Hiya!
I was kind of bored today’s morning, too early to sell newspapers, all WoW servers is temporally down, what too do?
Start an AAR of course! Country? Well, I'm a ERE fanatic, so my first though was Byzantium (Roman empire). But there is already a lot of Roman AARs so that subject has become boring. Trebizond? No, there is also a loot of such AARs.
So I decided to start a Morean AAR instead. I'm no good writer, I just do this because it's fun.
Normal/Normal AGCEEP 152
Chapter 1 It's a start
It has finally started.
"While a single shade of Light cannot ruin the perfect Darkness, a single shade of Darkness can destroy an entire Christian Nation" /Xarfax Geamaxrios
It was early at the morning and Despot Theodore was visiting his Summer palace at Sparta. Even through it was the first of January it was fairy warm, around 18 degrees (C).
He was sitting in his library. He couldn't sleep although he was tired. He had just readied a book who he had bought from a yellow skinned Eastern known as "The art of War". According to the Eastern, who called himself "Wu Haan" the book was written nearly two thousand years ago in a land called Chu by a military-genius known as SunTzu. Theodore couldn't believe this was true, this book had very innovative ideas who he never had heard of, it could not possibly have been written at the time of the Ancient Greeks.
Now he was looking through the window. He was watching all the many villages around Sparta. The farmers where all sleeping and no cock had crowded yet.
One of his advisors, Demetrios Makriliganos, the leader of the group known as "The Constantinople remnant" suddenly came to the library. He looked fairy surprised when he saw his Despot and master: "Your highness is that book that interesting that you cannot sleep without having finished reading it?
Theodore answered rapidly: "I was thinking, the empire is no more, only we and the city remains."
"Yes?"
"Where is god? Why do not our lord and saviour help us against the barbarian infidel?"
"Umm... I don’t know, maybe he is angry on us!"
"Yes. He is clearly angry on us. And I think I know why."
"Why? Why are our lord and saviour angry on us?"
"Because we do not use our main strength, our righteous fury against the evil infidel. When was the last time we made an offence against the barbarian dogs? If they could defeat us one against ten at the fifth century, empowered by the unholy powers of Zhatan, I am sure that we can do the same, with the blessings of the Almighty Father, His Son and the Holy Spirit."
"But, your majesty, our small Despotate do not border the barbarian Turks, only the remains of the evil Catholic Latin empire."
"Then we shall strike upon them before we unleash Gods wrath upon the infidel! We are only retaking what rightly belongs to us from the Heretic scum who take orders from an evil Latin dictator!
I will assemble the Desoptic council by noon. But first, I have my breakfast."
Not long after that conversation, at the Great hall, the leaders of Morea where assembled. There where the Despot of course, Viceroy Iohannes, the financial advisor Yekreatese, the military advisor Heiro, Demetrios and three top ranking members from the Constantinople remnant and Xarfax, the leader of the "Legion of God", rivals of the Remant and three top ranking members of the legion all dressed in blood-red robes with the insignia of the legion on them.
Theodore said: "Wellcome advisors faithful servants of the Roman empire and of the Despotate of Morea.
As I think you all know why we are here, I will begin to ask a question to Yekreatese, our ever-loyal financial advisor. Yekreatese, can we afford a war against the Latins?"
Yekreatese answered after a short thinking: "Hmm... Our finances aren’t exactly the best, but I think we could afford it if it does not take to long. We must send merchants to all corners of the world and we must finish the war before our beloved state go bankruptcy."
"And when do you think that we will go bankruptcy?", the Despot asked rapidly.
"With a full scale war, I think our finances can't survive longer than to the end of 1420."
"Then, I now decide as Despot of Morea and a faithful servant of the Roman empire, that the war will be over by September 1420, whenever we have gained victory or not."
The despot then looked at Heiro, the military advisor and asked: "Heiro, are our forces strong enough to give us victory in September next year?"
"I believe they are" He replied smiling. "I believe they are more than capable of that, but because I and probably you too, great despot, want to be sure of our victory, I suggest that we recruit at least 4000 horsemen for the war against the heretic dogs."
"Then let it be so! 4000 horsemen will be recruited and trained in Morea and deployed on the Roman-Latin border. But under who’s banner? Which of the two clans armies are the most capable, the Constantinople remnant or the Legion of God?"
