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    Chapter Twenty Seven: In Victory...
    (From the Runic Book:)
    Summer 385AD
    It has taken three winters of fighting, drinking, and marching, (mostly marching), to free the homeland of the Polish tribes from the iron grip of the Hunnic Empire. With the defeat of the Demon Brothers, there has been a civil war that has erupted within the Empire, it was split into five pieces. The four sons of Attila taking four pieces, and the daughter of Bledda taking the largest piece. The Son in charge of the Polish territoires was a demon named Urugus. He was a complete fool, for he got into two different wars with his brothers that controlled the Baltic lands and the Outer Steppes. This of course left Poland WIDE open. We immediately assaulted the western borders. All that we found there were undead slaves, which were blown aside with incredible ease.
    The Polish lands are a rather poor country, in all of them there are only two great towns, Warzwoz, and Crazkowz, the former being nearly completely indefensible, being there only due to its important position of the trade routes of amber and furs. Needless to say we got there with good speed. The town was under defended to say the least, there weren't even any Hunnic cavalry to defend the little town. We took it in a matter of days.

    Crazkowz was a different matter, there was a significantly larger number of Huns there the first time we attacked it, however when we arrived most of them had run off to their lords war in the east. So it was another easy victory.

    However when Urugus heard of the towns being taken he immediately ran to defend his assets. All that he had left to fight us with were his pure blooded Hunnic horsemen. It was a viscous battle that the Polish armies lost with brutal chaos. As a result he re-invaded a now hostile Poland. It was two years of raiding and counter-raiding, but in the end he was killed, and his army's remnants fled to another one of the Hunnic lords. As a result There is now a friendly Kingdom of Poland guarding our eastern borders. This has freed up a LARGE portion of the men that were tied down fighting these demons, to gather the harvests once more. A large crop has finally removed the last traces of famine and plague from our lands.
    The High Queen has learned much from this excursion. She has seen the ways of war for herself. She has also become very good with a bow, and is learning how to use and axe to cleave a man in half. She still wants to stay with our armies on campaign, while i protest this the Regent still gives his blessing to it, so there is nothing i can do.
    We are now in preparation to invade the Baltic lands and reclaim them for our Baltic friends.

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    Chapter Twenty Eight:.....and Defeat(Part One)
    (From the Greek Book:)
    Summer 383AD
    As i receive reports from all over the Arche the news is not nearly as good as i would hope. While all of the revolts within Greece have capitulated, the Pontic Territories have flung themselves into full open revolt. Armies that are supplied by the Armenians and Sassanids have taken Sinope and Trapzoeus. They have declared the area to be the Kingdom of Pontos. One of the generals in that area, i believe his name is Theodosius, is a claimant for my hand in marriage. He has decided to invade the area to reclaim it as a wedding present for me. As i have never met the man i can only wish him luck.
    At the moment the highest claimants to the throne are Maximian, the general whom lead my brothers guard before he died, Heraclitus, the captain of my cousins guard before he was killed, and Timothy the son of the High Bishop of Konstantinopolis. Each of these men have tried to murder the others in order to get enough support to win my hand. All attempts have failed. There have been, as a result, several other "competitions" for my hand and the crown. This included a bet at the races, where one of them bet on the Reds to win my hand. This resulted in massive riots all over the city after it was discovered. Of course the betting suitor was beheaded. I'm pretty sure that this will not end well at all.

    Winter 383AD
    As reports come in from the front, it appears that General Theodosius has had some great success against the Pontics. He met a General of the Pontic king at one of the few passes into the lands of Pontos. As he charged headlong into the pass, the Pontics deployed at the top of the pass.

    They quickly destroyed the light Pontic infantry.

    But the cavalry of the Pontics had received armor and aid from other Eastern nations. They menaced and crippled several infantry units before our Kilbinnarii could arrive and aid them.

    This turn of events led to General Theodosius needing to retreat to regain reinforcements.

    However our cavalry had crushed many more Pontic soldiers than we had lost. The Pontic general could not hold the pass as a result, and has retreated towards the city of Amasis, capital of Pontos. Theodosius has already retaken the pass and, as soon as the reinforcement get there, he assures me that he will march on Amasis. This has driven his standing in the contest for my hand all the higher. The other suitors have become increasingly worried.
    But in all honesty im sick of being treated as a prize. I have already made my choice. His name is Patrestoles. He is a childhood friend of mine that has stuck with me through thick and thin. However he doesn't have enough support from any of the factions within this damned city to take my hand like i have dreamed of him doing. With murders and poisons on the table in this contest its only a matter of time before one of the parties breaks.
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    Ok before i post the next chapter does anyone have any questions or ideas?
    At least for the 2 ppl that read this?

