Konig des Menschen Chapter V (Map Game)



It is the dawn of a new millennium, but the previous era did not go gently into the pages of history books. The War of the Three Kingdoms rages on in Korea, tables are flipped over in the Holy War against the Hassanids, the Holy Roman Empire watches as France crashes and burns, and the status quo begins to change in many areas.

I, Sidewinder291102 and TheSteampunkTotoro (and TheCreator901), welcome you, to Konig des Menschen Chapter V: Conquest (KdM V). Starting in 1000 AD, this is an era of civilization of and history in which stories of crusaders and kings are made. The road to greatness is paved now, Can you become the King of Men?

Rules
Konig des Menschen Rules

Important Things:

 * 1) Read the page linked above,  A MUST! 
 * 2) If you have any further questions, please ask them in the comments of the game, Sidewinder's or TheSteampunkTotoro's(TexanSanta's) Discord or the KdM Discord server
 * 3) You may not apply as a nation that's underlined in the nations section unless told differently so by an admin rank staff member.

Lore
Below are links to various information about the lore of KdM.
 * Notable People

Nations

 * Underlined = Reserved to that player unless he doesn't reclaim the nation for themselves within the first or second turn
 * Vesnia: Simplenoise8
 * Altprußen: EthanKoenigsberg
 * Vedena: VladsNewAccount
 * Svearike: XaoZss
 * Westria: Priceless
 * Inkeri: Derpmaster
 * Escosia: LukaGaming
 * Bavaria: DiegoIdePersia
 * England: FedexWI
 * Liao: Eltool
 * Byzantium: DickHairyson
 * Rostov: Tenacious
 * Dai Viet: Emperorkangxi
 * Yun: Tashaci
 * Yamato: Kuro
 * Mobamba: Bosnia Mapper
 * Ghana: Duchyii the II

Comment "Konig des (nation name)" to join!

'''Note: Do remember that while you can't play as a culture group, you can form small nations from said culture groups. Culture groups have italicised names on the map.'''

Alliances and Pacts

 * Military Alliances
 * Alliance of Seaborne Nations: Nihon, Yun, Wu, Wang, Dai Viet, Liang
 * Personal Alliances
 * Gasconie-Albiony
 * France-Valcanor
 * Srivijaya-Chola
 * Vestkyst-England
 * Vestkyst-Snaelland
 * Vestkyst-Vesnia-Danemark
 * Vesnia-Altprußen
 * Svearike-Inkeri

Vassals

 * Byzantium
 * Svartheim
 * Grane
 * Zahira
 * Al-Qarsoon
 * Askari
 * Rum Azarkhate
 * Kalachuri
 * Jaunpur
 * Liao
 * Buyeo
 * Galatoi
 * Ghana
 * Isetia
 * Damascus
 * Mauretania
 * Leontos
 * Andalousia
 * Kastilli
 * Inkeri
 * Maavald
 * Altprußen
 * Courland
 * Chola
 * Gangas
 * Pagan
 * Pegu
 * Lao
 * Chenla
 * Sukhothai
 * Srivijaya
 * Tambralinga
 * Lamuri
 * Langkasuka
 * Medan
 * Kedah
 * Pahang
 * Temasek
 * Sunda
 * Medang
 * Bintan
 * Santu
 * Brunei
 * Tidung
 * Kuripan
 * Tanjung
 * Tangung

Dependencies

 * Chola
 * Ceylon

Crusaders

 * (Count) Sergei, of Cappadocia (Cappadocia, Bavaria) - 5000 (2k knights, 2k longbowmen, 1k pikemen)
 * (Count) Ferdinand, of Ingolstadt (Bavaria) - 5000 (1k knights, 2k pikemen, 2k archers)
 * (Baron) Heinrich Auf Wieder, of Hezzeldorf (Westria) - 4200 (2,000 spearmen, 1,000 swordmen, 1,100 bowmen and 100 cavalry)
 * (Prince) Reinhard of Prussia (Old Prussia) - 4 600 troops (3 000 cavalry, 1 000 archers, 600 spearmen)
 * Franz von Hiedler (Old Prussia) 3 000 (1 200 swordsmen, 800 archers, 1 000 pikemen)
 * Andras Arpas (Eskos) - 5,000 (4k infantry, 1k cavalry)
 * Szalai Bela  (Eskos) - 4,000 (4k Infantry)
 * Johannes Drusus (Unknown) - 1,500 (1,000 foot soldiers and 500 archers)
 * Daumantas Markunas "the Bold" (Courland) - 5,000 (2,500 infantrymen, 1,400 cavalrymen, 700 archers, and 400 spearmen)
 * (Lord) Engelbrecht, of Raustadt (Vesnia) - 4,500 (2k infantry, 1k archers, 1k pikemen, 500 cavalry)
 * (Despot/whatever) Alexios Athenais (Byzantium) - 4,000 (3k infantry and 1k cavalry)
 * Manuel Komnenos (Byzantium) - 3,250 (2.5k infantry and 750 cavalry)
 * Second Prince Karl Fritz (Svearike) - 4,000 (3k Swordsman, 1.5k archers)

Staff

 * Admin: Atlasium (TheCreator901)
 * Acting Admin: Sidewinder
 * Map Maker: Sidewinder
 * NPC Event Maker: Sidewinder, TheSteampunkTotoro, Batran99
 * Moderator: N/A

Apply for staff in the comments or on Discord by contacting us!

Banned Players

 * None yet, don't be the first name on this list!

Archives
The archive list is useful for previous events or for reference.

Events & Great People

 * Arnar's Voyage: A famed seafarer called Arnar Löfkirsson sails south along the Innuland coast down to what they would call "Beul Munnurinn", the great mouth. They were greeted with great hostility by the Amaiqac and were forced to return to Vinland. He later set out southward, following the coast of "Kjalka" the jaw. He would travel far south (OTL Fundy bay), being the first to make proper maps of his travels and even trading with the Mi'kmaq of the crevice of the Kjalka.
 * A Prophecy of War: After a decade of infighting in Songhai, the radical Aresians have seized power, and vanquished the holders of more peaceful beliefs. The sacrifices are plenty for Ares, as tens of thousands bleed for him. Worries begin to mass in surrounding nations and many leaders convene to talk about what to do.
 * Ares Cult: The Brotherhood of Rabat still wage their war in Iberia. After a decisive victory by a coalition of Leonite and Mauretanian forces, rebel Aresians, Christian crusaders and local closet Christians at Cordoba, the radical Aresian powers and the Brotherhood are pushed back to the Valencian coast. Andalousia and Kastilli are raised from the aftermath, populated by moderate Aresians with a reformist attitude. Grateful to the assistance by Christian crusaders, any existing bans on Christianity are lifted. They remain loyal to Mauretania, or at least the moderates within the Aftokratoria.
 * Little Ice Age: The medieval warm period ends and a period of global cooling begins. Winters become -0,3 celsius colder than normal and so do summers. Some northenmost tribes turn away from farming and return to a hunter gatherer lifestyle. Trade between everything west of Iceland slows down.
 * The Famine of 1153-1159: Thanks to the little ice age, a series of harsh winters destroys many crop yields, causing a shortage of food in the northern hemisphere. Ten thousand are presumed dead globally from the entire famine. The Famine hit especially hard to northern agrarian cultures, like Svearike, Vestkyst, the British isles and certain Yamato.
 * Abu al-Idrisi: An Askari geographer, he publishes the Geography, a collection of maps, encompassing the Askari known world, Mauretania to Singapura and Sumali to the Baltics.
 * The Golden Knot: The trade and friendship between Chola and Srivijaya blooms. A massive naval trade route network called the Golden Knot is formed in the Indian ocean between the two powers and their vassals. The two nations become the richest nations in the world.
 * The Hemp Road: Consumption of hemp begins to be popular amongst philosophers and thinkers of the current times, allowing them to "go deep, like really deep bruh". It is also inconsistently used by monks and the like to try and talk to their gods. A trade route dedicated to the drug opens up from Fuzhou to Bariagaza. Despite this, it is viewed in a similar light as alcohol and tobacco.
 * Frederick Barbarossa: A major hero in the Second Crusade (in the Levant) and emperor of the HRE. Many of those around him becomes astounded by his qualities being superhuman by nature: his ambition, his extraordinary skills at organization, his battlefield acumen and his political perspicacity. If things go well, soon he will have a new quality: longevity.