Xarfax, the leader of the Legion now raised from his chair. "Your highness, the legion suggest the Honour of this mission. We will be more than capable of driving the Heretic from our lands!"
"Do not!" said Demetrios loud "The legionaries are fanatics. If you let them take the city for you, you will be the ruler of nothing more than a ruined Ghost town. Those insane creatures will surely slaughter most innocent Athenians unrightfully in the name of God!"
"Shut up, you coward!" Xarfax answered "You weaklings would just let the heretics stay and corrupt the city! We from the legion know what must be done!"
"YOU ARE ALL INSANE!" Demetrios screamed and draw his sword.
"Stop this nonsense, both of you!" Theodore said very loud. "Xarfax, I give you and your men a chance to prove themselves on the battlefield. Take Athens for me and I will make you idolised in all of Rome. Fail, we discuss that later."
"You are making a terrible mistake, milord." Demetrios said very irritated.
"Are you questioning my authority?" The Despot replied.
"No, I just try to warn you for the sake of Rome."
"I want no more of this hostility among our own kind. You all have my orders. I now dismiss this council. I thank you all for coming."
In the beginning of April, the Cavaliers where finally finished with their training. The Despotate declared war along with it's ally, the emperor in Rome and quickly advanced into Latin lands.
The advance upon Athens
Upon reaching the outskirts of Athens, They where confronted with the small Latin army. After some, not to hard fighting, the Latin’s where destroyed and the Morean army began to siege Athens.
In August 1419, they got help from the Emperor in Constantinople. The siege was nearly finished by then.
The death of the Latin empire
In December 1419, the Latins surrendred. The Morean and Roman forces, under the leadership of Xarfax and his fanatics, plundered the city, killing thousands of Greek citizens. They took relics from monasteries and burned the monks and nuns at the stake for heresy. They showed some kind of Christian "mercy" over the Athenians however, as the ones who raped women or destroyed churches, where instantly killed by the fanatics of the Legion. Athens had finally been liberated, but at a huge cost, and the Despot where not pleased with the barbarity the Legion had done against the Athenian people.
I was kind of bored today’s morning, too early to sell newspapers, all WoW servers is temporally down, what too do?
Start an AAR of course! Country? Well, I'm a ERE fanatic, so my first though was Byzantium (Roman empire). But there is already a lot of Roman AARs so that subject has become boring. Trebizond? No, there is also a loot of such AARs.
So I decided to start a Morean AAR instead. I'm no good writer, I just do this because it's fun.
Normal/Normal AGCEEP 152
Chapter 1 It's a start
It has finally started.
"While a single shade of Light cannot ruin the perfect Darkness, a single shade of Darkness can destroy an entire Christian Nation" /Xarfax Geamaxrios
It was early at the morning and Despot Theodore was visiting his Summer palace at Sparta. Even through it was the first of January it was fairy warm, around 18 degrees (C).
He was sitting in his library. He couldn't sleep although he was tired. He had just readied a book who he had bought from a yellow skinned Eastern known as "The art of War". According to the Eastern, who called himself "Wu Haan" the book was written nearly two thousand years ago in a land called Chu by a military-genius known as SunTzu. Theodore couldn't believe this was true, this book had very innovative ideas who he never had heard of, it could not possibly have been written at the time of the Ancient Greeks.
Now he was looking through the window. He was watching all the many villages around Sparta. The farmers where all sleeping and no cock had crowded yet.
One of his advisors, Demetrios Makriliganos, the leader of the group known as "The Constantinople remnant" suddenly came to the library. He looked fairy surprised when he saw his Despot and master: "Your highness is that book that interesting that you cannot sleep without having finished reading it?
Theodore answered rapidly: "I was thinking, the empire is no more, only we and the city remains."
"Yes?"
"Where is god? Why do not our lord and saviour help us against the barbarian infidel?"
"Umm... I don’t know, maybe he is angry on us!"
"Yes. He is clearly angry on us. And I think I know why."
"Why? Why are our lord and saviour angry on us?"
"Because we do not use our main strength, our righteous fury against the evil infidel. When was the last time we made an offence against the barbarian dogs? If they could defeat us one against ten at the fifth century, empowered by the unholy powers of Zhatan, I am sure that we can do the same, with the blessings of the Almighty Father, His Son and the Holy Spirit."
