- ARCHIVE - Great Principal Court of Russia

[Fireblade]

A letter nailed to the decapitated head of a Russian arrives in Moscow.

"Miserable worms. You will soon taste Uzbek swords, and smell the flesh of your burned comrades. You are now at war with the Uzbek Horde."

 

[Herr Doctor]

Hienrich von Scholz gives a big sum of money to Duke and speaks:

"Your Magesty, there is a loan of 10,000 Talers (1 econ) from duke Heinrich IV. He and his brother Adolf VIII send you wishes of a great victory under heathens."

 

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As the Mongols ride into Moscow victorious, the Russians huddle in terror. They know what has happened at Constantinople far to the south. Now the warrior horsemen have arrived back on their doorstep. The war has come full circle.

As the Mongol commanders marched into the Kremlin, a Russian boyar was dragged before them. Manzan, whose Yara Tsereng had killed more Russians than any other force in the army spoke to the man.

"Although my instincts tell me that I should kill you where you stand, I will stay my hand. You are to find your prince. Tell him that the days of Russian independance are over. The Golden Horde reasserts it's overlordship of Muscovy, which the mighty Bars Khan allowed to lapse, in hopes that the Russians could perhaps rule themselves. If he wishes to have any kind of a realm left, he will submit to the overlordship of the Golden Horde, just as his wife once did. If he accepts this generous offer, then his realm will be protected under the shields of the Horde, just as Suzdal is. If not, then this war must go on, to his despair."

The boyar is sent off to find the Prince of Karelia.

 

[Fireblade]

A letter arrives from Astrakhan.

"My brothers, I regret I could not be with you in the glorious capture of Moscowy. I was occupied with the formation of the Mongol Empire. My congratuations on your great victory. I am sending my entire army, along with myself and my other Khans, to join you. I ask that you spare the city from slaughter for the present moment, as the Uzbek Khanate needs slaves for our new Army of Immortals, made up of foreigners."

 

[Longinus]

Pommern merchants managed to escape the Mongol Hordes invading lands of Russia. They didn't meet with much hospitality there. Slow-witted and stubborn prince, instability and now savage mongols inviding these lands. Indeed not a good time for trade and agreements.

Wolfgang was unsure what to do next. His orginal plan was to take him to the Hordes' lands but it seems it was not a good idea at the moment. That is why Wolfgang turned his people to Pskov.

 

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The army of Baraq Khan, the man of the north, enter the city only an hour after the armies of his Golden allies. But something was going wrong with one of the warriors of the Horde. Boka telling him that he was now the Khan of all Crimea, and asking himself how in the world could he always be in bad relations with the Crimean Khan, he asks Boka to invite the young warrior to his Yurt, because he wanted to know the Khan better. After having done that, Baraq looks to the Kremlin, and smile savagely.

Boka... Bring me the Kniaz... AND the heir.

Baraq then start to laugh like a beast, and the loud voice goes throught the city of Moskva, everyone recognizing the same laugh Baraq Khan had when he sent the plague to Europe. Some of the veterans of the first battle of Nihizgorod knew what the Khan would do now. Take the heir and adopt him, raising him like a true Mongolian!

But for now, he had some important things to talk with the young boy. Waiting for his arrival, Baraq thaught of his old friend Bars, and of how great if the two of them could only destroy together Moskva.

 

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The boyar approaches the Prince of Russia with a treaty from the Horde.

Treaty of Moscow
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I. The State of war between the Mongol Empire and Russia will end effective immediately.

II. Effective immediately, the Prince of Russia shall rule in the name of the Great Khan.

III. The Prince of Russia shall now be Kniaz Vseya Russy. He shall rule over all the lands of Russia in the name of the Great Khan.

IV. The Kniaz Vseya Russy agrees to support the Great Khan of the Golden Horde in any wars he might involve himself in. This includes granting rights of passage to the Mongol Armies.

V. The Great Khan of the Golden Horde grants Russian armies the right to pass through his territory, and that of his vassals.