NPC Turns

 * Ceylon: They make a personal alliance with Chola.
 * Srivijaya: With a golden age dawning to their empire, expansion begins. Tanjung and Kuripan accept the proposal of becoming tributary states, in trade for protection and better trade opportunities to grow their economy. Kutai however outright rejects and an invasion is conducted. Kutai falls shortly and becomes part of Kuripan and Tidung. After these wars and the annexation of Medang, colonization begins. Thousands of settlers and conquerors arrive to the Sulu archipelago to colonize the region.
 * Sami: After a forceful expansion by Svearike, they hit the northern outposts, wreaking havoc in the disorganized and hardly controlled far reach of the Swedish kingdom, driving the Sveans almost as far south as the southern Arktalasriika border.
 * Karelia: They fracture into seven clans, after the death of a strong chieftain. His sons all try to take up his mantle and are prepared to kill each other for it. The chiefdom is then spillt into civil war. Rossopetsk partakes in the event and grabs some lands from the south.
 * Komi: They continue their war against Yurzhinsk and expansion for Lebensraum.
 * Ormuz and Mahdavi: They unify into the Rahmat Amirate.
 * Avaland: They become known as the "Gate between East and West" for Europeans. They become a wealthy state thanks to intracontinental trade, between the Orthodox and the Catholics.
 * Isetium: They begin an era of conquests. They invade Medina.

Kingdom of Inkeri

 * Government: Feudal constitutional monarchy
 * Ruler: King Jarno III (b.1123, r.1137-)
 * Dynasty: Jukäinen
 * Speaker of the Valtuusto: Miho Raikonen "the Fair (served 1142-1157), Rauke Siistamo (served 1157-)
 * Capital: Kiaranlahti
 * Economy: Mainly based on fishing, the fur and lumber industries, trade with nearby polities (e.g Svearike, Altprussen), and some mining operations.
 * Demographics:
 * Population:  1,200k
 * Kiaranlahti: 48k
 * Varntio: 30k
 * Varantinjoki (Röttstadt): 12k
 * Kultajoki (Geldstadt): 13k
 * Aalepori: 11k
 * Pietarranta: 10k
 * Laatokanlinna: 7k
 * Other towns and rural areas: 1,060k
 * Religion: 94% Orthodox Christianity, 4% Catholicism, 1% Finnic paganism, 1% Christian heresies and other religions
 * Ethnicities: 89% Finnic (58% Ingrian, 19% Vepsian, 13% Karelian, 7% Estonian, 2% other Finnic groups), 9% Varangian, 2% other (mainly Slavokans)
 * Military:
 * Army: 11,000 levy troops (10,000 standing)
 * Light Infantry: 5,000
 * Heavy Infantry: 3,000
 * Light Cavalry: 2,000
 * Heavy Cavalry: 1,000
 * Navy: 52 transports, 21 galleys, 12 longships, 2 heavy ships, ~430 non-military merchant ships
 * Wars and Conflicts:
 * Restoration of Order to the Seven Clans of Karelia: Each of the Seven Clans of Karelia is made an offer: surrender their sovereignty and swear fealty to the Kingdom of Inkeri and each of the seven clans may be able to remain in power as counts and dukes under Inkeri rule, and be allowed a certain degree of autonomy. Failure to accept will be met with invasion. The majority of the Inkerian army is already stationed on the border of the former Karelian nation, ready to strike at a moment's notice.
 * Sami Invasion of Svearike: Funds are sent to Svearike to aid in subduing the Sami incursion into their lands, and a small contingent of 300 troops makes the journey to the battlefields in northern Svearike to aid our ally.
 * Events:
 * Establishment of the Kauppalitto: One of the earliest trade leagues in Europe, the Kauppalitto (literally the Alliance of Merchants) was a league of associated merchant guilds and trading ports working together. Originally consisting of guilds in Kiaranlahti, Varntio, Laatokanlinna, Aalepori, and Pietarranta, the Kauppalitto would eventually spread across much of the eastern Baltic region and into the river systems of eastern Europe.
 * Famine of 1153-1159: With famine hitting in several areas of the country, especially the northern provinces, we begin shifting food stocks from areas with surplus food into areas in need of food, and begin rationing in the most affected counties.
 * Famine Relief Shipments: With as much food we can spare while leaving adequate food reserves for our people (which, by the way, isn't a large amount, but its the best we can do), we send shipments of much-needed food to the shores of Svearike, in the hopes of putting a dent to the devastating effects of famine there.
 * Infrastructure: Road infrastructure continues to be constructed, with a road between Kiaranlahti and Laatokanlinna completed, with expansions towards Aalepori, Pietarranta, and perhaps even the former Karelian territories all the way up to the White Sea should we take control of them in a reasonable time frame. A road is also constructed from Kiaranlahti into Tallinn, as part of our efforts in integrating Maavald with Inkeri, and the port of Kiaranlahti continues to be expanded. The existing stretch of road between Kiaranlahti and Varntio is outfitted with inns and stables every 30 km, in order to give travelers a place to rest.
 * Integrating Maavald: The political structure of Maavald begins to be integrated with the rest of Inkeri, and Inkerian commercial endeavors have also slowly begun infiltrating Maavaldian cities.
 * Diplomacy:
 * Seven Clans of Karelia: Ok, so you're fighting over the throne, and Rossopetsk is invading you guys. This fighting is just pointless, and is only going to lead to the dominance of Rossopetsk in Karelia. You don't want that, do you? Therefore, I make a genius offer to you: why not just join us? You'll still be in power as provincial rulers within Inkeri, you'll be able to join our market and trade your goods to the wider region, and we probably have more human rights than you do. And if you don't, you'll face consequences...
 * Cherno-Vedena: Hello? Trade agreement and alliance? I sent this to you a decade ago, you still haven't replied? Are you even here?
 * Svearike: Here's a goody box. The tag says "To The Starving Peasants of Svearike", so please get it to them. It has cakes and stuff in it.

Kingdom of Vesnia

 * Government: Feudal Monarchy (Kingdom)
 * King: Bernhart I (B 1129, alive) (R 1145 - Present)
 * Ruling House: House of Fleischer
 * Economy: The Vesnian economy is stable, being based on trade mostly as well as fishing, mining 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 has been implemented.
 * Capital: Burgenbrao
 * Demographics:
 * Population: ~1 570 000
 * Burgenbrao: 93 000
 * Köslin: 50 000
 * Raustadt: 6 500
 * Heineg: 3 000
 * Rural areas (AKA everything else): ~1 417 000
 * Ethnicities: 93% Vesnian (4% Lechtenheimer nationality), 7% Prussian
 * Religion: 86% Catholic Christian, 13% Orthodox Christian, 1% Other
 * Wars and Conflicts (italics: Potential War):
 * N/A
 * Military: Total of 15 000 levy soldiers (1% of pop)
 * Deployed units: none
 * 5 000 infantry
 * 3 000 pikemen
 * 5 500 archers
 * 1 000 sword cavalry
 * 500 lancers
 * Navy:
 * 20 transport ships
 * 8 galleys
 * Diplomacy:
 * Danemark: How about a trade agreement? Vesnian merchant guilds can operate within your territory and vice versa.
 * Events:
 * The Tale of Two Kingdoms: The marriage between Vesnia and Prussia is important, as this brought Prussian influence into the HRE and Vesnian influence outside of the HRE.
 * Orthodox Influence: Vesnia is subject to some more Orthodox influence from the previous marriage with the Orthodox Prussia. Also there may be some conversions from Orthodox priests shh, nobody will notice.
 * Famine: A famine has caused damage to the kingdom, much like it has done in many other realms around us. The famine has killed around 4 000 people within Vesnia, with 1 000 of them being in Heineg. Rationing is increased in the most affected areas. Small amounts of Vesnian effort is put into assisting nearby member states of the HRE, as well as Prussia with the situation created from the recent famine. Raustadt takes a hit as well, being a relatively new city with an inferior infrastructure compared to the rest of Vesnia.
 * Engelbrecht 'the Lucky': The lord of Raustadt, Engelbrecht, raised and army and fought in the second crusade. While not as successful as Dietmar, he is still respected and celebrated upon his return. He gains the nickname "the Lucky" after his numerous close calls with death during the crusade, most notably when first crossing onto Siracusa (nat 1), become common knowledge. He passed away in 1158 from injury-related causes.

Đại Việt

 * Government: Absolute monarchy
 * Ruler: Emperor Quảng Định Tông (b. 1129, still alive) (r. 1144 - present)
 * Dynasty: Quảng
 * Parliament: None as of yet
 * Economy: Đại Việt is a prosperous nation with a blooming economy. Of course, its economy remains in the shadow of the hegemonies of Chola and Srivijaya. Its economy is largely based upon both agriculture and trade. Its main exports include rice and silk, among other things. The Chinese innovation of paper currency became a boon for Vietnam when it was implemented under Emperor Quang Uy Tong.
 * Capital: Hue
 * Demographics:
 * Population (excluding occupied lands): ~1,300,000 total
 * Ethnic Makeup:
 * Viets: 74%
 * Lao: 15%
 * Khmer: 6%
 * Cham: 4.2%
 * Other minorities (Muong, Jiang, Cantonese, etc): 0.8%
 * Military:
 * Army: 19,500 total (9,750 infantrymen, 6,000 cavalrymen, 4,000 ranged, 650 elite soldiers, 100 siege engines)
 * Navy: 250 ships total (15 attack junks, 180 carrier ships, 45 barques, 15 river barges)
 * Wars and Conflicts (italics for potential wars):
 * Invasion of Annan: Due to being in a tropical climate, the Medieval Cold Period does not effect Dai Viet much. Dai Viet pushes further into Annan, seeking to partition it with Yun. 9,000 Viet soldiers march to capture the remaining portion of land that they will receive in the partition. Meanwhile, 120 ships are sent to capture Hainan.
 * Diplomacy:
 * Annan: Yun and I will destroy you. Surrender now or prepare to die.
 * Yamato: Could you send over your navy to help us capture Hainan?
 * Events:
 * Assimilation of Minorities: We continue to attempt to assimilate the minorities of Dai Viet.
 * Founding a New City: The city of Thăng Long (same location as OTL) is founded in northern Dai Viet.
 * Growth of Hai Phong: The population of Hai Phong grows, due to more people, both Viet and foreign merchants, moving to the city.
 * Sự Nổi Lên Của Âu Lạc: A heavily dramatized version of Thục Phán's life is written by Phạm Thiên Ân. The drama is largely based upon a combination of romance (largely centered around his relationship with the fictional Xia princess Qian Hui) and court intrigue, assassinations, and plotting.
 * Colonization of Palawan: We begin to colonize Palawan. The Thanh Vọng (a transliterated version of the native name of the island) Colony is started in the settlement of Trấn Rừng (OTL Puerto Princesa).

