Emerald Winter
04-04-2004, 09:51
Nation Description: Welcome, all of you, to the Disputed Territories of Emerald Winter, a land of Elves, Humans, and Half-Elves that has been embroiled in fierce Civil War for a long period of time that has spanned a little over 200 years in length. Civil War in our nation broke out over racial issues. We used to be a nation purely of Elves, until Humans discovered our nation some 300 years ago, and were permitted to lease land off at a yearly price to the current Monarchy. Inter-breeding started almost right away as some of the less traditional Elves developed close ties with some of the less traditional Humans. Half-Elves were viewed by most of both the Humans and the Elves as very disgusting beings un-worthy of life. Most Elves shunned them, while most Humans out-right enslaved them. The Half-Elves, and their supporters among the Elves and Humans, put up with this until around 200 years ago, when Aleksandra Jelena, a female Half-Elf, called a large group of Half-Elves in Elf-held lands to revolt. We were about at the same level of technology as the First World War then, and we are still not to far past it now, due to advances in technology being stalled by the war. In the start of the fighting, 400 Elvin soldiers of the Royal Army were dispatched under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Baal Shui to 'pacify' a village of protesting Half-Elf civilians. When Shui and his forces started on their final approach to the village, however, they were met 10 miles outside of it by a force of 250 Half-Elvin renegades, all armed to the teeth. The Royal Army soldiers were totally defeated at what is now called the Battle of Latonya Pass. Only the Officers who survived through to the end of the battle to be taken prisoner were spared. The Officers were disarmed, and sent home in complete shame, bearing their Colors at half-mast, which is a common way of dis-honoring your opponent in our nation. From that point on, order quickly collapsed, and the Emerald Civil War was on.
Factions:
Loyalists: These are the forces of the Monarchy. They seek to restore things to how they were before the fighting started. Their white coats identify them.
Reds: Identified by red coats, these are mostly Half-Elves, supported by some Humans, and a small amount of Elves. They seek totally equal status for all peoples in their nation.
Factions:
Loyalists: These are the forces of the Monarchy. They seek to restore things to how they were before the fighting started. Their white coats identify them.
Reds: Identified by red coats, these are mostly Half-Elves, supported by some Humans, and a small amount of Elves. They seek totally equal status for all peoples in their nation.