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    Re: Gods, Guts and Glory - A tale of the Hebrides

    The people of K'ddlz were having a marvelous time.

    It was the final day of week, meaning that a national revelry was in process. People got drunk, gave into their passions, did stupid things related to fire and donkies; a slightly more debauched celebration than was the norm for the weekly mirthmaking. But that was what the consensus had ruled, and nobody saw any reason not to drink a bit more than usual.

    Little did the people of K'ddlz know that today was their first independence day.

    The Ecstatic Council sat in silent deliberations. In their undisguised form, they had no lips to speak with; verbal communication was inefficient and had been evolved away by their species eons ago. The conversation that took place between the dozen individuals could fill a tome and snap a scholar's wrist; the Friendmakers of K'ddlz were especially talkative, even by their species' standards.

    However, when the time to vote came, the decision was unanimous. K'ddlz, one of the Federations' quietest and most amicable members, would hereby secede from the crumbling union. It was logical. Several of the foreign dignitaries had been very rude in the past!

    Rudeness and impoliteness just wouldn't do. Those nations were the K'ddlrz friends, but friends fought; that was the natural order of things. If their friends had to be taught a lesson by sacking their cities and burning their crops, then so be it.

    The consensus placed the declaration of war before the minds of their people. Those of them that were conscious all immediately placed their vote.

    100%. Unanimous, as every psychic bill was. The Ecstatic Council decided to retire for the evening, and called upon their preferred local brothel for thirty-to-forty of their finest whores.

    The first independence day was shaping up to be a good one.
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    Still waiting on two people to post there war commands before I can update and then go on Hiatus properly. However while we are waiting I have been working on fleshing out the world some more. Hilariously the players placed closest to eachother had cultures that can visibly be said to be of a cultural 'group' so I could draw a distinct ethnic map of the Hebrides region and the cultural relations of each province. In other citystates threads an opposing nation owning a province that was clearly within a person's cultural sphere was a great source of diplomatic tension, generally speaking, Slavic Russia is usually not best pleased if say the Greeks are dominating the western Slavs of Europe. The ethnic make ups are not perfect however and I have drawn distinctions when players cultures are obviously not entirely the same as another players nation whose culture, while similar in many respects, has fundamental differences.


    This does of course require me to outline a brief timeline and history regarding how all this came about (and I will especially need to explain the sheer spread of the alegorian culture group and explain what is exactly meant by a Chivalised and Wild culture) but for now I'll give you this tidbit of what I am working on.
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    Yeah Gallo, but like.

    What would be the point. I mean there isn't anything we can use at this point in-


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    No! Bad Pala! You can't have any shiny death-weapons!

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    Re: Gods, Guts and Glory - A tale of the Hebrides

    Oh/Dritt lore:


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    Quote Originally Posted by Galloglasses View Post
    I will especially need to explain the sheer spread of the alegorian culture group.
    I'm going to guess raw, unrestrained charisma, right?

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    Ooh man, Bead and Allegoria.

    Just colonizing every goddamned thing they see.


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    Re: Gods, Guts and Glory - A tale of the Hebrides

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    Re: Gods, Guts and Glory - A tale of the Hebrides

    I personally want to know what's going on with those Elvish blaggarts, myself.

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    Re: Gods, Guts and Glory - A tale of the Hebrides

    Quote Originally Posted by Ross_Varn View Post
    I personally want to know what's going on with those Elvish blaggarts, myself.
    In due time.
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    Re: Gods, Guts and Glory - A tale of the Hebrides

    Quote Originally Posted by swampmist1142 View Post
    (So... I'm guessing having my nation and the Naks trade is out of the question, then?)
    (you can trade with me. I'll trade you your city in return for me letting you life. :P)

    and explain what is exactly meant by a Chivalised and Wild
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    "You did what?!" Queen Suina shouted at her diplomatic advisor.

    "Your majesty! I apologise profusely, it was never intentional!" the adviser burbled. In retrospect, he agreed that he had made a terrible blunder, but nevertheless he was doing his best to escape punishment for it.

    Suina was unimpressed. "We'll be the laughing stock of every nation from here to the Khanate. How many leaders are laughing at me right now, I wonder?" she covered her face with her hands. "Tell me, how many letters were there? How many nations did you send the wrong letters to?"

    The adviser fidgeted. "Well, er, judging by how many letters are still in my desk drawer right now...I'd say all of them, bar a couple."