Kingdom of Prussia (Old Prussia)

 * Government: Feudal kingdom
 * King: Sigmar II (b. 1043 - d. 1102, r. 1076 - 1102), Wolfhard (b. 1079, r. 1102 - 1144), Rudolf (b. 1126, r. 1144)
 * Dynasty: Pregel
 * Military: There is nothing special about the (Old) Prussian army. They are largely comprised of occasional mercenaries (not counted here) and feudal levies from vassals, along with some of the King's own elite guards and levies that he trains them personally, for discipline of course! Prussian military is largely comprised of cavalry and foot soldiers, with pikes and spears to go by. Knights do exist, but the definition is quite different and they're more of an honorary role within the military and are permanent than say mercenaries and levies, which are largely peasants that are armed with weapons and trained to do so, in the expense of their need for loyalty.
 * Land forces: (Courland not included; finally updated it in like 6 turns)
 * 24 500 levies
 * 9 000 spearmen
 * 3 500 swordsmen
 * 6 000 archers (incl. crossbow archers)
 * 6 000 melee cavalry
 * 3 000 pikemen and anti-cavalry
 * Equipment included are catapults, battering rams and siege towers
 * 3 000 knights (largely swordsmen and spearmen that are trained harder than normal and honoured by the King)
 * 2 000 King's Guards (guards that have a sword and a shield that goes with them, wears a lot of armour; there's a disadvantage and that's the speed and agility of them)
 * Navy: (Courland not included)
 * 18 transport ships (they carry only like a hundred once)
 * 6 galleys
 * Economy: Prussia is a rural kingdom, although it has some manufacturing capacity but they're concentrated in major cities, which would occasionally be traded with neighbouring realms by Prussian merchants. Königsberg is a city that is the centre of trade for Prussia. In a post-Wolfhard reign, the retention for the city has declined, but the symbolic Vesnian and Old Prussian alliance remains as his standing legacy. Since the mid-12th century, Avaland, a neighbouring realm of the Prussian Kingdom is wealthy and is the boundary to the Orthodox-Catholic world, some Avars within Prussia who locally travel there are becoming wealthy, this has led to some division among the Old Prussian Germans and the Avars.
 * Demographics: (Census is based on the 1155 Census that is finalised, adjusted for an 1160 estimate after a famine)
 * Population: 3 112 000
 * Königsberg: 95 000
 * Danzig: 42 000
 * Allenstein: 11 000
 * Lustenbruck: 21 000
 * Drusselstein: 50 000
 * Posen: 30 000
 * Breslau: 20 000
 * Plytzk: 10 000
 * Warsaw (Warschau/Varsava): 52 000
 * Memel: 7 000
 * Laibech: 12 000
 * Rural areas (anything not included above): 2 710 000
 * Culture: 70% Germanic (62% Prussian, 7% Vesnian), 27% Avar, 3% Other
 * Religion: 86% Eastern Orthodox, 10% Catholic, 4% Other
 * Diplomacy:
 * N/A
 * Events:
 * Famine and Aftermath: About 8 700 are dead from the famine that saw the northern hemisphere plunging into the ice age. Most of them were those living in rural areas north of Prussia. King Rudolf was definitely worried about another famine if the harvest season when so poorly, so he decided to stockpile on food on his own and encouraged everyone to do the same, even though they would rot, they have been added with salt (not much though) to preserve food that is stored away in storerooms in forms of wooden barrels. This would allow it to survive for at least two months in hot days and in rare cases, three months. Snow could also be used to 'freeze' food too, but they would unfortunately melt after winter.
 * Local Avars: As Avaland became prosperous and many Avars became wealthy over trade between the Catholic and Orthodox world, some of the Prussian Avars (those living in Old Prussia) have been noticeably growing resentment against Kingdom of Prussia. Warsaw is now just 58% Avar by 1160 thanks to assimilation and migration movements, but for those Varsavian Avars, they're not benefitting the wealth of Avaland. In fact, those living near Avaland were becoming wealthier, which makes the Prussian nobles of the north feel envy. These Avars are becoming more wealthy than the normal Prussian peasant and there was rising demands of some of the territory be ceded back to their homeland after a century of being occupied by Prussians. The current king did not approve this and he had started to fear that Avars would take over Prussia in few years' time, which is part of Prussian paranoia and consequence of a long-term outlook.
 * After the Crusades: The Prussians failed a lot with the deaths of Franz von Hiedler and Prince Reinhard, all thanks to bad luck. Their luck hasn't received well compared to Franz's relative, Adolf von Hiedler, who in the earlier years of the First Crusade, won decisively before crashing down. Also, a Courish general named Daumantas however successfully fought against some of the neo-Hellenists from Atlas, creating a crusader state called Melita, which is literally a vassal of a vassal. (I don't mention a lot about events related to Courland since I am only focusing on events in Old Prussia but I added it in because the person who played as that character wanted me to include it)

Liao / Great Liao (Offical) / Khitan State

 * Head of the State: The Laozeng Emperor (B 1100 - still alive), (R 1148 - present)
 * Head of the Government:  Archchancellor Möngke Hulugu (Ethnicity: Mongolian) (B 1112 AD - still alive), (R 1037 AD - present)
 * Government: Celestial Absolute Monarchy ruled by an Emperor. The title is Emperor of Great Liao, Great Khavara of the Khitans and Beg Khan of the hui. Our ruling dynasty is Yelü. We also have an Archchancellor who work as a top adviser and leader of departments and ministries
 * Demographics:
 * Population:
 * Liangzhou: Population: 155,620
 * Wuwei: 52,540
 * Altai: Population: 14,970
 * Rural and smaller towns population: 2,666,100
 * Total population: 2,889,230
 * Religion: Tengrism (85%) Buddhism (14%) and others (1%)
 * Ethinicities: 49% Khitans, 20% Mongols, 13% Hui, 10% Tanguts, 7% Jin, sha and other chinese groups and 1% others
 * Economy: We make our own currency which resembles those from the now dead Han Dynasty (It is just worse quality), The original economic activities of the Khitan were stockbreeding, fishing, and hunting. But under the influence of the neighbouring states, the Khitan have since engaged in farming and cropgrowing.


 * Adminstration: We have 6 different provinces/states in our country they are governed by a Viceroy or a Yabeg.
 * Wars and conflicts: 
 * Commander of our forces:  Our great khavara
 * Army: Total of
 * Spearmen: 6,430
 * Swordsmen: 7,230
 * Bowmen: 3,280
 * Cavalry: 10,302
 * Crossbowmen: 2,000
 * Events:
 * Maybe a threat?: We see the increasing power of the Tuvan khanate as a threat to our own sovereignty. There is talk to attack them before they attack us.
 * Diplomacy:

