Megas Logothetes' and Senators' Reports

[Ituralde]

Taking Save.

[Smowz]

Report for 1149:

I come with a report of a Natural disaster in one of our new provinces in the lands to the south. Here the ground shook severely in what my advisers are calling an Earthquake - some citizens were killed as was a high ranking missionary work. Let us pray for them.

I bring good news and congratulations once again to the Caeser Methodios Tagaris, whose brave acts have rewarded the whole empire extracting a ransom demand. This ransom has helped pay for some mighty walls in the Basileus' city of Nicaea. The Caeser has the so called holy city of Medina under siege and despite facing huge forces I am certain will bring back more glory for the Roman Empire.

The Seljuks are proving a nuisance pestering our villages in the outlying settlements of Tblisi and Yeveren a large force under a useful general have based themselves here. Meanwhile a second now slightly larger force have Aleppo under siege. I only hope the Order can sally a force to control this region soon.

Sadly I have misjudged the logistical operation of hunting for the Moors, after some months at sea I realised I needed further ships to supply us for the voyage and have return to Athens while I continue to prepare personally for the assault on the Moors.


Priorities:

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

The work on the City Hall has now finished and will serve as a fine memory to the late Basilues Aleksios Komnenus who priortised this.

His son, the recently crowned Basilues Ioannis Komnenus has all of his 2 of 2 PUs available. As Basilues it is my understanding that he is allowed a Priortised building or two. His announcement in the Senate for the priortising of a Stone Wall has been accepted of course and is now being built in Nicaea.

Armatos ek Naksou has 0 of his 10 PUs available, following the recruiting of 3 more Byzantine Cavalry in Tortosa. Work had begun on the Priortised Ikoners Studio in Antioch, a shining beacon of Orthodox Christianity.

Ioannis Kalematros has all 8 of his 8 PUs available.

Senator and family announcements:

Andrinikos Komnenos has yet another candidate has offered himself up for adoption, after I rejected the last one.

Meanwhile his younger brother Isakkos Komnenos has sired a fourth child. This one is a girl named Efsevia, a beautiful name.

Domestikos Zigavinos Vasilakios has taken a small armed force and attacked one of the two rebels camped on the shores of the black sea between Sinop and Trebizond. This was summerly defeated and now he will move to destroy the second of the two.

Comes Vissarionas ek Lesvou continues his journey toward the final Fatamid settlements Mecca and Medina he now is about to entire the enemy territory.

Building:

I can only but admire the achievements of our beloved Caeser, in recognition of his fine work I have commisioned the improvements to transport links to Cairo. The roads in this area will be now paved.

As work continues on castles in the west with Belgrade now building some stables and the completion of a Practice Range in Corinth, the East has not been neglected the stronghold of Tblisi is working on a Blacksmith as the troublesome Turkish forces approach.

I have continued to expand the administrative facilities of some of the empires riches settlements. These provide the lifeblood of our treasury and must continue to function so that we may fund our armies. Thessolonica and Iconium are now building Council chambers and a Town Hall respectively. Whilst these style of buildings have been completed in Athens and Alexandria (Council Chambers) and also a fine City Hall in Consinantinopel itself.

Another Brothel has been authorized in the Anatolian port of Smyrna.

The troubled town of Aleppo can now guard itself better as it will soon be recognized as a large town. This as the farming improvements in Adana and the Orthodox Chapel is completed in Acre.

I am hoping to take advantage of the soon to fall Fatamid Caliphate by siezing the trading oppurtunities near Dongola. I think that the richer citizens of the empire will pay a fine price for Ivory, I am less keen on the slave trade oppurtunities however. A grain exchange has been completed in Arta. This will help stimulate markets for this type of industry.



Misc:

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. My lord Zigavinos will soon eliminate the scum near Trebizond.

The save is here:

http://www.mizus.com/files/pbm/LOTR-1150.rar

I will be taking the save back on Sunday 12th October at 1800 GMT

humbly,

Nevoulas ek Philadelphius

PS. I do not know how to do the console thingy, i admit it should be easy enough to do - I just simply do not know how and did not have enough time to read through the stuff to work out how to do it. my apolegies I hope someone else can do it.