Act 2-Maps and Information

[Emperor Shao]

Acts were generally frowned upon by me at the beginning of this site, but given certain circumstances which basically amount to Sui's inactivity on the site, I'm going to quickly come up with a land re-distribution and short storyline to usher in the next chapter of Chronicles of Destiny.

Nothing will be changed as far as battles go. Justin can continue his war with...erm...other Justin. Erik will get to still fight Zhao Yun at Jiaozhi and nobody will collect anything extra today. The map will change, and the Taiwan Campaign may actually be held. But if you're worried about acts ruining the game like on Betrayls, then worry no more. This is more like an update then a new chapter, to tell the truth.

Please feel free to comment on anything else you want added into the next part of the saga. New troop types, new elements added to the game, etc. would all be nice additions that I would probably consider adding as a part of Act 2.

[Emperor Shao]

Political Map

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Grey=Neutral
Brown=Han Capital
Red=Wako
Light Black=Zhao
Purple=Cheng
Light Green=Shang Xilang
Teal=Barbarian Tribes

1.) Xi Liang
2.) Anding
3.) Tian Shui
4.) Chang'an
5.) He Nei
6.) Shang Dang
7.) Ye
8.) Ji
9.) Bei Ping
10.) Xiang Ping
11.) Qing
12.) Pu Yang
13.) Xia Pi
14.) Jian Ye
15.) Luo Yang
16.) Xu Chang
17.) Hui Ji
18.) Wu
19.) Xiangyang
20.) Shou Chun
21.) Lu Jiang
22.) Wancheng
23.) Han Zhong
24.) Zi Tong
25.) Yong'an
26.) Jiangzhou
27.) Cheng Du
28.) San Jiang
29.) Nanzhong
30.) Jiaozhi
31.) Lingling
32.) Wuling
33.) Jiangling
34.) Gui Yang
35.) Nan Hai
36.) Chai Sang
37.) Pingyuan (Capital of Southern Henei District)

Provincial Map:



Orange: Xi Bei
Green: Ba Shu
Light Blue: Jing
Red: Wu Yue
Lilac/Light Purple: Central Plains
Yellow: Nei Bei

Japan Map

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Light Yellow=Queen Himiko's Domain
Orange=States under Sansu
Blue=States under Wo

1.) Ezo
2.) North Honshu
3.) Middle Honshu
4.) South Honshu
5.) Shikoku
6.) Kyuzhu
7.) Hokkaido

[Ge Hong]

Act 2-The beginning of the end or an end to the beginning?

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In the 3rd century AD, war was being waged all over the globe in different areas where civilization was becoming prominent. But while the Roman Empire and several other factions were busily expanding their influence, the once-mighty Han dynasty in China was declining. A civil war that seemed neverending had brewed within the so-called Middle Kingdom. At first a ton of different warlords contended for power, but in time only about 6 strong states emerged through the chaos, while at the same time the Han still clung stubbornly to regions in the Central Plains that it still held authority over. The states that were fighting one another for control, aside from the Han, were the factions of Si, Rui, Sui, Cheng, Zhao and the Wako Republic. Of these, Sui was the strongest and Zhao was the weakest, but as time wore on the balance of power began to shift as Si quickly expanded southwards and Duke Yuan Shu of Cheng started asserting his authority over provinces in Jingzhou.

A problem with Rui and Sui persisted. Both of the factions, though powerful, were also ruled by foreigners to China. Each of them initially, with their well-trained and tough armies, became dominant over parts of Western China, but eventually and slowly they weakened over time due to lack of faith that their subjects had for them. Rui was the first to suffer when its' capable leader Caesar died in battle, although it managed to withstand the test of time for slightly longer than Sui. Sui was hit hard, meanwhile, by barbarian attacks. It was also beginning to be distrusted by the native populaces. Sui quickly diminished in size as civil war dragged on in China. After one of their vassal clans, Zhao, split off from them and established themselves in Xuchang, Sui was particularly doing terribly. In the end, several Sui officers decided to flee to Zhao and help the regime there, and in the end these strategy-minded people played a crucial role in helping their old vassals. At the same time a few scholars and generals of Sui marched an army southwards and helped take territories for the old state of Rui. Although help from Sui strengthened Rui, it didn't save the Roman kingdom, and soon Rui fell apart from internal problems as well. With the fall of Rui and Sui, the whole of Western China seemed to be destablized...

Capitalizing on the weakness of the rebel groups within the North, the Han, the Wako Republic and the State of Zhao meanwhile conquered all of the Central Plains. Other despots, nobles and leaders opportunistically began sweeping campaigns that brought most of China under their heels as well. In the south a nation prevailed called Si. Shang Xilang, Si's leader, who had originally been appointed to govern Xia Pi, had ambitiously swept through Wu Yue and incited the Yue people against various warlords there while his officer Er Aorong held Xia Pi. Si was immensely powerful and had valuable seaports within their holdings as well. Less notable, though growing in strength by the day was Cheng, which was headed by Yuan Shu, the self-proclaimed Imperial Protector of Jing. After expanding northwestwards and southwards, Yuan Shu set his eyes on the exotic province of Jiaozhi, where his army came into contact with another adventurous conqueror named Zhao Yun and began to fight over Jiao Territory. In the end Yuan Shu swiftly defeated Zhao Yun and seized Jiaozhi, and as a result the ranks of his army swelled to massive proportions.