Svearike

 * Government: Hereditary Monarch.
 * Ruler: Svea (<- till 1156) Amura
 * Dynasty: Thorfi
 * Economy: consisting of fishing, lumbering, trading with Vestkyst, Inkeri, Danemark and Vesnia.
 * Capital: Stockholm
 * Demographics: 
 * Population: 362k (Mainland & islands (<- Åland, Gotland, Öland) 318k, Finish territory: 44k)
 * Rural areas: 297,1k
 * Cities: 64.9k
 * Stockholm: 33 600
 * Vasteviki: 21 300
 * Kalmar: 4 000
 * Åbo: 3 000
 * Ethnicity: Nordicite Gothic, Sami, Finns.
 * Religion: Norse (Minority 2%) Catholicism (Majority 98%)
 * Allies: Inkeri.
 * Wars and Conflicts:Sami invasion plan.JPG
 * The Sami war: We send 75% (5 430) of our standing army to push them back towards the original borders, when we reach the original borders we will continue to the north and take as much land as we can.
 * Military:
 * Royal Guards: 200
 * Active Guards: 100 (patrolling cities and rural areas to keep everything under control).
 * Border Guards: 700 (They will be patrolling close to the borders with neighboring nations, currently they are assigned to Arktalasriika's border focusing more on the western side.)
 * Army: Main army: 2% (7 240), Reserves: 3% (10 860)
 * Main army:
 * Swordsmen: 1 684
 * Swordsmen with shields: 1 514
 * Archers: 1 414
 * Cavalry with swords: 1 364
 * Cavalry with spears: 1 264
 * Reserves:
 * Swordsmen: 2 526
 * Swordsmen with shields: 2 271
 * Archers: 2 121
 * Cavalry with swords: 2 046
 * Cavalry with spears: 1 896
 * Navy: 35 Long galleys (capacity ~120/ship) Transport ships 3.
 * Diplomacy:
 * Inkeri: Thank you for your support and we will give all the food you sent to help to our starving people. And thank you for helping us against the Sami as well.
 * Events:​​​​​​
 * New cities.pngInfrastructure: With the road be between Stockholm and Vasteviki being finished we start expanding it towards the city of Kalmar.
 * New city: We make a new city on the island of Gotland that we will call Gotsky.
 * New city: We make a new city in northern Svastland which we will call: Sana (Svean finnic territory).
 * The famine: Around 1 400 Sveans have died from this terrible famine, We appreciate the help and support we've gotten from our ally Inkeri and hope we'll be able to repay them in the future. To make it so that a similar situation doesn't happen in the future we will store away some of the food we make.
 * Ice age: Around 100 Sveans have died from this colder temperature.
 * The Crusade: It's Devestating to hear that our Second prince Karl Fritz died in the Crusade, We will hold a funeral on the southern Crusader state of Sardinia: Norsolia.

State of Yun:
Government: Absolute Monarchy
 * Emperor: Wangdeng (age 47, ascended at age 38.)

Alliances: Allied with Dai Viet, part of the Union of Seaborne Nations (composed of Nihon, Wu, Wang, and Liang.
 * Dynasty: Wu
 * Parliament: Nonexistent

Economy: The economy is mainly agriculture based, with Wuhan and Changsha being major commercial hubs. In many parts of the nation, there is a strong fishing industry. Paper money is well established and often used. Our major exports are Rhubarb, musk, honey, and hemp. The Lake Donting area, the geographic and administrative center of our nation, grows ramie, a type of tea. Changsha is located on a major trade route stretching from the Khitan Steppes to the lands of Lavo and Srivijaya. Specialized crafts like ceramics and paper-making are also present. The city of Shu is the beginning of a trade route to India and Myanmar.

Capital: Changsha

Administration: 4 different commanderies (Jun) governed by a Taishou (Great Administrator). Every Jun is divided into prefectures (Zhou) (28 in total), which in turn are divided into urban counties (Fu) and Rural counties (Xian). Most prefectures are only composed of 2-5 counties.

Demographics: Ethnic makeup: Religion: Military: Siege engines: 35 Events: Wars and Conflicts:
 * Population (excluding occupied territories): ~17,880,000
 * Changsha: 452,000
 * ~30% Xiang Chinese (Yun)
 * ~37% Southwestern Chinese (Han subgroup)
 * ~11% Gan Chinese
 * ~9% Miao
 * ~6% Tujia
 * ~5% Dong
 * ~`2% other
 * 58% Chinese Folk Religion
 * 9% Pure Tianism
 * 2% Regional Religion
 * 31% Mahayana Buddhism
 * Active Land Forces: 62,500(~0.35% of population)
 * Swordsman: 27,400
 * Spearman/Pikeman: 16,600
 * Ranged (Bowman): 10,400    Ranged (Crossbowman): 7,100
 * Gunpowder-wielding-infantry (also serve as elite infantry): 600
 * Cavalry : 1000
 * Reserves:  108,000 (0.64% of population)
 * Navy: 140 ships
 * Shihuoshu (Book of Proper Living): The Shihuoshu, or the Book of Proper Living (适活书), is published by a philosopher by the name of Yang Zi. A book on how to behave for anyone, regardless of social status, age, gender, and ethnicity. While the book borrowed heavily from existing Confucian or Buddhist beliefs, it gave them a twist. While in traditional religions you typically weren’t rewarded for your good actions, and achieving enlightenment was difficult, Tianism states that all that you need to do to receive fortune and go to an afterlife that is certainly better than the world here is to follow Tianist teachings. Tianist values differ slightly from Daoist values by also emphasizing Devotion (to Tian), and Hard Work, and Control. In addition, Tianism is against Feng Shui, saying that it is not reliable, and that the notion that the prospertity of a family or shop relies small differences in position is absurd. Due to the use of the moveable print, and that a lot of Tianist beliefs strike a chord with many people, Tianism experiences a huge increase of followers.
 * New City: The town of Yucheng (Chongqing), grows large enough for the government to consider it a city, and is made of the seat of Ba province.
 * War with Annan: Being rather south, the start of a cold period doesn’t impact us too much, so we can continue our war with Annan without any repercussion. We continue our march towards Zhangjiang, and once we capture the city we’ll sweep up all land between the Leizhou peninsula and the western border of Wang. All generals who are sent to siege Zhanjiang are given orders to keep as the city intact as possible, because it’s the only major port city that we’ll capture.

Events & Great People

 * Horseman of WAR: The Tuvans, being surrounded by armies, started to feel overwhelmed by the Kimeks and Kanids in late 1160s. It was not until an army led by a Adevel Alka(?), an esteemed general born from a noble Tuvan tribe of alchemists in 1144. He singlehandedly defeated the Kanid Khanate and Kimek Khaganate. His reputation for singlehandedly defeating the two Khans without a single loss in the span of 12 battles has earned him the nickname "The Horseman of War". He will soon took over his tribe leadership in 1176, under the name Alka Khan. This has worried the Tuvan neighbors of Dzungar and Tochar, which immediately formed a coalition against it. They invite anyone (specifically their neighbors) to join them against the Tuvans.
 * Aimar "The Red" Inarinpoika: The Karelian chieftain of the northern clan asks for the aid of Inkeri. He is a bastard son of the old chief, born far north a Sami woman, hence the name Inarinpoika, son of Inari, the place where he was birthed. He is intrigued by christianity and willing to convert, if he should be made the earl of Karelia, pledging allegiance to the king of Inkeri.
 * Karelian War of Reunification: The clan led by Aimar The Red begins to conquer other clans after signing a treaty with Inkeri. They are able to entirely conquer the teal coloured clan, forming a border and supply line with the Inkeri. He also conquers Kormi's clan in the south, the yellows. He also begins a war with Grigo, the eldest son, leader of the orange clan. During this war Aimar executes his two brothers: Kormi and Mitfona, after they refused to bow to him, he also burns their wives and children in a great pyre, along with his brothers corpses. This earned him the nickname of "The Red". Iroda, the second son (blue) makes an alliance with Rossopetsk and conquers his brothers in the south.
 * Liuhe Pagoda: It's built in Hangzhou, Wu. It quickly becomes a landmark and symbol of Wu. It also serves as a lighthouse.
 * The Vestkyster Law of Succession: After the death of the king, a new law to determine who should claim the throne of the king after he should pass is created. If the oldest son was not fit to be king, a council of sixty representatives should select another of the legitimate royal sons. After this they could choose between another of the royal heirs. If the king had no suitable heir, the council could choose whoever they thought would better "guard God's right and the laws of the land". If the representatives could not agree, the bishops of the Church should decide the election.
 * The Alexiad: a historical biography of Byzantiums interactions with the crusades and the situation of the middle east, where four faiths clashed for dominance, the Jews, the Christians, the Arzhamites and the Isetians. The biography is written by byzantine historian and princess, Anna, daughter of the emperor.
 * The Prussian Tensions: With the failures suffered militarily in the crusades and a famine killing nearly ten thousand, many see Prussia as weak, and especially the Avars, who see the prosperity of Avaland and dream of rejoining their prosperity, or rebel to bring back those once held territories.

NPC Turns

 * Sami: They do their best to hold back the Svean armies, but they can't fight against their numbers, and fight a war of attrition. They're pushed back to the old border. While taking advancements to claim as much land as possible as commanded by the Svean king, the Svean army becomes encircled. The narrow passage south is cut off by 4 000 Sami, who'd passed through Arktalasriika territories. They're left surrounded by a superior force of 8 000 to 3 800. The Svean army attempts to fight the Sami but are devastated by their archers and slingers, and finally by their infantry. 3 000 die and the rest are taken captive and taken to the far north. No word of this event passes into the knowledge of the Sveans, until the silence tells ill news. The Sami fall down on Svean territories again, taking even more land from further south. The Svean army is crippled with most capable soldiers and officers dead or captured.
 * Srivijaya: They continue colonization, also founding the city of Pemagarong on the Zamboangan peninsula of Mindanao. They also request that Dai Viet clear off from Palawan as "they got there first".
 * Chola: They invade Shu.
 * Tavastia: They make a land trade treaty with Svearike to claim some lands which once belonged to the Tavastians.
 * Komi: They keep on warring with Yurzhinsk. News from Yurzhinsk refugees arrive to Rostov and Kostroma of a great nation in the east, which is expanding.
 * Isetium: They conquer Medina and Bega. Their expansion begins to send words of worry in the halls of Europe and the Middle-East.
 * Annan: They surrender after losing thousands of men and tens of battles.
 * Kiev: They conquer more of Gothia, gaining a shoreline for naval trade.
 * Ahuras: They annex Al-Tayy.

