> Yes, Rare, you can join. Anyone can join when there is space on the map. > > Alright, gorgenmast and everybody else. You can PM me your house concepts and I'll probably allow them. Feel free to be creative with names, history, characters, except I dictate these houses' actions and their personalities and opinions of their suzerains. > > I'll have to cut back on putting in coats of arms and portraits, but the Affadyqid's vassals are done. > > ------------------- > The glorious and wealthy house of Hurtai is one subject for songs be sung; these hardy corsairs landed on the Sestani coast several decades afore, carving out a rich piece of land for themselves from another and plundering it till there was almost nothing left. Fierce retribution came upon the proud pirate-king Kacheeba, as he was chased down and arrested. > > He had been forced to pay back all he could, before his execution. His eldest son, however, Murad the Shark, offered Sultan of Affadyqid to betray the location of all the pirate islands along with the pirate-backing merchant guilds in the Sultanate if he was given vassalage, landed title, and a fief to govern. He did his job splendidly, winning back prestige of his family and settling down in the plains. > > Alas, he suddenly died of an illness, childless. His younger brother had become head of the Hurtai, and in an instant converted to Ularism. He's been fervently religious ever since, but has done nothing of note aside from donating money to mosques and offering patronage to holy men. > > ------------------- > Karayas are a family of minor nobles, yet their names seem to be written in every contract, every pact. That is because they are in fact a conglomerate of merchant families. Their lands have always been a haven for trade and their keep a place for a rendezvous. The clan of Karaya, while providing substantial financial contributions for the greater good of your realm, as well as the most of their elite levies, aren't always seen to be supporting you in terms of diplomacy with merchant guilds. > > Abdul Karaya is a thin, gaunt man. He is of pale skin even in the punishing suns of Astieb, and his passionless eyes are bleak, his face always unreadable. He has been known as a patient, temperate, and diligent man. His uncles however are old, calvous men who amuse others at feasts with tales of drunken orgies and other such filth. Abdul has set his sights on marrying into the Affadyqid family, however. Time will tell what shall happen. ------------------------------ Alright, just to make sure. These are my most important vassals right? I'm assuming that there are several others of lesser importance. And don't worry about CoA and portraits, I will do them myself

Yep, these are your most important vassals.

I'll wait for you to generate mine. I'm too lazy and enjoy RNG stuff too much to make my own. :P

Is there currently a map with all claims on it? Edit: Nevermind, found it.

So! How are all those vassals coming along? I want to start playing! :D

WIP Name of the Kingdom: Reino de Astiab Current Ruler: Alphonso III de Catalan Dynasty: Catalina Flag:  History: Traits: Claim on the map: (Please supply an image, don't try to describe that stuff.) Additional things to fill in: (Culture, Traditions, Customs, Et Cetera.)

Lythos' vassals. The Crowstein Family. The Crowstein lord is quite young, and is unable to lead men in battle, nor present a case in diplomacy. At the very moment, two powerful men are vying for the young Duke Eric of Crowstein Hills' friendship and influence over him. One is his uncle, Sir Franklyn of Glearnsagg Keep - a gregarious, but fairly dull man, and another an eccentric Cardinal named Elias. Crowsteins have been a family of minor nobles, its' head the royal physician. Having masterfully saved a prince's life, he was awarded a land of his to govern. His son had made a dynastic marriage with another family and prospered over the years. Duke Eric has three sisters; Helga, fourteen years of age, Anne, twelve years old, and Maria, aged six. --------------------------- The Foxners A cadet branch off the Southmanns three centuries ago, Lord Southmann has given his favorite son, who was the third in line, a castle and lands to rule in what is today's Lythos. Ten years later, the Foxners turned on his family and joined the Kingdom of Lythos, capturing many Southmann knights and slaughtering their levies in combat. After that, he has gotten two thirds of the Southmann domain. Thomas Foxner is an old man enjoying the company of his grandchildren as he reads them fairytales. The plump, merry lord is only one side of the coin. He's an extraordinary schemer, well-versed in the etiquettes of cloak and dagger. His chapellan, Cardinal Samuel d'Morgille is a freakishly huge man, less a priest and more a champion of faith. His children are Gabriela, married to an Arlaisian knight, aged forty. Their children are Joseph, aged twelve, rumored to be cruel, and Anastasia, aged five, whom Joseph reportedly torments. Another child of Duke Thomas is from another marriage, a young man named Patrick. He's been betrothed to a wundish lady, but she is also young.

