Is a fearsome young king from Thallos going to come out of seemingly nowhere and wipe Arsur off the map and then die at a tragically young age? 🤔
Jokes aside, lovely work that qeresî has done here; one of the best IF's I've ever read lol ((we need to learn more about the other nations!! the throwaway mention of the Pharaoh of Qathesh ain't enough :[))
((YOU GOT THE ALEXANDER REFERENCE YES))
That's good to hear, I look forward to learning about the other nations (esp the city-states of Thallos) and how they fit into the worldbuilding!
Quick question, are there any more powerful/influential nations that haven't been featured yet (or just exist in general)? 'cause the codex just lists Arsur's 'most prominent/' neighbors, and I was wondering if there are any other continents with major powers on 'em or not
Definitely no Alexander type figure in this one, luckily for the Crown. Arsur would topple like a house of cards in its current form 💀
And yes, there are definitely lots more nations and cultures around! The long and short of it is that I simply haven't thought of them yet haha. I have rough sketches in my mind for some of them--I'd really like to incorporate a nation inspired by Ancient China, for example--but we'll see how much of that I end up including!You'll also find out more about Ivia (ancient Anatolia equivalent during Greek colonization) and the Sacati tribes to the north (equivalent to Scythians), but that's all I got for now.
i'm ethnically chinese myself, cannot wait to see how ya write that if ya do! (the pure scale of chinese empires and geopolitics AHHH WE MUST RESTORE THE MANDATE OF HEAVEN)
ah, yes Ivia.. that fickle lil' thing lol ((does the Crown get to conquer?!!?!?!?!?!?)) scythians? noice. I'm having scythian empire flashbacks; lowkey an avengers level threat :[
fair enough, thanks for answering my questions lol