@Dinh AaronMk, And that is good reasoning.

Yeah so umm....I applied to this basically just to mess around and troll. Holy wow this is a lot more work than I signed on for. I guess I won't leave per se, but you're not gonna get very quality (or much of a quantity of) posts from me given how I'm focusing on two D&D campaigns right now. Was gonna write about some council meeting for Note, but Mistiel.exe has almost run out of Fs and is shutting down for about a 48 hour reboot (I run on XP figuratively speaking; Windows 10 actually speaking).

Looks like I'm a bigger deadbeat than DeadBeatWalking.

@Willy Vereb Azurei is also Elvish. A kind of dark skinned, tribal, desert nation. It'd be interesting to see how we interact, especially if your elves have a very different culture.

Yeah so umm....I applied to this basically just to mess around and troll. Holy wow this is a lot more work than I signed on for. I guess I won't leave per se, but you're not gonna get very quality (or much of a quantity of) posts from me given how I'm focusing on two D&D campaigns right now. Was gonna write about some council meeting for Note, but Mistiel.exe has almost run out of Fs and is shutting down for about a 48 hour reboot (I run on XP figuratively speaking; Windows 10 actually speaking).

Looks like I'm a bigger deadbeat than DeadBeatWalking.

To be honest, I actually like your nation; if you do drop off on activity, I'll do so too.

@Willy VerebThe tiny island to the far west you have tried to claim is me. Back foul beast!!

Though we are also Elvish, so welcome to the family.

@Willy Vereb Azurei is also Elvish. A kind of dark skinned, tribal, desert nation. It'd be interesting to see how we interact, especially if your elves have a very different culture.

I don't wish to infringe upon your ideas so it's possible I'll go for a different species.
My elves tend to be physically frail but naturally dexterous and agile. Their longevity and love for life also make them appear cowardly by the standards of other races and prefer raids and ambushes rather than facing their enemy head on. They have troubles to recruit their kin to fight as melee infantry, for example.
If we can chalk these up mostly to cultural differences and subspecies shenanigans I would be fine with it. If not then my species would be the elf-like but more obscure Yelinor who live up north and while has some familiarity with elves they are another species.

EDIT: I also wish to include some fantastical elements that are usually important to form my nation the way they are. First being a lightweight metal which is somewhat worse than steel and more difficult to work with. Basically think of "mithril" but way less powerful and relatively common. My elves have aversion to iron (especially when cold-forged) and due to their light bodies they require lighter weapons and armor so a fantasy metal is preferable.
If your elves wish to have similar "light metals" as their common material then I am completely fine with it. If not, I can have "Tinchel" (metallic ice) which would be my iron replacement.

Another element I haven't seen for other nations is the flying mounts. I have a prominent force of air cavalry which might be a minority of my army but their importance would be still considerable.
Would they be fine? Think of Griffins or giant birds. They would have bird like characteristics which means they are fragile and have stricter weight limits and there are numerous nuances which does force them in the range of archers when fighting but this is still a matter I'd want to get cleared on by the GM.

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....if you do drop off on activity, I'll do so too.

Wow, that's a guilt trip and a half....:/

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Wow, that's a guilt trip and a half....:/

It was probably meant as a confidence boost. Be proud of your work!
:)

There, edited the first post. Hope you're happ....zzzzzz it's 2AM i give up on typ..dkllekiimc esspp!!! :/

<Snipped quote by Mistiel>It was probably meant as a confidence boost. Be proud of your work!
:)

It's meant as a confidence boost, yes.

@Mistiel

@Dinh AaronMk I'm currently experiencing total writers block. I'm unsure as what to do about it. If allowed, I might make a new nation that comes more naturally to me. Otherwise, I'll wait for inspiration or maybe drop out.

Still lagging behind with my NS a bit so here's just my new claim:


Anyways, it's been days and haven't got a solid response to my questions so while I understand how Discord can suck away the activity it also generates a more frequent platform for interaction which is generally good for a roleplay's health.

Still lagging behind with my NS a bit so here's just my new claim:


Anyways, it's been days and haven't got a solid response to my questions so while I understand how Discord can suck away the activity it also generates a more frequent platform for interaction which is generally good for a roleplay's health.

Try mentioning Googer next time?

A serious wip to secure a spot for me. It's enough for you to get the gist of what I'm going for.

@Liotrent@Letter Bee

This is a seriously flexible idea, so just let me know if you'd like to work with me to get a deeper history going. My entire faction is wip, so I can modify it to fit the locale better if needed.

Name:
The Yemarae People

Leader(s):The Council Of Chiefs acts as the nearest thing to a central authority the Yemarae have. Normally the chieftains of the land meet once every year when the days are at their shortest in the winter solstice, though in times of crises or strife a chief in good standing may call his fellows to council.

History:
For many centuries the Yemarae have lived in the mountains and hills of what they call the Karae Skae, the land of the sky. From the great histories told by the eldest shamans the Yemarae know that it was this land that gave birth to them, that when the great falcon Raehe was struck by lightning and felled it was they that rose from his carcass as the last vestiges of the ancient gods will. They also know that once they ranged far, from the Karae Skae all the way to the near mythical endless lake in the distant west. However, those are all distant memories. The armies of the stunted ones, the armies of the tainted, and the armies of the traitors drove what remain of the Yemarae back to their homeland long, long ago.

