Other Events and Minor Battles of the Order
After the defeat at Constantinople the Duke of Aleppo and his Crusaders fall back. Desertion runs through the camp and over 300 men flee from various units.
The Grandmaster’s second son Heinrich comes of age and is made Duke of Damascus by his father. He will train in Aleppo then be send to the Southern Theatre to assist his uncle the King of Jerusalem to fight the Caliphate.
A financial summary of the Templar Order there must be watchful spending.
Some other alternate history information
A very minor disturbance occurred in Aleppo in 1192. An insurgent group of the Sultanate attempted to besiege the city. The Duke of Damascus headed north with a small army to clear the area and free the city.
However, no fighting occurred. The enemy fled prior to the Duke’s arrival.
There was some death notifications made to the Grandmaster. The vulnerable Diplomat Henry the founder of the Templar Knight Diplomatic Corps passed away of old age in Frankfurt. More disturbing was the death of Spy Rudolf Ruppel in Medina. Rudolf had made several intelligence reports of the Caliphate upon is return to the city he was double crossed by an informant. He was captured and ruthlessly tortured before a horrifying death.
The Fortress of Adana was developing into a strategic position to monitor the flow of people and goods in and out of the Outremer. It was also the fastest route for travel that even enemy armies would use to make up time. The Grandmaster created a strike force army with the new Muslim Archers based in Adana.
Another victory but the Grandmaster was severely wounded and obtained another battle scar.
Some more faction announcements a new princess is ready to serve for the Order and the Matriarch of the de Payns passes away peacefully.
An Explorer’s Guild is built in Edessa and a report is made on Baghdad. This has been the location of the Seljuk Sultanate Sultan. He has been observed by the Order assassin who has carried out a few successful sabotage missions in the city. However, he feels it too risky to go after the Sultan himself.
A new spy is recruited from Jerusalem.
Also reported form the Intelligence Agency that their initial reports of the Caliphate had been under estimated there was another city located further south Thebes.
Adana Strike Force sets out again in 1196 the Order observed a large Seljuk Sultanate Army trying to pass through the area. Under the command of the Grandmaster they strike out from the Fortress.
The City of Cairo is being rebuilt and a Theologians Guild is a created. The first diplomat from Cairo is assigned a journey west across the desert.
Princess Mayer the Affectionate Ambassador to Rome is doing an excellent job keep the relations with the Papacy perfect. Further news from the ambassador that the King of France King Louis the Malevolent has been excommunicated and there is an Argonese Princess available. The Grandmaster has two sons eligible and should be looking at a diplomatic marriage.
There was another minor battle near Cairo has the Templar Knights clear out the enemy and prepare for an offensive on Thebes.
The City of Thebes looks ready for the picking according to the latest Intell report.
There is also a report that a very large Army of Moors (former Jihad) is just north of Antioch.
The area of the Outremer is diversified in beliefs but the Grandmaster will not stand for the increase in heretic talk growing in the region. He has ordered the clergy to round up these men and bring them to trial. Not all clergy are successful.
More training will be required and a Master Theologians Guild is built in Cairo. A new century awaits.......
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