Notrion (Kingdom of)
Location: Northern Bellissaria, south of the Alphatian Sea, west of Meriander, northeast of Veroth. AS
Area: Approx. 214,000 sq. miles (554,000 sq. km). Area is approximate as there is still dispute with Veroth as to where exactly to place the borders.
Population: 50,800, including Aaslin (pop. 10,200).
Languages: Alphatian (Bellissarian dialect).
Coinage: Alphatian Standard: crown (gp), mirror (sp), judge (cp).
Taxes: 15% income tax on everyone of servant status or higher, and an import/export tax of 2% on magical items and components, and 1% on all other goods (Naycese kingdoms, Karameikos and Thyatis excluded). 10% of tax revenue goes to the Naycese treasury, and an additional 10% is spent on military forces in the name of the confederation. There is a 2% surtax on all consumer goods and services.
Government Type: Monarchy, member of Nayce.
Industries: Agriculture.
Important Figures: Corydon (King).
Flora and Fauna: Like its neighbouring Bellissarian kingdoms Notrion boasts little indigenous animal life, aside from fairly common animals like foxes, deer, rabbits, rodents of many types, and various species of bird. The seas abound in many types of fish, and sea serpents are not unknown.
Further Reading: Dawn of the Emperors boxed set, previous almanacs.
Last Year's Events: Notrion was seriously hit by the economic troubles that spread
inside Nayce. The kingdom was on the
verge of bankruptcy, and the market for grain (Notrion's main industry) was not
showing any sign of improvement. The
disputes with Veroth, and the loss of land to the newfound kingdom, only
worsened an already blight situation.
There seemed to be no end in sight to the downward spiral.