It surrounds the largest lake of the above-mentioned system, called Theremin by the explorers, and 3 smaller lakes (north to south): Koykandin, Enbernet and Grenadines. Together, the lakes form the shape of a palm, but the small lakes are the knuckles. The nation of Mobamba is about 400000 km. s. The second nation is called Wakanda. It's northeast of Mobamba and it's also situated around a lake, which the explorers called Sahitholat. It is very long an thin, about 250 km from north to south.

Kingdom of Danemark
Government - Fuedal Monarchy Queendom
 * Queen -  ???
 * Ruling House - Kaeva
 * Economy - Danish economy is quite similar to other economies of different kingdoms, making it slightly unstable. With mostly rural and some trade and other things thrown in for flavor, while there is a currency of iron/silver coins that is used plentifully, bartering is still common in some more isolated or impoverished areas, which we are trying to solve, the trade agreement with Vesnia benefits the kingdom well though so that helps. The personal union with Vestkyst also brings our economies closer, and now the famine is gone we are good again
 * Capital - Kobenhaven
 *  Demographics - 785,000
 * Ethnicities - 90 % Danish 6 % German 4 % Other
 * Cities Kobenhaven - 44,000 Aalborg - 11,000 Odense - 12,000 Esjberg - 12,000 Rural - 700,000
 * Religons - 91% Catholic 5% Orthodox 4% Other
 * Wars and Conflicts
 *   Danish Line - The construction of the Danish Line in the border with mainland europe is done, so we now start doing the part with our Northern Territories, we also do not disregard our coastal defenses, just in case
 * Military - 25,000
 * Infantry - 10,000
 * Archers - 4,000
 * Pikemen - 1,800
 * Lancers - 1,200
 * Men-at-Arms - 8,000
 *  Navy                    
 * Galleys - 80 Transport Ships - 50 Canoes - 130
 * Events
 * Gunpowder - Merchants from the HRE lands start bringing in gunpowder from their imports, and it is found out that this thing is actually very good, so now hand cannons and flame sticks are made with gunpowder, greatly increasing military might
 * Danish Line - Progress begins going faster with more conscription and the joining with the HRE in the Anti-Daevite Alliance in working on the walls and fortifacations
 * The Tale of Alfred the Reformer (Il) - In his early attempts to reform to the Catholic Church, Alfred found great resistance where he spread his message, so after several years of failed preaching, he begins drafting his book On the Reform of the Papacy  in Naples, where he plans to publish it and eventually finish his job
 * Diplomacy
 * HRE - Since we are in a personal union with Vestkyst, we also join the alliance with the HRE

Kingdom of Vesnia

 * Government: Feudal Monarchy (Kingdom)
 * King:  Wilhelm V (B 1245, alive), (R 1267 - Present)
 * Ruling House: House of Vesnia (House of Kaufmann)
 * Economy: The Vesnian economy is slightly unstable, being based on trade mostly as well as fishing and lumber. Gold coin currency is used in the realm. Vesnia is influenced by the overall economy of the Holy Roman Empire, of which it is a member. A special trade agreement between Vesnia and Svearike and Vesnia and Danemark has been implemented. Currently the military is being funded due to the Daevite threat.
 * Allies: Svearike, Vestkyst, Danemark (personal), HRE members (de facto).
 * Capital: Burgenbrao
 * Demographics:
 * Population: ~1 100 000
 * Burgenbrao: 89 000
 * Köslin: 50 000
 * Raustadt: 9 000
 * Heineg: 3 500
 * Schneidemühl: 2 100
 * Rural areas (AKA everything else): ~950 000
 * Ethnicities: 95% Vesnian, 5% Prussian
 * Religion: 97% Catholic Christian, 3% Orthodox Christian
 * Wars and Conflicts (italics: Potential War):
 * HRE-Daevite War(s): Plans for the eventual conflict is constantly planned for, with villagers being taught what to do in time of crisis (if they can get away) and some of the peasants are also trained to be able to fend for themselves as much as possible. The plans and all such things are written down, so that if something bad happens like a king suddenly dying or being unable to rule, the new one can quickly read up on it.
 * Military: Total of 13 000 soldiers under the Royal army (a little more than 1% of pop) as well as troops levied from vassals totaling around 15 000.
 * Deployed units: All
 * 4 200 infantry
 * 3 150 pikemen
 * 4 125 archers
 * 1 000 sword cavalry
 * 525 lancers
 * 15 000 levied soldiers
 * Navy:
 * 18 transport ships
 * 11 galleys
 * Diplomacy:
 * Danemark, Vestkyst and Svearike: Our friendship goes back centuries (especially with Vestkyst and Danemark), we appreciate this help very much.
 * Events:
 * Gunpowder Experiments: Further experimentation with the substance shows that it has potential in weaponry as it is explosive. Fire arrows are created, a weapon that can be very useful in destroying settlements. Devices called fire bombs (basically think of something in the vain of Molotov cocktails) are also developed.
 * Walls of Heineg: The fortification of Heineg is improved, it is a strategically important area and if things go bad in the Daevite wars, our last stronghold.
 * DEUS VULT: Wilhelm V treats the incoming war with the Daevite Empire as a straight up crusade against the Daevites. Europe vs them, right now it doesn't matter if you're German, Avar or Danish, Catholic or Orthodox, the Daevites must be defeated before they get too powerful.
 * Historical Regions: Through many years of well, existing, 5 main historical regions within Vesnia are established during the late 13th century. These are Rügen (covering the island and the westernmost areas of the kingdom), Ostmark (the Northeast), Lechtenheim (roughly the borders of the late HRE state of Lechtenheim), Heineg (obvious) and Vesnia Proper (everything else).
 * Clocks, sort of: With the Verge escapement presumably being invented by now, tower clocks are built and placed in squares in our cities.
 * Saint Nicholas' Church: Construction continues.

Archduchy of Westria

 * Head of the State: Emperor Friedrich IV Hohenstaufen (B 1205 - D 1278), (R 1247 - 1278), Emperor Friedrich V Hohenstaufen (B 1244 - still alive), (R 1278 - present)
 * Head of the Government: N/A
 * Government: Absolute Monarchy ruled by an Archduke. The title is Archduke of Westria, Last of the Romans. Our ruling dynasty is Hohenstaufen. We are currently the Emperor of the HRE
 * Demographics:
 * Population:
 * Wien: Population: 91,190
 * Konr: Population: 25,060
 * Rich: Population: 37,560
 * Polanum: Population: 22,110
 * Bolzano: Population: 10,003
 * Rural and smaller towns population: 2,432,600
 * Total population: 2,779,683
 * Religion: catholic christians (99%), others (1%)
 * Ethinicities: 98,4% Westrian, 1,6% others
 * Economy: We are based on agriculture and trade through the danube river and with most of the HRE. We use our own coins which resembles a lot those of the old Roman empire


 * Wars and conflicts: 
 * Chief Commander: 
 * Army: Total of
 * Spearmen: 11,890
 * Swordmen: 3,850
 * Bowmen: 3,840
 * Cavalry: 3,430
 * Crossbowmen: 3,010
 * Events:
 * Experiments considering gunpowder: Further experiments with the new substance that we got from the Ahuric Empire and Alagadda Azarkhate. Soon we start to develop something similiar to fire bomb and fire arrows which can be useful against our foes we have to start and train our armies to use them.
 * Fortification of the eastern border: We continue fortifying our eastern border against Escosia. We also help develop other fortifications across the eastern HRE border.
 * Preparing for war: We continues the preparation for a full-scale war.
 * Death of Friedrich IV: On the 3rd March emperor Friedrich IV died he was succeded by his only surviving son who would be called Friedrich V.
 * Moving the court to Bolzano: The new Emperor and his court is moved to Bolzano for safety reasons he will of course join with the army when the Daevites finally attacks. We believe it is best to keep his court in Bolzano since it lays quite far away from the Daevites and by the mountainous region in our country which is good protection.
 * Diplomacy:
 * To everyone that accepts to join on our side incase of war: We are grateful that you all accepted and hope for a good co-operation with all of you.

Kingdom of Lustria

 * Government: Centralised tribal monarchy
 * Great Chief / Mortal Bearer of the Lizard Gods: K'oroka (b. 1199-1246, r. 1222-1246), Moszar (b. 1214, r. 1246-1258), Urchannk (b. 1230, r. 1258)
 * Dynasty: Urchannkian (est. 1275)
 * Capital: Amekrog
 * Economy: By the mid-late 13th century, the Lustrian Kingdom has a substantial amount of farming (but not as large as to preserve the environment and Lustrians, who lived in the Amazon for about ~1 500 years since their migration from Mesoamerica has adapted to that) but the number of people who are hunter-gatherers are still high. There are small groups of artisans who make pottery that creates some substantial trade value to it with art carvings that mean something in a Lustrian clan. The Amazon river system is the gateway for the Lustrians, as they use canoes and rafts to trade one and another.
 * Demographics:
 * Population: 9 500
 * Amekrog: 350
 * Osbme: 80
 * Koos'en: 50
 * Eztekol: 60
 * Sal'tcet: 80
 * Rest is just rural or other villages
 * Religion: 100% Lustrian folk religion
 * Culture/Ethnicity: 100% Lustrian
 * Military: A vaguely established and organised military is consolidated by the Grand Chief (or the 'Mortal Bearer of the Lizard Gods' as it is literally called in Lustrian). Aside from the lizard warriors, where they are trained and sworn to secrecy about their methods and how they operate, the rest of the warriors in the Lustrian warrior caste have found themselves to become known as the Rainforest Warriors rather than being untitled and voluntary. The attempt of organising the Lustrian military is required for the unification of all Lustrian people so that they could be united under the lizard gods that is bestowed by their lands.
 * Army:
 * 55 'Lizard Warriors'
 * 150 'Rainforest Warriors'
 * 2 800 fit men that could be trained into being warriors or hunters
 * Navy:
 * 200 canoes and rafts
 * Diplomacy: N/A
 * Events:
 * The Lustrian Ambitions, Pt. 3: Expansion continues to happen into the 1270s. The Lustrian Kingdom's new goals set up by the Bearer of the Lizard Gods, is to connect with the Tupi tribes. Once that is done, even after the death of Urchannk, a secondary goal is to spread out on the Amazon delta.
 * Female Warriors Within: Although the Lustrian people have been in contact and were trading with the Tupi (or the Amazonians as they were called by Atlantean explorers), as the united kingdom pushed deeper into the rainforest, many Lustrians have encountered organised tribes and confederations along the Amazon river through raft and canoe exploration along the Amazon river system. Trading is encouraged to maintain peace at least, despite the long testimony by the lizard gods that they were inferior because they were not descendants of the lizard gods directly.
 * A New Lineage: Urchannk announces the first direct heir, a daughter of course. This establishes the Urchannkian dynasty and finally ends a monarchy where a chief is appointed once the current chief dies.

Avaland (final turn):

 * Government: Monarchy
 * Ruler: King Bachtör "the Great"
 * Dynasty: House of Szarvas
 * Parliament: N/A
 * Economy: Information.
 * Capital: Khagansbyrg
 * Demographics (excluding Wiessel):
 * Population: 3,100,000 (73% Avar, 10% Boihemien, 16% Prussian, 1% other)
 * Religion: 76% Catholic, 22% Orthodox, 2% other
 * Military (excluding Wiessel): 62,000 troops
 * Wars and Conflicts: N/A (for the moment)
 * Diplomacy (italics indicates secret diplomacy):
 * Vesnia: Vesnia's warning is heeded. Increased defenses are mounted against the Daevites.
 * Westria: We must defend ourselves and prepare for the inevitable Daevite invasion!
 * Events:
 * The Bane of Horsemen: A descendant of Nachin Marko (who played a major role in the Bloodbath of Constantinople), the young general Eteiszo Marko gains for himself the reputation of a strategical genius and a fearsome commander. Soon, Eteiszo will be crucial in the defense of the Holy Roman Empire against the encroaching Daevites. This will earn him the nickname "the Bane of Horsemen."
 * Cultural Assimilation: The peaceful assimilation of the Prussians in Avar land begins.
 * Khagansbyrg Cathedral: The Khagansbyrg Cathedral nears completion.
 * Enough With the Bullshit!: Avaland has so far been pushing for peaceful assimilation of the Prussians. So now, King Bachtör will begin cracking down on the Order of the Ashes, which has been disrupting the order and unceremoniously murdering Prussians with even the loosest association to the genocide. He will also ban any extremism from the Prussians too. Long story short, he really just said, "chill bros, stop killing each other!"

