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TheSovereignGrave said
Well, when you talked about dark-skinned people herding bugs I immediately thought of the Ashlanders. Though I am curious as to how the Storm Lands fits in as inspiration; I don't really see it.Eh, while a larger distance might be better our nations are still on completely different sides of the continent. So that distance may be a bit too large. But you got a couple of other people who are closer, so they might oblige.

That's racist!

Well I thought up the idea while watching Game of Thrones, and thinking about the House, then lands they would rule. If not for that I probably would never have thought of the idea. Maybe it will come out more when I finish the sheet. Or maybe not :K

I wonder what those crazy Imperials over-yonder think of their neighbors.

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TheSovereignGrave said
Oh neat, I was a bit worried about the size until I read it and discovered that is was mostly volcanic desert wasteland. Though I have to wonder, were you influenced by the Dunmer? Because if not, then that's quite a coincidence in some respects. XDAs for the enslaved thing, I don't think the Hanarth would have enslaved one specific race. And besides, we're a bit far away anyway.

I know about Dunmer, but my real inspiration, believe it or not, was the Storm Lands. (hence Scorched King and so forth)

I know a weird thing for it to morph into, also for the enslavement I don't mind distance, heck further the distance the better. After all you don't often flee right next door to your former masters if you can avoid it.

(I also pulled some inspiration from the Redguards, with the sublime way and all that, but that will come later.)

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I was also in Lord of RUins and very much liked it, sadly it fell apart to quick, lack of a story and so forth.

I might be interested in this. :K

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Placed up my thus far incomplete App, Expect it finished around Monday or the end of Monday the latest.

Btw, anyone open to the idea of having enslaved a race previously in the past?

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(Large WIP, I put it up now in order to save my place on the map for now)


Nation Sheet

Position on Map -

Name - Kingdom of Karkarth (The Scorched Lands)
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Capital - City of Karren

Other Major Settlements – (More TBD)

Valenar: Valenar is a moderately sized, sprawling city beside the sea and is best known as a haven for the arts, both martial and architectural. The majority of its inhabitants are involved in overseeing fishing or trade, and it is considered notable for its imposing aqueduct. Valenar is also the Scorched lands largest and most notable port city.

Population – 2,923,440

Races - Jahun-Ka

Culture
Much of Karkarthian culture is dominated by one aspect; War. Much of Karkarth's history has been on of conflict, internal and external. This has thus shaped their arts, architecture, and even religion. Karkarthian architecture tends to be heavy and symmetrical, with a militaristic uniformity and lots of decorative elements, such as monoliths and obelisks. In many ways, the typical Karkarthian city street resembles a museum, with heavy stone buildings, ornate sculptures, and free standing statues. Fountains get a lot of play in Karkarth as well, with many of these serving as well points in case of fire from the ash storms abundant in the region.

Two subjects also turn up consistently in Karkarth art— war(as expected) and religion. Images of grand battles in flat, two dimensional renderings demonstrate an emotional connection to physical strength and perfection. Jahun-Ka also usually practical about the arts. Few items are created for purely artistic reasons, instead having a functional purpose behind them. In spite of this, Jahun-Ka arts are not at all ugly or mundane in appearance and Jahun-Ka crafters take time and care in creating new works. As pieces representative of the skill of a crafter, Jahun-Ka art pieces often possess a distinctive flair that is militant or elemental in nature and are often embroided with jewels or precious metals.

Karkarthian cuisine itself tends to be as heavy and complex as its architecture, with filling, multilayered casseroles one of the mainstays of the typical family meal. Jahun-ka consider sausages- and cheesemaking to be art forms, and all kinds and varieties of these foods can be found throughout the land. Because of the harsh environment, alien stews and soups using the indigenous creatures of the ash rich Scorched lands are a staple of Juhan-ka cooking. Brewing, another popular Jahun-ka pastime, has created some of the most flavorful and potent beers and ales in the Five Nations, and kegs of Karkarthian brews find their way to markets across the continent. Baking has also developed into a staple of Karkarth.

Crimes/Laws

Government type
Karkarth is ruled by the Scorched King, Lord of Blades, King of Flames, Vanquisher Dracon, a monarch and a general. The fortress-city of Djerad Thymar is the current seat of power for the highly militant Karkarth kingdom. All citizens spend some time in the The Ixelin, the kingdom's highly trained army, and the population was ever-ready to take up arms again should the city be threatened.

People in power

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Scorched King, Lord Tiberion of House Dracon

Industry

Military

Landscape/Terrain
The land of Karkarth are also often refereed to as the Scorched lands, due to it being a dry, inhospitable wasteland characterized by clusters of stone obelisks; minimal, highly-adapted vegetation and wildlife; and bubbling ash mires. is a largely alien and inhospitable place where the sky is darkened regularly by furious ash storms belched forth from the mighty Dread Mountain, the largest volcano in Ethica. The familiar flora and fauna of Ethica is exchanged for bizarre and twisted forms that can survive the regular ashfall and violent ash storms. In the ash lands, cloaked and masked dark skinned Jahun-Ka herd large groups of insectlike creatures called Lerinka. The Ashen Deserts to the south are surrounded by active volcanoes, leaving the region covered with volcanic ash. The far north houses Dread Mountain, and that region has the largest flows of lava, great clouds of ash and smoke, but also is the seat of House Dracon. The region between both is simply called the Plains, this region of the Scorched Lands is generally flat and is broken up only by the occasional volcanic fissure or actual volcano. It is believed that the ground contains high concentrations of metallic minerals, which increase the likelihood of air to ground lightning storms.

What the Scorched lands lack in arable land, it makes up for in higher then normal concentrations of ore deposits. As a side effect, Jahun-ka have become masters of forging iron and steel, reportedly housing the greatest swordsmiths in all the realms.

History - (TBD)



Races Sheet

Name - Jahun-Ka
Appearance -
Natural abilities -
Lifespan -
Homeland -

Tales Of A Gilded Throne

Of course, we have a few spots open that still have not been filled.

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ASTA said
I'm going to chime in on the dragon bit even though MP was joking. I don't know where people get this misguided idea that dragons are somehow god-tier units in fantasy RPs from. Perhaps they're potent for their speed and capacity to set things afire (such as cornfields and villages, which could very well deliver a hammer-blow to an enemy's war-waging capabilities and logistics), but with crossbows, bows and arbalests, punching holes in a dragon's wing membrane should be relatively simple. Once grounded, proceed with encirclement tactics with spearmen. Or just shoot it some more with ranged weaponry some more until it bleeds out.

Most ppl think of Dragons from D&D, that might be it, though even in at least 3.5, they become cannon fodder pretty quick due to most DM's having no idea how to use them.

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ASTA said
That's going to differ between nations.

Of course, it would in the real world, but in an NRP it would cause a bit of confusion if we as the read don't know where or what they are talking about.

Though, this does bring me to wondering how long roughly these nations would have been neighbours, always seems like NRP's start off with everyone rushing of to their neighbours and acting like they have never seen or heard of them before.

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Monkeypants said
Oh I know, It's just ideas that are going through my head. At this point no one is even accepted yet.And you sir, are the double post king right now.

Triple post, Dinh is breaking guild records here.

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Drop outs usually weeds down the numbers significantly.

Also, this world/planet have a name? Or the continents?