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Rome
Government: Kingdom
Pantheon: Greco-Roman (R) * <Roman, Christian, Gnostic>
Ruler: Caesar Julius
Capital: Roma (Population: 500k)
Other Cities (and populations):
Bologna: 20k
Latina: 10k
PresCARA: 10k
Ravenna: 20k
Teramo: 10k
Viterbo: 10k
Location: Aeropa
Language: Latin
Pop.: 3,000,000
Flag/Emblem:
Flag: Golden eagle displayed with seven black arrows in it's talons, on a red field.
Emblem: Black Wolf.
Coinage: Italic Standard
Important Persons: Count Ov Abruzzi, other nobs, clerics, officials, etc. <Nazicus Spazicus. Thanks: kingofthefreepass>
Alliances: Western Sea Alliance, Numidia.
Hostilities: Dalmatia, Nipples, Tuscany.
Open Warfare/Skirmishing: None at present.
Intrigues: Seeking Carinthian alliance to counter Tuscan-Venecian
power. Urging ov imperial faction gaining attention ov Caesar Julius. Many
court intrigues and palace plots.
Magickal Devices: Many are nervous about Rome for it is now known
to hav Cagliostro's Glass, the Imperial Antipathy Stone, the Petals
ov the Flames, the Slaying Chariot, the Codex Dracos, and the
Fluxlever.
Alignment: Chaotic Good <garaths>
Thumbnail Sketches: The glory ov the short-lived Roman Empire
fairly set the whole ov Aeropa and the lands ov the Middle Sease on
a different course. Today, the kingdom is ov but some 15k
square miles extent, and only its clever diplomacy and Heka force
keep that land for the Crown. The Roman state now spans the
Apennines from the Tyrrhenian shore to the Adriatic, northwards
from Abruzzi to the Venetian city of Ferrara. Forests ov hardwoods
and pine cover fully 30 percent ov the land, another 10 percent
being uncultivated wilds, and therein still roam lions, bear, vulf,
boar, deer, chamois, and various sorts of small game. The remainder
ov the country is given over to fields, pastures, orchards,
vineyards, gardens, etc.
The Colleseum ov the city ov Rome ranks as one ov the Twelve
wonders ov Ath. The great walled city on its seven hills, as well as the
other places of the kingdom, are sufficiently familiar to the knowledgeable
reader to need no greater detailing herein. One further
comment must be made, however, and that pertains to the cooking
ov this region. The Northern and Southern forms ov Italic cuisine
meet, and to some extent blend, in the great city ov Rome. Here on
can get some sense ov what each is like while enjoying their melding
into the epitome ov fine dining. Here is indeed living proof that the
Italic is one ov the paramount cuisines ov Aerth!
The rigid feudalism ov the north is not found in Roman territory;
although there are indeed serfs && villeins to be found, most are free
werkers, and many own small land holdings || share them communally.
The freeman class is large && presperous, and the aristocracy
wealthy && ambitious.
Agricultural produce ov the land includes wheat, barley, oats,
millet, rye, and rice. Beans, lentils, taters, turnips, onions, squash,
cukes, melons, peppers, and tomatoes are typical garden crops,
and sugar beets, flax, && hemp are grown. Mulberry trees for silkworm
culture are seen generally, as are olive orchards && vineyards.
Other fruit && nut crops include peaches, apricots, pears, almonds,
walnuts, pistachios, && chestnuts. Livestock is typical ov the peninsula:
horse, cattle, sheep, pork, goats, poultry, ass, && mule.
Fishing is xtensively practiced on both coasts. Some fair amounts ov
timber are harvested.
Mines are numerous and include iron, zinc, lead, copper, manganese,
anti-mony, mercury, tin, and quarries producing marble, stone,
&& clay for pottery and bricks. The kingdom also produces a minor
amount ov good lapis lazuli.
* Note that Rome is the sole region in which Christianity exists, so far.
