DominatrNES: Infinite Struggle

you can discover as much iron as you want, but your empire will have no idea how to use it. Until you discover the advance, they are just very heavy rocks. Iron Working is not for a very long time, remember that stone is currently the chief material as most empires have just recently figured out how to mine it in larger quantities. With the next update, i will post the technology sequence, which has them in order of acquisition, with their corresponding bonuses. There's no way around it- if you want iron, horses, etc, you must spend points on technology when you get them. :)



Yes, you will be added in.
Who's to say the weapons aren't just heavy rocks. :mischief:

It's been changed to bronze, though.
 
Chapter Eleven: The Plague (331-360 WhC)

The citizens of Gilguron looked to the skies at the start of a seemingly usual planting season, and noticed something unusual. The clouds were very heavy, heavier than they have ever been. For years, it rained twice the amount that Gilgurs were accustomed to, and it was great for their growing season. Agriculturally, Gilguron prospered, with yields able to support a growing population. However, the clouds kept getting heavier by the year, and eventually the banks of the Gulgat river were swampy and the one fertile silt became thick mud. It became home to insect carrying disease, and the densely populated region quickly fell apart when the disease, called the Plague of Gulgat, spread rapidly. Gilguron lost territory to some of its neighbors and two subsections of Gilguron, Zaragun and Salama, seceded themselves into quarantine, cutting off their trade.

The Plague spread quickly to other empires, and contributed to nearly half the casualties in the Zeitic-Murrunechian war which unfolded over coastal control disputes. Two great trading empires, Negat and Crodila, found themselves in trouble when they were invaded by Lushyaz and Barbathar respectively. The Plague created political chaos to the point that the army could barely be organized for conflict.

The Trymos region, although not heavily affected by altered weather patterns, but the imported crops caused The Plague to work its way through the area. Paschim Ghati, Holigra, Suppa, Drubela, and Phocesian Trymos were all heavily afflicted with The Plague, and trade was derailed. Paschim Ghat timber and stone trade was temporarily slowed to crawl by the trade disruption, and mass numbers of workers rioting brought Paschim Ghati into total chaos. In an attempt to counter Buk's attack from earlier years, Paschim Ghati attacked the small coastal strip, reclaiming their fishing villages and marching onward toward the main section of Buk. However, they were thwarted by Uaral, who held a grudge over a political dispute pertaining to the threat of Utugia. They stopped warriors from advancing, sparing Buk, who underwent a civil war between Tsang Chiep followers and Metozoanists.

Drubela, although brought into a mass of problems by The Plague, managed to launch an attack on Keshbar, who was suffering even more due to their location by the Gulgat river. They fought over the remains of the now ancient Segashtan empire, Drubela desiring it for its mines, which could be used to free ailing craftsmen from the shackles of Paschim Ghat stone traders.

Rasire was devoid of The Plague, but it was swallowed by religious conflict. Buk was knee deep in bloodshed, with the leader being mortally wounded by a radical Tsang Chiep follower part of a mass movement to overthrow all members of political importance and replace them with dedicated Tsang Chiep followers who would rule by the proper code of Bieng-khuan Hua-lo, a Tsang Chiep text with occult origins. Dah Djiom, not adherent to either religion, continued their perpetual war with Meto, a key Metozoanist empire. Meto was utterly obliterated, with only the extreme east remaining under Metozoanist dominance, known as the Zoan strip. Bargon, on the other hand, wrought havoc on a Tsang Chiep state, Battai. Desiring their lands for many years, they launched an invasion on Battai, claiming the outer regions of their state as theirs. Tsui Ngap officially became a part of Khay Lat, claiming that they wanted direct protection from the hostile neighbors. On the thin southwestern peninsula, two small states, Ibak and Thin Sap, were created. Ok-Sai was rumored to have set up a small network of informants strategically placed in different parts of Fipan. A small barbarian tribe, Yuhrug, allied itself with other local tribes and power was centralized as it declared itself an empire.

In Empreca, things were calm in comparison to the rest of the world. Except for small battles between Pyrem and Andorat over territory bordering the Wisay, there was almost no fighting. Past the central plains and desert of Empreca, the Bambari river became home to three new states, Mbaragam, Imimbi, and Amu Daria. The last one, Amu Daria, was created when King Sadok united several small city states in a dramatic situation involving sieges and elephants.

