Suenik the Beleaguered - a None Too Serious AAR
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Good call - I've not actually posted a recent character sheet in a while. At the moment he's on about 1500 prestige, -31 piety (oops) and he's chaste, vengeful and proud. His martial is 11, diplomacy 4 (you've not guessed that, have you?
), intrigue 6 and a stewardship of 9. He has very good ministers 
Only Mleh should be the great!
And he was also around even after his death. Whats he doing right now?
SUENIK THE BELEAGUERED
CHAPTER 42 - A RETURN TO ORDER
(1143-1144)
CHAPTER 42 - A RETURN TO ORDER
(1143-1144)
The Sheik of Gilan and his master, the Emir of Mazandaran, are in for a nasty shock. My forces, freed from their pointless conflict with the Egyptians, turn and make haste towards their new targets.
The Sheik proves himself to be an eminently sensible man, and begs for mercy...
However, I do not want simply his money. I want his loyalty and his service.
And I shall have it.
The Emir proves more stubborn. Having taken Tabriz from my foolish, French vassal his forces dig in around the fortress and prepare to meet my armies in battle. My troops, exhausted from their long marches across the Empire do not fare well!
I order an immediate retreat and regrouping. My generals listen to my advice and form several grand armies, one of which meets the Emir's forces head on after a suitable rest.
My Arab foe shows some good common-sense and his forces effect an orderly withdrawl rather than standing around to be slaughtered.
Elsewhere one of my vassals is extremely pleased with my tenure as king, citing me as the best ruler that Suenik has ever had.
Let's be honest - I'm not facing much competition am I? Still the sentiment is nice.
Cheeky little whelp.
Bloody brat has it easy - I set it all up for him!
Yeah, but he's not lying dead in a ditch yet is he?
There's plenty of time for that!
The citizens of Constantinople surprise me. Instead of whining and setting fire to things they come to me with a forgotten masterpiece.
Of course, this could simply be an attempt at recompense for all the trouble they have caused and I sense that certain liberties have been taken with the translation. Although I'm no scholar of the classics I'm pretty sure that "Aboulgharibeus the Brave" was never a Greek hero.
My grand army finally reaches Tabriz and the Emir's forces are swept aside in one of the bloodiest battles the region has ever seen.
After a short siege my forces reclaim the province in the name of the Empire.
It then strikes me that since I'm mopping up the extremities of my Empire, I should probably do something about Azerbaijan. It has sat there on the map like an ugly wine stain for long enough. I have one of the court painters paint it blue and I send a declaration of war to the Shiek.
He protests, claiming that he is a man of peace - his lack of an army being proof of that. I respond that this clear display of weakness makes him unfit to rule and that his people need a good, strong monarch to govern them.
Realising the wisdom of my words he capitulates before my forces can even turn their attention towards him.
Poor fool. Perhaps his people will now prosper under my rule instead of languishing in the shadow of fear?
A young man shows up at my court, claiming to be more capable than my marshal.
I give him the chance to prove his worth. After all, my marshal did lead my men to a mass slaughter earlier...
Suenik also receives a sign of the Lord's favour when a miracle is worked upon one of our people.
Ghazi, the former King of Nubia, is healed of his ailments!
I celebrate this return to health by ordering him to lead a force against the county of Albania. My former vassal assumed that with all the fighting going on down south that he could have his independance.
He does a fine job, and I reward him by making him the new Count of Albania.
Certainly not as grand as being a King, but if he proves himself here great things could beckon.
The war in the south has now been wound up.
I let the Shiek of Gilan join the Empire...
...and I snuff out the Emir of Mazandaran's line.
Perhaps now we can have peace?
Will peace ever come to Suenik? Will Ghazi prosper as Count of Albania? How will the Shiek of Gilan take to his new calling? Stay tuned for the next exciting episode of Suenik - Land of the Beleaguered!
