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[i]"Purple is such a bad colour for us. We ought to have picked crimson. Years of bloodshed and war, thousands of orphans and raped women... and for what? A laurelled crown and purpure crest and robe? Madness."[/i]
- Cleontes the Great upon his abdication

[b]OOC information:[/b]
The roleplay will be based on Late Antiquity, with the focus on a fractioned nation, reminiscent of the Late Roman Empire, rife with strife and turbulence caused by ambitious warlords and princelings, barbarians, religious unrest and disaster. There are a number of interesting parts to be played.

Do you think you have what it takes to rise to power and fill the power vacuums left by the death of emperors? Are you, as leader of an imperial faction, convinced you are able to walk the road to empire, claim the throne and don the Imperial Purpure? Will you fight for honour and justice or be a harbinger of doom? Are you male or will you show the world what women can do? Perhaps the trappings of an Eastern monarch are more to your liking, or the bellicose ways of semi-civilised barbaric kingdoms preying on the decaying Imperium. Maybe you are attracted to none of this all and operate as an agent of chaos, you and your savage warriors leaving naught but death in your wakes. Or, potentially, you, as a spokesman of the God/Gods, attempt to further your own ambitions...

The year is 311 and the dogs of war are unleashed as a number of powerful individuals stake their claims for the imperial throne.

As you were able to read above, the roles presented are legion. There are seven claimants to the throne, each with their own description. Aside from these other factions/nations are present. These descriptions offer basic information that should serve as a basis for the design of your faction. However, I'm always open to suggestions. As such, these descriptions can be altered to accommodate for excellent ideas.

[b]F.A.Q.:[/b]
[u]Will there be magic?[/u]
Yes. It will be closely tied to religion.

[u]Are there non-human races?[/u]
Not in the traditional sense, but there are a great number of 'supernatural' beings, as well as trolls and giants and the like.

[u]Is this a nation rp?[/u]
Somewhat. The goal is write a story in the first place. However, competition is a great element here. There will be Imperial factions fighting for supremacy, and also some proxy nations that can be 'up for grabs'.

[u]With which historical period does this correspond in reality?[/u]
Late Antiquity, post Diocletian and before Constantine the Great: the apotheosis of the Tetrarchic system.

[u]How will the military work?[/u]
There will be a troop class and troop type system in place based on the Late Roman Army model (cfr. limitanei, comitatenses,...). Troop total and ratio of horse to foot will be given upon choosing a faction or nation. Same goes for navies.

[b]Description examples[/b]
[hider=Claimant 1]You have recently arisen to the rank of emperor by proclamation of your soldiers. When your father and former senior-emperor died suddenly in 305, you were the next logical choice to become junior-emperor under the replacement senior-emperor for the West, Severus. However, the late Silorian king Childerik and your legions declared you senior-emperor without the approval of the true senior-emperor. However, after accepting the official, yet lesser, title of junior-emperor from the late western senior-emperor Severus, you have recently taken matters into your own hands. As son of the senior-emperor before Severus, your claim is strong and your mind set. With the legions of Brytan, Tongoria, Lugdunia and Tolosia behind you, you have proclaimed yourself senior-emperor in the West.[/hider]

[hider=Claimant 2]You are a brazen usurper of the senior-emperor title, or so most of your contemporary Emperors see you. When Claimant 1 was proclaimed emperor by his own troops in Brytan during the summer of 305, you saw the path to power. The youngest legitimised bastard son of former emperor Cleontes the Great, you were declared Emperor by the people of Retulia and Domia –the imperial heartlands-, when the other Emperors attempted to pass you by. You have weathered the attacks of the now dead Severus’ legions against your legitimacy to rise to power.[/hider]

[hider=Claimant 3]As son to the late senior-emperor Severus, you had assumed command of the provinces of Ictria, Butica, Tarragonia and Gatalia in order to repel the invading Vesagans. After beating them in campaigns lasting from 304 to 308 you finally managed to persuade your father to grant them the right to settle the depopulated province of Guitania. With the death of your father, and you as his heir, you plan to assume the purple robe of empire. Though your army may be smaller than the usurper Claimant 2, it is far more experienced. Additionally, you can count on Vesagan levies and allies due to you brokering a treaty for them.[/hider]