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Re:Divinus VII

A queen’s subjects and a queen’s fury

part 1

Oa’qeisskesi stood watching at a distance the maze seeing the sunset in the horizon as Rirakuri’s started leaving the maze to hunt in the woods around, she kept a stare as they moved through the night eating before they returned to the void hunting with their limited skills. Fixing her eyes she soon heard the dark sun whisper “having an idea?” she gave a nod still staring at the hole they came from as the silence of the woods was somewhat calming for her. The sun rose and set at least one more time before she lifted up going down again into the tunnels saying “better prepare them more…” “Shouldn't we… oh wait i see what you are thinking” The sun said disappearing for her once down bellow walking through the halls of the city maze arriving at the spawning pools bellow she gave a nod looking at the architecture that shined illuminating part of the surrounding area before sitting Rirakurian’s kneeled when passing by her not being able to talk unless in primitive forms of clicks, humphs and others. She ignored their attempted ramblings before saying “technology, magic, and hmm more…” her eyes widened a bit as she took her divine form of a dark being floating above the crowd.

Standing on the edge she then made a gesture as the Rirakuri gathered around her she then said “my family… I by here grant you boons and wisdom” She hand waved them as they soon were able to speak in the abyssal language finally talking after emerging from the abyss. Lowering down to their level standing still tall amongst the mumbling crowd as silence finally descended she then said “this is but the beginning there is much to be done…” She felt happy at the current plans and from there she started teaching them about abyssal magic, its ability to devour magic, summon strength from the darkness, cast tentacles, eldritch blasts, summoning tentacles to pin kill or just immobilize an opponent. Magic that came from the abyssal realm itself fueled by soul consumption, corruption, and the dark sun itself. Oa’qeisskesi watched her students from a distance, wandering through the outer layers of the maze watching the exits to regular caves and some mines she hide a small smile with her next plan, observing the mines she quickly categorized the resources around iron, copper, tin and other resources deep beneath the earth. After returning to the Rirakurian pockets of population she started teaching them how to make forges from the architecture and the resources of the great maze before teaching them how to extract the resources of the caves around to melt these resources and to make metal tools from them to use in battle or inside the city for their own benefit.

Once all was in place she sighed at her hard work noticing one final thing to note seeing they seemed to go more distant from the abyss. She sighed raising her hands, she soon grabbed the souls of the Rirakuri, they were abyssal of origin, meaning an afterlife was complicated using her powers, she then tied their sapience and souls into the abyss tying their existence into the abyss if they died they would return to where they came from, even if products of them sometimes they could slip into their own ways but if walking too far they might even forget who they are and disappear after all. After some effort, their souls were tied to the abyss this time without needing her to constantly be around them. Sitting again on the ledge of a bridge seeing the situation below she then rose an eyebrow at a dispute between them she soon sighed realizing a problem; since they had the freedom to choose and to act they most likely would split into petty kingdoms and infight thinking for a moment she soon connected with all the Rirakurian’s in the area. “I realized something, we need organization in this area so let us do something… for all hearing that wishes to rule over this side of the world here a challenge a championship whose prize is to rule over this land shall begin”

Oa’qeisskesi after some days of worked carved a giant colosseum in one of the paths of the maze, suspended over a chasm, and held by chains, the strange architecture also sustaining it, sitting in the royal podium, she watched the mass crowd of Rirakurians bellow in the middle of the stands, cheering the champions more below roughly 100 in total she could count. As the games began she stood watching as they started fighting in matches, the songs of drums, trumpets, and music could be heard. She never was much to bother with these things as she sat almost looking bored but in reality, she was interested in the outcome, seeing the participants start fighting one seemed to be very quick, unfortunately, he fell quite quick as well to the might of a strong man, the strong man as well seemed unbeatable until defeated by the smartest of them and the smartest person fell to the those who could act quicker than he could think. The conflict raged on for many rounds. A new one was soon put on top, not surprising. It was the one who managed to balance all traits needed in combat but in ruling, that would be another story Oa knew that and gave a nod, for now, might, would make right but in time they would choose a new ruler. Floating down in front of the champion she soon extended her hand and in them, her hands manifested a crystal. Its energy was rather, unique giving its users the ability to have more strength than usual but also giving an aura of leadership, around them she soon floated turning to the crowd saying in abyssal. “Aaukisseai!” The crowd went silent and she then said “behold your new ruler and prepare for the future for now… times are starting to change.” She quickly flew up breaking a hole through the arena’s roof and launching debris to the sides making non-fall back leaving a bright hole up before she flew away thinking. “Too many emotions i need to burn some…” her hands were clenched as she soon landed north of the dark woods, seeing villages she felt a tinge of anger, feeling the abyss clenching for relief, after so long her ears could hear rather static.

Summary

Summary: Oa gives magic, weapons, and teaches smithing, but also crowns a king finishes a few missing things in her creation and decides to make a fighting club for a day or two before making a new hole in the maze to the surface.

artifact for Riraruki

Artifact: Gem of Leadership is basically a ruby that gives its user more strength a leadership aura and the right to rule over all the Riraruki the last is more symbolic.

Mp/Ap

5mp/5ap
1mp/2ap
1 ap teach abyssal magic
1 ap universal tongue
1mp teach smithing
1mp teach extracting minerals
1mp animal domestication.
1mp make artefact the gem of leadership
1ap their souls and technically sapience is tied to the abyss so picture no afterlife or existence if you die only the return to the abyssal sea if you are lucky so mostly that.

Re:Divinus VII

A underground maze, and its squatters

_{(made for turn 3)}

Jeon wiped his brow and clipped the hammer and chisel he had been using to a little work belt he’d made

“Phew. You know, I think maybe the Kitty had a better way of doing this, because stars above, I am beat” he said, sitting himself down to take a rest. He reached for the other thing on his belt, a flask, and took a swig, only to find it empty. He lifted it up to his eye, then up turned it and shook it. A tiny drop of cider dripped out and fell down, down, down into the abyss he was sitting on the edge of, the drip vanishing into the bottomless pit the bridge the god was sitting on crossed over.

“Drat” the god cursed, before hurling the flask into the abuse as well before delcating “I can't work under these conditions! Pausing for a few moments, and then hoping to his feet and deciding simply “so I won’t”

Then he pulled out a crude map he’d been drawing as he worked and examined it. The labyrinth of tunnels interspersed with large rectangular chambers and massive perfectly circular ones did not do what he had done justice, for while the scale seemed to show just your typical maze, it was anything but that.

No after exploring some of Lekto’s underground, he had concluded that what it was missing was some ancient ruins to explore, and then he had gone completely overboard. Sprawling beneath the darwood was now a massive, sprawling necropolis made of architecture that had started to lose much of the rationality it might have had the further down his booze supply. At this point there was only a bare semblance that the environment had been built with people in mind, architecture sprawling out endlessly for actitectures sake with little rhyme or reason.
Staircases of jutting stone steps hung railingless over massive pits, had highly irregular exits, spiraled down into nothing or up to just below the surface. Tunnels bored deep into the earth and stopped for no reason, spiraled in on themselves, suddenly dropped away and then continued on as if nothing had happened. Buildings carved into the tunnel walls, where laid out in ways no sane person would build them, to big, to small, to long, to high ceilinged.

The centerpieces of these were the sets of perfectly round rooms that continued within themselves equally perfectly round walled cities within themselves, who’s structures within their walls piled up ontop of eachother till they reached the domed cavern ceilings.

