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Reserving Mali. (I might switch to Ethiopia once the stats are in)

This looks like it's going to be a really fun NES!
 
Yes, but it will not be as complicated as Bird's NES, right Flav?
 
You can see it from the rules...a suggestion, sp1023, India is going to...fall in pieces in a few years, I think it's to difficult for a new player to handle that situation.
 
Mmm...Khmer is a good choice, or you can play as one of Khanate in central Asia
 
Ehm...there isn't Great ZIMBAWE (not Zmbabwae...)...
 
lurker's comment: Ironically enough, Zimbabwe. ;)
 
Truly? Mmm...Charles's sentence is still wrong XD
 
Final version of stats

PCs

Ashikaga Shogunate
Capital: Kyoto
Rulerl: Ashikaga Takauji / Omega David
Government: Shogunate
Culture: Mostly completly Japanese, with minor Chinese and Mongol influence. High influence over Ainu in the north. Zen Buddhism and Shintoism are gaining influence
Technology: Steel Age
Army (Quality) 5 Regiments (Normal)
Army Cap: 15
Navy (Quality) 15 Ships (Better)
Economy (Base/Manufacturing/Trade): Growing (1/1/1)
Area: 2
Infrastructure: Barely Tolerable
Bureaucracy: Incompetent
Population: 2
Education: Literate
Living Standards: Barelly Tolerable
Confidence: Respecting
Projects:
Colonies (Autonomy/Income/Militia/Loyalty):
Nation Background:
This Shogunate, founded by Ashikaga Takauji by overthrowing the last Kamakura bakufu, is currently very divided, the feudal chiefs are gaining power and the old emperor Go-Daigo is rebelling in the sothern part of the nation.
Can a great ruler bring Japan to the path of greatness? Or the Shogunate is going to fall in pieces?

Oyo
Capital: Oyo
Ruler: / Abaddon
Government: Monarchy
Culture: Tipical African culture and polythesim.
Technology: African Bronze Age
Army (Quality) 3 Regiments (Tolerable)
Army Cap: 10
Navy (Quality) Landlocked
Economy (Base/Manufacturing/Trade): Growing (1/0/0)
Area: 1
Infrastructure: Pathetic
Bureaucracy: Blundering
Population: 1
Education: Illitarate
Living Standards: Low
Confidence: Respecting
Projects:
Colonies (Autonomy/Income/Militia/Loyalty):
Nation Background: Oyo is a city-based nation, and he was born only a couple of years ago.
It’s not very powerful, but it’s far away from outcoming agressors and has a lot of potential.

Yuan Empire
Capital: Dadu (present Beijing)
Ruler: Hukhaantu Khan
Government: Khanate
Culture: Mostly Chinese with Mongol influence and Ruiling Class; Flourishing, but the two dominant cultures are in contrast. Flourishing Tibetan Buddhism, suppressed Taoist and growing Nestorian and Chatolic presences.
Technology: Age Of Explorations, with avanced priting techniques.
Army (Quality) 20 Regiments (Normal)
Army Cap: 50
Navy (Quality) 20 Ships (Normal)
Economy (Base/Manufacturing/Trade): Recessive (2/2/2)
Area: 5
Infrastructure: Good
Bureaucracy: Corrupt
Population: 5
Education: Well Educated
Living Standards: Tolerable
Confidence: Resentful
Projects:
Colonies (Autonomy/Income/Militia/Loyalty):
Nation Background: The Yuan Dynasty is coming to the end.
The Chinese population barely tolerate the mongol presence, and mongol hate the sinicization of the various Khan; Struggle, Famine and Bitterness among pepole are ravaging the country, and more dynamic and agressive nations around China are looking for richness.
The court itself is very divided, with coup and counter coup.
If no one is going to change the situation seriously, all is going to go into chaos.


