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Zeus and Europa, part 2
Cydonia,
Crete, 1137BC --- Oh, this is truly the stuff of which
legends are made. This reporter travelled with Mayor Rodentos of
Thebes and a few followers 3 years ago, arriving at Cydonia only
after a terrible journey, during which the goods set aside in Thebes
were lost. As such, these pioneers had to start afresh on the plateau
knows to the locals as Cydonia. Within a month, however, the great
bronze Talos, a creation of Hephaestos, had also arrived, and was
constantly harrying the settlers. Due to the diligence of the Mayor
however, aided by a gift of 3000 drachmas which arrived from Thebes,
carefully planned his new settlement well away from the land patrolled
by Talos.
It would seem as if some of the settlers were blown
off-course during the crossing, as news soon filtered through that
2 new civilisations had been discovered; Knossos and Egypt. This
good news was, however, soon put into perspective as Mount Cithaeron
demanded an absurd amount of wine. Having decided to ignore this,
Mayor Rodentos sought to fulfil his duties in Cydonia as soon as
possible, and return to his home city to deal with this new threat.
Ably assisted by Trade Minister Pericles, who had sought exile from
Thebes following the controversy over the building of Ares's Fortress,
was able to dispatch 30 wood and 30 wine back to Thebes in record
time. In recognition of his duties, Mayor Rodentos left Pericles
in charge of Cydonia when he went back to Thebes.
A few days after Rodentos returned home, Talos mysteriously
disappeared. My source at Hephaestos's forge suggests that he may
have followed the Mayor back to Thebes, but these reports are, as
yet, unconfirmed. We await further developments.
Thebes5,
Greece, 1130BC --- Terrible to tell, but Talos did indeed
follow Mayor Rodentos back to Thebes. Once there, he sought to disrupt
the marble trade to the best of his ability, and to prevent the
building of Aphrodite's Sanctuary, which had been decreed by the
Mayor on his return to the city as a mark of thanks for the calm
journey back. It is unknown how many brave cart pushers fell under
Talos's sword, but the numbers are thought to extend into the hundreds.
Thankfully, Talos's reign of terror was brought to an end by Jason's
spear. When asked for comment, Jason echoed sentiments similar to
those of Hercules a decade before, when he said that Thebes was
his ideal home due to its:
- 3 triremes
- 2 horseman companies
- 64 crates of food
- 8 horses
- 16 amphorae of wine
Mount Cithaeron continued to cause problems for Mayor Rodentos,
but found they had bitten off more than they could chew when they
imperiously demanded wine; instead, Ares was sent along with a
great host of troops from Thebes and Cydonia, and conquered Cithaeron.
It is thought that their erstwhile leader is now in hiding. Wine
was also requested by Argos and Mount Pelion - owing to their
friendly relations with Thebes, it is believed that the requests
were met as soon as possible.
 Thebes6,
Greece, 1127BC --- Mayor Rodentos's foresighted conquest
of Mount Cithaeron meant the city has had it relatively easy over
the past 3 years. Apart from the building of Athena's Arbour,
the only event of note was a sudden lava flow which erupted in
the western area of the city. Thankfully, nobody was killed (with
the exception of a couple of unlucky goats), but the lava came
within seven squares of encroaching upon the area of elite housing.
We present this photograph, taken from the chariot dragging the
Sun across the sky, as evidence of the scale of the flow (the
housing you see here isn't the elite housing I mentioned, but
an area of lower-class townhouses).
Reports came in, however, of a reappearance of Talos
in Cydonia. Rather than wait to summon a hero to deal with this
invasion, Mayor Rodentos ordered War Minister Ares to send just
horsemen, hoplites and triremes. They returned victorious a few
months later.
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