The adventures of Gilgamesh were varied, from traveling through a great forest of cedars to kill the monstrous Humbaba to finding the key to immortality.
But Gilgamesh's greatest work was the construction of the massive walls of Uruk, considered a masterwork of masonry. The author of the epic describes Uruk as an impressive feat of construction, specifically the grand temple dedicated to Ishtar, the Sumerian goddess of love. His policy towards young maidens on their wedding nights had much of the populace of Uruk enraged at their leader, calling for aid from the heavens. "Iron-fisted" would be the best description of Gilgamesh as a ruler. Yet the epic remains the clearest demonstrator as to the caliber of ruler that was King Gilgamesh. Said to be two-thirds divine (his mother was thought to be the goddess Ninsun), Gilgamesh's history will forever be intertwined with his legend, vividly portrayed in the "Epic of Gilgamesh." Because the earliest written texts of the Epic date from 1700 BC, roughly a millennium after the death of the great king, it is difficult to judge what is truth from what is tall tale. Living approximately 2500 years before the Common Era, Gilgamesh was King of Uruk, the largest city of its time in Sumeria. Vassal Power Modifier: 0 (from -20 to 50).Share War Attitude Change Limit: 3 (from 2 to 4).Better Rank Difference Attitude Change: 0 (from 0 to 4).Worse Rank Difference Attitude Change: -2 (from -3 to 0).Base Attack Odds Change: 4 (from 0 to 6).Demand Rebuked War Prob: 25 (from 0 to 50).Demand Rebuked Sneak Prob: 25 (from 0 to 100).Limited War Power Ratio: 110 (from 80 to 130).Limited War Rand: 100 (from 40 to 200).
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