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Yeah I am pretty knackered tonight...so people have now got until 11 AM GMT at which point they get what I give them and get on with it.

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Sorry recent incidents have kept me away from the laptop...in the way of the land it will not be changing bit I will change peoples sizes to refit it well enough. So Empires will probably be smaller than ducks however I will still make them noticeable bigger. Also darkwolf, you are allowed all the islands if nobody else wants them. I will fill in the map when I have all the locations I need.

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darkwolf687 said
Quoted from my sheet: A series of islands off the north of [mainland] EdonirasI request you crop out the old Corustarian Isle from the other map, I felt they fit the description of the isles quite well, and this map lacks a set of isles with four islands in relatively close proximityGiven we already have a massive blob in the north east, I if I can't be north of that I'll have to be in the North west (Being somewhere in the north is required for part of the the northern most islands culture to work xD)

I'm not going to be editing the map, reason being is although I like your nation, I am not going to redraw the map to fit what you had last time around. There was requests for a new map and so this is a new world. I am not going to tailor a map to suit your description, apologies for that, I am not basing my map on what people have specifically requested.

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Here is a new map...can I have locations from the following people...

Duck55223
Darkwolf687
MrFoxNews
Sadko
Commodore Robot
Asura
WilsonTurner
Mantido
Azimuth
Keyguyperson

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The United Vanjanan Empire

Nations Name: United Vanjanan Empire (Vanjana)
Flag:
Form of Government: Constitutional Monarchy
Describe the System: (Describe how your country is run in some more detail.} Leadership of the UVE is passed down to the oldest child of the dead monarch, no matter their gender. The nation's leader is referred to as a "Jade", as the throne in the palace is made out of jade (earning it the name "Jade Throne"). Working with the Jade is the Common People's Representative House (More often referred to as the "Representative House". The Representative House has less power than the Jade, but is able to vote for or against the Jade's decrees and extend such voting periods in the hopes the the Jade will see their reasoning. However, the Jade reserves the right to veto any law passed by the Representative House two times, after those two times the law cannot be voted on until someone involved (Either the monarch or a representative) is replaced by a successor.
Location on Map Desired: A decent-sized peninsula sprouting off to the east of Lancian Empire territory (preferably with a border between the UVE and HLE)
Capital: Kwedolobhakalle (Central position in the nation, on the coast. Trade center of the nation.)
Important Settlements:
Kasta (North of Kwedolobhakalle, also on the coast. Major trading port.)
Spexhult (South of Kwedolobhakalle, on the coast as well. Major trading port.)
Vermerud (West of Kasta, on river, trading port.)
Vialla (West of Spexhult, on river, trading port.)
Stad av Rök (Southeast of Vialla, covered in smog from the abundant factories)
Description: Cities in the United Vanjanan Empire are huge metropolises, fueled by the immense wealth brought in by trade. They have an ingenious sewage system, instead of dumping chamber pots out into the streets, houses in the city are connected to pipes that run above the roads. Charberpots are dumped into those pipes through openings outside of windows, and the wastewater is carried down to a collection point where it is left to evaporate. This tones down the horrid smell present in the cities of other nations, and keeps human waste off the streets. To complement this, there are dedicated street sanitation teams in all major cities that clean up the horse waste that once seemed like pavement. The United Vanjanan Empire also has a highly developed cobblestone road system for the transport of goods.

In Vanjana, the four-point star is considered a symbol of hope and good luck, explaining their flag and national anthem (titled: "Look up at the Four-Pointed Star"). Jade (the rock) is also important to the culture, signifying perseverance despite the situation and the ability to do good no matter the consequences. Women and men are considered completely equal, and tolerance is a core value in Vanjana. The believe in strength through quality and they believe quality comes from diversity, thus it is a popular immigration target. In contrast to other nations, women are allowed to join the military and most higher-ups are female, this is most likely just chance.

Different religions sprawl all over the UVE, but the largest is known as "Anhängare av Stjärna Frö" (after the title of their leader). Those who follow it seem worship the stars, in an extremely odd departure from most modern religions. If one dives deep enough into the mythology, the find multiple texts that are often referenced by "Abundant Life" theorists (those who believe that the stars are also worlds, and have their own human inhabitants). The most famous lines are "Thus, our forefathers were sent forth from their comfortable home, bringing with them their eternal mission of salvation for all life." and "Those pure in heart need not heed our call, for they will naturally find their way back to the halls of Yagdasradich."

