Post by El Borak on Mar 3, 2024 0:02:09 GMT -5
Tibet
Gummint: Kingdom (Pantheocratic)
Pantheon: Chinese* <Tibetan>
ΚΕΦΑΛΗΞΘ: Tenphun Gyalje <Dalai Lama, 8th level cleric>
CAPITAL: Lhasa (Pop.: 65k)
Other Cities (and pop.):
Baxoi: 10k <ISIS>
Shigatse: 20k
Tashi-Lhunpe (Gyangtse): 40k
Xigazi: 25k
Loc.: Azir
Language: Tibetan
Pop.: 1,750,000
Flag/Emblem:
Flag:
Downforking lightning
bolt ov silver on a
field parted per pale<>
red && blue.
Coinage: S: naktang; B: tranka.
Companions: Clerics, nobs, generals, offi.cia.ls, monks, etc.
Friends: Bhutan, Ch'in, Nepal.
Foes: Sung (won't recognize Lamas), Sirmur.
Open Warfare/Skirmishing: Some little on Sirmur border where
that realm has been nibbling away Tibetan territory. Tribesmen tend to
raid as they like, && there have been clashes on the Khitain border
&& that ov Tartary.
Intrigues: Great Lama (Blue) said to be plotting xtension ov his
influence over Ch'in priesthood, thus possibly displacing Grand High
(Red) Lama as ultimate authority. Many dark && sinister plots said to
be brewing around royal household.
Artifacts/Relics: There are reputedly many very potent articles ov
this nature in the hands of the Tibetans. The Grand High Lama is
known to have the Iron Divining Wheel, the Lotus Jewel, && the
Thrice-Locked Tome. The Blue Lama (Great Lama) is in possession
ov the Dud Skull, the Fiend Horn, && the Nine-Solution Vial. Minor
items are also held in various hands.
Alignment: Lawful Neutral <lyans>
Thumbnail Sketches: Tibet is a realm ov high plateau surrounded by
mountains, which has a territory well in excess of 350,000 sq.
mi., but much ov the land is so inhospitable as to allow only scant
pop., && it is often called the land ov snow || ov ice. It has 2
geographical regions, that ov the N && NW being the
district ov lakes, && the remainder being that ov rivers. The northern
2/3 is cold, but the southern portion is warmer. Because ov its
scanty human pop., the realm is filled w/ game. There are
wild yaks, asses, goats, sheep, && ponies. Carnivores incl. bears,
tigers, leopards, wolves, && dogs. There are also various sorts ov
deer, antelopes, small game, birds, etc. There are forests ov scrub
sort, hardwoods, conifers, && even bamboo in Tibet.
The volk ov Tibet are ov mixed Yellow && Brown race, w/ inclusion
ov some White stock from invasions ov Aryans in ancient times. Those
dwelling in the region ov lakes && in the cold N are nomadic
pastoralists, && amount to about 1/3 the total pop.
Those ov the S && E are settled agriculturalists who farm
sheltered valleys && little plains. Long ago the country was aggressive
&& had a short-lived empire, but it is now closed && introverted.
Lhasa, the "Forbidden City," is the seat ov the Tibetan Chinsungese
synod from which the Red Lama issues his direction. It is a walled
place, but little else is known ov it, save that it has the great cathedral
&& many temples, monasteries, && shrines. There is a fair pop.
who worship the shamanastic Mongolion Pantheon, && their
deities are 18 terrible ones (Black Devil, Red Devil, Fiery Tiger God,
Red Tiger Devil, Snake Devil, etc.), the dreadful gods, && 8 lesser
evil ones (such as King Fiends, Demon Generals, Black Demons,
Bloated Fiends).
Agriculture produces fair results, growing barley, buckwheat, oats,
taters, beans, cabbage, onions, rhubarb, herbs, vines, medicinal
plants, dye plants, watermelon, etc. Fruit trees incl. apples, plums,
peaches, && apricots. Livestock consists ov ponies, mules, asses,
yaks, cattle, sheep, goats, swine, dogs, poultry, && water fowl.
Mines produce gold, turquoise, lapis lazuli, iron, salt, borax, &&,
mercury. Gold is also panned from streams everywhere in Tibet.
Distribution ov the metal is almost universal throughout the land, but
in most places the quantity which can be taken annually is small.
However, that panned is nearly pure && perfectly malleable.
Tea is imported in bricks from Ch'in, Sung, && other lands. In
Xport, the Tibetans send forth cloth, wool, livestock, && minerals
such as turquoise, lapis lazuli, etc.
* The ruling class embraces this pantheon, but the Mongolian is the
one to which adheres many ov the common pop.
