Ameion
Ameion
Religion
Traditions
+1 Colonists
+5% Discipline
Laskaris the ConquerorFor a long time Ameion was in isolation, focused on building a worthy capital and slowly colonizing its surroundings. In that age, we were nothing more than a peripheral state; forgotten to the world.\n\nThis all changed with the rise of Laskaris, a mighty elf and a brilliant speaker, who learned the time of his demise, effectively giving him immortality before his deathday. Using this, he got himself elected and became the leader of Ameion. He renovated the army and navy, and led them on a path of conquest through Taychend; his ultimate goal being the seizure of the jewel of Taychend, the great city of Nanru Nakar, Nákyra in Kheionai.\n\nHis victories gave us a presence in Taychend, but there is still much to be done. Even now, rebels and warlords conspire against us; threatening to push us back into the sea. But this will never occur, for one day Laskaris’ dream will be realized, and all of Taychend will fall under our dominion.
-15% Province War Score Cost
Healing WoundsMany centuries ago a movement grew among the Nékheis, conspiring to kick out their Alecandi overlords and establish a great kingdom of cities in Devand. The subsequent war that followed would see these heroes defeated, chased to the edge of the known world. Tired and exhausted, they finally settled down near where a great river emptied into the sea, and this settlement would eventually grow into a grand city; known to us as Ameion.\n\nAt last, we re-established contact with our cousins to the west. Although much bad blood remains between us, it is prudent that we mend these old wounds. Our diplomats have been slowly but steadily restoring ties with the other Kheions, learning many tricks to appease their leaders in the process.
+20% Improve Relations
KheionizationThe Taychendi are an odd people, so similar, yet so distinct from our own. They live in city states, yet bend the knee to monarchs. They practice agriculture, yet also feel the need to raid eachother’s lands constantly. They produce great philosophers and writers, yet worship dead rulers as gods.\n\nTheir history is tragic, a constant cycle of conflict, consolidation, and collapse; repeating continuously since the Erriphi and bringing only suffering and chaos in its wake. As far as the Taychendi are concerned, we are merely the next in a long series of conquerors seeking to rule Taychend.\n\nOur philosophers have determined that it is the Taychendi belief system, that of god-heroes and divine kings, that is the source of Taychend’s misery. We will institute a great program to "Kheionize" the Taychendi. By education, policies, and intermarriage, the Taychendi will become properly civilized; and the cycle of warlordism will meet its end under Kheionai guidance.
-10% Culture Conversion Cost
+1% Missionary Strength
Fotistrépei RegimentsOne of the policies introduced to further the Kheionization of the Taychendi was the Fotistrépei System. Taychendi soldiers serving in the Ameioni army, who willingly adopted Kheionai culture and became Kheionized, would receive land and privileges from Ambhen administrators; which were often seized from disloyal Taychendi nobility and peasantry. These soldiers, known as Fotistrépei, formed a permanent and loyal native force, whose existence and status was tied to the success of the Ameioni Empire. The Fotistrépei would form one of the core groups of the emerging Klereyen culture that developed in the 1500s and were instrumental in the rise of the Klereyen within Ameioni society.
+20% Manpower in True Faith provinces
Revive the EisphoráthIn the years following the exile of our ancestors, they underwent numerous hardships building a society from nothingness. They were forced to create a functioning and stable state with what few resources they had and, unlike the Nékheis, had no aid from our cousins to the west.\n\nOf the systems that developed during this dark period of isolation, Eisphoráth was the harshest. Disregarding its strictness, it was a well run and advanced system of labor and resource management, invented to ensure all contributed their dues to ensure the survival of the settlement. This system was abandoned over time, as the need for it disappeared with the reestablishment of trade links to the rest of the world.\n\nAs our consolidation of Taychend continues, many of our officials have begun to look to the past for inspiration to solve our current issues with the Taychendi not cooperating. It is about time we reintroduce the Eisphoráth, for only with a harsh system like this will the Taychendi be coerced into properly contributing to our empire.
-10% Development Cost
The ÝmytolíThe Ýmytolí are a series of fortifications created to repress the ever present rebels that hide among the various hills of Taychend. Built in strategic positions that not only offer great defensiveness but also easy access to supply lines and reinforcements, the Ýmytolí are always kept in perfect condition.
-15% Fort Maintenance
Deny The CannoriansAt first there were few. A small group of ships, explorers from a faraway continent beyond Aelantir. But this trickle turned into a flood, as all sorts of foreign people of differing colors and sizes crowded our Taychendi ports, seeking to steal the valuable relics of our ancestors.\n\nAt first, they were tolerated. But soon, our local administrators placed restrictions on their movement and influence. Once our agents learned of Cannorian companies supplying Taychendi rebellions against us, the decision was clear. The Cannorians were barred from our ports for good and we sent our fleet to stop the Cannorians from ever reaching Taychendi shores. Unfortunately, the Cannorian greed for ancient elven relics was so great, that smugglers soon appeared to meet their demand…\n\nWe face a constant struggle against the Cannorians, who seek to bring down our empire to satisfy their greed. We will not let their wishes be realized for we are inheritors of the Precursor legacy; and we will not let the foreigners defile it.
+10% Ship Trade Power
+10% Morale of Navies
Ambition
+15% Reduced Morale Damage Taken By Reserves
History
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Strategy
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