Rumors

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A clear crisp day came across the high plains of Castile-Leon. In the royal palace of Burgos King Juan II and his wife Queen Elionor along with their court danced a new dance brought with Queen Elionor from England. As the court bowed to one another for another round of dancing Queen Elionor with a sudden sharp look of pain excuses herself and runs out of the room, bringing the entire day's activities to a halt. From the moment the Queen ran from the room with her ladies in waiting behind her the entire court knew that the time for the heir's birth was soon.


Hours passed with a fierce howling comming from inside the Queen's chambers. Unlike the Queen's two former births this was an very difficult one, but as with the past two this one soon came to an end. With that the Court officials ran to tell the King of Castile-Leon that a child had been born to him.


The Kingdom of Castile-Leon and Granada now had a male heir to their nation. Now the entire world awaited to hear what the King decided to name his new son.


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[Lord E]

In Grenoble

The duke of Orleans had been seen a lot around the castle of Grenoble latly. He had been very angry when the young king had set out to find the duke of Grenoble and bring him back into buisness again.
But since it had turned out that the Duke of Grenoble still was far away in Nüremberg, Charles had started to show himself at the castle again. There was going around a lot of rumors about that he still haden't got enough of making truobble and that he still was after the throne. Even Louis knew that his uncel wanted his throne, but the last rumors haden't he heared before one afternoon, when his mother entered his chamber.

"My dear son I have just heared the worst rumors ever!"

"What is it mother."

The young king looked at her in a sad and conserned way.

"I have heared once again that your uncle is after the throne, he is planning something."

"No, don't worrie mother. He has always been after my throne, but I have controll of him."

"Yes of course I know that, but I have been getting words from different sources latly that he have begunn discussing it in public and that after you brought the Duke of Grenoble back he was scared and has really begun to think of doing rebellion!"

"What?
Mother I hope this is what I belive it to be, only court gossip, but should it be real, well then..."

"I will look into it you don't worry mother."

She smiles at him and look pretty happy with his answear. After that she walks out.

 

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After the Battle of Stockholm, Brahe made a clever move that resulted in Brahe seizing the palace under his control, there he immediately took the symbols of the Riksföreståndare and stared to write letters, urging the people of Sweden to handover Sparre immediately to the authorities in Stockholm. Brahe sneaked out an secret entrance, where a small boat was waiting, and he rowed out to the Danish navy, gladly the Swedish loyalists to Sparre did not notice him.

And after that was done he walked to Christoffer, and gave him a paper, and then he looked into the eyes of Christoffer and spoke
My Friend, we have gone through good days, and bad days, trouble and joy, imprisonment and freedom. What we have experiences has created a friendship between us that may never be broken.
And our experiences have shown us both the right path, so there is a proposal of Peace.
Stockholm will soon fall, believe me.


Treaty of Stockholm


Article 1. Sweden recognizes and reaffirms the Treaty of Kronoborg.

Article 2. Denmark recognizes and reaffirms the Treaty of Kronoborg.

Article 3. Sparre are to be captured and given to the Danish authorities.

Article 4. The nobles whom greatly supported Sparre are to be captured and given to the Danish authorities.

Article 5. Sweden is obligated to aid their King in any war that is not started by the King of Denmark.

Article 6. If the King of Denmark does start a war, he is obligated to inform the Swedish nobles before any military actions, and then the council of Sweden will decide what kind of support to be given.

Article 7. The Swedish Riksföreståndare receives several new powers.
1. The Swedish Riksföreståndare may give titles within the Kingdom of Sweden to any Swede, if the title is untaken.
2. The Swedish Riksföreståndare is given the status of Viceroy, and therefore have all powers granted to a viceroy.
3. The Swedish Riksföreståndare is to have a heredity county within the Danish mainland. The title is heredity to all Riksföreståndare.
Article 8. All Nobles given to the authorities of Denmark looses their titles and land in Sweden




Brahe looks at Christoffer
I believe this treaty will make sure that whoever comes after me as Riksföreståndare will put the welfare of Denmark first and foremost. And I do believe it will solve several of the problems with the Union. Are you willing to agree to it?

