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Nation Sheet

[u]Location:[/u] [hider=Location][URL=https://imageshack.com/i/0zd7q0p][IMG]http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/35/d7q0.png[/IMG][/URL][/hider]

[u]Flag:[/u] Simply a Red flag 

[u]Nation Name:[/u] Empire of Otistan

[u]Demonym:[/u] Otistans 

[U]Population Scale/Nation Size:[/u] Around 200,000 from national consensus (99% Otistans, 1% Foreigners) 

[U]Government:[/U] Each individual clan is governed by their own clan leader who swear loyalty to their God-Emperor who has final say in decisions involving or affecting the nation as a whole.

[u]People of Importance: [/u]
[hider=Emperor Amatsu] The people of his Empire, almost worship him like he is a god descended upon the world that is because his grandfather united the various clans and very early on displayed his magical powers. Blessed with a strong constitution, charismatic, and great magic powers like none on his island have even seen. He's young though and because of this is hesitate in going beyond his boarders and he may not be considered the wisest of rulers.[/hider]
[u]Clan Leader Reiborn of Clan Volstead[/u]
[u]Clan Leader Denzel of Clan Darothstone[/u]
[u]Various other Clan leaders[/u]

[u]Capital:[/u] City of White Halls Grimgleam

[u]Settlements:[/u] Various cities and settlements spread out throughout the island 

[u]Nation Description:[/u] An island nation that isolates itself from the rest of the world, rarely opening itself up to visitors other then the traders with a pass from the imperial palace. Originally a loose collection of waring clans for hundreds of year, they were only united under a single banner when Amatsu's grandfather struck out from his clans and using diplomacy and strength became the Head Leader of all clans in on the islands. The architectural of the Otistans are mainly wood, typified by wooden structures, elevated slightly off the ground, with tiled or thatched roofs. Most castles or important buildings are made with stone and wood. (Think medieval japan architectural and culture but with knightly orders). The island nation is typically closed off from the rest of the world from powerful magic employed by the nation to shroud the nation in a mist that steers ships away from the island unless they have the proper charm.

[u]Religion:[/U] Everyone in the nation is allowed to worship who ever they want but the nation generally worships the Emperor as their god

[u]Flora & Fauna:[/u] Typically like medieval japan, with some mythical creatures such as griffins that are domesticated and the Higher orders of warriors use as steeds.

[u]Magic:[/u] Magic is used highly in Otistan, as to even advance into the higher order of warriors in the empire, warriors will need a basic understanding of magic and how to apply it.

[u]Tech:[/u] Late Edo period, Otistan blades are known to be some of the finest blades in the world and fit in the style of Otistan warfare and martial arts where fluid motions are used and the sword is not used to directly block. Craftsmen of Otistan are just starting to create muskets for the Otistan army using foreign examples of them. Otistan alchemist are also just starting to be able to create gunpowder and so the gunpowder is not yet at the same quality and Otistan still imports it.

[u]Ambitions:[/u] Security of home, trade and no plans of expansion right now

Economy:

[u]Imports:[/u] Most military muskets, various food stuff, gunpowder, cannons

[u]Exports: [/u] Silk, Precious metals, Katanas, Magical items, various food stuff, Stone

Military
[u]Army Size:[/u] 10,000
[u]Regular troops:[/u] 8,000 in the Army
[B]Various Basic troops[/B] (Swordsmen, Bowmen, Calvary, Mages) [5,000]
[B]Griffin Samurai[/B] (The finest Warriors-Mages that use the finest blades and armor into battle riding upon Griffins clad in armor) [1,000]
[hider=Samurai][IMG]http://th06.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/f/2013/326/e/d/samurai_by_grobelski-d6v5a9o.jpg[/IMG][/hider]
[B]Musket Scouts[/B] (As the Ostistan army is just starting to adapt to the muskets, only the finest scouts in the army were equipped with them) [2,000]
[hider=Scouts][IMG]http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/811/urgc.jpg[/IMG][/hider]
[u]Navy:[/u] 2,000 
[B]Various Ships[/B] (Arrows are still the main way of attacking another ship for the Ostistans as they don't have enough cannons to field enough ships to be notable wielding them)