Great, this again.

Well PM Duval and decide on what force you want to have. Then PM me and we'll go from there. Hopefully I can get something from PFA and then I can build the other armies.

Can't you come up with your own pseudo historical gag?

Possibly, but it is common courtesy to rip off yours first, and use it in effectiveness as my own.

IB, do you have any idea on our starting positions as of yet?

Ah yes, you must mean the Porthago massacre of Chasetown and Sunkeep where you slaughtered civilians and broke the millstones, burned crops and such while I was busy off fighting enemy combatants and negotiating on your prisoner's behalf.

While it is true that we had to take care of that matter, and the refugees. I have so say that we've been doing quite well considering that between Anticlere and Sentinel, the Ilac is pretty much one way in terms of trade. And we've also had a good influx of income from the planes of Laynlin, Shadymarch, Riverview, Lainbon, and Gilane. Which brings me to mention, Anvil has nothing that I want. Therefor your Greedy traders are the pirates, trying to make what meager living they can by svcking the life blood of my trade with other cities and provinces...

Only reason why I even bother with your piss ant domain is because of your encroachment on the Motherland.

I will however take into consideration the damage done to Laynlin, Sunkeep, and Hegathe. Keep in mind its been a few years of military conquest and trade. A decent flow of income coming from that trade on the Ilac with Anticlere and the Dominion.

If Anvil wanted to keep to itself than perhaps it should stay out of our little sandy hell, maybe we wouldn't have these problems. I can understand why though, of course anybody would want a piece of our culture after being a part of that pathetic excuse of an Empire.




I'd say start in that breadbasket. And depending on whatever circumstances we are starting off on, don't have a full blown Army mobilized just ready to go. All that takes a while. It wouldn't be the Hammerfell government's style to just start a full blown war out of nowhere unless Anvil did something real shady.

I hope your on your A game Wooly.

If anyone else wants to join Hammerfell in a way not concerning ruling factions go ahead and send in sheets to PFA or I, always looking for people.

And whats the deal with the Nords now? I know we throw them in every roleplay we've ever been in. New group that does [censored] and pillaging, but what are they doing all the way down at Anvil?

By the way, PFA, take a look at the old forum which I'll pm you on concerning Sentinel's government structure.

Nords are sort of playing the "Germanic migrant barbarian role" during the crisis of th Third Century in our world. Basically Skyrim had a [censored] crop year coupled with the Oblivion crisis that sent many of them to migrate in every which direction trying to feed themselves.

I've got the physical stuff for my guy done, Story, but I won't start on the bio just yet. I'm waiting for this OP to be up. I'll send it to you when I'm done.

What about the Nordic confederation, surely they are doing quite well economically? Or is this "that" other group.

Would like to see whatever you have Wooly, and a brief description at least, whenever you can.

The Nordic Confederation in High Rock is mostly from the northern coast and western portion of Skyrim. These ones are from the south on the Skyrim/Cyrodiil border.


Hey story quick question here. Working with PFA on his army and one of the troop types would be higher tier spearmen that are better equipped drawn from the urban areas where Imperials and Redguards had mixed for hundreds of years. The social class would be higher since they are partial descendants of the Imperial merchants and nobility that had settled in Hammerfell's urban area. I want to know if this is viable to you or if Hauron called for some sort of purge against non Redguards after the war.

Does it really have to be a new race? I'd say if they look Ra Gada, walk like Ra Gada, and talk like Ra Gada we'd most likely not notice anything. But there are laws against foreigners in the new Kingdom, allies like Anticlere and such and trade is allowed, but if you don't have the papers your out.

We don't lynch foreigners though.

I'd say it'd be pretty common to have people who have mixed blood in their ancestry, we wont Nazi it up though.

Well the inspiration came from the Carthaginian military. When the Phonecians came to Africa (after they destroyed the Libyans) they mixed with the local Libyans and generations afterward you had these Libyan-Phonecian mixtures. Pretty much the merchant imperial class in Hammerfell had no reason to run east and they contributed to the local economy. So I am asking unless you went out and killed all the Imperials you could find, I don't see any issue with having imperials (who are more or less Redguards culturally since theyve lived there forever) be part of the army there.

Hope they been tanning...

Here is the first of my sheets. Might make one or two more. Might leave the rest to descriptions. I'm just posting it here, so I won't have to send it to three people. Might be better.

