This idea came to me when I was playing EU using Hartmann's IGC 2.0 download that is in the scenarios section. I was playin America 1492- which is difficult becuase of little money and only 2 starting provences. Shortly into the game (i was playing on second fastest speed so it was realy shortly...) a Conquistidor came, giving me expansion oportunities. At the end he did so well I wrote down what he did, and here it is....
Life and Times of Ottar Gransse
(This is all fiction none of it is true, if Ottar Gransse was real, then this is an alternate Gransse...)
Ottar Gransse was born in the New World, and was born in 1475 to a great destiny. He grew up in the Conneticut colony, and was trained to live off the wild world surrounding his homeland. At 23 he was hired by the Government of the kingdom of Conneticut to explore the surrounding area. His first discoveries where in the north, and then to the west. He made the first European contact with the Iraquois indians, which gained him the title the Conquerer. He led a small force of troops around the Indian lands and then through them, taking every province from the Natives, who then happily surrendored to our rule. (no rebellions, not for 15 years...) When he was asked about the victory he is recorded saying "We have opened a door to a new age of prosperity, for both out people.
After returning home for a year he recieved the title of Count, and was given the lands of Eire to own. He passed the title to his son when he left for his next long journey.
For the next 10 years Ottar explored the lands south of the Ohio Valley. He reached the far lands of the Biyou in 1504, and then made his second greatest discovery in 1506. "It was hot, but not wet like the lands we had been to before, this was a dry hot, the heat of hell." A seargant in his army had written apon his return. Ottar reached the lands owned by the Native tribed called Aztecs, who seemed not to notice him at all. He quickly moved through the ancient stone temples and towering monoliths, defeating the Aztec armies quickly, and claiming the gold rich lands for the Kingdom of America, as it now was called. He was asked to become governer of the entire Mexican lands, but declined and said "my life is the great beyond, and as long as it is still beyond, I will go towards it."
After a few years of reinforcments Ottar set off once more to the south. He met, and was attacked by a group of Spainiards, led by some Cortez, Ottar used his knew found knowladge, and native allies to route the Spainiards and chase them into the southern continent of the Americas. The Spanish went to thr East, trying to find a way around the Americas to the Far East, Ottar went south, looking for a fabled civilization of natives in the far South.
In 1510 he invaded the Inca lands, and his army seemed to be unstoppable. "Wave after wave of these foul natives charged us, I myself slew over one hundred" (In game terms I destroyed about 70 thousand troops because he wouldnt stop charging). But Ottar's past victory's did not help him in this battle. His forces where beaten down hard, and he gave up on the idea of a quick annexation of the Inca lands.
Through the 1510's and 20's Ottar took numerous grain heavy lands, and one province heavily ladened in gold, but he knew it was not enough. He felt that he must counquer the last native boundry so that total victory could be insured. He tried once more before he died, and rampaged the lands between Lima and the Spanish annexed lands in the south of the Inca heartland. His forces, although heavily outnumbered, sourounded and left alone, fought with all their mights, right into the city of Cuzco, where Ottar met his fate. His body was returned to his estate in Eire where he was buried.
Although Ottar's dream was never reached his name is still held in the greatest regards. The regiment he led took on the nick-name 'the explorers' and continued on their quest for total controll of the South American states.
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Do you like the idea of an individual history? If you want post others here about heroes, rulers, cowards, generals, anything, I want to see if this idea is any good at all, and if it is I want to see how everyone else would like the personal history to be.
(also if you like it I might try to get a screen shot up, to see what all lands he took (everything that was counquered was taken by him.)
Life and Times of Ottar Gransse
(This is all fiction none of it is true, if Ottar Gransse was real, then this is an alternate Gransse...)
Ottar Gransse was born in the New World, and was born in 1475 to a great destiny. He grew up in the Conneticut colony, and was trained to live off the wild world surrounding his homeland. At 23 he was hired by the Government of the kingdom of Conneticut to explore the surrounding area. His first discoveries where in the north, and then to the west. He made the first European contact with the Iraquois indians, which gained him the title the Conquerer. He led a small force of troops around the Indian lands and then through them, taking every province from the Natives, who then happily surrendored to our rule. (no rebellions, not for 15 years...) When he was asked about the victory he is recorded saying "We have opened a door to a new age of prosperity, for both out people.
After returning home for a year he recieved the title of Count, and was given the lands of Eire to own. He passed the title to his son when he left for his next long journey.
For the next 10 years Ottar explored the lands south of the Ohio Valley. He reached the far lands of the Biyou in 1504, and then made his second greatest discovery in 1506. "It was hot, but not wet like the lands we had been to before, this was a dry hot, the heat of hell." A seargant in his army had written apon his return. Ottar reached the lands owned by the Native tribed called Aztecs, who seemed not to notice him at all. He quickly moved through the ancient stone temples and towering monoliths, defeating the Aztec armies quickly, and claiming the gold rich lands for the Kingdom of America, as it now was called. He was asked to become governer of the entire Mexican lands, but declined and said "my life is the great beyond, and as long as it is still beyond, I will go towards it."
After a few years of reinforcments Ottar set off once more to the south. He met, and was attacked by a group of Spainiards, led by some Cortez, Ottar used his knew found knowladge, and native allies to route the Spainiards and chase them into the southern continent of the Americas. The Spanish went to thr East, trying to find a way around the Americas to the Far East, Ottar went south, looking for a fabled civilization of natives in the far South.
In 1510 he invaded the Inca lands, and his army seemed to be unstoppable. "Wave after wave of these foul natives charged us, I myself slew over one hundred" (In game terms I destroyed about 70 thousand troops because he wouldnt stop charging). But Ottar's past victory's did not help him in this battle. His forces where beaten down hard, and he gave up on the idea of a quick annexation of the Inca lands.
Through the 1510's and 20's Ottar took numerous grain heavy lands, and one province heavily ladened in gold, but he knew it was not enough. He felt that he must counquer the last native boundry so that total victory could be insured. He tried once more before he died, and rampaged the lands between Lima and the Spanish annexed lands in the south of the Inca heartland. His forces, although heavily outnumbered, sourounded and left alone, fought with all their mights, right into the city of Cuzco, where Ottar met his fate. His body was returned to his estate in Eire where he was buried.
Although Ottar's dream was never reached his name is still held in the greatest regards. The regiment he led took on the nick-name 'the explorers' and continued on their quest for total controll of the South American states.
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Do you like the idea of an individual history? If you want post others here about heroes, rulers, cowards, generals, anything, I want to see if this idea is any good at all, and if it is I want to see how everyone else would like the personal history to be.
(also if you like it I might try to get a screen shot up, to see what all lands he took (everything that was counquered was taken by him.)
