Mercantilists are renown for their ingenuity and their skill at seizing opportunities. While the Revisionist Church is well established in their society, they lack the religious fervor of the Norlights. Only the Revisionist work ethic has permeated their society. The last member-league of the CNCS is the Western Frontier Protectorate, which controls the Great Western Plain, a long strip of grassland in the western arctic. This zone borders on the Badlands, giving the Protectorate a dry climate suitable for grain production.
Westerners are strong traditionalists and are notoriously stubborn.
Their society revolves around two key groups, the military and the clan. Only individuals who have served in the military may claim WFP citizenship. Only members of the armed forces may run for public office. Westerners also identify themselves by their extended family, or clan. One's reputation is derived from one's clan.