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[NoahTophatz]

Elecknigh
Colour: Brown
Surroundings: Mountain range

[Knight Otu]

Hmm.... I'll say Syrta lies in a hilly region, rising into a small mountain range in the south. To the north and northwest lie forested hills, and to the east the hills drop into a river plain.

Color=Red

[Dariush]

Colour of Nazalam: Gray.
Surroundings description: ...Can I just have a random one for an additional trait point? Otherwise a hill with a river running on one side and a forest on the other.

[Sorcerer Kail]

Harkynia banners are Blue

[Remuthra]

I'm dropping out, by the way.
I don't have time to do the colony rework I would need.

[10ebbor10]

Turn 0: Spring Year One

Slitherspine:

For years the Gaunt have stayed within the confines of their city, venturing outside only when the eternal mist momentarily receeded in order to look for animals and other things that were left behind. With these, they experimented, creating a variety of creatures to fulfill their purposes. Some might find the ease with which they shape both the death and the living disturbing, but for the Gaunt these things are normal, if not vital to their survival. Now, the shroud has finally receeded, giving free the surrounding lands to their carefull explorations.

Harknya:

The philosphers of Harknia spent years studying the fog, even attempting to recreate and utilize it, but they were not succesfull. Their research did lead towards several breakthrough's on the concept of steampower, which might prove usefull now that the Shroud has been lifted, and the world revealed.

Antysar

For years the Synoc have dwelled inside their labyrinthine structures, untill finally the shroud was lifted and fog receeded. Thanking their God(s) for this miracle, the Synoc set out to explore this new world
Dirami

The Dirami have lived in the Jungle since time unknown, and were actually unaware of the Shroud's existance. Every often a small subtribe would dissappear, but such was life. Coincidentally, now was the time during which they first united under a single ruler.
Nazalam

Limited resources and constant danger of wildlife drove these humans to become a warlike race. Using weapons smithed from metals harvested deep underground, and thanks to their superiour military practices, these humans make a not to be underestimated military force that has just been let loose on the world.

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I'll do this one later

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Name Civilization: Slitherspine
Description: The nation of Slitherspine is a Gaunt civilization focusing on the creation and enhancement of living things. They see the refinement of their craft as of the upmost importance, and rely heavily on the fruits of their labor. Crafted or augmented servants make up large and important sections of the Slitherspine military and workforce, and Slitherspine is always on the lookout for more interesting things to experiment on or enslave.

Traits:
-Magic Users: [4-6] True Necromancy, the magic(s) of life and death. Nearly the entire population can perform at least one minor trick, such as light healing or withering of flesh under controlled circumstances. Professional grade mages in these fields (healing, raising the dead, jack of all trades concerning living things, etc) are reasonably common, though less than they might be, since many potential practitioners become Alchemists instead.

-Magic Users: [12] Alchemy. Slitherspine alchemy has a much different meaning than most other civilizations- this is their craft of creating and altering living things, combining more traditional alchemical principles with their affinity for life and death magic to warp living things in much stabler, subtler, more permanent ways than pure life, death, or even both magics together could achieve. This is a venerated craft within Slitherspine, and it allows them to create and augment living things the way lesser mages might craft golems or normal Gaunts might raise the dead. It forms a large and essential part of Slitherspine functionality.

-Different Race:

• Gaunts look much like humans, and indeed can interbreed with them. The most noticeable physical differences are that Gaunts tend to be, well, fairly gaunt for a human, as well as having paler skin and solid, eerily glowing green eyes. Rarely a Gaunt may be born with eyes of a different color, and excessive practitioners of certain magics have been known to shift eye colors as well. Mentally Gaunts tend to be known for being somewhat more intellectual and less emotional than normal humans. Arguably the most interesting discrepancy, however, is that all Gaunts have some talent with True Necromancy- that is, the magic of Life and Death, commonly divided into Necromancy and Healing or similar distinctions by other races. Not all Gaunts refine this talent into anything useful, but both practitioners and dabblers in various magics of the body and soul tend to be much more common among Gaunts than most other races.

