Morencia

The city-state of Morencia is located on a small island in the Gulf of Lions, west of the Castinellan Provinces and south of the Charneault Kingdom. Morencia has maintained its independence for centuries, resisting the might of the Bürach Empire and, more recently, the Castinellan Provinces.
The most important topographical feature that enabled this defense are the Misty Reefs. Enchanted long ago by the city’s founders, the reefs create a maze-like water hazard that only the city’s guild navigators can traverse. This barrier has prevented nearly every naval attack on Morencia, giving the City Council complete control over those who go in and out of their territory. Thus, merchants enter through guild guidance, stay for a limited time and in a specific district, and leave the same way they came.
With their skill in navigation and their powerful ship-building capability, Morencia was able to establish a trading hub whose reach spanned the continent. This fortune allowed them to put up the Bankers Guild, which includes clients from among the most powerful nobles and government officials in Etharis. Eventually, the Augustine Trading Company established its headquarters in Morencia, gaining a controlling interest in both the Bankers Guild and the Supreme Council.
Those seeking to enter Morencia must do so with the guidance of a Morencian Guild Navigator. Otherwise, they lose themselves in the endless fog and quite possibly run aground on a sandbank or shatter their boat against a treacherous reef. Those who manage to enter the city-state marvel at its plethora of canals, bridges, ships, historical buildings, and of course, its markets brimming with goods from all over Etharis.

Type

Geopolitical, City-state

Capital

Morencia

Currency

Dima

Legislative Body

Supreme Council

Official Languages

• Morencian