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[PURRfect93]

Just wanted to check lol

[Templar Knight]

Nation CS

Formal Name: The Aeolian Aerosocracy

Casual Name: Aeolians

Government: Clan-based Meritocracy (There are over a dozen individual clans, each with a Chief/Captain whom is elected for life by the rest of the clan. They also have a King/Queen, but they are elected more as representatives of the Aeolian people to the Foreign nations, or for leaders of all the clans in times of crisis.

Constitution: Yes, though not specifically a written one. The Aeolian Constitution is merely a set of traditional laws, or social contract passed down by elders to children. It pertains to their meritocratic traditions of electing leaders, and allows them to remove or replace leaders if they prove to be inferior in terms of leading than others.

Population: 170,000 (Though only around 25,000-30,000 live around their actual capitol at any one time unless called. Which means the rest are dispersed throughout the world.)

Currency: Various. Due to their nomadic nature, the Aeolians do not have a specific currency of their own, they often carry many different types of currencies and use weights and measures to ensure that they can make decent trades. This practice often infuriates outsiders since the practice is prone to Aeolians cheating them out of money.

Geographic Location: The Aeolians can be found all over the world, as their fleets of airships travel around in circuits of annual "pilgrimages" which are made up anew each year by the captains of each clan with the help of the elders. These routes can change based on many factors, coal and helium prices, relations between the Aeolians and the national governments, weather patterns, and any number of other problems.

Capitol: Svalbard, which thanks to the increase in temperature globally has become inhabitable by larger groups of humans. The Aeolians chose it because of its remote location, far from established lands, where they could assemble in private if necessary.

Language: Various dialects of Norwegian, Swedish, Finish are the common languages. Samoyed and Icelandic are the minor ones as they come from those backgrounds, through some of the clans are fluent in the languages of the lands they travel.

Major Religion: Neo-Norse Pagan. The Aeolians took the mythology of Norse Gods and Goddesses of their ancient ancestors and have re-invisioned them for their modern times. The focus is on the skies, with Gods and spirits of the air, clouds, and winds reigning supreme, and their sky ships, the longboats of the new age. By flying as close to the realm of their Gods as they can mortally reach, they believe that they can live more enlightened lives, with some who have historically gone to extreme heights and come down with revelations from Odin, Thor, Freya, or any of the other Gods(though whether some of these "enlightened" are just suffering from oxygen deprivation or altitude sickness to cause these hallucinogenic lapses is debated). Whether Radical or conventional, the Aeolians live their religion every time they take to the skies.

Culture: The Aeolian culture derives from its Scandinavian backgrounds, but it has given them a unique twist to compliment their love of the open skies and nomadic nature. Each airship is essentially its own microcosm of the Aeolian culture, carrying with them mementos and stories of all the places they have seen and peoples they have met, which serve to showcase their relations with those cultures. A Aeolian clan without an airship is one of very low standing in the nation, as they are seen to be inexperienced with the realities of the world, static, and anchored to the ground they were born on, as far away from the Sky Gods as they can get without dying or working underground.

History: The Aeolian Aerosocracy's founding date essentially coincides at the same time which the first airship were built in Scandinavia, as it was at this time when some of the first pilots of these craft thought it would be a liberating idea to be able to fly anywhere in the world they wished without being tied to a military organization or a government which were the two main groups which owned the first airships. Many got nostalgic about the idea, constructing some of them as similar to the viking longships their early ancestors used to sail the seas. Thus, either through theft, purchase, or having been released from service, these airship captains along with their crews and their families broke off from their respective original owners and started flying around independently.

This was not an organized uprising or act of any sort though. It wasn't until these people realized that there were other ships and crews doing the same thing did they decide that it would be to their benefit to organize themselves as an actual group entity rather than individual ships. Thus the first fleets were formed, with the claiming of Svalbard and the official declaration to the world as Aeolians being the final step in becoming a "nation". Now though, the Aeolians mostly build their own ships rather than take someone else's, thereby attracting new flier families and expanding old ones, and although their government and flying patterns are much more organized than before, the Aeolians still roam the skies in search of new places to visit or to revisit old ones in their endless pilgrimages. Even though their arrivals in foreign lands may not be appreciated by the locals...

Strengths: They have some of the most experienced aeronauts in the world, and have debatably the largest airship fleet in the world if they are ever all assembled in one place. They also work very well as consultants on various cultures around the world, for as a people they have visited nearly all of them. Many of them also are sharp traders and money-lenders due to their necessity to working with hundreds, if not thousands of different currencies.