 

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The Battle of Stockholm​

“God Almighty, grant me the strength that I need to smite my enemies, to let justice and true Christianity prevail against this son of Satan!”
Christoffer, geared in full-scale armour, ends his prayer with an Amen and rises from his crouched position, in front of his gigantic army outside Stockholm. The Bishop of Roskilde blesses the king of the three northern lands, and the whole of his army, praying in a giant mass of steel and flesh behind their lord, also end with and Amen.
The king then rises, and his horse, “Fury”, is presented to him. He mounts, and looks on his men, almost 90.000 of them, the greatest army Denmark has ever raised. They are all there: the high nobility of Denmark and Norway, who normally do not like him, but this is different. The armed high clergy of his lands, standing behind the true servant of God. The burghers, his loyal servants, and the peasants, for once looking forward to a battle worthy to be remembered. For the first time, they all show him respect proper for a king.
The loyal Swedes, under the command of Brahe, are the first to present their salutes to their king, as he mounts his horse and calmly rides into the middle of the army, to the small hill with the perfect view out to the Swedish army, marching out of Stockholm and preparing for battle.
Christoffer looks at his perfect fighting machine. Proud Danes, armed heavily, determined to kill Swedes. His heart is pounding, as total silence drops on the men, waiting for him to speak. He turns his horse from side to side, to see his men are all around him.
“Defenders of the crown, supreme warriors of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Today we end Swedish resistance once and for all and open a new chapter in history! Today, we will kill thousands of inferior rebels, and we will swim in their blood!”
The crowd then roars a mighty blast of fury up to the king in the height.
“Today, I will break that bastard Sparre once and for all, and my vengeance will be swift and painful on him. He will beg me for his deathblow, as I will torture the man for all eternity. In life, as well as in his death. Let it be known, that the king of Denmark, Norway and Sweden is the fiercest opponent any man can be cursed with.”
The soldiers start banging their weapons together, almost a re-enactment of the Kronborg Oath Taking. Christoffer lets the men make the terrible noise for a couple of minutes. The Swedish army can definitely hear it, and the king smiles.
“Out there stands the pathetic Swedish rebels, ready to show their worth. But they will get no such opportunity. The rebellious nobles think they can make a stand for it, as they have tried before, but today I will teach them something else. I will personally lead the attack, and I will spare none in my path!”
Again, the terrifying noise thunders against the Swedes, now in full battle order, ready to fight.
“My brothers in battle, my brothers in faith, my brothers in vengeance... LET US KILL THE ENEMY!”


The battle is fought hard and long. Christoffer spares half the cavalry in the first assault, in which he himself participates, in front of his guard. The power of the initial impact is immense, and Christoffer has the luck to cut down a Swedish baron in his first strike. With intense fury, he slaughters his way through the Swedish lines, keeping his promise: none will be spared.
As he reaches the infantry, his fury rises to demonic heights. One, two, three... fourteen men are cut open by his royal sword, the blood gushing out on the soil. The soldiers turn and run as they face the king and his guard, but just before they reach safety in the behind, the remaining cavalry hits them from the back, massacring them by the hundreds.
Suddenly, Christoffers horse trembles below him, effectively dismounting him. Lying on the ground, he fights for his life, and even more for his honour. A royal guard helps the king to rise, and now he meets the soldiers in their own altitude. Worst for them, for Christoffer is on a rampage. All the memories from his captivity in Stockholm rushes through his mind.
He strikes again and again, cutting open one soldier after another. His hatred is burning inside him, fuelling his fighting. He splits the head of a German mercenary, then cuts of the leg of another, gutting a third. He looks around, seeing that the mercenaries are running away, so he calls out for another horse. Swiftly, he mounts a horse brought to him, and slaughters the fleeing Germans with a heavy mace. Soon after, they are all cut down.
He turns around, seeing then a group of Swedish nobles are still making a hold on top of another hill. He charges his horse, heading straight for the nobles, inflicting them hard wounds, as he crashes into them. Great close combat is displayed, and the king receives several wounds, but he doesn’t notice them. His hate calms his pain. His guard then catches up with him, inflict massive death upon the nobles. Finally, the rest of them surrenders and the fight is over.
Christoffer looks around from the high point. A massive blanket of dead Swedes covers the soil outside Stockholm. Here and there, Danish soldiers walk among the dead and injured, ending the pathetic lives of the rebels and mercenaries. The king then loses his breath for a moment, and his guards come to his aid. He has lost a lot of blood, but he waves them off. He then rises in his saddle, taking his sword, lifting it to the sky, screaming:

VICTORY!!!

 

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Time is short, as Christoffer is eager to hunt down Sparre after the battle. Therefore, a quick treaty is thrown together by the Rikskansler and the king. Christoffers advisors ask him to take it easy, but Brahe has guaranteed Christoffer that, this would certianly mean the capture of Sparre... son. Christoffer is blinded by his hate to the traitor, and signs the treaty quickly, still with blood flowing from his wounds.

