[OOC] Fabula Elysia - Medieval Fantasy Nationgame (Page 30)

@Lauder Sounds good with me then :)@Sigma

DO NOT TRUST THE FILTHY LIZARDS MY COMRADE

THEY ARE VILE CREATURES

FIT ONLY FOR THE PURIFYING FLAMES

...okay, not really. As you were, soldier.

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Speaking of ardonia, I think its fair to say that they and farastine are pretty close. Both are peaceful and heavy trade players. Plus the distance is far enough for religion to clash much. (something I need to update honestly.)

Thatd give legion02's raiders more potential enemies!

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Most everything in the glossary misc section is metals... I shall add something fun.

Shis is a almost exclusive fungus that grows on specific cactus's in the farastinian interior deserts. It is dried up and ground into a fine powder that is one of the tastiest ingredients around. If ingested  it enhances flavor, if snorted through the nose, it causes insane illusions and if smoked, it makes one very mellow. Very... Very mellow.

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@Monkeypants@Monkeypants Zhodul could perhaps be the indirect link for the two nations?

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Speaking of ardonia, I think its fair to say that they and farastine are pretty close. Both are peaceful and heavy trade players. Plus the distance is far enough for religion to clash much. (something I need to update honestly.)

Thatd give legion02's raiders more potential enemies!@Monkeypants

@Monkeypants@Monkeypants Zhodul could perhaps be the indirect link for the two nations?@Sigma

I think this is how it'd work, yeah.

Zhodul = intermediary between Farastine and Ardonia.

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@Willy VerebStill working on it. I've been stalled for the past day or so because I lost internet connection. Do you want me to post up what I have so far?

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@Willy VerebStill working on it. I've been stalled for the past day or so because I lost internet connection. Do you want me to post up what I have so far?@The NexerusSure, why not?
It'd at least give people a food for thought and maybe you can participate with them in further talks regarding nation relations.

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Sure, why not?
It'd at least give people a food for thought and maybe you can participate with them in further talks regarding nation relations.@Willy Vereb

Characters section or OOC section?

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I think this is how it'd work, yeah.

Zhodul = intermediary between Farastine and Ardonia.@Shorticus

To an extent I can see that. Just keep in mind that Oceanic trade would allow merchants to bypass other nations easily.

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To an extent I can see that. Just keep in mind that Oceanic trade would allow merchants to bypass other nations easily.@Monkeypants

Oh, definitely - some trade is direct, for sure. But Zhodul is kind of a "center of the known world" for a lot of the same trade you'd get in Ardonia anyway. Some merchants could profit by going as far as Ardonia, though, so they can buy directly from one market and sell in their homeland (and vice versa).

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@Shorticus Question, would you mind if my guys sometimes raided Heartvale? I doubt there would be a trade agreement and I'm having a shortage of slave lands from which my people can pull slaves. Don't worry, no real harm will be done. I'd say that halflings are not that desired as workforce slaves rather than house-keepers. So I won't be needing too much of them. So  yeah, would this be agreeable?@Legion02

This may put some tension on the trade with Vuts, given their good relations with Ardonia and especially Heartvale

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Be the same for Zhodul, a very close ally of Ardonia. Although it could possibly lead to a war at some point :)

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DO NOT TRUST THE FILTHY LIZARDS MY COMRADE

THEY ARE VILE CREATURES

FIT ONLY FOR THE PURIFYING FLAMES@Shorticus

Amen.

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This may put some tension on the trade with Vuts, given their good relations with Ardonia and especially Heartvale@Nerevarine

Oh, yeah no, trade with the Vuts is more important than slaves for now. Thanks for point it out. Heartvale is safe.

