The Royal Council

[kingsnake]

I'm sorry my head is just bursting with ideas... and I'm restrictted to only propose one officially. I think it would be very pratical for the Magistrate to post all eddicts proposed during each session and the strategos who seconded, so we don't have to go through our memories.

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OOC: I cannot propose this in a more IC way, what I mean is that we should keep the eddicts, the people who proposed them and who seconded them, written and updated on the first or second post of each Council thread, so we don't need to go searching between posts... at least the game masters will have the most of the work done to start polling

[MerlinusCDXX]

I'd like to officially second Edict 1.6

[Celtic_Punk]

Cunobelinus nods to Lydikes in acknowledgement Thank you friend. From what I hear of the steppes they use many bows on their horses. do away with heavy cavalry, the armour will only slow you down, I wish you much luck mate. Cunobelinus sits down and grumbles "hmmph cowards and their bows a real man wields a longsword, am I right?"

[Hax]

Andromachos rises and bows before Antiochos

"My deepest thanks, my lord. I will try my best not to disappoint you."

[MerlinusCDXX]

Cunobelinus nods to Lydikes in acknowledgement Thank you friend. From what I hear of the steppes they use many bows on their horses. do away with heavy cavalry, the armour will only slow you down, I wish you much luck mate. Cunobelinus sits down and grumbles "hmmph cowards and their bows a real man wields a longsword, am I right?"

Hehe, Cunobelinus, a real man wields a longsword, either that or a Kontos. I was planning on using the locals for the job. I think the armored guys will be of more use against the Egyptian sickos, grumbling "not only laying their sisters, but marrying them? I'm surprised the Gods haven't struck them down. Ah, well, they leave it up to us, I guess."

[Celtic_Punk]

The fair haired man stood up "There is also a pressing matter of Baktria. Since they ceded from the empire, do we face them at force? or should we accept their independence and use them against the Persian threat? Can we really afford conflict with them? and seeing as they were our most remote end of the empire and already practically autonomous I think they've earned their keep. I say we recognize Baktria's independence and move forth hand in hand with them as allies. We direly need allies in the east, not more cities to be a burden on our stretched coffers." Cunobelinus sat down awaiting a harsh rebuttal

[Rodrico Stak]

Attalos Peragmou Mysiakes nods to Cunobelinus.

I agree. Baktria is more valuable as an ally than as a territory. Since we are already allied with them, there's no need for a edict, but nevertheless I felt it necessary to voice my agreement.

[Ibn-Khaldun]

We are not allied to Baktria. They broke the alliance we had! That was one of the reasons I called this Council together! I do agree that we don't have to go to war against them, yet. But we should not forget this treachery and wait the right moment to bring them under our rule again. At the moment I would propose this diplomatic offer to Baktria:

Edict 1.7: Diplomats should be sent to Baktria to give and get trade rights and form a new alliance with them.

[The Celtic Viking]

Thank you, great Basileus, my father. To do my duties as a satrap, I think that an infantry army would serve me best. It was evidently superior when Alexander set out, and it is still the best in Mikro Asia, as I intend to prove myself.