[quote=Iluvatar]
If you want to be the Reoublic of Venice, that's fine. Just be aware that everyone starts at the same tech level. Welcome aboard :D
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I was just talking about Venice with the canals and that stuff :P. I'll probabily make the capital [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eraclea]Eraclea[/url] under some sort of Celtic name.

EDIT: And I approve of OOC.