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    I would have a question: is any of the "suitors" based on a historical figure?

    Oh yeah and: are the Huns dead for good or could they still resist the "invading Barbarian hordes of the west"? And who is the idiot the last High king named regent? That "high qeen" of theres really seems to be looking for an arrow with her name on it - bring it on (evil )

    Now really Olaf this story of yours is getting some fresh flavor - keep it going. I like it and I quess many others do
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    So how old is the German guy now? 70? More?

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    @ Hungeneral:No none of the suitors are based on historical figures. They are just targets for my insanity.
    As for the Huns you will just have to see, but the finale of this act will be insane. And as for the West invasions, that was EPIC twisting of history if you didnt realise that.
    As for whom named the Regent guy, it was a compromise between the Frankz, Silengoz, Makromannoz, and the Royal tribe. This helped avoid a civil war. As for the High Queen looking for an arrow with her name on it, well thats youth for you

    @desert: He was 21 when this started so hes about 43-44 now.

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    Chapter Twenty Eight:.. and Defeat (Part Two)
    (From the Greek book:)
    Summer 384AD
    Well one of the competitors for my hand is officially out of the way. The idiotic general got himself killed.
    As he marched upon the city of Amasis, he battered aside several ambushes with the heavy Klibinarii that he had. However when he reached the city it was fully garrisoned. Due to his slowness the Pontics were able to rally a large force to halt Theodosius. To him this obviously did not matter because he built siege weapons and prepared to assault the walls.

    After about two weeks of building his weapons were ready. He immediately charged his infantry onto the walls. The rams was burned but the other weapons made it onto the walls. The fighting was brutal. And for our infantry at least it wasn't going so well. There simply were too many of them to take down.
    However at this point the enemy prince, the heir to the throne, being a foolish boy decided to charge out of the gates at our horsemen.

    Seeing his chance for victory and ultimately Empire, the fool charged ALL of the remaining forces towards the emerging prince. The prince, being at heart an overconfident idiot, almost met that charge, but several of the guards persuaded his to retreat. It took the prince nearly a minute to agree. Our cavalry had gotten really close to him by that point but he made it back in time for the gates to seal shut on our cavalrymen.

    As soon as it sealed, the rain of balistae bolts began. The screams, i have been told, were horrific. We lost all of the remaining infantry as well as a third of the cavalry.

    Theodosius fled the walls, seeing his chance the enemy prince took almost all of the cities forces to chase him.The rest of the infantry on the walls was abandoned to slaughter.
    As he fled east he was trying to reach the pass out of Pontos, with the enemy prince hot on his heels. However the King of Pontos had rigged the pass to collapse, and had men stationed around it. Caught between the King and his son, Theodosius charged blatantly, attempting to crush the Pontics.

    Needless to say it didn't work at all.

    Almost all of our cavalry died near that pass.

    As for Theodosius, he was killed during the charge up into the pass.
    What lived fled as fast as they could. As they were not interested in conquest the Pontics have accepted a peace treaty so that they are now an independent kingdom.
    As for the other "contestants" they have fallen to squabbling amongst themselves like idiots. There is a threat of open civil war in order to decide the issue. I am managing the situation as best as i can, but its getting harder and harder by the day.
    But i must leave off for now, for there is business to attend to.
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    Ok, Act II began in 354 AD, so he is 51 years old, or thereabouts. For some reason, I thought 50 years had passed since the beginning.

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    opps
    Im really starting to lose the plot.

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    I is HAPPY right now. I just got IBFD to work on my comp.
    So as soon as is possible i will be transferring this AAR/fantasy story into it.

    A quick question though. Do the EB and IBFD teams have ANYTHING to do with each other? Cuz this mod is ******* 1337!!!!!!!

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    Is it me or did you change your avatar recently?

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    Unless someone HAXXORED my account no.

