Tales of Astalia [Fantasy|World Building]

[The Valyria Empire]

Oh gosh, get ready for an über German faction...

I'm kinda already doing that with my Prussian/Teutonic style nation.

Anyway, I want to check with the OP if it's okay to have a religion based around the "Fire Emblem", what ever it might be in this RP. If not, that's cool. I'll do something related to Duma or something...

[Zjaum]

Organization Name: The High Order of Penny-Whistlers
Idenifying Symbols: A red ribbon or twine attached to the end of their their pipes.
Leader: The Right Honorable Henry Hapson
Number of Members: 4,913 (You'd be surprised how many penny-whistlers there are in Astalia)
Belifies | Goal(s): No goals in particular. Only penny-whistlers are allowed. Flute players have been banned since the Incident. Tin whistles are paramount. Copper and copper alloys are fine, but steel whistles are rejected and/or destroyed on sight.
Short History: The High Order of Penny-Whistlers have always been a political powerhouse in the world of Astalia, even before the Grand Struggle. Penny-whistlers have played at the side of kings and peasants alike, gaining great knowledge of political events before and as they happen. Their affiliation with the powerful families of the continent gave them a further level of prestige, and the penny-whistlers split from their respective Musicians' Guild to form their own faction, rigid in structure yet drenched in reverence for the art. They give out licenses to skilled players and rent out their services to nobility and even royalty. They store a compendium of every good penny-whistle song (as determined by a panel of 100 penny-whistle experts) of the past thousand years, and they continue to find new techniques and styles in every corner of the realm. They maintain a small private army (each of which is a proud member, to be sure) to guard their beloved texts and relics. Soon, glory will befall the continent, and it will fall to the tune of the penny-whistle!
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[The Imperial Warglorian Empire]

So i'd like to ask, what is the tech era of this world? Medieval?

[Nations United for Conquest]

So i'd like to ask, what is the tech era of this world? Medieval?

Well it's sort of a mixed bag of Medieval and Fantasy elements. Though mostly, I would say it draws from the "Age of Knights" or the European Renasiance era of technology. Plate armored knights, long and harty swords, heavier cavalry, etc. Though there is no such thing as gunpowder in any form, and there is Magic [see "Mechanics" for more info]. Most nations are Kingdoms or Theocracies, though there are a few nations ruled by councils of elders, or [Strike]corrupt/Strike] merchants. Any additional questions?

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Don't worry, I'll look over the other apps and questions after classes are over for me, just thought I'd get something easy out of the way

[The Imperial Warglorian Empire]

So i'd like to ask, what is the tech era of this world? Medieval?

Well it's sort of a mixed bag of Medieval and Fantasy elements. Though mostly, I would say it draws from the "Age of Knights" or the European Renasiance era of technology. Plate armored knights, long and harty swords, heavier cavalry, etc. Though there is no such thing as gunpowder in any form, and there is Magic [see "Mechanics" for more info]. Most nations are Kingdoms or Theocracies, though there are a few nations ruled by councils of elders, or [Strike]corrupt/Strike] merchants. Any additional questions?

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Don't worry, I'll look over the other apps and questions after classes are over for me, just thought I'd get something easy out of the way

Could I create a Teutonic Order esque group of mercenaries? And how many mages could I have? 5 perhaps?

[Nations United for Conquest]

Religion | Organization Name: Children of the Embers

Everything seemed reasonable for a cult. Then came the eating of burned heretics...Where are the Crusaders when you need them? Anyways, since there's nothing I can really find wrong with it, it is accepted

By the way, does Valkyrie own that little lake peninsula on the map?

Yes they do. Probably a religious site of some sort, since that's where the Dragons supposively came from [the Lakes weren't always there...supposively]'

Nation Name: The Most Serene and Royal Republic of Belkose

Royal...Republic...That seems to clash. Though kind of like the Roman type republics, but with Merchants?

