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Tales Of A Gilded Throne

And there we go. Got my NS posted now that I have a working keyboard again.

Tales Of A Gilded Throne- NS

House Name:
Finisterre

Head of House:
Sebastian Finisterre

House Specialty:
House Finisterre is known for their highly prominent Windsingers, in combiniation with their archers.

House Ancestral Weapon:
Wyrmspine- An ancient longbow said to have been made from the spine of one of the great Wyrms. It channels wind through the hollow center of the spine, which a skilled Windsinger (which the head of house Finsterre always is) can manipulate in order to guide their arrow to always hit it's mark. Wyrmspine is always the first attow to fly against the enemies of Finisterre.

Important members:
Sebastian Finisterre, head of house FInisterre. Accomplished Windsinger, and current holder of Wyrmspine.
Ansel Finisterre, brother of Sebastian, and commander of the melee troupe. Also a very skilled WIndsinger and tactician.
Flore Finisterre, wife of Sebastian, and secretkeeper of the realm.
Emeric Finisterre, heir apparent. Is an accomplished archer in the ranged troupe, but seems to be a far weaker Windsinger than his younger brother.
Leon FInisterre, youngest son of Sebastian. Highly acclaimed Windsinger for his age.
Maevis Finisterre, only daughter of Sabastian, and older sister of Leon. Was born "sickly", meaning she does not posess the abilities of a WIndsinger, the first of her bloodline in centuries to lack it.

Nation/Realms Name:
The Windfall Hills, or simply Windfall- Titled for the near constant "waterfalls" of wind that pour over the area from the mountains.

Sigil:
A golden arrow pointing down, with a tempest of silver wind swirling around it on a black background. Has a wavy silver border around it. When at war, the sigil used has the silver and gold parts flipped, as well as the direction the arrow is facing.

House Motto:
From the hills, we rain/reign. The meaning of the last word changes depending on whether the country is at peace, or at war.

Region/color on map:
Dark purple, in the bottom right of the map.


Race name:
WIndsingers. Due to the amount of proficcient Windsingers born in the area, they have considered themselves a seperate race entirely, taking the name Windsinger as their own.

Racial appearance:
No difference.

Racial traits:
The only difference is as the name states. People born Windsingers are born proficcient in the magic.

Capital:
The Silver City/Whitefort

Capital Population:
TBD

Other Major Settlements:
Tempest Lake/The Marble Tower. Located at the lake in the far North-West of the territory, this area serves as a school for many young Windsingers to train and master the art. Almost religious in institution.

Maelstrom Bay. The only place in all of Windfall with enough access to the sea to house ships.

Songshire. The largest mining village, and source of much of the regions SIlver. It is names for the sounds made when the winds blow through the caves.

Greenfield. The only area in all of WIndfall capable of supporting a healthy farming community. Sits on the border of Windfall and The Endless Plains.

Whitewall. Houses the marble quarries of WIndfall, and the lage community of people who gather it for the nation.

Population:
TBD

Culture:
Very independent people, even while still serving under the Phoenix Throne. They don't truly get along with others, and expect outsiders to speak their language and adapt to their culture when visiting WIndfall. They are very proud, and will become aggressive towards anyone who suggests they were forced to submit to the Phoenix throne, instead insisting that after years of fighting, they agreed to the peace for the benefits being part of the empire would provide.

They are very proud of their sculptors and buildings made of the marble and silver which are all produced locally. They also pride themselves in their army, which they see as far superior to any other on the continent.

Type of Government:
Tanistry

Influence and relations:
WIP

Military -
(Waiting for pop to get this done)

Landscape:
The majority is made of hills and mountains, with only a small amount of arable flatland along the border of the Endless Plains. Light forests are abundant, as are stone and marble quarries. Fresh water runs down from the mountains, and rain is very common.

Wildlife:
The forests and hills of Windfall are abundant with deer, boar, sheep and rabbits, providing the area in meat what they lack in grain. Ibex are also common further up toward the mountains, as are birds of prey. Large mountain lions also roam the landscape, and are a threat to both the hunters and the game.

