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[FactionHeir]

Chancellor's Report 1234 AD

My noble lords, this year started again with mixed signals. Let me present to you the bad news first so the good news may lighten you up thereafter.
The first news that reached me this year was that my current residence Sofia is under siege. However, I intend to remedy this quickly.
Secondly, the pope has sent a letter regarding the Milanese:

Further, several of our allies have made peace with our mortal enemies, except for the pope who is now at war with the heathen Egyptians.

This certainly may mean that we may find ourselves at odds with our allies soon.
The former French crusading army has moved north to Prague but has not yet laid siege. I hope to drive them from our lands immediately.
The Russians have moved their force outside Thorn. I fear the FHA will have another battle at hand this very year.
Lastly, and this is the worst news of the year, the plague has struck Antioch and killed many good Christians and soldiers. I shall arrange for Karl Zirn to leave the city immediately if he is not yet afflicted.

Now to the good news. Sofia has accepted a master swordsmith guild. It looks like our newly conquered territory will be the heart of the new German swordscraft. In addition, our first regiment of Gothic Knights has been trained inside Sofia and is ready to be used in combat this very year. I shall report back on their abilites.
In other news, Ludwig von Düsseldorf has been called to the college of cardinals to replace the fallen Tancred von Magdeburg. Let us hope that this man will have more success.

Construction
Antioch Council chambers
Acre Drill square
Aleppo Barracks
Thorn Citadel (Chancellor's Choice)
Ragusa Jousting Lists
Bern Great Market
Rheims City Hall (Chancellor's Choice)
Paris Great Market

Spy reports
Athalwolf Engel has infiltrated Edessa
Thorsten von Erfurt has left Damascus for Edessa
Andreas Ermolt is now guarding Budapest
Dimarus der Rote has spied on a large Portuguese army near Dijon

Assassin reports
Welf Courcy has failed to assassinate Michiel of France
Hans Plittersdorf has assassinated Kilij Murat (Diplomat) of Turkey

Priest reports
Ruprecht the Corrupt has finally denounced Bendis
A priest is being trained at Damascus

Merchant reports
None

Naval reports
Admiral Nikolaus has docked at Rome for retraining

Diplomacy
Nothing worth mentioning.

Land battles
Emperor Henry has defeated Ghali Taha at the bridge east of Aleppo and released the prisoners.
Captain Harold has defeated some Rebels outside Rheims.
Hans has defeated Captain Byrta outside Sofia without the aid of Sofia's garrison and ransomed the prisoners.
Jan von Hamburg has defeated a few rebels outside Aleppo.

Generals
Jonas von Mahren has garrisoned Vienna
Fritz von Kastilien has garrisoned Prague
Several reinforcements have garrisoned Prague
Karl Zirn has escaped plague-ridden Antioch
Emperor Henry is now near Edessa
Elberhard has taken up guard of the bridge east of Aleppo
Lothar Steffen is now south of Zagreb
The AHA is now close to Budapest
The BHA has split for retraining towards Innsbruck and Florence
The SHA has split for retraining in Staufen
Dieter Bresch has constructed a watchtower at Damascus' southeastern border
Hans garrisons Sofia

Outstanding Battles
1: Emperor Henry vs Ghali Taha
2: Hans vs Captain Byrta

Battle results
1: Emperor Henry vs Ghali Taha, Odds 3:1 field battle. Clear Victory.

2: Hans vs Captain Byrta, Odds 3:10 field battle. Heroic Victory.

Intelligence and Developments
The Portuguese army near Dijon

The Antioch garrison has hunt down and eliminated an imam outside the city

http://www.totalwar.org/patrons/pbm/kotr1234-2.rar

[FactionHeir]

Chancellor's Report, 1236 AD

My lords,
The Turks have unexpectedly broken off the siege of Adana, I wonder what compelled them to do so, but it also means no Imperial lives need be wasted this day.
The Russians have laid siege to Thorn again, trapping the late von Kastilien and his two elder sons inside the fortress with the FHA. I await word on whether a counteract is to be launched.
A Russian diplomat has concurrently bribed and caused a small minority of the BHA to disband. It seems that these Bavarian troopers did not feel appreciated by their lords.

The plague continues to stalk the lands around Antioch and I hope it does not spread. I have ordered a curfew onto the city so that no man, woman or child will cause the unnecessary loss of life.

A merchant's guild has been accepted at Breslau.

