DominatrNES II: From Chariots to Corporations
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Nation’s name: Dræsonia (Adjective: Dræsonian (if you can't type the æ as a single letter, replace with "ae"))
Capital City: Cair Dræsos
Leader: Vathos I, Cæros of Dræsonia
Language: Dræsoni- somewhat similar in terms of basic grammar to Latin, but words in Dræsoni have more of a Greek/Eastern European style/sound to them
City/Province List:
The people of Dræsonia do not have a caste sytem, nor any form of strict hierarchical pyramid. If there is a shortage of food, more people will tend to work as farmers, hunters, or fishers. If the Cæros decided to build a monument to the gods, Dræsonians who needed a job or were barely doing work would grab their tools and sign up to help. If there is a need of warriors, the Dræsonians will mount their horses, grab their weapons, and fight. They do what is necessary for the nation to survive, and the only people no Dræsonian respects are people who do not look to help the nation with their work.
Dræsonians are ruthless in war. They have four major categories of troops- light skirmishers, horse-mounted shock troops, well-armored heavy infantry, and their deadly archers. The skirmishers are light-armored troops with deadly curved blades that strike quickly at their enemies and retreat, trying to draw the enemies to their heavy infantry. The heavy infantry use their spears, longswords, and plate armor to their advantage, making almost impenetrable walls of metal whenever they form up against an enemy. The cavalry wield multiple javelins that double as spears, a long sword, and a bow, and they are lethal at any range. The archers hone their skills hunting, and usually get extremely close (in comparison to IRL medieval archers) to take accurate shots at the enemy. The Dræsonian war plans are loosely described, leaving much up to the generals. The general idea is to use the enemy's weakness and decimate them. Open flank? Send in the shock troops. Light armored? Groups of heavy infantry guarding accurate archers. Heavy armor? Draw them into a trap. The Dræsonians rarely face an enemy head-on, instead preferring to strike quickly and do as much damage as possible.
Interesting Information (I call it 'Random facts,' you will probably find these out with my stories, RP, et cetera): - æ is a common letter in Draesoni, especially in names, as it is used as a sign of respect- the closest word they have to English's "respect" is tæstarus, literally translated as "the honorable/respected one." Other common letters are ū, á, and ö, although that is due to the way they pronounce words, and the latter two (á and ö) are seen less. Likewise, the long i (English examples: I, ice) is usually replaced by æ, therefore a soft i (example: idiot) is more common.
-Cair is the Dræsoni word for "city," and for "pile of stones." Likewise, Cæros means "city builder" or "one who makes piles of stones."
-Many think of the Dræsonians as belligerent and uncivilized, but the Dræsonians do not see this as an insult, but as a way to use their shock tactics to their advantage
-The Dræsonian religion is a complex polytheism thatI'm too lazy to describe has too many gods to name all of them. The major ones are seen in the names of Dræsonian cities and provinces.
Territory Color: See the map. It's dark red.
Brief History: Dræsonia was born in fire and baptized in blood. The first Cæros was the chief of the Dræson tribe of the Plásini Castū, and united the surrounding tribes into a successful kingdom. After a few hundred years of being ruled by kings, however, a less-than-benevolent line of kings ruled. Ousted by an uprising of the people, in place of the monarchy it became a Republic, with aspects similar to the democracies of its southern neighbors, like Antonya. Years went by peacefully, until Cæros Vastos I was elected, promising an era of greatness. He has so far expanded the river province, and this is just the first year of his leadership.
