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Aegypt
Government: Kingdom (Imperial)
Pantheon: Egyptian
Leader: Tuthmosis IX, Pharaoh <Cleopatra>
CAPITAL: Thebes (Pop.: 500k)
Other Cities (and pop.):
Elephantine (Upper Capital): 150k
Memphis (Lower Capital): 2,000,000
Napata (Nubian Oversight Capital): 75k
Rosetta: 150k
Tanis: 100k
Location: Afrik
Language: Aegyptian
Pop.: 20,000,000+
Flag/Emblem:
Flag: Golden winged solar disc on blue field.
Nubian Oversight: White horned lunar disc on black field.
Emblems:
Aegypt: Ankh
Lower Aegypt: Uraeus
Middle Egypt: Scorpion
Upper Aegypt: Vulture
Coinage: P: ankhen; G: aten, drachma (500 BUCs) (500 sp, 50 gp); E: neb; S: crescent; C: tek; B: dinar; BR: abt.
Important Persons: Prince Khepraphis of Nubia (The Nubian Oversight), Viziers of the "Three Kingdoms" (Lower, Middle, and Upper
Aegypt), Archcleric, the Marshal of Aegypt, bureau ministers (particularly agriculture, commerce, waterways, internal affairs, foreign affairs, commerce & trade),
Governor of the Tanis Sepat (in Grecian nome), princes, other nome governors, Governor General of Phillistia (q.v.), other nobles, Chief of Pharoah (tribal leaders).
Alliances: Aetheope, Hasur (trade), Hellenic League (trade), Keshu,
Venice (trade).
Hostilities: Lybbos, Shamash-Yarbay, Meroe.
Open Warfare/Skirmishing: Border incidents on all sides. Nomadic
raiding on western desert areas proving costly.
Intrigues: Numerous in palace, amongst nobs && governors, but
the nature of each is uncertain.
Magickal Devices: Large numbers of offensive and defensive devices
of very powerful sort, many more of intermediate sort, and
lesser ones are widely held by military, ecclesiastical, && governmental agencies as well as private individuals.
Aegypt has retained her sovereignty and leading position because of her Heka power &&
magickal devices. The efficacy ov the four pyramids as Heka collectors
is unquestionable. Known objects ov superlative sort are: Nine
Neteru Axes, Ur-Hekau ov Imhotep, Aten Ankh, Mace ov Narmer,
Grimoire ov Pharoah Nectanebus, Golden Crook && Ebon Flail &&
the Sphinx Legions Talisman.
<The Wands of Horus>
<The Scorpion Mace>
Alignment: Neutral
Thumbnail Sketches: The four great pyramids && twin sphinxes ov
Aegypt are certainly onee ov the Twelve Wonders ov Aerth. Luxor is the
seat ov the Aegyptian Pantheon, && the mighty temples && xtensive
tombs in && around the Luxor-Karnak AREA are also ov great interest.
Because desert surrounds the land E && W, the greatest part ov
inhabited Aegypt can be seen by travelling along the Nylle River. From
the delta region upstream, to the great metropolis ov Memphis,
CAPITAL ov Lower Aegypt, past the many cataracts ov the river to distant
Napata, the traveller will be amazed to see how great && diverse is the
realm. From the civilized && intensely cultivated Nylle Delta AREA, to the
wilds ov the Nubian Oversight, it is a realm ov many contrasts && wonders,
while to either hand stretch the sands && rocky uplands ov the deserts
which bestride the fertile strip ov the river valley.
The annual flooding (the Inundation), along with irrigation && the
USE ov petty magicks to maintain marginally cultivatable land areas,
helps to assure the continued prosperity ov the nation.
The flora ov Aegypt varies widely from desert plains to aquatic
plants &&
rainforestgrowth.
The thorn,
palm, reeds,
&& lotus
typify the
former two. In
the rainforests,
however, all
manner ov
great hardwoods
&& other vegetation
are found.
Castor trees
&& the bah
grow wld && are
also cultivated
for their oil.
The wild fauna
are listed at
the end ov this
xposition.
