BSG | Patricians of the Coast
Culture
Clothing
The most important element of Patrician fashion is the mask. For a Patrician, the mask is a status symbol so important that to be seen outside without one would be highly embarrassing - most Patricians would much rather forget their pantaloons. Each bloodline has their own highly specific kind of mask, so that other Patricians can recognize each other at a glance, and if a lowly merchant has managed to claw together enough wealth to join the Patricians’ exalted ranks, being permitted to commission themselves a mask from the Masquers’ Guild is the first and only sign that they’ve ‘made it.’The Masquers’ Guild charges intentionally exorbitant prices per mask. A single mask can take months to sculpt and will cost more than a ship or a house. The expense is considered another, very necessary, barrier to entry that ensures only the most wealthy can become Patricians.
In addition to their masks, Patricians will wear vibrant, colourful silks and flashy gold jewellery. The more expensive and dazzling their outfit, the better.
Cuisine
The traditional foods of The Coast are light meals, usually incorporating seafood, that often include ingredients that would be considered exotic elsewhere in the Kingdom, like lemon, garlic, vanilla, aubergine, pomegranates and saffron. The national drink is wine, and lots of it, as well as lemonade. There is also a rich tradition of sweet desserts, especially marzipan.The staple crops of The Coast are lemons, grapes, almonds, aubergines, and dates.
Military
The Patricians seldom directly involve themselves in military matters on land. In times of conflict they prefer to hire foreign mercenaries from across the ocean - usually from the Tatterlands - to do their fighting for them.
However, the sea is a different matter. The Patricians maintain a strong and capable Royal Navy on behalf of the Monarch, which they primarily use to guard their trade routes from piracy. Many Patricians, if they find themselves unsuited to the merchant lifestyle, will choose instead to become an Admiral.
The Patricians also in theory have the ability to raise levies from their villages, but they very rarely do so, and many of the villagers along The Coast consider themselves above such duties. In the event of levies being raised, most Coastal peasants will desert at the first opportunity.
However, the sea is a different matter. The Patricians maintain a strong and capable Royal Navy on behalf of the Monarch, which they primarily use to guard their trade routes from piracy. Many Patricians, if they find themselves unsuited to the merchant lifestyle, will choose instead to become an Admiral.
The Patricians also in theory have the ability to raise levies from their villages, but they very rarely do so, and many of the villagers along The Coast consider themselves above such duties. In the event of levies being raised, most Coastal peasants will desert at the first opportunity.
Agriculture & Industry
Agriculture
Industries
Type
Geopolitical, Province
Capital
Leader Title
Official State Religion
Parent Organization
Subsidiary Organizations
- BSG | Aranel Family
- BSG | Barocco Family
- BSG | Bulbizarre Family
- BSG | Horn Family
- BSG | Lazora Family
- BSG | Linky Family
- BSG | Lurks Family
- BSG | Maid Family
- BSG | Monier Family
- BSG | Nada Family
- BSG | of Lirtusia Family
- BSG | Penguins Family
- BSG | Santos Family
- BSG | Seamoon Family
- BSG | Steel Family
- BSG | Thundercry Family
- BSG | Tokens Family
- BSG | Underscore Family
- BSG | Valeheart Family
Location
Related Ranks & Titles
Controlled Territories
- BSG | Akos
- BSG | Alminos
- BSG | Arald's Bay
- BSG | Armin’s Pearl
- BSG | Chalopolis
- BSG | Chyler’s Deep
- BSG | Cymassus
- BSG | Goldspool River
- BSG | Hythos
- BSG | Ionopolis
- BSG | Kalport
- BSG | Laridal
- BSG | Mykonos
- BSG | Salil’s Anchor
- BSG | Sermassus
- BSG | Tauro’s End
- BSG | Thalassus
- BSG | The Coast
- BSG | Thranecia
- BSG | Whitefleet River
- BSG | Zerkonos
- BSG | Zykeros
Neighboring Nations
Notable Members
- BSG | Alexa Aranel
- BSG | Arthur Steel
- BSG | Basca Nada
- BSG | Celestine Santos
- BSG | Dullio of Lirtusia
- BSG | Effra Bulbizarre
- BSG | Herona Tokens
- BSG | Ionia Thundercry
- BSG | Jocelyn Lazora
- BSG | Lu Linky
- BSG | Maj Underscore
- BSG | Manager Maid
- BSG | Melting Penguins
- BSG | Monte Tokens
- BSG | Nezetta Seamoon
- BSG | Nogg Horn
- BSG | Nyx Valeheart
- BSG | Pasqualo Tifall
- BSG | Pinky Monier
- BSG | Quintus Horn
- BSG | Riccardo Barocco
- BSG | Thatwhich Lurks
- BSG | Thrifty Tokens
Related Ethnicities
