[CHAR] A New Age (19th Century European Conquest)

[Commodore]

The Empire of Navansahr

Leader: Padishah Nazim Bayat

Age: 58

Story: The Empire was largely founded by Nazim, admittedly from the foundation of the much older Kingdom of Navansahr. He has for most of his life been a war leader, cautious and mostly leading the consolidation of his newly gained territories. After taking the title of Padishah he has proven himself a capable, if not brilliant, administrator himself. He long ago recognized he would not live forever and took a wife long ago, having a few possible heirs in which he has endeavored to teach each to rule however time may only tell that. In his conquests he has been cautious ruthless but quick to forgive, mostly in the case of the local nobility to win power from his enemies.

Beliefs: Nazim is an ambitious man who wants what his best for his people, although he believes that the best way to provide for them is Empire and conquest. His sons press him to expand the Empire once more and give them the chance for glory that he had already won.

Appearance:

Nazim Bayat

Nation: The Empire of Navansahr

Flag:

Flag

History: While the Kingdom of Navansahr has existed for far longer Nazim was the one which succeeded in unify with the neighboring kingdoms and emirates. Bringing all the area under a single Empire has greatly increased trade and prosperity which help some after the damage from the warfare between the kingdoms and later between the Padishah and rebelling nobles. In addition to the army Nazim has built a navy, ostensibly against pirates however their true purpose might be very different. Now the year is 1800, there is a period of relative peace and prosperity, something that has been rare in the region, and now calls to invasion are ringing from many levels of the Empire and it might only be a matter of time before Nazim leads his armies once more.

Claim: 4, 3, 2

Military Strength:
~Sabre Division in Province 2
~Battle Fleet in Province 4

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[SonOfALich]

Albion

Leader: Grand Duke Arthur Reinfred

Age: 24

Story: As the youngest son of the King, Arthur was never expected to rule. And so, much of his youth was spent abroad studying, his three older brother's bearing all weight of royal responsibility. This drastically changed just a few months after his twentieth birthday, when a failed coup d'état plunged his home nation into a bitter civil war. His father and two brothers executed by the treacherous armies, and his third brother fled for his life, the leadership of the remaining loyalists fell to the young Arthur. Promising riches, Arthur hired a cohort of mercenaries and sailed homewards with all haste. Using the strategies he had studied abroad, Arthur was able to crush the rebels in less than a year, a brutal naval campaign quickly robbing the usurpers of supplies and support. Exiling his cowardly brother, and taking control of the nation himself, Arthur enacted a number of sweeping reforms, severely reducing the armies of the nation, as well as removing the title of King, instead taking the title "Grand Duke" for himself.

Beliefs: Brilliantly intelligent and cunning, Arthur has great ambitions for the Dukedom he has inherited, seeking to expand the nation and ensure it is never brought low by civil war again. While he prefers to use his silver tongue, Arthur commands a fearsome navy and stands ready to defend his nation's shores.

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Nation: Albion

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History: The region that is now the Dukedom of Albion had long been home to a number of feuding kingdoms and fiefdoms. Centuries ago, a foreign ruler sought to add the island nation to his own domain, expecting the weak lesser kingdom's to fall easily to his armies. At first, the foreign army butchered their way across the land with ease, until they encountered the kingdom of Albion. The King of Albion, seeing the approaching danger, had rallied the surrounding fiefdoms and kingdoms to his cause, and so a great host stood in defence of Albion. The foreign king suffered a crushing defeat, from which he never recovered, his armies swept from the island and cast back into the sea from which they had come. Standing as the now undisputed leader of the region, the King of Albion bound the remaining lesser nation's under his rule, forging an empire that stood for generations.
Sadly, recent centuries have had a toll on Albion. A proud, but stubborn people, the nation was slow to advance, and a string of weak rulers eventually led to open civil war. Following the bloody civil war, Albion is in a weakened state, but as the year 1800 dawns, Grand Duke Arthur stands ready to expand, the blood of his distant ancestor, the first King of Albion, coursing through his veins.

Claim: 49, 53 and 54

Military Strength:

-1st Battle Fleet "The Hellhounds" in Province 53

-2nd Battle Fleet "Furies of Albion" in Province 54

[Lauder]

The Great Kingdom of Al-Andalus

Leader:

Sultan Haafil al-Ahmed

Age:

45

Story:

Sultan Haafil al-Ahmed was born and groomed to the previous ruler of the great province of Al-Andalus. Like any growing lad of the time, he was told who he would marry and how he would act as well as learn how to properly govern the nation when it was his time to lead the people.

The position would be thrust upon the boy, only fifteen years old at the time for his father was killed while suppressing an uprising. He led his people against two of his neighboring province-kingdoms, quickly annexing them before a target would be painted among him. For years he has decided to maintain the status quo of the area, but strife seems to be stirring through the lands once more and it may be an opportunity to expand his reach further. His sons await for their time to show their father how capable they truly were. Now the year is 1800, it is time for a reconquista of the old lands.

Beliefs:

Sultan Haafil believes that one should never go to war when their neighbors are at the height of their power and, instead, pick battles when those people are at their weakest point or distracted with some other war. He believes that the only way to victory is by fighting dirty and this has led to some unpopular biased towards him by other countries. This sultan does not crave glory, instead fighting to expand his own hold and reform the old Empire like so many others around him are doing.

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Nation:

Al-Andalus

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History:

The history of Al-Andalus is a long and complex one, at first many centuries ago, it belonged to a much larger nation as a province. In this period of Morasaar control, everyone prospered until an economic collapse occurred in the year 1345 which brought with it civil strife and a now fractured state. Al-Andalus was, in fact, the last of the nations to declare independence from the great power in the year 1421 where they continued to reign as a sovereign state, going to war and taking land before inevitably losing that land in the next war then the next. Point being, up until the reign of Sultan Haafil, the nation had known nothing but war and the reformation of the empire.

Under Sultan Haafil’s reign, they managed to annex to provinces and, low and behold, they were kept within the folds of the Kingdom as Haafil refused to declare any wars after that for a long while. While other states fought for control of the peninsula, Al-Andalus waited for the perfect opportunity to strike out into the place that was their home, filled with brothers and sisters who wished only to destroy each other. Now, in 1800, it is time to strike against them and bring them back into the folds of the empire! For the Sultan’s wishes may become true.

Claim:

37, 38, 40

Military Strength:

2x Musket Division [40]