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Heroics (Medieval-Fantasy Based NRP)

NS for the Great Chiefdom of Qritland

Nation Name: Great Chiefdom of Qritland

Population: Approximately 1,750,000 people.

Year it Was Founded: Year 79 of the Astric Calendar, year 0 of the Qriythonic Calendar.

Flag: The tri-cross, with each part of the cross representing one of the three tribes united and established under Talorg in year 79 of the Astric calendar, bound together by the societal principles of Talorg (purple), within the island society of Qritland (the circle), ruled under the dynasty of the High Chief (the golden eagle.)

Location on the Map: The green island south of Atera.

Capitol: Baltun. The location of the residence of the High Chief and his/her family. Is surrounded by a small village, with the actual building within which the High Chief rules from and lives in being made of wood and excessively decorated with silver ornamentation. The Chiefs convene at a nearby meeting hall every half a year to officially review the status of the island, however a meeting can be called at any time by the High Chief in the event of an emergency or the announcement of a decree. The High Chief frequently tours the island to examine the status of things, as is his official duty as ruler in addition to deciding policy and dictating the direction the nation pursues.

The actual place of governing and the meeting hall for the chief’s is located at the top of a stone hill fort. The village surrounding it isn’t particularly impressive compared to some of the mining towns to the south, with only a few thousand people actually living there.

Capitol Location:

Society: Qritland has always been composed of numerous sparsely populated farming communities, with the wealth of an individual traditionally measured in their livestock rather than the amount of land they possess. Only several generations ago, the power of an individual was measured in their strength and the number of warriors he could persuade to follow him, but after the conquests of Talorg of the Qriythons, a more formal dynastic system was established, and along with it the idea of the noble class and the rule of the family. By strong-arming the entire population of Qritland to his will through masterful political maneuvering and a highly efficient military strategy, Talorg managed to permeate these systems into each part of the political hierarchy, from the High Chief to the petty landowner. Talorg’s forced alteration of traditional Qriythonic society managed to stick despite the fierce independent spirit possessed by the majority of peoples within Qritland.

The hierarchy of post-Talorgian Qriythonic society is organized with the High Chief in the highest position, with the chiefs of different tribes, the latter of which control large regions of the island, subservient to the High Chief. The High Chief passes down the entirety of his titles and possessions to his eldest son, however the eldest daughter is allowed to compete for rule of the Great Chiefdom through one-on-one combat, with the woman deciding the arms used and the male heir deciding the location and time where they will compete within the month after being challenged. Nobody aside from the eldest son or daughter may legally compete for the title of High Chief. If both the eldest daughter and son die in combat, the next eldest son is next in the succession. After him is the nearest relative of the late High Chief. Below the High Chief is the Chief, who governs his realm through the same laws as the High Chief. Below the Chief is the Reeve, who rules over a scirship which consists of approximately one town. Below the Reeve is those who make up each individual scirship, the commoners, who decide amongst themselves who owns what within the scirship itself, with the Reeve settling any disputes that may occur. Because of this, the types of scirships have a great deal of variety, ranging from collective communities to a highly privatized, almost capitalistic, population. Typically, as long as the Reeve receives his taxes, he cares not how the community is organized.

Direct disputes between individuals within different classes (for example, between a Reeve and a commoner) are almost always settled with one-on-one combat, a remnant from the pre-Talorgian Qriythonic society.

Military: Warfare was not made particularly different by the arrival of Talorg, besides the fact that armies were organized not unlike those within feudal Europe, with the king (High Chief) calling on his vassals (Chiefs) calling on HIS vassals (Reeves) to provide troops for the realm. Troops are hand-picked from a group of volunteers within each community, which, after a test or two to determine their strength, are recruited into the army lead by the leader. Not much has changed besides who the leader is.
Since almost everybody in Qritland possesses arms with which they can fight effectively, armies usually expect their soldiers to provide their own gear, with the flag of each army emblazoned either on the shield, its colors on the individuals clothes, or its colors painted on the skin. Tattoos are almost always associated with war or martial skill, and one can typically pick a seasoned soldier out of a crowd by the number of tattoos he possesses.

There is no permanently established military force, soldiers are always recruited from the population. Horses aren’t particularly common except among the nobles and postmen, and because of this all cavalry comes from the nobles or their relatives. Cavalry isn’t very common however, given that since horses go relatively unused by the majority of the population, horse breeds in Qritland are either mediocre or poor compared to the horses of other nations. And since Qritland is mostly isolated there isn’t much opportunity for growth in that regard.

Despite the fact that there is no permanent military, the people of Qritland are famed for their ruggedness and ferocity, and because of this they are a force to be reckoned with, at least on their home territory which consists mainly of highlands and forests. If one were to attempt to fight them on an open plain, they would be screwed.
Tactics are not very advanced, mainly amounting to either guerilla warfare (of which they are quite skilled in), charging at the enemy, or maintaining a defensive shield wall. In addition to this, Qriython warriors almost always favor shock and awe warfare tactics, relying on the illusion of larger numbers through skillful troop placement alongside ferocious war cry’s and numerous perpetually thumping war-drums to demoralize the opponent.

Within the realm of warfare, everything is based on merit. The ideas of nobility and dynasty never seeped completely into warfare despite the attempts of Talorg, and the commanders and officers of armies are always placed into their position based off of skill. However, the nobility always directs the broad and general military strategy, and albeit the fact that they have advisors to help them with this task, it does not always lead to the most intelligent strategic moves.

Soldiers are most often armored lightly with iron mail or leather or not at all, and even among the nobility heavy armor is very seldom seen. Qriythonic warfare has always relied on ease of mobility, and the very idea of heavy infantry is completely foreign to them. Archers are fairly few in number, but their quality is not to be teased. Qriythons with possession of bows are almost always highly skilled in them from years of hunting, and are highly prized in the army for their combat prowess.

The primary weapons used in melee are the iron spear or lance and the wooden or iron round shield, with swords being relatively uncommon compared to spears and of lower quality. Axes are far more common than swords, and are also of better quality, meaning that most soldiers have an axe to go with their spear.

