Part I
Dream Eagles - 'Vision'
It was a typical cold night on the shores of the Lake they (later) will call Ontario. The Iroquois brave named Sleep Eagle, named by his mother for his tenacity during the games of lacrosse and long winter naps. This was not a good time for Sleep Eagle for he had come under a sickness of 'body fire'. This fever has had him under a spell for 2 suns and stars and all of his extended family in their longhouse are concerned for his survival.
On the third rising of the sun his fever broke and Sleep Eagle rose to his feet with a concern in his eyes that all could see. He immediately sent for the longhouse council heads and asked to have an emergency meeting. The concern in these young braves eyes caused the council to gather that evening.
The mumbling of the elders echoed off the longhouse walls as they tried to understand why this meeting was held. Sleep Eagle stood to address the council and slowly the rumbling of the great lake could once again be heard in the background. My dear elders I am Sleep Eagle of the Iroquois tribe of the land of Onondaga. My longhouse resides 4 suns and stars to the east of the great fall of water on the shores of Ontario. Four suns and stars ago I fell to the 'body fire' sickness. Within this sickness I have had a grave vision over and over. We have all been taught from childhood that the land under our feet sits upon a great turtles back. In this vision I am standing on the great turtles back and from on the far side of the shell a grand canoe with billowing cloth pushing it floats towards me.
As I stand on the shores of the fabled greater lake a strange people with black stone as clothing disembark from this grand canoe. As I approach them to greet them they ignore me as I if I did not exist. They push me aside and begin digging all around me muttering the word 'Gold'. One of them snatches my beaded necklace given to me by my grandfather from my neck and studies it for mere seconds and tosses it aside. As I pick it up from the ground and replace it around my neck I begin having 'body fire' sickness like I a have never experienced before. The world turns white and I begin the vision over again.
The mumbling within the longhouse rises above the sound of the waves again as Sleep Eagle sits down. Only after minutes of individual arguments do one of the elders raise his voice above the others and address Sleep Eagle. I am 'Bear Paw' of the land of Mohawk visiting your tribe as we hunt along the river Genesee. I wish to ask you if you could possibly describe what land you were at in this vision. Sleep Eagle rises again and addresses the council. I believe I was standing on the shores of the fabled 'Greatest
Water' for I could see forever out towards the sea and the air tasted of salt. The Elder council grumbles a laugh and tells Sleeping Eagle that this 'fabled' Greatest Water surely existed for he has been there himself and tasted of this salted water. There is a place called Manhantentee were many peaceful tribes exist and I believe this is where the vision has taken place. As 'Bear Paw' finished his statement the individual rumbling rose to a load roar. Some argued that this was a foolish young braves vision and nothing less but many saw the concern in Sleep Eagles eyes and those of the council heads also knew that this was a special young man. For they knew that someday he would likely be head of the great council in Mohawk.
Finally 'Bear Paw” broke up the individual arguments and looked directly at Sleep Eagle and asked him what do you believe we should do about your vision? Sleep Eagle rose from his sitting position again and spoke not at the elders but to all that were present in the Council Longhouse. I state this with no hesitation within my body. Our future I believe is at a dangerous crossroads. We have flourished in the land of the Great Lakes and its smaller lakes of fingers but we must prosper beyond this. For when we meet this man of black stone clothing we must be prepared for what ever awaits us. Many within the longhouse fell under this spell of concern and before long many were demanding something to be done. A young but wise minor council member by the name of 'Silver Fox' broke into the conversation and volunteered to go onto the great water Ontario and visit friend and foe to try to bring them into the great Iroquois nation. I shall travel on the waters of Erie, Huron, Michigan and Gitchagoume and try to bring all that will join us. A visiting member of the land of Oswego suggested building welcoming longhouses at the “Fall of Great Water” in the land of Niagara to bring together the new colonists to be organized. Planning took the meeting well into the night.
As the meeting came to an end “Bear Paw” again addressed “Sleeping Eagle”. As for you my young friend who we shall now call “Dream Eagle” you have a meeting with destiny. The Mohawk tribe will send you 10,000 strong braves to join you. You will begin your travel towards the Greatest Water. When you reach the land of Manhantentee convince the local tribes to help us in our quest and we will begin to send strong Iroquois families to join you. This will help us build a stronger nation for this coming storm.
Later that night “Dream Eagle” was at his favorite spot at the shore of the great water Ontario. He would go to this spot when he was a small boy to throw rocks at the water to see if he could get them to skip across the water. He picked up one of these rocks and threw it into the calm water. It did not skip like it should have but plunged directly down but it did create ripples in all directions.
The story continues……………………
Author Note:
Grand Campaign playing Iroquois Nation
Normal Difficulty
Added a Shipyard in Onondaga (to simulate +1 colony)
Gave myself a Conquistador leader named “Dream Eagle”
Gave myself some extra gold for colonizing (I only will use it for this and American Indians did not need all the pampering that Europeans did they were semi-nomadic)
Got Very lucky in the 2nd year and received a random Conquistador leader I named him “Silver Fox”
PS – I grew up on Lake Ontario and skipped many rocks and sailed through-out that wonderful Lake
Dream Eagles - 'Vision'
It was a typical cold night on the shores of the Lake they (later) will call Ontario. The Iroquois brave named Sleep Eagle, named by his mother for his tenacity during the games of lacrosse and long winter naps. This was not a good time for Sleep Eagle for he had come under a sickness of 'body fire'. This fever has had him under a spell for 2 suns and stars and all of his extended family in their longhouse are concerned for his survival.