Aboulgharib is doing a great job! But what about his name? Aboulgharib the Ruthless seems pretty good, or what about Aboulgharib the Impious? Although goodness knows how he's ended up with negative piety when he's chaste and spends most of his time beating up heathens! :wacko: Does he have some dark secrets that we haven't heard about yet?
I think Ghazi's probably better off as count of Albania than King of Nubia anyway, to be honest.
Aboulgharib the Butcher, Slayer of Infidels and Guardian of the List?... or is it too long?
Something wrong with being the King of Nubia?
I've been thinking of getting reader imput on ruler epitaphs, so I'll be watching to see how this turns out.
I was originally thinking Aboulgharib the List Maker, but now I'm leaning towards Aboulgharib the Butcher, but only if his successors don't follow in the same suit.
It's a pity he doesn't have piety or the zealous trait, or he'd be a shoe in for Aboulgharib the Pious. He is spreading the Word of God to the heathen realms...
My vote goes to Abby the Bloodthirsty.
My vote goes to Abby the Bloodthirsty.
...and now for some feedback.
Yeah - there's nothing quite like having someone thinking they can take you and then forcing them to cough up a fortune for the privellage.
And don't worry about The List. It's not a physical document - it's all in Aboulgharib's head. So OBVIOUSLY it's completely safe in there. There's been no seen of the heridetary Gardman-Aghbania madness...
...yet.
The ruler of Gilan is actually a very nice chap - he's doing a good job for Suenik. And you're right about the rebellions - they seem a lot less random in DV.
You're funny...
In fairness, past rulers did have a lot more to worry about (and a lot less to fight with)!
Ah! Another member of the Mleh fan club! What is it about sexist kin-slayers that people find so appealing? To answer your question, you'll have seen that he made a brief appearance last episode. I'm sure he'll pop up again sometime soon...
I don't actually know why he's currently so impious - he started that way so I guess when he was a kid he burned down a nunnery or something. Stay tuned though - Aboulgharib does want to erase his negative standing within the Church - and naturally the best way to do so is to splash some cash...
Good suggestion!
What gves you THAT idea?
When you're royalty it's impossible for your title to be too long.
Abby? You are reffering to the Emperor of Suenik by a girl's name? Good job it's not Mleh that's in charge!
I'm sure he'd agree!
Oooh! Controversial! Don't let Eron12 hear you say that!
Ooops! Too late!
Well, there have been some grand suggestions so far so we'll see. And I'm sure Aboulgharib's successors won't act like bloodthirsty tyrants.
Thanks for all the great comments guys - hopefully another update will follow tonight!
Yeah - there's nothing quite like having someone thinking they can take you and then forcing them to cough up a fortune for the privellage.
And don't worry about The List. It's not a physical document - it's all in Aboulgharib's head. So OBVIOUSLY it's completely safe in there. There's been no seen of the heridetary Gardman-Aghbania madness...
...yet.
Gilan seems like a nice place to build a summer house...
And I just love the rebellions feature in CK-DV. That a Christian Sudan (Nubia) rebels away while Egypt is being beaten is very realistic -- almost as if the AI were smart enough to see now is its time.
The ruler of Gilan is actually a very nice chap - he's doing a good job for Suenik. And you're right about the rebellions - they seem a lot less random in DV.
Aboulgharib the Plesant?
You're funny...
In fairness, past rulers did have a lot more to worry about (and a lot less to fight with)!
Ah! Another member of the Mleh fan club! What is it about sexist kin-slayers that people find so appealing? To answer your question, you'll have seen that he made a brief appearance last episode. I'm sure he'll pop up again sometime soon...
Aboulgharib is doing a great job! But what about his name? Aboulgharib the Ruthless seems pretty good, or what about Aboulgharib the Impious? Although goodness knows how he's ended up with negative piety when he's chaste and spends most of his time beating up heathens! :wacko: Does he have some dark secrets that we haven't heard about yet?
I don't actually know why he's currently so impious - he started that way so I guess when he was a kid he burned down a nunnery or something. Stay tuned though - Aboulgharib does want to erase his negative standing within the Church - and naturally the best way to do so is to splash some cash...