Scattered through this labyrinth were mineral treasures. Store rooms holding piles of ores, crystals and other treasures of the earth all neatly laid out for the taking, no mining needed, if you could find them that was.

In contrast to this mineral wealth, the labyrinth was dead when it came to life. Jeon had intended to do that next, but, well, in his own words, he was going on break. The only issue was, of course, that even he had no idea where he was.

“Bah, this is worthless” he declared, tossing the map aside before pulling his tools out again and announcing to the void “ you know what, one last bit of work it is then” before taking hammer and chisel and carving out a quite important part of a labyrinth: an exit.

A few dozen heartbeats later and a decrepit castle burst from the earth in the outskirts of the darkwoods, sending the wildlife running. Its decrepit drawbridge slammed down, and the gor matched out, dusting off his hands. “Ahhh, fresh forest air. Now that’s more like it” he said to the trees, before leaping up into them.

It was ever so convenient that Sanctuary towered over everything else, because it made navigating the forest a lot easier. Especially if Sanctuary was your destination. With a gust of wind, Jeon was picked up by his glider and was racing away to raid their brewery for more sweet sweet apple cider.

Oa’qeisskesi wandered through the forest of the southeast; she noticed activity around the region via magic; she made sure to mask herself, while wandering but also keeping a bigger eye around for any inconvenience. A dark sun followed her saying “So several deities are around us if our feelings of energy are correct… and we are forced to move slowly and hide ourselves ah how life is we meet only one and forever haunt ourselves.” “Not a good time for philosophy” she replied quickly jumping to the top of a tree to oversee the area around from the tallest place possible her vision soon picked something quickly jumping in its direction. Her shadow whispered to her she gave a nod, going careful in her steps approaching the tower of stone in the distance.

As she approached she saw a tower or an abandoned fortress of sorts, when close enough at the gates, she soon stopped looking at the structure. Staring for a moment analysing her senses and feelings she quickly moved in. Her senses soon noticed an entrance to the underground with a quick thought she proceeded down below her eyes being able to see in the dark she traveled through she quickly faced many dead ends before turning back and continuing soon arriving in a ravine of many bridges over what seemed like the void continuing her exploration with a curious mind.

She soon found staircases leading to the mass labyrinth below, expending months if not years underground wandering passing through bridges, dead ends being found and places close to the surface. As she counted the seconds once inside as she found herself walking over another bridge the dark sun said “We've been here for years, what are we trying to find?” “well… just something, the place is mostly an empty castle… with this being occasional stuff.” She said pointing to a chest filled with precious ores the dark sun soon said. “A deity built this place that I can guess obviously…” She gave a nod she used most of the time underground to ponder for the most part. Sighing she kneeled on the bridge and gave a large punch to the floor. It barely cracked, indicating fine architecture, it could resist a lot but it was not her goal to break it. Instead, she kept her hand on feeling the echo of the vibrations, she could feel a large structure covering the southeast surrounded by just a few caves she fixed her eyes to bellow in the void beneath the new ravine saying. “A large monumental labyrinth many times the size of a regular castle or fortress with just a few exits.” The dark sun beside her soon said “Oh great a prison for a mortal to go mad.” “But also a hiding spot…” She added thinking for a second.

Both stood in silence as the sun soon said “same idea as me?” Oa sighed saying “we both think the same.” She soon looked down, kicking a small rock down. She then said “create an abyssal spawn here…” “With the full layout of the maze in their brains.” He added to her, giving a quick turn she then said “giving us also a place for them to rule and be easily hidden” she quickly stopped as the sun said “and for them to raid the surface…” Oa stopped thinking before saying “Ashvelen asked us not too…” the sun quickly approached saying “True… a truce exists between them and her people… for now… for we know what is the main problem…” She gave a nod with a sigh the room was empty turning to the void she soon jumped, squeezing her hands liquid began to fall faster than her and what seemed like a pond formed at the bottom of the pit as she fell in a tar lake as the lake grown in it there were white eyes glowing through. But soon many others began to appear and as the lake grew until reaching a limit, many hundreds of thousands of eyes could be seen.

Emerging from the pond there were several tentacles emerging more roofs hit the soil as they arose they began to wander around they, had tentacles in their head, four legs and three sets of mouths around them their tentacles made up most of their body moving, twisting and twitching Oa soon floated up from the lake as the kin arose once in a bridge she soon shouted “Arise Rirakuri’s.” They soon turned to her and she soon said “This city is yours to rule and govern it now go….” She waved her hand as the creatures started to shapeshift into other horrors or disguise into parts of the wall and to move across the walls into the maze spawning from the spawning pool quickly turning to other areas of the maze she created other spawning pools where more could appear.

After done she walked to the closest part to the surface, breaking a hole through the maze leading to the surface after the smoke settled. She sighed seeing the night sky almost made her feel happy she soon said “well… this was an interesting experience.” She soon moved under the cover of darkness and the sun appeared again, soon saying “Down below we also felt more than just the maze…” “Several hundred thousand kilometres of caves I noticed… seems like an interesting point for the future…” She said moving away in the direction of the mountains. “Indeed…” he replied as the sun rose again in the left-out crater howls could be partially heard in the.

summary

Jeon made a labyrinthine city, then went on break for 5 min, and in that time Oa went and filled it with abyse monsters

new underground map

Rirakuri the race made

Rirakuri’s

A race of tentacle blobs somewhat larger than a person that can shapeshift into any form they desire have sharp teeth in their mouths and can manifest eyes whenever they need in their bodies.

MP/AP being used

Oa’qeisskesi
5MP/5Ap
6/5MP extraordinary species Rirakuri’s
remaining: 0mp/5ap

Jeon
2MP/0Ap
2mp to build the Labyrinthian City
remaining: 0mp/0ap

Re:Divinus VII

Oa’qeisskesi

The deserts overlooked the dark clouds of the north as a figure wandered through its sands. “The Nature of existence and the meaning of life is to seek…” “what?” a voice uttered in a dark tongue as Oa’qeisskesi wandered the sand lands of the west heading south, the sun high in the sky. The winds blew, the shifting dunes as Oa'qeisskesi wandered through the land. From the sun's rise and set to the rise of the night she wandered, the land mortals along her way perished and their souls consumed as she wandered. She found a lost soul wandering in the sand before she plunged into it devouring it and soon stood still pondering as her victim is none existent anymore. “...is in fear of death that meaning is found?” She soon moved forward, passing through the sand occasionally, stopping to make a pit before crossing through the channel. Beyond the lands of the great desert, her mind was aware of some things in the world. Yet the information was still being gathered in her travels under the sun and the night for many days and still she pondered about herself while learning about the world. Staring at the night sky, seeing it pass with every minute seeing the magnetism of the planet but also the pillars of reality, she soon said. “...is meaning found in discovering the unknown?” sitting on the sands she sighed seeing the night set and a new day. The red scorching moon, burning in the heavens soon disappeared with the rising sun as the sky turned blue time, seemed to move fast and the sun reached high in the sky. She soon sighed, closing her glowing red eyes.