Government: Feudal monarchy, heirs are the eldest male, however the eldest female heir can compete in combat for the throne with her brother. Female chooses the arms used in combat, the male heir chooses the location and time of combat, however the match must take place within the month. The ruler of Qritland is the High Chief, the island is divided into five tribes, and they are divided into numerous scirships ruled by Reeves. The distribution of land and labor is decided by the community of each scirship, however each scirship must regardless pay the Reeve his taxes. The Reeve settles any disputes within the community of each scirship if they do not resolve themselves. Feuds between individuals within a class are settled through argument and discourse, however if an agreement cannot be reached, one-on-one combat between the two primary instigators of the conflict will be used to settle the conflict. Conflicts between people within different classes (IE: a Reeve and a commoner,) will almost always be settled by one-on-one combat, with the exception of conflicts with the chief’s or High Chief. Each tribe is allowed to have its own laws of succession, however all except one follow the same laws as the dynasty of the High Chief, with the one other being based on an unquestioned matrilineal succession.

-People of Importance:

-Gartnait of the Qriythons, Son of Galan, High Chief of Qritland; 33 years of age.

-Drest, Son of Gartnait, Heir to the Great Chiefdom of Qritland; 8 years of age.

-Bridne, Daughter of Gartnait, Heiress to the Great Chiefdom of Qritland; 7 years of age.

-Eithne, Daughter of Gartnait, Heiress to the Great Chiefdom of Qritland; 4 years of age.

Economy: Most people within Qritland are farmers and herdsmen, the latter of which being the wealthy within society. The crops produced roughly include; wheat, barley, oats, rye, kale, cabbage, onions, leeks, peas, beans, and turnips, however the majority of food comes from livestock, meaning the meat and milk are fairly common even among the lowest classes within society. Fish and seafood is very uncommon, given the fact that the waters around Qritland are infamously ridden with rocks. There is very little coastline from which to establish ports or launch ships, and as such the Qriythonic are very unskilled on the waves. Iron is common in the foothills of the southern highlands, while the southern highlands themselves are known for their large deposits of silver, around which mining towns have sprung up. These towns, bordering on being actual cities, are the largest in all of Qritland, with their populations ranging from thirty to fifty thousand people, an unprecedented number considering the size of the region. The need to transport food from the northern valleys and plateaus has created several valuable trade routes, really the only valuable trade routes on the entire island, going through the passes between the plateaus north of the iron-rich lowlands.

Qritland is almost completely isolated from foreign trade, considering both the extremely rocky, foggy, and cliffed coastline and the general intolerance of the Qriythonic peoples to other ethnicities and races, a sentiment bred through thousands of years of isolation. Foreign trade is abysmally small, if it exists at all. If it does exist, it’s to buy the high quality Qriythonic silver.

-Tariff: Considering the abysmally small amount of interaction with the outside world, Qritland has no tariff whatsoever.

Religion: The religious beliefs of Qritland are fairly homogeneous, however they are polytheistic and not represented by a single doctrine, and as such there are some variations on the myths presented within individual communities. Qritland has a highly developed polytheistic mythology, with numerous deities, none of which hold absolute power over one another. There is no real sense of dualism within the Qriythonic pantheon, with different deities usually being focused on their own interests, however, within the mythology of course, the gods do favor those who pursue trades that they represent, in that one who works as a metalsmith may be given blessings by the deity representing smithing, whom of which happens to be named []. When people die, the afterlife they are sent to belongs to that of the deity that favors them, and if no deity happens to favor them, they go to what is generally described as an endless realm of starless nights and foggy air, where people without a trade wander for all eternity.

Fortunately though, within the Qriythonic pantheon there are a couple hundred gods, all representing numerous concepts, so it is rather difficult to not be favored by a deity. The afterlife of each god is remarkably different from that of another, so those more religiously inclined tend to focus on the afterlife that suits them rather than the craft that they favor.

Technology: Qritland is not a technologically advanced nation, but nonetheless is still reasonably on par with many of the other nations across the world. This is with the exception of shipbuilding and horse related technologies, both of which are very poorly developed. Qriythonic ships are not worthy of being called ships, a more apt name would be a half-assed, barely floating collection of fishing rafts. Or river boats. Qriythonic horsemanship has not developed anywhere past the use of the saddle. The stirrup and the horseshoe, the latter of which being essential for the usage of horses on the highlands, have so far eluded the Qriythons.

However, despite these shortcomings, the Qriythons are quite skilled in the adaptation of water and wind power for everyday usage. Every town with the exception of the most poor has a windmill or a watermill, as well as a sawmill if they are by a river. Water power is essential for the mining towns, many of which require it so that they may pull ore and move people deeper within the earth.

Other innovations which the Qriythons possess are the grindstone, the wheelbarrow, and an innate knowledge of soap making, which tends to make up for their lack of baths, aqueducts, or other sanitation technologies. One field that Qritland has been traditionally poor at is engineering and architecture. Most buildings are simple stone or wood constructions designed for practical use only, if you search for great innovations in the field of construction, Qritland is not the place to go. Qriythons have no knowledge of road-building, their roads are heavily beaten dirt or mud paths, only a couple of places have any stone roads whatsoever. This makes communication across the whole of the island somewhat difficult, the ruling class has countered this however with an advanced postal system, however it is open only to Reeves, Chiefs, some scribes, and the High Chief themselves.

The population of Qritland is largely illiterate, as the system of writing used by Qritland is rather complex and requires advanced training or guidance by somebody knowledgeable in the Qriythonic writing system. Most people at the Reeve class or above have at least one scribe with which to record their exploits. The training of scribes is done through a system of apprenticeship, much in the same way that other trades are learned. The Qriythonic alphabet is composed of symbols comparable primarily to the Runic Norse alphabet. Their number system uses base twelve, they aren’t particularly skilled in mathematics, and writing is primarily done on stone or wood, depending on the need for permanence.

Domestic Issues: The tribe of Epiae is having a succession problem. The chief Galan has recently died and when his son went to take his position, his sister challenged him for succession. And while the male heir won in the end, he was fatally wounded, and died before he could formally assume his position. Because of this, the sons and daughters of the late Chief Galan have been killing each other off and threatening the stability of the dynasty. Besides this feud however, the island is all quiet for the moment.
Issues Abroad: None, but not for long, given that a messager is about to arrive at High Chief Gartnait’s door…

World Influence: 2. Qritland has no naval capability and remains in almost complete isolation, however if either of those were untrue, then the nearby realms would probably be screwed over by more raiding on top of that already coming from Atera.

-Relations with Neighbors: None.

Major Cities:

-Lhannethy: The trading center of the southern highlands and the nexus of the metals trade, Lhannethy is the largest city in Qritland, having over 50,000 people within the borders of its scirship. Because of its immense size relative to other Qriythonic settlements, it has been the center of many border disputes as several other towns suddenly found themselves being absorbed by the Reeve of the Lhannethy scirship. Lhannethy is home to the most pronounced metalworkers across all of Qritland, and is the most concentrated source of manufactured goods on the entire island.

