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Teritora, 1252 AD, King Bern the Aposate seized the throne and raised an army of the Remaining Pagans of the domantely christian land and using the vast Gold, silver, Platinum and presious Gem mines of Teritora hired vast mercenary armies to enforce his rule. He set out to set back the clock and force the nation to give up christianity. He defiled the Royal chapel, the churches and the synagoges across the land with the Idols of his false gods and slaughtered jews and christians across the land and worse of all defiled the tomb of Saint Vornsi, the patron saint of Teritora. After three years of this, the 7 Great princes of Teritora rose up in revolt with their vassels agaist the King. Also the church stuck back; Cardinal Voreni declared a holy crusade to overthrow the upsurper, called for the formation of a new order of holy knights and for aid from other christian nations...

That onslaught sounds ghastly, and know that the Kingdom of Tord would have been one of the first ones to hear the battlecry against this terrible demon, you can count the holy Kingdom of Tord in.

Good, these evil shall be driven back. Deus Volt


OOC:Yep decided to play out something from my nations past I came up with as a nice change of pace.

I will send a hundred knights for this noble cause.

~King Tordor the third

Let's see, in 1252AD we would be fighting to retake Jeruselem from the Moslems. Sorry we are a little busy ...

the Nation of Tord would have sent thousands of spearmen, archers, peasants with sticks, soldiers, and hundreds of knights to aid this noble quest.
(this also means our nations would also probably be old buddies, so I suggest we open peaceful trade with each other, I'm ready to send an ambassador as soon as you confirm).
At its head, the warrior King Mathias would have led, eager to aid this righteous nation.

Let's see, in 1252AD we would be fighting to retake Jeruselem from the Moslems. Sorry we are a little busy ...

Indeed and others are tied up in the Iberian and the Baltic crusades.

I have gotten 200 knights who are not just willing to go but will join the new order of knights of the church. The infindels shalll be stopped, Deus Volt.

Archbishop Hernsi

OOC:So thats 100 knights with their sergents at arms and squires from the king and 200 knights and their company for the holy order gathered by the archbishop.

I have found 300 knights willing to join the new order of knights. The forces of god will cast down the Paygum. Deus Volt

Bishop Jerni

OOC: So for outside surport this crusade so far, 500 foreign knights joining the new holy order of knights from various kingdoms and 100 knights with their squires, men at arms and surport units sent by the king of Tordor. Not bad really concidering.

OOC: So for outside surport this crusade so far, 500 foreign knights joining the new holy order of knights from various kingdoms and 100 knights with their squires, men at arms and surport units sent by the king of Tordor. Not bad really concidering.

*A lone horseman rides into the camp of the new knighly order. He immediatly demands to see whoever is in charge. After being taken to the commander's tent, he reveals he is a messanger from what he discribes as an "interested party." After delivering his note, he rides off into the night. The note reads as such*

"To the many "pious" men gatering on the eve of battle:

You are all an embarissment to Christianity. Jesus and God do not want us killing in their name. God doesn't want his religion forced on anyone. REmember Jesus's words to the Zealots. If these people are truly evil, as you say, God will judge them when he sees fit, not you. I hope you see he error of your ways, as many of you have the best intentions at heart I'm sure, and cease this foolish undertaking. Death, hate, amd war are the tools of the devil, not God. If you are determined to go through with this, you will be judged accordingly by God on the day of your inevitable death, no matter what you were promised by mortal leader. Only God can tru;ly grant salvation.


Signed:
A intereated party

OOC:Your talking about the middle ages here, so the message won't work even without the midieval culture and society of mideval christians that is in place, theres the slaughtering of christians and the defiling of churches and of holysites including the tomb of a saint.

The message is concidered that of a crackpot written by someone with no knowlage of thelogy, the true faith or the church so it is thrown into a bonfire as the knights train to work together.

I have brought together 100 samurai to join the holy order and bring aid to the crusade.

Bishop Mishushi

(OOC: to respond to the peace-ply message, even if they weren't Christians, I would be in this because innocent people were being slaughtered, no matter what religion they were in.
and, to respond to Tordor horrendous last post, what the freaky deakey sweet monkey jesus would 100 samurai be doing working for a knightly christian country?! that's just poor rp-ing, the samurai would never sell their swords to a gaijin (foreiner bastard) like that. As far as I remember, they also disliked Christianity, so, if anything, they'd be on the opposing side!)