“It's not good to lay in the sand” She opened her eyes seeing the dark sun floating above her head sighing she soon lifted herself off the sand saying. “I am relaxing…” “In the middle of nowhere?” The dark sun asked, walking forward and she then said. “I am thinking…” Several whispers could be heard as she moved from several feet before saying. “can you all stop…” She sighed moving forward, at the silence, finding a dead husk of a tree in the sands. She sighed and she then said while taking a seat “What do you guys want can't you see I've been trying to not be found?” A million whispers could soon be heard all talking in dark tongues. She then said “I don't have enough power to bring everyone to this side… well not yet anyway” She cracked part of the wood, grabbed the broken-off branch and moved up the small sand hill. After arriving at the top the dark sun soon said. “Not when dealing with small beings that can't think much and from your zig-zag from coast to mountain don't you think I didn't notice the tar pools you made.” She soon stopped thinking and gave a nod.

Turning around to the empty area below, raising both hands she soon grabbed her palm with her other hand and with pressure tar began to flow down her hand into the pit. The previous small depression soon began to quickly be flooded, with a black liquid akin to tar until it covered the dead husk of a tree and became a large pond of black goo. Touching the liquid with her hand it laid flat like touching smooth stone instead of a liquid. Closing her eyes the pond soon had white eyes looking at her and she said. “Neu kie Lana’sou osa Siaasouai rasrosu Aolrihas.” The sun moved quickly across the sky and began to twilight on the horizon. The region soon glowed in a strange purple aura for hours, Oa’qeisskesi stood at the pool staring at it; she soon gave a nod and rose up as the pond and others in the desert glowed red before the light faded as she soon moved away walking away and looking at the moon staring for a second at the burning planetoid in orbit she soon said. “Better keep my head low if it's true what I felt…” She continued moving going up a hill and marching on, she soon saw the sands end and become grasslands her vision could see a mountain and a passage leading to a forest she fixed her eyes in the woods giving a nod and moving on changing her form a person with a large cover and a walking stick moving through the grasslands south stopping for a moment the figure seemed to say. “Arise…” with a pause in silence it soon began to move away.

Meanwhile back at the dark pond one of several she made along her journey a giant arm with claws emerged scraping the sand appeared rising up two arms were shown but also four legs, spikes were common at its back, and three white blank eyes appeared as the tar left its face its teeth were razor sharp, skin pala black with red spots its tail was akin to a mace. Many others soon emerged as well, all looking up, staring at the night sky before opening their mouths and screaming with a howl akin to a banshee in despair. All of them soon turned in that direction as they noticed the presence of life and the smell of a soul nearby. Before running in a desperate rush. Across the sands more of the ponds awakened more of the monsters being born, the ponds drying up in a single night as they were born the Seis’huenaoi marched in many numbers across the sands of the west. Oa’qeisskesi marched ever closer to the woodlands and the dark sun soon said. “Why did you make them like that?” “What?” she asked, still marching forward the forest getting close. “Nothing just noticed they are not meant to last…” “Exactly...” She said with a small smile. “You are devious…” He said with a chuckle as he disappeared she got close to the Umbral woods.

Summary

Oa’qeisskesi is pondering and thinking and then she made an experiment.

Race created Seis’huenaoi
They are a Abyssal race with two arms and four legs akin to nightmare wolves of varying size, having a limit of a size equivalent to a Rhino, having thick leather carapaces to protect themselves fangs, sharp claws, and tails akin to a mace with spikes. On their back, they have spikes that are more akin to decorative horns almost akin to tusks, that grow bigger with time and the number of souls devoured.

One thing that they have is corrupting energy, poison from the abyss, something that if killed still pesters, their bodies only fading by the passage of time and heat, within them and growing to somewhat to the surface there were precious gemstones rare types that stores mana or magic giving buffs to whoever uses them.

This fellas:

MP

5MP/5AP
2MP (half due to they being abyssal monsters) used to make Extraordinary species the Seis’huenaoi
3MP/5AP remaining.

Re:Divinus VII

Oa’qeisskesi

Grasslands and a few lone trees stood in the open cold steppes beyond the Stormbreaker mountains. A bird landed on a tree eating from a small fruit, dangling from one branch. The winds blew wildly in the steppes until they finally for once stopped blowing from the cold north. The mountains were close to be able to see their peaks and the land seemed to be calm. Soon a silence fell as the birds stopped, looking around sensing something wrong. Beneath the earth the darkness of stone that surrounded the area, whispers could be heard if one was present. They talked of anger, happiness, hatred, fear, and many emotions being whispered voices of different beings until silence settled once again into silence but standing in the darkness. An echo was heard as the dark sun was born, starting to be surrounded by darkness, immediate darkness as fires engulfed it. The land around started shaking with a small earthquake, all birds flying in panic sensing what was to happen. The land seemed stable but soon started to crack, the winds growing once again the earth making strange sounds while shaking beneath the surface the underworld, a lava chamber, began to quickly build up and in its center an orb of darkness surrounded. The orb began to soon expand into a dark feminine shape; voices could be heard around in a strange tongue almost like the echo of a thousand voices. On the surface the land started to deform as it was pressured from below, growing bigger like a bubble, ready to burst marked with red and purple veins from the ground cracking. Within it, the dark being stared at her own heart beginning to be encrusted and pulsating in red flames raising her head as the area shook her red eyes looked at a hole in the crust seeing the sky she soon said “Ai lessres…”

A long distance in the mountains themselves the cold winds blew over the mountains. The air seemed calm until the wind seemed to stop in silence as the explosion. Rocked the steppes the light from a small sun glowed in the distance like a sunrise, across the world a small earthquake could be felt for a small moment before stopping. As for the region itself, the shock wave flattened most stuff, close by in the first second, the mountains soon being hit by the shockwave in a much weaker state just lifting some small amounts of snow. Soon chunks of rock lifted up by the eruption began to rain down across the entire area as the smoke and ash lifted up soon began to cover the sky and to run down the steppes burning, and suffocating, everything in toxic fumes and darkness, covering the land, lightning being the only source of light together with the faint light of the sun as it pierced the skys. The land burned as the smoke spread across the region in the center of the eruption. Rivers of molten lava with a taint of purple glow began to pour out of the crater flowing westwards. The skies were increasingly darkened as the clouds moved further west, animals trying to outpace the coming storm. The crater, the center of the eruption, resembled an uncanny, flat volcanic caldera flowing out around it. The land was deformed in several sections raised by the quakes from the earth and the eruption resembled a cracked volcanic landscape. The ash was dense and fell from the sky all around the area, making visibility very difficult and the air was dense and hot with the smell of sulfur and methane. As the lava poured a dark shadowy hand, grabbed the edge of the crater rising herself up Oa’qeisskesi left the cauldera. looking up, seeing lightning. The smoke cloud she soon started walking forward stumbling whispers could be heard around her loudly speaking in an indecipherable memory before she screamed in dark tongue with a deep monstrous voice “SHUT IT!” The whispers soon calmed down and she sighed, gaining footing from her confused state, changing her shape to a knight. She soon said. “March we must… for now...” She soon started to walk west towards the coast away from the eruption site she soon said. “Yes, good idea.”

As she walked through the waste the area of effect of the eruption only grew, within an edge where some plants that survived the ground near then soon cracked with purple veins and the remaining vegetation soon died as the area became corrupted by the abyss as if the ash and smoke weren't enough for the plants in the area. But soon began to be overtaken by the smoke of the eruption, the volcano constantly, making more smog and ash ever-expanding, the dark clouds in all directions. The mountains to its south were the first to stop the smoke forcing it to move west and north spreading, the darkness and shadow further in the northlands as life runs from its effects. Oa’qeisskesi meanwhile walked away from its increasing shadow.

