THE HISTORY OF THE TWO SOUTHERN TRADE ALLIANCES OF GOR
[October 2011 -December 2013]
CHAPTER I: THE BEGINNING
CHAPTER II: THE WAR TURIA – LANDA
CHAPTER III: THE SOUTHERN TRADE ALLIANCE – WHAT YOU SHOULD BUT YOU DONT’ KNOW
CHAPTER IV: LANDA DECLARES WAR AGAINST ALL CITIES OF THE SOUTHERN TRADE ALLIANCE
CHAPTER V: THE GREAT BATTLE OF LANDA
CHAPTER VI: FOUNDATION OF A NEW AND TRUE SOUTHERN TRADE ALLIANCE
CHAPTER VII: THE DECLINE OF THE FALSE SOUTHERN TRADE ALLIANCE
CHAPTER VII: THE SO CALLED GOREAN TRADE COMMISSION
CHAPTER XI: THE FIRST MONTHS OF 10164
CHAPTER XII: THE TRUE SOUTHERN TRADE ALLIANCE BECOMES THE MOST IMPORTANT POWER IN SOUTHERN GOR
CHAPTER I: THE BEGINNING
[April 2011]
Bounty, ambassador of Turia, shot Yuroki's First Girl in Turia when she was waiting for him and announced to kill all members of Yuroki's family.
[10:04] Bounty Silversmith: yes girl be on your way before I change my mind as I have no respect for your master
[10:05] GM 4.02: Bounty Silversmith Has Captured Lilith Lindley!
[10:08] Bounty Silversmith: take this back to Youriki and tell him this will be the end to anyone from his family
[10:08] Bounty Silversmith: if they show up to Turia
CHAPTER II: THE WAR TURIA – LANDA
October - [November 2011]
There was only one Southern Trade Alliance in the past. This alliance had been created by the Port of Meqara at the Vosk river. Fina and Turia dominated this alliance because Meqara is only a small port. The City of Landa had been invited to join the STA in the year 10161 contasta Ar.
After a while Turia declared war against Landa for no specific reason in the eight month of the same year.
[16:54:25] Rayah Wrexan (rayah.marenwolf): What would be the demands to end this war before it starts?
[16:54:48] Sherman Easterwood [Praetor of Landa]: “I resolved nothing, I spoke to you and you refused to resolve it. Said I should speak directly to the man who threatened.”
[16:55:03] Darius Vayandar [Ubar of Turia]: What will end this war, is Yuroki being arrested and brought to Turian courts to stand trial for his actions.
Second Day of the Eighh Passage Hand in the year of the Priest Kings 10162.
We, the City of Turia, hereby issue a Declaration of WAR against the Port City of Landa. This is in direct reference in regards to attacks on one of Turia’s allies, the City of Rarn, thus directly disrupting the trade route between that of Turia and its ally.
This is a full Declaration of War from the City of Turia to the City of Landa.
Regards,
Administrator of the City of Turia,
Signature: Darius Vayandar
Letter of Rarius Yuroki, Ubar of Landa, to the council members of Landa:
Turia was always hostile to me and Landa without a reason. They attacked us without a reason. We did not react to avoid a war. But now it is enough. We will make Turia a suburb of Landa and call it Troy.
Rarius Yuroki
Ubar of Landa
Landa in war – The Ubar’s speech to the troops
Turia attacked the strong walls of Landa several times but they failed. Landa hired mercs from the Voltai mountains and got some warriors and even the Ubar of Turia in chains.
[12:29 PM] Aron Zahm running his free hand over the man’s back of the head and he grasps the man’s hair with a sudden move. He then draws his hand back along with the man’s head without a delay between moves. His hand, which was holding dagger takes it’s position in front of the man’s throat and he slit’s the man’s throat with a sudden pressure and drawing move with sharp dagger
[12:29 PM] GM 4.1 shouts: Bounty Silversmith [of Turia] has been killed by aron zahm
Turia did not expect to lose the War but they did. Then Port Meqara which was allie of Landa betrayed us and started to fight against us as well.
Lady Dez, the head scribe of Landa, wrote a letter about this betrayal and the Southern Trade Alliance:
CHAPTER III: THE SOUTHERN TRADE ALLIANCE – WHAT YOU SHOULD BUT YOU DONT’ KNOW
There comes a time when one feels one must speak up, and this time has come for me.
