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==Government== | ==Government== | ||
Estrabule | In Estrabule, the various merchant families of the city elect a Prince to rule the city for an 8 year period. Nominations and voting privileges are reserved for those 5 Merchant Houses that sit on the Great Council: positions which are purchased from the city itself by auction, with the funds (theoretically) going towards the maintenance and upkeep of the defensive and harbor works that are so vital to the city's existence. | ||
The Prince has unilateral authority in virtually all matters save those of taxation, a power which the Merchant Princes jealously guard for obvious reasons. Allocation of city revenue, public works outlays, the appointment of Bishops, as well as command of Estrabule's martial and naval forces and installations. | The Prince has unilateral authority in virtually all matters save those of taxation, a power which the Merchant Princes jealously guard for obvious reasons. Allocation of city revenue, public works outlays, the appointment of Bishops, as well as command of Estrabule's martial and naval forces and installations. | ||
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The other two positions are held by families that are generally supportive of the relative peace and humble prosperity the long-lived Prince has brought to Estrabule, especially as so many of its neighbors have declined into piracy or even in the most extreme cases desettlement. | The other two positions are held by families that are generally supportive of the relative peace and humble prosperity the long-lived Prince has brought to Estrabule, especially as so many of its neighbors have declined into piracy or even in the most extreme cases desettlement. | ||
Several merchant houses, including the Tavrillo, have [[Neo-Alexandrians]] in some sort of advisory capacity or another, if only to facilitate trade and exchange with the Sorcerer Queen's City. (Those who do not believe her name often refer to her as the Sorcerer Queen - a not-so-subtle reference to the arrogant monarch Antioch from bible times. | Several merchant houses, including the Tavrillo, have [[Neo-Alexandrians]] in some sort of advisory capacity or another, if only to facilitate trade and exchange with the [[Sorcerer Queen]]'s City. (Those who do not believe her name often refer to her as the Sorcerer Queen - a not-so-subtle reference to the arrogant monarch Antioch from bible times. | ||
One or two houses have even converted, taking Neo-Alexandrians in as majordomos and consiglieres. This action has usually led to mixed results for the house: the established faiths will not do wholesale business with a Neo-Alexandrian house, but the rump of Neo-Alexandrian business and citizens gravitate to them. | One or two houses have even converted, taking Neo-Alexandrians in as majordomos and consiglieres. This action has usually led to mixed results for the house: the established faiths will not do wholesale business with a Neo-Alexandrian house, but the rump of Neo-Alexandrian business and citizens gravitate to them. | ||
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A port at the mouth of the river systems that drain from the heartlands and what was the Northern riverlands. | A port at the mouth of the river systems that drain from the heartlands and what was the Northern riverlands. | ||
Neo-Alexandrian merchant vessals have been particularly interested in the export of amber the Nia-Aglaire, as the material is of great ritual and symbolic importance to them. Otherwise, the Neo-Alexandrians import inexpensive tools and trade goods from Nia-Agliare and have driven the papermakers and bookbinders of the city completely out of business, monopolizing that market. | Neo-Alexandrian merchant vessals have been particularly interested in the export of amber the Nia-Aglaire, as the material is of great ritual and symbolic importance to them. Otherwise, the Neo-Alexandrians import inexpensive tools and trade goods from Nia-Agliare and have driven the papermakers and bookbinders of the city completely out of business, monopolizing that market. Since this was never a strong export good for Estrabule, the merchant families have largely ignored the artisan complaints about this growing monopoly. Indeed, several houses support the consolidation to some degree, hoping that paper and books might become a growing export industry. | ||
==Organizations== | ==Organizations== | ||