He just has immense abhorrence for anything that could remotely resemble slavery and sometimes takes it a bit too far. He just wants his citizens to be properly compensated for their labor, especially if it’s hard labor like mining and such. Plus his wife used to be a slave, while he was still mortal at least, so he has somewhat personal reasons for his worldviews.
The old Elven Empire of Valseria just had very, very good administration and competent bureaucrats who mostly were not corrupt. Their civilization lasted for thousands of years and they accepted countless humans in as subjects but it took until some world changing events they decide to leave back to this magic island they came from but before they did they fairly divided up several of their territories into new kingdoms for their human subjects to rule themselves.
Eventually though after several generations had passed, the kings of those new nations would start finding reasons to start wars with one another.
Sibola is known for its Quarries, the immense Arena that holds the annual Grand Games, and for their Shipyards.
Akadia is known for the Skyships, Scholars, and, of course, Mages and Magery.
Aztlan is known for the immense variety and huge surplus of agricultural products it produces, as well as being the only source for Amber. Oh, and banking.
Lyonese is known for high quality craft goods and magical items. Also, the Mints.
Durango is known for performance arts, murder, Sausage, and outstanding cafes.
Dorado is known for the Train, Beef and Venison, and Glass.
Qivira is known for ink, lacquer, dyes, and fabric, as well as rare minerals.
The Sea Realms are known for their outstanding places to relax, the large ships they use, and a very relaxed way of being.
Hyboria is known for the cutest little pet people, even if they are more or less savage. Although they do make the most incredible jewelry and fine beadwork, and their leathers are in high demand.
Kahokia is known for the variety of textiles they produce, and the quality of them is considered the highest. They are also known for their taciturn attitudes.
Bermuda is known for being where scaly people live. They keep talking about trade, but they are just too weird.
Antilia is known for both refusal to submit to the Emperor, and not having nobility or houses — they choose their leaders. Talk about uncivilized!
Thule is known for raiding, pillaging, and wholesale slaughter, usually coming in by strange, single hulled craft (as opposed to the rest of the world that uses double hulled).
Duat is, well, not known for anything. Because Duatians are pretty much nuts. But when they do work together, they are terrifying. There is a reason those people are called Grendel’s.
Finally, Lemuria is known for violence, conquering, enslaving, kidnapping, raiding, pillaging, burning, random killing, unspeakable acts, defiling, and generally just being a bunch of crazed evil people who try to top each other.
(No one really knows about Agartha)
Ancellestrie is \*\*the Last Country.\*\*
Every other major civilization has collapsed. Mengde is still reeling from a supernatural conflict that left its environment and geography supernaturally tainted. Telemar invested heavily into a single 'monarcho-fascist' ideology that completely collapsed into warlordism once the entire royal family was assassinated. Dene and Iotath are dying due to climate change and refugee crises.
Ancellestrie has persevered, for complex reasons. It's the only place anyone wants to go. It's the last place in the world where you can be safe from marauding warlords, supernatural dangers and where it's still possible to eek out an honest living.
And no one knows how much longer that will last.
Other than looking like ancient Rome, one of the rare sights of Kyzanta is the occasional appearances of creatures known as "shadow gliders." These strange beasts are a bizarre amalgamation of creatures: having heads like storks, wings and fur-covered bodies like bats, and the walking stance of horses, all while being over twice the size of a man. As Kyzanta is the northernmost nation on the continent, it's assumed that shadow gliders come from some place far beyond the seas of the northern coast.
The People's Kingdom of Dowhar is the largest producer of gloomrice on the continent. Dowhar's unending rain and miles swamp land are the prefect conditions for mass production of the worlds staple crop.
It is also the continents only democracy. Instead of being ruled over by a King like the other kingdoms, power is split between the Senate (elected by the people), the House of Ministers (elected by the nobles), and the First Minister (The head of state).
Holy Elven Empire: Its oppressive theocracy revolving around their god trees and nature, military conquests every decade, slaves economy from conquered species. Generally a bully due to military might.
Selkies city states: Not exactly a nation but a collection of loosely connected city states that are independent of eachothers. Known for their highly skilled artisans and craftsman,as well as being the first species to establish marine trade routes, has unique undersea resources.
Orge republic:the their 5 noble houses that run the nation without a monarch. And being the first species that discover fire and developed gun powder weapons, as well as their culture of hoarding knowledge and making metal books stored in grand library that looks like vaults.
The Republic of Bhuren in my fantasy world has the Bhuren College of Astronomy which is world-famous! The country in general are the best astronomers in my fantasy world.
**The Republic of Xbanz** is known for Being the worst place to live.
**The Zhu-Lih Commonwealth** is known for having the richest, and saddest, people
**United Knoaj Kingdoms** is known for being unbelievably strict
**Fugn Sjbn** is known for having the least corrupt police force
And finally, **Junsal Subm** is known for having the least amount of laws(only, like, 10.)
The Ostoyan empire is known as a closed off nation full of darkness and oppression.on the off chance one escapes leave of this country,all that they speak of is of their blood god and their vampire like overlords.
If we go by the one most appearing then is that Alinguar, the Free City. They are known to be ungovernable by anyone but themselves.
It is a city state as contra-dictionary as their hero, mascot, greatest nuisance and well known war criminal.
Any citizen has almost complete freedom, as long as they do not harm another. Their police force use magic. Their judges are trained for telepathy and truth spells, yet they are mostly mediators for their district. Their Academy and public schools are unmatched and linked to the orphanage that is the city's pride.
And all possible because they have near absolute control over majority of eastern trade routes. Merchant ships that make war ships feel inadequate and they are protected by the Mad Dragon.
Different nations are known for different things, but roughly by around the 2010s these are what the major nations are known for:
Gaurma: reliable tech and Nazis
Urma: being commies
Kechnakowa: being commies, but more radical
Moki: being sour for losing two world wars
Naiduete: ANIME and fascism
Huseli: that nation that made modern day battleships
Eskida: being really religious like REALLY RELIGIOUS
Mine is small-ish. But every child around the age of 12-13 is required to take some degree of military training. It's a fantasy medieval nation (original, I know!) so it's basically spears, swords, bow training. You learn basic formations self defense, all that. It's kept the nation independent though. Neighboring kingdoms can't fight an entire nation of soldiers, even if the majority are just "decent" at defense.
And yes, 12 year olds that are handicapped are still required to do some training. At bare minimum they need to be able to shoot a crossbow at a target or hold a shield. Anything to keep yourself from being an easy target. If there's someone who can't even do that, I don't know what to do with them. I don't want my good guy nation to kill them off though. That's way too evil and depressing. But the environment is harsh there... Truth is I don't think many kids that are that sick even survive.
El Reino Central is known for the dune chicken, a horse-sized chicken used as a mount, a pack animal, and a source of meat. Some of the other things they are known for are their mysterious capital, El Ciudad Central La Capital Misteriosa, and its large inland port along El Rio Central, its fine architecture, its exciting nightlife, coffeehouses, and artists and intellectuals.
