Megas Logothetes' and Senators' Reports

[Cecil XIX]

Taking save.

[Cecil XIX]

With the permission of the Megas Logothetes, I have requisitioned additional ships for the transportation of Stavro's army.

[Ramses II CP]

Snagging the save to move V, back in a minute.

[Ramses II CP]

http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1144-6.zip

[Smowz]

Taking the save.

[Smowz]

Report for 1144:

It is my unfortunate duty to bring the following news:

I feel honored to have served under him as a Senator, General and for this short time as Megas. He is survived by his wife Ireni and his large royal family. Let us all pause and join together in paying our respects for our great leader who has presided over a great resurgence in our empire. I am sure many will have plenty to say on the matter, those who knew him best will surely sum his life up greater than I can.

Aleksios' eldest son Ioannis Komnenus has been long time Caeser and now will step up to become Basileus and I wish to pass on that I will continue to serve you as I did your father, Hail Basilues Ioannis. It is Understood that you have named your adoptive grandson Comes Methodios Tagaris as Caeser, a man who he has been of great benefit to the empire in recent times.

In fact, it was only this year that once again Methodios the Brave despite having recently captured Gaza managed to muster a force to capture and ultimately execute the Fatamid Prince. I wish to add that I personally am delighted with this and have rewarded Methodios by raising as many troops as possible to help maintain the peace in his recently captured provinces.

Hardly anything else seems of importance in these times, however here is the rest of my report.


Priorities:

Pavlos Chrysovergos has 4 out of the 10 PUs available. Work has now begun on on the Priotised Leather Tanner in Tblisi.

The work on the City Walls contunes as the late Basilues Aleksios Komnenus priortised.

His son, the recently crowned Basilues Ioannis Komnenus has all of his 2 of 2 PUs available.

Armatos ek Naksou has 3 of his 10 PUs available.

Ioannis Kalematros has all 8 of his 8 PUs available.

Senator and family announcements:

Grandmaster Armatos ek Naksou has a Tax farmer added to his retinue

Strator Nikolaos Aristenos continued his journey toward Alexandria, the fleet he is on is currently sailing across the Mediterranean.

I, Nevoulas ek Philadelphius have landed near Corinth.

Andrinikos Komnenos moved east in Anatolia, he is now just North of Diyardikar. Yet another candidate has offered himself up for adoption, after I rejected the last one.

Domestikos Zigavinos Vasilakios has ventured to visit the battlegrounds of the great Asteri victory and placed a watchtower to watch over there.

A Keiran Rus princess has come of age, perhaps another can be added to our royal family?

Building:

I had to make a correction to works in Alexandria, I have decided to alter the works on the Orthodox chapel and turn them into more functional Council Chambers.

In guilt I decided to compensate for my unpious act elsewhere by beginning construction of an Orthodox chapel in Acre and Bucherest, may God forgive me.

I once again had to drop tax rates in Thessaloníki, the populace in this and other cities in the west are starting to crave better care. I have addressed this with starting work on administrative developments such as a Town Hall in Thessaloníki and Council Chambers in Athens.

More works continue to prepare our western front, with a Leather Tanner in Belgrade, a Practice Range in Corinth and a Wooden Wall for the outpost formally called Durazzo.

Better profit will hopefully result in changes in Anatolia, with a Grain exchange in Nicaea and higher tax rates in Sinop and Trebizond.

I bring news of completed works on religious buildings in Adana and Gaza, the work has been completed in a magnificent Cathedral in Antioch.

Good news for the Peasants, remodelled farm work improvements has finished in Markinopol, Dyandikar and Arta. Also Council chambers have been completed in Cairo, a Leather Tanner in Sofia and a Grain exchange in Smryna.


Misc:

England are the most technologically advanced faction.

Our spies have located the next Crown prince of the Fatamid Caliphate in line, he is currently residing in Mecca, which is now known to be their new Capital. I plan to bring you an update on the sweeping up of our enemies in the senate as soon as possible.

