Chapter 1 – Wiesbaden: Tribune and Tribute | TREBAME

What if The Roman Empire—But Also Medieval Europe? [Next] It is January 29th, 98 AD. Nerva Augustus has died, but news has yet to travel to his adopted son and designated successor, Trajan Caesar, who presides over the province of Germania Superior from the capital of Mogontiacum on the banks of the Rhine River. Even…
Chapter 7: The Great People’s Revolt | Blue Dawn

[First] [Prev] [Next] 7.1 – Rumblings of Discontent (1590s) As the decades went by, the Western Children Sect grew in popularity and spread throughout South Province and into the North. Its adherents were almost exclusively poor people with just a sliver of the lower crust of affluent people being involved with it. This, coupled with…
Chapter 6: Founding the Western Children Sect | Blue Dawn

[First] [Prev] [Next] 6.1 – Heritage of the Western Children Religion is a complicated subject in China and Xinguo and we in no way have time to go wade into the details here. Basically, there are three great religions considered to be “traditional” in China: Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism. Yet, I must swiftly add that…
Chapter 5: Contacts and Voyages | Blue Dawn

[First] [Prev] [Next] 5.1 – Reign of Wei Taixun (1604 – 1625) In 1604, Wei Ruzheng died of natural causes and was succeeded by his son, Wei Taixun. Like his father, Wei Taixun never went to China to be confirmed as governor. In so doing, he became the first ruler of North or South Province…
Chapter 4: Lands and Classes | Blue Dawn

[First] [Prev] [Next] 4.1 – China and the Master of Two Provinces (1591 – 1592) When last we discussed the core territory of Xinguo, it was the year 1591. Governor Wei Yonglong was the man who’d initiated the first outright war between the long-time rivals of North and South Provinces, and he was the man…
Chapter 3: The Outer Prefectures, Part 2 | Blue Dawn

[First] [Prev] [Next] 3.1 – Magala Resistance ( 1570 – 1578) As stated in Chapter 1, one of Wei Yonglong’s cost-cutting measures was that he stopped giving return gifts to the Two Magala Nations in 1570 in exchange for their tribute. The Magala had been under the impression that the return gift was a part…