By Bruce Heard.
| Thanks to all those who sent in
their playtest comments. Using the present version of the spreadsheet, here are a few
dominion stats with extra comments for color. This information supplements material
provided in the Red Steel box. In short, Slagovich has to import at ruinous cost massive amount of food to support their urban population (the city of Slagovich harbours many more people than the state itself can realistically support. Good thing they have this big cinnabryl mine without which they would be bankrupt. Slagovich Population 27,090 Civilians 95% of total population Land Total Realm or Dominion's Surface: 1,238 sq.miles Total Income for the Realm or Dominion: 15,232 gp/month Average Tax Earnings/Tax-Payer: 1.7 sp/month Rulership's Performance Popularity ++ Overall Confidence Level: ++ "Average" (238) (One "+" is bad, two "+" is acceptable, three "+" is good) Military Total Fleet Size: 10 Ships Civilian Militias (if levied): 6,710 Militiamen Peasant Levies (if mobilized): 2,418 Peasants City State of Hojah Population 12,240 Civilians 88% of total population The town of Hojah itself adds up to 7,800 people, including its military garrison. This is another place where poverty and starvation are facts of life. Food must be imported. Naturally, Margrave Bosit Hojah provide no charity to the poor... His military is what holds the place together (preventing the people of Hojah from rebelling and the pirates from plundering the land). Land Total Realm or Dominion's Surface: 840 sq.miles Total Income for the Realm or Dominion: 7,116 gp/month Average Tax Earnings/Tax-Payer: 4.8 sp/month (Fiscal Regime from hell!) Rulership's Performance (* Poor, ** Acceptable, *** Good) Popularity ** Overall Confidence Level * Unsteady 202 Military Total Fleet Size: 12 Ships Total Troops: 622 Warriors Civilian Militias (if levied): 2,948 Militiamen Peasant Levies (if mobilized): 1,120 Peasants City State of Zvornik Population 13,275 Civilians 96% of total population Good thing this place has a decent (albeit very old) ruler. There is some poverty and food still needs to be imported, although nothing like either Slagovich or Hojah. The present ruler is nearing the end of his life and his heirs are expected to revive frictions and rivalry with Slagovich, which will certainly hurt the dominion's frail economy and cause the confidence level to drop substantially. Zvornik maintains a small but good quality military. It is purely defensive, but allied with Hojah's forces it remains sufficient to maintain the balance of power with Slagovich. Land Total Realm or Dominion's Surface: 994 sq.miles Total Income for the Realm or Dominion: 4,284 gp/month Rulership Performance Popularity ** Overall Confidence Level ** Average 262 Military Total Fleet Size: 4 Ships Total Troops: 273 Warriors Civilian Militias (if levied): 90 Militiamen Peasant Levies (if mobilized): 1,595 Peasants City State of Zagora Population 13,613 Civilians 95% of total population Zagora is a relatively good spot to live in. It is self-sufficient as far as food production goes, living conditions are decent, and the military is more than adequate for such a small state. The end result is a high confidence level and one of the more stable states in the region. Zagora has a strong military tradition, which shows among their military -- it is the best in the region due to good training, magic use, and higher than usual experience levels. The state possesses no navy but includes an aerial force of eight knights mounted on wyverns, making the pride of the Zagoran people and their ruler. The only bad note to all this is the proximity of goblin raiders and, more troubling, a direct border with Hule. Zagora has a treaty with the other four City States in the event of a Hulean incursion, and to preserve it Zagora will act as a peace broker especially between Hojah, Zvornik, and Slagovich. Zagora also maintain favourable trade links with its immediate neighbour, Nova Svoga. The city of Zagora is fortified and numbers 4,728 inhabitants including its military garrison. Land Total Realm or Dominion's Surface: 728 sq.miles Total Income for the Realm or Dominion: 5,174 gp/month Rulership Performance Popularity ** Overall Confidence Level *** Prosperous 362 Military Total Fleet Size: - Ships Total Troops: 715 Warriors Civilian Militias (if levied): 2,424 Militiamen Peasant Levies (if mobilized): 2,850 Peasants City State of Nova Svoga Population 28,213 Civilians 97% of total population This farming nation is the weak link among the City States Alliance. Nova Svoga has the longest border with Hule and probably the lowest quality military. It presently remains under a regency and a corrupt government. Although Nova Svogans respect their regent, they truly hate his ministers who are seen as the source of their ills. Some go as far as suspecting a few ministers of being Hule's agents. Because of its current weakness, Nova Svoga tends to be much more accommodating with Hule than others of the alliance. Naturally, Hule's approach is to use Nova Svoga as a wedge to crack the alliance. This state has the potential to do much better since it is the largest of the alliance and has room for expansion. It's farming balance is positive. On the military side, however, the best elements tend to join the Zagoran army which is much better paid. Nova Svoga itself numbers 5,300 inhabitants with its military garrison. Land Total Realm or Dominion's Surface: 2,352 sq.miles Total Income for the Realm or Dominion: 4,631 gp/month Rulership Performance Popularity ** Overall Confidence Level * Unsteady 212 Military Total Fleet Size: - Ships Total Troops: 737 Warriors Civilian Militias (if levied): 3,428 Militiamen Peasant Levies (if mobilized): 4,110 Peasants ------------------------------------ The City State Alliance Leaving their civilian militias behind to defend the land, the members of the City States Alliance could line up 26 warships and probably two to three times as many merchant ships requisitioned for military duty, in addition to about 3,500 professional troops (including army and marine forces). Ambassadors of the five member states normally meet in the City of Slagovich to discuss the situation with Hule, humanoid raids from the hills and piracy at sea, which are their main concerns, and negotiate joint action to be taken if any. |