Anhängare av Stjärna Frö believes in two forces: Yagdasradich and Cadzigrara. Interestingly, neither are supernatural. Both are believed to be simply groups of extremely powerful mortals. The Yagdasradich are the "Good" force, standing for equality, liberty, justice, and above all else, salvation. The Cadzigrara are the "Evil" force, standing for oppression and the destruction of all who do not follow their path. The Yagdasradich and Cadzigrara are said to be locked in an eternal war not unlike those waged in the world of Edoniras. However, the words of many a Stjärna Frö over the years describe the battles waged in this war as "Astounding in scale", those taking place in the sky containing hundreds of thousands of airships carrying "Cannon of unbelievable power". All land battles are said to utilize "Land warships standing on invisible wheels" and "Muskets firing bullets so fast they leave behind a trail of blue fire". Naval battles are always said to be simply battles between gigantic transport fleets supported by airships attacking land-based defenses. Those who are pure of heart are said to be descendants of Yagdasradich soldiers who visited Edoniras long ago. In fact, nearly all churches of the Anhängare av Stjärna Frö use military titles to refer to their members, considering themselves to still be soldiers.

Despite the great detail in which the beliefs are described, many consider them to be a bunch of crackpots and people who just want something to believe in. Interestingly, the Anhängare av Stjärna Frö harbor no hard feelings toward those who believe they are wrong. In fact, anyone who is pure of heart is considered a descendant of the Yagdasradich soldiers, regardless of belief or actual family history. Though the UVE tries to not show favoritism to any religion, Anhängare av Stjärna Frö beliefs have slowly crept into everyday life. Gender equality? Anhängare av Stjärna Frö belief. Four pointed star? Home of the Yagdasradich. Jade? Yagdasradich airships are said to be painted green. However, nobody really realizes this, and the Anhängare av Stjärna Frö have never actively tried to push their beliefs on anyone not willing to listen. They do, however, believe that belligerent people who refuse to listen are descendants of the Cadzigrara. Members of more extreme sects who fully embrace the idea that they are soldiers are not allowed to serve in the military or own a weapon, so as to avoid any incidents.

There are multiple languages in the United Vanjanan Empire, but the most used is Vanjanani (Similar to Swedish). Ancient Vanjanani is used in the anthem, however, and most know at least those words. The currency is the Fyrapoängstjärnamynt (Often shortened to Frya). There are quarter Frya coins, half Frya coins, one Fry coins, two Frya coins, and four Frya coins. The coins are gold in the center, surrounded by wood. As the value rises, so does the size of the gold in the center and the wood surrounding it. They are made in such a way that the wood's buoyancy counteracts the weight of the gold to varying degrees, allowing merchants to drop coins given to them in water to determine their legitimacy.

The United Vanjanan Empire has already gone through its industrial revolution, despite this, their old architecture still remains. Most Vanjanan buildings have tall, decorative spires with multiple areas on all floors having no walls, only a roof supported by columns. Factories are no exception, with the open areas often being used as manual labor areas and the indoors used for the steam machinery. The spires are almost always used as smokestacks. Most architects add an artistic flair to the spire smokestacks, putting multiple smaller smokestacks in specific positions so as to create mesmerizing spirals of smoke (sometimes they even go so far as to add specialized dye to color the smoke, usually blue or red). Some factories keep the workers inside, and put the steam-driven machinery in the exposed areas. This causes some factories to be covered in a haze of smoke.

Despite the fact that they have already accepted steam power, the United Vanjanan Empire's cities are mostly free of smog. Due to a desire to appear clean, a law was passed that forced all factories to be built away from cities. Hilariously, this created new cities covered in smog (the very existence of which was illegal), and multiple unhappy production companies forbidden from upgrading their factories to steam power. The law was changed so that it only gave tax breaks to factories away from port cities, causing a huge explosion of development in the new "Smog towns". Anyone living in one of these cities is given a smoke mask by the government and their employer provides them with housing, which is strictly regulated by the government to be completely free of any smoke. These cities, when combined with the ports, form the backbone of the Vanjanan economy.

