planning Equus

[Buck Testa 5,505]

3 hours ago, Denim&Venom said:

@Buck Testa

So far from the sounds of things, each faction kinda operates like the following:

• Hurricane legion: Representative democratic rule like the Spartans. Capitalist society thanks to the griffons. But all rights must be earned via military service to the state. The right to earn a certain pay, own certain types of property like a home or business, vote in elections or even have freedom of speech must be earned. Wealth and freedom are things to be earned and fought for. Entire adult populace is up for conscription. So right wing, capitalist meritocracy lead by a military junta. 
•  Everfree Republic: Direct social democracy, where populace votes on all matters, but those matters are decided via a council of workers. All profits  and resources go to the state which distributes them among the populace. the state takes care of it's citizens, which helps them focus on work and individual pursuits No ruling class. So Marxist communism mixed with social democracy. 
• Midnight Empire: Technocracy, where positions of power are filled by specialists. Scientists, engineers, economists, design the country from the ground up to be the most efficient and productive. Whole regions are designed to focus on special tasks, the entire country operating as one system. Ponies are assigned roles that best match their skills, interests and intellect to ensure the best productivity. If they fail, they are reassigned to a proper place. All in service of the state and it's qualified leaders. So technocratic fascism? 

 

Also I don't think the dragons should be in the empire. Changelings I get. A ruling queen and subservient drones with specific purposes would compliment the ideas of the unicorns. But Dragons? The value power, wealth and pride. Which makes me think they'd be better in the Legion. Competitive like pegasai, but greedy like the griffons. 

 

Also, I don't think Twi should be out and out evil either. Evil people typically don't craft stable societies. There should be rationale to her actions. Some reason she see's herself as the good mare in all this. 

 

@Lektra Bolt 

Yup. I sure did. 

 

With the Hurricane Legion you've hit the nail on the head. I'm thinking their main export would be weather itself since they have dominion over that. I could see trade deals being arranged around that. I think I need some more fleshing out of their sector tbh

I very much agree with your take on Everfree as well. They are opposed to any semblance of centralized power. They want things to be governed by checks and balances with the peoples will in mind. Now of course political parties and other things muck up the waters, but its definitely power to the people minded.

Even the third I'm not seeing much problem with. It sounds efficient and something that Midnight would be for. It's very much ruled by her and she has absolute authority, however she values everyone and everything being used to their utmost potential, placed where they would fit best.

I see where you are coming from with the dragons, however Midnight had aquired their loyalty through their Dragon Lord. In this timeline, as divergent as it is, still resulted in her acquiring Spikes dragon egg, though through very different means. Spike took over as Dragon Lord and has used the staff to order the Dragons into the fold. I'll get more into that in a bit.

[Drago Ryder 641]

@Buck Testa

I’ll try to get my character up by tonight. I was origionally going to have her be a traveller that was trying to just simply get by in the world, possibly joining the Everfree Republic for safety, but that comment about the dragon lord and bloodstone scepter sort of threw that plan out the window.

Edited October 18, 2018 by Drago Ryder

[Buck Testa 5,505]

Just now, Drago Ryder said:

@Buck Testa

I’ll try to get my character up by tonight. I was origionally going to have her be a traveller that was trying to just simply get by in the world, possibly joinging the Everfree Republic, but that comment about the dragon lord and whatnot sort of threw that plan out the window.

Dont be afraid to post an idea, I'll look it over and give my thoughts

[Buck Testa 5,505]

History of Equus, the chaos, and the Rise of the Empire of Midnight (this is just about the EoM, I'll get into the others later): 

With the Windego threat looming, threatening the extinction of pony kind, the ponies in their desperation created for themselves two nightmarish alicorns granted with enough power to send them away. Those Alicorns, the once kind and thoughtful Celestia and Luna, were warped and shifted into Daybreaker and Nightmare Moon. They drove back the Windegoes, however they were chaotic beings in their own right and were almost as bad as the evil they had driven off. 

