".. that we can look forward to another 500 years of peace on our wonderous continent, and I fervently believe..."

Agent Fresh cast the evening edition of the Standard onto his desktop and clicked his fingers. Moments later an adjutant returned bearing the polishde mahogany box which contained the electric telegram.

While the public heads of the provincial states of Europe were beginning to plan the centennial celebrations, marking 500 years of peace on the continent. Agent Fresh had already amassed a stack of dossiers which suggested any hope of a continued peace was balanced precariously on a knife edge.

His final reports had arrived and it was time to pass the information on to Zurich, Agent Fresh began tapping his coded message into the device with the skilled concentration of a concert pianist. Already wincing at the response his intelligence would provoke from his superior.


Deep in the catacombs beneath the GrossMunster, surrounded by Carolingian relics, the transposed print out was handed to the Commander of The League of Shadows.

***URGENT MEMO***

TO: PROFESSEUR GRIFFE, HEAD OF THE LEAGUE OF SHADOWS
FROM: AGENT DOUGLAS EGGBERT FRESH, EURASIAN SURVEILLANCE DEPT.

MOBILISATION DETECTED IN: BUDAPEST, LONDON, MARSEILLES, KIEL, NAPLES, MOSCOW & CONSTANTINOPLE.
MILITARY SPECIFICS TO FOLLOW. RECOMMEND ESTABLISH IMMEDIATE BORDER CONTROL & INITIATION OF PROJECT: UNHOLY CHEESE

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ORDERS:

Austria - Capture Supply Centre - Budapest

England - Capture Supply Centre -London

France - Capture Supply Centre -Marseille

Germany - Capture Supply Centre -Kiel

Italy - Capture Supply Centre -Naples

Russia - Capture Supply Centre -Moscow

Turkey - Capture Supply Centre -Constantinople


All players (bar Russia and Austria) have 24 hours to specifiy whether they wish to build a Fleet or an Army in their chosen centre.

Kind regards
DEFresh