Hi everyone,

This is an interesting experiment I would like to try. Below is a fairly lengthy quiz determining what you believe your nation's RP and philosophy to be. There are no right or wrong answers, because it is a survey of what you think your organization's beliefs should be. It might not necessarily be the same as what the leadership believes or has believed, so don't be afraid to say something that goes against popular opinion. You can answer as briefly as you like, and if you think there are questions missing you can add those onto the end so that the next person can answer those too if they like.

There are two reasons I'd like to conduct this quiz, first to get an idea of to what degree the players choose to act consistent with the old nations from the histories, and second to illustrate how well-defined each nation's identity might be. If there are wildly different responses from players of a single nation, we will be able to identify a problem. A tiny additional motivation is that I'm simply curious to read other player interpretations of Lusternia's background.

This should be answered using your character's beliefs as much as possible, though some OOC objectivity might be necessary in explaining where they come from. Imagine you are explaining what your vision of the nation would be, if you could set the RP tone.

I hope you enjoy answering it, and that we get enough responses to make comparison useful! Here we go.

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1. What is your main character's nation?

2. What is your nation's fundamental purpose? Use no more than one sentence.

3. What is your nation's definition of the Taint?

4. Will your nation tolerate the existence of Taint?

5. What is your nation's definition of the Light?

6. Will your nation tolerate the existence of the Light?

7. What is your nation's definition of the Wyrd?

8. Will your nation tolerate the existence of the Wyrd?

9. What is your nation's definition of Nature?

10. Will your nation tolerate the existence of Nature?

11. Will your nation tolerate the existence of the undead?

12. Which nation has given yours the most reason to oppose them? Why? (Briefly)

13. Is there any nation with which you have little to no disagreement? If so, which?

14. Are there any races which receive special treatment in your nation? Which and why? (Briefly)

15. Does your nation believe individual freedom is more important than collective responsibility and duty?

16. Does your nation believe that its people or its physical and planar areas have more influence on its culture?

17. Does your nation believe that their Guides (Cosmic/Elemental Lords and Great Spirits) are infallible?

18. Does your nation believe that their Guides should override their mortal leadership?

19. Does your nation seek expansion and conquest? (Not counting swaying villages)

20. Finally, list three to five core beliefs unique to your nation alone that do not reference individual entities. (Not "we follow White Hart" for instance).


(To make it easier, if you quote this post you should be able to get all the questions with formatting, to avoid redoing all the tags yourself. Then just remove the intro and the quote tags. )

My answers are below (shifted because Anaria is mean!):

1. What is your main character's nation?
Serenwilde

2. What is your nation's fundamental purpose? Use no more than one sentence.
Preserving the natural order, healing the natural world where it has been destroyed or sickened.

3. What is your nation's definition of the Taint?
A corruption of the physical and spiritual, performed by Kethuru and his agents.

4. Will your nation tolerate the existence of Taint?
No, though it is not the highest priority right now.

5. What is your nation's definition of the Light?
A dangerous and self-centred philosophy that is propagated by cosmic beings with little care for the well-being of the physical and ethereal worlds.

6. Will your nation tolerate the existence of the Light?
It is not desirable in any large population, but again is not the highest priority right now.

7. What is your nation's definition of the Wyrd?
It is the forced alteration and often corruption of the physical and spiritual, a derivative of the Taint created by two Goddesses and which is particularly focused upon twisting the natural world.

8. Will your nation tolerate the existence of the Wyrd?
No.

9. What is your nation's definition of Nature?
That which exists in both the physical and ethereal planes, and has not been removed from the natural cycles of the world by external or corruptive forces.

10. Will your nation tolerate the existence of Nature?
Well, considering without it there would be no life, yes.

11. Will your nation tolerate the existence of the undead?
No. Undeath is a manipulation of the natural to remove living things from the natural cycles.

12. Which nation has given yours the most reason to oppose them? Why? (Briefly)
Glomdoring. They represent the perversion and rape of Serenwilde's most sacred and revered concepts - both the fae and the forest itself. They are also responsible for constantly defiling the memory of Gloriana with awful imitation of its past existence and inhabitants.

13. Is there any nation with which you have little to no disagreement? If so, which?
Celest. It is responsible for the Taint, but more and more our problem with the Taint is evaporating, and thus so too does our problem with them.