Li Dynasty
Government: Absolute Monarchy Alliances:
 * Emperor:Ninzong (Age 60)
 * Dynasty: Wu
 * Parliament: Nonexistent

Economy: The Economy is mainly agriculture based, with industries such as silk farming, ceramics, paper making, and tea growing all being present. Zhuhai, Zhoushan and Fuzhou are all major trade centers, along with Xiangdu, Wuhan, and Chengdu in the interior.

Capital: Xiangdu

Administration: 13 different commanderies (Jun) governed by a Taishou (Great Administrator). Every Jun is divided into prefectures (Zhou), which in turn are divided into urban counties (Fu) and Rural counties (Xian). Most prefectures are only composed of 3-6 counties.

The Government is structured into a system of bureaus and offices, with the Emperor at the government’s head. The system is meritocratic, with exams determining which candidates are given which position. The military and the central government are not separated, with The Emperor at the head of both. The Emperor, or his senior commanders are to always lead campaigns, to ensure unity of command. The Cabinet is made of 12 Officials (they also serve as his advisers), who oversee their respective bureaus or offices. The Taishous are leaders, appointed by the Emperor, who also manage the militia and enforce government policies in their respective commanderies. A universal tax system, in which villages must submit 15% of their yields (in the form of the crops themselves or as money) to their commandery government. This is used to support the military and any infrastructural development.

Demographics:
 * Population (excluding occupied territories): ~69,800,000
 * Xiangdu: 460,000
 * Wuhan: 380,000
 * Chengdu: 390,000
 * Haiyan: 390,000
 * Baoan: 270,000

Religion: Military:
 * Ethnic makeup:
 * Eastern Chinese: 53%
 * Southern Chinese: 31%
 * Miao: 4%
 * Zhuang: 4%
 * Other: 8%
 * 55% Chinese Folk Religion
 * 13% Pure Tianism
 * 2% Regional Religion
 * 30% Mahayana Buddhism
 * Active Land Forces: 274,000(~0.4% of population)
 * Swordsmen: 100,000
 * Spearman/Pikemen/Dagger-axe: 90,000
 * Ranged (Bowmen): 38,000


 * Ranged (Crossbowmen):31,000
 * Gunpowder-wielding-infantry (Fire Lances, Hand Cannons): 9000
 * Cavalry : 5000


 * Elephants: 5


 * Siege Weapons:


 * Hu Dun Pao (Gunpowder Trebuchet): 85
 * Standard Trebuchet: 60
 * Catapult: 75
 * Eruptors:(Proto-Cannon): 60


 * Reserves:  175,000 (~0.6% of population)


 * Navy: 1,285 Ships

Events: Diplomacy: 
 * 350 ships  (Yangtze River Defense Force)
 * 460 Ships (Nanhai Defense Force)
 * 475 Ships (Donghai Defense Force)
 * Xianism (Part 2): Xianism develops a few attributes that set’s it apart from Tianism. Also during this time, the first Xianist Sects start popping up. The Gusu Lan sect is founded by Lan An, which believes in strict rules and self-control for proper cultivation. It’s signature practice are Handstands, which they claim train calmness. Lan An does say that only when one is with someone that they truly love and cherish, one would be able let go of all regulations, but no one really knows what that means. This sect is based around Haiyan. Meanwhile, the Qishan Wen sect is founded by Wen Mao. He abbhors rulers who abuse their power (quite ironic, heh). He taught unique sword practices and cultivation techniques, and attracts a large number of followers.
 * Expansion of Tangbana: A dockyard and a shipyard are built in Tangbana.
 * Death of Ninzong: Ninzong dies on the 28th of December, 1271.
 * Ascension of Qie’ao: Qie’ao ascends the throne on the 1st of January, 1272. Shouts of “Wudi Wansui!” fill the palace courtyard.
 * Nagasato: A trade agreement is formalized, allowing goods from our nations to pass to the other directly

Duchy of Bavaria

 * Government: Feudal Monarchy
 * Duke: Heinrich XIII (b. 1235 d. 1274, r.1253-1274) Aleksandra I (b. 1240, r.125
 * Ruling House: Kostroma
 * The King dies: Heinrich dies due to injuries sustained in a hunting trip, leaving the throne to his wife, Aleksandra
 * Economy: Feudal, mainly based on agriculture and livestock farming
 * Capital: Munich
 * Siege Equipment: 120 catapults, 90 ballistae, 80 mangonels, 60 onagers, 40 trebuchets
 * Army: 7,500 swordsmen, 2,500 axemen, 10,000 pikemen, 15,000 archers, 7,500 longbowmen, 5,000 crossbowmen, 10,000 cavalry, 7,500 knights
 * Demographics:
 * Population: 1,070,000
 * Munich: 80,000
 * Augsburg: 50,000
 * Regensburg: 30,000
 * Ingolstadt: 25,000
 * Bamberg: 10,000
 * Minor cities: 35,000
 * Rural areas: 850,000
 * Ethnicities:  70% Bavarian, 5% Avar, 5% Westrian, 5% Ulmese?, 5% Slavokan 10% other
 * Religion: 94% Catholic, 5%Orthodox, 1% other
 * Diplomacy: N/A
 * Events:
 * Daevite threat: we now focus in fortifying our country
 * New Alphabet: Cyrillic is now being used in all official documents
 * Gunpowder: with the Alagadda Azarkhate giving us the recipe for a substance called gunpowder, we experiment with it, noting that it is very explosive
 * Slavokan Refugees: we accept them, making settlements for them

The Kingdom of Nagasato

 * Government: Monarchy
 * King: Muramasa I (reign: 1269 - present)
 * Ruling House: Nagasato
 * Economy: The Nagasatoan Economy primarily consists of fishing, fruits, and precious metals and gems. The currency is based on copper and silver coins, though the poverish would work for food and shelter, which includes a good portion of the population, since most could barely make enough to feed one person as Muramasa came to the throne. That being said, with a potential war on the horizon, jobs begin to sprout up, as the poor begin to receive a chance at rising through the ranks.
 * Main Religion: Shintoism
 * Allies: N/A
 * Cities and Demographics:
 * Population: ~75,000
 * Soccsksargen territory: ~85% of the population
 * Other: ~15% of the population
 * Ethnicities:
 * Hiligaynon: 78%
 * Cebuano: 16%
 * Maguindanao: 5%
 * Other: 1%
 * Notable Cities:
 * Nagasato City (Capital)
 * Location: Sarangani Bay
 * Nagasato is a city like no other in the Philippines. Carrying the heritage of generations long past, architecture of old is mixed amongst structures of new, with the sea to the south and jungles to the north.
 * Davao (Mining hub)
 * Location: Southern Mindanao
 * Davao was a city created to house the various workers that work in the mines located nearby, which provides for a good majority of the exports from Nagasato
 * Wars and Conflicts
 * The Unification of Mindanao: Operation Bolo
 * Phase I: Preparations
 * With the newest king being crowned, he immediately dives into his first project: the unification of the island of Mindanao. Troops are being trained, logistics are being carried out.
 * Military: The Nagasatoan Armed Forces
 * Army: (1%, 5% by the end of the decade)
 * Total: 3,500
 * Active: 750
 * 100 Heavy Breakthrough Elite Infantry
 * 300 Light Infiltration Infantry (Trained for hit-and-run and flanking attacks in the jungle)
 * 50 Light Archers
 * 300 Naval officers
 * Recruitments in-training: 2,750
 * 1,100 Light Infiltration Infantry
 * 300 Light Cavalry (Able to shoot bows on horseback or fight with a spear or shortsword if it comes down to it)
 * 40 Light Archers
 * 150 Heavy Infantry
 * 250 Infantry held in reserve (homeland security)
 * 950 Naval officers
 * Navy:
 * 3 Retrofitted Oceanic Merchant Ships (Moderately sized pinisi’s)
 * Crew: 20
 * 8 Balangays (Lightly armed)
 * Crew: 12
 * 23 Retrofitted Paraws (Lightly armed)
 * Crew: 5
 * Research and Development:
 * Naval Expansion: With observations made abroad as well as the state of the navy as is, it was clear that the Nagasatoan navy has a mix of Filipino and Japanese style, and needs to modernize. As the older ships are upgraded to modern standards, with the advent of gunpowder, a large amount of effort is focused on cannon technology
 * Pagong-class Oceanic Cruisers: Upscaled Pinisi’s purpose-built for naval combat. Able to keep up with the smaller pinisi’s in the fleet while being decently armored for their size
 * Projected Armament:
 * 12 cannons (6 per side)
 * 1 whirlwind trebuchet on a swiveling platform on the bow
 * Crew: 50
 * Production:
 * Naval Construction
 * 60 Retrofitted Paraws
 * 30 Retrofitted Balangays
 * The 10 currently in service are brought in for modernization
 * 20 Tamaraw-class Pinisi’s (similar size to the retrofitted merchant pinisi’s)
 * The 3 Pinisi’s currently in-service are brought in for modernization. Possibly armed with 2-4 cannons
 * 5 Experimental Pagong-class Oceanic Cruisers
 * Armed with 12? cannons apiece. Expected that not enough reliable cannons would produced, so each comes with a whirlwind trebuchet on the bow on a rotating platform as backup If cannons aren’t able to be fielded (or are unreliable), the Pagong-classes will rely on the trebuchet on-board
 * Diplomacy:
 * Overview: Nagasatoan diplomats are sent out to neighboring islands, namely to ensure that none of them will get involved. The main purpose, apart from having wealth flow in from the exported fish, spices, and materials, the Nagastoans are hoping to import gunpowder and primitive musket and cannon technology to experiment with themselves.
 * Yamato/Nihon: Attempts are made to contact countries in Japan to start trade between the two nations.
 * Li: Attempts are made to contact the Chinese dynasty to start trade between the two nations.
 * Events:
 * Studying abroad: Various officials, officers, and other high-ranking military officials are sent overseas to study, gathering knowledge on the most up-to-date strategies and technology. Among these people includes:
 * Ojirou Souji: A skilled female warrior and the highest ranking female official in the army from a clan known for their female warriors. Aggressive yet calm, boastful yet humble. She is not someone you should trifle with.
 * Yamamoto Yoshirou: A man in his mid-thirties, and the primary force behind the modernization of the navy. Known for his strategic mind, Yamamoto excels at thinking a few steps ahead of his adversaries while being able to throw them off their game with unpredictable tactics at times. More importantly than anything, Yamamoto stands for honor, and would never back down from a fight.

Events & Great People

 * Horseman of Death (part 2): As Berke Khan passes, his only child and daughter, Bulijin, ascends to the throne. Legend tells of a mysterious atmosphere surrounds . Some say she might be the second coming of Attilla, as their similarities are somewhat uncanny according to both descriptions. Regardless, she is known as the Horseman (or Horsewoman) of Death. Her Empire expands to include Rum as a tributary state, along with an invasion of Taiwan. She begins to integrate the Tengusics and Ugrians into her Empire. There are plans for Avaland to join as a tributary state as well. But for now, her primary focus is on Japan and Algadda. She is personally leading an invasion of Taiwan herself, although a group of warriors are planning to change all that....
 * Bulijin's War: It started with an arrow, shot out into the sea. During the first Daevite invasion of the Japanese islands, Berke Khan sailed with an invasion force numbering in the thousands using northern Chinese ships and what is left of their navy that fell so long ago. When asked where they should land, Berke had second thoughts. He told his fleet that he would decide whether they should land or not. The next evening, Berke shot an arrow out of his bow towards certain Japanese shores. That is when history in Japan began its pivotal moment. It turns out, this is all for naught. Year after year, the Daevite Invasion of Japan ended in failure. During his brief reign, his invasion of Japan became his own personal goal that ended in failure. However, his daughter, Bulijin Khatun, now 38-39 years old, later ascended to the throne either in 1280 or 1281 after being an only child. She was regarded for her own beauty and youthfulness despite her age, legend would tell that she may not have aged at all. Bulijin took on the goal of invading Japan, but under a different strategy. Instead, she would knock down the clans one-by-one, starting with a good point in modern "Taiwan" and through Ryukyu (or to mainly get it out of the way). She accomplished this amazing feat greatly within months. This accomplishment alerted the clans. After conjoining, they decided that they should send their best master swordsmen, but those who are skilled in other weapons and fields are welcomed. This is typically for samurai, but many from different walks of life would volunteer to make a name for themselves as well. Dozens of individual warriors will embark on a journey through the island of Taiwan in order to liberate it from Daevite rule. Perhaps, there will be a few who will go down in history as one of the greatest Samurai.
 * An Early Warning: Atman, the adopted son of Daevite ruler Bulijin Khatun, had a falling out with his family. Determined to make his childhood dream of a separate nation a reality, he travels to Anatolia to garner support.
 * Cambridge: The College of Peterhouse is established in Cambridge.
 * Eyeglasses: The first pair of glasses to enhance weak vision are invented in Venice.
 * Daevite influence of Rum: After troubling takeovers from their eastern neighbor, they surrender to the Daevites and agree to serve as a tributary with present borders. Although, later in the decade, several Greco-Persian states rebelled, establishing their own states.
 * Land Mines: The static gunpowder weapon is invented in Daevite China. They are proposed as defensive traps for forts and castles, but are not yet put to use.
 * The Sun Sets: Atlas, faced with numerous rebel uprisings, grants independence to several parties including Valeris, Girba and Fezzan.
 * Sons of Dagda II: The Hatred towards the Franglish grows in the Eire, resulting in some uprisings in the north, with many wishing to be ruled by a pure Albionic king, which they see as the Crown of Caledonia. These thoughts begin to spread to Dublin and Galway through people who spread ill-words of the Franglish and preach of a unified Gaelic kingdom.
 * Blood Beer and Beards in the New World: Vinlanders had heard of white men at the shores of this new world, down south. A raiding party was assembled and axes fell on Palucipax. The town was pillaged and the beautiful women taken back far north. The town burned and when traders saw the pillars of fire ascending to the heavens, the paradise like image of their Olympia, cracked. Pale white men had come and wiped out the town, they now knew, the Greeks weren't the only ones here.
 * The Olympian Exchange: As crops and livestock brought over to Olympia by the Greeks spread across the continent, a good deal of it found its way into existing tribal federations, with emphasis to those on the East Coast and around the Great Lakes. Numerous tribes along the Appalachian trail start to implement these new food sources in their civilisations as well.
 * West African Rumble: Century old tensions in West Africa have broken past the boiling point, with war between Galatoi, Aoudaghost and their allies engulfing most of the region in war. Mauretania merely watches from the north, secretly egging on their brethren in Songhai.

