[Grover]

April 1554
Conversion Successful!
We have finally managed to convert the heretics of Majar to the one and only true faith!

As such...

Mission Complete: Achieve Religious Unity
+10 prestige (65), +25 administrative power, +25 diplomatic power

Current Mission: Claim Astrakhan

June 1554
We have maxed relations with Hungary.

A diplomat heads to Golden Horde to claim Astrakhan.

October 1554
Event: Naive Relative
A close member of the family of our ruler has proven utterly naive, and keeps telling foreigners vital information publicly. This is technically treason, but executing a member of the royalty might cause unrest.

King Giorgi VIII reasons that he is a relative after all. Georgia gets 'Compromised Spy Defense' for 10 years, -25% National Spy Defense.

February 1555
Mission Complete: Claim Astrakhan +5 prestige (68), +25 military power

Current Mission: Protect Against Qara Qoyunlu

March 1555
We have sent a diplomat to Nogai to improve relations.

April 1555
Mission Complete: Protect Against Qara Qoyunlu +5 Army Tradition.

Current Mission: Claim Tsaritsyn

May 1555
A diplomat has been sent to Golden Horde to fabricate a claim on Tsaritsyn.

November 1555
France and Spain Reach a Peace
Spain will cede Pirineos, Rosellon and Navarra to France.
Spain will release Genoa as a sovereign state.
Spain will pay 177 ducats.

Ouch.

January 1556
Mission Complete: Claim Tsaritsyn +5 prestige (71), +25 military power

Current Mission: Improve Defenses in Majar

February 1556
We have entered a new royal marriage with Hungary.

Our diplomat heads to Golden Horde to fabricate a claim on Manych.

March 1556
Event: Surplus Equipment
Turning a man into a soldier is expensive and time consuming. One of the biggest costs is the necessary equipment that turns a defenseless man into a relentless killing machine. Fortunately we have found that we have a stockpile of such equipment sitting around. It is in poor condition and won't last long, but if we were to use it now we could get men into uniform much cheaper.

Georgia gets 'Surplus Equipment' for five years, granting -10% Infantry Cost.

July 1556
A Call to Arms!
Our faithful ally Hungary is requesting that we come to their aid in the Ottoman Conquest of Torontal against Ottomans. This is a defensive war where we need to help our allies.

King Giorgi VIII declines, ending the alliance with Hungary and losing 25 prestige (45)

We need to protect ourselves at the moment. We still may strike at Ottomans, but not with Hungary's help or lack thereof.

October 1556
Event: Cities Demand Old Rights
Urban dwellers had always existed under a different code of rules than their rural brethren – even in the same state. Just as monarchs looked to curb the privileges of nobles they often tried to bring cities under more uniform rules and regulations. The cities often resisted these efforts.

King Girorgi VIII has accepted their rights. -30 Legitimacy (52)

November 1556
We have lost our claim on Van.

March 1557
We have maxed our relations with Nogai.

Mission Complete: Improve Defenses in Majar! +5 army tradition.

Current Mission: Fabricate a Claim on Van.

July 1557
Quantity Ideas Advance: The Young Can Serve
How old does a boy have to be before he is a man? How old must he be before he can die for his country? Some rulers are squeamish, we on the other hand are an equal opportunity butcher.

Bonus Effect: +20% Manpower Recovery Speed

30,000 Georgian Troops, the first army, led by General Kartlos Guliashvili are in Trebizond preparing for their assault.

King Giorgi VIII is about to take the biggest risk in Georgian history.