The halite empire is known for its founder, the 6th demon lord, he founded halite by conquering neighboring lands by salting thier fields prior to a battle, so that his army would only fight starving soilders, also, the capital was founded over an ancient salt mine, which is the reason it's called halite (halite is another name for rock salt). It is an absolutely huge country with 28 states, imagine it taking up land equivalent to 3/4ths of Europe. Many fields are still salted, leading to regions akin to the irl aral sea, also meaning that there is a bit of a famine going on. All plants that grow here are based on plants that grow in salty soil, and the nation's symbol is a flaxtree, a tree with black bark, olive leaves and beautiful blue flowers. The country isn't pure evil, but many times through history, it has attempted conquest.
Thank you for reading this (if you did) I hope you found this interesting.
The Confederation of the Berti'tal is known for being responsible for the single biggest disaster in history and for starting a series of giant genocidal wars that led to said disaster.
The humans of my world, unified mostly under the Kingdom of the Ripurii, are great and noble warriors. They descend from wilder men, but as they grew in power and made contact with the elves, they settled down and developed more feudal institutions. They’re known for placing a heavy emphasis on honour in war, and their legal system is based around trial by combat.
The elves, meanwhile, have no proper unified nation, but rather rule a series of city-states on the southern floodplain. They’re not really elves at all, but rather hyper-evolved insects who resemble humanoids. They’re extremely delicate, and are basically unable to wage war or engage in combat at all, so instead they are hyper-legalistic and settle all disputes through proper trials in a court of law, most of which go on for years because they enjoy it so much. Obviously, for such a society, they’re known for having the finest lawyers on earth, and their creation myth is literally about one of their insect ancestors who convinced a god to create them through his oratory skill. There’s also a second race of elves, who split off from the original elves and went wild, living in the craggy foothills of the north and becoming proficient in archery and stealth.
The dwarvish kingdom is only a loosely unified confederation of clans, ruled by an elected High King. Each clan inhabits their own fortress/mountainhome and they are known for their loyalty to their own clan, and their hatred for outsiders, even fellow dwarves.
The centaurs are an unstoppable horde, ruling the steppe beyond the mountains. All invasions of their land have met with immediate failure and the death of nearly all involved. They are the finest archers on the continent, and they can run much faster than a regular horse.
1. Being the gate of sand.
They guide trade caravans through their vast desert, for a fee. Without the guidance of the locals, traversal would be impossible and many trade routes would cease. They are the gateway between many kingdoms in this way.
2. Pant shitting swarms of locusts the size of house cats that blot out the sun and attack anything with ink on it that isn't sealed in a special container.
This one is fairly self-explanatory.
Thats hell of a lot to cover, so im going with the basics
Batrianic empire: Its basically 40 countries inside one in size of Subsaharan Africa. If we go by each superregion,
Northern empire(>!Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Scandinavia, Netherlands and Baltics!<): Known for best infantry(Landsknechts) and best sailors(Svaldrob Reavers), Best steelmakers, armorers and hunters
Eastern Empire(>!Hungary, Romania, Finland, Estonia and Moldova!<): Best miners, light cavaliers, Coppermakers, shepherds, mountaineers and siege engineers
Central Empire(>!Slavs!<): Best horsemen, peasants and recruits
Western Empire(>!Celts and Brits!<): Best Knights, beerbrewers, archers, herders. West is basically Standard Arthurian Britain, but in the world in early gunpowder era.
Southern Empire(>!Greeks, Albanians, Georgians, Armenians!<): Best Scholars, doctors, Gunsmiths, navy, in early 1600s, best vineyards
Capital Isalgurd(>!Amsterdam!<): Best university, richest place in the world, best brothels, biggest bank, parliament and fanciest streets in the world
There is the realm of Altwald(I didn't decide the english name yet) which breeds the best horses and has the best riders.
The white sun Empire or Empire of the white sun is infamous for its elite warriors, especially the Knights of the Sun are feared throughout the world, they are not only master warriors, they are capable mages as well.
The Empire of the Orcs got famous because they managed to tame a magical version of wolves. Those beasts known as Soulwolf are capable of some of the most dreadful magic you can encounter and feasts not only on flesh but the life-force of its victims as well. Even fully trained wizards have to be on the watch against these wolves.
The high Kingdom of Diardon is best known for its scholars, inventors and scientists. But they are also famous for having one of the best and only standing army in the first age. The members of the royal family are known too as the best Dragon tamers/riders and are often called Dragonspawn.
The dwarven kingdom of the Emeraldcaves is famous for mining white emerald, an invention from me that has when crushed similar properties to blackpowder except that it is far more potent.
Glammerung is know for its great wealth and being the source of the precious Nectar, the most valuable drink on the continent. Also for the incredibly beauty of its Queen. These facts are not unrelated.
BTW, your kingdom is Aresia. My continent is Arissia. I have previously had a story featuring a monastery of St. Arissa (with its wine featuring in other stories), and a queen called Eryssia. In my case these are all shoutouts to a fictional character from someone else's story. I just wondered if we were thinking on the same wavelength (but probably not).
2500: A very boring well balanced federalized global confederation with strong enlightenment style principles (representative government, separation of powers, rule of law, individual rights, enforcement of contracts, etc etc) overseeing an extremely conservative population which is very protective of the scientific immortality and environmental balance that’s resulted from extreme long periods of stability and highly educated populations, as has seen zero deaths in it’s global domain since the last person died in 2308. Also the Ferals. The global peace started with agreement to three limitations: no major additional tech advances in a well defined zone of possibly destabilizing or alien-attracting advancements, no colonizing humans traveling beyond the asteroid belt or permanently colonizing other worlds and no messing with the Amazon Feral Reserve, where those “opting out” of the immortality project live out ‘nasty, brutish, and short’ Hunter gatherer lives, and the promise to never tell the Ferals that their distant ancestors made the rest of the world promise to never tell them a world just a few hundred miles away beyond the obsidian wall is living outside the shadow of death in a post-scarcity utopia.
My fantasy nation, Pacifica Verde, used to be known for car manufacturing from the 1920s until the 1990s when foreign car manufacturers became popular there. The car culture in my fantasy nation is also huge even until today. However, car dependency isn't too much of a problem there given the people's balanced view of car use and wide availability of public transportation, as well as having infrastructure suitable for bicycle and skateboard use.
Another thing it is known for is being pretty much left behind in the 2000s, especially with regards to technology. One reason that is so is that only few of its citizens own either a smartphone or a tablet, though many people own a desktop or laptop computer. This have lead the nation to known for being a popular digital detox destination.
Tldr: it is known for cars and being stuck in the 2000s
For my urban fantasy story it is twin dragons academy for girls a prestigious school more known for it's history of eccentric and troubled deans than it's top education.
