Kozmos
Jew Detective
Place me on the most southern tip of the continent Cammar union is on.(the thing that looks like a pointy thing)
ENES: World of Magic II
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RoddyVR
Veteran Board NESer
Roddyna Orders
1 eco on science
1 eco on economy
name the river to the west of New Moscow: Moscow River
name the river to the east of New Moscow: Volga River
(colonists' nostalgia for old russia)
The continent i'm on looks like the hammer and scicle symbol of the USSR, but i dont know how to derive a continent name from that, yet. will think of something later.
Landing
The group of colonists who eventualy became the Roddynans were determined to not lose the technological level they came here with, and so the scientists were chosen as the leaders. Upon founding New Moscow the colonists purposefully used more technology then was needed to keep the science alive. Instead of using a simple winch to raise the well's bucket, they installed a motor to do it. Instead of making simple swing doors in the main walls, they made a raising gate. Instead of a mechanical clock on the main tower, they put an electronic display up there, powered by one of the last fussion batteries which would last for millenia. The AI's from the colony pod were given robotic bodies and made into defenders or servants of New Moscow. This wasted much resourses, but the children of the colonists grew up knowing more then just growing and harvesting crops and herding cattle. The initial settlements had no choice but to be an agricultural society, they had to grow food to survive, but the people of New Moscow were curious about the science of their ancestors and kept it alive.
The First Fear
When the first waves of magic were detected they manifested themselves in the fears of the colonists, and the machines started malfunctioning left and right. The gate mechanism failed and the gate fell for no reason, killing 3 people and was locked open in place by a chopped down tree. The well motor leaked coolant into the well poisoning many, and was replaced with a human powered winch. The clock tower's display blew out half the lights, and the numbers it showed became unreadable, though it continued to function.
Robot Rebelion
All this spread an unreasonable fear of machines, and then the biggest disaster to befall early New Moscow happened. The AI robots that most of the populace had started to accept as part of the city's population, started mutating. The AIs claimed that it was not their doing, that this was happening without their knowing. They started growing spikes, weapons and hideous features. Then they started refusing the orders given them by humans. The AIs were the first to understand that this was happening because of the magic of the land, and that it was the humans' own fears that were transforming the robots. They tried hiding from human fears by forming their own little community within New Moscow and "defending" it from human intereference. After a year of this seperation they were attacked by a frightened mob of colonists who blamed them for more magical misfortunes, the robots fought back (untill then they had never harmed a human) and fled the city. During their fight for escape the city school was set aflame (though not neccessarily by the robots). The loss in the fire included all the books in the city that werent in the Science Library.
Disapearing AI
What became of the AI robots, the New Moscovites never new, or cared. They were glad to be rid of what by then was commonly reffered to as the "robot menace". Those who knew how the AI programs functioned theorized that after a century or two without human guidence the programs would either deteriorate to their simplest functions of survival or would realize that it would happen and run back to the humans for help.
For a couple years, every few months the sentries on the walls would see a robot come within a few hundred yards of the city and stand there, as if trying to decide if it was safe to approach, but then always turn away and run out of sight. Every new "robot visitor" looked less and less like the humanoid robotic forms they initialy had. The last "robot visitor" came about 20 years after the initial landing, and the first generation of young adults born on this planet tried proving their worth by capturing it. They aproached it without any problems, started a conversation and then tried traping it in a net. It broke the arms of two of them in its fight to freedom, and from then on the robots were never seen again.
Technological Decline
With the rampant magical malfuntions of most machines, the original ideals of the New Moscovites were all but forgoten and abandoned. The Science Library was sealed and all but the simplest machines were disassembled. Those who still wanted to keep science alive reformed it into stories to tell children so that atleast the most general of information would live on.
With the death of the last original colonist, the advanced and no longer needed sciences of robotics, computers, electronics, biochemestry and electricity died. The unreadable display on the "clock" tower powered by fusion battery was still working, but that was about it for the technology of the colonists. By the third generation of New Moscovites "modern" technology was only passed on in stories told the young. The Science Library still held the advanced sciences books that spoke of the methods used to build the great machines, but they used terms that no one understood. Technology that the writers had taken for granted was no longer known.
1 eco on science
1 eco on economy
name the river to the west of New Moscow: Moscow River
name the river to the east of New Moscow: Volga River
(colonists' nostalgia for old russia)
The continent i'm on looks like the hammer and scicle symbol of the USSR, but i dont know how to derive a continent name from that, yet. will think of something later.
