LordZell

Black Sun (A Warhammer/ Game of Thrones /Crusader Kings Hybrid)

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I have a feeling Conrad would survive like a page. :P

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Yea but isn't that the fun part

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Brutal Deaths Forever.

Black Sun (A Warhammer/ Game of Thrones /Crusader Kings Hybrid)

Come on guys I think we all know the right man for the job James Conrad XIV hopefully with this power he may just survive. aka I'd like to be a possible Archon.

A New World: Fate of Albion (RP will be remade; see OOC for details)

Tribal Coalition

Name: The Grand Tribal Coalition of Burnhelm
Flag/emblem/symbolism:
Demonym: Celtivs
Description: The Grand Tribal Coalition is controlled the High Almoner, which is the strongest and smartest of 5 high chiefs at the time, the coalition is bound by blood and honor, however as the time advance and the coalition refusal to adapt has cause a decline in said honor and become more reliant on politics and foreign intervention for true power.

Government: There are 5 major tribes each ruled by a Jarl, at the ceremony of the choosing each of the 5 tribal heads meet to decide which among them is the strongest and smartest to lead the nation to glory. While that held true in the ancient era it had slowly evolved into a ceremony of politics, backstabbing and worse foreign intervention.

Economy: A rather self-sufficient nation the coalition has all that it needs to retain its power while able to trade with foreigners, they often trade their good for whatever new piece of technology that has been discovered as many of the old leaders refuse to adapt and change.

Religion: Religion is hated for the ancient wars against the gods, the only thing the celtivs respect is blood from family blood to the stains of blood on the ground of the enemies you kill.

Geography: The land is densely populated with forests,mountains and other natural barriers and while it may be difficult the winters are far worse. Some believe due to the ancient war on the gods themselves they punished the celtivs with the harshest winter imaginable. The celtivs have adapted and grown used to the weather and could never stand the deserts of the south. Pink on the map

Population: 1,700,000

Demographics
Due to the harsh landscape the people have grown to adapt and as such their genes changed. The celtivs are blue and have single slot red eyes that are able to see heat signatures thus making them able to tell where one hides without actual sight.

Notable Locations
Dagmath - The capital is an ancient land and is supposedly built upon the back of the largest dragon ever seen slain by the first High Almoner. It is the cultural capital as well as political. The city falls within the lands of 4 of the major tribes to maintain balance. While the 5th maintains it’s own large trading city in the north.

Nurth - The largest trading hub in the entire coalition lead by the Curts, who are the most welcoming of outsiders of the tribal chiefs as well as the ones who wish to modernize the age of the lands.

Personalities of Note
The High Almoner Julf Vertin (71) - The current leader of the coalition, however old and frail many younger men are preparing for their rise.

Xenor Vertin (32) - Oldest of Julf he is one of the mightiest men in the coalition however he lacks general intelligence and serves as an attack dog to his younger brother.

Neidel Vertin (28) - The Youngest son of Julf, he is the smarter one of the Vertin kids and uses his brother as a bodyguard however due to the choosing ceremony being of strength it’s unlikely he’ll succeed unless he can manipulate more.

James Beowulf (31) - The chosen second to Julf who believe himself the successor equally strong and smart however he is as mysterious as Neidel, Many believe he practices dark arts to retain his power as he is of no noble blood.

Institutions:
The Mark of Battle - The largest “church” the coalition has at the center of its capital it’s where the mages practice both healing and war.

Military:
Organization: The Military is highly professional with the men all more than capable and hoping to earn favor with the gods. What they lack in terms of technology they make up for in skill and tactics usually using the dense forests and harsh weather of the land destroy the enemies spirits before the men of war destroy their heads.
Troop Total: 85,000
Army: 85,000 men mostly equipped with swords,shields and other medieval equipment
Navy: few ships and those that there are, are longboats.
Other: about a 5th of the military are battle mages which use damaging dealing spells and spells of nurturing to heal their own men.

Other:
Special traits, remarks, boons and flaws: Due to the vast history and culture of the celtivs, having believed to fought gods and mythical beings, they grown distrustful of those who worship any religion. However due to the ancient nature of war, the people have grown accustomed and every man,woman and child dreams of one day ruling a world without war. The celtivs people’s mage power is also unmatched in their wars against the gods they trained themselves to equal that of a god and while there are new few and far in between those within Celtivs that are magical beings are unmatched. Finally the celtivs as a whole refuse to follow the change of society, their lands,magic and leadership had always protected them before why would they risk that for a few bits of black devil weapons.

