The Distant Past and Present [OOC|Closed]

[G-Tech Corporation]

A + B: The tribes you send your emissaries to reject your demands, though not violently. Your scouts however, report that their chiefs may be marshaling for war, expecting your forces to come against them.

Now I've updated the map with all the expansions sent to me via TG- if your expansions aren't there, make sure you TG them to me.

[Novo Port]

Civilization Application
Formal Name: port
Form of Government: monarchy
Location: Lisbon and regions around it (Please choose 3-4 provinces on the map below)
Brief History: (Include a summary of the population of your civilization here) port is a nation of 600,000 people.
Military Description: 15,000 troops
Naval Description: many small boats. But we hope to colonize far lands in the future with mighty ships.
Color for Map: blue

[New Communist and Socialist Unions]

Civilization Application
Formal Name: port
Form of Government: monarchy
Location: Lisbon and regions around it (Please choose 3-4 provinces on the map below)
Brief History: (Include a summary of the population of your civilization here) port is a nation of 600,000 people.
Military Description: 15,000 troops
Naval Description: many small boats. But we hope to colonize far lands in the future with mighty ships.
Color for Map: blue

Dafaq?

[Zelphos]

Going to have to drop out of the RP.

Sorry.

[Austria and Bavaria]

A + B: The tribes you send your emissaries to reject your demands, though not violently. Your scouts however, report that their chiefs may be marshaling for war, expecting your forces to come against them.

So, I guess I'll just wait here till something happens, or should I TG you expansions?

[The Grim Reaper]

A + B: The tribes you send your emissaries to reject your demands, though not violently. Your scouts however, report that their chiefs may be marshaling for war, expecting your forces to come against them.

So, I guess I'll just wait here till something happens, or should I TG you expansions?

I don't know if I can see /any/ expansions on the map yet. I'm not great with Dropbox.

[Theyra]

Still waiting on my expansion to be added to the map.

[G-Tech Corporation]

Hm? I have all the expansions I've been Tged appended.

[Theyra]

Hm? I have all the expansions I've been Tged appended.

I telegramed you that I was expanding south of my eastern most province. Twice and I have taken the land in the IC unless it needs more content?

[The V O I D]

Writing a post for Indautai is taking longer than I thought it would...

[The Knights of Azorea]

No rush man, I'll be here to wait for sacred Indautai ambassadors for as long as it takes.

[The V O I D]

No rush man, I'll be here to wait for sacred Indautai ambassadors for as long as it takes.

Seriously, I feel bad tho.

[New Minahasa]

Mfw people apply for nothing. Only about less than a half of the people have made an IC post for some days now. RipInPepperonies.

[Trotza]

Mfw people apply for nothing. Only about less than a half of the people have made an IC post for some days now. RipInPepperonies.

No need to give up hope yet.

[The Knights of Azorea]

I'm just waiting for diplomats so I can invade greece.

[Adurnak]

Mfw people apply for nothing. Only about less than a half of the people have made an IC post for some days now. RipInPepperonies.

I know what you mean dude, it's always shite when people apply then then just leave.
On the other hand I'm taking ages on only my second post because all I did in the first was reply to two people Plus this has been a busy week for me

[Auchterland]

Civilization Application
Formal Name: Ord an Medrana
Form of Government: The medranan form of government may be described as a theoaristocracy. A more detailed explanation takes us to analyze each of its components separately: it is an aristocracy because each community is governed by a council formed by the heads of the local noble families, established by means of charisma and possession of resources and consolidated by tradition. The "theo-" comes from the fact that, for these individuals to be considered eligible for heading their families and being a part of the council, they must follow the directives of Karanir Vel, the religion of the medranans. The hierarchy between each of these communities began to be established around 600 years ago, as a result of the relations between their ruling families, economic dependence and, in a few cases, military action.
Location:

