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PCs:
Beowulf Kragesen: 12/25
Erica Aureliana: 22/23 Target: Fencers
Jill Frost: 24/25
Johannes van den Berg: 22/23
Priscilla van den Borre: 20/28
Rowan Bouwman: 21/23
Venza Ataris: 9/22

Allies:
Albrecht Licht: 27/33
Princess Sophia: 20/21

Enemies:
Cutthroat A: ?/24
Cutthroat B: 24/24
Duelist A: -9/22
Duelist B: -58/22
Duelist C: -3/22
Axeman A: -9/28
Axeman B: 14/28
Thug A: -7/26
Thug B: -11/26
Thug C: -7/26
Javelineer A: 0/21
Javelineer B: -7/21
Javelineer C: 21/21
Huntsman A: -11/22
Huntsman B: -12/22
Arbalest A: -14/23
Arbalest B: -1/22
Arbalest C: 22/22
Arbalest D: 22/22
Salvestro de Barbanario: -1/24
Pyromancer: -13/23
Cryomancer: -51/25
Wanderer A: -7/23
Wanderer B: -4/23
Wanderer C: -11/23
Wanderer D: -7/23
Hood A: -12/21
Hood B: -15/21
Ilke Dermaut: 27/27

The first acts of King Konrad are to get us more missionaries (as we will get innovative soon) and get some extra discipline thanks to militia.



The Electoral Council is heavily divided, and for a reason - Brandenburg, unable to defend itself, cannot exert pressure on Electors to convert back to Catholicism.

Meissen, Saxony and Palatinate are all Protestant, and that gives Counts Palatine the most votes at the moment.



The Nodynasty is the best dynasty, obviously we come from Julius Caesar!

That reminds me we should get a heir to keep the dynastic lines stable and our legitimacy high.



All we had to do was wait a little bit!

Little Albrecht is almost splitting image of his father, trading a point of Administration for Diplomacy.



We can now create some artillery units!

Four will be assembled, one each for each of our armies.



Haha! Syndic of Verden has family jewels made of steel, forcing the Holy Roman Emperor to undo a reform.

We should become friends with that republican guy, he is a cool and ain't afraid of anything.



Bah, we should do something about those heretics!



Landsknechten, with their high morale, is the way to go.

We will adopt the Culverin artillery as soon as our mortars are completed.



Cautious about getting himself tangled in Imperial politics and dynasties, we do form a marital bond with the tiny Kingdom of Magdeburg.

We might even inherit it, too, as King Sigismund has no heir ready.



Currently, prestige is harder to come by for us than legitimacy.

Sorry cousin, but that's how it is in Prussia!



A mission gives us a reason to push our claims for Lower Silesia.

We go to war with Bohemia for control of Breslau! Sweden gets involved, but they're a naval power, not a land force.

Austria is already in Sudetenland, so this shouldn't be a tough war.



The main - and only - Bohemian army is routed from Breslau, and at Sieradz, we and our allies decimate the Bohemians!

This allows us to go and besiege their provinces all at once.

Swedish forces land at Ingermanland faster than anticipated, but we can deal with them in time.



Gaah, must they meddle in like that??

At least they've have very low stability and rather high war exhaustion, according to the war summary. We might push them for a white peace.



In middle of fighting at Estland, the Swedes ask us for a white peace.

Obviously, we accept this generous offer.



Haha, just as the Swiss are at low stability, too!

That's what they get for meddling with our wars. Their friend and ally, Burgundy, has started to send out peace feelers, but we're not done with Bohemia yet.



King Konrad dies during siege of Sudetenland!

A pretender rises far in the north, but he is weak and his forces small. He will be crushed by soldiers loyal to Crown Prince Albrecht!



Lusatia stuck out with us for a while longer, and that's why we give them a tiny repayment.

Bohemians are forced to agree to our harsh terms. The war is not over, we force Duke of Sandomierz to swear fealty to us instead.



Finally!

I hate the stubborn ones that prolong wars for no reason.

*click*

PCs:
Beowulf Kragesen: 22/24
Erica Aureliana: 22/22 Target: Fencers
Jill Frost: 24/24
Johannes van den Berg: 22/22
Priscilla van den Borre: 20/27
Rowan Bouwman: 21/22
Venza Ataris: 19/22

Allies:
Albrecht Licht: 32/32
Princess Sophia: 20/20

Enemies:
Cutthroat A: ?/24
Cutthroat B: 24/24
Duelist A: -9/22
Duelist B: -58/22
Duelist C: -3/22
Axeman A: -9/28
Axeman B: 28/28
Thug A: -7/26
Thug B: -11/26
Thug C: -7/26
Javelineer A: 0/21
Javelineer B: -7/21
Javelineer C: 21/21
Huntsman A: -11/22
Huntsman B: -12/22
Arbalest A: -14/23
Arbalest B: -1/22
Arbalest C: 22/22
Arbalest D: 22/22
Salvestro de Barbanario: -1/24
Pyromancer: -13/23
Cryomancer: -51/25
Wanderer A: -7/23
Wanderer B: -4/23
Wanderer C: -11/23
Wanderer D: 23/23
Hood A: -12/21
Hood B: -15/21
Ilke Dermaut: 27/27

This is situation at the start of the war - Brandenburg has vast armies, and many allies.

Burgundy however is severely weakened at the moment, and we've managed to get Austria, and thus France, involved as well.

