[b]Starting Country:[/b] Byzantine Empire   [b]Name of Nation:[/b] Basilieon ton Rhomaion. (They were not called Byzantine back then)   [b]Race Name:[/b] Human   [b]Race Leader:[/b] Emperor Alexios Komnenos   [b]Race Leader Physical Description:[/b] Large human male of mixed Mediterranean-French descent. Curly black hair, light olive skin, blue eyes.   [b]Race Leader Significant Traits:[/b] N/A   [b]Race  Physical Description:[/b] Look in a mirror.   [list]- Male/Female Appearances: : Don't you have parents?[/list]   [b]Use of Magic:[/b] Card tricks, pulling rabbits out of hats, making coins "disappear"   [b]Life Span:[/b] Life expectancy was in the 50s I think. [list] – Male Lifespan: 50-60   - Female Lifespan: 45-55  [/list]   [b]Reproduction Rate:[/b] Equivalent to birds and bees.   [b]Society:[/b] Hierarchical semi-feudal   [b]History:[/b] http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Byzantine_Empire   [b]Religion:[/b] Orthodox Christianity.    [b]Significant Racial Traits:[/b]   [b]Preferred Fighting Methods:[/b] Conventional/Alexandrian. In a pitched battle, heavy infantry in the center, cavalry on the wings, skirmishers out front, mounted cavalry on the extreme wings. Majority of heavy cavalry on the right. Masters of attacking in echelon. Effectively how the NPCs fight.   [b]Seafaring Capabilities:[/b] Most powerful navy in all of Europe at the moment, excepting perhaps the Venetians.   [b]Other Information:[/b]Feudalism does not exist. Land is placed under the charge of an individual by the central government.