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[UltikanaRe]

City state roleplay. Functions within the council of Goethrael. The council is democratic. I will start at 5 players. Name: Gigirea Government: (how they get their representative on the council) Model Civilization (optional): Rome Military: (2 line description) Culture: (2 line description) Wealth: (2 line description) Technology: (2 line description) History: (1 1/2 paragraph minimum) Leader: Ultikana Major cities: (note capital) Geography: (map helpful but not necessary) Religion: (no actual religions, make it up. One paragraph/explain the nature of their atheism and why) Note: I can maybe allow more players if somebody wants to help GM. The tech level is renaissance, but no cannons. The nature of the states are based on ancient Greece+Federal Council. I may invent a Persia. Feudalistic Japan after the fall of a dynasty may also be a model. Edit: this is more about worldcrafting than following any specific guy.

[UltikanaRe]

Name: Raeligo Government: Every 8 years, a supreme leader is elected and may be impeached by a council of delegates. He must also not violate the constitution, unless it is amended by 3/5 of the council. The leader does not have to approve amendments. The government is very centralized and the state house lies atop a hill in the capital. Model Civilization: Rome Military: Entirely defensive. They usually hire out-of-state mercenaries, and consider military service beneath them. Thier lone 'base' on Andazaro is a mercenary hub looked down upon by most worldwide military leaders and societal elites alike. Culture: They have an extremely rich culture and are home to many intellectuals. This is the area that they are by far the most proud of. Their architecture style is large white stereotypically "Panthenon" columns and styles with hints of violet and gold. Thier art is expressionist and in the theme and style of 'St. George and the dragon' Wealth: They are traders by nature, and are no strangers to outsiders. Their far spread culture is the greatest contributor to their wealth. Thier major export is paper. Almost all foodstuffs are imported, save thier world famous wines. Technology: They have a good stock of inventors, and their base of thinkers is strong due to their high culture. They are known for the invention of the Ykrya paper (similar to strengthend papyrus). History: Founded as part of the original Goethraelian City States, Raeligo sits on an island with an artificial bridge to the mainland. The bridge is the greatest of their engineering marvels. Their proximity to many natural harbors has led to overall prosperity. This 'Golden Age' lastedfor many years, until a tyrant by the name of Goschuev Iridikan overthrew the old council. He and the Iridikian dynasty ruled for a century. His iron fist failed to stifle the island's rich culture, which led to the downfall of Zueldimo Iridikian (now banished to island of Andazaro). Revolutions against the old regime and into the placement of the current government. Their wealth and technology are recovering, as their old tyranny placed many law-enforced superstitions and wasted a good amount of money on unneeded naval fleets. They are a diplomatic nation, and have disbanded most of their military. The current generation sees themselves as 'enlightened' and is very liberalistic by our standards. Leader: High Senator Aerigim the Regal Major cities: Their colonies include the islands of Novadine (A flourishing city with a high youth population, but often breaks out in violent protest/riots), Omikida (An ancient city that they have a longstanding truce with, they would later join nations and revolt together against the Iridikians. Of great cultural importance to the Raeligo), and Andazaro (A remote desert colony with various irrigated villas of scientists and elderly, wishing for peace. Also home to their lone naval base). Their capital is the city of Raegix, home to the societal elite. Geography: Mostly flat islands. They are known as a tourist trap due to their long beaches and seas, until the old regime. Nevertheless, the beauty remains. They also have a plethora of flora and fauna. The capital house rests atop thier pride and joy, Mt. Raevig, thier city's founder. Andazaro is mostly long beaches with rivers and a dangerous inner jungle with various odd fauna, including the famed 'Indigo Fawn' Religion: Mostly atheistic, they keep a good amount of cultural custom adapted from their colonies. A few such customs are: •They always a wear a small amount of purple for good luck, and it is considered the color of royalty •All persons (male and female) wear a gemstone circlet of whatever value they can possibly afford •They believe that knowledge is the one true path to greatness Other: Currency: Jaekin Note Symbol: A sword entwined is laurels and olive branches Flag: Map: (coming soon) Strengths: Value in knowledge: the reason that the old regime failed is because they locked up the greatest minds and made farmers out of artists. They may be seen as disproportionate snobs, but they have proven that they will fight for thier expression. Friendly: they are diplomatic by nature and thier only major war was with themselves. Thier nation is overall well-liked and as the phrase goes: "Any friend of Raeligo is a friend of Goethrael, so you had better be a Raeligo to be our diplomat." Weaknesses: Entirely dependent on outside military forces: Obvious implications. If the mercenary scene is seller's market, they are a ripe fruit for the taking. Not yet stabilized: it has only been 5 years since the war of rising. Many fragments of the old regime remain, along with a mysterious order called "Sewvuk Knights" that is set on reinstating the old regime. Major factions: Trial masters: these individuals are responsible for administering the trial of knowledge, which determines a person's societal standing. Here is a list of IQs and thier correlations: 0-90: Slave. Unlike other cultures, slavery is not hereditary by default, but IQ sometimes is. 91-110: Commonfolk. Eligible for the council of delegates, but not High Senator. Usually serve as library attendants, as slaves are not allowed in places of higher learning. 111-120: Artisan. Your average craftsman, given higher learning in the field of his choice. 121-134: Scholar. Well respected member of society. Given access to many institutes of higher learning. Eligible to be Trialmaster. 135+: Aristocrat. As a rule of thumb, this is the class of nearly all High Senators. Are entitled to scholarships for life at any institute of learning. Guild Union: Nearly all artisans and laborers practice in guilds. They are given seats on various political functions to represent the needs of merchants. Aestrom University: By far the most prestigious school in Raeligo, and equal to the Lyceam in Goethrael, and most likely the world. They teach on nearly all subjects. The Universiyy itself is a very large space, four walls form the center with dorms and classes within, bordered by courtyards. There are 4 wings that stretch from the center, where a marvelous stained glass dome is located. On the top of the dome is national crest, set in gold. Peacekeepers: The police force of Raeligo. Not particularly strong, but viligant. They are not nearly enough to qualify as military, and most are on loan from the Imperium. Punishments are usually in the form of farm labor, as no self-respecting Rarligo describes himself as a farmer (even winemakers go by "Cultivator"). Sewvuk Knights: These are the last vanguard of the old regime. They believe that totalitarianism is the only way, and have tried to free the Iridikians countless times.

