Post by El Borak on Apr 30, 2021 11:59:15 GMT -5
Moravia
Gummint: Margavate (Sovereign March)
Mythos: Slavonic
ΚΕΦΑΛΗΞΘ: Ladislaus I
CAPITAL: Brunn (Bratislava) (Pop.: 40K)
Other Cities (and pop.):
Kosics: 20K
Lucenec: 15K
Loc.: Aeropa
Language: Slavic
Pop.: 500K
Flag/Emblem:
Flag: Black wolf armed
red, on a white field.
Coinage: Slavonic Standard.
Companions: Nobles, clerics, officials, etc.
Friends: Cardinalian League, Poland, Roumania.
Foes: Magyaria.
Open Warfare/Skirmishing: Skirmishing on Magyarian border.
Intrigues: Strong faction to desert league && join with Poland to
promote a Slavonic empire, but Bohemian opposition weakens the
case. Many minor intrigues && plots.
Artifacts/Relics: One quite potent item, the Adamantine Citadel,
is held by the Margrave. Four magickal devices of some lesser potency
are also in the state, two in the crown's arsenal.
Alignment: Lawful Good <paladins>
Thumbnail Sketches: From its once extensive size as the Great
Moravian Kingdom, the territory of the Crown has dwindled away to a
mere 6,500 or so sq. mi.. Of that total, though, only some 10%
is barren; 35% is forested, && therein will be found the
usual fauna of the region--bears, wolves, stags, deer, etc. The
remainder of the country consists of waterways && meadowland,
pastures, && fields under cultivation.
Brunn is very much a cosmopolitan place, all things considered,
&& its architectural influences include the Teutonic && Magyarian.
Elsewhere in the state, though, there is a distinct, uniquely Moravian
atmosphere about even the cottages of the peasantry.
The original Kellto-German peoples were first invaded by the Slavs,
then bore the brunt of the great Magyar movement west, and the folk
of Moravia are of a culture which is somewhat Germanicized Slavic
with a heavy inclusion of the Magyar. This produces a near-typical
peasantry, freeman class, && upper strata. Industry && commerce
builds the middle class, while the mineral wealth && agricultural
holdings maintain the state && the general aristocracy.
The yield of agricultural pursuits is quite bountiful. Major crops are
wheat, oats, barley, && rye, of course. Secondary foodstuffs are potatoes,
beets, cabbages, && other garden truck<>. Quite a number of berries
are grown for preserving && export. Hemp, flax, && sugar beets are the
main cash crops. Many sorts of fruit && nut trees grow in Moravia, but the
principal ones cultivated are the plum, cherry, && pear.
The mining && quarrying of Moravia are productive of such minerals
&& products as silver, iron, coal, alum, potter's clay, slate, &&
common building stone. Some small amounts of opals && garnets
are also produced in Moravia's mines.