A New World: Fate of Albion (RP will be remade; see OOC for details)

Coalition

Name: The Grand Tribal Coalition
Flag/emblem/symbolism: (optional; feel free to give picture or description)
Demonym: Cetivs
Description: The Grand Tribal Coalition is controlled the High Almoner, which is the strongest and smartest of 5 high chiefs at the time, the coalition is bound by blood and honor, however as the time advance and the coalition refusal to adapt has cause a decline in said honor and become more reliant on politics and foreign intervention for true power.

Government: There are 5 major tribes each ruled by a Jarl, at the ceremony of the choosing each of the 5 tribal heads meet to decide which among them is the strongest and smartest to lead the nation to glory. While that held true in the ancient era it had slowly evolved into a ceremony of politics, backstabbing and worse foreign intervention.

Economy: A rather self-sufficient nation the coalition has all that it needs to retain its power while able to trade with foreigners, they often trade their good for whatever new piece of technology that has been discovered as many of the old leaders refuse to adapt and change.

Religion: Each tribe holds no true religion only blood and the strongest holds true.

Geography: The land is densely populated with forests,mountains and other natural barriers and while it may be difficult the winters are far worse. Some believe due to the ancient war on the gods themselves they punished the celtivs with the harshest winter imaginable. The celtivs have adapted and grown used to the weather and could never stand the deserts of the south.

Population: 1,700,000

Demographics
Due to the harsh landscape the people have grown to adapt and as such their genes changed. The celtivs are blue and have single slot red eyes that are able to see heat signatures thus making them able to tell where one hides without actual sight.

Notable Locations
Dagmath - The capital is an ancient land and is supposedly built upon the back of the largest dragon ever seen slain by the first High Almoner. It is the cultural capital as well as political. The city falls within the lands of 4 of the major tribes to maintain balance. While the 5th maintains it’s own large trading city in the north.

Nurth - The largest trading hub in the entire coalition lead by the Curts, who are the most welcoming of outsiders of the tribal chiefs as well as the ones who wish to modernize the age of the lands.

Personalities of Note
The High Almoner Julf Vertin (71) - The current leader of the coalition, however old and frail many younger men are preparing for their rise.

Xenor Vertin (32) - Oldest of Julf he is one of the mightiest men in the coalition however he lacks general intelligence and serves as an attack dog to his younger brother.

Neidel Vertin (28) - The Youngest son of Julf, he is the smarter one of the Vertin kids and uses his brother as a bodyguard however due to the choosing ceremony being of strength it’s unlikely he’ll succeed unless he can manipulate more.

James Beowulf (31) - The chosen second to Julf who believe himself the successor equally strong and smart however he is as mysterious as Neidel, Many believe he practices dark arts to retain his power as he is of no noble blood.

Institutions:
The Mark of Battle - The largest “church” the coalition has at the center of it’s capital it’s where the mages practice both healing and war.

Military:
Organization: The Military is highly professional with the men all more then capable and hoping to earn favor with the gods. What they lack in terms of technology they make up for in skill and tactics usually using the dense forests and harsh weather of the land destroy the enemies spirits before the men of war destroy their heads.
Troop Total: 85,000
Army: 85,000 men mostly equipped with swords,shields and other medival equipment
Navy: few ships and those that there are, are longboats.
Other: about a 5th of the military are battle mages which use damaging dealing spells and spells of nurturing to heal their own men.

Other:
Special traits, remarks, boons and flaws: Due to the vast history and culture of the celtivs, having believed to fought gods and mythical beings, they grown distrustful of those who worship any religion. However due to the ancient nature of war, the people have grown accustomed and every man,woman and child dreams of one day ruling a world without war. The celtivs people’s mage power is also unmatched in their wars against the gods they trained themselves to equal that of a god and while there are new few and far in between those within Celtivs that are magical beings are unmatched. Finally the celtivs as a whole refuse to follow the change of society, their lands,magic and leadership had always protected them before why would they risk that for a few bits of black devil weapons.

Roll

Basic Demographics & Geography

Territory Size:
4. Your nation has an average sized expanse of land. There's enough for agriculture, cities, and then some wilderness. Your border is large enough that smugglers can sometimes make it through, but by and large it's still defensible.
Population:
1. 1,700,000 (very small)
Urbanization:
3. Your nation has the typical ratio or rural folk to city dwellers: that is, there's probably about 8 or 9 in the countryside for every one in the cities. What is there to say? It takes a lot of farmers to support those craftsman and merchants in the city!
Government Type:
8. Your nation is still a tribal society. The various chieftains or patriarchs of their clans rule individual settlements, and there may or may not even be a central figure that all the others owe fealty to. If there is some sort of high king, he probably wields much less power than a feudal king and your tribes are probably mostly autonomous. Tribes also have a tendency to develop rivalries, so there's a good chance that the occasional bit of infighting cripples your nation as a whole.
Political Stability:
2. Your people are growing increasingly discontent, but so far it hasn't boiled over to the point of violence. Or if it has, your government has found a way to suppress it before it erupted into anything major.