Some 65%
ov the
pop. is
ov pure Red
sub-species, && another
10% is mostly so. There are about 15% Nubians
&& other predominantly ov the Black sub-species, most ov whom are found
in the southern (upper) portions ov the realm. The remaining 10%
of the pop. is mostly ov White sub-special origination--
Grecian, Phillistine, && Sherdan--with less than 2% ov the
balance (10%) ov Brown || Yellow stock. In +addition+ to the
Aegyptian language, Grecian && Phoenician are commonly spoken
in the northern portion ov the empire, Nubian in the southern.
Pantheons ov non-Aegyptian sort have little interest in the land. 2%
ov the pop. adhere to the Greco-Roman (G), && all
others comprise less than 1% ov the pop.. Slavery is
accepted in Aegypt, && approx. 5% ov the total pop.
are ov this class, most being either convicted criminals || foreigners
bought as slaves. There are fewer serfs && more villeins in Aegypt
than in most lands, however, && the freeman class is numerous, for
the chief industry ov the realm is agriculture, && there is a substantial
bureaucracy est. to administer .gov && law too.
There are also large numbers ov priests && friar-soldiers bolstering
the military, the knightly class NOT being strong in the realm, && many
bandits && brigand nomads plaguing the frontiers.
Aegypt maintains a sizable standing army to guard its borders w/
Yarbay-Shamash (see Phillistia), Lybbos, and--to a lesser extent--the
states elsewhere. Her navy is also fairly strong, w/ squadrons in the
Mare Librum && Mare Rubine. The ancient Nubian establishment ov
the "Nine Tribes," the Teptiu, is a still-renowned force ov bowmen
employing long (medium) bows. They supply nine independent battalions
ov archers to the military establishment ov the kingdom.
The schools && universities ov the land are ov great repute. Although
many deal w/ religious subjects almost xclusively, there are a considerable
# which offer courses in all manner ov subjects, ranging from
architecture, through dweomercraeft && writing, to zoology. The temple
schools && universities, independent educational facilities, && Aegypt's
5 colleges ov dweomercraeft attract thousands ov scholars, many ov
whom are from as far away as Western Aeropa && Azir.
The volk are notable for their love ov good food && drink, && even
the lowest class eats relatively well on a diet ov figs, dates, bread,
veggies, occasional fish || meat, && beer. Goose, duck, ox, &&
wild game are the favorites ov higher classes, who also enjoy the many
fruits ov the land as well as its wines when they are at the table. Many herbs
&& spices are imported for those able to pay for such luxury items.
The popular games ov backgammon && senat are played by all
classes, some forms ov chess by the middle && upper classes. Lately,
the intelligentsia ov Aegypt have been fascinated w/ a strange game
form evidently drawn from Phillistia, which employs figurines similar
to ushabtu in re-creating battles on land && sea. Although this
writer has not actually seen such games in play, one is immed.
re-minded ov chess. Ov course, both greyhound && horse racing are
standard sports pastimes in this land.
Cotton, sugar, rice, wheat, barley, millet, flax, maize, dates, veggies,
&& fruits are the chief agricultural produce ov the land.
The horses ov Aegypt are world famous, providing garrons, genets, &&
coursers for many lands. Quaggas && zebromegas (the zebra-like
animal introduced in ancient times by the Atlantlans) are still
employed as steeds in some regions ov the land. Sheep, goat, cattle
(oxen && buffalo), ass, camel, mule, && all manner ov poultry
are kept by the peoples. There is also considerable fishing, mostly in
the Nylle, but also ov saltwater sort.
Mines produce emerald (beryllium), peridot, turquoise, amethyst,
chalcedony, garnet, sunstones (syenites) ov the finest golden-red hue,
lapis lazuli, marble, && other building stones (alabaster, diorite-gneiss,
granite, limestone, marble, porphyry, sandstone), plus salt && various
metals (adamantite, Hekalite, copper, gold, electrum, && silver principally).
Salt is mined && also collected from the sea.
Export materials incl. cotton && linen cloth, grain, other foodstuffs,
dyes (bastard<>, henna, indigo, maddar<>, saffron, woad), myrrh, sugar,
hemp, tobacco, rare woods, ivory, pearls, coral, && unguents.