The Stockholm Treaty
The crown finds no need to put large words in this agreement.

1) The Kronborg Agreement is to be recognised once and for all, by all Swedes, as the foundation of the existence of their nation, but with these addition just as valid.

2) All high ranking posts of power within Sweden will be appointed by the crown, but any high ranking post can only be proposed by the Riksföreståndare, and the king chooses to approve or deny.

3) Rikskansler Brahe is to regain his post, but a special Royal Secretary will oversee his activities.

4) From now on, Sweden will have no diplomatic contact with the following foreign powers hostile to Denmark:
Pommeria, Bremen and Gelre.

5) Sweden will leave the Hansa immediately and join the Genista.

6) Martial law is put on Sweden until the time that Sparre is handed over to the crown.

Christoffer signs...

 

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Brahe shines up as the treaty offer is handed over to him, he signs it quickly before Christoffer changes his mind.

Then he, alone, rode up to the gates of Stockholm and yelled out.
People of Stockholm, People of Sweden, I am your Riksföreståndare, and i command you to open up the gate, in the name of the King and the rightfull lord of Sweden.

You have nurished a viper, and now the time has come. Peace or death, sadly that is what happends to traitors. Support your right lord. Now


After a couple of hours, the gates is opened, and the Swedish Loyalist army enters.

 

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Brahe stood in the, recently recaptured, throne room of Stockholm Palace. He had waited for weeks for news from his spies and subjects In Finland, and then the doors suddenly opened and in came one of Brahe’s spies and a peasant from Tavasteland, and a man between them with his head cloaked.

The spy walked up to Brahe and spoke
Lord Brahe, we here have the traitor Erik Sparre, I hunted him in Finland, and when this farmer, Karl Jontinuinen, told me he had hidden a Swedish noble from “Russian hordes” I told him about the fact, and Erik and I captured Erik Sparre in his hideout, and brought him here to Stockholm.


Brahe smiled and walked up to the captured Erik Sparre, removed the cloth, pushed Karl chin up and started into his eyes
Your game is over, lord Sparre, prepare to meet your creator.

Thereafter Brahe turned to Karl Jontinauinen and the spy
Guards ! Escort Karl Jontinauinen and Erik Sparre to the halls of Christoffer, and hand over Erik Sparre to the King, and make sure Karl Jontinauinen tells the story.


An hour later the story had been told in all it’s complexity to Christoffer, and Erik Sparre was under Danish imprisonment.

 

[Longinus]

6th of April AD. 1432

Second pregnancy was much calmer and bearable for Christine, perhaps because she felt Joachim’s presence and was started to treat Stettin as her home?

When her time came everything went swift and without much problems. Loud cry echoed around the hallways and corridors of old ducal palace announcing the birth of new Greif…

Mid-wife rushed into Joachim’s chamber announcing the joyful news.

“Your Grace! Everthing went perfect, Christ… ahhh Milady feels very good and child… your son is as fit as a fiddle!”

There was much happiness in Stettin that day, a heir was born…

Joachim and Christine decided to name him Casmir, after Joachim’s father and many other Greifs before him.

 

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Interrogation​

The dungeon under the Stockholm castle was moist and dark, rats inhabiting every part of the system. A torch lit up the halls now and then, but most of the time you walked in the dark. Moans from the prison cells and holes blended with the scream of a man being tortured in the most cruel way. His screams penetrated the bones of any true Christian unfortunate to visit the dungeons, forcing them to pray for his doomed soul. The screams where cries for help, begging to release him from the pain. Behind the thick wooden door, other voices could be heard, yelling, commanding.
Confess!
Confess!
The man being tortured then began to cry for a moment, until somebody made him scream again... and again, for what seemed like an eternity.
Confess!
A long silence, as the man would not, then his screams of pain again. Then sound of metal clinging, some kind of special tool, could be heard. The man screaming:
NO! NO! NOT THAT!!! NOOOooooOO.... ARRRGHHH!!!
Another man yelling to cut him deeper, then rip out some part of his body. The man suddenly stopped screaming, and the man working the tools told a third man to wake him up. Then, as that was done, the man again screamed, begging for mercy this time.
CONFESS! Don’t be a fool, Sparre! We have weeks and weeks to make you talk... actually, I hope you don’t speak just yet... he-he-he... John, bring me that curved knife over there... and that iron... is it hot enough?
Yep! You know, Thomas, I heard the eyes explode if you warm them up enough... he-he-he... now, lie still, Sparre... this will only hurt a bit!

