Cheesegorod

Cheesegorod, officially the Free City of Cheesegorod (Kescherian: Vriisted Keschogorod), is a city-state in western Halinn, bordering the subcontinent Zarilyia. It is politically neutral, and founded upon voluntaryist ideals. It is a founding member of the Vrijsteden, a pan-Abexilan confederation and defensive military alliance of free city-states. Cheesegorod's economy specializes in XP, agriculture, sea products, and information.
== Geography ==
Cheesegorod is located in western Halinn, on the easternmost coast of Zarilyia on the Calisto Sea. It is situated on the juncture of the Roloian River and the Peschera, an underground river running through the cavern in which Cheesegorod was first founded.
Due to its steep slopes, tight space and heavily mountainous coastline, the inhabitants of Cheesegorod make creative use of their land. Many residential buildings are suspended from the roof of the Peschera cavern or in artificially expanded underground caves. The massive main military fortification, Fort Hope is constructed on an artificial island just offshore from the harbour, and the marketplace is built on floating pontoons in the bay. Cheesegorod recently expanded westwards to acquire slightly flatter land at the mouth of the Roloian River, causing the establishment of the Driftwood District slightly away from the rest of the city.
== Language ==
While the original inhabitants of Cheesegorod spoke Cordovian, as more immigrants of disparate cultural and linguistic backgrounds arrived, their languages began to blend with Cordovian into a pidgin, which eventually solidified as the creole Kescherian. Apart from grammatical structure and some basic words, hardly any of the original Cordovian language remains, most of the vocabulary having been replaced by words from Kalayaan (Triarch Krahen's native tongue), Ruskian (Triarch Suvorov's native tongue), Acenotian (through the close ties with New Acenoty) and Popkuriat (spoken by merchant Cookieson).
===== Sample of Kescherian =====
Komt ie fin mula Keschogorod, teisa bataaŋ gorod a sakanluren de Alindu. Banderaa nozer se oraŋovu, zfaardu, lazurnu te budeliu, maisa zimbolum solei. Keschogorod se fnutri balshofi peschernu-ilog apel Peschera. Isa mahalaga ieda a keschogorodskii se popislaitafoki, te mahalaga eskporterki popsmuli, kuprum te kescho.
"Coming I am from Keschogorod, it's a young city to westward side of Halinn. Flag ours is orange, black, blue and white with a symbol (of a) sun. Keschogorod is within a large cave-river called Peschera (Grotto). An important Kescherian food is cookies, and important exports (are) cocoa, copper and cheese."
== Culture ==
== History ==
Cheesegorod was founded in 12 VE by several Cordovin refugees fleeing rising tensions and the brewing Myrtanian Civil War, as well as two mysterious figures from beyond Abexilas, Sasha Suvorov and Doctor Televisor. The city was first founded in a large river cave, on the Halinn coast just south of the old territories of Geraria.
== Government ==
=== Kescherian Triarchy ===
The government is headed by the Triarchy, made up of three Triarchs. The current Triarchs since the establishment of the body in 52 VE (2024/10/29) are Doctor Televisor, Sasha Suvorov, and Von Krahen of Calayaan. The Triarchy was formed to replace the original two-mayor system that had been present since Cheesegorod's founding, in response to both the Doctor and Suvorov's propensity for frequent disappearances and/or multiple-year fishing trips.
The Triarchs are Cheesegorod's constitutional representatives to the Vrijsted Confederation's parliament, with the Lord Mayor being a Mayor of the Vrijsteden and the other two Triarchs being Burghers of the Vrijsteden.
===== Lord Mayor =====
The Lord Mayor, currently Doctor Televisor, is the head of state and the representative of Cheesegorod abroad. The position was also formerly the sole head of government, before the reorganization of this role into the Kescherian Triarchy. and was first held by Sasha Suvorov after the founding of Cheesegorod. Following the Triarchic Reform, the office of Lord Mayor is largely ceremonial, with the powers of its occupant being derived from their role as Triarch rather than the Lord Mayorship. The Lord Mayor is chosen by the Triarchs in consensus.
During the period of 17-24 VE (2024/06/07 - 07/12), Cheesegorod was temporarily changed into a totalitarian authoritarian dictatorship called the Unfree City of Cheesegorod by Lord Mayor Sasha Suvorov, who passed a single law banning all squids and squid products from Cheesegorodian lands. However, Suvorov forgot to restore the Free City after his temporary coup, and thus it took seven years before the mistake was noticed and Suvorov immediately renounced his powers.
Suvorov stepped down from his position in 32 VE to go explore the endless oceans west of Abexilas in the Śoa Holen, and Doctor Televisor took his place. After the creation of the Triarch system, Suvorov was given the title once again, although it was largely ceremonial following the Triarchic reformation. However, the position reverted back to Televisor after Suvorov's abrupt banishment from Abexilas' plane of reality following an argument with several angry gods.
# Sasha Suvorov (12-32 VE, 57-64 VE)
# Doctor Televisor (32-57 VE, 64 VE-present)
===== Deputy Mayor (defunct) =====
The position of Deputy Mayor, formerly a supporting role and designated successor to the Lord Mayor, was abolished in 52 VE, with its role being replaced by the Triarchy. The position was initially held by Doctor Televisor, and the final Deputy Mayor was Sasha Suvorov.
=== Ministers ===
The rest of the Cheesegorodian government is made up of Ministers, who run different aspects of the city.
* Minister of Trade & Cookies – Dojk Cookieson
* Minister of Agriculture – TheWeirdo
* Minister of Military & Infrastructure – Von Krahen
* Minister of Cheese – Doctor Televisor
Category:Abexilas towns