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A corner of her mouth rose in a smirk which outlined a perfect dimple in her smooth cheek. "You bring up a good point, Master Orion. You are not what anyone would expect to be in my company. In that case I simply must insist that you join me!" Maho grabbed another piece of meat in her chopsticks...

She was pleased that he knew the Eastern language, it showed a respect that few exhibited otherwise. She couldn't even fault him for his accent. But the reason she spoke in his tongue was because the majority of the people around them wouldn't understand their conversation. At his approach she...

The man in black would approach the lord's guards and be made to wait while more "important" guests were given priority. Nobles and dignitaries presenting their sons to Maho like whores on the market block, pretty boys dolled up almost as much as she was. A few oozed with arrogant self...

After a while Maho was beginning to enjoy herself a little bit. She hadn't had much time to rest but that was hardly anything new, her moments of sleep rarely passed peacefully and she was never allowed to take medication to force her to sleep because reliance on such narcotics would be frowned...

It had been months since Maho had been able to visit her home all the way in the Imperial City of the 'eastern continent'... (Ugh! The terminology of the westerners in Arethil had rubbed off on her!)... But no matter, she was home at last, though naturally it wasn't the restful experience she...

She lay awake on her sleeping mat for a long time. Sleep was always a torment for her, visions of the past haunted her dreams, lives that weren't her own were being played out in her mind with ominous warnings. The whispers of her ancestors ran through her bloodline, the source of her magic and...

He guests weren't as sociable as she might have liked, but she didn't force them, simply attributing their introverted behavior to cultural differences and isolationist habits. It would indeed be difficult to mingle with people who spoke another language and said things you didn't understand...

The carriage stopped and the footman opened the door. He was still wounded but doing much better. He stepped outside and held the door open as Maho stepped down from the carriage. She looked at the captain of the guard as he road up beside them. She spoke to him in the common tongue, "Captain...

Already ensconced in her carriage she took her seat once more. The footman seated in the corner of the seat across from her as he tended his own wound, making room for Mila Litwin to sit as well. Once all the passengers were inside and the guards in position the carriage began moving again...

*Hard (Thumbs Up) or Soft (Bless Panda) Magic system? *In a harder magic system what is possible and impossible is more clearly defined whereas in a soft magic system this will be … well, soft, and so hard magic resembles a toolbox and soft magic is more like the miracles and wondrous workings...

Is this a good Idea? Thumbs Up or Angry Face. "Slavic/Steppe culture lore, a bunch of disconnected nomads that do their own thing, get in tribal conflicts with one another, and overall is just this massive disunified entity of a bunch of warriors and whatever else that's more prone to infighting...

Male (Thumbs Up) or Female (Bless Panda) Dominated Culture(s), *Nonpartisan (Love Eyes), or **Provincially Determined (Popcorn Panda)? (*Equal Opportunity) (**Some factions/cultures do, some don't)

Is this a good idea? Thumbs Up or Angry Face. "One of the nations should subscribe under something of a central and provincial governing system. Many predominate ancient Asian states have had central governance (Emperors, etc) broken down to local provinces that govern smaller regions. I think...

Okay, saving the results for the question "What should be the main political structure of the overall continent factions? " Seven votes in favor of "Provincially controlled culture(s)?" Three votes in favor of "Separate/Tribal Culture(s)?" However, as I just discovered... Once people vote on...

Nidraak Szesh Sung Chei Huang Tien Nina Sannoru Yamanaka Tsuru I don't know which one's of you have voted yet, but incase you weren't notified, the poll is now up, if you guys want to submit your input you're more than welcome! I want as many opinions counted as possible before we move...