War of the Three Nations (Fantasy Medieval)

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All was well until "The Great Doom" happened. The land split, the seas boil, winds and ash tore apart the land. All died in it, with the few survivors now struggling with the fallout: Hunger, Disease, and Lack of Resources drive them to the Continent of "Veridia" where the three factions meet: "Frethon" by the Knights, "Taclona" by the Vikings, and "Chuiji" by the Samurai. All are xenophobic to eachother.

"Frethon": Located in the Southwest where the knights live, they border "Talcona" in the Northwest and "Chuiji" in the East. It is a temperate and warm climate with regular seasonal change, and in the center of this region is the volcano named "Mount Ignis" and many rivers turning it into a river basin, with a few of the rivers being poisonous due to the volcanic ash. Height: Men: 5'4"-5'9" (165-175cm). Women: 5'1"-5'3" (155-160cm). Variety of Blonde, Black, Brown, and Red Hair, along with Blue, Gray, Brown, and Hazel Eye Colour.

"Talcona": Located in the North where the Vikings live, they border "Frethon" in the Southwest and "Chuiji" in the Southeast. It is a cold and frozen climate, stucked in a long winter, leaving little land for the food to grow, limiting their population size. As the Region is surrounded by Mountainous Highlands, lowlands, and forests. Height: Men: 5'8"-5'9" (173-176cm). Women: 5'2"-5'3" (157-160cm). Most common are Blonde and Blue Eyed, with Black/Brown Hair and Brown & Hazel Eyes.

"Chuiji": Located in the Southeast where the Samurai lived, they border "Frethon" in the West and "Talcona" in the Northwest. It is humid and temperate Southeast, where they clear the most of the swamp and terraforming it to resemble their former homeland. As the Region now have many plains and few swamplands but have many cliffs and mountains, and new forests left over by the clear out swamps. Height: Men: 5'1"-5'3" (155-160cm). Women: 4'7"-4'9" (140-145cm). Straight Black and Brown Hair, with Dark Brown to Dark Ember Eye Colour.

Crests are magical markings appearing on the back of the left hand, as a crest will appeared like a spectral projection, just hovering above the back of the left hand. All crests have different shades and colours as well as shapes: heraldry shield, crossed swords, dragons, lions, etc, etc, to name a few.

1. Crests can give those who are born with it, enhanced strength, magic and other boons, giving the person an edge over others, and as such Crest Holders became the Nobility of the land. And as such, Crests became a symbol of birthrights, passing down only through bloodlines or killing another crest holder or demon. And Crests is not determined by gender, meaning girls can inherit as well.

Besides that, they can only show their crest on the back of the left hand, and no where else on the body. And they can make it appear or disappear at any time.

2. Using their own crest, a lord enhanced a weapon, causing the blade to glow in the colour of my crest, empowering said weapon. And this can be used with any weapon that they can wield, meaning essentially use any weapon can be empower with a crest. But the effect only last for a few minutes. The crest can also be used as a shield against magic attacks.

3. Lords can conjure a "Battle Flag". Soldiers who swear their loyalty and fight for their lord. The Lord can summon a spectral battle flag with my crest. Which will rain pixels on the soldiers, and once the pixels touches the soldiers, the pattern of the lord's crest will appear and glow on their armor, usually on the helmet or chestplate.

Once the symbol of my crest appeared on their armor, they will have temporary increased strength, stamina, etc, until the battle flag effect runs out, meaning they have the strength of temporary crest holders when a lord uses a battle flag ability. And lords can use it however many times as they want until, they run out of crest energy. And there is no limit to how many soldiers, a lord can cast the battle flag on.

4. When a lord defeat anothed crest holder, they can take their crest, if they offer it willingly to me, which in turn will make them crestless. Or I can kill them and take their crest. But either way, once I have taken their crest, my crest will grow bigger in size and become more complex and ornate in its pattern. And the power of ther crest will also increase.

5. "Contract" ability: A lord can make a crestless man, into a crest holder if they swear loyalty to him as we form a contract, similar to a mercenary contract/feudal fealty. Meaning just like Feudalism, these new Crest Holders either pay lip service like everyone else, kill another crest holder, or betraying their liege.

And the Crest holder who made a contract with me, will have all of the same abilities as me. That includes the "Battle Flag" and "Contract" abilities, empowering their weapon with their crest, using their crest as a shield against magic attacks, and taking the crests from other crest holders.

