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mayapuppies
Jan 4th, '06, 02:25 PM
Hello folks,

I'm currently generating the 10,000 year history of my game world and I have an Empire that rises fairly early on and lasts for +/- 2600 years.

The species is based on the Catavalans of Terran Empire fame (4 Arms, averaging 7' tall, nearly hairless, 200 year lifespans...in case you're not familiar) but the culture is significantly different. The Empire is Chaotic Evil (for ease of reference) and is a brutal dictatorship. The culture has an African flavor to it, with Persian naming conventions (The originating tribe was called the Uvina).

With the exception of a few hiccups (mostly internal feuds/rivalry's) the Empire rules completely unopposed, crushing anything resembling resistance from the scattered and "primitive" tribes that existed around it.

I plan on using this Empire as the basis for a lot of the "Boogey-man" stories that are prevelant during the players time (about 7000 years after the fall of the Empire).

So I was wondering if any of you learned and creative folks would be able to lend me a hand in naming this rather nasty customer?

Curufea
Jan 4th, '06, 03:01 PM
The Ghost Empire (from Perdido Street Station)
Nakhshidan (Ancient Persian for choping the neck)

mayapuppies
Jan 4th, '06, 03:13 PM
Nakhshidan (Persian for choping)
Neat! It has a great ring to it as well. I'm always afraid of going into the corny with these "DarkEmpireODoom" names.:ugly:

Nakhshidan Empire is quite nice.:D

Curufea
Jan 4th, '06, 03:16 PM
I've been trying to find the source for that word.
I looked it up several months ago to name a sword for a character of mine, but have been unable to find the online dictionary I used since..

austenandrews
Jan 4th, '06, 03:48 PM
A chaotic empire that lasts 2600 years?

mayapuppies
Jan 4th, '06, 03:49 PM
Yeah, various rulers, powerful, brutal militaries and mind controlling magics. I haven't worked out the details, but I'm thinking an uber-dark mage type of thing.

Lethosos
Jan 5th, '06, 12:51 PM
Or some sort of near-immortal behind the scenes. Who knows?

mayapuppies
Jan 5th, '06, 12:54 PM
Yeah, it's going to be interesting. At the end of the First Age it is by far the largest "kingdom". I am definitely going to spend some serious time in the development of it.