A Traitor in the Order

The Grandmaster receives news Denmark and the Byzantine rulers have died and wonder if it will affect their alliances with the two factions. Relations have vastly improved with Portugal and some would consider perfect.

Bishop Kurt Santiago is promoted to the College of Cardinals. The Kingdom of France has been reconciled.

The Order of the Templar Knights is considered the strongest faction for the time being.

In 1381 the French King dies. The Duke of Mosul receives special recognition from the Pope for the missionary work of spreading the word in the Mosul Region.

The young Duke of Basra could no longer resist the temptation of power with his mercenary army and rebels against the Order.

The young Arnold de Payns is dispatched with the Army of Jerusalem to capture and kill the traitor.



The traitor tried to find sanctuary in a monastery but was refused any aid. He took his army to high ground and waited.

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The Rebel Duke had several regiments of heavy cavalry but the Templar Spearmen were up to the challenge and easily countered the cavalry attacks.



Both generals were in the middle of the scrum one to save his life the other looking for the reward and recognition.



The rebel cavalry were decimated and the Knights pressed on closer to their goal.



The generals met up again this time there was no escape for the Rebel Duke.



Finally the Rebel was captured, cut down and quartered. No one Rebels against the Order.





The young de Payns will be rewarded for his effort.


The Timurids make no effort to advance further west. There is tactical movement to contain them but the Knights cannot find the right time in the open field.

The Royal Courts of Europe are seeing many changes has rulers pass away from the Republic of Venice, Kingdom of Hungary, Kingdom of Aragon and the possible end of a dynasty in Poland.

The Region of Constantinople saw a different battle has the clergy rounded up and had several Heretics executed.

The Field Agents in the Mosul Region were woeful inadequate in trying to remove the Timurids senior command.

News from the far north of another faction destroyed.



The order is lacking experienced commanders and none of the new generation come close to Ansehelm d’Alvarez attributes to fight this new horde. A young noble is brought into the Order.



The Grandmaster agrees for a political marriage and arranges to marry a Princess from the Danish Court solidifying the alliances. This is the second political marriage between the two factions.



The Grandmaster finally sees a break in the Timurids positioning and launches an attack. Unfortunately he has no supporting commanders.



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The Knights cannot set up the artillery correctly because of the sandstorm that blew in. The army cautiously moves forward.



The Knights prepare a massive cavalry charge though they are out numbered in cavalry.



The Knights are the ones with the artillery elephants but they are two small to make a difference. The Timurids respond with Grand Bombard fire however they were soon silenced by the Knights mortar crews.



The close combat commenced but the Timurids seem to have an endless supply of men. Their army was cut down to half but the Knights were getting tired.



The enemy held their position and the Knights were exhausted and could not continue to fight. The units began to retreat.



This battle belonged to the Timurids. The Templar prisoners were executed. The Timurids were now the strongest faction.



There was concern about a Crusade being called against the Sicilians and the City of Tunis. Fortunately the Pope reconciled the faction and saved the Grandmaster the decision of warring against a long time ally.
Bishop Andreas Guiskard is elevated to the College of Cardinals.

Diplomat Wenzell Bresch explores the former lands of the Kievan Rus to find Byzantines in control of the area and a map exchange is made with their allies.

Battle of Mosul Flats

The Duke of Edessa and the young noble Henry Wahren isolate Khanzada Husayn the Pious from the main army and engage.



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The Timurids were sandwiched between the 2 armies. The enemy general made for high ground and attacked Wahern’s smaller force.



The Bombard crews quickly opened up and targeted the large elephant crews of the enemy.



The enemy had the higher ground and the communication was lost with Commander Wahren’s Army.



The Knights marched up the sandy terrain shaken by some of the elephants running amok.



It wasn’t long before the Knights fled from the terror of the large beast.





All the prisoners were executed including Henry Wahren.


By 1389 the Templar Knights are recognized as the most advanced faction their closes rival their allies the Byzantines.
However the military struggles are evident in the map of the Region. The Timurids are abundant and reinforced. No city has been besieged or lost by the Knights but they have not been able to secure a field battle since the first contact.
The Grandmaster is deciding to withdraw to the safety of the cities and let the enemy come to them. Most of the cities are now supported with cannon defenses.