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PROLOGUE
"We, Portuguese, set sail for years from our beloved homeland; risked our precious lives against the dread of the endless ocean. However, by the love and kindness of Almighty Lord, we were miraculously fated to find this new world where none of us ever set foot on before. We were told by natives for its name, Suvarnabhumi, the name they called; the name in our tongue means for the land of gold.
In the name of Mighty Lord and Jesus Christ, our Christianity seemed to be destined for spreading in this Far-East land. With blessing of the Lord that bestowed the courage upon our handful troops, we were able to capture Malacca from the Muslims during the era of Dom Afonso de Albuquerque. However, those infidels have still not given up yet.
Alauddin Riayat Shah II of Johor, the throneless king of Malacca, formed the army of Muslims and made alliance with the rulers of neighbor Islamic States in order to drive us out of this land someday.
Far into the mainland, amongst the chain of heaven-piecing high mountains, dark forest, and wide torrential rivers which flow from further north, two kingdoms have stood for hundred years, Lanna and Lan Xang Kingdom. For centuries, they have maintained their glory and peace from the old day; especially Lan Xang under the rule of King Setthathirath the Wise. He has eventually forged his kingdom mightier than ever. On the other hand, everything seems to be shrouded in the darkness of abyss.
After the deth of King Tilok the Great, Lanna Kingdom has not been as great as she used to be in the past. Due to the usurpation amongst royalties and nobles, Queen Jiraprapa has to bravely bear the burden of ruling the Kingdom despite facing the threats from internal corrupted nobles; and fearful external invaders who came from every direction. One of them is the mighty kingdom from the central plain, Kingdom of Ayutthaya.
Kingdom of Ayutthaya is the wealthiest and the most prosperous state in the mainland. Now the newly crowned monarch, King Chairacha, the warrior king intends to march his military forces towards all Suvarnabhumi states; Ayutthaya thus will be renowned in the minds of the neighbors for its power. This king wisely accepted our military service for the dreadful firepower of our invincible arquebuses and cannons.
Nevertheless, despite its strength, Ayutthaya is not the only one who desires to be the superpower of Suvarnabhumi...
There is a mountainous kingdom located in the southwestern part of this golden land. A young king named Tabinshwehti who is also well known as Black-tongue Mentra crowned himself to reign the throne of Toungoo; despite being only fifteen years old. He claimed that he has the rights because of being a member of the lost ancient dynasty. He announced the rightful rule over Burmese, Mon, Arakanese, and Tai states. Furthermore, he also intends to crush Ayutthaya under his iron fist.
Khmer Kingdom, a state once an ancient empire that ruled over all Suvarnabhumi states in the past, is now ripped off her ancient power by Kingdom of Ayutthaya. The once immense and mighty kingdom is now nothing but only minor provinces. Under the depression and disgrace that the Khmer king endured, he himself is dreaming of vengeance and reclaiming the long-lost power.
Far into the eastern land, a dragon kingdom named Dai Viet; the great kingdom that previously ever beat down Ming army many times, is now divided into twin kingdoms by a civil war between Lê and Mạc dynasties. Both of them thirst for being the only mandate of heaven in Dai Viet realm.
We traveled to the edge of the world with hope to avoid the war in Europe and to seek out prosperity and fame in this far away land. We will see whether this land deserves the name Suvarnabhumi, the land of gold, or not.
May the mighty Lord bestow us the strength and bravery for the war we fight in the name of thou…”
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Portuguese Colony
“Considered being one of the strongest European powers in western world, Kingdom of Portugal had been already forged into the strong kingdom after militarily succeeded numerous times against both European enemies and non-European enemies (African). During late 15th century, Kingdom of Portugal no longer suffered from her neighbor enemies. Therefore, the king of Portugal had finally pushed on his plan for the colonial expansion to the West and East.
Thousands of adventurers and military units have set sail through the shroud of Atlantic Ocean to acquire the prosperity behind its myth, the unclaimed land of America. Most of them went out for one purpose, to possess untouched treasures.