The capital of Vanjana is considered a jewel by nearly all, its skies are free of smoke save for beautiful works of "smoke art" rising from rare factories. Sea and air ships come and go, all of them carrying goods in and out of the city. The buildings within are grandiose, even the poorest households can find elaborate decorations to put up, showing the Vanjanan love of art and beauty. The richer households are opulent mansions, covered in Jade sculptures and containing carpets dyed purple using the ancient, more expensive methods simply because it is possible. The palace itself is a wondrous building, boasting everything the mansions do, but more of it. Combined with this more universal decoration are the twenty smokestack spires, which constantly spout blue smoke manipulated by steam-driven fans, coming together to create a thin spiral of smoke that rises into the clouds, painting the sky of the immediate area a soft yet dark blue. The smoke put off by these spires is not left unharnessed (even though quite a lot of it goes to driving the fans). Anything not used to drive the fans is actually used in a complicated system of doors that open seemingly on their own. These doors are operated by a group of people (who probably have the most boring job in Edoniras), who constantly look through dozens of periscopes that show the heavily degraded images of doorways. If someone is there, they will pull the lever corresponding to the door, letting them through. These people are held high for their great reflexes and speed, as many soors open almost instantly.
Important Characters: Admiral Brita Veronika, General Charlotta Aslög, King Sigfrid Halvar.
Traits:
Trading Hub: Your country is a nation of traders and merchants, many coins pass through the fingers of your citizens every day, especially through your own after taxes. -3
Strong Industry: Your craftsmen and labourers are good quality and hardworking making some of your nations goods very reliable, sometimes fetching a high price from a market. -2
Free market: Your economy is not controlled by the state, it can fluctuate completely freely. This means that it can rise incredibly quickly making you very rich, however you are vulnerable to recessions and collapses. -1
Landlubbers: Your sailors don't exactly train on a boat, boarding and marine forces perform slightly worse due to the moving deck. +1
Small Army: Your nation maintains a relatively small number of troops, when fielded in battle against another nation your forces are almost always outnumbered. +2
Ambitious Generals: Your generals all want a piece of glory. Sometimes even going to backstabbing each other and arriving to another’s aid ‘late’. +1
Dreadnoughts: The largest ships to fly in the air, vast hulks that require ungodly amounts of resources, but your nation decide to take these on. -2
Basic points +4

Army:
18,000 Regulars
22,000 Recruits

Navy:
3 Frigates
5 Barques
7 Brigs
4 Galleys

Airships:
2 Dreadnoughts
1 Transport
2 Frigates
5 Sky Runners

GDP: 73,000,000,000 ($) –Down to 65,000,000,000 ($) due to slight instability and so protests and strikes are occurring.

Stability: Slightly Unstable

Population: 10,000,000
Percentage of Population in:
- Industry: 8%
- Farming: 11%
- Mineral Production: 10%

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The Nation of the New Dawn

Nations Name: The Nation of the New Dawn

Flag:

Form of Government: Technocracy with some theocratic elements.

Describe the System: Led by a technical elite where the decision makers are selected only from those most knowledgeable in their respective fields. This council of sorts is represented by a figurehead who is designated through bi-yearly rotation. Presently they are led by the scientist-aristocrat Louis Hargrave.

Location on Map Desired: Somewhere with a mountain range for reasons that will shortly be obvious

Capital: Mt. Korvos.

Important Settlements:

- Mt. Korvos is the most developed of the New Dawn's settlements, functioning much like a Victorian era arcology built into the mountain itself. It is the seat of both the nation's government and the Cult of the New Dawn, its ideological counterpart.

- Mt. Vengerov is the second most developed after Mt. Korvos. With Mt. Korvos already handling all of the needs of their society at peace, Mt. Vengerov was designated as the main site for the nation's needs for war. It is home to their largest skyport and the bowls of the mountain are packed from end to end with weapons labs and factories of all kinds, as well as the largest training facilities and barracks the nation has in its possession.

Description: The nation has its origins in the New Dawn, a utopian movement that first appeared to the public sometime around a century ago. Heralding the creation of a society that would breed a superior strand of mankind through measures such as eugenics, it spread its way through fringe elements of the scientific community and other intellectual circles, with whom its goal of disposing of the old order and replacing it with a fresh and, in their eyes, more capable elite, resonated. Somewhere along the line, the movement accumulated cult-like elements, particularly the worship of an obscure god, recently rediscovered. This god, embodying struggle, the destruction of the weak and the ascendancy of the strong, fit with the New Dawn's world view like hand in glove. With their creed starting to gain too much traction, it was shunned where ever it had manifested by an increasingly fearful populace. It would have very likely ended here, had it not attracted the attentions and support of some rather wealthy benefactors, who arranged for the establishment of a new, secluded nation where the adherents of this strange new belief system could freely, and without the interruption of those they perceived as lesser, cultivate the new wave of humans they had aspired to foster. After rallying the devotees of their creed from across the land, they began their retreat from the world and into obscurity.

This model society of theirs where they could conduct their religious devotion to self-improvement was established in a remote mountain range. After decades of prevailing against harsh conditions, they soon etched out a nation quite unlike any other, built on and within the mountains, criss-crossed with railway lines, the peaks crowned with ports for their air fleet. There their isolated and compact society thrives, free from any constraints as they cast aside the weak and undesirable, maintaining only those fit for their world.

