Clowderra

Clowderra is a prosperous nation located in the northeast of Bountroumia.

**Clowderra population and Geography**

* 90% of Clowderra is rural with individual cats or small families farming and living their lives independently. They do come together for celebratory and ceremonial reasons, quite regularly in fact, but outside of those they mostly stick to their own small family groups and go about their business.
* The local priestess will guide cats in her area through nightly rituals in celebration of the different phases of the moons as well as other special events. This is also the time for catfolk to share news among each other.
* The catfolk are more of a colony than a closely knit society. They do come together for celebratory and ceremonial reasons (quite regularly in fact) but outside of those they mostly stick to their own small family groups and go about their business.
* Clowderra is dotted with several Mousefolk cities who the cats don’t necessarily hate but they have some philosophical differences with. The mice tend to like densely packed ‘urban’ clusters, sharing large, complex nests (like apartment buildings) and going out from there to do their farming as a communal thing. The highly individualistic and private cats really don’t get this.
* Clowderra is also bordered by a famous bear brewery  (bears in Myrinisia are known for their ales and meads) to the south, and a meadery to the north. Bears and Badgers are the largest trading partner for the cats as they use huge amounts of grain to make their beverages which are themselves a very valuable commodity.
* Peasant cats are referred to as **moggies**. It is not a slur but can be slightly derogatory depending on who is saying it and how.

**There is just one city in Clowderra, Treespire**

* Treespire is the only city in Clowderra. It is located in a patch of forest where a number of huge, ancient trees grow. The cats have made their homes all through these trees and life in Treespire is very upscale and urban compared to the rest of Clowderra.
	+ This is where the traders and artisans live and work, and of course the seat of power of Clowderra from which The Tom and The Queen rule.
	+ Treespire is a place of culture and decadence, moon imagery abounds, and visitors come from all over Myrinisia to experience its wonders. The cats of Treespire tolerate these tourists.

**The Tom and the Queen**

* The cat society is ruled by the Tom (who acts kind of like a mob Don/The Godfather). The cat military basically being the extended 'family' of The Tom. There is an element of danger to them, but it’s more talk and sabotage than actual fighting and confrontation.
* The Queen is the leader of the cat priestesses and, by extension, the de facto spiritual leader of Clowderra society.
* The Queen may have consorts (and her litters, though recognized as children of the Tom, may come from different sires). Choosing her consorts allows her to both continue and also strengthen the line of priestesses.
* This means that the lines of priestesses are all related and refer to each other as ‘sisters’.
* Cat priestesses often leave their homeland and travel throughout Bountroumia where their magical abilities are highly sought.
* It is not well known, but some of the priestesses manage to find their way to other realms and become familiars (of course from their perspective they are the ones ruling the witch or wizard of course).

**Clowderra Economy:**

* Clowderra is a rich land, and seems to have considerable influence considering it is nominally just a big farming community.
* Though the farmlands and tourism bring in significant wealth, many suspect (though few would outwardly say) that The Tom holds a suspicious amount of influence over one of the biggest and most successful bear breweries and several Mousefolk cities, among some other societies. Leaders across Myrinisia seem generally unwilling to cross him, even the badgers of the north highlands respect him - and this all in spite of the fact that Clowderra doesn’t have any sort of organized military force.