Khmer Empire
Capital: Angkor
Ruler: / sp1023
Government: Monarchy
Culture: Khmer, with Indic influence. It’s Buddhistm particulary the Theravada one, but Induism and Mhayana Buddhism have big presences. In decadence.
Technology: Steel Age, with an evoluted engineering
Army (Quality) 15 Regiments (Tolerable)
Army Cap: 25
Navy (Quality) 10 Ships (Tolerable)
Economy (Base/Manufacturing/Trade): Recessive (2/1/1)
Area: 3
Infrastructure: Improving
Bureaucracy: Incompetent
Population: 3
Education: Literate
Living Standards: Normal
Confidence: Resentful
Projects:
Colonies (Autonomy/Income/Militia/Loyalty):
Nation Background: Khmer once was the greatest and most powerfull empire in the area, but now is in decadency.
Neighbour are growing economically and military, while Khmer empire is every day less powerful.
It’s still a great power, but something may change in the area in a matter of few years.



Majapahit Empire
Capital:Majapahit
Ruler: Rajasangara / Shadowbound
Government: Monarchy
Culture: Indonesian Culture. Buddhism and two branch of Induism (Shaivism and Vaishnavism) are widespread among the country in equal parts. Litlle presence of Islam
Technology: Steel Age
Army (Quality) 15 Regiments (Normal)
Army Cap: 30
Navy (Quality) 30 Ships (Better)
Economy (Base/Manufacturing/Trade): Growing (1/1/2)
Area: 4
Infrastructure: Improving
Bureaucracy: Tolerable
Population: 3
Education: Literate
Living Standards: Tolerable
Confidence: Admiring
Projects:
Colonies (Autonomy/Income/Militia/Loyalty):
Nation Background: Majapahit is the rising empire of Indocina.
After 60 years to create the empire, a new and strong leader Rajasnagara, along with his prime minister Gajah Mada, is going to lead the nation to the path of greatness, thanks to its growing economical power and its mighty army and navy.


Mamluke Sultatante
Capital: Cairo
Ruler: al-Nasir Badr-ad-Din Abu al-Ma'aly al-Hassan/ JosefStalinator
Government: Sultanate
Culture: Arab culture, with Turkish influence. All Sunni Islam, with partically no presences of other religions.
Technology: Steel Age
Army (Quality) 25 Regiments (Good)
Army Cap: 40
Navy (Quality) 5 Ships (Tolerable)
Economy (Base/Manufacturing/Trade): Static (2/2/1)
Area: 3
Infrastructure: Improving
Bureaucracy: Tolerable
Population: 2
Education: Tolerable
Living Standards: Barely Tolerable
Confidence: Respecting
Projects:
Colonies (Autonomy/Income/Militia/Loyalty):
Nation Background: Maluke Sultanate is the leading power of the Arab world
Its ruiling class is made by a Turk Slave cast, and it’s very militaristic.
The void left by European disappareance opened a wide spot for conquest and colonization program.
But turbolence are present even here: the ruiling dinsty is being treathened by cyrcassian group that might overthrow them.

Hafsid Caliphate
Capital: Tunis
Ruler: Ishaq II / Lord_Iggy
Government: Caliphate
Culture: Arabic culture and Islam religion, without pratically any influence from other culture and religion.
Technology: Steel Age
Army (Quality) 5 Regiments (Normal)
Army Cap: 10
Navy (Quality) 15 Ships (Normal)
Economy (Base/Manufacturing/Trade): Declining (1/1/1)
Area: 1
Infrastructure: Tolerable
Bureaucracy: Tolerable
Population: 1
Education: Literate
Living Standards: Barely Tolerable
Confidence:
Projects: Respecting
Colonies (Autonomy/Income/Militia/Loyalty):
Nation Background: Hafsid Caliphate is the nation that currently control the eastern part of Maghreb.
It’s glory days are currenly passed, for Plague and competition with Merinid, and Caliph control over country is failing, but without Europeans the possibilities for another day of glory are endless.


