[NPC] Achaean Leauge

[Rebel Jeb]

A letter is sent to the marching army by a lone scout. He claims to be part of Macedonia. The hand writing is artistic and simple. The rider says the sealed letter is for the Strategos's eyes alone.

Strategos Aegialeas,

Fame is something we all crave. Every general wants to bask in the sun light, and those who say otherwise are liars. The only differentiating factor is the level of fame a general wants. Some want glory, while others simply want to be known for helping their people. I fall close to the latter.

Some of your citizens have tried to make me out as a villain and conqueror. I am nothing of the sort. I want a peaceful Greece that will aid and support Macedonia when we ask of her, and, in return, receives the same kind of treatment. The Aetolian League has joined my side. I do not sack and destroy the provinces of Thessaly and Boeotia even though I am able too.

I ask of you to think. Does the philosophy of Athens make sense? Do you want to live in a land that is divided and tries to eat each other apart? Surely not. If you join my side, I can promise you that you will be rewarded. Athens will be yours. For centuries you have seen the lands of Sparta and their crude way of living. I can promise you aid to become the sole ruler of Peloponnese.

All you have to do is join us. I want as little blood shed as possible. We would decimate those who stand against us and our men would not have to suffer for such a disastrous ideology.

Reply soon. I hear we are nearing each other. I hope you will council with me if our paths do cross. I have said all that I feel is necessary.

Antigonus, Regent of Macedonia and Lydia

[Holger Danske]

A messenger arrives in Sicyon carrying urgent news from the North seeking Aegialeas. He is escorted to see the Strategos,

"Strategos, I carry urgent news from Leosthenes. Antigonus has defeated the coalition army in battle near Orchomenus, but he has managed to evade capture and should be in Athens by now with a small army... He urges the Achaeans to march on Athens to prepare for a confrontation with Antigonus and his pawn, Heraclitus!”

The messenger then collapses from exhaustion after the long run.




OOC: Leosthenes' character is free now

[cfmonkey45]

Aegialeas Marches to Athens

After much deliberation amongst the League's councils, Strategos Aegialeas has ordered, with the full blessing of the league, a march to Athens to relieve them of the siege. Now that the goat-herding Aetolian dogs have defected, he has no qualms about joining the Athenians on the field of battle. He fears Macedonian dominance of Greece and will fight to defend it. After making the proper sacrifices to the Gods, Aegialeas orders his men to march to Athens by land from Corinth, while a token force is left to defend the city.

In addition, he dispatches the Achaean fleet to rendezvous with the Athenian fleet near Athens.


The Achaean League is placed under the Command of the Athenian Player

[Confederate Jeb]

Council of Corinth

Though I have for all purposes be considered your enemy, I have yet to face you on the field of battle. Your determination in the face of all that has occurred is legendary to say the least. I wish to let it be known that I, and more importantly for you Antigonus, wish to remain free of the affairs of Greece and recognize both your independence and the independence of the Boetian League. Know that I bear to ill will towards you or your allies, and I hope that the gods see you through the famine that you are experiencing.

- Leonnatus