Re: How are Relations in your Castle World
Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 2:26 am
Well, keeping in mind that my setting is a Post-Apocalyptic world that has high-tech "Knights" in Unobtainium armor (among other things), here's how I use the various LEGO Castle factions:
The Crusaders (classic Lion Knights), Royal Knights, current Kingdoms Lion Knights, Blue Samurai and Gray/White Ninjas = The Federal Republic of America's elite Special Operations Command troops.... Basically, the Federal Knights are the most "baseline" unit of the SOCOM, the Federal Samurai are the equivalent of the Navy SEALS or the British SAS, and Ninja Team 7 (the Grey Ninjas led by white Ninja officers) is basically like SEAL Team 7 or the Delta Force... The Federal Republic consists of most of the Eastern US, from Pennsylvania South to South Carolina, and the Mississippi to the Atlantic ocean... The Royal Knights, Crusader or Kingdoms Lion Knight shields are all valid aircraft/vehicle ID emblems (sorta like the British RAF or US Air Force wing roundels). The FRA is a constitutional Federal Republic, with elements of direct democracy... Basically like Switzerland, but without the whole neutrality thing... The Federal Republic is also one of the most accepting nations when it comes to granting citizenship to aliens, orcs, and other non-human races that have arrived since the Final War (mostly through tears in the space-time continuum caused by the anti-matter weapons used in said war)... A particular testiment to this is one of the Federal Army Rangers platoons that has a Dwarf (1sgt Gimli Gloinson) as the Platoon Sergent and an Orcish Heavy Weapons Specialist...
The Knights Kingdom I Lion Knights (I went into my second Dark Age the year after Knights Kingdom I came out and only own one KK1 set, the Catapult Crusher) and Crown Knights (they have similar coloring schemes) are the Barony of Buffalo... A small enclave surrounded by the Longhouse Federation (a.k.a. Six Nations), but relatively wealthy due to controlling and maintaining passage into the Great Lakes (not small feat considering that most of the Saint Larwence River flows through Chaos-controlled territory). The Barony is a steadfast ally of the Six Nations and the Federal Republic of America (who provides military support against the Hordes of Chaos).
The Black Knights, Dragon Masters and Kingdoms Dragon Knights are the Special Forces of the Grand Duchy of New York, which, despite its name, actually controls all of New England, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick as well.... Led by the demented Doctor Regis Blackguard, the man responsible for starting the Final War, they were one of the first emerging nations in the North to fall under the sway of Chaos, and have been in an almost constant state of War with the Federal Republic of America, the Barony of Buffalo, the Six Nations and the Republic of New Jersey.
The Black Ninjas are the special forces of the Republic of New Jersey, which also controls Delaware, the Eastern Peninsular part of Maryland, and managed to capture Long Island from the Grand Duchy of New York (which did NOT make the Duke of NY happy in the least!). Basically the Republic of New Jersey is the Post-Apocalyptic era's equivalent to Renaissance Venice, what with similarities in its government (Oligarchic Republic), military (primarily Navy-oriented) and commerce (the Republic's power mostly stems from its massive merchant fleet that is known to trade with locations as far away as Europe and Asia!)
The Fright Knights, Bulls, Wolfpack, Skeltons, Red Ninjas, and Orcs/Trolls (the ones with the Orc Skull emblem) are what Make up the Hordes of Chaos, which are led by Sauron the Black and his nine Nazgûl as well as emissaries of the four Powers of Chaos (whom Sauron manipulated into being his henchmen)... Chaos is at war with the Federal Republic of America and its allies, is allied with the Grand Duchy of New York (although in may respects, New York could be considered a vassal state of Chaos) and neutral towards the various bands of Raiders that inhabit the Wastelands (most of North America between the Mississippi River and the Sierra Nevada mountains is a huge desert thanks to climate change brought about by the Final War)
The Forestmen & the Series 3 Elves = The Elves, most of whom live in the Federal Republic of America.... Unlike most of the other non-humans who settled in the Federal Republic, they tend to keep to their own kind, however, they maintain their own highly-trained militia, which fights alongside the regular Federal Republic Soldiers, SOCOM Commandos and Marines when the need arises. In addition, Senator Galadriel is one of the most respected political leaders in the Federal Republic.
I also use most of the Prince of Persia figures (and elements from the sets) as the Wasteland Raiders, who are basically at war with everybody who has the nerve to build settlements near their territory...
The Wild West Indians and the Tribals from the collectible minifig series = the Six Nations/Longhouse Federation... Basically with the general chaos resulting from the Final War, the Iroquois were able to re-assert their independence and re-establish their ancient nation. Currently they control the Western third of New York State (except the Barony of Buffalo) and the Ontario Peninsula (including Ottawa and Toronto).
The Islanders from the Pirates are the Caribbean League, third most powerful maritime faction after the Republic of New Jersey and the Federal Republic of America... Much of the goods from Central and South America that flow into the Federal Republic and New Jersey ports are shipped in Caribbean League merchant ships.
Finally, the Black Falcons = The Federal Republic of Prussia's (Bundesrepublik Preussen) special forces... Prussia is one of the few Eurozone nations to have the capabilities of sailing accross the Atlantic (what with all the sea monsters around these days)
I'll try to possibly update this post with more info and a map tomorrow.... I'll also admit that this isn't a TYPICAL list of Castle factions, but this is what I use the various LEGO Castle factions for.
