The Lords of Hy Brasil is an asynchronous multiplayer strategy, role-playing, ancient war and life simulation set in the mystical island realm of Hy Brasil — a land of castles, forests, sacred groves, rival kingdoms, old gods, sea roads, merchant guilds, warlords, priests, kings and legends.

You are not merely moving pieces across a board. You are the ruler of a living realm.

You may become a noble king, a feared conqueror, a wealthy merchant lord, a religious leader, a ruthless tyrant, a protector of the weak, a sea-raider, a High Priest, a master diplomat, a warlord of the old races, or one of the great powers who shapes the final destiny of Hy Brasil.

The game is designed to create player-driven stories. Alliances will rise and fall. Kings will be recognised and betrayed. Gods will be worshipped, invoked, and fought over. Armies will march across land and sail across misty seas. Castles will grow into centres of power. Old friends may become enemies, and defeated rivals may become loyal vassals.

A campaign world may last for months or even years, but every campaign has a final destiny: the struggle to decide who, if anyone, can unite Hy Brasil beneath the title of High King.

1. The Core Fantasy

In The Lords of Hy Brasil, you take on the role of a fantasy ruler in an ancient Celtic-inspired world of war, faith, trade and politics.

You begin with a small realm, a home castle, a chosen god, a chosen race from one of the five races of Hy Brasil, a starting population, resources, troops, and four important Lords. From there, you decide what kind of ruler you will become.

War — raise armies, equip warriors, conquer castles, defeat rival Lords and defend your borders.

Diplomacy — form alliances, send messages, negotiate peace, demand tribute, recognise kings, betray enemies and build political blocs.

Religion — follow one of the gods, build temples, gain divine favour, support High Priest candidates and take part in holy wars.

Trade — use markets, resources, weapons, armour, food, ships and the Guild of Merchants to grow rich and powerful.

Kingship — convince other players to recognise you as King, gather a kingdom around you, and perhaps one day stand as a candidate for High King of Hy Brasil.

Survival — not every player needs to conquer the world. Some may thrive as loyal vassals, merchant princes, religious guardians, military allies, neutral traders or regional powers.

The heart of the game is choice. Hy Brasil does not tell you what kind of ruler to be. It gives you a world, a people, a faith, a castle, and a chance to create your own legend.

2. Three-Day Turns

This means players do not need to be online at the same time. During each turn, you log in when you can, review your realm, issue orders, send messages, arrange trades, move armies, build structures, vote, pray, plot and prepare.

This gives the game the feeling of a fantasy war council. You make decisions, then wait to see how the world responds.

3. Starting the Game

At the beginning of a campaign, you create your realm and choose your first rulers.

Your Lords are not just anonymous army markers. They are characters in the world. They command troops, govern castles, lead armies, take part in battles, support diplomacy, serve gods, and help define your realm’s story.

A realm led by warrior Lords may become a military power. A realm led by priests may become religiously influential. A realm led by scouts, thieves and assassins may become dangerous through information, disruption and covert action. A realm led by merchants and diplomats may become rich and politically powerful without constant warfare.

4. Choosing Your Race

Hy Brasil is home to five great races. Each race has its own identity, strengths, weaknesses and role in the world.

Humans

Humans are balanced, ambitious and adaptable. They are capable soldiers, builders, traders, diplomats and rulers. Human realms may not dominate every specialised field, but they can survive through flexibility.

Orcs

Orcs are strong, fierce and respected for their courage in war. They are dangerous in battle and can become terrifying when united under a powerful warlord. Orc realms are well suited to aggressive expansion and military strength.

Goblins

Goblins are numerous, clever and often underestimated. They can thrive in difficult lands and may be useful for raiding, scouting, trade, survival and mass armies. A Goblin realm may look weak until it is everywhere.

Elves

Elves are ancient, skilled and deeply connected to magic, memory and hidden places. They may have lower population growth but can excel through precision, wisdom, scouting, archery, diplomacy or magical influence.