Merinid Sultanate
Capital: Fez
Ruler: Abu Inan Faris / Slavic Sioux
Government: Sultanate
Culture: Arabic culture and Islam religion, without pratically any influence from other culture and religion.
Technology: Steel Age
Army (Quality) 10 Regiments (Normal)
Army Cap: 20
Navy (Quality) 20 (Normal)
Economy (Base/Manufacturing/Trade): Growing (1/1/1)
Area: 1
Infrastructure: Improving
Bureaucracy: Blundering
Population: 20
Education: Literate
Living Standards: Barely Tolerable
Confidence: Tolerating
Projects:
Colonies (Autonomy/Income/Militia/Loyalty):
Nation Background: Marinid are in a age of greatness.
This Sultanate, based on Morocco, is fighting for Maghreb predominance, entering in battle versus Hafsid, and campaign aganist berber states are starting.
The plague hit them hevily, but Muslim refugees from Granada help the state to don’t fall in pieces, and now with an empty Europe even Spain might go under Merinid Influence.


Eretna
Capital: Sivas
Ruler: / Justo
Government: Monarchy
Culture: Turkish culture with heavy arab influence. Mostly Sunni Islam.
Technology: Steel Age
Army (Quality) 10 Regiments (Normal)
Army Cap: 15
Navy (Quality) 5 Ships (Semi.Rabble)
Economy (Base/Manufacturing/Trade): Growing (1/1/1)
Area: 1
Infrastructure:Barely Tolerable
Bureaucracy: Blundering
Population: 2
Education: Tolerable
Living Standards: Barely Tolerable
Confidence: Tolerating
Projects:
Colonies (Autonomy/Income/Militia/Loyalty):
Nation Background: One of the numerous Turkish Beyliks.
Currently it’s probably the largest and powerfulest one, and has great potential.


Ottoman Empire
Capital: Sogut
Ruler: Murad I / Silver2039
Government: Monarchy
Culture: Turkish culture with heavy Arab influence. Mostly Sunni Islam
Technology: Steel Age
Army (Quality) 10 Regiments (Better)
Army Cap: 15
Navy (Quality) 5 Ships (Norma)
Economy (Base/Manufacturing/Trade): Growing(1/1/1)
Area: 1
Infrastructure: Barely Tolareble
Bureaucracy: Tolarable
Population: 1
Education: Tolareble
Living Standards: Tolareble
Confidence: Tolarating
Projects:
Colonies (Autonomy/Income/Militia/Loyalty):
Nation Background: This is one of the various Beyliks in Turkey.
Barely isnsignificant until the end of Europeans, now with a empty Europe and the conquest of the empty Costantinople, the path for greatness is wide and open.


Yemen
Capital: Zabid
Ruler: al-Mujahid Ali / The Loser
Government: Monarchy
Culture: Arabic culture. Islam religion with no influence from other religion or culture.
Technology: Steel Age
Army (Quality) 5 Regiments (Normal)
Army Cap: 10
Navy (Quality) 10 Ships (Better)
Economy (Base/Manufacturing/Trade): Static (1/1/1)
Area: 1
Infrastructure: Tolerable
Bureaucracy: Blundering
Population: 1
Education: Literate
Living Standards: Barely Tolerable
Confidence: Respecting
Projects:
Colonies (Autonomy/Income/Militia/Loyalty):
Nation Background: Yemen is currently ruled by the Rasulid dinasty, descendant from rasul, a turkmenn messenger of Abbasid.
The Rasulid came to power after the Ayyubid left the country, and now there is a lot of commercial possibilities in the Indian Ocean.


Aztec Empire
Capital: Tenochtitlan
Ruler: / germanicus12
Government: Monarchy
Culture: Tipical Aztec culture and religion, with few influence from other cultures in Mexico
Technology: Post-Classic Age
Army (Quality) 10 Regiments (Good)
Army Cap: 20
Navy (Quality) None
Economy (Base/Manufacturing/Trade): Growing (1/1/0)
Area: 1
Infrastructure: Pathetic
Bureaucracy: Tolerable
Population: 1
Education: Illiterate
Living Standards: Barely Tolerable
Confidence: Respecting
Projects:
Colonies (Autonomy/Income/Militia/Loyalty):
Nation Background: The Aztec Enpire is the rising power of the Aztec Valley.
Currently it’s not very powerful compared to the other powers, but a competent leader can lead the nation to greatness.


