Biakko,
I would like to formally apologize for this delayed message and hope you receive it soon as I found you and the items you can offer very fascinating (builds, lore and level of activity of the forums)! I have heard whispers that you might have made it to Valtoros on your travels. Did you have a chance to meet my Brother of Valyria, King Kyn? I would sure like to have a chance to meet you one day, whether it be as your liege or just a brief encounter.
Let me explain a little about Perth. Perth started out long before the new world was established in lands in the old world. We were mainly a warrior nation fighting to survive against the bone-people (this lore will be re-posted once the library is back up). We now are still considered warriors, however we have built our society on three fundamental values, which are strength, honour and peace. In order to progress in our society you must show that these values are instilled in your every day life. You can do this in many ways but there are two basic options to choose when you start out. The way of the warrior is your first option. The way of the warrior does not follow traditional values of using their strength and skills in battle for personal gain. However, they use their strength and skills in combat as a tool to uphold peace and law within the empire as a whole. On the other hand, those that do not choose to use the notions of strength and peace in combat can still achieve rank within Perthian culture and society by being active in politics. In other words, those that develop a strong character and can build and maintain peace, relationships, and alliances also have an important role within Perthian society. Duchess Samaia is a good example of the second option.
That is a little about our society, but what about the physical geography and our established boarders? To start, you may hear the people of Perth or Valtoros throw around those name interchangeably or refer to Valyria in general. This is due to the fact that Valtoros and Perth have a long standing alliance that stems all the way back to the old world. Our two nations make up what we call The Greater Realm of Valyria. If you are a vassal of either Kingdom you are vassal of Valyria as well. When you become part of the higher elite you gain the title of "Brother" or "Sister" of Valyria which symbolizes the bond between our realms. In both of these realms we have a wide variety of landscape that range from deserts to lands that are vibrant with vegetation and maybe even snow (Perth contains one of the largest snow biomes). Refer to
http://imgur.com/a/uZXHe for a reference of the Kingdom's realm.
Our build style is mainly medieval with a hint of Nordic and Gothic architecture. Although, we have many different people within our Kingdoms that bring many different building styles and capabilities. For examples please refer to
http://imgur.com/a/CQD5i. We also have a very well planned and organized nether line system referred to as the "Perthian Grid". These lines are one of the safest and complete systems in the Empire. Refer to
http://imgur.com/a/WIrGk for samples.
I would love if you could be part of our Kingdom as I think you would be a good fit within it. We are a very prosperous realm both in the people that are part of it and the riches that we have accumulated over the mercannums. We are also a very active realm.