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    Chapter Twenty Nine: Demon's Blood
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    Winter 385AD
    As i write these words there is news from the lands of the Balts. They have managed to win a major victory and killed Attila's son Gurekes.
    The battle was short but very fierce. The two sides met within a wooded area. The leader of the free Baltic forces, Vyaidslais, decided to attack the Huns as fast as possible. So he went to the head of his line and roared insults at Gurekes.

    This caused Gurekes to make a rash charge against Vyaidslais. His whole army surged forward to attack the our allied general. When the two forces met the clash was brutal.

    It looked as if Vyaidslais would be slain. However some more of the Baltic cavalry attacked the Huns from the flank at that point.

    When the Huns tried to flee and regroup they ran headlong into a wall of Baltic heavy spearmen. The other points of the battle didn't look so good for them either. The pitiful risen and slave infantry could barley stand up to the ridiculously superior Baltic infantry.
    It was at this point that Gurekes was slain.

    The remains of the Hunnic army fled for their lives. The day belonged to the Balts.

    As of the message they have retaken the major villages and freed all of their tribesmen from Hunnic slavery. They are attempting to set up a Baltic kingdom, however none of the major tribes can agree on anything, so i have to go and moderate negotiations.

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    Also please note that over the next few days or so im gonna be putting pics that are not maps or screens in here to enhance the story. I would like to note to EVERYONE that i cannot draw at all and therefore none of these pics are mine. I have gathered them from all over the internet. And i think that they will help the story out alot.

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    Chapter Thirty: Demon's Bane
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    Summer 386AD
    As i write these words, all i see stretched out before me is grasslands. They seem to go on and on, forever and ever. Nothing but grass, and more grass. There are no hills few trees and fewer rivers.

    I can see how the Huns became kings out here, this terrain is practically MADE for horsemen and centaurs. Luckily our allies are exactly that, horsemen and centaurs. However there have been reports that the two remaining sons of Attila, Tukheckjen and Emnetzur have allied to stop our invasion of their steppe lands.
    There will be a battle soon, and our Queen wants to take a firsthand experience in it. She simply will not understand that she cannot go wandering into an situation that she wants anymore, because it will kill not only her, but the bloodline of the Royal Tribe forever. And there have been attempts, such as ten night ago when one of my servants was poisoned tasting our food. The food he partook of was for the Queen alone. As a result i have tripled her guards. But i guess such things cant be helped. I try and remember if i was this stupid when i was younger.
    However i have more important things to do now, like organize an army for war, out on these grasses.

    ((At this point the handwriting changes in our Runic book.))
    Three weeks later
    (Tear stains dot these pages)
    My name is Mezthenalza, and i am the High Queen of the German people. I have come into possession of this codex due to my former mentor's ... death. Aioufulz was a brave, brave man. He fought to the death to defend his people.
    However i get ahead of myself. Two days ago we fought in a great battle against the Hunnic forces that had held the steppe for nearly 50 winters. The two remaining sons of Attila the Demon had gathered their "men" to stop us.

    They were full of undead, demons and many enslaved tribes as well.
    I had snuck into a group of Elven archers so that i could take part in this great battle. I cant believe that i was so excited, looking back at it now. We had taken the far left of our combined armies flank. Our centaur allies held the center, waiting to burst through the center weak spot that the Alans and my Germans were to create.

    While the Alans were on the far right, ready to hammer away at the demons.

    As the battle began we surged forward, for Aioufulz didn't want the Hunnic horsebows to come into play and devastate our mostly infantry army.

    What cavalry we had charged to the left of our flank to halt a flanking attempt by several groups of Horsebows. The fighting was fierce, and the screams were...brutal. This was when i realized that war was not all the glorious stories that i had heard as a child, that it was a sickening thing. However it seemed to be going well for us at the moment. Our brave men had hit the front ranks of the undead and slave foot soldiers, and the cavalry was tied up in a losing battle against our spearmen. I was with the archers in the back firing arrows into the rear ranks of the Huns.
    It was then that things took an insane turn for the worse. Suddenly a HUGE group of very heavy Hunnic cavalry burst forth from the trees off to our line's right. They shattered much of our line right then and there. And then several groups of them attacked the archers. It was..insane. Their horses were so powerful that they knocked back nearly a full line of our men before their momentum halted.

    They still killed WAY too many of us. We turned to flee. The Eleven High Guards stayed and fought to the last. That bought us time to get away. However any hope of regrouping was suddenly shattered, when Aioufulz was flung from his horse and killed.

