What we know
-Guild-Japanese, Russian, Romanian influences
-Always at war with the Arashi League
-Swan, gold and white
So we have an eclectic mix of cultures, Japanese with eastern European. I would hazard a guess that they come from a larger entity, and their part is, as the name implies, for trading. This is supported by the indication that there is a LOT of land to the south of the Guild, as well as account for the diversity of their cultural makeup.
This brings me to another tangential thought, where would each nation like to expand to? Here are my guesses
Arashi-east and south
Yesha-West (journey to the west, lol)
Anglea- lol nope
Fjordlands- into the Burren
Chaladon-out to sea
Mercantile- the entity that it is a part of is going south, west and east, the guild is supposed to push north.
Why or how they started to war with the Arashi is anyone’s guess right now, but I’m of the belief that they are both expansionists. The Arashi want more fertile ground, the Mercantiles want more ground, period.
For their ships, I would probably guess it would tend towards the Japanese (Island nation, navy, etc...) , while their buildings would look more industrial revolution European (They look better, IMO. Also, there’s the Asian influence in the Empire, don’t want to get the Japanese and the Chinese mixed up.)
Exports....Wood and Spirits...anyone else want to hazard a guess?
Political structure-part of a larger entity, and expedition force, appropriate, assimilate or exterminate whoever they come across.
-Arashi- always at war with them, but they really like what they can produce, maybe tobacco? Though Arashi goods are illegal, they fetch a very high price all over guild lands, and are the premiere black market currency.
-Yesha- Good relationship. Assimilation goes both ways, and they don’t mind the business that they can produce
-Chaladon-Good trading partners, would love to get their hands on the technology, but also don’t quite know their agenda, makes them less likely to use force on them soon. Also, Chaladon has the best sea navy, the guild doesn’t want to mess with that
-Anglea-Love to get their hands on their tech too, but their isolationist tendencies make communication difficult. I would, however, believe that they have a good embassy in Kinforth. Probably the only foreign embassy in Anglea.
-Fjordlands- I don’t really have a good idea about what the Baronies’ agenda is. I’d say relationships are fair.
City names, used Google translate to see what I could come up with.
Starrostrog- old rigorous
Cetatea Mica- small city
I can’t seem to get a fix on some of the other names. Google translate is having a tough time, and the map I have has a resolution that’s too small to read the writing.
Lets hear what you have to say!