Government: Kingdom
Pantheon: Greco-Roman (R) * <Roman, Christian, Gnostic>
Ruler: Caesar Julius
Capital: Roma (Population: 500k)
Other Cities (and populations):
Bologna: 20k
Latina: 10k
PresCARA: 10k
Ravenna: 20k
Teramo: 10k
Viterbo: 10k
Location: Aeropa
Language: Latin
Pop.: 3,000,000
Flag/Emblem:
Flag: Golden eagle displayed with seven black arrows in it's talons, on a red field.
Emblem: Black Wolf.
Coinage: Italic Standard
Important Persons: Count Ov Abruzzi, other nobs, clerics, officials, etc. <Nazicus Spazicus. Thanks: kingofthefreepass>
Alliances: Western Sea Alliance, Numidia.
Hostilities: Dalmatia, Nipples, Tuscany.
Open Warfare/Skirmishing: None at present.
Intrigues: Seeking Carinthian alliance to counter Tuscan-Venecian
power. Urging ov imperial faction gaining attention ov Caesar Julius. Many
court intrigues and palace plots.
Magickal Devices: Many are nervous about Rome for it is now known
to hav Cagliostro's Glass, the Imperial Antipathy Stone, the Petals
ov the Flames, the Slaying Chariot, the Codex Dracos, and the
Fluxlever.
Alignment: Chaotic Good <garaths>
Thumbnail Sketches: The glory ov the short-lived Roman Empire
fairly set the whole ov Aeropa and the lands ov the Middle Sease on
a different course. Today, the kingdom is ov but some 15k
square miles extent, and only its clever diplomacy and Heka force
keep that land for the Crown. The Roman state now spans the
Apennines from the Tyrrhenian shore to the Adriatic, northwards
from Abruzzi to the Venetian city of Ferrara. Forests ov hardwoods
and pine cover fully 30 percent ov the land, another 10 percent
being uncultivated wilds, and therein still roam lions, bear, vulf,
boar, deer, chamois, and various sorts of small game. The remainder
ov the country is given over to fields, pastures, orchards,
vineyards, gardens, etc.
The Colleseum ov the city ov Rome ranks as one ov the Twelve
wonders ov Ath. The great walled city on its seven hills, as well as the
other places of the kingdom, are sufficiently familiar to the knowledgeable
reader to need no greater detailing herein. One further
comment must be made, however, and that pertains to the cooking
ov this region. The Northern and Southern forms ov Italic cuisine
meet, and to some extent blend, in the great city ov Rome. Here on
can get some sense ov what each is like while enjoying their melding
into the epitome ov fine dining. Here is indeed living proof that the
Italic is one ov the paramount cuisines ov Aerth!
The rigid feudalism ov the north is not found in Roman territory;
although there are indeed serfs && villeins to be found, most are free
werkers, and many own small land holdings || share them communally.
The freeman class is large && presperous, and the aristocracy
wealthy && ambitious.
Agricultural produce ov the land includes wheat, barley, oats,
millet, rye, and rice. Beans, lentils, taters, turnips, onions, squash,
cukes, melons, peppers, and tomatoes are typical garden crops,
and sugar beets, flax, && hemp are grown. Mulberry trees for silkworm
culture are seen generally, as are olive orchards && vineyards.
Other fruit && nut crops include peaches, apricots, pears, almonds,
walnuts, pistachios, && chestnuts. Livestock is typical ov the peninsula:
horse, cattle, sheep, pork, goats, poultry, ass, && mule.
Fishing is xtensively practiced on both coasts. Some fair amounts ov
timber are harvested.
Mines are numerous and include iron, zinc, lead, copper, manganese,
anti-mony, mercury, tin, and quarries producing marble, stone,
&& clay for pottery and bricks. The kingdom also produces a minor
amount ov good lapis lazuli.
* Note that Rome is the sole region in which Christianity exists, so far.