Haredicumia was once again entrenched in brutal warfare. Alexaendros conspired with Ithociny and Garussa to execute a three pronged attack against Ecta, but the plan was largely a failure. Alexaendros did achieve several victories in the mountainous north, capturing several stone forts and Garussa also captured some territory. Ecta made a quick and early move to seize the Alexaendrosi isthmus, cutting the empire in two. Alexaendros was in luck, because they had many boats nearby which were intended for a blockade against Sinopa, but the plan was scrapped in order to help transport warriors and supplies up north to the main conflict areas. Ecta displayed its might by effectively squashing the Ithocine military and pushing them to the mountains. Ecta managed to garner support from Nactrabia and Terantia, who offered supplies and gold to assist in accounting for expenditures. Although the war was in Ecta's favor, there was still battles to be fought, as neither side showed signs of giving up.

Phoces, too, was enveloped in a war of their own, with Sinopa. Following the Phocesian sack of Uldothar, Sinopa grew very distrustful of Phoces and eventually severed all trade, and small disputes over the mouth of the Trymos grew into a massacre on the docks one evening, prompting a declaration of war. Phoces easily subdued the Sinopan lands by the Trymos and proceeded to maraud the coasts of the main part of Sinopa. Sinopa held key positions in mountain areas and put a stop to several attempts, but Phoces came out with nearly all of the coast under their control. They were easily able to land warriors and garrison them to defend their newly earned land. In addition to the Sinopan land, Phoces also regained the land taken from then by Mephata, settled in a diplomatic effort involving threats and tension. The seizure of northern Mephata and the invasion on Sinopa caused Drop to revolt. The insurrection was aimed at isolating Drop from Phoces because of dissatisfaction due to aggression to Sinopa, who was culturally similar to Drop, and had a majority of their population claim to be ancestrally linked to Drop.

Elaria was wiped out of existence when all of its neighbors invaded it simultaneously, each gaining small bits of land and gold. In northern Oroca, Sephariden and Arceles were founded. Southeastern Oroca became a war scene when Lycia made an alliance with Concha and Izul, intending to destroy Dromiera and Soterno. Soterno was entirely defeated, but the Dromieran leadership managed to escape to a settlement of their located in northeastern Empreca, in close proximity to Lycia's southern island possessions. Izul came into a bit of a problem by entering war against Soterno, because many citizens wanted only to fight Barco, and when war was declared, many Izuli were ashamed and scornful towards their government for allegedly serving Lycia out of fear for their own safety. As a result, western Izul became its own state, named Giustaios.

Extal was beginning to become similar to the other continents with conflict becoming more and more common. Razzar continued its invasion of Tlaah, seizing more coastal lands and triggering a civil war in Tlaah. The central tribe leader was accused of counting money before coordinating military retaliation, and Tlaah split into three, two states being Nejhe and Tlopagan, the last one remaining as Tlaah. Chempe was cornered into the mountains by Hekkai, and lost their northern possessions to Garetikoo and Balak, two empires that could not resist the territory that was basically free. Cayan became an established state, located west of Taxmatal. Perhaps the most interesting was the establishment of two small empires, Ciliia and Xeocan, on the island of Pak'Liees, west of Extal's mainland.

By the end of the period, The Plague began to settle down a bit, but the casualties did not go unnoticed. Gilguron and Keshbar, easily the two most devastated empires were due for a rocky recovery after they finished digging mass graves for all of the skeletons waiting to get buried. Some, however were washed into the river, or rotted away on the banks. What a comical situation it would be when the younger generation farms with soil containing the bones of their ancestors.

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Wow do late comers get a disadvantage or what? Well sit down 'cause it's story time!

The Taming of the Enpreca Elephant


Elephant females drinking, they are very valuable as they breed the next generation of war elephants.

Since ancient times the Enpreca Elephants have been only hunted by the bravest of hunters in the tribes. Often taking as many as ten hunters working in complete synchronization to take one down, almost never with casualties. But they were also highly revered as a species and there are still many rituals done whenever one is successfully hunted down.

