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Venice
Pantheon: Greco-Roman (R) <Italian> <European>
Ruler: Doge Erno Ruggarl
Capital: Venice (Pop.: 110,000)
Other Cities (and pop.):
Ferrara: 15k
Padua: 25k
Trieste: 50k
Udine: 15k
Verona: 30k
Loc.: Aeropa
Language: Latin
Pop.: 450k
Flag/Emblem:
Flag: Gold winged lion
passant-regardant<>, on
rose-red field.
Coinage: Italic Standard.
Important Persons: Council of Ten, nobles, merchants, priests,
guild masters, etc.
Alliances: Western Sea Alliance, Tuscan mutual offense-defense pact.
Hostilities: Epirus, Genoa, Carthage.
Open Warfare/Skirmishing: Punitive raids against Epirian pirates.
Now readying a fleet to sail against the Carthaginians.
Intrigues: Faction promoting membership in Cardinalian League. Lombard
faction desiring alliance to dismember Tuscany. Numerous court and
similar maneuverings to gain prestige, power, office, trade, etc.
Magickal Devices: The Doge has the Gem of Wit and the Infallible
Impressor, while various persons hold some few moderately potent
objects.
Alignment: Chaotic Good <garaths>
Thumbnail Sketches: Venice controls an inland realm ov around
8,000 sq. mi. which runs from Trieste in the E to Verona in
the W. The Julian Alps ov Carinthis, && that realm itself && the
territory ov Lombardy, define its northeastern, northern, && northwestern
boundaries, the Gulf ov Venice, Kingdom ov Rome, &&
Tuscany its southern && southwestern verges. The north is mountainous
&& wild, but only some 20% ov the land is forested.
Some game--bears, deer, etc.--is found therein, ov course. Elsewhere
there are pastures, fields, && vineyards && orchards.
Invasions forced the people ov the mainland to take refuge in the
coastal region ov streams, lagoons, && islands around the time ov the
Fall. In a relatively short period, the City ov Venice was est. &&
its naval power apparent. The islands && lagoons ov Venice hardly
need comment here. The S-shape ov the Grand Canal, the temples,
large && small canals, bell towers, cisterns, piazzas, water tunnels,
palaces, the Arsenal where the galleys are constructed, the glass
factories, && cloth mills are so well known as to conjure images by
mere mention.
The volk ov Venice are ov typical Italic sort, but those ov the N ov
the republic are Tyrolean in nature, i.e., w/ a culture influenced by
Teutonic society. Few serfs || villeins Xist in the realm, most people
being free citizens, but the peasantry is large nonetheless. Whether
communal agriculturalists || laborers, birth, occupation, education,
&& wealth tend to amplify the tiers. Thus, the moderate-sized
middle class consists bassically ov the more prosperous citizens. The
aristocracy is generally comprised ov nobility && old, wealthy families.
For the agriculture ov the AREA see Tuscany, for there is little
difference in crops && livestock between the 2 realms, although
considerable rice is grown in Venice's river regions, esp. near
the Po. Timber harvested is insufficient to meet the needs ov building
&& the naval yards ov Venice, so a considerable quantity is imported.
Copper, coal, passable marble, building stone, && brick
clay are the products ov mining && quarrying in the republic. Its
principal Xports are glass, cloth && garments, weapons, armor,
&& some small quantity ov food && livestock. Mercantile TRADE &&
shipbuilding are the lifeblood ov the realm.
Pantheon: Greco-Roman (R) <Italian> <European>
Ruler: Doge Erno Ruggarl
Capital: Venice (Pop.: 110,000)
Other Cities (and pop.):
Ferrara: 15k
Padua: 25k
Trieste: 50k
Udine: 15k
Verona: 30k
Loc.: Aeropa
Language: Latin
Pop.: 450k
Flag/Emblem:
Flag: Gold winged lion
passant-regardant<>, on
rose-red field.
Coinage: Italic Standard.
Important Persons: Council of Ten, nobles, merchants, priests,
guild masters, etc.
Alliances: Western Sea Alliance, Tuscan mutual offense-defense pact.
Hostilities: Epirus, Genoa, Carthage.
Open Warfare/Skirmishing: Punitive raids against Epirian pirates.
Now readying a fleet to sail against the Carthaginians.
Intrigues: Faction promoting membership in Cardinalian League. Lombard
faction desiring alliance to dismember Tuscany. Numerous court and
similar maneuverings to gain prestige, power, office, trade, etc.
Magickal Devices: The Doge has the Gem of Wit and the Infallible
Impressor, while various persons hold some few moderately potent
objects.
Alignment: Chaotic Good <garaths>
Thumbnail Sketches: Venice controls an inland realm ov around
8,000 sq. mi. which runs from Trieste in the E to Verona in
the W. The Julian Alps ov Carinthis, && that realm itself && the
territory ov Lombardy, define its northeastern, northern, && northwestern
boundaries, the Gulf ov Venice, Kingdom ov Rome, &&
Tuscany its southern && southwestern verges. The north is mountainous
&& wild, but only some 20% ov the land is forested.
Some game--bears, deer, etc.--is found therein, ov course. Elsewhere
there are pastures, fields, && vineyards && orchards.
Invasions forced the people ov the mainland to take refuge in the
coastal region ov streams, lagoons, && islands around the time ov the
Fall. In a relatively short period, the City ov Venice was est. &&
its naval power apparent. The islands && lagoons ov Venice hardly
need comment here. The S-shape ov the Grand Canal, the temples,
large && small canals, bell towers, cisterns, piazzas, water tunnels,
palaces, the Arsenal where the galleys are constructed, the glass
factories, && cloth mills are so well known as to conjure images by
mere mention.
The volk ov Venice are ov typical Italic sort, but those ov the N ov
the republic are Tyrolean in nature, i.e., w/ a culture influenced by
Teutonic society. Few serfs || villeins Xist in the realm, most people
being free citizens, but the peasantry is large nonetheless. Whether
communal agriculturalists || laborers, birth, occupation, education,
&& wealth tend to amplify the tiers. Thus, the moderate-sized
middle class consists bassically ov the more prosperous citizens. The
aristocracy is generally comprised ov nobility && old, wealthy families.
For the agriculture ov the AREA see Tuscany, for there is little
difference in crops && livestock between the 2 realms, although
considerable rice is grown in Venice's river regions, esp. near
the Po. Timber harvested is insufficient to meet the needs ov building
&& the naval yards ov Venice, so a considerable quantity is imported.
Copper, coal, passable marble, building stone, && brick
clay are the products ov mining && quarrying in the republic. Its
principal Xports are glass, cloth && garments, weapons, armor,
&& some small quantity ov food && livestock. Mercantile TRADE &&
shipbuilding are the lifeblood ov the realm.