NPC Turns

 * Svartheim: They expand for the first time in a century, invading Haemus, through a falsified casus belli. They conquer the two major cities and the southern regions, giving them access to the Mediterranean. The rest of Haemus is puppeted under the king of Svartheim.
 * Zapotec: They reluctantly agree.

Kingdom of Temasek

 * Government: None
 * Ruler (King, President, etc.): None
 * Parliament: Not necessary
 * First Party: Number of Seats
 * Second Party: Number of Seats
 * Third Party: Number of Seats
 * Economy: None
 * Capital: None
 * Demographics:
 * Population: None
 * Religion: None
 * Wars and Conflicts: None
 * Diplomacy: None
 * Nation: Diplomatic action taken.
 * Events: 
 * Wow, Temasek is really taking over!!!: Wow, Temasek is really taking over!!!

Tlaxcala

 * Government: Monarchy
 * Tlatoani:  Coyotl Coatl
 * Capital: Teotihuacan
 * Demographics:
 * Population: 1 243k
 * Cities:
 * Teotihuacan: 47k
 * Rural area: 1 196k
 * Religion: 71.5% Nahua Religion, 4.9% Otomi, 4.9% Huastec, 4.8% Mixtec, 4% Chichimec, 4% Zapotec, 3% Maya, 2% Tarascan, 1% other.
 * Demographics of Zapotec:
 * Population: 482k
 * Religion: 81% Zapotec Religion, 4% Nahua, 3% Mixtec, 1.5% Zoque, 0.5% other.
 * Demographics of Chichimec:Zoque war.JPG
 * Population: 374k
 * Religion: 72% Chichimec Religion, 11% Nuhua, 5 Huastec, 4% Otomi, 3% Xalisco, 3% Tarascan, 2% other.
 * Wars and Conflicts:War with Zoque.JPG
 * Invasion of Zoque: If they don't go along with our proposal we invade them with 50% (12 430) (20% (4 972) in the north Red, 30% (7 458) in the south Orange) of our army, pushing them to the east like in the picture.
 * Results of the war: the northern coast will be annexed into Tlaxcala, Zapotec gets some eastern territory. as shown in the map:--->
 * Military: 2% (24 860)
 * Ob Swordsmen: 9 951
 * Spearmen: 6 951
 * Atlatl men (Throwing Spears): 2 891
 * tematlatl (Slings): 3 951
 * tlahuitolli (Bows): 1 116
 * Military of Zapotec: 2% (9 640)
 * Ob Swordsmen:  2 498
 * Spearmen: 2 198
 * tematlatl (Slings):  1 998
 * Atlatl (Throwing Spears): 1 898
 * tlahuitolli (Bows): 1 048
 * Military of Chichimec: 2% (7 480)
 * Ob Swordsmen:  1 974
 * Spearmen: 1 774
 * tematlatl (Slings):  1 574
 * Atlatl (Throwing Spears): 1 474
 * tlahuitolli (Bows): 684
 * Navy: 3 Transport ship, 33 Fishing ships
 * Diplomacy:Zoque.JPG
 * Zoque: Give us the north-western part  of your nation and Join us voluntarily or be invaded!
 * Events:
 * Agriculture: We continue focusing a lot on agriculture like farms and Livestock farms, this will make the people less Hungry. And it will make them happier, healthier and will let the people worry less about their childrens future (other than them becoming a sacrifice to the gods).
 * New city: A new city is created that we will call Tochpan.
 * Atlan and Ichtaca.JPGChichimec events: 
 * New city: A new city is created that we will call Ichtaca.

Kingdom of Danemark
Government - Fuedal Monarchy Queendom
 * Queen -  ???
 * Ruling House - Kaeva
 * Economy - Danish economy is quite similar to other economies of different kingdoms, making it slightly unstable. With mostly rural and some trade and other things thrown in for flavor, while there is a currency of iron/silver coins that is used plentifully, bartering is still common in some more isolated or impoverished areas, which we are trying to solve, the trade agreement with Vesnia benefits the kingdom well though so that helps. The personal union with Vestkyst also brings our economies closer, and now the famine is gone we are good again
 * Capital - Kobenhaven
 *  Demographics - 790,000
 * Ethnicities - 90 % Danish 6 % German 4 % Other
 * Cities Kobenhaven - 46,000 Aalborg - 11,000 Odense - 12,000 Esjberg - 13,000 Rural - 700,000
 * Religons - 91% Catholic 5% Orthodox 4% Other
 * Wars and Conflicts
 *   Danish Line - The Northern Territory walls are progressing at a slower rate, with much more atrrition being present, however, coastal fortifacations are doing well, Conscription starts bogging down though, as less and less people are willing to join the army
 * Military -30,000
 * Infantry - 10,000
 * Archers - 4,000
 * Pikemen - 2,300
 * Lancers - 2,200
 * Gunpowder Men - 500
 * Men-at-Arms - 11,000
 *  Navy                    
 * Galleys - 80 Transport Ships - 50 Canoes - 130
 * Events
 * Gunpowder - Small early attempts muster up a handfull of relatively skilled gunpowder users who can operate "Wooden Dragons" and hand cannons, however, gunpowder still faces great opposition from the senior generals in the military who see it as unweildy and dishonarable.
 * Danish Line - Progress begins going faster with more conscription and the joining with the HRE in the Anti-Daevite Alliance in working on the walls and fortifacations
 * The Tale of Alfred the Reformer (Ill) - After spending 7 long years writing his book On The Reform of the Papacy, he finally manages to publish the book in Naples as well as in some other European places such as Danemark and the HRE, the success, however, can only be determined by the mods
 * Diplomacy
 * HRE - Since we are in a personal union with Vestkyst, we also join the alliance with the HRE

Powhatan Exiles

 * Government: pseudo-anarchic, proto-democratic decentralized clan confederation (no real government, social cohesion limited to following Usquehannatoco and their own unofficial "clan chief", "clan chiefs" advise Usquehannatoco, and have begun to be elected)
 * "Leader": Usquehannatoco (b.1231)
 * Capital: N/A (nomadic/in exile)
 * Economy: Not much; people live off of a hunter-gatherer lifestyle, and trade is limited to sporadic exchanges of Elysian weapons and horses for food, shelter, and goodwill towards the clan or tribe the Exiles are forced to intrude on.
 * Demographics: 
 * Population: 1,700
 * Religion: 60% Pocahontism (12% Orthodox Pocahontism, 51% Incarnationism, 37% Trialism), 40% traditional Native American religions
 * Ethnicity: 59% Powhatan, 8% Cherokee, 7% Chickasaw, 5% Pawnee, 5% Osage, 3% Appalachee, 2% Creek, 1% Miktos, 10% other (assorted Native American groups; including Choctaw, Tamaroa, Missouri, Kansa, Oto, Iowa, Omaha, Yankton, Wichita, and Arapaho)
 * Military:
 * Army: no real army, ~850 able-bodied men but only ~170 with military experience (tribal warriors/exiled Powhatan troops)
 * Navy: N/A
 * Wars and Conflicts: N/A
 * Events:
 * The Banishment, the Trail of Tears, and the Great Migration, pt.3: The Great Migration would continue at much the same pace as it did before, as the Exiles traversed the Great Plains, living off of hunting the large bison herds all over the Plains. By 1290, the Exiles were present around the OTL Nebraska-Colorado border.
 * E Pluribus Unum: Over the past few years, many men and women of many different tribes, itching to get away from whatever dire problems they are facing in their lives, have joined the Exiles in their inexorable trek westwards. Over this time, a common identity has emerged amongst all the Exiled, regardless of tribe, clan, social rank, gender, or any distinction. All are considered equal, and when introducing themselves to people they meet along the way, many have begun identifying themselves as an Exile rather than their tribal or clan affiliation. The Exiles have started to evolve into a tribe of their own right, one that sees no boundaries set along language, nationality, or creed, but only of merit and personality, ready to take in any that are not welcomed in others' lands.
 * The Land of Opportunity: By this point in the Migration, many people have begun to believe that only upon the death of Usquehannatoco ("I intend to travel as long as I live") will the Exiles be allowed to settle, and that the gods (whether the Pocahontic pantheon [itself heavily inspired by the Hellenic pantheon] or the assorted spirits and native gods of other tribes and nations) would only take Usquehannatoco's life once they arrived at a veritable paradise, where they would be free to settle peacefully. Usquehannatoco would be "taken by the gods" in the autumn of 1295,
 * The Beginnings of Democracy?: In these final stretches of the Great Migration, the unofficial "strongman" system would begin to coalesce into entirely new clans, often determined by tribal affiliation, religion, or even simple friend groups. A proto-democratic system would also begin to evolve, with several clan chiefs who died being replaced by an election process, where everyone in the clan (including women and even children) would have a say in the matter. Many clan chiefs were elected and governed via popular rule, and if the people did not like their clan chief anymore for some reason, they would simply spontaneously call for another election to determine a new clan chief. This system was haphazard, unorganized, and not encoded into law, but it was a democratic system nonetheless, and one of the first in the New World.
 * The Olympian Calendar: Around this time, what would become known as the Olympian Calendar evolved. Heavily based on the Julian calendar of the Elysians, the Olympian Calendar, however, would mark "Year 0" as the year of the beginning of the Exile (1265 in the Julian/modern Gregorian calendar), and the date of the beginning of the Exile (December 20th) used as the date of the New Year. Although the Olympian Calendar would fall out of civil use in the 1800s, replaced by the modern Gregorian calendar, it is still used for certain religious ceremonies.