(OOC: by the end, I was getting bored with this, and I might improve later)
Capital City: Cair Dræsos
Leader: Vathos I, Cæros of Dræsonia
Language: Dræsoni- somewhat similar in terms of basic grammar to Latin, but words in Dræsoni have more of a Greek/Eastern European style/sound to them
City/Province List:
- Capital/Main Province: Cair Dræsos/Dræsos
- Middle Capital/Province: Cair Astæus/Astæus
- Southern Capital/Province: Cair Kærūs/ Kærus
- Riverside Capital/Province: Cair Rástæs/ Rástæs
- River to the west: De Rásta (The River)
- Sea to the east: De Særus Möres (The Dark Sea)
- Plains that Dræsonia inhabits: De Plásini Castū (The Grand Plains)
- Mountains in the center of IRL Romania: Æstö Mánse (Mountains of the Gods)
- Mountains of IRL Greek/Balkan area: Antonyi Mánse (Mountains of the Anotonians)
- Dræsonian names for other nations: Antonya (The Anotona League, Patchy), Misæon (Myeson Empire, ZeletDude), Haracosus (Herakossus, Oruc), Manædus (Menados League, christos200), Larsūs Polos (Larasus Polos, Tambien)
The people of Dræsonia do not have a caste sytem, nor any form of strict hierarchical pyramid. If there is a shortage of food, more people will tend to work as farmers, hunters, or fishers. If the Cæros decided to build a monument to the gods, Dræsonians who needed a job or were barely doing work would grab their tools and sign up to help. If there is a need of warriors, the Dræsonians will mount their horses, grab their weapons, and fight. They do what is necessary for the nation to survive, and the only people no Dræsonian respects are people who do not look to help the nation with their work.
Dræsonians are ruthless in war. They have four major categories of troops- light skirmishers, horse-mounted shock troops, well-armored heavy infantry, and their deadly archers. The skirmishers are light-armored troops with deadly curved blades that strike quickly at their enemies and retreat, trying to draw the enemies to their heavy infantry. The heavy infantry use their spears, longswords, and plate armor to their advantage, making almost impenetrable walls of metal whenever they form up against an enemy. The cavalry wield multiple javelins that double as spears, a long sword, and a bow, and they are lethal at any range. The archers hone their skills hunting, and usually get extremely close (in comparison to IRL medieval archers) to take accurate shots at the enemy. The Dræsonian war plans are loosely described, leaving much up to the generals. The general idea is to use the enemy's weakness and decimate them. Open flank? Send in the shock troops. Light armored? Groups of heavy infantry guarding accurate archers. Heavy armor? Draw them into a trap. The Dræsonians rarely face an enemy head-on, instead preferring to strike quickly and do as much damage as possible.
Interesting Information (I call it 'Random facts,' you will probably find these out with my stories, RP, et cetera): - æ is a common letter in Draesoni, especially in names, as it is used as a sign of respect- the closest word they have to English's "respect" is tæstarus, literally translated as "the honorable/respected one." Other common letters are ū, á, and ö, although that is due to the way they pronounce words, and the latter two (á and ö) are seen less. Likewise, the long i (English examples: I, ice) is usually replaced by æ, therefore a soft i (example: idiot) is more common.
-Cair is the Dræsoni word for "city," and for "pile of stones." Likewise, Cæros means "city builder" or "one who makes piles of stones."
-Many think of the Dræsonians as belligerent and uncivilized, but the Dræsonians do not see this as an insult, but as a way to use their shock tactics to their advantage
-The Dræsonian religion is a complex polytheism that
Territory Color: See the map. It's dark red.
Brief History: Dræsonia was born in fire and baptized in blood. The first Cæros was the chief of the Dræson tribe of the Plásini Castū, and united the surrounding tribes into a successful kingdom. After a few hundred years of being ruled by kings, however, a less-than-benevolent line of kings ruled. Ousted by an uprising of the people, in place of the monarchy it became a Republic, with aspects similar to the democracies of its southern neighbors, like Antonya. Years went by peacefully, until Cæros Vastos I was elected, promising an era of greatness. He has so far expanded the river province, and this is just the first year of his leadership.
(OOC: by the end, I was getting bored with this, and I might improve later)
christos200
Never tell me the odds
Is Heliopolis an original name for Sparta?
SamSniped
DJ Goodboye
Probably not.
dominatr
Smoke Jaguar
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no, come up with something from your own imagination. something that never existed before.
To all who have not realized this yet: I do not want to see names that are not original.
Japan, Tartessos, and Kernow are not names that are created by you, please fix that.
I wasn't keeping the name anyway, I just had to get some sleep.