-Bronze age technology

Stats:
Total food:      8/20
Total Industry: 5.6 IC (This one is carried over per turn)
Resources:

-1 Town           [5/20 Population. 5food, 5 IC]
      -3 villages  [1 Population, 5 food 0.2 IC  ]

((I dunno, you could try to upgrade your basic technology to Iron age level. Because as it is know, almost everything your Civ does will be based on alchemy. Or increase your base statistics, or add a custom resource (exotic animals could be one)))

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Name: Harkynia
Description: Human nation rules by noble families, with tip of steam technology and philosophers of nature. It does focus on developing its technology but advance occurs at random rate. Architecture will change with time but nowadays most buildings are built of wood, and often covered in black and white paintings presenting scenes of daily life and glorious events.
Stats:
Total food: 12/25
Total IC: 5.8+10%
Resources: Coal (3)
   Town                   [5/20 Population. 5food, 5 IC]
          -4 Villages     [1 Population, 5 food 0.2 IC  ]
          -3 Colonies    [1/5 Population, -1 food, +Coal(3)  ]

Units: 3
   1 Light Cavalary  [1]
         -[Town/Village/Colony recruited] (Choose wisely, as the pop unit maintaining the troops can't work)
   2 Archers [2]
         -[Town/Village/Colony recruited] (Choose wisely, as the pop unit maintaining the troops can't work)
Resources:
4 Coal Deposits [2]

Traits:
3pts - Non-aligned Magic Users: Rare, but very powerful. They keep their secrets to themselves but lust for riches and knowledge. Therefore anyone can hire some as mercenaries.

6 pts - Exotic Knowledge: Steam Engines. While first of those engines were developed for entertainment and shows, their potential usage in production was quickly discovered. That technology is still rather undeveloped but greatly boosts industry(+10% IC/per pop?). Still, its not used in transport. It could be improved by spending extra funds on it.

2 pts - Philosophers: Nations receives random boost in developing exotic knowledge(not necessarily steam). However unlucky roll might lead to lack of development for some time, as philosophers will start believing false ideas, and criticize right ones.

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Name Civilization: Ansyrtar
Description: Ansyrtar is a synoc culture, the synoc being rat-like humanoid creatures. It is a feudal theocratic monarchy, with the monarch, titled the Pater, acting as the highest priest of the dominant religion <tbd> as well. Succession to the Pater is strictly limited to male heirs. Ansyrtari culture prides itself on its architectural achievements - tall spires with winding bridges, tunnels, and paths, creating labyrinths that few other than synocs can navigate easily. Bright or patterned stone, like marble, is a preferred building material.
 
Traits:
  Different race [Synoc] ( 0 ) - Synoc are devious, deceptive, and well organized, but physically weak, making stealth or strength in numbers their favored tactics. They have a good memory for maps and place relations, allowing them to better navigate locations they have been to before or that they have studied beforehand. They tend to mature slightly faster than other sapient species. The typical synoc stands five feet tall, has gray or black fur, and brown eyes, though albinos are quite common. Unlike the rodents they resemble, synoc are omnivores like humans.
  Exotic Knowledge [Labyrinthine Architecture] ( 2 ) - Ansyrtari masons build in a fashion that other species find baffling and disorienting, making it harder to navigate a properly-built settlement without a guide or a map.
  Magic Users ( 2? ) - Magic users are rare among the synoc, and most magic users tend to specialize on magic relating to healing, stealth, and finding out secrets.
  Medieval Tech ( 8 )

Stats:
Total food: 14/30
Total IC: 7
Resources:

-1 Town (Syrta) [9/20 Population. 5 food, 7 IC]
      -5 villages   [1 Population, 5 food 0.2 IC  ]

Units
-Synoc Scouts
     -Foragers ((No upkeep required))
-2xSyrta Spearmen
     -Syrtan

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Name:  Dirami
Desription: Bunch of tribes of small (100-120cm high) humanoid cats united by force of one cruel ruler. Living in dense jungles filled with many large herbivorous creatures and no competing predators they can get quite a lot of game.. Fishing in their big lake is another source of food. Still, until recently the cat's progress were halted by the fact, that their only source of food was hunting, but recently they domesticated local nonflying birds, Strosses. 3 meter high and  herbivorous produce 2-3 large eggs per week, solving many food problems with both eggs and meat. Some  braver cats even started to use them as mounts, usually several cat's ride one Stross

Living in jungles shamans of Dirami learned to use local plants to their advantage. Combining that with different parts of their prey and minerals they developed alchemy to the level that many experienced magical civilizations would envy. From simple stuff like healing potions and poisons to mixtures with mysterious and powerful properties.