Dwarves

Dwarves are strong defenders, miners, builders and armourers. They are well suited to mountains, fortifications, strongholds, siege defence and heavily equipped armies. Dwarven realms may be hard to break once established.

5. Lords, Classes and Command

Priests and Priestesses serve the gods, bless armies, support temples and may become powerful religious figures.

Mages influence battles through magic, fear, storms, shields, summons or destructive spells.

Thieves and Assassins may disrupt enemies, steal, sabotage or carry out covert missions in later versions of the game.

Each Lord has a command capacity. This represents how many troops they can effectively command. A huge army with too few Lords may suffer penalties because it is difficult to organise.

Multiple Lords can stand in the same map tile, defend the same castle, join the same battle or combine their command strength. This allows great battles involving several Lords, allied armies and large political coalitions.

6. Castles and Realms

Castles produce resources, train troops, defend territory, support trade, house temples, store armies and allow your realm to grow.

As you conquer or acquire more castles, your power expands. You may also create additional Lords if your realm grows large enough. A player who controls many castles may choose to create more Lords and spread power across the map, while another ruler may prefer fewer Lords commanding larger armies.

7. Resources and Economy

Food feeds population and armies. Wood supports buildings, ships, tools and trade. Stone strengthens castles and temples. Iron is used to create weapons and armour. Gold supports trade, wages, diplomacy and market activity.

Weapons and armour matter. A large army without enough weapons may fight poorly. A wealthy, well-equipped army with good armour may survive battles that would destroy a weaker force.

8. Weapons and Armour

Every soldier ideally needs a weapon. If your army has fewer weapons than troops, its attack power may suffer.

Armour works as a protective rating. A small amount of armour may provide basic protection, but a fully equipped army may reach higher armour ratings and become much harder to defeat.

This means preparation matters. A poorly equipped horde may have numbers, but a smaller professional army with weapons, armour, good command and divine blessings may win the field.

9. Population and Reproduction

Each race may have a different reproduction rate. For example, Goblins may reproduce quickly, Humans at a balanced rate, while Elves may grow more slowly.

Population is the foundation of your army and economy. A ruler who wastes their people in endless wars may find their castles weakened. A ruler who protects and grows their population may become powerful over time.

10. The Map and Land Ownership

The map of Hy Brasil is not just a background image. Each map tile represents real land or sea.

Tiles can be unclaimed, owned, contested, occupied, neutral, allied, vassal-controlled or part of a wider kingdom.

Land can be conquered, defended, traded, granted, demanded or used in diplomacy.

11. Realm Borders and Kingdom Borders

Your own realm can be highlighted so you can clearly see your lands and borders.

Kingdom borders show the larger political blocs formed when several players recognise the same King.

12. Terrain and Supply

Plains may support more troops and produce food. Forests may produce wood and support ambushes. Mountains may provide stone, iron and strong defence. Swamps may slow armies and favour Goblins. Castles and forts provide strong defensive positions.

Each tile may also have a supply capacity. This represents how many troops the land can comfortably support.

This prevents players from stacking unlimited armies in one tile without consequences.

13. Movement and Armies

Armies move across the map according to terrain, roads, supply, Lords and movement rules.

An army may move faster across plains or roads, slower through forests and swamps, and with difficulty through mountains. Scouts may improve movement and information. Enemy armies may block routes, ambush forces or force battles.

This allows large wars involving multiple players, not just simple one-player-versus-one-player battles.

14. Land Battles

A battle report tells players what happened, who won, what casualties were taken, and what consequences followed.

15. Sea Movement and Naval Warfare

Ships allow Lords and armies to move across water, invade islands, defend coasts, transport goods, raid enemy shores and take part in naval battles.

16. Ships and Boat Building

A basic rule may allow coastal castles or harbours to build ships if they have enough wood. Larger or more advanced ships may eventually require harbours, shipyards, iron, trained crews or special buildings.