    Suina slumped further, sinking lower on her throne. "So, what you're saying is...practically every king and lord in the land got a letter addressed to Allegoria, regardless of content. And I have about half as many replies claiming to be from Allegoria, saying all kinds of strange things, while the other half at least had the decency to point out the mistake." This was not turning out to be a good day at all.

    The adviser took a step backwards, evidently eager to leave the palace's throne room as quickly as possible. "Well, yes, you put it eloquently, my queen, as always," he attempted.

    Suina turned her focus to the fearful adviser. "You've done enough damage; get out of my sight. I'll deal with you later, and I'll handle diplomacy personally from now on. Go on, get out before I think of some way to punish you now."

    After the adviser had all but fled out of the throne room, Suina got to her feet and stepped down from where the throne was placed above a tiered dais of stairs. Going over to one of the large windows at the back of the throne room, she looked at the view it gave over the harbour and out to sea. She continued to worry about how many of the world's rulers would now hold the diplomats of Resplendor up to ridicule, before deciding to try and do her best to fix the situation. She left the throne room, heading for her personal study. She had a diplomatic reputation to salvage, and letters to write.

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    While it was theoretically a beautiful day in the Hebrides and despite the massive square skylight many, many feet above the head of Emperor Anub'Rekhan of Anoch'Itlan, barely any of the sun's rays managed to pierce the dense canopy of webbing that festooned the tapering ceiling of the palace's throne room from wall to wall and meet his crown. Calling it a palace was perhaps a little over the top as it was only barely the largest building in the city, a blunt ziggurat just about rising above the city skyline and draping a shroud of webbing over the buildings below that extended over most of the rest of the city. From above it looked almost like a tent made out of white silk or snow.
    The inside was poorly lit but that had always suited the succession of Spider Kings just fine, it was said that the moon was really just the sun wrapped up in silk by The Great Weaver himself, though daily it managed to slip from his grasp. One day he'd find a pattern that stuck and then would come the time for Krik'Ikth'Ix'Il himself to spread the shadow of his legs over all of the countries of man.

    ...spread his legs? Anub'Rekhan noted down that he should not use that particular unfortunate turn of phrase in his grand speech. That really wasn't the image he intended to conjure.
    Regardless, today was a good day, not least of which because of his city-state's new state of independence. Not that they had ever been interfered with too much, you understand, the agents posted here usually found reasons to be moved somewhere else after a few months of arachnaphobic terror, but there were certain things they just couldn't do under the watchful eye of the Federation without fear of widespread and violent reprisal. It was surprising they'd managed to get away with as much as they already had to be honest, some of the more obscure Krik'Ikthian rituals would have turned the federation magisters' hairs grey (or in many cases, grey-er). Perhaps it was simply due to proximity to the infamous town of Jobsworth.
    Now that they had joined their many neighbours in casting off the shackles of unjust rulership, it was to be the dawn (or perhaps, dusk?) of a new age and from the messengers he had already received thus far, the Spider King was fully expecting his little nation to enjoy it.

    There were just a few... speed bumps to deal with first. All in good time.
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    "It was a bloody beginning to the revolution, but not as bloody as it could have been. But for the Barbarian hordes of Oh and Dritt, it clearly wasnt bloody enough.

    Askeria had made appeals to the other cities on its island to join it, offering the grand Duke's protection, utilising Askeria's history of protecting the federation's interests as leverage, however only Mars responded favorably. However the Grand Duke fell ill, and his ally, the Queen of Resplendor, claime dprotectorship over his lands.

    Praegevium, as could be expected, wasted no time securing its powerbase and now looked across the waters for further expansion. Its ruler was annoyed at the expansion of the Neighbouring Mageocracy of Lucren onto the island of Mac.

    The Wyrdfolk of the north were having a hard time of it, the K'ddlz had faced unexpected fury in the city of Jam, caught between the barbarians and the knights of Bead, the battle was a bloodbath. Jani'De-Nechhulzan calmly garrisoned its capital, fearful of invasion yet nonetheless captured the city of Bath to add to its domain.

    The Ironfolk of Fort Boulderwood were a practical bunch, and wasted no time conquering Touchstone and Klas to add to its domain and power. Its neighbour across the fjord in Archeon were more cautious and remained protective of its lands but sent protected envoys to the city of Capp to negotiate its addition into the Republic of Archeon.