Summary

Oa’qeisskesi comes into existence and torches a entire area.

Mp/Ap

5 mp/ 5 ap
4 might to be used to significantly terraform the steppes into a corrupted ashen wasteland.

final power
1 mp/ 5 ap

Re:Divinus VII

Oa’qeisskesi

Oa’qeisskesi

The Mother of monsters
The Queen of the abyss

Form

Divine Astral form: Oa’qeisskesi in her divine form takes two shapes one of a shadowy being with blood cracks resembling crevices on its skin, having four arms with blood red eyes. Its form almost resembles a lady in a dress covered in shadows. Her heart if seen or core is a black flame with a red aura, around it dancing in an erratic way. Her core aura is also one that surrounds her almost all time in her divine form, one that disappears in the darkness of the world.

Her other divine form is her more presentable form when in divine need of form, instead of one hidden in darkness one that is her astral form. her second form is a woman with a bone white exoskeleton with red skin, four fingers in her hands, some white clothe skirt, a single unicorn like horn in her head yellow eyes and pink lips.

Her Warrior and Casual form: Oa’qeisskesi when in her more presentable seems to look like a knight, wearing a dark tattered cape, scale armor, beautifully designed with inscriptions written in the Abyssal tongue, along with symbols that resemble the dark sun underneath. When removing her helmet, Oa’qeisskesi shows a being with red eyes, tainted pale skin with dark veins and hair that is both black and white. She has golden horns that form a crown atop her head. how one may argue its also her casual form is simple the armor is a suit.

When not in need of fighting or appear more warrior like. She removes her armor having a woman who is of pale skin, and black lips, with dark veins popping off her skin, red eyes, with white hair with patches of dark hair and a crown of horns. This is her regular form without her artifact armor. Prefering to wear more free moving clothes such as togas, Chiton's or many others.

Aspect
The Abyss

The Abyss; the domain of nightmares, the kingdom of monsters, the dominion of the Dark Sun, the aspect of Oa’qeisskesi. The Abyss or the realm of Dark Sun as its heart is called, contains dark powers beyond belief. The realm is home to monsters, known as the Oeianakus - Fiendish creatures that haunt the minds of mortals, until they manifest and wreak havoc on the material world. Within its dark ocean akin to tar, swimming through it for a mortal being, will kill it instantly and its soul will be devoured, becoming fuel to make more Oeianakus or allow them to take physical form. The Abyss is known to corrupt mortals, when near they feel sick and become emotionally erratic, turning them into diabolical beings or simply servants of the Abyss. Sometimes mortals, either due to willpower or luck, are spared of its corruption and instead feeling uncontrolled heights of joy, mental madness, hatred and rage. The domain lies in darkness, illuminated only by the glows below from the dark Sun itself, dancing in its center. From outside the Abyss itself, radiates a faint illumination out of the center of the Abyss itself, like a faint light that appears once in a while. For deities, the area almost feels repulsive to the eye, when first seen but one thing is sure for all. None can see what lies within, but all can see the million white eyes that stare from the void straight to your soul.

The Dark Sun is the core of the Abyss and is found within Oa’qeisskesi, carrying within her mind and heart. The sun is separate, yet it is her, both are and not are each other, both carrying the powers of the Abyss. She is the one who gives shapes to the monsters or grants them the right to make themselves physical beyond the Abyssal sea, granting her the name Mother of Monsters and Queen of Darkness. The powers granted beyond the ability to make Oeianakus and monsters from will are many. Oa’qeisskesi commands the dark fires of the abyss, the spawn from the dark sun, the very essence of the Abyss, the form of a warm yet cold flame. It spread itself through life corrupting it and killing it but also manipulating the minds of mortals around her, she seeks the power to command the night to devour the light and to engulf the world in darkness.

Persona

Oa’qeisskesi can be described as patient, silent, calm, yet energetic in combat. When the situations call it, she seems to be decisive yet when the situation doesn't demand immediate responses, she is contemplative. In contrast, alone she seems to whisper to herself, and when learning enough Oa’qeisskesi seems to be overly paranoid as well, generally scanning the area all the time for traps or ambushes, or for something else she sees. She has an occasional burst of megalomania, and laughter. When not around deities she acts more expressive and calm, if not happy compared to a commonly static face.

Myth ((still in debate))

((still in debate))

Musical Theme

Main theme

GATEWAYS: THE NEXT GENERATION [CLOSED AND CONCLUDED]

League of Vusary

League of Vusary

Government Form:
_{A Feudal Kleptocracy/kratocracy/plutocratic confederation of Warlords}

Demographics:
<sub>85%-90% are descendants of the name that humans call themselves in this world albeit one thing that makes the difference is an eye colour variation that is unnatural even in inheritance chance.

10%-15% Dacey a humanoid race of unknown origin to the league they have snake-like skin its colouration varying from red, blue, dark, and purple, extremely common is the presence of horns of different shapes and sizes some are just two formed at the side of the head facing forward others look like a forest of horns completely ending any superficial hair on the head their hair is of white to black colouration as the only recorded their bodies are equal to humans except with bone spurs and other differences in physical but still retaining a humanoid look one being a tail.</sub>

Population:

_{1.5 Billion}
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_{(This is probably a good place to insert a flag or other representative image)}
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Planets
_{Vusary is the homeworld and only habitable planet of the league, with a shattered moon orbiting it, while this seems to restrain most of the clans and leaders generally operating in the surrounding moons and asteroids. Vusary is an arid world with few river valleys, and small oceans, while also being partially radioactive in some deserts, forests are a rare sight to find generally located on its river valleys, and more humid plains the world is also littered with ruins of the old civilization, cities are generally concentrated on its space elevators and spaceports but also in the planets mineral extraction zones different from other worlds Vusary is an extremely mineral rich one that results in a lot of conflict between its leaders its population generally is geared towards mineral extraction and manufacture leading to a very polluted area of operation. Its biosphere is mostly arid with animals and plants being resistant and water packaging due to the planet's heat one thing that a traveller must be wary of is that while the biosphere might at first look calm and good be careful for it also equally harbours animals of extreme danger that live beneath the sands or hills waiting for prey some are native animals and others are bioweapons lost to time.}

History
<sub>History before the league can be summarized as mythology, the biggest pain to decipher as history has been buried beneath the sands of time but this is the legends of the 8 clans.

Long ago it is said that a ship passed through the ancient gate arriving in Vusary at the time a beautiful great lush garden world with two suns called hope and dawn upon landing they met with the natives the Dacey a people who build cities of glass and silver the humans in the ship met with the leaders of the Dacey and after a great debate the humans would be allowed to settle in the unpopulated areas of the world but choose one the group had to make the group of humans split and with no way to agree 8 siblings 4 men and woman fought over the destiny of man and with no resolution settled in a deal the 8 would split the settlers and settle different parts of the world.

The descends of Bael, Kal, Niko, Naro, Jale, Luka, Utya, and Vixtra the immortal lords of the nations soon split the world into 8 nations each one going into the stars to explore the planet and its system the Dacey were forced to deal not with one but with 8 nations slowly and steadily the 8 assimilated the 9th the nation of Dacey until they and the clans became nearly divided in all most everything at the will of their immortal lords.

The once siblings hated each other more than everything and seeking to gain an advantage over the other each one of them went to the moons and worlds of the system building cities in the clouds of gas giants to even the surface of the sun pitting their children to compete in blood arenas in Vusary seeking to be better in body and mind using technology and unholy knowledge from forbidden powers to change their children into other beings even themselves into monsters crafting spears capable of annihilating continents and swords to destroy moons and then created the mightiest weapon of then all the trident of Bahl who could destroy the very self stars of the sky.

