Ancient Fantasy Isekai World

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The Wars on Flonyard are not bloody or deadly as no one dies or get hurt in war. As wars are more ritualistic similar to sports or tournaments than a destructive endeavor. Soldiers and Warriors would meet in a predetermined location where they will do battle, specifically at the contested territory/s or forts of the defender that the attacker want to take.

It is unheard of for the winning side to follow up a victory by chasing down their opponents, sacking their land or killing their people, instead battles would result with the victor receiving 60% of the money funded for the battle while the losing side received 40%, as well as the territories, and/or the settlements that they have captured.

When you hit an enemy with your weapon hard enough as, they will turn unconscious, they transform into small creatures called "beast balls", and they are like small ball-like animal plushie creature. But touching their backs or their head, will also result in a knockout and turn them into beast balls.

This is all under the "Continental Agreement" after the demons have ravaged their lands, they barely managed to repel them back, with the death toll in the hundreds of millions. And as such, The "Wars" between the nations of Flonyard have no death or injured.

And as such, the wars are very short, starting and ending within, mostly a year or a season, as the concept of a professional soldiers with a salary does not exist. So, most soldiers are citizen based soldiers who volunteered or recruited only for a single season or campaign in their free time, before they have to go back to their home to tend to their farms.

It is common that wars are fought periodically and are formal engagements when the people of Flonyard feel that activities like swimming, pumpkin smashing or other sports/physical activities that feels inadequate. Both sides have to agree to participate in a war, and agree to meet in a locations where they will do battle, such as one of their forts or territories.

The Flonyard is a large supercontinent about the size of Europe, North and South America combined.

Biscotti Republic (Demonym: Biscottian/s): Despite the name, Biscotti is ruled by a council of elders called "Exarchs", the elders are also religious leaders. They worshipped the three headed God, "Inpu", they are represented by a Suzerain Prince/Princess who rules mostly as a figurehead. They live on the coastline with large cliffs, flat plains, lush forests, and small mountain range.

Galette Dominion (Demonym: Galettean/s): Galette is ruled by a Hereditary Absolute Monarchy under a King. They worshipped the Nine Gods. With forests, plains, and lakes, with a 300 Floating Islands with some on top of lakes.

Principality of Pastillage (Demonym: Pastillagean/s): It is a Constitutional Monarchy under a Princess with a council of Priests. They worshipped "Gefjun", the Goddess of Agriculture and Seasons. With Fertile Plains, River Basin, & many Forests.

Crownlands of Sankt Havler (Demonym: Havlertene/s): It is an Electoral Monarchy, with a council of 5 clan leaders who elected among their own to become king. They also worshipped the Nine Gods of Fortune. With large plains, hills, tundras, & forests.

Choux Republic (Demonym: Choux): It is a Semi Democratic Oligarchic Republic ruled by a senate of 300 men, known commonly as "The Council of 300". They worshipped "Baal", Goddess of the Earth, Nature, Fertility, and Childbirth. With a large river basin, & large plains.

Baklava Kingdom (Demonym: Baklavaian): It is a Semi Absolute Diarchy under two monarchs, with a council of nobles and priests. They worshipped "Varuna", the God of Rain, Rivers, Lakes, and Seas. With mountainous plains, forests, a large river basin, & 200 floating islands.

Flan Commonwealth (Demonym: Flanish): It is ruled by two elected leaders and a semi democratic council of 120 men, they also worshipped Gefjun, just like the Pastillagean. With large coastlines, mountains, rivers, & 115 floating islands

There is very little in the working or idea of a "Centralised" Government, as most members of the government of each nation are just large family clans ruling over the land with other powerful clans in a confederal union, as they work together. Meaning either a monarchy is founded with the more powerful individual clan becoming it's royal dynasty or a sort of republic is formed with the clans becoming oligarchs/council members. And these positions of power are handed out, on the basis of family ties or noble birth.

There is very little in a centralised or standardized currency, language, writing systems, laws, and measurements. Example: There are 20 different ways to write one word, or 10 different ways to measure an object.