[Terminal]

Note: Read the history section first. Name: Carssos

History

The land of Carssos is barren and unarable, not replete in any sort of precious materials or resources, and is devoid of any tactically significant topography or, in fact, any kind of geography other than gently rolling hills. The first indigenous peoples there were descended from the exiles of other nations, and they survived the wastes only by forming tight-knit bands of people with disparate backgrounds. This practice eventually led to the development of their system of apprenticeship through oral tradition. Every individual was expected to pull their own weight, and often those lacking necessary skills were made apprentices to those who could teach those skills, or else sent off to join with other bands. In time, these roaming bands established a central forum site, the eventual location of the Lyceum, where the old and experienced would stay and educate the young sent to them by the roving bands - both in diverse skills, and in the oral tradition of the Carssos wastes. Over time, as the peoples of Carssos grew more populous and spread back into the surrounding lands, they brought both their manner of teaching and oral tradition with them. Masters would not tolerate a useless, bumbling apprentice wasting their time, and would instead send them to the forum site, and thus the first foreign peoples began to cycle through the Carssos form of education and were ingrained with the oral tradition. With them resources began to trickle in to the forum, which became large and developed enough to serve as a stop for those traveling across the wastes between nations. Over the ages, as the peoples of the surrounding lands came and went through the wastes of Carssos, their accumulated knowledge and ingenuity accrued at the forum, which became ever more expansive and sophisticated. Hundreds of years later, modern Carssos stands as the center of all academia in the land of Goethrael. It has few native people, its populace being made up of diverse casts drawn from every surrounding province. The Lyceum stands as the largest and most complete store of knowledge in the form of scrolls, tablets, books, and written text in the known world, and as the premier center of education and knowledge. The best craftsmen and most learned scholars in the land gained much of what they have from the Lyceum, and the greatest and cleverest of them teach at there, thus reinforcing the Carssos oral tradition in perpetuity.

Government

A group of twelve Praetors are chosen from amongst a limited pool of recognized master academicians amongst the Carssos people, who aid and advise a single ruling Pedagogue. The Pedagogue serves for one year, and the next pedagogue is always the senior-most Praetor. In this way, every ruling Pedagogue is intimately familiar and knowledgeable with the machinations of governing the city-state by the time they ascend. Upon the end of their rule, a Pedagogue may then re-enter the Praetor council as the junior-most member, if there are no suitable replacements. Praetors are traditionally chosen by the headmasters of the Lyceum. The Pedagogue wields only moderate authority and control over the affairs of Carssos. They are able to control city-wide zoning, allocate funding and resources to particular institutions, and regulate internal trade. They have no military authority and are actually lower in the government structure than local militia-members. The greatest source of their political power comes from their ceremonial role in the internal politics of the Lyceum, and thus the dramatic influence they have over general educational policies. The Praetors, when they are not directly assisting the Pedagogue, often busy themselves with external fund-raising and outreach efforts and engage in correspondence with prominent figures across the land Goethrael. The majority of their influence comes from the vast network of friends, allies, accomplices, conspirators, and agents they are expected to establish and maintain throughout their career.

Military - 0

Carssos has no standing military due to the nature of its dispersed populace. The city itself maintains a professional militia, and the Lyceum has its own private guard, but these forces do not even qualify as an army when combined. Carssos relies largely on its massive cultural sway and ironclad grip on the realm of higher education to ensure its safety.