I'll edit my original post.
thomas.berubeg
Wandering the World
That's just tedious. Fine, rename Kernow to Corval
dominatr
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Complete and accepted submissions:
Anotona (Patchy)
Ajk-Kuta (Bair the Normal)
Corval (thomas.berubeg) (the capital and a few place names need to be altered, otherwise, you're in)
Qarpa (Optical)
Accepted, but partially incomplete submissions:
Altania (Patriotic Fool)
Tinus (mythmonster12)
Myeson (Zeletdude)
Draesonia (Sampsniped)
Submissions that have name issues or claims:
bonefang
momo1000
Tambien
Terrance888
topsecret
Gem Hound
christos200
Anotona (Patchy)
Ajk-Kuta (Bair the Normal)
Corval (thomas.berubeg) (the capital and a few place names need to be altered, otherwise, you're in)
Qarpa (Optical)
Accepted, but partially incomplete submissions:
Altania (Patriotic Fool)
Tinus (mythmonster12)
Myeson (Zeletdude)
Draesonia (Sampsniped)
Submissions that have name issues or claims:
bonefang
momo1000
Tambien
Terrance888
topsecret
Gem Hound
christos200
Ok, check and see if my original post is acceptable now.
christos200
Never tell me the odds
My problem is that I cant! That's why I mostly play games which have some historical realism. Because I cannot think of new names or new civilizations.
To say the truth, I joined this only to take revenge from Patchy. In your first NES, althought I am not a fun of those kind of games (Tambien had already invited me two times to join your NES before I decided to give it a try), I liked it and had fun. But I had a problem. I could not write the name of my own nation.
In my orders and every time I posted diplomacy, I copy and pasted that silly greco something name. I never really felt that this was my own civ.
When you started your second NES, I was very happy to see that this was realistic and also I would have a chance to develop my favorite state.
But then disaster came: You decided to change it to fresh start. You know, I cannot remember even the names of the nations that border me. Not only that, but I am forced to create something original, when I cannot imagine anything.
The only thing I can think is posting a random name with the polis (city in Greek) ending. So, please, can you not force me to have a silly name?
I like your rules very much, and I want to play your NES, but I do not like how you enforce someone to be original even when he does not want to be.
You say that you want to have a fresh start because you want to not limit the creativity of players in creating their own civs. But now you limit my creativity on trying to develop a civ.
So, in my opinion, you should let players to join as a civ that already exists, if they want. Some players have fun creating their own civs. Some want to play as a RL civ. Why not please both of them instead of forcing those who do not have the imagination to create their own civs into quiting or have a civ that does not feel like it is created by them?
Of course you could say ''If you do not like my rules, do not join'', but I think that a post with my ideas and suggestions about your NES will be better than just saying ''I quit because I do not liek that rule''.
Terrance888
Discord Reigns
Names are silly only if you make them to be silly. Katan and Hyak both have heavy weights in my mind, as is Valyria and Xiyi. Why? They were MEANINGLESS before. It is up to you to make them interesting or silly. 100% up to you, with no reliance on RL bias whatsoever.
AS for a city name, I suggest "Leonarsus". Or, for a more snappy battle cry, "Lycus". These are not "completely original" as they are based off of Sparta's RL leaders, but then again, try to make a completely original name without bashing your head on the keyboard.
christos200
Never tell me the odds
I always thought that Katan and Xilan were silly. For like 3 or 4 updates I did not know what Xilan was. I even now do not know how much of Asia is considered Xilan.
Dammit. I meant Xiyi. I mess up with those names.
Anyway, what about Dorian Leuage.
If not, the I will try gyuhQIGASBFHGASFBHDAHGFGHPOLIS.
Dammit. I meant Xiyi. I mess up with those names.
Anyway, what about Dorian Leuage.
If not, the I will try gyuhQIGASBFHGASFBHDAHGFGHPOLIS.
Terrance888
Discord Reigns
Just so you know.
Xiyi= the Xi Dynasty, which has ended already.
Xilan=Land of the East OR Suzerainy of Xi, given after Huai collapsed and Xiyi dominated Seoul. Reffers to all East Asia.
Xiyi= the Xi Dynasty, which has ended already.
Xilan=Land of the East OR Suzerainy of Xi, given after Huai collapsed and Xiyi dominated Seoul. Reffers to all East Asia.
Lord_Herobrine
Back in the Saddle
Terrance888
Discord Reigns
guh-yuh-qi-gasbf-dag-fo-po-lis
Lord_Herobrine
Back in the Saddle
Pronounce this... 
Krungthepmahanakhon Amonrattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilokphop Noppharatratchathaniburirom Udomratchaniwetmahasathan Amonphimanawatansathit Sakkathattiyawitsanukamprasit
Thats Bangkok's real name.