The council of nobles have asked us to blockade Mecca.

There is a small rebel force to the north of Bucharest, there is another in between Sinop and Trebizond, a second has sprouted up here. I have asked my lord Zigavinos to intercede, once he picks up some troops in Markinopol.

I open up the save here:

http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1146.rar

I will be taking it back at 18:00 GMT on Wednesday 1st October.

humbly,

Nevoulas ek Philadelphius

[_Tristan_]

Used the save and here it is back

Moved Methodios east to see the last of the Fatimids to their graves.

Moved units back to Cairo and Gaza for retraining (HINT !! HINT !!)

Would the Megas recruit the Saracen Militia merc available ? Medina seems heavily defended.

[GeneralHankerchief]

Taking the save.

[GeneralHankerchief]

http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1146-2.zip

The last will of Basileus Alexios Komnenos has been executed.

Next Avatar (GH note: yet to be recruited, will do so tomorrow. Time constraints prevented me from doing so now.)
Constantinople and Tacticius

Apionnas Vringas
Sofia and Spy Master

Caesar Basileus Ioannis
Lord High Chancellor

Ioannis Kalameteros
Lord High Steward

Makedonios Ksanthopoulos
Privy Seal

Aleksios ek Ikoniou
Veteran Warrior

[GeneralHankerchief]

Taking the save.

[GeneralHankerchief]

http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1146-3.zip

Recruited the three potential OverKnight avatars in Constantinople.

Smowz, if you need the extra recruitment slots, just make sure you recruit them elsewhere.

[Ramses II CP]

Taking the save, back in a moment.

[Ramses II CP]

Point of Order question; can I sieze ships that are still at the docks of another House? I moved Vissa and three companies of men onto those ships at the Cairo docks with the intent of taking them, but then I had the thought that it isn't quite clear if they can be taken while they're still docked. I'm not sure there's a logical distinction, but I really, desperately, strongly want to avoid a rules debate so I'm posing the question immediately.

I'll post a link to both the save before my action and the save after in case I'm away and the decision goes the other way. There's plenty of time for me to do a different action later if necessary, so if this isn't a quick and easy decision for our GM just work off the last save. I would've asked earlier, but the distinction between a fleet at dock and just on the shore line didn't occur to me until I was looking at the save.

The save with the ships taken:

(Resolved! Use the link below)

The save prior to my move:

http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1146-3.zip

[_Tristan_]

As stated in the OOC thread, the fleet mentioned above by Ramses belongs to House Ilios Korakas and was not his to move.

Thus, please use this save :

http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1146-3.zip

[Ramses II CP]

Snagging the save for a non-ship movement!

[Ramses II CP]

Save is back:

http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1146-5.zip

[ULC]

Taking the save

[ULC]

Dry Land Again!

[Cecil XIX]

Taking the save.

[Smowz]

taking YLC's save.

edit: not the one from here the one from the upload directory!!!

edit2: scrub that the latest one from the upload directory!!!! (Ramsas II CP's one), i will move you YLC.

[Smowz]

Report for 1146:

Long live the new Emperor, our beloved Basileus Ioannis. I hastily left the emergency session, I bring you the following news... the mysterious new Fatamid Sultan Mu'in now lies with a large army in Mecca. I know not much about this man, legend has it he is a useful commander, I wish our new Caeser and the intrepid Comes Vissa best of luck in their venture to track down and kill such an enemy. The current Crown prince is a less capable man held up in Medina, meanwhile there is another minor warlord somewhere in between our armies and Mecca.

Meanwhile the Seljuks have made a bold attempt to retake Adana with a pitifully small force. Please can the Order send these fools back from where they came from. Could the order also direct me how they wish to spend some resources on taking Damascus? I have been able to ascertain some more Turkish settlements in the East, one such place is known as Mosul.