While they are very far away from their end goal of superhuman perfection, if such a lofty goal is even possible, they have succeeded in cultivating a nation abundant with talents of assorted kinds, particularly in scientific fields. Their military also follows this trend, consisting of only a small force of soldiers that nevertheless display high degrees of professionalism. The bulk of their power is found in their sky navy, where the nation's scientific minds are fully employed for exploiting and testing the boundaries of this new variety of warfare.

Societally self-improvement, skill and knowledge is valued above all other things. Strength of mind and body are at all times strived towards. Entertainment and cultural life is sparse, with joy through mastering whatever vocation interests the particular citizen being ingrained instead.

Important Characters:
Chief Minister Louis Hargrave
Minister for War Alexander Karskin
Minister for Science Howard Price
High Admiral of the Sky Fleet Reinhard Meer

Army:
10,000 Veterans
25,000 Regulars
10,000 Recruits

Navy:
1 Frigate
4 Barques
5 Brigs
3 Galleys

Airships:
3 Dreadnoughts
4 Transports
5 Frigates
5 Sky Runners

GDP: 71,000,000,000 ($)

Stability: Very Unstable -Negligible as your people are in full revolt. Factories and ports are raided and even villages have been taken over by rebel elements.

Population: 6,500,000
Percentage of Population in:
Industry: 13%
Farming: 4%
Mineral Production: 15%

Traits list

Never been out of the Village + 1
Small Army + 3
Professional Army: -3
King of the Air: - 3
Airlegs: -1
Dreadnoughts: -2
Strong Industry: -2
State Controlled: +1
Off the Beaten Track +3
I'm not racist, but... : 1 of 2 +/-
New Age Ship Construction: 2 of 2 +/-
Natural great men -3
Scared of the water: + 3

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The Imperium of Valm

Nations Name: The Imperium of Valm

Flag:

Form of Government: Monarchy

Describe the System:

Location on Map Desired: A sizable chunk along the coastal southeast of Edorinas

Capital: Valorin (Center of the Imperium); A massive sprawling metropolis. The city of Valorin has been around and used as the Imperium's heart since its inception in the ancient age. At its center lay the imperial palace, home to the royal family and the exact center of the city. From the palace the city extends outwards in a near perfect circle, with walls separating each 'segment' of the city from the rest. It is a beautiful city with the best architecture in all the empire, the crown jewel of Valm.

Important Settlements:

Eronus
Licium
Vindius
Senius
Niceus
Sigia
Ebusus
Tobrium
Caesius

Description:

Important Characters:

Emperor Marcus V (45)
Empress Venia (40)
Crown Princess Decena (22)
Prince Gaius (20)
Princess Adrastia (18)
Princess Abelia (17)
Grand General Bernardus (41)
Grand Admiral Chrysanta (39)

Traits:

Scared of Air: Your nation has never been one for their air legs. Many air loses and ship disasters have left your people unsupporting of any venture in which they need to fly into the sky +3
Deflated Balloons: Your nation views airship maintenance as an unneeded cost and so many of your airships have weak metal and the balloons are torn and with holes in them. They will not perform well in the air. +2

New Age Ship Construction: New ways of shaping the wood and newly discovered types of wood has led to advances in how ships perform. However these come at a cost, making ships more expensive than usual. +/-0 (This affects both naval and air vessels.)

Large Army: Your nation maintains an army of many men that can dwarf many of the smaller nations. -2
Professional Army: Your nation’s army is well trained and equipped with good weapons, performing better in battle. -3
Empire: Your lands are made up of conquered peoples and are vast. -4

Army:
30,000 Veterans
60,000 Regulars
65,000 Recruits

Navy:
4 Frigates
5 Barques
8 Brigs
10 Galleys

Airships:
2 Transports
4 Frigates
1 Sky Runner

GDP: 65,000,000,000 ($)

Stability: Very Stable

Population: 14,000,000
Percentage of Population in:
- Industry: 9%
- Farming:4%
- Mineral Production:12%

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Alackian Kingdom

Name: Alackian Kingdom
Flag:

Form of Government: Kingdom/Aristocracy

Describe the System: The King and Queen rule over the Mountaintop Kingdom as absolute authority; their coronation can only be completed once the people have agreed to have the prince or princess as their desired King or Queen; a foreigner cannot become a figure of authority, so if they married a prince or princess of the Kingdom, they would remain so, while the prince or princess would become King or Queen. Their rank would become "Royal Consort," and would have to rely on their married counterpart for their power. The rich, the wealthy, are all Barons or Baronesses of the different Fiefs, being five of them across the Mountaintop Kingdom.

Location on Map Desired: WIP (Somewhere northern, in mountains, 'above' everybody else.