Landing
The group of colonists who eventualy became the Roddynans were determined to not lose the technological level they came here with, and so the scientists were chosen as the leaders. Upon founding New Moscow the colonists purposefully used more technology then was needed to keep the science alive. Instead of using a simple winch to raise the well's bucket, they installed a motor to do it. Instead of making simple swing doors in the main walls, they made a raising gate. Instead of a mechanical clock on the main tower, they put an electronic display up there, powered by one of the last fussion batteries which would last for millenia. The AI's from the colony pod were given robotic bodies and made into defenders or servants of New Moscow. This wasted much resourses, but the children of the colonists grew up knowing more then just growing and harvesting crops and herding cattle. The initial settlements had no choice but to be an agricultural society, they had to grow food to survive, but the people of New Moscow were curious about the science of their ancestors and kept it alive.
The First Fear
When the first waves of magic were detected they manifested themselves in the fears of the colonists, and the machines started malfunctioning left and right. The gate mechanism failed and the gate fell for no reason, killing 3 people and was locked open in place by a chopped down tree. The well motor leaked coolant into the well poisoning many, and was replaced with a human powered winch. The clock tower's display blew out half the lights, and the numbers it showed became unreadable, though it continued to function.
Robot Rebelion
All this spread an unreasonable fear of machines, and then the biggest disaster to befall early New Moscow happened. The AI robots that most of the populace had started to accept as part of the city's population, started mutating. The AIs claimed that it was not their doing, that this was happening without their knowing. They started growing spikes, weapons and hideous features. Then they started refusing the orders given them by humans. The AIs were the first to understand that this was happening because of the magic of the land, and that it was the humans' own fears that were transforming the robots. They tried hiding from human fears by forming their own little community within New Moscow and "defending" it from human intereference. After a year of this seperation they were attacked by a frightened mob of colonists who blamed them for more magical misfortunes, the robots fought back (untill then they had never harmed a human) and fled the city. During their fight for escape the city school was set aflame (though not neccessarily by the robots). The loss in the fire included all the books in the city that werent in the Science Library.
Disapearing AI
What became of the AI robots, the New Moscovites never new, or cared. They were glad to be rid of what by then was commonly reffered to as the "robot menace". Those who knew how the AI programs functioned theorized that after a century or two without human guidence the programs would either deteriorate to their simplest functions of survival or would realize that it would happen and run back to the humans for help.
For a couple years, every few months the sentries on the walls would see a robot come within a few hundred yards of the city and stand there, as if trying to decide if it was safe to approach, but then always turn away and run out of sight. Every new "robot visitor" looked less and less like the humanoid robotic forms they initialy had. The last "robot visitor" came about 20 years after the initial landing, and the first generation of young adults born on this planet tried proving their worth by capturing it. They aproached it without any problems, started a conversation and then tried traping it in a net. It broke the arms of two of them in its fight to freedom, and from then on the robots were never seen again.
Technological Decline
With the rampant magical malfuntions of most machines, the original ideals of the New Moscovites were all but forgoten and abandoned. The Science Library was sealed and all but the simplest machines were disassembled. Those who still wanted to keep science alive reformed it into stories to tell children so that atleast the most general of information would live on.
With the death of the last original colonist, the advanced and no longer needed sciences of robotics, computers, electronics, biochemestry and electricity died. The unreadable display on the "clock" tower powered by fusion battery was still working, but that was about it for the technology of the colonists. By the third generation of New Moscovites "modern" technology was only passed on in stories told the young. The Science Library still held the advanced sciences books that spoke of the methods used to build the great machines, but they used terms that no one understood. Technology that the writers had taken for granted was no longer known.
Silver Steak
The Ghost of SS
From the small rocky outcrop on the shores of Arkenaar, Rory looked out towards the vast and seemingly endless azure sea. His hands rested on the hilt of his gilded greatblade, and upon his hands, his head rested. His scarred face was marked not only by the continuous warfare with neighbors, but also by the passing of years. Furrows in the sagging skin and his white beard witnessed of a life spent in hardship and peril, but spoke also of great wisdom and authority. The last ones were perhaps even more crucial in the forming of his kindom than his skill in warfare.
