OMGz there is a main story? so the tale will be how to defeat the Mongols?
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When the Empress hears that the Bard is making money at her expense, Perry Mason, Ben Matlock, Ally McBeal and Dewey Cheatem will be hired! Maybe a kidnaper or two. The Bard should rest at an Inn and wave from the balcony while drinking wine. Thank you for the update
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Crusader Kings 2 - The Road of Queens
Chapter Eight Hundred-Seventy-Nine : The End Of The Party
Chapter Eight Hundred-Seventy-Nine : The End Of The Party
So the Bard was removed from the Imperial Court and the party went on. Outside the Palace/Castle the Slow Fever continued to roam the lands but inside the wine flowed, roast fish and chicken was available, and there was cheerful music.
Then there was some upsetting news. China, through its military might, had subdued another Realm. In other words Duke Jau Wenshunu “The Conqueror” had become a Tributary State of the Middle Kingdom.
“What?!?!” said the Empress when she heard the news. “Are you sure?”
The Council was sure. The Duke was now under the control of the Chinese Empire.
The Empress pouted and ordered a refill for her glass. “More wine!”
It could be she drank too much wine for reports suggested she got a little….weird. Though it is said that Princess Agathe approved of this behavior.
As she got drunk and gave the Court something to laugh at the Civil War up to the north continued. It looked like Mew was still winning.
Then the Empress received some bad news. Princess Basillike was sick. The uncouth one was dealing with chest pains and a high fever. Seems she had Slow Fever.
The Empress sent her own Doctor to tend to her daughter’s needs.
And so the carousing came to a end on a somewhat low note. The guests left, the empty bottles were collected, and the Empress was taken to her private chambers with a hangover.
Next chapter - back to normal!
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The Middle kingdom subduing duchies to the South of the Maurian empire is highly disrespectful to say the least. Maybe we need to go to war with China sometime in the future?
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Wow I've wanted to suggest changing name of the aar to "Chronicles of House Fisher", but I see we are back on track
Can you say when do you plan next world preview it could be good way to remind what is going on Anno Domini 933
Can you say when do you plan next world preview it could be good way to remind what is going on Anno Domini 933
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Does the Empress confuse American Indians with Greek Indians? Thank you for updating
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In a few chapters we will get a top seven military powers 0f the known world chapter.Wow I've wanted to suggest changing name of the aar to "Chronicles of House Fisher", but I see we are back on track
Can you say when do you plan next world preview it could be good way to remind what is going on Anno Domini 933
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Crusader Kings 2 - The Road of Queens
Chapter Eight Hundred-Eighty : Slow Fever
Chapter Eight Hundred-Eighty : Slow Fever
By mid December the Imperial Courtiers and the Council were suggesting that the Empress close the gates.
The reason was simple. The Slow Fever that rocked the lands was still out there and nobody wanted to be sick with. Since one daughter had become sick with Slow Fever nobody else wanted to catch it. And now the Empress was showing signs of illness also!
“I don’t have Slow Fever,” explained the Empress. “You silly-willies. I have Great Pox!”
The Imperial Court collectively said, “Ewwww!” and backed away.
Up north Mew’s forces were laying siege to the wooden fort of Barbar. One of the Rebellion’s Counties.
In early February the Princess Pulcheria and her husband, Prince Girgen “The Unready”, gave the Empress another grandson. Named Theophanes.
It was decided the baby boy’s first stage of his education would focus on his Culture and Religion.
The Empress also decided to see how well her Empire was doing. Mostly by checking on the trouble makers. "Bring me the lists!" she demanded.
There was four Factions, or political movements, still kicking. The one trying to make Basileios the Ruler of Kamarupa was the only one that might be seen as dangerous.
There was plenty of plots going on by people who refused to stop their scheming. The jerks.
Her own plot to kill the Khan of Guge was going nowhere. She was slightly disappointed by that.
At least the Council was loyal. Though the Sakellarios, her daughter Eulalia “The Unfaithful”, was hiding from the Slow Fever by staying inside her Castle. She was NOT overseeing construction in the Capital as Wall Map showed.
In March the Empress received some news from the north. The Rebellion had finally captured Mew’s Castle and were now laying siege to the City of Tana. The Rebels were heavily outnumbered and if they don’t move faster to win the war they would soon be crushed by Mew’s armies.
In mid March there was horrible news. Princess Agathe, the only one of her daughters who had come to party with her, had also become sick. It was believed she had Slow Fever.
The Empress ordered her Court Physician to help the Princess right away.
Even as her Doctor packed his stuff and went to check on Princess Agathe the Empress found herself shivering. Then she was sweating. She felt awful. Oh no…maybe she had something else besides Great Pox, insanity, and a missing leg?
Her Doctor, after examining her, declared that she had Slow Fever. Maybe she should have closed the gates?
Join us next time where we watch as the Empress is treated with modern medical technology! Well, what was modern during the 10th Century.
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Author’s Notes:Just to let you know I will be with family so may not be back until later next week.
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Wonderful to see the Empress with all her wisdom in her natural element. Thank you for the update
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caught up again after a busy RL period…
Yep, that definitely qualifies as weird.
Fair enough too.
It’s been a while!
Yep, that definitely qualifies as weird.It gets better.
And even better!