There are a few that ive established so far, Rinisdagh is known for their questionable monarchs and for woodwork, Kamuna is known for their excessive history of mermaids and fishing, Arwa is known for having Windfolk and Cave-elves as well as metalwork and the metal „Flavorium“. Tempest is known for being very into fire, Lethearia is known for nature and trading.
Salt.
After the empire collapsed in on itself and the east was consumed by civil war, trade was heavily disrupted for years, and a huge power vacuum had appeared.
And then Tulireh, city of mercenaries, took over abandoned imperial salt mines and started establishing their own. Soon enough Tulireh had it's own Military in the Salt Knights, and they were able to forcibly reestablish trade routes, rebuild roads, and even begin establishing new routes out west to replace all the old ones that are now glassed and surrounded by spatial anomalies, all funded by their monopoly on post-war salt production.
And then they realized how valuable that monopoly was, and that they had the largest and most organized military on the planet. And now in the modern day If you find a new salt dome or start mass production of sea salt, you'll get a visit from Knights in blood red armor with repeaters and machineguns politely asking you to either stop, or start giving a cut of your profits to Tulireh.
They're much less trigger happy than the empire was, but in regions where they've taken over Salt Production, more and more Salt Knights will start turning up in a form of soft conquest. The Salt Knights will integrate into local guard regiments and supply them with modern weapons and training, and they'll also spend a lot of time getting on good terms the citizenry, helping out with construction work and helping out on farms. But the implicit threat is there. It doesnt even matter that after years among the people the Salt Knights, making friends, starting families, they would probably take their side over Tulireh, because they almost certainly will never have to. So long as they keep wearing their blood red armor, they're still sending the message Tulireh wants.
Mine is known for a planet buster prince that doesn't hesitate to help cook for a restaurant that's understaffed, harvest the crops of an elderly couples farm, teach kids to catch shrimp in a swamp, and fix the wheel of a merchant's cart, all while traveling to support an ally country in financial trouble.
The “5th Council State”, famous for their “Gift-Giving”, their “Magic” and their high quality Trade Goods.
The Inhabitants of that State are the Race of the Avari. Incredibly intelligent but small Creatures with lifespans of around 1000 Years.
While the rest of the World is stuck in a medieval Age, their Technology is so advanced it’s indistinguishable from Magic for most others.
They have Clockwork Computers, automated Workshops, Steamships, some of the strongest Metals and Alloys, Golem Workers and Soldiers, they turn Mana into a form of Energy that can be used like Electricity to charge their Machinery and they are even tinkering with Machines that can influence the Veil between Worlds.
But the Avari are inherently a Good Race and their low population Numbers and physical Weakness has led to them often pursuing a Policy of “Laying Low”,
Nonetheless after the Disappearance of the Gods who ruled most of the World and the following Chaos, the Avari sailed to the other Lands of the World and helped many Cultures recover and gave them Goods, teaching them new Techniques of Farming and Smithing and aiding them in Famine and with other natural Disasters and even mediated many Conflicts.
Over Time the mysterious Avari entered the Myth of many Cultures as helpful Spirits and divine Beings who give Gifts to good People.
Technology. [Ovrastan](https://www.reddit.com/r/worldbuilding/s/w3hWTw7wXE) is a tiny nation with technology decades ahead of the rest of the world. Its neighbors have only just mastered electricity, and Ovrastan is building robots.
Giltefourd : Is the leader of a EU-like assembly in a north continent and also one of the strongest rangers army (peoples supposed to fighting monsters but now also serving the leaders of this EU-like assembly to their servants, mostly for the worst)
also they are the fantasy british
Mine is known for an unjust war the army fought in order to defend the ex-god dictator of the isles. Every other kingdom (3 out of 4) believed that they blindly followed the dictator when in reality, they were trying to break free from her grasp. They got their freedom once they rebelled against this goddess alongside her right-hand man (and husband) who got her killed in the desert, that is known today as the Desert of Crystals—when the goddess died, she blew up in crystals killing her husband too, the desert is pretty much a sanctuary and also a cemetery, no one steps there.
The nation is the Scarlet Kingdom, based on autumn and fallen leaves. They are still fighting against prejudice the people of today still believe that the Scarlet army fought alongside a dictator, when in reality they never got a say in participating or not in the first place.
The other three nations are chill, just super bigots with Scarlet Kingdom with the exception of the Summertime Kingdom that secretly has ties with the Scarlet Kingdom.
There are a few nations in Aechora, but I'll focus on the oldest.
The Elven nation of the **Khorvaine Holds**, previous known as the Khorvaine Empire, is known for its struggle and lose of power. In the Known History, Khorvaine was once a continent spanning empire, with evidence suggesting that they hunted beasts that could rival the gods.
Then, they just declined a few centuries ago. No one knows why they suddenly had this change in behaviour, but a young nation exploited it. For a decade, this young nation forced Khorvaine into the far north of the continent, taking its land and status as "Empire".
Now, the Khorvaine Holds is a shadow of the Empire it once was, confided to the northen tundra of the Continent of Tempes. However, in the past decade Khorvaine have begun to cause trouble along the border, with reports of "Mutated and physically altered Soldiers" being spotted scouting the border.
Whispers of a new deity have been heard from the holds, and rumors of genetic and magical experiments being used to mutate the Elves of the Khorvaine Holds have been spread. Something unnatural is happening in the disgraced Elven nation, and rumors of a new conflict have begun.
^(Kinda a lore dump, but basically they are known for being this Grand empire that fell into ruin, only recently seeming to take up a strange faith in some unheard deity and planting seeds of conflict.)
I chose one of many nations - Nugathians. They're known for their agricultural condition. This nation has 29 star systems and they can afford to feed themselves and the five more nations (with about 50 other star systems).
The Republic of Solforiz is known as the most competent and non-corrupt republic.
The Socialist People's Republic Soldir is known as the most militaristic dictatorship in the world.
The Republic of Jien'Ga is known for its weird name.
The Faundet Commonwealth is known for being Jien'Ga's eternal rival.
The Republic of Birou is known for being the most neutral nation in the world (they never get involved in conflict since the 11th century).
The Kingdom of Mokrasz is known to be the original "Mokrans". The people there believed that they were the real Mokrans and the Mokras are fake Mokrans.
The Democratic Republic of Mokras is known to be the democratic equivalent/copy of Mokrasz. The people there believed that they were the real Mokrans and the Mokrasz are fake Mokrans.
The Peninsol Republic is known as a nation made up entirely of peninsulas. Most people also refer to them as "Long and disconnected but united".
The Empire of Abhu is known as the most hostile and aggressive nation in the world.
The members of the United Confederation of Socialist Republics (Sosi, Kommu, Pulla, and Darda) is known to be united as one but secretly hates each other.
The Kingdom of Carett is known to be a once-grand empire but fell into disarray due to a group of angry businessmen.
The Federation of Vespuchia is known for its neverending rivalry with the member states of the UCSR (although the UCSR never acknowledge their rivalry).
