I'm going to try and hide this from my players, but if you're a player and have opened this, please stop! I'm copying from my previous post to expand upon it.
Nesoi
- Capital: Nesoi City
- Patron deity: Nesoi
- Other cities
- Achlys
- Town
- Sketchy reputation
- Aether
- City
- Known for a lantern festival
- Chronos
- City
- Known for clockwork machinery
- Erebus
- Town
- Sketchy reputation
- Eros
- City
- Local matchmaking festival that all come to
- Hemera
- Town
- Known to be an industrious town
- Hypnos
- Town
- Known as a restful town
- Nemesis
- City
- Where military is trained
- Nyx
- Vacation town
- Known for night life
- Ourea
- Town
- Mountain town
- Pontus
- City
- Sea capital
- Thanatos
- City
- Many come to live their final days here as it's quite beautiful and the death care industry is prominent
- Where the adventure begins
- 5 taverns/inns that have an attached care home
- Death care academy
- Zoo
- Ouranós
- City
- Scientific capital
- Ancient Greek influence
- Architecture
- Lots of columns
- Walls of public buildings are built of polished marble or masonry that was covered with highly-decorated frescos
- Reference images
- Music
- Lots of lyre
- Dancing seen as a gift from the gods
- Art
- Panel paintings
- Frescos
- Marble and bronze sculpture (sometimes gold leaf)
- Portrays idealized people and the gods
- Pottery
- Often depicts stories/fables
- Theatre
- Major form of entertainment
- Often includes music
- Mostly tragedies or dramas
- Fashion
- Chitons are big
- Reference image
- Sometimes wear pants undearneath them
- Additional reference images
- Sports
- Wrestling (done naked), boxing, long jump, javelin, discus and chariot racing
- Food and drink
- Characterized by its frugality and was founded on the "Nesoi triad": wheat, olive oil, and wine, with meat being rarely eaten and fish being more common
- Lots of wine
- No beans, they're thought to contains the souls of the dead
- Onions, fennel, and garlic are very popular
- Some of the most popular foods include chicken, pork, fish, yogurt, olive oil, octopus, zucchini, grapes, apples, figs,and dates
- Other foods that are important to the culture are salads that were made out of cucumbers, onions, olives, green pepper, cheese, and olive oil.
- Literature and poetry
- Epic poems a common form
- Lyric poems also common
- Aesop's fables exist
- Holidays and celebrations
- One holiday for each god/dess
- Achlys: The goddess of poisons
- Kill pests in celebration (late mid-fall)
- Aether: The god of light
- Lantern festival on shortest night of the year (mid-summer)
- Chronos: The god of time
- Resetting of clockwork (early spring)
- Erebus: The god of darkness and shadow
- First very cloudy day of the year (usually early winter)
- Eros: The god of love and attraction
- Annual matchmaking festival (late winter)
- Hemera: The goddess of day
- Lonest day of the year party (mid-summer)
- Hypnos: The god of sleep
- Day of rest (early mid-fall)
- Nemesis: The goddess of retribution
- Military parades (mid-spring)
- Nesoi: The goddesses of islands
- Beach day (late summer)
- Nyx: The goddess of night
- Longest night of the year party (mid-winter)
- Ourea: The gods of mountains
- Mountian climbing festival (early fall)
- Pontus: The god of the sea, father of the fish and other sea creatures
- Spend the day on the water (early summer)
- Thanatos: The god of death
- Honor the dead (late fall)
- Ouranós: The god of the heavens
- Sky gaze (late spring)
- Life events include
- Engagement
- Marriage
- Graduation
- Return from a journey
- Death
- Classes
- Primarily wealth-based, however there is much esteem based on high education levels and those who travel widely
- Classes not based on gender, sexuality, race (though some races, such as elves, see themselves as better than other races), which god you follow (though those that focus on Nesoi see themselves as better), etc.
