Civiterse

Civiterse is a medium-sized nation-state in northwestern Arren with strong connections to the Feywild and Astral Plane. A majority of the population are tieflings, and the most widespread language is Telovish, followed closely by Sylvan. Some old books, plays, quotes on currency, and some legislation is written in Infernal. The state is most known politically for its pacifism and incredibly free market. The state does not see many visitors yearly.

## Civiterse, North Arren

The Nepa Dome, perched on a plateau in the Ansa Range, in the Cincinno Moutains (Northern Arren)

## Geographical Information

### Plane

The Material PlaneConnection to the Astral and Feywild

### Places of Interest

Portals of the Feywild, Mornu Manor (Ecivraka), Grefeyor Manor (Evotenen)

### Population

400,000 (Around 1.3 million including Feywild population)

## Economy

### Agriculture

Civiterse mainly relies on markets of food grown and sold out of the Feywild, but also does produce some crops on their own: produce such as plums, beets, rutabaga, collard, spinach, and various spices such as mint, thyme, oregano, sage, and chives. Spices and produce alike are both grown on walled farms toward the center of the city, well protected by either fortifications or trained animals such as moose or wolves.

### Currency

Gold, silver, and copper are not usually used as currency. Instead, trading goods and services is much more common in this area. Indentured servitude and tasks are also common forms of payment.

#### Indentured Servitude

One of the most common forms of payment in Civiterse – some individuals have no work in light of the many indentures they have made. However, a majority of this indentured population make it along just fine, with a majority of indentured servants young, unmarried, or homeless people.

#### Exchange rates

The average gold piece in Civiterse is worth 120% of the average northern Lamanis gold piece, and 140% of the average eastern Telowar gold piece. This means that, on average, things are less expensive in Civiterse than they are in other countries. In the Kingdom of Kyzare, the average gold piece is worth 85% of the Civiterse piece. Most Isles of Virthryne have at least a double worth to the gold piece in comparison to Civiterse.

## Government

### Legal System

Civiterse is a free market economy, although this does not remain true within the Feywild portion of the city. It is a small collection of states, each a vassal to the Feyplace monarchy, that individually governs itself differently. Most are representative or direct democracies. Civiterse does not use a calendar.

### Foreign Relations

Civiterse has close trade and political relations to the country Treoclaries on Telowar, although the connection between the places is kept a closely guarded secret. Trade, military alliances, and emigrations are common between those two nations. Civiterse also allows for trade to outside cities nearby on Arren, such as New Albern and the Narah Kingdom. It does not, and has not ever participated in any sort of militaristic conflict with other cities on Arren, and is quite unknown to most of the common people further south on the continent.

### Politics

Civiterse was a previously mostly unoccupied potion of land, save for some nomadic travelers, eventually colonized by the Feyplace. Three states, Ecivraka, Eivenepa, and Evotenen, are each vassal states to the Feyplace. They rule by direct democracy, although the leaders of each government, called chancellors, are selected by delegates of the Feyplace. Agriculture, trade, and labor rights are typically the forefront of most debates within Civiterse.

### Military

Civiterse does not have a formal military. The states evade any incoming conflict by means of diplomacy or magic - if there ever were to be a conflict that required an army, Civiterse would call for assistance from its mothernation, the Feyplace. The army would most likely be lended by allies of the Feyplace, because combat and physical fighting is not common nor considered important to the Feyplace.

## Geography

### Physical & Historical Features

Civiterse has received some permanent geological scars from northern snowstorms and earthquakes, most notably the Mellatrum Rift in Evotenen caused by the sudden split of the earth from an earthquake down a street in Evotenen's captial city, Inmo. The following snowstorm created a sinkhole that later became known as Yawning Inmo, a chasm to the south of Inmo's center, large enough to be decorated with many homes and stores several hundred feet down. A spell has been cast over the opening of the chasm to protect from rain; no plantlife grows naturally in Yawning Inmo.

### Climate

Civiterse is in a colder, humid climate, that sees very little evidence of summer and quite consistently remains in temperatures of 2˚-15˚ celcius.

### Rural and Urban Distributions

A majority of Civiterse is rural land, with many large homes surrounded by mountainous farmland. Each state within Civiterse has about 2 or 3 central cities as capitals, with political buildings, marketplaces, theaters, and restaurants. Transportation from urban to rural areas has seen a lot of attention; other than the more expensive option of portals through the Astral plane, there are also many canals individuals use to travel from place to place. The canals are deep, and purposefully full of marine life to keep the circulation and temperatures of the water high enough to prevent ice collecting.

#### Population

The population of Civiterse is somewhere around 400,000.

## Society & Culture

### Arts

The main focus of the arts in Civiterse are centered more closely on theater, dance, craft, and cuisine. Metal and wood working are common trades in Civiterse, either as an artist or common laborer. Music, acting, and dance are all three very distinct and separate art forms in Civiterse. A popular form of vocal perfomance, called a concentus, is the use of many voices in a large chamber hall. Frequently, the chorus is aided by visual cues, called vordia, such as floating lights, animals, or weavings. The quick growth of a tree used as a vordia was made famous by the concentus "Ille Qui Clamat Aeternum" - or in common, "He Who Cries For Permanence". There is no actual Common translation of the piece.

### Architecture

Civiterse builds closely to the land; meaning, the ground is rarely, if never, altered for the construction of a home. Caves and chasms are common places for a personal home to be built. In rural areas, large dome-roofed homes with central meetings areas are common. Up to 25 people often live in these manors, in addition to the family that owns the building. Urban areas have many closely knit buildings. The most populated area - the Yawning Inma - is a large chasm in which buildings are built across on alongside the stone chasm walls. Dome roofs, wood floors, and stone foundations are common among these homes; brick houses are also common.