In hatred from each other they went to war sending their own blood to fight against the blood of their brothers their own grandchildren the war killed many and the weapons they used destroyed the beauty of old as the beautiful grasslands of Vusary turned into sand the once fertile soil covered in blood and bodies turning it to salt and nothing more grew but the biggest mistake was when the trident of Bahel was used and the twin star of dawn died it is said the heavens shook and parted bleeding with anger, pain and fear the world just like the heavens lost its hope blood rained and storms raged across all worlds as the reign of the 8 lords came to a end the lords once glorious met once again wearing tattered clothing and having scars themselves lost to being monsters and they wept over the devastation they brought to their children as now feared they were as monsters not as fathers and mothers but as monsters to be feared and avoided driven off from their own the descendents homes soon their children spread through the earth to seek refuge amongst its barren wastes as for the lord's their tears created the last seas of the world to heal the earth they harmed, before disapearing never more to be seen many say that they died others claim they still live in exile some say they will return and bring the end and to enslave all once again but for many they are dead or living as hermits.

-Non-mythological knowledge-

Now utilizing the Leagues knowledge for an unknown amount of time ages the world was set over by warlords but there was one difference in the world chaos reigned but in orbit opportunists and greedy individuals managed to do the impossible building weapons and ships they soon arrived in the last space elevators and using their weapons they erased a few cities from the surface threatening even greater retaliation the 6 soon split the world between then and the other star lords and pirates were forced to bow establishing the league while 2 of the founding members would fall apart the remaining 4 created the great council and using their power it brought stability to the region while also creating a form of feudal pirate state where now hundreds of warlords or clans compete for wealth and power some wishing to become a new member of the great council others not the star system is now at stability even if that stability is partially set about by warlords fighting each other and clans increasing consolidating bringing greater instability.

the nicknamed first, second and 3rd cyber wars are the nicknames given for the wars set about machines and man across the planet and the star system generally named due to the awakening of the nicknamed cybernetical generals Artificial intelligence is known generally primitive in some places of the world and sometimes very advanced but AI in the sense of pre-collapse society is considered too dangerous most of the time robots can be seen wandering the wastes getting close can get you killed but when a Cybernetical General is unearthed several machines are activated and flock towards its location generally activates into a makeshift factory and launches several incursions in what is called a cyber war when machines go to war against man while the severity varies most of the time a form of cease-fire is made between all factions to deal with this sort of threat as Cyber wars are known to spiral extremely quickly towards a apocalyptic war the last ward nicknamed the 3rd cyber war engulfed the entire northern hemisphere and causing millions of dead after that machines of old are seen as untrustworthy and generally a don't touch subject.</sub>

Culture and Society
<sub>The League and its culture are difficult to guess. Each clan has a unified yet separate culture with certain values being upheld and others not, virtues and sins are different from one clan to another, one thing that is quite obvious across the board. for a researcher from abroad is who, and which culture did the Vusarian people came from, and the general answer is “we don't know” in surviving archives from Vusary the arks that came to their star system go from Asian, to american, indian, native american, chinese, arabian, and many, many other groups, the obvious problem is that time has passed shortly since the fall of earth for many, but it seems like almost two thousand years, have passed in Vusary instead, examples include, their language is not one registered, in any file nor has any thing that can indicate their origins, their culture is something new yet, similar with the clans separating their culture, it makes one think its a star system of 8 diferent peoples but in reality the clans seem to play low term influence or even moderate with all peoples if rumors that clans influence one's personality by genetics but the people share things in common being in faith, some morals, architecture, but for a start the clans they are not clans in traditional sense of families and similar stuff clans are genetical descendents of the eight original rulers at least that is how the story goes but one that might be considered true since a member of a clan is marked by their glowing eyes and traits are nearly identical.

The 8 clans are the descendants of the eight rulers of Vusary their descendants and who you are born to and for information, some individuals break the mold of their clans but overall many seem to emulate their clan's behaviour once again the clans are the Baelites, Kaleviteris, Nikorians, Narorites, Jalerians, Lukarians, Children of Utya, and Vixtrians.

Baelites sons of Bael are considered to be very aggressive in actions, generally power hungry and wishing to gain more and more power. This clan is famous for its members being ambitious but also forming a hierarchical structure wherever they are in many numbers or with many other clans under them biologically they are found by having sulfur reddish eyes.

Kaleviterites are considered good people to be around friends with everyone factions, or states managed by them generally are more humanist compared to other factions the obvious problem is that Kaleviterites are generally the poorest clan who espoused an idealistic vision of the world they are easy to identify by having a very bright green.

Nikorians are considered aggressive, their personalities and generally values align with might preferring strength Nikorians have a personality yet a vision of a world where might makes right having red eyes.

Narorites are gregarious in nature but in general terms, they have a tendency to be followers of order preferring to establish a more orderly state generally called diplomats they value cooperation having a form of silver for eyes.

Jalerians are considered thrift in many ways if not very greedy, having orange eyes they value wealth accumulation and life of a merchant and trading even if that includes doing illicit business generally called opportunists and strange beings.

Lukarians are considered scholars preferring the following philosophy and knowledge while not big in numbers they are easy to spot as bureaucrats and stoics preferring to have a calm life in search of mysteries having their eyes blue.

Children of Utya are considered adventurers and explorers generally being called trouble makers as they are far more impulsive in their actions one thing that one would find is that most people within this clan are young one thing that is generally called is the curse of Utya that cuts the life of his children by nearly half having gold eyes;

Vixtrians are considered sly and secretive having dark sclera with purple eyes; Vixtrians is known for never turning your back on them as they are considered to value lies, plots and others above everything many consider them spies and thieves but also individualists they value their own freedom above everything.

Religion wise the Vusarian people and its clans follow the same beliefs about the descendants but also the faith of the goddess and the spirits which can be described as a decentralized form of religion that seems to be more of personal faith focusing on spirits and the worship of the goddess which is difficult to gage who she is but she is generally called the all mother and mother of the 8 first rulers before dying while sending her children to live amongst the stars together with other humans.

Architecturally speaking all Vusarian follow an equal architecture a form of unified one but big strokes of many different colours and a functional yet grandiose and in certain terms militaristic form of construction while poor in resources Vusarians innate engineering ability allows them to circumnavigate a lot of problems making things spiky functional but grand and colourful in space said things are very much used to make fortresses that for the eye are impressive and just as dangerous.

Culinary for Vusarians is the only thing that separates them in space most food you might find is grown in space stations meaning small animals and plants making a somewhat poor food selection now planet side things are different having many choices of plants and animals and even spices that are generally exported off planet becoming very good commodities for space-faring people for an arid desertic planet Vusary produces extremely strong spices and even meat that can work as an aphrodisiac one thing one must keep eye thou is animals being radioactive or the general attack of mechanical horrors of old if you are wondering around one thing that is considered rare to find in the system in the zone of culinary is sugars the planet and most plants have a lack of production of sugar-rich products making sweet something of a rich only favourite.

