Post by Admin on Feb 8, 2017 4:33:26 GMT
Tartary
Gummint: Kha-Khanate (Empire)
Mythos: Mongolian
Leader: Tozluk Timur
CAPITAL: Alma Alta (Pop.: 25K)
Other Cities (and pop.):
Agsu: 10K
Kashgar: 15K
Keriya: 10K
Khoten: 15K
Kuchi: 10K
Urumuchi: 40K
Yarkand: 10K
Zaysan: 15K
Loc.: Azir
Language: Mongolian dialect
Pop.: 2,000,000
Flag/Emblem:
Flag: Golden tiger-horse,
on a green field.*
Emblem: Horse tail.
Coinage: G: yezluk; S: okon; C: muret.
Companions: Khan ov the Uighurs, tarkhans, shamans, officals, etc.
Friends: Samarkand.
Foes: Bactrokush, Khitai, Mongolia, Turkistan.
Open Warfare/Skirmishing: Some skirmishing on Bactrokush &&
Turkic borders. Fear ov Mongol attack growing.
Intrigues: Talk ov making peace w/ the Khitais && joining w/ Ch'in
in a full-scale invasion ov Mongolia. Certainly many lesser plots && plans.
Artifacts/Relics: The Tartars have only Timur's Iron Chests in their
major category, but it is thought that they possess a fair quantity ov
weapons && other sorts ov magickal devices ov minor power.
Alignment: Neutral <paramanders>
Thumbnail Sketches: The Tartar tribes inhabit a land ov mountains,
plateaus, grasslands, && deserts which reach from Khitai &&
Mongolia to the E && N, to Bactrokush, Samarkand, &&
Turkistan && the shores ov Lake Balkhash in the W. Tibet &&
Kashmir to the S across the Himalayas. Their territory abuts
the Pamirs where the nomadic tribes ov eastern Bactrokush clash
w/ the Tartars.
The wilderness ov this realm is filled w/ animals. Here
are bear, tiger, wolf, deer, antelope, boar, wild camel, ass,
&& sheep. Small game abounds, && much ov it is fur-bearing--
beaver, sable, lynx, marmot, fox, ermine, etc. There are mountain
valleys where the land is fertile, && in the western portion ov the N
there is much agricultural land.
In +addition+ to Tartars, there are Kirghiz, Turkic, Mongolian, &&
Khitaian tribes found in the realm. Some 25% ov the volk
are settled into cities, towns, && villages. The balance are true
nomad, moving w/ their wagons && herds.
Some agriculture is pursued by the settled peoples, && from this comes wheat,
barley,
oats,
&& rye.
Gardens produce many sorts ov veggies,
melons, etc.
Fruit trees ov the usual sort are quite productive as
well. Mulberries (for silk), tobacco, && cotton are raised. However,
the main activity && wealth ov this realm is in animals.
There are great herds ov horses, sheep, yaks, && some fewer ov
camels.
There are also mining ops in Tartary, && from these come
gold, lead, copper, sulphur, silver, salt, && a little iron && nephrite
jade. Tartary contributes carpets, silk, leather && leather goods,
cotton, felt, metals, furs && drugs && medicines to the caravan
TRADE.
* The resemblance ov this device to the ki-lin is only superficial
(head, whiskers), but the supposed powers ov the creature are thought
to be like the ki-lin's.
Gummint: Kha-Khanate (Empire)
Mythos: Mongolian
Leader: Tozluk Timur
CAPITAL: Alma Alta (Pop.: 25K)
Other Cities (and pop.):
Agsu: 10K
Kashgar: 15K
Keriya: 10K
Khoten: 15K
Kuchi: 10K
Urumuchi: 40K
Yarkand: 10K
Zaysan: 15K
Loc.: Azir
Language: Mongolian dialect
Pop.: 2,000,000
Flag/Emblem:
Flag: Golden tiger-horse,
on a green field.*
Emblem: Horse tail.
Coinage: G: yezluk; S: okon; C: muret.
Companions: Khan ov the Uighurs, tarkhans, shamans, officals, etc.
Friends: Samarkand.
Foes: Bactrokush, Khitai, Mongolia, Turkistan.
Open Warfare/Skirmishing: Some skirmishing on Bactrokush &&
Turkic borders. Fear ov Mongol attack growing.
Intrigues: Talk ov making peace w/ the Khitais && joining w/ Ch'in
in a full-scale invasion ov Mongolia. Certainly many lesser plots && plans.
Artifacts/Relics: The Tartars have only Timur's Iron Chests in their
major category, but it is thought that they possess a fair quantity ov
weapons && other sorts ov magickal devices ov minor power.
Alignment: Neutral <paramanders>
Thumbnail Sketches: The Tartar tribes inhabit a land ov mountains,
plateaus, grasslands, && deserts which reach from Khitai &&
Mongolia to the E && N, to Bactrokush, Samarkand, &&
Turkistan && the shores ov Lake Balkhash in the W. Tibet &&
Kashmir to the S across the Himalayas. Their territory abuts
the Pamirs where the nomadic tribes ov eastern Bactrokush clash
w/ the Tartars.
The wilderness ov this realm is filled w/ animals. Here
are bear, tiger, wolf, deer, antelope, boar, wild camel, ass,
&& sheep. Small game abounds, && much ov it is fur-bearing--
beaver, sable, lynx, marmot, fox, ermine, etc. There are mountain
valleys where the land is fertile, && in the western portion ov the N
there is much agricultural land.
In +addition+ to Tartars, there are Kirghiz, Turkic, Mongolian, &&
Khitaian tribes found in the realm. Some 25% ov the volk
are settled into cities, towns, && villages. The balance are true
nomad, moving w/ their wagons && herds.
Some agriculture is pursued by the settled peoples, && from this comes wheat,
barley,
oats,
&& rye.
Gardens produce many sorts ov veggies,
melons, etc.
Fruit trees ov the usual sort are quite productive as
well. Mulberries (for silk), tobacco, && cotton are raised. However,
the main activity && wealth ov this realm is in animals.
There are great herds ov horses, sheep, yaks, && some fewer ov
camels.
There are also mining ops in Tartary, && from these come
gold, lead, copper, sulphur, silver, salt, && a little iron && nephrite
jade. Tartary contributes carpets, silk, leather && leather goods,
cotton, felt, metals, furs && drugs && medicines to the caravan
TRADE.
* The resemblance ov this device to the ki-lin is only superficial
(head, whiskers), but the supposed powers ov the creature are thought
to be like the ki-lin's.