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Diplomacy and Events / Re: A honeymoon in the Empire of Tamora (closed)
« on: July 06, 2018, 11:34:34 PM »
A temple that also had clothing stores, it was a strange nation indeed and if it shared some of the similarities of her new homeland Oksana had a lot to learn. She may now on paper be a follower of the Seleucid's religion but it was clear she still had an affinity for Sessifet, the mother Goddess who had saved humanity from the wrath of the other Gods sacrificing her physical form to ensure the survival of her children. Even their stance on covering up the body was strange to a Lodjain, the human body was a copy of Sessifets and so was a thing of beauty, visit any Lodjain estate and it would be full of statues, paintings and other art works depicting the practically nude human form, physical beauty was considered the greatest blessing Sessifet could give a person. As the presentation of traditional attire was presented it was clear which she would pick.
"I'm trying to introduce my new family to some of our traditions from back home" Oksana began, "In Lodja when a young noble lady turns 17 she is expected to begin taking part in the nations hectic social calender, the highlights of which are masked balls, women are expected to wear something very similar to the battoulah." Oksana explained, "I think we'll be hosting some in Ipsus this autumn and so I think a selection of them would be perfect gifts." She said as she began making selections of the battoulah for her step-daughters, something that still sounded odd to her to say. As the fashion show began and Alya explained about the models she couldn't help but smile, it was yet another difference between here and her native home. There even the Queen's entourage of noble ladies were seen as fashion icons and women to emulate, occasionally they were even asked to wear the new creations of major designers just for promotional purposes, yet here slaves were used. As she meet the designer she placed orders for a couple of the designs, "In Lodja there are fashion events all the time especially at my mother's resorts, I'd be honored to send her your details, I'm sure she could include you in some of them. She's always looking for something unique for her patrons." She knew her role well was to support her families business interests, that was why her mother had arranged this marriage and so Oksana figured she had best make use of her links.
Akakois was pleased his friend and host liked the idea of the boat. "Ah forgive me Abbas" the King held an apologetic hand up, "I must explain, the design work I have very little knowledge on, you know me I was never one for the military, I trained as an architect. Ask me to build you something to live in and no problem naval fighting machines....well that's a mystery, I will however ask my son Heydar to pass on the details. He's a Wing Commander in our Air Force now, also our Minister of Defence and has the final say in our military procurement. As for Paracambi we shall of course take a supporting stance, we shall immediately cease trade with them much as they have with you and I may have a way around their boycott. Ship your products through us, we'll stick "Made in Royal Seleucid" labels on the stuff and fill in the paperwork. They'll be manufactured by us as far as the world is concerned." Akakois hoped it would help, naturally it meant more work for their ports and that meant the dock hands would make more money and that at least made it look like the King was spreading some prosperity.
"As for Lodja, I can of course make the introduction, but be warned they are a strange bunch. You want to get on their good side then remember they are rather shallow in many ways but very shrewd in their dealings. They have a system where you will need to have either their Queen or some other Patrician give your companies permission to deal there, and that of course comes at a price." he smiled, "Either a percentage of the deal or something odder......it cost me a crown. Although I can't complain at my price, I give a young Lodjan noble woman a crown and get her into bed, in return I get trade routes into Lodja" he laughed, "deal of the century I think."
"I'm trying to introduce my new family to some of our traditions from back home" Oksana began, "In Lodja when a young noble lady turns 17 she is expected to begin taking part in the nations hectic social calender, the highlights of which are masked balls, women are expected to wear something very similar to the battoulah." Oksana explained, "I think we'll be hosting some in Ipsus this autumn and so I think a selection of them would be perfect gifts." She said as she began making selections of the battoulah for her step-daughters, something that still sounded odd to her to say. As the fashion show began and Alya explained about the models she couldn't help but smile, it was yet another difference between here and her native home. There even the Queen's entourage of noble ladies were seen as fashion icons and women to emulate, occasionally they were even asked to wear the new creations of major designers just for promotional purposes, yet here slaves were used. As she meet the designer she placed orders for a couple of the designs, "In Lodja there are fashion events all the time especially at my mother's resorts, I'd be honored to send her your details, I'm sure she could include you in some of them. She's always looking for something unique for her patrons." She knew her role well was to support her families business interests, that was why her mother had arranged this marriage and so Oksana figured she had best make use of her links.
Akakois was pleased his friend and host liked the idea of the boat. "Ah forgive me Abbas" the King held an apologetic hand up, "I must explain, the design work I have very little knowledge on, you know me I was never one for the military, I trained as an architect. Ask me to build you something to live in and no problem naval fighting machines....well that's a mystery, I will however ask my son Heydar to pass on the details. He's a Wing Commander in our Air Force now, also our Minister of Defence and has the final say in our military procurement. As for Paracambi we shall of course take a supporting stance, we shall immediately cease trade with them much as they have with you and I may have a way around their boycott. Ship your products through us, we'll stick "Made in Royal Seleucid" labels on the stuff and fill in the paperwork. They'll be manufactured by us as far as the world is concerned." Akakois hoped it would help, naturally it meant more work for their ports and that meant the dock hands would make more money and that at least made it look like the King was spreading some prosperity.
"As for Lodja, I can of course make the introduction, but be warned they are a strange bunch. You want to get on their good side then remember they are rather shallow in many ways but very shrewd in their dealings. They have a system where you will need to have either their Queen or some other Patrician give your companies permission to deal there, and that of course comes at a price." he smiled, "Either a percentage of the deal or something odder......it cost me a crown. Although I can't complain at my price, I give a young Lodjan noble woman a crown and get her into bed, in return I get trade routes into Lodja" he laughed, "deal of the century I think."