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Oh, yeah no, trade with the Vuts is more important than slaves for now. Thanks for point it out. Heartvale is safe.@Legion02

And that, kids, is the power of money

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As I said anyone can feel free to write the first IC post.
I work on mine or more like I am throwing it away for the third time and trying to come up with a better plot.
For example what if one of the sub-plot is the Mongorks leading a raid against someone?
I mostly thought of @POOHEAD189 or @Hyperdrive since unlike my north-eastern neighbors they aren't grouped together and in Poohead's faction we even agreed on mutual raids from both of us at the borders.

I just feel that starting with a battle is a nice and relatively fresh way to start the IC than the usual politics-ladden intro.

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Characters section or OOC section?@The NexerusOf course I meant the OOC first. Unless you filled in all categories already and just making the final adjustments. In the later case post it in the characters section of course.

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If this game were a high fantasy setting:

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Qxát Tsìçẹtshẹ (Vutsian: Dirt for Burning), sometimes shortened to Qat by non-Vutsians, is Vuts' indigenous form of gunpowder. Qat is distinctive in its light brown, and slightly reflective coloring. The Vutsians first started experimenting with combinations of sulfur, cedar ash, and nitrates around the same time that gunpowder was becoming widespread on the mainland. Believed to be a product of the final, brutal closing period of the Warring Times, Qat exists as an alternative to the more widespread Black Powder. Functionally, Qat is noted to burn slower than regular powder and is powerful as a filler for artillery cannons and rockets. However, it is noticeably much more expensive and difficult to produce and as a result, finds little use except among wealthier  armies, with Vutsians selling far more standard powder than Qat.

The K'òqu is a kind of oak tree that has been cultivated by the Vutsians even before their arrival in the Vutsian Isles. The tree is known for its very rapid maturity rate, 1 year is all that is needed before the small tree can produce high amounts of very large acorns, which are harvested and ground into flour for use in cooking. The full grown tree is about as tall as the average full grown Vutsian male (5'3" or 160.02 cm), and can produce 20 Bushels of Acorns in a single month.

K'òquhọ Vàs (Vutsian: Child of the Oak) is the staple food of the Vutsians. Created from milled Acorns, the flour finds its use primarily as Acorn Bread or in Acorn Porridge. Vutsians are known to mix the flour with whole oat for texture and added nutrition. As a result, many a Vutsian is nostalgic over eating Acorn and Oat porridge with fruit chunks for breakfast as a child. The Acorn has religious meanings for the Vutsians as well, as the Acorn is seen as a symbol of life, and as a result, it is common for families to leave acorns as offerings to their anecestors. 

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The Forest Eagle is a massive Predatory Bird known for preying on other large creatures that inhabit the Lesser Inhabited areas of Vuts. The Females are larger than the males, with female eagles in the range of 10–15 kg (22–33 lb) and males around 9–12 kg (20–26 lb) and a wingspan up to 2.6 m (8.5 ft). They are are held in high regard and feared by the Vutsians, and as a result, the Vutsians will avoid entire sections of forests out of fear of them. The Eagles are one of Vuts primary apex predators, and their size is generally held to be a result of their island homes.

The Hearding Bird is a primary source of livestock for the Vutsians. Giant animals, they fill a niche similar to mainland Cattle. Vutsians raise them on ranches, and let them graze on insects and grass. As they are frequent victims of Eagle Attacks, the Vutsian's usually keep domesticated Hawks nearby to protect them. These birds are known to be indigenous to the Islands, but it is thought that the Vutsians kept large domesticated birds prior to their migration.

Hawks were domesticated before the Vutsians' arrived on the Islands, and are currently used as hunting, herding and companion animals, much like dogs.

Snake Birds are a kind of flightless bird domesticated for hunting vermin. Originally used to hunt snakes, lizards and large insects, they are currently used to hunt rats and other rodents that have come to the Islands with trade. The are effective, and often kept as pets as well.

The Land Parrot is a large bird, domesticated for use as a food source

The Jungle Fowl is a non-indigenous Vutsian livestock bird, brought from their homelands and introduced to the Islands. They are a favorite of children, and are traditional for holiday meals.

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