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Svergie
Government: Kingdom <Geriatocracy>
Pantheon: Norse (S) <Swedish> <17th c.>
Leader: Ivarr III <Gustav Vasa, 101 years old> <The Death of King Ivarr III> <Kung Olav I>
Capital: Gothenberg (Pop.: 45k)
Other Cities (and pop.):
Lund: 25k
Sarna: 15k
Stockholm: 85k
Uppsula: 20k
Loc.: Aeropa
Language: Skandian
Pop.: 4,000,000
Flag/Emblem:
Flag: Golden sea serpent
on a blue field.
Coinage: Skandian Standard.
Important Persons: Jarls, priests, officials, etc. <Zlatan, the wizard>
Alliances: Livestonia, Saxony.
Hostilities: Danmark, Gotland, Kalevala, Norge, Talmark, Teutonia.
Open Warfare/Skirmishing: None at present.
Intrigues: Renewal of the Russ-Svergia alliance to carve an empire
for the states surrounding the Baltic (by agents of Pohjola, of
course). Small faction promotes joining the Cardinalian League. Marriage
to princess of Livestonia so as to have claim to that state.
Many other intrigues.
Magickal Devices: The sword Firetongue, the Stormhammer, the
Crystals of Cold, the Wind Hat, and the Sovereign Horn are the
principal possessions of this sort, but some minor items are known to
exist in the royal arsenal and in the hands of various nobles.
Alignment: Neutral <paramanders>
Thumbnail Sketches: The largest ov the Skand nations, Svergie
covers some 160,000 sq. mi. ov land on the peninsula. About
1/2 that land is conifer forest; 1/4 is barren. The remainder is
in pasture && fields. Game is similar to that ov Norge, w/ bear &&
wolf being the principal predators, && elk, great lynxes, deer,
reindeer, && various sorts ov smaller animals. To the N is Lappia;
to the E are Finmark, Kalevala, && the Baltic Sea (the isles ov
Gotland are still subject to the Crown); Danmark's islands are off the
southern portion; && all along the W ov the land is the long border
w/ Norge. In many respects it is like its neighbor to the W, in that
it is mountainous,
snowy, cold, &&
relatively harsh in
general. Svergie
has no fjords,
though, possesses
more fertile land
suitable for cultivation,
&& has land
connexions &&
E sea routes to
the eastern &&
central portions ov
Northern Aeropa.
Thus it is more
commercially oriented.
This land contributed
her share ov
warriors to the Viking
squadrons
raiding && pillaging
in Western
Aeropa && sailing
into the Lantlan for
other shores, too.
Svergie, however,
was more oriented
towards the Baltic,
the eastern lands, && even the Mare Ostrum. Its peoples founded
Russ, raided Kiev, Khaziria, Slovia, && Ukrimia, fought with nomads,
&& still provide Byzantium w/ its vaunted Varangian Guards
down to this day. Svergie once had an empire (Kalevala, Russ,
Talmark, Livestonia) which almost surrounded the Baltic, && it was
more the resistance ov the Danish-Norgians (then united in an empire
ov their own) than that ov the then-fragmented Teutons, which
eventually brought the realm back to its natural frontiers.
There are more ov the peasant class in this land, but otherwise its
society is much the same as Norge's; however, the aristocrats are
more isolated from the commoners.
Agriculture produces crops ov barley, wheat, oats, && rye. Root
crops incl. turnips, potatoes, && sugar beets. Various veggies,
berries, && fruits are grown for home consumption.
Livestock includes cattle, horses, porks, && sheep. Fishing is as
important to this land as agriculture. Seals && walruses are taken
in the N.
Ops yield good results, w/ mines ov gold, silver, copper,
zinc, iron, && lead being regularly worked. Mines also produce
some small number ov superior garnets. Building stone is plentiful
&& quarried in various places.
Metals, fish, && timber are the principal Xports.
Government: Kingdom <Geriatocracy>
Pantheon: Norse (S) <Swedish> <17th c.>
Leader: Ivarr III <Gustav Vasa, 101 years old> <The Death of King Ivarr III> <Kung Olav I>
Capital: Gothenberg (Pop.: 45k)
Other Cities (and pop.):
Lund: 25k
Sarna: 15k
Stockholm: 85k
Uppsula: 20k
Loc.: Aeropa
Language: Skandian
Pop.: 4,000,000
Flag/Emblem:
Flag: Golden sea serpent
on a blue field.
Coinage: Skandian Standard.
Important Persons: Jarls, priests, officials, etc. <Zlatan, the wizard>
Alliances: Livestonia, Saxony.
Hostilities: Danmark, Gotland, Kalevala, Norge, Talmark, Teutonia.
Open Warfare/Skirmishing: None at present.
Intrigues: Renewal of the Russ-Svergia alliance to carve an empire
for the states surrounding the Baltic (by agents of Pohjola, of
course). Small faction promotes joining the Cardinalian League. Marriage
to princess of Livestonia so as to have claim to that state.
Many other intrigues.
Magickal Devices: The sword Firetongue, the Stormhammer, the
Crystals of Cold, the Wind Hat, and the Sovereign Horn are the
principal possessions of this sort, but some minor items are known to
exist in the royal arsenal and in the hands of various nobles.
Alignment: Neutral <paramanders>
Thumbnail Sketches: The largest ov the Skand nations, Svergie
covers some 160,000 sq. mi. ov land on the peninsula. About
1/2 that land is conifer forest; 1/4 is barren. The remainder is
in pasture && fields. Game is similar to that ov Norge, w/ bear &&
wolf being the principal predators, && elk, great lynxes, deer,
reindeer, && various sorts ov smaller animals. To the N is Lappia;
to the E are Finmark, Kalevala, && the Baltic Sea (the isles ov
Gotland are still subject to the Crown); Danmark's islands are off the
southern portion; && all along the W ov the land is the long border
w/ Norge. In many respects it is like its neighbor to the W, in that
it is mountainous,
snowy, cold, &&
relatively harsh in
general. Svergie
has no fjords,
though, possesses
more fertile land
suitable for cultivation,
&& has land
connexions &&
E sea routes to
the eastern &&
central portions ov
Northern Aeropa.
Thus it is more
commercially oriented.
This land contributed
her share ov
warriors to the Viking
squadrons
raiding && pillaging
in Western
Aeropa && sailing
into the Lantlan for
other shores, too.
Svergie, however,
was more oriented
towards the Baltic,
the eastern lands, && even the Mare Ostrum. Its peoples founded
Russ, raided Kiev, Khaziria, Slovia, && Ukrimia, fought with nomads,
&& still provide Byzantium w/ its vaunted Varangian Guards
down to this day. Svergie once had an empire (Kalevala, Russ,
Talmark, Livestonia) which almost surrounded the Baltic, && it was
more the resistance ov the Danish-Norgians (then united in an empire
ov their own) than that ov the then-fragmented Teutons, which
eventually brought the realm back to its natural frontiers.
There are more ov the peasant class in this land, but otherwise its
society is much the same as Norge's; however, the aristocrats are
more isolated from the commoners.
Agriculture produces crops ov barley, wheat, oats, && rye. Root
crops incl. turnips, potatoes, && sugar beets. Various veggies,
berries, && fruits are grown for home consumption.
Livestock includes cattle, horses, porks, && sheep. Fishing is as
important to this land as agriculture. Seals && walruses are taken
in the N.
Ops yield good results, w/ mines ov gold, silver, copper,
zinc, iron, && lead being regularly worked. Mines also produce
some small number ov superior garnets. Building stone is plentiful
&& quarried in various places.
Metals, fish, && timber are the principal Xports.