A small tribe of nomads were camping near a big river. The wise old men and women of the tribe had discovered how to successfully cultivate plants, a month before. With the new technology the tribe was finally able to produce enough food to sustain itself, and grow. They, the English people were nomads for millenniums, fighting other tribes, hunting and trying to survive in the harsh world. Today was a very important day for the tribe, they needed a new leader.
The whole tribe was gathered around a big campfire.
"We have decided," said one of the warriors. "Our new leader should be Elizabeth, daughter of Artur."
The young red-haired woman stepped forwards. People cheered. Her father has lead the tribe for 1800 years, and killed countless barbarians. When he was killed by a rival tribe, the whole community wanted his daughter to take his crown. (Metaphorically, crowns haven't been invented yet). The election was a formality.
Eli cleared her throat.
"Tomorrow, we will start something no other tribe has ever attempted. We will build a permanent settlement. We will farm, our warriors will defeat all who oppose us, we will conquer a lot of lands and our nation will prosper and stand the test of time"
The people cheered.
The next day the people start to build their huts. At the same time some of the people began to build the throne room for Elizabeth. Meanwhile she began to inspect the warriors of the tribe. She assembled a war band, and organizes the rest of the warriors to protect the slowly growing village.
"Your residence is ready my king" said Annabell, her newly appointed economy advisor.
The throne room was a simple wooden room with a simple wooden throne in the center. Eli sat on the throne. Even though there tribe was only 600 person strong Elizabeth didn't know everybody by name. Another woman and two men entered the room. She knew one of the men – Edward. The short chubby guy was something of a local celebrity. He was the dude who discovered that potatoes are edible. The other man was very tall, incredibly muscular and his red beard was even more impressive. The woman was also tall with porcelain symmetrical face and long straight black hair.
"As you requested, I asked the clans of our nation to chose a representative," said Annabell.
"Greetings friends. It is a great honor to meet you," Eli said.
"My name is George. I'm from the York clan and I have the honor to be the strongest warrior of our tribe. The people of our village have decided that I should be the supreme leader of our warriors. I will serve you to my last drop of blood great lady. Your father was my mentor and I owe him everything. "
"I'm Olivia. I'm from the Nottingham clan. The people of my clan have decided that I should represent them. I will be your exploration advisor"
"I'm Edward from the Coventry clan. I will supervise our nation attempt to discover the secrets of the universe"
"Nice to meet you all"
Two other people entered the room.
"I take the liberty to invite two other people. Katrine is our greatest artist. She had drawn a beautiful mini map from which you can assess our current situation. Henry will organize our village of London while you are busy with other stuff"
"Great. We shall start"
"My lady, what orders will you give to our warriors," asked George.
"I want them to explore the land east of the village"
"That's a wise idea," said Olivia.
"We have enough workers to send to support our villige, and aditionall people which we may send in the surrounding areas for resources," said Annabell and opened the crude map drawn on parchment.
The village was represented by a hex in the middle. The river flowed west of the city. The area west of the river was grassland. East of the village there was a big forest. Eli's people have lived and hunted in that forest for centuries, but they never have the forest mapped. The village and the areas north-east and south-west were plains.
"We must focus our work force in one area. I think the grasslands have more big animals for hunting and better soil for our crops," said Eli.
"That's true, but if we send them in the forest they will gather wood that can be usefull for our projects, and there are useful materials in the plains. You are the leader. It's your decision," said Annabell.
"I want you to send our workforce to the grassland"
"My king , what should the people of London build ?" asked Henry.
"I think they should train their warrior skills. More war bands will be priceless if we want to survive a big enemy attack," said George.
"May I suggest building a monument? It will unite our people and give us a symbol of our unity" said Olivia.
George laughed.
"Culture can't stop our enemyes."
"Don't underestimate culture!"
"We need more specialize workers," suggested Annabell.
"Yes. They can farm more potatoes and extract precious new resources which will improve our knowledge" said Edward.
"I appreciate all of your suggestions, but I think that our biggest problem at the moment is how little we know about the surrounding world. I think we should train a scout party" Eli looked at Henry "You canorganise this."
"No problem"
Elizabeth looked at Edward.
"Tell me about your crazy new ideas"
"Some of our hunters have suggested that we should try to domesticate some animals"
"No. That sounds stupid"
"They also have some idea for a divice, which can hurl a small spear at a far away target"
"This is crazy. This is madness. This…. I love it. I have always wanted a range weapon," said George.
"This will be very useful for our hunters and it will give us an edge against our rivals" said Elizabeth. " Any other ideas?"
"I want to try to make storage pots from baked clay. I also think that we must improve our wood cutting and rock smashing tools"
"I want the range weapons," said Eli.
"I will start work ASAP"
