@ClocktowerEchos hehe - one step ahead of you.

Map looks good to me Bishop!

Here we have the Irodein Empire in all it's glory.



Look good, @eemmtt?

I fins this prospect most intriguing. I shall begin work on a CS post-haste!

@BlackBishop Yes it looks fine.

Nation: The Most Serene Republic of Carnelia (Grey Nation)

Government: Noble Republic
• Bonus: Trade and Industry (Increased Income)
• Malus: Feuding Princes (Increased Factionalism)

Ruler(s):
His Serene Majesty, Grand Prince Alteo Regaan Verkun IX of Carnelia, Stalwart Defender of the Republic, Hammer of the West, Lord Protector of the Highlands, and Head of House Verkun.

Trait: A Throne of Lies and Blood (Scheme)

Prominent Terrain: Hills

Secondary Terrain: Mountains

Prominent Race: Humans

Secondary Race(s): No races are barred from entering Carnelia’s borders, but none form a significant population.

Bios: The time was that the land which now forms the Most Serene Republic of Carnelia was divided amongst petty feudal nobles, squabbling over spits of land and — according to some stories — even individual hills. So it was until the great Bertak Carnelius overthrew his local Count, and spread out to conquer a sizable chunk of what is now Carnelia. Bertak established the system of noble houses, headed by the Princes, from whom the Grand Prince is elected on the old Grand Prince’s death. The stories say that all citizens were given the power to vote, and the books of law still do, but the Princes cast the votes of all their houses, and all those that their house employs. As the Houses have, split amongst them, complete control of Carnelia’s economy, it is only the Princes who hold any power. Ove time, the borders were expanded through conquest and land purchases to become what it is today.

Grand Prince Alteo: It is said that money the blood of Carnelia, and as the man who controls the richest mineral deposits in the realm, Alteo has been the realm’s richest man for years. Since he succeeded his uncle Prince Vashin after a freak, completely unexpected accident involving a poorly built balcony, exploding manure, and a lone bowman killed Vashin and his four sons. While in grief over the death of his family members, the absolutely unforeseen deaths of several troublesome subjects allowed Alteo to expend the wealth given by his demesne to further his influence within the realm. While his skill as a financier was no greater than average, his influence flowed well. At the age of forty-five (39), Alteo is the youngest Grand Prince in decades, having ascended after the old Grand Prince Alik’ash Carnelius died, not from the mysterious pleasure-ship fire just off the western coast, but of a perfectly legitimate illness that did not in any way resemble any kind of poison. Much of his family did die in the fire, though.

Geography: Geographically, Carnelia is best known for its hills. The center of the country is covered in hills, but they level out towards the southern coast, a region known as the Breadbasket of Carnelia, as it is the place where most farming occurs. In contrast, they grow steep, and eventually give way to the mountainous Highlands in the west, and much of the western coast is a long cliff face. From the Highlands flow many rivers, which intertwine as serpents between Carnelia’s many hills as they flow south, into the Breadbasket, and east, towards Corialus.

Corialus is the capital city of Carnelia, and is larger than any other settlement. It rests upon a delta, fed by both streams and rushing rivers that have flowed through the heartland. In the cradle of the Breadbasket is the city of Vithrin, seat of house Molkoth through which all of the Breadbasket’s food flows to the rest of the realm. Close to the northern border is Stram, seat of house Cornelius, the only city to come close to rivaling Corialus in size, and the funnel of overland trade.

God, I would have loved to be a part of this. I really like your style, Black Bishop, even if that Norse thing before kind of fell over when you went AWOL.

God, I would have loved to be a part of this. I really like your style, Black Bishop, even if that Norse thing before kind of fell over when you went AWOL.

Thank you, and apologies. Let me make it up to you. If you like, you may take the reins of the final kingdom, the blue kingdom. I'd love to have you in on this.

Thank you, and apologies. Let me make it up to you. If you like, you may take the reins of the final kingdom, the blue kingdom. I'd love to have you in on this.

It's all good, somebody who already expressed their interest should get the spot. I wouldn't want to feel like I guilted you into letting me join, aha~!

lol - actually, I was going to take the final kingdom for myself, but I'd be willing to let it go to an awesome writer such as yourself. I'm going to have plenty of NPCs to write for anyway. Whaddya say?

@Tatsua Aiisen

Do it, do it , do it! :P

lol - actually, I was going to take the final kingdom for myself, but I'd be willing to let it go to an awesome writer such as yourself. I'm going to have plenty of NPCs to write for anyway. Whaddya say?

You would make a great car salesman.

... I didn't post in this thread intending to join, even if I really would love to. I think I have a little too much on my plate as it is, so I would like to politely refuse your lovely offer.

If you ever start something like this up again, though, be sure to hit me up! As I said, I kind of like your style of running things.

ah okay, I shall press no more, then!

I think I will open up the final slot just for today, if not takers come on board, I shall play it myself.

@Zendrelax, the grey nation is already taken, so I shall move you south, to the orange kingdom. I'll have a rough map up for you later tonight.

Only one more nation left, folks!

ah okay, I shall press no more, then!

I think I will open up the final slot just for today, if not takers come on board, I shall play it myself.

@Zendrelax, the grey nation is already taken, so I shall move you south, to the orange kingdom. I'll have a rough map up for you later tonight.

Only one more nation left, folks!

Wait... I said grey? *checks CS* Well, it looks like I did. I meant to say orange, so it worked out anyways.

I can handle colors, I swear!

@Zendrelax
that's what I figured after reading your geography bio, but just wanted to be clear.

@Zendrelax Behold the Serene Republic of Carnelia! Your thoughts?

@Zendrelax Behold the Serene Republic of Carnelia! Your thoughts?

My thoughts are thus: "Glorious!"

I was about to say that I might be willing to take the spot after all, since my schedule cleared up.

This timing, damn its brutal XD