The Nations of Flonyard are more like large alliances of family clans held together by common interest, protection and fear of demons, and/or common race. And as such no one really gave much thought in centralising power, as if a ruler tried to do so, the other clans would just band together and defeat him in a rebellion.

There are no organized military, so the quality and quantity of equipment will vary widely between person to person, and the concept of a uniform exist but they are not standardized but a color pattern does exist for recognition.

White for Biscotti, Black for Galette, Green for Pastillage, Yellow for Havlertene, Red for Choux, Blue for Baklava, and Brown for Flan.

Rulers of each nations: Biscotti: Head Councillor Lorrain (de facto) and Princess Millie (de jure)

Galette: King Leon (younger femboy brother, weak warrior) Princess Leona (older tomboy sister, strong warrior).

Pastillage: Princess Adelaide (de jure) and Head Councillor Francis (de facto)

Sankt Havler: King Laurent

Choux: Consul Lyam (most influential)

Baklava: King Lucien (richest clan) and Queen Elise (strongest warrior clan)

Flan: Strategos Mylan (Head of Army, chosen by merit) and Archon Martina (Head Magistrate, elected by popularity)

The races living on the Continent of Flonyard are called "Beastkin"; they look like normal humans but have animal ears and tails, with no animal fur covering their bodies. They have a lifespan of 300 years.

The Biscottian People are a Canine-like people, having the ears and tails of dogs, wolves, foxes, and other canine animals.

The Galettean People are a Feline-like people, having the ears and tails of cats, lions, tigers, and other feline animals.

The Pastillagean People are a Squirrel-like people, having the ears and tails of squirrels, chipmunks, and other tree and ground squirrels.

The Havlertene People are Rabbit-like people, having the ears and tails of rabbits, hares, and pikas.

The Choux People are Mice-like people, having the ears and tails of mice, rats, and hamsters.

The Baklava People are Bear-like people, having ears and tails of bears, weasels, raccoons, and red pandas.

The Flanish People are Bovine-like people, having ears and tails of cows, bulls, and others.

Demons are large evil grotesque creatures, inhuman with multiple limbs, heads, wings, and tails. Example: human body with five arms, three goat heads, four horse legs, three bat wings, and two cat tails. They are savage creatures roaming the land with the sole focus of hunting for pleasure, as they enjoy Beastkin. Functionally they are gifted with long lifespan of 100 to 1,000 years but their bodies are still mortal and susceptible to damage by traditional means, just like any mortal. They are either lone, stealthy predators going on their own, only pairing with a mate, or are large hunting packs of up to a 100 individuals under a single powerful alpha demon. And as such, it is common when traveling that you join a group of soldiers who are going to war or are trained in fighting.

The Technology and Architecture of the time is the bronze and iron ages, with tools, weapons, and others being made of either bronze or simple iron. As bronze has a lower melting point than early iron and is also more lighter, stronger, and rust resistance. But early (pure) iron is softer and can be more prone to bending than bronze.

The Main Weapons used by every army are spears, swords, axes, and bows, along with round or rectangular shields strapped to their arm or held in their hand (The shields in this world are about the size of a targe shield or a buckler shield). Full body armor are reserved only for the most wealthy individuals of society who can afford and maintain them while the common man wore little to no armor at all, at most, a helmet and/or chestplate (a simple pectoral plate).

Crop Rotation does not exist, and milling grain is done by hand, which means crushed rock or wheat chaffs would get mixed in with the dough, as the bread is made.

Paper does not exist in this world, and the people used stone or wooden slabs, papyrus, or bronze sheets as materials to write on.

Stirrups do not exist at all, as it hasn't been invented yet, and as such riding a mount on its back is a natural skill, but chariots do exist and are used alongside cavalry. The mounts used by everyone on Flonyard are the "Cercle", a three legged bird-like equestrian species, similar to the chocobo from Final Fantasy, used for riding and transportation. And as such a warrior caste is formed around the use of Chariots or Cavalry.

Siege Engines like Mangonel, Onager, Ballistas, Siege Towers, and Battering Rams exist, but they mostly just for sieges of a fort, or shooting paint filled projectiles at opponents like a sports event. Siege Ladders are also used to scale up walls.

