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    Rise of Civilizations
    Chapter IX: WORLD AT WAR

    The whole world has erupted into war; nearly every nation is now at war.

    In the west, the Venetians have sent a fleet with soldiers and settlers to found the city of Bastia northeast of Kender. Workers labor furiously on a great castle around the city, until the massive stone walls stand high above the seas. The leader of the Venetians said his soldiers had come to help the Kendish against Carthaginian aggression.

    An armada of Sardinia approached from the south and began to blockade the port of Kender, but was sunk by the Venetian fleet that had come from Pisa.

    The Carthaginian army sailed from Sardinia to Corsica, where it laid siege to Caleim. The Kendish army that had defended Tathari razed the city, slaughtering those who remained after its recent sacking, as the Carthaginians left, then marched south. An army from Karalis marched north and attacked the Kendish army, destroying them.

    Much further south, an armada of Syracuse was attacked and sunk by a Carthaginian armada in the open seas. On Italy, the combined armies of Rome and Umbria captured and sacked Taras, their great forces overwhelming the city's defenders.

    Even as their home was pillaged, the last Epeirote army sat outside the city of Norcia. The Umbrian garrison rushed out to attack, but the Epeirote army fought with great skill and luck. The archers drew back their bows and shade fell over the land as the arrows flew to their target. Again and again the massive contingent fired, decimating the Umbrian army. After the garrison had been destroyed, the Epeirotes attacked Norcia and sacked it.

    To the east, the Umbrians launched a great sea borne attack against Illyria, taking and sacking two cities, while a third fleet sailed east. In one, Umbrian soldiers discovered the mythical Palace of Skittles, and while sacking the city inflicted great destruction upon the palace, taking the many bountiful bowls of skittles and tearing down the ornamental carvings.

    In two places, Sicily and Norcia, thunder and lightning boomed from the sky, killing peasants and terrifying townsfolk, who cursed their rulers. A great booming voice demanded punishment of the Syracuse and Epeirotes for their scorn of the gods.



    Turn ten has begun. Your orders are due by Friday.

    NOTE:The blood on the ground and in the water indicates a previous battle - the less recent, the more faded the blood.

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