Thapsis

[El Borak]

Sept 30, 2016 2:30:17 GMT -5 @prepos said:

Thapsis

Gummint: City-State (Principality)
Mythos: Phoenician



Leader: Prince Esarpas Rabel
CAPITAL: Thapsis (Pop.: 125K)
Other Cities (and pop.):
Dannil: 15K
Olastys: 10K
Thinus: 30K

Loc.: Afrik
Language: Phoenician
Pop.: 400,000
Flag/Emblem:
Flag: A green field strewn
w/ golden discs (bezants).

Coinage: Phoenician Standard.
Companions: Shakes, merchants, clerics.
Friends: Phoenician Coalition.
Foes: Berberia, Western Seas Alliance<roman confederacy>.
Open Warfare/Skirmishing: Minor sea skirmishing w/ rival traders.
Frontier fighting w/ Berberians.
Intrigues: Bribing Yarban nomads ov the Sahara desert to attack
Berberia. Plot to poison Berberian sovereign considered. Others
certain but unknown.
Artifacts/Relics: The realm holds the Circlet ov Surrender, Hasshar's
Spider Garb, && the Sickledag Weapon.

Alignment: Chaotic Neutral <fantras>

Thumbnail Sketches: The description ov Botris (q.v.) serves
amply to generally cover this place, but the following differences are
pointed out:

The non-Phoenician pop. contains only a very few Yarbans,
Berbers && Italics replacing them. To the W are the salt lakes &&
mineral springs called the Chottes, && these provide medicinal
waters, salt, && much fresh water for irrigation ov gardens && fields.
Thapsis is situated near this AREA.