| Ashizwe: A New Venture into Community-Made RPing | |
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| Ulthrannia | May 28 2014, 07:46 AM Post #1 |
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Ashizwe has always been a land of blood, wealth and vast opportunity. A land where kingdoms rose and fell, where foreign rulers played their strategic power-plays and where life continued in the wake of it all. Chaos, war and disease is common but so is wealth, pride and boundless opportunities await for those who look for it. Though this is my project, this will be a community-led initiative where we will create a new realm of peoples, nations, histories and RPing opportunities. I look forward to your creations and I look forward to seeing Ashizwe becoming a reality. Also, a few things you should know: What is Ashizwe?: Ashizwe (meaning sunny land) is a combination of mainland Ashizwe and the island of Inhliziwe and its splinter islands that surround it. This is where our notAfrica will be located. What is Inhliziwe?: Inhliziwe (Which means heartland) is the island off the coast of the main continent. Inhliziwe was once conjoined with the main continent until uncertain geological events caused the landmass to split from the main continent. Scientists at the Institución de Investigación Geológica (Institution of Geological Research) at the University del Mar believe that this was caused by a isostatic uplift in a similar fashion to how Arthurista split from Akkadiya. Who live there? (Note: These are ethnicities that I invented for Ashizwe and are based on real life ethnicities to make it easier for you to relate. You do not have to adhere to them but I would prefer you adhere to them or if not you can improve on them). The Seshtu peoples are by far the largest of ethnicities and evolved due primarily to a divide when they left Inhliziwe. Fleeing from the wrath of the once mighty Menesian Kingdom, they found refuge and solitude on the main continent. Today they are the most populace of the other native populations and are spread across Ashizwe. It is a generic term for over 500 different ethnic groups and their individual languages. (For RL reference, the Seshtu look like West and Central Africans, for your individual nations, you may make your own Seshtu people). The Somharic peoples are located primarily on Inhliziwe but like the Seshtu peoples are spread across Ashizwe. (In RL, they are a combination of ethnic Ethiopians and Somalis but also other East Africans). The Amalzu peoples are located in the north and are also considered one of the most influential peoples within Ashizwe. (They are closely related to Zulus) Zihsileo (plural: Zihsilei) arrived in Inhliziwe ten thousand years ago in three waves, the first two came in various smaller waves of Zihsilei peoples who arrived and settled in southern Inhliziwe. The final wave came when their original home islands sank into the ocean due to a combination of a volcanic eruption and tsunamis. (In RL they are most like Malagasy or Austronesian peoples in general, including their language. Done primarily for SanSilv and his coming notFrench African colonies). The Menesians are an interesting people, their origin is unknown as of this moment but genealogists are beginning to crack the clues behind their ancestry. Whatever the case, they founded one of the oldest civilizations within Ashizwe. (Premislyd will add more details as they come). These are only my ethnic groups, but you can make your own and you can improve what I have written here. It is up to you (just check with me first). The Map: ![]() Examples: ![]() These are my additions to Ashizwe (as of now) these are by no means final and not all of them will probably make it to the final map (as I know it'd be greedy of me putting five nations on the map and because of the limited space we have to give out to nations for Ashizwe). Ovdalia: My notAngola Senamique: My (obviously) notMozambique 1 and 2 are two nations on the divided island of Santa Miguel. An island not founded by the Ulthrannic Empire but as a place where Ulthrannic Christians fled to. The island never fell to the Ulthrannic Empire but was the site of some of the most ferocious fighting between Belhavians and Ulthrannians during The Great Game. 3 is the Islamic Republic of Keregal, founded by Arabic Traders and remained ferociously independent until [insert country here] conquered them. Now an independent nation after a brutal war of independence and a civil war which followed it, it is struggling to survive. Now, these are ideas I have and some of them will not end up on the chopping block, but the last three are examples what I want to see, smallish nations that stand beside the bigger nations that will obviously dominant the region. Now, onto rules: 1) As this is my project, your nations will be reviewed by me before they even reach the map, so my word will be taken with some level of seriousness. But I will go to the advisement of the community before I make any decision on any nation that is deemed ridiculous or over the line (which I doubt i'll need to do...) 2) When making a claim on the map, please be reasonable with the size of your Ashizwe nation. DO NOT MAKE A HUGE NATION THAT WILL ENCOMPASS HUGE SWATHS OF LAND. We have limited space. 3) Individuals will post a detailed outline of their nation stats (history and other tidbits will be discussed in the IRC) This goes for me as well, don't you worry. Ashizwe will not go up on the main map until all the claims are placed in this thread and given to our glorious map maker. I'm thinking anywhere between a minimum of three days to a week, so it gives us a good amount of time to discuss history and the like. So...that's really it. START POSTING YOUR NATIONS AND MAY ASHIZWE PROSPER! Edited by Ulthrannia, May 28 2014, 07:51 AM.
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| Anikatia | May 28 2014, 08:45 AM Post #2 |
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![]() 4. on the map is my claim for the Federation of Myrdesia / People's Socialist Republic of Goredemabwa / United Democratic Republic of Goredemabwa: My notRhodesia Edited by Anikatia, Jun 4 2014, 05:58 AM.
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| Tarsas | May 28 2014, 09:02 AM Post #3 |
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Just put me directly beside Anikatia. I'll draw something up.
Edited by Tarsas, May 28 2014, 09:03 AM.
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| Tarsas | May 28 2014, 09:05 AM Post #4 |
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Edited by Tarsas, May 28 2014, 09:06 AM.
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| Arthurista | May 28 2014, 02:44 PM Post #5 |
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![]() The Union of Kisumu is the blob in dark grey. For detailed history and current conditions please see my app. |
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| Tippercommon | Jun 4 2014, 06:29 AM Post #6 |
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Claim:
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| SanSilv | Jun 30 2014, 11:42 AM Post #7 |
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![]() 1. The People's Liberated Republic of Husseinarti 2. The Democratic Republic of Mutongo 3. The Republic of Kigeme |
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