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Cormenaera

General Information
Location	Southern region of the island of Orasaren
Languages	Cormenench (98%), Trade (60% pop’n), Videss (30% pop’n), Ancient Avaerean (5%)
Size	Population of 2.4 million (fair), 58,448 square miles land area
Philosophical Orientation	Primary is Conquest of wealth and power via trade and diplomatic exchanges, Secondary is Knowledge/Thought – Careful cultivation of scholarship, learning
Subsistence
Wilderness %	Wilderness 20% (Southern Woodlands)
Wasteland %	10% (Central Telwyn Mountains, some coastal estuaries)
Yield %	120%
Urban %	10%

Politics, Military, and Economic

Politics
Ruling Agency	The Assembly, a unicameral 150 Seat national parliament with legislative and executive powers; Authority Great (2) Influence Good (1) Consent Fair (0)
Key Element	Speaker of the Assembly, Vahlen of House Eld; Authority Good (1) Influence Good (1) Consent Fair (0)
Key Element	The Four Merchant Houses (50 seats); Authority Fair (0) Influence Great (2) Consent Fair (0)
	Mislederis – agricultural exports/imports
	Letrell – metals, jewelry/stones, mechanicals
	Morpeth – tapestries, textiles, glass
	Eld – “Emerging Markets,” aka, exploration and development
Key Element	Lords of the Counties (50 Seats, one for each County); Authority Good (1) Influence Great (2) Consent Mediocre (-1)
Key Element	Guilds (the only five essential to foreign trade) (20 Seats); Authority Fair (0) Influence Fair (0) Consent Great (2)
	Glassblowers
	Shipwrights
	Metalsmiths
	Weavers
	Gemcutters
Key Element	Masters from the Schola, aka, Blackcoats (10 Seats); Authority Good (1) Influence Fair (0) Consent Good (1)
Key Element	Adjudicators (10 Seats); Authority Great (2) Influence Good (1) Consent Mediocre (-1)
Key Element	Prelates from the Temple of Sea (10 Seats); Authority Good (1) Influence Mediocre (-1) Consent Fair (0)
Key Element	The Disciples of Marius, aka, Marians aka Fanatics; Authority Fair (0) Influence Good (1) Consent Fair (0)
Key Element	The Invisible College; Authority Mediocre (-1) Influence Superb (3) Consent Poor (-2)

Military
Internal Politics	The nation as a whole is effectively one part trade federation and one part medieval feudalism - imagine England of the 15th century with its London merchants and rural nobility sans the monarchy. That said, relationships between the county lords and merchant elite have been historically strained but are, currently, reasonably good. The Fanatics are constantly in the public agoras of the city seeking to agitate the masses against the established temples of Sea, but currently in this time of prosperity few are listening. The invisible college has rumors abounding about the extent of its presence and power - few know where to find it.
External Politics	As essentially a merchant oligopoly, commercial relations with other nations are actively being optimized. Cormenaera is wary of forming political relationships that may require military obligations/entanglements abroad.
Standing Army Organization	Professional
Standing Army Size	(County Based) 10,000 Infantry, 50 armies of approximately 200 men; (County Based) 1,000 Cavalry, 50 companies of approximately 20 men; (City Based) 5,000 Infantry->City Garrison and Guard/Watch; Force: +2
Standing Navy Size	There are approximately 200 ships in the merchant marine, crewed by with 20,000 sailors; Force: +1
Reserve Army Organization	Conscript/militia formation capacity if Assembly passed wartime provision
Reserve Army Size	Maximum 100,000
Reserve Army Force	Fair
Economy
Economic System	Mercantilism utilizing a precious metal currency basis but, recently, paper money in the city backed by the national treasury's reserves.
Technological Base	Advanced metallurgy - recently, rudimentary 30 hour clock movements have been invented
Trade	Good
Craft	The skilled glassblowers, weavers, jewelry/metalsmiths are widely appreciated across all of Midsea
Resources	Fair - Relatively modest mineral wealth necessitating foreign imports of precious metals and stones; agriculturally handily self-sustaining
Exploitation	Good
Wealth	Good

Culture & Humanities

Religion
Tolerance	Fair
Prevalence	Good
Diversity	Fair
Sophistication	Fair
Arts
Tolerance	Mediocre
Prevalence	Poor
Diversity	Good
Sophistication	Good
Scholastics
Tolerance	Fair
Prevalence	Poor
Diversity	Great
Sophistication	Superb
Magic: Authority
Tolerance	Fair
Prevalence	Mediocre
Diversity	Mediocre
Sophistication	Mediocre
Magic: Material Essence
Tolerance	Poor
Prevalence	Miserable
Diversity	Good
Sophistication	Good

Topic revision: r1 - 03 Oct 2006 - 01:37:06 - Brent White

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