Brief History: The history of the medranans may begin to be told through the arrival of their forefathers, the Ordan, or Earthen, to the region. They came from the northern plains of Europe after a particularly harsh winter and settled in the area around the Garonne river and its tributaries, forming a bunch of fragmented hamlets to support their bucholic society based around extended families. Centuries later, new arrivals would change the configuration of the region once more: the Svanir, or Singers, arrived in their ships and built their own towns on the shores. With time, they would engage in commercial relations with the Ordan, with intermarriage contributing to the homogenization of the two cultures.
The svaniran gentry intentionally sought to marry with the heirs of the most prominent ordanan families, thus establishing a distinguished ruling caste for Medrana and centralizing power as a result of the already existent relations between the svaniran nobility. This greater stability provided Medrana with the necessary conditions for commercial centers to form and grow into cities.
Until then, the medranans worshipped a collection of spirits of the nature, which could vary depending on location. This changed about four hundred years ago, when a merchant and scribe named Mavran started heading a school of religious and philosophical thought that put emphasis on a dual concept of nature, that the world was the product of the interaction of Kras, or Change, and Don, or Fixity. For Mavran, both forces had positive and negative sides. Kras could mean progress and learning, but also chaos and imprudence. Don could mean order and peace, but also stagnance and conformity. Thus, each person was to seek a balance in their own actions, following what was called Karanir Vel, or the Righteous Path.
This set of ideas soon spread throughout the people, becoming especially popular among the elite who saw it as a mean of legitimization (as, by following Karanir Vel, they qualified as the most prudent people, and thus, the most capable leaders), and soon, it was integrated into social mentality. To strictly follow Karanir Vel was a requirement to hold any position of power. After the death of Mavran, no centralized, organized church was left in his place. The building of temples and lesser shrines is funded by the rich governing families or collectively by local communities, and there they gather for shared prayers and make interpretations on Mavran's writings. Those who dedicate themselves towards understanding and sharing the religion take on other professions to sustain themselves.
Military Description:
Infantry:
- Active and easily mobilized;
- 300 members;
- Armored with bronze helms and chestpieces;
- Armed with bronze-tipped spears, wooden shields with bronze bosses and bronze swords;
- Professional full-time training.
Archery:
- Active and easily mobilized;
- 150 members;
- Armored with bronze helms and hardened leather chestpieces;
- Armed with bows, bronze-tipped arrows and bronze swords;
- Professional full-time training.
Cavalry:
- Active and easily mobilized;
- 100 members;
- Armored with bronze helms and bronze chestpieces;
- Armed with bronze-tipped lances, wooden shields with bronze bosses and bronze warhammers;
- Professional full-time training.
Irregulars:
- Inactive, would take some time to mobilize;
- 3,000 members;
- Not uniformally armored and armed;
- Varied levels of training: from those who serve in a noble's personal guard to a peasant who never had any formal training.
Not sure how many mariners, but yeah, something appropriate for the number of ships listed directly below this.
Naval Description: 40 early longships.
Color for Map: Baby blue

[Krugmar]

Apologies for my lack of posting, between election watching and assignments I haven't had a great deal of time. I'll be posting this weekend hopefully.

[Conchabira]

Apologies for my lack of posting, between election watching and assignments I haven't had a great deal of time. I'll be posting this weekend hopefully.

Same, I've been busy recently but I have a (audacious) IC post in the works.

[Nuxipal]

Sorry about the absence, a few trips to the hospital and painting a room for a baby has occupied my time. I'll get to posting as soon as I possibly can.