The Vusurian language is called the old tongue or the original tongue based on the old civilization while it is said that they, unfortunately, can't read old computer language or even read ancient ruins indicating that the original tongue is more modern.

recent developments are strange to explain for ages warlords ruled and fought with no one being able to come out on top no minor kingdoms existed even republics until the league was born while the war still exists it is much minor and once the diverging way of their clans stopped and with wars ended in favor of a minor peace leading many to ponder the future now and by tomorrow as people have yet to see what they would do and with increasing feudalism of the league many fighting against the ruling oligarchies.</sub>

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Governance and Politics: <sub>The league is ruled by the great council established by 6 great warlords that brought the system to a sense of “peace” forging the gran lords who regulate and keep the system at peace even if it is just by the rule of economic or military might instead of a sense of law that while existing is still very week and only kept at bay by their power the great council originally had 6 heads until 2 of the founders died off and their families together leaving the council to have only four members the four rule large swaths of land and control a majority of Vusary’s spaceports and space elevators together with the surface of the planet allowing then to have massive military fleets compared to others.

The council while enacting rules and orders to the whole system there is also the warlord who with the new peace and different situation started to consolidate increasingly forming bigger and bigger lord nations while still under then this hundreds of warlords form a form of legislative as they operating together make laws that are given as petitions to the great council for approval sometimes causing problems and even small civil wars this small part of the league is growing increasingly more consolidated and thanks to laws becoming more solidified many fear the beginning of the end of the previous freedom this creates a series of conflicts within the league as for ages many warlords fought and rivalries existed until now.</sub>

Technology Overview: <sub>a lot of their technology looks a bit different yet similar and some may say very improvised by the look yet very advanced when looking closer a people with no higher education.

One technology that was invented during the dark times when space travel was considered a priority and raiding was problematic was extremely advanced cloaking and sensor deafening technology turning ships invisible to the eye sensor and even thermal detectors causing many problems with stealth fleets flying around easily detected by their own technology.

Cheap metal Recycling is a technology utilized in re-appropriation and low consumption of materials allowing infrastructure, from cities to dockyards even guns and blades generally it's a technology built out of conservation of resources due to the situation in the star system being considered bad.

Improvised Energy reactors it's not uncommon generally formed as fusion cores of atoms or simply micro nuclear reactors to fusion reactors assembled with more complex machinery or scavenged from the wastes these reactors generally are used to power more advanced parts of the world.

Advanced weapons or simply energetic/plasma experimental weaponry is something that generally developed within the League this is mostly thanks to the natural engineering skills of their people powered by elements found on their world or simply micro fusion cells generally being developed generally explodes in one's hands and sometimes it causes cancer.

Improvised quality made weapons is a good way to put the weaponry of the league and the entire star system while weapons are generally assembled and utilize scrap metal and others their quality rivals most weapons in industrial times due to the fact that many Vusarians know how to treat, fix, maintain and build weapons from the materials needed some can even get to be energy weapons but for the most part they are projectile based for the most part.

Power armour became a recent development and rediscovery utilizing better productions methods power armour of heavy to agility-based levels began to be mass produced as the league finale consolidated power resulting in a revolution in the war leading to more deaths as a consequence of utilizing more better materials and powered by either batteries or Micro Reactors generally a menace in combat unless one carries heavy bullets or plasma.

Ancient debris is also a technology the empire has well not technology and more like unknown scrap metal with odd properties and odd behaviours sometimes utilized for minor applications or innovation or as powerful weapons the best thing one can know about the league is that its past is still being uncovered technologies exist that can't be replicated and many things still are buried in the sand that makes much fear if it can tip the balance of powers.</sub>

Military Overview: <sub>Military speaking the league follows a different form of military strategy, especially in conventional war the league follows asymmetrical warfare as a major military tactic combined with a strange form of superior firepower doctrine.

Most ships of the League can be described as divided first, mostly improvised vessels mixed with asteroid dockyards that allowed the construction of creative ships that are utilized in less than conventional ways of war, exploration and looting.

In the aftermath of the founding of the league, the army became more advanced from ships that are more modernized, more weaponised and much more dangerous while advancing old ships and becoming more dangerous artillery cannons and new weapons being made in time.

When dealing with military-ready fleets they are angular in design maintaining a straightforward operational standard situation one thing that they excel thou is the ability to make you not know where weaponry is located allowing for shooting to be mostly spread and random instead of focused just like conventional and profession forces their fleets are separated between battleships, cruisers, destroyers, and fighter/bombers but also transports the flotilla, for now, is divided between the council of 4 allowing the extremely big flotilla to police, secure and to respond to immediate threats the fleet thou spouses a problem due to a low level of manufacturing the league has few heavy ships and has in more utility low weight ships in case of combat battleships are seen rarely compared to destroys or cruisers that also operate as carriers.

land armies are more of a mix, armies in the league are more thought of as marine divisions or power armour forces in ships land combat is not a focus and more garrisons are put forward supported compared to armies this is due to orbital forces generally causing massive damage in case of surface problems the only true professional land armies are organized quick raiding forces or warlords with control of the planet having power armour and limited ground vehicles for warfare.</sub>

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Oa’qeisskesi

Oa’qeisskesi

The Mother of monsters
The Queen of the abyss

Form

Divine form: Oa’qeisskesi in her divine form takes the shape of a shadowy being with blood cracks resembling crevices on its skin, having four arms with blood red eyes. Its form almost resembles a lady in a dress covered in shadows. Her heart if seen or core is a black flame with a red aura, around it dancing in an erratic way. Her core aura is also one that surrounds her almost all time in her divine form, one that disappears in the darkness in the world.

Presentable form: Oa’qeisskesi when in her more presentable form is a knight, wearing a dark tattered cape with armor beautifully designed with inscriptions written in the Abyssal tongue, along with symbols that resemble the dark sun underneath. When removing her helmet, Oa’qeisskesi shows a being with red eyes, tainted pale skin with dark veins and hair that is both black and white. She has golden horns that form a crown atop her head.

Aspect
The Abyss

The Abyss; the domain of nightmares, the kingdom of monsters, the dominion of the Dark Sun, the aspect of Oa’qeisskesi. The Abyss or the realm of Dark Sun as its heart is called, contains dark powers beyond belief. The realm is home to monsters, known as the Oeianakus - Fiendish creatures that haunt the minds of mortals, until they manifest and wreak havoc on the material world. Within its dark ocean akin to tar, swimming through it for a mortal being, will kill it instantly and its soul will be devoured, becoming fuel to make more Oeianakus or allow them to take physical form. The Abyss is known to corrupt mortals, when near they feel sick and become emotionally erratic, turning them into diabolical beings or simply servants of the Abyss. Sometimes mortals, either due to willpower or luck, are spared of its corruption and instead feeling uncontrolled heights of joy, mental madness, hatred and rage. The domain lies in darkness, illuminated only by the glows below from the dark Sun itself, dancing in its center. From outside the Abyss itself, radiates a faint illumination out of the center of the Abyss itself, like a faint light that appears once in a while. For deities, the area almost feels repulsive to the eye, when first seen but one thing is sure for all. None can see what lies within, but all can see the million white eyes that stare from the void straight to your soul.

The Dark Sun is the core of the Abyss and is found within Oa’qeisskesi, carrying within her mind and heart. The sun is separate, yet it is her, both are and not are each other, both carrying the powers of the Abyss. She is the one who gives shapes to the monsters or grants them the right to make themselves physical beyond the Abyssal sea, granting her the name Mother of Monsters and Queen of Darkness. The powers granted beyond the ability to make Oeianakus and monsters from will are many. Oa’qeisskesi commands the dark fires of the abyss, the spawn from the dark sun, the very essence of the Abyss, the form of a warm yet cold flame. It spread itself through life corrupting it and killing it but also manipulating the minds of mortals around her, she seeks the power to command the night to devour the light and to engulf the world in darkness.

