Mazecii

Race: Don't be ridiculous, The Golden Republic of Mazevico is not racially-based. Human, Lizardman, Mericon, Valhallan, even Devilion - all are welcome to join the endless fleets of the Gemstone of Vizera. Might it be necessary as well, for the Mazecii themselves are few and far-between. The Mazecii are similar to humans, but for being taller, slimmer, fairer, and far more beautiful than their counterparts, as well as the points at the end of their elongated ears. The Mazecii once belonged to a greater race of 'Eldar', but only they, the magic-less Mazecii and their great city, survived in the end. Even though Mazecii live for inordinate amounts of time, with some believing the race may just be immortal, they are fiercely clan-oriented and the birthing of a new child is viewed as the expansion of one's clan, a carefully regulated happenstance.

Fluff: Mazevico gleams just as bright as it did before the fall, and let none tell you differently! The result of the death of an ancient empire long ago, Mazevico continued to link the world together with it's position in the center of the world's great ocean, using old imperial docks and navies. With ideal location and the natural craft and intelligence of the Mazecii, Mazevico itself became known as the 'Gemstone of Vizera' and the 'Tamer of the Waves', and, as a place with no despot, the one city where anyone could truly forge their own destiny. Much history is lost of the city after the great fall, which resulted in most of the city's destruction and the vast majority of the great Mazecii houses killed, fleets across the world ruined - but the destruction of the world was no true stop for Mazevico. No, the Gemstone of Vizera will never cease to glow.

Government Type: Merchant Republic. Elections are held for the Noble Father of Mazevico (The head figure of the government) every fifty years or upon death, and elections for the Golden Council of the Republic, which boasts twenty seats of varying prestige and power every decade. Of the two, the Golden Council holds more unified power, but the Noble Father is much more powerful than any individual of the Council. Only the 'noble houses' of Mazevico may vote, with the patron of each house and each property-owning son of his casting a vote in elections. The majority of the noble houses are Mazecii, though not all, and to become one means besides owning your own fleet and contributing consistently to the improvement and well-being of Mazevico, submitting to the city's strict regulations and rules on family and ownership. If a sin has truly been committed, a vote may be called by the Council to eject a member of their ranks or the Noble Father, which all houses participate in, though such a vote passing is very difficult. Should a noble house cease to participate in the active improvement of Mazevico, they may loose their status, or worse.

Economy Type: Almost entirely based on trade, international deals and banking, both local and international. However, Mazevico itself produces some of the best and most expensive alcohol in the world, and their exported clothes and literature are highly prized as the pinnacle of fashion and culture. Though slavery is banned in the city itself (Slave trade and moving slaves through the city is fine), becoming indebted to one of the houses of Mazevico, which many poor men seeking fortune and fame in the only true free city eventually fall into, is perhaps worse - there is no real way to escape servitude in the great trade fleets once such an event occurs, but, of course, none of the indebted truly realize this. What few examples manage to escape from debt slavery tend to be successful, so much so that one such human now is the patron of his very own noble house, something that is never let up. Don't bring up the fact that the 'exotic concubines' of some of the more decadent houses aren't there willingly.

Religion: There is no formal religion in Mazevico, as that would discourage the immigrants that the city so desperately needs to man it's fleets and populate it's poor, lacking the kind of total growth that more traditional nations boast. While immigrants may keep their religion, and there is not even a single religion among the nobles, the Mazecii and the Nobles (Barely separate, as all who make it so high are essentially Mazecii themselves by that point) are overwhelmingly Voscorian, an ancient religion following a pantheon of greek-esque, constantly fighting Gods and Goddesses. Though shrines to nearly every God exists in the Golden Republic, the biggest and most beautiful are to the Voscor Gods, all of which are revered quietly and mostly privately, serving more as inspiration to the great and enchanting works of literature that the bored Nobles of Mazevico put out than anything else. Their faith was much larger before the fall, but now only Mazevico remains Voscor. Perhaps one day, it shall return, would Odirthel will it.