-Atath: The first town captured by Talorg and his tribe during the conquest of Qritland, Atath has grown from a small village into an important stop on the silver road heading from the southern mines towards Lhannethy. Atath is located on one of the three known places where the coast is suitable for landing. The beach is gravelly and rocky, and is not a very good spot for any sort of dock or peer, however compared to the cliffed coasts or the coasts filled with deadly, dense crag-like rock formations jutting out of the water, it is like a sandy tropical beach. Atath is one of the only places where fish can be found, and as such has an important place within the fabric of Qriythonic trade.

Landscape: The northern half of Qritland is hilly, but compared to the highlands to the south it is like plains. The northernmost half of the north has many more rivers than any other area of Qritland, however it also has the most forests, as well as fairly poor soil for agriculture. The southernmost half of the north is also hilly and peppered with rivers, but has two plateaus on opposite sides of the island, one of which has a lake and is home to the Cremagi tribe. The southernmost part of the northern half of the island has fairly arable soil, and as a result the areas where the forest has been cleared away are fertile enough to feed the population of the island adequately enough. The two plateaus ensure that there are only two ways to reach the southern side of the island, either through between both of the plateaus or travelling along the left edge of the western plateau, skirting past the cliffed coastline.

The entire island is notoriously foggy, the coasts especially, and this combined with the fact that there are very few (possibly only three!) spots for coastal settlements on the entire island AND the fact that along the majority of the coastline are the most notoriously rocky outcroppings imaginable make Qritland one of the worst possible spot to sail. Until only recently relative to world history has the island actually been discovered by outside nations, but even then it is an island of mystery.

The southern half of the island is partially lowlands and highlands, with the contrast between the two easily noticeable. The lowlands are damp and heavily forested, many parts of the region are actually composed of swamps. Despite these downsides however, the land is absolutely rich with iron, with some veins actually visible from the surface. Because of this, the region alongside the southern highlands have a larger population than those to the north because of the immense mineral wealth. It was very early in Qritland’s history that the traditional food-metal trade route between the north and the south (respectively) was established. Past the lowlands are the heavily mountainous highlands, of which are home to the more rugged and hardy Qriythons. In addition, they are also home to great silver deposits, of which is the primary component in the more decorative metalworking of which the people of Qritland are exceptionally skilled at.

History: For much of its history Qritland has been made up of a patchwork of different tribes, all competing with one another for dominance. People lived under the rule of no person, the only law was either dictated by a person’s words or his spear, with the latter being used much more commonly then the former. The times before this order are no longer remembered either in song or writing, with the runestones of the forefathers of the modern Qriython either too worn or indistinguishable from the modern alphabet.
However, this ancient order was sharply interrupted by the invasion of Talorg and his legendary sea tribe from the island of Pitath. For millennia Pitath was a peaceful island occupied by one of the only branches of seafaring Qriythons known. Records carved into stone tablets, having been recorded by Talorg himself, state that great reptilian birds flying from the east drove Talorg and his tribe from his island, with them leaving on their boats, landless. In a discourse between Talorg and the nobles of the tribe on one of the legendary Pitathian longboats they agreed that in order for their tribe to survive, they would need to acquire new land. The island of Qritland beckoned immediately, with its heavily divided politics showing great vulnerability towards invasion.

The entire population of the island was brought with Talorg on the longboats, and as such they managed to easily subdue the local tribe after they landed at the lowland river bay just to the north of Pitath. Much of the local population either lived in the mountains or was used to the turbulent regime changes that happened often in the pre-Talorgian highlands, and as such Talorg and his tribe managed to easily establish themselves in the new land.

However, the soil of the highlands did not compare very well to that of Pitath, and soon Talorg and his tribe found themselves lacking in food. Not only that, but Talorg was a man of soaring ambitions, and, comfortable in the knowledge that he was the most accomplished master of warfare ever known in his tribe, decided to continue conquering further. His silver tongue spoke to his fellow tribesmen of the possibility of ruling the entire island and conquering the rest of it, supposedly just as easily as they established themselves in this new land. Talorg’s inspiring words combined with a lack of food as well as a lack of trade coming through their new settlement pushed the majority of his tribesmen who hadn’t joined him already to pursue Talorg’s cause. Talorg even managed to convince some of the conquered locals to join him.

Since the immediate north was composed of swampland unfit for farming, Talorg and his warband, which is told to have numbered at a thousand men (an incredibly unlikely number, considering the conditions it was likely closer to one or two hundred), proceeded southwards, further into the mountains. Luckily for Talorg, the local tribe was busy with a conflict to the west, and their warband was not present to protect the local towns. There was nothing to protect the villages, excluding one which had a small hill fort, so the lands fell easily. When the army of the local tribe turned back, defeated in their attempted conquest, they found their lands occupied by a foreign army. They attempted to assault the hill fort where Talorg had taken refuge. The local tribe, whom of which outnumbered Talorg and his warband by a factor of 1.5, charged in rage at their would-be conqueror. Talorg anticipated this, and promptly ordered his men to form a loosely-knit shield wall, with additional men rallied towards the flanks. While the pincer formation commonly used by Talorg in his wars of conquest might seem like an easily perceivable tactic in more modern times, in pre-Talorgian Qritland this tactic was an unprecedented innovation, bordering on tactical genius. Only until late in Talorg’s conquests did his enemies begin to adapt, and by that point it was too late to oppose him.

The army of the tribe fell apart in opposition to Talorg. Talorg now had the territory of two tribes under his belt, approximately equal to ten scirships. However he was nowhere near finished. Recruiting from his conquered population to bolster his numbers, Talorg continued onwards to conquer the rest of the highlands, officially making him the chief of the largest tribe in Qritland, with about a quarter of the island at his whims. It was at this point Talorg realized that simply conquering the whole of Qritland would not be enough to cement his rule; the tribal system of the island in its then-present form was absolutely unsuitable for the management of the entire island. He decided to use the traditional system of nobility from his former home of Pitath to create a more manageable system of governance, giving power not according to the brute strength of an individual, but instead by the right given to him by the blood in his veins. It was at this point that the first iteration of the post-Talorgian feudal system was implemented.
Talorg divided his conquests among several of his tribes’ noble families, with five of them being given control of numerous scirships. In addition, he also bestowed several other scirships to wealthy members of the locals, giving him additional support and lowering some of the unrest festering from his conquests. The implementation of these new forms of government was seen by many as strange and a foreign import from Pitath not fit for Qriythons, but the people begrudgingly accepted it, as they were allowed much independence in their individual communities. Talorg’s imported system of rule took the pressure of managing the entirety of the highlands off of him, and allowed him to push onwards with his conquests.

