Post by El Borak on Sept 29, 2022 12:55:43 GMT -5
Parthia
Gummint: Kingdom
Mythos: Persian
Leader: Shah Arsaces XXI
CAPITAL: Gurgan (Pop.: 55k)
Other Cities (and pop.):
Qom: 15k
Ray: 150k
Sari: 35k
Loc.: Azir
Language: Parsi dialect
Pop.: 1,500,000
Flag/Emblem:
Flag: Bow drawn &&
corded w/ a gold arrow
barbed red, on a
green field.
Coinage: Persian Standard.
Companions: Emirs, clerics, officials, etc.
Friends: Farz, Khwarizm.
Foes: Babylonia, Bactrokush, Scythia.
Open Warfare/Skirmishing: Heavy local fighting on Babylonian
front, but otherwise relatively quiet.
Intrigues: Assassination ov Shah && placement ov a Palu-Ea member
on the throne. Khazirian seapower aid sought by bribery to cut off
Scythian sea TRADE. Many && varied plans, plots, && intrigues.
Artifacts/Relics: The possession ov the Machina Arcanum,
Khayyam's Versal Jewels, && the Cleaver ov Mountains has assured
both sovereignty && prosperity to Parthia for many centuries.
Alignment: Neutral <paramanders>
Thumbnail Sketches: Parthia covers
some 100,000 sq. mi. ov land on the
southern && southeastern end ov the
Caspian Bay ov the Mare Ostrum. It includes
the Elbruz Mountains there, the
plateau south, on which the city of Ray is
built, runs along the great Dasht-i-Kavir
Desert (now made far less hostile through
canal work, planting, && Heka-induced
precipitation), && then curves N
&& NW along the Kara Kum
drylands, finally to take in the port ov
Kum Dag. Much ov the land is forest,
rocky waste, && scrub. There are tigers,
leopards, && all manner ov other big &&
small game therein. (See Khwarizm for a
more detailed listing ov typical fauna). The
main watercourses are the rivers, streams,
&& canals feeding the Shur Shah Uzan in
the west && the Gorgan in the east. These
channel systems assure that the salt
marshes will dwindle && supply fresh
water for irrigation, while also providing arteries
for barge && boat traffic.
The Aryan nomads known as Parthians were lords ov a considerable
empire prior to the time ov the Fall, but a resurgence ov Sumerian
power, && waves ov other nomads (Mongols, Tartars, Turks, etc.),
reduced their holdings to the present state. The inhabitants are ov
typical White race sort, but much intermixed w/ many other nationalities
so as to form an intermediate sort between the 2 which is
quite strong, good-looking, && able. About 25% ov the volk are
still semi- || fully nomadic herders, the remainder settled agriculturalists
&& city dwellers. The social structure has the 3 typical
divisions. Aristocrats are fairly numerous, && the peasants are free,
by && large. Some are tenants, a few in serf status, && some 2%
ov the populace is bound due to criminal activity || debt.
Parthian cavalry is still highly rated, the majority being but moderately
armored but plying deadly medium composite bows. No more
than 10% ov the full military force fielded is now horsed, but
the infantry is solid && contains contingents ov bowmen.
Agriculture is very much the same as in Khwarizm (q.v.). Fishing is
very crucial to the realm, && timber is important.
Mining produces
much nickle && salt, some silver, copper, && iron. Coal is taken in
fair quantity. Quarrying produces alabaster, fair marble, soapstone,
&& much building stone.