Finally, slightly less strong perhaps than their competitors, were the factions of Han and the Wako Republic. Each of these states seemed to build around the capital of Luoyang, and because of this the Han Emperor's army itself was severely weakened when it had to deal with pillaging from both sides, pirate attacks and incited Xiongnu barbarian raids. As the Han and the Wako struggled in a massive clash over Nei Bei and the Central Plains, the 10,000 man strong garrison in Luoyang was cut down to about a 2,500 man defense force. Emperor Ling was outraged by the pretensions of the wako, who had slain a Han general that had fought for them named Zhou Yu and were defying the Han left and right. But by now he could do little to stop the wako, for both them and the Han were entrenched in fortified positions surrounding Luoyang. A Wako officer later lured Han General of the Flying Chariots Liu Bei into a trap and slew him, which further added to the chaos of the times. A clash between the kingdoms of the central plains and nei bei and of Jing and Wuyue seemed to be inevitable. Though a few other greedy princes kept some degree of autonomy over their lands, they would undoubtably soon be toppled by any one of the factions struggling for power in China's darkest hours.

[Lyle]

Rise of the Barbarians

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Amidst the chaos, numerous strong and charismatic barbarian leaders arose in Youbeiping (Bei Ping), Hui Ji, San Jiang and Xi Liang. Uniting their people together into one formidable faction, these barbarian leaders governed well and held under their sway massive armies. Tadun and Supuyan governed Bei Ping, Meng Huo governed San Jiang, King Midang governed Xi Liang and Pan Lin governed Hui Ji.

These newly formed tribes were strong but diplomatically weak. They had few allies and their peoples often greedily wanted to raid outlying provinces, especially those belonging to other Chinese states or the Han. In Act 2, a person's charm and diplomatic roleplaying skill can be used to secure an alliance with a barbarian tribe or incite a barbarian group to attack another territory. A barbarian tribe can also be conquered, although it will be immensely difficult to win against one, since all their troops are barbarians and they initially start out with 7,500 soldiers (this number only weakens though when barbarians go to war).

[Emperor Shao]

FALL OF RUI

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Rui and Sui had suffered for many years from problems associated with communication and transportation. As foreign dynasties in a hostile land, Rui and Sui simply could not match other native Chinese warlords, even despite the fact that they had professional armies. Unlike Sui though, Rui fell almost explicitly because of a failing economy and lack of competent officers. As quickly as it had risen, Rui had fallen. It had been an abortive attempt at Roman conquest of the Middle Kingdom, and within less than a decade of it's conquest of various Chinese commanderies, the citizens belonging to occupied Rui demanded independence and gained it in what was one of the most bloodless falls of a dynasty in history.

Even though Rui was short-lived, only a few officers, perhaps 2-3 lived to see its' rise and fall. Rui's original leader died in battle and one of the principal retainers and key generals of the kingdom, Julius Valius, would die before the kingdom collapsed as well. The officers who survived it were quick to take whatever they could through plunder or desperately initiated taxes before they departed from Western China. With the goods they acquired, they could settle in other parts of China or perhaps, alternatively, march across the silk road and back to their homelands.

The following prefects obtain the following goods-

Lao Harn Tzu (since Valius died, Lao Harn Tzu will be collecting the goods owed to Valius from Zitong)

500 troops
450 tier 2 items
500 gold

Marcus Maxus-

100 tier 1 items

Julius Fabius-

2324 troops
450 tier 2 troop items
2190 gold

And all Rui officers, including the prefects above, will gain an additional 500 gold as some compensation for the fall of their Empire.

[Emperor Shao]

Japan Civil War

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The loose unity Japan had under Himiko and Sansu was crushed when Ma Teng came and overthrew various Sansu governments. His rule in Honshu was extremely short lived, however, as Sansu managed to regain control of all their territories and raise a formidable army to crush the 'Wo' regime that Ma Teng had set up.

In the time it took for Ma Teng, Yan Xing, Cassius Triarus and several other partisans of Wo to be kicked off of Honshu, supportive fleets from China and Korea came to help Ma Teng gain control over Kyushu. When all seemed to be lost for Ma Teng on mainland Japan, he managed to flee to Kyushu and rally the citizens of Shikoku against Sansu. In addition, while there were distractions on the continent of Honshu, the Ainu people decided to surrender to Wo and unite behind them.

Queen Himiko grew concern with the tensions between Wo and Sansu, both of which she supported. She decided to stay neutral while she prepared her armies to defend in case the inevitable war between Wo and Sansu started being waged in Southern Honshu. At Moji Castle, she assembled considerable defenses to ward off any attacks from Northern Kyushu...

Results-Sansu keeps their lands. Wo obtains Hokkaido, Kyushu and Shikoku. Sansu obtains 1,000 pirates armed with sabers and thatch shields, as well as 500 unarmed militia with battle robes. Wo gets large facility bonuses in their capital, which is set as Shikoku at the moment.