There's also additional powerful Merchant republics, espically in the East. Also, a Merchant and noble heavy republic is more likely to have many seperate Mercenary type armies than a large standing army like their Monarchist neighbors. As there are naturally more self interesting divisions among such a populace. I'm also likely going to nerf down that territory down a little bit. But at this time, going to say this is pending. I can't exactly find much to deny it on, but I don't feel right in accepting it

Race Name: Technomads (literally, the magic-fearers, OOC-wise the "Magic-Amish")

Most of the larger nations are already heavily European and at that Eastern European, influenced. Anyways onto the app;

So they're some sort of, no doubt dark magic, experiment by the humans to create a weapon to fight the Dragons, that eventually disappeared into the "plains" after the war ended in order to hide away from the Humans and their own power? Still an interesting concept, and while I don't think it exactly lines up with how magic works, it is a good idea on paper and will hopefully be balanced by the time the IC rolls around. Thus I'll consider it accepted, but I'll be keeping it in the back of my mind as time goes on. Though that name makes me Cringe

I'm kinda already doing that with my Prussian/Teutonic style nation.

Anyway, I want to check with the OP if it's okay to have a religion based around the "Fire Emblem", what ever it might be in this RP. If not, that's cool. I'll do something related to Duma or something...

So what does that make Astya? France? Anyways, I really haven't figured out exactly what the "Fire Emblem" will be, if it will even exist in some form or another within the RP. So I'll have to get back to you on that one, Valyria

Organization Name: The High Order of Penny-Whistlers

Random as hell, but I see no real problems with it. Though I have to ask why they have a private army...

Could I create a Teutonic Order esque group of mercenaries? And how many mages could I have? 5 perhaps?

Not exactly sure what you mean when you say Teutonic Esque [I know what they are, just not how they apply to this context]. But a group of traveling/wandering Mercenaries are fine. I even have an idea for one of my own. As for the mages, it depends on the amount of Mercenaries you have. I mean, for a Mercenary group they'll likely be in the minority [as it's easier for Mages to find jobs than sellswords], so if you have five Mages, maybe have around twenty or so members? Really up to you in the end. I'll put in imput where needed

[Miekzhemy]

Are there any geographic characteristics set for the map at the moment other than that tan-colored mountain range?

I'm kinda talking tundra and deserts and stuff. Or are we free to decide on that ourselves if we make a nation?

[Rupudska]

Nation Name: The Most Serene and Royal Republic of Belkose

Royal...Republic...That seems to clash. Though kind of like the Roman type republics, but with Merchants?

There's also additional powerful Merchant republics, espically in the East. Also, a Merchant and noble heavy republic is more likely to have many seperate Mercenary type armies than a large standing army like their Monarchist neighbors. As there are naturally more self interesting divisions among such a populace. I'm also likely going to nerf down that territory down a little bit. But at this time, going to say this is pending. I can't exactly find much to deny it on, but I don't feel right in accepting it

More or less, though the Italian merchant republics were practically Roman-style noble-run republics in all but name.

And I'll agree to shrinking down the military, but the Republic of Venice did IRL have a standing army. Not a well-disciplined one, but it did exist.

Also, and this is just an observation, but aren't the populations kinda small? 25,000 is barely a town, even in the medieval era.

[The Land of Golden Blobfish]

Royal...Republic...That seems to clash. Though kind of like the Roman type republics, but with Merchants?

There's also additional powerful Merchant republics, espically in the East. Also, a Merchant and noble heavy republic is more likely to have many seperate Mercenary type armies than a large standing army like their Monarchist neighbors. As there are naturally more self interesting divisions among such a populace. I'm also likely going to nerf down that territory down a little bit. But at this time, going to say this is pending. I can't exactly find much to deny it on, but I don't feel right in accepting it

More or less, though the Italian merchant republics were practically Roman-style noble-run republics in all but name.

And I'll agree to shrinking down the military, but the Republic of Venice did IRL have a standing army. Not a well-disciplined one, but it did exist.

Also, and this is just an observation, but aren't the populations kinda small? 25,000 is barely a town, even in the medieval era.

You're right on the populations but I'm assuming they used to be like that before the whole dragon business happened. Most people died during that I believe

[Zjaum]

Are there any geographic characteristics set for the map at the moment other than that tan-colored mountain range?

I'm kinda talking tundra and deserts and stuff. Or are we free to decide on that ourselves if we make a nation?