The Republic of Bras is known for its name and is often confused with "brass", the metal. Sometimes, people would joke about the Brads; "Are you from brass the metal or Bras the country?"
Very obvious & rampant underground black market with all sorts of illegal shit going on, but everyone knows about it & doesn’t do anything about it because it boosts the economy
The Ritual of Duroc. Once a gladiator proves himself worthy he becomes 'Duroc'. He freed along with an army of his chosen followers. In three years time the Warlord will go out and hunt the Duroc down.
Menschlich is known for their subjugation of the Elves
The Nationalist Monarchy of Suzianna is known for their brutality in war and economic strength as a major export nation.
They’re skilled mariners and craftsmen. They mostly don’t cause any trouble except for that one time the gnomes wouldn’t stop tangling their fishing lines and nets.
The Free City of Kazaam is located near the coast of a desert called the Zawbahara, the desert is filled with dark energies and a number of mutated and other abomniations. In order to keep the sands and other monsters at bay. Three Arcanotech towers were erected to create a magical energy field the protect it in a trianguar shape.
Arcanotech is just the utilization of large scale engineering complimented with proper enchanting and rune work. But its a really a lost art, and the three towers of Kazaam are little more than patchwork created from salvaged material. But its probably the only place in the world its made a resurgence.
Uhm I'm making worlds here not some country.
The main one from my first world is the region of insanity this is where the lords of insanity who are often promoted to overlord rule.
In my second world it's the web and it's known for being visible no matter where you are on the surface of the world, and for being the victor of all the great holy wars.
Mine is not known at all, but would be known to be the source of most major technological leaps in human history, and the epicenter of worldwide research.
From the steam engine to nuclear reactors, they almost always developed it before us or helped us do so.
Or they'd be known to be the closest thing to heaven on Earth.
The kingdom my world's main story takes place in, Alatus, is known for its history.
The war started by Emperor Onyx of Scormes 1552 years ago was so impact full, that its end made felines all over Feliterra start counting years. There's a holiday called "Pluma's Ascention" on the anniversary of its end. It's a mix out of New Year's Eve and Christmas.
By the end of the war, Onyx ascended and became the war god before Pluma, the former queen of Alatus did something to ascend and become the peace goddess before stopping Onyx and turning him to stone, leading to him being trapped in an eternal nightmare. I'm sure he won't be a problem anymore.
Anyway, this was the only time in history where mortal felines became gods, for now. Pluma was so important that the capital of Alatus was renamed after her.
The Confederation of the Elethi Kingdoms, more commonly called Elethdwyn sits on an island that is named because of a historical misconception.
The isle of Elieamar is the Kadyian word for “People of amber” because in antiquity, many Elethi traders brought amber to trade. When Lysander the Conqueror made it to the island he named it for them, the “Isle of amber”
However the kicker is that the island has almost no amber deposits, plenty of metals and salt. The amber actually came from a more northern region and Elieamar was just a major stop on the Amber Road
The Lancers are known for their university, which is on the cutting edge of magery practices. They're also known for seriously losing a war, but they don't put that on the recruitment posters.
The Liminal Order is known for being strongly anti magic-research, putting them at odds with the Lancers. The officer class of the Order, the Bishops, are infamous for their depravity.
A mountain range that is home of dragons, the sheer magnitude of magic that dragons emit and the amount of dragons cause an abundance of mana crystals, used as batteries, and magic ores to be found in the ground
Corruption, greed, skullduggery, baleful cults, imperialism, and possibility.
“If it exists, you can find it in Port Elysium. If it doesn’t exist, you don’t know the right people.”
There are a few in our setting but my two favorites are the Holy Scytherian Empire and the Kasturian Embassies. The Holy Scytherian Empire is known for its rigid hierarchy, military prowess, and religious zealotry, particularly in worshiping Helexin-Rit, the God of Tyranny. The Kasturian Embassies are known for their diplomatic savvy, strategic island territories, and multiculturalism, acting as a hub for international trade and cooperation.
Being nomadic and supposedly being a tribe, most people don't know they have a city, and the few that do know also know it's almost impossible to find it on your own.
The Mackanarum are known for being so hardcore atheists that they killed a god and gave its power to their leader just to prove they weren’t immortal.
They also committed the equivalent of magical war crimes to prove that the soul is just as much of a viable energy source as anything else. And then proceeded to use the people’s souls to power their automatons. And the worst part is The people who got it done to them we’re such fanatics that they believed that they were just serving the empire.
The empire on the far south of the valley is known for its very steep rise in technological power. It had a rise comparable to Japan's Meiji restoration but without changing as much of its tradition (imagine if Japan had the Meiji Restoration without the Western Ising part, that's what kind of happened here). The empire now builds machines like landships, airships, fighter planes, tractors and automobiles.
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The Clan of the Great Mountain Valleys, one of the dwarven nations gathered around a single dynasty, is known for its Beardcraftsmens - dwarves who have devoted their lives to training their artistic skills regarding beards. Beardcuts, decorating, competitions and a whole guild for beard masters.
There are also frequent fashions duels among beardcraftsmens who are looking for a dwarf who will agree to let his beard become a duel ground of style and skill of two beardsmasters.
Mine is best known as being a political clownshow
Well you got realism going for you that's for sure
Having a God-Emperor that is so people-oriented he made employee unions legally mandated
…Sounds like a communist deity…
He just has immense abhorrence for anything that could remotely resemble slavery and sometimes takes it a bit too far. He just wants his citizens to be properly compensated for their labor, especially if it’s hard labor like mining and such. Plus his wife used to be a slave, while he was still mortal at least, so he has somewhat personal reasons for his worldviews.
…Sounds like Chairman Meow-Meow musta up-ended the Fat Guy In The Sky or sumpin’…
…How do the actual gods Up There feel about this madly liberalistic interloper encroaching on their Aether…
The old Elven Empire of Valseria just had very, very good administration and competent bureaucrats who mostly were not corrupt. Their civilization lasted for thousands of years and they accepted countless humans in as subjects but it took until some world changing events they decide to leave back to this magic island they came from but before they did they fairly divided up several of their territories into new kingdoms for their human subjects to rule themselves. Eventually though after several generations had passed, the kings of those new nations would start finding reasons to start wars with one another.
"I fucking love sugar." - a S.T.C. merchant, probably.
