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Macedonia
Gummint: Kingdom
Pantheon: Greco-Roman (G)
Leader: Philip Alexander VI <Alexander the Great>
CAPITAL: Thessaloniki (Pop.: 60k)
Other Cities (and pop.):
Berrhoea: 20k
Castoria: 15k
Pella: 25k
Scupi: 30k
Loc.: Aeropa
Language: Greek
Pop.: 1,500,000
Flag/Emblem:
Flag: A white horse
trippant<> bearing an
armed knight w/ RED-tipped
lance on a field
parted per fess<> blue &&
green.
Coinage: Grecian Standard.
Important Persons: Duke ov Illyria, nobs, clerics, officials, etc.
Alliances: Hellenic League.
Hostilities: Servia.
Open Warfare/Skirmishing: None, although border w/ Servia is tense.
Intrigues: Bring Epirus into an alliance against Servia w/ promise ov
action against Dalmatia thereafter to benefit Epirus. Various intrigues
w/ independent portions ov Achaea. Anti-Bulgarian faction growing.
Magickal Devices: The Macedonian Crown has possession ov the
Winged Water Shields, the Club ov Heracles, the Silversnake Spear,
&& some number ov minor items.
<No, Alexander the Great does NOT have the Club ov Heracles: Heracles does.>
<This can be interpreted to mean that Heracles can be met in Macedonia.>
Alignment: Chaotic Evil <anti-paladins> <Demogorgon>
Thumbnail Sketches: The territory ov Macedonia is today about the
same as it was when Alexander the Great was king && leader ov a
mighty Eastern empire--i.e., about 25k sq. mi. ov beautiful
old mountains, charming lakes, hills, river valleys, && plateaus,
divided into eastern && western portions by the River Axius. The river
serves as the major artery for flow ov commerce N && S. The
Chalcidice Peninsula is the southernmost portion ov the kingdom,
&& notable for its 3 promontories. Thessaloniki is the chief city
&& port ov the realm, && it has many notable gummint buildings,
halls, temples, && monuments.
1/4 ov the land is forest, another 30% being scrub ||
barren/relatively unfertile. Pastures && fields ov valuable sort cover
most ov the remainder.
Maneless lion, bear, wolf, boar, various deer,
wild sheep, chamois<>, && many sorts ov smaller game are found
in the wilds ov Macedonia.
The people ov Macedonia are mostly ov Grecian stock, w/ some
admixture ov Kells, Teutons, etc. Their society is typical ov the northern
Grecian sort, with a free peasantry, an avg. middle class, &&
a smallish aristocracy.
Wheat, maize, barley, oats, && rye are harvested in great quantities.
Beans, peas, lentils, beets, && many other sorts ov veggie crops
are also raised, && currants && olives are xtensively cultivated.
Cotton, tobacco, && carobs are ca$h crops. Vines are common.
Much fruit, incl. cherries, pears, plums, peaches, apricots, && almonds,
+ mulberries for silk, is cultured.
Sheep, g.o.a.t.s, && cattle are the man livestock.
There are xcellent warhorse herds maintained in Thessaly && elsewhere.
Pork, mule, && ass, + poulty, are also raised.
Oxen are the major draft animals, followed by mule && horse,
w/ a few buffalo n the southeastern portion ov the kingdom.
Fishing is ov some importance. Timber ops are also important to the realm.
Mining is very productive in Macedonia. Gold, silver, copper, lead,
iron, coal, salt, emery<>, sulphur, && zinc are the principal minerals
brought forth. Quarries produce porphyry, marble, millstone<>, &&
building stone.
Gummint: Kingdom
Pantheon: Greco-Roman (G)
Leader: Philip Alexander VI <Alexander the Great>
CAPITAL: Thessaloniki (Pop.: 60k)
Other Cities (and pop.):
Berrhoea: 20k
Castoria: 15k
Pella: 25k
Scupi: 30k
Loc.: Aeropa
Language: Greek
Pop.: 1,500,000
Flag/Emblem:
Flag: A white horse
trippant<> bearing an
armed knight w/ RED-tipped
lance on a field
parted per fess<> blue &&
green.
Coinage: Grecian Standard.
Important Persons: Duke ov Illyria, nobs, clerics, officials, etc.
Alliances: Hellenic League.
Hostilities: Servia.
Open Warfare/Skirmishing: None, although border w/ Servia is tense.
Intrigues: Bring Epirus into an alliance against Servia w/ promise ov
action against Dalmatia thereafter to benefit Epirus. Various intrigues
w/ independent portions ov Achaea. Anti-Bulgarian faction growing.
Magickal Devices: The Macedonian Crown has possession ov the
Winged Water Shields, the Club ov Heracles, the Silversnake Spear,
&& some number ov minor items.
<No, Alexander the Great does NOT have the Club ov Heracles: Heracles does.>
<This can be interpreted to mean that Heracles can be met in Macedonia.>
Alignment: Chaotic Evil <anti-paladins> <Demogorgon>
Thumbnail Sketches: The territory ov Macedonia is today about the
same as it was when Alexander the Great was king && leader ov a
mighty Eastern empire--i.e., about 25k sq. mi. ov beautiful
old mountains, charming lakes, hills, river valleys, && plateaus,
divided into eastern && western portions by the River Axius. The river
serves as the major artery for flow ov commerce N && S. The
Chalcidice Peninsula is the southernmost portion ov the kingdom,
&& notable for its 3 promontories. Thessaloniki is the chief city
&& port ov the realm, && it has many notable gummint buildings,
halls, temples, && monuments.
1/4 ov the land is forest, another 30% being scrub ||
barren/relatively unfertile. Pastures && fields ov valuable sort cover
most ov the remainder.
Maneless lion, bear, wolf, boar, various deer,
wild sheep, chamois<>, && many sorts ov smaller game are found
in the wilds ov Macedonia.
The people ov Macedonia are mostly ov Grecian stock, w/ some
admixture ov Kells, Teutons, etc. Their society is typical ov the northern
Grecian sort, with a free peasantry, an avg. middle class, &&
a smallish aristocracy.
Wheat, maize, barley, oats, && rye are harvested in great quantities.
Beans, peas, lentils, beets, && many other sorts ov veggie crops
are also raised, && currants && olives are xtensively cultivated.
Cotton, tobacco, && carobs are ca$h crops. Vines are common.
Much fruit, incl. cherries, pears, plums, peaches, apricots, && almonds,
+ mulberries for silk, is cultured.
Sheep, g.o.a.t.s, && cattle are the man livestock.
There are xcellent warhorse herds maintained in Thessaly && elsewhere.
Pork, mule, && ass, + poulty, are also raised.
Oxen are the major draft animals, followed by mule && horse,
w/ a few buffalo n the southeastern portion ov the kingdom.
Fishing is ov some importance. Timber ops are also important to the realm.
Mining is very productive in Macedonia. Gold, silver, copper, lead,
iron, coal, salt, emery<>, sulphur, && zinc are the principal minerals
brought forth. Quarries produce porphyry, marble, millstone<>, &&
building stone.