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Message: <blockquote data-quote="s/LaSH" data-source="post: 727552" data-attributes="member: 6929">I'd support the idea of Cresia and the Ta'jinn meeting through Stempa, just so long as Stempa didn't get too munched in the process (which is fairly unlikely, all things considered).Whether the Cresians have chariots is really dependant on how quickly they expanded to their current borders. If they met with considerable resistance from locals, then they probably required plains-capable vehicles to win out. If, on the other hand, their territory is colonial in nature, then the road network prompted the development of carts and little else - chariots would be created later. And the jinn, of course, wouldn't have them at all at first - they've never really needed wagons or wheels, being equine-oriented nomads. The Stempa, I think, would have the wheel - their country has decent mathematics, and they've known the Cresians for a while anyway. Auselen mages probably developed the wheel years ago, but who knows if they're using it? They might be relying on unseen servants or charmed ogres to move heavy objects around.I'm intrigued by the idea of monks serving the Auselen mage-lords. It's really the non-gifted person's approach to mystic power - rather than channeling the forces of the Universe, you channel yourself towards perfection. I can see this catching on big-time. Paladins? I'm not so sure; the Auselen exiles were rather disillusioned with religion, if I recall correctly, and set themselves up as the highest beings in their heirachy. If there is any religion on Ausel, it's probably philisophical or cultish in nature, and not likely to involve being nice to people.(And monks make perfect raiders - they're so fast, and can jump off cliffs to evade pursuit!)If Junk sails are developed, then the Auselen will be the ones to do it. They'll probably have catamarans too, good for ocean journeys. Now those ships will look cool...(Cresians might have a few ocean-bound catamarans, but they don't need awesome sails with cetacean power, and catamarans are somewhat unsuited to the upper reaches of the river channel.)GladiusNP: My signals are fairly crossed here (but the development of the cities is excellent). Let me try to ASCII a map of Cresia/Stempa:www|........Stempa                   www|........................www|............./................www|- - - - -/- - - - - -   ^         www|......._/................^www|...._/..................^............Ta'JinnwJw|_/....Cresia........^www|..........................^www|__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww __ __ __ __wwwwww|....Ausel......|wwwwww|__ __ __ __|wwwThe river is marked as a line from the Cresian coast going into Stempa... the rest should be fairly self-explanatory (for ASCII).Does this meet with everyone's expectations?</blockquote>

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