The Magic of this have five elements: Metal, Wood, Fire, Earth, and Water. Each are represented by the colour: White, Green, Red, Yellow, and Black respectively. Magic is an inherent art, passed down through bloodline or by contract with a spirit animal. Magic takes a lifetime to learn as well as long incantation time to cast a spell (it takes a full minute to cast one spell). And as such, mages are more academic/religious than a combat role, such as medical, astrology, potion brewing, and others.

Though Mages can fight with their spells but they are mostly just field medics, and the few who did fight in battle, due to the mages' prestige and social reputation, they are proud of their mastery and rarely worked together with other non mages. And such as they are powerful but fragile by themselves, and as such, they are easily defeated or are placed in the rear as they are a big target for the enemy to focus on before they deal much damage to them.

The Society is structure with a social caste system with the Priest Caste at the top, followed by the ruler caste, then the warrior caste (Charioteers and other rich men who can afford the best armor, weapons, and/or a horse), then lastly, the merchant and farmer castes.

Social Caste System: "Bramin" or Priest Caste (religious clergymen who practice the scared rites and rituals of their gods)

"Trylia" or Ruler Caste (monarchs, and oligarchs/clan leaders/nobles who rule and maintain the political and bureaucratic)

"Kasha" or Warrior Caste (subordinate oligarchs or clan leaders to an elected or hereditary leader, aka monarchs or head of the council, who fight for the "state")

"Vishya" or Merchant Caste (they are skilled workers like blacksmiths, artisans, and merchants. And are often grouped as the same with the "Sindra" by those of the higher castes)

"Sindra" or the Farmer Caste (the common people are not are warrior, ruler, or priest. They are just common peasants, farmers, and servants, as they work in unskilled labours and are sometimes volunteer to participate in wars of the warrior and ruler casts, as common soldiers)

Monarchs or rulers of a nation in general, whether hereditary or elected, do not see their legitimacy as divine right or a favour of the gods, like the medieval divine right of kings, but rather the ruler caste gain legitimacy through their service to the higher cast (aka the Priest cast).

Literacy is a privilege, only reserved for those who can pay or are of high status to have an education. And as such, most of the lower castes (Vishya and Sindra) are illiterate, while those of the higher castes (Kasha, Trylia, and Bramin) are literate.

Inheritance Laws favours absolute male primogeniture, with only sons (the eldest son) inheriting it all while the daughters can only inherit if all the sons died.

The Religion of Flonyard are folk religions, with their religious beliefs stemming from their cultures and communities.

The Biscotti people worshipped "Inpuism", a Monotheistic Religion. "Input", the Sun God of Life, Death, Rebirth, Afterlife, and Resurrection, as they believe that death is not the end of one's life, but rather the beginning of a new after the previous life, as they believe the Sun is the source of all life.

The Galettean People worshipped the "Nine Gods" or "Numinism", a polytheistic religion. And despite the name, it is actually just one god who have split himself into nine halves. Three created the Land, the Sea, and the Sky; Three Created life, intelligence, and emotions; and Three created civilization, culture, and the arts. They are colloquially called "The Great Numina" by the Galettean, but to others, they simply known as "The Nine Gods".

The Pastillagean and Flanish People worshipped the Goddess of Agriculture and Seasons, "Gefjun". As the changes of the season happen because they believe that the Goddess Gefjun is grieving for her dead husband, Boreas, the God of Ice and Winter, and to preserve him and his memory, Gefjun absorb her deceased husband's power, and whenever Gefjun periodically feels sad, lonely, or grief about her husband, the world will turn cold and winter will begin.

The Choux People worshipped "Baal", Goddess of the Earth, Nature, Fertility, and Childbirth. As they believe that Baal, the Mother Goddess created them, her children made out of clay and breath life into, to cultivate and protect the land from threats. Due to the high fertility of the Choux (mice) people, an average has 8 kids.

The Baklava People worshipped "Varuna", the God of Rain, Rivers, Lakes, and Seas. As they believe fish, berries, nuts, fruits, and other food stuffs was a gift from the God, Varuna when their people were starving of famine. As they believe that Water is pure and cleansing to the body, mind, and soul.