Thread:Zillafire101/@comment-25890179-20170824235940

So I was thinking of jumping over to the Fantasyverse with a new project, where I can have all the medieval crap I like without worrying about scifi. I like your United Tribes of Mendel, so here's my idea:

I create an alternate version of the Vermillion Syndicate, this one entirely made up of rebelling tribes and clans against the UTM. The counterparts of the Vermillions live on a small group of islands given to them by the Mendel leaders. However, the second-oldest brother, a counter to Fenric who is much more vicious and emotionless, holds ambitions of taking all the Mendel under his rule.

I haven't given him a name yet, and I don't know if his family will be called Vermillions, but I can tell you he is completely different from Fenric. He's sociopathic, incestuous, and doesn't have any honor or morals. Unlike Fenric, who fought because he felt he had no choice, this guy just wants more power and thinks that he was wronged in life so the whole world owes him.

Anyway, he murders his own brother and gets away with it, and proceeds to move his island domain further from the Mendel's regulations until the Mendel High King forces his subjects to exile him. So he sneaks back into Mendel lands, specifically into the Northern Confederation, a large group of northern tribes and clans who are upset with the High King due to his continuous increase of taxation on the Sweetborne flower, a flower containing a potent painkiller and stimulant that is key to winning battles. Unlike in the Fictionverse, the Northern Confederation tribes are hated and reviled by many due to their odd ways, like the First Night ritual, incest, polygamy, and blood sacrifices.

But our new antagonist finds this a very appealing place to gather followers. Since he turns a blind eye to such practices, clan after clan pledge allegiance to him in secret. When he believes his army to be strong enough, he declares himself High King of the Northern Confederation and declares war on the Mendel Tribes. Several more clans bow to him, such as the equivalents of clans Vort, Ardach, Tehram, Krayrett, and Urggum. The Northern Confederation also forces the Feral Clans and the equivalent of the Mountain Clans (which I haven't thought about yet) into their service. I have not decided if I want a Fantasy Lagorthene equivalent yet, but there probably will not be one. I'm not even sure if the antagonist is Lupotragus or Ugandal.

After the Northern Confederation is powerful enough, they start to invade the United Tribes of Mendel, actually conquering a good bit of territory. They are bolstered by a loyalist revolt on the islands that the antagonist's family rules. People loyal to him take over the islands and start sending their elite Gallowglass-like warriors to assist the Confederation. As the battles drag on, the two factions are at a stalemate, despite the fact that more clans, including an equivalent to the Astria Rough Raiders, maybe a Dead Watcher/Suicide Watch equivalent, and a new, Mongol-based faction with limited access to black powder that may replace the Lagorthene concept. The Northern Confederation might actually be purists, despising anyone who isn't Ugandal.

Anyway, I guess the Northern Confederation could become the United Tribes of Mendel's main enemy, and if you wanted an equivalent to the Mendel Schism, I could think of something.

This is all pure conjecture, by the way. I just think it'd be fun to write. I'm not sure if the Northern Confederation and the antagonist will be Ugandal. They might be Lupotragus or even Lagorthene. Spore is being slow today, as is the rest of my computer, but if I can get it to work I will toy around with models and see which is easiest to outfit with tribal gear and which one has the right feel to it. The only problem is, if they aren't Ugandals, then their origin story might have to be different. Instead of being angry about taxation over the Sweetborne flower, they could be fighting the Mendel because the Mendel are trying to get the flower from them by force. A non-Ugandal one could have an interesting unification war story too, since the various clans and tribes would not be united and would have to be brought together by force. I'm actually thinking a modified, fantasy version of the Lagorthenes would be best.

This whole thing is just a transcript of my train of thought, by the way. Sorry if its a bit long and constantly changing. As always, I'd love your input. In the meantime, I will see what works best on Spore. 