List of major poleis per League (ingame)

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Delian League:

Athenai, Attike
Chalkis, Euboea
Eretria, Euboea
Nafpaktos, Lokris

Pelepponesian League:

Lakidaemon, Lakonia
Korinthos, Korinthia
Tegea, Arkadia
Thebes, Boeotia

This list may expand later.

[Xoel]

So in the recent conception of the design theory I have begun to implement into Reign of Olympia, I've discovered a need for simplicity in games. The human 'races' should be focussed solely into major forces and place of the time, to allow some digression into the mythological element (especially as enemies). Therefore, playable races will be focussed into three player factions, stemming from the main poleis of:

Lakidaemon, Lakonia (Lakedaemon)
Korinthos, Korinthia (Korinthos)
Athenai, Attike (Athenai)

A short description of each follows.

Lakidaemon is the stuff of legends, despite having no monuments left standing. Comparable to modern socialist, totalitarian states, the Lakidaemonians harnessed the idea of inherited (genetic) traits, creating near-super-soldiers that were unbeatable in Greek combat for centuries. Players wanting a powerful soldier would choose the Spartiate class of Lakidaemon.

Athenai was Lakidaemon's biggest rival for all of the Classical Period, and Reign of Olympia is in fact set in the biggest open conflict the two underwent. At the time of 429BCE, the game's setting, Athenai has just been devastated by plague, to the point that the Lakonian army has left the Attic territories to avoid the plague, essentially forming a stalemate. Now the city is recovering, it's leader killed, and questions are raised in the democratic forums of the path the citizens will choose next. Fielding an average army, Athenai was renouned for it's navy and politicians.

Korinthos is situated at the perfect halfway point between Lakidaemon and Athenai, commanding the Isthmus of Korinth, a tiny strip of land that connects the Pelepponessus peninsula with mainland Greece. As such, overland as well as shipped goods are taxed at Korinthos, where carts must pass through, and ships can avoid a long trip over the Pelepponessus in one of the Korinthian boat ramps. This has made Korinthos extremely rich and powerful, by sheer wealth alone. The Korinthian Acropolis stands high and impregnable also, and inside lies a city that is well garnished with golden embellishments. Whilst not controlling the most powerful soldiers, Korinthos has a powerful navy, and many of the best merchants are born in Korinthos.