Post by Queen Amedessa of Conté on May 8, 2007 16:46:20 GMT -5
In this thread you will find information about the different places in the Tortall Universe, what cultures they're loosely based off of, their relationship with Tortall, etc. Eventually I will have a map up here. I'm a teenge loathe to do that until school gets out. I will also be doing a map of just Tortall as soon as I find the time/motivation.
*Yahang is non-canon. Map is hand-drawn specifically for this game... please refer to actual TP material for canon information.
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Tortall[/u]
Government: Monarchy
Ruling Family: Conté
Ruler: Queen Amedessa Elestra
Capital: Corus
Bordered By: Scanra, Galla, Maren, Tusaine and Tyra
Allies: Yamani Isles, Galla, and Maren
Enemies: Scanra and Tusaine
Neutralities: Sarain, Tyra and Copper Isles
RL Counterpart: British Isles
Carthak[/u]
Government: Empire
Ruling Family: Iliniat
Ruler: Emperor Jizhar Oakèd Iliniat
Capital: Carthak {City}
Bordered By: Maren
Allies: Tyra, Copper Isles
Enemies: Tortall, Yamani Isles
Neutralities: Sarain, Maren, Scanra, Tusaine
RL Counterpart: North Africa; Egyptian, Phœnician, Roman, Carthaginian, etc.
Region Counterparts: Banjiku = Sub-Saharan Africa, Kastam = India
Scanra[/u]
Government: Oligarchy
Ruling Family: None
Ruler: None
Capital: Regional, depending on faction
Bordered By: Tortall, Galla
Allies: None
Enemies: Tortall, Yamani Isles, Copper Isles, Galla
Neutralities: Tusaine, Maren, Sarain, Carthak
RL Counterpart: Scandinavia, Latvian, German
Tusaine[/u]
Government: Collapsed Monarchy, New Republic
Ruling Family:
Ruler: Overthrown
Capital: ?
Bordered By: Tortall, Galla, Sarain, Maren, Tyra
Allies: Sarain
Enemies: Tortall and Tyra
Neutralities: Maren, Galla, Scanra, Carthak, Yamani Isles, Copper Isles
RL Counterpart: France
Galla[/u]
Government: Monarchy
Ruling Family: Sanna
Ruler: King Severin det Sanna, Crown Prince Rhys
Capital: Cria
Bordered By: Scanra, Tusaine, Sarain, Tortall
Allies: Tortall, Sarain
Enemies: Scanra
Neutralities: Tusaine, Carthak, Maren, Yamani Isles, Copper Isles, Tyra
RL Counterpart: Scandinavian, French, Latvian
Copper Isles[/u]
Government: Monarchy
Ruling Family: Balitang
Ruler: King Ramigur Balitang
Capital: Rajumat
Allies: Carthak
Enemies: Scanra, Yamani Isles, Tyra
Neutralities: Tortall, Galla, Tusaine, Maren, Sarain
RL Counterpart: Indonesia
Yamani Isles[/u]
Government: Empire {Monarchy}
Ruling Family: Inuwa
Ruler: Emperor Genji noh Inuwa
Capital: Yamakyo
Allies: Tortall
Enemies: Scanra, Copper Isles, Carthak, Tyra
Neutralities: Tusaine, Galla, Maren, Sarain
RL Counterpart: Japan
Maren[/u]
Government: Monarchy
Ruling Family: Tavan
Ruler: King Ulric Alecsov il Tavan
Capital: Nanet
Allies:
Enemies:
Neutralities:
RL Counterpart: Iberian, Baltic/Slavic
Sarain[/u]
Government: Empire
Ruling Family:
Ruler: Emperor
Capital:
Allies:
Enemies:
Neutralities:
RL Counterpart: Russian
Tyra[/u]
Government: Confederation
Ruling Family: None
Ruler: None, decisions are made by state-appointed delegates
Capital: Pellona, with smaller regional capitals
Allies: Carthak, Sarain
Enemies: Tusaine, Copper Isles, Yamani Isles
Neutralities: Maren, Tortall, Scanra, Galla
RL Counterpart: Italy, Mediterranean
In this game the Roof of the World will be viewed as fictional, a sort of "Atlantis" if you will. It is rumoured that all the Immortals departed for the Roof of the World and that it "disappeared" from existence. Another plausible reason for its "disappearance" is that it was swallowed up by the Sarain Empire.