A simple early version may begin with one basic ship type that can carry a Lord, troops and cargo.

Later versions can add specialised vessels for raiding, transport, trade and naval war.

17. Embarking and Disembarking

A Lord and army can board a ship at a valid coastal location or harbour if the ship has enough carrying capacity.

For balance, a Lord who disembarks may be prevented from attacking a castle until the following turn. This gives defenders time to react and prevents instant surprise castle assaults from being too powerful.

18. Naval Battles

Naval warfare adds a new layer to strategy. A ruler who controls the seas can threaten coastlines, protect trade, move armies quickly and dominate island regions.

19. Harbours and Coastal Power

Coastal castles can become extremely important.

A harbour may allow:

safe embarkation
safe disembarkation
ship construction
sea trade
naval supply
merchant activity
stronger coastal control

Later buildings may include:

shipyard
lighthouse
coastal fortress
naval market
dockyard
harbour temple

A landlocked ruler may dominate inland war, but a coastal ruler may control trade, invasion routes and sea power.

20. Trade and the Guild of Merchants

Trade is one of the major paths to power.

Players may trade:

gold
food
wood
stone
iron
weapons
armour
troops
goods

Trade can happen through direct diplomacy or through the Guild of Merchants.

The Guild of Merchants is a neutral NPC faction that provides a public market system. In the lore of Hy Brasil, the Guild uses merchant agents, caravans, ships and domesticated dragons to move goods across the world.

The Guild cannot be attacked. It exists as the trading infrastructure of the game.

Through the Guild market, a player might list:

100 trained orcs for 2,000 gold

Another player may buy them even if the two players have not directly met.

The Guild may charge a fee, making its service safe but expensive. Direct player trade may be cheaper, but it requires trust, diplomacy and sometimes physical delivery.

21. Diplomacy

Diplomacy is one of the heart systems of Hy Brasil.

Players can send messages, negotiate deals, threaten rivals, arrange trade, ask for help, form alliances, recognise kings, support High Priests and betray one another.

Diplomacy may include:

peace offers
alliance requests
trade deals
threats
tribute demands
military coordination
religious vote deals
recognition of kingship
secret agreements
betrayal

A player might send:

“Recognise me as King and I will defend your castle.”

Or:

“Vote for me as High Priest of Belenus and I will bless your armies.”

Or:

“Join our kingdom now, or stand alone when the northern war begins.”

The diplomacy system allows players to create their own political drama.

22. Alliances

Players can form alliances for survival, conquest, trade, religion or politics.

An alliance may coordinate military action, share messages, support trades, defend borders or help a player become King.

In battle, allied armies on the same tile may fight together. This makes alliances more than words. They can change the outcome of wars.

Later alliance features may include alliance names, shared reports, joint wars, shared victory goals, alliance diplomacy and betrayal mechanics.

23. Recognising a King

Players may recognise another player as King.

This is one of the most important political actions in the game.

A King is not only someone who conquers land. A King is someone other players choose to recognise, fear, follow or support.

More than one King may exist at the same time. This allows several kingdoms to rise across Hy Brasil.

A player may become a recognised King if enough active realms or castles support their claim.

A kingdom can form around a recognised King. The players who recognise that King become part of that kingdom’s political bloc.

This creates kingdoms made from real player relationships.

24. Kingdoms

A kingdom is a coalition of players who recognise the same King.

A kingdom may include:

a King or Queen
member realms
castles
armies
Lords
shared wars
shared enemies
trade relationships
religious factions
vassals or allies

Kingdoms can help one another in war, coordinate diplomacy, defend borders, share resources and prepare for the endgame struggle.

A kingdom border overlay may eventually show the combined territory of all realms loyal to the same King.

This means Hy Brasil’s political map changes as players make decisions.

