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| ===== The Free Republic of Urr ===== | ===== The Free Republic of Urr ===== | ||
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| - | The Free Republic of Urr has about 8000 citizens (both in the city and on the fields in the vales). The Free Republic | + | The Free Republic of Urr has about 8000 citizens (both in the city and on the fields in the vales). The Republic is governed by two Captain Regents, which are elected for a term of office of half a year from the members of the Grand Council. They have the power of vetoing each other. The Grand Council of Urr is a democratically elected unicameral parliament. The elections for the Grand Council take place every five years. |
| - | Within the city, an order exists that practices magic. They are called the Temple Hermits. Internally they call themselves the Order of the Illuminati (reflecting something that does not matter during this playtest). The Order is mixed sex. The person who represents the Order in the Grand Council of Urr and the rest of the outside world is called The First Speaker, as he is the first that speaks during | + | Within the city, an order exists that practices magic. They are called the Temple Hermits. The Order is mixed sex. The person who represents the Order in the Grand Council of Urr and the rest of the outside world is called The First Speaker, as he is the first that speaks during conventions. The First Speaker is a spokesperson and not so much a leader. The member of the Order with the best understanding of magic is called //The One Blessed by Moonlight// |
| - | The center of Urr consists of two squares. One is the Grand market of Urr, while the other was called the Town. When Urr was young and more of a direct democracy, the citizens gathered here to make policy. When government became a representative democracy, decision making moved to the buildings around the Town and it lay empty. A dozen odd years ago the Temple Hermits built The Great Ziggurat of Urr on this square at great expense. Locally, this temple has the reputation of being of being an insane | + | The center of Urr consists of two squares. One is the Grand market of Urr, while the other was called the Town. When Urr was young and more of a direct democracy, the citizens gathered here to make policy. When government became a representative democracy, decision making moved to the buildings around the Town and it lay empty. A dozen odd years ago the Temple Hermits built The Great Ziggurat of Urr on this square at great government |
| ==== The Invaders ==== | ==== The Invaders ==== | ||
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| ==== The Dwarven Kingdoms ==== | ==== The Dwarven Kingdoms ==== | ||
| The **Longbeards** are a rich, traditionalist, | The **Longbeards** are a rich, traditionalist, | ||
| - | The **Redbeards** are an openly communist* Dwarven nation and are ruled by a Comrade Prince. They engage with the outside world a lot, to the point that there is a large guest worker program in Urr. Their political learnings and weakness to bribery makes them somewhat suspect though. The **Gnomes** are a bit odd. They are ruled by a female emperor who claims to be a goddess. | + | The **Redbeards** are an openly communist* Dwarven nation and are ruled by a Comrade Prince. They engage with the outside world a lot, to the point that there is a large guest worker program in Urr. Their political learnings and weakness to bribery makes them somewhat suspect though. The **Gnomes** are a bit odd. They are ruled by a female emperor who claims to be a goddess. |
| - | *Dwarves are natural communists: they are all workaholics, | + | *Dwarves are natural communists: they are all workaholics, |
| ==== The Orcs ==== | ==== The Orcs ==== | ||
| They call themselves the Free Folk. They are a basic band of lawless roving barbarians living in the hills. They make halfway decent soldiers, maybe hire them ourselves, before the invaders get the idea. Some of them live in the City though and serve to clean the sewage pipes and the like... | They call themselves the Free Folk. They are a basic band of lawless roving barbarians living in the hills. They make halfway decent soldiers, maybe hire them ourselves, before the invaders get the idea. Some of them live in the City though and serve to clean the sewage pipes and the like... | ||
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