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====== Pthora ====== | ====== Pthora ====== | ||
* Government Type: Dictatorship | * Government Type: Dictatorship | ||
- | * Symbol: | + | * Symbol: |
- | * Major Races: Dwarves | + | * Major Races: Dwarves, Kleemudor Lizards |
+ | * Capital: Polis | ||
+ | * Demonym: Pthoran | ||
- | {{settings: | + | {{settings: |
- | Presided over by Agnes Aaronborn, the snowy mountain sides of Pthora | + | ===== Overview ===== |
+ | The far eastern reaches | ||
- | === Major Laws === | + | Since its founding, Pthora has known constant war - thousands of years ago, against the armies of Dahabu, and more recently, it has been locked in an arms race against Ley’Ork and the Oxis Alliance. In the intervening time, its struggle against the cold of the southern tundra has defined national identity. Pthora and war are entities so deeply linked that one cannot disentangle them any longer. With the largest standing army and most developed military in all of Cahyali, its martial might is a force to be reckoned with. |
- | * Every individual | + | |
- | * Romantic Interaction is illegal | + | === Natural Resources |
- | * The drinking age is 12. | + | |
- | * Children Considered Property | + | Pthora is home to a wealth of natural resources: stone and ore, all mined from the Stili Mountains (particularly the towering Polis Peak). Most notably of these resources is a metal called |
- | * A citizen must be born within | + | |
- | * Children may begin to work at age 12. | + | ==== Regions ==== |
- | * Citizens may carry weapons starting at age 12, so long as they have a permit. | + | Pthora |
- | * It is Illegal | + | === Greater Polis Area === |
- | * Illegal | + | Polis is the largest city in Pthora, and towers above the Chamomile Expanse from where it is built into the tallest peak of the Spitl Mountains. Surrounding it, representing hundreds of years of building and civilization, |
- | * Any able bodied citizen may enter the military | + | === Chamomile Expanse === |
- | * F class citizens | + | The Chamomile Expanse covers most of the landmass of Pthora’s northern island, and is named as such for the bounty of chamomile flowers growing in the region over the warmer months. Despite being the warmest region of Pthora by far, few have taken up residence here, preferring the infrastructure of the Polis area and protection under the Ember Army. Many that resist the power of Polis have congregated here, often closer to the Nahruli coast. |
- | * Upon committing theft, adultery, rape, romantic contact | + | === Stili Mountains === |
- | * Once above the age of 5, citizens | + | This mountain range runs in a V-shape across the northern edge of Pthora. It is thought to be the initial landing point for ancestral dwarves, during Pthora’s initial settling. These days, no one inhabits the Stili range any longer, with the harsh environment full of frozen winds and constant subzero cold making it difficult to exist in the mountains as anything but an icy dragon. Ruins of ancient dwarven cities are thought to sit pristine within the mountains, but Pthoran regimes have forbidden exploration of the land since the Letniy era. |
- | * For citizens born into class F with higher aspirations, they may enter the apprentice lottery system in which they get a chance | + | === Shattered Isles === |
+ | The Shattered Isles are a chain of islands that connect Pthora and the tundras. In winter, one can walk from northern Pthora down to the islands, as thick sheets of sea ice form between the islands that last well into the spring. Few are sure of the true shape of the Isles, as this icy layer persists in some capacity year-round. The Isles mainly export fishing, and contain all of Pthora’s port cities. All trade conducted with other nations goes through the Shattered Isles. In addition, the Isles contain most of Pthora’s prisons, where inmates work out their days in the freezing cold. | ||
+ | === Johtalit Tundra - Inner Coast === | ||
+ | The majority | ||
+ | === Johtalit Tundra - Qaiqsu Wastes === | ||
+ | Nothing lives in the Qaiqsu Wastes. Nothing has ever lived in the Qaiqsu Wastes. Ignore the “stars” that land here, and do not stare too long at the angry, lone mountain peak. Please. Nothing is to be gained. This is not a place of honor. | ||
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+ | //As of 10081, an adventuring party returning from a short-lived excursion to the lone peak reported that it appeared to be a perfect pyramid shape, with snow and ice building up the facade of a mountain. Ever since that excursion, Johtalit tribesmen have mused that the mountain seems a little less ominous.((See the " | ||
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+ | ==== Governance ===== | ||