14. Are there any races which receive special treatment in your nation? Which and why? (Briefly)
Yes, Faelings, Viscanti and Elfen. Elfen are treated as forestkin and the saviours of Nature. Faelings are often revered because they are children of the blessed fae. Viscanti are shunned and often loathed, being carriers of Taint.

15. Does your nation believe individual freedom is more important than collective responsibility and duty?
No. Individual freedom is not a major part of Serenwilde's culture.

16. Does your nation believe that its people or its physical and planar areas have more influence on its culture?
Its physical and planar areas. Serenwilde is Serenwilde because of the White Hart and Mother Moon, which are tied to the physical location of the forest.

17. Does your nation believe that their Guides (Cosmic/Elemental Lords and Great Spirits) are infallible?
Yes.

18. Does your nation believe that their Guides should override their mortal leadership?
Yes.

19. Does your nation seek expansion and conquest? (Not counting swaying villages)
Not in the sense of expanding Serenwilde. It does seek to heal places touched by barrenness or corruption, however.

20. Finally, list three to five core beliefs unique to your nation alone that do not reference individual entities. (Not "we follow White Hart" for instance).
* The ancient ways are to be respected and followed - tradition is sacred.
* Mysticism and secrecy are necessary for true worship, for Serenwilde's ways are beyond the grasp of the common folk.
* Nature is inviolate, and should never be manipulated or altered against the natural order.
* Memory is our most valuable treasure, as we must always learn from the past.
* A balance between cyclical renewal and the preservation of the old must be maintained.


That was actually more thought-provoking to do than I thought.

One thing I didn't mention but should... please don't respond to this topic with criticisms or objections to what other people write. You can ask for clarification I guess, but I would like to ask that arguments or insults be aggressively moderated.

1. What is your main character's nation?
Serenwilde!

2. What is your nation's fundamental purpose? Use no more than one sentence.
Defend the forest until it's "hibernation" ends, then help it "sprout" beyond the basin and fill the world with life

3. What is your nation's definition of the Taint?
Anything touched by the souless... Not exactly sure really. Never heard much about it.

4. Will your nation tolerate the existence of Taint?
Yes, but hesitantly. It's bite is gone and it's only touching an ever so small part of the basin

5. What is your nation's definition of the Light?
Egocentric "make me feel good while letting me commit horrible acts" thing/excuse to be a bastard

6. Will your nation tolerate the existence of the Light?
No

7. What is your nation's definition of the Wyrd?
Tainted stuff from Glomdoring ]

8. Will your nation tolerate the existence of the Wyrd?
Perhaps, but most likely not

9. What is your nation's definition of Nature?
All that is natural. Comes from an Elder God.

10. Will your nation tolerate the forced alteration or taming of Nature?
If it was for the greater good, yes. As in prematurally cutting down trees to use lumber for the commune

11. Will your nation tolerate the existence of the undead?
No

12. Which nation has given yours the most reason to oppose them? Why? (Briefly)
Glomdoring. They enslave fae

13. Is there any nation with which you have little to no disagreement? If so, which?
Magnagora, the taint is harmless now, and they are worthy allies

14. Are there any races which receive special treatment in your nation? Which and why? (Briefly)
None to my knowledge

15. Does your nation believe individual freedom is more important than collective responsibility and duty?
no

16. Does your nation believe that its people or its physical and planar areas have more influence on its culture?
Planar and physical areas. We are a forest, then a commune

17. Does your nation believe that their Guides (Cosmic/Elemental Lords and Great Spirits) are infallible?
Don't think so

18. Does your nation believe that their Guides should override their mortal leadership?
No

19. Does your nation seek expansion and conquest? (Not counting swaying villages)
Yes

20. Finally, list three to five core beliefs unique to your nation alone that do not reference individual entities. (Not "we follow White Hart" for instance).
- To heal the land outside the basin
- To stop the spread of greedy cities
- To stop the Wyrd from enslaving nature
- To defend the Seren forest at all costs, even our mortal lives
- To up hold the sacred leaves!



