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Talk:Ubrekt

2010-06-18T14:22:16Z

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Hey, self, you really need to get off your duff and fill out Ubrekt. Ubrekt and Celstia are probably going to be important to the Western campaign soon. -gm

:Heh. Your mom was playing with the Emperor's Pearls last night. -[[User:Slitherrr|Slitherrr]]
:: What can I say, the woman loves pearl necklaces.
:: Feel free to revise or add or improve all the sections except the last one. -gm

Talk:Temporal Authority

2010-06-18T14:19:26Z

66.187.187.66: New page: Should this me an exception-type entry, format wise, or should it just remain block text (like Sidhe-Praxen)? -gm

Should this me an exception-type entry, format wise, or should it just remain block text (like Sidhe-Praxen)? -gm

Talk:Petera

2010-06-18T14:17:04Z

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This entry maybe should be brought into line with other national entries, format wise. -gm

Cleared old talk page. Check history if really interested. -[[User:Slitherrr|Slitherrr]]
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So this is referred to here and on the map as "Petera", and the adjective is sometimes said to be "Peteran", but a couple of articles have referred to "Petra" and "Petran", or "Petara" and "Petaran". Is it safe to assume that "Petera" and "Peteran" are canonical (flavor element of misspellings aside)? -[[User:Slitherrr|Slitherrr]]
: I tried to define a canonical spelling by choosing a single name and a single valid link, but I see you went and ruined that plan ;) --[[User:Msallen|Msallen]]
::Yeah, I got into the redirects before I knew what I was getting into. -[[User:Slitherrr|Slitherrr]]
: PS. GM likes the confusing lack of spelling consistency
:: consistent spelling is an anachronism.
::: Additionally, don't forget to account for regional spelling variances. -gm, probably
::::Note: Wikis are an anachronism. -[[User:Slitherrr|Slitherrr]]

Talk:Alexia

2010-06-18T14:15:04Z

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This article should probably be brought into line, formatting wise, with other national entires. -gm

I don't know much about Alexia, other than that it is a ''de facto'' client-state of Odessa, and that it is famed for its pikemen.-[[User:Slitherrr|Slitherrr]] 13:13, 24 September 2009 (EDT)

:: Alexia is a sort of a Mediterranean (Italian/Greek) stand in. Very decentralized and disorganized, heavily urban, and historically plagued by a good deal of infighting. Very religious and pious, even in pre-alexandrian times. Basically controlled by a council made up of representatives selected by the various cities, who then choose a Doge from among their number on a regular basis. With some significant exceptions, has generally been a weak state. -gm

::: That sounds a lot like Fresia. Whats the diff between the two? Fresia is more rural? Or less religious? -Some Twatwaffle Who Doesn't Sign His Shit

:::: Well, a couple of key differences. Climate: Fresia is hilly and wooded, Alexia is more open. Politically they seem the same on the surface, but the major difference is that Fresia is ruled by an Emperor selected by Noble Electors. Alexia has no nobility, so everyone in a position of power is elected. The Cities, rather than noble familes, then are the primary political engine in Alexia, so it is basically a very urbanized west and a mostly depopulated east. (The Desertification of the Valley of Dust being the general cause of the refugee problems of the past couple generations) -gm

::::: Ha ha, Matt, he called you a twatwaffle. -[[User:Slitherrr|Slitherrr]] 18:13, 25 September 2009 (EDT)

:::::: Pfft! Hardly the worst thing he's called me! --Twatwaffle

Any words on what languages are spoken here? Is there an Alexian language? -[[User:Slitherrr|Slitherrr]]
: I'd say "Alexian" is probably a patois of Odessan and Ubrekti, and someone speaking either or both should do fine there. It's kind of a mongrel nation. -gm

Celstia

2010-06-18T14:12:02Z

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There's three kinds of people in this world: highlanders, lowlanders, and everybody else.

'''Name:''' Celstia 
'''Adjective Form:''' Celstian 
 
'''Description'''

Celstia is a largely a pastoral land, filled with gentle, rolling hills and thick forests in the west and intensively cultivated farmlands and pastures in the east. It stretches from the [[Stormchalice Sea]] in the north to the Medcell River in the south. (The river also confines the nation on the east.) The Kathresian Range in the west forms Celstia's border with [[Odessa]], the Celstian's traditional nemesis.

'''Government and Politics'''

Celstia is a Feudal monarchy currently ruled by King [[Edrahign II]], [[Overchief]] of the [[37 Clans]]. The monarchy has moderate power, though it is limited somewhat by the [[Assembly of the Clans]], an advisory and semi-legislative body. Most organs of state, such as law enforcement, tax collection, etc., are locally or regionally controlled.

'''Economy'''

Most Celstians are farmers or herders, and a great many on the Stormchalice Sea are fishermen. Celstian wool is prized above others, and Celstian amber spirits are coveted across the mainland. Additionally, many Celstians make their living as traders of Petran goods from across the [[Heretic Sea]].

'''History'''

Celstials* are as old as the hills that nourish them, although the nation of Celstia as it exists now was formed in 293 [[BI]] when they broke away from Odessa after a 20 year civil war. Although the civil war started as a general and unorganized insurrection, eventually Joshua Pryce, the Pirate Prince, rose to a position of nominal leadership and became the first Celstian King. They have done all kinds of interesting stuff since then.

==Celstians of Note==
[[Joshua Pryce]]

* "Celstials" is an ethnicity. "Celstian" is a nationality.

Celstia

2010-06-18T13:54:41Z

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There's three kinds of people in this world: highlanders, lowlanders, and everybody else.