Color: Orange

Surroundings: Dense jungles bordering a large freshwater lake

Traits:
Stone age (+4 points)

Different race: (Humanoid cats, small (+1),  high agility (-2), natural weapons (-1) Carnivorous (+2) Total: (0 points)

Exotic knowledge: Plant Alchemy (-6 points)

Extra resource: Strosses (-6 points) 3 meterhigh nonflying birds usable as mounts, work animals and egg\meat source

Additional tiles 3 (-6 points)

  Stats:
Total food: 10/20
Total IC: 6.8
Resources: Strosses(Military unit, sustainable/ moveable food source, +1 IC)

-1 Fortress [5/10 Population. 5 IC]
      -3 villages   [1 Population, 5 food 0.2 IC  ]
      -1 village (Stross Domestication) [1 Population, 5 food]
Units
-Graytailed (Hero)
-Spearmen
-Strossrider archers

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Civ name: Nazalam, because subtlety is for the weak.
Description: A human tribe that decided that more territory is good and fitting entire tribe under bogstandard cliches of proud-warrior-race, goblin-type-swarm, stupid-orc-race and so on is stupid.
Traits:
- Expansionistic (bonuses to conquering territory and growth) (let's say 3 points);
- Advanced healing magic in about 2-5% of the population (uh... 3?);
- Tutoring [2]
- A rare metal from which high-quality weapons and armor can be made (I don't even know anymore); [3]
- Low medieval technology (1000-1100) [6]
- +4 population [1]

  Stats:
Total food: 15/25
Total IC: 10
Resources: Vanadium (Makes HQ armor/weaponry, Increases cost of unit)

-1 Fortress [9/10 Population. 9 IC]
      -5 villages   [1 Population, 5 food 0.2 IC  ]
      -1 Mining village [1 Pop, Vanadium]

Units
None

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Name Civilization:Elecknigh
Description: A warlike race that pefers to leave defeated enemies alive
Traits: (20 points to distribute, see below)

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Stats:
Total food: 9/20  ((30/30 Units food stored))
Total IC: 5.8
Resources:
-1 Fortress         [5/10 Population, 5 IC]
           Buildings: Food storage
      -4 villages   [1 Population, 5 food 0.2 IC  ]
 
Units:
-1 Pikemen
-1 Crossbowmen

Trait points:
   -Magic users: all Elecknigh can channel electricity through their melee weapons but about 25% can after eating a large amout of electricity shoot lighting bolts from their hands. 11 ish points
   -Different race: Elecknigh use electricity for food so captured food production places have to be rebuilt and enemies do the same for mine, we cannot steal food and they cannot steal mine, food production is higher in mountains but zero in deserts, they can only cross rivers over bridges, have reduced combat effectiveness over water and they cannot swim +4 points
   -Tech level: 8 for medieval
   -Extra villages [2 point per] 1 extra villages   2 points
   -Start with units: [1 point per] 1 pikemen 1 crossbow 3 points 1+1 still equals 2, I'm afraid
   -Additional building 1 energy storage building 1 point

The Gods

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Name God:Laxus
Power: [50 MegaThaums]
Primary Sphere:Thunder
Secondary spheres: [Leave empty for now]
Divine responisibilities:[Leave empty for now]

Cult/Church/Religion:Church of the rain
Amount of believers:?
Description:Churches of stone that are rounded and have a lightning rod to draw it in.
worshipers tend to be war-like, but refuse to kill a defeated foe.
Symbol is a broken tree.
Traits:Bonus toward war.
Do better in wet places.

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Name God: Illimuthil
Power: [50 MegaThaums]
Primary Sphere: Life
Secondary spheres: [Leave empty for now]
Divine responisibilities:[Leave empty for now]

Cult/Church/Religion: Church of Life
Amount of believers:?
Description: Churches filled with nature and flora
Symbol is a tree under the open sky, in a ray of sunlight
Traits: Believers are pacifistic
Believers are more inclined towards loving nature

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Name God: Naritharious
Power: [50 MegaThaums]
Primary Sphere: Wealth
Secondary spheres:
Divine responsibilities:

Cult of the Golden Leaves
Amount of believers:
Description: Temples are as lavishly decorated as possible.
Symbol is a sparkling, golden maple leaf.
Traits: Gold Cultists are heavily encouraged to acquire as much wealth as possible, using whatever means possible, no matter how underhanded.

