Angelo: Hi! Like Darcylynn said, specific questions are great!

I originally imagined the world being your typical medieval fantasy and the technology set would suit-- so yes to crossbows, bows, swords, pikes halberds, glaives, and so on and if there is to be gunpowder it would be a very unrefined and weak thing. Fairly useless.

Weapons would probably be made of wood, animal product (sinew, leather) and iron-- steel if they're of a fine quality. If people would like to have a fantasy material for weapons (take mithril for example) then we can do that, but nothing too fantastic like "Ice-stone" that will "turn your enemies to ice with just a glancing blow!". Frankly, I'm of the opinion that mithril is itself over-powered, but I have to calm down and remember that this is a fantasy RP. : P

The idea of the rebellion faction is kind of a funny one. I fashioned my thoughts of them off of mobsters- out doing their thing for their own reasons, but this time it's fairly politically motivated. That said, the rebellion faction would almost have to be separate entities that associate with one another, know one another, but do not have allegiance to one another.

In the case of certain rebel groups disagree or 'get in the way' of another problems arise and that gangster-like activity appears. (Except... there are no tommy-guns in such a world, as we've established.) So... in all... yes, they operate separately from one another with various reasons why they feel the Empress should be brought down, but rebellion members aren't exactly trained assassins... they're more like freedom fighters or Bonny and Clyde.

Hopefully this was of some help!