Lastly, I am ordering Prince Jobst back towards the heartland after learning that the English have also made peace with the French.

Construction
Sofia Blacksmith (Chancellor's Choice)
Nuremburg Mining Network (Chancellor's Choice)
Damascus Paved Roads
Budapest Huge Stone Walls (Chancellor's Choice)
Vienna Militia Drill Square
Genoa City Hall (Chancellor's Choice)
Rome Huge Cathedral (Chancellor's Choice)
Edessa Small church (Emperor's choice)

Spy reports

Assassin reports
Welf Courcy has been caught and executed by the French
Hans Plittersdorf has failed to assassinate Galoys Marcel
Athalwolf Engel has been send eastwards to explore the composition of heathen armies.

Priest reports

Merchant reports

Naval reports
Admiral Johannes has routed a Russian fleet
Admiral Ulrich has routed a Russian and a Hungarian naval force
Admiral Conrad has sunk two egyptian navies
Admiral Ansehelm has routed a Russina fleet

Diplomacy

Land battles
Ansehelm von Kastilien has successfully defeated and routed the Russian army under Drozd of Kaluga

Generals
Jonas von Mahren is now outside Prague and leads a large force towards the French near Frankfurt.
Prince Jobst is taking the northern route via Hamburg back to Imperial territory.
The AHA is now south east of Budapest.
Dieter Bresch has built a watchtower east of Damascus
Ulrich Hümmel now garrisons Aleppo
Karl Zirn now garrisons Adana
Emperor Heinrich Henry is outside Edessa's gates
Elberhard is close to Emperor Heinrich
Jan von Hamburg has returned to Damascus
Lothar Steffen has moved further towards Florence
Matthias Steffen has joined with the part of the BHA outside Innsbruck
Hans has built a watchtower south of Bucharest

Outstanding battles
1: Ansehelm von Kastilien vs Drozd of Kaluga
2: Emperor Henry vs Captain Fathy
3: Emperor Henry vs Captains al Mahdi and Rassul

Battle results
1: Ansehelm von Kastilien vs Drozd of Kaluga, Odds sally. Clear Victory

2: Emperor Henry vs Captain Fathy, Odds 2:1 siege assault. Clear Victory.

3: Emperor Henry vs Captain al Mahdi and Captain Rassul, Odds 20:9 field battle. Clear Victory.

Developments
Antioch garrison has hunted down another heathen preacher
Construction of the world's first huge cathedral has begun in Rome

[Dutch_guy]

Due to his bravery in battle, under my command, my son Peter is now knighted. And fully able to lead a force in battle.

[FactionHeir]

Chancellor's Report, 1238 AD

My term is nearing its end and I am in the process of ensuring the continued defense of our borders and expansion of our economy to allow the next chancellor an easy start into his term.

This year has opened with several disturbing news, and I fear that the next chancellor will be having a busy term dealing with threats on all fronts.

To start off with the good news for a change, I accepted a Swordsmith guild in Ragusa. This should allow further production of high quality arms that give our soldiers an edge over the empire's enemies. Secondly, all our nobles are still alive and well as far as I can tell.

Now for the more dire news.
Firstly, the French have besieged Paris with a medium sized force. Considering most of the SHA is still undergoing retraining, Duke Scherer will have to defeat them with some cavalry and mostly militia troops. I have no doubt that he will prevail.
Secondly, a Milanese boat crammed full with an invasion force has reached the shores of Florence but has not yet disembarked. I believe in order to reach out to our Bavarian brothers in arms, I shall disobey the papal bull and sink the boat, for I do not wish to see Imperial lives wasted and this act by the Milanese is an open provocation.

Thirdly, a Hungarian army led by two rather unpeculiar subjects has entered the lands bordering Bran. I will dispatch the AHA to deal with the threat at once and erect a watchtower and fort from where the AHA shall operate, considering the southern border is now secure due to the transfer of Durazzo to the papacy and my taking of Sofia.

Franconia is again assailed by bth Poles and Russians trespassing the lands surrounding Thorn, with a small force breaking through towards Stettin. I will have them sent back running to their barren lands immediately.

The plague and curfew of Antioch continues...

Last but certainly not least, it seems our old foes have returned. While I would love to teach them a lesson as I have coordinated the assault on them the first time, it seems that this will be the responsibility of the next chancellor. Considering this turn of events, I may be inclined to stand for re-election.