    The whole army turned tail and ran, scattering like rabbits, while normally i would call them cowards for running, in this instance i could see exactly why they fled. These Huns were unstoppable demons. However it was at this point that some of the centaur came bursting from the woods to save our collapsing line.

    They drew off the Huns long enough for a fraction of our men to regroup. However it was then that the Hunnic warlord Tukheckjen turned the attention of his bodyguards on our regrouped forces. The spearmen that we had formed a shield wheel, and the remaining archers regrouped behind it. While we did managed to kill many of his bodyguards another band of Huns came to his aid. He broke our men like butter at that point. Our group split up. I was with the men that went right. The ones that went left, well they weren't so lucky.

    At that point our army was out of the battle for good.

    It was left up to the centaur and Alans to finish this sick day. The group i was with tried to flee back to the camp were fresh warriors would be waiting. However we were cut off by several Hunnic bands. So we retreated into the deepest part of the small forest that was on the battlefield. As we regrouped i revealed who i was to the men that had made it. I was immediately put in charge of the remnants of our army. I told them that we needed to wait before trying to escape these woods, for it was here that the Huns didn't have their advantage in horsemanship. They agreed that that was the smartest moved we could make.
    However i heard the sounds of battle all around us. To the right we heard the cries of death and pain in the demonic language that the Huns use. A man that i sent out came back and told us that the Alans and centaurs had completely crushed the Hunnic left flank, and even killed the warlord Emnentzur.


    He had heard the news from some of the centaur women that were fighting. They had also offered to distract the Huns as we fled for the part of the field controlled by the Alans. We gladly agreed.
    As we fled south,

    the centaurs proved an excellent distraction.

    In fact the battle seemed to be building once again. As many of the Alans and centaurs had regrouped and turned to take on the remaining Huns on the field.


    However the Huns were far from done. In fact one of the centaur groups got too close to the Huns and were crushed in short order. As they finished the centaurs off the Huns simply regrouped and moved on to another part of the battle.

    However it was then that another group spotted the Hunnic warlord Tukheckjen and his remaining bodyguards along with some undead slaves.

    He was using a demon to raise OUR fallen warriors to fight for him.

    OUR WARRIORS!!! However by revealing his position so obviously he made a tactical error. And soon the centaur had him surrounded.

    He fled out of the trap via a series of large boulders that provided him the best cover. However nothing could prevent his death at the hands of the enraged centaur. They started firing thousands of arrows towards him. The bastards end came when his horse was killed by three of the arrows and he was flung from its back, and busted his skull open on the ground.

    The battle was won, but at an enormous cost.

    Out of nearly 11000 warriors that we had brought to the battle barley 1500 had survived, and many of them had been driven insane. The centaur lost nearly 3500 of their warriors, but these losses were easily replaced by the freed centaur from the Hunnic lands. The Alans had suffered the least, with barley 2200 men gone. The Huns were nearly totally destroyed by this battle. Our efforts in this war have come to an end due to this battle. We have helped the steppe peoples as much as we can, the rest is up to them.
    Bt now i must leave for i have a funeral to attend to.
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    Good stuff Did you mod EB to get the hun faction? I particulary like the Virgin Archers :)

