Dreams of Elysium - A Basileía Romaíon Mod AAR

[HistoryDude]

Congrats on your expansion!

Why did Aurelian end the update by tempting fate? I'm expecting a massive war to explode now... (possibly with Louisiana?).

 

[Nikolai]

Good luck keeping out of war. Even if you manage to keep peace with your neighbors, there is always the enemy within.

Yes, one needs to go fast, slowly. Aurelius is a moderate, and he is well liked. Hopefully that will keep people on his side.

Thank you for the update. Did Pavlos get animal carvings (bone/ivory/wood)? Is Elysium peacefully absorbing the western neighbors? What are the 29-95 days?

Good question! Naturally Vinland will give something representative of their culture to the child. So some animal from up North is likely! Elysium is peacefully absorbing her neighbors ues,cother than some indian wars. The days are days until next expansion into new colonial land.

Congrats on your expansion!

Why did Aurelian end the update by tempting fate? I'm expecting a massive war to explode now... (possibly with Louisiana?).

Thanks! I am not sure he was tempting fate as much as dreaming of a peaceful future.

 

[Nikolai]

Pronoia, Elysium

February 26th, 1754

As the wind was blowing outside in the chilly February evening, Aurelius Galantinus sat comfortably in front of the fire inside his palace. He was now 38 years old, still a young man. But a young man who had seen a lot. Civil war. Indian wars. But, thankfully, no real danger had come to his family. Not even back when Elysium was small, vulnerable and he was recently married and had no heir.

He felt lucky. His people loved him. His family even more. Flavia was knitting beside him, while Pavlos, now a teenager with all that entailed, was at a ball held for him and his friends by the Senate. Yes, Pavlos was shaping up to become a nice lad. A good future king. The soothsayer seemed to have been wrong. Nothing could please Aurelian more.

Elysium was much, much bigger than it once had been too, now. The frontier tribes, steadily pushed back in the name of progress, was the Anilco, Osage, Sakowin and – he had no way of not mispronouncing this one – Niswa-mishkodewinpan. Elysium was also growing in population size, now she was closing in on four million inhabitants.

But his good neighbors in Vinland was in trouble. Or, had been. A civil war had raged there for a few months now, but the rebels were all but defeated. His ambassador up there had adviced him no intervention was needed, as the loyalists and their overlord in Europe were more than strong enough to deal with the rebels. The ambassador had been right. Aurelian had made sure to signal his support for the loyalists with the means at his disposal, save interference. He knew it had been appreciated.

For him, the larger problem was the Elysian economy. It was growing and growing fast. But growth was costly and the risk of going into default was always present. To balance investment into the industry and keeping the economy afloat was taking much of his time and energy. He dreamed of a day when his coffers were a little less empty.

 

[The Kingmaker]

Quite a time jump. Your empire has grown very fast. I hope its stability doesn’t suffer as a result.

 

[Nikolai]

Quite a time jump. Your empire has grown very fast. I hope its stability doesn’t suffer as a result.

Yeah, as I've said before this only became an AAR 40 years into the campaign. I have four saves between 1736 and then.

 

[Midnite Duke]

Thank you for the update. @Macavity116, welcome to the enlightened realm of Elysium. With Mac aboard, can space flight be far away?

 

[Macavity116]

It's kinda awkward seeing the two peninsulas of Michigan being owned by different countries.

Unless the Three Fires Confederacy is brought into the fold, there may never be a bridge connecting the Mitten to the Upper Peninsula.

 

[Midnite Duke]

It's kinda awkward seeing the two peninsulas of Michigan being owned by different countries.

Unless the Three Fires Confederacy is brought into the fold, there may never be a bridge connecting the Mitten to the Upper Peninsula.

The UP looks better connected to the west rather than the Mitten, just as VA's two Eastern Shore counties look better connected to the remainder of the Delmarva Peninsula.

 

[Nikolai]

Thank you for the update. @Macavity116, welcome to the enlightened realm of Elysium. With Mac aboard, can space flight be far away?

Elysium can into space?

It's kinda awkward seeing the two peninsulas of Michigan being owned by different countries.

Unless the Three Fires Confederacy is brought into the fold, there may never be a bridge connecting the Mitten to the Upper Peninsula.

The UP looks better connected to the west rather than the Mitten, just as VA's two Eastern Shore counties look better connected to the remainder of the Delmarva Peninsula.

I have no idea what you two are talking about, but I am sure we can correct it eventually.

 

[HistoryDude]

It's nice to see that things are going well.

Does Elysium have a formal alliance with Vinland and the North Sea Empire? If not, can Aurelian negotiate one? Having aid if a war does happen would be useful.

 

[Rensslaer]

@Nikolai congratulations on conquering @Macavity116's mitten! Now you have to complete your conquest with the Upper Peninsula (UP).

You grew pretty quickly. Looking forward to more progress.

Why do people listen to seers and soothsayers if then they don't trust them?

Rensslaer

 

[Macavity116]

Yes, Pavlos was shaping up to become a nice lad. A good future king. The soothsayer seemed to have been wrong. Nothing could please Aurelian more.

@Rensslaer has a point on this one... but I'm sure this also means there's a metaphorical anvil somewhere nearby, just waiting to be dropped.

he had no way of not mispronouncing this one – Niswa-mishkodewinpan.

