Welcome to the seventh week of Dawnpowers! Week 7 ends at 23:59 GMT on Sunday, the 16th of July. Please send your applications, techposts and expansions before then!

Horea grows ever more cosmopolitan as the bronze age spreads into Xanthea and the first empires become dominant in Tritonea—all connected by the tentacles of the Sasnak.

The Qet-Šavaq continue to reign supreme in Xanthea, adding bronze to their qanats. Contact with the Sasnak seems to entrench their position as centres of trade, but stirrings on the Luzum threaten the peace that now reigns.

In Tritonea, the Kemithātsan state of Narhetsikobon remains ascendant, its power stretching up in the mountains. However, whispers have grown into grumbles and the future of the state remains in the air.

In Gorgonea, the Aluwa, now under the domination of the first, large-scale Aluwan sate, increasingly wield influence. Their cultural preeminance is now matched politically.

This week's maps and modposts: - Cultures

• States

• Tech

• Province Actions

• Hegemon Applications

The current hegemons may not remain dominant. Applications are open to decide who the hegemon will be in the coming week!