The Ilsamiren Wars

[Ilsamir Lord]

KjaerliGH - It looks OK, but could we make the Eastern landforms a little smaller? I'd like the Western Continent to be the main place for conflict and if its just a little island in the middle of nowhere it won't be.

[SvartH]

no problemo =)

[Ilsamir Lord]

KjaerliGH - Cool. I'll be posting more stuff in a while.

[GrimSta]

this looks great, shame you never made it a book, sounds like the kinda thing i would love to read

[Ilsamir Lord]

That's very kind of you to say! I was planning on doing three books, describing the same large event (the Ilsamiren Wars) from three perspectives. That of the invaders (well colonisers from their perspective, the Mechathenain), the invaded (the Ilsamiri) and from the perspective of a neutral mercenary.

Sorry about the self-indulgence.

Thanks again!

[GrimSta]

Do you reckon you aould still write those? send them off to a publisher mate, tell them your ideas....if you do best of luck, and you would have one definate reader here

[Ilsamir Lord]

GrimSta - .

Some more content:

Faction Descriptions

The Ilsamiri
In myth the Ilsamiri were the chosen people of the Weaver, the God who created and protected the World from the Malice. The Ilsamiri believe that the Weaver created wind and with it shaped the world and its creatures. They are, and always have been according to their records, the dominant power of the Western Continent. They have two client kingdoms, the Western and Southern Kingdoms, which are ruled by the Ilsamir king’s chosen men. The Ilsamiri speak an ancient tongue and they have a rich folklore and culture.

Militarily the Ilsamir are without rival. Their weapon smithing is second to none and their military technology is superb. There armies are consequently quite small, but still varied.


The Seaborne
The ancient origin of this people is not known outside their closed society. In their lore, the Seaborne are said to have risen from the sea itself for they have always shared an affinity with it, mastering sea travel and warfare very early on. They still maintain land settlements, largely to supply their fleets.

Recently, their lords have become imperialistic and seek new lands in the West. To aid them in this they have some of the fiercest warriors in the world and the finest fleet to be seen upon the oceans.


The Mechathenain
A cursed people, rain has not fallen in their lands for more than a hundred years and they have had to eek an existence from underground springs and grain stores for all that time. In stead of focussing their wealth on the maintenance of these reserves, the lord of the Mechathenain ordered the construction of a massive colonisation fleet and with it would sail all those who would leave their blighted land.

The Mechathenain are not a war like people, in consequence their ways may appear naïve to those who are more aggressive, but should their wrath be incurred they are a fearsome enemy. Their military technology is not the world’s finest, nor are their tactics the best formulated, but their bravery and individual prowess can be unstoppable.

The Northern Kingdom
The people of the Northern Kingdom were once of the Ilsamiri, but while the Ilsamiri followed the Weaver, the people of the Northern Kingdom turned to the Malice, not that they see Him as such. The Ilsamiri hate the Northern Kingdom, largely because they perceive flaws in their own society in contrast to their enemy's.

The Kingdom of the North follows similar military codes to the Ilsamiri, relying on technology in stead of numbers. While the Ilsamiri have the horse, the Northern climate is not favourable for these animals, but the Northern Kingdom does have access to its own unique fauna in the form of the ethed.


The Southern Kingdom
The Southern Kingdom is the second ally of the Ilsamiri and provides its northern neighbour with a stable trading environment. The capital of the Southern Kingdom is the Port of the Empty Bay which is ideally situated for naval and commercial security.

The armies of the Southern Kingdom are rarely seen on land, they prefer to face their enemies on the sea if at all possible, but when forced to defend their lands, the Southern Kingdom is almost always on the defensive using heavy infantry almost exclusively.


The Western Kingdom
The Western Kingdom is the granary of the Western Continent and a close ally of the Ilsamiri. Since the earliest times these two peoples have been bound by an unwritten agreement; the Ilsamiri defend the Western Kingdom and the Western Kingdom feeds the Ilsamiri. This relationship has been remarkably stable thus far, but should one fail the other disaster would befall both.

The armies of the Western Kingdom are rather meagre, but they do have expert horsemen and archers at their disposal. Most of their men are lightly armoured and so a Western army is extremely mobile and is able to launch lightning attacks against an enemy’s unprotected flank.


The Ocean Tribes
The people of the southern and eastern islands of the Dividing Sea have quite recently formed a formal alliance, largely in a bid to repulse raids by the ever more aggressive Seaborne. This new unity is not only for protection though, the Ocean Tribes also share ancient cultural ties, presumably dating from a time when their islands were joined.

The military strength of the Seaborne is not great; they fight with stone weapons and wear armour of minimal value when faced with steel. They are great in skill however, and their light armour allows for rapid manoeuvring. Because of their island location, they have almost no fauna suitable for war, but do field, on occasion, small groups of men trained to control eagles and hawks (more information on these later. Too fantasy? Impossible with the engine?).