Yup. That's why we Michiganders just refer to them as the Three Fires Confederacy. (Or alternatively, the Council of Three Fires) The Anishinabek have several languages under their umbrella, and all three Tribal Councils who make up Three Fires are Anishinabek in some way or another, so there are several different ways to say that name. I won't blame Galantinus for messing it up once, or twice, or several times.

 

[Nikolai]

It's nice to see that things are going well.

Does Elysium have a formal alliance with Vinland and the North Sea Empire? If not, can Aurelian negotiate one? Having aid if a war does happen would be useful.

Vinland offers and we accept defensive and formal alliances now and then, only to break them again.

@Nikolai congratulations on conquering @Macavity116's mitten! Now you have to complete your conquest with the Upper Peninsula (UP).

You grew pretty quickly. Looking forward to more progress.

Why do people listen to seers and soothsayers if then they don't trust them?

Rensslaer

Yeah, but it's pretty empty land yet. Thankfully the immigration is good at this point!

He does not know whether to trust them. He is a sceptical guy, but still a person of faith.

@Rensslaer has a point on this one... but I'm sure this also means there's a metaphorical anvil somewhere nearby, just waiting to be dropped.

Perhaps...

Yup. That's why we Michiganders just refer to them as the Three Fires Confederacy. (Or alternatively, the Council of Three Fires) The Anishinabek have several languages under their umbrella, and all three Tribal Councils who make up Three Fires are Anishinabek in some way or another, so there are several different ways to say that name. I won't blame Galantinus for messing it up once, or twice, or several times.

Much easier on the tongue.

 

[Nikolai]

Pronoia, Elysium

March 27th, 1783

Aurelian Galantinus was sitting in his office, reading reports. He was worried about New Jersey. Economical growth had happened fast, and for New Jersey too fast. The infrastructure didn’t manage to cope and as a result good, valuable wares were not shipped in – or out. A famine was happening there, so close to the capital! He had already ordered this newfangled railroad to be constructed, but he was worried it would cost the state much in upkeep.

He looked at the other report. South Dakota. The land of the gold mines. Extreme growth in the GDP from that state, which held about as many people as New Jersey now. Eleven percent of the nation's GDP, in fact. No need to do anything there. It was going to be the locomotive of the country for – hopefully – a long time coming.

A knock.

In came his son Pavlos. A strong, brave, and intelligent man, now of 35 years. Aurelian felt his chest filled with pride. He smiled to his son.

“Pavlos. How good to see you. I take it you are ready for your travels to the frontier?”

Pavlos grinned.

“Bison. I have always wanted to hunt bison.”

Aurelian nodded. Inside he was worried. Pavlos was unnecessarily violent with animals. He hoped time would mellow him. Well, this was merely a hunting trip. Young men needed to get this restlessness out of their system.

But he could smell the alcohol. Even if Pavlos had tried to hide it with perfume. He sighed inwardly. Hopefully the young man in front of him would stop partying so hard soon. He was still a bachelor too. Aurelian noted to himself he needed to get his oldest son introduced to more potential wives when he came back. Or he would have to force marriage on the lad, he feared. Aurelian knew he was getting older himself. He needed his heir to have an heir himself before he left the Earth.

Oh, how he missed Flavia.

 

[The Kingmaker]

Oh no, Flavia’s dead? We barely got to know her! And Pavlos is a bloodthirsty, jingoist alcoholic? That’s not looking good.

 

[Rensslaer]

Yes, that was sudden with Flavia. And, frankly, kind of sudden to see Pavlos at 35!

So it appears you've absorbed the Sakowin, Osage and Caddo? Who else? How did this occur? Curious how it is Elysium is expanding so quickly.

Interesting stuff!

Rensslaer

 

[Nikolai]

Oh no, Flavia’s dead? We barely got to know her! And Pavlos is a bloodthirsty, jingoist alcoholic? That’s not looking good.

Perhaps the sootsayer were not too far off the mark after all?

Yes, that was sudden with Flavia. And, frankly, kind of sudden to see Pavlos at 35!

So it appears you've absorbed the Sakowin, Osage and Caddo? Who else? How did this occur? Curious how it is Elysium is expanding so quickly.

Interesting stuff!

Rensslaer

Yeah, I am sorry it's going so fast. I am good at these AARs when I have notes and screenshots, and preferably saves. But the first decades I did none of that and had four saves. I just couldn't think of anything to write, I need crutches! The jumps will be shorter later on. I am sorry for those who will miss Flavia, but now Aurelius finally is without his muse, and we can see he's failing without her, in regards to their son, no?

This game was for decades upon decades only colonization and almost nothing else. I have the colonization law that I am investing in, and each investment makes expansion faster. Around 120 days per expansion per tribe IIRC. Then, when I get a war with one of them, it stops, but goes 10x faster for a few years after when I win. This would be all empty land had it not been for the migration waves I am getting, though. And I am getting a lot of them! Good laws, open borders for everyone and the Statue of Elysium. 10 cent for who guesses what that is based on.

 

[The Kingmaker]

Are you saying the Statue of Elysium is a memorial to Flavia?

 

[Nikolai]

Are you saying the Statue of Elysium is a memorial to Flavia?

Heh, it was already present at game start. But perhaps it was made quickly?

 

[The Kingmaker]

Heh, it was already present at game start. But perhaps it was made quickly?

Wouldn't be the first memorial to a lost love. <Cough, cough> Taj Mahal <Cough>