Thread:Eras of Arda Team/@comment-173.88.149.235-20170718202427

Special Note: This is a revision of a previous application.

IGN: Neon_Icon

Character Lore:

Na'man was born into a royal family in the heart of Harad. His early life was a life of luxury, and of course military training. It was a requirement for this lineage to have all sons be great warriors. In order to test his strength, and ascend to the throne, he must subdue an entire pride of lions. Na'man however was more cunning than most of his relatives and found an easy solution. After weeks of praying in the temples he set out to find the lions. Upon finding these lions he killed an antelope and set it in a clearing nearby. Shortly thereafter the lions smelled the carcass and found the antelope next to a strange man. The lions walked forward, attempting to scare the man away from their meal, but the man would not move. The lions started eating as Na'man walked directly to the center of the meal and also began feasting with them. Na'man had done something that was never done before; he had tamed an entire pride of lions. This satisfied the city elders and he was made into the Pharaoh, however the lions never left him. These lions were given a long life so that they may always accompany Na'man wherever he goes. From this point forward, lions were to be held sacred and Na'man was considered to be the offspring of the god of lions.

City Lore:

Being home to Na'man, Abydos was the sacred city of lions. The entirety of the populace worshipped these cats almost as much as Ahmotep. Upon seeing this, Ahmotep cast a terrible plague upon the city. The city had limited usable water for many months. The people knew that there was only one way to solve the problem. Outside the city was a large valley and the city was located near the Sura river. The city's people decided to allow water to flow into the valley, effectively making a large lake. This lake was not poisoned and quickly filled with fish. The grief that the people felt soon turned to relief as the lake brought even more wealth to the city. Abydos quickly became the fishing capital and rightfully so. The sacred lions all recieved offerings of fish every day. This day the people proved that they were as resilient as lions.

City Description:

Abydos is a rather large city that borders a large lake. From this lake the people of the city were able to make all the money they need just from fishing. This quickly became a fishing society until it became more than the people could handle. To satisfy this need the lords required vast amounts of slaves to run the fishing ships. A brimming slave market started outside the city that would eventually become half the size of the entire city. Along with all these industrial advancements came the need for a cleaner society. The local government  ran a massive program in order to make the city into its own oasis. Every road has a river alongside of it that provides the citizens with all of their water needs. The city had all of the most advanced technology and in turn the people were very happy with living in the city. The city had an exceptional military, frequent religious ceremonies, and a growing economy that anybody could live in. (Overall think of Abydos as an Ancient Roman city but with a Persian theme.)

Why Na'man?

I feel that Na'man would be an excellent way to play as a balanced leader. He runs a prosperous city, commands a vast army. and conducts many religious ceremonies. I enjoy the Egyptian/Persian building style and I think I can pull it off very well. I would enjoy leading part of the faction that isn't exactly at the front lines in the war.

About Me:

I have enjoyed the Lord of the Rings and all of Tolkiens universe for my entire life. About 1.5 years ago I found the mod and began playing on the official server. Here I played frequently as the Moredain and Tauredain. Upon hearing of the Second Age Server I moved over to this where I played in Dorwinion and the Druedain factions. (If you can't tell already, I really enjoy playing factions that are a little bit under the radar.) I have some role-playing experience on servers and more in real life.

Lastly...

I saw the application for another Sura-Pharaoh of Harad... I assume that this will not be an issue with my application as, as you have said before, there are many pharaohs that live along the river.

In addition to this I would like to make a plea. As said in the lore of Abydos, the city sits alongside a lake that is pretty critical to its lore. Under the assumption that I become a Sura-Pharaoh, would I be able to create a lake in a single player world and have an admin input it into the server map. Without this it would take an unnecessary amount of supplies, time, and players in order to just create a simple lake. I hope this would not be too difficult as the lake would be about 100 blocks in diameter.

Thanks for letting me write a new application as my old one didn't fit as well with the lore. I hope you find this one to be more acceptable.

IGN: Neon_Icon 