@Kipsateking

Interesting concepts you got going here. I'd throw my hat in but it seems like you're full up.

@Forgiveness you can if you want but that will be the absolute maximum, I think that will make 11 or twelve people.

@Forgiveness you can if you want but that will be the absolute maximum, I think that will make 11 or twelve people.

Understood. I'll try and push out my sheet by tonight.

Just checked, if the people who have just popped up join then we will have 12:
@Thinslayer(accepted)
@Forgiveness(not accepted yet)
@Drunken Conquistador(not accepted yet)
@Golem(accepted)
@UltraCraftGames(not accepted yet)
@Ophidian(accepted)(CO-GM)
@Liotrent(accepted)
@Legion02(not accepted yet)
@Mistiel(accepted)
@Blackfridayrule(accepted)
@Dinh AaronMk(accepted)
@Erik Tiber(not accepted yet)
I won't be accepting any more people unless someone else wants to volunteer as CO-GM to help handle things once they get started.
Once everyone has posted their sheets and had them accepted I'll quickly mash a map together and we can get started!

Edit: also ultracraft made a discord so you can join that if you want to discord.gg/E6M8rr
I aim to have things going by after Koningsdag.

It says the invitation expired.@Kipsateking

Ah rip, I'll ask him to post it again then.

Ah rip, I'll ask him to post it again then.

Thanks.

As for nation concept, I was thinking of the remnants of a very ancient great empire. Centered around a archipelago (which used to be their home island before magical disaster sunk most of it) and the nearby coastlines, which once were the closest colonies.

Said disaster left the land overly saturated with "background" magic. Mutating the survivors, twisting flora and fauna and the like. Humans brought from outside would eventually mutate if they stayed too long. While the bulk of the population would be composed of slaves, ghouls, golems and other creatures bound by magic to a ruling caste of Undead Sorcerer-Kings each ruling its own province/city state. Utterly disunited because each and every one of them is a centuries/millennia old madman with an ego the size of the moon. And since the former capital was the epicenter of the disaster that destroyed their empire, there's no clear successor to the throne with enough power and influence to truly reunify the nation.

Their relations with other nations would resume to raiding for slaves and rare resources with a few of the saner lords sometimes bothering with trade and somewhat peaceful contact with other races.

heres the discord link for ya guys again discord.gg/fAdn3G

Sounds like your nation might do nicely somewhere off the coast of mine, @Drunken Conquistador. Maybe they have a bizarre tentative truce and trade sometimes?

Im sorry but ill have to leave my application to tommorow as i cant find time to write it today im very busy today so yeah itll be written tommorow.

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If that's the case, do they share the same sort of saying "a dwarf is a dwarf" stance on things? Like do we hate each other or are we indifferent or are we somewhat on friendly terms? I'm asking cause for my dwarves they'd help a fellow dwarf no matter their decent.

I'm sure there could be some kind of kinship. Maybe they're like siblings; they're fierce rivals, and bicker and argue about which God is right and how proper dwarves are supposed to be, but instantly close ranks when an outside threat appears. How does that sound?

Does anyone know how I can make my flag not have the white backdrop, but just sit square on the forum like one of those newfangled PNG files? It IS a PNG file, but I don't know how to even color the backdrop the same shade of gray as RPGuild's as I don't know the exact hexadecimal color needed.

Also like, Azurei needs some allies (or enemies bwahahaha.) anyone wanna collaborate?

If you'll permit, our nations may have a difficult relationship. Erudessa Durvain hails from Azurei, but she's loyal to Fellmore. Fellmore is intensely hostile to Azurei (because orcs hate elves, duh!), but Erudessa still loves her homeland.

Shall we?

Also like, Azurei needs some allies (or enemies bwahahaha.) anyone wanna collaborate?

Also geographically:

Azurei is a desert land, bordered by the sea on one side and mountains to the other. There is a wide pass where the mountains sort of “end”. It is rarely, if ever, guarded because it feeds right into the heart of the Dust Sea and unless you’re prepared and know what you’re doing, just waltzing in there is a bad idea. But if anyone wants to come visit, Ridahne is up for hire haha.

Dunfender is always willing, but my merchants will need guides through the desert.

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I'm sure there could be some kind of kinship. Maybe they're like siblings; they're fierce rivals, and bicker and argue about which God is right and how proper dwarves are supposed to be, but instantly close ranks when an outside threat appears. How does that sound?

Perfect! That would work no problem.

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If you'll permit, our nations may have a difficult relationship. Erudessa Durvain hails from Azurei, but she's loyal to Fellmore. Fellmore is intensely hostile to Azurei (because orcs hate elves, duh!), but Erudessa still loves her homeland.

Shall we?

Ohhh spicy. That would be high treason, like of the utmost level. Does she have an Ojih? (Facial tattoos) They are not required in Azurei culture/religion but they are a choice. More often than not, people do take them. But she doesn't need to.

I think we found Azurei a good foe!