The Knights Hospitaller
Capital:
Ruler: Philip Thame / Toltec
Government: Military Order
Culture: Europena culyure, maybe the last stronghold of Europe. They are fervent Cristhian, and they persecute other religion.
Technology: Steel Age
Army (Quality) 2 Regiments (Mighty)
Army Cap: 10
Navy (Quality) 10 Ships (Good)
Economy (Base/Manufacturing/Trade): Static (1/0/0)
Area: 1
Infrastructure: Good
Bureaucracy: Competent
Population: 1
Education: Educated
Living Standards: Normal
Confidence: Nation Personified
Projects:
Colonies (Autonomy/Income/Militia/Loyalty):
Nation Background: The Kights Hospitaller are the last stronghold of Europe and cristhianesim.
They barely survived the plague by being on a island, but theiy are on the brink of the doom: other nations are muslim, and only few, weak nations can help this order to survive.


NPC


Chagatai Khanate
Capital: Almalik
Ruler: Bayan Qulì Khan
Government: Khanate
Economy (Base/Manufacturing/Trade): Static (2/1/1)
Nation Background: One of the Mongol successor states, one of the most turkic and islamist around.
It often fought for preodminace in Asia, fighting The Sultantae of India and the Yuan, but losing all the time.
Currently, the Khante is very decadent, and internal divisions are going to break the nation itself.
They still have a strong army. The culture is mostly Mongol with Turkic presences. The nation is Islamic, with few Animism presences around.


Tibet
Capital: Lhasa
Ruler: The House of Pagmodru
Government: Kingdom
Economy (Base/Manufacturing/Trade): Growing (1/0/1)
Nation Background: Tibet gained only recently the indipendence from Yuan Empire, thank to the House of Pagmodru.
Probably a long period of stability and richness is starting.
Their army is not very good. Their culture is tibetan, strongly Buddhist with minor Chinese influence.



Dai Viet
Capital: Ha Noi
Ruler: Tran Du Tong
Government: Kingdom
Economy (Base/Manufacturing/Trade): Growing (1/1/1)
Nation Background: The Lý Dynasty is currently ruiling the country.
After years of succesfull wars aganist Mongols to liberate the country, Dai Viet is entering in a period of prosperity, and war for expansion are going to happen, looking to Champa as a natural theatre for expansion. Their army is good, like the navy. Thei culture is vietnamese with Indian and Chinese influence. Mainly Buddhist, but Taoism and Confucianesim are widespread..


Champa
Capital: Vijaia
Ruler: Bo-De
Government: Kingdom
Economy (Base/Manufacturing/Trade): Growing(1/0/1)
Nation Background: Champa is one of the oldest kingdom in the region.
This very old kingdom fought a lot of times, and it was never conqered.
Currently it’s in the rise, but northern neighbour, Dai Viet, it’s still more powerful and wealthier.
Their army and navy are not very powerful. They have Champa culture, with heavy Indic and Vietnamese influence. Mainly Induist, with strong Buddhist presence and little Muslim one




Sukhotai Kingdom
Capital: Sukhotai
Ruler: King Phya Lithai
Government: Kingdom
Economy (Base/Manufacturing/Trade): Growing (1/1/1)
Nation Background: The Thai Kingdom is on the rise.
It defeated the old Khmer overlord many years ago, and currently is expanding in the area.
But even Sukhotai have problems, like small bunch of terrirories broking away from the central control. Their army is normal. Their culture is Thai, with Khmer and Indic influence. Buddhism religion , but Induism is widespread.



Pegu
Capital: Pegu
Ruler: Bynna U
Government: Kingdom
Economy (Base/Manufacturing/Trade): Recessive (1/1/0)
Nation Background: Pegu is an city-based kingdom, around the city of Pegu.
It was founded long ago by the Mon dinasty, and it’s cuurently ruled my the same dinasty.
It’s fighting with neighnoring states, and its destiniy it’s unceratin. Their army is not very powerful. Mon culture and dinasty. Theravada Buddhism, but influence of Indusim and Mahayana Buddhism.