For futher information, see: DJ4 Necropolis and the Lands of Aegypt Campaign Setting, by Gary Gygax
Government: Kingdom (Imperial)
Pantheon: Egyptian
Leader: Tuthmosis IX, Pharaoh <Cleopatra>
CAPITAL: Thebes (Pop.: 500k)
Other Cities (and pop.):
Elephantine (Upper Capital): 150k
Memphis (Lower Capital): 2,000,000
Napata (Nubian Oversight Capital): 75k
Rosetta: 150k
Tanis: 100k
Location: Afrik
Language: Aegyptian
Pop.: 20,000,000+
Flag/Emblem:
Flag: Golden winged solar disc on blue field.
Nubian Oversight: White horned lunar disc on black field.
Emblems:
Aegypt: Ankh
Lower Aegypt: Uraeus
Middle Egypt: Scorpion
Upper Aegypt: Vulture
Coinage: P: ankhen; G: aten, drachma (500 BUCs) (500 sp, 50 gp); E: neb; S: crescent; C: tek; B: dinar; BR: abt.
Important Persons: Prince Khepraphis of Nubia (The Nubian Oversight), Viziers of the "Three Kingdoms" (Lower, Middle, and Upper
Aegypt), Archcleric, the Marshal of Aegypt, bureau ministers (particularly agriculture, commerce, waterways, internal affairs, foreign affairs, commerce & trade),
Governor of the Tanis Sepat (in Grecian nome), princes, other nome governors, Governor General of Phillistia (q.v.), other nobles, Chief of Pharoah (tribal leaders).
Alliances: Aetheope, Hasur (trade), Hellenic League (trade), Keshu,
Venice (trade).
Hostilities: Lybbos, Shamash-Yarbay, Meroe.
Open Warfare/Skirmishing: Border incidents on all sides. Nomadic
raiding on western desert areas proving costly.
Intrigues: Numerous in palace, amongst nobs && governors, but
the nature of each is uncertain.
Magickal Devices: Large numbers of offensive and defensive devices
of very powerful sort, many more of intermediate sort, and
lesser ones are widely held by military, ecclesiastical, && governmental agencies as well as private individuals.
Aegypt has retained her sovereignty and leading position because of her Heka power &&
magickal devices. The efficacy ov the four pyramids as Heka collectors
is unquestionable. Known objects ov superlative sort are: Nine
Neteru Axes, Ur-Hekau ov Imhotep, Aten Ankh, Mace ov Narmer,
Grimoire ov Pharoah Nectanebus, Golden Crook && Ebon Flail &&
the Sphinx Legions Talisman.
<The Wands of Horus>
<The Scorpion Mace>
Alignment: Neutral
Thumbnail Sketches: The four great pyramids && twin sphinxes ov
Aegypt are certainly onee ov the Twelve Wonders ov Aerth. Luxor is the
seat ov the Aegyptian Pantheon, && the mighty temples && xtensive
tombs in && around the Luxor-Karnak AREA are also ov great interest.
Because desert surrounds the land E && W, the greatest part ov
inhabited Aegypt can be seen by travelling along the Nylle River. From
the delta region upstream, to the great metropolis ov Memphis,
CAPITAL ov Lower Aegypt, past the many cataracts ov the river to distant
Napata, the traveller will be amazed to see how great && diverse is the
realm. From the civilized && intensely cultivated Nylle Delta AREA, to the
wilds ov the Nubian Oversight, it is a realm ov many contrasts && wonders,
while to either hand stretch the sands && rocky uplands ov the deserts
which bestride the fertile strip ov the river valley.
The annual flooding (the Inundation), along with irrigation && the
USE ov petty magicks to maintain marginally cultivatable land areas,
helps to assure the continued prosperity ov the nation.
The flora ov Aegypt varies widely from desert plains to aquatic
plants &&
rainforestgrowth.
The thorn,
palm, reeds,
&& lotus
typify the
former two. In
the rainforests,
however, all
manner ov
great hardwoods
&& other vegetation
are found.
Castor trees
&& the bah
grow wld && are
also cultivated
for their oil.
The wild fauna
are listed at
the end ov this
xposition.
