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Turn 33/34 -> St Jon

Oh Great Lung, we hardly knew ye...

The news of riots in a mythical place called Greece has sent tremors through Our Empire. Perhaps a virus has infected Our world. We fear the spead of this virus to Our people. Beware all!

After a night of wining and dining with the best We have to offer, the Noble Spanish Diplomat was given a speedy return to his home, after establishing an embassy. It's too bad that We do not have the ability to send Our units so swiftly to distant destinations.

The women of our realm commented on the handsomeness of the Spanish contignent. But they are content with the Incan men.

It is not Our desire to engage in wasteful pursuits with the Australians, so We have sent a small gift of gold as a token of Our esteem, in an effort to to placate the people of Aussieland.

Peace is a balm to salve Our soul!

Hextapul has spoken.

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Oh blessed Greeks, how good it is find you! Much has been told of the great works of your culture but even to see that you really exist is a joy.

My Missionary will establish an Embassy next Turn and then, if you have no objection, head South toward the lands roamed over by the 'hunter gatherer' tribe known as the Welsh.

Love to you All.
St Jon, Laughter in a World of Tears.

	29-10-2000 06:23									#93
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It is with relief that the disagreement between the Australians and the Inca has been resolved...!

Breaker Morant, we are approximately 3 cycles away from Darwin - approaching from the East... To reciprocate - if you remember the location of Las Matas, you will be welcomed there with the most lavish of feasts!

Xenophon, the highways are yours to command! As the French already know - we are not ones to stand in the way of diplomatic progress!

Hextapul, my diplomats reported that the welcome given them was indeed of the most hospitable kind - our thanks to you most gracious charity...!

Tomas de Torquemada

Hammer of the heretics

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Turn 34 ==> Stavros

The wayward ambassador returned to Welsh soil today, and strict instructions to visit the lands of the Spansih people only have been given.

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General Lung is not gone, just tucked away in an office where he can do no harm The unhappiness plague that befell the world upon my arrival was pure coincidence

Mercenary Lung will return whenever Demosthenes needs some dirty work done. Just kidding, Demos

	30-10-2000 13:40									#96
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Looks like Darwin has been nominated the diplomatic centre of Australia. There's a full scale diplomatic conference happening here. Diplomats left right, and centre...
Nice to see the kids playing so nicely together

Meanwhile, I thank the Incans for their token peace offering, and am glad that we have resolved our little dispute.

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Turn 34 to Hextapul

All the cities suffering from the riot-inducing malady have gone back to more constructive pursuits, but a new victim has succumbed. That the duration only appears to be one cycle is a hopeful sign, and we will continue to monitor the health of our people.

It was a delight to be able to entertain the envoy of St. Jon, but his behaviour was surprising given all that the Saint espouses. He consumed far more wine than any man we have ever seen, and was soon chasing several maidens down the hall with his pantaloons down to his ankles, crying "Debauchery! Debauchery! " Only the fact that he passed out cold before he could catch them prevented an embarrassing incident. But perhaps this is not really surprising given that this is the first taste of freedom the poor man has ever experienced. Still, he is an amusing fellow, and we look forward to great friendship with he, his master, St. Jon, and all of France. We will soon visit the French people ourselves, with your permission!

Continued greetings to Demosthenes. We see that your knight continues his stay in Greece, but we must repeat the request we made of General Lung that he not head west further into Greek lands. We look forward to visiting you quite soon, as our Diplomatic envoys pass each other near Darwin. Indeed all roads seem to lead to Darwin!

Peace,

Xenophon

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Turn 34/35 -> St Jon

A nomimal peace has been achieved with the Aussies...

...And, a lighthearted story from the Greeks has brightened our day.

I fear for the French diplomat when he returns to his homeland - much suffering is in store for him from the 'Sainted One' for his unseemly behavior.

Be meciful, oh Creator!

The virus of the Greeks has yet to reach our cities. Perhaps the virus is passed because of promiscuous and loose behavior. It is well-known that the Greeks have the fastest growing population among us.

Babies have to be made somehow!

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Turn 35 to Madrid.

It would please 'His Purity' were the Mythical Hextupal refrain from blasphemy! To even allude to Fornication is a Mortal Sin and though,in his mercy, 'The Sinless One' has chosen to overlook the foul tongue of a heathen who has yet to be touched by his benifiscence such behaviour cannot be allowed to continue!

Brother Tomas, you have had contact with these barbarians have you not? Surely your Missionaries should guide them upon the path to righteous salvation!

As for reports of misbehaviour on the part of the French Missionary sent forth to the Greeks, and beyond, shock is too mild a term! Please, Noble Xenophon, accept the apologies of the entire congregation for these misdeeds and be assured that upon his return he shall be 'broken upon the wheel' following a suitable period of repentence upon the rack.