Construction
Edessa Paved Roads (Chancellor's Choice)
Metz Stone Walls (Chancellor's Choice)
Prague Abbey
Stettin Crop Rotation (Chancellor's Choice)
Marseille City Hall (Chancellor's Choice)
Bologna Mayor's Palace (Chancellor's Choice)
Innsbruck Jousting Lists (Chancellor's Choice) [Irrigation was ordered but the chancellors asks the Duke of Bavaria to reconsider as Innsbruck is a citadel]
Ragusa Armoury

Spy reports
Athalwolf Engel has discovered Mongol forces near burning Baghdad
Adolf der Bartige has infiltrated Arhus

Assassin reports
Hans Plittersdorf has successful eliminated Galoys Marcel of the French force near Frankfurt.

Priest reports
A priest is being recruited at Edessa

Merchant reports
Edessa is training a merchant
Genoa is training a merchant
Milan is training a merchant
Venice is training a merchant

Naval reports
Admiral Nikolaus has sun the Milanese boat carrying an invasion fleet.

Diplomacy
Due to disobeying the papal bull, our relations with the pope suffered slightly
Sales of Imperial maps to Hungary have netted 300 florins
The Turks have refused an exchange of maps

Land battles
Harold von Dassel has defeated some rebels near Dijon
Ansehelm von Kastilien has defeated the Russians outside Thorn
Prince Jobst has defeated the Danish armies northwest of Frankfurt

Generals
Jonas von Mahren is now travelling alone towards Magdeburg.
Fritz von Kastilien and the reinforcements for Franconia are now east of Breslau.
The BHA continues retraining at Innsbruck.
Markus and Lothar Steffen now stand outside Florence.
The AHA has moved up to the Hungarian force, constructing a watchtower and building a fort.
Sigismund von Mahren has split from the AHA and taken up guard outside the fort.
Hans has built two watchtowers south of Sofia.
Dieter Bresch garrisons Damascus
Prince Jobst has moved against the French force near Frankfurt

Outstanding battles
1: Ansehelm von Kastilien vs Captain Orekh
2: Emperor Henry vs Captain ..

Battle results
1: Ansehelm von Kastilien vs Captain Orekh, Odds 20:7 field battle. Clear Victory.

2: Emperor Henry vs Captain .., Odds ?:? field battle. Clear Victory.

[FactionHeir]

Chancellor's Report, 1240 AD

My noble lords.
My term has come to an end and I am willing to hand over the empire's esteemed office to my successor, or continue furthering the wealth he have if you grace me with another term.

Let me quickly summarize the events that have occurred during the last winter.

Firstly, The Hungarians have dared lay siege to the AHA's fort and another small force has evaded our scouts and moved behind the fort, attacking Sigismund von Mahren. He was taken completely by surprise but managed to escape battle at the price of a few men of his entourage.

Secondly, I have accepted a swordsmith guild at Adana. This now allows our troops in Outremer to be fashioned with more advanced weaponry. It seems that the smithies at Sofia have truly travelled far from our empire after I accepted their esteemed Master's guild there.

Ulrich Hümmels son has come of age.

It seems a new weapon has been discovered by the crafty alchemists of Europe. They call it gunpowder, as it is a form of black powder that explodes when ignited. It seems that it could be useful for ranged combat too, besides fireworks.

One of the Steffen brothers (Lothar or Markus) has managed to cause a Hungarian princess to fall in love with them, abndoning her court. She is still in hiding this year, fretful of her former liege.

The French army near Frankfurt has moved north towards Hamburg. Prince Jobst should be able to attack them this year still. Interestingly enough, one of the French Captains has named himself commander of said army.

The Mongols are starting to leave the rubble of Baghdad and are heading west, likely towards Damascus or Jerusalem.

The Imperial treasury is bursting with income. This very year we earned some 38,000 florins with 34,000 porjected for the next if no adjustments are made. I believe if managed well, we may gain another 38,000 this year.

At the start of my term, we only managed some 26,000 as income. As such, I leave office with a boost of 50% per fiscal year.

The empire currently spans 33 named regions, of which 9 are fortified and 24 are cities. Our emperor remains the esteemed Henry and our leading general is my humble self.

My goal of pursing diplomacy during my term was relatively successful and we obtained military access with the Byzantines, improved our relations with England, Byzatium, the Pope, Sicily and Portugal. I also managed to forge an alliance with the pope and obtain military access during my term in addition to securing the southern empire's borders.