Some 65%
ov the
pop. is
ov pure Red
sub-species, && another
10% is mostly so. There are about 15% Nubians
&& other predominantly ov the Black sub-species, most ov whom are found
in the southern (upper) portions ov the realm. The remaining 10%
of the pop. is mostly ov White sub-special origination--
Grecian, Phillistine, && Sherdan--with less than 2% ov the
balance (10%) ov Brown || Yellow stock. In +addition+ to the
Aegyptian language, Grecian && Phoenician are commonly spoken
in the northern portion ov the empire, Nubian in the southern.
Pantheons ov non-Aegyptian sort have little interest in the land. 2%
ov the pop. adhere to the Greco-Roman (G), && all
others comprise less than 1% ov the pop.. Slavery is
accepted in Aegypt, && approx. 5% ov the total pop.
are ov this class, most being either convicted criminals || foreigners
bought as slaves. There are fewer serfs && more villeins in Aegypt
than in most lands, however, && the freeman class is numerous, for
the chief industry ov the realm is agriculture, && there is a substantial
bureaucracy est. to administer .gov && law too.
There are also large numbers ov priests && friar-soldiers bolstering
the military, the knightly class NOT being strong in the realm, && many
bandits && brigand nomads plaguing the frontiers.
Aegypt maintains a sizable standing army to guard its borders w/
Yarbay-Shamash (see Phillistia), Lybbos, and--to a lesser extent--the
states elsewhere. Her navy is also fairly strong, w/ squadrons in the
Mare Librum && Mare Rubine. The ancient Nubian establishment ov
the "Nine Tribes," the Teptiu, is a still-renowned force ov bowmen
employing long (medium) bows. They supply nine independent battalions
ov archers to the military establishment ov the kingdom.
The schools && universities ov the land are ov great repute. Although
many deal w/ religious subjects almost xclusively, there are a considerable
# which offer courses in all manner ov subjects, ranging from
architecture, through dweomercraeft && writing, to zoology. The temple
schools && universities, independent educational facilities, && Aegypt's
5 colleges ov dweomercraeft attract thousands ov scholars, many ov
whom are from as far away as Western Aeropa && Azir.
The volk are notable for their love ov good food && drink, && even
the lowest class eats relatively well on a diet ov figs, dates, bread,
veggies, occasional fish || meat, && beer. Goose, duck, ox, &&
wild game are the favorites ov higher classes, who also enjoy the many
fruits ov the land as well as its wines when they are at the table. Many herbs
&& spices are imported for those able to pay for such luxury items.
The popular games ov backgammon && senat are played by all
classes, some forms ov chess by the middle && upper classes. Lately,
the intelligentsia ov Aegypt have been fascinated w/ a strange game
form evidently drawn from Phillistia, which employs figurines similar
to ushabtu in re-creating battles on land && sea. Although this
writer has not actually seen such games in play, one is immed.
re-minded ov chess. Ov course, both greyhound && horse racing are
standard sports pastimes in this land.
Cotton, sugar, rice, wheat, barley, millet, flax, maize, dates, veggies,
&& fruits are the chief agricultural produce ov the land.
The horses ov Aegypt are world famous, providing garrons, genets, &&
coursers for many lands. Quaggas && zebromegas (the zebra-like
animal introduced in ancient times by the Atlantlans) are still
employed as steeds in some regions ov the land. Sheep, goat, cattle
(oxen && buffalo), ass, camel, mule, && all manner ov poultry
are kept by the peoples. There is also considerable fishing, mostly in
the Nylle, but also ov saltwater sort.
Mines produce emerald (beryllium), peridot, turquoise, amethyst,
chalcedony, garnet, sunstones (syenites) ov the finest golden-red hue,
lapis lazuli, marble, && other building stones (alabaster, diorite-gneiss,
granite, limestone, marble, porphyry, sandstone), plus salt && various
metals (adamantite, Hekalite, copper, gold, electrum, && silver principally).
Salt is mined && also collected from the sea.
Export materials incl. cotton && linen cloth, grain, other foodstuffs,
dyes (bastard<>, henna, indigo, maddar<>, saffron, woad), myrrh, sugar,
hemp, tobacco, rare woods, ivory, pearls, coral, && unguents.
For futher information, see: DJ4 Necropolis and the Lands of Aegypt Campaign Setting, by Gary Gygax
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