    The Dark Kingdom of Jobsworth and the undead horde of the Sea of Teeth clashed on the mountainside, where the dark forest meets rocky hillside. The night time battle raged into the wee hours of the morning, unstoppable force meeting immoveable object. All the while the Empire of Allegoria prepared for the worst of it and garrisoned its city while the Spiderking of Anoch'Itlan rode north and subjugated the city of Bennadorm for its budding kingdom.

    Porttown's Lucrative tradings with its neighbouring nations could not prepare it for the unexpected battle for Natre, were a smaller force of Barbarians from the Wulfhold gave the Merchant Marines a serious run for their money. The Confederacy of Dorf and the Order of Malakon met in the city of Kilo, both forces reluctant to face an outright battle, an uneasy tension filled the city as the two armies occupied a half of the city apiece.

    The People of Ethidian benefited greatly from the revolution, securing trade with porttown and conquering two cities to add to its realm, while its Neighbour the derisively nicknamed Juicebox rode north attempting to conquer the Major city of Jos and quickly found out how much of a bad idea thatw as. Meanwhile the Viceroy of Sonn rode out and conquered the City of Ipper, secure in his city's safety, only to be proven wrong as the Dragon worshippers of Adoragon made landfall and besieged the city and its meagre force.

    In the south the despicable cultists of Oberga thought to sail north and lay siege tot he city of Craf, seeking to limit the expanding power of Velile who sought to conquer its entire island, only to arrive too late and face as serious siege, all the while the Durestians secured the island in the name of their Queen and the god of Stories and sent the rest of its force to Oberga, to eradicate the cult's presence from its neighbouring Island.

    The Nakkians expanded, conquering the city of Kan and renaming it Nak in honour of their god, they sought to secure their homeland from possible invasion while their only neighbour, Cyota, seemingly in a fit of madness, ordered its entire army to farm the mountain within its borders.

    Finally, the people of Ro-Zemmer, accountants and bookkeepers of the empire, through off the shackles of the Federation, seeking glory in raiding and conquest and dominated the rest of their island. While the veiled collective warred with the kingdom of Mastronere, only to be outwitted and have its navy be raided by the Mastronere and its besieging force in disarray.

    It was bloody, but the Harvest Tide revolution was full of such tales of treachery war and conquest, as you will find out soon enough."





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    Greetings, friends and nobles, and welcome to the first reconvening of the warrior council! I am overjoyed to see so many well known faces, ready and willing to take up arms for the glory of our great nation.

    And it increases my joy yet more to see your rusty weapons, and your patchy armour. For that blade is rusty because your great-great-great grandfather used it for the glory of Allegoria in his day, and that armour is patchy because pieces have been lost in the intervening years. And yet, you are here. None of you were lost. Which means that there is something in you all which is more enduring than tempered steel. It is your blood, and it is very important, so try not to lose all of it.
    (hold for laughter...)

    That bloodline confers on each of you a special destiny to be a leader of men in battle and life, and as your king, I promise that every moment of my rule will be spent helping you seize that destiny. For in this time of turbulence, who else can put this world to rights but those with the strength, culture and sense of history to see this continent as it should be, to take the chivalrous steps necessary to bring that end about, and to hold the vast legions of humanity together in peace?

    It won't be easy. There will be many who oppose the truth of things, as there always have been, and we will meet the first of them soon. This future lies far along the path of battle, yet it is within our grasp, I can feel it. So go forth, and claim your authority. There is no time to lose. Pick up your grandfathers' sword. Pick up your grandfathers' cause. And seize your destiny.

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    The Great Nak Has Spoken.

    Already, our Armies have shown their mettle, and now; the Cyotans must ask themselves if they feel fortunate. Our forces are prepared to seize your lands by force if necessary, as we have been commanded by the Great Nak to do so, whilst your armies toil pointlessly in the fields rather than face us in battle. Until our armies arrive, we offer you mercy should your people submit to the Great Nak and accept vassalage as a tribe within the Kingdom. Your people will be spared and your lands will receive the Great Nak's blessings.

    Know that when we come for you, there will be no mercy for those who refuse to accept the patrimony of the Great Nak.

    Those outside the Isle, know that our hand of scaly friendship remains outstretched; soon we will be looking for glory upon the battlefields of the Colonies. Those who seek our assistance in their wars should present their offers to Chief Krokodilus.

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    Here is some lore on Bead

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    Nation Name - Leader Name - Player Name
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    Whoops this is what happens when I'm bored

    (edited from dragonpaul99's post)

    Of note, I don't actually know the NPC's real colors, so I kind of just saturated them 100% and am hoping for the best
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