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====== La Repubblica di Darokin ======

//"Gli abitanti di Darokin dicono di essere pacifici mercanti contrari alla guerra, ma la differenza tra loro e noi sta nel fatto che loro pagano altri per combattere le loro battaglie e usano la dialettica per convincere che sono nel giusto nei loro abusi" -// Sempronius Gallo - Diplomatico thyatiano presso Darokin

===== Le terre =====

Darokin è una delle nazioni più floride del Mondo Conosciuto - tuttavia il suo benessere non è così notevole come quello di altre nazioni. Nelle terre di Darokin la ricchezza è distribuita in un modo un po' più uniforme nell'intera popolazione; con i contadini di Darokin <..>

La nazione è ricca: le Pianure Streel, il cuore di Darokin, dove metà della popolazione vive, domina il centro della nazione. I fattori della Pianura Streel producono grano a sufficienza per sfamare il doppio dell'intera popolazione nazionale. Prossimo alla pianura si estende l'imponente lago Amsorak, un bacino che offre una ricca abbondanza di pesce. 
La ricca produzione agricola rappresenta metà del benessere di Darokin; l'altra metà è rappresentata dalla formidabile classe mercantile che trasporta le derrate in eccesso alla maggior parte delle nazioni del Mondo Conosciuto e ritorna con beni di scambio da queste lontane lande. Darokin ha solo un porto principale, Athenos, perciò i mercanti si trovano spesso a dover affrontare viaggi   in carovana via terra e assoldano spesso ad avventurieri e mercenari come scorta. 
Ci sono molte altre città importanti a Darokin: la più importante è la Capitale, Darokin appunto, che funge da raccordo nella rete dei mercati darokiniani; Selenica, nella parte sud orientale della nazione, centro delle attività delle carovane verso [[:karameikos|Karameikos]], Ylaruam, Rockhome e [[:thyatis|Thyatis]]; infine, Corunglain, una cittadina molto bellicosa situata ai confini con i pericolosi umanoidi delle Broken Lands. 
Una caratteristica molto importante di Darokin sta nel fatto che l'intero Impero di Alfheim e abbracciato dal territorio di Darokin. Le relazioni tra gli elfi e gli umani sono positive. Le are pericolose includono la Palude Malpheggi situata a sud, dove si possono trovare mostri di ogni genere, e le Lande Degli Orchi, sul versante estremo di Alfheim che 


The Land

Darokin is one of the wealthiest nations of the Known World – but its wealth is not so noticeable as that of other nations. In Darokin, the wealth is spread a bit more evenly throughout the population; with Darokin’s peasants far better off than peasants all over the Known World.

The land is rich: the Streel Plain, the heartland of Darokin, where half the nation’s residents live, dominates the centre of the nation. The farmers of the Streel Plain are able to grow enough grain to feed the whole nation twice over. Near the plain is the mighty Lake Amsorak, a freshwater lake that provides a rich bounty of fish.
The abundance of agriculture is half the source of Darokin’s wealth; the other half is the nation’s formidable merchant class, which hauls the excess food to most of the nations of the Known World and returns with trade goods from these distant places. Darokin has just one major port, Athenos, so merchants are usually involved with land travelling caravan ventures, and resort to adventurers and mercenaries for their protection.
There are several major cities in Darokin: most notable are the capital, Darokin, that acts as the middle of the web of Darokinian trade; Selenica, in the southeast, centre of the caravan activities toward [[:karameikos|Karameikos]], Ylaruam, Rockhome and [[:thyatis|Thyatis]]; and Corunglain, a very warlike city on the border with the dangerous humanoids of the Broken Lands.
A notable feature of Darokin is the fact that the whole Kingdom of Alfheim is encircled by Darokinian territory. Relationships between elves and humans are on good terms. Dangerous areas include the Malpheggi Swamp in the south, where monsters thrive, and the Orclands, on the far side of Alfheim which is officially part of Darokin but in fact in the hands of humanoid raiding bands.
History
Darokin was a land of conflict between humans and humanoids for a long time, until elves migrating from the west reached the region and settled down in what would become known as Alfheim. With the help of the elves, the balance in the region was tipped, and the Eastwind clan of humans got the upper hand, and founded the Kingdom, that later took his name from one prominent member of the clan, Ansel Darokin. Later, the power went over to the Attleson clan, but decreased contact with the elves resulted in misunderstandings and eventually into the Elfwar. Orcs took advantage of the situation, and Corunglain was besieged and sacked before elves and humans put an end to a fruitless war. 
After the death of the last King of Darokin, Santhral II, in AC 723, political unrest spread through the land, until, around AC 927, the richest merchant houses and families agreed on a central government for the entire country.
The People
The Daros are a heterogeneous population, made up of several peoples, and this has resulted in a population of light olive complexion, with hair and eyes that can be of almost any colour, with brown hair and eyes being the most common. They are a notoriously hard working lot; most are driven by the desire of success. Each generation wants to live in better surroundings and clothe and educate their children better than the last generation did. Darokinians as a people are notoriously opposed to war and other violent solutions, but prefer to settle things by diplomacy. There is a national diplomatic service known as the Darokinian Diplomatic Corps, whose function is to try to solve internal and foreign policy problems peacefully. Government and Religion 
Although nominally a Republic, Darokin is a plutocracy – ruled by the rich – but a very long sighted one. The plutocrats believe that keeping the standard of living high and keeping the laws fair throughout the social levels makes workers enthusiastic – so far, they have been successful. 
The merchant houses are the true political powers within the nation: the Merchant’s Guild has the monopoly over trade, and non-members are not allowed to trade with members, so not being a member means no trade, no business, no money. The ruler of the nation is the Chancellor, who acts as the President of the Merchant’s Inner Council, and thus controls the Merchant’s Guild, supported by the leaders of the most important Trading Houses.
Owing to the cultural diversity that makes up the Republic, the religions followed by the people are similarly heterogeneous. There is no official religion in Darokin and nearly all religions of the Known World are practiced here.