Lessia

**Lessia** is a City State located in the far east of Europe in the Balka region, bordering on the Breaking Sea

**Economy:** Lessia has one of the weakest economies of the City states. With very few natural resources at their disposal the City has had to become creative. With a small fishing sector only in the shallow waters due to the harshness of the Breaking Sea.

The City has a strong agricultural sector within its walls, growing Tobacco, Maize, Barley, Oats and Rice. But its biggest sector is its Fragrances. With several chemical plants within its walls, pollution has become an issue over the years. Fortenova is the main food company and Dior and Armani being the two competing Fragrance companies

**Climate:** Lessia is classified as a Temperate Monsoon climate. The summers are generally hot and relatively dry while the winters are wet and cool. It receives a lot if rain, mainly due to the harshness of the Breaking Sea that frequently causes Thunderstorms and strong winds.

**Government:** The city is ruled by Military Dictatorship. The leader of the City is the Marshal. There is a unicameral Parliament but with only one party but with the Marshal holding complete power and control.

**Armed Forces:** For a City State, Lessia holds an impressively sized army despite its restrictions placed by the Gold Empire. The City gets around this problem with contracts of Private Military firms, mainly within its own city and even with the City of Brussa. The City also operates a secret police force, that aims to stamp out any internal threats to the City.

**History:**

**A Safe Haven**

After the failed Balka rebellion in early 2089, many of the survivors  were rounded up and sent to a prison camp at the Lessia Peninsula. But before long the camp was attacked and overrun by rebels who had evaded capture from the war. The then Gold Emperor, Leo Barbeau sent another army to deal with the rebellion, but the Rebels only wished for freedom and did not wish to fight. Seeing the rebels had already began to build a town from the prison, Leo granted them permission to found a City State with several other deals, such as only a City Garrison and to never take up arms against the Gold Empire again. The Rebels agreed

**Failure to rule**

The people of Lessia came together to try and work out a system of Government. Many people came forward of their own accord to speak for the people and it wasn't long before an Assembly was formed with one of the Rebel leaders Goran Kavka being chosen as leader of the Assembly. Problems began to arise when the Assembly was divided into three blocks. The Elite, the Middle Class and the Lower Class. The Elite and middle Class wanted to vote on policy with a vote per block but the Lower Class wanted one vote per person, giving them the majority. Both Elite and Middle Class couldn't agree to this. Demonstrations and riots broke out in the City.

**Iron Fisted Rule**

Goran again tried to form a Government, holding elections for ministers in 2092. Within one year, saw a good number of Ministers elected to form a Legislative assembly and began to form into Political parties while a Constitution was worked on, but this too failed. Goran then formed a small council to govern the city while they worked out a deal with the political parties. Goran was suddenly assassinated by another one of the former Rebel leaders named Boris Prun, who had appointed himself General of the Rebel Forces but now called himself Marshal. He ordered the Military to cease the Parliament and declared himself Leader of the Government. Faced with a choice to join his government or resign as ministers, most chose to resign. Boris created a single political party of like minded individuals

**Stable at Last**

Many of the citizens were outraged at the power grab of Boris, but were more resigned to accept it due to the stability it brought. Boris proved an effective ruler, inviting in Corporations to the city to boost the economy and bolster the agricultural industry, primarily Tobacco and even the Fragrance industry but this lead to a pollution issue. He also made sure to maintain strength in the Military to the limit allowed by the Gold Empire and even dealt with Private Military companies to bypass the restrictions. In 2099 the people began to demand that a new Parliament be established as the city had become stabilized. But Boris ignored them