Society Name Mandazar World Placement
Inland mountain region between Karatas and Namej
Society Concept Border kingdom and client state of Karatas.  Trade nexus between Namej, Karatas, and the Layota plains.
Terrain Mountainous, with several high valleys connected by a series of passes.  The city of Mandazar lies at the junction of the two largest valleys.
Climate Cool Temperate.  Snows are common in the mountains for about three months of the year, and fog in the late autumn.  Summers are dry and warm in the valleys, but temperatures in the heights stay cool throughout the year.

Society Age Age Value 7 Society Scope 4
Years 807 Society Location Mandazar
Founding Date YT 271 (AV -72) Geographic Size Walled City / Environs
Population 18,000
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Related Narrative Environments Karatas, Namej, Layota Tribes
Major Heritage Groups Mandazaran (Pyshwan)
Minor Heritage Groups Namujan (Namujan), Karatasan (Mekys), Zhalla (Cheyhro), Xerian (Pyshwan), Poyazuni (Namujan), Uhsghumi (Dwarven)

Orientation Conquest Passive Isolation Value 9
Aspects Stagnation (Cultural) Mandazar is somewhat isolated, being a mountain land, but there are several well-travelled trade routes from Mandazar to the surrounding lands of Karatas, Xeriam, Namej, and Uhsghum.
- Mandazaran culture is believed to be perfect, and therefore change is viewed as negative
Conviction (Religion)
- Mandazarans revere a syncretistic pantheon of minor deities that they regard as aspects of the Mekys deities.
Tradition (Xeriam Empire)
- Mandazarans believe they are the true heirs of the Xeriam Empire, and want to conquer Xeriam and regain their former glory - except that things are perfect as they are, so why bother?
Technology Value Interaction Value 14
Areas of Emphasis Because of its location between Karatas, Namej, and the Layotan plains, Mandazar is a significant center of trade, and thus experiences above average levels of interaction with surrounding cultures.
Rate of Advancement 7 Subsistance
Rate of Assimilation 6 Major
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Innovation
Dominant Material Societal Mobility
Power / Manufacturing Subclassification
Agriculture / Environment
Building / Architecture
Transport / Communication Kinship
Military Ascendant
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Political Infrastructure Advanced Economic Infrastructure
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Authority
Consent
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Military Infrastructure Exploitation
Primary Force Feudal
Relations Neutral Trade 14

Religion Scholastics
Tolerance Tolerance
Prevalence Prevalence
Diversity Diversity
Arts Magic
Tolerance Tolerance
Prevalence Prevalence
Diversity Diversity

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Primary Foundation Tradition Custom of Status
Rigidity of Status
Secondary Foundation Power
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Hierarchy of Social Estates
Social Archetype % Pop Number Vocational Clusters Sample Occupation Status
Ruling Agency
Ruling
Privileged
Professional
Labor
Marginal