Kingdom of Inkeri

 * Government: Feudal constitutional monarchy
 * Ruler: King Jarno III (b. 1123, r. 1137)
 * Dynasty: Jukäinen
 * Speaker of the Valtuusto: Rauke Siistamo (served 1157-1162), Peikka Nöltta (served 1162-)
 * Capital: Kiaranlahti
 * Economy: Mostly based on fishing, the lumber and fur trapping industries, trading with nearby nations (Svearike, Altprussen, Cherno-Vedena), and some small mining operations.
 * Demographics:
 * Population:  1,350k
 * Kiaranlahti: 50k
 * Varntio: 33k
 * Varantinjoki (Röttstadt): 17k
 * Kultajoki (Geldstadt): 18k
 * Aalepori: 13k
 * Pietarranta: 12k
 * Laatokanlinna: 8k
 * Mustajoki: 5k
 * Other towns and rural areas: 1,185k
 * Religion: 94% Orthodox Christianity, 4% Catholicism, 1% Finnic paganism, 1% Christian heresies and other religions
 * Ethnicities: 89% Finnic (58% Ingrian, 19% Vepsian, 13% Karelian, 7% Estonian, 2% other Finnic groups), 8% Varangian, 2% Svean (1.7% Svean Goths, 0.3% Svean Nordicites), 1% other (mainly Slavokans)
 * Military:
 * Army: 13,000 levy troops (12,500 standing)
 * Light Infantry: 5,500
 * Heavy Infantry: 3,500
 * Light Cavalry: 2,200
 * Heavy Cavalry: 1,300
 * Navy: 52 transports, 21 galleys, 12 longships, 2 heavy ships, ~430 non-military merchant ships
 * Wars and Conflicts:
 * Restoration of Order to the Seven Clans of Karelia: With Ainar's rule more or less solidified, we pull slightly more than half of our troops from northern Karelia, leaving a force of 4000 troops in the. Meanwhile, we officially declare war on Rossopetsk, citing their alliance with Iroda's clan and intervention in the internal affairs of an Inkerian vassal state. 6000 troops flood into the western reaches of Rossopetsk, with orders to capture the bulk of the populated area in the country, along Lake Ääninen (Lake Onega). The 4000 troops marching with Ainar's army are to subdue Grigo's clan as soon as possible, then attack Iroda's clan and eventually attack Rossopetsk from the north, catching them on two fronts.
 * Northern War (Svearike-Sami Conflict): 31 ships detach from the main Inkerian fleet and sail west, towards Svearike. This contingent of 31 ships supplies much-needed military supplies, such as food and new weapons forged in the blacksmiths of Kiaranlahti. 1000 troops accompany these ships, ready to disembark and fight upon Svean request.
 * Events:
 * Wagons North!: With Ainar "the Red" converting to Christianity and swearing fealty to the Kingdom of Inkeri, the process of modernization of the Earldom of Karjala begins. In order to help Karjala transition from a disorganized tribal society into an organized, well-administered and civilized feudal society, we turn two of the most important settlements in the slice of Karjala under our control, Aimarijärvi (OTL Kostomuksha) and Kemi (OTL Kem) into full-fledged towns, with town halls, paved streets, and newly-constructed churches to spread Christianity into this pagan land. Roads are also extended from Pietarranta all the way to Kemi. Many Orthodox priests, determined to spread the word of Christ into Karjala, begin migrating into the northern lands. Merchants, eager to exploit the plentiful amounts of wildlife, such as bears and reindeer, for the fur trapping industry, as well as excited for mining prospects in the region, also begin setting up shop in Karjala, with the Kauppalitto expanding into Aimarijärvi and Kemi almost immediately after their foundation. Kareliancitiesekksdee.jpg
 * The Svean Quarter: With cordial diplomatic and mercantile ties maintained between Inkeri and Svearike for decades at this point, many major cities have begun sprouting "Svean Quarters"; city districts that are mostly comprised of ethnic Svean Nordicites and Goths. Mostly located near marketplaces in the outskirts of cities, these Svean enclaves would be hotspots for Catholicism and Nordic culture in Eastern Europe, and have managed to more or less preserve Svean culture in Inkeri right up until the modern day (Inkerians today often joke that meatballs made in the Svean Quarter of Kiaranlahti are better than the meatballs in Svearike itself).
 * Infrastructure Never Stops: Roads are extended south to Varantinjoki (Röttstadt) and Kultajoki (Geldstadt). These roads are, again, outfitted with inns and stables every 30 km, to provide a place to rest for every traveller. Meanwhile, granaries are constructed in every city and major town, to curb the amount of deaths from future famines.
 * A New City: After serving as the first Speaker of the Valtuusto, Miho "the Fair" Raikonen retired to his personal estate in the far southeast of the country, practically on the border with Rostov. He spent the rest of his life designing a city, meant to be a shining jewel of Inkerian progress and ingenuity, located right on his vast estate. Upon his death in March of 1167, he donated his entire personal fortune to the Duke of the constituent Duchy of Metsämaa, on the condition that he immediately use this money to construct his planned city. Construction of this city, known to history as Mustajoki (OTL Moscow) began in the fall of 1167. Much different to the unsanitary and dense cities of medieval Europe, Mustajoki was designed to be a pleasant place to live, boasting wide, tree-lined boulevards designed in the pattern of a wheel, with the major streets radiating out from a central park named after Miho himself, as well as the best examples of medieval Inkerian architecture. Bruh_moment.jpg
 * Integrating Maavald: Inkerian officials begin intervening more in the affairs of Maavald, sometimes collecting taxes instead of Maavaldian officials, especially in areas near the border with Inkeri. The Grand Duke of Maavald, King Jarno III and the Valtuusto have begun preliminary negotiation for the terms of full integration of Maavald into Inkeri.


 * Diplomacy:
 * Ainar "the Red" Inarinpoika: We accept your offer. Your baptism, vow of fealty, and crowning as the Earl of Karjala will be in the cathedral at Pietarranta, 8am on the 27th of August, 1161. Be there or be square.
 * Rossopetsk, Iroda's clan: Please kindly commit stop resisting.
 * Svearike: Sending some food, weapons and troops through the mail. Same-day shipping hasn't been invented yet, so my shipments might be a little slow, sorry.

Most Serene Republic of Vedena and Chernobyl

 * Government: Vedena is a Republic.
 * Governor (Leader of the Council): Guido "Sidewinter" Mista (1110AD-1134AD), Palaestrio Cicero (1134AD-1143AD), Guido Cicerius (1143AD-1158AD), Chalinus Titius (1158AD-nowadays). Elected by adult male landowners every 6-10 years.
 * Parliament: the Council, which consists of four major factions with their own goals
 * Nobility: 116. Stand for the further stratification of society and developing the feudal system.
 * Romans: 102. Stand for a complete dissolution of current traditions and religion and support "relatinisation". Currently, the fastest-growing faction in the Council.
 * Christian merchants: 90. Stand for decreasing the bureaucracy and merchant taxes, and creating trade unions with the other countries.
 * Judaist merchants: 77. Stand for increasing the tariffs for the foreign merchants and aggressive approach in trade. In addition, they combat the idea of trade unions.
 * Chernobyl' : 63' . Stand for status-quo of Chernobyl position in the commonwealth.
 * "Librarians": 24. 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. In addition, trade unions begin springing up on the newly acquired territories. On the other hand, Judaist merchants oppose the creation of trade unions.
 * Capitals: Lutsk and Chernobyl
 * Demographics (including occupied territories): 2'558k people
 * Rural areas:~2173k.
 * Urban areas: 385k; 15% live in urban areas.
 * Lutsk (and the nearest territories across it): 102k.
 * Chernobyl: 46k
 * L'viv: 29k
 * Other (population over 2'500): 208k.
 * Culture: 36% are Vedean, 20% are Romans, 15% are Ost-Riken, 29% is the rest
 * Religion: 62% are Christians (22% are Orthodox, 13% are Catholic, 27% are local churches), 11% are Roman pagans, 9% are Judaist, 18% is the rest beliefs.
 * Wars and Conflicts: peace :3
 * Diplomacy:
 * Inkeri: sure
 * 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: ~30'000
 * Events:
 * Third Rome: Although the Third Rome is proclaimed to be both Lutsk and Chernobyl, it is now certain that power and influence shifts to Lutsk and the elite of Chernobyl are in the process of assimilation.
 * Rise of art: It goes without saying that the aesthetics and art of antiquity have become relevant again. A variety of art forms reappear in the centres of culture such as the Great Library of Lutsk. In addition, the local cultures are enriched with new traditions and arts.
 * "Reject modernity, embrace traditions!": this slogan is very popular among the intellectuals in Vedena. More and more people begin embracing the culture of their ancestors. The majority is from the nomadic pagan tribes. Most of them reject Christianity and convert to local pagan beliefs, leading to further disjoint of society.