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Name God: Julianos
Power: [50 MegaThaums]
Primary Sphere:Knowledge
Secondary spheres: [Leave empty for now]
Divine responisibilities:[Leave empty for now]

Cult/Church/Religion: of Epistēmē
Amount of believers:?
Description: Temples either store books or different inventions
Traits: Followers are encourage to gather knowledge or research

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Name God: Bahumyv
Power: [50 MegaThaums]
Primary Sphere: Fire
Secondary spheres: [Leave empty for now]
Divine responisibilities:[Leave empty for now]

Cult/Church/Religion: the Akoue
Amount of believers: who knows
Description: Temples are made out of stone, with the altars themselves made out of obsidian.
Symbol is a torch-arrow on the background of a mountain.
Traits: Bahumyv encourages its followers to be creative, no matter what idea or what resources are needed. Sacrifices made out of their enemies are mostly appreciated.

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Name God: Nikalas
Power: [50 MegaThaums]
Primary Sphere: Fear
Secondary spheres: [Leave empty for now]
Divine responisibilities:[Leave empty for now]

Cult/Church/Religion: The lost
Amount of believers:
Description: Temples are made to look like large cages with additonal rooms hanging from large chains. In the middle their is an alter to the god with a large statue of him behind it.
Symbol is a bat spreading its wings in flight
Traits: Nikalas tells his followers to be both fearful and fearless. Followers who are brave are made high priests of the church while the others are the masses. They preach a doctrine of raising above your fear and becoming a hero.

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[LordSlowpoke]

ALRIGHT BAHUMYV ALL UP IN THIS WORLD NOT KNOWING WHAT CAN BE DONE AND CANNOT SO LET'S ROLL THESE DICE AND MAKE IT HAPPEN

Throw 5mT into manifesting myself in TOWN, civiliation Harknya, and giving some random people who've sighted me some breakthroughs. Hell, another 5mT to the latter part. Why not.

[scapheap]

((I'll wait for the map))

[10ebbor10]

((I'll wait for the map))

((Yup, I'll put it up soonish,hopefully))

[Nirur Torir]

Bless the Ansyrtar people by creating a small deposit of silver ore in the hills near a village. It will be partially exposed, with a new, cleanly cut marble square with a small amount of gold molded into the shape of a leaf set into it, resting loosely on top.
Elegantly engraved at the bottom should be "Naritharious."
Send someone a dream to find it.

[NoahTophatz]

Isn't my civ good enough or do you have too many?

[10ebbor10]

Isn't my civ good enough or do you have too many?

Um, adminstrative error. I'll add it soon.

[NoahTophatz]

Um, adminstrative error. I'll add it soon.

oh I was worried for a while

[Knight Otu]

Ansyrtar/Syrta

"Pater Tanu." Even though I hadn't expected a major reaction, Tanu's lack of visible reaction still surprised me. Not even a twitching whisker that I had responded to his summons so quickly. The old man must have expected it, with these changing times. I waited several minutes as Pater Tanu gazed at the town and the lands beyond from the balcony, until he finally waved to me to join his side. "Vanja, child. Tell me what you see." A simple question. And yet a dangerous one. Of course Tanu wasn't looking for a literal answer - Syrta and its environments. The unshrouded environments, since a few days ago. "I see potential, Pater. Potential for growth, for death, for glory, for oblivion." My answer made the Pater chuckle. "Quite poetic, child. Saying nothing by saying everything. Now, what would you suggest we do to achieve this 'potential' of yours?" - "We should... send out scouts to explore the immediate surroundings. Build a temple in thanks to the miracle." Tanu coughed and handed me a scroll. I didn't need to unroll it to know it would have the orders I just recommended on them, but I knew there would be other orders, some I had predicted but not stated, and others that would surprise me.

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((Probably need to change things here.))

The scouts shall explore south or south-west, if the shroud allows (closest unshrouded hex to that direction otherwise).

Put 4 IC towards the construction of a temple to Naritharious.
Put 3 IC towards the construction emergency evacuation tunnels leading from the villages to Syrta. Make them collapsible or otherwise easy to render unusable for pursuit by enemies.

[10ebbor10]

Added map.

Do note that the grey is just unexplored terrain, and not fog. Not always, anyway.