Throughout the lowlands Talorg encountered victory after victory fairly easily, the tribes in the lowlands were even weaker than those in the highlands. It must be noted however, that Talorg, in likely any other scenario, would have had extreme difficulty in conquering the highlands, there is a reason that the population is nicknamed ‘the stone men’. Much of Talorg’s early successes relied on a combination of luck and surprise.

However, conquering anywhere past the lowlands was to be more difficult for Talorg. The northern tribes had long since recognized that Talorg and his tribe were becoming dangerously large, to the point where he represented enough of a threat to the traditional Qriythonic way of life so as to unite the majority of the north in opposition to his ambition. The northern tribes united into the ‘Qriythonic Coalition’, a loose union of tribes dedicated to the resistance of Talorg and the upstart nation which he had constructed. However, the coalition was not ready to make an offensive, as the two plateau tribes recently had a major war and needed time to lick their wounds. This also gave Talorg the time he needed to consolidate his forces for a major offensive.

While he ordered for the noble families to gather men from their scirships for the construction of a great army, he also travelled searching for skilled masons to construct a series of broch forts to block the narrow valley where many of the hills leading out of the plateau were located. In addition, he also ordered the nobles to bring most of their forces to reinforce these brochs, while also sending a sizable portion of them to a point near the western coastal pass where the enemy would also likely attack from, or would likely expect an attack from. He ordered the forces in the west to take shelter in the forests just to the south, so as to make sure they can watch the pass while also ensuring they were not seen. The movement of the western troops was kept especially secret, as it was a critical part of Talorg’s plan.

The coalition, despite knowing of Talorg’s accomplishments, did not fully acknowledge his strategic skill and tactical innovations, primarily because of the fact that he came from a somewhat ‘foreign’ background, at least comparative to mainland Qriythons. Some tribal leaders, as a result, believed that he, because of his admittedly very minor ethnic differences, was not as powerful a leader, and that he had little actual control over his nation, being that his subjects were weaklings because they did not earn their position through a competition of brute physical force. This racism was to be their downfall.

A year after the standoff between Talorg and the Qriythonic Coalition began; the north’s armies were ready for an assault on the territory of the southern upstarts. Noticing the distinctive lack of defense along the western pass, they assumed Talorg to be gathering his forces for a push into the plateau valley at which point they brought the bulk of their army for a push southward from the west. When they reached the pitifully few broch forts, they easily seized them, and readied themselves for a full assault on the south. However, in the middle of the night after the northern army had made camp, the slowly rising tempo of a great many war drums slowly coalesced amidst the silence of the night, otherwise only interrupted by the scream of the grass as the wind from the south gusted northward. As the heavy tempo of the drums rose in volume exponentially, a large portion of Talorg’s army emerged from the forests, their true numbers rendered invisible by the darkness and the cover of the nearby forests.

To say the least, the northern army was caught by surprise. It was a slaughter, with the Talorgian armies emerging and charging from every direction out of the woodland, decimating the army within an hour, and then promptly annihilating it. Many of the chieftains from the north were killed in the attack, alongside a sizeable portion of the north’s veteran warriors. With great haste Talorg and his army proceeded northwards, bringing to heel the small towns skirting the tops of the western cliffs. By the time the north was alerted to the defeat of their army, Talorg and his forces were already at the northern edge of the western plateau, having pushed through nearly as fast as the soldiers who escaped the slaughter at the valley.

Securing what was north of the plateau’s was easy at that point, the coalition, just as Talorg gambled, was too disorganized by this sudden loss of leadership and numbers to make a dedicated assault on the now weakened broch’s sealing off the valley. Talorg nonetheless moved with great swiftness, as the possibility of the coalition rallying a still larger force was still a possibility. At that point, tales that Talorg had never lost a battle combined with the fact that he was invading at that very moment compelled several tribes to immediately surrender on Talorg’s arrival, even offering additional forces as a show of good will. Talorg gladly accepted these and continued onwards with his plan.
The two plateau tribes had managed to get reorganized by the time Talorg had finished with his annexation of the north, which in itself attests to the swiftness at which Talorg maneuvered his armies. Unfortunately, this had the side effect of exhausting his forces somewhat, and while they were still easily kept under the thrall of Talorg’s masterful charisma, a high morale cannot fully annul the effects of physical exhaustion no matter how strong the confidence of the force in question.

Admittedly, Talorg’s strategy from here on out somewhat faltered, and although he won every battle, he still took far more losses than he had in the preluding parts of the war. Talorg had been hoping that he would be fast enough in his invasion that he would be able to seize the territories of the entire alliance at least into one of the plateaus, however this is not what occurred, and Talorg was forced to do what he was hoping what he would have not had to. Attempt to break through the line that had formed along the northern part of the valley and proceed into the plateaus from there.

Talorg camped his forces just outside the valley in preparation for the coming battle. He sent runners to deliver messages to the forces manning the broch forts telling them to proceed north and join Talorg’s army in the battle as quickly as they could. However, he could only hold off from beginning the battle for so long before the enemy would grow suspicious of what Talorg was planning, and as such he managed to stall the enemy for a week before actually facing off with the plateau tribes’ army.
Unlike the slaughter at the western valley, Talorg no longer had the element of surprise on his side, and thusly he was forced into a direct face off with a force of fairly equal size. Talorg had to rely on the more brutish battle tactics more typical of the average Qriython in order to succeed.

The battle was evenly matched, and lasted over the course of a day. However Talorg’s forces managed to pull through in the end, with reinforcements from the south managing to sandwich the enemy army. It was the most costly victory that Talorg had ever endured, however it was nonetheless a victory. The army of the two plateau tribes was routed and did not manage to rally together once again, and as such Talorg managed to succeed in absorbing the entire territory of the plateau tribes, thus ending the Talorgian conquest of Qritland and unifying the Qriythonic peoples under a single state.

After the conquest was complete, Talorg further distributed his conquests among the noble families, including some of the new ones that grew out of the former clans that recognized the value of converting to the Talorgian system and being recognized not as clansmen but as nobles. Furthermore, Talorg recognized that a single tribe could not manage the entire island, and as such, he divided the island into three tribes, one being the north, the other being the lowlands, and the last the highlands. He also established the inheritance laws through which the Great Chiefdom is now generally governed. However, after he finished the implementation of these reforms, he promptly died from illness.

