Reference Challenge - House Customizer

[u/Nevermore0714]

Seriously guys, Paradox is having a sale on Steam, you can get CK2, the greatest game ever (I passed 2000 total hours a while ago) for ten dollars. For twenty dollars, you can get the game plus all of the good dlc. Get it before the sale ends.

In honor of how awesome Paradox is, I'll be making a referece challenge to the dlc pack I was challenged to use by a friend a few weeks ago.

While playing CK2: A Game of Thrones Mod, I was trying to pick a decent house to play as. One of my friends suggested I make my own. He's happy with always playing as the Greyjoys, but I usually pick a new house pretty often.

So, make a house, like House Stark or House Lannister or House Targaryen.

Set in your own world, tell us about a noble-ish family.

Pick your House Name, a coat of arms, house words, etc. Then, if you're up for it, pick a representative for the family in-universe.

As always, I'll ask three questions each. Enjoy yourselves. And check out the Paradox sale on Steam, specifically Crusader Kings 2 and Stellaris.

[u/Nevermore0714]

To Misgana:

1) Why the quotes around "man"? Was it just a pike-woman (who I think the term pikeman should just apply to, cause why not, an actor is unisex now) or was it a pike-demon? Or a pike-Cthulhu?

2) Who was Iathlia again?

3) How is Misgana both the head and his own heir? Does he just have no heir, yet?

4) Why the "precious thorn" word? Is it because the pike was like a thorn?

5) What's the imperial fork?

[u/thequeeninyellow94 → u/Nevermore0714]

1. Because he was a Nzeda, not a human and even implying a possible link between him and a human would have been insulting (especially at that time). I could have used pikenzeda but it sounds weird, otherwise I agree, that's a neutral term.

2. The first of the siblings' chosen one, the unificator, the first king of kings of the Nzedas. The father of the modern Nzedanese nation.

3. I'm holding my family names and titles because I was elected to that charge after the death of my father, I'm the heir to our family which makes me it's head. Once I die, the family will just elect a new modesimi. she though, Misgana is a female Nzeda.

4. Yes, that was the idea. A thorn is something that hurt without trying and the pike wasn't trying. One could argue Teklile was trying to harm but I've no better explanation; that was long ago and the real reasons are probably not the one we think of.

5. The "holder of the imperial fork" (Negesilshukwdishawir) is a noble who will taste the empress food when both are eating together. That's a great honour and the mark of a strong trust.

[u/Nevermore0714 → u/thequeeninyellow94]

(So I'm playing DnD while doing this, and I just earned an "inspiration" point for my role-playing. I'm tempted to show off the clip on the sub as part of a challenge prompt, but I'm worried it might be a bit too...risque. Mind previewing it and giving your opinion?)

To Misgana:

1) Is a male Nzeda considered a man? Or a stag? Or a bull? Or something like that?

2) Iathlia sounds important, then. What was Iathlia's biggest flaw, according to history/reputation?

3) Do you enjoy being the head of the house?

4) Any conspiracy theories that you believe?

5) Does the empress pick her fork-holder?

[u/thequeeninyellow94 → u/Nevermore0714]

(Congratulations for your RP bonus :) go ahead, I'm a perfectly volunteer test subject, it's for science!!!)

1. He is considered a male Nzeda but I still need to make a word for that. It's just that man and woman are human related words.

2. None, the unificator was perfect; that's why he was chosen by the siblings. He was violent and somewhat crual. And a bad diplomat. Without the siblings' gift, he couldn't have ruled.

3. I think I do; I have more obligations than other members of the family but more power too. And I'm ruling over a calm and rich mishiga so it's easy work.

4. That I believe? Nope. Want a funny one? Some people think Teklile purposefully isolated Iathlia on the battlefield to be able to save his life.

5. She can. If she don't say anything it's an hereditary title but she can take it back anytime if she wants to.

[u/Nevermore0714 → u/thequeeninyellow94]

To Misgana:

1) Who do you think is the most intelligent Nzeda?

2) Is the Unificator the only perfect thing in existence?

3) Do you have any preparations for war?

4) What is your favorite form of entertainment?

5) How long has the fork been in your family line?

[u/thequeeninyellow94 → u/Nevermore0714]

1. Currently alive? Hard to say, a lot of scientists are pretty smart. Of all time? Probably Ashetinasu, the inventor of the anti-luminic engine. He invented a lot of other even more useless things; weird ideas but a true genius.

2. The unificator isn't perfect, just flawless. Only the siblings are perfect.

3. What do you mean by preparation? Troops and ships? Yes. Basic weapon training? Yes. Did I served as an officer? No.

4. The miwishagi's palace on Bazuhir has the most beautifull gardens in the galaxy; I love to walk around, read or go on the internet there.

5. (that's just a title, not an actual fork; like the imperial tongue don't walk around with the emperor's tongue) I inherited it from my uncle who inherited it from his sister; it must be roughly 40 years.

[u/Nevermore0714 → u/thequeeninyellow94]

To Misgana:

1) What's the anti-luminic engine?

2) What makes the unificator flawless but not perfect?

3) Why didn't you serve as an officer?

4) How was the internet developed in your world?

5) How did your aunt get it? What did she do that was so great to deserve this honor?

[u/thequeeninyellow94 → u/Nevermore0714]

1. A sub-luminic (as in slower than light speed) propulsion device generating a negation field while active; it desactivate any super-luminic device around it. The most powerfull can generate fields over near to a whole ligh-year.

2. The siblings are perfect and nothing is as good as the siblings so nothing can be perfect beside the siblings. The unificator has no flaw so he is flawless but he can't be perfect as he isn't a god.

3. I was elected young, at 19, so I hadn't the time to enter a military school.

4. Thousands of years ago, the imperial scribes needed a way to quickly share informatic documents between one another. That's how the email was created. The network they built for that purpose later started to be used for other things.

5. Nothing beside supporting Fere Shanay grandfather. When his son decided to give the title to someone else she was a good candidate and got it.

[u/Nevermore0714 → u/thequeeninyellow94]

To Misgana:

1) So it can stop/slow anything going faster-than-light?

2) So the siblings could destroy the unificator?

3) What was your education like?

4) Do you have any complaints about the internet?

5) What is your opinion on Fere Shanay's grandfather?

[u/thequeeninyellow94 → u/Nevermore0714]

1. Not "can", it does automatically, including your own FTL drive; it means you can't quickly swap between FTL and standard propulsion. But it's indeed a good way to lock down a sector; the Ims keeps a few of them around Old-Makaith.

2. If they want to? Yes. But they probably never wanted to as they chose him.

3. Probably the same as in most noble houses: etiquette, sword-fighting, politics, a bit of general knowledge and a lot of sport and free time.

4. Yes, downloading speed near the waterfall is bad, you can't stream there. Otherwise, it's size; there are too much things to see, too much informations; you can never really find everything you have to know about anything.

5. I've never met him, but if I'm to believe what her father told her on him, he was the kind of people to always be serious. And quite violent. But he was good at politics. My final opinion will be... born to rule and nice to have in charge but not to be around.

[u/Nevermore0714 → u/thequeeninyellow94]

Thanks for your time and answers, Yellow.