DassaultMirage
Minstrel
In my story, the Erelims (The Valiant Ones) and the Fallens were never again to continue their war on the world, banned by an even higher force known only as Ein Sof. The tricky Fallens mated with humans before leaving, producing a human-demon hybrid to wreak havoc on the world, creatures known as Nephilims. The Erelims are therefore compelled to teach the humans magic, erelim arts, to allow them to defend themselves against the Nephilims. Humans who practice magic are known as practitioners.
And so, it was a long war against nephilims and practitioners, but 150 years ago, the Nephilim Empire of Vlad was finally defeated by the Holy Alliance. It was then that the practitioners started turning against themselves, but for reasons I will later on state.
The countries of practitioners that are starting to turn against each other are as follows:
Royal Skies, with wind-based technologies and bustling agriculture from its overseas colonies. It was said that the ancestors of the people of Royal Skies had been trained by a legion of wind erelims, with the high erelim Zephyr teaching the early royalties of Royal Skies the highest forms of wind magic. The people of Royal Skies were quick to adapt to changes, capable of making the most rational decision at the spur of the moment, a degree of flexibility that enabled them to be the only nation in modern history to never suffer an invasion.
Frostmark was the least progressive, but still powerful enough to be a member of the Alliance. The ocean erelims under high erelim Pacifica trained the early practitioners of water magic up in the northern lands. After the departure of the erelims, the people of Frostmark used their magic to join countless northern icebergs together and settled there, establishing an economy close to the sea and its bounties, and being paid to secure vital water lanes in other parts of the world. Frostmarkers were calm and preserving.
Between Royal Skies and Frostmark lies Firebrand, a nation surrounded by five volcanoes, gifts from the high erelim Corona. The people of Firebrand had been living off the fertile volcanic soils and from fire magic practitioners working as private mercenaries. They were a fierce and hot-headed bunch, masters of warfare and destruction, Firebranders were greatly feared on the battlefield.
East of the three nations was Stonesburg, a nation almost as big as Arkenfell, with a land area twice as big as the first three nations together. Stonesburg’s earth practitioners produced the best farmers and the best soldiers, skills taught by high erelim Gaia and her legion of nature erelims. Due to the huge territory, Stonesburg has been invaded the most, but the perseverance and toughness of the Stones enabled them to regain their lands time and again.
Red Sword is a huge nation known for its enormous population of knights. It is a nation of chivalry and culture, of armor and sword. While knowing the least amount of magic and fielding the least amount of practitioners, the people of Red Sword relied on their own skills to put up industries and till their lands that made their economy rival a nation of practitioners.
The Sakura Islands is a nation on the far east. Once ruled by samurais who were corrupted by digging too deep into magic, the pracitioner-nins now rule the empire, with a young daughter of the deceased shogun being the current ruler. Known for its snow capped mountains, bountiful oceans and stern workers, it is what is not known about the people of Sakura Islands that make them a force to be reckoned with.
Another large nation was the nation of Tian Dao. While being the largest nation in the world in terms of land and manpower, the nation of Tian Dao is the farthest from magic. They relied in their own minds, and became known as the nation of medical and philosophical wonders. Despite fielding very little magic, the nation's immensely trained soldiers mastery of martial arts have so far put any belligerents at bay. Frequent civil wars have ruined the economy of this otherwise magnificent nation.
Red Dominique is to magic as Red Sword is to knights. After breaking free from the sword-centered ways of Red Sword, Red Dominique is now a conservative nation with blossoming economy, and ironically, a magnificent mix of technology and magic that produced one of the world's strongest all-steel navy and juggernaut industries. It's overwhelmingly small military is almost always enough, what with the immense knowledge of magic that every Dominican has.
Despite having a population of no more than five practitioners, Arkenfell is one of the most progressive country in the world. Through almost pure human ingenuity, Arkenfell became a landmark of one technological breakthrough after the other. With a land and population as big as Red Sword's, and technology way ahead of Red Dominique, it is Arkenfell that placed non-practitioner humans at par with the other practitioner nations. Where another nation uses chariots and swords, Arkenfell uses cars and cannons, such is the technological prowess of the Arkenfell and the humans behind it.
The last vestige of the Nephilims have long been withering. The vast lands almost as big as Tian Dao is now nothing more but a barren wasteland. The Empire of Vlad, while still meticulously maintained by the Tartarus Council, the forlorn empire once feared far and wide seems nowhere but in an ugly downward spiral. With the very land scorched, water acidic and skies reeking with hostile magic, Vlad is best left alone.
South of them all was a dishonored supernation known as the Golden Sands Federation. The obsession of the past people of the Federation unlocked a well of power and made possible the establishment of an order of practitioners of the highest skill known as the Order of Damocles. While most of the deviance of the Order was easily quelled and the surviving Damocles now in hiding and content in checking the power of kings and queens, Golden Sands Federation felt it owed the world a lot, hence, settling for isolation and using every drop of magic it can for medical developments.
