Antiquity Rises Rampant 2.0! (OOC/Signups/Open)

[The Nation of Hay]

Smashing. I still have to come up with what prizes I want to hand out to the victors.

If you can't think of any, you could always look back to what you handed out last time.
Also, I'm editing my post and bringing gifts, as well as the mention of another sportsmen.

Oh right, I forgot gifts. I'll edit those in in a bit.

[DrakoLand]

About the map, the most soutern ioanian island is mine. So should the southern Crimean province and Trebizond.

Which Ionian island?

The most southern one on the map. By Ionian I mean on the Ionian sea

[Emilio Aguinaldo]

I will post at December 21 or 22, I have a really hectic schedule right now.

[G-Tech Corporation]

Which Ionian island?

The most southern one on the map. By Ionian I mean on the Ionian sea

Hmm. It appears there are no islands on the map in the Ionian Sea, unless you're looking at Malta?

[Reatra]

So now I will advance and get to the Iron Age. Then I will expand West and North to get the Iron mines and rich farmland.

[DrakoLand]

The most southern one on the map. By Ionian I mean on the Ionian sea

Hmm. It appears there are no islands on the map in the Ionian Sea, unless you're looking at Malta?

There are 3 island on the map who belong to the Greek guy north of me. The most southern one should be mine. Τhis should help http://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%96%CE% ... E%BF%CF%82

[Adurnak]

He means the ones that are right next to Greece. I think

[Equalium]

Belie expands into the Netherlands.

[Equalium]

Hows this?

[The Great Warrior Rivers]

I want to do some expanding, but I don't think it's appropriate until silk becomes popular. You know, being a mercantile nation and all.

[Equalium]

[ x ] Discover the Savars

[Reatra]

Soooo..... Wassup?

[G-Tech Corporation]

There we go, I finally got around to fixing the map.

[The Nation of Hay]

There we go, I finally got around to fixing the map.

Your color!

[G-Tech Corporation]

There we go, I finally got around to fixing the map.

Your color!

I'm officially certified as a madman running the looney bin, or so it seems.

[The Nation of Hay]

Your color!

I'm officially certified as a madman running the looney bin, or so it seems.

Well, congratulations!

[Transoxthraxia]

APP:
Name of Civilization: The Transoxthraxians.
Location: The Blue in Curonia.
Specialty: Warfare.
Nomad or Settled: Nomadic.
If Nomad trader or raider: Raider. Though sometimes trading is seen as beneficial.
History: The Transoxthraxians are a Caucasian people who speak an isolate, non-Indo European language that has no known relatives, making it very hard for outside communication. However, that being said, it is unknown where the Transoxthraxians originate from. Speculation from (modern) historians seems to point at either the Caucasus or super-early Illyria. Either way, they have no written language, nor a true "alphabet". The Transoxthraxians are known to have migrated into the Baltic in the early 2000s B.C for unknown reasons from a more southern land. From then, they switched from their subsistence farming culture to one of fierce nomadic raiding in an alarmingly short time, and through their migration in Scythian land, they picked up the knowledge of Horseback Riding, which has become a central tenant to Transoxthraxian culture. Now they reside in the Baltic, using a tribal system of native chieftains to govern their land. But language and religious differences have caused the chiefs to prepare for an uprising against their Transoxthraxian lords, and it is unclear how much more time the Transoxthraxians have in their current land.
Culture?: The Transoxthraxian culture revolves around two things: Their military prowess, and their religion. The Transoxthraxian language is a lingual isolate, meaning it is not related to any other language, but rather developed in isolation before expanding throughout a culture. They lack any alphabet, but have a sort of Cuneiform writing that they employ on stone tablets to record the deeds of rulers. Many of these stone tablets then are transferred into obelisks in their land for an in memoriam towards them after they have died. Religion is central in the culture of the Transoxthraxians, and one could even consider them a, on the whole, zealous people. Their religion, which consists of a "Master God", who once had two aspects, Chaos and Good, reigned over the water-less world. When the Chaotic side rebelled against the Good side, the Good side cast him upon the water-less world, and when he hit the world, he hit so hard that his body became the many lakes and oceans. In order to ensure that the Chaotic God never came back, the Master God, now fully Good, created aspects of himself which would guard the waters - These became mountains. In one last gesture of defiance, Humans walked forth from the waves. The Good God was enraged, but could not kill them, because they were made in his image. This created a new aspect of the Good God, which would later become the new Chaos. And every night the Chaos would overtake the Good and make it dark, for he despised humans. But the lakes and mountains protected Humans, for they were the creations of the Real Gods. And when day arose once more, the Good God allowed the Transoxthraxians to once more work upon their fields and tend to their vassals. Furthermore, the Transoxthraxian culture is a highly militant and militarized one. Thusly, military prowess is regarded as a beneficial trait, and the Tribal Leader of the Transoxthraxians usually gains that title for besting all others in combat.