For their eastern counterpart, after conquest of Goa in India, Dom Alfonso Albuquerque; the Portuguese admiral, was ordered by King Manuel I of Portugal to capture another commercially trading strategic base between Western traders and China; the port city of Malacca.
Even though, the might of Portuguese troop armed with newly advanced aquebuses was able to capture Malacca with ease, the Sultan of Johor did not give up his intention to take back his asset yet.
Dom Albuquerque was then acknowledged that there has been the native kingdom being long-time supportive to the sultanate of Johor; the Ayutthaya Kingdom of Northern Mainland.
Now, Dom Albuquerque realizes that it will be seriously unwise to make anymore enemy while he was still unable to triumph over the one he has already faced. So he intentionally seek peaceful with that kingdom........at least for now."
Thousands of adventurers and military units have set sail through the shroud of Atlantic Ocean to acquire the prosperity behind its myth, the unclaimed land of America. Most of them went out for one purpose, to possess untouched treasures.
For their eastern counterpart, after conquest of Goa in India, Dom Alfonso Albuquerque; the Portuguese admiral, was ordered by King Manuel I of Portugal to capture another commercially trading strategic base between Western traders and China; the port city of Malacca.
Even though, the might of Portuguese troop armed with newly advanced aquebuses was able to capture Malacca with ease, the Sultan of Johor did not give up his intention to take back his asset yet.
Dom Albuquerque was then acknowledged that there has been the native kingdom being long-time supportive to the sultanate of Johor; the Ayutthaya Kingdom of Northern Mainland.
Now, Dom Albuquerque realizes that it will be seriously unwise to make anymore enemy while he was still unable to triumph over the one he has already faced. So he intentionally seek peaceful with that kingdom........at least for now."
Faction Strength: Able to field the famous tactic “Pike and Shot” with her heavily armoured unit.
Faction Weakness: Portuguese cavalry is lack of the ferocious charge capability. Most High-End troops carry no shield.
Historical facts
- The portuguese forces led by Afonso de Albuquerque seized Malacca in 1511
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Mạc Dynasty
"Descending from the sage of Trần Dynasty's court, Mạc Đăng Dung began his life as a military officer before being promoted later to the position of a royal bodyguard in the era of Emperor Lê Uy Mục. During the rebellious incident, Mạc Đăng Dung subdued the the rebels with his military force and seized all power to himself.
In 1527 AD., Mạc Đăng Dung dethroned the puppet emperor and crown himself to the new emperor instead. In the mean time, dethroned Emperor Lê Chiêu Tông sought the refuge in Southern land where the noble houses of Trịnh and Nguyễn began their rebellion to reclaim the throne for their power-strip-of emperor.
Now, the civil war has begun, will the throneless emperor vanquish all of his rebellious nemesis and unite all people of Viet under his rule?"
In 1527 AD., Mạc Đăng Dung dethroned the puppet emperor and crown himself to the new emperor instead. In the mean time, dethroned Emperor Lê Chiêu Tông sought the refuge in Southern land where the noble houses of Trịnh and Nguyễn began their rebellion to reclaim the throne for their power-strip-of emperor.
Now, the civil war has begun, will the throneless emperor vanquish all of his rebellious nemesis and unite all people of Viet under his rule?"
Faction Strength: Tonkin troop wield two-handed weapons very effectively, including Trảm mã đao; Horse-Bane sword, and Ji; Chinese-styled halberd.
Faction Weakness: Lack of strong heavy cavalry
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Kingdom of Lovek
"Two centuries ago, this land was ruled under the ancient city named Angkor; one of the most glorious city in this Southern part of Far-East. However, this ancient great Khmer Capital finally met its dead-end fate. After the invasion of Siamese army, Angkor city was left sacked and abandoned.
King "Nak Ong Chan" of Khmer made his effort for gathering Khmer people whom were wandering kingdomless, once succeeded he move his people to build up the new capital amongst the mountainous ground and thick forest for its natural defensive advantage. He then named it "Lavek" city.