Weaknesses: Airships are extremely varied in design and quality (as both are reflected by the wealth and access to resources a clan has). There is also not much uniformity among the Aeolian people aside from their love of the skies and the dues they pay to any leaders they have, but even then there is often rivalries and conflicts between the clans that complicate any organized events between multiple clans (for this reason, musterings of the fleets are called as few times as necessary). Due to their varied natures, external cultures more often than not will view Aeolians as interlopers, if not downright flying squatters for their proclivities to causing trouble the longer they stay in a particular place.

ECT: Originally from Scandinavia, many of the Aeolieans are born with fair skin, with hair colours ranging from red, blonde, black, and brown but with their prolonged voyages in the open skies, many of them have developed tanned skin like leather. Aeolian hairstyles are equally varied, with some adopting big beards or moustaches like their viking ancestors, or taking on any of the various hairstyles they encounter around the world based on their choosing.

Leader CS

Name: Gygos Fionnoach

Title: High King of the Aeolian Areosocracy(Also known as the Sky-Lord), and Captain of Clan Fionnoach's Fleet.

Gender: Male

Age: 39

Bio: Born as the firstborn son of a powerful Clan in the Aeolian Areosocracy, Gygos was trained for leadership from birth by his father, Fionn. By the age of 17, he was First Mate of The Aesir, and had won some success in that position before his father died of an infected wound, handing the reigns of leadership of both the clan and the fleet over to him. Gygos made some mistakes at first, but he took the experiences from them and became stronger, and eventually became a major player in Aeolian politics, to the point where the Clans decided to put the greatest punishment they could on him, making him Sky-Lord. Contrary to popular belief, becoming King of the Aeolians isn't as great a position as it sounds, having little control over the Aeolian Clans, and having to react to every bit of mischief they get themselves into, his life essentially becomes devouted to the job, leaving little in the way of personal ambition if the clans keep the Sky-Lord busy. Since the position is for life, and not wishing to dishonour his clan by being the first Sky-Lord to resign from his post for no reason other than he couldn't handle the job, Gygos threw himself at it, choosing not to give his opponents the satisfaction of appearing to have shackled him. He has since served quite successfully as Sky-Lord for 10 years, and is widely respected by many of the Clans, though that means little as such respect can vanish after a single misstep.

Personality: As a proper statesman, Gygos tries to keep his true emotions hidden, an easier feat with the help of his bronze coloured beard. Though he is quick to anger when his nation's peoples are disrespected, he is as in control of that anger as he has over his ship in the skies. Among friends, Gygos is a jovial man who can entertain many a ear with stories of the skies, and he isn't a cruel man by nature. He simply knows what his position is, and that it demands him to do all he can for the good of the Aeolians, in regards to their worldly status.

Appearance:
A statue of scrap built in the likeness of Captain Gygos Fionnoach on Svalbard, he usually wears some form of heavy naval coat over a linen shirt, with a leather harness for his assortment of weapons, airship navigational gear, and safety equipment. He also wears a blue bandana bearing Norse sigils for High King upon it, and he wears an array of medallions and lucky talismans of various Sky Gods of the Aeolian Pantheon around his neck.

[PURRfect93]

Apologies, I'll have a post up tonight

[Kenny1]

Sorry about the delay y'all espicules has been busy

[Kenny1]

Y'all can post if you want. Right now it is just the evening of the arrival day

[Didos]

Word. I should have a post up soon.

[Kenny1]

Do you want me to make an NPC old world empire for you Didos? Like an Empire on the end of its power?

[Didos]

That would be dope. More nations would definitely give a more diverse and defined scope of this world. And, it could give us all some more to play with.

[Kenny1]

They will be NPC. I'll try to get some up tomorrow

[Didos]

if you need help, I'd be more than willing.

[Kenny1]

Formal Name: The Marbal Empire

Casual Name: Marbal

Government: Presidential Republic

Constitution: Yes (adopted in 1950)

Population: 100,000,000

Currency: The Duran

Geographic Location: At its peak in the 1800’s the empire stretched across the whole of Europe and had colonies throughout the world. However, it now is contained within the Balkan Peninsula

Capitol: Istra, located centrally in the nation

Language: English, German, Serbian and Italian though many other unofficial languages are used

Major Religion: Roman Paganism

Culture: The people of this republic are very proud of their heritage. The tales of their former glory instill them with a sense of entitlement and ancient racism still permeates the nation. Recent history has led to a politically dispassionate public, who choose to ignore reality and still behave as they did when they were an empire. The public is so dispassionate about politics and reality that for ten years nobody has voted in the presidential elections.
Living above their means the public obsess over fashions and styles, maintaining the lifestyles that were once enabled by the enslavement and colonization of foreign lands. The massive public sector dominates daily life, with a government providing free services to their people.
The government is seemingly always in a state of crisis, due to its low taxes and high expenses the government has been borrowing greater and greater debt to support their people’s lifestyles. They have even began selling national treasures such as the crown jewels.

