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| Tanaephis |
Race: Batranoban
National Morale:2
Provinces: 9
War Rating: +1
Battle Tactics: D (Special: Send all expendable troops like slaves)
Alignment: -1
Tech: +0
Mana: +0
Government type: City State
Motivation: Colonization
Description:
West Tanaephis lives under the influence of the large
Batranoban’s Empire.
Batranoban is the oldest human civilization on Tanaephis,
having built cities and complex societies when other humans were mere barbarian
living in mud hut. Batranoban are proud of their blood and their Empire.
When the Derigion Empire rose centuries ago, Batranoban were
in the midst of a civil war and they were easily conquered. During this period
the Batranoban expanded their influence in trading and finance, using the
Derigion’s Empire for their own benefit. When the Derigion Empire started to
decline and needed money to wage war, Batranoban bought their independence.
Since then, Batranoban are expanding South and East by war
or diplomacy.
Batranoban is controlled by the Great Houses. Each Great
House has its own army, organization, followers and goals. The 60 richest
Houses participate in the election of the Batranoban Council of 13 elders every
5 years. Each season, the Council will meet to decide the fate of the Empire.
It happens that when a war is lost or special event shake the Batranoban
society, a new election is hold, effectively putting the Empire at a pause.
The Batranoban army is composed of regiments coming from the
ranks of the Houses’ private armies.
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| Batranoban's House leaders |
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Race: Derigion
National Morale: 1
Provinces: 7
War Rating: +1
Battle Tactics:A
Alignment: -2
Tech: +1
Mana: +1
Government type: Imperial
Motivation: ColonizationDescription:
Living in the past, the Derigion’s Empire is the shadow of
its former glory. For a thousand years, the Empire was covering Tanaephis as a
whole, taking tributes from remote Thunk and Gadhar tribes, living in riches. Centered
in Pole, a remnant of the Elf capitol, it retained it power as a trade, art and
financial center.
Geographically, the Derigion’s Empire is now limited to Pole
and the immediate surroundings. The Derigion’s Emperor is willing to win back
the lost territories but hardship is not really what Derigion’s society and
nobility want. With the huge wealth it still has, Pole tend to pay peace and
buy time.
Its military is powerful but numerically limited and more often than not, mercenaries are fighting Derigion’s wars.
Its military is powerful but numerically limited and more often than not, mercenaries are fighting Derigion’s wars.
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Race: Gadhar
National Morale: 1
Provinces: 7
War Rating:-1
Battle Tactics: C
Alignment: 1
Tech: -1
Mana: 1
Government type: Tribal
Motivation: ColonizationDescription:
Living in the jungle and swamps of the South, Gadhar is a
tribal society. Living in such harsh environment protect them from the slaver
who think that Gadhar people are fine slaves.
Gadhar tribes usually lives on their own, breeding local
animals and do not farm. From times to times, tribes will unite and try to
expand territory and this is usually short term colonization effort rather than
grand conquest scheme. In their belief, a defeated enemy will move away and
will not try to confront the victor.
====================== Race: Piorad
National Morale: 4
Provinces: 6
War Rating: +1
Battle Tactics:A
Alignment: -2
Tech: -1
Mana: -1
Government type: Tribal
Motivation: ConquestDescription:
Piorad is a strange society. It seems they all came one day
by boat, reaching the Northern shore of Tanaephis. Where they come from and why
they suddenly migrated is unknown. They first raided villages and cities with
their boats and used a brutal carnivorous horse, the Chagar. Their strength was
their mobility. Nobody was safe.
Then Piorad’s leaders became Weapon bearer and because of
the Weapon fear of water (as the Weapon does not want to be lost under the sea
with no bearer for eternity), they burned their boat, settled in the far North
and since then, try to conquer Tanaephis.
The prime objective of the Piorad is wealth and the death of
their enemies. They never took Pole and they take every opportunity to take it.
Piorad are anarchic and violent. Their society is driven by
brutal force. When they go to war, this is with an alliance of villages under
one strong leader. If pillaging or victory is not achieve, they would withdraw.
Nevertheless, the most fear factor is that Piorad are not stop by Winter season
and may attack in the middle of a snowstorm.
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Race: Sekeker
National Morale: 1
Provinces: 3
War Rating: +0
Special: Hate ALL Nations
Battle Tactics: B
Alignment: -1
Tech: -1
Mana: 1
Government type: Tribal
Motivation: LootDescription:
Small tribes of women only raiding villages for babies. This
is how Vanicius the scribe described them when Sekeker raised from the central
plains.
Sekeker are a new society. It was born from the lack of
liberty women have in most of Tanaephis societies. Legends said that one day a
huge convoy of women slaves and a harem was on its way to Pole. The trader and
his slavers was a cruel man. He was also a Weapon’s bearer. One evening, as he
was torturing a young women recently captured, his Weapon slipped from the belt
and fell into the girl’s hand. The only male witness (left alive for him to
tell the tale) said that he was sure the Weapon did it in purpose. Nevertheless,
the girl killed her tormentor, inspired a revolt among the slaves and killed
all male in the convoy but one. She became the first leader of the Sekeker.
The Sekeker society rejects man. They raid villages, trade
convoys and even cities, killing all male, taking all female babies and young
girls. For the women, if they embrace the Sekeker’s way of the life, they are
left alive, if not, they are often killed.
The way Sekeker are renewing and expanding their territory
explains why they are so few and why they use lobotomized men as meat shield to
increase their numbers.
Sekeker avoid unbalanced battle as much as possible.
====================== Race: Thunk
National Morale: 3
Provinces: 6
War Rating: +0
Special: Hate Piorad
Battle Tactics: C
Alignment: 1
Tech: +0
Mana: +0
Government type: Tribal
Motivation: LootDescription:
Living in the North, the Thunk were the first to meet and
die when the Piorad landed. Since then, they live under the constant pressure
of the Piorad raiders and the Vorozion expansion.
They live in villages or as nomads, riding ponies. They use
their wits and range weapons to weaken enemies before fighting into melee. They
also ambushed enemies fool enough to get deep into Thunk territories.
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Race: Vorozion
National Morale: 3
Provinces: 12
War Rating:-1
Battle Tactics: A
Alignment: 1
Tech: 2
Mana: -2
Government type: Monarchy
Motivation: ConquestDescription:
When the Derigion’s Empire was at its apogee, it was prone
to personal ambition of distant governors and captains.
The Vorozion rebellion would have been crushed like all
rebellion before if it did not happen during the Piorad landing. The Piorad
were such a threat to Pole that the Derigion’s Empire decided to deal with the
Vorozion later.
They never did. Since then, the Vorozion kept expanding
until they became the biggest Empire on Tanaephis. Its armies are large and
powerful, unmatched in battle. The main complexity is the bureaucratic
government that slow and delay most of the offensive. Nevertheless, the
Vorozion’s Empire is slowly but steadily expanding.
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| Major population centers |
Next post will have all changes in Battle, Campaign and leader.
Looks good. Be interesting to see how it plays out.
ReplyDeleteSoon the first season. I have played Spring and Summer and it was very good. The new melee rule made it very edgy in some battle.
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