L A N P O O L I S L A N D S this project will go over the specific islands, culture, and other customs of the people living in these islands! C E N T R A L I S L A N D the central island is most notably dubbed as “the central island” although the official name of this island is gleima (glee-muh) in order to even gain permit to live on the island, you must pass a series of tests assessing your mana that deem you worthy or unworthy people living in this island enjoy lives of pleasure and tend to spend lots of money on clothes and other luxuries almost paradoxically, however, the same people who value beauty also prize strength and violence G O V E R N M E N T mana is a key factor in determining someone’s influence in the central island (and most of the outer islands as well!) and the government of this faction comprises of the most mana affluent people. in this way, it is a brutal oligarchy where those not talented with their mana fall to the bottom of the social status this is emphasized and even encouraged by the ruling minority called "the syndicates", a title those who have dedicated their lives to mana and growing their power can earn. once a syndicate dies, being replaced is of the utmost priority. people looking to become a syndicate have to go through trials to become a new syndicate. they have to fight exotic beasts, and will undergo interviews with a select few of the other syndicates E C O N O M Y the economy here is thriving, and most people pick up jobs manufacturing goods from the raw materials the outer islands provide to the main island. they then export these goods to the outer islands at a high price taking into factor the mercantilism policies placed on the outer islands, the central island is thriving economically, and those living here reap the benefits of a mother country LIVING CONDITIONS living conditions here are mostly pleasant, and you will be hard-pressed to find any who has trouble making ends meet on this island. the people living here are metaphorically in a bubble, unaware of the struggle the other islands go through to provide them with goods M A N A U S E however, underneath all the pleasantries is a lurking sense of unrest and volatile mana. as people here dont know restraint in so many ways, this applies to their mana accidents with mana are frequent but not deadly, at least most of the time they enjoy playing at decency, but in reality they're really savage and most of the time itch to fight the mana powers here are water (the islands are surrounded by it), fire (signifying their culture's general hot-headedness), and lightning R E L I G I O N most people here are atheists, but no one judges people if they decide to worship a variety of gods or such, which is slightly common !! based slightly off of the villages w demons in frieren / the capitol and the districts / england and the colonies !! O U T E R I S L A N D S there are 4 different outer islands. they vary in size, but none of them are as big as the central island. they each provide a different material to the central island T H E A V E N T U R A the island biggest out of all the outer districts, and the one closest in customs to the central island G O V E R N M E N T the syndicate employs soldiers known as the lanpool soldiers, to keep tabs on the outer islands, as the syndicates are hesitant to go to the outer islands themselves. the same lanpool soldier groups inhabit other islands as well. in the central island, they are less numerous in number E C O N O M Y their industry is mining: on the surface and in the deep sea for various minerals like phosphate, gold, copper, and nickel. because this island is so rich in minerals, they never have trouble acquiring them. every now and then, an accident will occur, but it's not often L I V I N G C O N D I T I O NS most people here are unhappy and have tried periodically to earn access to live on the central island, but never managed to pass the test. the people here are still talented beyond measure, especially compared to the other islands. buildings here are very similar to the central island M A N A U S E mana is used a lot in mining, and some people here have earth related powers, though this is only specific to people in aventura! not any other islands R E L I G I O N people here worship gods of mining and life, but as in the central island, there are lots of aethists. its more balanced out here however T H E I Z B A T this island specialized in providing crops and grain G O V E R N M E N T same as aventura E C O N O M Y here there are a lot of labor workers, and the richer people with a higher status are usually owners of land, overseeing the export of crops to the central island. there are also some people who design systems of irrigation (they’re smart)
L I V I N G C O N D I T I O N S not that good as aventura or the central island, but not at the level of horrible. rich people can afford nice places to stay (think estates on fields of crop), and people who work as cheap labor are afforded places to stay within the estate by their employers M A N A U S E water is used a lot here to water crops. not as many accidents, for the most part, people here don't have that strong of mana as the central island or adventure, but they still have loads more compared to other factions. so very abundant in comparison to the other factions but average in lanpool T H E M I K O N A a big island, it's full of trees and abundant plant life G O V E R N M E N T same as others E C O N O M Y lumber and steel, people here are usually very strong and enduring L I V I N G C O N D I T I O N S a step up from izbat but still below aventura, the living conditions here are mostly good. as cutting trees and processing them into paper don't require any specific skills besides being strong, people here are able to acquire jobs easily, as they're trained to build their muscles from an early age M A N A U S E people use their mana to enhance their muscles here, it's very common. they also use fire to burn down forests for the purpose of diversifying the ecosystem, and of course, they use water if it hasn't rained in a long time, though most of their trees are self-sustaining R E L I G I O N same as others, aesthetes and people who worship gods of life or nature T H E S I U L A an island specializing in fabrics and cloths of all sorts. they raise sheep and alpacas, but they also utilize the silk of a rare spider that's only found on this island. this is by far the smallest island. the people here are polite and mild mannered, and from an outsider point of view, far more civilized than people living on the central island G O V E R N M E N T same as others, except the soldiers here are much more laid back and some even integrate with the citizens. this is partly do to the unfair assumption that these citizens are the weakest of all other islands E C O N O M Y textiles, raw cloth, fabric, you name it. they export it to the central island and the central island makes it into clothing L I V I N G C O N D I T I O N S surprisingly good, rivaling those of aventura. since people here value comfort, their homes are usually very cozy and give off warm vibes. they are allowed to keep a very small portion of the silk / wool / whatever they make and homes are usually adorned with a rug or blanket or such M A N A U S E lots of people use their mana to take care of their animals, shave their animals fur, and control the spiders that produce the invaluable silk. people who take care of said spiders are usually the most skilled on the island, and they use their mana as needed R E L I G I O N this particular island is far more religious than others, and priests take a central role in this island's affairs. although the priests still have to submit to the syndicates, this island is granted a small level of control, unlike the other islands, as it's very invaluable to the economy of lanpool. another reason is because the central island overlooks this island and would never dream that this island would have the willpower to defy the central island. people here worship either a well known god of life, or a secret cult worship the godess of spiders (NOT LOLTH BUT LOLTH IS HOT) O V E R V I E W biggest to smallest islands: central, aventura, mikona, izbat, and siula using earth mana powers is special to aventura (a large number of people have it is why), the rest of the islands have all kinds of mana, but the most common are fire, lightning (a subset of fire i guess), and water. other useful mana elements for their industry as well ig overall lanpool is a flawed faction and has lots of juicy opportunities for roleplay! i plan to host an event so syndicates can be picked besides lucetta, and you can sign up to be a soldier without having to apply or anything (same for citizens) once this rp starts i have lots of cool ideas, for example the islands could split from lanpool (secession ahaha) and try to win independence (8th grade us history ahahh im gonna fall down a well), and general rebellion but that would change a lot of the lore and i just spent like 3 hrs typing this up so im not going to be hasty and were gonna be happy with what i have k also lanpool's relationship with other factions is negative since the other factions are (rightly) wary of lanpool bc lanpool is lanpool in addition cos i forgot clothing is minimal since they’re islands and they don’t bundle up cs it ain’t cold some exceptions yes use common sense