Duchy of Bavaria

 * Government: Feudal Monarchy
 * Duchess: Aleksandra I (b. 1240, r.1274-)
 * Ruling House: Kostroma
 * Economy: Feudal, mainly based on agriculture and livestock farming
 * Capital: Munich
 * Siege Equipment: 150 catapults, 100 ballistae, 80 mangonels, 80 onagers, 50 trebuchets
 * Army: 7,500 swordsmen, 2,500 axemen, 10,000 pikemen, 10,000 archers, 7,500 longbowmen, 7,500 crossbowmen, 10,000 cavalry, 7,500 knights, 2,500 firework archers
 * Demographics:
 * Population: 1,100,000
 * Munich: 80,000
 * Augsburg: 50,000
 * Regensburg: 40,000
 * Ingolstadt: 30,000
 * Bamberg: 10,000
 * Novaya Kostroma: 7,500
 * Bayreuth: 7,500
 * Landshut: 5,000
 * Kempten: 5,000
 * Minor cities: 20,000
 * Rural areas: 850,000
 * Ethnicities:  70% Bavarian, 15% Slavokan 15% other
 * Religion: 90% Catholic, 9%Orthodox, 1% other
 * Diplomacy: N/A
 * Events:
 * Daevite threat: we keep fortifying our country
 * New Alphabet: Cyrillic is now being used in all documents and manuscripts
 * Gunpowder: we manage to make firework arrows which burn on impact
 * Slavokan Refugees: we accept them, making more settlements for them, even making a city

Elysia

 * Government: Absolute Monarchy
 * Ruler: Aqrowkanna
 * Economy: Fur trading with natives, mining for resources.
 * Capital: Elysiapolis
 * Demographics:
 * Population: 27,000
 * 87% Elysian-Byzantine
 * 11% Montauk
 * 2% Other
 * Cities:
 * Elysiapolis: 8,800
 * Nikephopa: 1,900
 * Laconia: 1,150
 * Ierakipolis: 1,000
 * Nea Alexandria: 700
 * Rural/not in a major settlement: 1,650
 * Religion:
 * 100% Neo-Hellenism
 * Military:
 * After the White Men from the North came and destroyed Palucipax, we grow our army massively. Each major settlement has its own army so we have soldiers ready in every part of the nation.
 * 600 soldiers stationed around the nation
 * 6,000 more civilians that are physically able to fight and have weapons
 * Diplomacy:
 * Various surrounding native tribes: Keeping peace between us is in our best interests.
 * Monahtanuk and Powhatan: So, did King Apollonius’ son really die of smallpox? What’s the full story?
 * Events:
 * Expansion: We expand north along the Pacinus River (OTL Susquehanna River) and the Atlantic coast, onto Long Island and into the Amaiqac. We also expand south into the Powhatan land and the Croatan.
 * Exchange with the Natives: We continue to trade furs and other goods with the natives, particularly the Lenape and Powhatan. We are friendly towards the Lenape, and we trade crops and tips for farming.
 * Agricultural Explosion: Farming in our nation is going well, and many people turn to farming as a reliable way to stay fed. Even the women find ways to help by repairing farmer’s tools.
 * A Monahtanuk on the Elysian Throne: Apollonius, under the name of Quanah, has grown up into a young teenager. He has always stuck out from his friends for having lighter skin. During the Elysian expansion, he wonders about his past and if the answers lie with the “invaders.”
 * A Plot to Regain the Throne: A group of soldiers stationed in Elysiapolis have grown up under Aqrowkanna’s reign. They believe that a native ruling over thousands of Elysians is not right, so they form a plan to remove the king. They start slowly, by walking through the streets of Elysiapolis, banging swords together and calling for a new king. By the end of 1286, these protests have evolved into full-scale riots. A mob of furious Elysians storm Aqrowkanna’s home, kill the Monahtanuk and his native advisors, and steal his valuables.
 * All Hail the Son of Nemesis!: After the successful revolt, a highly-respected soldier known as Cassian of Pacinus (a minor settlement near OTL Havre de Grace) steps up claiming to be a descendant of the Greek god, Nemesis. He declares that he will avenge what happened at Palucipax and bring Elysia and its people to victory over these strange pale men. As Apollonius’s son disappeared and there is no royal line, Cassian of Pacinus is placed on the throne.
 * Mining for Metals: In some parts of OTL southern Pennsylvania and Northern Virginia, attempts are made at mining for coal and metals that could be used to make weapons. They have minimal yield, so we abandon them for now.
 * Elysian Inquisition: After Aqrowkanna is killed, Cassian’s first act as king is to convert or kill all followers of native religions in Elysia. This mostly succeeds with little resistance, and Elysia is declared 100% Neo-Hellenistic.

The Kingdom of Nagasato

 * Government: Monarchy
 * King: Muramasa I (reign: 1269 - present)
 * Ruling House: Nagasato
 * Economy: The Nagasatoan Economy primarily consists of fishing, fruits, and precious metals and gems. The currency is based on copper and silver coins, though the poverish would work for food and shelter, which includes a good portion of the population, since most could barely make enough to feed one person as Muramasa came to the throne. That being said, with a potential war on the horizon, jobs begin to sprout up, as the poor begin to receive a chance at rising through the ranks.
 * Main Religion: Shintoism
 * Allies: N/A
 * Cities and Demographics:
 * Population: ' ~' 75,000
 * Soccsksargen territory: ~85% of the population
 * Other: ~15% of the population
 * Ethnicities:
 * Hiligaynon: 78%
 * Cebuano: 16%
 * Maguindanao: 5%
 * Other: 1%
 * Notable Cities:
 * Nagasato City (Capital)
 * Location: Sarangani Bay
 * Nagasato is a city like no other in the Philippines. Carrying the heritage of generations long past, architecture of old is mixed amongst structures of new, with the sea to the south and jungles to the north.
 * Davao (Mining hub)
 * Location: Southern Mindanao
 * Davao was a city created to house the various workers that work in the mines located nearby, which provides for a good majority of the exports from Nagasato
 * Wars and Conflicts
 * The Unification of Mindanao: Operation Bolo
 * Phase II: Baptism of Fire
 * Everything is in place. Army and navy is in position. Officials and generals are back from their overseas adventures, ready to put forth the knowledge they acquired. With that, the invasion of Ganbo-ji has begun.
 * The battle plan is a two-pronged assault. The first prong comes from the south, as the light infantry is sent up through the jungles, with the task of isolating small pockets of enemy soldiers and wiping them out. The second prong comes from the ocean, as the navy lands the heavy infantry and cavalry on the northern point to force the Ganbo forces into a two-front war, with the hopes to complete the invasion in a quick and orderly fashion.
 * In addition, the navy was tasked at taking out the Ganboan fleet, with the goal of launching a raid upon the Ganboan fleet in dock, destroying or capturing the majority of the Ganboan fleet before it could retaliate.
 * Phase III: Hammer and Anvil
 * Due to the invasion of Gambo-ji taking longer than expected, the Lutaoans managed to muster a larger response to the Nagasatoan offensive, resulting in a longer campaign. However, the Nagasatoans eventually managed to push into Pemagarong and negotiate surrender terms with the Lutaoans, completing the unification of Mindanao.
 * Military: The Nagasatoan Armed Forces
 * Army: 5%
 * Total: 3,500
 * Deployed units: All
 * 250 Heavy Breakthrough Elite Infantry
 * 1,400 Light Infiltration Infantry (Trained for hit-and-run and flanking attacks in the jungle)
 * 90 Light Archers
 * 300 Light Cavalry (Able to shoot bows on horseback or fight with a spear or shortsword if it comes down to it)
 * 250 Infantry held in reserve (homeland security)
 * 1,250 Naval officers
 * Navy:
 * 4 Pagong-class Oceanic Cruisers
 * Crew: 50
 * 18 Retrofitted Oceanic Merchant Ships (Moderately sized pinisi’s)
 * Crew: 20
 * 28 Balangays (Lightly armed)
 * Crew: 12
 * 58 Retrofitted Paraws (Lightly armed)
 * Crew: 5
 * Research and Development:
 * Bombs Away: Attempts are made to decipher how to produce a “perfect” cannon. Engineers and “scientists” work together to fine-tune this new technology, attempting to design cannons that can outrange the competition while being mass producible (by 1280’s standards)
 * Pagong-class Oceanic Cruisers: Field testing of the new class of ships has shown a flaw with the trebuchet; if fired perpendicular to the ship, the cruiser tends to rock, so the trebuchet was locked to a forward-firing arc. In addition, the new cannons on-board the Pagong-class cruisers have an extreme tendency to misfire, cultimating with one of the cruisers’ magazine detonating, tearing the ship in half. These lessons from the war are put towards improving the cruiser, cultimating in the Pagong-kai-class Oceanic Cruisers.
 * Diplomacy:
 * The Daevite Threat: Through negotiations made, the threat of the Daevite made itself apparent. Though Nagasato is preoccupied with local threats, the diplomats do keep a tab on what is going on in Xia, and offer their country’s support if things turn sour.
 * Events:
 * Operation Bolo: Phase II
 * Though drilled, the Nagasatoan armed forces are still unproven as a fighting force as they enter their baptism of fire in the invasion of Ganbo-ji
 * Date of invasion: 4th of February, 1281
 * Projected Date of Victory: December, 1281
 * With such an ambitious timetable, it was inevitable that this was not going to happen, as the fighting continued into 1283.
 * Percentage of Troops Sent: 70-60%
 * As the war progressed, the number of troops sent to reinforce the Lutaoan front increased, leading to the decrease from 70-60%
 * Operation Bolo: Phase III
 * With the invasion of Ganbo-ji complete, Nagasatoan forces wheel around to conquer the entire island. With Lutao scrambling to muster a force to combat the Nagasatoans, Muramasa launches a three-pronged attack towards the city of Pemagareng with the navy assisting with shore bombardments when applicable, aiming to rush down the Lutaoan forces before they can mount a defense.
 * Date of invasion: Whenever the invasion of Ganbo-ji is completed
 * Projected Date of Invasion: February, 1282
 * Projected Date of Victory: December, 1282
 * Percentage of Troops Sent: 30-40%
 * Consolidation of Power: As Nagasatoan forces complete the goal of uniting the island under one banner, Muramasa sent forth officials and the reserve troops to pacify any resistance. Though the takeover was hostile, he has no qualms with the cultures of each area. In essence, he plans to implant a system to allow the transfer of power to be as painless as possible. In essence, a system akin to what the Persians had is instated, essentially replacing the highest government bodies with Nagasatoan ones. Everything else, such as the local governments and systems already in place are kept the same. All that is required is support for the military and to answer to the new head honchos of the area. Of course, the reserve troops will be sent in to keep the peace and put down uprisings as deemed necessary, but this is the start of the long process of consolidating power within the region, as Muramasa sets his gaze over the horizon of the island he deems his home.
 * Civilian Soldiers: With the looming threat back on the mainland, Muramasa orders that all civilians are to be trained in self-defense combat. While a distant threat, Muramasa hopes to unite the entire nation to fight if caught in a defensive conflict, with the aim that all able-bodies civilians in the nation would be able to participate in defense of the homeland.
 * “Large” Lizards: A new species of monitor lizard is discovered on the island, and caught the attention of Muramasa, who asks for breeders to produce for him larger lizards (original size of the lizards is about the size of a small house cat)

Kingdom of Lustria | 'The Eternal Kingdom of the Lizard Gods'

 * Government: Centralised tribal monarchy
 * Great Chief / Mortal Bearer of the Lizard Gods:
 * K'oroka ([F], b. 1199-1246, r. 1222-1246)
 * Moszar ([M], b. 1214, r. 1246-1258)
 * Urchannk ([M], b. 1230-1284, r. 1258-1284)
 * Azarkel ([F], b. 1255, r. 1284)
 * Dynasty: Urchannkian (est. 1275)
 * Capital: Amekrog
 * Economy: By the mid-late 13th century, the Lustrian Kingdom has a substantial amount of farming (but not as large as to preserve the environment and Lustrians, who lived in the Amazon for about ~1 500 years since their migration from Mesoamerica has adapted to that) but the number of people who are hunter-gatherers are still high. There are small groups of artisans who make pottery that creates some substantial trade value to it with art carvings that mean something in a Lustrian clan. The Amazon river system is the gateway for the Lustrians, as they use canoes and rafts to trade one and another.
 * Demographics:
 * Population: 11 200
 * Amekrog: 500
 * Osbme: 100
 * Koos'en: 70
 * Eztekol: 80
 * Sal'tcet: 65
 * Rest is just rural or other villages
 * Religion: 100% Lustrian folk religion
 * Culture/Ethnicity: 99% Lustrian, 1% Tupi
 * Military: A vaguely established and organised military is consolidated by the Grand Chief (or the 'Mortal Bearer of the Lizard Gods' as it is literally called in Lustrian). Aside from the lizard warriors, where they are trained and sworn to secrecy about their methods and how they operate, the rest of the warriors in the Lustrian warrior caste have found themselves to become known as the Rainforest Warriors rather than being untitled and voluntary. The attempt of organising the Lustrian military is required for the unification of all Lustrian people so that they could be united under the lizard gods that is bestowed by their lands.
 * Army:
 * 69 'Lizard Warriors'
 * 190 'Rainforest Warriors'
 * 4 200 fit men that could be trained into being warriors or hunters
 * Navy:
 * 240 canoes and rafts
 * Diplomacy:
 * Tupi Tribes: Trading is encouraged for Lustrian civilians and tradesmen. It is to bring harmony to the Amazon rainforest.
 * Events:
 * Female Warriors Within, Pt. 2: After the death of Chief Urchannk, who probably has not a lot to do with the Tupi tribes, the Mortal Bearer of the Lizard Gods or the Grand Chief (depending if you are a Lustrian/Tupi or an Atlantean, where they translated it erroneously as Grand Chief) has made a decision that in her rule, she would increase sympathy and trade to the small trading hub of Pengo and grow there. Tradesmen of local Lustrian villages are encouraged to trade with them, although there is also a growing movement of women joining the ranks of the Lustrian military too, especially as the Lustrian Kingdom (better translated as the Eternal Kingdom of the Lizard Gods in their native tongue) pushes closer to the Tupi tribes, where the matriarchal side has started to appear more obvious.
 * Death of Urchannk: The one who made Lustria an organised monarchy and have a standing army has died on 1284. His daughter, Azarkel becomes the new Grand Chief; she promises to build a huge shrine near Amekrog dedicated to the Lizard Gods on 1288, which is expected to be finished by the early 14th century at best. This shrine will be known as the Oshkam Shrine, named after Oshkam, the one that created the Lustrian people in the creation myth and nature. Note that Oshkam is a blue-green lizard-looking humanoid depicted in Lustrian artwork. (The rest of other people? mmmm... they['re created by some antagonistic lizard god)