Economy

Overall Wealth:
4. Your nation has a solid and rather stable economy. You have the means to finance most of the projects that your government wants to undertake, and most of your people enjoy a good standard of living.
Government's Primary Means of Generating Income:
5. Tariffs on trade (both internal and foreign) provide your government with most of its money. Of course, your merchants probably don't like this and there's probably a lot of smugglers that try their best to avoid these hefty taxes.
Technology:
1. Slow Modernization, your nation does somewhat lags behind the rest of the world, with many of your people stubbornly clinging to traditions and conventions.
Agriculture:
5. You grow a variety of grains and vegetables and your farmers have developed a system of crop and field rotations. As such, they create a food surplus and your people are generally well nourished.
Natural Resources:
Iron, coal and peat, fur, wool

Military
Military Size
3. Volunteer militias supplemented by some additional levies in wartime. An average sized army all around, but lacking in elite units.
Military Focus
3. Poor navy; emphasis on light infantry and guerilla warfare in the army; a fair amount of magic users for battle.
Military Leadership
2. Generals rose to their positions through experience and battlefield exploits; competent, but also decadent
Military Reputation
9. Unpopular domestically; held up by foreigners as an example of an effective force

A New World: Fate of Albion (RP will be remade; see OOC for details)

Sup, I'm LordZell

Interstellar Concordance (Scifi 4x NRP)

I'm interested.

The Color of Insanity

The Empire of Zellonia

[a coat of arms, flag or emblem of your country can be added here]

Nation Overview & Government

: The Empire used to be a grand and mighty empire that was ever expanding and encompassing the continent, however after a series of revolts and continuous wars the empire slowly collapsed and became the small nation that it is today. It’s an absolute monarchy ruled by the Conrad family, currently James Conrad XVII sits upon the throne at 28.

Ethnicity

: The people currently part of the empire are Zellonians and all speak and love their empire as one should. They all long for greater empire they’ve read about in history and will once again attempt reconquest in the near future.

Geography

Map Claim

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Culture/Society

: Zellonians are a mighty people who’ve withstood countless struggles and are hardened by the natural prison the other nations of the world have surrounded them in. The Zellonian is naturally proud of their heritage and long to be great once more. The people of Zellonia are also natural survivors and fighters and have a strict military discipline and code. The people also worship the God Zeel a man who created the world and will one day allow the empire to rise once more.

Economy/Industry

: The empire requires a great many things to be imported however the main industry of the empire is mining for ores and other materials within the vast mountains. While food is hard to come by in the harsh landscape the people are never short for iron or other metals.

Military

:The military of the empire may not be massive but it is highly disciplined and it’s army often acts as a mercenary force for the crowns of other nations. While Zellonia may not succeed at much it’s military prowess and academies are unmatched by any in the world having been the first to use muskets in battle and creating an entirely new order of battle around them they have served as the beacon for all military men and nations.

History

TBD

Relations

TBD

Characters

:Emperor James Conrad XVII

The Rise of the Second Kingdom of Osteria

The Rise of the Second Kingdom of Osteria

The Snake aand his Guest

Duke James Conrad & Duke Conrad Sforza

James had recieved word from conrad a week prior to his visit, Conrad was admitted inside the city with a small escort and was sent before the Duke to convince him. The city was as mobile as ever however the people were still thin and not nearly as well looking as those from Lussex, the road construction was already underway as well and people had spent no time delying it for the sooner it was made they hoped the sooner food was brought in.

Conrad was brought before James inside his rather large meeting room, not much had changed from before when Conrad sat on James council, except the map on the table had been marked in several locations specifically the southern reaches, the capital and the forests of the elves. James turned from looking over the map and to Conrad "Bar- Duke Conrad, congradulations my friend and welcome to the Summit, it has been some time since we were both here hasn't it. Even brings back memories." James said as he trailed off.

The march up the mountainside had been slow and tedious, with Duke Sforza ordering his men to halt at several points and rest to become accustomed to the altitude. The slow pace of the march allowed Sforza time to take in the sights, it seemed as if the Duke was investing in a new road network. Hundreds of scrawny peasents toiled and stared at the wagons with hollow eyes. While the wretch’s seemed scrawny, Duke Sforza could find no evidence the peasantry were in fact starving.

The response from Duke James hadn’t been violence as Sforza had been fearing. There was no charging knights on the narrow path or the whistle of arrows, instead only the howling of the wind pursued the lonely column. The Summit spread out before Sforza in all its glory. The newly proclaimed Duke had always been impressed with the sights and sounds of the Summit, though he always detested how wheezy the damn climb left him. The Duke proceeded into the city with an armed escort of a hundred knights, a handful of wagons accompanying the Duke.

