FerriticMatrix

Waking up inside the ruins of an orphanage, Alexander finds himself chained and sold to slavery.
A modern metallurgist, trapped in ancient times, watch as he tries to play with the cards fate dealt him.
He will make plate armor, invent paper, build roads, teach governance and many more, as he tries to carve a place for himself.
But how can such things not attract jealous eyes?
The naval superpower- Cantagena,
The unstoppable army of- Exolas, 
The superpower of the east- Adhania,
The mercantile confederation- Sybarsis, 
The religious fanatics- Iyizarid, 
And the ever-present- Barbarians of the Barren Forrest,
All want something from each other.
In this ocean of sharks, follow a small carp as it struggles to leap through the dragon gate and establish a dynasty to outlast them all.

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Herald of Steel

The tragic and totally not already known report of the old woman soon trickled up the chain of command until it reached the ears of Bartholomew and Cambyses, who were conveniently about to start a drill and thus had all five hundred men ready to go.


"Chief, we must inform the pasha at once," Bartholomew suggested to Cambyes, performing his role immaculately.


"*Sigh*, yes, send a messenger immediately," Cambyses too performed the rehearsed play, putting on a fake voice of trepidation.


With a runner sent to inform Alexander of the commencement of the play, Cambyses then addressed the men, "Guards, there has been a change to your schedule. Although this was supposed to be your orientation today, it seems that the gods are too impatient for your service. Now gear up! We have a job to do!"


This speech had been written by Alexander and practiced by Cambyses and thus the play moved on to its next scene.


Cambyses's Investigations