EDIT My answers are different then the other two

This looks promising, I hope in the end you compile the results.
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1. What is your main character's nation?
Glomdoring
2. What is your nation's fundamental purpose? Use no more than one sentence.
Worship of the Great spirits and the spread of the Wyrd.
3. What is your nation's definition of the Taint?
There are two types of taint, Modern Taint and Ancient taint. Modern Taint is the residue footprint of Kethuru's touch.
4. Will your nation tolerate the existence of Taint?
Yes
5. What is your nation's definition of the Light?
The Philosophy that worships the Cosmic beings of Celestia
6. Will your nation tolerate the existence of the Light?
Yes
7. What is your nation's definition of the Wyrd?
The great power that is able to reverse the will of the fates. The only proven method to remove Taint. The Power of Glomdoring.
8. Will your nation tolerate the existence of the Wyrd?
Yes
9. What is your nation's definition of Nature?
That which has a Spirit. (i.e. what is defined by the Nature spirits)
10. Will your nation tolerate the the existence of Nature?
Yes
11. Will your nation tolerate the existence of the undead?
Yes
12. Which nation has given yours the most reason to oppose them? Why? (Briefly)
Serenwilde, because they attacked us when we reached out to them in brotherhood.
13. Is there any nation with which you have little to no disagreement? If so, which?
No. Although Serenwilde comes closest if it wasn't for thier behaviour.
14. Are there any races which receive special treatment in your nation? Which and why? (Briefly)
No
15. Does your nation believe individual freedom is more important than collective responsibility and duty?
No
16. Does your nation believe that its people or its physical and planar areas have more influence on its culture?
Physical land is more important than the people.
17. Does your nation believe that their Guides (Cosmic/Elemental Lords and Great Spirits) are infallible?
Yes
18. Does your nation believe that their Guides should override their mortal leadership?
Yes
19. Does your nation seek expansion and conquest? (Not counting swaying villages)
Yes
20. Finally, list three to five core beliefs unique to your nation alone that do not reference individual entities. (Not "we follow White Hart" for instance).
1. Pain and Hardship creates greatness.
2. You have no ego.
3. What happens in Glomdoring, stays in Glomdoring.
4. Nothing Matters but Glomdoring.
5. Discipline leads to creativity and effectiveness.

I really really really wish a certain Wanderer God was around

How about instead of trying to change my words around, you fill out the survey yourself, Orti?

Please note Question 10 had its inherent bias questioned, and has been adjusted to be the same as the others. Those who have already posted might want to edit their responses accordingly.

I don't have a city

1. What is your main character's nation?
Glomdoring

2. What is your nation's fundamental purpose? Use no more than one sentence.
The worship of Mother Night, Crow, Lady Viravain, the Wyrd, and Glomdoring at large.

3. What is your nation's definition of the Taint?
Kethuru's touch/power/essence. It's unnatural.

4. Will your nation tolerate the existence of Taint?
Ha! Like the Taint even matters.

5. What is your nation's definition of the Light?
That thing that isn't the Wyrd, that Celest practices.

6. Will your nation tolerate the existence of the Light?
Ha! Like the Light even matters!

7. What is your nation's definition of the Wyrd?
The glorious reformation of the Forest of Glomdoring by two Elder Goddesses, and their cleansing of the Taint within Glomdoring, and replacing it with the Wyrd, a working instilled with both Power and Beauty, capitals included.

8. Will your nation tolerate the existence of the Wyrd?
All your Wyrd are belong to us. Glomdoring is in ur basinz spreading da mauve wyrds.

9. What is your nation's definition of Nature?
The Wyrd, Serenwilde's forest, Ackleberry's forest, the Ethereal plane, etc. Anything living that isn't twisted by the taint, or destroyed by the 'civilized' people of the cities.

10. Will your nation tolerate the existence of Nature?
Yes. Glomdoring and the Wyrd are a part of Nature

11. Will your nation tolerate the existence of the undead?
(You will get varying answers to this, most likely, but) Yes, but they are highly frowned upon. They are barren useless creatures, the reason Rowena and Brennan still unlive (And this goes for Glom's other undead) is because they've served the forest devotedly.

12. Which nation has given yours the most reason to oppose them? Why? (Briefly)
Serenwilde. For being mean, ignorant, spiteful, hypocritical, bloodthirsty, ravenous, vicious mongrels. Oh. And Mother Moon is a tool. Hart ftl, as well.

13. Is there any nation with which you have little to no disagreement? If so, which?
Celest. Hey, they want to recognize the Wyrd for what it is, all the power to the dirty 'civilized' heathens.