On the third rising of the sun his fever broke and Sleep Eagle rose to his feet with a concern in his eyes that all could see. He immediately sent for the longhouse council heads and asked to have an emergency meeting. The concern in these young braves eyes caused the council to gather that evening.
The mumbling of the elders echoed off the longhouse walls as they tried to understand why this meeting was held. Sleep Eagle stood to address the council and slowly the rumbling of the great lake could once again be heard in the background. My dear elders I am Sleep Eagle of the Iroquois tribe of the land of Onondaga. My longhouse resides 4 suns and stars to the east of the great fall of water on the shores of Ontario. Four suns and stars ago I fell to the 'body fire' sickness. Within this sickness I have had a grave vision over and over. We have all been taught from childhood that the land under our feet sits upon a great turtles back. In this vision I am standing on the great turtles back and from on the far side of the shell a grand canoe with billowing cloth pushing it floats towards me.
As I stand on the shores of the fabled greater lake a strange people with black stone as clothing disembark from this grand canoe. As I approach them to greet them they ignore me as I if I did not exist. They push me aside and begin digging all around me muttering the word 'Gold'. One of them snatches my beaded necklace given to me by my grandfather from my neck and studies it for mere seconds and tosses it aside. As I pick it up from the ground and replace it around my neck I begin having 'body fire' sickness like I a have never experienced before. The world turns white and I begin the vision over again.
The mumbling within the longhouse rises above the sound of the waves again as Sleep Eagle sits down. Only after minutes of individual arguments do one of the elders raise his voice above the others and address Sleep Eagle. I am 'Bear Paw' of the land of Mohawk visiting your tribe as we hunt along the river Genesee. I wish to ask you if you could possibly describe what land you were at in this vision. Sleep Eagle rises again and addresses the council. I believe I was standing on the shores of the fabled 'Greatest
Water' for I could see forever out towards the sea and the air tasted of salt. The Elder council grumbles a laugh and tells Sleeping Eagle that this 'fabled' Greatest Water surely existed for he has been there himself and tasted of this salted water. There is a place called Manhantentee were many peaceful tribes exist and I believe this is where the vision has taken place. As 'Bear Paw' finished his statement the individual rumbling rose to a load roar. Some argued that this was a foolish young braves vision and nothing less but many saw the concern in Sleep Eagles eyes and those of the council heads also knew that this was a special young man. For they knew that someday he would likely be head of the great council in Mohawk.
Finally 'Bear Paw” broke up the individual arguments and looked directly at Sleep Eagle and asked him what do you believe we should do about your vision? Sleep Eagle rose from his sitting position again and spoke not at the elders but to all that were present in the Council Longhouse. I state this with no hesitation within my body. Our future I believe is at a dangerous crossroads. We have flourished in the land of the Great Lakes and its smaller lakes of fingers but we must prosper beyond this. For when we meet this man of black stone clothing we must be prepared for what ever awaits us. Many within the longhouse fell under this spell of concern and before long many were demanding something to be done. A young but wise minor council member by the name of 'Silver Fox' broke into the conversation and volunteered to go onto the great water Ontario and visit friend and foe to try to bring them into the great Iroquois nation. I shall travel on the waters of Erie, Huron, Michigan and Gitchagoume and try to bring all that will join us. A visiting member of the land of Oswego suggested building welcoming longhouses at the “Fall of Great Water” in the land of Niagara to bring together the new colonists to be organized. Planning took the meeting well into the night.
As the meeting came to an end “Bear Paw” again addressed “Sleeping Eagle”. As for you my young friend who we shall now call “Dream Eagle” you have a meeting with destiny. The Mohawk tribe will send you 10,000 strong braves to join you. You will begin your travel towards the Greatest Water. When you reach the land of Manhantentee convince the local tribes to help us in our quest and we will begin to send strong Iroquois families to join you. This will help us build a stronger nation for this coming storm.
Later that night “Dream Eagle” was at his favorite spot at the shore of the great water Ontario. He would go to this spot when he was a small boy to throw rocks at the water to see if he could get them to skip across the water. He picked up one of these rocks and threw it into the calm water. It did not skip like it should have but plunged directly down but it did create ripples in all directions.
The story continues……………………
Author Note:
Grand Campaign playing Iroquois Nation
Normal Difficulty
Added a Shipyard in Onondaga (to simulate +1 colony)
Gave myself a Conquistador leader named “Dream Eagle”
Gave myself some extra gold for colonizing (I only will use it for this and American Indians did not need all the pampering that Europeans did they were semi-nomadic)
Got Very lucky in the 2nd year and received a random Conquistador leader I named him “Silver Fox”
PS – I grew up on Lake Ontario and skipped many rocks and sailed through-out that wonderful Lake
