[right][i]"I have never advocated war except as means of peace, so seek peace, but prepare for war.
Because war... War never changes. War is like winter and winter is coming."[/i]
[b]~ Ulysses Grant[/b][/right]
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Welcome, arena-goers! This is an old new game called [url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/92486-when-nations-collide-for-all-your-battling-needs/ooc]When Nations Collide[/url]. Basically it's a wargame RP where two players and their chosen nations duke it out. As such the conditions are quite different from the usual arena match. Few people may remember [url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/87051-when-nations-collide-yamatai-clocktowerechos-vs-yllendthyr-willy-vere/ooc]my previous attempt[/url] at this game. And while that one didn't work out due to both of our busy schedules the idea remained.
So without much further ado allow me to introduce our combatants

[color=0054a6][h2][b]The Kingdom of Stoludi (Inkdrop)[/b][/h2][/color]
An isolated backwards but very spirited country founded in the distant seas. In the era of muskets they are renown for their ferocity in melee.
[b]Link:[/b] http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/2908750


[color=ed1c24][H1][b]VERSUS[/b][/H1][/color]
[color=00a651][h2][b]Dwarven City States of Zwölfberge (Willy Vereb)[/b][/h2][/color]
A lone island of the dwarves. In the age of gods and magic they turned for technology and their accomplishments gave them fame.
[b]Link:[/b] http://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/2659295


[color=f7941d][h1][b]Backstory[/b][/h1][/color]The dwarves of Zwölfberge long laid claim on bountiful island of Geitumo, presently property of the Stoludi Kingdom. It used to be the land of their ancestors yet such flimsy reason from a small nation never reaches the ears of the Stoludi Court. Yet for dwarves respect for their ancestors was a rule above all reason and they secretly plotted for decades. In the King's Year of 1722 Stoudi engaged in war with the continental major power of the Melnisc Empire. Yet in the moment they turned their backs Zwölfberge stood ready to strike! Intent on retaking their ancestral lands they launched a huge fleet of steel-gray ships loaded with angry dwarves. Halfway on route Zwölfberge finally declared war on Stoudi and the Crown was forced to fight on two fronts. The Melnisc Empire was powerful yet mostly landlocked. As such Stoudi could spare a sizeable portion of their fleet to reinforce the island.

[color=f7941d][h1][b]Conditions[/b][/h1][/color]The details of this game have yet to be fixed down. Since I wish to treat this as a prototype match there's no need for judges and the size of the respective forces and other details will be discussed here in the OOC.