The war to end all wars was finally over. The Council of Kings had gathered in the Stone just outside Arkopolis. The treaty they came to sign would make him the High King of Arkenaar, Ruler Supreme, by the Grace of Phion. His fight had been a long one, and the battles many. He had tasted the sweetness of victory, as well as the equal bitterness of defeat. In the end, all his rivals fell to his might and now they came to hail him as their master. This is his story:
The people of Arkenaar was a strange one, different from his own people. He did not remember clearly, but he recalled vaguely of a life in some distant world. A world with different men, and with different magic. He did not belong here, but he was. He knew he had come to Arkenaar through terrible means, possibly magic, but he could not remember it when he awoke in the wilderness long ago. For a whole day he tried to disbelieve, and to recall memories of his now lost life. He prayed fervently to his patron deity, Phion, but also this failed. The only thing left to him was his name: Rory.
Being stuck, he wandered about, and soon met men. They were different from him, and spoke a strange toungue. Their skin was of a darker hue than his, and their hair raven black, where his was flaming red. They warmly embraced this strange alien, and he eventually learned their language and their ways. His wisdom and skill at arms soon gained him a seat in the Council, and made him War Chief of Arkopolis. He then led the warriors to battle for a decade, little by little gaining ground from the other towns and cities.
Soon, the war was between two factions: Arkopolis and the rest of the city-states who allied against their common and stronger enemy. The final battle was fought at Sangu Pass, and the like had never been seen before in the bloody history of Arkopolis. The battle was won by the Alliance, but Rory chased the weary victors with the garrison from Arkopolis, hunted them down and captured them. Bones still litter the battle grounds at Sangu Pass, and a stone obelisk stands where the Arkopolitan warriors made their last stand.
This was the end of the constant warring between the city-states, as they all bowed down to Arkopolis. The War Chiefs had to give their sceptres to the victorious Rory, and they were reforged into a ceremonial greatblade, signifying that all military might belonged to him. Then the Council agreed to make Rory Stonekeeper as he was called then their king and ruler. The primary landmark of Arkenaar, the Stone (a fortress carved out from a rocky hill jutting out on the shore just outside Arkopolis) was now the Castle of the High King, and his new home.
All this was achieved in less than three decades. He now watched as he often had over the sea, and cherished the ocean breeze waving through his crimson hair. Well, what was left of it, anyway, and it had turned white long ago. His gaining years wore even more on Rory's spirits than on his health. He would not reap the fruits of his victory for long. But his children would keep his memory forever and honor their ancestor fittingly. Speaking of which, he could hear the footsteps of his progeny right now.
"Father! The Council of Kings has assembled! They are here to hail you as High King!" the woman called to him.
It was his only child, his lovely daughter Galenna. Trisha had not given birth to any more children before she passed away, both too young and fair in her death. Galenna was all she had left him, and Rory held her more dear than all of Arkopolis. Not only was she as comely as her mother; she had a sharp mind as well. Arkopolis would continue to thrive under her rule as it had by his sword. He already let her manage some of his duties, but only reluctantly. It was as if he needed the help, which he denied furiously. He didn't want people to talk about his retirement just yet.
He looked up on the clear sky, and let out a sigh. It was time to get back to his duties. He offered a thankful prayer to Phion, and felt his body shudder in as his spirit soared. His blood rushed, and his head swirled a bit, then the sensation subsided. He felt sated, and happy. It was as if his life was fulfilled somehow. His quest was over, his mission accomplished. All was perfect and complete: nothing could go wrong.
Suddenly, a large cracking sound alerted him, and his eyes shot up. The ground beneath him was moving. With shock, he realized the rocky outcrop was coming loose. After all the times he had come here to watch the sea, he had forgotten the apparent frailty of the brittle rock. And the sheer drop to the water beneath as well.
"NO! FATHEEEEEeeeeer...!"
The High King never claimed the throne of Arkenaar. Instead, his daughter became the first High Queen of Arkenaar, Ruler Supreme, by the Grace of Phion.
@Erik: Change my ruler to Galenna Arkenstone. Also, my nation is militaristic, so change the science stat accordingly.
Please tell I'm the only one to kill my ruler in the first story of a NES?
The war to end all wars was finally over. The Council of Kings had gathered in the Stone just outside Arkopolis. The treaty they came to sign would make him the High King of Arkenaar, Ruler Supreme, by the Grace of Phion. His fight had been a long one, and the battles many. He had tasted the sweetness of victory, as well as the equal bitterness of defeat. In the end, all his rivals fell to his might and now they came to hail him as their master. This is his story:
The people of Arkenaar was a strange one, different from his own people. He did not remember clearly, but he recalled vaguely of a life in some distant world. A world with different men, and with different magic. He did not belong here, but he was. He knew he had come to Arkenaar through terrible means, possibly magic, but he could not remember it when he awoke in the wilderness long ago. For a whole day he tried to disbelieve, and to recall memories of his now lost life. He prayed fervently to his patron deity, Phion, but also this failed. The only thing left to him was his name: Rory.
