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Farenburg is a small city state in the middle of the ocean. In many ways, the location might seem less then desirable: the weather is awful, there are no natural food sources except for seafood and so on. On the other hand, the islands happen to be just in the right place. The distance to a number of foreign nations is fairly short, so the islands have become a haven for traders. Distances to many trade partners has halved.
This has made the islands both very wealthy and it's rulers quite paranoid. The islands are practically a police state. The law seems to be everywhere and no one seems to escape it's grasp. Many crimes are punishable by death.
To most of the islanders, this is only a small price to pay for the comforts and safety. Liberal rights are secondary. Despite this, the islands have become a center for intellectuals of all kinds. A great library, constructed by the Faren family, is one reason for this.
Technology is mostly late medieval. Dwarves are great mechanists and have created many wonders which the other races don't quite understand. Others also seem to be unable to find any use for many of the devices, so dwarves are seen as little more than morons by most.
Magic is everywhere. The more civilized magicians see it as an application of science. They work very closely with scientist and are considered to be one of them. Less civilized magic is practiced by practically every race.
The islands are multicultural. The inhabitants are a strange collection of races and ethnic groups from those races. A few are more dominant than others, but none is so powerful that they can run things as they see fit (except for the dwarves, who couldn't be bothered with human politics). There is constant tension between different groups, but they are kept in check by the law most of the time.
City LocalesThe city state is located on five islands named after the original Faren family on the islands. Lorenzo (the head of the family) named the central island after himself, the easternmost island, which the family took as their own private haven, after his wife and the other three after his children. Near the five islands, there is a number of smaller islands which are populated by the Wile'e people and other things. Merlanda's Island - Miranda's Island - Michyl's Island - Lorenzo's Island - Dougal's Island - Protectorate of Wile'e - Other locales Government and Law EnforcementLocal govenrment is strict, but it only has one goal: to keep the city going as smoothly as possible. In many cases, the visiting traders think they can smoothen things for themselves with bribery. Sometimes it works, most of the time it doesn't. Governing bodies - Criminal Law - Law enforcement - Courts - Trade Regulations - Infrastructure Religion and ScienceReligion, magic and science are closely related. Some forms of magic just haven't been studied closely enough yet, so they haven't become part of science yet. It's only a matter of time, however. Stories and In-CharacterScientific articles - Handbooks - Stories - Book of Phoal - Current events CultureArts - Fashion - Sports and games - Conduct |
PeopleThe islands are populated by some a lot of different kinds of people. Some of them are Wile'e, others have been on the islands for generations, still others are new to the islands or only visiting. OccupationalOccupation is often what sets people apart from each other. In most cases, occupation is readily visible from what a person is wearing. Local Government - Religious Leaders - Enchanters - Merchants - Criminals - Artisans - Soldiers - Philosophers - Artists Ethnic GroupsThese are some of the different races and their ethnic groups that reside on the islands. The people of the islands are quite diverse. Some of them keep to themselves as best as they can, others try to mingle with the other races in order to learn from them. Sadly the first group is larger by far. Humans - Dwarves - Kobolds - Elves - Other ethnic groups FamiliesSeveral families have been inhabiting the islands for a long time. These are some of the more prominent and visible ones. Faren Family - Ataratis Family - Zoyele Family - Sweetlove family - Agrabal family Other GroupsGuilds - Secret societies - Political Groups - Tourists - Other people OtherEconomy - Weather - Calendars - Flora - Fauna - Other beings - History - Other |
