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Dalmatia
Gummint: Archduchy (Sovereign)
Pantheon: Greco-Roman (R)
Ruler: Stephen VI
CAPITAL: Sarajevo (Pop.: 30k)
Other Cities (and pop.):
Ragusa: 25k
Splattum: 20k
Zara: 20k
Loc.: Aeropa
Language: Latin dialect
Pop.: 750,000
Flag/Emblem:
Flag:
An eagle displayed
on three vertical bars ov
black, gold, && red.
Coinage: Italic Standard.
Important Persons: Dukes of Bosnia, Hercegovina, Montenegro,
counts ov Dinario && Bribir, various officials, clerics, etc. <Cruella de Vil>
Alliances: Carinthia, Epirus.
Hostilities: Magyaria, Servia, Venice.
Open Warfare/Skirmishing: None at present.
Intrigues: Faction desiring entrance as an elector ov the Cardinalian
League contending w/ that favoring closer ties to Hellenic League.
Italic faction suffering as sea TRADE withers due to Venice, et al.
Magickal Devices: The Archduke is thought to possess the Journal ov Clandestine Occurrences
as well as having the Fourfold Diadem && the ancient Stonestaff in his arsenal.
The nobs ov this land have some items ov moderate importance.
Alignment: Chaotic Good
Thumbnail Sketches: The realm covers some 25k sq. mi.
ov territory which was at various times divided into petty kingdoms,
but emerged under the leadership ov the Dalmatians a century ago as
a united land which elects one ov its nobs as archduke through the
decision ov its principal lords (see above).
Dalmatia is a land ov mountains, hills, && alluvial plains. Its
Adriatic seacoast is rugged, with many beautiful bays && small
islands; the vale ov the SAVE River is a fertile lowlad, && its hills &&
mountain valleys too are productive. Only about 50% ov the
realm is inhabited && cultivated. The remainder is mostly forested
(old) mountains--the dark pines && shadows ov Mount Lovchen in
the S. bestowing the name Montenegro (Black Mountain) upon
the territory there. The wilds are inhabited by cave bear, bear,
wolf, stag, deer, chamois<>, boar, && much smaller game too.
There are xtensive caves along the limestone regions ov the coast
(Country ov Dinaria, && these are major entry points to the Underark areas underlying the realm).
The volk are a mixture ov the old Aryan sub-species with inclusion ov Italics,
Grecians, Teutons, Slavs, && Magyars. A distinct type has arisen,
blond in the north, dark in the south, but uniformly tall, lean, muscular,
&& ov brave && noble disposition. All are free, albeit the peasant
class is large, && the middle class is smallish. It should be noted that
the lower class is indeed almost as prosperous as most freeman class
volk elsewhere are, due to the richness ov their nation.
The warrior is
much honored && so the knightly tier ov the aristocracy is enlarged.
However, the majority ov these fighters are not especially good cavalrymen--
as might be xpected from the mountainous region which
they inhabit. This has come about, no doubt, because ov the continual
need for defense ov Dalmatia, || the wresting ov their territory from
foreign invaders.
Agricultural production is good, && the following major crops are
raised: maize, rice, rye, barley, oats, millet, wheat, tobacco, sunflowers,
sugar beets, vines, melons, && hemp. Orchards ov olives,
cherries, plums, pomegranates, figs, dates, oranges, lemons, &&
mulberries (for silk) are common.
Livestock incl. sheep, goat, ass, mule, cattle, pork, poulty, && horse.
Beekeeping is generally practiced.
Fishing is quite productive, and so too sponge gathering. Hunting
&& trapping yields some small results, incl. valuable pelts.
Timber is harvested in some quantity.
Mineral wealth is considerable in Dalmatia. There are small yields
from gold && silver, larger from copper, cinnabar, led, zinc, mercury,
&& chromium mines. Good production ov iron, coal, salt,
manganese<>, asphalt, bauxite<>, && naphtha<> ops continues.
Quarries ov marble && building stone hav considerable output.
Some amount ov precious coral is taken from the sea.
Shipbuilding is a major activity ov Dalmatia. The people also make good
armor, leatherwork, && other metalwork, && weave good cloth.