'''Name:''' Celstia 
'''Adjective Form:''' Celstian 
 
'''Description'''

Celstia is a largely a pastoral land, filled with gentle, rolling hills and thick forests in the west and intensively cultivated farmlands and pastures in the east. It stretches from the [[Stormchalice Sea]] in the north to the Medcell River in the south. (The river also confines the nation on the east.) The Kathresian Range in the west forms Celstia's border with [[Odessa]], the Celstian's traditional nemesis.

'''Government and Politics'''

Celstia is a Feudal monarchy currently ruled by King [[Edrahign II]], [[Overchief]] of the [[37 Clans]]. The monarchy has moderate power, though it is limited somewhat by the [[Assembly of the Clans]], an advisory and semi-legislative body. Most organs of state, such as law enforcement, tax collection, etc., are locally or regionally controlled.

'''Economy'''

Most Celstians are farmers or herders, and a great many on the Stormchalice Sea are fishermen. Celstian wool is prized above others, and Celstian spirits are coveted across the mainland. Additionally, many Celstians make their living as traders of Petran goods from across the [[Heretic Sea]].

'''History'''

Celstials* are as old as the hills that nourish them, although the nation of Celstia as it exists now was formed in 293 [[BI]] when they broke away from Odessa after a 20 year civil war. Although the civil war started as a general and unorganized insurrection, eventually Joshua Pryce, the Pirate Prince, rose to a position of nominal leadership and became the first Celstian King. They have done all kinds of interesting stuff since then.

==Celstians of Note==
[[Joshua Pryce]]

* "Celstials" is an ethnicity. "Celstian" is a nationality.

Talk:Celstia

2010-06-18T13:52:52Z

66.187.187.66: New page: This article is not up to our current accepted levels of national almanack entries. Any ideas how to sex it up? -gm

This article is not up to our current accepted levels of national almanack entries. Any ideas how to sex it up? -gm

Ubrekt

2010-06-18T13:51:59Z

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'''Name:'''The Kingdom of Ubrekt 
'''Adjective:''' Ubrekti 
'''Capital:''' Seat of the Ubrekti (Ubreckt City)

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Although Ubrekt is the smallest nation on the mainland, it boasts quite possibly its richest history. The kingdom is named after a single city, the [[Seat of the Ubrekt]], which has served as the nation's capital through its various incarnations, from antiquity to the present day. The gentle hills of the [[Plains of Wraith]] dominate the south of the nation, while the north is thin woodlands that eventually give way to the [[Crestfall Forest]], with the [[Stormchalice]] to the south. The land is fertile, with bountiful rainfall, and is largely agrarian inland, with the only major cities being the various provincial capitals: [[Havredil]], [[Turstram]], and [[Sherdam]]. On north coast of the [[Stormchalice]], however, there are several mid-sized trading cities, collectively known as the [[Emperor's Pearls]]. The nation is a mix of original Ubrektis inhabitants and the Hakni who were forced migrated there beginning in 19 [[BI]], along with various refugees and displaced peoples from other nations drawn to Ubrekt's central location and its Pre-Alexandrian history of cultural tolerance. Despite fourteen intervening centuries, the two plurality populations have remained remarkably distinct, and pockets of other nationalities have proven to be quite resistant to assimilation, as well . This mixing has led Ubrekti in Post-Alexandrian times to be a tense and dynamic place, equal part cultural powerhouse and simmering pot.

==Government and Politics==
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At various points, Ubrekt has called known itself as monarchy, democracy, republic, empire, theocracy, and most recently, a legislative monarchy. Political power is wielded in tandem by the Ubrekti King and the Senate, an august body that has existed in one form or another since prehistory. It is a contentious relationship that has proven to be surprisingly resilient, notwithstanding the occasional civil war every century or three.

The royal family, currently headed by King [[Luthor Megual]], was installed by [[Alexandria Omnity]] herself after her own assumption of the title [[Empress of the Goodly Races]] and the fall of the Demi-Pantheon from among the Hakni nobility being migrated. As such, the crown has remained in Hakni hands for the vast majority of its existence, and is generally seen at this point as a birthright by the Hakni people. The Senate, on the other hand, is almost exclusively Ubrekti in character, and made up of the kingdom's most wealthy and powerful landowners and aristocrats.

==Economics and Industry==
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The economy of Ubrekt is not a strong one, nor is it equitable, but it has proven itself to be remarkably stable over the years. If that is good or bad, of course, is an open question.

When Alexandria assumed the Omnity, and the various churches of the Demi-Pantheon collapsed, she claimed for herself all of the lands they had formerly owned. In Ubrekt, that land was given to the new Hakni Royal Family, while the Ubrekti aristocrats were allowed to keep most of theirs. This decision, and demarcation, would prove to be the defining characteristic not only of Ubrekti politics, but also of its economy. After the Alexandria's Crusade, the Hakni returned to their new homeland only to discover there was far more of them than there was land to work, leading inevitably to a system of landlordism that plagues the nation to this day, with Hakni peasants and sharecroppers working Ubrekti farms.

Within the [[Plains of Wrath]], frequent rains and fertile soil mean Alexia can always count on Ubrekti grain and Ubrekt can always count on Alexian coin. In the south, a thriving trade exists along the [[Stormchalice]] with [[Flannary]] and [[Celstia]] exporting gems and ore wrested from the Kathrasian Range to the west. In the far north, the Crestfall Forest is a source of hides and lumber, although both are strictly controlled, as the forest itself is considered sacred.

==History and Culture==
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===Origins in Myth===

===Ubrekti City-State===

===Ubrekti Republic===

===Rise of the Ubrekti Empire===

===The Wars of Fracture===

===The Kingdom of Peace===

===Post-Alexandrian Ubrekt===

==Ubrekti of Note==
The Ubrekti Emperors

==Ethnic Hakni of Note==
[[Antioch]]