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RR's
Report
The Trojan War, part 2
Aulis4,
Greece, 1202BC ---
May the gods
be praised that I was finally able to leave Tenedos and return home;
may I never again have to spend 23 years in a military encampment.
Nothing much seems to have changed here, including Hades's Sanctuary,
left unfinished when we all upped sticks and moved to the Eastern
Aegean. Rodentos, having fired his Deputy Incompetentenes, who he
had unwisely left in charge of Aulis during his own absence, set
about completing this fine building; it now stands guard over the
main harbour, a warning to all who would challenge the power of
Aulis.
We
now also have a fully-functioning military. Good job too, as it
was needed twice; first to rescue Tenedos from the Trojans, and
then to save Lyrnessus. I couldn't help noticing Odysseus walking
around the city too - I asked him why he had come to Aulis, and
he maintioned that he was attracted by the leader's excellent populatiry,
the excellence of the city's health, the 8 elite houses, 32 olive
oil, and 16 wine. Heroes, eh? Always after the booze and the glory...
Pergamum,
Eastern Aegean, 1196BC ---
I just couldn't face traversing the Aegean again, so I'm afraid
that all of this report will be made up of eyewitness accounts of
what happened over there. From what I can gather, Mayor Rodentos
once again escewed the large plateau, preferring instead to build
his housing areas in the foothills, leaving the summit free for
the 2 glorious Sanctuaries to Athena and Zeus.
While
I was down at the docks, I noticed quite a bit of bronze and armor
arriving, which had been requested from Rodentos in Pergamum. It's
rumoured that sculpture, money and food were also requested, though
not, as far as I can make out, by Aulis. Mention was also made to
be of invading gods, with witnesses telling me they were glad that
Athena was able to deal with them, her Sanctuary having been constructed
in record time.
Aulis6,
Greece, 1190BC
--- The war is finally over! Troy has falled to our forces, the
final coup de grace allegedly being delivered by a load of
men inside some strange wooden horse. Whatever the niceties, the
important thing is that forces from Aulis made the difference. After
2 unsuccessful attacks, Mayor Rodentos ordered that more triremes
and Elite housing should be built. I can say with pride that I stood
on thw quayside waving off the 6 hoplite companies and 6 triremes
who were sailing away to join up with forces from Tenedos to launch
the final asault on Troy.
People
here are now satisfied, and both sides of the Aegean have been reconciled
with each other. It is time for me, your reporter to file his final
report from Aulis, and then to join the celebrations which are happening
in the street outside his window.
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