Kingdom of Vesnia

 * Government: Feudal Monarchy (Kingdom)
 * King: Bernhart I (B 1129, alive) (R 1145 - Present)
 * Ruling House: House of Fleischer
 * Economy: The Vesnian economy is stable, being based on trade mostly as well as fishing, mining 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.
 * Capital: Burgenbrao
 * Demographics:
 * Population: ~1 570 000
 * Burgenbrao: 93 000
 * Köslin: 50 000
 * Raustadt: 6 500
 * Heineg: 3 500
 * Rural areas (AKA everything else): ~1 418 000
 * Ethnicities: 93% Vesnian, 7% Prussian
 * Religion: 85% Catholic Christian, 14% Orthodox Christian, 1% Other
 * Wars and Conflicts (italics: Potential War):
 * N/A
 * Military: Total of 15 700 levy soldiers (1% of pop)
 * Deployed units: none
 * 5 200 infantry
 * 3 800 pikemen
 * 5 200 archers
 * 1 000 sword cavalry
 * 500 lancers
 * Navy:
 * 20 transport ships
 * 8 galleys
 * Diplomacy:
 * Svearike and Danemark: Vesnia has a special trade agreement with both of you, however we all have one with eachother?
 * Events:
 * Orthodox Influence: Vesnia has seen an increase in Orthodoxy in the last years. While the marriage that started this whole thing is long dead, the Vesno-Prussian alliance is still a thing and the marriage allowed the Orthodox Church to gain a foothold in Vesnia. The increase of Orthodoxy isn't as prevalent as when the Vesno-Prussian marriage occured and existed, but the Orthodox minority is here to stay now.
 * Famine: Recovery is slow from the famine from earlier. The slight civil unrest that followed has practically been dealt with, but the kingdom itself needs time to recover.
 * Heineg Merchant Guild: It grows from being able to operate in Svearike and Danemark.
 * Trade Routes: Three definite naval trade routes are established: one from Heineg to Kobenhavn, one from Heineg to Kalmar and one from Raustadt to Kobenhavn.
 * The Horseman of War?: Word of a militant man far in the east, known as the Horseman of War, has reached the Vesnian borders. It's first passed off as rumours, but when Vesnia discovers that many other nearby states have experienced the same thing, Vesnia knows better. King Bernhart I and his vassals don't really believe Vesnia has anything to fear, but some more military efforts are made just in case.

Kingdom of Prussia (Old Prussia)

 * Government: Feudal kingdom
 * King: Sigmar II (b. 1043 - d. 1102, r. 1076 - 1102), Wolfhard (b. 1079, r. 1102 - 1144), Rudolf (b. 1126-1178, r. 1144-1178), Sigmar III (b. 1150, r. 1168)
 * Dynasty: Pregel
 * Military: As the failure of the Prussians in the Second Crusade had gone by, the morale of the Prussians have gone down quite a lot. Things are quite bad now, the Avars are getting more resentful against the Prussians, because they sought to reap the benefits and are experiencing some wealth growths within their own towns too, which makes the nobles of Old Prussia even more envious. The military is now being used to suppress any form of dissident and any form of peasant uprising, but some modern historians argue that they are being used to promote the Prussian culture itself even more, especially in Warsaw, where there has been violence in the city quite lately.
 * Land forces: (Courland not included; finally updated it in like 6 turns)
 * 24 500 levies (60% of the levies are raised)
 * 9 000 spearmen
 * 3 500 swordsmen
 * 6 000 archers (incl. crossbow archers)
 * 6 000 melee cavalry
 * 3 000 pikemen and anti-cavalry
 * Equipment included are catapults, battering rams and siege towers
 * 3 000 knights (largely swordsmen and spearmen that are trained harder than normal and honoured by the King)
 * 2 000 King's Guards (guards that have a sword and a shield that goes with them, wears a lot of armour; there's a disadvantage and that's the speed and agility of them)
 * Navy: (Courland not included)
 * 18 transport ships (they carry only like a hundred once)
 * 6 galleys
 * Economy: Prussia is a rural kingdom, although it has some manufacturing capacity but they're concentrated in major cities, which would occasionally be traded with neighbouring realms by Prussian merchants. Königsberg is a city that is the centre of trade for Prussia. In a post-Wolfhard reign, the retention for the city has declined, but the symbolic Vesnian and Old Prussian alliance remains as his standing legacy. Since the mid-12th century, Avaland, a neighbouring realm of the Prussian Kingdom is wealthy and is the boundary to the Orthodox-Catholic world, some Avars within Prussia who locally travel there are becoming wealthy, this has led to some division among the Old Prussian Germans and the Avars.
 * Demographics: (Census is based on the 1155 Census that is finalised, adjusted for an 1160 estimate after a famine)
 * Population: 3 112 000
 * Königsberg: 95 000
 * Danzig: 42 000
 * Allenstein: 11 000
 * Lustenbruck: 21 000
 * Drusselstein: 50 000
 * Posen: 30 000
 * Breslau: 20 000
 * Plytzk: 10 000
 * Warsaw (Warschau/Varsava): 52 000
 * Memel: 7 000
 * Laibech: 12 000
 * Rural areas (anything not included above): 2 710 000
 * Culture: 70% Germanic (62% Prussian, 7% Vesnian), 27% Avar, 3% Other
 * Religion: 86% Eastern Orthodox, 10% Catholic, 4% Other
 * Diplomacy:
 * N/A
 * Events:
 * "Blame the Avars": The Prussian nobles and general subjects who identify themselves as Prussian began blaming the Avars as "money stealing people" as they do not have anything that they can point their finger with. This led to ethnic violence and tensions rising between the Prussians and Avars. The Old Prussian golden age has ended, but many say that the royal family is partially delusional ever since Prussia had won conquests against Avaland a century ago. They blame the Avars for the woes and downfall, calling for assimilation and settlement of Avar territory to Germanise the area and make it harder for them to regain their territory back. As a result, some Prussians are moving out from their old homeland and settle more into Warsaw (Varsava).
 * Prussian Levies Raised: Under King Rudolf, he knew that he needed to take action and keep Prussian integrity. He raised 60% of the levies to patrol and watch for any rebellion in Avar-majority territories.
 * Assassination of the King: On 13th February 1169, the king is poisoned by a chef. This further escalated Avar-Prussian tensions. His son, Sigmar is coronated as King Sigmar III, who is known to be quite xenophobic against Avars...
 * Violence: In Warsaw, ethnic tensions have continued to rise with more Germans settling into the city within a span of 10 years (not a lot though) and nearby towns to push the Avar population out. This had led to violent attacks starting at 1169 between both ethnic groups as the city has become a battleground for being assimilated into the Old Prussian culture. Thousands of Prussian levies and few knights have arrived to quell the violence, but many of the Avar subjects blame that the forces that want to suppress both rebellions are "directly attacking" them and beating them by their heads. King Sigmar III has become extremely hardliner against these rebellions and began turning Rudolf's own raised levies to issue curfew-like policies against Avars across cities and towns, while using Warsaw as a scapegoat to encourage Prussians to assimilate the Avars by overwhelming their towns by the numbers.

Liao / Great Liao (Offical) / Khitan State

 * Head of the State: The Laozeng Emperor (B 1100 - still alive), (R 1148 - present)
 * Head of the Government:  Archchancellor Möngke Hulugu (Ethnicity: Mongolian) (B 1112 - D 1167), (R 1037 - 1167), Archchancellor Yelü Zhigar (Ethnicity: Khitan) (B 1145 - alive), (R 1167 - present)
 * Government: Celestial Absolute Monarchy ruled by an Emperor. The title is Emperor of Great Liao, Great Khavara of the Khitans and Beg Khan of the hui. Our ruling dynasty is Yelü. We also have an Archchancellor who work as a top adviser and leader of departments and ministries
 * Demographics:
 * Population:
 * Liangzhou: Population: 157,620
 * Wuwei: 53,540
 * Altai: Population: 10,960
 * Rural and smaller towns population: 2,673,100
 * Total population: 2,895,220
 * Religion: Tengrism (85%) Buddhism (14%) and others (1%)
 * Ethinicities: 49% Khitans, 20% Mongols, 13% Hui, 10% Tanguts, 7% Jin, sha and other chinese groups and 1% others
 * Economy: We make our own currency which resembles those from the now dead Han Dynasty (It is just worse quality), The original economic activities of the Khitan were stockbreeding, fishing, and hunting. But under the influence of the neighbouring states, the Khitan have since engaged in farming and cropgrowing.