Let me tell you what has made me so upset. So upset that I took the time to pull a scroll and started to write my reasons why I feel this way.
The STA. Yes I am angry about the STA.. The STA was an idea by an egotistical and egocentric maniac who has turned out to be a dictator and terrorist all in one.
It was believed that the STA. Which called itself the Southern Trade Alliance, would be here to protect the trade ways between the cities, since the north was threatening the south.. It was not in any way to tell us how to live who to be allied with and what our rules or laws can be. How that group has turned into such a dictorship, I don’t know. Where they get off shouting orders to other cities who they can be allied with and who not, I don’t know.. And I have had enough of it.
The trouble started when we asked the STA to help us with obtaining copper from a Rarn and nothing was done.. Rarn would not respond to our wishes to trade.. it seems they were deaf to any requests to Landa. So Landa reacted and instead of the STA helping , considering it is a trade alliance, it expelled Landa from that group by night, with only 3 or 4 cities awake. They pushed it through before anyone else could intervene. Anyone else who would dare stand in the way of them would be crushed or kicked out as well.
Landa was humiliated, accused, urinated on and so forth.. but that’s not all.. so let me tell you what happened, if you have not heard it already.
The City of Atria came to Landa and we welcomed them with open arms. We formed an alliance and all was well. Until one day the STA decided that this was not going to happen and they laid fires in Atria with a warning that if they do not dissolve the Alliance, that they would be burned to the ground.
Unfortunately the leaders of Atria caved and the Alliance was severed.. That’s too bad because, even though I am a FW, that really upset me and I would have not stood for the terrorist demands. On the contrary, I would have amassed as many of my friends and protected the city ..stood up for what is right and demand an apology for daring to tell us who we can or can not be allied with. Well, too bad. It was heartbreaking to see our friends turn on us.
I have also heard that we have been accused or not fighting fairly or not being honorable and all sorts of things.. So let me tell you this:
Landa Is a proud and strong City.. We are honorable and loyal people and we will defend ourselves as we see fit and no one.. and I mean absolutely no one can tell us otherwise. We will never be ordered around by the egomaniac or by the wimps of the STA. WE will, if we have to, stand on our own and do as we have have always done. Live honorable and do what is right, protect our people and our friends. We will not pay homage to the STA !
So, having written what I have carried around in my heart for so long, I now feel better.. thank you for reading my article and have a pleasant day..*smiles
~Lady Dez
Landa could not be defeated. Fina was member of the Southern Trade alliance and voted Landa out, and Tafa and Meqara did this as well.
Landa made several proposals to try and end the war, but they declined everything.
[14:56] Yuroki Uriza shouts: Landa was here Fina! This is the last warning! LEAVE THE SOUTHERN TRADE ALLIANCE!
Landa attacked Fina several times between the 12th month of the year 10161 and the month of En’kara of the year 10162 and defeated them, but did not take captives.
CHAPTER IV: LANDA DECLARES WAR AGAINST ALL CITIES OF THE SOUTHERN TRADE ALLIANCE
[April 2012]
Then the high council of Landa made a decision:
Declaration of War against Fina, Sulport, Midas, Port of Meqara, Turia and Thentis
The High Council of Landa declares that a state of war exists between the Cites Of The STA and the Government and the people of Landa Continent are making provisions to prosecute the same. Whereas the Cities Of The STA has committed unprovoked acts of war against the Government and the people of Landa Continent. Therefore be it Resolved by the High Council of Landa assembled. That the state of war between Landa Continent and the Cities Of The STA which has thus been thrust upon Landa Continent is hereby formally declared. The newly appointed Ubar is hereby authorized to employ the entire naval and military forces of Landa Continent and the resources of Landa Continent to carry on war against the Cities Of The STA. To bring the conflict to a successful termination. All of the resources of Landa Continent are hereby pledged by the High Council.
