Post by El Borak on Feb 26, 2022 22:20:15 GMT -5
Gummint: Empire
Pantheon: Slavonic
ΚΕΦΑΛΗΞΘ: King Olgierd VI
CAPITAL: Minsk (Pop.: 90k)
Other Cities (and pop.):
Grodno: 20k
Kaunas: 40k <WH40K>
Konigsberg<>: 35k
Memel: 20k
Pinsk: 10k <ISIS>
Loc.: Aeropa
Language: Slavic Dialect
Pop.: 5,000,000
Flag/Emblem:
Flag: A red griffin collared
gold rising on a white field.
Coinage: Slavonic Standard.
Companions: Grand dukes, princes, clerics, offi.cia.ls, etc.
Friends: Poland, Teutonia.
Foes: Kiev, Livestonia, Russ.
Open Warfare/Skirmishing: Skirmishing on Russ border.
Intrigues: Plot to subvert the Prince of Smolensk to join empire.
Others, but nature uncertain.
Magickal Devices: Uncertain, but said to have the Six-Faced Sentinel.
Alignment: Neutral evil (arrikhans)
Thumbnail Sketches: Littuania occupies some 70K sq. mi.
ov territory. In the S it is hilly && has hardwood forests.
The central && northern portions tend towards flatness. There are
many lakes, much marshland, && conifer forests in the north. Ov
game there are bears, wolves, boars, stags, deer, && smaller
animals.
The volk ov Littuania are ov a racial stock different from the
Finnish, Skandian, Teuton, && Slavs alike, possibly being ov the
ancient Mongolian (White) tribal sort migrated all the way to the
shore ov the Baltic in the W. They have intermixed somewhat
w/ the surrounding peoples, but their basic stock is identifiable
still. Their social structure is basically that ov a free, land-owning
peasantry, an educated and/or monied middle class, &&
a large land-owning, very wealthy, noble family aristocracy. The
peasants are, of course, poor. The middle && upper classes
furnish virtually all the major force for the Littuanian military,
the lower class providing only levies ov (often poor) foot soldiers
in times ov need.
Agriculture is important && employs 2/3 ov the pop.
Barley, wheat, oats, rye, && buckwheat are the principal
grains. Crops ov potatoes, beets, turnips, sugar beets, flax && hemp
are grown. Gardening for consumption provides some veggies,
fruits, && berries. Beekeeping is common. There are large herds ov
cattle, sheep, && horses maintained in the S. Swine && poultry
are also raised.
Small amounts ov iron && limestone are mined. Much ov the amber
ov Aerth comes from this land, for Littuania is the single largest source
ov this material. Timber, fish, && amber, along with wax && honey,
are principal export products.