Just in case any of you don't understand the different parts of the sword and the terms I am using, here is a diagram: http://www.stengarden.com/newphotos112006/sword-making-diagram.jpg

Now, here is Mehmet:

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Name: Mehmet Sa’ Kalim

Race: Ra Gada

Age: 54

Gender: Male

Birthsign: The Ritual

Physical Appearance:

Mehmet is darker than the average Redguard, showing more of a blackish tint to his skin. His eyes are even darker, being almost black as well. His head in general is longer and used to be more muscular, but has recently grown skinnier and more feeble-looking as his age has grown. He stands at about 5’11, slightly taller than the average man. One can tell from his body that he was once a great athlete with great muscle composition. Though his body still has the same lean form, one can tell he has decayed to a degree because of the aging process. He keeps his head shaved completely, and his slight strap-like facial hair, which is beginning to grow gray, fits well with his face despite his slight wrinkles. He has a few rugged scars on his arms, as well as a crescent moon tattoo on his right arm. His dark skin does somewhat of a good job to help the aging process.

Apparel (clothing and armor):

He always wears a steel lamellar cuirass when on the campaign trail, along with dark brown leather shoulder pads that match his armor. The cuirass covers none of his joints; therefore it does not hinder his mobility to a great extent when he is wearing it. On top of not hindering his mobility, it provides him great protection and does its job well, due to the material of which it is composed. He usually does not wear a helmet, unless he is in battle. In that event, he wears a round leather helmet with a respective neck guard. His legs are guarded by light leather padding in the front, which show leather-like flaps on the sides. These sides are tied down during the battle, protecting the muscles in his legs along with his femur. These are accompanied by hardened leather knee caps to give his joints protection. All of his leather pads on his legs are accompanied by a thin layer of iron above them. His shin guards are also of a different variety than his cuirass. Light enough to give him mobility; they also boast a thin sheet of iron on top of respective leather padding. To finish off, he protects his feet with leather boots, which are made to be comfortable and easy to walk in from the inside, soothing his old feet. To protect his arms, leather strap pads are applied to his arms right below his shoulder pads, along with respective elbow pads formed from hardened leather used to protect his important joints. The leather padding on his arms, like those on his legs, is accompanied by the same leather of iron plate. Below his joint guards, his wrist is guarded by a leather bracer topped with a thin layer of iron. He wears padded leather gloves over his hands and fingers, doing their best to limit his scratches. They also help his grip and his ability to hold his weapon. He carries a wooden round shield of about average size to accompany his armor. Its holding strap is padded with leather, and it’s front consisting of a layer of steel. When Mehmet is not in combat, the shield rests on his back, as it does have a leather clip strap. This strap, when not in use, is placed on Mehmet’s leather belt, which wraps around his waist below his cuirass. As far as his apparel goes, he likes to stay light do to the heat of Hammerfell. His clothing consists of a comfortable tan linen shirt, along with a pair of pants of the same variety.

Weapons:

Mehmet carries a scimitar as his primary weapon. The blade is a little less than 30 inches long, and is serrated along the bottom. It is comprised of steel, sitting on a hilt of the same metal padded with leather. The blade contains no fuller, and is topped with a sharp tip. The guard is comprised of iron, slightly curving down on the front side to open up the serrated part at the bottom. The guard slightly curves up at the back, giving the blade more impact support against other weapons and blows from its holder’s foe. The guard shows an engraving in the metal. This engraving is a consisted of several scarabs, which swirls through the guard’s curls. The scimitar’s bottom is made of steel as well, spreading out slightly to form the pommel of the blade. The pommel shows a crescent moon engraved into the bottom of its hilt. When mounted, Mehmet carries a spear which rests on his back behind his shield. Its head is made of steel, and the end of the spear is capped with an iron metal. The same moon on the sword’s pummel is shown engraved into the spear’s end. His only other weapon is a small iron dagger tied to his belt, which other than the same moon, features nothing of exception.

Misc:

While in camp, Mehmet usually carries a small leather sack consisting of a canteen of water. This canteen is made of iron, which gives it structure to hold the water. The iron is padded with hardened leather, which helps it to not receive too much heat from the sun, despite his efforts to cover it. He also keeps food in this bag, which usually consists of fruit that he brings along, but can consist of other foods he finds. He packs a small rock in this bag as well, which is used to sharpen his sword and spear. He carries some flint, which he uses to light his fire in the camp. He carries an additional spearhead on his belt. Other than these possessions, he carries nothing else but a rag which is tied to his belt in its own small leather bag. Any other important things he would use are those that are carried on wagons, such as tents.