Approved and signed by High Council of Landa on 1st Day, First Hand of Month of Hesius, Year of Ar 10162
Yuroki Uriza, Ubar of Landa
Targa Runner, Commander of Landa
Sherman Easterwood, Praedor of Landa
Lady Dezire Sciarri, Head Scribe of Landa
Lady Judy Beck, Head Physician of Landa
CHAPTER V: THE GREAT BATTLE OF LANDA
written by lady Dez
Second day of the first hand of the month of Hesius
As I was sorting through the scrolls which threatened to crash my desk, I heard the alarm ring. I stopped and walked to the balcony to see what was happening.. Dark clouds hovered over the dock and upon closer inspections I saw as warriors arrived from not only one but several cities.. I remember seeing Meqara, Thentis, Fina, and Sulport. I squinted my eyes and I believe I saw midas as well, but I could be mistaken.
It did not look at all like a friendly visit, and I feared our Warriors would be badly outnumbered.
I saw grapples being thrown over the walls and the enemies tried to breech the wall. For an ahn Landa’s Warriors were able to keep the enemy out of the city, but eventually the wall was breeched and they got inside. Some of Landa’s fierce fighters left the wall and engaged in hand to hand combat.
I watched in horror as the fighting continued. I knew our men are strong and fierce fighters, but I worried that they might not be able to withstand so many and hold them at bay.
The battled continued for two ahns, but contrary to my fears, Landa stood strong. Many attackers lay bound in the streets of Landa. I stood and watched as it drew to an end. In a show of good faith Landa released it’s prisoners and allowed them to return to their city.
Everyone was proud of the way the men defended Landa. After the fighting was over the Free Women ran into the street yelling with joy, as they celebrated the men’s successful defense of Landa.
[8 defenders, 18 attackers, 2hrs fighting]
Inscription of the Obelisk of Landa:
THEY HAD NO RIGHT TO WIN. YET THEY DID, AND IN DOING SO THEY CHANGED
THE COURSE OF A WAR…EVEN AGAINST THE GREATEST OF ODDS, THERE IS
SOMETHING IN THE GOREAN SPIRIT – A MAGIC BLEND OF SKILL, FAITH AND
VALOR – THAT CAN LIFT MEN FROM CERTAIN DEFEAT TO INCREDIBLE VICTORY.
DEDICATED TO THE WARRIORS OF LANDA
WHO DEFEATED THE ALLIED ARMIES OF FINA, SULPORT, TURIA, MIDAS, MEQARA AND THENTIS
SECOND DAY OF THE FIRST HAND OF THE MONTH OF HESIUS 10161
Heavy fighting around the gate house of Landa
The Ubar of Fina in chains talking to Ubar Yuroki
CHAPTER VI: FOUNDATION OF A NEW AND TRUE SOUTHERN TRADE ALLIANCE
On the month of Camerius of the year 10162 contasta Ar [June 2012] a fairly large number of cities, oasis and villages came together in Landa and established a new trade alliance of Southern Gor.
Citizens of A NEW AND TRUE SOUTHERN TRADE ALLIANCE Join together to form a Magna Carta:
The Citizens of the TRUE SOUTHERN TRADE ALLIANCE, in league. to form a more perfect coalition and to establish Justice, to ensure domestic tranquility, to provide for trade with safe passage, to promote the general well-being and to secure the Blessings of the Priest Kings to ourselves and our posterity and to prescribe and validate this:
We proclaim to work together towards trade support. To unify the south against invaders seen from any entity especially from the North and the Vosk region (as the false Southern Trade Alliance from Meqara is just a front organization of the Vosk League) that disrupts our mutual trade investments within our Ports, Cities and Oasis, for peace and prosperity and the protection of our trade routes.
We the under signed with the seal of our city hereby proclaim:
(In this document the term city refers to City, Oasis, Town, Village or Encampment)
1. The cities will work together towards beneficial trade between member states.
2. An option for military support against cities not within the Southern Trade Alliance of Gor ( Each attack will be decided by member states ).
3. No member city will belong to the Vosk League or Southern Trade Alliance .
4. The Alliance will endeavor to keep the peace and allow trade to flourish.
5. All member states will act at all times within the codes of the castes of each city.
6. Any dispute between cities will be settled in the court of the city which the dispute arose .
7. Any dispute involving a group of cities will be settled in a neutral city with three Legal Scribes making the final decision if the cities cannot agree.
8. Each state will be responsible for their own coin and accept the coin of other cities. Each state will set their own exchange rate.
The sign of the true Southern Trade Alliance
CHAPTER VII: THE DECLINE OF THE FALSE SOUTHERN TRADE ALLIANCE
The false Southern Trade Alliance of Port Meqara and Fina was only a front company to intrude the south of Gor and to support Turia which was a marionette of Fina all the time.
