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Shalador; Come one and all.
Topic Started: Aug 20 2007, 10:43 PM (355 Views)
Galyna Nailah
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Opal to Red Jeweled BW Priestess Queen :: High Priestess of Hell
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Okay, I was kind of bored today and thought up (what I think that is ) a great idea for Shalador. Basically, I want Shalador to be ruled by a triagle of Queens all coming from different tribes. This Queens are very tight friends and have no problem sharing rule.

I was also thinking about having Galyna place Alistair with one of them. His job would be to brake up the triangle. His job would be also to help secure a Dark Altar for their use. And if Envy will comply, he will be sent after Rhaevin Everard and Chansity Blake.

This being so, I need a few willing players to play the rest of the cast.

2 Queens (Possible a Black Widow Queen in the mix)
1 Priestess that runs the Dark Altar
Other members of the tribes.

If anyone else has some ideas let me know.
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Devahn Sai'Larine
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Volunteers for a queen. i havn't played one yet, and i like the idea. Sort of the complete opposite of the taint.

I still have only read the three main books, so i know next to nothing about Shalador. Could you give a brief description? Are the different tribes still Shaladoran, or from other territories?

Maybe the three queens could each bring a different talent.
healer queen
black widow queen
priestess queen

If you like the idea i would like to take the healer queen.
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Laithrian Yahaira
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There isn't much information out there on it so we will be winging it for the most part.

But I like that idea. So Healer Queen is yours. Lets see with an Opal jewel according to the randomizer. I might take the Priestess Queen but I will see if some one else pops ups.
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High Priestess
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okies sounds good. Just let me know when to make the character.
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Melissa
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Go ahead and start. If we have to we can NPC the third.
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Damian Troy
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Black Widow Warlord Prince :: Ruler of Hayll
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I can play the third.
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Melissa
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Yea..

So which one PQ or BQ...
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Half-Blood
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Hmm...I don't know *flips a coin* PQ
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Melissa
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This is just a quick reminder that this Plotline is still being worked on.

Currently we have

Healer Queen - Devahn
Black Widow Queen - Me or open if anyone else wants it.
Priestess Queen - Tay
Bad Guy- Envy with Alistair

What we need

Priestess for the Gate that will be taken over by Gaylna and Alistair.
2 or 3 other members of the tribes to be advisers for the Queens.

Tribe ideas. Well any more ideas, really.
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High Priestess
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We can say it has been long established that three queens from the three tribes shared power in this manner and that the structure of power is more communal than heirarchical as seen in other territories.

I suppose a basic plan for Alistair would be to seduce one queen, poison another, and try to turn the people against the last one. This would be a good approach in a typical territory but the communal nature of Shallador could pose some problems. Perhaps the three queens have some link as part of the ritual that establishes them as the three to rule, and this link is very difficult for Alistair to overcome?
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Lala
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I can pick up a part that someone needs played. Priestess or advisor, I'm open to it ^^
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High Priestess
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here is the first stab at a write up. Do you both like it? i am happy to change it if you had other ideas in mind.

SIZE=6]The Territory of Shalador, Terreille[/SIZE]

Andean mountains, and jungles (600 by 400 at the most)

Territorial Culture Reference:
Loosely based on the Incan empire which stretched from the deserts of Peru over the Andes to the Jungles of the amazon. In Terreille this empire did not succumb to the colonizing efforts of Hayll, Dhemlan and other the other territories. While very wary of visitors from the rest of Terreille they do trade and so their culture has advanced, incorporating writing, ship building, metallurgy, agricultural techniques, ect.

Food, music, art and literature are very distinct form the rest of Terreille. The food is rice or potato based, generally there is much less meat. However, the territory is rich in fruits and spices. The music is often thought simple by outsiders, consisting mostly of flute, drums and a few stringed instruments, but the variety of flutes and drums give it its richness in intricately woven rhythms and melodies. The literature of Shalidor is new since writing came so much later than to the other territories. It is also dismissed as simplistic as there are many references to shamanistic magic and spirits that most would ascribe to children’s stories.

Being a tribal society honor and protocol are still very important and suffuse much of what the citizens of Shalidor do in everyday life. These concepts are particularly important when members of differing tribes meet.

An oddity of Shalidor is rulership by not one but three queens, chosen from the three tribes. One a healer queen the others a blackwidow and priestess queen.