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+ | Having switched hands rapidly from dictatorship to dictatorship over the years, the current regime in Pthora calls itself the **Ember Army,** led by their High General **Katerina Zimina.** She rules from the Winter Office, in the grand city of Polis, and is considered on the same level as a god by most of the Pthoran populace. | ||
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+ | Zimina employs a small cabinet of trusted subordinates, | ||
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+ | The Ember Army enforces a variety of laws through its stringent police force, and carries out many public executions. These are attended by massive crowds of people, usually taking the form of hanging or death by firing squad. Pthoran prisons usually take the form of work camps near the edge of Johtalit territory, and inmates are occasionally sent on expeditions into the wilderness - promised freedom if they return. | ||
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+ | === Laws === | ||
+ | * Theft of personal property: Incarceration | ||
+ | * Theft of government property: Incarceration for up to 2 years | ||
+ | * Use of unsanctioned magic, non-divine: Incarceration for up to 10 years and fine of up to 2,000 gc. | ||
+ | * Use of unsanctioned magic, divine: Incarceration for 20 years - life, or execution. | ||
+ | * Speaking ill of the Ember Army, or sullying their name publicly: Fine of up to 500 gc and incarceration for up to 8 years. | ||
+ | * Assault: Incarceration for up to 4 years | ||
+ | * Assault on an officer of the law or Ember Army member: Execution | ||
+ | * Creation or patronage of “degenerate” art: Fine of up to 3,000 gc | ||
+ | * Murder & rape: Execution | ||
+ | * Illegal exit of the country: Deportation back to Pthora, incarceration for up to 8 years | ||
+ | * Treason: Execution, & incarceration of family members for up to 5 years | ||
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+ | For more information on the history and culture of Pthora, follow this link: [[https:// | ||
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+ | {{pthoraflag.png}} | ||
+ | == The national flag of Pthora under the Ember Army. == | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Cities of Pthora ===== | ||
+ | **Polis, Everlasting Northern Star:** // | ||
+ | * **Svetagrad Town:** // | ||
+ | * **Kogot Village:** // | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Czernobog, | ||
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+ | **Arkhivgrad, | ||
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+ | {{ settings: | ||
+ | **Eastside Port, Gate to Mountains: | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Korabel Port, Gate to Seas:** // | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Rozmakhigrad, | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Upirngivik, | ||
+ | |||
+ | **Taqtu-Tasiq, | ||
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+ | This leyspring, flowing far more peacefully than the one in Ruefang, is a sacred site for the Johtalit. They call it Angiyok-Orpik, | ||
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+ | ===== Culture ===== | ||
+ | ==== Impenetrable, Unshakable, Arrogant ==== | ||
+ | Time and time again, including today under the rule of the Ember Army, Pthora has thrown its full weight behind a single ruler and their armies. War is arguably the glue that binds Pthora together; the country has hardly known life without it. The people | ||
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+ | The daily attire of Pthorans is best described as austere, with most resembling military dress. Fur trimmings and soft textures | ||
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+ | Though | ||
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+ | ==== Religion & Magic ==== | ||
+ | Having never known Dahabi religion, Pthoran traditional belief is animistic and semi-monotheistic, | ||
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+ | Non-divine magic is permitted, but under strict regulations. No public arcane colleges exist in Pthora, | ||
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+ | ==== Southbound: Lands of Drifting Snow ==== | ||
+ | Defended by their natural environment, | ||
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+ | The Johtalit herd large animals called snowstriders (pictured bottom right), the name going back to their origins on Kleemudor - but here used to refer to an entirely different creature. The husbandry of these creatures is central to much of Johtalit culture, as snowstriders allow them to cross the land in relative safety | ||
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+ | Promised great rewards from the Ember Army, explorers from Pthora often venture out into the southern tundra. They hope to find something; a place to stake a proper claim for Pthora, or treasure, or the like. Few of these explorers ever return, claimed by Mother Nature or by… something else, perhaps. | ||
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