The founder of the Vosk League STA is dead [left Gor]. A scout reported that even Fina left the Southern Trade Alliance. There is nothing left except a lonely sign at the walls of Sulport and Rorus and perhaps Vonda. Meqara closed. So Turia runs the false STA now.
CHAPTER VII: THE SO CALLED GOREAN TRADE COMMISSION
[January - April 2013]
While the true Southern Trade Alliance was growing all over southern Gor a lot of cities disappeared: burnt down by their enemies, destroyed by earthquakes or just had been abandoned by their citizens. That happened with Landa and Vonda for example. Lady Rayah Marenwolf, the former free companion of the founder of the Turian Southern Trade Alliance, decided to settle in Tarnwald where Rarius Yuroki was already banker. She tried to intrigue against the true STA and wanted Tarnwald to join the Turia alliance, but the council and the authorities of Tarnwald declined.
Turia, Sulport and Jahesa attacked Tarnwald in two waves to get Rarius Yuroki dead or alive but failed. There was a vicious battle and the Warriors from Tarnwald defeated them.
Finn Snowfall shrugs " DEATH TO THE ENEMIES OF TARNWALD ! " he shouts out loud , and with that he drove his spear through the man's head , crushing it , piercing it and ramming the metal tip into the ground below "That's what you get for running your mouth and challenging me" he commented with a smirk
When Turia came again to the city, Anarch decided the Ambassador was guilty, so Darius challenged him, for his freedom.
His allies where there to watch, on top of the tower, as Lokia Spiritor handed him his ass on a plater. Lokia Spiritor told him to leave the city with his men; and to think twice about trying to hunt Rarius Yuroki in Tarnwald. In the future, Lokia Spiritor, would be less merciful to the Ambassador.
That happend at the second day of the tenth passage hand of the month of Se'Var (the second Resting) 10163 contasta Ar (01-11-2013).
Then Lady Rayah changed her plans. Because of the bad reputation of the Turian Southern Trade Alliance and because this STA is only a front company of the so called "Scarlets of the Shield" (SOS) of Turia and not a trade but a military alliance, she founded a "Gorean Trade Commission". The first meeting took place in Tarnwald, but Rarius Yuroki was not invited to join although he was citizen.
This is the draft of the aims of the "commission":
"The Gorean Trade Commission is an advisory and regulatory body, established with the common aim of protecting trade between ports and cities uphold the Merchant Laws of Gor, and will enforce them. The Commission will consider, amongst other things, the fairness and legitimacy of trading practices and will offer its recommendation on improving standards towards the prosperity of all members. Under those circumstances where the laws have been breached, the Commission will provide for a civilized resolution of the dispute in an impartial court. Cities that comply with the Merchant laws will be aided in acquiring contract, preventing loss of profits of homestones. . There will be monthly trade summits in varies ports and submissions of Export and Import lists with patents pending approval. All members will agree to honour the patents of other members of this commission and not produce their products, giving Gor a more authenticity in trade. The Commission is subject to the duties, obligations, liabilities and limitations of the merchant laws of Gor. Each City will conduct themselves with honor above all and any disputes handled by an impartial magistrate or scribe must be accepted
Petitioning Members must have the sponsorship of an existing member cities before a vote can be held
The Petitioning Member must read and agree to this Charter and uphold the Merchant Laws of Gor.
The Petitioning Member will be visited by Members for observation
Membership is by Majority Vote. "
(with compliments from the House of Yuroki Intelligence Agency)
But the Gorean Trade Commission did not really work. Finally Lady Rayah gave it up and left Tarnwald heading for the new city of Genesian Port where she became a kind of Magistrate although she still claims to be a merchant.
CHAPTER XI: THE FIRST MONTHS OF 10164
Turia posted a reward on Rarius Yuroki everywhere, it is still be seen in Sulport:
The mercenaries of the House of Yuroki were laughing and put a reward against the Ubar of Turia on some message boards:
Nothing important happened so far for months except that Jahesa dissolved the alliance with Turia but Genesian Port joined the Turian STA.
