Where the One-Eyed Man is King

Where the One-Eyed Man is King is the fifth and final scenario of the Ivaylo campaign in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition.

Intro
''Betrayed by Georgi Terter, Ivaylo returned to Tarnovo, but the gates were barred to him. His men finally gave up hope. They returned to their fields, their uprising and Ivaylo's brief reign just a memory, to be lost and forgotten.''

''But Ivaylo could not forget. As he stood powerless before the city's walls, the weight of his fate as a mere pig herder finally weighed upon him.''

''He had defied all odds. He had not just challenged a tsar, a khan, and an emperor, but had upset the very order of the world. He, a swineherd, had dared to overthrow kings and make men free.''

''With these thoughts, Ivaylo took the greatest risk of his life. Perhaps blinded by his ambition, or blinded by his hope, Ivaylo turned to his enemy for help. He sought redemption in the land of the blind, where the one-eyed man is king.''

Objectives

 * Escape the church courtyard.
 * Find Radu Negru.
 * Kill the Hungarian Roland Bursa to clear the way to Nogai Khan.
 * Convert a Hungarian Villager to organize a revolt.
 * Destroy the Hungarian Town Center.
 * Go to Nogai Khan.
 * Reclaim the sacked village.
 * Destroy the Polish Wonder.
 * Destroy the Genoese Feitorias in Gazaria.

Hints

 * 1) You are restricted to a population limit of 200.
 * 2) Ivaylo's horse waits beneath a tower. On harder difficulties, Ivaylo will need to figure out a way to reach it.
 * 3) Collect resources near the Hungarian town, but be cautious when constructing buildings. The Hungarians will become suspicious if you build too close to their Town Center.
 * 4) In the mountain, only build enough to defeat the Hungarians. Once they are defeated, any resources or units you have accumulated will not follow Ivaylo to Nogai Khan.
 * 5) The Poles will attempt to gather Relics. Not only do Relics provide Gold, but they inspire the Polish cavalry to fight better.
 * 6) Consider who to defeat first: the Poles are an immediate threat, but the wealth obtained from defeating the Genoese would help to defeat the Poles.

Scouts
Your scouts report:
 * Ivaylo has disguised himself as a monk, but Georgi Terter's men have found him. He must escape into Romania to reach Nogai's court at Saqchi.
 * Ivaylo will need to cross the Carpathian Mountains, held by the Hungarian oligarch Roland Borsa (6, Red). A Vlach prince named Radu Negru desires to kill the oligarch and free Wallachia from Hungarian domination. He could be a useful ally.
 * Nogai Khan's Golden Horde (3, Yellow) has enemies on its borders, but Nogai is preoccupied with finding a successor to Mongke Temur, the recently deceased Khan of the Golden Horde.
 * The Poles (4, Purple) hold the city of Kiev in the north while the Genoese (5, Green) defend their Black Sea trading post in Crimea with a strong navy. The Genoese Feitorias are the source of the Italian's income.

Players

 * Player (Bulgarians)
 * Bulgarians (Bulgarians)
 * Nogai Khan (Mongols)
 * Poles (Lithuanians)
 * Genoese Gazaria (Italians)
 * Hungarians (Magyars)
 * Radu Negru (Slavs)

Outro
''The one-eyed khan ordered a feast for Ivaylo and Ivan Asen, where he listened to their arguments on why he should support one over the other. Then, having heard enough, Nogai rose and pointed to Ivaylo.''

''In that moment, it is said that Nogai's guards seized Ivaylo and murdered him. The body was taken away as Nogai returned to his seat and finished his meal.''

''But I am not so sure that was the end of our hero. In the years since, Ivaylo have appeared again in many places and many times. Wherever the downtrodden have the courage to fight for freedom and justice, Ivaylo seems to appear. He lives in all of us and especially in you, my child.''

''I can see you are confused. I know you are thinking, 'What does this pig herding tsar have to do with me?' Don't you see, my dear? I lived in Bulgaria then. So did you, in fact.''

''You were very young, then. A mere baby when I wrapped you in your swaddling clothes and carried you here. It was on the day when the emperor, my uncle, took us from Tarnovo and from your father, Tsar Ivaylo.''