Vote tally - Epitaph - A Civilization Quest
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[x] ...The coast
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[X] … An aristocracy
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[x] ...A commonwealth
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[X] ...The highlands
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[X] ...A despotate: The People lived under a single chief, who held theoretically absolute power, contained within the royal family. The chieftain's power was based on the control of a palatial centre, from which his territory would be administered. This allowed for high degrees of royal intervention into society and gave the chieftain power over even food. However, it was also troubled by a great degree of inequality and could be burdened by economic changes.
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[X] ...The lowlands
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[X] ...Optional name vote:
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[X] ...A despotate
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[X] ...The highlands: The People settled the foothills of Highwatch Peak and continued, undisturbed by the traditions of the valley-dwellers, to drive their sheep by seasons and tend their gods of old. They built fortified settlements on the hills, which they surrounded with walls of sharp logs bound by rope. They learnt to work the stones of the earth and made quarries, from which they extracted copper and the riches of the earth. When they settled, they drove out the Metal-Workers, who had known how to make many fine works in copper and other metals.
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[X] ...The coast: The People settled the fish-rich coast by the sea and adopted many new habits. Here, they learnt to construct boats and traded with people up and down the coast. In turn, they became the gateway for new ideas to enter into the valley proper, where pottery and trade would flow upstreams and enter the valley. They built settlements with harbours and though disparate, remained in contact with each other. When they settled, they slew the Dye-Makers, who knew how to use the colours of nature to make new ones, including purple for which they were famed.
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[X] ...The lowlands: The People settled the fertile floodplains around the Copperflow and Swiftflow rivers. They multiplied and became numerous with time and they cultivated the land, leading to great bounty in crops, which they farmed and let their rulers control. They built large settlements and adopted the ways of the valley-dwellers over time, never sacrificing their own gods, but worshipping old names along with new arrivals. When they settled, they subjugated the Tower-Builders, who had lived there before them and built many great buildings.
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-[x] Wine-Upon-Water
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-[X] Shell-by-the-Shore
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-[X] Norse (City name, the language is Norrœna)
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-[X] Chaeswaie
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-[X] Rockaway
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-[X] New York
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[X] ...Optional name vote: This Place By The Mother Sea I Like. I think this is a good name because the idea of a charismatic nomad leader finding a spot and thinking "Hell yeah I dig it!" pleases me along with imagining what the historical record will twist it into sounds like great humor.
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