Paladin: Game started!

[IndyPendant]

Game Type: Llamaserver. (DO NOT PASSWORD YOUR PRETENDERS!)
Speed: 24 hours quickhost for the first 20 or so turns, moving to 48 hours per turn after that (or when 3 players request it). If you stale twice in a row without notice, then you will be replaced or turned to AI.
Era: Early.
Map: Modified version of DireAussie's Lonely Mermaid (attached here), with 99 land and 14 sea provinces, and fixed starting locations.
Players: 7 land, 1 sea.
Nation Selection: First come, first served (post here in the thread).
Victory Conditions: To the death! Or surrender of all players.
Research: Hard.
Hall of Fame: 15.
Renaming: On.
Graphs: On. (Early Age does not have enough indy provinces with Scouts to permit Graphs Off, unfortunately.)
Everything Else: Defaults.
Mods: None.

'House Rule':
NAPs and other agreements are expected to be honoured once accepted. If your playstyle includes violating the terms of agreements whenever you find it convenient to do so, do not join this game. You are free to refuse any offers you wish, but once you make a deal you are expected to adhere to it. You have been warned. ; )

Lonely Mermaid Map:
Random starting positions are terrible for MP games. I have set up 8 specific, random starting locations, 7 land + 1 sea. The starting positions are 8 (sea), 10, 24, 30, 50, 77, 84, and 97. Each starting land province was selected with the following conditions: all have 4 or 5 neighbours; all are 4 or 5 provinces away from other starting provinces; and all (except one) have at least one farm neighbour and one forest/border/mountain neighbour. The starting sea location has 3 neighbours (all are sea), and is 3 provinces away from 3 starting land provinces. (I had to create the .map file for this from scratch, so there may be some mistakes, although I was as thorough as possible. If you notice anything before the game starts, let me know and I can correct it.)

Now let's have some fun!

List of players:
R'lyeh - Pelthin
Caelum - IndyPendant
Pangaea - Jazzepi
Fomoria - Calmon
Mictlan - Executor
Ermor - Bwaha
Lanka - Baalz
Hinnom - Evilhomer

[Jazzepi]

I'd like to give EA Pangea another whirl!

Jazzepi

[Pelthin]

I would like to play as well. I am a newb, but have played many SP games.

[calmon]

I'm in. Fomoria please!

[Executor]

Mictlan for me please.

[Ossa]

I'd like to join as Helheim please

[Bwaha]

Hello, I would like to join in. I would love to play Ermor. Bwaha

[IndyPendant]

Hmm, we are already almost filled!

Pelthin, you have to pick a nation, and quickly. There is only one sea and one land slot left. I'll hold your spot for the next 12 hours or so, but if I don't hear from you by then with a nation choice, I will have to give it to the another player, sorry.

[Pelthin]

I will go with R'lyeh.

I figure a Sea kingdom might give me a little help against you guys.

Thanks

[Baalz]

I'll give Lanka a go since Pelthin swiped R'yleh just as I was about to.