The remaining ponies went into hiding from the two alicorns whom bickered about the sun and moon and caused chaos throughout the land. Those would end up becoming 3 nations, the Republic of Everfree, the Hurricane legion, and Unicornia. Some groups like the Bat ponies and those that couldn't escape from the Alicorns served in the castle of the two sisters, but that chaotic realm was barely a nation.

Discord showed up during this time, and he rather enjoyed the antics of the two sisters, and became a 3rd worker of chaos in the realm for quite some time, keeping the feud between the sisters going with his manipulations. On top of that the Sirens further stoked the conflict, feeding on the negative energy. It was entirely unsafe to leave one of the isolated nations during these dark centuries.

In Unicornia they tried to ignore the utter chaos going on outside their fortifications. They were closed off from the rest of the world, relying entirely on magic and academics to sustain them and keep them sane and safe. It was in this environment that 3 fillies grew up and hatched a plan. The leader of the 3 was named Twilight Sparkle, an accomplished and highly ambitious Unicorn. The other two were named Sunset Shimmer and Starlight Glimmer, both top of their class like Twilight and brought in by her charisma. It was during those early days that Twilight had created the crux of her power. 

The Oathmaker: A magical device that makes Oaths magically binding and part of their very being. This device would become much more developed and advanced later on, but she had used it to ensure that none of the 3 would betray the other. It seemed like childish and innocent promises at the time, but they were magically binding. At that time they had seen eachother as equals, however as time went on Twilight rose to be the leader. 

The three fillies went out on many adventures, crusading into the chaotic beyond. At first as foolhardy attempts at bravery, but eventually at saving the world from the chaos that oppressed them. During that time, Twilight had aquired a dragon egg that had seemed to call to her, the egg that would eventually hatch into Spike. 

Over time, the three grew from ambitious fillies to serious and determined mares. Their plans for overthrowing the reign of chaos culminated in several pacts with creatures like the Dragons and Changelings and with Tyrants like Sombra. Twilight with her skillful scheming even got those that would have easily betrayed her to swear binding oaths of fealty, locking their loyalty to her whether they like it or not. 

Her magical prowess and her political maneuvering ended up making her become an Alicorn. Though the specifics of how she went on to defeat the nightmarish sisters with her friends and armies isnt clear, it is well known now that she had absorbed the two sisters power into herself and dubbed herself Empress Midnight Sparkle. Discord fled into hiding after that, and the Sirens are missing in action as well. 

Her army of Dragons and changelings and with the backing of beings like Sombra, she quickly assimilated Unicornia into her new nation, creating the Empire of Midnight. Though the former Alicorns ruled in chaos and madness, Empress Midnight would value Order above all else. The Oaths of citizenship were enacted, and it was in a very short period of time that the nation stood to be even more formidable than the long standing Everfree and Hurricane nations. 

The power structure of Midnight.

Empress Midnight has a council she has advising her. While she is a cool and calculating ruler with many schemes going on at once, she knows when to seek a second opinion. 

Sunset and Starlight, her long time comrades and powerful unicorns in their own right. They've been with her from the beginning. Both have two massive contributions to the Empire to their names. Starlight with the invention of the Specialty Mark, an artificial Cutie Mark that embues the citizen with skills and intuitive knowledge towards a given trade. Sunset with her top secret trade and growing takeover of the Human world, which only the council and Midnight are aware of. 

Crysalis: Though she would like to betray the ponies, her binding oaths make that Impossible for her to do. She has integrated Changeling magic that can turn off specific varieties of magic into the Empire of Midnight. The changelings have been changed drastically since they discovered they can make their own food source, however Midnight requires them to keep their dark forms for the intimadation factor. 

Dragon Lord Spike: This Spike is older looking and more developed than Canon Spike, with roughly the same height as Ember. He is intensely loyal to Midnight and through her has brought a new age of civilization to the once nomadic Dragons. They're paid handsomely for their hoards and they are some of Midnights best ground and air troops that aren't mechanical. 

