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-Rougtero (a.k.a Red Dirt) is located in the south, central coastal region of the main island of Lojem. The land was originally given by the Elves to the refugees from Karfelon when the sea wall collapsed and the city was buried under the ocean in 2493. Since then, the city has grown and has become a major force in the economy of the Lojem region.
+After the destruction of Karfelon, there were many human refugees who found themselves without a home. Wrought low by the hubris of the old adventurers who ran it, Karfelon sank into the sea in the year 2493, after the breaking of the sea wall. Being part of the old Elvish territory, as a sign of good faith, the refugees were gifted the land to build a new home. The land was called Rougtero, named for the red soil that covers the area. Unfortunately, the land was poor for agriculture, or plant-life in general. Red soil is known for having poor water holding capacity, and tends to be low in nutrients. Fortunately, the Karfelon refugees were good at the art of trade, allowing Rougtero to become the major economic center in Lojem, perhaps even surpassing Old Karfelon in economic power.
 ===== Government =====
-As of 2523, the city of Rougtero is run by the [[settings:jaern:lojem:rougtero:rougtero_council|Rougtero City Council]].
+The [[settings:jaern:lojem:rougtero:rougtero_council|Rougtero City Council]] officially governs the city of Rougtero, being created in 2523 to keep the peace in a city overrun by power hungry adventurers attempting to stake a claim on it. As such, the council is made primarily from “common people,” or so they claim. In reality, the council is primarily composed of representatives from religious organizations and major guilds. The temples to Anubis, Isis, Mishra, Neptune, Orus, Osiris, Ra, T’or, and Zepherin all have seats. The most major guilds in the city also hold seats, particularly the Merchants’ Guild, the Service Guild, the Labor Guild, the Shipping Guild, the Mages’ Guild, and the Adventurers’ Guild.
-===== Citizenship =====
+The Council meets once a week, with the location changing on rotation. The Council’s meetings used to be open to the public, but have become closed off in more recent years, with records harder to access. Some suspect some form of foul play has been going on in the meetings.
-There are no formal requirements to become a citizen of the city of Rougtero. Simply having a residence within the city qualifies one as a citizen of the city.
+The Council is the primary body that creates the city’s laws, as well as provides enforcement. In other words, the Council serves as both the legislative and executive branch of Rougtero’s governance. The temples to T’or primarily serve as the adjudicators of Rougtero.
-===== Taxes =====
+The Council funds all of this through two major sources. The first is direct donations collected from the temples in Rougtero. The second is tariffs on imported goods and taxes on the local merchants. All businesses in Rougtero owe 5% of what they make to the Council, anything purchased has a 1% tax rate, and this comes with a series of “dock fees” that are doubled for imports from other cities, particularly non-Rougtero based businesses.
-The city of Rougtero has no taxes on the general citizenry. The priesthoods and guilds of the city pay money to the council in order to support their activities.  Dock fees are also collected and used for this purpose. The money collected goes toward paying for city services, like the town patrols, equipment, and costs related to enforcing the law.
+To learn more about the Rougtero Council, specifically the laws they have created and how they go about enforcing those laws, you may go [[settings:jaern:lojem:rougtero:rougtero_council|here]].
-===== Currency =====
+===== Citizenship and Real Estate =====
-The currency of Lojem is based off of flat pieces of metal. The standard currency is a silver piece which is equal to 1/4 ounce of silver. The coin is simply a flattened piece of metal and any imprints minted on the coin do not matter from a worth standpoint. All merchants have a scale and weigh coins to ensure they are the proper weight and, thus, the proper value. The value of the metal is the main force behind the structure of coinage, but standard coins are 10 copper = 1 silver, 10 silver = 1 gold, 10 gold = 1 platinum. As coins are based on weight and not size, the higher the value of the coin, the smaller the coin because of the density of the metals involved.
+The requirement to be considered a citizen of Rougtero is quite simple, and is one only a place governed by a merchant class could come up with. To be a citizen, one must own property somewhere within the city of Rougtero. Unfortunately, this is where the catch comes in.
-===== Real Estate =====
+During the initial founding of Rougtero in 2493, the temples of the area laid claim to most of the land. The previous citizens of Karfelon were each allotted their own piece of land equal to the amount of land they had the right to in Karfelon. Since this time, some of the temples have sold some of their land to allow for the building up of the city, but some temples still maintain a stronghold on the land that they own around Rougtero, namely the Enclave and the Osirisites.
-During the initial founding of Rougtero in 2493, the temples of the area laid claim to most of the land. The previous citizens of Karfelon were each allotted their own piece of land equal to the amount of land they had the right to in Karfelon. Since this time, some of the temples have sold some of their land to allow for the building up of the city, but some temples still maintain a stronghold on the land that they own around Rougtero, namely the Enclave and the Osirisites..
 The deed to a piece of property must be obtained in order to have legal ownership of a piece of land. Usually this involves a monetary transaction with the owner of the property and a barrister creating a document stating who the owner of the property is, signatures of the buyer and seller as well as a witness and the barrister. Typically, the barrister maintains an original of this document in the event of a property dispute. When a temple sells their property, it is a very similar process with the head priest and another priest of the temple acting as seller and witness.
-The typical cost for a small piece of land within the city is around 10,000 gold. Outside of the city, the cost drops dramatically.
+The typical cost for a small piece of land within the city is around 10,000 gold. Outside of the city, the cost drops dramatically. In other words, to be a citizen of Rougtero, one must either be born into owning land, or must be extremely wealthy.
+===== Taxes =====
+The city of Rougtero has no taxes on the general citizenry. The priesthoods and guilds of the city pay money to the council in order to support their activities.  Dock fees are also collected and used for this purpose. The money collected goes toward paying for city services, like the town patrols, equipment, and costs related to enforcing the law.
 ===== Places of Interest =====