Mondrocar

Mondrocar is a city-state along the northern coast of Ruencia on the Eastern Sithonian Ocean.
Population: 46,000Government: PrincipalityAllies:Rivals: Arana, Limquist.Religion: Arumelian faithsAlignment: Chaotic NeutralLanguage: Arumelian
Services: The city is known as a smuggler’s and pirate’s haven, though there are some attempts to crack down due to international pressure. Still, illicit goods from around the world are shipped in to here, and can be bought and sold in secret markets.Exports: Mondrocar grows and ships a variety of garden vegetables such as lettuce, carrots, beets, brocolli, and a few foreign plants such as tomatoes and corn. Mondrocar horticulturalists are also developing some drug bearing plants such as opium poppies and marijuana under controlled conditions, though local production does not keep pace with demand.Imports: Illicit drugs are smuggled through the istmus of Millisymph. It is not sure how, as Millisymph customs agents are honest and diligent. But at any rate, they make their way to Mondrocar and from there they are shipped to the courts of Arumelia and elsewhere along the coasts of the Western and Dragon Seas. More standard imports are brought in to be shipped to Arumelia, such as specialty woods and foods. In return, fine Arumelian textiles, jewelry, and other fine products are brought in to be shipped abroad.
Jartapur and Aranalia have always been the main trading ports of the Arumelian Empire. Mondrocar was the smuggling port. The princes of the city have always succeeded in keeping Arumelian Imperial influence low in the city, making the city a criminal haven, and quite rich.
The city never really declared its independence from Arumelia. Arumelian authority simply withered away in the troubled years between the Great Western War and the current difficulties. Now with “Danbak Kryle” and Jartapur not cooperating, there is renewed Arumelian interest in the city. In addition, smuggled goods continue to flow into Arumelia through here, and the Arumelian authorities are noticing.
An Arumelian attack is unlikely, at least for a while. Arumelia has offered a security arrangement to help protect Mondrocar from Limquist and Gorgalph, and may be willing to help them temper the tender relationship with Arana.
The official diety of the city-state is Photus, lord of fire, and a dramatically fiery temple sits in the center of town illuminating the city with a lurid glow. However, several cults to other darker powers fester in the dark corners of the city.
Personalities:Prince Glavin III: The pragmatic ruler of the city-state.Torchbearer Eynessia of Photus: Lady Chaplain of Mondrocar, the government’s high priestess. Despite her priestly calling, she is known to be crafty and ruthless in pursuit of her goals.Marquis Ludavin of Dradivin: Lord Constable of Mondrocar, leader of the city-state’s dubious police force. The Marquis owes everything that he has to the Lady Chaplain, and he is politically inseperable from her.
Category:Ruencia
Category:Mondrocar