The idea of taming one to ride into battle only emerged with the formation of city states along the Bambari river. Old legends have it that a young priest named Nwoye from Mozannai who was blessed by Ani-Chukwu was the first to have tamed the elephants. It was during a dark time for Mozannai when many city states had allied against them. Nwoye dreamed that Aro, One of the manifestations of Ani-Chukwu who was the god of the forests, appeared to him and gave him directions to where he would find the salvation of his people.

He managed to sneak past the enemy lines and after traveling far into the jungle found a clearing with a lake where a herd of elephants were drinking from. It was there that the largest elephant walked up to him and bowed his head so as to allow Nwoye to ride on top of him. From there he led the herd back to Monzannai and charged through the enemy army scattering them on the first charge. From his city he gathered the warriors who he deemed the purest in spirit and put them on the elephants to fight back the reforming army, the warriors routed the opposing army and saved Monzannai.



The most common tactics with the war elephants is to either place archers on a platform on top of the elephant to fire down at the enemy or to place a rider and a spearman on the elephant to fight off other elephants and overly brave warriors. They were most often used to charge the enemy lines inciting terror or counter charging an enemy elephant charge. Off the battle field they served the army by transporting supplies for the army and fording the deeper sections of the river. However; the constant warring between the city states spawned many ways to fight the elephants, most of them involving archers. Shooting at the riders on the elephants while they were still charging was a common tactic and even when the riders started bringing shields it was still viable. Another one was the tendency of the elephants to panic: after sustaining painful wounds or when their driver was killed they would run amok,indiscriminately causing casualties as they sought escape. Elephants were unarmored and vulnerable to blows to their flanks, so brave warriors armed some sort of flaming object or with a stout line of pikes would attack its flanks.

It is the position of the Bambari city states along the Bambari river and the abundant jungles that allowed for large scale use of war elephants. The river provided for a steady water source for the elephants who consumed much of it while on the march. The nearby jungles provided for a reliable food source for the elephants and meant that they could eat wherever the army chose to stop or while on the march.



Another use for domesticated elephants lied in agriculture and forestry. Doing much of the heavy lifting for the laborers the elephants allowed for rapid transport of heavy logs from logging sites to cities where they would be sold and used for building. This also allowed for the rapid clearing of farmland along the river allowing for large scale farming among the farms owned by wealthy farmers. They could also be harnessed to pull primitive wooden plows with ease along the farmlands.
 
A New Nation Rises

Challenge accepted Tambien

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Nation’s name: (Kingdom of) Dervon, Dervoni

Capital City: Harrowgate

Leader: King Harald I

Place Names: Yorvick, Devondell, Avonhavn, Berickholm

Societal Structure: The society of the Kingdom of Dervon is hierarchical with the King at the top, the nobility and clergy serving under the King, warriors below them, freemen below the warrior caste and finally below even freemen thralls, slaves taken from the soft lands to the south.

Brief History: Dervon arose due to its strategic location on an isthmus between the Sea of Dervon (Dervun to southrons). This location made the native tribes very wealthy due to their ability to trade exotic resources from the far northern wastes such as narwhal horns and amber to the lands of the south. Raiding also became a healthy pastime of Dervoni warriors seeking riches through plunder. One warchief, Harald by name was particularly successful and through a mixture of bribery, conquest and vassalisation, united the Dervoni people into a Kingdom with its capital at Harrowgate, holy to the god of the Dervoni, the Lord of Crows. From here the people of Dervon now look to establish a glorious empire that will stand the test of time.

Area on Map: (light purple: actual colour of nation [the area indicated is random]: dark purple, actual location of capital, the dot is that colour to be more visible)

 
ooc: I will join.

IC:

Nation’s name: Grecosaliourax
Capital City: Christospolis
Leader: Imperator and Vasileus Constantine Palaiologos
Place Names: Christospolis, Aztacopolis, Siniloipolis, Tithorea
Societal Structure: The people are divided into castes. People from different casts cant marry.

Castes:

Royal Cast: Princes, Kings and the Royal Family
High Official Caste: The High officials of the palace
Warrior Caste: The Warriors. They train 8 hours every day and under their warrior Law, if a warrior kills less than 3 enemies in a battle, he is executed.
Slave Cast: All other men, women and children. They are not really slaves. They can be from Farmers to Teachers in Universities.
Area on Map:

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ooc: greeks in a native american cultural area? :sad:
 
ooc: Why not? :p
 
I edited my post. Now the city names and my nation name are a mix of Native American and Greek names.
 