14. Are there any races which receive special treatment in your nation? Which and why? (Briefly)
Shadow Faelings. They are an amalgamation of Fae, Elfenehoala, and the Beautifully Powerful Wyrd. Stronger than a normal faeling, smarter, more in tune with nature, and really, fae royalty.

15. Does your nation believe individual freedom is more important than collective responsibility and duty?
No. GbtG!

16. Does your nation believe that its people or its physical and planar areas have more influence on its culture?
Physical and Planar areas definitely have more influence. Mother Night and Her fae, Crow and His dark nest of aspects--The Forest proper, they are all more important than the people of Glomdoring.

17. Does your nation believe that their Guides (Cosmic/Elemental Lords and Great Spirits) are infallible?
Hell yes. Except when Viravain says they aren't. But really, even then they aren't fallible, Viravain is just smarter.

18. Does your nation believe that their Guides should override their mortal leadership?
Yes. Except if Viravain disagrees, and then the spirits are sol.

19. Does your nation seek expansion and conquest? (Not counting swaying villages)
Eventually, maybe. But we have many more important things to deal with first.

20. Finally, list three to five core beliefs unique to your nation alone that do not reference individual entities. (Not "we follow White Hart" for instance).

+YOU HAVE NO EGO SAVE DESIRE FOR GLOMDORING'S GLORY.
+YOU HAVE NO PRIDE SAVE THE PRIDE IN THE GLORY OF GLOMDORING.
+YOU HAVE NO WORRIES SAVE THAT YOU ARE BRINGING GLORY TO GLOMDORING.
+YOU HAVE NO INTERESTS SAVE THAT OF GLOMDORING'S GLORY.
+Nothing matters but Glomdoring

Qn. 1-20
May Mother Night bind your sight and her shadows stifle your ears, for why would I desire to reveal the deepest secrets of Greatest Glomdoring to you?

((In other words, I'm stuck on some of the questions. ))

I mis-answered question three. I forgot that the Docet addresses it. Daganev's answer reminded me.

3. What is your nation's definition of the Taint?
"Taint" is an oft-abused word that encourages verbal and cognitive sloppiness. It refers, in turn, to Kethuru's essence (Project Cosmic Hope), the effects of Kethuru's essence on living things (the creatures in the Blasted Lands are tainted), the leftover stuff from Kethuru's touch that lost its mutagenic properties (the Sea of Despair is tainted), the Cosmic Plane of Nil, the philosophy of the Demon Lords, the Earth plane, and Geomancer demesnes. Any reasonably intelligent mortal (unfortunately, most foreigners are not reasonably intelligent) can see and acknowledge the difference between all of these. Thus, when practical, you should avoid using such an unspecific word when it evokes such strong emotion in so many people.

As for the revised question ten, I think we all know Glomdoring's answer to that.

1. What is your main character's nation?
The grand coalition of the Elder Gods

2. What is your nation's fundamental purpose? Use no more than one sentence.
To make fun of mortals

3. What is your nation's definition of the Taint?
An illusion made by estarra to keep the large masses of mortals in check

4. Will your nation tolerate the existence of Taint?
My nation is responsible for the taint

5. What is your nation's definition of the Light?
A compilation of illogical morals and ethics used to trap mortals and excert control over them.

6. Will your nation tolerate the existence of the Light?
It's good for a laugh.

7. What is your nation's definition of the Wyrd?
Viravain playing with things she shouldn't be playing with.

8. Will your nation tolerate the existence of the Wyrd?
I'm pretty sure Roark is still trying to clean up all the mess.

9. What is your nation's definition of Nature?
Nature is a mortal definition, Elders laugh at mortals and wonder how much liquor they must comsume to come up with all this nonsense.

10. Will your nation tolerate the existence of Nature?
As long as it keeps the mortals busy, sure.

11. Will your nation tolerate the existence of the undead?
We seem to, Fain's one.

12. Which nation has given yours the most reason to oppose them? Why? (Briefly)
We Elders are forever trying to break free of the opression exerted by Eternal Estarra, though we're not having much luck so far.

13. Is there any nation with which you have little to no disagreement? If so, which?
Hallifax and Gaudiguch, they're quiet, well-behaved and don't bother anyone.