Sombra: He's bringing an experience with magic that few have to the table. A few of the advancements in Magitek are done with knowledge that Sombra has. Midnight is also intensely interested in learning how to harness the dark army of the Umbrum, in case the Windego reveal themselves again. Like Crysalis, he is bound by Oaths. 

The Specialty Marks: Not limited to ponies, these artificial Marks are the brainchild of Starlight Glimmer and are one of the Empires secret weapons. In order to gain a specialty mark, Oaths are made to serve the empire, and in exchange Artificially implanted talents and skillsets are granted to the citizens. The Mark is most effective on citizens whom were already proficient in the skill, turning them into masters of the craft. This is part of how technology has advanced so rapidly under Midnight. There are levels of specialty Mark's for higher ranking individuals, and are seen as a sign of their place in the Empire.

Oaths: Midnights nation is built upon Oaths. Magically binding oaths that dictate behavior to their very core. While no one in Midnight is strictly required to Oath, the life of a citizen who doesn't is almost certainly going to end in poverty and homelessness. Oaths of employment, oaths of Trade, Oaths of office, they come in various tiers with stricter and less ambiguous wording the closer they get to Midnight. Criminals are not imprisoned but rather are forced into highly strict oaths that puts them in indentured servitude to the Empire. With this, Midnight is one of the least crime ridden nations in the world, as they do not have a revolving door of criminals in a penal system. In the Empire, an Oath is worth a lot of money, and it is not to be taken lightly, cause it will be binding, unless there is an agreed upon expiration date or clause. 

Edited October 19, 2018 by Buck Testa

[Drago Ryder 641]

Ok. This is what I have at the moment. Feel free to notify me of any changes that need to be made. Granted, most of what I have is taken directly from the source material in terms of her abilities, but you never know with these sorts of things. Also, why am I getting a very strong Man in the High Castle feel from this?

Name: Gale

Gender: Female

Race: Dragon

Age:20

National Affiliation: Undecided

Personality: Observant, Intelligent, Caring, Introverted, Stubborn at times, Not shy to fighting when it's needed, Independent, Curious about the world around her

Flaws and quirks: Instead of consuming gemstone like most other dragons, Gale's diet mostly consists of whatever meat that she can find. She does prefer the flavor and texture of certain fish, though. As a result of her lack of communication with any of the sentient species of Equus, she is also all but mute, communicating in animalistic noises most associated with her kind and a few others. There is also a major tell for when she is about to attack from the skies and/or with the full, explosive power of her fire. When you hear a high pitched screech that sounds like that of a banshee's wail, one would do good to hit the ground.

Specialties/talents: In short, Gale is rather versatile when it comes to her abilities. Her top recorded flight speed is breaks at an even seventy meters per second in a dive, and her main use of fire takes the form of a shaped charge fueled by a combination of oxygen and acetylene. She can manipulate its strength to some degree, though both allow her to perform what some might refer to as 'boom and zoom' tactics, using her superior speed to enter and exit combat in an instant while her explosive fire deals considerable damage to whatever it hits. Even for a dragoness of her size, Gale is also capable of fighting on the ground with some considerable strength and stamina, though she won't last long if her opponent is more experienced than her.  Due to the coloration of her scales, she is a naturally born master of stealth, being able to blend into the darkness of the night, among other things. Her senses of hearing and smell are also enhanced, allowing her to use a form of echolocation and track a scent from a moderate distance.

Bio: Gale's story is one that could be easily summarized as her answering to the call of the wild that so many of her kind have ignored for the civilization that Midnight and their dragon lord have offered them. To be fair, though, this was not always the case. For you see, while she has no current affiliation to one of the three factions vying for control of Equus or her resources, the dragoness was not born in the untamed wilderness. No, her egg hatched when it was within the borders of Midnight's empire, specifically with a relatively well off family of dragons that had only taken a few oaths in the past in order to live a life of relative luxury. After all, her father had once served in the military while her mother was a trained medic. Thankfully, none of them pertained to what might become of their children, should they have any, or Gale's life might have been drastically different.

