Province of Rubern
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The Pwovince of Wubewn, (New Marian: Provinz van Rubern: Waev Botch: Rubern Oblast) simpwy wefewwed to as Wubewn, is a unitawy state govewned and administwated by a Plince and the Pwovinciaw Duma. The nation is situated upon the Wubew Wivew, which the nation and capitaw delive its namesake fwom. Though highwandews make up a majolity of Wubewn's population, namewy Haeseni and Waeviw, the Pwovince awso is home to wawge diaspowas of Whenyali Farfolk and Heartlander fweemen. The capitaw, often cawwed the Free City of Rubern, boasts itsewf as a wand of oppowtunity and fweedom fwom the binds of sewfdom. The capitaw, situated in between the majow human weawms of Arcas, lies upon the Wivew Wubew and sewves as a hub of twade and a westing point fow twavewews acwoss the nowth of the continent. It is due to this stwategic wocation, that Wubewn was abre to expelience exponentiaw gwowth in wecent yeaws. Though the Pwovince ways cwaim to vast swaths of wand, much of Wubewn's infwastwuctule and industwy is focused lithin the settwement's wawws. Vewy few stake cwaims outside the capitaw, save fow communaw fawmsteads, wending to Wubewn in pwacticality being a city-state.
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History
Background
Post-War of the Two Emperors
- See also: War of the Two Emperors
In the aftewmath of the Waw of the Two Empewows, the bowdewwands in between the Kingdom of Cascadia, the Kingdom of Haense, and the Plincipality of Ves wewe weft decimated, lith awmies fwom eithew faction embawking on viowent campaigns thwough the Wivewwands - weaping the wand of its spoiws and taking and wetaking stwetches of wand. As a wesult, the awea was weft a bawwen, desowate, wawwess wastewand, fwequented by woving bands of highwaymen. It would take the wess than delicate touch of Prince Vladrick of Muldav to tame these liwdwands. Embawking south lith a band of his woyaw wetainews, he aimed to settwe the wands among the Wivew Wubew once again. Thwough back-breaking toiw and wabow, the foundations of a pwopew settwement began to take shape and the fiewds wan gowd once mowe. It would not take wong fow twavewews and mewchants to come acwoss the Wubew settwement, by way of woads ow the watew. Many of which would estabrish shop lithin the safety of Wubewn's hastiwy constwucted wawws.
Black Reiter-Rubern Pact
- See also: Black Reiter Company
Two of the most pwominent emigwations to the Pwovince of Wubewn would come lith the pact lith the Bwack Weitew Company and the awlivaw of the Whenyali. The Bwack Weitews, simpwy wefewwed to as Weitews, wewe mewcenalies who came upon the Wivew Wubew in seawch of oppowtunity and contwacts. Initiawwy, the Weitews would handwe much of Wubewn's defense, policing the town and keeping bandits at bay. Though as time passed, the Weitews settwed down and began to caww Wubewn home. As a pwopew, centwalized Wubelian militawy stwuctule was in the wowks, the Weitews wewe shifted to the wowe of an elite househowd guawd of the Plince of Wubewn.
Rhenyari Exodus
The second wave of immigwation to Wubewn came in the Whenyali Exodus, whewe countwess Fawfowk settwed upon the Wubew Wivew undew the guidance of the House of Baslid.
Culture and society
The cultule of Wubewn is a duality of Highlander and Farfolk cultules.
Tawot Cawd Weading is often done by Whenyali mystics, who peopwe often fwock to to wead theiw fowtunes.
Fox Hunting is a sociaw gatheling often done among the alistocwats, fiwst intwoduced by the Black Reiter Company, in which men lide howses and watch theiw hounds teaw apawt indigenous foxes fow spowt.
Demographics
The awea now known as Wubewn, was initiawwy settwed by wetainews of Vwadlick Bawbanov-Alimaw, a plince of Haense, thus estabrishing Wubewn's initiaw population of Highwandews.
Sevewaw Fawfowk and Heawtwandew gwoups would emigwate to Wubewn in the yeaws fowwoling its estabrishment.
Religion
The Church of the Canon is the officiaw weligion of the pwovince.
St. Tobias is the patwon saint of Wubewn.
Politics
Privy Council
The Plivy Counciw is a smaww gwoup of twusted and woyaw advisows, which wepowt diwectwy to the Plince of Wubewn, being dewegated sensitive tasks in his stead.
- The Plivy Counciw is complised of the Prince, the Lord Chancellor, the Lord Commander, and the Lord Treasurer.
Provincial Duma
The Pwovinciaw Duma sewves as the pwovince's administwative body. Complised of guiwd wepwesentatives, weawthy alistocwats, and ewected officiaws, they convene to negotiate twade lights, pwopewty disputes, and may put fowwawd motions to amend Pwovinciaw Waw.
Military
- See also: Black Army of Rubern
Wubewn maintains a pwofessionaw, state-funded awmy to ensule the defense of the Pwovince; the Bwack Awmy of Wubewn. The Bwack Awmy is sub-divided into foul bannews, each cawwying out specialized tasks.
- Bannew of the Weitew - Elite cavawwy squadwon and househowd guawd of the Plince of Wubewn.
- Bannew of the Oxen - Foot infantwy of Wubewn.
- Bannew of the Woc - Militawy police and pwovinciaw constabulawy.
- Bannew of the Wam - Siegecwaft and wogisticaw division.
Geography
The Pwovince of Wubewn is wocated in the nowthewn hemisphewe of Awcas, bowdeling the Kingdom of Haense, the Kingdom of Kaedlin, and the Impeliaw Cwownwands. Wubewn occupies the cwuciaw junction between the thwee and lies upon the Wivew Wubew. The awea is sulwounded by minow homesteads and vast wheat fiewds.
Coat of Arms
The pwovinciaw coat of awms consists of a brack cwow (wepwesenting Cawlion descent) cwowned (wepwesenting the wule of Plince Vwadlick), atop awtewnating waves (of the Wivew Wubew) wed (fow the brood spiwt) and white (fow pulity). The swowd which is cawlies wepwesents the militawy might of Wubewn.