The true Southern alliance was growing all the time and had 15 members already when the year 10164 began: The Kasbah of the Guard of the Dunes, Oasis of Nine Wells, Oasis of the Sand Sleen, Shrine Valley (formerly known as Jazirat al Khusuf), Karak, Decadence Isle, Kamras, City of Tor, Ukunga Region - Land of the Family Kron, Asperiche, Kasra, Tancred's Landing, The Phoenix Trading Company, the House of Yuroki (HoY) Companies and the associated member Tharna. Six more cities are pending members and waiting for members to vote their membership.
This letter was distributed on Gor recently:
"Dear Merchants of the True Merchant Caste of Gor. As you seek the ports in trade, I ask that you seek the truth before reading into information that sadly, can be misleading, with false and created lies on scrolls. Trade is Trade and we must continue to prosper trade in our regions. If you would like more information about Trade and about the Original Southern Trade Alliance - Contact Ehnnanola Bogbat or Bounty Silversmith. See you on the trade routes. The Original STA, Founded in 2010."
Rumors say that Rayah is now the free companion of the regent of Turia. Although he is of the red caste the lady claims to be to rule the merchant caste. Some people in Turia and Genesian port are shaking their heads grinning and one of the most important merchant companies, the House of Bjorg, already decided to leave the city.
CHAPTER XII: THE TRUE SOUTHERN TRADE ALLIANCE BECOMES THE MOST IMPORTANT POWER IN SOUTHERN GOR
[May 2013 - December 2013]
We have never heard anything more about the so called "Gorean Trade Commission" . This "commission" was obviously another front company of the agents of Turia and was never active besides having produced a lot os useless scrolls.
At the second half of the year 10164 contasta Ar the situation changed: The city of Rorus left the so called "Southern Trade Alliance" of Turia, and its vasall Kargash sunk into the Thassa. Only Genesian Port and the city of Vigo stand at the side of Turia. The former empire of Ar in the South erased. From the vosk river towns the tiny village of Tafa and the city of Sulport were still allies of Turia.
Let's have a look at the true Southern Trade Alliance now. It's evolution is almost incredible: Not only the big majority of all Taharian Oases are members, but a big amount of Vosk harbour towns too: The Kasbah of the Guard of the Dunes, the Oasis of Nine Wells, the Oasis of the Sand Sleen, the Oasis of Klima, the City of Tor, the city of Kasra - Fayheen river, the city of Kasra/Tyros Island, the Ukunga Region near the Schendi jungle, Asperiche, Tancred's Landing (upper Vosk region), Selnar on Cos Island, the region of Ra-Rir (south of the Vosk), Isfahan (est of Ar), Tabuk's Ford and the two privately owned companies "The Phoenix Trading Company" and the House of Yuroki (HoY) Companies (Tarnwald, Tancred's Landing) and the associated member Tharna
. A dozen or more candidates want to join and are waiting in a line, among them the city of Victoria, the headquarters of the Vosk League, Port Kar and two smaller oases of the Tahari desert.
A reason why the true STA became so important was obviously the salt decree.
DECLARATION OF THE TRUE SOUTHERN TRADE ALLIANCE
Declared and confirmed by the high assembly of STA members - Second day of the Third Hand of the month of Se'Kara ( The Second Turning) 10164 Contasta Ar
In order to guarantee the fine quality of Tahari Salt (@ TS Trademark), only the following oases and cities of the Tahari are allowed to have their salt trademarked as Tahari Salt (in alphabetical order):
1 Kasbah of the Guard of the Dunes
2 Oasis of Nine Wells
3 Oasis of Sand Sleen
4 City of Tor
5. Kasry at the Fayheen river
6. Oasis of Klima
The true SOUTHERN TRADE ALLIANCE will control the salt trade of all Tahari Salt (@ TS Trademark). Only members of the SOUTHERN TRADE ALLIANCE (STA) are allowed to sell the salt of the above mentioned four places out of the Tahari and each sale should include the SOUTHERN TRADE ALLIANCE seal. Merchants of all gorean cities are hereby informed that Tahari Salt withouth the seal is considered as smuggling, with all due consequences as a result.
This decree will be effective as today. (sealed)
Because red and yellow salt is so important on Gor, merchants of all regions had to think now if they would be treated as smugglers of they want to trade with this precious goods or ask for joining the STA to be on the safe side.
written by Rarius Yuroki and lady Wendie