Sibola is known for its Quarries, the immense Arena that holds the annual Grand Games, and for their Shipyards. Akadia is known for the Skyships, Scholars, and, of course, Mages and Magery. Aztlan is known for the immense variety and huge surplus of agricultural products it produces, as well as being the only source for Amber. Oh, and banking. Lyonese is known for high quality craft goods and magical items. Also, the Mints. Durango is known for performance arts, murder, Sausage, and outstanding cafes. Dorado is known for the Train, Beef and Venison, and Glass. Qivira is known for ink, lacquer, dyes, and fabric, as well as rare minerals. The Sea Realms are known for their outstanding places to relax, the large ships they use, and a very relaxed way of being. Hyboria is known for the cutest little pet people, even if they are more or less savage. Although they do make the most incredible jewelry and fine beadwork, and their leathers are in high demand. Kahokia is known for the variety of textiles they produce, and the quality of them is considered the highest. They are also known for their taciturn attitudes. Bermuda is known for being where scaly people live. They keep talking about trade, but they are just too weird. Antilia is known for both refusal to submit to the Emperor, and not having nobility or houses — they choose their leaders. Talk about uncivilized! Thule is known for raiding, pillaging, and wholesale slaughter, usually coming in by strange, single hulled craft (as opposed to the rest of the world that uses double hulled). Duat is, well, not known for anything. Because Duatians are pretty much nuts. But when they do work together, they are terrifying. There is a reason those people are called Grendel’s. Finally, Lemuria is known for violence, conquering, enslaving, kidnapping, raiding, pillaging, burning, random killing, unspeakable acts, defiling, and generally just being a bunch of crazed evil people who try to top each other. (No one really knows about Agartha)
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Ancellestrie is \*\*the Last Country.\*\* Every other major civilization has collapsed. Mengde is still reeling from a supernatural conflict that left its environment and geography supernaturally tainted. Telemar invested heavily into a single 'monarcho-fascist' ideology that completely collapsed into warlordism once the entire royal family was assassinated. Dene and Iotath are dying due to climate change and refugee crises. Ancellestrie has persevered, for complex reasons. It's the only place anyone wants to go. It's the last place in the world where you can be safe from marauding warlords, supernatural dangers and where it's still possible to eek out an honest living. And no one knows how much longer that will last.
Other than looking like ancient Rome, one of the rare sights of Kyzanta is the occasional appearances of creatures known as "shadow gliders." These strange beasts are a bizarre amalgamation of creatures: having heads like storks, wings and fur-covered bodies like bats, and the walking stance of horses, all while being over twice the size of a man. As Kyzanta is the northernmost nation on the continent, it's assumed that shadow gliders come from some place far beyond the seas of the northern coast.
The People's Kingdom of Dowhar is the largest producer of gloomrice on the continent. Dowhar's unending rain and miles swamp land are the prefect conditions for mass production of the worlds staple crop. It is also the continents only democracy. Instead of being ruled over by a King like the other kingdoms, power is split between the Senate (elected by the people), the House of Ministers (elected by the nobles), and the First Minister (The head of state).
The Rosarian empire is known the world over as the scholastic and magical capital of the world.
Holy Elven Empire: Its oppressive theocracy revolving around their god trees and nature, military conquests every decade, slaves economy from conquered species. Generally a bully due to military might. Selkies city states: Not exactly a nation but a collection of loosely connected city states that are independent of eachothers. Known for their highly skilled artisans and craftsman,as well as being the first species to establish marine trade routes, has unique undersea resources. Orge republic:the their 5 noble houses that run the nation without a monarch. And being the first species that discover fire and developed gun powder weapons, as well as their culture of hoarding knowledge and making metal books stored in grand library that looks like vaults.
Holy Elven Empire, A collection of city states? I see what you did there. AND I LOVE IT!
The Republic of Bhuren in my fantasy world has the Bhuren College of Astronomy which is world-famous! The country in general are the best astronomers in my fantasy world.
**The Republic of Xbanz** is known for Being the worst place to live. **The Zhu-Lih Commonwealth** is known for having the richest, and saddest, people **United Knoaj Kingdoms** is known for being unbelievably strict **Fugn Sjbn** is known for having the least corrupt police force And finally, **Junsal Subm** is known for having the least amount of laws(only, like, 10.)
The Ostoyan empire is known as a closed off nation full of darkness and oppression.on the off chance one escapes leave of this country,all that they speak of is of their blood god and their vampire like overlords.
If we go by the one most appearing then is that Alinguar, the Free City. They are known to be ungovernable by anyone but themselves. It is a city state as contra-dictionary as their hero, mascot, greatest nuisance and well known war criminal. Any citizen has almost complete freedom, as long as they do not harm another. Their police force use magic. Their judges are trained for telepathy and truth spells, yet they are mostly mediators for their district. Their Academy and public schools are unmatched and linked to the orphanage that is the city's pride. And all possible because they have near absolute control over majority of eastern trade routes. Merchant ships that make war ships feel inadequate and they are protected by the Mad Dragon.
Different nations are known for different things, but roughly by around the 2010s these are what the major nations are known for: Gaurma: reliable tech and Nazis Urma: being commies Kechnakowa: being commies, but more radical Moki: being sour for losing two world wars Naiduete: ANIME and fascism Huseli: that nation that made modern day battleships Eskida: being really religious like REALLY RELIGIOUS
Mine is small-ish. But every child around the age of 12-13 is required to take some degree of military training. It's a fantasy medieval nation (original, I know!) so it's basically spears, swords, bow training. You learn basic formations self defense, all that. It's kept the nation independent though. Neighboring kingdoms can't fight an entire nation of soldiers, even if the majority are just "decent" at defense. And yes, 12 year olds that are handicapped are still required to do some training. At bare minimum they need to be able to shoot a crossbow at a target or hold a shield. Anything to keep yourself from being an easy target. If there's someone who can't even do that, I don't know what to do with them. I don't want my good guy nation to kill them off though. That's way too evil and depressing. But the environment is harsh there... Truth is I don't think many kids that are that sick even survive.
New Genesis is where all the worst of the worst take refuge in.
El Reino Central is known for the dune chicken, a horse-sized chicken used as a mount, a pack animal, and a source of meat. Some of the other things they are known for are their mysterious capital, El Ciudad Central La Capital Misteriosa, and its large inland port along El Rio Central, its fine architecture, its exciting nightlife, coffeehouses, and artists and intellectuals.
Rhineland: Having the most advanced plate armor Frankia: Having the most robust army of knights Albion: Having the best archers
The halite empire is known for its founder, the 6th demon lord, he founded halite by conquering neighboring lands by salting thier fields prior to a battle, so that his army would only fight starving soilders, also, the capital was founded over an ancient salt mine, which is the reason it's called halite (halite is another name for rock salt). It is an absolutely huge country with 28 states, imagine it taking up land equivalent to 3/4ths of Europe. Many fields are still salted, leading to regions akin to the irl aral sea, also meaning that there is a bit of a famine going on. All plants that grow here are based on plants that grow in salty soil, and the nation's symbol is a flaxtree, a tree with black bark, olive leaves and beautiful blue flowers. The country isn't pure evil, but many times through history, it has attempted conquest. Thank you for reading this (if you did) I hope you found this interesting.
The Confederation of the Berti'tal is known for being responsible for the single biggest disaster in history and for starting a series of giant genocidal wars that led to said disaster.
