Well, the last turn was a poor one for Arcoscephale. An earthquake decimated one of our provinces before unleashing a horde of troglodytes, who conquered the province entirely. This wouldn't have been so bad if the attack hadn't also killed my stockpiled force of ninja turtles (no joke), who were destined to invade the sea next turn.

Ah, well.

The venerable Kohinim council has the pleasure to announce the final victory against the mischievous demons from the mountains known as Yomi. Their castle stands no more, their temples lie in ruins, their pretender has been banished from this world. Yet, they fought bravely in their last battle, slaughtering mighty Henan'el's blood slaves,  personal assistants, which threw him into a terrible battle frenzy. Yomi army was a horrible sight - rag-tag bandits and lowlife forming the battle line together with demons of various sizes with bulging eyes, pot-bellied and grinning, who fought even after their bodies were chopped to pieces, their terrible ethereal forms rising from the fresh corpses with mad howl. From the back ranks, corrupted mountain priests and horrible, twisted witches threw strange fire magics that made really beautiful light effects on the evening sky, but bounced harmlessly from the shields of the elite Dawn Guard. 

In the end, our priests reminded our foes what every demon has to fear from the unwavering faith and sincere prayers, and mighty Henan'el, finding his way around the front-line, he gave the enemy sorcerers the taste of his recently won Champion trident, and with their leaders slain, the Yomi army fled the field, losing the battle and their kingdom. In the end, they fought bravely and at least sent information about our army movements to anyone interested (including us, for some strange reason), so their memory will be remembered according to our customs - with prayer and incense. There is no time for a feast this time, because our kingdom is once again in great danger.

From the north, the monkey king marches, uttering insults and craving revenge - for what, we wonder. We meant their people no harm, and it was not our fault they decide to send an obviously unfit champion to a certain death in the Arena. Obviously, the negotiations will be led with steel and magic this time, and so be it, the Nephalim and Avvites have never declined a worthy foe the honor of battle.

Meanwhile, from the south, unanounced, like thief in the night, the generals of Tien Chien march towards our capital. Without a word of their intent, without an attempt to justify their invasion, without even a declaration of war, they march on and won't turn back before the blood is spilled - well, and spilled it will be. Concerning diplomatic etiquette, they have a lot to learn even from the monkeys, it seems. We will greet them accordingly. When Yomi mentioned the ancient Chinese curse in their semi-secret intel reports: "May Hinnom live in interesting times", we suspected that their forces would be somewhere near. It seems they march on to revenge the Yomi demons, which they found so cute and amicable for some reason.

And so the new chapter truly begins - what was a geyser of blood in the beginning will now be a river and an ocean. 

He means kappa, obviously. They are summonable, can heal wounds and use koppo for attacking, which is a martial art centered around breaking bones. But I can understand your pain with the earthquake, louist. I have a special contingent of aquatic beings ready to invade the sea as well. Now they will end up fighting monkeys, it seems I have problems talking to them, I am not sure if they understood the orders clearly: "You nowater fight no more. You stay. Monkey come, you kill."

Well, if I ever get access to amphibious independent troops I'm planning on heading into the ocean just for the extra income.  It may not be much, but every little bit counts when your troops are as expensive as mine are.  In theory there are gem sites in the water with about the same frequency as on land.

That said, it's not vitally important to get down there, especially if your nation - like mine - has no business being in the ocean in the first place (ie, almost all of our good spells can only be cast on land).  Since non-aquatic nations can't even build PD underwater, you'd have to station troops everywhere to protect yourself from someone else's invasion, and you might just end up spending as much money taking and holding those provinces as you get from them.

Btw strange thing is that the server still waits for Yomi turn, even if the nation does not exist anymore.

Ah, kama... the server required one more move from me....LOL.   I hope the sledgehammer thing was fun for you.

No intel to give.  Final fire gems and earth gems exported. 

The council of Kohinim anounces with great sorrow that our warriors have lost the battle of Binophe to the invading forces of Lanka. The battle was long and drawn, but in the end, our provincial militia fled the battle together with our Melquart general, who failed all the expectations laid upon him. Great is his shame, and his name will be erased from the Annals of our Kingdom. The invading demons, blessed by the power of the monkey priests, proved tough as nails, matching our giant's combat skill - though many of them fought naked, our blades could not reach their flesh and bones due to their supernatural skill and agility.

The province is lost, the people are fleeing, but the war is not over yet. Kingom of Lanka has impressed our generals and won the privilege to meet mighty Henan'el in battle.

Hinnom is a very strong nation. Hinnom has one big weakness, though. Hinnom is usually a target for everyone else in the game. Not much can unite players like Hinnom can.

I think LA Ermor or Rylegh can.

Rather than eat the cowardly one ourselves, Grom was sent to Hinnom as a little snack.

Pangea's pretender was hanging out at the beach, and was in a hurry to get orders to the troops, so no time was taken to listen to envoys from the other nations.

Overall the Pangean's are having a great time, drinking and frolicking. They see no reason to end the party over such a simple misunderstanding. 

Help! This Ben Azir from the Hinnom resistance movement! The Nephillim giants and that horrible monster Henan'el have been camping behind the city walls for whole month, going from house to house and eating people! It's horrible, fear permeates the city like a fog, people are fleeing their homes! The Artisan Quarter has been barred closed after what happened last night. We sent a petition to the Council, but none of the negotiators came back. It's horrible! The Avvite people will rise against the Nephillim oppressors, freedom for Hinnom!!! 

Henan'el will meet our monkey demons soon enough.  Unfortunately, our demons are very hungry indeed (translation, they eat more than regular troops of their size).  We be needing more monkey demons for the final grand battle, and thus, need more food to satisfy their cravings.  Soon though, the ogres from Monkey City, carrying the blessing of the great Monkey Spirit.  

(ooc)

Hinnom has *a lot* of troops at his capital.  I'd imagine that is what's behind Hinnom eating their own population (as they tend to do I believe).  My troops are quite hungry too, and there's only so many I can have on one territory before starvation sets in.  Waiting for one more waive of reinforcements, and then the assault on the Tel City will begin.