The Akamar Herald Year Two Issues 4,5, and 6

There was very little action during the second campaign year.   By the end of the year Ken had gone from the largest empire at the beginning of the campaign to one of the smallest.   Mike was now the largest.  

THE AKAMAR HERALD

PERSEUS

PERSEUS IS LOCATED ON THE WESTERN PART OF THE SOUTHERN COAST.   MONOKEROS BORDERS IT ON THE NORTH AND EAST AND TO THE WEST ARE FOUND THE GREAT DESERTS.   IZAR, THE CAPITAL CITY, IS A MAJOR PORT ON THE GULF OF SIDE.  IT IS STOPPING POINT FOR MERCHANT SHIPS TRAVELING TO AND FROM THE LANDS LOCATED TO THE WEST OF THE GREAT DESERTS.  MERCHANTS VESSELS CAN EXPECT TO PAY HIGH FEES FOR THE USE OF IZAR’S DOCKS AND SERVICES, AS THERE ARE NO PLACES TO STOP FOR FOOD OR WATER BETWEEN PERSEUS AND THE WESTERN LANDS.  IN ADDITION TO IZAR SEVERAL OTHER TOWNS AND VILLAGES ARE LOCATED IN THE AL TAIS MOUNTAINS.   THEY PROVIDE WOOL, CATTLE AND METAL ORES TO CLOTH, FEED, AND ARM THE CITIZENS OF PERSEUS.

MUSCA

TO THE NORTH OF THE ANCHA DESERT IS THE VALLEY OF MUSCA.   RICH AND FERTILE FARMLAND FED BY THE WATERS OF LAKE CUJAM AND THE ALSAFI RIVER PROVIDES AN ABUNDANCE OF FOOD AND GAME.  GREAT HERDS OF ELK AND DEER ROAM THE HILLS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE RIVER.  ELEPHANTS ARE ALSO FOUND THERE AND ARE USED TO HELP HARVEST TIMBER FROM THE FORESTS.  TO THE NORTH AND WEST ARE THE NAIR AL ZAURAR MOUNTATINS.  THESE ARE INHABITED BY BARBARIAN HILLMEN WHO JUST AS SOON RAID THE VALLEY AS TRADE WITH IT.  ANY INVADING ARMIES FROM KAELUM OR MONOKEROS MUST TRAVEL UP THE NARROW RIVER VALLEY BEFORE THEY ARRIVE AT THE TOWN OF KEID, WHICH GUARDS THE EASTERN END OF THE MUSCA VALLEY.   THERE IS NO ACTUAL CAPITAL CITY.  INSTEAD, A COUNCIL OF ELDERS WILL MEET AT ONE OF THE MAJOR TOWNS FOR SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE MOVING TO THE NEXT.

THE ANCHA DESERT

THE ANCHA DESERT IS ACTUALLY PART OF THE KINGDOM OF MONOKEROS.   IT IS MOSTLY INHABITED BY NOMADS WHO WILL SOMETIMES ACKNOWLEDGE THE CALIPH AS THEIR RULER.   AT OTHER TIMES THEY WILL BE ACTIVELY OPPOSED TO HIM.  THERE ARE TWO TOWNS LOCATED NEAR THE CENTER OF THE DESERT WHERE PRECIOUS GEMS ARE MINED.   BANDITS WILL SOMETIMES ATTEMPT TO INTERCEPT THE CARAVANS CROSSING THE DESERTS ON THEIR JOURNEYS TO AND FROM THE WESTERN LANDS.  TO PREVENT THIS PATROLS KEEP A CONSTANT VIGEL.

KEN	RON	MIKE	RAY	GARY	HAL	DISCARD
3 talents	4 talents	3 talents	6 talents	6 talents	0 talents	MONOKEROS 5
MONOKEROS 6	SAIPH 1	HYDROS 1,6	AQUILA 4	PISCIS 3,7	PESUS 1,3, FA	MISTY ISLES 8
HOROLOGIUM 8	SYRMA 3	MUSCA 5,4		ERIDANUS 1,8		PLAGUE
	M.I. 2	KAELUM 1,5, S.A.				ERIDANUS 2
	WU	KETOS 1,5				GOLD DEVALUED
		ARGOS 1,6				PERSEUS 2
5 cards	9 cards	8 cards	11 cards	6 cards	11 cards	EARTHQUAKE