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    Chapter Thirty One: Sacred Bloodstorm (Part One)
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    Autumn 386AD
    As i write these words i am in the Polish fortress of Crazkowz, returning home to Germania to fully take the responsibility of the Throne. The remnants of our army is my escort home. I have been in this town for nearly a week waiting for the rain to let up so that we can continue on our way, for id like to get home BEFORE the snows come.
    But as i sit here there is excellent news from the steppes, the Huns are on their knees, the only remaining leader is the daughter of Bledda the Demon, we have learned her name is Tehajuka. This bitch will not last very long with most of her people destroyed and in disarray. But there are reports that she is gathering her forces for the final battle. Every one of the free tribes, Poles, Balts, Slavs, Alans, centaurs, and even the Cromars are sending warriors to this great battle. I can only pray for their victory to Odin and the High Gods.
    I have other things to tell of as well. Yesterday an assassin almost killed me. He was standing on a rooftop whilst i was riding a horse below, going to the barracks where my troops were stationed for the evening. He had a bow pointed at my head. However a crow startled him and he shot his bow and killed my horse. As i was flung from my horse, my guards surged around me. At that point, i guess the assassin knew this wasn't going anywhere so he took off running across the rooftops. We never managed to catch him. All that we had was the arrow that he shot at me with, and we cant tell who made it.
    This turn of events show that loyalty only last as long as greater threats do, it seems.
    Ah well, i have to go now for my commanders have received another report from the steppes.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chirurgeon View Post
    Good stuff Did you mod EB to get the hun faction? I particulary like the Virgin Archers :)
    This isnt on EB
    I have 0.0000% modding skills so i moved the Story over to BI.
    Sorry if thats bad.
    The next act imma moving this over to IBFD, another excellent mod btw.
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    Chapter Thirty One: Sacred Bloodstorm (Part Two)
    (From the Runic book:)
    Spring 387AD
    I arrived at the capital three weeks ago. The Franx regent, Juzarlez, has finally stepped aside, more or less. He didnt seem happy to give it up but he saw sense and did so. I must say that ruling a nation is a lot harder than i was ever told. This also includes this stupid pressure to get married to a man immediately. Almost everyday i have to refuse suitors left and right. Most of them are from noble German families, and my advisers tell me that i will have to do this at some point.
    There is news from the east as well. The Huns are finally destroyed.

    With the destruction of her army the bitch decided to try and take on the remains of the allied army herself. While she was a powerful demon, she was nowhere NEAR as strong as her father was. Killed in quick order by the enraged centaur, her people have been removed at last from the face of this world. Now we can sleep in peace at night once again. Even the heavens celebrated their destruction, for a great star had appeared in the night sky for a few nights. The world is once again at peace, and for that i am truly thankful. Those monsters killed my entire family, and even took my best friends from me as well. But now my family is avenged.
    But still there are plots within plots. Just yesterday there was another assassination attempt uncovered, there was poison slipped into my food. This is starting to scare me. You would think that bringing peace back to the world would enamor me with the people in this time of renewal and rebuilding. But i guess that some things never change. I have my agents hunting for these men trying to kill me but they have had no successes to report so far. I can only hope that they find SOMETHING!
    But i must leave off for now, for more people have needs of my services.

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    Squadallah! We are off!

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    Nice how the events developed. I must say this AAR of yours is getting better by every great event.
    Have a balloon Olaf:

    Now that I finally managed to get BI working I have also started to understand which faction is which. Wonder what you will think up next...

    Just one question: what is IBFD? I don't seem to have heard about it or I can't recognise it's name...
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    Invasio Barbarorum: Fagellnum Dio

    also Thanx for balloon
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    A special Treat for you all.
    The current known world

    The red Western Eurpoe is the Imperium Romanorum
    The darker Blue over Greece is the Arche Byzantiou
    The "Purple" Over Egypt is Gothic Egypt
    The Orange in North Africa is the Vandal Kingdom
    The "Green" over Germania Is the Empire of Germania
    The British isles are in there post-migration status so i dont think any explanation is needed there
    The White in the Middle East is Sassanian Persia
    The Rock Gray in the Middle East is Armenia
    The White-Gray in Syria is the Langobard Kingdom
    The Tan in Northern Anatolia is The Kingdom of Pontos
    The Cyan is the Kingdom of the Getai
    The Iron Gray in the Steppes/Poland is the new Confederation of the Tribes, made up of the Kingdom of Poland, the Baltic Tribes, the Centaur Confederation, the Slavic Tribes and the Alans.
    And as for that brown in the NE corner of the map....well you will just have to see about that.
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    The "Green" over Germania Is the Empire of Germania
    Nice empire you have there

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    The Iron Gray in the Steppes/Poland is the new Confederation of the Tribes, made up of the Kingdom of Poland, the Baltic Tribes, the Centaur Confederation, the Slavic Tribes and the Alans.
    Quite an interresting "Rabble" - wonder what will happen to them...

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    And as for that brown in the NE corner of the map....well you will just have to see about that.
    (Insert Super Evil laugh here)
    As always you have my attention - really wonder who they are going to be...
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    Chapter Thirty Two: The Game
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    Summer 387AD
    Well it has finally happened. The Churches' candidate, Timothy has been found dead i his quarters within the Hagia Sofia. It does "appear" to be a natural death, but then again i had the body examined and found scars in hidden places. This can only mean it was a well done murder. At this i wouldn't be surprised to see a civil war within this city to win me as the ultimate prize.
    I have been doing a lot of thinking about this. If it comes down to it i may have to kill the other candidates using my guards and what friends i have. If this is found out however i would be immediately deposed by the traditionalists and probably killed. However i have waited for as LONG as i possibly can. I refuse to be the pet plaything of some bastard child that has no more right to the throne than a pig does. Im sure that Patrestoles would make an excellent emperor, and i would be there to guide him. However i simply cant get the other powers in this city to agree with that statement.