After the death of Talorg, his descendants have accomplished little aside from the maintainance of peace throughout the island as well as the implementation of the postal system for communication between the High Chief, the Chiefs, and the Reeves. The tribes also naturally divided themselves apart based on pre-Talorgian tribal lines, with the current number of tribes on the island currently numbering at eight.

Strengths: The island of Qritland itself is highly defensible, and almost immune to naval invasion with the abysmal lack of coasts suitable for landing and the extremely treacherous waters attesting to this. The actual land itself is no less defensible, with both halves of the island separate by two large plateaus, of which there are only two main passes suitable for an army of reasonable size.

The people of Qritland, the Qriythons, are rugged, armed, martially skilled, and fiercely independent. They are definitely not strangers to the ways of warfare, with everyone, young and old, having at least some minor skill in combat. Because of this, if an army managed to actually invade and annex the entire island, it would cost more than it would be worth due to the fact that attempting to pacify the region under a foreign rule would be an almost insurmountable task, of which solving would amount to committing to genocide against the entire population of the island.

The island is self-sufficient, its people have never relied on foreign trade for anything, being cut off from the rest of the world pretty much describes the entire story of Qriythonic civilization. The Qriythonic food comes from the north and the metal from the south.

Weaknesses: The fierce independence of the Qriythons is both a weakness and a strength. While it is easily known why it is a strength, the weakness is that Qriythons are extremely stubborn and do not know when to stop persisting. This makes it difficult to deal with foreign powers. In addition, the Qriythons have grown to be fairly intolerant of foreign cultures and beliefs, this does not help to improve their capacity for diplomacy and trade.

While Qriythonic technology is relatively average compared to the rest of the world, they are behind in several critical categories. The Qriythons have no ships, traversing the sea, for the majority of the population, is an activity viewed as strange, abnormal, and uncomfortable. Lakes and rivers are different, the Qriythons are capable of creating small ships for travelling down rivers, but if those ships attempted to cross the treacherous oceans surrounding the island, they would most likely sink in minutes. Horses and horsemanship aren’t applied to the greatest effect, with horses used either for couriers and postmen or for the entertainment of the Reeve and his or her family. They have little practical application within the army, however this is partially because they can’t be used very well, as almost the entire island of Qritland is hilly (and the Qriythons lack both horseshoes and stirrups,) forested, or mountainous.

Pictures (APPARENTLY YOU CAN'T PLACE HIDERS INSIDE HIDERS INSIDE HIDERS):

A view looking over the western plateau

A view inside the valley between the eastern and western plateau

A view of sheep in the hilly north

A view of the southern Highlands

Highlands

Highlands

A view of some lowland swamps

A view of the hilly north just before winter

A depiction of Talorg in his younger days on Pitath

Heroics (Medieval-Fantasy Based NRP)

I'm working on an NS right now, I claim the green island to the southwest of Atera.

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I'm curious about that as well. I think it would be a fair exchange to trade both navies and monsters for additional air points.

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Okay Kad, am I accepted? Am I not accepted? Is my NS so horrifically bad that its not even worth mentioning? Did you even get my PM in the first place? I must admit, the anticipation is killing me.

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Uskglass said
Hey Kad -- just a reminder to add my sheet to the front page.Also, about this religious debate going on; all I know is that all your gods are stupid, because they were invented by minds vastly inferior to those of the Aerion races.

I am on this side of the debate.

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Alright, I think I fixed all of the military errors (I don't know how I figured that 1 regiment=1,000 troops, too much Europa Universalis) and modified the territories a bit. I think all the huge mistakes are fixed. Inform me if you see any other inaccuracies, given how bad I did it the first time there probably is one.

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I don't know how you got those numbers, here's what I have.

Mountain Capital=34
Mountain Medium City=24
Forest Medium City=24
Large City=30
Mountains=40
Forests=24
Rivers=12
Plains=6

Add 'em all and its 194 points, actually less then what I initially calculated. I'll have to mess with the provinces a little. Thanks for spotting the regiment error though. Unless you meant the army, in which case I'll fix it later, I have to go.

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Bleh. Alright, here is my nation.

DONE

Name of Nation: Aerionic Diarchy of Niutieh

Flag:

The flag of the Aerionic Diarchy of Niutieh is shaped like a tall shield, however two points come down from the opposite ends of the banner, with their length being about half that of the pointed curve at the bottom of the banner. The outer edge of the flag has visible dark threads running in a helix pattern across the outside border, contrasting with the inner part of the shield. The inner part of the banner has three colors, dividing the shield into thirds. The top third is a visible blue, meant to represent the sky, and is distinctive because two points rise from the third below it, forming a shape that represents a mountain. The third below that is a dark grey, meant to represent the stone of the mountains which their settlements traditionally dwell on. The third below that is a somewhat dark shade of green, meant to represent the forests that lie at the feet of the mountains.

There are two entities shaped like both the Aviani and the Raptorians covering the colors below however. The Aerion on the left, an Aviani, brandishes a handful of grain in the left hand, and a scroll in the right. The Raptorian on the right holds in his hands (talons?) a bow, presumably composite, in one of his hands/talons/grasping limbs, and a fairly simple axe in the other. Both of the entities are fairly stylized, not to the point of being unrecognizable, but where one who only saw the flag and not any of the Aerions would be somewhat surprised at their actual appearance.

Nation History: The history of the Aerionic Diarchy of Niutieh (from here on referred to as Niutieh,) is rather long, starting with the migration of three Aviani tribes and two Raptorian tribes into the mountainous region now considered synonymous with Niutieh, and thus called Niutieh as well. These tribes were initially peaceful, however if you attacked or provoked them even once, they would consider you a permanent enemy and work to destroy you no matter the cost. Though the people of Niutieh have since grown beyond that, seeking peace with the other powers as often as possible while keeping the status quo between themselves and foreign nations, this was not the case in earlier times, where, after a consistently hostile attitude between them and the wild Elves which inhabited the area, the wild Elves were either wiped out or forced to move outside of the mountainous regions. The presence of these elves is now sparse, extremely sparse. However, the Gnomish and the Satyrs were able to integrate fairly peacefully into Niutieh society, with only the Gnomish suffering against any discrimination, due to their laughably short stature.

