In the land of gods: A Nippon AAR
Hello everybody! This is my first AAR, also my first time actually playing with an East-Asian country, so I don't expect to do all that well. My goal is basically to have some impact on the world, and to write a decent AAR. Also forgive my Canuckian spelling
I'm playing with EU2 1.08 and one of the older post CK beta's. Also AGCEEP, most recent version.
Prologue: Visions of an Ancient Battle
The Minamoto and Taira mon respectively.
December 31, 1418. The Island of Honshu, Japan.
He stood watching the Shimonosaki shoreline. The night was dark and in the distance he could see the clouds gathering, as Hachiman prepared to unleash a reign of destruction across the lands. On the horizon small fires were burning. This was a most curious phenomenon as there was no land for miles across the straight, on such a cloudy night as this there was no way Shikoku or the smaller islands should be visible. Slightly disturbed the great man turned to look at his rear.
Towering above him was a monument to the spirits of the once great Taira. The temple, he knew, had been placed there to placate the restless spirits of a people who had died so horribly. As the flames grew brighter to his rear He found his mind wandering. Suddenly he was nothing but a spectre in the midst of a great battle, as wooden ships closed on each other, the warriors put down their bows and picked up their swords. Now, with the fire almost enveloping him, He watched as several of the lead ships converged on one of their smaller enemies, from that smaller craft, He watched as a woman and child jumped into the freezing water. A great cheer rose up, as the smaller fleet followed suit. There was not a single survivor.
As the fire receded around him, He heard a faint voice whisper; “Take heed, our fate awaits you. Your line will not rule much longer.”
As the temple slowly came back into view He realized that he had just seen the Battle of Dan-no-Ura, where the Taira were all but annihilated, and the Minamoto had taken power. He looked at the temple once more, then back to the sea where he saw the fires receding. Disturbed and annoyed, Ashikaga Yoshimochi, descendant of the Minamoto, Seii Taishogun, and De facto ruler of all Japan, turned back and rejoined his men as the sun began to rise over the horizon.
Hello everybody! This is my first AAR, also my first time actually playing with an East-Asian country, so I don't expect to do all that well. My goal is basically to have some impact on the world, and to write a decent AAR. Also forgive my Canuckian spelling
I'm playing with EU2 1.08 and one of the older post CK beta's. Also AGCEEP, most recent version.
Prologue: Visions of an Ancient Battle
The Minamoto and Taira mon respectively.
December 31, 1418. The Island of Honshu, Japan.
He stood watching the Shimonosaki shoreline. The night was dark and in the distance he could see the clouds gathering, as Hachiman prepared to unleash a reign of destruction across the lands. On the horizon small fires were burning. This was a most curious phenomenon as there was no land for miles across the straight, on such a cloudy night as this there was no way Shikoku or the smaller islands should be visible. Slightly disturbed the great man turned to look at his rear.
Towering above him was a monument to the spirits of the once great Taira. The temple, he knew, had been placed there to placate the restless spirits of a people who had died so horribly. As the flames grew brighter to his rear He found his mind wandering. Suddenly he was nothing but a spectre in the midst of a great battle, as wooden ships closed on each other, the warriors put down their bows and picked up their swords. Now, with the fire almost enveloping him, He watched as several of the lead ships converged on one of their smaller enemies, from that smaller craft, He watched as a woman and child jumped into the freezing water. A great cheer rose up, as the smaller fleet followed suit. There was not a single survivor.
As the fire receded around him, He heard a faint voice whisper; “Take heed, our fate awaits you. Your line will not rule much longer.”
As the temple slowly came back into view He realized that he had just seen the Battle of Dan-no-Ura, where the Taira were all but annihilated, and the Minamoto had taken power. He looked at the temple once more, then back to the sea where he saw the fires receding. Disturbed and annoyed, Ashikaga Yoshimochi, descendant of the Minamoto, Seii Taishogun, and De facto ruler of all Japan, turned back and rejoined his men as the sun began to rise over the horizon.
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