Hub Region: Gaean City-States

The Hubbish Sea’s north and northwest shores are home to several city-states sharing a common culture. The Gaeans who occupy these cities and the surrounding countryside have the second-highest ratio of Goldadams to Newmans of any culture in the world. Each city is ruled by a council of long-lived Goldadam elders or an ancient king, and each boasts at least one legendary hero. The cities subsist on a variety of crops and fish, the land being too rocky for large-scale ranching. The largest city, Philemammonia, sits at the intersection of the Spinal Mountains and the Northern Crescent range, making it the only location with access to the Northern, Northeastern, and Hubbish economic regions all at once. Other than the odd dispute over fishing rights, the Gaean city-states respect one another’s independence and prefer peaceful trade to conflict. The Northern Crescent mountain range and the dense Western Wilds have so far protected the Gaeans from Martian expansionism. Most threats come in the form of monsters or pirates from the Hubbish Sea or the surrounding mountains and forests, and the occasional slave revolt. Each city is defended by walls and fortifications, and elite Homoioi warriors.
Races: Human (all), Elf (High, Grey), Halfling (all), Dwarf (Mountain), Gnome (Surface), Vanara (Bandar)
Common Tongue: Valsa
Classes: Elfin Cavalier, Homoioi, Fighter, Ranger, Bounder, Rover, Sea Shepherd, Survivalist, Mariner, Bard, Shamanic Bard, Minstrel, Merchant, Thief, Detective [Philemammonia], Pirate, Assassin, Votary, Reverend, Witch/Warlock, Oracle, Magic-User, Illusionist, Sage-Magician, Scholastic Sage, Clerk, Medic, Mechanist

Structure

Cities are ruled by either a council elected by the richest in the city or a hereditary monarch. Each city is responsible for protecting the surrounding countryside and fishery and collects a share of all crops and catch for the protection.

Mythology & Lore

Deities:
Gaea -- goddess of the earth
Zeus -- god of the sky
Adonis -- god of resurrection
Aphrodite -- goddess of passion
Apollo -- god of archery and the arts
Ares -- god of war
Artemis -- goddess of hunting
Ate -- goddess of mischief
Athena -- goddess of wisdom and war
Bia -- goddess of violence
Boreas -- god of the north wind
Demeter -- goddess of agriculture
Dionysus -- god of wine
Eos -- goddess of dawn
Eris/Enyo -- goddess of strife
Erebus -- god of darkness
Eurus -- god of the east wind
Euthymia -- goddess of joy
Hades -- god of the underworld
Hebe -- goddess of youth
Hecate -- goddess of magic
Helios -- god of the sun
Hephaestus -- god of forges and volcanos
Hera -- goddess of marriage
Heracles -- god of strength
Hermes -- god of commerce, communication, and travel
Hestia -- goddess of the hearth
Iris -- goddess of rainbows
Kratos -- god of cities
Leto -- goddess of rivers
Manasa -- goddess of snakes
Morpheus -- god of dreams
Nike -- goddess of victory
Notos -- god of the south wind
Nyx -- god of the night
Pan -- god of nature
Persephone -- goddess of spring
Prometheus -- god of innovation
Selene -- goddess of the moon
Themis -- goddess of justice
Tyche -- goddess of fortune
Zelus/Agon -- god of envy
Zephyrus -- god of the west wind

Type

Geopolitical, City-state

Demonym

Gaeans

Currency

Locally-stamped Dwarven standard coinage