 

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Emperor looked aroun Constantinople from the Palace then he went to the throne room. There, he ordered the missionaries to work vigorly in converting Greek to Catholicism. He also announced that Greek rite is now avaiable for Greek populace. He gave 1000 ducats to the missionaries to convert the people.

Emperor himself went outside and preached for Catholicism and reconilication with Pope. He said,

I]We all are Christians and Romans so, let us unite. In unity, we are strong but didvided, we fall. In addition, there is a grave threat to east, Ottoman Empire. We need to be united if we are to survive the Turk outslaughter. We will get more support from West if we convert to Catholicism. By the way, there is now Greek rite. God is with all of us, and we believe in much the same way. We need the strong friends to help us prevail, so taht we get much stronger and regain our Empire to its former glory. May God be with us![/I]

The missionaries were seen everywhere within Roman Empire, working hard converting the people. There are even several Greek Catholics working among missionaries, helping rest of Greek to convert to Catholicism.

 

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At the Hansa Trade Council

Anders Henriksen once again appear in the Hansa Trade Council. With him he brings a document of consideral size.

"Men of the Hansa... I have come to speak with you, and you will listen to what I say. You have brought a great disaster upon yourself, for you have deceived God Almighty, financed slaughter and injustice.
The crown of Denmark now knows of your financing of the pirate fleet that plundered and butchered Danish merchant vessels not so long ago, just about the time that the Swedes rebelled. The Hansa paid and supported the bloodthirsty pirates, who left the Danish waters red of the blood from hundreds of innocent sailors. Their families are now without support, and you, "gentlemen", have made hundreds of children fatherless.
Also, you have cost the crown huge amounts of money, weakened its fighting power. You obviously planned this with the Swedish rebellion in mind, intending to give the rebels a helping hand, but you failed! The crown had its vengeance, and the Swedes were crushed at the Battle of Stockholm. Sparre was caught, and from him we got the information.
I always knew that the Hansa was a ruthless organization, but I never thought they would go as far as murder and plundering. You are weak men, obviously on your way down, if the only way to "protect" your Hansa is to kill Danish sailors.
My king is furious, but he is tired of fighting. He will give you one week (ooc: to Friday) to consider how you will compensate the crown for your crimes. If you defy him one more time, I suggest you take a look at the killing fields outside Stockholm. You have pushed a man of justice too far, and he has made a new policy never again to turn the other cheek.
One week, you murderers, I will return in ONE week..."

The Dane walks out and leaves the copy on the council table. It is a copy of Sparres confession.

I, Erik Sparre, hereby confess that I, and I alone was the initiator of the rebellion against the crown of Denmark, the mercenaries used to manage with the coup was hired by myself, after selling various estates of my own.

Some support was given to me by German nobles, but I know not who, it was all secret and all I received was a location to retrieve the aid, no one ever met me.

I hereby also confesses that I, and I alone gave approval and support for the Hansa cities of Sweden to give support to piracy actions against the crown of Denmark, however the ships was not only Swedish, I supported the actions. But not caring about who did it.

I acted alone, and I did it for Freedom, nothing else.
Signed
Erik Sparre

 

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As Anders Henriksen turned aroung to leave the Hanseatic Council, Duke Johann got up and spoke to the guards outside the door.

They both left their station, running in two different directions, and within a very short time, four men were waiting at the gates to the Ducal palace.
They followed the Danish emissary as he left the palace, and waited patiently, untill he was in the middle of one of the cities marketplaces.
Then, the leader of the group stepped forward, and with a very loud voice, practically screaming in order to make sure as many commoners as possible heard him, he said to the Danish emissary.
"Herr Anders Henriksen. You are a guest to this town, and have not seen fit to introduce yourself to the duke of Bremen as official Danish ambassador."
People started noticing something were going on, and allthough the majority continued with whatever they were doing, some stopped and started to gather. The officer thus started to speak in a more normal volume, but still loud enough that those nearby who were paying attention could hear what was going on.

"Therefore, you do not enjoy any special protection from the laws of Bremen. If you will please follow me, I now place you under arrest for publicly slandering Duke Johann III of Bremen."

The four soldiers put their hands on their swords, and escorted Anders Henriksen back to the palace. The crowd, sensing that the entertainment was finished, dispersed again.