Now, you might be thinking why someone from such a background might leave the safety of their home, and the answer is quite simple. While many had come to accept the role oaths play in the empire Midnight had set up, the fact that what was essentially a Faustian bargain even existed scared her. Sure, it wasn't exactly required unless you wanted a good life, but what if someone were to trick another into taking an oath that gave the second party the short end of the stick? After all, that was how Midnight rose to power, albeit a bit more fairer than most might have been, but it could still be done.

Along with this, Gale was naturally curious about the world outside of her technologically advanced home, and would often fly as high as her wings could carry her in the darkness of night and would often admire the beauty of the natural world that laid beyond. It was during one of these flights that she had made up her mind. Gale would leave her home in order to protect her freedom after her family had been offered a marriage contract from another that was somewhat better off. Accepting the deal would have stripped her of anything that had made her who she was once it was approved, but there was no way that she could outright decline without bringing shame to her parents. In all honesty, it was the best choice that she had at the time, and while her parents might worry, they would more than likely be fine.

That decision had been made when Gale was around the age of twelve, and the next eight years of her life would be the hardest. Cut off from the gemstones that the dragons of her home would eat, the dragoness adapted by hunting for fish and whatever prey was smaller than her.  Whatever shelter she finds comfort in normally consists of uninhabited caves or hidden coves, though she doesn't exactly stick to one place for more than a day or two, only taking flight in the dead of night. As for what she does during the day, that is spent either practicing her control over her volatile flame, hunting, or sleeping. The only reason that she has yet to join the Everfree Republic is the mere fact that she does not want to get involved in their potential conflict with the other two factions.

Physical description/image:

In all honesty, Gale isn't the largest dragon in terms of size. She is around seven and a half meters in length with a wingspan of fourteen meters. Along with this, she weighs eight hundred kilograms, even if most of it is muscle.

Edited October 20, 2018 by Drago Ryder

[Buck Testa 5,505]

2 minutes ago, Drago Ryder said:

Ok. This is what I have at the moment. Feel free to notify me of any changes that need to be made. Granted, most of what I have is taken directly from the source material in terms of her abilities, but you never know with these sorts of things. Also, why am I getting a very strong Man in the High Castle feel from this?

Name: Gale

Gender: Female

Race: Dragon

National Affiliation: Undecided

Personality: Observant, Intelligent, Caring, Introverted, Stubborn at times, Not shy to fighting when it's needed, Independent

Flaws and quirks:

Specialties/talents: In short, Gale is rather versatile when it comes to her abilities. Her top recorded flight speed is breaks at an even seventy meters per second in a dive, and her fire takes the form of a shaped charge fueled by a combination of oxygen and acetylene. Both allow her to perform what some might refer to as 'boom and zoom' tactics, using speed to enter and exit combat in an instant while her explosive fire deals considerable damage to whatever it hits. Even for a dragoness of her size, Gale is also capable of fighting on the ground with some considerable strength and stamina, though she won't last long if her opponent is more experienced than her given the fact that she has no set style.  Due to the coloration of her scales, she is a natural borne master of stealth, being able to blend into the darkness of the night, among other things. Her senses of hearing and smell are also enhanced, allowing her to use a form of echolocation and track a scent from a moderate distance.

Bio: Major WIP

Physical description/image:

In all honesty, Gale isn't the largest dragon in terms of size. She is around seven and a half meters in length with a wingspan of fourteen meters. Along with this, she weighs eight hundred kilograms, even if most of it is muscle.

Just off of a quick glance I'm going to need some flaws and quirks. What is something interesting about the character you wouldn't expect? Exploring those would help flesh the character out. Of course you said this was a work in progress so that makes sense why that isnt filled out. 

Now, a nomadic dragon in this scenario would be interesting. Midnight has the lion share under her sway but what if some escaped notice? Why would the Dragon who did not seek out the Republic of Everfree? How did this dragon escape? Those would be good questions to answer for the bio, and could inform the flaws and quirks angle. 