VI. The Kniaz Vseya Russy agrees that he will pay the Golden Horde 1,000 ducats every six months for 5 years.

VII. Should the Prince of Russia break this treaty, all lands in Suzdal and Ryazan ruled by the Prince shall revert to the direct rule of the Great Khan.

VIII. The Great Khan of the Golden Horde retains the right to approve each successor to the position of Kniaz Vseya Russy.

 

[Damocles]

Lithuanian riders clad in fur, hide armor and chainmail desperately search through out the lands of the Russians for any of the country's royal family or ruling government that they could bring their message of consolation to. No doubt at least one or two are also intercepted by the Mongols.

"Valiant Rus,

Do not cave in to the presumptous Mongol demands. The Grand Duke Vytautas II, defender of Catholicism and Orthodox alike, swears that his people will bleed to their last drop before he allows another Slavic entity to fall under the iron heel of the Mongol invaders. Stand firm! Assistance is coming.

Grand Duke Vytautas II"

 

[Stormbringer]

Mikhail Olel'kovitch sighs, he already knows that his expedition to Kazan had very little sucess, even thou th enews from there haven't arived yet. The promised help is far away, but the mongols are here, in his capital, and ready to execute his son. Also, the deal that the mongols offer is fairly good, and Russia will remain mostly indipendant. He begins to wonder if these mongols are really the "barberians" they set out to fight. The sibirians deffinatley are, but the soldiers of the Great Khan seem very honorable man, and the last Khan himself was a good man. After much desision Mikhail desided that it is more important to perserve Russia, and save his son's life, that to follow a crusade called by a far-away Patriarch. He sighs heavily and begins to speak

"My lithuanian friend.
You see very well that mongols have taken my capital, and not me, not my son, not anybody is safe here. Also if I countinue this doomed war I will be totaly destroyed. As of now I must agree to their terms, but I will talk to the Khan and make sure that he treats all Lithuanians and Poles well. I am afraid that is all I can do for you now. May God be with you.

*he then turns to the boyar with the Mongol proposal *

"The Mongols have won this war, and I will accept it. I am most gratefull to your Khan to propose such good terms. As of now Russia is not at war with the Horde, or any of it's ally's. I would like to talk to the Khan later, but for now I have more important buisness to attend to."

Mikhail Olel'kovitch signs the treaty "Mikhail Olel'kovitch, Kniaz Vseya Russy, servant of the Great Khan"

Then he orders all of the mongolian soldiers to leave the Kremlin, leaving only the Khans and their representatives. After that he goes to his rooms to talk with his son.

 

[Damocles]

Sadness

A lone Lithuanian rider manages to find his way to the court of the Kniaz,

"I must admit my surprise to learn that the mighty Russians, who so long have resisted far greater threats then the current, have acceded to becoming a Mongol vassal merely 3 months after hosilities began.

Neverthless, despite this unfortunate and unneccessary state of affairs...Despite the boggling ramifications...I Vytautas II pledges to see the Russian people freed of their Mongol dominators."

Vytautas II

 

[Herr Doctor]

Hienrich von Scholz speaks:

"Your Magesty, it is terrible... Oh, it will be better to me to leave this city full of mongols but I`ll stay here to help you in this difficult times. Why did you begin this war? I warned you, but you did it... And what will be with Rus in soon future?.."

 

[Stormbringer]

"As of right now Russia is not a mongolian vassal. We will rule all of Russia in the name of the Great Khan, but we will remain sovereign. I am afraid that that is the best I can do for now."

"as for why I started this war.......because the Patriarch called a crusade, and I am a true christian unlike many of you"

He turns around, and walks off, but still hoping that his allies will destroy Mongols and free all of the Christian lands.

 

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A ltter arrives from Athena

"Your Majesty,

I think it has been too long that we have had no ambassadors exchanged between our nations. I think as Orthodox members we both had parts to play in the crusade and should open contact to ensure that if such an event arises again, then we can all work together.

Duke Alexios Constantinidis of Athena