(OOC: to respond to the peace-ply message, even if they weren't Christians, I would be in this because innocent people were being slaughtered, no matter what religion they were in.
and, to respond to Tordor horrendous last post, what the freaky deakey sweet monkey jesus would 100 samurai be doing working for a knightly christian country?! that's just poor rp-ing, the samurai would never sell their swords to a gaijin (foreiner bastard) like that. As far as I remember, they also disliked Christianity, so, if anything, they'd be on the opposing side!)

Well, they'd be mercenaries in reality. Pay them enough Gold, and they don't care who they are killing.

OOC:How it stands at the moment

IC:The Leaders:

The Crusaders:

The Princes:

Prince Johnitus Tor Asha the Wyvern, Prince Heken Tor Borl the Fox,
Prince Kern Tor Dorl the Lionhearted, Prince Alern Tor Torl the Dragon, Prince Toran Tor Zorl the brave, Hern Tor Tomus Tor Zorlen the Fair and Prince Yorn Tor Kerln the Couragous: These are the 7 Great Princes of Teritora leading their vassels in revolt agaist the Pagan upsurper king.

The Holy Order of the knights of St. Vornsi of Ashani:

Grandmaster Jorl of Borl: The head of the new formed Holy Order of Knights, he has never led a large number troops into battle or commanded at any battle larger than a border shirmish.

The Upsurper and his Generals:

King Lorenivus the Aposite, also known as the bloodbather, the bucher, the forkbeard, and other titles:After upsurping the throne he had the surving royal family raped, tortured to half to death and then sacificed to his gods in the Royal chapel defiling it. He then sent his army and the mercenary armies on a reign of terror in which villages were burned and pillaged, priests and monks were tortured to death, nuns were raped and their nunneries and mononsaries burned. He also converted the Catherals and churches into pagan sites of worships and defiled the tomb of the patron saint of the land,. This and even worse actions leding to the revolt of the nobles and a crusade to be declared. King Lorenivus is a extremly ruthless man who will stop at nothing to crush his enemies and christanity into nothing.

General Voerni: The General of King Lerenivus's army he is a fanatic who wants to stomp out christanity and futhermore wipe out Teritora's jews as well. He typical attacks are direct frontal assults.

Generals Mohamdon, Gernsito, Yurterii and Qerani: These are the major commanders of the mercenary armies hired by King Lerenivus. little is known about them.

(OOC:i would help the Christians in any way posible,but i dont know exactly what time period it is.)

OOC: its 1252 AD

In an hidden cove off the southern coast of Teritora, The Holy Order of the knights of St. Vornsi of Ashani gathered and began to organize and prepare battle plans as new members arrived, so far there was 200 Tordoran knights, 300 Voreni Knights, 100 Tordoran samurai and 500 Teritoran knights. Else where the Princes trained their armies and waited for spring to arrive and the opening of the champianing season.

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We are sending 100 engineers to help man and build your siege weapons.

Thank you, anything helps and with god on our side we will defeat this vile infidels and drive from from christiandom.

OOC:ok then,why all the knights and other dark ages troops ???,i dont mean to be picky i am just curious)

OOC:What are you talking about? Why wouldn't there be middles troops? its the middle ages.

(OOC: to respond to the peace-ply message, even if they weren't Christians, I would be in this because innocent people were being slaughtered, no matter what religion they were in.
and, to respond to Tordor horrendous last post, what the freaky deakey sweet monkey jesus would 100 samurai be doing working for a knightly christian country?! that's just poor rp-ing, the samurai would never sell their swords to a gaijin (foreiner bastard) like that. As far as I remember, they also disliked Christianity, so, if anything, they'd be on the opposing side!)

OOC:Well to be fair to Tordor, there were historitally christian samurai, one of the shoguns used them to wipe out this fanitical monks that were causing him trouble all over japan, of course a later shogun went after them with a venange to try to wipe them out in the 1600s when he closed up japan.

OOC:Hmm, maybe I should pull the merchental controled state make profit while appearing to keep a noble cause.