Being stuck, he wandered about, and soon met men. They were different from him, and spoke a strange toungue. Their skin was of a darker hue than his, and their hair raven black, where his was flaming red. They warmly embraced this strange alien, and he eventually learned their language and their ways. His wisdom and skill at arms soon gained him a seat in the Council, and made him War Chief of Arkopolis. He then led the warriors to battle for a decade, little by little gaining ground from the other towns and cities.
Soon, the war was between two factions: Arkopolis and the rest of the city-states who allied against their common and stronger enemy. The final battle was fought at Sangu Pass, and the like had never been seen before in the bloody history of Arkopolis. The battle was won by the Alliance, but Rory chased the weary victors with the garrison from Arkopolis, hunted them down and captured them. Bones still litter the battle grounds at Sangu Pass, and a stone obelisk stands where the Arkopolitan warriors made their last stand.
This was the end of the constant warring between the city-states, as they all bowed down to Arkopolis. The War Chiefs had to give their sceptres to the victorious Rory, and they were reforged into a ceremonial greatblade, signifying that all military might belonged to him. Then the Council agreed to make Rory Stonekeeper as he was called then their king and ruler. The primary landmark of Arkenaar, the Stone (a fortress carved out from a rocky hill jutting out on the shore just outside Arkopolis) was now the Castle of the High King, and his new home.
All this was achieved in less than three decades. He now watched as he often had over the sea, and cherished the ocean breeze waving through his crimson hair. Well, what was left of it, anyway, and it had turned white long ago. His gaining years wore even more on Rory's spirits than on his health. He would not reap the fruits of his victory for long. But his children would keep his memory forever and honor their ancestor fittingly. Speaking of which, he could hear the footsteps of his progeny right now.
"Father! The Council of Kings has assembled! They are here to hail you as High King!" the woman called to him.
It was his only child, his lovely daughter Galenna. Trisha had not given birth to any more children before she passed away, both too young and fair in her death. Galenna was all she had left him, and Rory held her more dear than all of Arkopolis. Not only was she as comely as her mother; she had a sharp mind as well. Arkopolis would continue to thrive under her rule as it had by his sword. He already let her manage some of his duties, but only reluctantly. It was as if he needed the help, which he denied furiously. He didn't want people to talk about his retirement just yet.
He looked up on the clear sky, and let out a sigh. It was time to get back to his duties. He offered a thankful prayer to Phion, and felt his body shudder in as his spirit soared. His blood rushed, and his head swirled a bit, then the sensation subsided. He felt sated, and happy. It was as if his life was fulfilled somehow. His quest was over, his mission accomplished. All was perfect and complete: nothing could go wrong.
Suddenly, a large cracking sound alerted him, and his eyes shot up. The ground beneath him was moving. With shock, he realized the rocky outcrop was coming loose. After all the times he had come here to watch the sea, he had forgotten the apparent frailty of the brittle rock. And the sheer drop to the water beneath as well.
"NO! FATHEEEEEeeeeer...!"
The High King never claimed the throne of Arkenaar. Instead, his daughter became the first High Queen of Arkenaar, Ruler Supreme, by the Grace of Phion.
@Erik: Change my ruler to Galenna Arkenstone. Also, my nation is militaristic, so change the science stat accordingly.
Please tell I'm the only one to kill my ruler in the first story of a NES?
Silver Steak
The Ghost of SS
Ach, Roddy! The "First Story In NES" Award was meant for me! Fork you! 
RoddyVR
Veteran Board NESer
lol @ silver steak. good story by the way. sorry for beating you time wise. but i figured that if i'm gonna join a story game i may as well do the story thing right.
ofcourse after posting it, i find out htat my timeframe is too long, erik sais the time from landing to now is way shorter then in my story, so i gotta edit it.
so you can always claim that you posted your story first, and that i just edited my orders post to include a story after that.
edit:
. i dont see the problem. but i changed it to "landing" just so you leave me alone
ofcourse after posting it, i find out htat my timeframe is too long, erik sais the time from landing to now is way shorter then in my story, so i gotta edit it.
so you can always claim that you posted your story first, and that i just edited my orders post to include a story after that.
edit:
no, they came from russia. lol. would have been nice of you to atleast tell me how to spell it correctlyKal'thzar said:
. i dont see the problem. but i changed it to "landing" just so you leave me alone 
Silver Steak
The Ghost of SS
Orders sent.
