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===== Cardean ===== | ===== Cardean ===== | ||
- | **Capital: | + | **Capital: |
- | **Exports: | + | **Demonym: |
+ | **Exports: | ||
Mostly comprised of expansive grassy plains and gentle rolling hills, the scenery of Cardean has been the subject painters and poets since before time can remember. Staunchly neutral, the government of Cardean refuses to participate in world politics; for better or for worse. This militant neutrality, along with a highly specialized minting Foundry, is why the country is trusted with the manufacture and delivery of currencies around the continent. They charge a small fee for this service, which is enough to finance the small nations many large public works projects; from improving the capitals infrastructure, | Mostly comprised of expansive grassy plains and gentle rolling hills, the scenery of Cardean has been the subject painters and poets since before time can remember. Staunchly neutral, the government of Cardean refuses to participate in world politics; for better or for worse. This militant neutrality, along with a highly specialized minting Foundry, is why the country is trusted with the manufacture and delivery of currencies around the continent. They charge a small fee for this service, which is enough to finance the small nations many large public works projects; from improving the capitals infrastructure, | ||
- | The Citizens Council overseas national policy of Cardean and is comprised of 11 members. There is one representative for each of the countries ten blocks, and the Silent King. | + | The Citizens Council overseas national policy of Cardean and is comprised of 11 members. There is one representative for each of the countries ten blocks, and one for the [[alaraes: |
- | Outside of the two major population centers, Station and Folly, | + | Outside of the two major population centers, Station and Folly, |
- | ===== Intriguing facts ===== | + | |
+ | ===== Intriguing facts ===== | ||
* Cardean maintains a small but highly trained military to defend its land steamers and neutrality. | * Cardean maintains a small but highly trained military to defend its land steamers and neutrality. | ||
* A special one of a kind heavily armored land steamer called Star Platinum is used to transport newly minted currency. | * A special one of a kind heavily armored land steamer called Star Platinum is used to transport newly minted currency. | ||
- | * All land-steamers are serviced in Station, and so all roads eventually lead to Cardean. | + | * All [[alaraes: |
- | * Station and Folly are actually built on top of the ruins of the same pre-collapse megacity | + | * Station and Folly are actually built on top of the ruins of the same pre-collapse megacity. |
* Cardean is presided over the Silent King and the Citizens Council. | * Cardean is presided over the Silent King and the Citizens Council. | ||
===== National character ===== | ===== National character ===== | ||
+ | Cardeans citizenry is laid back, and at peace with their way of life. They are allowed great lateral movement thanks to their state-subsidized income, and enjoy unprecedented access to education and employment. Citizens are encouraged to seek alternative employment should they be dissatisfied with their current career path. However, thanks to work-placement centers, this rarely happens. The people are open and friendly, and more than willing to take a day off work to assist a stranger in need. Travellers note that almost everyone they meet in Cardean is industrious and amenable, almost eerily so. Citizens rarely travel, and almost all cite the same phrase, "Why would I leave my perfect home and perfect life" | ||
- | Laid back, intellectual, | + | Grimim is well known for its vocal style, and art style. Their songs are notoriously long. They are known for their explicit art. |
===== Cities and Sights ===== | ===== Cities and Sights ===== | ||
==== Star Platinum ==== | ==== Star Platinum ==== | ||
+ | Star Platinum is Cardeans flagship [[alaraes: | ||
- | Star Platinum is Cardeans flagship land-steamer. Larger than any other of her kind, she sits a full 175 ft tall from ground to the top of her funnels, about 90 ft of which is spaced out for passengers, crew, and cargo, and 882 ft. bow to stern. Star Platinum is used to deliver coinage and other high-value cargo to the other nations of Alaraes. Due to the high level of security required to safely transport currency Star Platinum is armed to the hilt, and rarely takes passengers. | ||
==== Station ==== | ==== Station ==== | ||
- | + | Also known as The City of Tiers, the capital city of Station is built like an open-walled | |
- | Also known as The City of Tiers, the capital city of Station is built like an open-walled | + | |
Finally, at the top of Station, sits the Polit Districts. Government buildings, the Citizens Council chambers, large private estates, and the kings palace take up the entirety of the top 3 levels of Station. If a citizen wishes to watch their government work, or needs to interact with the nightmarish bureaucracy of Station, this is where they go. | Finally, at the top of Station, sits the Polit Districts. Government buildings, the Citizens Council chambers, large private estates, and the kings palace take up the entirety of the top 3 levels of Station. If a citizen wishes to watch their government work, or needs to interact with the nightmarish bureaucracy of Station, this is where they go. | ||
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==== Folly ==== | ==== Folly ==== | ||
+ | The main access to the undercity, folly was originally a rest station and resupply depot for adventurers who spent the majority of their time investigating delving into Undercities secrets. The populatiry of undercity as a location for scholarly research and source of treasure prompted its eventual growth into Cardeans’ only other major city. Unlike Station, Folly' | ||
- | The main access to the undercity. Originally a resting station | + | Many peple often wonder at the cities strange name. It was originally called Undercity Supply |
==== Undercity ==== | ==== Undercity ==== | ||
- | + | As Station goes up, so Undercity goes down. Undercity is a maze of ancient half-destroyed buildings that resided in a partially collapsed crevasse. Adventurers and scholars alike crawl in, over, and through its twisted and broken carcass, hoping to find lost technologies, forgotten magics, riches, | |
- | As Station goes up, Undercity goes down. Undercity is a maze of ancient half-destroyed buildings that resided in a partially collapsed crevasse. Adventurers and scholars alike crawl in, over, and through its twisted and broken carcass, hoping to find lost technologies, | + | |
===== Current affairs ===== | ===== Current affairs ===== | ||
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* It is theorized that Star Platinum itself is, in actuality, where currency is minted. | * It is theorized that Star Platinum itself is, in actuality, where currency is minted. | ||
- | * Lord Alexander de Braun is putting together a expedition into Undercity amid rumors that a cache of Foundry recipes has been discovered. | + | * Lord [[alaraes: |
+ | * The Silent King is planning a tour of the rural areas of Cardean for the first time in 300 years. | ||