"But, your majesty, our small Despotate do not border the barbarian Turks, only the remains of the evil Catholic Latin empire."
"Then we shall strike upon them before we unleash Gods wrath upon the infidel! We are only retaking what rightly belongs to us from the Heretic scum who take orders from an evil Latin dictator!
I will assemble the Desoptic council by noon. But first, I have my breakfast."
Not long after that conversation, at the Great hall, the leaders of Morea where assembled. There where the Despot of course, Viceroy Iohannes, the financial advisor Yekreatese, the military advisor Heiro, Demetrios and three top ranking members from the Constantinople remnant and Xarfax, the leader of the "Legion of God", rivals of the Remant and three top ranking members of the legion all dressed in blood-red robes with the insignia of the legion on them.
Theodore said: "Wellcome advisors faithful servants of the Roman empire and of the Despotate of Morea.
As I think you all know why we are here, I will begin to ask a question to Yekreatese, our ever-loyal financial advisor. Yekreatese, can we afford a war against the Latins?"
Yekreatese answered after a short thinking: "Hmm... Our finances aren’t exactly the best, but I think we could afford it if it does not take to long. We must send merchants to all corners of the world and we must finish the war before our beloved state go bankruptcy."
"And when do you think that we will go bankruptcy?", the Despot asked rapidly.
"With a full scale war, I think our finances can't survive longer than to the end of 1420."
"Then, I now decide as Despot of Morea and a faithful servant of the Roman empire, that the war will be over by September 1420, whenever we have gained victory or not."
The despot then looked at Heiro, the military advisor and asked: "Heiro, are our forces strong enough to give us victory in September next year?"
"I believe they are" He replied smiling. "I believe they are more than capable of that, but because I and probably you too, great despot, want to be sure of our victory, I suggest that we recruit at least 4000 horsemen for the war against the heretic dogs."
"Then let it be so! 4000 horsemen will be recruited and trained in Morea and deployed on the Roman-Latin border. But under who’s banner? Which of the two clans armies are the most capable, the Constantinople remnant or the Legion of God?"
Xarfax, the leader of the Legion now raised from his chair. "Your highness, the legion suggest the Honour of this mission. We will be more than capable of driving the Heretic from our lands!"
"Do not!" said Demetrios loud "The legionaries are fanatics. If you let them take the city for you, you will be the ruler of nothing more than a ruined Ghost town. Those insane creatures will surely slaughter most innocent Athenians unrightfully in the name of God!"
"Shut up, you coward!" Xarfax answered "You weaklings would just let the heretics stay and corrupt the city! We from the legion know what must be done!"
"YOU ARE ALL INSANE!" Demetrios screamed and draw his sword.
"Stop this nonsense, both of you!" Theodore said very loud. "Xarfax, I give you and your men a chance to prove themselves on the battlefield. Take Athens for me and I will make you idolised in all of Rome. Fail, we discuss that later."
"You are making a terrible mistake, milord." Demetrios said very irritated.
"Are you questioning my authority?" The Despot replied.
"No, I just try to warn you for the sake of Rome."
"I want no more of this hostility among our own kind. You all have my orders. I now dismiss this council. I thank you all for coming."
In the beginning of April, the Cavaliers where finally finished with their training. The Despotate declared war along with it's ally, the emperor in Rome and quickly advanced into Latin lands.
The advance upon Athens
Upon reaching the outskirts of Athens, They where confronted with the small Latin army. After some, not to hard fighting, the Latin’s where destroyed and the Morean army began to siege Athens.
In August 1419, they got help from the Emperor in Constantinople. The siege was nearly finished by then.
The death of the Latin empire
In December 1419, the Latins surrendred. The Morean and Roman forces, under the leadership of Xarfax and his fanatics, plundered the city, killing thousands of Greek citizens. They took relics from monasteries and burned the monks and nuns at the stake for heresy. They showed some kind of Christian "mercy" over the Athenians however, as the ones who raped women or destroyed churches, where instantly killed by the fanatics of the Legion. Athens had finally been liberated, but at a huge cost, and the Despot where not pleased with the barbarity the Legion had done against the Athenian people.
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