'' King Alaric sends his greetings! '' The wagonmaster shouted, as burly men began unloading the sacks of grain. Duke Sforza had ordered their immediate distribution upon their entrance to the city. It was merely a token of the grain that the King had sent him but it would spread amongst a hungry populace.

'' Your Grace. '' Sforza said with a bow befitting an equal, removing his helm to reveal that scarred and pockmarked visage. '' I thank you for your hospitality my lord, as always. '' He said, easing himself into a seat opposite James with the creak of bones. '' I still don't understand how you can live up here. '' He said with a hacking cough that was supposed to have been a chuckle.

'' As you stated the immediate need aid to His Majesty, I have arrived with a supply of grain. '' Though both men knew at this point that the need had been overstated.

'' You read my letter then Your Majesty? You know why I have come? ''

James nodded slowly "I simply love the weather up here. As for why you have came, I am well aware. While I know the King is upset about the taxes I too was upset having been lied too and my position given to some half-elven whore." He chuckled to himself before continuing "And while I'm aware my people aren't exactly starving I was infact hoping the king himself would be brave enough to meet me in person and clearly you can see my people aren't in the best condition they'll make do."

James sighed for a moment once more glancing at his map of the kingdom "Well, I suppose I should see what the King's Royal summons is about unless you've read it and wish to tell me?" James said looking at his old friend

'' James. '' Conrad said speaking as a friend, not as vassal to lord. '' The King is the man we swore fealty to. '' His voice was quiet but firm. '' He is the lord and master of Osteria and I swore an oath before God to serve the Throne. We cannot presume to summon His Majesty before us. Nor does this petulant sulking sound like the man I know and call a friend. '' He said, fingertps tapping hard on the table. '' You were given an unfair deal, while I was promoted as your equal. It has cost me sleepless nights but what frightens me more is the prospet of our kingdom falling to pieces while the Orc theat remains. You are better then this. '' Sforza said rising, with the King's summons in his hands. He threw it onto the center of the table for him to examine.

'' You are to return with me and explain to the King why you have not paid your taxes and are not fulfilling your duty as a lord of this realm. The King made his choice and while we may not agree with them, spewings insults from hundreds of miles away will do nothing to endear you to your peers. Return with me and show them that they are wrong. Please do not turn me away, it will bring you nothing but trouble. '' He said, finishing his plea. Now how would James react?

James once more sighed and nodded he stood up and walked around pacing thinking about his course of action "You say there is nothing we can do, I mean there are severals things, revolt is of course an option and when you think of it aside from the possibility of death isn't the worst idea, of course I could go back with some gold and ask for forgiveness but then I look like a dog with no bite as I had before when I was lied too. Instead, what if we requested the King summons here and not at my own request but yours as well, I could even set something up with the dwarves that live near by, see if the king wishes to apologize for his mistreatment or if he thinks of us as lesser men who know nothing and can't be treated with respect?" James smiled as he turned towards Conrad wondering what his reaction might be.

'' You've made your point, you can withold taxes and valuable trade revenue. If you wish, you could stop the Dwarven trade routes in its tracks. But you know that the King will not come here, it would be an admission of weakness when the King holds all the cards. You are committing an act of rebellion. If the King wishes, he can starve you out. It will take time, it will be painful, and many will die. And for what? Your pride? If you continue to pull this stunt of political theater, you are giving the King all the leverage he requires to remove you and at worst brand you as a traitor when this nation desperately seeks unity. Let this elven whore as you call her hang herself with her own ineptitude. She lacks your experience and her only skill is warming the Kings bed....and when he tires of her..and she fails..he will remember who he turned his back on... It is at that moment, you will hold all the cards. '' He wouldn't put it beyond James to try and engineer his rivals downfall through his own underhanded means.

James nodded "Of course, of course. I will go to the king, but I wish for you to join us. You can speak on my behalf in case anything goes down. But tonight let us drink, feast and retell stroies of old tomorrow we'll go to the capital and keep everything in order." James sat down and clapped his hands the servants had oddly enough already prepared a feast and James seemed rather easy going and ready to submit.

'' You have my word, as your friend, i will speka to His Majesty on your behalf and seek to heal the divisions between you both. '' Sforza said, becoming relieved at the turn of events. He did not want a civil war to begin here, in this chamber. Not between men whom had known eachother all their lives. The Duke clapped his hands for the servants to bring him more food and drink. It had been a hard march after all though Sforza would abstain from too much drink. They had a long climb back down the mountain after all all tomorrow.

The Color of Insanity

@Goldeagle1221 Idk if I told y'all my name was James Conrad but if I did sorry. Actual name is Zach.