Like I said latecomer=disadvatage I'll have to RP a ton to get up to the levels of everyone else

Also @Christos
If you’re going to make an empire that has names like Taghesh, Siwad, Moghat, Dorash, Sipran, it is advised that you place it in the Middle Eastern area rather than neighboring Mesoamerican empires or up north with the Germanic societies. Poor placement may result in a tough time diplomatically.

Just keep that in mind.
 
Like I said latecomer=disadvatage I'll have to RP a ton to get up to the levels of everyone else

Also @Christos

Just keep that in mind.

i'm going off the assumption that every player reads the rule page before joining, so i take it as understood. It's not condemned, but it will certainly be interesting how that region plays out with such drastically different cultures.
 
I have seen the rule already. It is time to hellenize the American Barbarians.
 
Also, what are my stats?
 
0 for all of them, that's what I was talking about with disadvantages. But don't worry, you'll be surounded by newly created nations as well so the playing field should be even.

Jeho is the one who should start worrying.
 
Lycian Battle Report

The fire crackled, and the small villagers gathered around. The children ran around, playing, but soon joined the group. Some sat on the elder's laps, and listened intently as the story of the Great War was told.

"It all began when our neighbors admired the strength of Lycia. There are two kinds of people in this world - the ones who conquer, and the ones who are conquered. Being the first, many other nations admire our glory.

We banded together with the strong Concha and Izul peoples, and together we eliminated two weaker nations from our lands."

A small child asked a question. "Elder, what are the names of those nations?"

The elders collectively let out a hearty laugh

"Ah, youth. So innocent. You see, we don't remember the nations we conquered. Their names, cultures, customs, and people are destroyed or assimilated by our might. History will never remember them."

Another elder added, "But we will always be remembered."

With this, the darkness enveloped the village. The families went to their homes, and rested well.
Meanwhile, far in the distance, the orange glow of fire was seen in the villages of those who were conquered.
 
Also, I like how christos said "If a warrior kills less than 3 enemies, he is executed."

but he settled in the middle of nowhere. LOL.
 
The Explorations of Kalu​


The Ikenga, flagship of the expidition

It was shortly after the coronation of King Sadok that he embarked on one of the most ambitious projects over taken by the people of the Bambari city states, more ambitious than the great astronomy at Kenamara. It was the building of a large trade fleet to explore down the Konja sea and beyond to find new trade partners for which to sell ivory to and other goods.

It required the construction of nearly twenty large ships and many smaller ones for docking in shallow waters. Much of the trees that were cut down were along the Bambari river and made for more farming space to feed the nation.

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The known world before and after Kalu's expedition.

Kalu's expedition took him to many places and many years but it opened up new venues of trade and diplomacy for Amu Daria and put them on the map of many nations as a source of many exotic goods. His expedition would also bring back many new and strange items for the King and would spawn a new interest in foreign trade and technological expansion.

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Kalu's expedition took him around most of the Haredicumian Sea starting with the northern route and returning along the coast of Enpreca.

Further Rp of Kalu's expedition will be added as I gain more knowledge of the other PC nation's culture.
 
The Holy Book

Chapter 1:

Genesis

In the start there was only darkness.
Then Zeustoclap said ''Let there be light!''
And the Sun was created.

Zeustoclap was very happy about his work
so he decided to create even more things.

In the First day, he created Mara
and married her.

After he made love with her for
one day, three children were born.

Poseitoclap, God of Water
Arisztlas, God of War
Anastasia, God of Beauty

In the second day, Zeustoclap created
the moon as a gift to Mara.

In the third day, Zeustoclap said
''Let there be Earth!''. And so, the
Earth was created.

In the fourth day, he ordered his children and Mara
to make the Earth more beautiful.

Poseitoclap said ''Let there be Sea!''
And the Oceans were created.

Anastasia said ''Let there be Animals!''
And the Animals were created.

Mara decided to create creatures like animals,
but those creatures would have the appearance
of the Gods.

So she said ''Let there be Humans!''
And one Human wes created, Nikiphoros.

Mara decided to have him to live along with the Gods, in Paradise.
However, Nikiphoros seduced her and had love with her.
And 1,000 Humans were born.

Arisztlas was going to create War and Hatred, but Mara persuaded
Zeustoclap to stop him and exile him.