Cardinal Misanthropese
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Turn 35 ==> Stavros

As my Personal Envoy arrived at Darwin today, a great spectacle there was to behold. People of all nations mingling together, happy and full of peace. The huge markets of Darwin selling all manner of exotic swamp flowers, the great city walls towering above and protecting all and sundry, like the Lord Almighty. Truly, we have been moved.

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Indeed, Cardinal Misanthropese our diplomat found Inca culture and hospitality to be far from barbaric, but very warm and welcoming…

Our Missionary did impart certain arcane knowledges to the Inca as regards to 'positioning' if that is what you mean about guiding them upon the path to righteous salvation?

With regards to the deviant path followed by your French Missionary, Brother Tomas is eager to try out a new invention in the field of saving souls from damnation…

He was wondering whether St Jon would sanction the use of our new 'Horse'???

FE

Brother salvación of the Crimson Order

[Brother Tomas is currently occupied and sends his apologies... ]
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Turn 35 to Hextapul

High above the sea, a lone scrubwoman was leaning out a window, hanging out her laundry to dry in the mountain city of Naxos. What she saw almost made her fall through that window:

An army of 4 Inca were making their way toward the city walls!

Great Hextapul, I know you do not even know that the city is in your army's path, as we have never exchanged maps. So there is no fear in my heart that anything hostile is about to transpire.

But the citizens of Naxos are not a worldly people, and they have become unduly alarmed at the sight of a foreign army marching directly toward them.

To put their minds at ease, I would ask that you turn around immediately. For I know your intentions are friendly, and not to make simple launderesses quake!

Your congenial neighbour,

Xenophon

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Turn 35/26 -> St Jon

My apologies to the Greeks and their women. I did not realize that you had a city in the vicinity. Our forces must have become disoriented in their long journey.

A small problem due to the non-map exchange policy of Our government. We are currently reviewing the ramifications of this policy though...

Never fear, they are returning from whence they came. Feel free to verify my faithfulness to the rest of the world leaders on the next turn.

I am a man of my word, though others may doubt this.

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Anybody else in this game interested in being rated under the CTP PBEM Rating system? Stavros and St. Jon are already rated. Please see the topic "PBEM LADDERS?" and "CTP PBEM RATINGS AND RANKINGS" for more information. Hope to see you there!

Respectfully,

quinns

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Turn 36 to Madrid.

His Purity is indeed deeply interested in any form of new device for the cleansing of the soul and would ask that his Holy Brother explain further the merits of 'the horse'. The congregation grow bored with the rack, wheel and hanging, drawing and quartering and need some fresh method of illustrating their utter devotion.

Cardinal Misanthropese,
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We neglected to mention that the riot problem is still ongoing in Greece, with another happy city in turmoil.

It appears that the mysterious malady lingers for but one cycle in each city before moving on to another. It is hoped that after an exposure, a city will aquire an immunity, and will never be afflicted again. For losing food certainly puts a city at a disadvantage!

We also feel badly for we have apparantly put the bawdy French Diplomat in hot water with his masters. Therefore, we invite him to find shelter from this danger back in Greece, where he may live out his life enjoying a freedom and happiness he never knew before in the repressed atmosphere of France!

Xenophon the Libertarian

	02-11-2000 05:09									#108
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Dear Cardinal Misanthropese, our Diplomatic mission to Greece purchased several Greek Gymnasium Horses to keep our troops fit and healthy - for without war, they have grown indolent and bored... Indeed it is only the daily purging of heretics that has prevented them from becoming entirely useless as an effective fighting force!

As chance would have it, one of our younger and keener apprentice inquisitors came across one of these Horses and hatched a cunning design - by planing down the body of the horse into a triangular point, a heretic is placed in a seated position upon said point with weights dangling from each leg to hold him/her (never let it be said that Tomas de Torquemada is not an equal opportunities 'inquisitor'!) straddled across the Horse by using the simple expedient of gravity...

The more 'merciful' an inquisitor, the heavier the weights attached and therefore the faster the demise of said heretic...

So, dear neighbour... Wouldst thou like to place an order???


Brother Dolor

Grand Inquisition Merchandising Practitioner
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Turn 36 ==> Stavros

After a delightful stay in Darwin, it is now time for my Personal Envoy to make his way to the lands of the Greeks. He is ue to stop at Knossos, where there is rumoured to be a great palace with with a strange beast inhabiting the maze-like caverns underneath.

Whilst I feel my Envoy should absorb as much as he can of the different cultures he encounters, I ask that you keep an eye on him when he reaches Knossos. With the fine ale that will doubtless be in plentiful supply, I feel his sense may give way to misadventure, and an embarrasing situation for us all.

He means no ill, he's just Welsh

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I'm happy that all and sundry enjoyed their stay in Darwin. We will definately have to replenish our supplies of swamp wine and Alagator meat, before the people start complaining about lack of food.