Delhi Sultanate
Capital: Delhi
Ruler: Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
Government: Sultanate
Economy (Base/Manufacturing/Trade): In the Brink Of a Crisis (2/2/1)
Nation Background: Dheli is at his zenith. The economy is failing, and many pepole don’t like the Sultanate and especially the sultan.
Famine is widespread among populations, while the ruiling class is corrupted.
Many regions of the empire are gaining high indipendence from the national control, and only a strong leader can save the empire. They have a still strong army, with semi-rabble navy. Indian culture, with Arabic and Persian influences. Mainly Islamic, but Induism and Buddhism are quietly widespread.


Nayak Madurai
Capital: Madurai
Ruler: Mahmud Damghan
Government: Monarchy
Economy (Base/Manufacturing/Trade): Growing (1/0/1)
Nation Background: After an Dhelian invasion and a short Chera occupation, the Kingdom return under a Muslim dinasty.
This kingdom have most of interets in defending Tamil Nandu aganist Dheli’s domination, but it has to continue to rebuild his economy, temples and trade network. Relatively good army and navy. Indic culture culture. Islamic with Islami dinasty, with Buddhist and Indiusit preseces.


Kotte
Capital: Kotte
Ruler: Alagakkonara Family
Government: Monarchy
Economy (Base/Manufacturing/Trade): Static (1/0/1)
Nation Background: Kotte is a kingdom based around the fortified capital of Kotte (literrally “the fort”).
It repulsed a series of invasion from the north, under the powerful Alagakkonara family, fut its future is unceratin. Not very good army.


Muscat
Capital: Muscat
Ruler: Nabhani Dinasty
Government: Sultanate
Economy (Base/Manufacturing/Trade): Static (1/0/1)
Nation Background: Muscat is currently ruled by the indigenous Nabhani Dinasty.
It’s sea oriented, and its fortune are uncertain. Their army is not very good, the navy is better.
Arabic. Islamic Religion without any influences from outside.

Hadramaut
Capital: Al Mukalla
Ruler: ???
Governement: Emirate
Economy Growing (1/0/1)
Nation Background: Hadramaut is another sea.oriented arabic nations.
Its fortune are uncertain, as like its eastern neighbourn

Golden Horde
Capital: Sarai Berque
Ruler: Jani Beg
Governement: Khanate
Economy Declining (2/2/1)
National Background: The Golden Horde, one of the leftovers of Gengis Khan’s empire, was seriously hitten by the Plague. This, added with general decadence, put the Golden Horde in a dangerous situation...can this nation suvives long?
Culturally they are mongol, with renmants of Russian influence, and growing turkish one. They are pratically all islamist, with few animist and orthodox renmants. Their army is strong.

Il-Khanate
Capital: ???
Ruler: ???
Governement: Khanate (in chaos)
Economy Crisis (1/1/1)
National Background: Il-Khanate is one of the successor state of Gengis Khan’s Empire.
While very succesful in the first years, now it’s in chaos. Rebel faction are rising in the south, and currenty even the Khan title itself is not given to anyone.
This nation’s destiny is, probably, sealed. They are mongol, with arab influence and heavy persian influence. Mostly islamist. They have a big and chaotic army.

Khorasan
Capital: ???
Ruler: ???
Governement: Monarchy
Economy Static (1/1/0)
National Background: This is the earlyest rebel faction. They are culturally persian with mongol presence, and mostly islamist. Their army is made mostly my rebellious citizens.

Sharifate of Mecca
Capital: Mecca
Ruler: Aljan Abul-Sarjah
Governement: Sharifate (Mamluks vassal)
Economy Static (1/1/1)
National Background: The Sharifate is a autonomous region, controlled nominally by the Mamluke Sultanate, that has the assignment to defend the holy cities of Mecca and Medina, and to secure the passage of pligrims.


Makkura
Capital: Dongola
Ruler: ???
Governement: Monarchy
Economy Declining (1/1/1)
National Backround: Makkura is one of the last stronghold of Christianity.
Islam is continuing to infiltrate in the country, and Muslim nations, like Mamluke, continue to try to conquer Makkuran lands.
But with the disappareance of most of Christianity, the fanatic elements may save the country.
They have Nubian culture, with Ethiopian and Arabian influences. Christian, with heavy inflitration of Islam. They army is not wery strong, with army quality failig.

