The European, North African and Near Eastern Gazette
Claims to unowned territories and homeland challenges continue to be received at this office. 10/11 Kingdoms have submitted papers in triplicate to this newsroom filing outrageous unjustified claims to independent lands. Local landowners throughout europe, the Near East and Africa report widespread panic. Alfonso de Alac'a'Name when interviewed in his home village of Wareizit in Slovakia stated
Som strach, pretože moje vznášadlo je plné úhorov, which roughly translates to "I'm scared because now my hoover thing is full of eels!"
In breaking news:-
Call to Arms in the British Isles
The King of Scotland issued a challenge to the King of England to advance his claim to the English throne. This claim was resoundingly rejected.
The King of England accepted the challenge marching his hastily assembled entourage to the border. The continent still waits with anticipation...
Simultaneously,
DillyO'Dilly King of Ireland challenged the King of Poland in a fit of Irish rage at his usurpation of the Polish throne, which in his mind belongs to his second brothers third uncle of their neighbour's Aunty Caoimhe in the village in County Wexford. O'Dilly claimed this morning,
"...that jumped up Polak swineherd has no right to annex, confiscate, grab, impound, repossess, sequest, defalcate, embezzle, misapply, misappropriate, misuse, peculate, or thieve my friend's Aunty's birthright. Clearly, having swallowed a dictionary for breakfast this reporter later observed O'Dilly gathering in the gallowglas and kern, 'bonnachts' and the newly settled Scots, referring to them as those bar-legged mountain men - those 'Redshank' heathen for a farewell banquet of 108 different potato dishes and brimming vats of blinding Poitín.
KiwiWarlordski, King of Poland, accepted the challenge It was reported that Europe was subsequently stunned by the inability of the Irish to stand in the field of battle without falling over drunk despite being capable of finding Poland after their drinking binge. However, this news was premature as
though Poland continues to remain firmly Slavic the Irish are now their drunken overlords.
In other news,
the Sultan of Morocco challenged O'Dilly Dilly a' diddley diddley due to being between a rock and a hard potato and having a bad case of Spanish flu back in Morocco. Finding the Irish indeed couldn't remember how firearms or pike work, he engaged what he thought was O'Dilly's Irish army. However, as it turned out it was a irate English tenant who had assembled men from his English possessions and willing Irish mercenaries. An astonished Sultan now faces O'Dilly's Irish army. Tired but buoyed from his defeat of the Anglo-Irish he now is attempting to take Ireland again. Meanwhile, not content with being soundly defeated by the Irish
Poland declared war on the O'Dilly Irish homeland and an invasion force of Poles from the muster of 1618 - 1632 has now begun the long to the land of potatoes & fellow Catholic Brothers. Europe awaits in astonished disbelief whether O'Dilly will accept.
Call to Arms in Eastern Europe and Asia
The Tzardom of Russia under Mouse-e-Tungovich declared Uzbek Hetmanate part of the Tzarist Kingdom to monopolise the Sardine supply from the Kaspian. Unfortunately the
The King of Sweden, now known widely in Russia as the "The Lion Cub of the North" has lost his claim to this valuable piece of real estate for their lutfisk production after being defeated battle despite forgetting to bring home armies with them. As such both sides were forced to purchase the services of some used mercenary companies lurking in the region by blind bidding at the bazaar. Russia got the better, a wall of Portuguese muskets versus a brave yet outdated army of Hussars and Panzerkampwagonschutzenpferden.
Uzbek and the sardine trade is now firmly in the Russia sphere of influence.
After the Poles under KiwiLordski successfully challenged the Grand Sultan bin Greeting44 for Turkey, Poland now declares war on Russia and an invasion force of Poles from the muster of 1618 - 1632 has begun the short journey to the land of sunflowers. Shocked by Polish greed, the Russian response was stunned silence. Europe waits in disbelief at the hasty mustering between Kiev and the Dneiper after their belated reply and the Irish skulduggery that sabotaged the Polish effort. the Polish Warlord now having to muster his forces from newly acquired territories outside the original Polish homeland. Meanwhile, the Sultan of Morocco had his eye on a nice piece of Polish horse flesh and challenged KiwiLordski for Poland, unaware that their homeland was overrun by the Irish. a disgruntled Sultan marching back to Morocco wonders whether his homeland will be their on his arrival back. Furthermore, Denmark has finally entered the fray by challenging Sweden for the territory of Norway.
Call to Arms in Western Europe and West Africa
Spain extended the Reconquista with the invasion of Morocco and claimed Portugal to be territories of the Spanish crown. His Serene Highness
the Sultan of Morocco G bin Dodaziz accepted both challenges refuting these outrageous claims. The battle for Portugal saw mercenary Cornish-men under the now able commander the Earl of Monmouth defeat the Spanish Saxon mercenaries to gain Portugal for the sultan. Although,
Portugal is now part of the sultan's stable, Europe still waits for the conclusion of the battle for Morocco with drooling anticipation.
Both
the Sun King of France Aryaman Bourbon and Mad King William Felipe I of Spain claimed by right the Kingdom of Italy. The Bourbon king based his claim on a future assertion to the right to remarry Marie de' Medici in the event of his current wife's death, even though Felipe is currently married to the very same women. Europe continues to wait in nervous anticipation of a result
Meanwhile,
the Grand Sultan of the Ottoman Empire clearly concerned for their Moroccan brother's poor performance against the infidel's Spanish invasion challenged Mad King Felipe I for
the Spanish mainland, which is now once more under a Muslim ruler. All of Europe is shaking their heads in wonder at the success of the suntanned Sultan's audacious move.
Moreover, not only has
both the Sultan of Morocco and the "The Lion of the North" laid claim to Austria but
the Swedish King has also challenged the Sun King after tasting a rather fine bottle of Bordeaux and coveting the region. Monmouth's failure to arrive in Austria as a fully paid mercenary company required the disgruntled Sultan to employ Portuguese mercenaries from his new territory to pursue his claim against the Mad King and his mercenary army of hairy Scotsmen. Unfortunately, for the Sultan the Portuguese mercenaries hightailed it back to Portugal with a bad taste of kilt shock. Hence, the Mad King now has a new homeland and an imperial court for his nobles to prance around in their finery. Meanwhile, it's unsure whether the Sun King has risked the loss of his fine wine producing region. Europe waits. Moreover, buoyed by his recent success
DillyO'Dilly King of Ireland has now challenged the Sultan of Morocco for his newly gained territory of Portugal, which was honourably accepted
Call to Arms in Central Europe
The Irishman Dilly O'Dilly and the Scotsman McAwsum of Glen Campbell challenged for Germany having an insatiable liking for bratwurst and München lager. Since both claim these delicious staples they continue to 'fight for the right'. Europe continues to wait and see which Gaelic expedition will win.
EUROPE IN TURMOIL - UPDATE 6 Showing challenges, and states that have succumbed to occupation or resolved player battles to date.
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So, even if you don't gain the title "Holy Roman Emperor Reborn" for this and future campaigns you can accumulate Honor points. Each player starts with 10. If the player accepts more than one challenge per month they will gain one honor point. All players with honor points of 15 and above gain the player the title of “The Just” in all future campaigns