Once word spread across Europe about his land, ships sailed to attempted to land to create colonies. It ended in failure as most of the destinations where heavily fortified and ready for combat. All but one.
When guns where imported to the Aztecs via Spain, several got into the hands of mercenaries belonging to the Northern Battlegrounds. Once their contracts where up, they took the guns and their secrets home. Soon, like a plague, guns spread across the continent. It became a killing blow for several small kingdoms that, in the past, had held their ground.
One of these places was the Cree. For years, they had ruled over several smaller tribes and towns. The many peoples who lived underneath the Cree lived under intense prejudice. Men and Women where forced to join in battle while children where made to create weapons and tools.
It was a hell that seemed to nearly be endless. Nearly. One of the lands they took was the Seneca. They are the southernmost tribe in the empire's mass. When guns began to sweep across the continent, they got it before the Cree. Already in talks with tribes like Cayuga and Onondaga about rebellion, they took to arming their allies and starting a revolution. They first united tribes of the Haudenosaunee people, forming a make-shift country, before heading straight for the throats of the Cree. By the end of the decade, the once mighty Cree Empire collapsed.
The newly freed tribes soon joined up with the Haudenosaunee to protect themselves from the south. Some, like the Inuit and Chinook peoples stood their grounds and stayed independent.
During the fallout, a ship lands on the east coast. The captain was man named Francis Drake.
Seeing this opportunity, they claimed the land for king and country. It seemed like a dream come true, claiming land in such prime real-estate. That was soon proven false when the scouts learned about where they are. In another time, this place was known as New York. Here, it was known as The Spear's Tie. Why? This place was known for bloodshed.
Small kingdoms would rise, only to be torn apart by enemies. The Tip of the Spear, known as Maine in another world, was pseudo claimed by the Cree. Despite failing to set up any towns in the tip, they guarded it to make sure those who want to lay claim fall before the Cree's blades.
Drake, wanting to learn more about this part of the continent, took prisoner a small band of warrior. Through violent interrogation, they soon learned about the big dog of the land. Named by the people, Powhatans as they called themselves, as the River Monsters. Others named them the Kings of the Water, Demons of the Sands, The Iron Claws of Death, and even known by the Aztecs as Cipactli's Spawn. Their true name, however, is Mississippi.
Hearing how such a great nation gave these warriors such fear, Drake knew that he got his ally.