Oh no - out of the frying pan and into the fire. Tenth century plague treatments … if she survives this, she really is made of stern stuff.
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Crusader Kings 2 - The Road of Queens
Chapter Eight Hundred-Eighty-One : Tea
Chapter Eight Hundred-Eighty-One : Tea
The Empress was in her bedroom, surrounded by her maids and Ladies-in-waiting, when Maurikios arrived with his own servents and some of the medical students he was training.
”I have studied the stars and have come to bleed you,” he announced. "That's what the stars have shown me."
All evidence suggested that the Empress didn’t feel any better afterwards. But she didn’t feel worse.
Near the end of March the Empress received horrible news. Basillike, the smelly daughter, died at the age of 30 from Cancer. Her, now Ex-Son-In-Law, was now single but she was too sick to worry about match making at the moment.
At least it was one less family member to fight over the Empire when she died.
By April she was feeling even worse. She had to force herself out of bed, using her spear-cane, to make runs for the Castle’s privies.
Outside the Empire’s borders the war between the Mongol Empire and Khazaria continued. It was kind of hard to determine who was winning. There so many Kings, Chiefs, Khans, and other Rulers involved many felt it was the largest war to rock the Steppes.
Maurikios, after examining her once again, announced the Empress still had Slow Fever. He went off to plan her next treatment.
A few days later the Doctor brought her some chamomile tea. Which wasn’t that bad. Basilissa Eupraxia “The Quarreller” was happy she had hired Maurikios as her doctor.
In mid April Bhikkhu Photios “The Ill-Ruler” passed away and Bhikkhu Ioulianois inherited the Monastery of Para-Lauhitya and the other titles.
Feeling a tad better the Empress sent Duke Jau Wenshunu a fancy gift. Just as a show of good faith and friendship.
The Duke was happy with the gift and said he would not soon forget the gesture.
In the end it wouldn’t matter.
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At least the good doctor seems to be helping. But:
this is rather ominous...
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Welcome Back! If the good doctor only provides tea, she could have hired a dozen cooks and maids for the same result. What a Cliffhanger! But is it major picture and a millennium from now, none of our lives would matter. Thank you for updating
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Basilissa Eulalia of Maurya 934 AD
Crusader Kings 2 - The Road of Queens
Chapter Eight Hundred-Eighty-Two : Death In The Dynasty
Chapter Eight Hundred-Eighty-Two : Death In The Dynasty
The Empress was on her sick bed in early May. She was feeling sick but not as bad as before. The tea had helped a little.
It had helped her enough to clear her mind and realize that continuing to try to sway Duke Jau Wenshunu of Kalinga was a waste. He was now a puppet of the Chinese. So she decided to stop trying to sway him.
Sad, because his opinion of the Empress was very high.
But soon the Slow Fever hit her hard. The walls of this world and the world outside this one was becoming soft. Like pancakes with too much warm syrup.
In her dream-like state the Empress decided to try to improve the Countess Simonis of Kunggar’s opinion of her. The Countess was in charge of one of the Factions. One of the most dangerous ones in fact. And the Countess was also trying to take over one of the Duchies that didn’t belong to her. So trying to get on her good side wasn’t a bad idea.
So the Empress decided to try to sway her AND sent the Countess a lot of gold. It helped a little. But not by much.
Near the end of May the Doctor approached the Empress and asked her which treatment she wanted and gave her many choices.
She asked him to try something new. She didn’t care - she wanted the illness to end.
So he brought her a hand and rubbed it on her. This was NOT the type of treatment she had wanted. It felt less like medicine and more like witchcraft.
In June the Civil War, or Rebellion, continued to rage in the north.
And one of her Vassals, the Doux of Nadia and his vassals, had started a war with the Great King of Punjab. A once powerful Realm that, now, had fallen on hard times.
But it mattered not. For, on the 17th of June, Basilissa Eupraxia had passed away from Slow Fever at the age of 53 years old.
The old Empress had died. Long live the new Empress Basilissa Eulalia!
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A whole lot of living and loving went into Eupraxia's fifty-three years. With the new Basilissa already an evil tyrant, I would ask for a recount if my lips would quit trembling. Thank you for the update
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Crusader Kings 2 - The Road of Queens
Chapter Eight Hundred-Eighty-Three : The New Empress
Artist’s Impression of Basilissa Eulalia Of Dysnomia
Chapter Eight Hundred-Eighty-Three : The New Empress
Artist’s Impression of Basilissa Eulalia Of Dysnomia
It was the 18th of June, of the year 934 AD, and Basilissa Eulalia “The Unfaithful” was now Ruler of the (Second) Empire of Maurya.
The NEW Empress was 36 years old, have four living children, and had inherited her mother’s Titles and Treasures. Though not her claims.
And of course she was no longer on the Council.
Also, there were the six siblings who might wish to take her titles.
Prince Ioannikios, her eldest son and child, was her Heir. Something she would likely soon be changing.
But before we dive into the decisions and barriers that faced the new Empress our next chapter will be showing us the wider world. Yes, next chapter is the Top Seven Military Powers Of The (Known) World!
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I commend you on Maurya's lack of border gore. Eulalia looks to be a decent person. There might be some duchies and kingdoms that can be dispensed to reward the faithful. Thank you for the update. And now to the Mongols and the next six. Do we get a small religion as well?
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