Post by El Borak on Mar 30, 2021 18:02:47 GMT -5
Gummint: Rajate (Kingdom)
Mythos: Indian
ΚΕΦΑΛΗΞΘ: Gunjayrama
CAPITAL: Dehra Dun (Pop.: 40K) <WH40K>
Other Cities (and pop.):
Almora: 15K
Haldwani: 15K
Zanda: 5K
Loc.: Azir (Hindoo Subcontinent)
Language: Hindoo dialect
Pop.: 500K
Flag/Emblem:
Flag: Black bear rampant, with
forelegs spread open as if to hug,
armed red, on a white field
Coinage: Hindoo Standard.
Companions: Princes ov Garhwal and Kumaon, other nobs,
chief men, clerics, officials, etc.
Friends: Nepal, Tibet.
Foes: Oudh, Sirmur.
Open Warfare/Skirmishing: Rumours ov Oudh force gathering @
Rampur to march on Almora.
Intrigues: Nepal faction seeks union w/ Katmandu to become
powerful realm rather than minor mountain kingdom. Agents ov Oudh
sewing discord in border regions w/ help ov traitorous officials.
Other court intrigues.
Artifacts/Relics: The Rajah ov Katehar possesses the Tome ov
Hidden Byways && the Bringer of Avalanches, + some small
# ov minor magickal devices.
Alignment: Neutral Good
Thumbnail Sketches: Occupying some 25K or so sq. mi. ov
Himalayan mts. && hills between Nepal && Sirmur, Katehar is
a relatively small && inaccessible territory. The thick forest wilderness
covering 2/3 ov the land is full ov all manner ov large &&
small game typical to the mountainous regions ov the subcontinent.
The Temple Mtn. ov Siva near the headwaters ov the Ganges in
Katehar, a place hewn from the living rock, is 1 ov the 12
Wonders of Aerth. The temple is so vast that it is virtually the whole
mtn. from which it was carved, && it took 100s ov 1000s
ov labourers decades to create the outer surface && main halls.
Work inside continues to this day.
Because ov the second wave (Babylonian, et al.) ov invaders never
effectively penetrated this realm, its volk are ov the Brown && White
Racial mix, && their society && gummint reflect their ancient
heritages. The people ov the towns && villages are settled, but in the
high country the volk tend to be more tribal in Nature, free hunters &&
warriors. The peasant class is ov some small part slaves, but most are
free agriculturalists && laborers, w/ a few tradesmen && small
proprietors at the upper end. Monks, clerics, landlords, craftsmen,
merchants, && warriors generally comprise the middle portion ov the
society.
Valley && lowland farms produce wheat, veggies, && fruit.
Some tea is grown in the higher regions. Lumber is a chief crop, &&
much is exported.
Mining ops in Katehar yield some quantities ov
iron, copper, gypsum, && lead. Some small amount ov gold is also
taken by various means. Quarries ov slate && xcellent building
stone xist in several places.
