Ardacia

[The Nexerus]

Sorry I've been taking so long with that post I was going to send you, @DeadBeatWalking. Working on it now, towards the end I think.

[Theodorable]

House Arlais of Aveaux, Rulers of Valais

Nation Name
Valais -- Valleyland (in commontongue).

Ethnic Peoples
The Valais, or the People of the Valley.

A common slur is the lowpeople.

Ethnic Description
The Valais are a fair people, though nondescript. Known for an exotic accent uncommon in the rest of the land, their exterior is a combination of those neighboring lands, and through mixtures of these genes come anomalous different physical looks. The Valais, thus, are a boring people, of plain complexion.

Culture
This should be your biggest section. The cultural customs, imports, exports, styles of dress, favored foods, art, music, and other facets of your nation. Include everything from the customs (Raising hands instead of shaking them) to the reasons behind them (Originally to prevent disease, now simply customary.) If any districts of your culture are particularly different from the others, include that in indents, as well as any particular stereotypes or common views of your people. The more detail, the better.

History
The history of your nation -- Roots, involvement in The Great Uprising, the great house's founding, and so on. The seven kingdoms were originally divided up by Ardall's seven generals, though since then many have been usurped by a lesser house, so go with either backstory.

House Name
House Arlais.

House Members
The house members we’ll see. Don’t worry about listing any quadruple-removed half-cousins.

House Words
"For Love and Laughs"

The Valais are a culturally hedonistic people--preferring the taste of grapes over the work of crushing wine and the luxuries of reading great works as opposed to fighting over their mean. While not all who live in the Valleyland are of House Arlais, the house words have always uttered true. The world has many meanings but few purposes. "While we're here," a lowperson might say," "might as well have fun." Among these are love--the romantic connection, the penultimate chase and laughs--the cheerful seconds where all is right, at least for a little while.

House Sigil


House Seat
The Great Chambers is where House Arlais resides, built into the city of Jardin. They are a warm, cozy establishment that serves as both the military garrison of the city as well as it's political headquarters. Rumor is that it has a myriad of secret passages built into the mountain as well.

House Heirloom
"Les Jardins d'Arlais" are an encased arrangement of vividly red roses. They reside in the Great Chamber at Jardin themselves, and they are unique in that they wither and bloom seasonally without any external aid. "So long as the flowers bloom," the tales say, "House Arlais will bloom as well." They are enraptured within an embellished glass jar and have not moved in many years.

House Themes
-- Roses
-- Wine glasses
-- Shades of red (preferred garment colors)
-- Books/Writing

Capital City
The capital city of Jardin is a nebulous cityscape surrounded on three sides by mountains. Often considered "L'etat de Jardin," it exists almost separate from Varlais as it is so isolated--linked by a single mountain road that goes up into the mountain crest.

Jardin is built into the mountain, where the Great Chambers reside. Some even suggest it goes all the through to the coast, but this is mere legend. Trading outposts and military barracks, housing and bathstations alike are all built right into the stone of the mountain.

Banner Houses
House Loreaux: Lorded by the Count de Loreaux, House Loreaux is the militant arm of Valais, and Varlais is one of the few lands where the majority of its bannermen hail from Loreaux and not Valais. House Loreaux is also along the Estfront, where the lands are most endangered by other ambitious house.

House Recey:
A small house that has cultured ties to Varlais, Recey is championed by the Hanged Man, Le Petit Roi Albert de Recey (the Small King Albert of Recey), who maintains the honorary title that his forefather once held in an uprising against Varlais. House Recey owns the Barren Keep, which is one of the primary defensive postures in the march to Varlais' hinterlands.

House Vieussan: House Vieussan is the longest reigning house in Varlais, usurped when the great wars ended and Vieussan emerged on the 'wrong' side. With their original lineage executed, House Vieussan is a loyal pledge, but many believe they are ambitiously waiting for their time to strike and retake what they consider was rightfully theirs. House Vieussan is a bull on a great yellow field and their motto is "Stronger Alone."

