Megas Logothetes' and Senators' Reports

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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