[nx9100 1,013]

@Buck Testa, amazing work on the Empire's history!  You've really put a great deal of thought into this!  Honestly, it would make for a great fanfic by itself!  Well done!

Btw, did you get a chance to review my character's updated bio?  And if you can think of any way he could somehow be working for some evil and/or dark plot, please let me know!  

[Buck Testa 5,505]

45 minutes ago, nx9100 said:

@Buck Testa, amazing work on the Empire's history!  You've really put a great deal of thought into this!  Honestly, it would make for a great fanfic by itself!  Well done!

Btw, did you get a chance to review my character's updated bio?  And if you can think of any way he could somehow be working for some evil and/or dark plot, please let me know!  

I would definitely look into the Oaths thing. While I had been holding that tidbit back, it's the primary reason I said it would be hard to run a Blackmarket with anything to do with The Empire. Finding people with the access to the Magitek who ALSO arent Oathed to not steal them is a tall order. 

To give you an idea: High level White Collar crime and tax evasion is practically doesnt exist in The Empire. Why? Cause in order to get to that level you'd have given oaths that would literally prevent you from withholding taxes. Political corruption in the sense of self serving beurocrats are also almost nonexistent. Midnight values her Order, and crime is disorder, disorganization, not part of the plan. So she will make sure that everything works the way it's supposed too. 

So for an Earth Pony from outside Midnights boarders to be able to make a Black Market smuggling ring: That would have to take some true ingenuity and intellectual ability to pull it off. I look forward to seeing what you come up with.

Edited October 19, 2018 by Buck Testa

[nx9100 1,013]

16 minutes ago, Buck Testa said:

So for an Earth Pony from outside Midnights boarders to be able to make a Black Market smuggling ring: That would have to take some true ingenuity and intellectual ability to pull it off. I look forward to seeing what you come up with.

I was thinking that the black market ring would focus on more....common artifacts and items.  Zebra potions, for example.  Getting a hold of Magitek items would be a much harder task, one so difficult that it could prove a major plot point......

 

Thanks for the vote of confidence!  You set up a nice challenge for me that I look forward to with great excitement!  

Edited October 19, 2018 by nx9100

[Buck Testa 5,505]

13 minutes ago, Lektra Bolt said:

Is it OK Lektra needs no oaths? She's just fanatically loyal? Was it necessary anyway you think?

Well let me put it like this: Oaths have been a part of Midnights life since she was a filly. Her power can be attributed in large part to oaths. I've said that Oaths get less ambiguous and more strict as they get closer to Midnight. Oath taking is an intrinsic part of the empire and moving up the ranks requires oaths.

It would be severely suspect if she HADNT taken oaths yet is that close to the Empress.

[Drago Ryder 641]

@Buck Testa

Just to ensure that I am not downplaying the difficulty in such an act, how easy would it be for someone to escape Midnight's faction? I figured that it'd be the hardest out of the three due to the overall lack of freedom, but I'm kind of torn between having Gale being born in a technologically advanced civilization and in the wild. Now that I think about it, where do the dragons live? I assume that they'd have the same territories as in canon, correct?

Edited October 19, 2018 by Drago Ryder

[Buck Testa 5,505]

8 hours ago, Lektra Bolt said:

Fair enough. It's unnecessary but if she needs it she needs it *shrug*

I guess the moment she swore undying love and devotion was conveniently turned into one? 

Those would be something you would see in marriage oaths, not in an important political position. Think it out a bit. A business contract (outside of 50 shades) doesnt require undying love or devotion or what have you would it? It would be stuff like an agreement to provide services, an agreement not to betray and harm the company or its members, stuff like that. I really would like to encourage you to think outside this infatuation box you're putting yourself in. Its preventing you from thinking things out about the setting.

Edited October 19, 2018 by Buck Testa

[Buck Testa 5,505]

Oaths in this setting are essentially binding contracts. Just like a contract it can have clauses, stipulations, terms and conditions to keep that oath valid. Once you are in an oath, your character will have the oath imbued into their very being. If you oath to work diligently for an employer for x number of hours a week, you will do everything in your power to make that happen, as long as doing do doesnt violate other oaths You've made. 