Wucha think people? They each have their cultures, magic systems, flora and fauna, native people and all them tedious details. I will appreciate opinions
And so, it was a long war against nephilims and practitioners, but 150 years ago, the Nephilim Empire of Vlad was finally defeated by the Holy Alliance. It was then that the practitioners started turning against themselves, but for reasons I will later on state.
The countries of practitioners that are starting to turn against each other are as follows:
Royal Skies, with wind-based technologies and bustling agriculture from its overseas colonies. It was said that the ancestors of the people of Royal Skies had been trained by a legion of wind erelims, with the high erelim Zephyr teaching the early royalties of Royal Skies the highest forms of wind magic. The people of Royal Skies were quick to adapt to changes, capable of making the most rational decision at the spur of the moment, a degree of flexibility that enabled them to be the only nation in modern history to never suffer an invasion.
Frostmark was the least progressive, but still powerful enough to be a member of the Alliance. The ocean erelims under high erelim Pacifica trained the early practitioners of water magic up in the northern lands. After the departure of the erelims, the people of Frostmark used their magic to join countless northern icebergs together and settled there, establishing an economy close to the sea and its bounties, and being paid to secure vital water lanes in other parts of the world. Frostmarkers were calm and preserving.
Between Royal Skies and Frostmark lies Firebrand, a nation surrounded by five volcanoes, gifts from the high erelim Corona. The people of Firebrand had been living off the fertile volcanic soils and from fire magic practitioners working as private mercenaries. They were a fierce and hot-headed bunch, masters of warfare and destruction, Firebranders were greatly feared on the battlefield.
East of the three nations was Stonesburg, a nation almost as big as Arkenfell, with a land area twice as big as the first three nations together. Stonesburg’s earth practitioners produced the best farmers and the best soldiers, skills taught by high erelim Gaia and her legion of nature erelims. Due to the huge territory, Stonesburg has been invaded the most, but the perseverance and toughness of the Stones enabled them to regain their lands time and again.
Red Sword is a huge nation known for its enormous population of knights. It is a nation of chivalry and culture, of armor and sword. While knowing the least amount of magic and fielding the least amount of practitioners, the people of Red Sword relied on their own skills to put up industries and till their lands that made their economy rival a nation of practitioners.
The Sakura Islands is a nation on the far east. Once ruled by samurais who were corrupted by digging too deep into magic, the pracitioner-nins now rule the empire, with a young daughter of the deceased shogun being the current ruler. Known for its snow capped mountains, bountiful oceans and stern workers, it is what is not known about the people of Sakura Islands that make them a force to be reckoned with.
Another large nation was the nation of Tian Dao. While being the largest nation in the world in terms of land and manpower, the nation of Tian Dao is the farthest from magic. They relied in their own minds, and became known as the nation of medical and philosophical wonders. Despite fielding very little magic, the nation's immensely trained soldiers mastery of martial arts have so far put any belligerents at bay. Frequent civil wars have ruined the economy of this otherwise magnificent nation.
Red Dominique is to magic as Red Sword is to knights. After breaking free from the sword-centered ways of Red Sword, Red Dominique is now a conservative nation with blossoming economy, and ironically, a magnificent mix of technology and magic that produced one of the world's strongest all-steel navy and juggernaut industries. It's overwhelmingly small military is almost always enough, what with the immense knowledge of magic that every Dominican has.
Despite having a population of no more than five practitioners, Arkenfell is one of the most progressive country in the world. Through almost pure human ingenuity, Arkenfell became a landmark of one technological breakthrough after the other. With a land and population as big as Red Sword's, and technology way ahead of Red Dominique, it is Arkenfell that placed non-practitioner humans at par with the other practitioner nations. Where another nation uses chariots and swords, Arkenfell uses cars and cannons, such is the technological prowess of the Arkenfell and the humans behind it.
The last vestige of the Nephilims have long been withering. The vast lands almost as big as Tian Dao is now nothing more but a barren wasteland. The Empire of Vlad, while still meticulously maintained by the Tartarus Council, the forlorn empire once feared far and wide seems nowhere but in an ugly downward spiral. With the very land scorched, water acidic and skies reeking with hostile magic, Vlad is best left alone.
South of them all was a dishonored supernation known as the Golden Sands Federation. The obsession of the past people of the Federation unlocked a well of power and made possible the establishment of an order of practitioners of the highest skill known as the Order of Damocles. While most of the deviance of the Order was easily quelled and the surviving Damocles now in hiding and content in checking the power of kings and queens, Golden Sands Federation felt it owed the world a lot, hence, settling for isolation and using every drop of magic it can for medical developments.
Wucha think people? They each have their cultures, magic systems, flora and fauna, native people and all them tedious details. I will appreciate opinions