#chrysopoline

After taking shelter in Ouroboros during Wojira's flood, a reformed Pythor accidentally unearths the long lost Library of Ouroboros, where he finds the ghost of its last Director, Vulkan. As the two try to enact a pre-Serpentine War plan to revitalize the city, elsewhere, an Oni - Bennett Grant - is given plans for a strange device, one that will reshape the future of Ninjago once completed. After recuiting some residents of his town - New Hope - to help him on expeditions to get the supplies needed to construct the machine, they meet two long forgotten Serpentine tribes, who are willing to help in the Oni's endeavors. During all of this, a long extinct tribe's last living member, Pythor's lost love, and many more will emerge from the shadows, some out of intrigue, others for long-awaited revenge.

(This is my first Ninjago AU. Description may change, and there might be more characters added.)

Resources:

*Excluding Ninjago City, the Merlopains and the Oni

Commonwealth of Reslands:

Population: 25,000

Human - 35% (8,750); Serpentine - 33% (8,250); Turned - 17% (4,250); Oni - 15% (3,750)

Location: In the Forest of Tranquility.

Capital: New Hope

Leader: Bennett Grant

Republic of Mu:

Population: 315,000

Turned - 48% (151,200); Human - 47% (148,050), Serpentine - 5% (15,750)

Location: In Wildwood Forest; also has secret army bases, airbases, and ports/shipyards strategically scattered throughout Ninjago, all of which are connected via an underground transport network.

Captial: Drespolis (Under Energy Dome)

Leader: Anton Rodriguez

Confederation of Chtendeger:

Population: 1,400,200 (Chrysopoline)

Living Aboveground - 2% (28,004); Living Underground - 98% (1,372,196)

Location: In the Mountains of Impossible Height and Glacier Barrens.

Captial: Vollestein (Underground City)

Leader: Richter König

Selkanian Isles:

Population: 1,399,800 (Hydrophiline)

Ocean Dwellers - 95% (1,329,810); Surface Dwellers - 5% (69,990)

Location: On archipelagos and in underwater towns in the Endless Sea, East of the island of Ninjago.

Capital: Kalgan (Underwater City)

Leader: Riptide Martin

Nation X*:

Population: Unknown

Location: Unknown

Captial: Unknown

Leader: Unknown

*True name unknown; historical evidence suggests that this country was around before the First Serpentine War, and that it joined the Elemental Alliance following a Serpentine attack on their capital. For reasons unknown, mention of this nation - possibly a monarchy - ceases after 15-20 years after it's end. It's plausible that it's name was scrubbed from history after a war between the Elemental Alliance and Nation X led to the complete destruction of this country.

Unknowns:

Both found by civilians who explored a strange, destroyed facility after going to investigate an explosion in the Glacier Barrens.

Strangely, not only are there no records of either when the facility was built or who occupied it, but there were also no evidence to suggest what the flags represent.

More investigation required.

Duisburgan Empire:

Population: 5,954,800

Underground - 97.5% (5,805,930); Surface Dwellers - 2.5% (148,870)

Location: Hidden away in the Blackwood Forest.

Capital: Königbüren

Leader: Frieda Albrecht

Sacred Order of the Pantheon:

Population: 5,000

Serpentine - 60% (3,000); Humans - 40% (2,000)

Location: In several ancient Serpentine Temples across Ninjago.

"Capital": The Temple of Asaka in the Primeval's Eye.

Leader: Alistair

Fredonian Federation:

Population: 663,120

Surface Dwellers - 60% (397,872); Underground - 40% (265,248)

Location: In the Mountains of Impossible Height, bordering the Blind Man's Eye and Frozen Wasteland.

Capital: Kivenvirta

They're an airborne people that prefer to live in high altitude locations. They excel at aeronautics and astronautics, which involves the production of aircraft and rockets that can send people and satellites into space/orbit. This is despite the fact that they are the only Serpentine to not only be feathered, but also have wings. Unlike the rest of the Serpentine, the Chrysopoline general doesn't have a tail to which they slither; rather, all Chrysopoline have legs, with the only way to discern who's the general is to see if they have golden markings and feathers. They do have a venom, which causes the envenomated victims to feel heavy and sluggish, slowing them down until they're either feed a certain cocktail of mountain herbs or gets the antivenom from the Chrysopoline staff.

Chrysopoline can grow up to be 7' to 8'6". They can have red or green with yellow colored accents, or greenish yellow/pale green scales with orange or red spots; they also have some variety with their colouration.

Joining the Chrysopoline are the Questozoals. These feathered, winged Serpents are the precursor to the Chrysopoline, and though they don't have arms, they are extremely intelligent, able to speak English, and are able to use magic, which they can use to conjure up arms among other uses. The Chrysopoline were only created after the Devourer and her Mate - who was the God of the Sky and Cosmos - bedded one another. Due to the Questozoal's sentience, they're not considered and used as pets, but are rather treated as equals to the Chrysopoline, seeing that these feathered serpents predate them, and are considered more closely attributed and related to their astral deity. The feathers of the Questozoals resemble the night sky, depicting various constellations and stars.

Background:

Hydrophiline:

Linguistically, the Hydrophiline speak a mixture of Australian/British English and some form of Polynesian language. Since they live on archipelagos and underwater in the Endless Sea, shipbuilding is vital for commerce and transportation, which also spurred the need for great navigators (who are highly respected). The sea Serpentine are also great artists and artisans, with weapons being engraved and decorated, in addition to wearing jewelry - made of deep sea diamonds (yes they're a thing), gemstones (ex. Pearls), and minerals (ex. Gold) - and body art; they also like to wear sandals and light coloured cotton clothes. Religiously, they believe that Wojira first created the oceans and Endless Sea, then the Devourer made the earth, and the Devourer's Mate then created the sky, using his shed scales to fill it with stars; in addition, they believe that Wojira - with the Devourer's help - created the Hydrophiline, the Devourer made the mainland tribes, and the Devourer and her Mate created the Chrysopoline after bedding one another. They also believe in ghosts, with the most widespread story being a cautionary tale of a disgraced, exiled general who had their tattoos forcefully removed (via cutting them out) after it was revealed that they cheated to become the Hydrophiline general; it's said that those who suddenly feel the air around them grow cold and moist are in the spirit's presence, a warning not to cheat or be lazy. Politically, they're a unique hybrid of elective monarchy and crowned republic, called a competitive monarchy. Upon the death of their leader, a competition is held where high-ranking Hydrophiline are tested on their skills and leadership, with the one coming out on top being proclaimed monarch; still, they're only a figurehead, and decisions are left to parliament. The sea serpentine are also masters of cooking sea foods, with some saying that - when it comes to seafood - their meals are the most delectable in all of Ninjago. They're also staunch environmentalists, concerned over the impact of pollution can have on fishing among other things.

Chrysopoline :