Magic exist but it is unique as it is drawn from the "Arcanum", that created monsters and demons on Veridia. While also allowing the humans to use magic. There are generally seven types: Fire, Water/Ice, Earth, Wind, Metal, Nature, and Lightning. Everyone can technically use magic but not everyone can use it properly as it takes years of leaning from childhood to adulthood (10 years or more) like a sword or bow, to become professional at channeling spells, buffs, healing, or curses. And as such there are few Magic Casters (1 out of 100 to 1,000 among a given population).

No one knows how magic

Notable Legions:
Iron Legion (Green, Yellow & White) (Leader: Duke Julius Salavander, age: 26, trying to unite Frethon)

Blackstone Legion (Black, Orange & White) (Leader: Duchess Apollyon (real name: Camellia), age: 28, want to bring an "Age of Wolves" on Veridia, and make war everywhere)

Regal Legion (White, Orange & Gray) (Leader: Countess Valentia Erzebet, age: 24)

Dragon Legion (Red, Black & Gray) (Leader: Marquess Ademar Dante, age: 22)

Griffin Legion (White & Green) (Leader: Baron Hervis Daubeny, age: 38)

Luna Legion (Gray & Black) (Leader: Count Asterion Labeo, age: 20)

Solaris Legion (Gold & Red) (Leader: Viscount Marius Octavius, age: 31)

Royal Legion (Orange & Blue) (Leader: Marquess Ravier Stone, age: 46)

Owl Legion (Brown & Yellow) (Leader: Baroness Belval, female, age: 30)

Falcon Legion (Blue & White) (Leader: Countess Fyrial Gabrielle, female, age: 16)

Lion Legion (Yellow & Black) (Leader: Viscount Vortiger Badefol, age: 22)

Eagle Legion (Brown & White) (Leader: Baron Astrea, age: 19)

Major Clans:
Warborn Clan (Teal, White & Black) (Leader: Jarl Stigandr, male, age: 30, raid and plunder loot for his people)

Wolf Clan (Blue, White, Yellow) (Leader: Lendmenn Helvar, male, age: 18, wishes to take over leadership of Talcona)

Bearclaw Clan (Blue, Red & White) (Leader: Thegn Runa, female, age: 15)

Crow Clan (Black, Gray & Yellow) (Leader: Lendr Men Siv "The Ruthless", age: 23)

Eagle Clan (Brown, White & Yellow) (Leader: Hersir Heidrich, male, age: 20)

Ironborn Clan (Gray, Red, & Black) (Leader: Hersir Hulda, female, age: 17)

Steel Clan (Leader: Jarl Gudmundr, male, age: 27)

Major Houses:
Imperial House (Leader: Empress Ayu, age: 15, wishes peace and isolation)

House Okuma (Leader: Shogun Tozen, male, age: 19, want strong military)

House Seijuro (Leader: Ayame, female, age: 23)

House Ranja (Leader: Jubei, male, age: 39)

House Dokuja (Leader: Ariwara, male, age: 26)

House Kizan (Leader: Chihaya, female, age: 22)

Culture: Latin and Celtic, revolving ideals of Chivalry, Preservation, and Duty.

Language: Frethonic (Latin Alphabet and Letters but mixed with Celtic grammar and composition)

Population: 11.5 Million

Religion: Holy See (A Monotheistic Religion, centered on the worship of a nameless one true God).

Another religion are the Old "Brythonic Pantheon" (People that worshipped them before the Holy See came to their land, centered on the strong, animistic connection to the land, focus of local polytheistic deities, and nature worship of scared groves on hills or near water sources, rather than enclosed temples)

The Knights' way of war is one of preservation and perseverance, the betterment of order and justice. The Great Doom stripped them of more than just their homes, but also hope. Families ripped apart, Laws forgotten. Infighting was all the knights knew. But from the ashes of the Great Doom, rise new orders. Orders bent on bringing discipline and defense of the weak. They have tasted the results of chaos and anarchy, and know the pain of a world without hope and will never fall to it again.

Under the Feudal System, there are many lords and nobles forming their own "Legions" to dominate Frethon and bring it under their rule. There are many Legions in Frethon and despite the oaths and fealty owed, many just pay lip service and are independent of one another, as they vie for dominance.

As religious tension are somewhat high between the Clergy of the Holy See and Druids of the Brythonic Gods. As Clergymen viewed the Brythonic Druids as devil worshippers like the other factions. While Brythonic Druids and Worshippers viewed the Holy See as dogmatic, unable to understand their traditions.

Poor knights wear Gamebeson, Leather or Chainmail while richer knights wear (Full/Partial) Plate Armor. They use Polearms (Lance/Spear/Poleaxe), Maces/Warhammer, Flails, and Shields, with wealthier knight own and use a variety of swords.

