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1Sun Island Jutt9.06251.3448396744594
2Akandia Mikko8.68750.91642989366345
3Oyst Brian_S8.31251.3095204274848
4Eastern Ephelna Znirk8.18751.7399263633844
5Barcano band of Rasuran pirates DanielFishman8.06251.5194057226429
6Oyst Znirk81.4577379737113
7Tueno Dex Stewart7.8751.3635890143295
8Clarbag noma7.56251.836053852696
9Clarbag Bombadil7.18752.0681740134718
9Glorthorred Rheb7.18751.5897621677471
11Oyst Techant71.903943276466
12Clarbag The Architest6.81251.810343544745
13Dugandy techant6.751.9843134832984
13Clarbag eb0ny6.751.6007810593582
15Oyst eb0ny6.3752.2878756522154
16Ras(a|u)rus eb0ny6.06252.3310070248714
17Mellenfral Brain_S5.81251.9435389756833
18Akandia Jeff_Ray...5.6252.5950674365033
19The Rooted Empire hyperme5.252.3048861143232
20Akandia hyperme3.1252.0577597041443
Cake?
Yes! PollPollPoll 4 33.33%
No! PollPollPoll 4 33.33%
Why can't I use that meme :( PollPollPoll 1 8.33%
It doesn't matter, we're all large blocks of cheese. PollPollPoll 3 25.00%

Akandia hyperme
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Average Vote 3.125
Standard Deviation 2.0577597041443

Glorthorred Rheb
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Average Vote 7.1875
Standard Deviation 1.5897621677471

Oyst Brian_S
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Average Vote 8.3125
Standard Deviation 1.3095204274848

Oyst Znirk
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Average Vote 8
Standard Deviation 1.4577379737113

Akandia Jeff_Ray...
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Average Vote 5.625
Standard Deviation 2.5950674365033

Clarbag eb0ny
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Average Vote 6.75
Standard Deviation 1.6007810593582

Oyst eb0ny
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Average Vote 6.375
Standard Deviation 2.2878756522154

Sun Island Jutt
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Average Vote 9.0625
Standard Deviation 1.3448396744594

Clarbag Bombadil
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Average Vote 7.1875
Standard Deviation 2.0681740134718

Mellenfral Brain_S
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Average Vote 5.8125
Standard Deviation 1.9435389756833

Clarbag noma
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Average Vote 7.5625
Standard Deviation 1.836053852696

Clarbag The Architest
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Average Vote 6.8125
Standard Deviation 1.810343544745

Barcano band of Rasuran pirates DanielFishman
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Average Vote 8.0625
Standard Deviation 1.5194057226429

Dugandy techant
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Average Vote 6.75
Standard Deviation 1.9843134832984

Akandia Mikko
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Average Vote 8.6875
Standard Deviation 0.91642989366345

The Rooted Empire hyperme
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Average Vote 5.25
Standard Deviation 2.3048861143232

Eastern Ephelna Znirk
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Average Vote 8.1875
Standard Deviation 1.7399263633844

Tueno Dex Stewart
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Average Vote 7.875
Standard Deviation 1.3635890143295

Oyst Techant
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Average Vote 7
Standard Deviation 1.903943276466

Ras(a|u)rus eb0ny
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Average Vote 6.0625
Standard Deviation 2.3310070248714
Total Votes 21 100%
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Ok, voting time.

Please wait until I post all 20 entries up before voting, unless your psychic. Just because.

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05-26-2009 at 02:26 AM
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Entry 1: Akandia

This is a joke
What better to represent a constantly blissful country than a big smile and bright, primary clours? Nothing.

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The flag of Glorthorred.

The blue color represents the Welmish Ocean and the great ports and trade of Glorthorred. The green color, along with the orb and its bolts, represent the future, advancement and the great engineering the Glorthorrians are so very proud of.

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This flag is for Oyst. The green background and black stripe represent the two highlands and the chasm between them. The star represents the ruling capitol in eastern Oyst.
05-26-2009 at 02:33 AM
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The Twin Kingdoms of Oyst.

Two fertile slopes under a blue sky, divided by the perpetually dark lowlands. The horizontal line stands not only for the connecting bridge but also for its immense value to the entire kingdom. This is why the horizontal line on the flag (unlike the physical bridge) is golden and goes beyond just spanning the interoystean lowlands.

The bridge is combined with a stylized Royal Asteriskus, the traditional symbol of the king's right to rule. Royal power, like the bridge, is of great value to the country and extends all the way across Oyst; and unlike the bridge it extends at least a short way into the skies above and the abyss between.
05-26-2009 at 02:35 AM
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Akandia (blue bg with palmtree and skull) : This flag represents the fact that behind the charming invitation of the continent, lies imminent death. It wouldn't quite attract visitors there, though. :P
05-26-2009 at 02:36 AM
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Flag of Clarbag.
05-26-2009 at 02:36 AM
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Flag of Oyst 2.0.

05-26-2009 at 02:37 AM
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Flag for Sun Island

The flag depicts two of the few things known to exist on Sun Island. The first is the sun itself, visible as half of a 12-pointed star, which is placed agains a blue background representing the surrounding oceans and skies. The other is the fegundo, placed right on top of the sun, depicting its last flight into the heart of the sun.

And indeed it seems that sun island is uninhabited, which makes it somewhat unlikely to have a flag.
On the other hand I bet there have been at least a few explorers who have visited the island—or claim so—and planted a flag there to claim the territory.


05-26-2009 at 07:14 AM
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This is my proposal for Clarbag's flag.

