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Massive bonfires start popping up near and around villages and cities. This is not our first winter. May the might of Muscovy never be stopped.

Winter arrives early, and it begins to snow. The Naturalists begin to migrate to the warm, humid areas. Others should do likewise, as the Naturalists have always seemed to know of weather events before they hapoened

Combat chef meets Italy meets German engineering (Germans have a 25% engineering boost)
https://youtu.be/BSjdPufiXec

Miguel Aguinaldo went back to Emilio. Emilio, looking tired, says, "Hell is coming, just deadlier than you think. Somewhere, in the north, hopefully they have been warned or something"

"That dark son of a bitch is back, huh" says the Bloodshot leader, Matias Bloodshot, who happened to be talking to him as Miguel enters the room. Miguel, looking more sharp than idiotic, takes a deep breath and look out of the window again. The Sacarii Assassins seems to be out of sight, for now.
(Kevin will post something in the comment section soon. I just made this post stand out more since it kinda relates to what Craft posted earlier)

Lord, teach me to be generous.
Teach me to serve you as you deserve;
to give and not to count the cost,
to fight and not to heed the wounds,
to toil and not to seek for rest,
to labor and not to ask for reward,
save that of knowing that I do your will.

As the man arrives at the gate of the Bloodsworn nation, he casts down his dark robe and introduces himself as the Necrom King. He claims to have dire business with the head of the nation. He dresses in dark clothing, and has strange tattoos which remind them of a skeleton

A strange hermit from somewhere in old Death Cult lands appears in Moscow one day.
"Run!" He tells them all. Frozen death is coming from the north, and it shall rule for a hundred years!" Some listen to the man, and grow fearful. Others ignore him, taking him as a fool.
"You are foolish!" Some exclaimed.
"You are old and losing it!" Other's said.
"He has a demon!" Some cried in horror. They took him and cast him out. He then began to travel toward Bloodsworn, mounted on an old mule. "If the foolish men in Muscovy won't listen" he stated to his mule. "perhaps those in Bloodsworn will."

A chilly wind blew over the plains. In a small town near the old Himalayan Wall, a dead man was found.
He was one with Mshuge Bokher's expeditionary forces. He was bloodied, half frozen, and had multiple arrows stabbed into his shoulders and sides.
In his hands he clasped a tiny golden chalice, inscribed with the Tibetan words "From the Table of the Dhali".

He was the last anyone had seen of the expeditionary forces, and it's assumed they had found one of the lost cities. And the natives as well. The true fate of these gallant men will remain a mystery for many years to come. Let it be a sign to any who wish to venture into the mountains. Deep within is a great amount of gold, but it is guarded by the unknown.

As winter approaches, the weather becomes harsher. The world begins to slowly grow frigid. Mountains freeze, the north is pounded with more snow than has ever been seen before. Even the crops of India, China, and Egypt are poor and low in number.

Zoomed out map

The yellow area is the land that the Natural State wanders in

The circle sends a letter to the leader or leaders of the natural state to ask for a small period of protectorateism. If they accept all men and women of the natural state would get free roam of my lands (unless it's a strictly private place), protection under us, and they can ask to get rid of the deal whenever and it shall be granted

In the Dōjō, a series of introductions will start. The Grandmaster of the dōjō introduce himself, "Greetings, my name is Cheon Zhang, the Grandmaster of this dōjō, I came from Canton to teach you guys the art of the Combat Chef and you guys will bring the knowledge to your beautiful country, Qarir. Here are some examples of some of the techniques."

The son of Emilio, Miguel Aguinaldo and Daniel Rodríguez performs A series of combat techniques.

"As you can see, it looks difficult, but you will soon learn all of this and bring this knowledge back to Qarir, for the Sultan and all those in your country."

The Bloodshot clan is almost done with the Sicarii assassin's deadly stealth crossbow. (Craft, add me and Dylan to discuss what the invention should be btw XD)

With things (mostly) settling down with the transition between the old Sultan and the new, the funeral is arranged for the late Sultan Amadi Graveus Karim. He will be locked away in a layered Egyptian-style sarcophagus, the outer layer being wrought of nothing but solid gold and gems. A funeral procession will then take place which will take the sarcophagus (safely tucked away in a howdah atop an elephant) from the gates of the Sultan's palace in Sana'a to Mecca where he will be laid to rest in a small tomb. Once the funeral has ended, work on a gigantic temple complex will begin. This large array of temples, shrines, and statues will sprawl out like small city with the Sultan's tomb and a gigantic statue of him at its center. The temple will be used both as a site of worship for the god Ezmos and for a memorial in honor of the deceased Sultan. With him will be buried his twenty-one wives who have agreed to accompany him into the afterlife (suicide by hemlock) as well as a few servants. The entirety of the funeral procession will be guarded extensively by troops of all sorts, but everyone is invited to partake in the march for as far as they desire. Once the body reaches Mecca, the city will be kept under close surveillance by Duneshifters from then on. A similar, though smaller, temple complex is to be constructed in Cairo in memory of General Bopen, a project which the old Sultan left in his will to be carried out. Emilio of the Katipunan is assured that his wish to pay for the funeral will not be taken advantage of; his wish will be honored up to the point where the bill exceeds a hundred thousand Dinars (a Dinar is worth about three dollars/euros today).

assassiniv is sent an application to become governor of India.

I'm back. What happened?

The Muscovites start pushing out this new cure in India, the colonies, and the mainland.

The Natural State decides to share their new invention with the world. Thieves Oil. It's an oil made from spices and herbs which causes one to not be infected with the plague

Bloodsworn forces close in on Natural State positions, seeking to guard these nomads from any harm due to Muscovy's actions.