See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalmatia
Gummint: Archduchy (Sovereign)
Pantheon: Greco-Roman (R)
Ruler: Stephen VI
CAPITAL: Sarajevo (Pop.: 30k)
Other Cities (and pop.):
Ragusa: 25k
Splattum: 20k
Zara: 20k
Loc.: Aeropa
Language: Latin dialect
Pop.: 750,000
Flag/Emblem:
Flag:
An eagle displayed
on three vertical bars ov
black, gold, && red.
Coinage: Italic Standard.
Important Persons: Dukes of Bosnia, Hercegovina, Montenegro,
counts ov Dinario && Bribir, various officials, clerics, etc. <Cruella de Vil>
Alliances: Carinthia, Epirus.
Hostilities: Magyaria, Servia, Venice.
Open Warfare/Skirmishing: None at present.
Intrigues: Faction desiring entrance as an elector ov the Cardinalian
League contending w/ that favoring closer ties to Hellenic League.
Italic faction suffering as sea TRADE withers due to Venice, et al.
Magickal Devices: The Archduke is thought to possess the Journal ov Clandestine Occurrences
as well as having the Fourfold Diadem && the ancient Stonestaff in his arsenal.
The nobs ov this land have some items ov moderate importance.
Alignment: Chaotic Good
Thumbnail Sketches: The realm covers some 25k sq. mi.
ov territory which was at various times divided into petty kingdoms,
but emerged under the leadership ov the Dalmatians a century ago as
a united land which elects one ov its nobs as archduke through the
decision ov its principal lords (see above).
Dalmatia is a land ov mountains, hills, && alluvial plains. Its
Adriatic seacoast is rugged, with many beautiful bays && small
islands; the vale ov the SAVE River is a fertile lowlad, && its hills &&
mountain valleys too are productive. Only about 50% ov the
realm is inhabited && cultivated. The remainder is mostly forested
(old) mountains--the dark pines && shadows ov Mount Lovchen in
the S. bestowing the name Montenegro (Black Mountain) upon
the territory there. The wilds are inhabited by cave bear, bear,
wolf, stag, deer, chamois<>, boar, && much smaller game too.
There are xtensive caves along the limestone regions ov the coast
(Country ov Dinaria, && these are major entry points to the Underark areas underlying the realm).
The volk are a mixture ov the old Aryan sub-species with inclusion ov Italics,
Grecians, Teutons, Slavs, && Magyars. A distinct type has arisen,
blond in the north, dark in the south, but uniformly tall, lean, muscular,
&& ov brave && noble disposition. All are free, albeit the peasant
class is large, && the middle class is smallish. It should be noted that
the lower class is indeed almost as prosperous as most freeman class
volk elsewhere are, due to the richness ov their nation.
The warrior is
much honored && so the knightly tier ov the aristocracy is enlarged.
However, the majority ov these fighters are not especially good cavalrymen--
as might be xpected from the mountainous region which
they inhabit. This has come about, no doubt, because ov the continual
need for defense ov Dalmatia, || the wresting ov their territory from
foreign invaders.
Agricultural production is good, && the following major crops are
raised: maize, rice, rye, barley, oats, millet, wheat, tobacco, sunflowers,
sugar beets, vines, melons, && hemp. Orchards ov olives,
cherries, plums, pomegranates, figs, dates, oranges, lemons, &&
mulberries (for silk) are common.
Livestock incl. sheep, goat, ass, mule, cattle, pork, poulty, && horse.
Beekeeping is generally practiced.
Fishing is quite productive, and so too sponge gathering. Hunting
&& trapping yields some small results, incl. valuable pelts.
Timber is harvested in some quantity.
Mineral wealth is considerable in Dalmatia. There are small yields
from gold && silver, larger from copper, cinnabar, led, zinc, mercury,
&& chromium mines. Good production ov iron, coal, salt,
manganese<>, asphalt, bauxite<>, && naphtha<> ops continues.
Quarries ov marble && building stone hav considerable output.
Some amount ov precious coral is taken from the sea.
Shipbuilding is a major activity ov Dalmatia. The people also make good
armor, leatherwork, && other metalwork, && weave good cloth.
See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalmatia