Silver Steak
The Ghost of SS
Oh, so you were referring to the princeling? Alas, I fear he has no knowledge whatsoever of Viski Lasi (of this age) or the Yathanai islands. Please try again! 
LINESII- Into the Darkness- Part II
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Silver Steak
The Ghost of SS
The Beginning of a Dynasty
Viski Lasi had three goals with his life on the Divine Throne. First was the founding of the New Church, second was the lessons of civilization which he gave to the Yathai. The last was the continuation of the divine bloodline. Both the first and the second were achieved, but the last one remained. It was a matter not easily solved, as he was the only one of his kind. If he was to have descendants, he would naturally have to choose a mate from among the natives.
A number of things made him believe this was not as simple as chosing at random. First of all, the pripary reason he was believed to be the Steward of the Gods was due to his appearance. Being a Gorimari, he had dark skin and red hair - a combination never seen among the Yathai who were generally bronze-skinned and had raven black hair. He was also of a much taller and larger build than most Yathai. As he was quite different from his followers, he deemed it wise to seek out the more unique among them as well.
One thing in particular that caught Viski Lasi's interest was the eyes. Some of the Yathai had grey eyes, where most had brown. A tiny percentage also had green eyes, like his. Those with green eyes also had a tendency for slightly lighter hair color, ranging from auburn to maroon, greatly resembling that of Viski Lasi. These variations were actually the last remnants of a different people arriving the Yathanai islands many centuries ago, who were assimilated and made indistinguishable from the Yathai.
When it was declared that the Godsent was looking for a mate, all unmarried women of proper age were summoned. Of these, the ones with green eyes were selected and sent to Viskas for an audition. About fifty were gathered and all of them housed in the palace harem newly constructed. Then, a ceremony began. The twin goddesses themselves would choose the one to carry the descendants of their Steward. The ceremony consisted of a series of tests, and only one of them would remain. Literally.
It was a cruel trial. First, the candidates went through a test of the mind. Here, they had to answer to riddles and provide solutions for dilemmas. Those who did not impress in this test were sent away to practice. If they failed on the next attempt, they were again sent to practice. If they failed on the third attempt, they were sentenced to death. Only thirty of the fifty survived the first trial.
The second trial was a test of the heart. Here, the candidates were sent through a course where they had to show courage and strength of will. Those who failed this trial were given a second chance. Regardless of success of failure, all of the candidates were sent through a second course which was even harsher and more extreme than the first one. Many died in the attempt, but more were sentenced to death due to failure. Only twelve survived the second trial.
The last trial was a test of the body. It was, put simply, a death tournament between the candidates. Given one obsidian blade each, the contestants battled eachother one on one in front of the palace. At last, after three rounds, there were only three left. This presented no problems, as the remaining three naturally had to fight eachother all at once. Of the fifty, there were only three left - and there could be only one...
EDIT: I kinda forgot to tell, but the Yathai are rather warlike, with bloody conflicts between the tribes quite commonplace. Even women are expected to defend the village when attacked, and it's not so surprising to see female tribe chiefs. This means Yathai society is remarkably egalitarian, and family lines are traced through the women. Most Yathai identify themselves as "(name), son/daughter of (mother's name)".
Viski Lasi had three goals with his life on the Divine Throne. First was the founding of the New Church, second was the lessons of civilization which he gave to the Yathai. The last was the continuation of the divine bloodline. Both the first and the second were achieved, but the last one remained. It was a matter not easily solved, as he was the only one of his kind. If he was to have descendants, he would naturally have to choose a mate from among the natives.
A number of things made him believe this was not as simple as chosing at random. First of all, the pripary reason he was believed to be the Steward of the Gods was due to his appearance. Being a Gorimari, he had dark skin and red hair - a combination never seen among the Yathai who were generally bronze-skinned and had raven black hair. He was also of a much taller and larger build than most Yathai. As he was quite different from his followers, he deemed it wise to seek out the more unique among them as well.
One thing in particular that caught Viski Lasi's interest was the eyes. Some of the Yathai had grey eyes, where most had brown. A tiny percentage also had green eyes, like his. Those with green eyes also had a tendency for slightly lighter hair color, ranging from auburn to maroon, greatly resembling that of Viski Lasi. These variations were actually the last remnants of a different people arriving the Yathanai islands many centuries ago, who were assimilated and made indistinguishable from the Yathai.
When it was declared that the Godsent was looking for a mate, all unmarried women of proper age were summoned. Of these, the ones with green eyes were selected and sent to Viskas for an audition. About fifty were gathered and all of them housed in the palace harem newly constructed. Then, a ceremony began. The twin goddesses themselves would choose the one to carry the descendants of their Steward. The ceremony consisted of a series of tests, and only one of them would remain. Literally.
It was a cruel trial. First, the candidates went through a test of the mind. Here, they had to answer to riddles and provide solutions for dilemmas. Those who did not impress in this test were sent away to practice. If they failed on the next attempt, they were again sent to practice. If they failed on the third attempt, they were sentenced to death. Only thirty of the fifty survived the first trial.
The second trial was a test of the heart. Here, the candidates were sent through a course where they had to show courage and strength of will. Those who failed this trial were given a second chance. Regardless of success of failure, all of the candidates were sent through a second course which was even harsher and more extreme than the first one. Many died in the attempt, but more were sentenced to death due to failure. Only twelve survived the second trial.
The last trial was a test of the body. It was, put simply, a death tournament between the candidates. Given one obsidian blade each, the contestants battled eachother one on one in front of the palace. At last, after three rounds, there were only three left. This presented no problems, as the remaining three naturally had to fight eachother all at once. Of the fifty, there were only three left - and there could be only one...
EDIT: I kinda forgot to tell, but the Yathai are rather warlike, with bloody conflicts between the tribes quite commonplace. Even women are expected to defend the village when attacked, and it's not so surprising to see female tribe chiefs. This means Yathai society is remarkably egalitarian, and family lines are traced through the women. Most Yathai identify themselves as "(name), son/daughter of (mother's name)".
Thlayli
Le Pétit Prince
From: New Veritas
To: Guangfei
We are willing to agree to a white peace, on two conditions.
The first being that Stratikrator Vandrios and his army be given leave to withdraw peacefully from Guangfei
The second being that the Church of the One is tolerated within Guangfei, independent of state control from New Veritas, or persecution from Guangfei We realize that the Way of the One is a political creation of the Dragon Throne, and are willing to see it peacefully tolerated alongside the Church.
Besides these minor notes, the pre-war status quo will be accepted.
To: Guangfei
We are willing to agree to a white peace, on two conditions.
The first being that Stratikrator Vandrios and his army be given leave to withdraw peacefully from Guangfei
The second being that the Church of the One is tolerated within Guangfei, independent of state control from New Veritas, or persecution from Guangfei We realize that the Way of the One is a political creation of the Dragon Throne, and are willing to see it peacefully tolerated alongside the Church.
Besides these minor notes, the pre-war status quo will be accepted.
Kentharu
Zebra Commander
thats not white peace, that is veritas peace
Swissempire
Poet Jester
To: New Veritas
From: Swade Ascendancy
And what of our no strings attached peace proposal. That you only must recognize an independent Sintonia at the borders it had.
From: Swade Ascendancy
And what of our no strings attached peace proposal. That you only must recognize an independent Sintonia at the borders it had.
alex994
Hail Divine Emperor!
Thlayli said:
To New Veritas
From Guangfei
First of all, the Way of the One is in no way affiliated with the Dragon Throne and is not under the control or influence of the Emperors/Empresses. The Church of the One by definition is under the state control of the New Veritasian Orthodox Church. Though if they agree to formally seperate from the Veritasian Oneists Church they will be left in peace. The Guangfei Empire does not persecute religious minorities as long as they do not disturb the peace.
Secondly, if New Veritas would like to make a few notes Guangfei would like to ask for recompensation from Veritas for the total some of 2 EP in exchange for both allowing Vandrios to leave and to rebuild Guanzhong. And before we forget, there will be no New Veritasian actions, by the government or by her private citizens in Shangei. The Empire of course is willing to do the same.
Besides these minor notes, the pre-war political boundaries will be accepted.
Thlayli
Le Pétit Prince
Fine, allow us to remove our previous offer, due to the offended sensibilities of your prickly diplomatic corps, and accept your white peace, with no added conditions. Vandrios will withdraw, and the pre-war borders will be accepted.
@Swissempire: We will talk.
@Swissempire: We will talk.
Wubba360
Emperor
don't want this to be lost in all the papers, its been two weeksModerator Action: Don't do that again.
Warned.
Please read the forum rules: http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=422889
Warned.
Please read the forum rules: http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=422889
Swissempire
Poet Jester
A cold breeze rustled the white robes that clad Frie, the Missionary, he looked the the stars, and a chill came over his spine.
"It is time. He is back"
And white comet struck across the sky. It was to be the best of times, it was to be the worst of times.
"It is time. He is back"
And white comet struck across the sky. It was to be the best of times, it was to be the worst of times.
Da Iggsta iz Bizzack!
Iggy gazed up at the large projection on the wall.
"I dunno Pikt. It looks a bit too gangsta for me."
"Fine, fine... does a reintroduction matter much anyway?"
