Overview
Life on the Elyrian frontier had always been hard, and hard lands made hard people. That was until House Lyon came to make it its home. Life has changed on the frontier over the years, but the people have not. The Margraviate of Coranth is our home. Do you have what it takes to make a name for yourself here?
Coranth is a vibrant and aspiring community led by House Lyon. Coranth is a federation of several counties within the Duchy of Ljón (currently still known as Westmist) - a duchy situated on the south west side of Demalion - which have united under the banner of Margrave Ulysses Lyon, brother of Duke Rojax Lyon.
The following counties have united under the banner of the Margrave:
- The County of Ostagaard – ruled by Count Ulysses Lyon in a personal union
- The County of Skyalia – ruled by Count Ulysses Lyon in a personal union
- The County of Olvagaard – ruled by Count Talran Shadowmist
Coranth offers many opportunities for people with a pioneering or an adventurous spirit. New lands shall be explored, settlements shall be established, roads shall be built and industry and trade shall flourish. Whether you are an aspiring landowner, adventurer, daredevil, crafter, fighter or scholar Coranth will be a home for you if you are looking to make a life for yourself. If you like to explore and build, Coranth welcomes you!
Coranth’s general theme is very loosely inspired by the Nilfgaardian Empire from the Witcher series and Skyrim from the Elder Scrolls series. Coranth will be developing its own unique language based on Sindarin (The Lord of the Rings) and the Elder Speech (The Witcher). Coranth’s military theme will be loosely inspired by the ancient Greek city state of Corinth.
Even though Coranth follows an overall theme it is a very diverse community of groups and individuals. What binds the people of Coranth together is a shared love for a free and open society based on mutual respect and cooperation.
Biome & Tribes
So, what biome are located in? All of our lands are located within the Taiga biome. The majority tribe within our lands are the Brudvir so Coranth will be themed around the Brudvir as its primary tribe, and the Hrothi and Neran as its secondary tribes. With tribal migration having been confirmed by SBS as a possibility as early as Kingdoms of Elyria, Coranth will be planning (mass) migrations of its secondary tribes (and possibly other tribes as well) to its own lands. Regardless of how the cards will be dealt. Coranth will shape its own destiny and shall try to provide its citizens with the playstyle they desire.
Focus
Coranth will mostly focus on becoming an economic powerhouse while seeking to build a strong defensive military able to protect its interests as well as that of its allies should the need arise.
Because of the economic focus of Coranth all taxes levied will either be reinvested into the economy (trade and infrastructure) or used to maintain Coranth’s defenses. Tax rates and tariff’s will be kept fair taking into consideration that all major projects engaged in by Coranth will ultimately benefit all its inhabitants.
Governance
Coranth seeks to facilitate, empower and protect its citizens but also believes in the idea of a minimal involvement of the government in the daily lives of its citizens. Coranth will therefore actively seek to provide an environment in which its citizens can flourish and are able to pursue their personal goals and dreams while keeping the number of rules to a minimum. Advancing Coranth prosperity, concluding trade deals as well as introducing, maintaining and enforcing fair laws, developing new settlements will be high priorities for Coranth’s leadership.
In short, we won’t tell you how to play and we want you to succeed in your chosen path.
Coranth will respect if people want to do their own thing, therefore Coranth’s counties and settlements enjoy a good deal of autonomy. All that is expected in return is that the activities of the various counties and settlements don’t impede on or otherwise harm the interests of Ljón and Coranth. Additionally, all counties and settlements are required to heed any call to arms sent out by the Duke of Ljón.
While the Margrave and the counts have the final say in all matters they will actively seek to involve all the important stakeholders in any decision or ruling. Only by working closely as a team will Coranth prosper. If possible, a consensus will be sought amongst the people of Coranth on all major decisions. The day to day management of Coranth is overseen by the Margrave and his council:
- Margave – Ulysses Lyon
- Count - Talran Shadowmist
- Lord Warden – Thallan Wolfborn
- Strategos – Jumanji
- Ranger General - Vacant
- High Justice – Vacant
- Chancellor – Vacant
Military
While PVP will be inevitable within Elyria, Coranth will engage in PVP only for defensive purposes. Coranth’s military will have its regular armed forces geared towards a more defensive role with Barons being appointed accordingly. Coranth’s military is overseen by the Strategos who coordinates with the Barons.
