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[center][i] Surely there is no blame on Trojans and strong-greaved Achaians if for long time they suffer hardship for a woman like this one. Terrible is the likeness of her face to immortal goddesses. Iliad 3.156f trans. Lattimore. [/i][/center]

[B]TL;DR Summary:[/b]
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 - Post-Iliad Trojan War (Events leading up to and following the Fall of Troy).
 - Character-centric Nation Roleplay
 - Rules for optional randomness and simple way for resolving conflicts.
 - Mythological Greece setting with hybrid influences from Bronze, Dark, Archaic, and Classical periods of Greece.
 - Players control a single Greek City-State (preferably original)
 - Please place Nation/Character Sheets in [url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/31697/posts/ooc?page=1#post-926333]Nation Sheet Thread[/url].
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[B]In Character Info:[/b]
[indent][i]Greece has been waging an almost ten-year war against Troy for the sake of a single act of adultery, spilling the blood of countless Greeks and Trojans alike. Even after the death of Hector, Troy’s towering guardian, the war still stumbled on. Nevertheless, Troy is destined to fall, as it is decreed by the Olympians, and the Greeks led under Agamemnon’s banner are fated to fulfill this destiny. However, be wary of your actions, as the gods still uphold their divine laws, even though some of them spill their hatred onto Troy. For even if the battle is won, without the favor of the gods, the journey home might turn out to be even far more perilous than the war at Troy.[/i][/indent]
[indent][i]The war sparked by a single woman is not the only concern. While the men are away, fighting for the wife of Menelaus, no one knows what is happening on the home front. Will the leaders of the Achaeans return home, being welcomed with open arms or with an axe to the back? Will the land to which these warriors return be the same as it was before, or will the brave men of Greece have to endure countless more trials beyond those that were fought at the walls of Troy?[/i][/indent]

[hider=The Greeks]The warriors from across the sea, the Greeks, under Agamemnon’s leadership, has come to reclaim Helen of Sparta. They are comprised of a loose confederation of city-states tied to an oath sworn at the marriage of Menelaus and Helen so that the other suitors would come to Menelaus’ aid if Helen would ever be endangered. The Greeks understand that they all share the same culture; nevertheless, they still can find ways to bicker.
[b]Supporting Gods[/b]: Athena, Hera, Poseidon, Hephaistos, Hermes, Thetis
[b]Heroes[/b]: Agamemnon, Menelaus, Ajax (both), Odysseus, Achilles, Nestor, Diomedes[/hider]
[hider= The Trojans]The city that has suffered because of the adultery of one man, the Trojans rely on numerous allies to the east and south to increase their numbers. For ten whole years the Trojans, along with their allies, have prevented the Greeks from infiltrating their city. Even with Hector’s death, the Trojans still fought on.
[b] Supporting Gods [/b]: Aphrodite, Artemis, Apollo, Ares
[b] Heroes [/b]: Aeneas, Paris, Memnon, Penthesilia, Laocoon
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[b]Maps:[/b]
Right Click and "View Image" will provide a larger view.
[hider=World Map][img=http://www.sigmabooks.gr/images/mapGreece_bigNames.jpg][/hider]
Greeks = Green, Trojans and Allies = Gold, cross = dies (error by Nestor. Nestor does not die).
[hider=Area Affiliations][img=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Homeric_Greece.svg/1502px-Homeric_Greece.svg.png][/hider]
[B]Nation Sheets:[/b]
[hider=City Template][b]Polis Name:[/b] Name of your city-state
[b]Demonym:[/b] What your people refer to themselves. (e.g. Athenians for Athens, Spartans/Lacedaemonians for Sparta)
[b]Location:[/b] Select a location for you city-state. 
[b]Government:[/b] (Please give a brief description of your exact governmental system, e.g. Democracy, Oligarchy, Tyranny)
[b]History:[/b] Provide a brief (or not so brief) history of your nation.
[b]Society:[/b] Please give a brief (or not so brief) description of anything peculiar of your city-state. What makes it unique from all the hundred other Greek city-states in the Aegean?
[b]Supporting Gods:[/b] Pick three gods who your city-state worships above the others. Your city-state may worship the others, but these three are the most important three. You may pick the gods who are Pro-Trojan, but don't expect much aid on the battlefield from them (unless there is some divine lineage or something). You may also have one local deity count as one of the three supporting gods. However, local deities have a smaller sphere of influence (usually around the city-state) and can only influence areas outside their sphere of influence if that local deity has ties with one of the Olympians (cf. Thetis).
[b]Religion:[/b] Please give a brief (or not so brief) description of the peculiarities of religion in your polis. Festivals? Temples? Etc.
[b]Military:[/b] See Nation Sheet Thread for more information.
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[hider=Character Template] Your first three characters will be given stats. You may have other "important" characters, but they will not have unique stats.
[b]Name[/b]: What is your character’s name?
[b]Age[/b]: How old is your character(s)?
[b]Description[/b]: Please give a brief description of the character’s physical attributes.
[b]Background[/b]: Please provide a brief background to your character(s). Tell us[i] why[/i] they are important.
[b]Stats[/b]: See Nation Sheet Thread for more information.
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[b]Guidelines:[/b]
[indent]-Please be respectful to one another. If arguments arise, please take it to PM's.
-While gods are involved in this RP (npc's), please refrain from God-Modding. The gods love to have a chance to punish mortals who are full of hubris.
-Anyone who has read either the Iliad or the Odyssey (or Lucan's Civil War) will know that these are extremely violent narratives. While this should not be interpreted as a free pass to do whatever, you do not have to conform to "PG" violence.
-While Zeus's sexual exploits are tales of legend, Zeus never dwells into the exact details. Everyone should follow this advice. Implying that something has/will happen is okay. Actually showing it is [b]NOT[/b].
-If you are going to be gone for a long period of time, please let me know either in the OOC or PM. I don't need to know why but I consider it courteous to let me know if you will be gone for a while.
-The gods of Olympus commands everyone to have fun. :sun
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[b]Cities:[/b]
[i]Completed[/i]
[indent]-Titanic: [url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/31697/posts/ooc?page=1#post-963509]Naxos[/url]
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[i]Incomplete[/i]
[indent]-Dedonus: [url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/31697/posts/ooc?page=1#post-926339]Bennipolis[/url] (3 Characters)
-MissingAxis: [url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/31697/posts/ooc?page=1#post-949580]Skepsis[/url] (3 Characters)
-HazmatMedic: [url=http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/31697/posts/ooc?page=1#post-967868]Tracha[/url] (3 Characters)
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