@Kal: Don't pick on Roddy. Spelling is hard for most people. And at least he has written a story. That's worth a notice IMHO.
@Kal: Don't pick on Roddy. Spelling is hard for most people. And at least he has written a story. That's worth a notice IMHO.
Disenfrancised
Beep Beep
Actually Erik, it looks like I won't have time for this till at least after the new year (yey for christmas coursework! 
)
Yeah, spelling is a b****, it took years of special needs classes for me to reach the fine strandurd I haves today.
)Yeah, spelling is a b****, it took years of special needs classes for me to reach the fine strandurd I haves today.
human-slaughter
brand new year
On my Wing!
The Horizon Warriors took flight. Their job was to scout out the area around the Techno Union. While at home the workers began to rebuild, relearning what they once knew. And in the markets people were helping bring the Union back to prosperity. The Aeromancers accompanied the soldiers on expeditions to search out new lands to expand the union.
Orders:
One Pt into Economy
One Pt. into science
Expand the Union (unless you do this automatically)
The Horizon Warriors took flight. Their job was to scout out the area around the Techno Union. While at home the workers began to rebuild, relearning what they once knew. And in the markets people were helping bring the Union back to prosperity. The Aeromancers accompanied the soldiers on expeditions to search out new lands to expand the union.
Orders:
One Pt into Economy
One Pt. into science
Expand the Union (unless you do this automatically)
Silver Steak
The Ghost of SS
I'm naming the seahorse island the Arkenaar Continent. I'm not sure if it qualifies in size, but for all the Arkopolitans care, it's a continent. So there. Just staying in character! (hint) 
@Erik: you promised me (verbally) to make a terrain map depicting heights, and I believe you mentioned forests and stuff as well. I can't see it yet on the thread? Are you working on it?
@Erik: you promised me (verbally) to make a terrain map depicting heights, and I believe you mentioned forests and stuff as well. I can't see it yet on the thread? Are you working on it?
Names of the lakes (3 borders are touching) surrounding the House Telvanni
In clockwise direction:
Mists Of Time Marsh (small one)
Dead Sea
(Obligitory) LAKE OF DOOM! (thunder etc etc etc, ok so its an illlusion but its all good!)
In clockwise direction:
Mists Of Time Marsh (small one)
Dead Sea
(Obligitory) LAKE OF DOOM! (thunder etc etc etc, ok so its an illlusion but its all good!)
Kozmos
Jew Detective
Ahha finally my wisdom is appreciated,I fell all warm and fuzzy now.
Behold the location of New Illyria....I kinda screwed up the river but hey you wanted me to pick a location
Please people use spoilers I hate scrolling through these huge arse maps....
Orders tomorrow.
Behold the location of New Illyria....I kinda screwed up the river but hey you wanted me to pick a location
Spoiler huge map :
Please people use spoilers I hate scrolling through these huge arse maps....
Orders tomorrow.
RoddyVR
Veteran Board NESer
or just cut out the part of the map that you need (ie the continent of your starting location) and post just that. no need for huge maps that wayCleric said:
but i agree, everyone but erik posting the whole map realy SHOULD put it in spoilers, just so people dont confuse those maps for updates or something. ( as i did with warman's map
)RoddyVR said:or just cut out the part of the map that you need (ie the continent of your starting location) and post just that. no need for huge maps that way
but i agree, everyone but erik posting the whole map realy SHOULD put it in spoilers, just so people dont confuse those maps for updates or something. ( as i did with warman's map
but then you know your post is going to be noticed. With spoilers someone could easily overlook it
TerrisH
Mischief?
Topological Map of Olympus Mons (the white arrows indicate General Wind currents upon the Island.
and the second map, highth of Land Relative to Sea Level. increase in Hight are Devided by Miles, in the pattern(white-lightgrey-darkgrey-white-lightgrey-darkgrey-red). to note, the highest point on the Continent, located at the center of the red dot, stands over 7.3 Miles Above Sea level. a single only weather station stands atop it, still attended by Lone Undead lich who has no clue what happened to the rest of the world. or even that he is dead.
and the second map, highth of Land Relative to Sea Level. increase in Hight are Devided by Miles, in the pattern(white-lightgrey-darkgrey-white-lightgrey-darkgrey-red). to note, the highest point on the Continent, located at the center of the red dot, stands over 7.3 Miles Above Sea level. a single only weather station stands atop it, still attended by Lone Undead lich who has no clue what happened to the rest of the world. or even that he is dead.
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