Culture - 5

Carssos is known to produce the best craftsmen, the greatest artisans, the most learned scholars, the most gifted mathematicians, the most innovative engineers, and the wisest philosophers. The Lyceum is the largest library and center of learning in all of Goethrael. The disparate peoples of Carssos are drawn from the heritages of the surrounding provinces and nations, bound and drawn together by the Oral Tradition of Carssos. The Oral Tradition is a grand and widespread philosophy unto itself, imposing upon the individual standards for knowledge, expertise, skill, talent, and the proper way in which all such things should be taught and passed on. The ruling body of the Pedagogue and Praetors maintain an extensive correspondence network with influential individuals and peoples throughout the land.

Wealth - 1

Being a center for education and knowledge for the entire land is great, except for the fact that when you live in a barren wasteland with no indigenous people, it's hard to function autonomously. Nearly all wealth produced by Carssos through the efforts of the Praetor council, Lyceum patronage, and various government commissions is used up simply maintaining and improving upon the vast infrastructure of the Lyceum itself. What little is left over is used to purchase goods and materials from neighboring states. Carssos' economy has been kindly described as a disaster by most calculators, even within Carssos and the Lyceum itself. This is particular noted in Carssos' lack of official currency, with various forms of coin and money from surrounding territories being interchangeably used (often resulting in highly confused and disorganized logistics).

Technology - 5

'All knowledge known to man can be found and taught in the Lyceum.' This is known, and so it is. The sheer concentration of experts and masters of nearly every science and philosophy in the Lyceum alone ensures that its many forums and theaters are filled with arcane devices and assemblies. Most of the annual net income of all of Carssos combined can sometimes be seen in the contents of its many classrooms, lobbies, galleries, and vaults. However, most of Carssos' technological superiority is purely abstract, or else relegated to quaint prototypes isolated in the Lyceum. There are few widespread technological innovations in the surrounding wastes. Most evidence of their prowess can be seen being put to well-appropriated use in other city-states which actually have the wealth and resources to employ such things.

Leader: Pedagogue Lucrepides Geography: Barren, desolate, unarable wasteland consisting mostly of rocky soil. The climate is temperate with both rain and snowfall, and there exist a number of rivers and large lakes which nonetheless are completely devoid of life save for migratory fish. Gently rolling hills form completely uninteresting bowls and ridges in some places. The only advantage the land possesses is its relatively central location. Religion: The religions of Carssos are all taken from the surrounding lands, and is possibly the biggest single source of contention present. The Lyceum encourages 'canalized' educations for individuals with restrictive religions that run contrary to enlightened educational paradigms, and otherwise espouses that religion is an affair private to the individual, to be observed but handled separately to the course of teaching within the Lyceum.

Strengths

Not Worth Conquering: Carssos is a barren wasteland. While the Lyceum itself has many great works of material wealth, these ultimately pale in worth compared to the accumulated wealth of works made by Carssos specialists in other nation-states. Its position is not tactically significant or advantageous except, perhaps, from a cultural standpoint. Diverse Natives: The populace of Carssos is made up almost wholly by the diverse heritages and peoples of the surrounding regions. The 'native' inhabitants of the land are in fact an ethnic minority. All knowledge, religions, practices, traditions, and more flows into Carssos, which renders the prospect of casual genocide somewhat difficult. The Glory of the Lyceum: The Lyceum is widely considered to be the single greatest wellspring of human knowledge in all of Goethrael. If there exists a published text, you can likely find at least one copy somewhere. If there is a profession, there is at least one Master teaching it. If there is a philosophy, there is at least one great speaker for it. The Learned Man from Carssos: "You were taught where, my friend? I am sorry, but that will not do. It is known, the best in your field are taught in Carssos." Oral Tradition: The Lyceum teaches a self-reinforcing philosophy of learning and knowledge which binds the learned together, united by their knowledge and wisdom, in order to scorn indolence and promote the enlightenment of all mankind through the centralized depository of information that is the Lyceum. Most individuals who receive an education at the Lyceum become insensitive to their native culture and become proponents of the Carssos education system. Praetorian Network: The Praetors maintain an extensive network of informants and allies through Goethrael - what little influence they have over Carssos itself, they make up for by having pull with the right people.

Weaknesses

Decentralized Government: The government of Carssos, compared to the governments of other city-states, is a joke. They have little to no tangible authority, and the diverse nature of the populace means that Carssos has little internal control or stability. Wasteland: Carssos is barren. Nearly all resources needed to sustain the city-state and the Lyceum need to be either purchased or traded for wholesale from neighboring powers. Disastrous Economy: It turns out having no major exports other than 'education' is bad for producing wealth. Carssos has no official currency, regularly mixing and interchanging currency from surrounding regions. Amongst other problems, this results in extremely disorganized shipping logistics and a low overall standard of living for those who actually have to live outside the Lyceum. Inflammable Semantics: Carssos has no standing army. The Lyceum is a large, sprawling structure without much fortification or garrison. The entire affair could be knocked over, pillaged, and then burnt to the ground by a half-organized warlord.

