Confederation of Jorise/Charles Li
Nationalism and Code of Laws/Council of the Clans
Capital & Major Cities:
Yuthouri
Economy: 1 (1+0)/0/0
Size: Tiny (1)
Stability: 50% (Neutral)
Infrastructure: 10% (Horrible)
Education: 0% (None)
Army: 2 Infantry Companies, 1 Light Cavalry
Navy: 1 Galley
Projects/Wonders:
Jorise is not a nation in any sense: it doesn't have a single government, it doesn't have a single leader, and it doesn't have a unified landscape. But it does have two things: an intense nationalism from fighting off various migrating tribes and an eye for profit. In many senses it was like the greek city states, except there is only one city, and the great villages are all friendly to each other.
The City is the only place where the many Jorii of the confederation see each other, Clam divers from the north, gem finders to the east, seaweed harvesters to the west and giant fish hunters to the south. It is here that the Clan Leaders of the many Villages send their extra produce to be traded and exchanged. It is here that, once every few years, the Clan Leaders all meet: sick or young, old or healthy, and discuss the future. Many times it was almost lost, or destroyed, or once, even had its ground salted, but every time the Jorii returned, cleansed the land, and rebuilt the city. It had a mythical purpose as well as an economical and military one.
A Great Fleet is concentrated here, as many as 40 professional and trained ship crews can be called up from the city itself, while each coastal village can promise at least one galley for trade and national defence.
Also, 500 footmen are also based here, called from close-lying villages to defend the nation. More cound be called up if needed, but for the young culture, it was enough to police the lands.
Finally, a group of 200 or so militia men are mounted to the far south, and could be counted on to fight. They come from a wider area of the mountain-hemmed coast, and found plains of horses and cattle. These men are often counted on to make chase to drive off any invaders, or more commenly, to ride down a stray flock.
Together, these people trust their lives to each other in a bond that is past material but spiritual, Jorise will trust itself, and almost only itself, to survive.