"Not really. But you are writing one anyway."
"Yes."
"Despite the fact that you have stats to do."
"Yep."
Pikt rolled his eyes.
"Anyway, we've made good progress in your absence. The damage to our command nexus from the attack by NAO, the Leperchauns and the Pandas has been largely repaired, and we've been fine-tuning the new rules. And coming up with new ideas for another NES, should you lose interes-"
"Silence! LINESII will not die from a loss of interest!"
"Er, yeah... anyway, we've also set up a higher level force field... NAO is weakening anyway, now that Thlayli is modding."
"Excellent." Iggy rubbed his hands together.
"So, should we reactivate the system?"
"Yes."
Human and penguin turned around to face a huge computer terminal. Both extended hand and flipper to imprints in the side. Iggy struggled to fit his hand into a scanner shaped like a flipper, but succeeded after some shoving.
A green light lit up. A humming sound began. More lights sparked on.
"System restart 20... 50... 80 percent..."
A blinding light shot from the top of the computer bank, arcing around through a system of mirrors and striking all of the other radially located systems, activating them as well.
Pikt gazed at a gauge through his goggles, then looked up at Iggy.
"100 percent functioning capabilities. The system is active once again!"
Iggy gazed up at the large projection on the wall.
"I dunno Pikt. It looks a bit too gangsta for me."
"Fine, fine... does a reintroduction matter much anyway?"
"Not really. But you are writing one anyway."
"Yes."
"Despite the fact that you have stats to do."
"Yep."
Pikt rolled his eyes.
"Anyway, we've made good progress in your absence. The damage to our command nexus from the attack by NAO, the Leperchauns and the Pandas has been largely repaired, and we've been fine-tuning the new rules. And coming up with new ideas for another NES, should you lose interes-"
"Silence! LINESII will not die from a loss of interest!"
"Er, yeah... anyway, we've also set up a higher level force field... NAO is weakening anyway, now that Thlayli is modding."
"Excellent." Iggy rubbed his hands together.
"So, should we reactivate the system?"
"Yes."
Human and penguin turned around to face a huge computer terminal. Both extended hand and flipper to imprints in the side. Iggy struggled to fit his hand into a scanner shaped like a flipper, but succeeded after some shoving.
A green light lit up. A humming sound began. More lights sparked on.
"System restart 20... 50... 80 percent..."
A blinding light shot from the top of the computer bank, arcing around through a system of mirrors and striking all of the other radially located systems, activating them as well.
Pikt gazed at a gauge through his goggles, then looked up at Iggy.
"100 percent functioning capabilities. The system is active once again!"
Luckymoose
The World is Mine
K I'm ready to play.
Kentharu
Zebra Commander
mr mod sire 
welcome back
when will stats be ready?
welcome backwhen will stats be ready?
Swissempire
Poet Jester
To: Veritas
From: The Swade Ascendancy
Shall we resume peace negotiations?
From: The Swade Ascendancy
Shall we resume peace negotiations?
Wubba360
Emperor
yey, got back from trick or treating with anice surprise!!!
To: New Veritas
From: Myocaca
Will you sue for peace. Our invasion of your colony was to stop imperialistic fiends from entering holy land.
To: New Veritas
From: Myocaca
Will you sue for peace. Our invasion of your colony was to stop imperialistic fiends from entering holy land.
alex994
Hail Divine Emperor!
OOC: HAIL THE GREAT IGGY! 
The below is just useless diplo to assure my sense of paranoia thy 
To New Veritas
From Guangfei
While we have agreed to allow Stratikrator Vandrios and his army to withdraw from the Guanzhong region, we must insist that his army do not cross the Fei river at any point. (OOC: It's that river that pretty much divides northern Guangfei starting at the foot of the Dadong mountains) It's not as if the Emperor does not trust the honor of the Valin race, simply that he understands people in terrible situation may do terrible things.
In addition, as for the army's peaceful withdrawal, we do hope not a head of cattle a measure of grain, or any other items be stolen by Valin troops.
The below is just useless diplo to assure my sense of paranoia thy To New Veritas
From Guangfei
While we have agreed to allow Stratikrator Vandrios and his army to withdraw from the Guanzhong region, we must insist that his army do not cross the Fei river at any point. (OOC: It's that river that pretty much divides northern Guangfei starting at the foot of the Dadong mountains) It's not as if the Emperor does not trust the honor of the Valin race, simply that he understands people in terrible situation may do terrible things.
In addition, as for the army's peaceful withdrawal, we do hope not a head of cattle a measure of grain, or any other items be stolen by Valin troops.
IronMan2055
Korra 2011
i would start diplo again but considering i'm a tiny little new world nation, i doubt there much to do.
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