[OOC] Fabula Elysia - Medieval Fantasy Nationgame

[Willy Vereb]

By the way, I'd like to go ahead and show you guys how I'll be showing areas being conquered in a war. It's very much going to be done in Europa Universalis fashion.



Thick lines on the territory layer would indicate lands that have been conquered during the course of a war. If they are granted to the conquering realm in a peace treaty or by the total capitulation / domination of the enemy state, that territory becomes the color of the conquerors.

@Shorticus

Poor eemmtt, he never stood a chance against those not-zombie birdmen.

[Sigma]

Edit: Well, I'm embarrassed! :P

Posted in wrong rp.(meant to post in New Dawn)

[Slamurai]

My NS would've been posted earlier if I hadn't slacked on the industry/economy section. Still have to write it up; expect it soon!

[Willy Vereb]

BTW, I added a description on the Wargs in my military section. I don't add it to the Bestiarum yet because I still want to work on it a bit but take a look if you want.

[Shorticus]

I might add separate sections about goods that come out of Ardonia. Frengo wrote some wonderful bits about lumber and horses, and I've got an itch to write something official-like on dragonscale.

[Shorticus]

Kingsland Steel

Kingsland Steel is a famous resource in the fashioning of armour and weapons, and is renowned for its strength and resilience.

Trebeun Yew

The trees of Trebuen Forest come in several varieties, but none are more revered than the Trebuen Yew. This superior breed of yew tree is a widely sought resource in the construction of the longbow. Though the weapon itself has never been utilised by the Ardonians, there are many foreign nations that have the longbow down to a fine art form, and it is these who lap up Trebuen Yew as a dog laps water on a hot summer's day.

Goldmarch Destrier

A Goldmarch Destrier is perhaps the greatest war horse in the world, known for its impressive strength and stamina. Thousands of the animals are raised and cultivated across the plains of Goldmarch, and they are sold for high prices - both to Knights and to foreigners. Indeed, a man would be prepared to pay his own weight in gold, in exchange for a young Goldmarch destrier.

Halfling Beer

The greatest export to leave the Heartvale is its beer. If halfling foodstuffs are famous, halfling beer is legendary. Bristle Stout, Shimmer Ale, and Little Folk Firewater are just a few examples of the stuff which foreign nations clamor for. Sure, it's not nearly so sophisticated as wine, but the flavors of halfling brews are carefully balanced, mastered over centuries of interest in the art of the beer. It helps that halflings have a very discriminating sense of taste and smell. They know just what to do to make a beer's flavor heavenly.

Blue Dragonscales

Whether used to reinforce shields or make coats of scale armor, blue dragonscales are strong like steel and incredibly valuable. Not only do they provide excellent protection from cutting blows, but they are also incredibly lightweight and absorb electrical spells and effects. They also can slightly dampen harmful magic, though they certainly do not provide immunity. Anyone fortunate enough to have armor made of dragonscales is a lucky man indeed.

[POOHEAD189]

@Willy Verebedited my special goods, my friend

[eemmtt]

Sorry for my lack of post end of the semester and finals are cranking up. So I am going to try my hardest to get my CS done soon.

[Woundwort]

Work continues!

I've decided to really run with the Ottoman theme-been reading up on the pirates of Barbary. Make sense of a decayed empire to rely more on corsairs then it's own navy-and it gives me some leeway for the main plot I'm planning.

Anyone here familiar with Barbary?

[Lauder]

Work continues!

I've decided to really run with the Ottoman theme-been reading up on the pirates of Barbary. Make sense of a decayed empire to rely more on corsairs then it's own navy-and it gives me some leeway for the main plot I'm planning.

Anyone here familiar with Barbary?

@Ophidian

I know of the first Barbary war

[Shorticus]

Anyone here familiar with Barbary?

@Ophidian

I actually had to write about America's relation with the North African nations that were the home of the Barbary Corsairs, funnily enough, and am basing a nation in another roleplay off a mixture of Barbary Corsairs + Vikings.

[Sigma]

State-sponsored Piracy? Should be good fun! :P

How far do your corsairs go @Ophidian?

[Woundwort]

State-sponsored Piracy? Should be good fun! :P

How far do your corsairs go @Ophidian?

@Sigma

Not sure, presently, they're probably pretty thick along the south however. If anyone has any suggestions, I'm all ears.

[Sigma]

@Ophidian Sounds good, Zhodulan Merchant ships usually take both the southern and northern sea routes to Arcturia.

[Woundwort]

....So I think I found what the elite forces of the kingdom look like. Loyal to the Vizier. One of the last vital forces left in the Empire. If there's hope, it's with these guys.

[Taeryn]

@Ophidian Sounds good, Zhodulan Merchant ships usually take both the southern and northern sea routes to Arcturia.

@Sigma

RIP forever alone.

[Sigma]

@Ophidian Badass find :D

@Taeryn Your not alone :P We trade right?(not sure) and of course there's your Chapters stationed in Zhodul.

[Shorticus]

@Ophidian Out of curiosity, what is the Black Serpent? Is it a person, a deified creature, an order, or something else?

[Woundwort]

@Ophidian Out of curiosity, what is the Black Serpent? Is it a person, a deified creature, an order, or something else?

@Shorticus

All of these actually, first it was a person, a great hero-the founder of the Empire, reckoned to be the avatar of Yig upon the Earth. Now it's a name borne by the nifty fellows I posted a pic of a few posts ago.

[Shorticus]

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All of these actually, first it was a person, a great hero-the founder of the Empire, reckoned to be the avatar of Yig upon the Earth. Now it's a name borne by the nifty fellows I posted a pic of a few posts ago.

@Ophidian

I'll be looking forward to seeing more about this guy. Any time I see "serpent" or "dragon" or anything like that, I scramble to see if I can connect Ardonian lore with the nation that mentions that.

I think I should probably discuss more with Taeryn on that note.