The Republic
“The Republic” is a republic made of mostly humans but all races can be found some where thriving.
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Basic Info
Colors: Black, White, Red
Population: 400,000(80k Military)
Wealth:
Capitol: Republic City
The Republic is located West of Kaldhaug South of Lichtholm and East of Dhaybitsuku
Racial Makeup
- Human: 65%
- Dwarves: 15%
- Half Elves: 10%
- Halflings: 5%
- Elves: 5%
- Other: 5%
The republic shares a border with the dwarves elves and gnomes on one side and the other human civilizations on the other creating a barrier between them and the constant warring of orcs and goblins.
Government
Positions
Position (Term Limit)
- Grand Chancellor of the Republic (Life Term)
- Grand Chancellor (10 Years Consecutive)
- Chancellor (10 Years Consecutive)
- Representative (5 Years Consecutive)
- Mayor of “Name of City State” (5 Years )
- Speaker of “Name of District” (3 Years )
- Mayor/Director (2 Years )
- Councilman (1 Yrs)
The republic is subdivided into Federations made up of Stadts that contain Districts and City States Districts are divided into cities and townships.
The Grand Chancellor's rulings affect the entire republic. The title of Grand Chancellor of the republic is a special seat that can appoint republic wide positions as well as tie break any grand chancellor vote that is hung. He has the power to pardon any one before they are tried by military tribunal but only before the trial has begun.
Chancellors represent a single federation or group of Stadts that are in a contiguous group. Representatives represent their Stadt or a grouping of City States and Districts. Speakers of District represent their district Mayors are leaders of cities in a district and Directors are leaders of a township in a district. Councilmen are the leaders of a local community in a city or township.
The Mayors of city states are elected in different ways and have similar powers to that of the Grand Chancellor of the Republic within their given city state but have an election cycle of 5 years.
All positions are voted on by the individuals that hold power 1 level lower in the Republic. Citizens elect council members council members elect the Mayors, Mayors elect Speakers, Mayors of City states and Speakers elect representatives, representatives elect Chancellors and chancellors elect Grand Chancellors.
At the time of the death of a “Grand Chancellor of the Republic” all chancellors and Grand Chancellors elect the next “Grand Chancellor of the Republic”
The election process and government styles within city states may differ from the rest of the republic but are federally represented and ruled in the same way, federal laws tend to be loosely applied in those areas as well.
Laws
New laws are brought to a given level of government where the people would like to see change with a large tax that scales with the area that wants to have the legal change applied to it.
- Whole Republic 5,000,000 GP
- Stadt 1,000,000 GP
- District 500,000 GP
- City 250,000 GP
This money ends up in that level of government's treasury and is used to run that level of government's responsibility in that area. For example at a city level pay the police at a Stadt level pay for the military.
It is a common but more expensive tactic to pass laws in multiple lower levels instead of the single higher level because it is easier to get the same law put through with a smaller group that have less angry constituents that may hire someone to assassinate them.
Laws may be passed to levy taxes on a regular schedule but are generally rare and temporary in the republic as private enterprise runs most services available. If you have the coin you can get whatever you want in the republic.
Culture
Cartels and Corrupt government officials are a common problem in the republic but once their infractions have been proven publicly the military tribunals are swift and merciless. Bribery is not illegal in all of the Stadts and in some of them it is commonplace and culturally acceptable to do. The use of a "bribe" is generally seen as paying an official for a good or a service and not as an act of corruption.
Those who are born into The Republic are generally raised with a strong sense of pride and nationalism. Family history and accomplishment is important, this causes most citizens to be industrious and work towards more honorable or nobler goals.
Relations with others
Lichtholm
Citizens have at minimally apathy towards Lichtholm but most have a level of animosity or hate. Citizens are accepting of indentured servitude and a standard 5 year contract is a normal, to the contrary to Lichtholms common propensity of slavery creates a huge rift and divide. Another facet is citizens of The Republic believe that their society is closer to a meritocracy and is more efficient, fair and free, in contrast to the Monarchy in Lichtholm.
Kaldhaug
The Republic has a long standing history of commerce with the dwarves of Kaldhaug. They are the closest to an ally as the two nations have always come to the aid of each other, even though no formal treaties have ever been established. The Republic has the highest population of Dwarves outside of Kaldhaug as an effect of the long relationship.
Military (The Republic Guarde)
- The Republic Guarde Is the regular military force for The Republic.
- The Black Hand is the black ops and intelligence community for The Republic.
Republic Services
- Post Office
- Centralized Banking
- Military
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