LINESII- Into the Darkness- Part II

Thats it. I'm sick and tired of this- Thlayli I'm sorry but your ally is going up in flames. Three times I've forgiven him but I KNEW he was going to try and attack me again. Now lets see how good he can do. No peace will be accpeted. Those of you allied with me, consider it time to move.

To Norvalin
From Arcadia

You have just enacted your death sentence. May the One show mercy upon your ignorant souls for we shall not.

To Nontin
From Arcadia

As a common follower of the faith, we would expect you to at least remain neutral. Norvalin has too many times violated peace and attempted war upon us. Now they shall suffer. You would be advised to remain out of it.
 
Nice update. But is there any actual reason I'm not in the Imperial Age?
 
Hey where is my religious center?

Anyways you can all bugger off with yer wars....im turning exilsium into a peaceful philosophical monasteric religion -trading & money making island.

The Citadel is my new best friend.
 
pish Iggies forgotten things, or has his reasons....

my project! :( religious centre...*sigh* theres a reason I got my projecty finished this turn, remedy some of the problems by helping the culture, and giving the relgion a focal point around a new centre..*mutter*.

other than that, brilliant update :)
 
Cleric said:
Hey where is my religious center?

Anyways you can all bugger off with yer wars....im turning exilsium into a peaceful philosophical monasteric religion -trading & money making island.

The Citadel is my new best friend.
Yay! *passes peace pipe to cleric*
 
amazing update, Though i will have to discuss things with swiss, i couldn't be happier
 
jalapeno_dude said:
Nice update. But is there any actual reason I'm not in the Imperial Age?

because your not imperialist?..... Imperialistic
 
From: New Veritas
To: Guangfei

We are willing to end this war. All that we began it for was the cession of Valfei, and look at the ruin war has brought. Cede us Valfei (for which we will pay two economic points) and allow Stratikrator Vandrios to withdraw, and such a peace will be attained.

From: New Veritas
To: Norvalin

We agree.

From: New Veritas
To: Exilsium

Your abandonment of us is saddening indeed.
 
Thlayli said:
From: New Veritas
To: Guangfei

We are willing to end this war. All that we began it for was the cession of Valfei, and look at the ruin war has brought. Cede us Valfei (for which we will pay two economic points) and allow Stratikrator Vandrios to withdraw, and such a peace will be attained.

To New Veritas
From Guangfei

You are in no place to make any demands of Guangfei. You destroyed our capitol, slaughtered her people and laid waste to the territories of Guangfei. You began this war, and you demand territory. There will no peace with New Veritas if she demands territory. A white peace with perhaps recompensation for Guangfei. If not, the Third Exodus should begin.

OOC: Excellent quality of update as always iggy, though I would like to ask, well when you get back, on putting up casualties for the fall of Guanzhong :)
 
To: New Veritas
From: The Swade Ascendancy

Fighting a multi front war is leaving you deveastated. Allow Sintonia to Exist as a soverign state with the lands it claimed before you invaded it, and the Bladeists shall leave you be to duke it out with Guangfei.
 
OOC: How lovely of you swiss :p, I can sense the great trust among us.

To New Veritas
From Guangfei

If you withdraw from Guangfei and withdraw all claims to Guangfei territory and pay recompensation, in essence, the White peace which you rejected, we are willing for peace ;)

EDIT: And Valfei doesn't exist.
 
I wasnt supposed to invade that citadel outpost, just send six guys over their and tell them to bugger off and accuse them of lots of crap.
not start a seige or anything.

Edit: I know iggy aint here, I just need to make it clear to japa dude before he decides to kill me or somthing.
 
emu said:
I just need to make it clear to japa dude before he decides to kill me or somthing.
OOC: You really think I'd kill you? :crazyeye:

I'll do diplo and stuff in a few weeks... don't see much point now.
 
It looks like people are avoiding posting in this thread, due to the month-long break or whatever. That is really good, actually. :) I won't, as I have a whole lot of stories in mind.
 
Geography of the Yathanai islands, and the Brilliant Dawn

The Yathanai islands are a series of fertile islands in the middle of a vast ocean. They are densely forested, and still retain much pristine nation due to the primitive peoples inhabiting them being reverent of nature. The islands are also characterized by rocky mountains jutting out at their centers, many of them volcanic in nature. There are only a handful of active volcanos at the moment, but the thermal activity is easily proved by the many hot springs found throughout the archipelago.

