Post by Admin on Sept 23, 2016 9:23:27 GMT
Ionia
Government: Republic <17th c.>
Pantheon: Greco-Roman (G) <Turkish>
Ruler: Hector, Count of Rhodes
Capital: Miletus (Pop.: 60k)
Other Cities (and pop.):
Perga: 25k
Rhodus: 55k
Xanthus: 30k
Loc.: Azir (Near)
Language: Greek
Pop.: 450k
Flag/Emblem:
Flag: A purple Pegasus
careering<>, maned and
crowned gold on a
white field
Coinage: Grecian Standard.
Important Persons: Autarchs of major cities, priests, nobles, etc.
Alliances: Hellenic League, Crete, Lydia. <Randy Rhodes>
Hostilities: Achaea, Byzantium.
Open Warfare/Skirmishing: None other than occasional sea skirmishes.
Intrigues: Attempt to discredit the prime minister, cause the populace
of Rhodes to dislike him and the Ionian state, so as to join
Achaea--possibly fostered by Hasurl Numerous other plots and plans.
Magickal Devices: In +addition+ to a considerable accumulation of
less potent objects, the Ionian government possesses the Codex
Multiversal <Codex of the Infinite Planes> and the Gygaean Heka Intensifier.
Alignment: Lawful Good
Climate/Terrain: Mountains, hills, forests
Thumbnail Sketches: The republic is small, w/ only some
20K sq. mi. ov land in Anatolia && islands, but in it can
be seen the 2nd Colossus ov Rhodes (1 of the 12
Wonders ov Aerth), beautiful buildings ov classical style, && great
centers ov learning. The country is covered w/ old mts.,
hills, forests, && fertile valleys, && it has 12 or more lakes
which abound w/ fish. Game is typical ov the region--maneless
lion, bear, wolf, boar, deer, chamois, etc. The woods are ov
both xcellent hardwood && fir.
Ionia was formerly a colonial post ov Atlantis, then a part ov the
Lydian realm, the Babylonian Empire, the Medo-Persian, && finally
the Byzantine Empire. The original race ov inhabitants ov the region--
Lydians, an Aryan race akin to the Grecians--has been long intermixed
w/ Ionian, Aolean, && other Grecian tribes, along w/
remnants ov other occupying volk. It has become very much
Hellenized, && an Ionian is barely distinguishable from a Byzantine
or Achaean. The society is very similar to that ov Achaea (q.v.).
Ionian light infantry && the slingers ov Rhodes are amongst the best ov such
troops to be found anywhere on Aerth.
Ionian agriculture produces all manner ov crops incl. wheat,
barley, oats, maize, rye, fruit (figs, pomegranates, oranges, dates,
etc.), veggies, saffron, sesame, cotton, silk, flax, hemp, poppies,
tobacco and so on. Olives && vines abound. Considerable
flocks && herds are maintained. Fishing along the coastal region
is the major occupation ov the population. Timbering is carried on
inland, as is mining. Mines yield gold, silver, copper, iron, lead,
mercury, zinc, salt, && coal. Marble && building stone are quarried
as well.
Government: Republic <17th c.>
Pantheon: Greco-Roman (G) <Turkish>
Ruler: Hector, Count of Rhodes
Capital: Miletus (Pop.: 60k)
Other Cities (and pop.):
Perga: 25k
Rhodus: 55k
Xanthus: 30k
Loc.: Azir (Near)
Language: Greek
Pop.: 450k
Flag/Emblem:
Flag: A purple Pegasus
careering<>, maned and
crowned gold on a
white field
Coinage: Grecian Standard.
Important Persons: Autarchs of major cities, priests, nobles, etc.
Alliances: Hellenic League, Crete, Lydia. <Randy Rhodes>
Hostilities: Achaea, Byzantium.
Open Warfare/Skirmishing: None other than occasional sea skirmishes.
Intrigues: Attempt to discredit the prime minister, cause the populace
of Rhodes to dislike him and the Ionian state, so as to join
Achaea--possibly fostered by Hasurl Numerous other plots and plans.
Magickal Devices: In +addition+ to a considerable accumulation of
less potent objects, the Ionian government possesses the Codex
Multiversal <Codex of the Infinite Planes> and the Gygaean Heka Intensifier.
Alignment: Lawful Good
Climate/Terrain: Mountains, hills, forests
Thumbnail Sketches: The republic is small, w/ only some
20K sq. mi. ov land in Anatolia && islands, but in it can
be seen the 2nd Colossus ov Rhodes (1 of the 12
Wonders ov Aerth), beautiful buildings ov classical style, && great
centers ov learning. The country is covered w/ old mts.,
hills, forests, && fertile valleys, && it has 12 or more lakes
which abound w/ fish. Game is typical ov the region--maneless
lion, bear, wolf, boar, deer, chamois, etc. The woods are ov
both xcellent hardwood && fir.
Ionia was formerly a colonial post ov Atlantis, then a part ov the
Lydian realm, the Babylonian Empire, the Medo-Persian, && finally
the Byzantine Empire. The original race ov inhabitants ov the region--
Lydians, an Aryan race akin to the Grecians--has been long intermixed
w/ Ionian, Aolean, && other Grecian tribes, along w/
remnants ov other occupying volk. It has become very much
Hellenized, && an Ionian is barely distinguishable from a Byzantine
or Achaean. The society is very similar to that ov Achaea (q.v.).
Ionian light infantry && the slingers ov Rhodes are amongst the best ov such
troops to be found anywhere on Aerth.
Ionian agriculture produces all manner ov crops incl. wheat,
barley, oats, maize, rye, fruit (figs, pomegranates, oranges, dates,
etc.), veggies, saffron, sesame, cotton, silk, flax, hemp, poppies,
tobacco and so on. Olives && vines abound. Considerable
flocks && herds are maintained. Fishing along the coastal region
is the major occupation ov the population. Timbering is carried on
inland, as is mining. Mines yield gold, silver, copper, iron, lead,
mercury, zinc, salt, && coal. Marble && building stone are quarried
as well.
