It is done! [hider=House Shieldbearer]House Name: House Shieldbearer Head of House: King Elector Dorias Shieldbearer House Specialty: Strong Generals. Men born into this house have always been exceptional generals and have been always knwon to sntach victory from the jaws of defeat in most of their battles. House Ancestral Artifact: The Shield of the Protector - Morgas, the general that led Queen's Lalaifia's bodyguard had been able to protect her for so long for a reason. Kammeth handed Morgas for his service, the Shield of the Protector, a shield capable of forming a small magical shield around the wielder and some of the people around him. The Shield is usually handed to the Leader of the Emperor's personal bodyguard Important Members: Dorias Shieldbearer(Age 24)- Current head of the house and a very promising general as the people in his house usually are. However, unlike most of the previous heads, he has chosen to be rather isolationist, only making contact with other houses if necessary. Despite this, he has kept trade relations with the other house, mostly to supply his rather barren province. He is currently unmarried, however, he does try to get himself married, if it's in the interest of his nation it's even better. Mardanis Shieldbearer(Age 32)- Older brother to Dorias, Mardanis carries on the tradition of his house in leading the personal bodyguard of the one he sees as true Emperor. However, his loyalty lies not to the head of his house, but to the Emperor himself, taking orders only from him. And as tradition has it, he can no longer claim the seat of house Shieldbearer. Princess Remis Shieldbearer(Age 23)- Youngest member of the house and a charming young woman. While she chooses not to play any direct role in the house, she has established a rather expansive network of spies throughout the Empire, so more often than not, she knows what's happening to the realm, if the head of a house is in financial trouble, or if the member of a house is secretly ill. These secrets, will help make her house, one of the more important houses of the Empire. Mertenis Steelskin(Age 25): While not officialy married to princess Remis, mostly thanks to King Dorias, the young Mertenis is very much considered part of the family, only to a point however, as the king does not trust this young man to become regent of Khomeria while he is gone. Like most Khomeri people, he has silver-like hair and light blue eyes, however, unlike the honest working people of Khomeria, he is very cunning. He is the brother of the current head of house Steelskin. Vermias Stone(Age 30)- This young man is the bastard son of Regios Shieldbearer, brother to the previous king, King Karmius Shieldbearer. Like so many of the bastards in the empire, he has no legal claim of the khomeri throne and does not seek it either. As he was placed in the Iron Guard mere weeks before the start of the Purple Plague at the age of 18. Not only has he survived the plague, but he has advanced to become the leader of the Iron Guard, now accompanying his brother and king everywhere he goes. Marianna Stormborn(Age 24)- Sister to the current head of house Stormborn, has joined the Royal Guard and is now serving under Mardanis Shieldbearer, rumored love interest of Mardanis Shieldbearer and Laikar Steelskin Laikar Steelskin(Age 29)- Second in Command to Mardanis in the Royal Guard, and younger brother to the current head of house Steelskin. Morgon Shattershield(Age 30) - A massive brute of a man, standing a head taller than most men and with incomparable strength. In the Royal guard along with Marianna Stormborn, Laikar Steelskin and Morgon Shattershield. Armonia Stone(Age 29) - A strong and cunning woman, illegitimate daughter of the deceased Veritan Stormborn, previous head of the Stormborn family. Currently the Grandmaster of the Wyvern Knights Nation/Realms Name: Khomeria Sigil: [img]http://cdn.jointherealm.com/sigil/eff6c234-630b-4ca9-a58b-7202d2cc1e24_1456926685_thumb_s.png[/img] Flag: [img]http://www.designmyownflag.com/uploads/image.php?image=order/1456927159_1397295845_wales.png&height=300px&width=350px[/img] House Motto: "Raise your shields!" Region/color on map: Orange(Above the red and northwest of the brown) Race name: Khomeri Racial appearance: The people of this province are rather tanned, despite having lived in the mountains for such a long time. It is common for a Khomeri to have silver colored hair and light blue eyes. The average Khomeri adult has about 80kg, while in height he would be about 1.9 meters tall. Most of the men of this nation are well built, even if they haven't trained, whilst most women have a natural beauty to them that makes them very desired by the men of other nations. Racial traits: These people have a natural skill in smithing, and it evolved from all the mountains around the nation being rich in all sorts of minerals. This made the weapons and armors of this nation to be of top quality. However, the smiths of this nation also make the most beautiful lockets, bracelets and other pieces of jewelry. Capital: Meraton A very heavily fortified city with massive and thick fortifications. The city in itself is rather colourless, the city is filled with smiths to produce weapons for the ever increasing demands of weapons, armors and jewelry. The town is mostly made up of residential quarters, the military quarters, and the trading quarters and the manufacturing quarters where all the smiths and other smillar professions reside. Capital Population: 60.000 Other Major Settlements: Vermilias- The fortress standing at the only entrance into this province. This fortress has been improved over the generations to be able to whitstand invasions from other provinces and is now a massive fortress complex rivaling the capital in it's size. The population of this fortress-city is of about 50.000. The Lords usually in charge of this fortress are given the title Lord Protector of Vermilias. The current head is Lord Protector of Vermilias, Fokas Stormborn Drahmis- Situated right next to the mountains, this is where all the riches and metals of this nation come from and is