Arisztlas got angry, because while Mara had betrayed his father,
he was the one that was exiled.

However, in the fifth day, Arisztlas returned at secret to Paradise.
He spied on Mara and found her making love with Nikiphoros.
So he called his father.

Zeustoclap, outraged, killed Mara and exiled the Humans to Earth.
Arisztlas took permision to punish the Humans.

So Arisztlas said ''Let there be War, Hatred and death!''
And so there was hatred between Humans. Hatred led
to Wars and Wars to death.

Meanwhile, Zeustoclap missed Mara and could not believe what
he had done. So he exiled Arisztlas to the underworld and cursed him.

In the underworld, Arisztlas said ''Let there be Devils!''
And the Devils were born. With them he created an
Army and started a War against his Father.
 
Origins of the Lycian Empire

The Lycian people, according to legend, originated from the sea. The heavy sea waves crashed against the rocky shore, but there were no inhabitants on the land. The waves crashed and whittled away at the rocks for eons. The sea carved forms out of the rock, and those forms eventually took the shape of humans.

The gods saw these figures and breathed life into them, and the first Lycian peoples were born. Unfortunately, the oceans are unforgiving, and the rocks were sharp and brutal. The Lycian peoples emulated these qualities, and brought this philosophy with them everywhere they went.

Barbarians and stronger groups invaded from the north, and individual Lycian settlements were constantly raided. This only tempered the iron will of the Lycians, and they just needed someone to band them together.

That man came, and all Lycians were united under this one leader. Tribes and nomads came together, and they pushed back the barbarians. Their blood lust was insatiable, however, and they continued to conquer and crush civilizations as they saw fit.

As of now, the Lycians desire to eliminate weaker peoples from their peninsula, whilst banding together with the strong. The weak will be destroyed, and so far two civilizations have met the inevitable fate of many more to come..
 
The Discovery of Lycia​

Spoiler :

Ships docking near Socran, the larger ones are moored further out in the sea


It was a month into the expedition when the Amu Darian fleet saw the city port of Socran. The ships had become mostly self sufficient by fishing for their food and there was still enough fresh water to last for another month. Still the sight of a new city was very welcome to the sailors.

When they first docked their ships Kalu saw a group of well armed men surrounding another man walk out of the city. They were armed with stone axes and clubs and looked fierce. He took out one of the ivory necklaces that served as a sign of peace as well as showcasing the skill of the Amu Darian artisans.

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The man who was being protected walked forward and took the ivory necklace and studied it before donning it and motioning for Kalu to follow him.

Kalu spent the next four months as his ships mapped the shorelines of Lycia in the company of the nobles. While he had trouble at first learning their language he was chosen to lead the expedition because he was gifted at learning new languages. He was at first put off at how little wives the nobles had, even a farmer with some diligence could usually earn himself enough to support a second wife, these men only had one. However; that seemed to be the customs of the land and Kalu chose not to comment on the strangeness.

He also learned that they were a very war like people who despised the weak and who had fought their way to nobility. Much of their time was spent boasting about past battles and their, or their ancestor's, heroism in them. Kalu thought it strange that such emphasis was put on past heroes and courage, but he suspected that it was easier to maintain an illusion of fearlessness when you didn't have to worry about being on the receiving end of an elephant charge. The boasting of the battles also provided one useful aspect that Kalu took notes on, these men seemed to use much more advanced tactics than the army of Amu Daria and although some were rendered useless because of the factor of war elephants, many could be adapted to the battle strategies. He also took notes on how the warriors trained with their weapons and studied their techniques to pass on to the army.

Many nobles seemed to develop a fascination with the ivory jewelry which did not exist in their lands due to the absence of elephants, and Kalu managed to sell some in exchange for supplies, other goods, and the services of a man who spoke many tongues. Kalu was particularly happy about the last recruitment, a translator would make the communication between the two parties much easier and quicker.

Kalu told them about the kingdom and its people. He also learned about how they believed that they were created from the ocean, which struck him as odd. Also their manifestations of Ani-Chukwu seemed to be much more warlike and less passive. It was strange for him to see a society that seemed to completely revolve around combat but when he saw the lack of astronomies and moon calendars he took it to be that they devoted less time to understanding the gods an more towards fighting.
 
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