Polites wrote:Maybe there were crusades before the Grand one? There's references to an uspecified Crusade in the wiki for
this 22nd century guy with a RL name, maybe that's where the Luthori influence comes from.
I could well believe that. It's not an objection to Crusader influence, more keen to ensure there's no time paradox.
SelucianCrusader wrote:That opens up an interesting question though: who are Seluco-Jelbics in Pontesi? The definition may be floating, but in my mind, Seluco-Pontesians are more Selucian than Jelbic, the group after all
originated in Selucia. Then we have the Abuék Pntékai and others who have been subject to Selucian influences for a millennium and sought to distance themselves from the pelbs through this. The wars with Selucia and the Crimson Crusade can be seen as a natural cause of the revival of Pntekai nationalism, as it gave people a reason to distance themselves from the Selucian world.
Perhaps the Selucian influences diminished over time. There were also some parties with anti-Selucian mindsets, so perhaps in the same way the UK royal family became "Windsor"s in order to mask their German ancestry during WW1 (especially in the light of violence against German-sounding shops, restaurants etc. at the time, even renaming Sauerkraut "Liberty Cabbage"), some of the higher caste adopted more Jelbic traits to avoid this fervor. Perhaps Jelbics mimiced high-Selucians if they ended up in the money so as to seem superior, rather than Selucians adopting Jelbic traits?
The key issue lies in Selucia's old stance towards Pontesi. What I don't know is what the global politic was like prior to Pontesi's formation... had Selucia claimed any territories in what became Pontesi (after all, Selucia was the first Majatran nation to be inaugurated)? Were Selucian elites drawn to Pontesi to stake a commercial claim?
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With respect to City Names, why not have translations brackets?
Modifications in underline, annotations in italics.
Azorim -> Azorium
Blackthorn -> Spinetum (Blackthorn)
Campus Felix -> Gohrstad
Celestia -> Tel Shemesh [Yeudi, means "Sunny hill" in hebrew]
Nazirija -> Geikhafrta "Glory flag"? Not sure if I've heard a place named after a flag and it sounds too much like "Glory hole" for my liking.
Suggest: Nazirija -> Támnryamt "Honour mountain"
Bazileum
Arcem Phoenicis
Dawnstar -> Campus Stella (Dawnstar)The capital would have translations in all languages.
Suggest: Dawnstar (Campus Stella, Amsaékstrhosí) Just to allow all translations.
Liviapolis
Victoria Eager to retain this for historical reasons
Caespasia
Gadurinova -> Graksmorfluz [i]"Dark River". Ooo. Like it. Mysterious.
Lerna Eager to retain this for historical reasons... the old capital!
Makati
Pntekey -> Pntestad Pntezistad is more correct.
Mitraeum
Campus Lyncas -> Trifluz
Cruxium -> Jezhrne Suggest Jezhrnedomura. Although "Domura" means village, so does the "dorf" in "Düsseldorf"
Diar Elahmar
Hargeisa
Septentria
Devoleia
Elbanek -> K’ary [Nrktek, means "The Rock" in Armenian]
Leo Invictus -> Foksmístad "Fog town". Like it.
Pontesia -> Getap’nya [Nrktek, means "Riverside" in Armenian]
For what it's worth, I support the lack of Pnték region names. The higher castes would have set them.
If other cities are considered for replacement, I am happy to make suggestions.