Kingdom of Vesnia

 * Government: Feudal Monarchy (Kingdom)
 * King:  Wilhelm V (B 1245 D 1287), (R 1267 - 1287), Dietmar II (B 1269, alive) (R 1287 - Present)
 * Ruling House: House of Vesnia (House of Kaufmann)
 * Economy: The Vesnian economy is slightly unstable but is in a state of restabilization. The economy is based on trade mostly as well as fishing and lumber. Gold coin currency is used in the realm. Vesnia is influenced by the overall economy of the Holy Roman Empire, of which it is a member. A special trade agreement between Vesnia and Svearike and Vesnia and Danemark has been implemented. Currently the military is being funded due to the Daevite threat.
 * Allies: Svearike, Vestkyst, Danemark (personal), HRE members (de facto).
 * Capital: Burgenbrao
 * Demographics:
 * Population: ~1 100 000
 * Burgenbrao: 89 000
 * Köslin: 50 000
 * Raustadt: 9 000
 * Heineg: 3 500
 * Schneidemühl: 2 100
 * Rural areas (AKA everything else): ~950 000
 * Ethnicities: 95% Vesnian, 5% Prussian
 * Religion: 97% Catholic Christian, 3% Orthodox Christian
 * Wars and Conflicts (italics: Potential War):
 * HRE-Daevite War(s): Plans for the eventual conflict are constantly planned for and adjusted, with villagers being taught what to do in time of crisis (if they can get away) and some of the peasants are also trained to be able to fend for themselves as much as possible. (basically the same as all other turns with this event)
 * Military: Total of 13 000 soldiers under the Royal army (approximately 1% of pop) as well as troops levied from vassals totaling around 15 000.
 * Deployed units: All
 * 4 200 infantry
 * 3 150 pikemen
 * 4 125 archers
 * 1 000 sword cavalry
 * 525 lancers
 * 15 000 levied soldiers
 * Navy:
 * 18 transport ships
 * 11 galleys
 * Diplomacy:
 * Teutonic Order: We improve relations and also ask that they be on our side if the Daevites invade. They are Germanic like us, they follow Catholicism and they are most likely also going to be attacked.
 * Mecklenburg-Schwerin: Improve relations.
 * Events:
 * Gunpowder Experiments: Further experimentation with gunpowder is underway, new discoveries being made rather often, still the only weapons that have been developed and are ready for use are the fire bombs and fire arrows.
 * On the Reform of the Papacy: Vesnia is good allies with Danemark, however Dietmar II sees these writings as potentially harmful and he rejects such ideas of reform in the papacy. Not only does he disagree with reform, but it is also not a good time to do such things when most of Central Europe is on the brink of war with a massive horde. The book is banned from Vesnia and the king's advisors urge several other states in the HRE to do the same.
 * Heineg Plan: Further planning is made and the plans are made public for the civilians often so that as many people as possible know what to do in a time of crisis.
 * Saint Nicholas' Church: Construction continues.

Events & Great People

 * Horseman of Death III: The day all of Europe had dreaded was finally set upon the continent. Millions strong, the Daevite armies supported by their tributaries stormed into the Holy Roman Empire. Whatever machinations Europe may have against this war machine, now is the time to employ them. Meanwhile in the Middle East, the Alagadda Azarkhate continues to take the brunt of the beating from the Daevites, having lost a few key peripheral cities. They are far from exhausted, however and await for their European counterparts to "get their shit together to kick down the crimson horde of Daeva".
 * An Early Warning II: Atman, a young prince, had traveled to Anatolia a decade ago to make his own mark on history, although he had nowhere to start. Atman began to visit a holy Arzham man, the Sheik Edebali (1206–1326), out of respect for his purity and learning. They met at a small village and he helped give lodge for Atman. After he had one evening accidentally seen Edebali's beautiful daughter, Mal Hatun, Atman's visits became more frequent, which led to a confession of love. However, Edebali thought that the disparity of positions made a marriage unwise and refused to give his consent. In the following months, the disappointed Atman sought consolation in his friendships. In order to gain the father's approval, Atman converted to Arzham and promised riches for the daughter, entertaining the thought she would become a princess of a new state. The Greco-Persian state of Ipsus in Anatolia was relatively new, but suffered frequent civil wars due to their large territory. The ruler of the Ipsus was weak and controlled by the upper nobility, which frustrated the city barons up to the north. Atman traveled, gathering support between the barons enough for them to eventually declare independence in 1299, with Atman at the helm. The territory would probably be known to outsiders as the Atouman territory.
 * The Infiltration of Takao: In this decade it was finally written down and published in Japanese and Daevite records. The Possibly the most compelling and well-known event of the Taiwanese invasion was the infiltration of Takao. On November 25, 1281, 300 men would attempt to seize Takao from the inside. Of those, 205 would make it out alive. Warriors from all over East Asia managed to infiltrate the city in the dead of night, overcoming the guards. Whilst inside, they took out several Daevite army barracks, with varying levels of difficulty, and set them alight. One of the most interesting portions of the tale of the Infiltration of Takao was the story of the Palatial Duel, where a group of 11 warriors attempted to take over the Palace, and chanced upon Bulijin Khatun herself, where one woman Samurai by the name of Ojirou Souji reportedly spoke with her like they were once close (other historians disagree, and say another Samurai called Kaguya Yatogami had the last interaction and hit on Bulijin instead). The "Eleven Palatials" (could be 12 but one died), as they would later become known in history, would be known to every Japanese, Taiwanese, and Syonanese man, woman, and child, and would heavily influence the national identity of these nations (especially Taiwan and Syonan)
 * The Order of the Ashes: The Avarian radical group begins a new purge, assassinating dozens of Prussian nobles descended from those who took part in the Avarian genocide. Members of the old royal family of Old Prussia are assassinated, including wives and children and servants. Panic spreads in Wießel.
 * The Council of Pygros: The old plan to free Europe from the Daevites get's a new gust of wind. Old texts had surfaced in Inkeri of a plan to turn against the Daevites simultaneously, backstabbing the behemoth. A council is formed by the Patriarch of Constantinople, the head of the Orthodox church. The Council's official mission is to take care of small religious matters, such as correcting the teachings and to select bishops and to send apostles to lands and people's who hadn't heard of Christ. The Council is lead by the Exousian of Pygros, Andronikos Mirilis. Under this disguise the council gather's members from all Orthodox nations in Europe and conspires against the Daevite empire with extreme delicacy. They together plan for when would be the best time to strike against the despots from the East.
 * Vinlander Expansion: The rest of the Mi'kmaq tribes assimilate into Vinland and are taught the Picto-Norse language, which begins to get Mi'kmaq influence, further syncretizing the language and culture. A trade village is established into Abenaki territory. The town of Tradailcaladh is settled, in peace with the Abenaki. This inadvertently influences neighbouring tribes to form cohesive federations, and trade between the Vinlanders and these new tribal federations flourish. Vinlander merchants are also often seen in Manaháhtaan.
 * Blood Beer and Beards in the New World II: With the success of the first raids, the promise of such riches and bountiful towns ripe for pillaging calls many Vinlanders to their longships. The Vikingar sail south again with hundreds of ships this time. They land on the northern coast of Elysia, and hear of a large town further inland. They start their journey on foot and after few days of wayfinding, they set eyes on the city. They wait for the cover of night, and then the axes and swords silently enter the city and the pillaging begins. White bearded men and Natives wreak havoc and raze large portions of the city, taking with them all goods they can find and women and wine. They also steal what they see to be technology they don't have, like maps of the south and relics and weapons. They also take Greek slaves with them. Again a city burns again the Greeks are met by the children of Asgard.
 * Croatan Rising: With Aqrowkanna killed, many Monahtanuks and neighbouring tribes are shocked and furthermore turned away by threat of Inquisition. Quanah, now at an age fit to rule, is told of his past and his destiny which was stolen by those in the upper echelons of Elysia. He then ascends to the throne of Croatan after the abdication of the previous ruler, and announces that a pretender sits on the Elysian throne. He encourages all who still support the original Elysian bloodline to come to Croatan. An estimated 3,000 citizens, including the town of Laconia and several provinces defect to Croatan after this. Due to his mixed descent he manages to convince more native peoples to join him.
 * What Happened After The Reconquista?: The Reconquista in Iberia overturned the existing Hellenic monarchies and established Christian kingdoms in their place, however a good deal of important persons and even members of the royal family were found after the dust settled. Many assumed them to have died in the war, but unbeknownst to Europe, they followed the ancient rumors of Olympia to which their brethren from Byzantium fled to during the Latin conquest of Constantinople. With better naval technology and navigational prowess, the last group of people who knew about Olympia left Europe behind. Many found their way into the islands of Atlantis where they were welcomed with open arms, some landing in Croatan who now serve Quanah there, but a few had the misfortune of landing in Osnerol, where no one spoke their language. They eventually got by though, sharing their technology with the local kingdoms. With this, Olympia now enters a period of advancement, as new ships sail the Sea of Atlantis and trebuchets introduced to Osnerol and Croatan.
 * Sons of Dagda III: Galway and northern Eire revolt and join Caledonia. They do not declare war on Frangleterre, wishing to remain in good terms with the nation.

NPC Turns

 * Vestkyst: They in turn honour their alliance with Frangleterre. They want to bring an end to the Franglo-French war so that more soldiers would be able to be spared against the Daevites. They reinforce the Franglish in the northern regions and help push back the French advances in the region. Danemark is also dragged into the conflict, providing troops assisting the Franglish.
 * Valcanor: They honour their alliance with France and declare war on Frangleterre, invading the Southern occupied region, capturing Toulouse and Marbonne.
 * Isetium: They join the Anti-Daevite alliance in secrecy. They also join the Council of Pygros.
 * Zoque: They accept Tlaxcala's demands.
 * Nagasato Forces: They manage to force Ganbo-ji into a two front war, with most of their coastline getting captured as a result. All that is left is an advance into their capital to finish them off. However on the Lutaoan front, preparations made manage to create a choke point halting Nagasato advances for now. A few islands are taken however.
 * Second Daevite Empire: They send a diplomatic mission to Temasek requesting that they become a tributary state of the Daevite Empire. There will be consequences if they refuse.