Persona

Oa’qeisskesi can be described as patient, silent, calm, yet energetic in combat. When the situations call it, she seems to be decisive yet when the situation doesn't demand immediate responses, she is contemplative. In contrast, alone she seems to whisper to herself, and when learning enough Oa’qeisskesi seems to be overly paranoid as well, generally scanning the area all the time for traps or ambushes, or for something else she sees. She has an occasional burst of megalomania, and laughter. When not around deities she acts more expressive and calm, if not happy compared to a commonly static face.

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Holy Iakutian Empire

Holy Iakutian Empire

Updated Claim due to severe debates

Government
Absolutist Aristocratic Monarchy

Demographics & Population
15 million active working population.

Iakutians 57% Iakutians are a race of red to blue-skinned humanoids having tentacle beards, bone spurs in their body, eye colors varying from pure dark to yellow and blue and a snake-like skin that is very resilient their race is also known for being emotional and even very aggressive a possible side effect of their cold environment mixed with Manarite albeit it is unknown since their race is said to even predate the discovery of Manarite.

Vi’ar 20% is considered a subspecies of the Iakutians their origins are unknown spousing their same tone of skin and somewhat of the same looks differences being having four arms only 3 fingers even in feet and having an overall lower intelligence and generally are used as shock troopers and workers since they are very comforted about things.

Humans 17% [do you need me to explain the apes who walk on 2 legs?]

6% others [neighboring ~~player~~ races that are within the empire]

Governance & Politics

The Ikatutian Empire is a hierarchical aristocratic and even theocratic led by the Aur’blut caste the empire divided between 4 major castes forged during the empire's birth; the emperor holds complete authority over the empire by divine right of the faith of the flaming sun.

The empire is organized into two major branches, the imperial and the aristocratic branch, the throne and Imperial branch is generally the one where decisions are mostly made were executive, judiciary and partially the legislative, generally led by the Emperor or Empress and house Byax’tri the succession of emperors is generally a rule of absolute cognatic primogeniture with a exception in case a emperor or empress puts on the will a rule of appointment the first child can be skipped in favor of the one appointed by the ruler such rule generally creates problems but in general it's more calm thanks to the constitution of 624 of the Imperial age or the XIX directive setting many rules of succession to avoid disputes or civil wars.

The second branch is the aristocratic led by the senate of nobles and clergy established in 112 of the Imperial age the senate holds half of the legislative power generally competing against the crown for power the senate generally creates a internal governmental dispute due to the senate competing with its established familial and patrimonial houses against the Empires system and even appointed governors for provinces generally led by the 4 dynasties of nobles and one of clergy that are famous for controlling the senate the second group are the church of the eternal sun allied with the crown but also the nobility the clergy keeps itself as a third power one that is quickly waning due to the increasing secularism of the state something that keeps the churches worried about the situation presented growing increasingly fanatical.

Culture & Society

The Iakutians Empire are a stratified society where four castes exist the first are the Aur’blut or purple blood in common tongue something that while can be called a joke its a biological event people with purple blood in the higher standards of society aren't uncommon to see and also blue blood is also not uncommon generally being composed of priests and the aristocracy of the empire who claim their role is to rule and govern then there is the Hiva’yat translated into commoners generally are the ones who work and keep the state ruining the industry, merchants and many many other functions generally being the 1st largest in the pyramid the Yio’zae are the military caste of the empire composed almost entirely of Vi’ar being the 3rd biggest ahead of the Pur’blut they are the military wing of the state while obviously bloated they also serve as cheep manpower for massive construction the lats one are the Zir’bo or Slaves but translated over as serfs are a cast of enslaved peoples that serve only to care for the fields and to work in mines and even factories being the second largest population of the chart.

Culturally speaking the empire is famous for having great expressions of art due to Iakutians being famous for being heavily emotional beings the biggest outlet for then is in the zone of arts ~~when war is not present~~ and generally seeking crafting as a second passion one thing that is very celebrated is the festive of the flowers when the summer reaches its height and nature is at its height the people into celebration in the name of the birth of the sun.

Architecturally speaking the Empire has a different form of architecture preferring pyramids for administrative areas and in religious areas with buildings generally being stylish and very pretty to the eye in painting but it also is split into a north and south divide southern architecture is more made to not retain heat while north is made more to retain heat due to cold winters and generally utilizes more wood compared to southern ones that utilize more stone and rock for buildings.

The faith of the flaming sun is the primary culture of the nation a ritualistic and spiritualistic religion focused on the well being of nature and the spirits but also the existence of the god of the sun one of its most famous traditions is the festival of the birth of the sun but also one thing that is famous for is the ritualistic sacrifice of animals to the sun and the spirits.

Technology

The empire is famous for being tinkers, engineers and architects but not good mathematicians generally using creative minds to create good improvised fortresses made out of wood or stone in quick time but also creating artillery for sieges and battles when needed.

Magic

Overly speaking magic for the Empire is generally assigned to the Aur’blut caste but sometimes it also has practitioners of lower castes magic is generally associated with enchanting where items and weapons are given runes that allow weapons to be more sharp resilient or fire bullets that explode generally more associated with smiths of the lower castes who use blood to make this powers appear.

The second type is what is called Alchemy generally practiced by higher castes alchemy is a mysterious field of study where magic is used to create elements transmute elements alter life and even change people some believe that it was the secrets of this field of magic that resulted in the Vi’ar alchemy is generally famous for being used more in battle as mages use reactions to create near impossible events come to life.

Military Overview: Mass assault is the empire's main military doctrine, generally focused on overwhelming the enemy in firepower and numbers while its standing army lies in nearly 800k active personnel across its borders.

Additional Info: (Miscellaneous information that don't really fit in any category.)

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Lol, I don't see any other completed sheets. I figured I'd snatch it up quick before someone else took the best shape on the map.

@Dusty

I can't blame ya I planned on doing it yesterday but I just delayed it but overall in discord, there are 2 people making some claims including in the interest check with someone making a claim into the entire peninsula before splitting into two better i post my sheet even if it is a wip.

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I dunno how active I can be, but I really enjoy thinking up little nation states, so I figured I'd join in the fun. I'll do my best to participate regularly.

Conquerdia-Vinlac

The Dual Monarchy of Conquerdia-Vinlac

Government: Constitutional Monarchy

Demographics & Population:

The Dual Monarchy is populated by majority human, and Vinnish speaking peoples. The Royal ledger has determined there are in excess of six million Vinnic people, most of whom are rural farmers or herdsmen, poor and greatly stratified from the Vinlac nobility whom they serve as serfs. In recent years, to match the rapid industrialization of Conquerdia there has been a urbanization of the population, leading to a decline in agricultural production, and hard times for the average Vinnic, who often have the appearance of exhaustion and hunger. They are small on average, with dark hair and blue eyes, and pale yet sun touched skin. These people are the descendants of the natives of Vinlac, and have always lived on the archipelago. They live mostly in the great swaths of hill and grasslands on farms and in small communities. There are only three proper cities in Vinlac, with the vast majority of the population being rural, but this is quickly changing.