Could a nation like Medieval Venice or Genoa be made? Minus the Democratic aspects of course.

I don't see why not. But apparently everyone and their mother is going for trade-focused nations like Venice used to be, so you may want to consider something that isn't being done.

Name of the Kingdom: Kingdom Of Kaarelian Current Ruler: King Malthe Uwe Regenbogen  Dynasty: Regenbogen Flag:  History: The Modern day Kingdom of Kaarelian was, as current historians remember it, a land of squabbling tribes, various religions, and cultures. After many centuries of this conflict in both physical violence and cultural clashes, the tribal differences in culture were slowly eroded as they became similar; out of this, the religions began to come together, and formed a faith called, "Liminism." All seemed well until a man by the name of Chinweuba from Ibali'mma espoused a new faith. One distinct from the local religion and his former faith. Chinweuba denounced Liminism as being a "Pathway to the abyss," and described a place far beyond the aforementioned abyss. It was a spiritual paradise, something that the people of this world couldn't even fathom. "The Exalted Citadel," or "Paradise" as it would be called in simple terms. How could they gain access to such a place? Follow Chinweuba's one God. He gained many followers, and the new religion was called Chinweubaism. It would forever change the current day kingdom's culture. The priests of Liminism responded to Chinweuba's words with violence and a threat of torture and death. The holy texts of the religion say that Chinweuba received a silver halberd from God, and that he proceeded to kill the priests in a "Righteous fury." Such stories were written in the holy texts by the Chinweubaist priests, along with many others. Chinweubaism dominated the area, and it was one of the only sources of unity that it had. For Kaarelian was a divided land. Various Counts, Dukes, and petty Kings had power. Their culture and religion was the same, but the age old problems of greed and lust for power were common. Feuds could last for decades, and rulers almost never agreed. Those who tried to unify Kaarelian tended to be in power for very short periods of time, or were killed outright. Eventually, Kaarelian was so weak that a young count by the name of Malthe Uwe Regenbogen took power with the use of his words. Travelling across the pillaged countryside of the various realms, and sending letters to the weary Lords of the land, he gathered a large following. Malthe promised a good sum of autonomy for his possible vassals, and only mild centralization. He promised the peasants a stop to the pillaging they had suffered for so long, and he promised wealth for the merchants. With these promises, a few bribes, and some strategic assassinations, the Count arose in the Capital's Cathedral to become king. The first king of Kaarelian. Malthe poured money into infrastructure, schools, rebuilding efforts, and secretly, the military. All save for his navy; he would leave such things to the merchants. Although war became reviled for a time, the now middle-aged King Malthe gave a speech to his vassals. He described how the world lived in ignorance and savagery, and how only the Kaarelians could save them; conquest. Conquest and missionaries... The young king funded the arts for a period of a few years, and indeed mission trips to the "Heathen lands." Though with all his spending, he was given the option of disbanding the military, or stop the funding of such 'frivolities.' He stopped funding the arts. Malthe waited for quite some time so that the royal treasury could recover; years, it turned out. With Malthe having his first few grey hairs and the taste of middle-age, he decided that the economy had recovered. That his people were ready for a prolonged conquest against the heathen, and that the Kaarelian culture would spread, that it would thrive. That their religion would be in every land. So King Malthe built up his army, waiting for the day he could start this war. Traits: Honorable folk, Beloved by the people, Friends with the nobles, Wondrous beauty, Developed infrastructure, Knowledge of war, Good equipment, Sieging genius, Agriculture, Foraging Flaws: Terrible boats, Not a flawless family 2 Claim on the map:  The indigo colored area is the potential territory of the kingdom. Additional things to fill in: Kaarelian culture strongly revolves around Chinweubaism and its tenents. It holds an important part in the Kingdom's history. The tenents are written in a religious book called, "The Ukweli." Which was written down by Chinweuba's followers after he had killed the Liminist priests. The tenents are as follows. 1. Worship the one true God and none other 2. Do not steal 3. Do not kill unjustly 4. Keep that which is holy, holy 5. Be kind as much as possible 6. Harbor no hatred 7. Do not lie 8. Do not covet... The religion is headed by three men called the, "Vaizers," meaning "Spiritual father." The traditional dress would be a white robe, a silver gilded omophorion, and a staff with the emblem of an open book, referring to the holy texts of the religion. The men known as Vaizers are chosen by the former Vaizers directly, and each province has a "Lesser Vaizer." Followed by the priests. The Chinweubaist Church is very powerful in Kaarelian, and while the three Vaizers try to enforce the morality of the religion, it is sometimes ignored. The corpse of Chinweuba is kept in an old tomb behind the altar of the Capital's Cathedral; called, "Mankind's hope." The Cathedral is home to all three Vaizers, and is very large, very beautiful, and has a number of artworks in its possession. The bell tower is home to dozens of smaller bells, and two large ones named, "Henrietta," and "Helga," respectively. The Cathedral itself functions as it would; worship services are held, Chinweuba's teachings are emphasized, and people come to gawk and stare at the icons and statues of various leaders and saints in the church. Relics are held in high esteem, and fraudulent relics were often sold before Malthe took power. When the King did take power, he abolished the trade, and sent the men who distributed the items to the stocks. Chinweuba's silver halberd has long been lost to history, along with other relics. Efforts to reclaim them have come in full swing by some nobles, but little has been found. The Chinweubaist church has established a calendar based off of the year when Chinweuba first arrived in Kaarelian. To Kaarelians, it is the year 497 of Truth. The language would be Germanic, with a few words similar to that of West African cultures, considering the early influence of Chinweuba. Hounds are a sign of status, as are dogs in general. There are many stories and folktales about the wilderness, the mountains, and the sea. Tales of witches, goblins, and other such things are regular among the peasantry. Kaarelians tend to have a distrust of large bodies of water. A common legend involves a monstrous fish that swallows boats in one gulp, shoots blood from its eye, and hates the land and all its creatures with a burning passion. Because of stories like this, fishing is rare, and shipments of valuable materials over the sea are even rarer. Regardless, the feudal government has tried to get Kaarelian peasants to be more courageous when it comes to the ocean. Sometimes with success, many times without. Serious insults are usually followed by the 'gift' of a small fish stuffed with a rotten potato. This roughly translates to, "You are rotten on the inside." Similar items are received in other cases, but the aforementioned remains the most popular. Three major holidays are observed, with a host of minor ones. "Chinweuba's Arrival," In which a play is done in the town square involving the event, and the killing of the Liminist priests. A feast is held afterward, followed by a religious service. "Foreigner day," In which foreigners are made fun of for just about everything. It's a lighthearted day, and no animosity is meant by it. Usually. "Night of Lights," Wherein people light decorative candles through the night and pray for the dead, the dying, and the suffering. People fast, and head to church for more prayer. The night ends with a procession through the town involving singing, chants, and bell ringing from the nearest church.