---Four days later, Ducal Bremer court---​

Johann sat in his throne, staring at the man his soldiers had brought in. Even after four days in the dungeons, Anders Henriksen still held his head high, but it was obvious that he had suffered four days of extreme discomfort.
Johann knew he had. The Dane had only been given some water to drink, nothing to eat and not even a blanket to protect himself from the cold. In the start of april, the nights could get very cold, especially as the cells had a window open to the night.

The once fines clothes of tha Dane were now dirty and in rags, as neither the soldiers who had arrested him, nor the jailors who had brought him to this trial, had been anywhere near carefull about how they treated him.

"Herr Anders Henriksen, you are on trial for calling myself and several of my guests murderers and men without honour. I have read the papers you present as your evidence, and that herr Sparre is indeed a supporter of pirates seems without doubt.
Nothing in the papers links us or the Hanseatic council to the crime, and therefore I, as duke of Bremen, finds you guilty i insult to the ducal coronet.
You will be given 10 public lashes of the whip, as this is your first offense. I will not be as mercifull should you again commit any crimes in Bremen. The sentence will be carried out firstcoming saturday, on the Peterskirche Tor."

Anders Henriksen, who had not even had a chance to defend himself, were hauled away, still in schackles.

---Peterskirche Tor, saturday---​

The rumors had spread around the city like wildfire. Some Dane had insulted the duke, a Danish military officer had threathened with war, Denmark had declared war and the messenger would be ounished for it, and a lot of other things. The only thing everybody knew for certain was, that a Dane in the direct employment of the king of Denmark was to be punished for breaking the laws of Bremen.

As usual at these occasions, the crowd arrived early, in order to secure good positions, from which they could see the punishment being carried out.
Pendlers sold fruit and bread, pickpockets made their living, and soldiers tried, and even succeded, keeping the crowd from knocking the whipping post over in their eagerness to get as close to the action as possible.

And then the wagon holding the convicts arrived. Escorted by soldiers who were quick to bring their wooden poles down on everyone who didn't make room for it, it made its way to the whipping post. The prisoners, who apart from Anders Henriksen were all common thieves and other more ordinary lawbreakers, were received by the crowd with shouts of anger and throws of just about everything, from rocks over rotten vegetables, which had been cleared from the cellars where they had slowly rotted during the winter, to dirt, mugs and broken cutlery.
Soldiers did a halfhearted job finding those who threw the objects, and a few boys got caught, and received a slap or two for their actions.

Finally the wagon arrived at the whipping post, and the prisoners were tied to the stands.
As each man received his punishment, the announcer cried out their crimes.
As the last, the announcer yelled:
"Anders Henriksen. 10 lashes for insulting the duke."
The crowd fell silent as the guards loosed the schackles that held Anders Henriksen in the wagon, and tied the man to the whipping post. Then one of the whippers, who were common soldiers making a few extra pfennigs, tore open the Danes shirt, and two men each fastened their grip on their whips.

"ONE!" As the first stroke fell, the crowd erupted in cheers. They counted along with the announcer, and finally they all yelled "TEN!!", and the two men stepped back, their whips bloodied.

After one more night in the Bremer prison, Anders Henriksen was escorted to the gates of Bremen...

 

[Longinus]

ANNUAL TRADE EVENTS​

MAJOR TRADE EVENT TABLE​

The leaders of certain trade organizations reap the rewards of their hard work. Some merchants are more active and some are less. Certain states and organizations signed profitable deals and agreements. Trade is flourishing in their realms.


1. Thriving trade routes bring in hitherto unseen revenue for the realm, this year. (+1 econ, +1Tech and +1 Morale for 1 year )

2. Astronomically prosperous trade raises the morale of the entire populous... (+1 Morale +1Tech for 1 year )

3. Excellent trade aids commerce at every level... (+1 eco for one year)

4. Trade is flourishing, huge incomes. (+1 Tech for 1 year )

5. Trade is flourishing

6. Trade is average this year.

7. Trade is average this year.

8. Traders break even.

9. Pirates and Bandits took all the profit ( -1 Morale for 1 year 1 in 2 chance of effect)

10. Crippling losses by traders. ( -1 Morale, - 1 eco for 1 year)


NOTE: Good RP will regularly affect these rolls.


MAJOR trade events:



* Bremen: consistent and good trade RP, lots of good agreements, prime chairman of Hansa, Imperial Trade Commissioner, excellent RP of trade war (-3 to the roll)
A 10 is rolled 7. Trade is average this year.

