RE: Fantastic Mastermind
07-28-2019, 11:44 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-28-2019, 11:48 PM by Vancho1.)
The Burnished Empire -
The Empire is a large and bureaucratic mess, stretching across wide plains that have been exploited for agriculture and pottery for centuries. The country is highly stratified, with commoners having few rights and then a succession of various different functionaries, nobles, civil servants, local rulers, and at the top, the Shining Emperor on the Burnished Throne. In the ancient past there was an exodus led by Prince Arkhan, a minor noble who cared for the commoners, and since then the Empire has kept a very strict control over people leaving the country. In more recent times, power has been contested between the nobility and an emerging business-industrial class.
Politically, the current Empress Nurella VI has been playing both sides of the power struggle. She has the backing of some strong nobles, but has invited prominent businesspeople into her cabinet as well. She is currently considering joining DISCIPLINE, but is for now politically neutral. The Empire's hatred of the Reach, however, may force her hand and make her join the larger power bloc.
The Wyls -
The Wyls are the primary people of both the Burnished Empire and the Arkhan Reach. They are tall humanoid lizards covered in feathers except for two frilled fins on the sides of their head. They have vestigial wing-membranes under their arms from their ancient ancestors who could fly, and still have light skeletons for people their size. In the years of separation, the Reachers and Imperial Wyls have diverged - the ones in the Reach are taller, more graceful, and have longer frills and necks, while the ones in the Empire are more muscular and warlike, with larger claws and teeth.
The Empire is a large and bureaucratic mess, stretching across wide plains that have been exploited for agriculture and pottery for centuries. The country is highly stratified, with commoners having few rights and then a succession of various different functionaries, nobles, civil servants, local rulers, and at the top, the Shining Emperor on the Burnished Throne. In the ancient past there was an exodus led by Prince Arkhan, a minor noble who cared for the commoners, and since then the Empire has kept a very strict control over people leaving the country. In more recent times, power has been contested between the nobility and an emerging business-industrial class.
Politically, the current Empress Nurella VI has been playing both sides of the power struggle. She has the backing of some strong nobles, but has invited prominent businesspeople into her cabinet as well. She is currently considering joining DISCIPLINE, but is for now politically neutral. The Empire's hatred of the Reach, however, may force her hand and make her join the larger power bloc.
The Wyls -
The Wyls are the primary people of both the Burnished Empire and the Arkhan Reach. They are tall humanoid lizards covered in feathers except for two frilled fins on the sides of their head. They have vestigial wing-membranes under their arms from their ancient ancestors who could fly, and still have light skeletons for people their size. In the years of separation, the Reachers and Imperial Wyls have diverged - the ones in the Reach are taller, more graceful, and have longer frills and necks, while the ones in the Empire are more muscular and warlike, with larger claws and teeth.
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