I was able to decide myself when I made my nation. That said, the northeast part of Kovraiya is a mountain range, the area surrounding it is foothills, and the rest of Kovraiya is marshland.

[Miekzhemy]

Are there any geographic characteristics set for the map at the moment other than that tan-colored mountain range?

I'm kinda talking tundra and deserts and stuff. Or are we free to decide on that ourselves if we make a nation?

I was able to decide myself when I made my nation. That said, the northeast part of Kovraiya is a mountain range, the area surrounding it is foothills, and the rest of Kovraiya is marshland.

Does the continent have anything that would pass as a sizable desert? I might have an idea in mind

[Zjaum]

I was able to decide myself when I made my nation. That said, the northeast part of Kovraiya is a mountain range, the area surrounding it is foothills, and the rest of Kovraiya is marshland.

Does the continent have anything that would pass as a sizable desert? I might have an idea in mind

Not that I know. The Plains might have a desert feel to them.

[Miekzhemy]

Does the continent have anything that would pass as a sizable desert? I might have an idea in mind

Not that I know. The Plains might have a desert feel to them.

Come to think of it, that might work. A series of plains between scattered mountain ranges. Could throw in lore influences by saying that constant war left the place desolate and barren for some time too.

My intention was a mostly religious nation in the middle of nowhere.

[Gerdon Laughis]

Okay so I chopped my numbers in half, will that work?

[Nations United for Conquest]

My intention was a mostly religious nation in the middle of nowhere.

For the most part that area is inhabited by nomadic tribes, but I'm not opposed to some sort of more structured nation there

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Yeah, so the Dragons destroyed the majority of the nations infastructure and civilization, espically in the South and Central areas. Maybe I'll silently bump up everyone's population when no one is paying attention, but who knows? Mainly it was just cause it felt right to me

Okay so I chopped my numbers in half, will that work?

[Redacted]

EDIT: Drop it to about 8,000, as you're the single provience Merchant Republic, and everything else is already accepted and posted in the OP

[Gerdon Laughis]

My intention was a mostly religious nation in the middle of nowhere.

For the most part that area is inhabited by nomadic tribes, but I'm not opposed to some sort of more structured nation there

-Snip-

Yeah, so the Dragons destroyed the majority of the nations infastructure and civilization, espically in the South and Central areas. Maybe I'll silently bump up everyone's population when no one is paying attention, but who knows? Mainly it was just cause it felt right to me

Okay so I chopped my numbers in half, will that work?

So from ~22,000 to ~11,000, or did you mean military? Or both?

I went from 22k to 10k, and from 1.5k troops to like 7 hundred

[Nations United for Conquest]

I went from 22k to 10k, and from 1.5k troops to like 7 hundred

See above post [I made an edit right before you posted]

[Gerdon Laughis]

Religion | Organization Name: The Golden Rule
Idenifying Symbols: Bam
Leader: None, but technically the Richest Man in the World
Number of Members: 3-4 thousand
Belifies | Goal(s): Tenants; 1: The Only Philosophy we Follow is that of the mighty Golden Rule. 2: The Golden Rule binds all economic transfers. 3: No one is to be shorted or scammed unless they cannot tell it is happening. 4: One shall only trade in quality items. 5: Become as rich as physically possible.
Short History: Any one of them will tell you, its a Philosophy. The simple philosophy found primarily in Мөнгө was formed over hundreds of years by the merchants and upper class of the land. Its tenants cover the trade and manufacturing of goods and span hundreds of official and unofficial volumes. It primarily states that only those dumb enough to get scammed will, dont trade crap goods, and try to become as successful as you possibly can. This guides most economic policy on the streets of Мөнгө and has been adopted by the Royal Family. While practice differs from person to person, any follower will have a fat wallet and the honor of an imp.
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[Gerdon Laughis]

I went from 22k to 10k, and from 1.5k troops to like 7 hundred

See above post [I made an edit right before you posted]

Done!