* Denmark: consistent and good trade RP, part of newly formed Genista and most active part of it, new Sund due imposed (-2 to the roll)
A 3 is rolled 1. Thriving trade routes bring in hitherto unseen revenue for the realm, this year. (+1 econ, +1Tech and +1 Morale for 1 year )

* Pommern: consistent trade RP, lots of good agreements, leader of WHU… modesty doesn’t allow me to enumerate more of my qualities (-2 to the roll)
A 7 is rolled 5. Trade is flourishing

* Friesland: consistent and good trade RP, very skillful play etc. although not very good spot but indeed smart and intelligent RP keep it up and modifiers will improve J (-1 to the roll)
A 9 is rolled 8. Traders break even.

* Aragon, little trade RP, fight Venice Tixini or you loose it (straight roll)
A 2 is rolled 2. Astronomically prosperous trade raises the morale of the entire populous... (+1 Morale +1Tech for 1 year )


note to BzAl: all Eco bonuses and loses are semi-permanent, it means that max nation eco rises/drops by one for one year.

MINOR TRADE EVENT TABLE

Some nations are not as active as others but still their merchants are quite active or those countries simply occupy important spots. They may have also signed some good agreements or are part of certain trade organizations.


1. Good trade raises the morale of the populous......... (+1Tech and +1eco for 1 year )

2. Good trade aids the artisans........... (+1eco for 1 year )

3. Trade is flourishing, huge incomes (+1 Tech for 1 year )

4. Trade is flourishing.

5. Trade is average this year

6. Trade is average this year

7. Traders break even.

8. Pirates and Bandits took all the profit ( -1 Morale for 1 year 1 in 4 chance of effect )

9. Bad losses by traders. ( -1 Morale for 1 year 1 in 2 chance of effect - 1 econ for one year)

10. Bad losses by traders. Your nations incompetance seems to blame ( -1 Moral, 1 in 4 chance of effect, -1 tech 1 in 2 chance of effect, - 1 eco for one year )


NOTE: Good RP will regularly affect these rolls.


Minor trade events:


* Gelre: member of Hansa, active and finally RPs trade (-1 to the roll)
A 8 is rolled 7. Traders break even.

*Pfaltz: melancholy not only touched Erich but also Pfaltzan merchants (straight roll)
A 4 is rolled 4. Trade is flourishing.

* Portugal: RP trade, active, slowly stepping up on the trade ladder (-2 to the roll)
A 5 is rolled 3. Trade is flourishing, huge incomes (+1 Tech for 1 year )

* Mameluks : trade roll justified for earlier incarnation as Hedjaz (-1 o he roll)
A 2 is rolled 1. Good trade raises the morale of the populous......... (+1Tech and +1eco for 1 year )

* Siberia: nice RP and interaction with others. (-1 to the roll)
A 3 is rolled 2. Good trade aids the artisans........... (+1eco for 1 year )

* Golden Horde: some trade RP, good spots etc. (-1 to the roll)
A 2 is rolled 1. Good trade raises the morale of the populous......... (+1Tech and +1eco for 1 year )

* Venice: hehe Wulf is slowly rebuilding Venetian treading empire after defeats it suffered because of Mongols (-2 to the roll)
A 4 is rolled 2. Good trade aids the artisans........... (+1eco for 1 year )

* Oman: ahhh little trade RP but (straight roll) justified
A 8 is rolled 8. Pirates and Bandits took all the profit ( -1 Morale for 1 year 1 in 4 chance of effect (rolled 1) )

* England: great RP during formation of Genista (-1 to the roll)
A 6 is rolled 5. Trade is average this year

* Castille: great RP during formation of Genista and earlier achievements (-2 to the roll)
A 8 is rolled 6. Trade is average this year

* Latvia: part of Genista but little trade RP but (straight roll) justified
A 1 is rolled 1. Good trade raises the morale of the populous......... (+1Tech and +1eco for 1 year )

* Burgundy: leader of TE, no trade RP but still (straight roll) justified
A 7 is rolled 7. Traders break even.


note to BzAli all Eco bonuses/looses are semi-permanent, it means that max nation eco rises/falls by one for one year


All rolls were done by Rebelodicus


NOTES:

If there is no RP in the setting up and continued use of the agreement there will be penalties to the roll. With excellent or good play, the opposite will be the case.

If an alliance, trade agreement or anything else springs from nowhere, there will quite probably be a bad event (or simply bad modifier) if I notice.