14. Are there any races which receive special treatment in your nation? Which and why? (Briefly)
Immortals

15. Does your nation believe individual freedom is more important than collective responsibility and duty?
The Elders do, Estarra disagrees. Hence, we are all slaves.

16. Does your nation believe that its people or its physical and planar areas have more influence on its culture?
We rule all. We have no culture because we are all individuals (except Charune, he's not).

17. Does your nation believe that their Guides (Cosmic/Elemental Lords and Great Spirits) are infallible?
Half formed infallibe? *chokes laughing*.

18. Does your nation believe that their Guides should override their mortal leadership?
Estarra rules all, we just bow and scrape.

19. Does your nation seek expansion and conquest? (Not counting swaying villages)
We have no need for conquest. We rule all that we see.

20. Finally, list three to five core beliefs unique to your nation alone that do not reference individual entities. (Not "we follow White Hart" for instance).
1. Estarra is always right.
2. If Estarra is not right please refer to rule 1.
3. Mortals are food. Do not play with your food.

Does flattery get you anywhere Up-There?

1. What is your main character's nation?
Glomdoring.

2. What is your nation's fundamental purpose? Use no more than one sentence.
To spread the Wyrd.

3. What is your nation's definition of the Taint?
The presence of Kethuru and attempted imitations of his presence.

4. Will your nation tolerate the existence of Taint?
Tolerate? When it serves Glomdoring and does not pose a threat to the Wyrd.. Like, or embrace- never.

5. What is your nation's definition of the Light?
The antithesis of the Taint, centered around the Holy Supernals and Celest(ia).

6. Will your nation tolerate the existence of the Light?
As long as it leaves us alone (which, at the moment, it is) it may remain to combat the Taint directly.

7. What is your nation's definition of the Wyrd?
Poetically- the epitome of perfection. Realistically, it was the gift of Isune and Viravain which gave the Forest newfound power and beauty.

8. Will your nation tolerate the existence of the Wyrd?
Yes.

9. What is your nation's definition of Nature?
Everything that isn't tainted and not cityfied.

10. Will your nation tolerate the existence of Nature?
We encourage it.

11. Will your nation tolerate the existence of the undead?
I have not seen much consideration given to this point, so there is no "Glomdoring says: We love/hate undead". I, personally, would prefer life, but I do not discriminate against the undead.

12. Which nation has given yours the most reason to oppose them? Why? (Briefly)
Serenwilde, as they continue to attempt the destruction of everything except themselves (Magnagora, because they're tainted. Celest, because they follow the Light. Glomdoring, because they're mauve-ly tainted. Hallifax, because they're frozen in time. Gaudiguch... etc.) , even when offers of friendship are given. Plus, their spirits are insane/crazy.

13. Is there any nation with which you have little to no disagreement? If so, which?
Celest, as they have no current quarrel with the Wyrd and we have none with the Light. If Serenwilde stopped being fanatical, though, we would most likely be even closer to them.

14. Are there any races which receive special treatment in your nation? Which and why? (Briefly)
Not specifically, although Shadow Faelings are highly regarded, and Viravain favors women (which isn't technically a race, but meh).

15. Does your nation believe individual freedom is more important than collective responsibility and duty?
No, Glomdoring > you.

16. Does your nation believe that its people or its physical and planar areas have more influence on its culture?
Again, Glomdoring > you.

17. Does your nation believe that their Guides (Cosmic/Elemental Lords and Great Spirits) are infallible?
Under normal circumstances, yes. However, we recognize that Viravain is smarter, and no Elder God (including the Lady) is omnipotent. In addition, we recognize that even though the Great Spirits and Viravain aren't all-knowing, they're a heck of a lot smarter than we are, so we trust them.

18. Does your nation believe that their Guides should override their mortal leadership?
Yes.

19. Does your nation seek expansion and conquest? (Not counting swaying villages)
Expansion, yes. Conquest? Eh, maybe. We just want to Wyrd-ify the entire Basin, not crush the people living in it.

20. Finally, list three to five core beliefs unique to your nation alone that do not reference individual entities. (Not "we follow White Hart" for instance).
All taken.

Boot licking is everything up here. Sadly, I do not possess much of a tongue, but Morgfyre has many, hence I was stuffed in Celest and Morgfyre got to dominate all of Magnagora.