- Cultural values
- Education/learning
- Education is compulsory for all children 6–15 years old; namely, it includes Primary (Dimotiko) and Lower Secondary (Gymnasio) Education. The school life of the students, however, can start from the age of 2.5 years (pre-school education) in institutions (private and public) called "Vrefonipiakoi Paidikoi Stathmi" (creches). In some Vrefonipiakoi Stathmoi there are also Nipiaka Tmimata (nursery classes) which operate along with the Nipiagogeia (kindergartens)
- Large emphasis on learning and exploring (because it leads to cultural exchanges)
- Travel (because it leads to learning and cultural exchange)
- The gods
- Worshipping your primary god/dess is seen as a vital part of life especially as gods/desses are known to curse people who displease them
- Gods (drawn from Ancient Greek pantheon, but not full pantheon is represented)
- Achlys: The goddess of poisons
- Aether: The god of light
- Chronos: The god of time
- Erebus: The god of darkness and shadow
- Eros: The god of love and attraction
- Hemera: The goddess of day
- Hypnos: The god of sleep
- Nemesis: The goddess of retribution
- Nesoi: The goddesses of islands
- Nyx: The goddess of night
- Ourea: The gods of mountains
- Pontus: The god of the sea, father of the fish and other sea creatures
- Thanatos: The god of death
- Ouranós: The god of the heavens
- Each city or town named for its patron deity
- Government style
- Oligarchy
- Each city has its own council elected by the people in the city, 1 counselor for every 1,000 people
- Counselors rule for 5 years
- Council makes political decisions and serves as the jury to try cases
- Each council elects one of its members to serve at the council in Nesoi that meets twice a year
Isiset
- Capital: Isiset City
- Patron deities: Isis and Set
- Each city or town named for its patron deity/deities
- Other cities
- Anubihorus
- City
- Patron deities: Anubis and Horus
- Apepbek
- City
- Patron deities: Apep and Sobek
- Imhotepfertum
- City
- Patron deities: Imhotep and Nefertum
- Maatbastet
- City
- Patron deities: Maat and Bastet
- Mehet-Weret
- Town
- Patron deity: Mehet-Weret
- Neithnum
- City
- Patron deities: Khnum and Neith
- Nun
- Town
- Patron deity: Nun
- Nut
- Town
- Patron deity: Nut
- Osiris
- Town
- Patron deity: Osiris
- Ptah
- Town
- Patron deity: Ptah
- Ra
- Town
- Patron deity: Ra
- Sekhmethor
- City
- Patron deities: Sekhmet and Hathor
- Thothserket
- City
- Patron deities: Thoth and Serket
- Ancient Egyptian influence
- Gods (drawn from Ancient Egyptian pantheon, but not full pantheon is represented)
- Anubis: The deity of embalming and protector of the dead
- Apep: God of chaos
- Bastet: Goddess represented as a cat or lioness, linked with protection from evil
- Geb: God of earth, father of Isis, Osiris, and Set (in this mythology, he is not Nut's sibling)
- Hathor: Linked with the sky, the sun, sexuality and motherhood, music and dance, foreign lands and goods, and the afterlife
- Horus: Linked with the sky, the sun, kingship, protection, and healing
- Imhotep: God of healing
- Khnum: A ram god who was said to control the Nile flood and give life to gods and humans
- Maat: Goddess who personified truth, justice, and order
- Mehet-Weret: A celestial cow goddess, mother of Neith and Khnum
- Nefertum: Goddess of perfume and beauty
- Neith: A creator and hunter goddess, mother of Thoth, Apep, Sobek, and Serket (no father)
- Nun: God of the primeval waters, father of Neith and Khnum
- Nut: A sky goddess, mother of Isis, Osiris, and Set
- Osiris: Fathered Anubis and Horus (in this mythology there is no mother), god of death and resurrection who rules the underworld and enlivens vegetation, the sun god, and deceased souls
- Ptah: A creator deity and god of craftsmen, father of Imhotep and Nefertum
- Ra: Fathered Maat, Bastet, Hathor, Sekhmet, and Nut (in this mythology there is no mother), sun god
- Sekhmet: A lioness goddess, both destructive and violent and capable of warding off disease, protector of the pharaohs who led them in war, mother of Imhotep and Nefertum
- Serket: A scorpion goddess, invoked for healing and protection
- Sobek: God of power, fertility, and military prowess
- Thoth: A moon god, and a god of writing and scribes
- Government style
- Theocracy ruled by eldest two siblings of eldest ruler
- Common misconception is that the royal family marries siblings
- Unless twins are born and then they are the rulers
Elyemyentüd
- Little known about it due to its mountain range
- Not much contact with other nations
- Capital: Elyemyentüd
- Other cities
- Agaar
- Us
- Gal
- Delkhii
- Gods
- Agaar: goddess of air
- Us: goddess of water
- Gal: god of fire
- Delkhii: god of earth
- Mongolian influence
- Nomadic culture
Papatūānuku and Ranginui
- Maori influence
- Monarchy ruled by a married couple equally
- Rule passed to eldest child and their spouse
- Gods (drawn from Maori pantheon, but not full pantheon is represented)
- Papatūānuku: The Earth Mother
- Ranginui: The Sky Father
- Tāne-mahuta: God of forests and birds
- Tāwhirimātea: God of weather, wind, and lighting
- Haumia-tiketike: God of uncultivated food
- Rongomātane: God of cultivated plants
- Tangaroa: God of sea
- Tūmatauenga: God of war and hunting
- Rūaumoko: God of earthquakes
- Rehua: Star god with the power to heal
- Not much contact with other nations
Viracocha
- Matriarchal society
- Men stay home except when the child is breastfeeding, women go to work
- Government style
- Aristocracy
- Noble class rules
- 11 ruling families: one that represents each god
- Captial: Viracocha
- Other cities:
- Inti
- Pacha
- Cocha
- Coca
- Supay
- Sara
- lllapa
- Coyllur
- Wasikamayuq
- Apus
- Incan influence
- Gods (drawn from Incan pantheon, but not full pantheon is represented)
- Viracocha: Creator goddess
- Inti: God of the sun
- Pacha Mama: Goddess of the earth
- Mama Cocha: Goddess of the sea
- Mama Coca: Goddess of health and happiness
- Supay: God of the dead
- Mama Sara: Goddess of food
- lllapa: God of climate
- Coyllur: Goddess of the moon and stars
- Wasikamayuq: God of home
- Apus: God of the mountains
- Not much contact with other nations
(Prompt by me)
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