Cascadia

Overview

Cascadia stretches from the Columbia River through the Willamette Valley, encompassing most of the coast of the former states Oregon and Washington. Protected by the eponymous Cascade and the Klamath mountain ranges, The Queendom of Cascadia has managed to have a mostly peaceful history. After several generations of House Freeland uniting the realm after it shattering upon the previous rulers death, Queen Nance III finally reunited the realm for the final time, passing the realm in it's entirety to her youngest daughter, establishing the premise of ultimogenure succession.

## Demographics & Inhabitants

*Demographics are all about how the population of the settlement is distributed amongst different species, ethnicities, wealth classes, professions etc*.

## Government

*Here you can describe the way that the settlement is run. The laws, taxation and organization of the machine which is responsible to keep this settlement alive*

### Policies

* Economics - This comprises trade, debt, loans, wages and taxes.
* Social Welfare - This comprises religion, health, education, entertainment, and public services.
* Military - This comprises internal and external security.
* Law - This comprises legal and justice mechanisms.
* Arcana - This comprises all aspects of magic

Each Policy has a sliding scale of "attitude" that the government takes towards how this affects the population:

* Economics: Regulated <----> Free
* Social Welfare: Indifferent <----> Benevolent
* Military: Strict <----> Relaxed
* Law: Punishment <----> Reform
* Arcana: Restricted <----> Regulated

## Infastructure

*What have the entrepreneurial spirits of this settlement built? Examples include watermills and windmills, sewers, courtyards, blast furnaces, roads, bridges, shipyards etc.*

## Defenses

*The defences of the settlement are the arrays and layers of infrastructure that make sure that the inhabitants and wealth of the settlement is safe. Palisades, walls, moats, towers, raised bridges etc. and their specifications can be described here.*

## Industry and Trade

*Describe here the way that the settlement stays afloat. What do its inhabitants do for a living. Which are the most important imports, exports and manufacturing taking place in the settlement.*

## Guilds and Factions

*Settlements, from the smallest town to the most thriving of metropolicies is moved one direction or another by the organizations which affect its politics and financial development. Describe here which are these factions for this settlement.*

## History

*A short description of the history of the settlement*.

## Architecture

*Which is the style of architecture used in this settlement? Which is the stone or wood used for the walls of its buildings? How do people traditionally adorn their structures (e.g. white picket fences, whitewashed walls with ocean blue roofs or brightly coloured door)*

## Geography & Climate

*Describe the location's geographic features. Is the terrain a plain, a mountain or rolling hills? Does it have access to fresh water via a river or a lake? Is it at the edge of a sea or an ocean? You can also talk about the views and natural beauty of the location.*

## Natural Resources

*Wood from the forests, grain from the fields, sheeps in the rolling hills and metals and stone from the bowels of the earth. Natural resources define all the assets that can be found by prospectors, or can be exploited by the population living in, or near by this location*