Cimmerians and Aquilonians

Conan — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 02:31:54 GMT

According to the official Aoc site, "The Aquilonians are a people divided behind a front of unity, and threatened behind a show of dominance. Their kingdom, the so-called Flower of the West, is the unrivaled jewel of Hyboria."

The Aquilonians are like the Romans of Hyboria. Think 300 and Galidator. They are the warriors with a strong history of fighting and a strong code of conduct. They were brought up with warfare, and they live and breath it. They know their kingdom is not safe, and if they sit on their laurels they are likely to lose everything their fore fathers fought for.

According to the lore, the Aquilonian "fighters are disciplined and tough, often more soldier than warrior. The people value martial skill and admire any who stand against the nation’s many enemies, especially the hated Picts. Aquilonians also value free-thinking and independence, so those who can make a living off the backs of their own self-reliance often gathers respect"

The Aquilonians are not magicians, and they shun magik users as charlatans and fakes. Aquilonians put stock in the here and now, in what you can feel, taste, see, and take.

The Cimmerians are almost the foils of the Aquilonians. Situated to the north, the Cimmerians are heartier than their city dwelling cousins and more rustic.

The site says, "The Cimmerians are a barbarous people, with a culture shaped by their harsh and dreary land to the point where foreigners look askance at the tribes of the north and wonder if they ever laugh or sing any songs beyond dismal dirges."

Conan is a Cimmerian, and it is where he gets his legendary strength. The Crimmearians worship Crom, a God who lives on Ben Morgh and looks down on weakness, a trait the Cimmerians inherited and feed on.

Cimmerians are fighters, barbarians, brawlers and naturalists with little patience for dark arts.

The Cimmerians and Aquilonians, along with the Stygians from last time, are the 3 races available to you in Aoc. I know which one I will roll.

Do you?

Character Revealed: Keaira

Conan — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 16:29:22 GMT

Over at the Age of Conan site they have new information up about one of the main characters of the game, Keaira. Reading the intro and background information about her makes me want to play the game even more, they say 2 of their design goals were to make her "'sinful' and 'lush'."

The developers say Conan "saved [Keaira] from a camp of raiding Vanir invaders in years past, [and] she formed an unbreakable bond of loyalty to the powerful barbarian" but that "she is as deadly as she is wild in the bedroom."

This description made me think of Red Sonja, but that is more related to the comic than the novels which Keaira is based on. They did make her a Cimmerian rather than Aquilonian, but that is their artistic license.

As an added bonus, Keaira is going to be featured in the December 2007 issue of Playboy. Yea, thats right, they are going to have her nude in a Playboy issue. Stay tuned for some scans of that. ^^

There is a lot of artwork up at the official Age of Conan site but tell me, does she look like Natalie Portman or what? (Images pop)

AocSpot - Cimmerian

Cimmerians and Aquilonians

Character Revealed: Keaira