Gummint: Kingdom (Pantheocratic)
Pantheon: Chinese* <Tibetan>
ΚΕΦΑΛΗΞΘ: Tenphun Gyalje <Dalai Lama, 8th level cleric>
CAPITAL: Lhasa (Pop.: 65k)
Other Cities (and pop.):
Baxoi: 10k <ISIS>
Shigatse: 20k
Tashi-Lhunpe (Gyangtse): 40k
Xigazi: 25k
Loc.: Azir
Language: Tibetan
Pop.: 1,750,000
Flag/Emblem:
Flag:
Downforking lightning
bolt ov silver on a
field parted per pale<>
red && blue.
Coinage: S: naktang; B: tranka.
Companions: Clerics, nobs, generals, offi.cia.ls, monks, etc.
Friends: Bhutan, Ch'in, Nepal.
Foes: Sung (won't recognize Lamas), Sirmur.
Open Warfare/Skirmishing: Some little on Sirmur border where
that realm has been nibbling away Tibetan territory. Tribesmen tend to
raid as they like, && there have been clashes on the Khitain border
&& that ov Tartary.
Intrigues: Great Lama (Blue) said to be plotting xtension ov his
influence over Ch'in priesthood, thus possibly displacing Grand High
(Red) Lama as ultimate authority. Many dark && sinister plots said to
be brewing around royal household.
Artifacts/Relics: There are reputedly many very potent articles ov
this nature in the hands of the Tibetans. The Grand High Lama is
known to have the Iron Divining Wheel, the Lotus Jewel, && the
Thrice-Locked Tome. The Blue Lama (Great Lama) is in possession
ov the Dud Skull, the Fiend Horn, && the Nine-Solution Vial. Minor
items are also held in various hands.
Alignment: Lawful Neutral <lyans>
Thumbnail Sketches: Tibet is a realm ov high plateau surrounded by
mountains, which has a territory well in excess of 350,000 sq.
mi., but much ov the land is so inhospitable as to allow only scant
pop., && it is often called the land ov snow || ov ice. It has 2
geographical regions, that ov the N && NW being the
district ov lakes, && the remainder being that ov rivers. The northern
2/3 is cold, but the southern portion is warmer. Because ov its
scanty human pop., the realm is filled w/ game. There are
wild yaks, asses, goats, sheep, && ponies. Carnivores incl. bears,
tigers, leopards, wolves, && dogs. There are also various sorts ov
deer, antelopes, small game, birds, etc. There are forests ov scrub
sort, hardwoods, conifers, && even bamboo in Tibet.
The volk ov Tibet are ov mixed Yellow && Brown race, w/ inclusion
ov some White stock from invasions ov Aryans in ancient times. Those
dwelling in the region ov lakes && in the cold N are nomadic
pastoralists, && amount to about 1/3 the total pop.
Those ov the S && E are settled agriculturalists who farm
sheltered valleys && little plains. Long ago the country was aggressive
&& had a short-lived empire, but it is now closed && introverted.
Lhasa, the "Forbidden City," is the seat ov the Tibetan Chinsungese
synod from which the Red Lama issues his direction. It is a walled
place, but little else is known ov it, save that it has the great cathedral
&& many temples, monasteries, && shrines. There is a fair pop.
who worship the shamanastic Mongolion Pantheon, && their
deities are 18 terrible ones (Black Devil, Red Devil, Fiery Tiger God,
Red Tiger Devil, Snake Devil, etc.), the dreadful gods, && 8 lesser
evil ones (such as King Fiends, Demon Generals, Black Demons,
Bloated Fiends).
Agriculture produces fair results, growing barley, buckwheat, oats,
taters, beans, cabbage, onions, rhubarb, herbs, vines, medicinal
plants, dye plants, watermelon, etc. Fruit trees incl. apples, plums,
peaches, && apricots. Livestock consists ov ponies, mules, asses,
yaks, cattle, sheep, goats, swine, dogs, poultry, && water fowl.
Mines produce gold, turquoise, lapis lazuli, iron, salt, borax, &&,
mercury. Gold is also panned from streams everywhere in Tibet.
Distribution ov the metal is almost universal throughout the land, but
in most places the quantity which can be taken annually is small.
However, that panned is nearly pure && perfectly malleable.
Tea is imported in bricks from Ch'in, Sung, && other lands. In
Xport, the Tibetans send forth cloth, wool, livestock, && minerals
such as turquoise, lapis lazuli, etc.
* The ruling class embraces this pantheon, but the Mongolian is the
one to which adheres many ov the common pop.
