[ precisely! he looks happy his point got across, and looks at the map with him. ]
Let's see... The Vlder Tribes are a group of isolated tribal warriors - Vlderians have features like Jiaoqiu, though I've heard there may be some other types, as well.
[ fox people. ] They have been treated historically cruelly by - well, by all three states, really, and thus isolated further inland, as their lands lie in the midst of the treacherous Vlder mountains. There's a tenuous truce between the Vlderians and the occupants of a place called Convallaria Town, which is in Iria at the moment, though I'm not sure if it will last, but the mercenary leader of the town is an adept negotiator and a kind soul, so... I pray that it will.
[ onto the next - ]
The Darklight are a faction that came out of disgruntled believers of the Light of Sanctuary who chose to find an alternate route. They... [ mm. he's a historian so he cannot show any bias, but he does frown a little. ] ... Their belief system centers on total destruction, in that by destroying all, new life will be born, and they have with frequency conned the poorest refugees of the conflicts in our nations into joining. However, because they house so many refugees who are, more or less, not complicit in their schemes, it's quite difficult to do more than fence them in where they are now.
[ and then the unnamed space which i realized i linked an old map so pretend it says Empire of Elaman and has a picture of a crest like this on it. ]
Finally, to the southeast of Iria is the remains of the ancient Empire of Elaman, which has since become a commerce-based state. Elaman is located in the heart of a desert, and relies on soft diplomatic power and trade advantages to maintain what remains of their standing - they once conquered all of Rodinia, many, many eons ago. They run many of the merchant routes that pass between warring countries. Elamanian traders who travel to the Papal States have been the source of many of my research materials, simply because if you need it, they often have it, or they at least know where to get it.
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[ precisely! he looks happy his point got across, and looks at the map with him. ]
Let's see... The Vlder Tribes are a group of isolated tribal warriors - Vlderians have features like Jiaoqiu, though I've heard there may be some other types, as well.
[ fox people. ] They have been treated historically cruelly by - well, by all three states, really, and thus isolated further inland, as their lands lie in the midst of the treacherous Vlder mountains. There's a tenuous truce between the Vlderians and the occupants of a place called Convallaria Town, which is in Iria at the moment, though I'm not sure if it will last, but the mercenary leader of the town is an adept negotiator and a kind soul, so... I pray that it will.
[ onto the next - ]
The Darklight are a faction that came out of disgruntled believers of the Light of Sanctuary who chose to find an alternate route. They... [ mm. he's a historian so he cannot show any bias, but he does frown a little. ] ... Their belief system centers on total destruction, in that by destroying all, new life will be born, and they have with frequency conned the poorest refugees of the conflicts in our nations into joining. However, because they house so many refugees who are, more or less, not complicit in their schemes, it's quite difficult to do more than fence them in where they are now.
[ and then the unnamed space which i realized i linked an old map so pretend it says Empire of Elaman and has a picture of a crest like this on it. ]
Finally, to the southeast of Iria is the remains of the ancient Empire of Elaman, which has since become a commerce-based state. Elaman is located in the heart of a desert, and relies on soft diplomatic power and trade advantages to maintain what remains of their standing - they once conquered all of Rodinia, many, many eons ago. They run many of the merchant routes that pass between warring countries. Elamanian traders who travel to the Papal States have been the source of many of my research materials, simply because if you need it, they often have it, or they at least know where to get it.
I think that about covers it!