Misc Info:

Despite Mehmet’s aging, he still has a strong skill in swordsmanship. Though he can still very much fight, he prefers not to. He does most of his work through command, rather than personal confrontation. Mehmet really likes graqes, as they are usually the fruit packed in his bag. He can be found eating them even in times of worry.

Psychological Profile:

Mehmet, even through his past experiences of war and the battlefield, is still very much a quiet person. He can have a good laugh every once in a while, but he takes most things seriously. He is nice to most people, and isn’t easily angered. When his enemy surrenders, he treats him as his family. He treats his soldiers as his family as well, and gets very angry towards those who put his soldiers through hardship. This causes him to despise his enemies that continuously battle with his soldiers, even to the point of lifting his common mercy from them. Mehmet’s most important trait is his selflessness. In times of hardship, he will give up his own things and benefits for the rest of his soldiers. He considers himself even with the youngest soldier. For this, the better part of his men’s respect him and are willing to follow his command even in the face of death. Despite his mercy and kindness, he is very disciplined with his men, and often goes to a far extent of encouraging them not to slack off or be disorderly.

History/Bio:

Grew up in Totambu as a young boy. His father was a warrior in the Knights of the Scarab, and taught him not only swordsmanship at a young age, but more importantly wisdom and the battlefield from a strategic and tactical viewpoint. He was the oldest of his three siblings. At the age of 22, he married his wife, Layla, who would bare him two sons. His old man taught him that every Empire only lasted so long, and that if he did not go to war in his time, then he would have to teach his sons, for they might have to go to war in their time. Unfortunately for him, his two brothers and lone sister, along with his two sons and his wife, they all had to go to war at the end of the Septim Empire. Born as crown Redguards, Mehmet went to war under the name of Sentinel. After the first Imperial invasion, Mehmet gained a position in Haroun’s army for his experience as an officer in the first invasion. He knew the war was not over and now he and his two brothers, along with his two sons, will continue to serve in Sentinel’s army and attempt to silence this new meddler that Anvil has made itself to be.

Companions/Officers:

I’ll probably do a description or a sheet for the following characters:

Ruhk Ahkbar (another character I’m bringing in, one of Haroun’s young cousins from Stros Mkai).
Mehmet’s two younger brothers, as well as his two sons.
Possibly one more additional officer, who will be a ruthless, cruel, cunning type of guy.
And another guy, who's arrogant, named Dikembe.

I will actually be tossing my cap into both rings. As it is now, I aim to only have 2 main characters rather than the menagerie of tards I normally lug around in these things...

with everyones permission of course.

I'd be fine with it, but then again, how much is my approval really worth?

But yeah, I wouldn't care.

Into both rings? Let me know what you want to do so I can adjust for it. Whatever you want is fine.

I think I'd be willing to give this a try, assuming you'd be willing to have me.

So, are there people controlling entire armies, then, and people controlling individual characters?

A bit of both really.

So IB, seeing as i've been gone for a bit, could you give me and any new guys a brief rundown of the state of the Cyrodiilic empire? Anvil has obviously broken away...but what else has happened?

Actually yeah, I'd like to hear that one myself, it's quite unclear right now. I remember there was something about Colovia being abbandoned, but since that RP never took off don't know if it actually happened.

Also, how long has it been since the actual Siege of Sentinel? I need to know that way I can sketch up the current history and state of the Kingdom of Hammerfell (I dont have a cooler name yet, so whoever has any tips, lemme know).

And Dark Nova, I think it'd great to have you. Your a decent writer, vaguley remember some of your work from my Illusionaria (s/p?) days. I'd welcome you along in whatever capacity and side you'd like to roleplay on.

Err...

Yea I was also wondering if it was the 4th or 5th year of the era, since High Rock was in 4E 3, and this is post High Rock...

Nice to have you, Nova.

I believe Immortal said this was the start of the third year. High Rock was 4E 2, SoS 4E 1.

Well pretty much Anvil is like a client state of the Empire. The Empire right now is composed of most of Cyrodiil, Morrowind and Argonia. High Rock is split up into factions leaning toward Wayrest and factions leaning toward Daggerfall. They didn't really "break away" from the Empire so much so that the Empire stopped being relevant. Much the same with Skyrim who's rulers are friendly toward the Empire and see themselves as "in the same family" as the Empire, but hardly it's subject anymore. The de facto leadership of the Empire falls on the Council in the Imperial City and as time passes by Helseth who's province of Morrowind is the most stable and prosperous at the moment. I imagine it as sort of a scenario when the Roman Empire shifted more and more of it's political center toward the east.

I believe not. PFA. I do believe it was the 2nd year.