An Occultus Faction possibly worked out?

**ziegenpeter** · 03-22-2011, 15:17

That would make the whole region a lot more interesting, imho.

**Gaius Sempronius Gracchus** · 03-22-2011, 20:43

I seem to remember that the EB2 team, early on, said that there was room for 10 new factions. We know of 5 of them (Pergamon, Bosphoran Kingdom, Massylia, Boii and the Lugiones) so....thinking about the map, where might the other factions be? Well, I think it is almost certain that one of the Celtiberian groups is going to be in (Arevaci?), I would put money on there being a Belgic faction in some form. Who else? The Nabatu have got to be in with a shout. That leaves two more....

Media Atropatene? Remained (as far as I can figure) independent and active - politically and militarily - for the greater part of EB2's timeframe.
Galatia? Perhaps too many factions in such a small area, but then....., perhaps because of all those other powers Galatia might only be able to survive as a faction, rather than as an Eleutheroi province.
Sequani? Perhaps a bit too much for the area but....in alliance with the Helvetii might provide a little more intrigue into Gaul/Germania.
Scordisci? Maybe just a little more pressure in that are of the map, to stop the Epirotes/Makedons from spreading too rapidly North, or the Getai taking too much Westward too easily.
Skythia? I know, a weak one this but you never know - the Hellenised Kingdom was active and expansionist...

Just throwing a few ideas out, and putting forward that beyond the (expected) Celtiberian, Belgae and Nabatu factions, the remainder (two factions) are difficult to guess.

**Arjos** · 03-22-2011, 20:59

Expected: Arevaci, Atropatene, Nabatu, Syrakusai, scripting related slot
Wanted (XD): Arevaci, Nabatu, Belgae, Dalmatae, Aquitani

**Gaius Sempronius Gracchus** · 03-22-2011, 21:49

Originally Posted by Arjos

Expected: Arevaci, Atropatene, Nabatu, Syrakusai, scripting related slot
Wanted (XD): Arevaci, Nabatu, Belgae, Dalmatae, Aquitani

I just can't see Syrakusai fitting the bill - during the time period we're talking about.

I'm putting my money on; Arevaci, Nabatu, a Belgic tribe, Media Atropatene and the Scordisci.

**Populus Romanus** · 03-22-2011, 23:57

Originally Posted by Gaius Sempronius Gracchus

I just can't see Syrakusai fitting the bill - during the time period we're talking about.

I'm putting my money on; Arevaci, Nabatu, a Belgic tribe, Media Atropatene and the Scordisci.

Yeah, sounds like my hopes as well.

**Ca Putt** · 03-23-2011, 01:18

I'm with Arevaci, nabatu, a tribe between gauls and sweboz(so possibly belgae) and Atropatene no clue about the last one.

bet: I'd be nice to have more Occultus sigs^^ right now there only is this green one of which many people think it shows a bull. then we'd at least have the chance to guess :)

**fomalhaut** · 03-25-2011, 22:19

seems like europe is going to be way too crowded. what about the east, besides nabatu?

**Populus Romanus** · 03-26-2011, 00:43

Originally Posted by Populus Romanus

Yeah, sounds like my hopes as well.

I forgot about Kartli.

I am very confident that they will be in. However, that would mean that one of those five fine choices would have to go. Furthermore, another would have to go because of the "one we have never guessed" thing. Why, why?