History: Founded in the 1400’s the Marbal Empire united the Balkan peninsula under a single monarch Emperor Hugo the Great. In 1514 the nation invented the world’s first factories and steam technology. This propelled them onto the world stage and allowed them to become the world’s dominate superpower. At its peak under Empress Victoria in 1830 the empire covered all of Europe and had colonized much of the world. During this time the people of the colonies were worked and taxed to death to provide those in the homeland with the highest standard of living in the world and social programs that were financed on virtual slave labor. In 1900 the colonies began to revolt, as the nation buckled under its own weight. The loss of the colonies led to massive revolts and riots back in Europe, and from 1915 (the year the last colony was lost) to 1950 the continent was a bloodbath as the nation suffered endless coups and civil wars. It was not until 1950 that an uneasy peace was reached, with the introduction of a constitution and electoral government.
In fear of new coups the government showered the populous with public gifts and money, and cut taxes to the bare bones. The war weary public gladly accepted the bribes and began a new golden age, allowing the nation to view itself cone again as a world power, though it is now fighting for second place in reality.

Strengths: It is geographically strategic for trade and has massive wealth saved from its days as an empire

Weaknesses: Large public debt, depleted natural resources, pollution and a small army.

ECT: The population is very racist and elitist. The nation is so polluted that they can not grow enough food to feed their population. They rely heavily on imports. Their businesses have been moving overseas to areas with lower taxes and lower pay rates.

[Kenny1]

Didos think I could get help on the leader?

[Didos]

Can do.

Edit: Also, correct me if I'm wrong, but it sounds like you were referring to the Balkan Peninsula, not the Baltic.

[PURRfect93]

unsure how to continue from here :/

[Kenny1]

Espicules said he would post so I am stuck waiting for his reply.

Y'all can start negotiating with each other if you want

[Kenny1]

Didos said
Can do.Edit: Also, correct me if I'm wrong, but it sounds like you were referring to the Balkan Peninsula, not the Baltic.

Yes sorry. It is the area of the former Austria-Hungary

[Didos]

Leader CS: The Marbal Empire

Name: Markus Aulerian

Title: King

Gender: Male

Age: 44

Bio: Aulerian was born nephew to the previous King, Cain Aulerian. His education consisted of private teachers and tutors, and his only permissible form of social interaction growing up was with the elite of his nation. Often, he would wander away from the palace and explore the city, casually socializing with the average citizen.

As a teenager, Aulerian's education became more intensive. Combined with his first-hand experience with his people, he began to take a higher pride in his role as a potential heir to the throne. He embraced thoughts of ethnic pride, and became the more favorable candidate to power. The corruptness of his family became no more than a survival technique to him, and he truly thought Marbal was the most powerful nation on the face on the globe.

In his young adulthood, Aulerian's views quickly changed. He became more exposed to the global scope, and became a bit more open and accepting of the world. However, he felt the need to reconcile with his people's views if he wanted to wield power and commit for a better Marbal. So, he put on the facade of the patriot, and continued his personal education.

At age 38, he took the throne to Marbal. He began social welfare programs to change the cultural views of Marbal, planned to progress over the course of the decade.

Personality: Aulerian is a strong-armed leader, expressing himself with conviction in every aspect of his life. He is a typically honest man, only guilty of deceit when he sees it is necessary to achieve something greater. He is abrasive, yet accepting, but often pretentious in his own knowledge.

Once of his favored beliefs is that "intolerance of intolerance is still intolerance".

Appearance: Aulerian is 6'6 and skinny. He has a light-toned skin, long hair and trimmed facial hair. He is considered one of the more attractive people in Marbal.

[Kenny1]

It's a presidential republic so there isn't a prime minister and he would have been elected. The monarchy died a century ago. But I like the character, he seems practical but still proud of his nation.

[Kenny1]

Y'all can negotiate deals between yourselves and NPCs. You don't need to wait for me and espiculeas

[Didos]

Kenny1 said
It's a presidential republic so there isn't a prime minister and he would have been elected. The monarchy died a century ago. But I like the character, he seems practical but still proud of his nation.

Word. I'll change the title.

Kenny1 said
Y'all can negotiate deals between yourselves and NPCs. You don't need to wait for me and espiculeas

And would anyone else be interested in meeting up characters down in the lobby?