Alwa
Capital: Soba
Ruler: ???
Governement: Monarchy
Economy Static (1/1/0)
National Background: Alwa is one of the last stronghold of Christianity
Their situation is pratically equal as Makkuran one, but Islam infiltrations are lesser.
They have Nubian culture, with Ethiopian and Arabian influences. Christian, with inflitration of Islam. They army is weak.

Ethiopia
Capital: Addis Ababa
Ruler: Sayfa Ar`ed
Governement: Monarchy
Economy Growing (1/1/1)
National Background: Ethiopia is currently ruled by the Solomonic Dinasty.
As one of the remaining Christian powers, fanaticism is spreading into the country, and contrast with Muslim nations are growing.
Culturally its form of Christianesim its fanaticizing, and islamic influence is very little. Ethiopian culture.
Their army is big and good trained, with little navy.

Kanem-Bornu
Capital: N’jimi
Ruler: Idris I
Governement: Monarchy
Economy Growing (1/0/1)
National Background: Sayfawa dinasty is currently ruiling the country.
Kanem is currently in a chaotic period: more and more feudal lords are breaking in pieces the coutry, and rumors of an invasion coming from the east are louder every day.
Culturally they are northern african, and they are muslim with few animism presence.
Their army is small, largely camelry based.

Mali Empire
Capital: Nian
Ruler: Souleyman
Governement: Monachy
Economy Static (1/1/1)
National Background: Mali is currently the powerfulest native country in alla Africa, but is rapidly declining.
Internal strife is striking the country, and many internal subjects are trining to broke away from the empire.
They are culturally west african, and they religion is musulman, with few animism presence around.
Their army is still powerful, camerly based.

Mixtec Kingdom
Capital: Tilantongo
Ruler:
Governement: Monarchy
Economy Static (1/1/0)
National Background: Mixtec is the center of the ancient mixtecan culture.
The kingdom is not very powerful, and enemies are sorrounding the nation, so Mixtec fate is uncertain.
Its culture is the tipical Mixtecan one, with mixtecal polytheism.
Their army is weak.

Chimu Empire
Capital: Chan Chan
Ruler:
Governement: Monachy
Economy Static (1/1/0)
National Backgorund: Chimu is one of the most long-lived nation in the area.
It’s the hegemon power, but many nations are trying to surpass them.
Culturally Chimu, very infuent, Chimu polytheist.
Their army is average.

Wanka
Capital: Hancayo
Ruler:
Governement: Monarchy
Economy Growing (1/0/0)
National Backgorund: Wanka is on the nations in the Andean region.
Wanka’s contrast with Inca are growing.
Wankan culture and religion.
Weak army.

Incan Empire
Capital: Cuzco
Ruler: Inca Roca
Governement: Monarchy
Economy Growing (1/1/0)
National Backgorund: The Incan nations is on of the most promisin nations in the Andean area.
Contrast with Wanka and neighbouring people are growing, but the Incan nation is likely to be able to handle them easily.
They have Incan culture and polytheism.
Their army is good compared to sorrounding nations.



Ica
Capital: Ica
Ruler:
Governement: Monarchy
Economy Growing (1/0/0)
National Backgorund: Ica is one of the nations in the region
Ican culture and religion.
Weak army.

Chiribaya
Capital:
Ruler:
Governement: Monarchy
Economy Static (1/0/0)
National Backgorund: Chiribaya is one of the nations in the region
Chiribayan culture and religion.
Weak army.

Ayamara
Capital: Tiwanaku
Ruler:
Governement: Monarchy
Economy Static (1/1/0)
National Background: Ayamara is one of the nations in the Andean region, based on Titicaca Lake.
The associate them with the ancient Tiwanakan culture and religion.
They army is weak.
 
I'll take china btw, my other interests were kinda tongue in cheek!
 
No more Oyo? China situation will be difficult to handle.
 
I've got it covered. Oyo was picked merely to support my arguement.

I still think you should edit EC's off the map. I'll even do it if you wish.
 
May I switch to Ethiopia?
 
Well, you certainly put a lot of effort into it, I'll give you that much.
 
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