GreivousKhan

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Well, large, slow moving zepplins packed full of expensive opiates on the way out, and silk, spices and whatever else from Not-China would be a very juicy target for privateers, don't you think?

@Dannyrulx

Do those even travel that low enough to be attacked then raided by sea ships? XD

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If you want, you could have privateers, combated by the force I mentioned earlier?

@Dannyrulx

Sure I'm not opposed to it. Only question is. Why?

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I dunno, whoever's close enough to launch raids on a convoy of drugs I suppose.

@Dannyrulx

I think I'm closer. Anyway if you want to hunt down pirates I suppose you could. Though going after anyone with a written write to raid ships for another nation will land you in some hot water as far as diplomacy and relations go. There is a difference between an outright pirate and a privateer. On paper anyway.

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I'd be happy to have counter-privateers and suchlike included within the Empire, perhaps a specialised group of aeroplane pilots and wingsuitists designed to hunt them down?

@Dannyrulx

Who is that directed too specifly?

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Man. The one who ended up in charge of Zaskar really screwed the pooch huh?

@Ophidian

Indeed, it i fair to say if he survivied said uprising he was not prinitted to keep his head. :K

Also, know- obviously- Ravinkra will be seeking to return said colony to the fold once more. Especially considering how expansionist the current ruler is. That said expect something of a cold war for most of the start of the RP.

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I've been considering a state-run aircraft based courier service for my own nation-my reasoning being Zaskar is a big place, and markedly less "civilized" in the sense of not having to worry about things like SPIDER WASPS.

And also, perhaps, less urbanized in general, and more scattered. So an aircraft based mail service makes remarkable sense-it's a good stopgap, and it'd be fairly fast.

Hm.

Also been tossing around some of the island included in Zaskar's claim being, officially, "free ports" under Zaskar's protection. Technically indepedent.

So, of course, Zaskar knows nothing about the pirates supposedly operating out of these ports and preying upon imperial shipping.

Absolutely.

Nothing.

@Ophidian

On that note...

Funny you should mention pirates seeing as I had a similar idea in making on of my further and larger port cities a haven for mercenaries and 'privateers'. XD

I forsee a long-standing proxy war between former colony and Ravinkra using pirates/privateers.

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Awesome!

I must ask then, what sort of feel are you going for, in terms of systems of governance? I know you've mentioned a queen, and I get the feeling the government is an absolutist one. Is this accurate?

@Ophidian

It will be a strong centralized monarchy under the direct authority of the Ever Queen. Individual regions, or ser serau, are entrusted to powerful vassals called great princes.

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The basic idea behind Zaskar, is, at it's heart, a post colonial nation in an age of colonialism. Zaskar essentially being the result of a coalition of colonies from various nations-or one nation (interested parties, feel free to volunteer intermingle your history with mine) that united with the natives of the continent to force out their colonial masters. This revolutionary moment-and movement, was inspired by the scripture of the Ikko-Chi religion from Not! Japan, which secular thinkers in Zaskar adopted into what we would recognize as a secular sort of communism-resembling Cuba's system in spirit if not down to the last detail.

There's also some interesting parallels to the USA, in that it is likely the first colony to win it's freedom-though other influences are stronger. It has some strong elements of the Congo-especially the belgian Congo during it's colonial period, it's colonists/former colonists have more in common with Australians, and of course, there are elements of Cuba throughout.

@Ophidian

I'd be open to being said nation that fostered your once colony now leftist comunist regime.

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I wanted the island you took.

@Dannyrulx

I would never take a man's island!

Not knowingly anyway.

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NO! MY LACK OF COMPUTERIENESS HAS FAILED ME! FAILED MEEEE!

@Dannyrulx

Wha happun? D=

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Sounds good. As a rule-of-thumb all the Not-Norse/Not-German/Not-Scandinavian will fall under the general term Lancianic.

@duck55223

Sounds good. I had it in mind that one ethnic group from my nation originated from explorers centuries ago who sailed over to Ravinkra (my nation) from NOT-Africa Hadricia and settled it merging with the locals. Creating something like Egypt or England that became quite the cosmopolitan region.

Also it seems we're going to be neighbors. Perhaps we can also work out the relations between our two powers? Given the proxmity and the history of the continent I'm sure our nations interacted. Probably violently given the current ruler. My nation is going to be a monarchy, part of the old guard if you will, that has a long and unbroken history of being ruled by Queens.