The five tribes were never true rivals, if anything the only thing that really divided the five tribes was three were Aviani and two were Raptorian, but even then they always considered each other relatively close. As such, they easily acquired friendly relations with each other, and as such became quick to ally together to bring down the mutually hated Wild Elves which had been causing them so much trouble that they had to abandon the forests and establish themselves higher in the mountains. After several decades of whittling down the power of the Wild Elves, their de-facto coalition started to integrate into each other’s politics, with the Raptorian tribes creating a dominion among their selves and the Aviani acting similarly.

When the threat of the Wild Elves was nearly gone, the two tribal coalitions convened with each other to make their two realms into one, since they shared so much culture and influence with one another that they both became unidentifiable from each other. Though there were several clans and families that did not support this transition, and at first attempted to resist it militantly, there was not enough support among their separatist faction to manifest into a full-blown rebellion, though at some moments it seemed that civil war might become a reality within both nations. However, this disaster was narrowly avoided due to dexterous political maneuvering by the supporters of the unification.

The two realms formed into what is now known as the Unified Aerionic Diarchy of Niutieh, formally bringing them together under one government with two diarch’s, one to represent the interests of the Raptorians, and another to represent the interests of the Aviani, with each diarch holding veto power over one another. The militaries were convened into a single organization dedicated no longer to the two governments but instead to the primary, with their allegiances being refocused towards the benefit of the entirety of Niutieh. There was only one other chain in the hierarchy of politics, and that was the tribal councils of the five primary settlements, which was composed of military leaders and major clan members, and is responsible for dictating the policy of major settlements throughout the whole of the nation. They were primarily oligarchial bodies, composed only of the most powerful or most influential men within the specific region. This body still exists today, however it now manages a more general area beyond the initial settlements where they were once confined to, stretching their jurisdiction into other villages, mines, and smaller settlements.

Until relatively recently, Niutieh has been fairly typical when technologically compared to other nations, however, they have always had a notable aversion to magic. Though they do not fear it, they deeply distrust it, with the belief that it is an unnatural and overly-mysterious force that should not be harnessed by any well-meaning individual. This belief is firmly and almost irremovably lodged into Nituiehaen culture, and any attempts to bring about the widespread use of magic within Niutiehaen territory have either met with the demise or utter failure of those who desired to do so.

As such, the option that would be pursued for an advantage over their foreign neighbors would not be the mastery of the magical arts, but instead a proficiency for craftsmanship, trade, and machinery, which is complemented by the fact that the Niutieh were already a hard-working and industrious folk to begin with. The advancement of these technologies were pushed forward by the dominating and well-loved personality of Aviani Diarch Seoirse the Great, whom of which is now deceased, with his son having taken his place. Raptorian Diarch Cathal the Mighty was also well-renowned for being indirectly responsible for the pioneering of the zeppelin and the telescope, which earned him the title ‘the Mighty.’ He still rules today, however he is somewhat old and incapable, many expect his death to be any day now. He is a small, self-conscious, egotistical member of his species, and despite his contributions to modern mechanics he is widely disliked. The son of Seoirse, Aviani Diarch Aonghas Ceallach, is currently the Diarch of the Aviani, and is gaining wide renown for his diplomatic skill, his strong preference and trust of electricity and pneumatic systems, and his pursuit of new trade.

Though there are new inventions entering Niutieh society, the people have largely retained their culture, and as a result are a trusting, well-meaning people, with a fierce adherence to independence and a love of detail and flair. This is reflected in the military of the Niutieh as well, which, while having a fairly modern system of organization, consists of loosely organized divisions that rely on skirmishing tactics, and still wear their traditional war paints before heading into battle. Because of this, the enemies of Niutieh have attempted to push the other powers into believing that the Niutieh are barbaric savages incapable of negotiation and ultimately dishonorable and hostile to all they come across. However, since their enemies are few, they do not typically have to confront this problem.

Races of the Nation:

-Aviani
The most numerous inhabitants of the nation of Niutieh, the Aviani of Niutieh are a fairly peaceful people, though some still do join the military, they are usually limited to only ranged regiments, since the Aviani do not carry the same aptitude for warfare as the Raptoria. The Aviani share a common disdain against the Elvish and Gnomish peoples with the Raptoria, and are also quite distrustful of magic. This does not mean that they are afraid of it, it is just that magic was never commonplace in either of the original cultures of the Raptorian and Aviani tribes that came to Niutieh, and since the wild Elves were far more familiar with it, they grew the same disdain towards magic as they did towards Elves.

-Raptoria
Though with a somewhat smaller population then that of their cousins, the Aviani, the Raptoria are regarded just as equally in Niutieh society. Though they can be sometimes be someone stuck up and think of themselves as superior to their Aviani cousins due to their greater talent for war, but they generally regard each other as equals. The Raptoria of this nation have a common distrust of the Gnomish. The Raptoria of Niutieh have a generally greater skill in combat, and are far more common in the military. The ruling class has somewhat more Raptoria than it does Aviani.

-Gnomes
The Gnomish people, once one of the native people that lived in the lands that are now called Niutieh, have been subject to varying degrees of racism and repression by the Aerion tribes that once inhabited the area, and still fairly unwelcome in both cities and village. Subsequently, the few Gnomish settlements that lay in the forests between the many mountains of Niutieh tend to keep to themselves and try not to involve themselves in the affairs of the larger Niutieh state. While you may not often find Gnomes wandering through villages and around the countryside, you can usually find at least a few members of their kind in the cities, usually concentrated towards the Tradesmen Academy.

-Satyrs
The Satyr’s of Niutieh, due to them having been relatively friendly towards the new Aerion settlers and having provided maps and information about the region, have remained relatively free from persecution at the hands of the rest of the Aerions. Several of their kind run renowned breweries in several settlements, and are sometimes employed by spies by either the clans or by the Diarchy, if only occasionally due to their non-Aerionic appearance.

-Wild Elves
By far the smallest minority, the wild Elves of Niutieh are a poor and impoverished people, their population reduced to a small fraction of what it was before the Niutieh came. Most wild Elves have migrated away, searching for greener pastures, but some still cling to the land, despite the racism against their kind and the fact that so many of their brothers have left. There are almost none in the cities, they all keep to the wilds, and the rest of the population is perfectly content to keep it that way. For those that do stay in the cities, they are unwelcome, and are usually forced out onto the streets with no home and no money. Despite the disrespect shown to them, a choice few wild Elves can be found in some of the academies or institutes, where they somehow managed to accumulate enough renown to be accepted regardless of their species, due to their sheer skill. Naturally, the rest of Niutieh society is distrustful of Elven folk, the Gnomes being the exception.

