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[Emral282]

Character name: Sirkku Olafson
Character physical description: A lean man decked in scholarly robes who is hardly seen without a book or scroll. His red hair and tall stature show his northern descent.
Character bio: A fourth son of a relatively major family of Military Nobles, he has instead opted for the pursuits of of pen. Being a fourth son, his chances for success on the mainland was less than optimal and so he went to the new continent to found a new colony of his own.
Colony name: Sviriholm
Colony description: Encompassing some of the thickest parts of the northern forests, Sviriholm has relatively little farmland but is set to export massive amounts of timber and other woodworks
I vote for Ghazkull's nation
Colony Location: The northern part of the coast

Edit: In that case let me change some things...

[Shootandrun]

Two clarifications: the colonies are a few decades old - like, 30 years or something - for those of you who may be wondering.

Also, if you are worried about anachronisms, we will allow players who got accepted to change their bios a bit once we have a winner amongst the suggested nations - so if a name or a title doesn't fit you can go back and change it, no worries.

[micelus]

Actually, I'm going to go and vote for Ghaz's nation if I get in.

[Ardas]

Ladies and Gents, we have 8 apps now, but this is not the end to player apps by  any  means. We welcome other applicants and we judge all of them on their merit and will begin the game when we feel we have found a satisfactory selection of players.
Seeing how an overwhelming majority opted to choose Ghaz's well-written nation, its safe to assume that it will be the home country for all colonies. Adjust your apps accordingly.

[Digital Hellhound]

Just a reminder for people to take a look at their apps and see if there's anything they need to change to fit with Ghaz's nation - Scapheap, you need to do atleast some changes - the name of your character, for example, unless you come up with a backstory that justifies it.

[scapheap]

What do you mean my name, Adam King would be a name that could easily pop up anywhere. I will go make other changes.

10 mins later edit Ok I can't find anything non-fitting with Ghaz's nation. May I ask what is?

[Remuthra]

Character name: High Revealer Gark
Character physical description: A small, wiry character, good with ranged weapons. He wears a large, slightly crumpled metal hat, an orange cloak inset with purple, a one piece jumpsuit of reinforced leather, orange tinted goggles, and a gas mask.
Character bio: High Revealer Gark, his commoner name being Joe Bridger, grew up in the colony, in the District of Shielding. Early on, he was recognized as having the rare condition known as Natural Enlightenment, a form of schizophrenia accompanied by extreme mental acuity. He was immediately selected for training in the District of Safety. He was a natural in the study of the religion of The Enlightened, and was selected to become the High Revealer of the colony, accepting his Codex of Obfuscation and Enlightened Name, Gark.
Colony name: The Empire of the Enlightened
Colony  description: The Empire of the Enlightened is a religious state, formed by the Order of Truth. The official religion of The Empire is Conspiracist, specifically the branch known as Veratism. The colony was formed by wild conspiracy theorists, who emigrated to escape the aliens that were obviously controlling the government. Here they could screen their society and prepare for the imminent apocalypse. The capital is made up of a giant valley surrounded by a ring of mountains. The city is organized as follows: An outer wall carved from the mountains separates the District of Vigilance from the Zone of Purification. From here, a system of canals leads up to another stone bastion separating the District of Vigilance from the District of Shielding. In the center of that section is a sheer plateau overlooking a series of moats and palisades. On top of the plateau lies a massive fortress, containing the City Sanctum, or Zone of Safety.

Nation-
I'll go with Ghaz.

[Taricus]

It's not that keep into steampunk yet Remuthra.

And the government is more or less secular, with the general populace being god haters

[Remuthra]

It's not that keep into steampunk yet Remuthra.

And the government is more or less secular, with the general populace being god haters

They don't have goggles yet?
And my colony has a religion of it's own based on wild conspiracy theories and paranoia.

[Taricus]

No goggles, gasmasks or jumpsuits yet.

Wait a few years in-game for those to come about

[Remuthra]

Alright, until he can get proper protective wear against bodysnatching spores,
the people currently wear cloth fullface masks and pieces of raw leather over their faces, with a thin cloth screen to see through.

[10ebbor10]

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Character name: Robert Smith
Character physical description: Male. Rather scrawny. Slightly worn clothes. Rather unkempt appearance. Official [National Scientific society] outfit for special occasions
Character bio: Originally towards the colony as an aid/scribe to one of the gentlemen researchers, Robert managed to work his way up as the expedition advanced. The harsh circumstances proved to be ideal for opening vacatures. However, 6 months after the expedition arrived, a terrible storm occured, which not only greatly damaged the colony but also severly delayed their supply ship's. Riots were a result, destroying even more of the town, and killing of what remained of the incompetent scientific nobility(The competent scientific nobility had conveniently arranged an expedition with the rest of the supplies). After the initial short revolutionary leadership died (turns out that preserved animals are poisonous), a Citizen council was formed and Robert managed to get elected. Thanks to his managerial talent and a good dose of luck he managed to pull through, and let the colony to prosperity. (Or at least a state considerably less similair to starvation)


Colony name: New Arcadia
Colony  description: The Colony is located near the mouth of a small river, in a heavily forested area. While a small rocky outcrop provides protection for ship's in the makeshift harbour, it's also a danger for unexperienced captains. A small area has been cleared around the fort to make place for limited farmland, but to this day most of the food is provided by both fishing and hunting, or brought in from the home country. Thanks to the excelent sources of lumber, the colony already has a fledling shipwright. Also, despite unfortunate events in the past, the [National scientific society] still has a mission here, and visits occur often.

[Digital Hellhound]

Re: the names. As you must have noticed, Ghaz's civilization is German- and Norse-influenced. If you are having trouble coming up with fitting names, you could start with these resources.

Remuthra - you are free to try to build your colony into what you describe, but the city will be fairly basic at the beginning. It's up to Ghaz if the government would have allowed the formation of a religious colony. Aliens and conspiracy theorists, though? In the 18th century?

Also, the colonies are all in the same general region. If you vote for Ghaz's nation, we assume you are also voting for his northern position (or the coast where the northern and middle forests meet). Please edit your descriptions to fit this location or make your preference clear. This goes for all who have not yet edited their colony descriptions. I (as the mapmaker) will attempt to convert your descriptions to the map, but I can't really plop down tropical rainforest in the middle of evergreen.

[scapheap]

Ok changed it.

[Taricus]

Also, the colonies are all in the same general region. If you vote for Ghaz's nation, we assume you are also voting for his northern position (or the coast where the northern and middle forests meet). Please edit your descriptions to fit this location or make your preference clear. This goes for all who have not yet edited their colony descriptions. I (as the mapmaker) will attempt to convert your descriptions to the map, but I can't really plop down tropical rainforest in the middle of evergreen.

Wait, shouldn't that be assumed ONLY if someone didn't vote for a colony site?