The Royal Council

[Incitatus]

I also believe that a better relationship with Bactria would be beneficial, however temporary it may be. Therefore, I also second Edict 1.7. I feel it would be wise to give instructions to our diplomat to stay in the area, and thus be ready to open communications with the Saka if Baktria should turn on us.

[MerlinusCDXX]

Aratos, the Edict calling for an envoy to the Saka calls for a cease-fire, nothing more. I agree with improving diplomatic relations with Baktra, but a cease-fire with the nomads costs us nothing, as we have larger problems closer to home. Do we really want to fight over undeveloped steppes so far from anything?

[Celtic_Punk]

"Baktria is under constant threat of the steppes people's. We must take care in an alliance with Baktria if we are to keep this peace with the Steppes. Our position strategically on our northern Persian/Saka/Baktra border is horrible!" Cunobelinus looks at Antiochus "We should be prepared to abandon it if the situation becomes dire enough. I feel we need some scouts in the area to survey the land and watch enemy troop movements. This will give us fair warning of an incursion and we will be able to act accordingly, whether it be scorched earth or reinforcement. What say you?"

[Ibn-Khaldun]

I planned to send some 'intelligence agents' near Our and Saka border. Also near the Pahlavan and Baktrian borders as well. Of course if we have the money to recruit them.

And I have considered to call back troops from our two most north-eastern settlements. We just don't have enough resources to hold those provinces at the moment.

[kingsnake]

Sorry Phanias Lydikes, I had tried to point out since the beginning of the council how a cease-fire with Baktria was far important than a cease-fire with the Saka and I was very satisfied when the Basileus proposed eddict 1.7 and did not think twice about my words. I of course agree with a cease-fire with the Saka, but I think the baktrian situation is much more important.

We have discussed many matters but I fear one has been quite neglected... that is the Hayasdan Kingdom, tough one eddict as been proposed, it wasn't very convincing and nobody supported it. So I ask you what will be our course of action towards these people.

The 1st Royal Council is almost to its end, congratulations everyone! So I propose one last thing: that we all go feast together tonight!

[Ibn-Khaldun]

Antiochos stands..

I hereby declare that the time for proposing legislation has passed! Voting will begin shortly. There will be a two day period allocated for voting. Voting will end at 8pm GMT on Sunday, September 14th.

[Warmaster Horus]

The Magistrate in charge of voting stands up:

Strategoi, the polls are open! Please give your vote promptly, as we will close the polls in 2 days, that means at 20:00 GMT on Sunday, 14th of September.