Any complaints or comments and suggestions on these events send to my (Longinus') PM inbox, please.

If you decide to play the trade aspect of the game, RP it. Otherwise, there will be negative modifiers upon the rolls (Trade is collapsing, merchants are being pushed back etc.) or simply there will be no roll for them.

Massive production of trade agreements is okay but will often lead nowhere.

Thank You for attention

Longinus, Your friendly trading auto-bot

 

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Emperor was wondering about the trade and religion. He then decided to encourage the business within Roman Empire, and make it easy for merchants to trade within Empire. Emperor opened the Golden Horn to the merchants, and set up the hotels among sea front for weary merchants.

He worked even harder to convert Greek to catholicism he said,

You can be part of Greek rite which is much same as Orthodox you have knew but Pope is recognized as a holy father. I encourage you to join Catholicism. From now, Catholics will be given the first options when doing business with Government of Romans. Also, the priests will get the money from me. Non-Catholic place of worship will have 5% tax on it if renovation is needed. All you need to do is to join Greek rite Catholicism and you will be set for your life.

Several Greeks muttered, another was interested, yet another were angry. Also, some people are indifferent. However, now, there are more and more missionaries doing the good work, helping the poor, sheltering the homeless, and feeding the hungry, and converting the populace.

 

[Auspend]

The elite Janissary corps are seen drilling across the Bosphorus in easy view of Constantinople.

 

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Siberian EVENT

The change back to Islam, even though close to what they already had as a belief is unsettling for Siber.
The upheaval brought about by the switchback and mistrust by the tribesmen in their leadership due to the contrary act, counter any benefits gained by the similarities.


1. Rebellion. Several provinces rebel. No armies are built but provincial capital guards refuse to follow orders and City officials hold no sway over merchant, and nobles alike.
(25% rounded up of provinces rebel, and - 2 Tech, -2 to morale to Siberia for 4 turns )

2. City officials hold no sway over merchant, and nobles alike.
(-2 Tech, -2 to morale to Siberia for 4 turns )

3. Merchants, and nobles alike express
displeasure. (- 2 Tech, -1 to morale to Siberia for 4 turns )

4. Merchants, and nobles alike express
displeasure. (-2Tech to Siberia for 4 turns )

5. Merchants, and nobles alike express
displeasure. (-1 Tech to Siberia for 4 turns )

6. No effect

A 1 is rolled

Rebellion.

Several provinces rebel. No armies are built but provincial capital guards refuse to follow orders and City officials hold no sway over merchant, and nobles alike.

(25% rounded up of provinces want to stay Pagan and rebel,( - 2 Tech, -2 to morale to Siberia for 4 turns ) )End April 1433
(Ichim and Sadrinsk are the rebeling provinces )


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Eastern Roman Empire EVENT​

Serious effort and 1000 ducets are spent on trying to convert the devoutly Orthodox region of the Eastern Roman Empire to Catholisism. Despite this, the Faliloque among other things still are the heart of the scism. The people react, but due to the creation of thier new realm, not as badly as they could have done.

(BZali......1 econ spent by ERE)

1. Nice try. The general populous don't change thier belief, but a few criminals and malcontents do. This action has layed favourable seeds for the future. The catholic clergy show that they care about the spiritual health of the populous. They show thier apreciation. (+3 morale for 3 turns)

2. Nice try. The general populous don't change thier belief, but a few criminals and malcontents do. This action has layed favourable seeds for the future. The catholic clergy show that they care about the spiritual health of the populous. They show thier apreciation (+2 morale for 3 turns)

3. Nice try. The general populous don't change thier belief, but a few criminals and malcontents do. This action has layed favourable seeds for the future. The catholic clergy show that they care about the spiritual health of the populous. They show thier apreciation (+1 morale for 3 turns)

4. Nice try, but he general populous don't want the change. All the bullying from catholic and Muslim alike in the last decades has put a fanatic zeal in thier belief. The show thier contempt for thier leader. This action has layed favourable seeds for the future despite this.(-1 morale for 3 turns)

5. Nice try, but he general populous don't want the change. All the bullying from catholic and Muslim alike in the last decades has put a fanatic zeal in thier belief. The show thier contempt for thier leader. This action has layed favourable seeds for the future despite this. (-2 morale for 3 turns

6. Nice try, but he general populous don't want the change. All the bullying from catholic and Muslim alike in the last decades has put a fanatic zeal in thier belief. The show thier contempt for thier leader. This action has layed favourable seeds for the future despite this (-3 morale for 3 turns)
A 1 is rolled

Nice try. The general populous don't change thier belief, but a few criminals and malcontents do. This action has layed favourable seeds for the future. The catholic clergy show that they care about the spiritual health of the populous. They show thier apreciation. ( +3 morale for ERE. 3 turns) End Jan 1433

 

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At the Tourney

Looking at the knight from Gelre the Lord Master herald can be seen to compose himself with just a little trouble.

