Fantasy Noble Age - OOC

[SAIGO-NO-HEATS]

Lovely map! But it’s spelled “Corvus” and not “Corvis”.
Also are those mountains between the Corvus lands and the crown lands? As well as the estley lands? I’m not asking for a change, just wanted to confirm lol.

The map looks great! Kind of hard to believe my rough draft got translated into something that looks this good.

That being said there are still a few houses that haven’t been accepted, or that were accepted after @kamechans draft. So you may want to wait until after we get under way and have everyone decided to publish another one.

On the subject of religion, we should probably try to formalize some kind of religion to the realm.

The two main themes are that the northmen tend to worship a loose pantheon called the “old gods” while worship of an as of yet unnamed goddess appears in the bios for several houses. I think we could probably forge something out of that.

 

[Dalamus Ulom]

The map looks great! Kind of hard to believe my rough draft got translated into something that looks this good.

That being said there are still a few houses that haven’t been accepted, or that were accepted after @kamechans draft. So you may want to wait until after we get under way and have everyone decided to publish another one.

On the subject of religion, we should probably try to formalize some kind of religion to the realm.

The two main themes are that the northmen tend to worship a loose pantheon called the “old gods” while worship of an as of yet unnamed goddess appears in the bios for several houses. I think we could probably forge something out of that.

Honestly, do we want a monotheistic religion like The Seven-Faced God in Westeros, or do we want a polytheistic religion like the Old Gods, but a bit different?

 

[SAIGO-NO-HEATS]

Honestly, do we want a monotheistic religion like The Seven-Faced God in Westeros, or do we want a polytheistic religion like the Old Gods, but a bit different?

Maybe a Henotheistic mix?

Like everyone follows a central God(dess) but different philosophies schism over weather she’s a single entity with many aspects or a Queen figure ruling over many lesser deities.

And this subtle difference could be a source of major unrest for the peasant population and the more zealous members of the nobility.

So there’s a sort of Catholic-Orthodox thing going on in the background.

 

[Dalamus Ulom]

Maybe a Henotheistic mix?

Like everyone follows a central God(dess) but different philosophies schism over weather she’s a single entity with many aspects or a Queen figure ruling over many lesser deities.

And this subtle difference could be a source of major unrest for the peasant population and the more zealous members of the nobility.

So there’s a sort of Catholic-Orthodox thing going on in the background.

I like it. Maybe a lot of it that's been boiling under the surface could come out during the civil war that is "DEFINITLY NOT" coming, and just cause even more unrest.

 

[LadyOfStars]

I vote for the Queen-like figure idea.

 

[Soviet Panda]

She's a single entity with many aspects.

 

[SAIGO-NO-HEATS]

I like it. Maybe a lot of it that's been boiling under the surface could come out during the civil war that is "DEFINITLY NOT" coming, and just cause even more unrest.

I vote for the Queen-like figure idea.

We should come up with names for the denominations.

We could either name them based on their outlooks. Something like Polythite for the many god worshipers, and monothite for the one god worshipers
Or we could come up with some sort of prophets their names are based on, like how Christianity, Lutheranism, and Calvanism are named.

 

[StormWolf]

So a triumvirate goddess? Maiden, Mother, Crone all in one, her aspects changing with the seasons or the like?

 

[SAIGO-NO-HEATS]

I vote for the Queen-like figure idea.

She's a single entity with many aspects.

So a triumvirate goddess? Maiden, Mother, Crone all in one, her aspects changing with the seasons or the like?

This is why the peasants are killing each other again.

 

[LadyOfStars]

The religious wars begin.

 

[Soviet Panda]

Jokes on you, Connor don't got no peasants.

 

[Dalamus Ulom]

We should come up with names for the denominations.

We could either name them based on their outlooks. Something like Polythite for the many god worshipers, and monothite for the one god worshipers
Or we could come up with some sort of prophets their names are based on, like how Christianity, Lutheranism, and Calvanism are named.

So a triumvirate goddess? Maiden, Mother, Crone all in one, her aspects changing with the seasons or the like?