Good suggestion!
What gves you THAT idea?
When you're royalty it's impossible for your title to be too long.
It's a pity he doesn't have piety or the zealous trait, or he'd be a shoe in for Aboulgharib the Pious. He is spreading the Word of God to the heathen realms...
My vote goes to Abby the Bloodthirsty.
Abby? You are reffering to the Emperor of Suenik by a girl's name? Good job it's not Mleh that's in charge!
Abdoulgharib the Magnificent will do...
I'm sure he'd agree!
Oooh! Controversial! Don't let Eron12 hear you say that!
Something wrong with being the King of Nubia?
Ooops! Too late!
Well, there have been some grand suggestions so far so we'll see. And I'm sure Aboulgharib's successors won't act like bloodthirsty tyrants.
Thanks for all the great comments guys - hopefully another update will follow tonight!
Something wrong with being the King of Nubia?
Well, obviously I meant the old Nubia, not the glorious vision of Nubia in your AAR
King Aboulgharib ought to be in the classics.
If not, then write new better classics.
If not, then write new better classics.
SUENIK THE BELEAGUERED
CHAPTER 43 - DO THEY EVER LEARN?
(1144-1145)
CHAPTER 43 - DO THEY EVER LEARN?
(1144-1145)
Flush with my success against Gilan and Mazandaran I'm rather happy when some arab claiming to be a Sultan attacks the Empire.
Let's have a look at him shall we?
Riiiiight. So this "Sultan" is almost bankrupt and has a meagre two provinces. And he's right next door to Toros. In fact, take a look at plucky little Toros. He clearly knows about The List and he is already merrily beseiging one of Hasan's provinces.
Bless him.
I can smell his fear from here.
As I orgainise my forces to tear Qarakhnid apart I receive news that the good citizens of Constantinople have composed another epic for me.
Actually, I lie - they're simply back to their old ways of shouting, screaming and burning things that don't belong to them.
They get crushed.
As I'm pouring over maps with my generals my seven year-old nephew Grigor (named after Grigor I no less) takes a peek round the door and cuts my marshal off mid sentance, immediatly pointing out several gaping holes in his plan.
My marshal goes purple with rage but I simply laugh. Seeing this, everyone else in the room laughs too.
Sheep.
Grigor gets some extra pocket money this week.
The sounds of screaming and wailing continue to eminate from the so-called Queen of Cities. These screams are amplified when I generously provide the funds for a large, bumper gallows in the city centre.
Admist all this death and destruction my daughter comes of age...
What a beauty, huh?
I see to it that she's married to a suitable young man, my marshal, and grateful accept the substnatial funds that my vassals offer forth to celebrate her wedding.
I then celebrate by going out hunting with Toros.
He gets REALLY nervous every time I pick up a bow for some reason.
The war goes well. Toros' forces have seized the northen most province and my force engadges Hassan in the south.
I believe at this point that he's regretting the hubris that led him to attack me.
Thankfully for him he doesn't have long to regret this - Andronik's army cut him down like a dog. The rest of his men flee the battlefield.
Realising that he is beaten, the toddler that has taken over from Hasan offers me everything for peace.
Toros keeps the territory in the north and as a reward for his (some would say over-eager) assistance I reward him with the southern one too.
A reward? Well, if you count a barren, arid stretch of desert populated by angry Muslims as a reward then yes, I am hugely generous...
As the dust settles an era of peace (and hopefully prosperity) begins. Let's take a look at the empire shall we?
Now that the empire is so large I decide to create some more titles...
...and I hand some out to my loyal supporters...
...and I decide that while I'm at it I deserve one for myself.
My wife goes and proves the old adage that women are turned on by power...
Yes - all in all things are looking good!
Onwards to glory!
Will Aboulgharib get some time to build peacefully? Has Toros been forgiven? When will we see some more List action? Stay tuned for the next exciting episode of Suenik - Land of the Beleaguered!