Note: This is more of a reservation in case this closes before I have more time. I just happened to post this now so I could get it out of the way. I will be occupied until the 23rd or 24th of this month.

[The Nation of Hay]

APP:
Name of Civilization: The Transoxthraxians.
Location: The Blue in Curonia.
Specialty: Warfare.
Nomad or Settled: Nomadic.
If Nomad trader or raider: Raider. Though sometimes trading is seen as beneficial.
History: The Transoxthraxians are a Caucasian people who speak an isolate, non-Indo European language that has no known relatives, making it very hard for outside communication. However, that being said, it is unknown where the Transoxthraxians originate from. Speculation from (modern) historians seems to point at either the Caucasus or super-early Illyria. Either way, they have no written language, nor a true "alphabet". The Transoxthraxians are known to have migrated into the Baltic in the early 2000s B.C for unknown reasons from a more southern land. From then, they switched from their subsistence farming culture to one of fierce nomadic raiding in an alarmingly short time, and through their migration in Scythian land, they picked up the knowledge of Horseback Riding, which has become a central tenant to Transoxthraxian culture. Now they reside in the Baltic, using a tribal system of native chieftains to govern their land. But language and religious differences have caused the chiefs to prepare for an uprising against their Transoxthraxian lords, and it is unclear how much more time the Transoxthraxians have in their current land.
Culture?: The Transoxthraxian culture revolves around two things: Their military prowess, and their religion. The Transoxthraxian language is a lingual isolate, meaning it is not related to any other language, but rather developed in isolation before expanding throughout a culture. They lack any alphabet, but have a sort of Cuneiform writing that they employ on stone tablets to record the deeds of rulers. Many of these stone tablets then are transferred into obelisks in their land for an in memoriam towards them after they have died. Religion is central in the culture of the Transoxthraxians, and one could even consider them a, on the whole, zealous people. Their religion, which consists of a "Master God", who once had two aspects, Chaos and Good, reigned over the water-less world. When the Chaotic side rebelled against the Good side, the Good side cast him upon the water-less world, and when he hit the world, he hit so hard that his body became the many lakes and oceans. In order to ensure that the Chaotic God never came back, the Master God, now fully Good, created aspects of himself which would guard the waters - These became mountains. In one last gesture of defiance, Humans walked forth from the waves. The Good God was enraged, but could not kill them, because they were made in his image. This created a new aspect of the Good God, which would later become the new Chaos. And every night the Chaos would overtake the Good and make it dark, for he despised humans. But the lakes and mountains protected Humans, for they were the creations of the Real Gods. And when day arose once more, the Good God allowed the Transoxthraxians to once more work upon their fields and tend to their vassals. Furthermore, the Transoxthraxian culture is a highly militant and militarized one. Thusly, military prowess is regarded as a beneficial trait, and the Tribal Leader of the Transoxthraxians usually gains that title for besting all others in combat.

Note: This is more of a reservation in case this closes before I have more time. I just happened to post this now so I could get it out of the way. I will be occupied until the 23rd or 24th of this month.

Accepted.

[The Nation of Hay]

Well, I had a bunch of things written, just about to post in the IC, when I accidentally closed the tab. Fuck >.<

[Transoxthraxia]

Well, I had a bunch of things written, just about to post in the IC, when I accidentally closed the tab. Fuck >.<

Possibly the worst feeling. I know it.

[Dalria]

I think its almost time for random events (could I post first lol), and when are the Olympics going to start?

[The Nation of Hay]

I think its almost time for random events (could I post first lol), and when are the Olympics going to start?

I'll post random events once I've (re)typed up this IC post. And I think the contestants are arriving in Ameralite lands for the first Victoras.

[Sasutary Island]

Okay, from now on every page will be 50 years. Also, Sasutary, there won't be siege towers for another 300 years, and then they'd only be in the Near East for another 500 years.

Is that true? Shame, looks like the Romans will be starving this one out.

[Sasutary Island]

Welp, I have edited it, and now the towers are replaced with sappers.

[G-Tech Corporation]

I'm officially certified as a madman running the looney bin, or so it seems.

Well, congratulations!

Many thanks!

Is that true? Shame, looks like the Romans will be starving this one out.

Starvation has been a functional method of reducing fortresses since man first built a wall and a stick, and remains quite viable. Don't knock the tried-and-true methods.