The Crusaders (classic Lion Knights), Royal Knights, current Kingdoms Lion Knights, Blue Samurai and Gray/White Ninjas = The Federal Republic of America's elite Special Operations Command troops.... Basically, the Federal Knights are the most "baseline" unit of the SOCOM, the Federal Samurai are the equivalent of the Navy SEALS or the British SAS, and Ninja Team 7 (the Grey Ninjas led by white Ninja officers) is basically like SEAL Team 7 or the Delta Force... The Federal Republic consists of most of the Eastern US, from Pennsylvania South to South Carolina, and the Mississippi to the Atlantic ocean... The Royal Knights, Crusader or Kingdoms Lion Knight shields are all valid aircraft/vehicle ID emblems (sorta like the British RAF or US Air Force wing roundels). The FRA is a constitutional Federal Republic, with elements of direct democracy... Basically like Switzerland, but without the whole neutrality thing... The Federal Republic is also one of the most accepting nations when it comes to granting citizenship to aliens, orcs, and other non-human races that have arrived since the Final War (mostly through tears in the space-time continuum caused by the anti-matter weapons used in said war)... A particular testiment to this is one of the Federal Army Rangers platoons that has a Dwarf (1sgt Gimli Gloinson) as the Platoon Sergent and an Orcish Heavy Weapons Specialist...
The Knights Kingdom I Lion Knights (I went into my second Dark Age the year after Knights Kingdom I came out and only own one KK1 set, the Catapult Crusher) and Crown Knights (they have similar coloring schemes) are the Barony of Buffalo... A small enclave surrounded by the Longhouse Federation (a.k.a. Six Nations), but relatively wealthy due to controlling and maintaining passage into the Great Lakes (not small feat considering that most of the Saint Larwence River flows through Chaos-controlled territory). The Barony is a steadfast ally of the Six Nations and the Federal Republic of America (who provides military support against the Hordes of Chaos).
The Black Knights, Dragon Masters and Kingdoms Dragon Knights are the Special Forces of the Grand Duchy of New York, which, despite its name, actually controls all of New England, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick as well.... Led by the demented Doctor Regis Blackguard, the man responsible for starting the Final War, they were one of the first emerging nations in the North to fall under the sway of Chaos, and have been in an almost constant state of War with the Federal Republic of America, the Barony of Buffalo, the Six Nations and the Republic of New Jersey.
The Black Ninjas are the special forces of the Republic of New Jersey, which also controls Delaware, the Eastern Peninsular part of Maryland, and managed to capture Long Island from the Grand Duchy of New York (which did NOT make the Duke of NY happy in the least!). Basically the Republic of New Jersey is the Post-Apocalyptic era's equivalent to Renaissance Venice, what with similarities in its government (Oligarchic Republic), military (primarily Navy-oriented) and commerce (the Republic's power mostly stems from its massive merchant fleet that is known to trade with locations as far away as Europe and Asia!)
The Fright Knights, Bulls, Wolfpack, Skeltons, Red Ninjas, and Orcs/Trolls (the ones with the Orc Skull emblem) are what Make up the Hordes of Chaos, which are led by Sauron the Black and his nine Nazgûl as well as emissaries of the four Powers of Chaos (whom Sauron manipulated into being his henchmen)... Chaos is at war with the Federal Republic of America and its allies, is allied with the Grand Duchy of New York (although in may respects, New York could be considered a vassal state of Chaos) and neutral towards the various bands of Raiders that inhabit the Wastelands (most of North America between the Mississippi River and the Sierra Nevada mountains is a huge desert thanks to climate change brought about by the Final War)
The Forestmen & the Series 3 Elves = The Elves, most of whom live in the Federal Republic of America.... Unlike most of the other non-humans who settled in the Federal Republic, they tend to keep to their own kind, however, they maintain their own highly-trained militia, which fights alongside the regular Federal Republic Soldiers, SOCOM Commandos and Marines when the need arises. In addition, Senator Galadriel is one of the most respected political leaders in the Federal Republic.
I also use most of the Prince of Persia figures (and elements from the sets) as the Wasteland Raiders, who are basically at war with everybody who has the nerve to build settlements near their territory...
The Wild West Indians and the Tribals from the collectible minifig series = the Six Nations/Longhouse Federation... Basically with the general chaos resulting from the Final War, the Iroquois were able to re-assert their independence and re-establish their ancient nation. Currently they control the Western third of New York State (except the Barony of Buffalo) and the Ontario Peninsula (including Ottawa and Toronto).
The Islanders from the Pirates are the Caribbean League, third most powerful maritime faction after the Republic of New Jersey and the Federal Republic of America... Much of the goods from Central and South America that flow into the Federal Republic and New Jersey ports are shipped in Caribbean League merchant ships.
Finally, the Black Falcons = The Federal Republic of Prussia's (Bundesrepublik Preussen) special forces... Prussia is one of the few Eurozone nations to have the capabilities of sailing accross the Atlantic (what with all the sea monsters around these days)
I'll try to possibly update this post with more info and a map tomorrow.... I'll also admit that this isn't a TYPICAL list of Castle factions, but this is what I use the various LEGO Castle factions for.