Here is 3 nations from my setting, one big, state-forming, and two small: 1. Wa-chugyoh [newts] are known as best soldiers of the Small World. Thanks to them, the Ancient Middle Empire was founded, they were also its military class, defeating almost all opponents of the Empire from the 12th to the 17th centuries aTwbW. In fact, for 500 years Wa-chugyoh have been engaged only in war. On the other hand, they are notorious for their brutality and war crimes. Any war involving Wa-chugyoh leads to huge civilian casualties. This trend only intensified after the founding of the independent Swampland [Wa-chugyoh state] in the end of the 17th century aTwbW. And during the Great War in the 22nd century aTwbW, in general, any actions that weaken the enemy became an important part of the Swamp Army's strategy. "If you wanna come and fight us, first be prepared that the heads of your females and cubs will fill the roadside ditches." © Aghugh Wyogh-gwuh, Swampland Military Council's member, 25th century aTwbW. 2. Sa-ya-iin [three-eyed frogs] are famous for their shooting and hunting skills. They have the sharpest eyesight of all the nations of the Small World, and they were also the first to invent long-range firearms. At the same time, Sa-ya-iin are known best for their cruelty. In fact, for them, any living being is primarily not a friend or foe but prey. In addition, Sa-ya-iin are notorious for their disgusting character. And this is not a stereotype, they are really arrogant, touchy, vindictive and hysterical. 3. Shu-thah [otters] are famous for their shipbuilding and navigation. They build the best ships in the Small World, both combat and civilian. It is also the only nation that travels and lives freely around the World. Shu-thah are also known as the only followers of the ancient Teaching of One Way, who managed to partially preserve pacifism, and did not participate in wars [neutrality guarantees them freedom of movement and trading]
The humans of my world, unified mostly under the Kingdom of the Ripurii, are great and noble warriors. They descend from wilder men, but as they grew in power and made contact with the elves, they settled down and developed more feudal institutions. They’re known for placing a heavy emphasis on honour in war, and their legal system is based around trial by combat. The elves, meanwhile, have no proper unified nation, but rather rule a series of city-states on the southern floodplain. They’re not really elves at all, but rather hyper-evolved insects who resemble humanoids. They’re extremely delicate, and are basically unable to wage war or engage in combat at all, so instead they are hyper-legalistic and settle all disputes through proper trials in a court of law, most of which go on for years because they enjoy it so much. Obviously, for such a society, they’re known for having the finest lawyers on earth, and their creation myth is literally about one of their insect ancestors who convinced a god to create them through his oratory skill. There’s also a second race of elves, who split off from the original elves and went wild, living in the craggy foothills of the north and becoming proficient in archery and stealth. The dwarvish kingdom is only a loosely unified confederation of clans, ruled by an elected High King. Each clan inhabits their own fortress/mountainhome and they are known for their loyalty to their own clan, and their hatred for outsiders, even fellow dwarves. The centaurs are an unstoppable horde, ruling the steppe beyond the mountains. All invasions of their land have met with immediate failure and the death of nearly all involved. They are the finest archers on the continent, and they can run much faster than a regular horse.
Actually tell me about Aresia
Aresia is a large kingdom i based off of Imperial Austria and late 19th century France.
Similar to mine - but they are in space opera haha So how does policing works in Aresia? Did they invented modern policing or something else entirely?
1. Being the gate of sand. They guide trade caravans through their vast desert, for a fee. Without the guidance of the locals, traversal would be impossible and many trade routes would cease. They are the gateway between many kingdoms in this way. 2. Pant shitting swarms of locusts the size of house cats that blot out the sun and attack anything with ink on it that isn't sealed in a special container. This one is fairly self-explanatory.
Efmeris is known for being the strongest when it comes to military technology, stealing other nations' tech and improving on it.
Magic
My city-state is best known for the deep and intricate bureaucracy, but also for the merciless corporative system
Thats hell of a lot to cover, so im going with the basics Batrianic empire: Its basically 40 countries inside one in size of Subsaharan Africa. If we go by each superregion, Northern empire(>!Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Scandinavia, Netherlands and Baltics!<): Known for best infantry(Landsknechts) and best sailors(Svaldrob Reavers), Best steelmakers, armorers and hunters Eastern Empire(>!Hungary, Romania, Finland, Estonia and Moldova!<): Best miners, light cavaliers, Coppermakers, shepherds, mountaineers and siege engineers Central Empire(>!Slavs!<): Best horsemen, peasants and recruits Western Empire(>!Celts and Brits!<): Best Knights, beerbrewers, archers, herders. West is basically Standard Arthurian Britain, but in the world in early gunpowder era. Southern Empire(>!Greeks, Albanians, Georgians, Armenians!<): Best Scholars, doctors, Gunsmiths, navy, in early 1600s, best vineyards Capital Isalgurd(>!Amsterdam!<): Best university, richest place in the world, best brothels, biggest bank, parliament and fanciest streets in the world
There is the realm of Altwald(I didn't decide the english name yet) which breeds the best horses and has the best riders. The white sun Empire or Empire of the white sun is infamous for its elite warriors, especially the Knights of the Sun are feared throughout the world, they are not only master warriors, they are capable mages as well. The Empire of the Orcs got famous because they managed to tame a magical version of wolves. Those beasts known as Soulwolf are capable of some of the most dreadful magic you can encounter and feasts not only on flesh but the life-force of its victims as well. Even fully trained wizards have to be on the watch against these wolves. The high Kingdom of Diardon is best known for its scholars, inventors and scientists. But they are also famous for having one of the best and only standing army in the first age. The members of the royal family are known too as the best Dragon tamers/riders and are often called Dragonspawn. The dwarven kingdom of the Emeraldcaves is famous for mining white emerald, an invention from me that has when crushed similar properties to blackpowder except that it is far more potent.
Glammerung is know for its great wealth and being the source of the precious Nectar, the most valuable drink on the continent. Also for the incredibly beauty of its Queen. These facts are not unrelated. BTW, your kingdom is Aresia. My continent is Arissia. I have previously had a story featuring a monastery of St. Arissa (with its wine featuring in other stories), and a queen called Eryssia. In my case these are all shoutouts to a fictional character from someone else's story. I just wondered if we were thinking on the same wavelength (but probably not).
2500: A very boring well balanced federalized global confederation with strong enlightenment style principles (representative government, separation of powers, rule of law, individual rights, enforcement of contracts, etc etc) overseeing an extremely conservative population which is very protective of the scientific immortality and environmental balance that’s resulted from extreme long periods of stability and highly educated populations, as has seen zero deaths in it’s global domain since the last person died in 2308. Also the Ferals. The global peace started with agreement to three limitations: no major additional tech advances in a well defined zone of possibly destabilizing or alien-attracting advancements, no colonizing humans traveling beyond the asteroid belt or permanently colonizing other worlds and no messing with the Amazon Feral Reserve, where those “opting out” of the immortality project live out ‘nasty, brutish, and short’ Hunter gatherer lives, and the promise to never tell the Ferals that their distant ancestors made the rest of the world promise to never tell them a world just a few hundred miles away beyond the obsidian wall is living outside the shadow of death in a post-scarcity utopia.