History:
WIP

Strengths:
Extremely defendable land between the thick forests and high hills.
Highly skilled Windsinger-archers.
Plenty of valuable ore and stone.
Plenty of game and sheep to make up for what they lack in farmland.

Weaknesses:
The only arable land sits on the border, on flatlands.
The Marble Tower is far away from the rest of the nation, across a mountain range.
Absolutely no cavalry, and a weak melee force.
Extremely easy to blockade, and a very small navy.
Keeps distant from other nations, maintaining the bare minimum in alliances and trade.
Arrogance and pride keep them from fully integrating with everyone else.

Export:
Lumber, marble, raw ore, archietects and mercenaries.

Import:
Food of all kinds, linen and other fibers for clothes and bowstrings, glass, livestock and work animals, armor and weapons

Rise of Empires

But little do you know, your emperor bought a Sealander knighthood online. He thought it was just a joke, but OHOHOHO. Now he is forced to serve under the Prince. All according to the Grand Scheme of The Most Important Nation of Sealand.

Rise of Empires

Sealand may not be able to exist on the map... BUT BE WARNED. WE ARE THERE, WATCHING YOU FROM THE SHADOWS.

And I dunno... That seems pretty accurate for the unified Best Korea.

Rise of Empires

Full nation name:The Completely Serious, Nothing Funny About It, Principality of Sealand
Location: Sealand
Leader name: Prince Michael the extremely serious.
Capital: Sealand
Government type: Monarchy
Total army personnel: 4
Total navy ships:2
Total air planes:1 helicopter
GDP: $100'000'000'000'000'000 Sealander Dollars. (Approx. $600'000 USD.)
Population: 200 Sealanders live around the globe!!!

National Agenda: World Domination. Or a bakery. Either one works.

Just looked at some other people's countries. Sealand's two boats give it Naval dominance over the German Reformation Movement and The Multiglorious Conglamorepublic and Especially Esteemed Territoryhoods of Cascadia MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

Tales Of A Gilded Throne

May I claim this area? I should be able to get a sheet done pretty soon.

Precipice of War - We Write Under The Sign Of The Goat

How about editing in the history that Britain intervened in the middle of the civil war on the unionists side. That way what you said is kept in mind, and current British control of Ireland is still explained

Again, if I had more than a work around method for spacing and a phone, I would have included much more. But as it is right now...My desktop has a fried motherboard, my laptop has a broken keyboard, and typing on the phone takes about as long as control Ving in spaces. Not to mention auto correct...

Once I'm up and running again, I'll add more to the background. But for now, the skeleton will be good enough. :p

Precipice of War - We Write Under The Sign Of The Goat

Okay. So... Here we go. The newest (and final) revision of the history of Great Britain. I didn't go into large amounts of detail, so I can elaborate more through posts later on (though it's mainly because it's extremely hard to write having to Control+V every single space in.)

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Great Britain


Following the end of the Great War, Great Britain entered into a period of economic stagnation, military inefficiency, and imperial downfall.

Directly after the end of the war, the people of Great Britain were tired. They were sad. But most of all, they were angry. Many citizens grew to hate the government as the war dragged on, and when it didn't end in victory, the citizens lashed out. There were mass protests across both the nation and it's colonies, riots and even occasional attempts on the lives of certain members of the government. Even after an emergency reelection, which replaced almost all members of the government, the public outcry continued.

Throughout many of Great Britain’s colonies, civilians began to act against the local government branches. Almost without any resistance, civilians were able to take over the colonial governments, while whatever military they had was quickly forced to surrender, if they didn't just up and leave on their own.

In response to the public, the King of Britain, Edward VIII, made a speech, stating that the outcome of the Great War was due to the current government system, and called for a governmental reform which would grant more power to him. Quickly, the King gained public favor through many convincing speeches that sympathized with the people.

Meanwhile, on the other end of the spectrum, the Prime Minister tried to relay to the people that returning that much power would be a mistake, and that the current government existed for a reason. While some people sided with him, not many did. And when one radical member of this party made an attempt on the Kings life, the citizens of Great Britain mirrored those of their previous colonies, marching on the governmental buildings, arresting those inside, and later on, exiling them from the country all together.

