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=Republic of the Isles=

The northern isles compromise two large isles, and several smaller ones surrounded by a warm sea.

The islands are:

* Wellsland (pop. 4 million), the more southern large isle has the capital city of the Republic, [[Alia:Nolton|Nolton]], the major ship building industry of the Republic is the City of Farifax, and the Dwarven city of [[Alia:Cragmore|Cragmore]].
* Rhime (pop. 2 million), the large island to the north of Wellsland.  Cities include [[Alia:Lannish]], [[Alia:Narrowford|Narrowford]].
* Khole (pop. 200 thousand), a small island west of Wellsland, and east of Prolia.
* Darkshore (pop. 200 thousand), a small island east of Wellsland.
* Icehold (pop. 100 thousand), a medium size island to the northwest, off the coast of the northern forest.

==Map of the Republic of the Isles==

[[Image:Republic.jpg]]

==Government==
The humans of the Republic are seafaring masters and are skilled at
naval combat as well as coastal raiding.  This from long years of
fighting off pirates from Prolia.  (Some say
from an infusion of Prolian blood from all the raiding as
well.)  The Republic's official religion is the Order of Man.
The Emperor is a hereditary figure-head.  The actual rulership comes
from the house of lords where each founding nation's noble families
meet in Nolton for 2 months in the summer to pass laws and discuss
national policy and by a group of ministers elected from within those
lords to administer the country.  There are currently 15 ministerial
posts, including a Prime Minister, a Minister of Defense, a Minister
of Justice, and several others.  These ministers are the true
rulership of the empire.

==Adventure in the Republic==
The republic is the home of oldest known human civilization.  It is
90% settled with few only a few remaining dangerous areas.  There is
no appreciable Monstrous Humanoid presence on the main islands of the
republic.  Adventures, tend to be driven by civilized peoples.  Common 
conflicts include: 

* insane or criminal villains
* political machinations
* ancient crypts and tombs.

===Famous Locations===

* The Harrow Wood is an enchanted forest inhabited by all manner of the fey.
* Mistraven Swamp is an evil place inhabited by a large coven of Hags.

===Major Cities===

* [[Alia:Nolton]]
* [[Alia:Cragmore|Mount Cragmore]] (Dwarves)

===Dragons===

There are five dragon fiefdoms in the Republic.

In Wellsland:

* Fringle the Green, has a fiefdom with 22 Dragons on the western side of the Harrowood. 
* Krestag the Bronze, has a fiefdom of 12 on the easternmost coast of Wellsland.

In Rhime:

* The Brood, is a fiefdom of 8 Black Dragons who collectively claim the lands surrounding the port town of Narrowford.

In Icehold:

* Sharvakan the white, holds a fiefdom of 12 dragons on the northern coast.

In the straight between Wellsland and Rhime.

* Othleigh the Red, and his entourage of 6, claim the entire island of Freidmore.

==People of the Republic==

===Nobility===

Nobility is a long tradition of the Republic.  The histories of human civilazation of the lands of Prolia began with the first kingdom of humans on the southernmost isle of the Republic (Wellsland).  The nobility of today is mostly a thing of tradition and has been replaced by the reality of a modern government.

Political reality of The Republic:

* It has an independant judiciary.
* The Rule of Law is paramount.
* A standing army reports to the Minister of Defense and to the House of Parliament.
* Noble titles are mostly irrelevent.  Either a family is a peer of the realm, and thus it has a hereditary post in parliament, or it doesn't.  Power comes from wealth and from political influence.
* The Order of Man, while being the official religion of the Republic is seen as separate from the rule of the country.  Golanist philosophy is still very much a part of the Republic's moral fibre, so although Humanity is seen as the rightful rulers and higher in the hierarchy of reincarnation, the "lesser races" are not mistreated.
* The republic has close ties with the Dwarves of Cragmore, the Wood Elves of Shadow Wood, the Gnomes of Green Hill and is seen by demi-humans of the Empire of Rhode as a safe haven.
* Elves and Half-elves are accepted in the Republic.  There are some noble half-elves, which by law have all the rights of nobles, but who may not occupy a seat in the House of Lords (Proclamation of the House of Lords and the Will of Emporer Ralph VII, Bill 34, Summer Session   402 OY).

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