The flora of Yathanai is, as expected due to its extreme isolation, unique. As is its fauna, although the plant life has seen more radical paths of evolution. Some of the most interesting plants (at least in the eyes of a Citadeler) are the "floop" and the "mistblossoms". The floops are large, green fungi thriving around hot springs and other humid hotspots. Mistblossoms are found in a vast range of colors from dark blue to crimson to pale yellow. These flowers give a sweet scent, and have a narcotic effect. It's often smoked by the natives, or crushed to produce perfumes and incense.

The beasts of Yathanai are not as varied as the plant life, but just as exotic. There are large boars called "toxons" which are found both wild and domesticated. A large, flightless bird known as "qualla" is found on the largest isle, which serves as both pack animal and fast mount. The toxons are quite docile - except for when they form a stampede in the mating season - and are often seen grazing in the forests. The quallas are taken by the natives up in the higher plains to graze in the summers, where the only open steppes found in Yathanai provide ample food stocks and large spaces to roam. The quallas are known for being tireless runners and stout pack animals, and are greatly cherished by the Yathai.

The coastline of the Yathanai islands are for the most part rocky and jagged, making the few beaches key locations for communacation and trade between the isles. These ports also serve as harbors for fishing ships, and almost all of them house at least one small fishing community. Not surprisingly, these harbor ports also serve as spiritual centers, and many shrines to the many lesser spirits are found here. Now, with the introduction of Mantea, the shrines have all been furnished with two altars instead of a host of totems.

It is important to note that the people of Yathai have never settled in large communities, and with good reason. There was an inherent lack of knowledge about agriculture and the tending of crop fields. The tribes were all hunter gatherers of some sort, either relying on animal husbandry or the bounties of the sea. This was changed after Viski Lasi discovered that the Yathanai islands did indeed have a type of crop suitable for agriculture. It was a plant called "rice" (ooc: yeah, I'm lazy) and provided great harvests even on small fields. The difficulties were the intense care it needed, and the intricate water systems required to maintain ideal conditions for the crops. This was all strange and new for the Yathanai, but the know-how was slowly built up with every passing year.

With the fledging agriculture, as well as a conjoining common religion, the Yathanai embarked on a daring new development: the first city. Viskas was a bustling community of almost ten thousand inhabitants - easily outsizing the largest tribe prior to the Brilliant Dawn (as the arrival of Viski Lasi would be remembered). The city was centered around the foundations of the new temple being built in honor of Mantea and the twin goddesses. Around were the beginnings of a thriving city, all lined up with streets and plazas based on Viski Lasi's instructions. As he had seen and studied the many ancient cities of Veritas of old, he knew enough about city planning to make Viskas not merely a rabble of wooden shacks.

Stone was quarried from the mountains to the temple, and also to the large harbor of Viskas. Countless boats came in and out of the bay that shielded the waters bordering the city and its temple, but they were all dwarfed by the proper ships being built in the docks of the city. These were the product of the most valuable of Viski Lasi's teachings to the Yathai. Where all of his other lessons had been sketchy and based on what a commoner knew about architecture and engineering, he knew everything about seamanship and shipyards. He drew out plans for both traditional galleys and smaller river boats, as well as more complex drawings of Triremes and Bimarines. All these were carefully stored after his death, but Viski Lasi put most effort in developing a type of vessel suited for the seas around Yathanai.

What he ended up with was a design of smaller ships propelled with both sails and oars. Up to a hundred spans long, and thirty wide, these ships ride low and shallow in the water. Ideal for landing on beaches and able to avoid the many rocky shallows, it was the perfect design for the islands. The hull was composed of overlapping boards of wood, joined together with plugs of wood. (ooc: basic viking longships, go figure.) These ships have revolutionized trade and travel between the islands, greatly expanding Mantea and the realm of Viski Lasi.


Enough for this time, I suppose. Will write more about the succession of the Divine Throne later. ;)
 
OOC: The Dragon Throne sues the Divine Throne for copyright infringements ;)

Guangfei requests that New Veritas respond. :)
 
The Dragon Throne is currently destroyed, or at least in the hands of New Veritas. :p
 
The Dragon Throne is in an undisclosed location thank you very much :p The Dragon Throne isn't really a Throne, but a term applied to the Emperor (Or Empress if a woman ever rules Guangfei which is quite likely)

New Veritas doesn't have a 800k+ population willing to die for their country ;)
 
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