Pthumeria

## Description:

Pthumeria is one of the seven major continents on The Material Plane. Its form of government is Corporatocracy and is ruled by 5 large companies that TrueType control the country, but if anyone is asked they claim that their elected president is in charge of the country. When in reality the cooperations put them into place in order to keep their control a secret. It’s geography is mountainous and hilly, which made travel extremely difficult until the Albion Railway was developed, allowing slow, but safe travel across the continent

## Politics in Pthumeria

There are 5 cooperations, known as The Corps, which secretly control the government and make sure they are able to stay in business and keep its people subservient and working for them.

### The Corps:

* Albion Rail- A family of Tieflings that established the railways across the continent. The oldest and most powerful corp, they make sure everyone and everything gets where it needs to go.
* Heartright Armaments- A family of Rock Gnomes who manufacture the primary form of defense in Pthumeria, guns and cannons. They have a close relationship with Weddal’s Ward, providing their soldiers with the weapons they need.
* Weddal’s Ward- A family of Gem Dragonborn who provide security and protection to those who need it and are willing to pay for their services. They have a close relationship with the Heartwrights, getting their weaponry from them
* Tincture of Estoc- A “family” of Manikin who provide medical care for those who are able to pay. They have a close relationship with the Albions, allowing them easy travel across the continent.

### Political Reigons

Each city is owned by one of the corps, and is controlled by a Baron, who reports to the higher ups and make sure that things go smoothly. The Corps keep control by each having their own currency that the others will not accept, allowing them to keep their people in line and working for them.

### Legislature:

On paper Pthumeria is still on Monarchy, but since the fall of Yharnam and the construction of The Wall, the Coprs have controlled everything, keeping citizens in line by taking as much control away as possible without them even realizing it.

### Executive:

Each city is appointed a Baron, who is there to make sure that profits stay up and losses stay down, by any means necessary. They are also equipped with a PR team who can and will cover up anything that could paint their Corp in a negative light.

### Judiciary:

The Corps keep their people in line with fines. When you commit a crime in the eyes of your Corp, you receive a fine, and must work in order to pay it off. Those who find themselves in trouble often are constantly paying theses fines. White those who do as their told are still barely scarping by, allowing for few people to move up within the Corps.

## Geography:

### Cities:

* Albion- The capital city of Albion Rail. “All rails lead to Albion” is their slogan, as well as the truth. Albion, is the center point for the complicated web of railways they control and move people and cargo through daily.
* Heartwright- the capital city of Heartwright Armaments. A string of factories where people work 24/7 producing the firearms, cannons, black powder and ammunition needed to arms the people of Pthumeria.
* Estoc- The capital city of Tincture of Estoc. A large castle where Estoc works to design and produce the Estoc Model Medical Manikin to be sold and distributed around the country.
* Weddal- The capital city of Weddal’s Ward. A training camp where soldiers are born, raised and trained to be the best soldiers in the country, only to be sold and shipped off to protect whoever they are told to.
* Yharnam- The former capital city of Pthumeria until the Blood Scurge put them into quarantine while The Wall was built.

### Other Important Locations:

* The Wall- A 1000 foot tall stone, metal and wood wall which was built to contain the Blood Scurge and the Yharnamites within and prevent the spread of the Scurge from reaching the rest of the country.

## Infastructure:

If you want to get anywhere safely, you take Albion Rail. If you want extra protection, you buy Heartwright Firearms or hire a soldier from Weddal’s Ward. If you get hurt, you find an Estoc Model Medical Manikin and pay them to heal you.

Life revolves around the Corps in every way. You work for them, you live for them, and often times, you die for them too.