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'''Alticalar''' {{Pronunciation|all-tih-cah-LAR}} is the capital city of the [[Viridia|Viridian]] province of [[Casabon]]. Located on the northern shores of the lake that shares its name, Alticalar sits in the middle of expansive grasslands and highly productive farms that feed much of the province. | '''Alticalar''' {{Pronunciation|all-tih-cah-LAR}} is the capital city of the [[Viridia|Viridian]] province of [[Casabon]]. Located on the northern shores of the lake that shares its name, Alticalar sits in the middle of expansive grasslands and highly productive farms that feed much of the province. | ||
Unlike the typical land ownership system of the Dominion, where | Unlike the typical land ownership system of the Dominion, where territory is considered to be under the control of the monarch and the state, most of the farms around Alticalar are instead owned by various [[Viridian senate|senatorial families]], who then allow tenant farmers to work the land. This arrangement, the result of rewards granted over the years for loyal service in the legions, have more recently begun to pose problems as the senatorial families have attempted to use their great influence to manipulate the prices of basic foodstuffs, especially after the breakaway of [[Pasuhalta & Kamman]] left the Dominion without its primary breadbasket. Reforms in the ninety seventh century intended to limit the influence of these families had limited effect, and in fact have only caused this system to harden, with land temporarily confiscated eventually, through corruption, finding its way back into ever fewer hands. | ||
Political machinations aside, Alticalar is relatively sleepy for a provincial capital. Its central location in the province means it is not along major routes of travel, visited mostly by those for whom the city is their primary destination. | Political machinations aside, Alticalar is relatively sleepy for a provincial capital. Its central location in the province means it is not along major routes of travel, visited mostly by those for whom the city is their primary destination. | ||
Revision as of 20:17, 18 July 2025
Alticalar (pronounced all-tih-cah-LAR) is the capital city of the Viridian province of Casabon. Located on the northern shores of the lake that shares its name, Alticalar sits in the middle of expansive grasslands and highly productive farms that feed much of the province.
Unlike the typical land ownership system of the Dominion, where territory is considered to be under the control of the monarch and the state, most of the farms around Alticalar are instead owned by various senatorial families, who then allow tenant farmers to work the land. This arrangement, the result of rewards granted over the years for loyal service in the legions, have more recently begun to pose problems as the senatorial families have attempted to use their great influence to manipulate the prices of basic foodstuffs, especially after the breakaway of Pasuhalta & Kamman left the Dominion without its primary breadbasket. Reforms in the ninety seventh century intended to limit the influence of these families had limited effect, and in fact have only caused this system to harden, with land temporarily confiscated eventually, through corruption, finding its way back into ever fewer hands.
Political machinations aside, Alticalar is relatively sleepy for a provincial capital. Its central location in the province means it is not along major routes of travel, visited mostly by those for whom the city is their primary destination.