Important Characters:

Aviani Diarch Aonghas Ceallach:

A tall, witty, and quite stubborn member of his kind, Aonghas is the current Aviani Diarch, and shares power with the relatively unpopular, old, Cathal ‘the Mighty’. His father was the prestigious and well-renowned Seoirse ‘the Great,’ meaning that he naturally inherits some of his father’s wide connections and good will. At the beginning of his rule he was largely viewed as the ‘junior’ so to speak, with several believing that he couldn’t compare to his father, and wouldn’t be able to match his good qualities and strong rule as well. This opinion was naturally spread around as he approached the age where he would take his place as Diarch, but never inhibited him to the point where he would be incapable of ruling. At most it would be a nuisance and would prevent his implementation of new policies, but otherwise it could be easily handled.

His first years were marked primarily by his promotion of trade and the funding of new public works projects in Cullahill, which took the form of new marketplaces, in an effort to bring about his expansion of a new trade hub in order to facilitate greater foreign contact, something which Niutieh had always been sorely lacking. These efforts paid off greatly, with the then newly-fledgling settlement being expanded into a full-blown city. He also granted additional power to the merchant clans, further cementing his reputation as a worthy successor to his father.

He personally helped to fund research into pneumatic systems, a venture which paid off well and continued his family’s’ reputation as pioneers of new technologies not relying on the poorly regarded ways of Magecraft. He has also been regarded as responsible for the new breakthroughs into the sciences of electricity, and, despite the lack of advancement in that field, he genuinely believes that electricity and pneumatic systems are the way of the future. As such, he continued to burn money into the further investigation of electricity, eventually stopping as new discoveries ran dry and instead moved on to the pneumatic field, which he still continues to fund to this day.

He is a shrewd diplomat, and though it seems like he is often happy and full of good humor, few people see the dry and almost sad undertones below his cheery attitude. He is known for his almost excessive minimalistic tendencies and his utmost dedication to his duties as the Diarch. He is very rarely seen drinking and never seen being overly affectionate with anybody, and some worry that he has not produced an adequate heir to his position yet. His home in Moroespeak has not been lavishly decorated in any way, and besides the already existing structure on the outside, has been seen as excessively utilitarian.

He is approaching the age of twenty-eight.

Raptorian Diarch Cathal ‘the Mighty’ Conchobhar:

Old, somewhat cowardly, and reeking of excess, many view the ageing Cathal as the polar opposite of Aonghas. While in his youth he was renowned for his bravery, energy, and sometimes aggressiveness, he has grown in his age to be a greedy, self conscious, wasteful wreck of a man. He is a major drunkard, and tries to drink away his sorrows despite the futility of it all, and is almost-lethally overweight. Approaching the age of sixty-five, the people eagerly await his imminent death.

While in his earlier years he had an enduring, dominating, larger-than-life personality and was well-regarded within politics, his relatively old age has brought with it not only ineffectiveness, but also cowardice, with he, despite angrily opposing several of Aonghas’ policies, has been unable to push any real resistance towards his decisions, besides vetoing, to the dismay of nearly everybody in the political stratum as well as the common people, several of the policies he has attempted to implement with the help of the trade clans and the support of the Lower-Council.

Many joke of his title behind his back, and he is regarded as the laughing-stock of Niutiehaen politics. Though he could easily be removed from his position legally, he hasn’t been challenging enough to the rest of the ruling class to warrant it, and his poor health and old age indicate he is likely to die very, very soon.

Acharia Domhnaill of the Lower-Council of Belcarra

Acharia is a female Aviani, and also a major member of the Lower-Council of Belcarra, a city within which her large and well-known family has consolidated much of its resources, and has a large play within both the urban and rural politics of the region. They have, however, begun to decline from their former monopoly of power within the area, which is due in part to the meddling of both the Diarch’s, not just the Aviani one, in the politics of the region. Something which she, and several of her family members, find as appalling, in part because they believe that the Diarch has no authority in the management of the affairs of the Lower-Council, and also because they do not like having power taken away from them.

Acharia is by far the most capable member of her family, and also one of the most well-liked, and as such is one of the several Domhnaill family members in the Lower-Council. She is known to be able to see through a person on first sight and figure out their intentions before they do, and has represented Niutieh itself as a diplomatic envoy several times.

Proinnsias Bellina, Leader of the Bellina Trade Clan:

Proinnsias is an Aviani, more specifically, a male Raptorian whom of which is the de-facto leader of the up-and-coming Bellina Family Trade Clan. The Bellina’s were one of the first families to recognize the potential of zeppelins for trade, given that they could carry far more than that of a normal courier and could traverse the sky with relative safety, in contrast to a caravan which had the potential for being raided at any point it was travelling. Though the initial investment was rather costly, the payoff was worth it. Their first few trade zeppelins were capable of reaching the cities far quicker than any other caravan could, and the initial money made was enough to fund their purchasing into several different industries, and as such they have long roots in trades like mining and smithing. They are in possession of several major forge facilities in Cullahill primarily.

Though they are not the largest Trade Clan and do not have many connections in politics, they, new on the trade scene, are quickly growing. Proinnsias is the head of the family and the de-facto leader of their trade, and is known for being overtly serious and not very humorous. He is a man who does not like factual inconsistency and an informal and casual attitude, and is known for having the same amount of humor as a rock, never laughing and almost never smiling. Only one person outside of his family can say that he has seen him smile, and even he isn’t that trustworthy a source.

Great General Ruadhri Ceallach:

Less of a warrior and more of a strategist, Great General Ruadhri Ceallach is not like the great monolithic heroes of Niutiehaen legends who rode into the forests to do battle with the Wild Elves, nor is he like the men renowned for their inspiring leadership capabilities and popularity among their armies. Ruadhri, if anything, is an antisocial workaholic, a man who would much rather direct a battle from camp, knowing every detail, every movement, and every ambush being carried out in concise, clear, and meticulous detail. This contrasts somewhat to the normal way of doing things throughout the common ranks, where attacks are often unofficial and carried out at the whims of the soldiers. For this he is unpopular among some, but especially well liked by the Aviani Diarch himself, who saw it fit to recruit this man immediately to organize and direct armies, something much more fitting for him given the skill he had in managing his former messenger outposts.