Alas I have been unable to track down the whereabouts of these Moors - our scouting fleets continue their search.


Priorities:

Pavlos Chrysovergos has 4 out of the 10 PUs available. Work has now continues on on the Priortised Leather Tanner in Tblisi.

The work on the City Walls continues as the late Basilues Aleksios Komnenus priortised.

His son, the recently crowned Basilues Ioannis Komnenus has all of his 2 of 2 PUs available.

Armatos ek Naksou has 3 of his 10 PUs available.

Ioannis Kalematros has all 8 of his 8 PUs available.

Senator and family announcements:

Strator Nikolaos Aristenos continued his journey toward Alexandria he has made dry land and should be in Alexandria shortly.

I, Nevoulas ek Philadelphius have taken my army into Athens, we await reports of Moorish sightings.

Andrinikos Komnenos moved east in Anatolia, he is now on the road to Yeveren. Yet another candidate has offered himself up for adoption, after I rejected the last one.

Domestikos Zigavinos Vasilakios has continued his journey on to Markinopol, his first visit to the city formally known as Caeserae.

Three enterprising young men have applied to become senators. I must confess I cannot get my tongue around the last of the threes name.

Building:

Our western frontier continues to look safer, a Drill square is being constructed in Sofia. A similar building is being worked on in Markinopol.

Our two small provinces of Arta and Adana have recieved some attention, Arta is building a grain exchange and Adana is working on farming improvements.

Financial buildings have been completed in Scopia, Aleppo, Trebizond, Sinop and Iconium. I hope to capitilze on this by sending out even more merchants as soon as possible/


Misc:

We are the most technologically advanced faction.

Tax rates have been dropped in the Capitol and Trebizond.

The council of nobles have asked us to blockade Mecca.

There is a small rebel force to the north of Bucharest, there is another in between Sinop and Trebizond, a second has sprouted up here. I have asked my lord Zigavinos to intercede he will soon leave Markinopol and race up to deal with this scum.

The save is here:

http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1147.rar

There is currently an emergency senate session been called, please leave the save until I have received confirmation that I may open it up.

I assume OverKnight may peruse the save and pick his avatar.

humbly,

Nevoulas ek Philadelphius

[GeneralHankerchief]

A request to whoever takes the save first that they recruit three more RBGs in Constantinople (for me). Thanks.

-edit- Actually, scratch that. I'll wait to see OK make his pick and if I like who's left over, I'll just take that one.

[OverKnight]

http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1147-1.zip

Swapped Duke of Constantinople title to Tiv. No other moves made.

[Smowz]

The save in Overkinghts post above is now open until 1800 GMT on Wednesday 8th October .

[_Tristan_]

Taking save

[_Tristan_]

Save is back :

http://mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1147-2.rar

Continued Methodios' march south in Arabia.
While scouting ahead of his forces, he stumbled upon a small Fatimid stack led by a general and a small rebel stack.

Engaged both, one after the other. Killed the Fatimid general.
Scored a Clear and a Heroic victory. Lost half the BG in the two fights.

Methodios got two new monikers in the same turn : first "the Champion" on attacking the Fatimids and "the Conqueror" on defeating the rebels.

Rest of the army caught up with Methodios and continued advance on Medina, heavily defended (about two stacks with a lot of javelinmen and javelin cavalry)

Moved Cairo fleet south to engage Fatimid fleet.

With the Megas' permission, moved our 2 spies in the area into Medina to prepare for the upcoming siege situation. (one got a +1 Xp)

[ULC]

Taking the save

[ULC]

Here is the save back

I'd like to mention that the unchosen avatar, Modestos, is still quite alive. Please, with all due haste, present him with a pair of concrete shoes

[Ibn-Khaldun]

Taking the save!

[Ibn-Khaldun]

Save is back: http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1147-4.rar

Moved Stavros and his Army on board of the fleet and moved the fleet north. Doing this with Cecil's permission.