King Nak Ong Chan is now well aware of the Burmese King, Tabinshwehti, military campaign. He will definitely exploit this opportunity for reclaiming the glory of Khmer."
King "Nak Ong Chan" of Khmer made his effort for gathering Khmer people whom were wandering kingdomless, once succeeded he move his people to build up the new capital amongst the mountainous ground and thick forest for its natural defensive advantage. He then named it "Lavek" city.
King Nak Ong Chan is now well aware of the Burmese King, Tabinshwehti, military campaign. He will definitely exploit this opportunity for reclaiming the glory of Khmer."
Faction Strength: Khmer troop gain access to Phkap, a powerful two-handed weapon effective against mounted and foot enemies alike. By being in good relationship with Spanish Kingdom, Lovek may hire the powerful Spanish guard.
Faction Weakness: Lack of effective cavalry unit.
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Lê Dynasty
"Since the oppressive ruler of Ming Dynasty was driven out in 1428, Emperor Lê Lợi of Le Dynasty was then crowned and had peacefully ruled this land thenceforth. The territory of Le Kingdom widely expanded from Red River to Mekong Delta. However, the peace always never lasted long.
In 1524, while Le Dynasty was rendered being so weak from her internal conflict, the former dynasty of Vietnam named Mac exploited this chance. They rebelled against Le Dynasty, and took the capital by force before self-crowned to reign all as new Emperor since then.
Nonetheless, there are still two noble houses of Le Dynasty who never submit to Mac Emperor; the house of Trinh and Nguyễn whose loyalty belong to no one but Le. They gather their force, and strike back Mac dynasty to claim back the rightful throne of Vietnam Emperor.
Still, peace always never last long, the war of Dragon land now begin..."
In 1524, while Le Dynasty was rendered being so weak from her internal conflict, the former dynasty of Vietnam named Mac exploited this chance. They rebelled against Le Dynasty, and took the capital by force before self-crowned to reign all as new Emperor since then.
Nonetheless, there are still two noble houses of Le Dynasty who never submit to Mac Emperor; the house of Trinh and Nguyễn whose loyalty belong to no one but Le. They gather their force, and strike back Mac dynasty to claim back the rightful throne of Vietnam Emperor.
Still, peace always never last long, the war of Dragon land now begin..."
Faction Strength : The Annamese hold the fame for their fast-reloading matchlockmen.
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Johor Sultanate/size]
"In 1511 AD. after endured being besieged and facing the bloody battles, Malacca finally fell under the hand of powerful seafaring invader; the Portuguese. However, the defeated army of Mahmud Syah never ever gave up. Muhmud Syah barely reassembled up his army again for the purpose of taking back Malacca. He had tried hard for 3 times totally, but all failed. More unfortunately, that incident took him to the edge that led him be stroke back even harder by the Portuguese so he had to take refuge to Eastern Sumattra.
In 1528 AD. Alauddin Riayat Shah, son of Muhmud Syah, took the throne after his father. He then founded Johor Sultanate at Pekan Tua by inheriting the rightful rules from Malacca royal linage. His grudgingly aim was nothing but to drive out those invading Portugueses from Malay Peninsula...but does this young sultan ever realize that his enemy is not only this one?"
In 1528 AD. Alauddin Riayat Shah, son of Muhmud Syah, took the throne after his father. He then founded Johor Sultanate at Pekan Tua by inheriting the rightful rules from Malacca royal linage. His grudgingly aim was nothing but to drive out those invading Portugueses from Malay Peninsula...but does this young sultan ever realize that his enemy is not only this one?"
Faction Strength: Field up the platoon of versatile light infantry and spear-throwing skirmisher.
Faction Weakness: Lack of heavy cavalry
Historical facts
- In 1568, the Portuguese and Johorian successfully defended Malacca from Acehnese who was supported by Ottoman expeditionary forces.
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[size=14pt]Kingdom of Ayutthaya
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Kingdom of Manipur
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Kingdom of Maruk-U
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Kingdom of Lanna
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Kingdom of Lan Xang
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Taungoo Dynasty
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