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Kainn Mandragoran Captain
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 Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 7:43 pm
It's the year 300 BC and a century ago, the 300 brave Spartans that stood against the Persian army fell in Thermopylae pass - a gruesome slaughter that only the filthy hands of a traitor could orchestrate.
The Great Persian Empire now spans from the jungles of East Asia to the sands of Egypt and into the mountains of lower Europe. Many nations have fallen prey to the bloodlust of the God-King Xerxes and the Mighty Roman Republic anticipates a war on the horizon. In a cunning attempt to break the Persians from the inside and weaken them in the event of a war, a band of Roman warriors infiltrated the Persian Empire and formed a secret society - The Conclave.
Now, 40 years later, The Conclave grows larger every day as more flock to the rebel uprising- its members driven by the same hate for their shared oppressors. In their isolated desert base walk the Gauls - the rugged, axe-wielding barbarians from the snowy North, the Romans - skilled, cultivated warriors, the Easterners - men and women who fight with hand and foot and all manner of weapons, Arabs - with their curved scimitars and fast horses, and also those who've yet to learn the skills and hardships of battle.
Their leader hides amidst the members of The Conclave, giving orders through his 5 generals and encouraging his fellow rebels to challenge eachothers' skills in the Arena, build relationships among their comrades, and will issue commands to spy on Persian nobilities and raid their caravans.
This is The Conclave. Welcome to our world.
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Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 7:45 pm
Post any questions here in case something is unclear in the backstory. And have fun!
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Kainn Mandragoran Captain
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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 11:19 am
This time period is before my knowledge, but I did take a class on the Roman Empire while I was in Italy and the Roman Empire did not start until roughly the year 27 BC. If this is set during 260 AD, then Italy would still be the Roman Republic.
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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 4:59 pm
Kotome-chan This time period is before my knowledge, but I did take a class on the Roman Empire while I was in Italy and the Roman Empire did not start until roughly the year 27 BC. If this is set during 260 AD, then Italy would still be the Roman Republic.
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Kainn Mandragoran Captain
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Kainn Mandragoran Captain
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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 5:03 pm
Hmm... i guess i only said "Roman Empire" once. Fixed that! Luckily its a fairly inconsequential detail - to the plot, that is - that didn't require a makeover. 3nodding
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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 7:03 pm
Yea, it's not a huge deal. It just changes the setup of the government in Italy which hasn't been established yet in the rp anyway.
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Kainn Mandragoran Captain
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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 8:25 pm
well, i wasn't really planning on making Rome *that* important in the story, at this point at least. just kind've a distant ally - though only in the sense that "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" type thing. maybe the occasional supply or trade opportunity and perhaps a future event that involves them.
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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 10:20 pm
I think the character that I'm working on is going to be a sort of runaway from the Republic.
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Kainn Mandragoran Captain
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Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 9:11 am
cool! well, then in that case, the gov't in rome would matter ^_^. that'd be neat. so far we've got a persain general, a greek/asian general, and now possibly a roman one ^_^ yay for diversity lol.
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