While commoners use whatever they can buy.

The Knights are one of three factions on Veridia. It is their belief that many, if not all of the ancient ruins were constructed by their ancestors of the Remorian Empire. The Knights had been scattered for centuries but have begun to reunite under a single banner, that of the Iron Legion. There are those still, however, who choose to gather their own "Legion", and their alliance with the Iron Legion is shaky at best.

Though seen as a single group, they are hardly unified. There are many Legions in Frethon, the most prominent being The Iron Legion. Each Legion essentially is an independent army under a lord that serves to protect and rule over a specific area (cities, towns and villages), usually around their fortress or sanctuary. Each Legion has its own Circle - a group of highly ranked individuals who serve as advisors for the Legion and their lords.

Currency: 20 Copper Deniers = 1 Silver Sou, 10 Silver Sols = 1 Gold Livre.

Crest Ranking:

1. King
2. Duke
3. Marquess
4. Count
5. Viscount
6. Baron
7. Knight
8. Esquire

Social Structure:
First Estate (Clergy, mostly those born as nobles or gain through connections or wealth)
Second Estate (Nobility; all crest holders)
Third Estate (Commoners, Townspeople, and poor/commoner born clergy; non crest)
Fourth Estate (Serfs and Slaves)

Names of the Notable Legions:
Iron Legion (Green, Yellow & White)
Blackstone Legion (Black, Orange & White)
Regal Legion (White, Orange & Gray)
Dragon Legion (Red, Black & Gray)
Griffin Legion (White & Green)
Luna Legion (Gray & Black)
Solaris Legion (Gold & Red)
Royal Legion (Orange & Blue)
Owl Legion (Brown & Yellow)
Falcon Legion (Blue & White)
Lion Legion (Yellow & Black)
Eagle Legion (Brown & White)

Culture: Germanic and Scadanvia, heavily revolved around kinship, agriculture, and war.

Language: Germanic

Population: 9.7 Million

Religion: Germanic Paganism (they worshipped in scared groves or other natural outdoor settings)

The main deities are:
"Wuotan" (aka the "Allfather", God of Death, Wisdom, and Poetry)

"Frigga" (Wife to Wuotan, Goddess of Marriage, Motherhood and Home)

"Thunor" (Thunderer, God of Weather, Lightning, and Protector of Mankind)

"Tiw" (God of War, Justice, and Honorable Combat)

"Loki" (Trickster Goddess of Mischief, Lies, and Cunning)

"Sif" (Thor's wife, Goddess of Agriculture, Earth, and Family)

"Saga" (Seeress, Goddess of Magic, History, Knowledge, and Storytelling)

"Eir" (Goddess of Medicine, Healing, and Mercy)

"Froja" (Goddess of Love, Beauty, and Fertility)

The Vikings built their way of war around passionate combat and a determination to fight and die in glorious battle. To them, the Great Doom was a Ragnarok, the judgement of the Nine Gods, and they have been found wanting.

Why had the Gods left them behind? They do not know. But they were more than determined to prove their valour and bravery to Valhalla. The Vikings fought for Land and Survival as the cold tundra leave them, a moderate amount of resources but too many people to feed.

Many poor sons or elderly fathers take up arms and travel South to raid and plunder, as the south is weak in their eyes, and in their culture, strength is the only currency worthy of acquiring goods, weapons or slaves. But also to spare their families of another mouth to feed, and to seek acknowledgement of the Gods. So that when Ragnarok came again, they won't be left behind.

Wealthy wear Chainmail or rarer Lamellar armor, while most wear leather, wool or padded armor. Many wear a simple conical/bowl shaped helmet with a nasal guard, and use spears or axes (one handed axe or two handed dane axe) and wooden round shields with an iron boss, while the wealthy have swords.

The Vikings are one of three factions on Veridia. Previously thought to have vanished, the Vikings have returned from across the sea. They have come to take new lands, plunder, expand the clans and reclaim their ancient homeland in the North. Hundreds of clans now dominate amidst the cold and icy tundra.

The Vikings are the undisputed power of the rivers and seas. In their pursuit to gain the approval of their gods in Valhalla, the Vikings live for battle, plunder, and glory as they seek out riches and new land, destroying everything in their path to gain it.

The Vikings are a loose coalition of hundreds of clans and tribes, the most powerful being The Warborn. Alliances are easily formed and just as easily broken. Disputes and conflicts are par for the course but any outsiders will see them in a state of perpetual war. Technologically speaking, they are the most primitive, the frozen tundra of Talcona impeding their growth, but their resourcefulness and ingenuity allowed them to stand strong among the three.