 * Adminstration: We have 6 different provinces/states in our country they are governed by a Viceroy or a Yabeg.
 * Wars and conflicts: 
 * Commander of our forces:  Our great khavara
 * Army: Total of
 * Spearmen: 7,230
 * Swordsmen: 7,630
 * Bowmen: 3,590
 * Cavalry: 13,302
 * Crossbowmen: 2,400
 * Events:
 * Horsemen of war: With the increasing power of the Tuvans, People in Liao start growing uneasy. They start moving away from the Western part and more to the eastern part in Altai already over 4 thousand people have left. Wanting not to be raided by Tuvans. The emperor have come up to a solution what would happened incase they attacks. More people are drafted in the army just incase the attack would happen and the solution doesn't really work.
 * Diplomacy:

Đại Việt

 * Government: Absolute monarchy
 * Ruler: Emperor Quảng Định Tông (b. 1129, still alive) (r. 1144 - present)
 * Dynasty: Quảng
 * Parliament: None as of yet
 * Economy: Đại Việt is a prosperous nation with a blooming economy. Of course, its economy remains in the shadow of the hegemonies of Chola and Srivijaya. Its economy is largely based upon both agriculture and trade. Its main exports include rice and silk, among other things. The Chinese innovation of paper currency became a boon for Vietnam when it was implemented under Emperor Quang Uy Tong.
 * Capital: Hue
 * Demographics:
 * Population (excluding occupied lands): ~2,000,000 total
 * Ethnic Makeup:
 * Viets: 77%
 * Lao: 13%
 * Cantonese: 5%
 * Khmer: 3%
 * Cham: 1.3%
 * Other minorities (Muong, Jiang, etc): 0.7%
 * Military:
 * Army: 30,000 total (15,000 infantrymen, 8,000 cavalrymen, 6,000 ranged, 750 elite soldiers, 250 siege engines)
 * Navy: 250 ships total (15 attack junks, 180 carrier ships, 45 barques, 15 river barges)
 * Wars and Conflicts (italics for potential wars):
 * Cholan and Srivijayan War (only if they attack): Defenses are mounted in Thanh Vọng and on the mainland against the invaders. (if Srivijaya attacks) 50 ships and 5,000 troops are sent to defend the city of Thanh Rung against Srivijayan forces. (if Chola attacks) The rest of the Viet army stays back to defend the border with Chola and the coastline of Dai Viet, along with 75 ships.
 * Diplomacy:
 * Srivijaya: We refuse to back away from Palawan. Finders keepers, loser weepers.
 * Yun: Could you help us out here? Srivijaya wants me off the island, and Chola may attack us soon.
 * Liang: Could you help us out here? Srivijaya wants us off the island, and Chola may attack us soon.
 * Wu: Could you help us out here? Srivijaya wants us off the island, and Chola may attack us soon.
 * Wang: Could you help us out here? Srivijaya wants us off the island, and Chola may attack us soon.
 * Nihon: Could you help us out here? Srivijaya wants us off the island, and Chola may attack us soon.
 * Ganbo-ji: Please help us against Srivijaya! They are a threat to your sovereignity and to us.
 * Senshu-koku: Please help us against Srivijaya! They are a threat to your sovereignity and to us.
 * Mei-nira: Please help us against Srivijaya! They are a threat to your sovereignity and to us.
 * Ruzon-koku: Please help us against Srivijaya! They are a threat to your sovereignity and to us.
 * Events:
 * Assimilation of Minorities: We continue to attempt to assimilate the minorities of Dai Viet, especially the Cantonese of Annan and the Dayak of Palawan.
 * Founding New Cities and the Renaming of a City: The cities of Tề Sơn (OTL Qiongshan/Haikou) and Tam Á (OTL Sanya) are founded as port cities in Hainan. Nam Ninh (OTL Nanning) is established on the mainland. Meanwhile, Fangcheng is renamed to Phòng Thành.
 * Economic Exploitation of Hainan: Dai Viet immediately begins to tap into the economic resources of Hainan. Coconuts, tea, black pepper, and other agricultural goods become major crops for both personal use and export. Meanwhile, the fishing industry in Hainan blooms.
 * Colonization of Palawan: We continue to expand Thanh Vọng. The colony grows to cover the rest of Palawan.
 * Building More Ships: Emperor Quảng Định Tông orders the building of more ships for the navy.
 * Thien Mu Pagoda: The Pagoda of the Celestial Lady is built in the capital city of Hue.

Svearike

 * Government: Hereditary Monarch.
 * Ruler: Amura
 * Dynasty: Thorfi
 * Economy: consisting of fishing, lumbering, trading with Vestkyst, Inkeri, Danemark and Vesnia.
 * Capital: Stockholm
 * Demographics: 
 * Population: 376k (Mainland & islands (<- Åland, Gotland, Öland) 327k, Finish territory: 49k)
 * Rural areas: 307,8k
 * Cities: 68.2k
 * Stockholm: 34 000
 * Vasteviki: 22 000
 * Kalmar: 4 700
 * Åbo: 3 900
 * Sana: 2 300
 * Gotsky: 1 300
 * Ethnicity: Nordicite Gothic, Sami, Finns.
 * Religion: Norse (Minority 0.5%) Catholicism (Majority 99.5%)
 * Allies: Inkeri and Cherno-Vedena.


 * Wars and Conflicts:
 * The Northern War:
 * Land front: We send 78% (8 800) of our First army to push the Sami and the nation of Arktalas invasion.PNGlasriika to the north, focusing a bit more on Arktalasriika. (red)
 * Naval invasion: We send 10% (1 128) of our First army, the 1000 troops sent by Inkeri, and all of our Second army (2 106) to make a landing in northern Arktalasriika in order to turn the war into a 2 front war. (Yellow)Naval support.PNG
 * Naval support team: we send 8% (902) of our First army in order to send supplies to the naval invasion force (Green)
 * Military: 
 * Royal Guards: 200
 * Active Guards: 100 (patrolling cities and rural areas to keep everything under control).
 * Border Guards: 700 (They will be patrolling close to the borders with neighboring nations, currently they are assigned to Arktalasriika's border focusing more on the western side.)
 * Army: First army: 3% (11 280), Second army: 0,56% (2 106), Inkeri troops: 1 000, Captured or Dead: 1.44% (5 430)
 * First army: 11 280
 * Swordsmen: 2 610
 * Swordsmen with shields: 2 355
 * Cavalry with swords: 2 130
 * Cavalry with spears: 1 980
 * Archers: 2 205
 * Inkeri troops: 1000
 * Second army: 2 106
 * Swordsmen: 701
 * Swordsmen with shields: 702
 * Cavalry with swords: 401
 * Archers: 302
 * Captured or Dead: 5 430
 * Swordsmen: 1 684
 * Swordsmen with shields: 1 514
 * Cavalry with swords: 1 364
 * Cavalry with spears: 1 264
 * Archers: 1 414
 * Navy: 36 Long galleys (capacity ~120/ship) Transport ships 6,
 * Diplomacy:
 * Inkeri: Thank you for your support. And thank you for sending us troops to help in our war.
 * Arktalsriika: You let our enemies pass through your teeritory in order to surround our forces, we take this as a threat to our kingdom, thus we will invade you (1160 January 3rd ~12:00) (Invasion: 1160 January 3rd ~15:00
 * Events:​​​​​​
 * Infrastructure: We start sending people out to different villages close to the cities and ask if they want a road connecting them and the cities, if they do, roads will be built between the villages and the cities as said.