This has firmly established Darwin as the cross-road of the cultures, which I suppose our forefathers had in mind when they established the settlement many hundreds of years ago. Their reasons were of course more paranoid in nature, but I believe everyone is happy with the outcome.


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Turn 36 to Hextapul

Oh Hextapul, I was fully prepared to see that your army had moved out of Naxos' city limits, but this is not the case. They have moved, but not in the right direction. Even our horses are getting skittish from the sounds of their singing at night!

To have them leave Naxos, send them either directly north, or southwest (but not south).

Demosthenes, your envoy will receive a warm welcome in Knossos. To avoid any disappointment, we should tell you now that cannot show him (or her) the Labyrinth, as we have never built such a thing, but we can show you much Greek hospitality.

As for drink, we have wine aplenty, but will try to limit his intake to no more than a barrel a day!

We do hope that the "horse' being referred to is not of the Trojan variety. We in Greece have some knowledge of this sort of horse, but being peace-loving choose not to construct any.

Xenophon

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Turn 36/37 -> St Jon

You will find that My troops are now out of your city radius, Xenophon. I am sorry to have caused such distress to your people.

It seems that our first contact has caused much mistrust...and since it seems that we are close neighbors, we will have to work at being amicable to one another. Small steps of understanding lead to larger steps of peace.

Hextapul - Peace Incarnate

	04-11-2000 00:33									#113
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Turn 37 to Madrid.

I thank my Brother in the unending Crusade against Sin for his ingenious new method of 'purifying' the souls of the fallen. A private trial has been conducted and I hope to unveil it to my Flock soon.

Greetings Demosthenes, I was unaware that we had met but maybe it was just divine intervention. I already have a Missionary en route to you and your Tribesmen though I fear he will not arrive for quite some time yet.

St Jon, Humility in Human Form.

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Turn 37 ==> Stavros

Sorry guys, we've hit a small problem with the house moving, and so I've got to shoot down to London for a couple of days to sort it out, especially as we're supposed to be moving on Sunday November 12th. I hope to be back by this Tuesday.

I hope you understand that moving house is more important right now than my hobby, and I apologise at the short notice, but there's nothing I can do about that though I'm afraid. Due to the short notice I've not been able to bring any subs onboard, however, simply open and end my turn so that the game doesn't stall.

Once again my apologies. All being well we shall be moving next weekend, and after that all systems should return to normal, no more absenteeism

Hope you all understand.



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Demosthenes.
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I am saddened to hear of the impending retirement of the noble leader Hexagonian. A deliberating tactician, and a worthy apponent.

I understand that each man must find the balance between matters of state, and matters of the heart. I hope that you find peace of mind in your chosen path...

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Turn 37 to Hextapul

The assurances of peaceful intentions from the great Hextapul are believed by Athens, and we are sure that subsequent deeds of Inca shall prove them to be true.

It is sad to us then, that just as we are finding ourselves to have such a good neighbour, that their leader should be about to depart. Good luck to Hextapul in whatever endeavours you choose to pursue. The next leader of the Inca will have big shoes to fill.

Xenophon

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What happened to Hextapul? He's not playing any more games?!?! .. I love reading his posts!!

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Ok Guys, we have a replacement for the lost Hextupal. Quinns steveq@gte.net will take over with immediate effect.

Turn 37 to Quinns.

Hex, very sorry to see you go. You have been a truly worthy opponent and a great plus to any Game with your brilliant Role-Playing and great sense of humour. We shall all miss you.

All the very best.
Jon

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Turn 38 to St. Jon ---

Greetings to all from the Incas! I am called Quinns.

It was a great shame to lose our great leader Hexagonian. The Gods were very unhappy with our people and it took a sacrifice of the highest order to appease them. Hexagonian will be forever in our memories.

However, the Gods now seem pleased. Our starvation has stopped and our people are once again pursuing happiness!

To the Greeks: Many apologies for our wayward expeditionary forces at the doorsteps of your great city. Be assured that they will all promptly return westward next turn.

To the Spanish: As Hexagonian's sacrifice included all of his belongings (including all of his writings and documents), I am at a loss to what our borders are. Please advise, as I do not wish to violate any agreements between you and my predecessor.

To the Australians: Hello Stavros!

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Turn 38 to Madrid.

My Holy Brother you were indeed most wise in your adoption of 'The Horse' for my Flock were so inflamed with joy that several died upon the spot. The Heretics themselves wept as their Sins were expunged from their mortal beings but these were tears of pure happiness that they should be so purified!

I welcome the new Inca Chieftan, Quinns, and hope that my Missionaries will soon locate you so that you and your poor unenlightened people shall not forever walk in the darkness of the worship of false idols!

St Jon, Certainty in an Unsure World.