Map Thread XVII
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I've always been rather interested in the idea of a coup led by the IRS. Perhaps someday all of this will be featured in a very bizarre timeline.
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D&D- esque map of my surroundings in my childhood - every name is translated as possible. Mostly a proof-of-concept seeing how different stuff would go together - ties in, however, with an anachronistic wold I've been developing for some time now.
Here we see the Lordships of Keele and Eskilstead, both rather small in their category. Lordships comprise of a manor house under which each individual 'stead' operates. A stead usually includes the extended family of the house master in addition to the houses of servants. Within the boundaries of a stead one can usually find lease farmers practising small scale agriculture in exchange for goods and services - the entire system is a multi-tiered feudal one.
The crests of Keele and Eskilstead both reflect the tradition and livelihood of the small Lordships - the golden boat of Keele symbolizes the island nature and skill of fishing and seafaring. Keele lays claim to the relatively lucrative Kettle Straits to their North - a steady source of income from taxing and monitoring boat traffic along the Great Yokewater.
The crest of Eskilstead features the windmill at Eskilmanor - the only one around, and thus further weakening the meager agricultural power of Keele. Another feature is the blackcurrant, a crop taking up nearly a third of all farmed land in the Lordship. Tradition of winemaking is kept well secret - perhaps the ships of Keele and wine and grain of Eskilstead shall one day lead to a greater peace and cooperation?
Where? "Eskil-" sounds Swedish to me.
Probably best to have it during the 80s or 90s. They can work with the armed wing of the Postal Service to quickly take out their opponents, before getting Congress to push through regulations to greatly trim the ridiculous loopholes and special interests related things from annual taxes, because by One Nation, Under God they don't want to have to handle all that paperwork any more than the tax payers do.
Central Finland - the etymology to Esko was Eskil - and it seemed foreign enough. Note that the area decipted in the map is unfeasibly small for any viable polity
Why "the less said, the better"? Did they commit any genocides/holocausts?
Also, did any extreme bio-conservative (or bio-libertarian, for that sake - policies e.g. in Guatemala maybe?) nation commit genocide yet because of the biomodification issue?
Central Finland - the etymology to Esko was Eskil - and it seemed foreign enough. Note that the area decipted in the map is unfeasibly small for any viable polity
It took me a while with Google Maps but then I found the area in question.
It took me a while with Google Maps but then I found the area in question.
We have a winner!
How did you like the translations - I take it you navigated there by topography? We have a winner!
Started by looking at topography. Then I cracked "Great Yokewater" and started looking for a smaller lake area with something "Saxon". After that the details clicked into place.
I think the translations were more or less spot on.
Thank to Midnight-Blue766 who remind me how much I like austrowanks
This one is completely anachronic/ASB (yeah, there will be sequel maybe, at least rest of H-sphere)
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That's not a wank. That Austria is far too small.
You don´t see it sphere of influence yet (and yeah, its just one of "smaller" wanks)That's not a wank. That Austria is far too small.
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I need to take a p...(runs to bathroom, is mysteriously ISOTed away to Papua New Guinea)
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Started by looking at topography. Then I cracked "Great Yokewater" and started looking for a smaller lake area with something "Saxon". After that the details clicked into place.
I think the translations were more or less spot on.
Would you mind spoiling me the approximate location? I cannot find it but I don't speak Finnish.
Sort of off topic, but I've been mulling over the idea of a timeline premised on a more militaristic Scouting movement. Nothing concrete yet, but maybe incorporate elements of Starship Troopers meritocracy. The idea of the world being divided up into Districts, Councils, etc. with Scout trappings just intrigues me.
Marvelous. And don't forget Palestine, since that didn't come along with Israel. And should I take it Puerto Rico will be staying with the US?
If Palestine is coming along, i want to see the Principality of sealand come along as well.
Take a look at the lake area c. 30 km (or 20 miles) directly east of central Tampere, just south of Class II main road 58.
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