Soon spring arrived and the mountianious rainly country began to thaw out
Grandmaster Jorl shook his head, the campianing season would began soon. Most of his forces were ready as he was sure the forces of the princes were ready however those Tordoran Samurai were a problem. They had contempt for the knights even though they were just as highly trained and trained unlike the samurai trained in every form of melee weaponary as well as much better armored and much easer to get to work together. They would be a problem that would have to be dealt with somehow.

King of Tord, Heirzgeit, approached the Grandmaster.
Heirzgeit:" I and my men are eager to be off, my scouts report the enemy forces are as ready as we are, and I say we strike at what I believe is their weakest base first, and pick off his forces one by one. We are ready to depart when you are."

OOC: Around 1252 AD or 5999 A.B. (After Beldinas) in Istar the nation will be on the verge of celebrating the beginning of its 6000 millenia of existance, and added to the fact that Istar is still Isolated from the world (and worships various deities, like Paladine and Mishakal for example) Istar isn't going to do anything for either side.

King of Tord, Heirzgeit, approached the Grandmaster.
Heirzgeit:" I and my men are eager to be off, my scouts report the enemy forces are as ready as we are, and I say we strike at what I believe is their weakest base first, and pick off his forces one by one. We are ready to depart when you are."

Grandmaster Jorl replied. "Good, the High Princes are ready for the campaining season as well. The Infidels shall pay dearly."

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You may conquer the christians in the battle but not in the war ,


For it is written: "As I live, says the Lord, Every knee shall bow to Me, And every tongue shall confess to God." 12 So then each of us shall give account of himself to God.

Revelations 14:11

(OOC: riiiiiiiight then, I'm not sure whether that last one was for us or against us, but continuing on with the story)
Heirzgeit's forces were deployed and marching on the nearest of the usurpers castles, he was glad to be given the chance to test his army's mettle in battle, to bring glory to the Kingdom of Tord, he would not let his Kingdom, or this Kingdom down.
As the armies surrounded the castle, he drew his sword and ordered the charged of the Tord army.
"CHARGE!"
(OOC: Seriously, I'm really confused by that last post, in this post, we're fighting people that AREN'T Christians...weirdo.)

weirdo huh ? you might want to check yourself if Your claiming to be christian. And I think if you read your bible, you would know it was pointed to the armies against God!!!!!!!!!

(OOC: riiiiiiiight then, I'm not sure whether that last one was for us or against us, but continuing on with the story)
Heirzgeit's forces were deployed and marching on the nearest of the princes castles, he was glad to be given the chance to test his army's mettle in battle, to bring glory to the Kingdom of Tord, he would not let his Kingdom, or this Kingdom down.
As the armies surrounded the castle, he drew his sword and ordered the charged of the Tord army.
"CHARGE!"
(OOC: Seriously, I'm really confused by that last post, in this post, we're fighting people that AREN'T Christians...weirdo.)

OOC:Your not attacking the princes are you? If you remember they are fighting agaist the Pagan upsurper king and his armies.

:?:

(OOC: oopsie, I got mixed up, my armies are marching against the ursurpers that have commited the attrocities. As for you, Triprolo, I still haven't got a clue what' you're talking about. I personally never, ever, bothered to read the bible, far too boring. As for my country, it is Christian, but not any christianity evident in the world today, it accepts some of the bible's teachings while ignoring other parts of it, like homophobia for example, gays should have just as many rights as everyone else, anyone believing to the contrary is no better than the KKK or a nazi. As for our disagreement, I believe I misread your post a little while back, I thought you were preaching against up PC's, if I was wrong, then whoopsie! My bad!)

OOC: Hmmm... this reminds me a bit of my country's own history... (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=78282)

God bless,

The Republic of Syskeyia

Elsewhere the Princes began their offensives agaist the upsurpers forces, each commanding their forces in a manner fitting them(AKa why they have those titled after their names) While the Order with the engineers from the holy land began their offensive towards the Fortress city of Disika.

Jeden gazed over the battle field. It had been a good battle, they had founght visciously, yet he was victorious. They had taken more casualties than he liked, but he was sure his army would still be able to sweep away any opposing force.
Paladin: "further orders sir?"
King Jeden: "Gather the men, we ride again"
and so Tord's army set out once again for battle.

