Post by El Borak on Oct 5, 2018 17:51:45 GMT -5
Granada
Gummint: Kingdom
Mythos: Atlantlan <Spanish>
Ruler: Diegal II
CAPITAL: Granada (Pop.: 40k)
Other Cities (and pop.):
Almeria: 20k
Gibraltar: 15k
Malaga: 50k
Loc.: Aeropa (Iberia)
Language: Iberian
Pop.: 650k
Flag/Emblem:
Flag: Two guardant<> conjoined
red leopards on a golden field.
Coinage: Iberian Standard.
Companions: Dukes ov Almeria & Malaga, other nobs, clerics, officials, etc.
Friends: Iberian-Atlantlan Concord, Maghreb.
Foes: Castile.
Open Warfare/Skirmishing: None at present.
Intrigues: Plot involving Aragonese-Granadan attack to pinch off
Jaen & Murcia, abetted by the nobs of those duchies. (Somewhat far-fetched). Many other of more likely, dangerous, & smaller sort.
Artifacts/Relics: Granada holds several objects of considerable potency incl. the Scythe of Decimation, the Armor of El Campeador, the Lion Signet, the Meteor Sling and the Tenth Formula of Algax.
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
Thumbnail Sketches: This small but rich kingdom of Iberia is one of the most beautiful to be found in Aeropa. Its lowlands & valleys are near tropical, its hills & mountains near alpine in climate, so both flora & fauna vary accordingly. About 2/3 of the land is under cultivation used for agriculture, the remaining 1/3 of forest,scrub, & barrens which have abundant game. Unlike many other parts of the peninsula, Granada is well-watered by streams, rivers, & rainfall. Portions of it are certainly the most fertile to be found in Iberia.
The City of Granada is set upon a high slope (Sierra Nevada) overlooking the fertile lowlands. Its architecture is a mixture of Atlantlan, Roman, Phoenician, & native Iberian styles, & many of the buildings are very ancient. The precincts of the city are very fertile & lovely to see, with many flower gardens & blossoming orchards.
The great fortress of Gibraltar is so situated that it commands the passage of shipping between the Mare Librum & the Lantlan, should Granada care to exercise this advantage. However, because of the obvious repercussions & the city's relative weakness, only in times of crisis is the place manned by Heka-able forces. However, the mere threat of such a possibility maintains Granada's sovereignty, for other realms quickly support it if some belligerent threatens the Crown. (Thus too, most other realms do their utmost to keep the Iberian states factionalized & seperate!)
The volk of the realm are of typical Iberian sort, as is the culture & society. (See Aragon, above, for these details.)
Wheat, barley, maize, sugar cane, flax, cotton, vines, olives, oranges, other citrus fruits, & all manner of fruits & vegetables of most sorts are grown. Livestock is mainly of cattle, horses, & poultry, with some swine, asses, mules, & goats kept. Fishing produces good catches.
Iron, zinc, lead, mercury, jasper, && alabaster are mined & quarried.