Capitol Culture Reference:
The capital, Almatay, is the largest city in Shalador, its seat of power, and the entry point for traders to the territory. It is a city caught between the ancient customs of the shalidorans and the new influences of the other territories. It is built into the foothills of the great mountains of the territory and out onto the plains over which lies the territory of _____________ (Hayll maybe?)

Culture:
Almatay is busier, meaner, faster, cruder, and at times more sophisticated thatn the rest of Shalidor. The buildings are magnificent in a kind of odd blend of the Persian and European architecture. The food is widely varied from traditional Shaladoran, to typical of the other territories, to interesting new blends. Almatay is a rich city and wants for nothing often boasting the widest variety of foods and tradegoods. Though not lacking, slaves, wine and specialty distilled spirits form the other territories are the only items limited in supply and therefore are very expensive. There is ready access to the sea via a large river and to overland traderoutes.

Almatay is also Shalidor’s bulwark against the other territories and therefore houses a substantial military and intelligence network along with the many budding bureaucratic offices of government.

History:
For many years the three tribes had fought for control of all of Shalador or pieces rich in resources held by another tribe. As might be expected in a three way battle, alliances shifted constantly. After a time the ordinary citizen grew used to constant warfare and a malaise took hold. As is often the case in the three realms, the malaise is the first step in the taint taking hold in the blood of that territory. The fighting became more brutal, the damage done much more severe. Finally the queens of the three territories gathered in desperation to stem the taint and heal their lands, and so the first triumvirate of queens was formed. There is a long history of succeeding triumvirates some successful others not so, but over the march of time it is a system that has proven successful, purging the taint and forming a new balance with the land. A balance that blends the new with the old, offering the means for those that would trade with the outside world to so while allowing those who would follow the old ways to find their place as well.

The last names of the three queens is the name of the tribe they hail from, and the district ruled by her tribe bears the same name as well. The assigning of court positions is maze of protocol that no non-Shaladoran has yet deciphered. Members of the court can hold more than one position in court and roles change on a frequent basis. The best that can be determined is that the members of the court are assigned positions based on the needs and desires of the three queens, with any formal structure subject to their whims.

Shalador has come to be a substantial, if not a major, trading nation in the realm. Even so, there are still pockets of society that are culturally isolated and tribal in nature with the original three large tribes still controlling their traditional lands, which now form the three districts that make up Shalador. Being somewhat isolated and still very tribal in nature there are rituals practiced that would seem ridiculous or even barbaric to many other inhabitants or Terreille. The secrets of these rituals are closely guarded, and increasingly are sought by individuals and governments from the other territories of Terreille. The primary reason for the attempts is power. There are rumors of a fourth power of the blood tied to the rituals, the other three being jewels, craft, and caste. Many that wear lighter jewels or of weaker castes seek this fourth power to sustain their goals of advancement in society. An even darker reason is that some of the more sadistic elements of society in the other realms are drawn to the most barbaric of the Shaladoran rituals.

Past Rulers





Written by Devahn
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[size=4]Provinces & Districts of Territory[/size]

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[size=3] Huallpa (Sun of Joy in Incan) [/size]

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Huallpa is the deep interior of Shalador, home to rain forests and mountains. The famous cloud forest climbs up the mountains in this region. Agriculture is difficult in this region, but it is still rich in food for gathering. The base components for many drugs comes from plants in this region, rare foods like cacao are harvested here. The district is also rich in minerals and gems, but the huallpa tribe forbids mining in the traditional sense only allowing these resources to be extracted from the many rivers by means that don’t damage the environment. The huallpa tribe is steeped in tradition and is the most xenophobic of the three tribes. Most of the inhabitants move out from small villages to gather food and trade goods during the day, then return to communal entertainment for the evening. Rituals govern their days with different ones for the periods of the day, the months and the years.

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Province Description Goes Here – 150-250 words long

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Written by Name
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[size=4]Plot & Intrigue in Territory [/size]

Insert Current Plot Write Up here

The basic plot is Galyna sends an agent to take down the three queens, start intertribal warfare and seed the taint.

Past Intrigues

I will get to this later.

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Half-Blood
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That works for me.
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Melissa
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It works for me too. I am posting it to the board for people to look at it.
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Melissa
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Okay, I think I have an good idea for my Queen. I am thinking that she will be the youngest of the three barely old enough to rule. Being so, I think that she will lie heavily on the other two queens for guidance. I am also thinking that maybe there is someone that is also is an adviser that can either be good or bad (maybe both), and trying to mold her decisions into the ones they see are best for them.
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