The Kingdom of Nagasato

 * 'Government: Monarchy
 * King: Muramasa I (reign: 1269 - present)
 * Born: 1241
 * 'Ruling House: Nagasato
 * Economy: The Nagasatoan Economy primarily consists of fishing, fruits, and precious metals and gems. The currency is based on copper and silver coins, though the poverish would work for food and shelter, which includes a good portion of the population, since most could barely make enough to feed one person as Muramasa came to the throne. That being said, with a potential war on the horizon, jobs begin to sprout up, as the poor begin to receive a chance at rising through the ranks.
 * Main Religion: Shintoism
 * Cities and Demographics:
 * Population: ~220,000 (claimed after conquests)
 * Notable Cities:
 * Nagasato City (Capital)
 * Location: Sarangani Bay
 * Nagasato is a city like no other in the Philippines. Carrying the heritage of generations long past, architecture of old is mixed amongst structures of new, with the sea to the south and jungles to the north.
 * Davao (Mining hub)
 * Location: Southern Mindanao
 * Davao was a city created to house the various workers that work in the mines located nearby, which provides for a good majority of the exports from Nagasato
 * Wars and Conflicts
 * The Unification of Mindanao: Consolidating Power
 * A final push is made towards the Ganbo-ji capital. Diplomats are sent ahead to request for a formal surrender, with the hopes to prevent a prolonged siege. Otherwise, the Ganbo-ji capital will be surrounded from both land and sea (if the capital lays by the ocean) and attacked from all sides
 * As for the Lutaoans, since Nagasato doesn’t want to find itself fighting on two-fronts, they plan on keeping the pressure on the Lutaoans while keeping casualties to a minimum
 * In essence, stall for time while Nagasato finishes off Ganbo-ji and wielding its entire might against Lutao.
 * All the while, the navy performs raids on coastal towns and cities, as well as performing a blockade on the Lutaoan capital of Pemagarong, to prevent trade in and out of the city
 * Once Ganbo-ji is taken care of, the entire might of the Nagasatoan army is to be unleashed onto the Lutaoans.
 * Military: The Nagasatoan Armed Forces
 * Army: 4-5%
 * Total: 3,026
 * Deployed units: All
 * 190 Heavy Breakthrough Elite Infantry
 * 1,128 Light Infiltration Infantry (Trained for hit-and-run and flanking attacks in the jungle)
 * 82 Light Archers
 * 253 Light Cavalry (Able to shoot bows on horseback or fight with a spear or shortsword if it comes down to it)
 * 250 Homeland Security Infantry (Military Police)
 * 1,123 Naval officers
 * Troops in-training: 724 (to maintain numbers)
 * 400 Naval officers
 * 124 Heavy Infantry
 * 200 Light Infantry
 * Navy:
 * 3 Pagong-class Oceanic Cruisers
 * Crew: 50
 * 15 Retrofitted Oceanic Merchant Ships (Moderately sized pinisi’s)
 * Crew: 20
 * 23 Balangays (Lightly armed)
 * Crew: 12
 * 55 Retrofitted Paraws (Lightly armed)
 * Crew: 5
 * Research and Development:
 * Danger Pylons: Word of a surface-launched weapon that can deliver a payload has been spread along the trade routes. With sources tracing back to Syria, this new technology caught the eye of Nagasatoan engineers, who after bringing it to Yamamoto himself, are now tasked with acquiring the blueprints for such a device and to begin development on these “aquatic rockets” (possibly hold off til the 1310’s or 1320’s)
 * Kulog Taihou MkI: The unreliability of the cannons were duly noted by the engineers, as that just about all the cannons the Pagong-class cruisers had during the Mindanao unification all were unusable after a few engagements, leading to their only armament being the trebuchet on the bow, severely limiting their combat capability. As such, a reliable artillery piece was in order.
 * The Kulog Taihou is the first attempt made by engineers to make a reliable cannon. In essence, the Kulog Taihou fires a smaller cannonball while using less gunpowder, allowing for a smaller chance at a misfire. In addition, the barrel is both interchangeable and made of better-quality materials, allowing for ease of replacement of parts in the inevitable case of a misfire.
 * Tl;dr: Hand cannons mounted on a wooden chassis that can be easily replaced.
 * Pagong-kai-class Oceanic Cruisers: Lessons learned from a decade of war are pushed forth to the modernized Pagong-kai-class Oceanic Cruisers. In essence, a smaller more ergonomic whirlwind trebuchet is mounted on the bow of the ship, which allows for it to be used in a broadside without worry of it capsizing the vessel. In addition, the Kulog Taihou MkI is now being used onboard the vessels and more of them, leading to a broadside of eight guns, sixteen guns in total.
 * All Pagong-class Oceanic Cruisers are taken in for modernization.
 * Production:
 * Retrofits performed to all current Pagong-class Oceanic Cruisers
 * 20 Pagong-kai-class Oceanic Cruisers
 * Diplomacy:
 * Peaceful Means: Muramasa sends diplomats to Gambo-ji with the hopes of a peaceful takeover. The terms are simple; Gambo-ji would be treated like a vassal of Nagasato and provide military support whenever requested. Otherwise, Gambo-ji can maintain most of its control over its territory
 * If the Gambo-jians reject the peace treaty, the Nagasatoan forces would proceed with the invasion of the capital, ending the conflict between Nagasato and Gambo-ji
 * The same offer is made to the Lutaoans once the stalemate is broken, with the hopes of cutting the bloodshed to a minimum for all combatants.
 * Rinashima: It has been brought up to the attention of the higher ups within Nagasato about a faction located on an island not too far from the Philippines. Seeing that they’ll be in contact with one another, Nagasato sends diplomats over to Rinashima to organize trade routes as well as start off on good relationships with one another.
 * Events:
 * Naval Expansion: With lessons learned from the unification of Mindanao, Muramasa approves Yamamoto’s plan to expand the navy into a formidable navy. With all potential threats separated by the vast China sea, it is quintessential that Nagasato can stifle any invasion attempt before they make landfall
 * Breaking the Stalemate: After Gambo-ji is dealt with (whether peacefully or aggressively), Nagasato turns its attention towards Lutao, and breaking the stalemate.
 * Operation Martilyo: The plan is for a small group of 300 of the infiltration infantry (led by Ojirou) to infiltrate with use of Paraw’s and cause havoc behind enemy lines while the rest of the Nagasatoan army charges forward to meet up with them (Operation Palihan). From there, it’s a matter of speed and precision to make the most of the gained momentum, driving a wedge directly for the port city of Pemagarong

Kingdom of Vesnia

 * Government: Feudal Monarchy (Kingdom)
 * King:  Dietmar II (B 1269, alive) (R 1287 - Present)
 * Ruling House: House of Vesnia (House of Kaufmann)
 * Economy: The Vesnian economy is slightly unstable but is in a state of restabilization. The economy is based on trade mostly as well as fishing and lumber. Gold coin currency is used in the realm. Vesnia is influenced by the overall economy of the Holy Roman Empire, of which it is a member. A special trade agreement between Vesnia and Svearike and Vesnia and Danemark has been implemented.
 * Allies: Svearike, Vestkyst, Danemark (personal), HRE members (de facto).
 * Capital: Burgenbrao
 * Demographics:
 * Population: ~1 100 000
 * Burgenbrao: 89 000
 * Köslin: 50 000
 * Raustadt: 9 000
 * Heineg: 3 500
 * Schneidemühl: 2 100
 * Rural areas (AKA everything else): ~950 000
 * Ethnicities: 95% Vesnian, 4% Prussian, 1% Slavokan
 * Religion: 97% Catholic Christian, 3% Orthodox Christian
 * Wars and Conflicts (italics: Potential War):
 * HRE-Daevite War: The time has come, war has arrived. 20 000 are sent to the frontlines to fend off the Daevites, mainly focusing on defending our areas rather than attempting to push them back (just yet). Our fire weapons are used to our advantage (fire bombs can scare the Daevite horses as well as set parts of the ground on fire and both fire bombs and fire arrows can be used to burn down their war camps and sabotage for them). Our main methods of countering the enemy is using shield walls and fire weapons.
 * Military: Total of 13 000 soldiers under the Royal army (approximately 1% of pop) as well as troops levied from vassals totaling around 15 000.
 * Deployed units: All
 * 4 200 infantry
 * 3 150 pikemen
 * 4 125 archers
 * 1 000 sword cavalry
 * 525 lancers
 * 15 000 levied soldiers
 * Navy:
 * 18 transport ships
 * 11 galleys
 * Diplomacy:
 * HRE: Okay people, let us fight! We can do this together! DEUS VULT!!!
 * Events:
 * Heineg Plan: The plan is ready to be put into action at any point necessary.
 * Slavokan Refugees: Vesnia accepts any still fleeing Slavokan refugees to enter the country, running from the vile Daevites.
 * Saint Nicholas' Church: Construction continues, but at a slower pace to account for resources put into the war.

Republic of Sen-shu-koku:

 * Government: Mercantile republic
 * Kōshaku: Yamazaki Shōhei (r. 1287 - present)
 * Parliament: None
 * Economy: The economy of Senshu is largely based upon trade with foreign nations such as the Li dynasty. Main exports include wood, spice, fish, cloth, betel nuts, kapok cotton, beeswax, tortoise shell, and gold, among other things. Agriculture and fishing (duh) make up a good amount of the economy as well.
 * Capital: Morioh
 * Demographics:
 * Population: 62,800 (82% Syonanese, 16% Bikorano, 2% other)
 * Religion: 97% Shintoism, 3% native religions
 * Wars and Conflicts:
 * Conquest of Mei-nira: A naval blockade (with the entire Senshu navy) is ordered on the western coast of Mei-nira, cutting off Mei-nira's sea trade (of course, Li's and Rinashima's war ships will be allowed to pass through to aid in the war). 200 soldiers stay back to guard the land border between Mei-nira and Senshu. Meanwhile, invasion forces (1,200 soldiers total) will be sent to invade Mei-nira both from Mindoro and across Lamon Bay (600 soldiers across each "frontlet"). These forces will join at Mei-nira City and then (if they succeed there) march towards Hanashima.
 * Military: 3,200 manpower total
 * Army: 1,400 soldiers​​​​​​
 * Navy: 1,800 sailors (60 ships)
 * Diplomacy:
 * Li: We're already pretty close trade partners, so how about an alliance? Also, could you give me some of your tech and help out against Mei-nira?
 * Rinashima: Do you want an alliance? Also, could you help me out against Mei-nira?
 * Alliance of Xia: Do you want an alliance and priority trade access?
 * Events:
 * The Archer from Morioh: Kira Yoshikage, a trader and a nobleman from Morioh, sailed north to defend Japan from Bulijin's hordes, since he knew that if Xia fell, Syonan would be next. A few months before the defense of Takao, he, along with a few of his fellow samurai, visited Bulijin's mountain palace to duel with her. Later, he would fight against the Daevites for real. Though Kira was initially rather mediocre when it came to melee combat, he was highly skilled in archery. He also famously cheated death on multiple occasions. During the final battle with Bulijin, in which Mongke of Altay (whose name in Syonan remains synonymous with betrayal to this day, hence the Syonanese insult "bastard son/daughter of Mongke" denoting a backstabber) betrayed Kira, he was so hurt by this that it is said that his intense racial hatred of steppe nomads began at that very moment. Kira returned to Senshu with a hero's welcome and spent the next few months perfecting his melee combat skills before joining the army and climbing the ranks to become a general (and a pretty good one for that).
 * Invasion of Mei-nira: Kira Yoshikage will lead the army to invade Mei-nira.
 * A New City: On the island of Busushima (OTL Busuanga), the city of Koron (OTL Municipality of Coron) is founded as a trade port between Syonan and nations such as Li, Rinashima, and Brunei.
 * Roads: On the major islands of Senshu, road networks (of course not connected for each island because that's impossible,  they're too far away so that'll be covered by boat) are built.

Archduchy of Westria

 * Head of the State:  Emperor Friedrich V Hohenstaufen (B 1244 - still alive), (R 1278 - present)
 * Head of the Government: N/A
 * Government: Absolute Monarchy ruled by an Archduke. The title is Archduke of Westria, Last of the Romans. Our ruling dynasty is Hohenstaufen. We are currently the Emperor of the HRE
 * Demographics:
 * Population:
 * Wien: Population: 90,290
 * Konr: Population: 24,070
 * Rich: Population: 36,560
 * Polanum: Population: 22,110
 * Bolzano: Population: 13,003
 * Rural and smaller towns population: 2,442,600
 * Total population: 2,789,793
 * Religion: catholic christians (99%), others (1%)
 * Ethinicities: 98,4% Westrian, 1,6% others
 * Economy: We are based on agriculture and trade through the danube river and with most of the HRE. We use our own coins which resembles a lot those of the old Roman empire


 * Wars and conflicts: 
 * HRE-Deavite War: The long awaited war has finally begun. 10,000 spearmen, 2,000 Swordmen, 2,500 Bowmen, 3,000 Cavalry and 1,500 Crossbowmen are doing their best defending the frontlines against the incoming attack forces but we try not to push into enemy land which just would cost us uneccessary manpower. With our newly aquired knowledge about the new substance and created weapons from our experiments so called fire weapons, we try our best to use this to our advantage in the upcoming battles of course only people with good experience have to use them since they are quite dangerous weapons.
 * Chief Commander: Rodrick von Hözendorf
 * Army: Total of
 * Spearmen: 11,890
 * Swordmen: 3,850
 * Bowmen: 3,840
 * Cavalry: 3,430
 * Crossbowmen: 3,010
 * Events:
 * Conscription and recruitment: We start to conscript and recruit more people to our army trying to increase it size to be able to fend hopefully easier against the incoming horde.
 * Slavokan and other kinds of refugees: We accept any incoming refugees since our Archduke is so benevolent.
 * Diplomacy:

Kingdom of Lustria | 'The Eternal Kingdom of the Lizard Gods'

 * Government: Centralised tribal monarchy
 * Great Chief / Mortal Bearer of the Lizard Gods:
 * K'oroka ([F], b. 1199-1246, r. 1222-1246)
 * Moszar ([M], b. 1214, r. 1246-1258)
 * Urchannk ([M], b. 1230-1284, r. 1258-1284)
 * Azarkel ([F], b. 1255, r. 1284)
 * Oroku ([F], b. 1280, heir)
 * Dynasty: Urchannkian (est. 1275)
 * Capital: Amekrog
 * Economy: By the mid-late 13th century, the Lustrian Kingdom has a substantial amount of farming (but not as large as to preserve the environment and Lustrians, who lived in the Amazon for about ~1 500 years since their migration from Mesoamerica has adapted to that) but the number of people who are hunter-gatherers are still high. There are small groups of artisans who make pottery that creates some substantial trade value to it with art carvings that mean something in a Lustrian clan. The Amazon river system is the gateway for the Lustrians, as they use canoes and rafts to trade one and another. Trading with the Tupi people has seen prosperity in the region.
 * Demographics:
 * Population: 16 500
 * Amekrog: 950
 * Osbme: 150
 * Koos'en: 100
 * Eztekol: 120
 * Sal'tcet: 70
 * Os'kel: 30
 * Gkor: 30
 * Oppoks'ren: 30
 * Yok: 50
 * Mur'lok: 80
 * Rest is just rural or other villages
 * Religion: 100% Lustrian folk religion, 1% Tupi folk religion
 * Culture/Ethnicity: 97% Lustrian, 3% Tupi
 * Military: A vaguely established and organised military is consolidated by the Grand Chief (or the 'Mortal Bearer of the Lizard Gods' as it is literally called in Lustrian). Aside from the lizard warriors, where they are trained and sworn to secrecy about their methods and how they operate, the rest of the warriors in the Lustrian warrior caste have found themselves to become known as the Rainforest Warriors rather than being untitled and voluntary. The attempt of organising the Lustrian military is required for the unification of all Lustrian people so that they could be united under the lizard gods that is bestowed by their lands.
 * Army:
 * 75 'Lizard Warriors' (clubmen with wooden with 'sparsely metallic' shields)
 * 250 'Rainforest Warriors' (clubmen/spearmen)
 * 100 'Bowed Protectors' (archers)
 * 8 400 fit men that could be trained into being warriors or hunters
 * Navy:
 * 290 canoes and rafts
 * 58 trading canoes
 * Diplomacy:
 * Tupi Tribes: Trading is encouraged for Lustrian civilians and tradesmen. It is to bring harmony to the Amazon rainforest.
 * Events:
 * Female Warriors Within, Pt. 3: Contact (in terms of boundaries) with the Tupi tribes on the west has been fully established. The further the west you go from the core part of the Lustrian Kingdom, the less influence of the Lizard Gods' own words spread by oral tradition of the Lustrian people is going to get. Trade under the current Mortal Bearer, Azarkel is good.
 * Grand Shrine to Oshkam: Construction of the Grand Shrine to Oshkam, the creator of the known world and the creator of the Lustrian people continues in dedication to Azarkel's father and previous Mortal Bearer. It is expected to be finished by ~1310-20 CE at this rate.

Duchy of Bavaria

 * Government: Feudal Monarchy
 * Duchess: Aleksandra I (b. 1240, r.1274-1295, left the throne to her son), Dima I (b. 1272 r.1295-)
 * Ruling House: Kostroma
 * Economy: Feudal, mainly based on agriculture and livestock farming
 * Capital: Munich
 * Siege Equipment: 150 catapults, 100 ballistae, 80 mangonels, 80 onagers, 60 trebuchets
 * Army: 7,500 swordsmen, 2,500 axemen, 10,000 pikemen, 10,000 archers, 7,500 longbowmen, 7,500 crossbowmen, 10,000 cavalry, 7,500 knights, 2,500 firework archers
 * Demographics:
 * Population: 1,130,000
 * Munich: 90,000
 * Augsburg: 50,000
 * Regensburg: 40,000
 * Ingolstadt: 30,000
 * Bamberg: 15,000
 * Novaya Kostroma: 10,000
 * Bayreuth: 10,000
 * Landshut: 5,000
 * Kempten: 5,000
 * Minor cities: 20,000
 * Rural areas: 860,000
 * Ethnicities:  70% Bavarian, 15% Slavokan 15% other
 * Religion: 90% Catholic, 9%Orthodox, 1% other
 * Diplomacy: N/A
 * Events:
 * New Alphabet: Cyrillic is now being used in all documents and manuscripts
 * Gunpowder: we manage to make firework arrows which burn on impact
 * Slavokan Refugees: we accept them, making more settlements for them
 * Wars and Conflicts:
 * Daevite-HRE War: we send 80% of our army to fight in Westria, the remaining soldiers are guarding the cities

Tlaxcala

 * Government: Monarchy
 * Tamechpechtecahtzin:  Coyotl Coatl
 * Capital: Teotihuacan
 * Demographics:
 * Population: 1 318k
 * Cities:
 * Teotihuacan: 49k
 * Tochpan: 10k
 * Rural area: 1 259k
 * Religion: 69% Nahua Religion, 5% Otomi, 4.7% Huastec, 4.5% Mixtec, 4% Zoque, 3.8% Chichimec, 3.2% Zapotec, 3% Maya, 2% Tarascan, 0.8% other.
 * Demographics of Zapotec:
 * Population: 459k
 * Religion: 79% Zapotec Religion, 8% Nahua, 6% Mixtec, 6% Zoque, 1% other.
 * Demographics of Chichimec:
 * Population: 380k
 * Cities:
 * Ichtaca: 20k
 * Rural area: 360k
 * Religion: 72% Chichimec Religion, 11% Nuhua, 5 Huastec, 4% Otomi, 3% Xalisco, 3% Tarascan, 2% other.
 * Demographics of Zoque:
 * Population: 240k
 * Religion: 82% Zoque Religion, 7% Maya, 6% Nahua, 3% Zapotec, 2% other.
 * Wars and Conflicts:
 * Military: 2% (26 360)
 * Ob Swordsmen: 10 251
 * Spearmen: 7 251
 * Atlatl men (Throwing Spears): 3 191
 * tematlatl (Slings): 4 251
 * tlahuitolli (Bows): 1 416
 * Military of Zapotec: 2% (9 180)
 * Ob Swordsmen:  2 414
 * Spearmen: 2 114
 * tematlatl (Slings):  1 914
 * Atlatl (Throwing Spears): 1 814
 * tlahuitolli (Bows): 956
 * Military of Chichimec: 2% (7 600)
 * Ob Swordsmen:  1 998
 * Spearmen: 1 798
 * tematlatl (Slings):  1 598
 * Atlatl (Throwing Spears): 1 498
 * tlahuitolli (Bows): 708
 * Military of Zoque: 1% (2 400)
 * Ob Swordsmen: 800
 * Spearmen: 600
 * tematlatl (Slings): 433
 * Atlatl (Throwing Spears): 333
 * tlahuitolli (Bows): 234
 * Navy: 4 Transport ship, 29 Fishing ships
 * Integration of Chichimec.JPGDiplomacy:
 * Events:
 * Integration of Chichimec: we integrate our vassal Chichimec into mainland Tlaxcala.
 * Agriculture: We continue focusing a lot on agriculture like farms and Livestock farms, this will make the people less Hungry. And it will make them happier, healthier and will let the people worry less about their childrens future (other than them becoming a sacrifice to the gods).
 * New cities-1.JPG2 New cities: 2 new cities are created that we will call Texcoco and Chalcoco.
 * Zapotec events:
 * New city: We create a new city That we will call Tehuantec

Kingdom of Danemark

 * Government - Fuedal Monarchy Queendom
 * Queen -  Catherine III
 * Ruling House - Kaeva
 * Economy - Danish economy is quite similar to other economies of different kingdoms, making it slightly unstable. With mostly rural and some trade and other things thrown in for flavor, while there is a currency of iron/silver coins that is used plentifully, bartering is still common in some more isolated or impoverished areas, which we are trying to solve, the trade agreement with Vesnia benefits the kingdom well though so that helps. The personal union with Vestkyst also brings our economies closer, and now the famine is gone we are good again
 * Capital - Kobenhaven
 *  Demographics - 800,000
 * Ethnicities - 90 % Danish 6 % German 4 % Other
 * Cities Kobenhaven - 50,000 Aalborg - 14,000 Odense - 15,000 Esjberg - 13,000 Rural - 700,000
 * Religons - 91% Catholic 5% Orthodox 4% Other
 * Wars and Conflicts
 *   Danish Line - The Danish Line is finished just in time for the Daevite and Franglish Wars
 * Franglish French War - We send 14,000 troops to help in a war, since now Vestkyst's wars are our wars
 * Daevite Invasion - 16,000 troops are sent to defend from the Daevites, all remaining troops are garrisioned at the homeland
 * Military - 40,000
 * Infantry - 10,000
 * Archers - 8,000
 * Pikemen - 6,300
 * Lancers - 2,200
 * Gunpowder Men - 1,500
 * Men-at-Arms - 16,000
 *  Navy                    
 * Galleys - 80 Transport Ships - 50 Canoes - 130
 * Events
 * Gunpowder - Even though it is still considered unconventional, gunpowder is slowly getting more popular, and it is starting to gain more trust in the army
 * Danish Line - Troops are garrisonned along the now complete Danish Line which includes naval fortifacations to
 * Diplomacy
 * Vestkyst - We formally request to unite the two kingdoms into one Kingdom of Vestkyst-Danemark, with the capital in Bergen and with the Kaeva and Estriden houses fusing into one

Most Serene Republic of Vedena

 * Government: Vedena is a Republic.
 * Governor (Leader of the Council): Swietoslaw Zemlinsky (1283-1290), Bogdana Hrdlicka (1290-nowadays). Elected by adult male landowners every 6-10 years.
 * Parliament: the Council, which consists of four major factions with their own goals
 * Christian merchants: 212. Stand for decreasing the bureaucracy and merchant taxes, and creating trade unions with the other countries.
 * Judaist merchants: 104. Stand for increasing the tariffs for the foreign merchants and aggressive approach in trade. In addition, they combat the idea of trade unions. (Povernentsi coalition)
 * Romans: 78. Stand for the Third Rome idea. (L'viv coalition)
 * Nobility (Gentry): 65. Stand for the further stratification of society and developing the feudal system. (Povernentsi coalition)
 * "Librarians": 21. Stand for increased patronage of arts and science.
 * Economy: mostly based on logging, agriculture, and trade.
 * Trade unions: the traders of Lutsk, L'viv, and other major centres run merchant guilds in each of the cities in order to maintain the influence of their factions in the Council and public life in general, promote their cause and protect the conditions of merchants. On the other hand, Judaist merchants oppose the creation of trade unions.
 * Spreading trade like a plague: the trade unions of the Judaist Merchants are spreading outside the lands of Vedena, mostly in the major cities of Inkeri, Svartheim, Rostov, and western Daevite Empire, competing with the local traders. The advantage of Vedenian traders is over a thousand years of traditions and experience transferred from their ancestors and ties all across Europe made through centuries of trade.
 * Capitals: Lutsk and Chernobyl
 * Demographics (including occupied territories): 3'002k people
 * Rural areas:~2478k.
 * Urban areas: 524k; 17,5% live in urban areas.
 * Lutsk (and the nearest territories across it): 215k.
 * L'viv: 70k
 * Other (population over 2'500): 239k.
 * Culture: 64% are Vedean, 9% are Romans, 5% are Ost-Riken, 22% is the rest
 * Religion: 68% are Christians (13% are Orthodox, 15% are Catholic, 40% are local churches), 10% are Judaist, 8% are Roman pagans, 20% are the rest beliefs.
 * Wars and Conflicts:
 * Diplomacy:
 * Military:
 * Feudal armies: the sizes of feudal and mercenary armies are growing stable as a result of the gradual development of the feudal system.
 * Army size: ~25'000
 * Events:
 * (Vedenian art: artists of Vedena explore new topics, style, and ideas. The formerly "Roman art" has "expired" and is considered as quite stale for many. Instead, it has become new tendency to mix the different (or even the opposites) in a single work of art; The most common style is combining local pagan and ancient aesthetics, bringing new shapes and images the World has never seen.) see:
 * Crimson generation: the Daevite flood transformed the styles of art entirely. The dark topics such as death, dread, and violence and cruelty. The formerly vivid colour palette has been replaced with a darker and creepier one. What's more, crimson has become dominant in art.
 * New times: We are all Vedenians. No matter where you have been born - in Lutsk, Volodymyr, L'viv or Young Volyn' (Young Volyn' is the name of brand-new acquired territory whereas Old Volyn' is Vedena) - you are still a part of us, Vedenians. We may not share common language, religion, but we share a common idea - the idea of originality and respecting traditions. This is what we have in common. It is time to rise up and destroy the enemies of our identity and shared ideas.
 * Tensions in the Council: the fire of Chernobyl caused the factions of Judaist merchants and Nobility to unite even closer. The controversial Christians Merchants have become the leading faction. On the other hand, the decading Romans are radicalising and are as hostile to the Vedenian and Christian cultures as never before. What's more, the war brought even more tensions and a little accident may cause a big explosion.