one of the most important cities in the realm. It has a population of about 45.000 people, of which 5.000 are either miners or smiths. The Lords in charge of this fortress are ussually among the richest in the province and maybe sometimes the Empire. The current head is Lord Maridan Steelskin Dertamis- This place is both the cultural and religious hub of Khomeria, the city having many towering structures and temples. This is also the place that Morgas, the head of this house was born and as such, the Khomeri consider it their most important city. The city has a population of around 45.000 people, many of which are dedicated to the temples. The current head is Lord Leimar Shattershield Population: 312.000 Culture: Many people of the outside see the people of Khomeria as hard working smiths and proud warriors, but some see them as just xenophobic primitives sealing themselves in their own little world. In truth, they are artisans, smiths, merhcants, architects and even strong warriors when the need arises, alas, since the population has lived only with itself, it has grown rather suspicious of other peoples. Type of Government: Feudal Monarchy with the leader of the nation taking the title of King of Khomeria and Protector of the Realm Influence and relations: Other than being on good terms with the Phoenix Throne(after all, the head and a lot of the Emperor's bodyguard is made of Khomerians), it only has friendly relations with the only nation they consider true friends, the Kingdom of Ignis and House Duvard. They have maintained strong relations with them, partly from necessity, as Khomeria imports much of it's food from Ignis, as such, the occasional man may whisper that House Duvard has a leverage over House Shieldbearer, however, they are quickly hushed by a proud Khomerian who consider the people of Ignis true friends. Military - (Details on the amount and types of men available. Any war vessels from navies, go here as well, it would be important to note as this is a Middle age Setting that relies largely one levies, few have the funds for a standing army, aside from the Phoenix Throne.) Garrisons: Meraton: 850 guardsmen Vermilias: 650 guardsmen Drahmis: 600 guardsmen Dertamis 600 guardsmen Voldigar: 400 guardsmen Morkias: 350 guardsmen Armais: 300 guardsmen Standing Army: 500 triarii- Heavy Defensive Spearmen 200 Shieldbrothers- Heavy Defensive Sword Infantry 100 Longbowmen- Medium Archer Infantry 50 Snipers- Heavy Crossbow Infantry 15 War magi 50 Reavers- Light Shock Cavalry. 50 Lancers- Light Spear Cavalry 50 Iron Guards: Heavy Defensive Spear Infantry Unit demographics: (heavy infantry, marksman, etc and their equipment/training, remember no army in real life was ever able to field a fully rounded all capable army. Sometimes a lack of something makes it more interesting.) The current Standing Army of Khomeria is a highly trained military force. The Hoplites and Shieldbrothers are heavy and slow-moving units and as such have been armed to defend themselves rather than attack, and as such, they have learned to become a impenetrable wall of swords and spears. They are equipped with high quality steel weapons and armors. The Longbowmen and Snipers are strong ranged units, however, what they make up in high quality weapons, the lack in extensive training using them. The cavalry it's this nation's weakest link, having little to no horses, the nation focused little on the training of it's cavalry, resulting it's cavalry to be more bark than bite. The Iron Guard are the personal bodyguard of the Khomerian King and are formed of the best trained soldiers in the Khomerian army. This nation has made one of the oddest choices a nation could do, it chose to stop conscripting troops into levies and rather maintain a small but professional standing army. Landscape: Heavily Mountainous with forests and little to no arrable land. Economy: Financially speaking, Khomeria is a rich nation as it is the exporter of most of the Empire's precious metals, jewelry and other metals, however, agriculturally, the nation is poor, having to import large amounts of food from other more fertile nations. Religion: While a large portion of the people worship Gerna to aid them in their efforts in the mine, the people of Khomeria worship a little known god that has been almost forgotten by everyone except the Church and Khomerians. This god has been in the past attributed as the patron god of Khomeria. While his name has been all but forgotten, his title still stands and resonates in the hearts of the people of Khomeria. He is called the Protector and people pray to him that he shield this nation from the threats of nature and man. The Standing army of the nation worships this little known god of the Sky Pantheon and prays that the Protector shield them so that they may see the next day again. History: It will be built up in the RP... Strengths: Minerally Rich- This country, being mostly settled in the mountains, it has a massive flow of precious metals and jewelry, making it a rich nation. Standing Army- Thanks to these riches, the nation is one of the few capable of sustaining a standing army, a small one, but a standing army neverthenless. Nation of the Fortresses- In this nation, even the smallest castle has complex fortifications, making it all that harder to conquer by any possible invading force. Weaknesses: Infertile lands- Again, since this is a mountain nation, most of it's lands are infertile and uncapable of producing many crops for it's population. Isolated- This nation has had almost no contact with the other nations for the past two generations(except the Phoenix Throne itself) and as such, it's relations with many of major and minor houses are rather poor. No Navy- This nation, despite having a sea opening, they have chosen to not make any ships as they believe the Protector despises sailors. The only measure they take against a possible invasion is having any towns near the coast heavily fortified. Export: Gold Iron Weapons Armors Luxury Goods Import: This realm heavily imports any sort of food it can to sustain it's growing population. [/hider]