Carceri

The 3rd Undying Legion defending an outpost.

Carceri Map

**Carceri**

**The Crimson Isle, Underworld of the Oceans**

 The Sovereign Republic
of Carceri Deum

￼Formerly known as
Ceoriani, this is a nation of contrast. Its urbane and lively cities are filled
with  the
walking dead mingling in harmony with the living. In some places,
Necropoli stand in perfect repair as poor homes decay in ruin, many of the
homeless living in the streets or sewers. Humanity s first empire, established
through the iron-fisted rule of the Sword of Illir and decreed by the God of
Man, though he would abandon them. The majority of the island nation’s lands
are covered by harsh desert terrain; only the coasts have flourishing flora and
fauna, abundant fishing and trade continue to breathe life into the majority of
the populous.

Humans and elves
constitute the majority of city life, count themselves as co-founders of
Carceri, and make up the majority of the elite Patrician class. Most elected
officials are members of three highly influential groups that vie for control
of the nation:  The
Skull and Cauldron representing the  religious community, the Vals representing the noble families, and the financial barons.

The dunes and steppes of
Carceri are home to dozens of tribes of nomadic orcs. While each tribe is very
different culturally, the orcs within them remain a race of stocky marathoners
given to raiding , hunting, and scavenging. The orcs are the most prolific
non-city-dwelling race of demihumans, but due to not participating in census;
their exact numbers are not known, only interacting with Carceri to trade for
staples and finery that they cannot make themselves.

**Motto** = While I hope, I breathe.

**Region** = Northern Ocean, The Arcane Circle

**Rulers** = Triumvir Titus Marcus de’Mehan
(Patrician), Triumvir Hywel Silverscales (Equestrian), and Triumvir Sextus
Gaius Valerius (Maiores)

**Government** = Republican Oligarchy

**Established** = 120 AM (After the Madness)

**Capital** =  Asphodel (population
50,000; motto and crest: Three skulls [middle chief, middle base, and fess
point] in a grey pale over a black back, with two wolves rampant on either
side, usually above a banner that reads: “While I hope, I breathe.”

**Major towns** = Savonna

**Provinces** = One metropolis, 2 necropolises,
2 large cities, 2 small cities, 2 large towns, and several villages and
manorial estates owing fealty to the oligarchy

**Resources** = Silver, electrum, gold, platinum, gems,
river and road trade nexus

**Coinage** = Plateus (pp), aureus (gp), amphoreus
(ep), denarius (sp), aes (cp)

**Population** = 160,000

**Races** = Humans 50%, Elves 13%, Undead of mixed
race 10%, Halflings 9%, Kobolds 9%, Gnomes 5%, Dwarves 2%, Half-elves 1%,
Half-orcs 1%

**Languages** = Common, Carcerese, Ancient Carcerese,
Elvish, Gnomish, Halfling

**Alignments** = N\*, all others

**Allies** = Independent Commonwealth of Farshore,
Duarchic Principality of Semper Liberis,

**Enemies** =  Ochlocratic
Anarchy of the Other

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**GM Only**

**~~Secret History~~**

~~Carceri and the majority
of the  Arcane
Circle are the only native landmasses to the Thousand Oceans world.~~

~~The former sun god of the planet and previous head of the Carceri
pantheon, Illir,
allied with with the  Mad
God’s emissary The Truth to allow the rogue deity to implant the continents
into his world with pledges of support against the rest of the Carceri
pantheon, which The truth prophesied would rise against Illir. The Carceri
pantheon however only turned against their head when Illir sided with the Mad
God.~~