Meanwhile the Forces of the great princes wiped out several enemy armies and had the towns of Tirnk, Herg, Jernk, Hvern, Boerna, Loran, Derni, Gernsa, Yern and Torek under seige. Also the order began the seige of the Fortress city of Disika.

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Jeden's forces assailed yet another castle, their crusade thus far seemed unstoppable, they were facing their toughest obstacle yet, but Jeden was sure they would succeed by gods grace. However, it seems Jeden was overconfident, the forces could not crakc the castle, the battle raged on for hours, but to no avail. As a last resort, Jeden himself led a force to try and breach the doors, they managed to get in, but at a great cost, for King Jeden's life had paid the price, the remnats of the TOrd army (1/4 its original size) had taken the castle, but were severely weakened, and without a king...

Meanwhile the forces of the Princes and the Order were stuck Beseiging the Cities they were attacking, cities who's walls in the Teritoran style were too massive to batter down or undermine and too high to use seige ladders and towers to scale. They would have either have dig under the walls or starve the enemy out.

6 Months passed as the Crusaders mined their way through the Balsalt that the massive walls rested on and as they repelled all attempts to releve the seiges, it would likely take some time but the cities would falll either by stavation or when the Beseigers finished their tunnels into the cities. It was only a matter of time.

The Tord army arrived to aid in the siege, they were disheartened and weakened, but still capable of fighting. They would see this war through, then bury their King.
(OOC: seeing's how this is your post topic, I'll let you decide when to end it)

Finally after 3 year seige they finally tunneled into the cities and took them and After 6 Years of war across the princalities of Teritora, the Crusading forces aproached the Capital of Teritora, the Massive Fortified City of Castle Dora where the forces of the upsurper King waited waited, the final battle as about to began.

OOC: Reading with great interest. I'd join in, but the 1252AD era ancestors of modern Pantocratorians were the Orthodox Byzantines, so no help there for a Crusade. :)

OOC:Of course, they had the turks as a problem.

OOC:Of course, they had the turks as a problem.

OOC: At that particular stage of things, the Byzantines had the "Latins" as far more of a problem... given that they were occupying Constantinople and all. :)

The Tord Paladin in charge of the host went up to the Leader of the Crusading forces.
"We are ready to advance, we have put much effort into this war, lost much, and will see it through to the end. we cannot lose, God in with us, our baptized swords will cleave through the ursupers and reinstall the rightful leader. We await your signal."

The 7 High Princes and the Grand Master of the Vorensi Order nodded and took their places with their forces then the two armies charged at each other and the battle was joined on a massive scale comparable only to the wars of the Mongol hordes or the days of the height of the roman empire as hundreds of thousands battled as armies mixed into each other and everything felll into general Melee fighting.

The battle was ferce and raged for hours then something that grabed the attention of everyone, the Grand Master of the Vorensi Order and the Upsurper King faced each other and went at each other with pure wraith and the fighting stopped as everyone began to watch the duel in the center of the battlefeild as the two battled each other.

Conclusion from the song of Dornsi

Then Grandmaster of the Holy order of saint fought the foul Upsurper and after much battle a act of god cameth and struck down the false one. A star fall from the sky though a ray of light in the clouds and struck down the false king and his armies drew disheartened while the forces of god grew new courage and smote down the forces of the false king and then across the lands the Idols and risen temples of the false gods were thrown down, the False priests were burned in holy fire and their ashes thrown into the sea so they might foul the kingdom no more. Then there was great rejoicing across the land as the holy places were set right. Then where the start fell a great shrine was build and all rejoiced at this god given victory.

As the rejoicing began, the Tord Kinghts took their leave, they were glad to have cleansed the land of evil, but were eager to return to their beloved home. Hands were shaken, thanks and farewell were made, and the Tordians departed.
But al was not right in Tord, neighbouring countries had taken advantage of Tord's departed army and felled King, and so had begun to attack Tord.
The army returned and founght some in decisive battles, and it was evident Tord would soon be overrun. So, the Queen at the time made the decision to take what people they had left on their massive fleet, and leave for another land.
They did so, and after a bit of travel, found a piece of earth called the Lyong Penninsula.
(OOC: Sorry, but I couldn't resist putting some of my own history into this thread too, it was a good forum, well done Territoria, I'm sure we'll meet again!)