[Nations United for Conquest]

Religion | Organization Name: The Golden Rule
Idenifying Symbols: Bam
Leader: None, but technically the Richest Man in the World
Number of Members: 3-4 thousand
Belifies | Goal(s): Tenants; 1: The Only Philosophy we Follow is that of the mighty Golden Rule. 2: The Golden Rule binds all economic transfers. 3: No one is to be shorted or scammed unless they cannot tell it is happening. 4: One shall only trade in quality items. 5: Become as rich as physically possible.
Short History: Any one of them will tell you, its a Philosophy. The simple philosophy found primarily in Мөнгө was formed over hundreds of years by the merchants and upper class of the land. Its tenants cover the trade and manufacturing of goods and span hundreds of official and unofficial volumes. It primarily states that only those dumb enough to get scammed will, dont trade crap goods, and try to become as successful as you possibly can. This guides most economic policy on the streets of Мөнгө and has been adopted by the Royal Family. While practice differs from person to person, any follower will have a fat wallet and the honor of an imp.
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When your first rule is to follow all the susquent rules...

Either way, accepted

[Zjaum]

Religion | Organization Name: The Golden Rule
Idenifying Symbols: Bam
Leader: None, but technically the Richest Man in the World
Number of Members: 3-4 thousand
Belifies | Goal(s): Tenants; 1: The Only Philosophy we Follow is that of the mighty Golden Rule. 2: The Golden Rule binds all economic transfers. 3: No one is to be shorted or scammed unless they cannot tell it is happening. 4: One shall only trade in quality items. 5: Become as rich as physically possible.
Short History: Any one of them will tell you, its a Philosophy. The simple philosophy found primarily in Мөнгө was formed over hundreds of years by the merchants and upper class of the land. Its tenants cover the trade and manufacturing of goods and span hundreds of official and unofficial volumes. It primarily states that only those dumb enough to get scammed will, dont trade crap goods, and try to become as successful as you possibly can. This guides most economic policy on the streets of Мөнгө and has been adopted by the Royal Family. While practice differs from person to person, any follower will have a fat wallet and the honor of an imp.
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I'm getting really strong Ferengi vibes...

[Gerdon Laughis]

Religion | Organization Name: The Golden Rule
Idenifying Symbols: Bam
Leader: None, but technically the Richest Man in the World
Number of Members: 3-4 thousand
Belifies | Goal(s): Tenants; 1: The Only Philosophy we Follow is that of the mighty Golden Rule. 2: The Golden Rule binds all economic transfers. 3: No one is to be shorted or scammed unless they cannot tell it is happening. 4: One shall only trade in quality items. 5: Become as rich as physically possible.
Short History: Any one of them will tell you, its a Philosophy. The simple philosophy found primarily in Мөнгө was formed over hundreds of years by the merchants and upper class of the land. Its tenants cover the trade and manufacturing of goods and span hundreds of official and unofficial volumes. It primarily states that only those dumb enough to get scammed will, dont trade crap goods, and try to become as successful as you possibly can. This guides most economic policy on the streets of Мөнгө and has been adopted by the Royal Family. While practice differs from person to person, any follower will have a fat wallet and the honor of an imp.
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I'm getting really strong Ferengi vibes...

Pssshhh... XD

[Nations United for Conquest]

Pssshhh... XD

I don't get the joke, but I'm just going to pretend I do.

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Hmm, with the last of map being taken up by these last few nations, with Organizations and Religions coming in more often, seems like I'll be able to introduce Holy Weapons sooner rather than later.

[Zjaum]

Pssshhh... XD

I don't get the joke, but I'm just going to pretend I do.

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Hmm, with the last of map being taken up by these last few nations [only leaving room for smaller NPC states], with Organizations and Religions coming in more often, seems like I'll be able to introduce Holy Weapons sooner rather than later To give you something to do. Maybe I'll even throw in an NPC app at some point for a Character app tease, for nation leaders and whatnot, or maybe not.

The Ferengi are a race of hypercapitalists in Star Wars. Their religion is called the Rules of Acquisition, a set of rules all about how to earn and gain money.

[Nations United for Conquest]

The Ferengi are a race of hypercapitalists in Star Wars. Their religion is called the Rules of Acquisition, a set of rules all about how to earn and gain money.

Okay. Interesting I guess