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Continuity Info

  • Geography, Politics, History

    The Principality of Anaheim
    Capital City: Anaheim (located within the County of Anaheim)
    Largest City: Anaheim
    Official Languages: Common
    Administrative Divisions: Counties

    Demographics of the City of Anaheim (not to be confused with the Principality or country as a whole, this refers to the specific capital city.)
    -City of Anaheim Daytime Average Population (NPCs): 272
    -City of AnaheimNight Time Average Population (NPCs): 172

    There are around 50 nearby farms, manors, and houses in the county of Anaheim surrounding the city itself the owners of which come into town during the day to sell and trade their goods. Further out, there are 100 additional farms, houses and manors within the rural parts of the county of of Anaheim. Each county of the Principality represents an administrative district of the country, with the region of Anaheim holding the capital city of Anaheim. Most of the inhabitants of the city of Anaheim do not live in the city itself but in one of the numerous farms, houses and manors dotting the countryside. Urbanization is still a long ways off.


    Government: Monarchy with the management of certain parts of the government distributed among the upper nobility to act on behalf of the Crown. Authority is distributed into several bodies, and while the monarch usually leaves the handling of these affairs to the designated leaders, they ultimately retain full authority in all areas of government.

    Crown and Seat, which creates new laws and judges those suspected of committing a crime.
    -Prince & Princess: The absolute rulers of the city. They are the monarchs of the principality.
    -Duke of the City: The right hand of the monarchs, he heads the Seat and is the second highest power in the country.
    -Seat of the Crown: A council of Counts who creates the laws and submits them for approval from the monarchs. They also render judgment of those arrested for suspected crimes.
    -Royal Servants and Aids: Though not administrators of the executive branch of government, they serve the monarchs, Duke, and Crown in a variety of tasks including arranging and planning the construction of new government property, roads, and other essentials for the cities of the country.

    The Royal Guard: The guards of the city of Anaheim and of the Crown. They are unique to the capital city itself and are charged with protecting the capital city and the monarchs at all costs.
    -Count of the Royal Guard: The representative of the Royal Guard who sits on the Crown Seat. He also serves as the general of the army in times of war.

    The Office of the Sheriff: The Anaheim Sheriff's Office is the primary law enforcement agency of the country. They patrol the countryside and enforce the law in those cities of the principality which don't have a dedicated guard. The country is divided into individual counties, with a sheriff of each county who has his own deputies.
    -Count of the Office of the Sheriff: The representative of the Office of the Sheriff who sits on the Crown Seat.
    -Sheriffs: The sheriffs of the regional offices of the Sheriff's Office. They may have multiple deputies who assist in the enforcement of the law.

    Anaheim Medical Order, the state run medical service, with which all physicians must be registered to practice in the county. It also mandates the standards for physician training by the universities. The head of the Order is located in the city of Anaheim.
    -Count of the Medical Order: The representative of the Medical Order who sits on the Crown Seat.
    -Regional Physicians: Physicians who head the regional offices of the Medical Order.

    Anaheim Order of Mages, which governs and enhances the practice of mages within the country. All practicing mages must be registered with the Order. The Order of Mages also regulates and enforces crimes of magic.
    -Count of the Order of Mages: The representative of the Order of Mages who sits on the Crown Seat.
    -Regional Archmages: Mages who head the regional offices of the Order of Mages.
  • Economy

    Monetary Standards
    100 coppers = 1 silver mark
    100 silver marks = 1 gold mark

    Annual Income Approximations
    Destitute: Unemployed. 0 - ~100 copper/yr
    Commoner: Employed in a service position (store hand, bartender, etc). 30 silver marks/yr
    Business Owner: Proprietor of a business. 3 gold marks/yr
    Lesser Noble: Knight or baron. 30 gold marks/yr
    Upper Noble: Viscount, count, marques. 100 gold marks/yr

    Average Cost for Products/Service
    Shirt/Pants: 10 coppers
    Meal: 2-5 coppers
    Apartment Rent/Monthly: 1 silver mark/mo
    Cost of House Maintenance/Monthly: 3 silver marks/mo
    Cheap Sword/Polearm: 10 silver marks
    Expensive Sword/Polearm: 20 silver marks
    Bow: 30 silver marks
    Crossbow: 40 silver marks
    Matchlock Musket: 1 gold mark
    Matchlock Pistol: 3 gold marks
    Wheel-lock Musket: 6 gold marks
    Wheel-lock Pistol: 10 gold marks

    In short, please play according to your character's class. This is an era where armies could only be amassed by the upper nobility, because only they had the pocket books deep enough to arm an army. If you're playing a destitute character, you do NOT have a wheel-lock unless it was stolen. Likewise, if you're a noble, you probably are not carrying around a cheap, busted sword.


    Taxes
    All citizens of the city are required to pay taxes equal to one quarter of their earnings four times per year in order to retain citizenship. At that time, they are issued a slip of paper that indicates their citizenship which they must keep on their persons at all times. Upon entering the city, all foreigners are issued a slip of paper which indicates the date they entered the country and after three months they must either pay the required taxes to become a citizen or they may be removed from the country. In short, vagabonds and the destitute, who otherwise pay no taxes, are in theory kept out of the principality to avoid the cost they incur but do not repay as well as due to the stigma of criminal behavior associated with these people. In practice, however, the country is far too large for this practice to be carried out and both vagabonds and the destitute are often ignored unless they commit a crime.