"ALL.... RIGHT....... SIR... KNIGHT...... WHAT.... WAS ....YOUR ...NAME ....AND ....WHERE..... IS ....YOUR ...CERTIFICATE.... OF.... PROVINANCE?"

While the foriegn knight struggled to interprete this phrase Sir Paul takes a deep breath and sighs. That bloody king was late! What should he do? He ran through the options and came to the only solution.

The lady to be honoured was here and at least one of the champions of the United Kingdom. Things could go on, even if the champion wasn't here at the time allocated there was someone to replace him at need.

Now....... He had to do some formalities and tommorow he would start the proceedings proper.

Stepping from the podium straight onto his horse he rides to the centre of the lists where both North and South camp would hear him.

As he rides he thinks of the priority of address. You could'nt call a queen regent your Majesty.....

He took a deep breath to project his voice across the space as the pronouncing fanfare faided.

"Your Highness!.... Lords, ladies and gentlemen! Pay heed! The Heralds will pass among you so act on thier word."

"They will speak of the need for ALL challenged and Challenger knights to inform the Lord High Herald whether they will yield on point of death or not!...... If no response is heard in the next short turn of the hourglass, it will be assumed that. "On point D'Mort" that yielding is assumed the norm."

He turns and commands the cryers to go through the camps of the ever attentive knights.

 

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Brahe sits in his room, observing a map over Sweden, thinking of the past, when his good friend and clerk enters and says:
Glad that is over, a true disaster for Sweden, don’t you agree my lord?

Brahe replies
On the contrary, the only bad things about this was the bad food at the imprisonment in Finland

The clerk looks shocked and speaks with an uncertain voice
What… what do you mean?

Brahe replies with a smile
Oh how stupid you are my dear friend. I have got rid of all my opponents with one decisive blow, all nobles whom where against me is now taken care of by Denmark, and all of those nobles has lost their titles, and will probably loose their life’s as well.

And guess who will take their titles? And their land? Me naturally, it is my right; I did take the ones of the Sture family.

After the is my estates alone contributes to over half of our entire economy. I am the richest landowner in all of northern Europe!

So all is well

 

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While the Archduke Albert is sailing across the Mediterranean, word reaches Vienna of another war in the north.

Friedrich von Habsburg, the Duke of Styria and trusted ally to Albert has been ruling in his cousin's stead for the last month. When the messenger comes in, the young man storms around the room, very agitated.

"What is going on to the north? Are they mad, trying to provoke a war with the Western Kings, with them in the wrong?" he is heard to shout by servants scurrying around to summon the Austrian military council.

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Within a week, the word has gone out from Vienna, and armies from Styria and Carinola are all on the march to take up defensive positions in northern Bohemia, with a muster being conducted throughout Austria itself. Only the County of Tyrol seems to be completely without military activity.

 

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Emperor suddenly remebered that Cosntantinople was captured by the Mongols in 1427, and the previous Emperor was forced to cede it to them. However, as the Crusade approached, the Mongols devastated the city, and burnt virtually all of it down, and killed everyone that lived there, except for a few people who escaped with the help of the Cardinal Alesci. How could he forgot that?

He suddenly saw that Constantinople isn't what it used to be. All of the landmarks, like the Hagia Sophia and the Church of the Apostles are gone, smashed by the Horde. For the last few years, the Catholics have been rebuilding like crazy, but it it still probably a large collection of houses, with perhaps some larger buildings that will take a few more years to complete. However, this means he could build your own landmarks on top of the old ones, since they would be considered very holy ground.

He turned to his advisors, and asked,

Why didn't you tell me what I had forgot? That I had an amnesia. I should send you to Turkey!

They looked around, thinking that they enjoyed making fun of the Emperor and said,

Err... We hoped that if what you think it is, it will become so. making everybody believe that Constantinople is what it always had been.

Emperor frowned and narrowed his eyes, and responsed,

IDIOT! You had wasted my Empire's, my people's and my time. I will blame you if Eastern Roman Empire is destroyed because of my delusion action. Now, off to Turkey and represent me as ambassadors!