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:| Undying |:
03-25-2011, 06:12 PM
A region closely resembling the real-world Eastern Mediterranean and Arabia, watched over by the god Sandalphon and his Nephilim followers.

Cassaphid Empire
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Stretching from mountainous Epirus in the west, to the fertile delta of the Copticauryyk and exotic Araby in the east, the Cassaphid Empire is furiously expanding it's grip over the known world. Once-mighty Kings and Sheiks are falling to armies so huge they crush mountains beneath their feet, supplied by an imperial treasury so immeasurable it could sate the desires of every living man.

The Cassaphid Sultans reside in the important trading city of Istanbul, a city living in the shadow of the Tanrı Kulesi, or Divine Tower, built by a legion of Nephilim to strengthen Sandalphon's military foothold on Terra and beyond. It was the Roman Emperor Constantin who was originally commissioned by Metatron to build the new capital of his empire beside the tower. In present times the Tower serves as Sandalphon's winter palace bestriding the Bosphorus, and when he resides there the tower shines with an indescribably beautiful light, said to immediately convert disbelievers upon seeing it.

The dynasty maintains it's control over it's expanding empire through a strict hegemony over magic and technology; only the elite clockwork Janissaries are allowed to employ both outside of the Sultan's court. Scientific advancement is completely stalled. Newly conquered territories are targeted for purges of sorcerers, witches, intellectuals and all sources of advanced knowledge. For it's citizens, the holy Satik, as the true word of Sandalphon, is all that matters.

National strengths
- A god with an interest in military conquest in the mortal world.
- Armies of unimaginable scale.
- A boundless imperial treasury.
- The magically potent, fighting elite clockwork Janissaries.
- Fearsome demonic assassins that cannot be permanently killed.

StormWolf
03-28-2011, 08:05 AM
so, as a balance issue, I am going to assume that the average Cassaphidian soldier's martial prowess is lackluster? Like the persians in the legend of Thermopolae?

:| Undying |:
03-28-2011, 04:26 PM
Yeah, they're basically made of cotton and K-Nex.

StormWolf
03-28-2011, 04:55 PM
the good old WWII russian approach. Use up the enemy munitions then press the attack.

:| Undying |:
03-28-2011, 05:27 PM
While the Cassaphid Empire is huge, it's not exactly massive beyond comprehension; the wealth of it's trader cities and fantastic soil fertility, in places, is what fuels it's burgeoning population. This in turn allows the Sultan to bring enormous armies to bear.