With that being said, Coranth requires all of its citizens to become at least proficient in some form of self-defense. Citizens who are willing to actively participate in defensive combat will be enlisted as reservists and will be organized according to a landwehr system in times of war.
In addition to its regular armed forces and landwehr, Coranth’s military includes three specialist branches:
- The Rangers of Coranth
- The Arcani
- The Companions
Role-playing
Coranth will actively be encouraging and facilitating the formation of vibrant communities of role-players throughout the duchy. To achieve this Coranth will build and expand onto the tradition of player run towns stretching back to past MMO's such as Ultima Online.
Experienced role-players already call Coranth their home, with two of our community leaders having been involved in various player run (roleplay) communities during their time in Ultima Online. Coranth hopes to build on this rich tradition and to bring back those days by trying to nourish a wide variety of role-play communities within our community. Any roleplay community looking for a home will be welcome in Coranth!
Coranth will support and promote settlements that wish to establish inns, taverns or other kinds of hubs dedicated to hosting regular role-play events. The goal is to help bring a sense of community and atmosphere to settlements wishing to facilitate role-play and make them more than a collection of player owned houses.
Guilds
The establishment of guilds and other organizations is highly encouraged. Below is a list of the guilds and organizations that are either native to Coranth or main a branch of chapter within Coranth.
The Coranthian Breeders Cooperative – Breeders – Guildmaster Ulysses Lyon.
The Shamans of Seornai – Shamans – High Shaman Thallan Wolfborn.
Citizens of Coranth may petition their respective count to allow the creation of their own guild or school, especially if a profession is not yet presented in Coranth by any existing guild and/or school.
Why choose Coranth?
Why should a player choose to settle in Coranth? Besides offering players a community, an environment for role playing and the freedom to develop their characters as they want, Coranth will actively help players get established by assisting them in finding a place to live and set up their desired business.
People with an adventurous spirit will also be able to find their place within Coranth. By being situated within a border region Coranth is at the forefront of where history is made!
What roles are we currently looking for?
Coranth is currently looking for a wide variety of players.
- Mayors interested in buying the settlements Stancombe and Pinevalor in the County of Skyalia. Interested parties should join our Discord and contact the Margrave directly.
- A mayor with a defensive PVP focus interested in buying the settlement Pinebraker Pass in the County of Skyalia. Interested parties should join our Discord and contact the Margrave directly.
- Landowners with an interest in farming, breeding and animal husbandry to tame Coranth’s vast wilderness and cultivate its lands.
- Beekeepers. The first beekeeper to join will be granted the use of the Margave’s personal colony of cardinal bees at the beginning of exposition.
- Crafters and traders to help develop Coranth’s industry.
- Shipwrights to build the ships for both Coranth’s merchant fleet and navy.
- Fighters to help keep Coranth safe and help enforce its laws.
- A variety of other roles including, but not limited to: caravan protectors, sheriffs, traders, rangers, map makers, resource gatherers, spies and all kinds of other frontiersmen/women.
My personal motivation
So, what was my personal motivation as Margrave of Coranth to form this very diverse community?
Building my own game/online world is a dream I have had for almost 30 years now, something that I but also everyone else can enjoy. Now, CoE is offering me the opportunity to help build a part of its world, a virtual world where people can have fun and spend the online part of their lives. Therefore, I am very passionate about building this community with whoever wants to join me.
We are building our little corner of this world, a corner where we are in control while creating a whole community from scratch.
Join us
Anyone who is interested in joining Coranth is welcome to come and meet us in our Discord channel! Representatives of entities such as guilds seeking to establish a cooperation with Coranth will also be welcome in our Discord channel as Coranth is always looking to make new friends and establish mutual beneficial ties with other entities.