 

THE AKAMAR HERALD

MONOKEROS

MONOKEROS IS THE LARGEST KINGDOM IN THE REGION OF VELA.  IT IS A DIVERSE LAND WITH A FERTILE RIVER VALLEY, ARID DESERT, WINDSWEPT PLAINS, AND RUGGED MOUNTAINS.   THE ALSAFI RIVER FLOWS FROM THE AL ZAURAR MOUNTAINS IN THE NORTH TO THE SOUTH COAST AND SHIPS CAN SAIL ALL THE WAY UP IT TO BAHAM.  THE CAPITAL CITY OF MENKAR IS LOCATED JUST NORTH OF THE DELTA.   IT IS A LARGE AND PROSPEROUS CITY WHERE MERCHANTS FROM MANY NATIONS MEET TO EXCHANGE GOODS.  THE DELTA IS A SWAMPY REGION AND PEOPLE HAVE BEEN LOST IN ITS INTERIOR WHEN THEY HAVE STRAYED FROM THE MAIN RIVERWAY. 

SAD AL BARI

A MIGHTY FORTRESS LOCATED ON THE SOUTH COAST SAD AL BARI GUARDS THE COASTAL PASSAGE THROUGH THE KIFFA MOUNTAINS AND IS A SAFE HARBOR FOR MERCHANT SHIPS TRAVELLING ALONG THE SOUTH COAST.   IT HAS BEEN BOTH AN INDEPENDENT FORTRESS AND CONTROLLED BY MONOKEROS.

THE MISTY ISLES

LOCATED OFF THE SOUTH COAST, THE MISTY ISLES ARE SHROUDED IN FOG AND MYSTERY.   LEGENDS SAY THAT THE GREAT HARBOR OF WEZEN WAS CREATED WHEN A STAR FELL FROM THE HEAVENS.   PIECES OF THE STAR HAVE BEEN RECOVERED IN REMOTE AREAS OF THE WEZEN MOUNTAINS.  THEY ARE SAID TO GRANT GREAT POWERS TO SOME AND STRANGE TRANSFORMATIONS TO OTHERS.  THE NEBELUNGEN, THE TROLLS, AND FAFNOLT THE GIANT WERE ONCE ORDINARY HUMANS BEFORE THEY WERE TRANSFORMED INTO THEIR PRESENT FORM.  MIGHTY WEAPONS AND ARCANE OBJECTS HAVE BEEN CREATED FROM THE PIECES OF THE FALLEN STAR.  THE ISLANDS OF GRUS AND CRUX ARE ROCKY AND NOT VERY FERTILE SUPPORTING ONLY A SMALL POPULATION AND HERDS OF SHEEP.

KEN	RON	MIKE	RAY	GARY	HAL	DISCARD
3 talents	4 talents	3 talents	6 talents	10 talents	0 talents	F.M. Max v. Bumb.
MONOKEROS 6	SAIPH 1	HYDROS 1,6	AQUILA 4	PISCIS 3,4,7	PERSEUS 1,3, FA	MONOKEROS 5
HOROLOGIUM 8	SYRMA 3	MUSCA 5,4		ERIDANUS 1,8		MISTY ISLES 8
	M.I. 2	KAELUM 1,5, S.A.				PLAGUE
	WU	KETOS 1,5				ERIDANUS 2
		ARGOS 1,6				GOLD DEVALUED
5 cards	9 cards	8 cards	11 cards	7 cards	11 cards	PERSEUS 2

THE AKAMAR HERALD

MONOKEROS SEVERES TIES WITH HOROLOGIUM.

IN A SURPRISE MOVE THE NATION OF MONOKEROS HAS SWITCHED ITS ALLIEGENCE FROM HOROLOGIUM TO PERSEUS. 

THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT WAS ISSUED FROM THE PALACE OF THE CALIPH OZNAN: 

“AFTER MUCH CONSIDERATION WE HAVE DECIDED TO NO LONGER CONTINUE OUR ALLIANCE WITH THE NATION OF HOROLOGIUM.   INSTEAD WE HAVE DECIDED TO RENEW OUR ALLIANCE WITH THE NATION OF PERSEUS.   WE FEEL THAT THIS CHANGE WILL BE BETTER FOR OUR NATIONS FUTURE AND SECURITY IN THESE TROUBLED TIMES.”