We have no big chances winning with Brandenburg 1 on 1 on field, therefore we must strike 2 vs 1 and defeat Brandenburgian forces piece by piece.

In terms of diplomacy, we will try our best to persuade Burgundy to leave the war early, maybe even with help of a bribe.



Our first fight! The combined enemy forces under Ernst August II Basedow, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg, are routed.

After that we reorganize our troops into two armies instead of three, and retreat to Plock and Warmia.

Austrians in meanwhile get busy beating up Brandenburgian allies.



While we're busy relieving the Siege of Torun, Hochmeister Heinrich V is approached by Burgundian envoys.

We accept the peace wholeheartedly - this means we, Austria and France and concentrate on Brandenburg and its allies alone!

We win the Battle of Torun shortly afterwards, and prepare to strike Emperor Wilhelm Friedrich I at Hinterpommern.



Beaten him up, chased him to Neumark.

From Neumark, we ride to Berlin, defeating him once more.

Then we chase him all the way to Ruppin, where he suffers the 3rd defeat in a row.



Finally, at Altmark, the Emperor's personal army is destroyed, albeit he escapes with his life intact.

Austria wins several sieges against Brunswick and Hesse, but detached Brandenburgian forces beat up our Polish vassals.



HERESYYYYYY! Some Christian heretics, calling themselves 'Protestants' have taken over Saxony!

Unfortunately we're too busy; with help of spies and agents, we gain upper hand at the sieges of Ruppin and Brandenburg.

As soon as these two provinces are ours, we will move back east and undo the Emperor's victories against Duchy of Sieradz.



HANS, PREPARE THE BURNING STAKES!

The two crucial sieges are won; the Emperor organizes a twenty thousand strong troop, parking it in Neumark.

We march against it, and it will serve as final victory against Brandenburg!



Brandenburgian morale is several crippled if, after Battle of Neumark, their forces scatter after being chased to Poznan.

Yet, our foe raises another legion, placing it at Torun.



Sir Stefan is a fierce commander, but even he suffers an ignoble defeat at Torun, then Danzig.

Hochmeister Heinrich, not seeing another Brandenburgian army nearby, orders the split up of our forces into four to besiege remainder of provinces.

Austria, Pskov and Polotsk also scores victories against Brunswick and Hesse, and we force the latter out of the war.



Hochmeister Heinrich V dies in a skirmish against peasants who rose in revolt at Memel.

But, Konrad VII is ready to lead the Order in final moments of the war.



We maximize our war score and force a harsh treaty upon Brandenburg.

Their local power diminishes as we gain a core and an ally in Mecklenburg, and Saxe-Lauenburg now is an independent Kingdom.



Speaking of Kingdoms - Hochmeister Konrad VII, seeing all the heresies and the fact that nobody seems to listen to God anymore, decides to make himself a King as well.

Our military traditions and prowess on battlefield will be a basis for Kingdom of Prussia, no longer a theocracy but still upholding most sacred of Catholic virtues.

Gott mit Uns!

PCs:
Beowulf Kragesen: 22/24
Erica Aureliana: 22/22 Target: Fencers
Jill Frost: 24/24
Johannes van den Berg: 22/22
Priscilla van den Borre: 20/27
Rowan Bouwman: 21/22
Venza Ataris: 19/22

Allies:
Albrecht Licht: 32/32
Princess Sophia: 20/20

Enemies:
Cutthroat A: ?/24
Cutthroat B: 24/24
Duelist A: -9/22
Duelist B: -58/22
Duelist C: 10/22
Axeman A: -9/28
Axeman B: 28/28
Thug A: -7/26
Thug B: -11/26
Thug C: -7/26
Javelineer A: 0/21
Javelineer B: -7/21
Javelineer C: 21/21
Huntsman A: -11/22
Huntsman B: -12/22
Arbalest A: -14/23
Arbalest B: -1/22
Arbalest C: 22/22
Arbalest D: 22/22
Salvestro de Barbanario: -1/24
Pyromancer: -13/23
Cryomancer: -51/25
Wanderer A: -7/23
Wanderer B: -4/23
Wanderer C: -11/23
Wanderer D: 23/23
Hood A: -12/21
Hood B: -15/21
Ilke Dermaut: 27/27

PCs:
Beowulf Kragesen: 22/24
Erica Aureliana: 22/22 Target: Fencers
Jill Frost: 24/24
Johannes van den Berg: 22/22
Priscilla van den Borre: 20/27
Rowan Bouwman: 21/22
Venza Ataris: 19/22

Allies:
Albrecht Licht: 32/32
Princess Sophia: 20/20

Enemies:
Cutthroat A: ?/24
Cutthroat B: 24/24
Duelist A: -9/22
Duelist B: -58/22
Duelist C: 22/22
Axeman A: -9/28
Axeman B: 28/28
Thug A: -7/26
Thug B: -11/26
Thug C: -7/26
Javelineer A: 0/21
Javelineer B: -7/21
Javelineer C: 21/21
Huntsman A: -11/22
Huntsman B: -12/22
Arbalest A: -14/23
Arbalest B: -1/22
Arbalest C: 22/22
Arbalest D: 22/22
Salvestro de Barbanario: -1/24
Pyromancer: -13/23
Cryomancer: -51/25
Wanderer A: -7/23
Wanderer B: -4/23
Wanderer C: -11/23
Wanderer D: 23/23
Hood A: -12/21
Hood B: -15/21
Ilke Dermaut: 27/27