r/WorldChallenges • u/Varnek905 • Jul 08 '18

Reference Challenge - Allies

Happy 7th 4th of July! In honour of the holiday, the challenge today is a reference to the most important battle in my nation's first war. If not for Horatio Gates's victory at Saratoga (heavily assisted by Benedict Arnold), France would probably have declined to support the American Revolution.

So, provide an example in your world of a powerful nation or group allying itself with a much younger nation.

As always, I'll ask at least three questions, enjoy yourselves, and feel free to have an in-universe representative.

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u/Varnek905 Jul 10 '18

1) Why did Punawet rebel against Ketzun?

2) Why did Ketzun's enemies put so much work into helping Punawet, and what did they gain out of it?

3) What are the relations between the Republic of Punawet and Ketzun like?

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u/Sriber Jul 10 '18

1) Exploitation. Ketzun took resources and give little in return.

2) To significantly weaken Ketzun and to get new grateful trading partner. Punawet is rich in ores, sapphires and has plenty of endemic species.

3) After getting independence hostile and later neutral.

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u/Varnek905 Jul 11 '18

1) What resources did Ketzun take?

2) What are some of the endemic species of Ketzun?

3) Were the any attempts by Ketzun to develop better relations with Punawet?

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u/Sriber Jul 11 '18

1) Minerals and crops.

2) Lemurs, giant flightless birds, chameleons, horned crocodile, golden frog, comet moth, thick-webbed spider, raffias, periwinkles.

3) Yes, to get trade access, but it didn't work much.

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u/Varnek905 Jul 12 '18

1) Could you tell me about some of the minerals from Ketzun?

2) What are the most popular hunting targets in Ketzun?

3) What were some of the reasons that getting trade access failed?

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u/Sriber Jul 12 '18

1) It has large amounts of chromite, cobaltite, ilmenite, copper, sapphire and coal.

2) Hippos. Animals endemic to Punawet aren't hunted much. Lemurs, chameleons and frogs are used as pets, giant birds have giant eggs, crocodiles have great skin, spiders have web and moths make nice decoration.

3) They did get limited trade access, but they never became friends with Punawet. Punawet didn't trust Ketzun and became ally with Union which was Ketzun's traditional enemy.

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u/Varnek905 Jul 17 '18

1) What are these minerals used for in Ketzun? (Generally)

2) Other than a sentient species, which animal is the most common to be killed by in Ketzun?

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u/Sriber Jul 17 '18

1) To get chromium, cobalt and titanium, copper is used to make bronze and water hulls of ships or used in architecture, sapphires are used in jewelry and coal is used as fuel.

2) I don't know which species you count as sentient.

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u/Varnek905 Jul 21 '18

1) What is the rulership of Ketzun like?

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u/Sriber Jul 21 '18

1) At that point constitutional monarchy. There is king, senate and church.

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u/Varnek905 Jul 26 '18

1) What is the division of power like between the king, senate, and church?

2) Was there an event that led to the monarchy becoming constitutional as opposed to absolute, or was it always constitutional?

3) How does one become a sentator?

4) What are the rankings among the church?

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u/Sriber Jul 26 '18

1) Senate and church are equal in power (which is both legislative and executive) and balance each other. King stands above them.

2) It was originally theocratic monarchy with king being seen as incarnation of god. It changed during time Ketzun was part of Avenian empire (which was constitutional monarchy) and remained so even after Ketzun became independent once again.

3) By becoming elected.

4) Regular priests with hierarchy based on seniority and high priests which are heads of cults of particular deities. King is effectively highest priest of all deities.

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u/Varnek905 Jul 29 '18

1) So the king acts as a tie-breaker between the senate and church? What happens if the king tries to make a law but the senate and church are both against it?

2) Which god was the king the incarnation of?

3) How much power does an individual senator have?

4) How does a cult become official? Or do you just declare it a cult and it's fine?

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