You're using the wrong map. Understandable though, since none of the new information has been added to the OP (and can't be added, since the posts made before the recent forum update can't be edited). The new map should be in the OP. EDIT: While we're on the topic of maps and claims, I'd like to claim the island in the west, between Wund and whatever the Anglo-Saxon region is.

On the contrary, the map in the OP HAS been updated. The error, it would seem, stems from not reading the thread properly before posting.

As I said, the map is in the OP.

Don't listen to him. Make another trading nation, so instead of fighting wars we can bribe each other out of trade disputes. :P

Fixed the issue, and changed a few things. If there are any criticisms of the kingdom, my writing style, typo's, etc, etc, just let me know. Otherwise, I do believe this is complete.

> As I said, the map is in the OP. That is the exact opposite of what you said. On the topic of you being wrong, why are you bitching so constantly about trade nations? Almost every post you've made in this thread has featured a sentence whining about it, and in a decidedly elitist tone.

I said: >The new map should be in the OP. I've bitched exactly once about trade nations, by the way. The last time I mentioned it I was only repeating what I had read. Hence 'apparently'. EDIT: Here is what I was quoting (posted by So Boerd): >> Everyone and their mother has "Important trading routes" > > I was going to take it, but I won't just for variety. And please, do not talk of elitism. You are the worst person to be accusing someone of that. Look at your signature for god's sake.

Sorry Pepper, must've been typing that when you posted. An honest mistake.

Rohango Vassals (will be played out in game): - House of Akiso - House of Luambe We need an OOC for this RP now. The interest check is been going on three weeks old. Much longer without progress and this RP will die before it even begins.

Woops