I'll draw up the specific rules of that mechanic later on.

[Denim&Venöm 18,785]

@Buck Testa

I don't think twi should be an alicorn. 

What do alicorns embody? Unity between the races. What is this wolrd founded upon? Conflict between the races. What furthered that conflict? Alicorns. So if anything, all three races should have a deep mistrust of alicorns. Just have twi be a powerful unicorn. Or perhaps have her power be more tehcnological, legal and political than magical.

Also me thinks the bat ponies should be in the republic. They wanted darkness during the 1000 years war, this is as close as they'll get, being underground and stuff. 

Also I imagine that part of what sparked the windigo invasion was conflict between bats and pegasai. 

What was each tribe responsible for? Earth ponies farmed. Unicorns move the sun and moon. Pegasai weathered. Bat Ponies? They defended. Protected ponies while they slept. Equestria sword and shield. Till the pegasai tried to take that spot. 

[Buck Testa 5,505]

6 hours ago, Denim&Venom said:

@Buck Testa

I don't think twi should be an alicorn. 

What do alicorns embody? Unity between the races. What is this wolrd founded upon? Conflict between the races. What furthered that conflict? Alicorns. So if anything, all three races should have a deep mistrust of alicorns. Just have twi be a powerful unicorn. Or perhaps have her power be more tehcnological, legal and political than magical.

Also me thinks the bat ponies should be in the republic. They wanted darkness during the 1000 years war, this is as close as they'll get, being underground and stuff. 

Also I imagine that part of what sparked the windigo invasion was conflict between bats and pegasai. 

What was each tribe responsible for? Earth ponies farmed. Unicorns move the sun and moon. Pegasai weathered. Bat Ponies? They defended. Protected ponies while they slept. Equestria sword and shield. Till the pegasai tried to take that spot. 

You also ascend to being an alicorn after achieving some great feat, and Midnight certainly did a few on her rise to power, Some far more impressive than finishing someone elses spell. Alicorns also embody different things to the ponies in this timeline. The only two known ones up to this point where chaotic beings that both saved and nearly destroyed pony kind. So yes it would bring her a lot of mistrust being an Alicorn, and that isnt a bad thing narratively speaking. It just gives the other nations another reason to resist.

There are other reasons as well but those would be a bit too spoilery.

The bat ponies would be split for the reasons I mentioned. I could see a large portion of them going to the Republic, but there is compelling cases to be made for some going other routes.

We already know what caused the windegoes to come, however its how they were driven off that altered the course of events.

 

[Denim&Venöm 18,785]

1 hour ago, Buck Testa said:

You also ascend to being an alicorn after achieving some great feat, and Midnight certainly did a few on her rise to power, Some far more impressive than finishing someone elses spell. Alicorns also embody different things to the ponies in this timeline. The only two known ones up to this point where chaotic beings that both saved and nearly destroyed pony kind. So yes it would bring her a lot of mistrust being an Alicorn, and that isnt a bad thing narratively speaking. It just gives the other nations another reason to resist.

There are other reasons as well but those would be a bit too spoilery.

The bat ponies would be split for the reasons I mentioned. I could see a large portion of them going to the Republic, but there is compelling cases to be made for some going other routes.

We already know what caused the windegoes to come, however its how they were driven off that altered the course of events.

 

Kay. I guess we'll see how all that plays out. 

Should the bats be divided though? All the other pony races are united. Why aren't they? 

Also, a potential exception to the oath rule might be one of my characters, Luster. Being a machine and technically not alive, an oath wouldn't have an effect on her, since she's built to resist magic, but incapable of casting it herself. So while she can't put others under oath, no one can put her under one. One of the few wild cards in the Midnight Empire as her programming evolves. 

[Drago Ryder 641]

@Buck Testa

Ok. It had to make a few assumptions, but Gale should be more or less done by this point. Feel free to inform me of any corrections that need to be made.