The background of the flag depicts a huge equal sign, representing the equality between all its inhabitants. The simple outline of a tree represents their love for everything earthly and natural (and their simple humble homes).
05-26-2009 at 07:15 AM
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This flag is for the city of Mellenfral. The design goes against the recommended priciples of flag design, but represents a common practice of a city or state just slapping an official seal or emblem on a background and calling it a flag.
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Clarbag: land of flood, land of blood.

The trees of Clarbag provide homes for its citizens and the sword of the Kingtaker keeps them free of monarchs, so both are represented on the flag. The red borders represent the blood shed in the many invasions and the blue field represents the Onsuary Floods.
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I could not do any better (I could) but I got jaw-ache. It really annoys me.

This is Clarbag. It shows the main kingdom,and The Tomb of Nomb.
Lack of colors,but I had to do some black & white! :?

Argh! :weep

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This is the flag of the Barcano band of Rasuran pirates.

The most obvious feature is the colours: red and black, colours which represent blood, fighting and death - something that may well come to you if you see the Barcano flag on an approaching ship.

But the symbolism goes further than that. The Barcano pirates operate particularly along the Whittled River, the main trade route between the northern and southern halves of the Eighth. The diagonal stripe of red represents the river, the life-blood (hence red) of the community. Furthermore, traders wishing to pass through Rasarus are given two choices - follow the river, and quite possibly be killed (red), or venture out into the darkness that is the Smuggler's Maze (black).

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This is the flag that you can see flying over the castle at Dugandy. Check out the mouse pad for sale at the souvenir shop.
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The flag is a flowing pink flag with a black outline to make it more visible from a distance. Look closely and you can make out the distinct colors that are the royal colors of the Dugan family, pink, dark pink and light pink. No one else in the Kingdom is allowed to use these colors on any of their coorespondence or official communication, it is reserved for the king only.

In the center of the flag can be found the royal crest which you can see is made up of a checkerboard design with a distinct hero symbol in the center and two colored bars, one on the right which is dark pink and one on the left which is light pink , The Dugan family crest reflects the creation event that started this world.

According to family history, a members of the Dugan royal bloodline was among the very first settler. The symbol in the center of the crest reflected the high position in the community that was held by this renown Dugan family member. While over the years the true meaning of this symbol has been lost, it is assumed to symbolize royalty, or leadership. Look closely, what does it say to you?
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This is a flag for Akandia.

In the centre is a traditional Akandian flower, representing the beautiful nature found all over the place. It is surrounded by yellow, which represents the sunlight.
05-26-2009 at 07:22 AM
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Entry 2: The Rooted Empire

There was no rule against this. Te contest said a country, not a surface country. The book is the empire, the dark backgroud is the unknown and the brown lines are the Empires reach.
05-26-2009 at 07:24 AM
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The City-State of Clot-upon-Tar-Plains (Eastern Ephelna)

Green wedges are something of a commonplace in Eighth flags, for a simple reason: they represent the vitally important and somewhat rare mountains that are high enough to keep your feet dry during Onsuary, yet non-rocky enough to grow food on.

The flag of Clot is given here as a representative of a very common flag design: a green mountain slope under a blue sky, with the remaining space used to point out a distinctive feature of the country using the flag. In the case of Clot, the four horizontal bars indicate the seasonal alternation of lowlands where you can't go because of the tar (black) and lowlands where you can't go because of the silty muddy floodwater (brown, or orange on brand-new flags where the dye hasn't yet begun to decay).

As a rule, the Clottenes are highly patriotic. On average, each household owns 2.8 flags -- at least one to fly at the slightest provocation, and a spare for when the other one needs laundering or patching. Among the well-off Clottene classes, a collection of flags made from all sorts of precious imported materials is a major status symbol.
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Here's my flag of Tueno.
I concentrated mainly on Tueno's reputation as the most elite military force in the Eighth. On the flag you can see a shield, yellow, the same colour as the Stalwarts combat attire. Also, an eighth of a circle, representing the Eighth and Tueno as a protector of the Eighth. The background is sky blue, symbolising peace, representing the fact that, even with such a great military power, the Tuenans goal is peace.
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This flag flies high over Oyst and was created when the island became one kingdom. While it too was thrown together rather quickly it still has its own symbolic meaning. The symbols represent the joining of the two kingdoms and the colors represent the safe areas of the island.
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Flag of Ras(a|u)rus.
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Techant wrote:
This flag flies high over Oyst and was created when the island became one kingdom. While it too was thrown together rather quickly it still has its own symbolic meaning. The symbols represent the joining of the two kingdoms and the colors represent the safe areas of the island.
Quick question before I vote: The text and image don't seem to match. Might be a joke; but could someone competent (Niroz or Techant) check whether this entry is displayed/described as intended?
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It's the same image as the one posted in the submission board, so I'd assume it is intended.
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Znirk wrote:
Techant wrote:
This flag flies high over Oyst and was created when the island became one kingdom. While it too was thrown together rather quickly it still has its own symbolic meaning. The symbols represent the joining of the two kingdoms and the colors represent the safe areas of the island.
Quick question before I vote: The text and image don't seem to match. Might be a joke; but could someone competent (Niroz or Techant) check whether this entry is displayed/described as intended?

No error here the flag goes with the quote, I think if I say any more I maybe violating the rules or at the least bending them.

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Aaaand voted. I have to say I was really strict in my votes, after I saw others' votes. Oh well :).

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I doubt that voting like that is a problem. Especially if you took care to be consistent :).
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Just voted. I more or less followed the average value.

It was a pity that some people didn't comment on their flags. A small description of why it is like that brings a lot more to it (at least for me).
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I gave many of the entries fairly low scores, because there were a couple of flags that I though were really good and wanted to reward them properly.
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...wait! I had an entry for both Akandia and Tueno! Where did that other one go? :|
EDIT: I think I know now. It went against rules, didn't it?

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