![]() Under Korrina the Scions may adopt other religions. Patria Reborn is led either by their Risen Emperor or by Korrina, guardian of the Emperor's Mausoleum. Additionally, the Scions may either persuade or forcibly convert members of other civilizations. Instead they entice Awakened citizens out of the Bottomless Tomb with desirable resources or attractive Civics. Cities don't gain population by accumulating Food. Champions of art and philosophy, the citizens of Patria Reborn also worship their Risen Emperor with burning fanaticism.įull citizens of Patria Reborn are all undead. In the Haunted Lands Ghostwalkers melt through and with the shadows, and grotesque mergings of the living and the dead can lead to madness or great wealth. The Scions' rich markets are full of precious things from the Age of Magic, but traders must seek them through the macabre Haunted Lands. Are the Scions reindling the glory of a lost age, or harbingers of an unnatural doom? A study in contradictions, within the shining cities of Patria Reborn sophisticated pleasures war with the despair of eternal existance. But the enigmatic Risen Emperor's people are themselves long dead. The Scions of Patria claim they represent the rebirth of humankind's greatest empire and Erebus' best hope for salvation, for life. The Auspix will arrive in a moment with the straps and the flenser and these Pleasures are similarly varied and refined. you have heard the tales and they are true. That old man, if he ever cared - if he everĮxisted - cannot help you. Join us and your life, excuse me, your eternal existence, willīe one of ease and delight." Your calls to Junil, you have now seen, are fruitless. Our needs areįew, our flesh imperishable, our devices varied and potent. You have heard the tales, and they are all true. To be one of us you need only give up yourĭesperate animal hungers, your diseases, your fear of death. Us buildings of gilt marble and metals where you have wood and base granite. Not this, the city of Scions, cleaner and stronger than your own? Our magics, our knowledge, that of Patria reborn, gives “Undead?" It's a word fraught with traps laid by your Hierarchs, good sir. Within every city of Patria Reborn the quest for eternal pleasure, the call of eternal devotion, and the threat of eternalĮxistance compete for the soul and mind of each Scion. The semi-official Apparat of the Imperial Cult is easily equal in size to that of the Church of the Gift. Many Martyrs of Patria, for example, were once his Not uncommon outcomes of exposure to the Emperor's presense. Extreme displays of sacrifice and devotion are While the Emperor rules directly the Scions will worship no other God. Skull-like visages, headless spearmen, and bodies of perfect darkness clothed inīright armor are among the horrors her enemies must face. Soldiers of Patria Reborn are terrifying. As a rule Scions are very handsome, at least, possessing the look of perfect health. Where most Scions take pride in the comeliness of their unageing and unblighted flesh the Scions' military takes fullĪdvantage of its malleability. The Age of Rebirth flow into the Scion cities to feed the appetites and desires of a people intent on eternal lives of ease and luxury. Within ScionĬities the overwhelming majority are the dead, and most are set on enjoying the Emperor's Gift to the fullest. What sort of detente he will accept, if any, is unknown. The Risen Emperor intends to rule all Erebus. That those living in the harsh Age of Rebirth find the promises seductive is, however, all too clear. But in a world of magic seeming often means very little. They do not seem to be the mindless horrors one expects of the undead. What they are, exactly, is disputed even among the wise. Or perhaps they have been conquered by death. The Scions have already conquered disease, infirmity, and even death. Released from the Second Vault, the so-called "Bottomless Tomb," the Scions promise to restore the glory of Patria: They will drive out the jealous warring angels and set humankind as the rulers of Erebus. The Scions of Patria assert they are the resurgent princes of the proudest empire Erebus has ever known. Sheaim - Summoners and apocalypse worshippers Scions of Patria - Remnants of a lost empire Kuriotates - Small nation with big hearts My options to start with are what Civilization do I want to play? I am playing Fall From Heaven 2 Fall Further, an even more wacky expansion to the already insane fantasy-Civilization mod. Lets do a roleplaying themed WiP where I get your help with making some decisions.
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