25. The High King of Hy Brasil

The greatest political title in the game is High King of Hy Brasil.

Once several recognised Kings exist and the campaign world has matured, the Kings may vote for a High King.

This vote represents the attempt to unite Hy Brasil under one supreme ruler.

Voting power may be based on kingdom strength, such as the number of active castles controlled by each kingdom. A small kingdom may still matter, but a great kingdom with many castles carries greater weight.

If one candidate gains enough support, they are declared High King.

But the game does not end immediately.

The declaration of a High King begins the final challenge.

26. The Final Challenge

When a High King is declared, rival Kings and independent realms are given a limited time to defeat or overthrow the High King.

A possible rule is:

The rival Kings have 10 turns to overthrow the High King.

Since each turn lasts three days, this creates a roughly 30-day final war.

During this time, the High King must survive, hold their coalition together and defend the High Seat of Hy Brasil.

The enemies of the High King may try to:

capture the High King’s capital
break the High King’s coalition
convince kingdoms to withdraw support
defeat the High King’s armies
destroy the High King’s naval power
cause religious or political collapse

If the High King survives the challenge period, the High King’s coalition wins the campaign.

27. Winning the Campaign

Hy Brasil is not designed to require every player to be destroyed before a campaign ends. That would make worlds drag on forever.

Instead, the main victory path is political and military:

Players grow their realms.
Alliances form.
Kings are recognised.
Kingdoms rise.
Kings vote for a High King.
The High King is declared.
Rival powers have a final challenge period to overthrow him.
If they fail, the High King and loyal coalition win.

This creates a clean, dramatic and fair ending.

It allows a campaign to end with a great final war, not a slow decline.

28. Other Victory Paths

The High King victory is the main campaign ending, but other prestige paths may exist.

A player may be remembered as:

greatest conqueror
richest merchant lord
strongest High Priest
most loyal vassal
most feared warlord
greatest naval power
greatest kingdom founder
most successful diplomat
largest castle holder
defender of the faith
betrayer of kings

Even players who are not the final High King may become legendary.

29. Campaign Archive

When a campaign ends, the world should be archived.

The final chronicle may record:

the High King
the winning kingdom
loyal realms
rival Kings
great battles
largest armies
richest realms
strongest religions
greatest naval battles
most important betrayals
final map state
campaign duration
major player achievements

This turns every campaign into history.

A completed world is not simply deleted. It becomes part of the legend of Hy Brasil.

30. New Players and Late Joining

A campaign world should not remain open to new players forever.

In the early turns, new players may be allowed to join freely. This is the settlement phase, when realms are still small and the world is still forming.

A good standard rule is:

New players may join freely until Turn 10.

Since turns last three days, this gives around 30 days for new players to enter the world.

After that, joining becomes more restricted.

A possible structure:

Turns 1–10: Settlement Phase
New players may join normally.

Turns 11–30: Early Kingdom Phase
New players may join only by taking over abandoned or inactive realms.

Turn 31 onward: Established Campaign
Normal joining closes. New players may only enter as approved replacement rulers.

This keeps the campaign fair and prevents brand-new players from being dropped into a mature world dominated by powerful kingdoms.

31. Inactive and Defeated Players

Long campaigns may last many months. Some players will be defeated. Others may stop playing.

If a player becomes inactive, their realm may eventually become abandoned, neutral, ruined, NPC-managed or available for a replacement player.

A player might be considered inactive if they do not log in or submit orders for several turns.

Inactive realms should not block the endgame. Victory calculations should focus on active players and active castles.

This allows the campaign to continue and eventually end cleanly even if some players leave.

32. Gods and Religion

Religion is central to Hy Brasil.

Each player chooses a god to follow. The gods are not only lore. They influence politics, diplomacy, divine favour, temples, blessings, curses, High Priest elections and holy wars.

Known gods include:

The Mother Goddess
Cernunnos
Belenus
Etain
Gaia
Brigid

The divine world also includes darker powers and demi-gods whose followers may seek conquest, destruction, vengeance or domination.