    (From the Runic Book:)
    Autumn 387AD
    Well as i write these words the final treaty of the steppe peoples is going into effect. They have formed a MASSIVE confederation of tribes all along the steppes and including Poland as well. This is simply a council called together for the defense of all of the member tribes lands at once, from threats from the far areas of the steppes. I can only hope that in doing this they also can shield the rest of Europe from the invasions of these said steppe peoples, for if ANYTHING like the Huns were to ever hit Europe again i dont think we could survive it.
    I have also received news from my agents. The assassins that have hunted me for nearly a year have been captured at last. Two of the bastards managed to kill themselves, but my men got their hands on the third one while he was still alive. We have been questioning him for nearly two days but he refuses to tell us whom his paymaster is. As soon as i finish with other affairs today, i shall have a court Rune-Priest brought to his chamber to get the truth out of him one way or another.
    Another issue has been brought to my attention over the past weeks as well. That of my husband and future children. Several candidates have been lined up for me, the most prominent of those being my former regent, the Jarl of the Franx, Juzarlez. I have never really liked the man, he has been far too selfish and even at times paranoid. He always has this look on his face as if he is about to kill someone, or at least maim them, And he is always angry. However he is the courts favorite and that brings him to my attention more often than most.
    I have also payed homage to the Great Crystal of the White Lady. She has always been a model to me as to what i should aspire to be. And with her spirits appearances in Constantinople and on the Rhine i can only hope that she is still with us and will continue to protect us as we move forward in this world.
    And finally i have commissioned a portrait of myself to be added to those within the Great Hall. However the artist that i commissioned was a Roman, so he had a floor mosaic done.

    Personally i think it looks gaudy and too revealing but he is a Roman after all.
    But i must leave off for now for i need to get back to seeing supplicants.
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    Hang those powers in the city. go olaf
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    swiss if i had her do that the hyper conservatives in the army/populace would revolt and overthrow her. this of course = NOT good.
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    the hyper conservatives in the army/populace would revolt and overthrow her. this of course = NOT good.
    Well then send them over to me as ambassadors - there are many possibilities for a "accindent" till someone gets here (evil )
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    Chapter Thirty Three: Poisonous Wrath
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    Winter 387AD
    Ok this is the LAST straw for me. Yesterday there was a riot over whether the Reds cheated in the chariot race and beat out the Whites using this method. During the riots Maximian had his assassins go on a killing spree. They killed three other minor claimants to my hand. They also tried to kill Patrestoles and almost succeeded. Had it not been for the rioters going to the Hagia Sofia at the point that they did, to bring the Patriarch into the fray the assassin would have had time to finish his work. I sit with him now, as he is barely breathing at all.
    At this point i am trying to come up with something that will end this once and for all. So far all that i can come up with is stuff that will get me deposed or overthrown, so im still working on it. One idea that i have been entertaining for a while now is hosting a grand ball where i have both of them poisoned, however this is far too obvious for i will be spotted and then deposed. If only i could figure out a way to deflect attention away from myself then it would be perfect. Ah well ill figure something out. Im NOT one of those pretty dress-up play toys that many of the other court women around here are. And with this act i shall prove that, once and for all.

    (From the Runic book:)
    Autumn 387AD
    Well it seems that my men have uncovered the one behind the attacks against me. It appears that my former regent had more Royal ambitions than i previously thought. That's probably the reason that he allowed me to go to the battlefields of the Huns, in an attempts to get me killed. And when i wasnt killed he tried to have me killed and frame the remaining Huns for it. But now i have had his plot uncovered. Tomorrow i will confront him with this knowledge and have him arrested for it. I can only hope that it go down so smoothly.

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    Well then send them over to me as ambassadors - there are many possibilities for a "accindent" till someone gets here (evil )
    Thank you for the offer my friend but i have a far more Epic end for the various factions that resist her.

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