@Liotrent Then you'll get to know Ridahne very well then. I'm thinking people across the mountains contact her (or someone who then passes it on to her, whichever) via message hawk/pidgeon/raven? That way she knows when to go out there and how to prepare. As long as Dunfender is not strongly allied with Fellmore, perhaps they and Azurei could have a sort of working relationship. Either as actual allies or as neutral but mutually beneficial entities.

Actually, considering dwarves are typically the crafty type (I assume yours are, yes?) They might have a decent relationship considering Azurei is known for its silver, and maybe some semi-precious stone like carnelian, or coastal finds like abalone or mother of pearl.

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Ohhh spicy. That would be high treason, like of the utmost level. Does she have an Ojih? (Facial tattoos) They are not required in Azurei culture/religion but they are a choice. More often than not, people do take them. But she doesn't need to.

I think we found Azurei a good foe!

She does have an Ojih, but she's contemplating marring it. After discovering a Fragment revealing the existence of a previously unknown god, she converted a new religion. However, she hasn't yet discarded all the old ways, and lingering fear over her fate in the afterlife is the only reason she hasn't destroyed her Ojih.

Technically, she's not a traitor, but the victim of treason. She used to be a uniquely powerful elf, very high-ranking (with your permission), and her sudden disappearance would have caused ripples in the Azurei political scene. One of her peers stripped her of her magic powers and betrayed her to the orcs, and her betrayer still walks free, identity undiscovered. I wouldn't be surprised if she was badmouthed to the Azurei, though. She holds no particular malice against her homeland, and in fact the whole reason she became leader of the orcs in the first place is because she stood up for the Azurei - it's a long story.

Technically, she's not a traitor, but the victim of treason. She used to be a uniquely powerful elf, very high-ranking (with your permission), and her sudden disappearance would have caused ripples in the Azurei political scene. One of her peers stripped her of her magic powers and betrayed her to the orcs, and her betrayer still walks free, identity undiscovered. I wouldn't be surprised if she was badmouthed to the Azurei, though. She holds no particular malice against her homeland, and in fact the whole reason she became leader of the orcs in the first place is because she stood up for the Azurei - it's a long story.

Wow, s*** just got real Game of Thrones up in here! O_o

(Says the person who can't get through episode 1 of season 1 GoT without falling asleep 20 minutes in).

Gonna go read your CS now so this isn't all Greek to me. >,>

@Thinslayer Yeah, that works. If she was a Sota and had done that stuff, she'd probably be executed, so we could say she was extremely high in the ranks of Eija (since Taja are always men). Maybe Kaija knows something of who betrayed her, but keeps the information to herself in case she wants to use it as leverage someday?

Also just so that you understand, marring an Ojih is like as horrific as carving a baby open. Like it's culturally a HUGE deal and any Azurei that saw her would straight up not know how to even interact with her. It'd be like speaking with a ghost, or someone with their head hanging halfway off. She should know what she's getting into :D
She would also have a mark of treason on her Ojih--A bold black mark down the bridge of her nose.

@Mistiel It's not written nearly as well as I would like - there's no real introduction, and no exploration of motivations at all. I actually intend to write that story IRL, so it's a lot more fleshed-out than that meager summary can do justice to.

Orcs often raided farms and caravans for resources, and Gorman insisted on dragging Erudessa along. She would protest, but still come with them, offering behind-the-lines assistance with healing, food preparation, and resource management. Gorman would mock and scorn her endlessly for not participating directly in the fights, and even when she did join, he'd still ridicule her for attacking races that elves were normally on cordial relations with. There seemed to be no pleasing him. Since she wasn't grasping the concept he was trying to teach her, he would occasionally lead raids on other orcs who were committing atrocities.

She finally figured it out when he led a full-scale assault on an elven settlement she was familiar with. Unwilling to attack people she knew and loved, she stood in the gates of the city and challenged the entire orc army. She was ready to die before letting them set foot in the gates. See, though orcs hate elves, they hate spinelessness even more, and hold a deep respect for courage. Erudessa displayed as much courage as any orc, and thereby earned their respect.

For all his hard-knuckled treatment of her, Gorman had still taken care of her when she was still a powerless elf in his army, so she didn't want to kill him. Neither did he want to kill her, because the reason Gorman took her in was because he saw in her the salvation of his people. He hated how bloodthirsty the orcs had become, and Erudessa had the potential to change them.

For that reason, Gorman wanted Erudessa to replace him. The only way one gains rank in orc society is to kill the one currently holding the rank. So both to test Erudessa's resolve and give her an opportunity to take his place, Gorman challenged her to a duel to the death. They fought right there in the city gates, fighting as equals for the first time. Erudessa struck him a mortal blow, and dropped him to the earth. As he lay bleeding out on the cobblestone road, he told her his intention before all his men, that he meant her to replace him. When he passed, the warband gave her their quiet deference.

Thus, she became the new Captain of the warband.