Your chosen god helps define your realm’s identity.

A follower of Cernunnos may be drawn to wild lands, forests, beasts and old magic. A follower of Belenus may seek honour, light and kingship. A follower of Brigid may value healing, craft, poetry and sacred flame. A follower of the Mother Goddess may protect life, fertility and the land.

Religion can unite players — or tear the world apart.

33. High Priests

Each god may have one High Priest.

Followers of that god may vote for who becomes High Priest. The High Priest gains religious authority and may use divine favour for special powers.

Possible High Priest powers include:

bless armies
protect castles
curse enemies
improve harvests
increase morale
heal troops
summon sacred creatures
strengthen temples
declare holy wars
punish heretics

A player may become both King and High Priest, making them extremely powerful — and extremely dangerous.

34. The Great Chronicle

The game includes an in-game lore and rules library called The Great Chronicle of Hy Brasil.

This can be accessed from the main menu and later from the in-game options menu.

The Chronicle will contain:

history of Hy Brasil
the five races
the gods
kingdom lore
campaign rules
naval rules
trade rules
buildings
warfare
religion
High Kingship
tutorial information
world stories

The Chronicle allows new players to learn the game and returning players to remind themselves how the world works.

It also helps make Hy Brasil feel like a living mythic world rather than just a strategy map.

35. The Music Hall

The main menu also includes a Music Hall.

Players can choose what music playlist is currently playing.

Music options may include:

fantasy composer soundtrack
Bards of the Aes Sidhe songs
mixed playlist

The fantasy soundtrack provides atmosphere for the world, map and campaigns. The Bards music adds lore, myth, spirituality and bardic identity to Hy Brasil.

Players may choose the soundtrack that best suits their mood while reading the Chronicle, browsing the menu or preparing for war.

36. Campaign Worlds

Hy Brasil is designed to support multiple campaign worlds.

A world might be:

a beginner world
a standard world
a grand campaign world
a roleplay-heavy world
a naval-heavy world
a test world
a large 1000-player world in the future

Each world can have its own map size, player limit, rules, joining window, turn speed and campaign style.

The same client can connect to different worlds, while the server controls the true state of each world.

37. Server and Client Structure

The Unity client displays the world.

The server owns the true world state.

The client contains:

art
music
UI
icons
animations
map rendering
Chronicle
Music Hall
player controls

The server stores:

world map data
player accounts
castle ownership
armies
Lords
resources
orders
trades
diplomacy
religion
fog of war
reports
turn results
campaign history

This structure makes the game fairer and allows different campaign worlds to exist without needing a separate client for each world.

38. Admin and Moderator Oversight

A future World Master Client or admin console will allow the game owner and moderators to monitor campaign worlds.

This may include tools to:

view active worlds
check turn status
review player reports
monitor suspicious trades
investigate abuse
pause a world if needed
send announcements
manage replacement players
review abandoned realms
watch major political events

Powerful actions such as force-processing turns, editing resources, rolling back worlds or deleting campaigns would be owner-only.

This helps keep long-running multiplayer worlds healthy and fair.

39. What Kind of Leader Will You Be?

The Lords of Hy Brasil is not only about winning battles.

It is about building power.

Will you become a warlord whose armies crush every border?

Will you become a merchant prince whose gold buys loyalty?

Will you become a High Priest whose god shapes the fate of kingdoms?

Will you become a loyal vassal who helps another player rise to the High Kingship?

Will you become a sea king whose ships rule the island coasts?

Will you betray your allies at the final hour?

Will you defend the old gods, burn rival temples, unite the kingdoms, or keep your realm free from every crown?

Every campaign is a story written by its players.

Every turn matters.

Every alliance may become history.

Every kingdom may fall.

And somewhere in the mists of Hy Brasil, the throne of the High King waits.

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