'Angevin Ascendancy' Faction List Discussion

[The Blind King of Bohemia]

The first era, 'Angevin Ascendancy', will begin in 1154, when Henry II has just ascended to the throne of England. His Empire stretches from Yorkshire to Gascony, but this is a mixed blessing. For the French, Scots and Kingdom of Gwynedd lay just beyond the borders and can strike at any moment. The French however have their own problems with the County of Toulouse in the south, where the Heretical Cathar faith has recently come to light and is spreading like wildfire - it is a danger which will need to be vanquished. In Central Europe Frederick Barbarossa will soon be crowned Holy Roman Empire and his lust for power could greatly threaten the Italian City States of Pisa and Genoa, and possibly even the Papacy.

The Kingdom of the Isles has just been hit by a civil war which has seen Somerled gain power, a fearsome ruler who may just lend cause for concern to Malcolm IV, King of Scotland. Ireland remains fiercely divided almost 150 years after the death of Brian Boru and may soon suffer more divisions thanks to the incoming Norman invasion. Elsewhere the bitter struggle between the Christians of Iberia and the Moors of North Africa continues, with Abd al-Mu'min leading the new Almohad dynasty, who have only recently broken the Almoravids power. Further afield, changes are afoot in Central America while the Norse settlers in Greenland continue to prosper, developing commercial relations with the local Eskimo population. These are very turbulent times where only the strongest will prosper.

FACTION LIST

English
French
Holy Roman Empire
Castilian-Leonese
Aragonese
County of Toulouse
Kingdom of Mann
County of Hainaut
Pisans
Genoese
Papacy
Danish
Norwegians
Scots
Kingdom of Gwynedd
Kingdom of Deheubarth
Kingdom of the Isles
Ui Neills of Ulster
Kingdom of Connaught
Algonquin Tribes
Dorset Eskimo
Portuguese
Almohads
Lordship of Galloway
Norse Atlantic Colonies
Sosso Empire of Kaniaga
South-East Mississippian Tribes
Mayans
Chimu Empire
Toltec Empire

So as you can see, only if we can add factions will the map be extended to the East and far to the South. Please feel free to discuss this preliminary list, if any powers should be added/removed etc.