While not having the most enduring personality or the greatest skill with an axe (rather lack of,) he is a strategic and tactical genius; he himself personally enhanced the messenger bird system to take into greater account the movements of the loosely organized skirmisher style regiments, while also enhancing the command structure for far greater efficiency in combat scenarios, much to the disdain of some of the more traditional members of the military.

Some view him as a coward, partially because he is an Aviani in a position of command, partially because of his unorthodox and untraditional methods of military command, and also because of his inherent antisocial and sedentary habits. He only drinks when it is socially required, but is hardly comparable to the ruling Aviani Diarch in his utilitarianism. He sometimes writes as a hobby, and has been told he is quite good at it.

Great General Tadhg Loingsigh:

An advocate against Ruadhri’s organizational changes (though not his changes to the messenger system,) Tadhg is a Raptorian Great General trusted among the ranks for his skill in combat and inspiring leadership abilities. He is thirty-eight years of age and has decent military experience, it would be more if there happened to be more conflicts between the surrounding states and Niutieh, but he does what he can with mock battles and training exercises.

He is fond of alcohol and is renowned for being almost impossible to get drunk no matter how much drink you pour into him. He is usually reserved being boisterous and informal, sometimes to the dismay of his more serious counterparts, but both his skill and knowledge of combat and his leadership capabilities make up for this. When in battle he is usually seen brashly heading dives and participating in low-flight skirmishing, up close against the enemy, usually with some flair associated.

He is not very fond of paperwork and the administrative duties of being a major general, but still does it with some skill, in contrast to Ruadhri, who is almost always working at his desk, at least during times of peace.

Traits:

Nation Traits: 8
Mountainfolk
For The People
Peaceful
Agents Everywhere
Manipulative
Natural Architecture
Master of Disguise
Spies, Spies Everywhere!

Population Traits: 10
Brave
Stand Tall
Talented
We Stand As One!
Brutal
Fair Law
Game Trails
Winged Messengers
Small Town Talk

Academic Traits: 6
Agricultural Institute
Tradesmen Academy
Institute of Commerce
Maps of the Hidden Paths
Bards
Information Brokers

Military Basic Traits: 5
Ambush Predators
Strategists
Fearless
War Paint
Death Before Dishonor
Nightmares in the Trees

Archery Traits: 6
Witch-Hunters
Apple Shots
Bushes Are Your Friend
Men in Tights
Composite Bows
Archery Range

Infantry Traits: 1
Lords of the Axe

Airborne Traits: 2
Control the Skies
Gryphon

Cavalry Traits: 0

Naval Traits: 0

Tradesmen Traits: 9
Farmhands
Master Carpenters
Master Stonemasons
Trackers
Industrious
Buy Only the Best
Bang for Your Buck
Perfectionists
Inspiring Edifice

Merchant Traits: 7
Silk Roads
Exotic Trade Goods
A Little Money Here and There
Welcome Sight
Fast Travel
Diplomatic Savants
Super Caravans

Magecraft Traits: 0

Monster Traits: 0

Mechanist Traits: 6
Steam Engines
Zeppelins
Environmental Protection
Telescopes
Pneumatic Systems
Electricity!

Flaws:
Afraid of Water
Facts, Facts, Facts!
(Custom) Aversion to Magic:
Niutieh culture is highly distrustful of magic, and is thus unable to utilize it on almost any scale without vocal disdain from the majority of the population or military. This does not mean, however, that they are fearful of magic. (Cannot take traits that refer to them being in any way magical. This is pretty much terrified of magic scaled down.)

Territory:

The lands of Niutieh are quite mountainous, and are full of winding, narrow valleys with tall, temperate forests. The forests are coniferous, with the canopies obscuring the sky (infamously so given the skirmisher tactics of Niutieh armies,) and the understory littered with branches often covered with bright green mosses, with the bushes reaching from as low as a man’s shins to as tall as his head (approximately,) the forests are lush to say the least. The cities of the nation have been founded upon the mountains because of two reasons. One, to avoid the no longer relevant tribes of hostile wild elves, and two, for the reason of defense and simply because the Aerions are capable of flight and it is not a detriment to them to place them there.

Though the oldest cities are located in the mountains, the Niutieh began to settle farther down the mountains as the threat of the elves continued to diminish as they were slowly wiped out. The largest city in Niutieh, Cullahill, is located farther away from the capitol then most settlements, but has grown to its size because of its prime trade position, as well as the natural fertility of the surrounding plains. The population is far more mixed here compared to the other major settlements, but that is simply because it is both easier to access and has far more trade running through it.

The land is infamous for its thick fog.

-Mountain Capital (Moroespeak)
-Medium Mountain City (Belcarra)
-Medium Forest City (Falkirk)
-Large City (Cullahill)
9 Mountains
7 Forests
2 Rivers
1 Plain

Armies: The armies of Niutieh have always relied on fast movement with lightly armored troops, where they attempt to divide and crush hostile forces in the narrow valleys and temperate forests of their lands, where they fly relatively undetected in the canopy. However, when forced out of cover and into more open conditions, they are forced to rely on very fast, unrelenting dives with their infantry and the use of skirmishing in order to get the job done. They are not very good against organized heavy infantry and cavalry, which is one of the reasons why they have kept to their own lands for all this time.

Due to the very nature of their flying abilities, they are forced to rely on very light armor, as anything heavier would weigh down their units immensely and render them far slower, if not incapable of flight. This is why they tend to rely on mercenaries if they are looking for an open field engagement with a hostile country, but since they aren’t war-mongerers and try to avoid conflict, military matters are usually limited to defense.

182/182 Regiment Points

-2 Regiments of Aviani Infantry

200 Total Units When at Full Strength

-7 Regiments of Aviani Composite Bowmen (6 Experienced)

700 Total Units When at Full Strength

-30 Regiments of Raptorian Infantry (4 Elite, 9 Experienced)

3,000 Total Units When at Full Strength

-20 Regiments of Raptorian Composite Bowmen (1 Elite, 9 Experienced)

2,000 Total Units When at Full Strength

-5 Regiments of Raptorian Royal Guard, Infantry Class

500 Total Units When at Full Strength

6,400 Total Units

Command Units:

-3 Great Generals (1 Aviani, 2 Raptoria)
-6 Commanders (1 Aviani, 5 Raptoria)
-3 Generals (Raptoria)

Air Force:

-2 Regiment of Gryphon Cavalry
-1 Light Zeppelin

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Would have had my NS complete yesterday if it hadn't been my birthday, I'll put it here soon.