With the government exiled, and the citizens now following the lead of the King, a new constitution was drafted, which granted the king much more power, while still allowing the citizens to elect a small parliament and Prime Minister to ensure a balance of powers.

With the populace now happy with the government, it was now time to focus on recovering. However, that quickly became impossible, as Ireland was taken over by a wave of Nationalism, with India following suit six months later. Ireland refused to follow a government lead by the English king, and India had lost all faith in the British government, and was suffering because of Britain's instability.

Having to make a choice, it was decided that India was much more worth fighting for by many, and a peace treaty allowing Ireland it's independence was drafted within a week of the start of India's independence movement.

However, things would not go very well for Britain. With their war exhaustion already incredibly high, many people began to simply let India go, and stop sending what young men were left off to die. Unable to see a way to win without risking the people turning on him, as well, the King finally gave into India's demands, releasing them as their own sovereign nation in 1952.

These twenty-five years since the end of the Great War came to be known as the Great Anarchy, due to the absolute inability of the government being the cause of the collapse of the British Empire.

Following this great Anarchy, Britain could not do anything more than hold onto what colonial holdings remained, and simply rebuild. During this time, they almost completely vanished from the world stage, and the name of the British Empire faded away into the history books. The British people themselves seemed to almost be as much a thing of legend as the Romans were with how little the world heard of them.

Then, in 1970, they re-appeared. In a brief and hostile takeover of the independent Ireland, marking Britain's return from their near-isolationist period. Now under the rule of Edward VIII's son, William IV, who chose the Regnal name William in place of his first name, Edward, as a nod towards William of Orange, in that William of Orange was given the crown by parliament, where as his father secured his crown by taking power from parliament.

In 1976, Britain took part in international affairs for the first time in a long time, when they sent two SIS agents into Canada to retrieve and escape with Lawrence Williams: the creator of VX gas who had been imprisoned in Canada following the Seattle bombing. In a greatly successful mission, they were able to escape with him across the American border. However, in exchange for their cooperation, the agents had no choice but to leave Williams with the Americans.

Now, William IV seeks to restore British pride, by restoring the Empire, and reclaiming it's title as a global power. With a navy heading for Africa, and plans in motion for the reconquest of Canada, Great Britain's name will soon return to the headlines around the world.

Precipice of War - We Write Under The Sign Of The Goat

It's not that I wanted to write big explosive things that was keeping it from being fun. It was the not knowing what I could write about, since I was getting lot's of different feedback about what state Britain should be in because the Anarchy. And at the time, the Anarchy was being treated like a respected, detailed event that I had no details about, rather than an element that I was supposed to create the story for. Really, looking back on it, that's the whole source of pretty much all the confusion since I started as Britain.

But, I mean... If I can wipe what little I've done with Britain since the start on this forum, I feel I can make a new, detailed history actually worthy of Precipice this time around. Since what was written on the MCF was based on a major misunderstanding of the shape Britain would be in, as was everything so far on this site. Both times I thought "The Anarchy" was a literal anarchy that threw Britain into chaos. But if that's not actually fact, and I can work with it to make something else out of it, then that will make Britain much easier to write for.

Precipice of War - We Write Under The Sign Of The Goat

The thing is, though, that I would rather not mess things up (again) trying to learn by doing.

I mean... This was both my first nation and hardcore RP when I first got told I should join on the MCF. And since then, I've been trying to learn by doing, and look what happened to the canon as a result. At first with the nation swapping, it was just kind of a habit from the RP's I was in pre-POW. If you wanted to play a different kind of character, you either killed off or NPC'd your old one, and started fresh. So going into POW, I still had that mindset. Really, coming into POW, I just didn't really know what to expect. And by the time I finally figured out how to do things, I had gone through too many nations to really be trusted.By both myself and others, I think.

So I just feel like I need to be overly cautious now, because I'm playing a country who's lore I don't even completely understand, and don't want to cross any boundaries, becoming even more of a nuisance to the RP's lore than I already have been, due to the bambi nature I had when I first joined. So that's why I feel like I should leave the RP. Because I feel that, because of my early background in it, I'm not really trying to write for fun anymore, and instead trying to write to keep others from thinking "Feo's pulling a Feo again."