Edited October 20, 2018 by Drago Ryder

[Denim&Venöm 18,785]

11 hours ago, Lektra Bolt said:

Actually, I'm not sure Luster should be magic resistant, or at least she needs to be built to allow maintenance easier, not harder. It makes maintenance and debug of her directives (programming) difficult when the frame needs to be shut down or taken apart to get at the core that houses the directives. Making everything one off then no repairs is extremely inefficient and wasteful, and having to take apart/shut down makes for a lot of time used to do as such. With everyone and everything in their right place, it doesn't sound like the Empire would allow such inefficiency

I would think she doesn't need oaths either, as things would just the against her core directives. It's basically an oath built in from creation, with no loop holes

But wouldn't the ability to be effected by magic make her vulnerable to it? Back in the Mech RP one of the reasons she lost so frequently and had to rapidly upgrade was cause she kept getting crushed like a tin can by her magic wielding foes. 

[Buck Testa 5,505]

If you are going to be in the empire of Midnight, we'll hash out via PM what kind of Oaths your character would have taken before the start of the rp. 

I also plan on divulging some info about the other two nations relatively soon, as Midnights Empire has gotten the lions share of attention. 

The plot thread about the mane six will probably be on the back burner till I get some people for that. I can work without it though. 

[Denim&Venöm 18,785]

@Buck Testa

One thing to think about are the weaknesses of each nation. There's a reason why no one power has won out over the others and why they are worse off than if they were working together. 

So for example: 

Midnight Empire:

• Over population due to long lived unicorns.
• Low amounts of food and water due to poor farming methods. 
• Low territory due to difficulty adjusting to chaotic weather and wildlife. 

Everfree Republic:

• Low resources and heavy environmental damage due to heavy mining and tunneling.
• Poor incentive and productivity due to equal rewards for all, regardless of amount or quality of work. 
• Government bogged down in bureaucracy and infighting due to a lack of direct leadership. 

Hurricane Legion:

• Low food and resources due to living in the sky.
• Heavy dependence on raiding and tributes from conquered territory.
• Heavy work rate has lead to physical and psychological burnout among the populace. 
• Has also lead to low birthrates due to focus on work and wealth over the traditional family.    

Each of these nations has to have it's own set of problems to be addressed, otherwise why would the tree send our heroes there?                                                                                    

 

 

[Denim&Venöm 18,785]

14 minutes ago, Lektra Bolt said:

Buck has stated somewhere they hold the most land. Forgot where, but I would like to estimate about 75 to 80 percent is conquered

Okay fine. They have the most difficulty holding it. Look at Rome, the Mongol hoard or the Empire in Star Wars. Vast territory, but the inability to maintain and defend it as well as the vast rescources used trying to do so stretched their empires too thin. 

[nx9100 1,013]

13 hours ago, Denim&Venom said:

Government bogged down in bureaucracy and infighting due to a lack of direct leadership. 

If that's the case for the Everfree Republic, maybe I should re-write my OC's bio to place him there.  Since it looks like many of you are leaning towards the Midnight Empire, might be good for me to go to another nation.  That could give us a built-in power struggle between not only the nations, but our OC's as well!  more interesting rp'ing, i would think....

will wait for @Buck Testa to post more info on the Republic before I decide....

[Drago Ryder 641]

@Buck Testa

I’ll try to see if I can get a friend of mine in on this, though it seems like the hurricane legion is devoid of any OCs thus far. Still, Rainbow Dash, Gilda, and every other pegesus and gryphon aside from Fluttershy are probably there there, so that’s one heck of a military.

[nx9100 1,013]

2 hours ago, Lektra Bolt said:

It seems Buck has been busy lately?

Life tends to get in the way, lol.

And I just realized something.  Didn't I make a car for you in Forza a few years ago?  Delorean, wasn't it?

[nx9100 1,013]

14 hours ago, Lektra Bolt said:

Do you have the link? I kept it in Other and the section got deleted. Please post it on my character profile

I'll have to dig it out, and re-upload.  give me a day or so!