Events & Great People

 * Horseman of War (Part 2): After the ascension of Alka Khan in 1176. The tensions between the Coalition against them, consisted of Dzungar, Tochar, Dusanbe, Herat Velyats, boiled over and war was declared. After a few years of harsh fighting, the coalition was swiftly defeated by Alka Khan, who had sent a spy over to manipulate all the leaders to travel through a valley for an ambush. The leaders and their armies were all trapped in the valley and were subsequently killed. Dusanbe, Herat, Dzungar, and Tochar (along with Kimek) surrenders by 1180 and were annexed by the Tuvans. By now, the Tuvans now declare themselves the Tuvan Empire.
 * Non C'est Une Fucking Pomme: The King Harold II of England has died without an heir, leaving his younger brother and nephew of his deceased elder brother to fight over the throne. Bean, Prince of Walesland and Gerald de Rougé of Anjou. The latter proves more popular amongst certain regions of the English kingdom, who believe Gerald is the rightful successor after Bean's ascension to the throne. With support from Eire and Caledon, Gerald de Rougé fights his uncle for the throne and dominion of England, however with deeply divided lines, it may erupt into a war of independence for a kingdom for de Rougé.
 * Prussian Tensions: Rebellions begin to pop up, with the local Avars attacking the peacekeepers and the xenophobic Prussians, killing them or driving them away. Most of these rebellions are silenced before they cause too much trouble or bloodshed, but Ossat falls into open rebellion after a massacre of Prussian knights and settlers.
 * Karelian War of Reunification: Aimar is baptized in Pietarranta and becomes officially the first christian chief of Karelia. Although his baptism he still doesn't know that much about christianity or it's ways. He gains a brutal reputation from his war against Grigo as he finally kills Grigo in the battle of Ahvenlampi, where he brawls with Grigo, falling into the lake and finally drowning him. He gives Grigo a proper burial and allows his family to live, but sending them to exile to the north, where they according to legend are eaten by wolves. He then gives an ultimatum to Iroda, which Iroda accepts and becomes Lord of Äänislahti. The two then invade Rossopetsk. After battles in the forests you could find Rossopetsk soldiers hung up to trees. Those who didn't surrender were hung into trees and mangled by Aimar, to instill fear to the Rossopetsk army. He would have the men cut and wounded, but alive so that they'd suffer for a day until bleeding out. This torture and execution method became a staple of Karelian customs.
 * Purgatory: The Christian notion of purgatory develops, as people begin to use and tell of such a thing in their daily lives. It is not officially accepted by the church, but many priests seem to think of it as at least worth a thought. The idea had taken it's roots from ancient Judaist teachings, and some claim pagan roots to be of a foundation as well. The idea is that there is a place where the soul and body is purified by fire, to be clean enough to enter Heaven.
 * The Chinese Knowledge of the World: Chinese writer Zhou Qufei, a Guangzhou customs officer, writes of an island far west in the Indian Ocean, Madagascar, from where people with skin "as black as lacquer" and with frizzy hair were captured and purchased as slaves by Askari merchants. The Chinese world becomes aware of Madagascar.
 * Kievan Fortifications: With their capital being so close to Cherno-Vedena, they begin building large fortifications around and to the city. The greatest walls of Eastern Europe begin to rise in the city and outposts along the border begin to pop up.
 * World Population: The World now has a total population of 350 million people.
 * Universities: Schools of higher education are built in Paris, (England) Salamanca, (Leontos) and Alexandria (Isetium) to provide more knowledge to the men of their nations.
 * Khosrow and Shirin: The tale of the two royals are written. The story of King Khosrow's seeking for the love of princess Shirin, a fictionalized account of the historical figures and events of ancient Persia, is written by the Askari author and poet Nizami Ganjavi.
 * The First Grammatical Treatise of Norse: The work of grammar is published in Vestkyst by an unknown author. The book tells of how Norse should sound and look like. The Treatises standards quickly become the norm and goal to strive towards in Norse speaking regions.

NPC Turns

 * Srivijaya and Chola: The former quickly occupies Dai Vietan Palawan, while the latter pours into southern Indochina via their proxies and vassals. Nanzhou is not involved in anything as of yet, however Wang, Wu and Liang have dispatched their navies to assist.
 * Alagadda Azarkhate: They break free from the declining Askari Azarkhate.
 * Vestkyster Amsterdam: They revolt and break free of Vestkyst, joining the HRE.
 * Vestkyst: They keep expanding northward along the coast, driving away or assimilating local Sami.
 * Gothia: They're vassalized by Kiev when threatened by a third invasion. The old king, tired of war and suffering sees this as the better alternative.
 * Avaland: With the "persecution" of Avars in Prussia, the Avars of Avaland ask Prussia to cease their efforts of destroying the Avarian culture and people in their lands. They give an ultimatum: "Stop your mistreatment of our people, or war will be the word of tomorrow"
 * Nanzhou: They ally themselves with Chola.
 * Shu: They're defeated and vassalized by Chola.
 * Arktalasriika: They're not caught offguard, and put up a fight. The northern landing is successful, but the Svean and Inkeri forces are sieged there. The southern front begins to crumble.
 * Sami: They retreat after the major assault by Sveans, fighting a war of defense once again. They try to tire out the Sveans in what seems like unlimited wilderness.
 * Volga Bulgaria: They invade Akashar.
 * Isetium: They conquer Makuria.
 * Komi: They conquer more of Yurzhinsk and also begin to pour into Kostroma.
 * Finns: With the Sami war against the Sveans, Finnic tribes take advantage of this and claim some southern wilderness lands from the Sami for hunting and fishing.
 * Mauretania: They begin a holy war on Atlas, with the goal to capture lands as far as Ilysium. They invade by sea and land, quickly overrunning Kalapolis and Orrato, but begin fighting with the bigger bulk of Atlasioi soldiers in Goreseum.

Kingdom of Vesnia

 * Government: Feudal Monarchy (Kingdom)
 * King: Bernhart I (B 1129 D 1172) (R 1145 - 1172), Wilhelm III (B 1153, alive) (R 1172 - Present)
 * Ruling House: House of Fleischer
 * Economy: The Vesnian economy is stable, being based on trade mostly as well as fishing, mining 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.
 * Capital: Burgenbrao
 * Demographics:
 * Population: ~1 574 000
 * Burgenbrao: 93 000
 * Köslin: 50 000
 * Raustadt: 8 200
 * Heineg: 3 500
 * Schneidemühl: 800
 * Rural areas (AKA everything else): ~1 419 000
 * Ethnicities: 93% Vesnian, 7% Prussian
 * Religion: 85% Catholic Christian, 15% Orthodox Christian
 * Wars and Conflicts (italics: Potential War):
 * N/A
 * Military: Total of 15 700 levy soldiers (1% of pop)
 * Deployed units: none
 * 5 200 infantry
 * 3 800 pikemen
 * 5 200 archers
 * 1 000 sword cavalry
 * 500 lancers
 * Navy:
 * 20 transport ships
 * 8 galleys
 * Diplomacy:
 * Prussia, Westria, Mecklenburg, Svearike: Improve relations.


 * Events:
 * Orthodox Influence: Vesnia has seen an increase in Orthodoxy in the last years. While the marriage that started this whole thing is long dead, the Vesno-Prussian alliance is still a thing and the marriage allowed the Orthodox Church to gain a foothold in Vesnia. The increase of Orthodoxy isn't as prevalent as when the Vesno-Prussian marriage occured and existed, but the Orthodox minority is here to stay now.
 * The Avar Situation: Wilhelm III controversially expresses his support for the Prussians in the situation involving the "persecution" of Avars within Prussia. The joint status of Vesnia and Avaland as HRE member states makes this quite controversial. He is not ballsy confident enough to send actual volunteers yet however.
 * Orthodox Quarters: Certain parts of cities (mostly Koslin due to being the city closest to Orthodox Prussia) start being seen as having two different sides, one more Catholic part and other quarters inhabited more by Orthodox Christians.
 * Lechtenheim's Infrastructure: It has practically been fully integrated now. The center of the lands of Lechtenheim is the settlement of Schneidemühl (irl Pila, Greater Poland), which is not considered a full city due to its low population.
 * Def not Spreading Religion lmao: Through trade and other envoys from Vesnia to Danemark/Svearike, Orthodox faith arrives on their shores from time to time.

Most Serene Republic of Vedena and Chernobyl

 * Government: Vedena is a Republic.
 * Governor (Leader of the Council): Chalinus Titius (1158AD-1173AD), Bretik Orelik (1173AD-nowadays). Elected by adult male landowners every 6-10 years.
 * Parliament: the Council, which consists of four major factions with their own goals
 * Nobility: 123. Stand for the further stratification of society and developing the feudal system.
 * Romans: 98. Stand for a complete dissolution of current traditions and religion and support "relatinisation". Currently, the fastest-growing faction in the Council.
 * Christian merchants: 90. Stand for decreasing the bureaucracy and merchant taxes, and creating trade unions with the other countries.
 * Judaist merchants: 77. Stand for increasing the tariffs for the foreign merchants and aggressive approach in trade. In addition, they combat the idea of trade unions.
 * Chernobyl': 60. Stand for status-quo of Chernobyl position in the commonwealth.
 * "Librarians": 20. 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. In addition, trade unions begin springing up on the newly acquired territories. On the other hand, Judaist merchants oppose the creation of trade unions.
 * Capitals: Lutsk and Chernobyl
 * Demographics (including occupied territories): 2'607k people
 * Rural areas:~2201k.
 * Urban areas: 406k; 15,6% live in urban areas.
 * Lutsk (and the nearest territories across it): 115k.
 * Chernobyl: 43k
 * L'viv: 32k
 * Other (population over 2'500): 216k.
 * Culture: 40% are Vedean, 21% are Romans, 13% are Ost-Riken, 26% is the rest
 * Religion: 59% are Christians (20% are Orthodox, 12% are Catholic, 28% are local churches), 12% are Roman pagans, 10% are Judaist, 19% are the rest beliefs.
 * Wars and Conflicts: peace :3
 * 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: ~30'000
 * Events:
 * Third Rome: Although the Third Rome is proclaimed to be both Lutsk and Chernobyl, it is now certain that power and influence shifts to Lutsk and the elite of Chernobyl are in the process of assimilation.
 * Rise of art: It goes without saying that the aesthetics and art of antiquity have become relevant again. A variety of art forms reappear in the centres of culture such as the Great Library of Lutsk. In addition, the local cultures are enriched with new traditions and arts.
 * "Reject modernity, embrace traditions!": this slogan is very popular among the intellectuals in Vedena. More and more people begin embracing the culture of their ancestors. The majority is from the nomadic pagan tribes. Most of them reject Christianity and convert to local pagan beliefs, leading to further disjoint of society.