Some say that one day the barbarians with their strange weapons and armours will one day move upon the Karae Skae itself, but the elders scoff at the notion. The Yemarae have lived more or less the same way for thousands of years, and while they have not always bested their enemies in battle, they have never been out witted on their own lands. The Karae Skae, made from the very bones of Raehe, is as much a part of the people who inhabit it as their own blood. Only a fool would attack the Yemarae, or so the shamans say.

The truth is that the Yemarae have always lost when invaders came to drive them from their homes. The land may be a part of them as much as their blood, but since when was spilling blood enough to stop the wicked?

Location:

@Crispy Octopus, that contradicts the story of my nation a bit; the League of Cities of Spaientkind isn't evil, per se.

@Willy Vereb, @gorgenmast, by the way, my earlier post is the last time I am interfering in any potential dispute/feud. So, can you not include me in any future argument? Sorry if that sounded passive-aggressive; I just don't want to be involved in any dispute over Discord and its merits/lack of.

@Letter Bee

Ok cool, so basically the idea here is the Yemarae are working on an old oral history. They literally see everyone around them as twisted aberrations or traitors because to them all of humanity was born from the carcass of Raehe, and they are the original children of Raehe. The shamans have a substantial grip on the culture of the tribes, and they use ancient oral histories, perhaps dating back thousands of years, to reinforce the idea that the Yemarae are peaceful and just and the rest of the world has been taken from them by the wicked.

Now, with that in mind the Yemarae may have even attacked you and not the other way around. It wouldn't be anything so dramatic as all the tribes moving west but perhaps from time to time a chief has tried to 'take what is due' or 'cleanse the wicked' or what have you.

@Letter Bee

Ok cool, so basically the idea here is the Yemarae are working on an old oral history. They literally see everyone around them as twisted aberrations or traitors because to them all of humanity was born from the carcass of Raehe, and they are the original children of Raehe. The shamans have a substantial grip on the culture of the tribes, and they use ancient oral histories, perhaps dating back thousands of years, to reinforce the idea that the Yemarae are peaceful and just and the rest of the world has been taken from them by the wicked.

Now, with that in mind the Yemarae may have even attacked you and not the other way around. It wouldn't be anything so dramatic as all the tribes moving west but perhaps from time to time a chief has tried to 'take what is due' or 'cleanse the wicked' or what have you.

I see, but my original vision was for the League of Cities of Sapientkind to be founded after several hordes of Steppe Nomads tried to use the cities in question as a source of tribute, with one of them bringing in Orcs, Ogres, and Goblins. Said Steppe Nomads could have used the direct route to the Great Lake from the East, but it's possible that they may have passed through the Yamarae claim as well.

That and the Yamarae's presence may prevent my nation's ideology, Pan-Sapience, from forming in the first place or taking root, which would be a contradiction.

@Willy Vereb, @gorgenmast, by the way, my earlier post is the last time I am interfering in any potential dispute/feud. So, can you not include me in any future argument? Sorry if that sounded passive-aggressive; I just don't want to be involved in any dispute over Discord and its merits/lack of.

It wasn't meant to start an argument to begin with and especially I wouldn't mention gorgenmast with that post because it wasn't specifically issued to him. That would be the equivalent of deliberately looking for a fight.
So... let's just not do that, okay?

@Letter BeeHmmm.

I can modify Yemarae a bit to make things mesh. Hows about this:

A thousand or so years ago the ancestors of the Yemarae started moving out of the Karae Skae and settling lands to the west, generally coexisting with those early cities around your lake. However, over time those Yemarae were assimilated or slaughtered by the Kingdoms and Empires of the west, eventually leaving only the Yemarae of the Karae Skae independent.

The shaman used the history of Yemarae assimilating to start the myth of the traitor, and of Yemarae being slaughtered perhaps centuries in the past to demonize the cultures of the west. However, they would have still traded and maintained limited, but real, contact with nomadic cultures on the eastern side of the Karae Skae. The horde that threatened the League could have come to an agreement with the Yemarae, who had no love for westerners. That horde would be shown the way through the Karae Skae and led to your valley in exchange for a modest fraction of their plunder.

The Yemarae would have been distant and standoffish, but generally non hostile to you before this. Of course, in their minds they were still doing nothing to you. Anyway, the horde that besieged your cities is defeated and their vassals freed. Their survivors flee into the Karae Skae and find refuge among the Yemarae, something you learn of after you've united the league.

Entering the RP the Yemarae would still be distant and standoffish, but now there would be real and mutual animosity as the surviving nomads integrate with the Yemarae and the league learns the circumstances of the nomads passage through the normally dangerous Karae Skae. There would be a real tension that could be interesting IC.

Thoughts?

<Snipped quote by Letter Bee>It wasn't meant to start an argument to begin with and especially I wouldn't mention gorgenmast with that post because it wasn't specifically issued to him. That would be the equivalent of deliberately looking for a fight.
So... let's just not do that, okay?

I did think it was specifically issued to him, but all right, let's not do this.