Scenarios/Swords of the Prophets

Charles Martel
Spain, France, Italy and the Low Countries:


 * Aquitaine,
 * Austrasia,
 * Neustria,
 * Germmans
 * Brittany // these guys still have an outpost in western England, but it's not the capital.
 * Moors
 * Lombardy
 * English / Mercia

The Great Heathen Army
Super smash Britain!

Norse:
 * Dublin
 * Ireland
 * Denmark

British:
 * Kernow
 * Welsh

Saxon:
 * Northumbria
 * Mercia
 * Wessex

Rise of the Varangians
Protect Ladoga from Slav attacks, and seize the powerful wealth of the Khazars for yourself. Factions:
 * Russians
 * Poles
 * Avars
 * Arabs (they control Armenia)
 * Magyars
 * Bulgars
 * Turks
 * Khazars

Korea and the Three Kingdoms

 * Chinese: Balhae, Khitan
 * Koreans: Gogoryeo, Silla, Baekjae
 * Japan

Mandala
Factions:
 * Srivijaya
 * Pala (Tibet)
 * Chalukyas (India)
 * Cham (Srivijaya)
 * Khmers (Indian)
 * Mon (Srivijaya)
 * China (Vietnam)

Talas
The clash between China and Islam It's Tibet and Persians, versus Chinese and Sogdians. Muslims: Chinese: Neutral:
 * Arab Army
 * Persians / Khorasan, the main base of the Arabs
 * Tibet
 * Tang
 * Kashmir
 * Sogdian Principalites of Xinjiang - also the start location for China.
 * Uyghurs
 * Turks - they;re everywhere, but have fortresses in Afghanistan.

The First Jihad
Lead the Arabs out of Mecca and into the world stage, by seizing control first of Mecca, and then repulsing the Byzantines and the Sassanians.

Factions:


 * Muslims - Green
 * romans - Purple
 * Persians - Blue
 * Quráish - Yellow
 * Banu Kalb (they contro Jordan and northern Saudi Arabia, allied to Romans) - Red
 * Banu Tamim - White
 * Najd (Utub) - Cyan
 * Nubians - Orange


 * "Qur'aish have for too long persecuted and killed Muslims for too long, and are looking to exterminate us in Madinah. It is now time for us Muslims to strike a blow at them! liberate the city of Mecca from Qur'aish, and then the rest of the world from their infidel tyrants!"

Not conquering Mecca first will result in bigger problems later on since it can mean that other tribes - Kalb, Tamim, Utub - will side with Qur'aish against you.


 * "While it is true we cannot trust any of the nonbelieving tribes it will not do well if we harass the other tribes now, for they will surely join Qur'aish against us. We should concentrate solely on Qur'aish first and seize Mecca. Allah commands it."

So the player must first seize Mecca, to put Qur'aish out of power. This then allows you a chance at allying with the other 2 tribal factions - Banu Tamim or Banu Utub.

"You have conquered new lands, but at what cost? Sudanese refugees have spread north to Egypt, inciting Banu Kalb to rally to the Roman cause!" "Thanks to your very intensive diplomatic efforts, many a tribe has rallied to Qur'aish!" "Despite our liberation of Mecca, Qur'aish infidels still refuse to give up - they have aligned themselves with the Persians!" "Alarmed at the seizure of Egypt by Muslim forces, the Christians of the Middle East have rallied under the banner of Rome and now march upon you!" "How far the mighty have fallen! all the different infidels of the world are perplexed at your unexpected victory over Rome and too shocked to resist you!"
 * If you kill Makuria without first defeeating Qur'aish, it causes Banu Kalb to disappear, ending up as the Romans:
 * If you exterminate any of the other Arab factions before attacking Qur'aish, they will rally to Qur'aish.
 * This makes taking Mecca and winning harder, as seizing Mecca will instantly defeat Qur'aish but see all their other settlements and assets become part of the Persian empire.
 * Attacking Egypt nd seizing Alexandria isn't idea however. It will cause the Makurians to declare war on you, and ally7 with the Romans -- who will also nnex Banu Kalb, making it harder for you to defeat them.
 * Killing the Romans as Muhammad however has a bonus -- it stops Qur'aish and the Persians from picking on you.

As the Muslims, you can try to form an alliance with Banu Tamim and Najd as a means of making it easier to defeat Qur'aish who are indeed very powerful.


 * "Now that all the desert tribes are allied under the banner of Islam, the time has now come to preserve our freedom and assert our influence on the world. To the north lie the Romans and the Persians - the Romans wish for peace with us, but the Persians are rumoured to be girding themselves for war with us!"

Krum the Conqueror
Play the role of Krum of Pannonia, and create the first Bulgar state! This map has the Danube cutting through it!

Factions:


 * Bulgars
 * Franks - they control Vienna
 * Byzantines (they mostly control southern Bulgaria but have forts on the Serbian side)
 * Poles (no cities, only villagers)
 * Magyars (mostly just a nuisance faction with outposts, forts and stables)
 * Avars:
 * Pest
 * Beohrad
 * Campulung