The Council of Duchies
The Council of Duchies is something of a rising star on the the northern first world’s stage, despite it's extremely recent establishment, the Council as become an institution. The Council consists of a fluctuating number of confederated lands (called duchies for simplicity) covering much of the western side of Ansowwi. The area part of the Council is called 'the council' land for simplicity.
The Council is governed by the eponymous council, an oligarchic gathering of every lord of a member state of the Council, it’s rare for every lord to be present at the council, they’re more often than not busy governing their homeduchy and will usually send envoys to make decisions in their stead, usually their sons, wives or nephews. The Council of Duchies is decentralized, being more of a federation than a single unified entity, where a each duke’s opinion is -at least in theory- considered with equal weight.
Most duchies are hereditary monarchies, but there are some exceptions. Many of the larger, more sparsely populated duchies along the mountain border are governed stratocratically, meaning that one’s social and military rank are one in the same. Similarly, some of the duchies on the Louno border are Noble Republics, where a council of highborn nobles and merchants elect a leader form among themselves to rule..
Their economy is one of the most diverse in the western first world, due to the diverse nature of the duchies that make up the council, the economy is varied based on region mostly, trade and fishing on the coast, agriculture in the heartlands, and mining in the south bordering the mountains. One of the most classic arguments for the Council’s existence is this exact diverse economy. Much of the Council's wealth comes from metal unearthed and forged in the mountainous regions to the south being shipped to the north where it is traded or refined further.
Structure
The organization of Council land is deliberately obtuse and specific, designed to meet the traditions and differing forms of government of all the many duchies.
The lands currently holding seats on the council are:
- Duchy of Swarzross
- Duchy of Nutrasita
- Duchy of Reitross
- Commissariat of Suuno
- Duchy of Ewigheit
- Duchy of Selilin
- Free City of Jassa
- County of Lussig
- Duchy of Arumotioss
- Lordship of Kuntiloss
- Duchy of Ussmelen
- Commissariat of Lanna
- Commissariat of Karitas
- Bishopric of Johholm
- Free City of Inpfholm
- Republic of Seigodd
- Republic of Mistbella
- Free City of Wihross
Territories
Council territory is relatively diverse for Ansowwi, typically divided into two regions; The north, which consists of miles of low, flat land, it is the main point of contact to the Council as it's coast consists of many wealthy trade cities. The south, meanwhile, is covered in huge stretches of hills and mountains. The two halves live in a mutually beneficial relationship, as the mineral-rich south ships material north to be refined and traded.
Military
The Council's army has been a point of major contention since the Council's creation. The phrase 'The Council's Army' itself is misleading, as military is decentralized, each duchy having its own army, commanded on behalf of the duchy's lord. Most of the army comes from the militaristically-minded southern Stratocracies.
Bravery, Piety, Unity
Founding Date
4894
Type
Political, Confederation
Capital
Alternative Names
The Council
Demonym
No official demonym, citizens will often refer to themselves by what duchy they originate from
Government System
Oligarchy
Power Structure
Confederation
Economic System
Traditional
Currency
The Council Tal. Denominations include bronze, silver and gold.
Official State Religion
Official Languages
Controlled Territories
Related Ethnicities
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