Capital: Alacoth, the Mountaintop City
Important Settlements:
Alacoth [Central Fief] [Storage, Crafting, Mercantile],
Valacoth [Western Fiefdom] [Mining] ,
Salacoth [Eastern Fiefdom] [Mining],
Halacoth [Northern Fiefdom] [Manufacturing],
Kalacoth [Southern Fiefdom] [Mercantile,]

Black City [Between the Border and Kalacoth]
[Essentially a city of bandits, cutthroats, and other criminals that essentially are left alone who can only enter or leave the city by having a 'permit' that gains them freedom from the law, as long as the only places they prey on are the smugglers and other people who don't use the main roads, or the airspace around them]
Description: Each of the five major cities of the Mountaintops are oriented a certain direction for the benefit of the nation, for the most part. There are festivals every Solstice, and at the beginning of the year, and at the end of the year, as well as the anniversary of the current King or Queen's coronation, which is typically in the middle of the summer. The traditional foods are more hearty and filling; chicken and steak are primary, as well as potatoes [every since they found out about them, they loved them] and carrots. They start the day off with a sort of oatmeal, usually flavored something fruity, then a hearty, filling meal of meats and potatoes and the like, and then a mix of everything for dinner. Miners have oatmeal in the morning, and a mix of everything 3 times a day after breakfast. Each city has a roundabout way with it, where the main road circles all the way around, just two blocks away from the city's walls, and then two main roads branch off at the Eastern-most and Western-most areas of the city, all the way up the mountain or large hill that the city is based around, through the Inner Wall, and then up to the Keep. Every festival starts with a barrel race: Participants jump in a specially-designed barrel, and steer themselves down the curving road all the way to the bottom. Despite no reward or even an actual reason [it just kinda started a couple centuries earlier], there are always at least two hundred participants. The barrels are courtesy of the government, built to withstand a hard impact, so that if one man were to lose control and smash into a building, he might be bruised and battered, but not broken and hurt. Various villages and towns outside the Cities have their own traditions, besides the mining towns. Other than that, the five Cities all loved their King and Queen, all of them, except for a few exceptions. The King and Queen rule, but they are surrounded by personal advisers who number so much that none of them can really gain any power- such is the point of the many advisers. However, it makes deciding even on the most menial of objectives lengthy.

However, the Black City is a different story. All the cutthroats and criminals in the city were required to have a semi-expensive 'pass', renewed every year, and then they can pillage and burn anyone who doesn't come through any of the official highways of the Mountaintop Kingdom. The city itself was more like a large town built in the shadow of a mountain, with their airdocks and the like higher up where ships can easily reach them, and not have to land, but still relatively out of reach of any land force.

Important Characters: [I'ma just use Skyrim & Firefly names]
The Mountaintop King, Balimund
The Mountaintop Queen, River
SkyFleet Commandant Reynolds
Black City Manager "Elismier"

Traits:
Starter Traits: +4
Professional Army: -3
Small Army: +2
Scared of Water: +3
Airlegs: -1
New Age Ship Construction: +/-0 (Affects both Naval and Air vessels)
Dreadnoughts: -2
Strong Industry: -2
State Controlled: +1

Army:
12,000 Veterans
10,000 Regulars
20,000 Recruits

Navy:
3 Frigates
6 Barques
6 Brigs
8 Galleys

Airships:
1 Dreadnought
4 Transports
4 Frigates
5 Sky Runners

GDP: 68,000,000,000 ($)

Stability: Slightly Stable

Population: 9,500,000
Percentage of Population in: (This will be rolled by me as well.)
- Industry: 12%
- Farming: 6%
- Mineral Production: 9%

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Anyways people...I shall DEFINITELY have the dice rolls and map up for everyone else by this afternoon (GMT). And either we can start tonight or if I find that I would prefer to open this when I am more awake it will be tomorrow afternoon.

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Apologies for not being online earlier...I have been very busy recently. To clear up the technological debate (Because I have been fairly lax on that simply because I am not sure HOW steampunky I want this, I apologise for that) I am going to set a very simple standard...it is mid-colonial. So we are talking muskets etc. and sail power. With the beginnings of early steam steam engines in industry and transport etc. There is no ironclads, no bolt action rifles (Which is where I think this misunderstanding started because I wasnt clear.) and airships are very basic cloth and wood, Dreadnought is simply a large Airship with that name and some guns. Other advances are going to be discoveries. There are no fighters, no flying fortresses and no tanks. (In know people haven't mentioned tanks)

In regards to accepting more I am still waiting for someone to PM me about joining the waiting list. We do have one space now with KaabanSaal dropping out.