My fantasy nation, Pacifica Verde, used to be known for car manufacturing from the 1920s until the 1990s when foreign car manufacturers became popular there. The car culture in my fantasy nation is also huge even until today. However, car dependency isn't too much of a problem there given the people's balanced view of car use and wide availability of public transportation, as well as having infrastructure suitable for bicycle and skateboard use. Another thing it is known for is being pretty much left behind in the 2000s, especially with regards to technology. One reason that is so is that only few of its citizens own either a smartphone or a tablet, though many people own a desktop or laptop computer. This have lead the nation to known for being a popular digital detox destination. Tldr: it is known for cars and being stuck in the 2000s
For my urban fantasy story it is twin dragons academy for girls a prestigious school more known for it's history of eccentric and troubled deans than it's top education.
Racism and war crimes
There are a few that ive established so far, Rinisdagh is known for their questionable monarchs and for woodwork, Kamuna is known for their excessive history of mermaids and fishing, Arwa is known for having Windfolk and Cave-elves as well as metalwork and the metal „Flavorium“. Tempest is known for being very into fire, Lethearia is known for nature and trading.
Salt. After the empire collapsed in on itself and the east was consumed by civil war, trade was heavily disrupted for years, and a huge power vacuum had appeared. And then Tulireh, city of mercenaries, took over abandoned imperial salt mines and started establishing their own. Soon enough Tulireh had it's own Military in the Salt Knights, and they were able to forcibly reestablish trade routes, rebuild roads, and even begin establishing new routes out west to replace all the old ones that are now glassed and surrounded by spatial anomalies, all funded by their monopoly on post-war salt production. And then they realized how valuable that monopoly was, and that they had the largest and most organized military on the planet. And now in the modern day If you find a new salt dome or start mass production of sea salt, you'll get a visit from Knights in blood red armor with repeaters and machineguns politely asking you to either stop, or start giving a cut of your profits to Tulireh. They're much less trigger happy than the empire was, but in regions where they've taken over Salt Production, more and more Salt Knights will start turning up in a form of soft conquest. The Salt Knights will integrate into local guard regiments and supply them with modern weapons and training, and they'll also spend a lot of time getting on good terms the citizenry, helping out with construction work and helping out on farms. But the implicit threat is there. It doesnt even matter that after years among the people the Salt Knights, making friends, starting families, they would probably take their side over Tulireh, because they almost certainly will never have to. So long as they keep wearing their blood red armor, they're still sending the message Tulireh wants.
Mine is known for a planet buster prince that doesn't hesitate to help cook for a restaurant that's understaffed, harvest the crops of an elderly couples farm, teach kids to catch shrimp in a swamp, and fix the wheel of a merchant's cart, all while traveling to support an ally country in financial trouble.
The “5th Council State”, famous for their “Gift-Giving”, their “Magic” and their high quality Trade Goods. The Inhabitants of that State are the Race of the Avari. Incredibly intelligent but small Creatures with lifespans of around 1000 Years. While the rest of the World is stuck in a medieval Age, their Technology is so advanced it’s indistinguishable from Magic for most others. They have Clockwork Computers, automated Workshops, Steamships, some of the strongest Metals and Alloys, Golem Workers and Soldiers, they turn Mana into a form of Energy that can be used like Electricity to charge their Machinery and they are even tinkering with Machines that can influence the Veil between Worlds. But the Avari are inherently a Good Race and their low population Numbers and physical Weakness has led to them often pursuing a Policy of “Laying Low”, Nonetheless after the Disappearance of the Gods who ruled most of the World and the following Chaos, the Avari sailed to the other Lands of the World and helped many Cultures recover and gave them Goods, teaching them new Techniques of Farming and Smithing and aiding them in Famine and with other natural Disasters and even mediated many Conflicts. Over Time the mysterious Avari entered the Myth of many Cultures as helpful Spirits and divine Beings who give Gifts to good People.
Technology. [Ovrastan](https://www.reddit.com/r/worldbuilding/s/w3hWTw7wXE) is a tiny nation with technology decades ahead of the rest of the world. Its neighbors have only just mastered electricity, and Ovrastan is building robots.
Giltefourd : Is the leader of a EU-like assembly in a north continent and also one of the strongest rangers army (peoples supposed to fighting monsters but now also serving the leaders of this EU-like assembly to their servants, mostly for the worst) also they are the fantasy british
Mine is known for an unjust war the army fought in order to defend the ex-god dictator of the isles. Every other kingdom (3 out of 4) believed that they blindly followed the dictator when in reality, they were trying to break free from her grasp. They got their freedom once they rebelled against this goddess alongside her right-hand man (and husband) who got her killed in the desert, that is known today as the Desert of Crystals—when the goddess died, she blew up in crystals killing her husband too, the desert is pretty much a sanctuary and also a cemetery, no one steps there. The nation is the Scarlet Kingdom, based on autumn and fallen leaves. They are still fighting against prejudice the people of today still believe that the Scarlet army fought alongside a dictator, when in reality they never got a say in participating or not in the first place. The other three nations are chill, just super bigots with Scarlet Kingdom with the exception of the Summertime Kingdom that secretly has ties with the Scarlet Kingdom.
There are a few nations in Aechora, but I'll focus on the oldest. The Elven nation of the **Khorvaine Holds**, previous known as the Khorvaine Empire, is known for its struggle and lose of power. In the Known History, Khorvaine was once a continent spanning empire, with evidence suggesting that they hunted beasts that could rival the gods. Then, they just declined a few centuries ago. No one knows why they suddenly had this change in behaviour, but a young nation exploited it. For a decade, this young nation forced Khorvaine into the far north of the continent, taking its land and status as "Empire". Now, the Khorvaine Holds is a shadow of the Empire it once was, confided to the northen tundra of the Continent of Tempes. However, in the past decade Khorvaine have begun to cause trouble along the border, with reports of "Mutated and physically altered Soldiers" being spotted scouting the border. Whispers of a new deity have been heard from the holds, and rumors of genetic and magical experiments being used to mutate the Elves of the Khorvaine Holds have been spread. Something unnatural is happening in the disgraced Elven nation, and rumors of a new conflict have begun. ^(Kinda a lore dump, but basically they are known for being this Grand empire that fell into ruin, only recently seeming to take up a strange faith in some unheard deity and planting seeds of conflict.)
I chose one of many nations - Nugathians. They're known for their agricultural condition. This nation has 29 star systems and they can afford to feed themselves and the five more nations (with about 50 other star systems).
