What I believe...

Ta-Aakii . Daughter of Dragons

Aakii Jahesa
The Homestead

I am a firm believer that homesteads will bring Old School Gor back.
For many reasons.
It is a confined environment, no huge armies are allowed by design.
It encourages RP and discourages combat, making it mean something.
Makes Raid/Rescue ratios real - 1 vs 1 when no gates to overcome.
Allows new trends to develop, like multiple levels and entry/exit points.
And last but most important, it is easier to maintain by a single owner.

Being a Gorean Homestead owner, I decided to let the Council rule the Role Play aspects of life on the Islands. Starting as the group leader does not make the position a lifetime one.
In line with the tradition, panthers do choose a leader periodically.
On Aakii, the Taae Gianii vote the En every quarter. Four elections every year. I will submit to the Taae's will and step down for another if it comes to that. So many regions are locked into one person's ways and views, forgetting the group and how it evolves.

To me, stories and History are everything.
May this region be a testament to this.

Asra Kron, Taae Gianii En Jerag
10165, 5th Month, 4th day of the 3rd hand (August 1, 2014)

notes:

ON ROLEPLAY

The northwest mountains are Taae country, beware approaching.
If you remain on the southeast region, the plains, East Forest and
South Forest, as well as the Three Lakes central region are free
wilderness. Explore. Be mindfull of islanders other than the Taae.
Some continentals call Aakii Jahesa home and have settled on
the southeast regions or Ta-Aakii Jahesa.

USE the available resources to enhance your Role Play.
Wild animals, hiding places, beaches, islets and Ta-Aakii provide
great ways to make your presence known and your experience
fun! Remember there are iC sources on the Islands that may be
useful in your personal quests. They also provide iC hindsight
on the region and the ones living here. USE them!

ON FLAGGING AND COMBAT

Flags are only recognized when a NC with the RP is left behind.
Homesteads are limited combat environments. We tried to keep
Aakii open to all approaches in Role Play, including combat,
however, our ratio of 1 vs 1 and 1 vs 2 (tarns) makes battles look
more like skermishes, and to be true to the spirit of Gor, no huge
bands of outlaws ever attacked any tribe.

ON GE and BTB

We are BBP and OSG - By the Book Panthers / Old School Gor.
That means other than Tharna we recognize VERY few matriarch
groups - exceptions are justified by established STORY LINES.
If you have a women ruled, armed women based group that is
not a tribe (panther, taluna or mamba) send us a NC with your
background and objectives. You NEED a story to Role Play here.
It's alright if you START one here! But have one.

 

Aakii Jahesa is found...

Aakii Jahesa . Island of Dragons

Aakii Jahesa - Isle of Dragons
Taae Gianii Dom - Home of the Gianis Daughters

Welcome to Aakii Jahesa

The Aakii Jahesa, or Isle of Dragons is located to the Northwest of Farnacium, Southeast of the cities of Lydius and Laura, twenty pasangs from the coast. Accessible by sea and air, the isle has the Northern Forest to the North, past the planes of Laurius, and the Vosk Delta to the South.

Aakii Jahesa has a high ground setting, source of a few clear water springs that make for a northern like forest setting. The springs are mainly located inland and the water runs to the Thassa in narrow but deep rivers that spread through it.
Evidence of higher builders is found on the Isle, but whoever built the structures found on Aakii is long gone, as the only standing build on the region seems to indicate, the ruined castle on Ta-Aakii Jahesa, the Daughter of Dragons, a small isle close to Aakii.

Found by the current Taae Gianii En Jerag, the Aakii was adopted as a home away from the continent, and a tribe was born. The panthers are the only inhabitants of Aakii, a few wanderers may find it in their hearts to take one of the few existing shelters in the wild as home, but so far none has.
As for travelers, the panthers remain true to their nature and only few can claim to be their friends, and still... But Ta-Aakii still holds a partially intact structure that may accommodate those tolerated or even welcomed by the Taae.

The Taae Gianii owe their name to the original En-Jerag, a daughter of the South, born in the rain forests where the small and elusive panthers live. As the Giani legend goes, the tear marks on their faces come from a grieving mother, that mourned too long for her lost cubs. As the cubs returned, her happiness did not erase the marks and they became permanent, as a reminder of her sorrow. So they wear them to remember past sorrows as they embrace a new tomorrow away from a land of madness.

You can find their camp deep inland, where the elder tree and the main spring is located. Hiding in the deep wild, few are those who know of their existence and they are fierce in the defense of their freedom and their land. Depending on trade from across the sea, they are open to a few dwellers they call Dirii, or Waterbringers, as the original trader arrived on Aakii as the rain season started.

Panthers from different backgrounds, some free women, some escaped slaves, some born in Gor, some on Earth, they share a common trait and a single dream. To live free and one with the Mother of All, the true keeper of Life.

Each has her own past, path and burden, and they are hard to break into by friends and foes alike, but all take pride in the respect they have earned and you will find no truer souls in Gor.

May the Mother shine her wisdom and light on their paths always and on the ones those who seek peace and justice travel on.

NOTES
Region open for recon and first contacts / RP only : 07.28.2014
Main Isle - Aakii Jahesa - RP only
Secondary Isle - Ta-Aakii Jahesa - RP only

Normal Status estimated to start: 08.01.2014
Main Isle - Aakii Jahesa - Combat enabled
Secondary Isle - Ta-Aakii Jahesa - RP only

For additional OOC info:
Asra Kron (x4ten resident)
Illushian (terraneuvena)

For iC on the Region... Drop by! :)