[Adurnak]

Civilization Application
Formal Name: Ord an Medrana
Form of Government: The medranan form of government may be described as a theoaristocracy. A more detailed explanation takes us to analyze each of its components separately: it is an aristocracy because each community is governed by a council formed by the heads of the local noble families, established by means of charisma and possession of resources and consolidated by tradition. The "theo-" comes from the fact that, for these individuals to be considered eligible for heading their families and being a part of the council, they must follow the directives of Karanir Vel, the religion of the medranans. The hierarchy between each of these communities began to be established around 600 years ago, as a result of the relations between their ruling families, economic dependence and, in a few cases, military action.
Location:

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Brief History: The history of the medranans may begin to be told through the arrival of their forefathers, the Ordan, or Earthen, to the region. They came from the northern plains of Europe after a particularly harsh winter and settled in the area around the Garonne river and its tributaries, forming a bunch of fragmented hamlets to support their bucholic society based around extended families. Centuries later, new arrivals would change the configuration of the region once more: the Svanir, or Singers, arrived in their ships and built their own towns on the shores. With time, they would engage in commercial relations with the Ordan, with intermarriage contributing to the homogenization of the two cultures.
The svaniran gentry intentionally sought to marry with the heirs of the most prominent ordanan families, thus establishing a distinguished ruling caste for Medrana and centralizing power as a result of the already existent relations between the svaniran nobility. This greater stability provided Medrana with the necessary conditions for commercial centers to form and grow into cities.
Until then, the medranans worshipped a collection of spirits of the nature, which could vary depending on location. This changed about four hundred years ago, when a merchant and scribe named Mavran started heading a school of religious and philosophical thought that put emphasis on a dual concept of nature, that the world was the product of the interaction of Kras, or Change, and Don, or Fixity. For Mavran, both forces had positive and negative sides. Kras could mean progress and learning, but also chaos and imprudence. Don could mean order and peace, but also stagnance and conformity. Thus, each person was to seek a balance in their own actions, following what was called Karanir Vel, or the Righteous Path.
This set of ideas soon spread throughout the people, becoming especially popular among the elite who saw it as a mean of legitimization (as, by following Karanir Vel, they qualified as the most prudent people, and thus, the most capable leaders), and soon, it was integrated into social mentality. To strictly follow Karanir Vel was a requirement to hold any position of power. After the death of Mavran, no centralized, organized church was left in his place. The building of temples and lesser shrines is funded by the rich governing families or collectively by local communities, and there they gather for shared prayers and make interpretations on Mavran's writings. Those who dedicate themselves towards understanding and sharing the religion take on other professions to sustain themselves.
Military Description:
Infantry:
- Active and easily mobilized;
- 300 members;
- Armored with bronze helms and chestpieces;
- Armed with bronze-tipped spears, wooden shields with bronze bosses and bronze swords;
- Professional full-time training.
Archery:
- Active and easily mobilized;
- 150 members;
- Armored with bronze helms and hardened leather chestpieces;
- Armed with bows, bronze-tipped arrows and bronze swords;
- Professional full-time training.
Cavalry:
- Active and easily mobilized;
- 100 members;
- Armored with bronze helms and bronze chestpieces;
- Armed with bronze-tipped lances, wooden shields with bronze bosses and bronze warhammers;
- Professional full-time training.
Irregulars:
- Inactive, would take some time to mobilize;
- 3,000 members;
- Not uniformally armored and armed;
- Varied levels of training: from those who serve in a noble's personal guard to a peasant who never had any formal training.
Not sure how many mariners, but yeah, something appropriate for the number of ships listed directly below this.
Naval Description: 8 triremes and 25 longships.
Color for Map: Baby blue

You're not gonna have any triremes with your only access to the sea being the bay of biscay

[Auchterland]

I knew that triremes would not be as useful to me, just figured maybe I should have some to defend the shallow waters. But maybe that was a bad idea and so I'll substitute them for some more (proto-)longships.

[New Communist and Socialist Unions]

Chances of dropping out is increasing guys due to school, homeschool books just arrived and I'm in a tight schedule. Sorry.

[G-Tech Corporation]

Don't worry about the lack of posts guys- I'm not going anywhere, obviously.

[Of the Quendi]

Mfw people apply for nothing. Only about less than a half of the people have made an IC post for some days now. RipInPepperonies.

Thats P2M for you. There is always a number of people who make an app and then never show, its annoying as hell but thats just how it is. People drop out of RP's.

But we seem to be a decent amount of active people.