[b][u]Spring Rolls In[/b][/u]

With the cold harsh months having gone the rains of spring have finally arrived and crops are beginning to thrive as new life is born. The farms across the continent have boomed bringing in large amounts of crops to all nations. It seemed the major crash in the market was not as bad as first thought and despite another fall in GDPs it was not nearly as bad as first thought and by the end of the year economies would be booming again. Furthermore the discovery of a new empire in Aventia has led to a completely new market in Edoniras. All nations lose 5,000,000,000 ($).

-Privateers were hired by not one but two nations have called for their aid. Bennipolis and the the Corleonn-Warrus-Grudden-Nollin Alliance both have looked to ‘pirates’. The routes to the New World are no longer safe for anyone.

-A year has passed since they were first commissioned however the canals in Aznavor have finally opened and goods are now transported around the country faster than ever. This has led to a slight increase in productivity. The Kingdom of Avnavor gain 250,000,000 ($).

-The events that occurred with De Stonee still haunt Lascaux as they found it increasingly difficult to attract economic specialists into their country however after much grovelling and begging from their leaders a number did arrive and begin reforming the economic system into one that was a lot more capable and effective, especially finding the invested funds useful. Lascaux gains 500,000,000 ($).

-The Sofon Dominion’s venture into the unknown was cut short by the recession however they were able to begin trading with some of the colonies on the side brining in a small profit themselves. This of course benefitted the Councilate of Arbasses who made some money off of the agreement. The Councilate of Arbasses gains 250,000,000 ($).

-It seems the Imperium of Valm has struck gold with Henry De Stonee. His fields have triple what he expected and as a thank you has gifted everything to the Imperium for giving him the opportunity as well as saving his life.

-Alongside the Imperium’s success in farming it’s recruitment drive has been fairly successful as well. 3,000 recruits have been drafted into its fold, the recession leading to a number of other men signing up in places with extreme shortages. The mperium of Valm gains 3,000 recruit and 5,000 consripts.

-With the collapse of the market and the extreme recession Dont begun a slow descent into anarchy. Recent ‘abductions’ of Dontian citizens led to even more heated relations between the two societies that made their home there however when their market crumbled it was the last straw. Alliance soldiers were spread thin having to corral their new ‘slaves’ across the borders and into the mines whilst President Von Klebb fled the country at the first sign of trouble. Without a leader and only a foreign occupation in charge the people of Dont have rebelled led by Robert Freedman. Supplies smuggled in over the Aznavor border have meant that the Workers Party have staged one of the largest rebellions the world has ever seen. Almost half of the population are now armed and openly defying the Corleonn-Warrus-Grudden-Nollin Alliance. Alongside this 70,000 recruit and 30,000 regulars have joined the banners of the rebels declaring their nation no longer under the tyrannical rule that they have suffered so long. The 20,000 regulars who have remained loyal are stuck desperately penned in to the mountains that surround the Alliance begging to be allowed refuge from the onslaught. Currently eighty percent of the citizens who had an Alliance cultural background are dead, their wealth thrown across the burning streets. The rest remain locked inside their compounds hoping that order will return if they simply bury their heads. Already Alliance soldiers are retreating across their borders and the men leading them are in the field, their army in disarray as they attempt to co-ordinate the return of order. Nacer remains an Alliance stronghold however it is under siege and only the palace guard remain to hold it, outnumbered almost fifty to one. 

-Despite the bad economic time people still invest in colonial lands and new colonies are springing up all over Aventia. 
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-Furthermore the large investment into Aventian products has paid off for the the Councilate of Arbasses as people buy up the new ‘swanky’ products. The Councilate of Arbasses gains 1,000,000,000 ($).

-Finally, Terheridon has made a public declaration to the entire world. They stake a claim to all the lands that currently belong to the the City-State of Bennipolis and using the newly imported arms Terheridon intends to conquer the City-State of Bennipolis. With the new armsa their military has become more updated and as such 60,000 Recruit and 10,000 footmen have begun to march across the border they share, destroying villages and killing people as they go. Stealing the food they need to survive. They have offered any country that would aid the City-State of Bennipolis 10,000,000,000 ($) in gold now with the promise of a future 10,000,000,000 ($) when they win if they don’t interfere.