[Little Bill]

@Theodorable Looking forward to the rest!

[ethanjory]

I'm going to be busy this next week, so don't think that I died or anything.

[The Nexerus]

@DeadBeatWalking

I was planning on making the post relatively small but it's going on longer than I expected and I'm having an issue finishing it off. I could PM you what I have? Perhaps we could take the first portion of it and have that in the first IC post of the reboot, along with the rest of the IC from the old thread, and then I can finish the rest later. That way I'm not holding things up.

[Jotunn Draugr]

Can I reserve a place?

[Little Bill]

@The Nexerus
Sounds good. My computer's currently broken so I'll be on the desktop, which is affectionately referred to as Old Shitbox, so I'm in no rush.

@Jotunn Draugr
All the spots are currently taken, but if either

A. @Terminal does not reappear within five days
B. One of the applicants disappears/someone else drops out
C. One of the applicants is rejected

Then I'll give you a spot.

[bloonewb]

@DeadBeatWalking Is there still room in this RP for one more? And if so, may I fill it?

[Celeste]

Just scrapped my original idea, and rebooted the whole thing. Brace for some weird Patagonia-like thing... with knights.

[Little Bill]

@bloonewb I'm afraid we're already full with one player on the extra roster. I should really fix that title.

[Theodorable]

Application is nearly 100%.

[Little Bill]

@Theodorable@Celeste@ethanjory Any sheet updates thus far?

[Celeste]

@DeadBeatWalking Stuff's advancing at an okay pace. Sorry for the delay.

Short summary: the house's name is either Levican, Lienad or Leftray; centuries ago, they usurped the Juvellians, the local Ardacian dynasty; the kingdom's called Mirena; their seat is called Relmutray; and the whole thing is essentially a fantasy amalgamation of Mapuche and British culture in a land that's an upside-down Patagonia. Their knights are divided into two orders, the Condors and the Pumas. The house's themes are family, myth, survival, and trickery.

[Hannibal]

Any room?

[Terminal]

I am here.

As indicated elsewhere, stuff has come up that has precluded my guild activity. As of the first of September I will be returning.

If you still want to give my spot away for not making it back within five days though, I suppose I will not be in a position to complain.

[Little Bill]

@Hannibal 'Fraid not.

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@Terminal It would be as much a disservice to the players to boot you as it would be a disservice to the plot to boot Caerulmost. Glad to see you're back!
However, I am a man of my word and I said I'd let @Jotunn Draugr submit a sheet. If he is still interested, I think he can be squeezed in without giving anyone the boot.

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Anyway, applications are due Friday, September 2nd. They don't have to be completely complete, there will be another week gap to edit in country/house relations and for me to make the first chapter post, but I'd still like to be able to see what your country's thing is as readily as Edontians are the Mexican Gypsies of Ardacia. As for those of you who have been here since day one, now would be a good time for you to add any details you originally wanted to clarify but didn't -- For instance, I'm making a shitty conlang for Edontas. Anyway, I'm on vacation with limited internet, but I'll probably be able to login once a day to field any application questions.
Tagging everyone else here so I know everybody sees it. See ya'll Friday!

@Celeste@Theodorable@ethanjory@The Nexerus@RisenDead@Vor

[Vor]

I may rewerite parts of my nation sheet, cause it's terribly bloated and includes stuff I haven't used at all....but I'll probably have to wait until Friday to do so. We're doing technical documentation at work and I feel like crying whenever I see a text longer than a couple of pages

I'd also like to see what our new players are bringing to the table, so I can work out trades & relations.

[Celeste]

Unfortunately, college unexpectedly got in the way, and I'm not going to be able to participate in this RP for now. :/

[Terminal]

So, general role-call for the reboot? All apps should be in now.

@Terminal here, for Caerulmoste obviously.

[Vor]

Kedoren stands ready!