All edicts given at the start of my term have been fulfilled to the best of my knowledge.

Manually fought battles

Number	General	Region	Type	Date	Opponent	Odds	Own Army	Enemy Army	Men lost	Men killed/captured	Result
1	Jonas von Mahren	Durazzo	FA	1222	Venice	1:1	1036	1479	406	954(277)	CV
2	Günther von Kastilien	Thorn	SA	1222	Russia	2:1	777	357	169	164(19)	CV
3	Hans	Constantinople	FA	1224	Hungary	4:1	995	240	7	169(71)	CV
4	Hans	Constantinople	FA	1224	Hungary	1:2	209 (954 Byz)	1431	32 (161 Byz)	Total 1412	HV
5	Jonas von Mahren	Durazzo	YD	1226/8	Venice	1:1	820	1914	232	1274(324)	HV
6	Emperor Henry	Damascus	FD	1226/8	Mongol	3:2	1674	1351	768	1072(240)	CV
7	Hans	Sofia	SA	1228	Hungary	1:1	951	964	199	327(467)	HV
8	Hans	Sofia	FA	1228	Hungary	5:2	754	330	6	197(133)	CV
9	Lothar Steffen	Zagreb	SA	1228	Hungary	3:1	388	218	17	153(65)	CV
10	Leopold	Damascus	FA	1228	Mongol	3:2	1716	1351	646	795(193)	CV
11	Leopold	Damascus	FA	1228	Mongol	1:1	1070	1529	403	636(489)	CV
12	Otto von Kassel	Damascus	FA	1228	Mongol	1:1	1608	1441	1018	994(259)	CV
13	Fredericus von Hamburg	Damscus	SA	1230	Egypt	2:1	1552	981	779	786(187)	CV
14	Hans	Sofia	YA	1230	Hungary	20:9	851	630	31	312(308)	CV
15	Hans	Sofia	FA	1230	Hungary	1:2	27	179	3	152(27)	HV
16	Hans	Sofia	FA	1230	Hungary	1:1	24	151	1	124(27)	HV
17	Hans	Sofia	FA	1232	Hungary	1:1	28	134	4	112(22)	CV
18	Ansehelm von Kastilien	Thorn	YA	1232	Poland	3:2	107	181	1	103(78)	CV
19	Ansehelm von Kastilien	Thorn	FA	1232	Poland	10:3	91	233	1	75(158)	CV
20	Günther von Kastilien	Krakow	FA	1232	Poland	2:1	1033	848	158	440(130)	CV
21	Friedrich Scherer	Paris	FA	1232	France	2:3	1036	2157	594	1231(662)	HV
22	Lothar Steffen	Budapest	FA	1232	Hungary	4:5	1071	903	444	651(225)	CV
23	Emperor Henry	Aleppo	FA	1234	Egypt	3:1	1521	861	0	814(38)	CV
24	Hans	Sofia	FA	1234	Hungary	3:10	291	721	38	503(181)	HV
25	Ansehelm von Kastilien	Thorn	YA	1236	Russia	2:1	1054	655	264	394/131)	CV
26	Emperor Henry	Edessa	SA	1236	Egypt	2:1	996	1329	346	1130(195)	CV
27	Emperor Henry	Edessa	FA	1236	Egypt	20:9	1181	905	138	492(362)	CV
28	Ansehelm von Kastilien	Thorn	FA	1238	Russia	20:8	829	1272	68	489(624)	CV
29	Emperor Henry	Edessa	FA	1238	Slave	2:1	121	337	16	308	CV

Final save: http://www.totalwar.org/patrons/pbm/kotr1240.zip

[GeneralHankerchief]

Conrad Salier:

In recognition of all that he has done for the Kingdom of Outremer as well as his role in the securing of Edessa, I hereby name Elberhard as Count of Edessa. Should he not wish the position for the time being, his father, the Kaiser, may post the build orders.

In addition, I name Matthias Steffin as Count of Adana in preparation for his arrival in Outremer.

Build queue for Antioch:
- First of all, nothing is to be built until the plague subsides.
- Gunsmith (if not available, then build ballista/catapult maker)
- Cannon maker

[econ21]

Henry: Conrad Salier is confirmed in his position as King of Outremer.

Allocation of Imperial provinces to Houses will be made shortly.