[ASTA]

"University: The Nation"

[UltikanaRe]

@Terminal: Wow!!! Love it. Accepted. My only complaint is that it makes mine look like last minute shitwork lol :-) To others: we are for the moment filled on high-minded university nations

[UltikanaRe]

So I have finalized the format of the IC posts: Each day is a year, and I will post a major event. My (or your, haven't decided) event: (Whatever I am calling it) Goethrael's total population, divide by no. of city states to get yours. (Point effects) Event description, 1 paragraph usually Immediate effects City state post: General state of your city-state How your council member reacts (Important motions, not really a 1st person) How your nation reacts (K.I.S.S.) Response to each effect. Probably 2 lines per effect. Extra credit: Quick bio of someone partaking in the event About twice a week, I would like census: Population: Leader: (If applicable, for four-year terms, you get 1 3/4 leader every week, so you have your choice your choice of 2 leaders with one missing limb) Major factions arisen/fallen since last census (quick bio): Morale (1-10, 1 is anarchy, 10 is paradise) Explain/expand Major achievements: (this is the place for the small stuff that brings life, i.e. books that have been written, musical compositions, great generals. A few heroes should probably go here)

[LordZell]

Name: The Imperium Government: Military Oligarchy Model Civilization (optional): None Military: 5 - The Imperium has one of the Larger militaries especially considered it's closer neighbors have little to no armies make the Imperium perfect for conquerors or perhaps saviors if needed. Culture: 0 - The culture of the Imperium is entirely gone. When the revolution succeed the Grand Chancellor wiped all history and records. He banned most of the arts without his or the Council's Approval. Wealth: 2 - While somewhat poorer in terms of economy and trade the taxes have never been higher however with how many citizens they have and due to low social order had to lower the taxes in order to keep the people in line. Technology: 4 - The Tech of The Imperium is Average while slowly progressing in terms of it's neighbors. However military research is highly advanced but they've fallen behind in terms of medical research and new materials for production. History: TBD Leader: Grand Chancellor James Major cities: The largest city is located in the west which is surrounded by wheat fields and flat land. However the Capital is located inside a Mountain Range protecting the elite from attacks and from the weather. Geography: A lush and large land with the boarders to the north and south hill and mountainous. But there is a small mountain range in the center of the country for a defensible last stand Religion: There are 2 Major Religions aside from a small percent of atheists. The first of which is the God-Emperor. Which is supposedly a tale of a Son of a Grand Chancellor born under a Blue star will take over the world and bring prosperity. The other main Religion is Pacifism. Which requires the people to be merchants and traders not warriors and killers.

[UltikanaRe]

@LordZell Sounds alright, just add some meat. Currency elaborations and traditions are good places to start, also, please include "Major Cities" as most city-states have colonies. On another note, assuming LordZell finishes, that is 3/5, so if you want to join, act quickly! Also, I have decided that events will rotate. I will post in OOC who has to make them. The guy who makes them dose not have to make a post. I would like if a good amount of the posts are not wars. When this opens, please copy/paste nations into characters tab.

[UltikanaRe]

@Terminal could we work out an University collaboration program? Seeing as we have aligning cultures, I would suspect us to be close allies.

[Terminal]

@Terminal could we work out an University collaboration program? Seeing as we have aligning cultures, I would suspect us to be close allies.

@UltikanaRe

We do? *Checks* Ah. You changed it. It's possible. I imagine there's likely something approaching a student/teacher exchange program between them, although there would also probably be some form of rivalry, especially if they have different educational priorities. The Lyceum's style is an analogue for Empirical Western Science, and seeing as how Raeligo has something of an Eastern vibe to it, perhaps there might be a schism in their underlying governing philosophies? Though I do question how the Aestrom can be the Equal of the Lyceum when there's a two point difference in their respective Technology scores. :P

[UltikanaRe]

@Terminal My city state a truly is based off a European enlightenment culture. I do understand the names are misleading. As for the technology concerns, Raeligo's specialties are more "idea orientued". I also understand our universities could be rivals, but as states, we have much in common. Also, I may increase/disband point limit, as some of these don't make sense. (You should be able to infinitely convert tech to wealth, wealth to military, military to culture, and culture to tech. It is actually more of a cycle that crates an endless domino effect propelled by time.) Update: I have officially revoked the points system. The main post is edited.

[UltikanaRe]

Bump.

[UltikanaRe]

Is anybody still doing this? Please respond within 24 hours or I will cancel this.