Currency: They used silver currency based on Weight or adopted coinage from other peoples (mostly the knights)

Crest Ranking:

1. Konungr (King)
2. Jarls (Senior aristocrats)
3. Lendmenn (High ranking Junior Aristocrats)
4. Thegns (Mid ranking chieftains and warlords)
5. Hersir (Lower ranking landowners and chieftains)
6. Lendr Men (A title similar to a Baron or Regional Administrator)
7. Dreng (Landed Warriors who owed certain military or servant duties)
8. Hirdmenn (Elite Landless Warriors making up most of the professional fighting force)

Social Structure:

1. King
2. Jarls/Chieftains/Warlords
3. Karls (freemen, commoners, farmers, and craftsmen)
4. Thralls (slaves with no legal rights, treated as property)

Major Clans:
Warborn Clan (most prominent clan)
Wolf Clan
Bearclaw Clan
Crow Clan
Eagle Clan
Ironborn Clan
Steel Clan

Culture: Japanese, revolving around family, loyalty, and honor.

Language: Japanese

Population: 8.3 Million

Religion: Shintoism (A Polytheistic, Nature based religion, centered around the worship of spirits that inhabited everything (Nature, Landscapes, Ancestors, Elements, and Objects), functioning more as a cultural way of life than a rigid doctrine, prioritizing ritual purity, cleanliness, and harmony.)

The Samurai do not fight for Justice or for glory, but rather they fight merely for their own survival. The Samurai, foreigners and vagabonds in a land, not their own, must make the most of what they have. Having to flee from their destroyed island nation, they have made their home in the swamps of Chuiji, terraforming it to resemble their former home.

Where most would fall and flounder, the samurai have flourished, a testament to their tenacity and endurance. They may be few in number, but the samurai will fight tooth and nail to maintain their home and to survive the wrath of nature, itself. The Samurai have suffered the lost of their homeland. And now they have found a new one. Not even the gods, themselves will take this one from them.

The Samurai wear the Dō (a Cuirass made of lacquered metal or leather), Kabuto (a helmet that is decorated to show rank), Menpo (A face mask covering the chin and cheek to protect and intimidate), Sode (A large, rectangular shield-like shoulder guard), Kote & Suneate (Armor for the Arms and Shins respectively).

They Samurai use Yami (Japanese Longbow) or the Yari as their primary weapon as they are mounted archers, and use the Daiskō (two swords: the long Katana or Tachi, and the shorter Wakizashi) a secondary weapon and we're also used in close quarters combat. And the infamous Nodachi (difficult to produce, specialized in combat, and cumbersome. Useful mostly against cavalry and in open field.)

While commoners buy whatever they can get, and they use shields called "Tedate" or standing shields called "Tate".

The Samurai of the Dawn Empire is one of three factions on Veridia. These people come from a land, far to the East and they tell a tale of a homeland and an Emperor that were lost to sea and fire during the Great Doom. Now, more than a millennia later, the nomadic warriors roam no more and have rebuilt themselves in a new land.

After having been driven from their ancestral homes and rebuilding their forces, though strong and mighty, the Samurai find themselves, matched by their neighbors. Because of this, they know greater cunning, skill and loyalty to each other will their people have a chance to thrive. They may be the last of their kind.

The Samurai are the most unified of the three factions, though this does not say much as the Daimyos were often battling each other for dominance. They are the smallest in numbers, but have relied on skill, cunning, ingenuity, and determination to pull through. They are led by a single Emperor, the current being Ayu, the first Empress. The Dawn Empire is broken into multiple houses, each led by a Daimyo. The current reigning house is "Okuma" led by Tozen.

Currency: They used the Koku system or weight based silver and gold, or imported coins from other peoples (mostly the Knights)

Crest Ranking:

1. Emperor
2. Princes
3. Duke
4. Marquess
5. Count
6. Viscount
7. Baron
8. Samurai (Landed Warriors)

Social Structure:
Imperial Family (Emperor & members of his family)
Shogun (head of government but mostly military affairs)
Daimyos (All Crest Holders)
Samurai (landed warriors along with Ronin)
Ashigaru (foot soldiers)
Farmers and Peasants (because they produce food)
Artisans/Craftsmen (produce necessary goods)
Merchants (because they don't physically produce goods, instead bought and sold the work of others)
Outcastes (those who perform "impure" tasks: entertainers, butchers, etc)
Slaves (punished criminals, debt bondage, war captives, etc)

Major Houses:
Imperial House
House Okuma
House Seijuro
House Ranja
House Dokuja
House Kizan