She's a single entity with many aspects.

I vote for the Queen-like figure idea.

SO currently, the denominations are:
Queen of a pantheon
A single goddess with a multitude of aspects
and now a three faced goddess representing life

 

[Soviet Panda]

 

[Dalamus Ulom]

In a room sit three great men, a king, a priest, and a rich man with his gold. Between them stands a sellsword, a little man of common birth and no great mind. Each of the great ones bids him slay the other two. ‘Do it,’ says the king, ‘for I am your lawful ruler.’ ‘Do it,’ says the priest, ‘for I command you in the names of the gods.’ ‘Do it,’ says the rich man, ‘and all this gold shall be yours.’ So tell me – who lives and who dies?

 

[StormWolf]

In a room sit three great men, a king, a priest, and a rich man with his gold. Between them stands a sellsword, a little man of common birth and no great mind. Each of the great ones bids him slay the other two. ‘Do it,’ says the king, ‘for I am your lawful ruler.’ ‘Do it,’ says the priest, ‘for I command you in the names of the gods.’ ‘Do it,’ says the rich man, ‘and all this gold shall be yours.’ So tell me – who lives and who dies?

The man with the gun.

I’d lean more towards polytheist and the canonization of non-abrehemic practices, otherwise we might as well be playing “War of the Roses”, right?

 

[Dalamus Ulom]

The man with the gun.

Wrong. The House that is a sellsword.

 

[LadyOfStars]

All three of them die. Then he has the money, followed the word of the faithful, and the orders of his King.

 

[Dalamus Ulom]

I’d lean more towards polytheist and the canonization of non-abrehemic practices, otherwise we might as well be playing “War of the Roses”, right?

Wait, this isn't The War of the Roses? I mean, this RP is heavily inspired by Game of Thrones and A Song of Ice and Fire, which in themselves were heavily inspired by the events of the War of the Roses. So what I'm saying is that yeah, we are technically playing The War of the Roses.

 

[LadyOfStars]

I actually love the idea of this major deity who is viewed differently and worshipped differently. It sort of gives the religion a life of its own.

 

[SAIGO-NO-HEATS]

The Degrances are staunch Monothites, but the Hatikis they rule over swear on their fathers that the goddess is, get this, actually a man.

They’ve been trying to correct them for decades to save their souls, with radically varying degrees of harshness and success.

 

[Soviet Panda]

Connor all his life worshipped whatever would bring fresh rains, fertile earth, and good harvest. Now take into consideration the Order of the Maple's influence (having taught him the basics to being a 'proper' lord), and he's most likely a blend between the Old Gods and the Lady/One God/what ever we're going to end up calling it. Which, considering his current location and the surrounding houses, as well as the current offer on the table of being buddies with Chalhain, is very nice.

 

[LadyOfStars]

In the old days House Corvus worshipped the Old Gods. Their bannermen are divided on the matter of religion to this day, and the current Head of House Corvus makes no religious claims. He’ll tell you what you want to hear and welcomes every faith, so long as it doesn’t hinder his work.

 

[StormWolf]

... he's most likely a blend between the Old Gods and the Lady/One God/what ever we're going to end up calling it. Which, considering his current location and the surrounding houses, as well as the current offer on the table of being buddies with Chalhain, is very nice.

I am for this. Too many have forgotten the ways of our forebears.

 

[RayPurchase]

The Korkari are definitely old God followers, and I'd say so are the Estleys given the fact that there's quite a lot of pride in their heritage. I reckon within the sole city Korhaven however, given the fact that it's a trading port, it would definitely be more of a mix of religions. Good source of religious tension between the rural and urban communities within the Estley lands. Just got to work out the specifics of the Korkari view on religion and how it varies

 

[RayPurchase]

Given the fact that we're going off of a Norman invasion type scenario 200 odd years ago, would be interesting to know what religion was brought over then, as the Estleys and Korkari would definitely trace their religious roots to the pre invasion doctrine, even if it's been warped slightly by 200 years of a different dominant religion being in place.