Rinashima

 * Government: piratical/merchant republic (no real formal government process, the leader is essentially who's the "strongest")
 * Leader: Jotaro Kujo (b. ~1259, r.1287-)
 * Capital: Rinashima-kyo
 * Economy: Although some fishing and farming is praciticed, this is mainly only to feed the people. Rinashima's greatest source of income is piracy, trade (specifically trade seeking to avoid the Li port at Tangbana, and certain illicit trades) and piracy. Oh, did I mention piracy?
 * Demographics:
 * Population: 1,740
 * Rinashima-kyo: 780
 * Religion: 27% Syonanese Shintoism, 14% Buddhism, 2% Tianism, 57% native Filipino religions
 * Ethnicity: 31% Syonanese, 6% Takaroku (Tagalog), 3% Hirogano (Ilocano),  57% Parawan-hito (Cuyonon), 3% other (other Filipino ethnic groups and a few Han Chinese)
 * Military:
 * Army: no real army; pirate sailors double as troops
 * Navy: 19 "conventional" pirate ships, 1 junk, 741 pirate sailors
 * Wars and Conflicts:
 * Invasion of Mei-nira: Rinashima's pirate fleet aids in Senshu-koku's conquest of Mei-nira by blockading Mei-nira Bay (Manila Bay) and raiding settlements, towns, and cities along Mei-nira's western coast.
 * Other raids: Occasional raids and incursions into the villages and towns of Bruneian-controlled Palawan occur, bringing us some amount of loot. A few raids into Lutao (territory not controlled by Nagasato) also occur as well.
 * Events:
 * The Life of Jotaro Kujo (up to this point): 
 * Jotaro's Childhood: Although historians cannot say for certain, Jotaro was most likely born sometime in 1259. What we do know, however, is that he was born into a very poor peasant family, in a struggling village relatively close to the port town of Moriyama, in Ruzon-koku. Growing tired of living in grinding poverty, and feeling his home village as a dead end, he simply followed a passing trader one day, and left behind all he had known up to that point. He would never see his parents or relatives alive again. He was only fourteen.
 * When in Moriyama: Jotaro arrived in Moriyama alone (the trader he was following was not aware he was being followed), without any connections to anyone living in the city, and harboring only the tattered clothes on his back. Over the next few years of his life, Jotaro would work odd jobs for people, earning barely enough money to survive. At age 16, Jotaro was sucked up into the world of piracy after waiting tables at one of the more popular taverns in the port district. Starting off as as a common sailor under Shuichi Ikeda, one of the more successful pirates of 1260s and 1270s Syonan, Jotaro would work his way up the piratical hierarchy, and eventually formed his own pirate crew in 1279.
 * Claim to Fame: In 1281, the Daevite invasion of Taiwan would occur, an event which would forever change the trajectory life had set for the young Jotaro. Convinced that Syonan would be next on the Daevite chopping block after Taiwan, he would convince his pirate crew to steer him towards Taiwan to take part in the defense of his nation. In Taiwan, Jotaro's piorate crew would eventually join the group of 300 taking part in the Infiltration of Takao, with Jotaro himself being one of the Eleven Palatials, facing off with Bulijin Khatun herself. Dueling with the Khan of the Daevites and surviving was an incredible feat all on its own, and Jotaro would gain great fame and become lorded as a heroic figure, especially in naval circles.
 * Life In Li: After the Daevites were pushed back from Taiwan, Jiang Chi, another one of the Eleven Palatials, managed to convince Jotaro to go with him/her to Yuncheng, in order to help him learn how to read and write. Over the next 5 years, Jotaro would be a student at Donglin Academy, and would learn to read and write Chinese poetry and prose (a side effect of this being that Jotaro never learned the hiragana or katakana scripts, so his writings in Japanese are solely kanji). He would also learn military tactics. Finally, in summer of 1287,  Jotaro would finally decide to return to his pirate crew and to Syonan.
 * Return of the Raider: Chartering a Li ship headed for Moriyama, Jotaro's voyage back begun. However, while on a stop in Daizen, in Taiwan, talk from several sailors appeared to confirm that Ruzon-koku was cracking down on piracy big-time, and any known pirate (Jotaro included) would be subject to the death penalty should they ever be discovered near Ruzon shores. Due to this, Jotaro ordered the ship's captain to change course to the Li outpost at Tangbana. There, he found almost every single surviving Ruzon pirate crew (including his own), as well as a few from the other Syonanese states. Convening in the Pirate Council of 1287, the expelled pirates decided to set up camp on the neighboring island of Rinashima (OTL Linapacan Island, Palawan, Philippines), and elected Jotaro as the leader of all the pirates, based on his feats and prowess in battle.
 * Founding of Rinashima-kyo: As the native inhabitants of Rinashima lived in small villages of just a few families each, the town of Rinashima-kyo was built by the pirates to adequately house themselves. Although small by "mainland" Syonanese standards, Rinashima-kyo was by far the largest town on the island, with a population of 700, 3 docks for incoming ships, shops, and a tavern.
 * Engaging the Locals: We take efforts to engage the locals already living on the island in a friendly manner. After all, they outnumber us, and we don't want to get driven off our hideout, do we? We could also help in giving some of their adventurous children an adventure in the high seas.
 * Diplomacy:
 * Senshu-koku: Alliance it is, then. We'll help you fight Mei-nira, and lend some of our navy to help you fight them, and in return, just ignore whatever sh*tstorm we cause in Indochina and the Malayan regions. Also, Jotaro wants to meet up with one of your generals. Why? He didn't tell us why, he just wanted too, I guess.
 * Nagasato: Ah yes, we can establish some trade routes with your cities. Also, can we raid the parts of Lutao you haven't occupied yet? It might help you with the war effort. (btw, Jotaro asks you to say hello to Ojirou for him.)

Li Dynasty:
Government: Absolute Monarchy Alliances: Part of the Daevosphere
 * Emperor: Qie'ao, age 40 (ascended age 32)
 * Dynasty: Wu
 * Parliament: Nonexistent

Economy: The Economy is mainly agriculture based, with industries such as silk farming, ceramics, paper making, and tea growing all being present. Zhuhai, Zhoushan and Fuzhou are all major trade centers, along with Xiangdu, Wuhan, and Chengdu in the interior.

Capital: Xiangdu

Administration: 13 different commanderies (Jun) governed by a Taishou (Great Administrator). Every Jun is divided into prefectures (Zhou), which in turn are divided into urban counties (Fu) and Rural counties (Xian). Most prefectures are only composed of 3-6 counties.

The Government is structured into a system of bureaus and offices, with the Emperor at the government’s head. The system is meritocratic, with exams determining which candidates are given which position. The military and the central government are not separated, with The Emperor at the head of both. The Emperor, or his senior commanders are to always lead campaigns, to ensure unity of command. The Cabinet is made of 12 Officials (they also serve as his advisers), who oversee their respective bureaus or offices. The Taishous are leaders, appointed by the Emperor, who also manage the militia and enforce government policies in their respective commanderies. A universal tax system, in which villages must submit 15% of their yields (in the form of the crops themselves or as money) to their commandery government. This is used to support the military and any infrastructural development.

Demographics:
 * Population (excluding occupied territories): ~69,800,000
 * Xiangdu: 400,000
 * Wuhan: 290,000
 * Chengdu: 300,000
 * Haiyan: 320,000
 * Baoan: 120,000

Religion: Military:
 * Ethnic makeup:
 * Eastern Chinese: 53%
 * Southern Chinese: 31%
 * Miao: 4%
 * Zhuang: 4%
 * Other: 8%
 * 55% Chinese Folk Religion
 * 13% Pure Tianism
 * 2% Regional Religion
 * 30% Mahayana Buddhism
 * Active Land Forces: 274,000(~0.4% of population)
 * Swordsmen: 100,000
 * Spearman/Pikemen/Dagger-axe: 90,000
 * Ranged (Bowmen): 38,000
 * Ranged (Crossbowmen):31,000
 * Gunpowder-wielding-infantry (Fire Lances, Hand Cannons): 9000
 * Cavalry : 5000
 * Elephants: 5


 * Siege Weapons:
 * Hu Dun Pao (Gunpowder Trebuchet): 85
 * Standard Trebuchet: 60
 * Catapult: 75
 * Eruptors:(Proto-Cannon): 60


 * Reserves:  349,000 (~0.5% of population)

Events:
 * Navy: 1,275 Ships
 * 350 ships  (Yangtze River Defense Force)
 * 435 Ships (Nanhai Fleet)
 * 450 Ships (Donghai Fleet)
 * 40 Ships (Que Ziqi)
 * Xianism (Part 3): The Baling Ouyang sect is formed in Baling (OTL Hechi). Numerous other small sects are founded. Jiang Chi founds a school in Yunmeng next to a pre-existing temple, called the Lianhua Academy. She then leaves for Takao, in Japan (Note, this is last turn, by 1300 the Yunmeng Jiang sect is around 15 years old). This school evolves into the Yunmeng Jiang sect. It's affiliated with the Baling Ouyang sect. The Qishan Wen sect moves from Qishan a location a dozen kilometers south of OTL Baoji, a few kilometers south of the border with Daevite China. It starts heavily using Sun motifs, because of its connotation with dispelling the dark. It renames it’s its headquarters and base near Baoji to Wuyecheng (无夜成), or Nightless City. (Please put it on the map, along with Caiyi, which is in OTL Suzhou). T

Wars and Conflicts: Diplomacy:
 * Naval Stuff: Our standard seafaring warships are 5 or 4 masted junks, which typically carry a crew of crossbowmen and normal bowmen, whose fire arrows go farther than any cannon so far. In addition, around 40%  are armed with trebuchets which fire bombs. these ships are around 40-50 meters in length (131-147 feet, a bit less than twice the length of Columbus's ships). 2/3 of our seafaring ships have compartments in the bottom. When they encounter bad weather, they fill with water, weighing part of the ship down, thus creating extra stability. A few ships have begun to use larger hand cannons mounted on a stable base, and held with chains to reduce recoil, which shoot flaming projectiles. Due to the relatively short range of these cannons, they are only used in close range combat with ships. Rockets are also  Our ships in the Yangtze river are smaller and less advanced, consisting of paddle wheelers, small 2 masted ships. When not in carrying triops, these ships are used for logistical purposes, transporting goods and workers across the nation, and sometimes beyond.
 * Admiral Que Ziqi: Born as a servant of a prominent naval officer, Que Ziqi managed to become one of the best admirals of the Li navy. Having 40 warships, 1050 sailors, directly under his command, and the entire Nanhai fleet under his command, he was one of the most powerful men in Li. (Everything after this is if assuming Pemagarong is taken) However, he and another general, Huang Ling, were exiled to the city of Pemagarong and the island of Tangaban for invading Lutao. After Huang Ling commited suicide, he was left in the control of the 700-ish soldiers and 5 troop transports that Huang Ling was allowed to have. He becomes depressed, and attemps to take his own life. However, he is unable to do so, and is found crying in his room. Still fiercely loyal to Li, he decides to honor Li’s relations with Nagasato, making sure to not disturb their ships any more.
 * Invasion of Lutao: In early October of 1291, 18 warships, 11 Supply Ships and 12 troop transports (each carrying ~140 troops, in total carrying 1675 troops) set out from cities on the South China Sea and meet up with 9 warships already at Tangbana. Our only target is the city of Pemagarong, which we hope to capture to use as a port for better access to the spice islands. Ignoring the Nagasato blockade, admiral Que Ziqi decides to avoid the blockade and instead lands east of the city, allowing him to invade the city from the mainland, instead of having to destroy the Nagasato navy, which would provoke a war. The Warships patienly wait close to the landing site. Assuming the city is taken, countryside so we can afford to feed the residents.
 * Nagasato: We apologize on behalf of Que Ziqi, and Huang Ling.