Al' Bara
Assets
Al' Bara is well know internationally for having the worlds largest deposits of Mythril that it has allowed even the common citizen its availability despite the minerals global scarcity. This allows them to better arm their troops with arms made of superior materials.
Al' Bara Has within its sovereign borders two fully grown age wood trees that allows the nation always be able to gather the rare divine material when it does appear.
Al' Bara is a Founding nation of the Human Federation and thus has a large sway in Federation agenda.
Al' Bara has the second largest military of the human nations and the the fifth largest mage battalion.
Al' Baran Craftsmanship is coveted worldwide.
History
Al' Bara was founded by exiles in 1240 CD who were fleeing persecution by monsters. they fled into the the vast Al' Baran desert where it was almost certain they would die. Luck would find them when they came across an Age wood tree that had created lush oasis.
Demography and Population
- The populations of Al' Bara are dispersed upon cities that lie upon the tops of Large Plateaus. with a handful of non plateau settlements and trade hubs
- There are five major cites, a capital city, and 25 normal cites, with 35 townships, 37 settlements and 12 trade hubs.
Territories
Al' Bara encompasses the the entirety of what is known as the Al' Baran desert. The land is composed of vast sand dunes, dry shrub lands and high plateaus upon which the majority cities are built.
Technological Level
- One of the advanced nations of the World of Gaia
- created the blast powder that is now used in muskets
- Mythril technology is common place throughout the nation
Agriculture & Industry
- The desert is not suited to mass production of food. Food production is done on a city by city basis or is traded for.
- Massive ore production and manufacturing industry, lands contain some of the largest ore deposits in the world
- Metallurgy and smiting are a long tradition due to the abundance of minerals
Trade & Transport
Trade: Al' Bara is a free trade nation
Transport: The majority of cities are built of high plateaus that are far and few in between this combined with the vast desert make travel not only difficult but dangerous. Travel is done by caravans that are usually accompanied by hired protection. due to the difficulty most common citizens will never leave the plateau from which they were born; travel is mainly performed by nobility, merchants, tourists and soldiers.
Education
Al' Bara has standard education facilities that all individual till the age of 12 must attend. these facilities cover basic subjects such as reading, math, and history. It main function is to instill social norms and standards among its citizen; so that cooperation between cities can be more efficient.
Higher education is given to noblemen till the age of 16 where it will upon themselves to decide to pursue further education. this schooling covers the same topics as the standard but to a higher degree of mastery. Additional topics include science, medicine, legal studies, warfare studies, and leadership training.
Infrastructure
Cities are built upon large plateaus that make attacking the city difficult, from these plateaus there is usually one road carved into the plateau side for entry and exit from the city. the city structure varies from plateau to plateau, but everything that the city needs to sustain itself is on top of it. water sources, mining deposits, farming, housing are all safe and secured on the plateau, the only time when it is necessary to leave the city is for trade to get resources that they cannot produce themselves and for the movement of military and noble personnel.
Being that cites are far a few between and trade difficult, there are trade hubs that are scattered across the desert that are used as go between to make trade and travel easier. These trade hubs are heavily manned by military personnel and are often walled off with stone walls.
Founding Date
1240 CD
Type
Geopolitical, Kingdom
Alternative Names
Bara
Training Level
Professional
Veterancy Level
Experienced
Demonym
Al' Baran
Government System
Monarchy, Absolute
Power Structure
Autonomous area
Economic System
Palace economy
Major Exports
- Mythril
- Gold
- Silver
- Copper
- Steel
- Sandstone
- Age Wood ( Order of the Clover and Human Federation only)
- Pottery
Major Imports
- Food
- Textiles
- Prisma
- Gems
- Lumber
- Medicine
Legislative Body
Al' Bara is an Absolute Monarchy, meaning that ultimate deciding authority lies with its King; There is however the Al' Baran House of speakers consisting of nobles that the king speaks with before making decisions affecting the nation.
Judicial Body
Being an Absolute Monarchy the King is the final interpreter of the law however; because the king cannot oversee every legal issue, the Kingdom has a court system with noblemen acting as judge and interpreter of the law. if however a certain law has caused turmoil due to its interpretation by the judges, the king will make the end all be all evaluation of what the law means.
Official State Religion
Controlled Territories
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