Krungthepmahanakhon Amonrattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilokphop Noppharatratchathaniburirom Udomratchaniwetmahasathan Amonphimanawatansathit Sakkathattiyawitsanukamprasit
Thats Bangkok's real name.
Nintz
King of the Britons
The little black dot above the upper river.
Nation’s name: Zhingye, singular & plural adjective Zhingyon
Capital City: Zhingye
Leader: Ho Qi-Zhou
City/Province List: Yingwe, Tsuzi, Maniazhao, Hia, Juryin, Qingye, Qizhougan, Guayingzhe, Zhougxhe, Xi'yinzi
Societal Structure: An agrarian society, the farmers are the lifeblood of the nation. Due to this, they actually ended up at the top of the caste system. Soldiers protect the food, and thus are considered secondary to the farmers. Bureaucrats are not respected highly, and make up the third tier. Merchants, artisans, craftsmen, etc are the fourth tier in theory, but practically tie the third tier bureaucrats, except in a court of law.
Interesting Information: The Zhingyon culture is fairly standard in theory. They are a productive nation focused on creation and building, with agriculture taking an important position in the culture. Perhaps because of this however, the culture itself has changed greatly from stock ideas. We have established that agrarianism is key, it rules in most ways. However, we have not explained that farmers are very...resourceful. They make it their missions to provide the largest yields, the best crops, and the fewest wasted goods. This means they need good equipment, and tools. However, they don't always have these tools. These instruments required. While some of them then turn to inventing, and innovating, others take a different route. Many see the keys to progress within the cultures of their neighbors. Thus, they use their influence, and, interestingly enough, their wealth to essentially hire an army. By raiding and pillaging, not only do their possible competitors fall down in growth, but they may salvage valuable possibilities for expansion. Disturbing method, yes. And not the most humanitarian in the world, but these people just don't care.
Territory Color: Don't Care
Brief History: Zhingye developed as a hybrid city and culture. It is somewhere in between the Altaic people of the north, Chinese (?) of the South, and the Eastern Islanders. They were, essentially a Altaic tribe that saw their neighbors, and decided to adopt their ways to better face them on even terms. In time, they have begun to resemble said neighbors almost more than their Altaic roots.
Nation’s name: Zhingye, singular & plural adjective Zhingyon
Capital City: Zhingye
Leader: Ho Qi-Zhou
City/Province List: Yingwe, Tsuzi, Maniazhao, Hia, Juryin, Qingye, Qizhougan, Guayingzhe, Zhougxhe, Xi'yinzi
Societal Structure: An agrarian society, the farmers are the lifeblood of the nation. Due to this, they actually ended up at the top of the caste system. Soldiers protect the food, and thus are considered secondary to the farmers. Bureaucrats are not respected highly, and make up the third tier. Merchants, artisans, craftsmen, etc are the fourth tier in theory, but practically tie the third tier bureaucrats, except in a court of law.
Interesting Information: The Zhingyon culture is fairly standard in theory. They are a productive nation focused on creation and building, with agriculture taking an important position in the culture. Perhaps because of this however, the culture itself has changed greatly from stock ideas. We have established that agrarianism is key, it rules in most ways. However, we have not explained that farmers are very...resourceful. They make it their missions to provide the largest yields, the best crops, and the fewest wasted goods. This means they need good equipment, and tools. However, they don't always have these tools. These instruments required. While some of them then turn to inventing, and innovating, others take a different route. Many see the keys to progress within the cultures of their neighbors. Thus, they use their influence, and, interestingly enough, their wealth to essentially hire an army. By raiding and pillaging, not only do their possible competitors fall down in growth, but they may salvage valuable possibilities for expansion. Disturbing method, yes. And not the most humanitarian in the world, but these people just don't care.
Territory Color: Don't Care
Brief History: Zhingye developed as a hybrid city and culture. It is somewhere in between the Altaic people of the north, Chinese (?) of the South, and the Eastern Islanders. They were, essentially a Altaic tribe that saw their neighbors, and decided to adopt their ways to better face them on even terms. In time, they have begun to resemble said neighbors almost more than their Altaic roots.
Oruc
Reactionary
ehh on second thoughts
The little black dot above the upper river.
Zhingye
Rest Later
I have a nearby human neighbor. I don't know if I should laugh, sign an alliance, or cry...
Hey, when can we start writing stories?
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