The second largest population are the colonial Jervan, however since gaining their independence from their home Empire they have taken on the name given to them by the native Vinlac, as the Conquerors, or Conquerians. There are a few more than a million Conquerians, and they mostly populate the urbanized coastline near the bay of Landin. These hardy and industrious people hold outsized power over the governance of the Dual Monarchy, and have a dominate control over the trade of manarite making even the common man exceedingly wealthy. It is said they breed like rabbits, and fight like lions, and work like bees. In the short hundred years since their colonization began, they have quadrupled in population, won a war of independence, and conquered the Vinlac kingdom, unifying it into their sphere. On average they are tall, with light hair, almost white, and bright eyes and have a general distaste of anything non-human. Pushing almost all alien creatures from the borders of the Dual Monarchy with the exception of the Eurokin.

The final population of note residing in the snowy peaks of Eurokon Mountains are a mysterious tribal people, known as the Eurokin. They are a large species, with a mostly humanoid shape, but with razor sharp tusks like a boar, and no discernable ears and covered in a thick layer of shaggy grey-white hair. They are an aggressive, but practical bunch, and the best Conquerdian estimates suggest there are roughly one hundred thousand, to three hundred thousand of them living on the icy peaks of the Eurokons. They prefer the cold and rarely stray down from their high villages during the summer months, but during the fall and winter war bands will gather and reave and ravage all the lowlands beneath their mountains. Their fearsome shamanistic magics render defenses worthless, and their massacres know no mercy. The Conquerdians at first attempted to remove them as a threat, but soon discovered that the Eurokin were as permanent and difficult to eliminate as their mountain home. Instead the Conquerdians discovered a system of payment the Eurokin's would accept, and eventually accrued good standing amongst the Eurokin, utilizing the savages martial prowess to aid in their own conquests. Yearly tribute is required, tribute the Conquerdians are more than happy to pay to preserve the Conquerdian-Vinlac integrity. Eurokin warbands instead descend from their mountains and ravage the south and westlands beyond the Dual Monarchy’s borders, before turning north to Launchvac in the spring to sell off their spoils, and then depart back to their home, in a bloody, yet profitable yearly cycle.

Governance & Politics:

The Dual Monarchy of Conquerdia-Vinlac, better known as the Dual Monarchy, is a political joining of two separate kingdoms, tied together in a personal union, of which Conquerdia is the senior partner. Several other autonomous territories and governments reside within the Dual Monarchy, such as the Free City of Launchvac, the Tribes of Eurokin Peaks, and the Duchy of Parlov, however these states defer foreign policy and war to the Dual Monarchy, with the exception of the Eurokin who do as they will. The King in New Landinburg, (the royal capital of Conquerdia) is the first amongst equals, alongside the King of Vinlac and the Duchess of Parlov. The Monarchs govern executively in accordance to the Landinstag, a assembly of nobles elected to legislate law for both kingdoms and handle both foreign and domestic affairs. There are fifty seats for Conquerdia, thirty for Vinlac, ten for Parlov, and five for Launchvac. The Landinstag is heavily favored to the nobility of Conquerdia, and in recent years the power of this governing body has grown considerably, as both kings offer greater influence to the governing body for their continued support. Many whispers suggest that the true power in the realm rests in the hands of the Mayor of the House, the elected head of the Landinstag.

Magic & Technology:

The Conquerdians have never been a magically inclined people, they have long since let their mystical traditions slip away. Those few who still possess the skills and knowledge use it for performance art, or tinkering in the scientific fields. They make up for this loss through industrialization and technological ascendency. They are most well known for their efficient machinery, long range artillery, and rapid production and development. Simple electricity and running water flow through most Conquerdian homes, placing them in stark contrast to the average Vinnic who has trouble even warming their homes during the long harsh winters. The introduction of the steam engine has led to an even greater disparity, as goods could now be shipped by rail and ship, leaving the roads that once cut through Vinlac towns even less used. By contrast the Vinnic people utilize a semi-religious magic that focuses on changes in pressure and temperature, a potentially powerful but ultimately underutilized system. Their colleges are tightly regulated, with nobility clergy often the only ones permitted to learn the ancient arts. Fears of revolt, and peasant uprisings being foremost on the minds of the aristocracy should the serfs be taught en masse. Finally, the Eurokin, the savage brutes have barely advanced past the iron age, but their powerful and costly blood magic make them formidable. Often preluded by chanting, sacrifices, and dancing the Eurokin can unleash unholy carnage upon their enemies in the form of natural disasters, explosions, and disease often at the cost of their own berserker shamans.

Military Overview:

The Dual Monarchy’s military is of middling power, with wide disparities in its capability. The bulk of its ground forces are made up of poorly trained Vinnic conscripts, usually under the command of noble officers who vary wildly in quality. Several regiments of professional soldiers of Conquerdian formation exist, well supplied, and equipped but they rarely see action in preference for the expendable Vinnic units. During the winter months Eurokin mercenaries become available, proving to be invaluable raiding and special operation units, excelling at ambush and guerilla warfare. The typical method of war is heavy bombardment followed by mass infantry and armored advances in small but steady pushes.

The real power of the Dual Monarchy rests in their air and sea corps. A powerful, well-equipped navy and with several marine battalions defend Conquerdia’s lucrative trade routes, whilst her airborne skyships and fightercraft guard the vast skies. Coastal raiding, and economic bombardment has not failed the Dual Monarchy yet, as they prefer to bleed their foes dry rather than achieve quick battlefield victories.

Historical Foundation:

Historically Conquerdia was founded as an economic colony of Jervan under the governorship of the Emperor’s tenth son. Domestic affairs saw the Empire collapse shortly after the colony’s founding, which led to significant growth, as refugees fled the mainland seeking a new life on the distant archipelago. Following continued separation from the remnants of the Jervan Empire the Emperor’s Grandson, now ruler of the colony declared independence, and after a short war crowned himself King of Conquerdia. The proceeding decades bore witness to several wars of conquest against Conquerdia’s neighbors, which eventually saw the King’s children seated on the thrones of Vinlac, and Parlov ruling over the native Vinnish people. After the King’s death the three crowns formed a personal union, with Conquerdia being first, Vinlac being secondary, and Parlov being third in royal influence. Thus the Dual Monarchy was born.

Notes of Interest: (WIP)

The Duchy of Parlov, is a separate entity from the Vinlac Kingdom, and holds autonomy over the Parlov Peninsula. The region is of high religious importance for the Vinnic people, and shall always be ruled by a female priestess, known as the Duchess of Parlov who as of now is part of the Conquerdian royal family. The City of Parlov holds the magical colleges, where magically talented nobility and clergy alike travel to learn the mystic arts. The Vinnish religion, the Faith of the Northern Winds has been largely adopted by Conquerdians, and assimilated into their culture, a necessary step for pacifying the Vinnic people, and a further separation from their paganist roots as Jervans.

The Royal Banner is the official symbol of the United Dual Monarchy. It is a split orange and blue field, with the seal of the royal family emblazoned in the center. Later, the crimson cross, the symbol of the Faith of the Northern Winds was added to symbolize the Duchy of Parlov, outlined in white in a presentation of the Dual Monarchy's unity. The separate Kingdoms individually fly the standard of their Monarchy, a blue field and Royal seal of the lion for Conquerdia, a Orange field and Royal seal of the rose for Vinlac, and a Red cross on a black field with a green star for Parlov.

@Dusty

oh oh um, I guess that land is now 3 times contested.

Edit: 4 actually both me and someone else are also trying to take the clay.