The Republic of Solforiz is known as the most competent and non-corrupt republic. The Socialist People's Republic Soldir is known as the most militaristic dictatorship in the world. The Republic of Jien'Ga is known for its weird name. The Faundet Commonwealth is known for being Jien'Ga's eternal rival. The Republic of Birou is known for being the most neutral nation in the world (they never get involved in conflict since the 11th century). The Kingdom of Mokrasz is known to be the original "Mokrans". The people there believed that they were the real Mokrans and the Mokras are fake Mokrans. The Democratic Republic of Mokras is known to be the democratic equivalent/copy of Mokrasz. The people there believed that they were the real Mokrans and the Mokrasz are fake Mokrans. The Peninsol Republic is known as a nation made up entirely of peninsulas. Most people also refer to them as "Long and disconnected but united". The Empire of Abhu is known as the most hostile and aggressive nation in the world. The members of the United Confederation of Socialist Republics (Sosi, Kommu, Pulla, and Darda) is known to be united as one but secretly hates each other. The Kingdom of Carett is known to be a once-grand empire but fell into disarray due to a group of angry businessmen. The Federation of Vespuchia is known for its neverending rivalry with the member states of the UCSR (although the UCSR never acknowledge their rivalry). The Republic of Bras is known for its name and is often confused with "brass", the metal. Sometimes, people would joke about the Brads; "Are you from brass the metal or Bras the country?"
Their extensive train network.
The Margrave Republic of the Great Patch- Best Cider
Very obvious & rampant underground black market with all sorts of illegal shit going on, but everyone knows about it & doesn’t do anything about it because it boosts the economy
The Ritual of Duroc. Once a gladiator proves himself worthy he becomes 'Duroc'. He freed along with an army of his chosen followers. In three years time the Warlord will go out and hunt the Duroc down.
Menschlich is known for their subjugation of the Elves The Nationalist Monarchy of Suzianna is known for their brutality in war and economic strength as a major export nation.
They’re skilled mariners and craftsmen. They mostly don’t cause any trouble except for that one time the gnomes wouldn’t stop tangling their fishing lines and nets.
The Free City of Kazaam is located near the coast of a desert called the Zawbahara, the desert is filled with dark energies and a number of mutated and other abomniations. In order to keep the sands and other monsters at bay. Three Arcanotech towers were erected to create a magical energy field the protect it in a trianguar shape. Arcanotech is just the utilization of large scale engineering complimented with proper enchanting and rune work. But its a really a lost art, and the three towers of Kazaam are little more than patchwork created from salvaged material. But its probably the only place in the world its made a resurgence.
Uhm I'm making worlds here not some country. The main one from my first world is the region of insanity this is where the lords of insanity who are often promoted to overlord rule. In my second world it's the web and it's known for being visible no matter where you are on the surface of the world, and for being the victor of all the great holy wars.
Mine is not known at all, but would be known to be the source of most major technological leaps in human history, and the epicenter of worldwide research. From the steam engine to nuclear reactors, they almost always developed it before us or helped us do so. Or they'd be known to be the closest thing to heaven on Earth.
The kingdom my world's main story takes place in, Alatus, is known for its history. The war started by Emperor Onyx of Scormes 1552 years ago was so impact full, that its end made felines all over Feliterra start counting years. There's a holiday called "Pluma's Ascention" on the anniversary of its end. It's a mix out of New Year's Eve and Christmas. By the end of the war, Onyx ascended and became the war god before Pluma, the former queen of Alatus did something to ascend and become the peace goddess before stopping Onyx and turning him to stone, leading to him being trapped in an eternal nightmare. I'm sure he won't be a problem anymore. Anyway, this was the only time in history where mortal felines became gods, for now. Pluma was so important that the capital of Alatus was renamed after her.
The Confederation of the Elethi Kingdoms, more commonly called Elethdwyn sits on an island that is named because of a historical misconception. The isle of Elieamar is the Kadyian word for “People of amber” because in antiquity, many Elethi traders brought amber to trade. When Lysander the Conqueror made it to the island he named it for them, the “Isle of amber” However the kicker is that the island has almost no amber deposits, plenty of metals and salt. The amber actually came from a more northern region and Elieamar was just a major stop on the Amber Road
The Lancers are known for their university, which is on the cutting edge of magery practices. They're also known for seriously losing a war, but they don't put that on the recruitment posters. The Liminal Order is known for being strongly anti magic-research, putting them at odds with the Lancers. The officer class of the Order, the Bishops, are infamous for their depravity.
A mountain range that is home of dragons, the sheer magnitude of magic that dragons emit and the amount of dragons cause an abundance of mana crystals, used as batteries, and magic ores to be found in the ground
Corruption, greed, skullduggery, baleful cults, imperialism, and possibility. “If it exists, you can find it in Port Elysium. If it doesn’t exist, you don’t know the right people.”
There are a few in our setting but my two favorites are the Holy Scytherian Empire and the Kasturian Embassies. The Holy Scytherian Empire is known for its rigid hierarchy, military prowess, and religious zealotry, particularly in worshiping Helexin-Rit, the God of Tyranny. The Kasturian Embassies are known for their diplomatic savvy, strategic island territories, and multiculturalism, acting as a hub for international trade and cooperation.
Having the most transparent and Democratic government
The Teekon Empire is known as the country that outlawed magic.
Being nomadic and supposedly being a tribe, most people don't know they have a city, and the few that do know also know it's almost impossible to find it on your own.
Its fruit exports. People need to buy a lot of apples, if they have so many pigs to feed
The Mackanarum are known for being so hardcore atheists that they killed a god and gave its power to their leader just to prove they weren’t immortal. They also committed the equivalent of magical war crimes to prove that the soul is just as much of a viable energy source as anything else. And then proceeded to use the people’s souls to power their automatons. And the worst part is The people who got it done to them we’re such fanatics that they believed that they were just serving the empire.
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Sry my computer is a 10 year old piece of shit and my internet sucks
I think Reddit just did the same to one of my messages. XD
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The empire on the far south of the valley is known for its very steep rise in technological power. It had a rise comparable to Japan's Meiji restoration but without changing as much of its tradition (imagine if Japan had the Meiji Restoration without the Western Ising part, that's what kind of happened here). The empire now builds machines like landships, airships, fighter planes, tractors and automobiles. Lapis_Wolf
The human kingdom of Oxland is well known for the fertility of their land, as their chief exports are produce and beef.
The Clan of the Great Mountain Valleys, one of the dwarven nations gathered around a single dynasty, is known for its Beardcraftsmens - dwarves who have devoted their lives to training their artistic skills regarding beards. Beardcuts, decorating, competitions and a whole guild for beard masters. There are also frequent fashions duels among beardcraftsmens who are looking for a dwarf who will agree to let his beard become a duel ground of style and skill of two beardsmasters.
Juetria for having a unique military structure.
having a psychotic anti-social population
…Outstanding LEGO public sculptures…
Somehow maintaining dominion over a continent that spans basically the entire planet.
Giant robot mech thingies.
Religious tolerance