Bornica

Imperial Capital

by Sebastien Grenier

Demographics

Population

120,000

Majority

Humans

Minorities

Halflings and Dwarves

Enclaves

Orcs, Dragonborn, Elves, and Tabaxi

Religion

Praverianism (Bornican)

Language

Common (Cytrian)

Government

Hierarchy

1. Emperor of Cytria
   
   
2. Trirada
   
   
3. Council of Nobles
   
   
4. League of Merchants

Since the late-7th century AC, Cytria has functioned as a theocratic monarchy, where the Trirada (tri-council) hold veto power over the sovereign (though only with a unanimous vote). The sovereign, however, has the right to nominate candidates for ascendence, as well as to veto any election that has won by less than 60%. This dynamic has led to emperors and empresses effectively stacking the council with Imperial sycophants, which has both eased and agitated frictions between the Church and the Crown.

Econonomy

Exports

Primary: Smelted Iron, Manufactured Goods, Silk
Secondary: Wine, Wheat Flour, Barley, Cut Jewels

Imports

Koprekian Iron Ore, Incense, Spices, Sugar, Tea

Districts

Palace Ward

Royal Palace, Hall of Records, Courthouses, Jails, etc.
(Noble, Wealthy and Clerical)

The Basilica

Basilica, Library and Hospital (Wealthy and Vjerni)

Market Ward

Market Square, Mint, Textile Wallstreet (Merchant-class)

Fountain District

Estates of the Elite (Noble and Wealthy)

Moridian Quarter

Dwarven, Gnomish, and Orc enclaves, Forge, Jewelers (Merchant-class and Poor)

The Docks

Docks, Shipyard, Red Light District - technically outside of the city walls (Poor)

Matchstick Ward

Tanners, Butchers, Rendering Farms (and other dirty industries) - All outside of the city walls, and downriver of the rest of the city. (Poor)

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Basilica of Saint Borna

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owering on a natural citadel over the city, the basilica was built to honor the patron saint of Bornica, completed shortly after the First Conquest. Both the remains of Saint Borna and the Black Scrolls are housed within the temple complex, which serves as the center of power for the Holy Church of Bornica. The Basilica is the largest temple in the Praverian world and one of the earliest known examples of early-imperial

Cytrian architecture. Because the Crown funded the temple's construction, the Holy Church pays a tax to the state, giving the Crown both the limited power to keep the Church in check, as well as the responsibility of infrastructural upkeep. Rulers who have failed to maintain the structural and aesthetic dignity of the basilica have gone down in history as both incompetent and morally deprived.

The Golden Serpent

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Nobles of Bornica

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There are currently nine noble families of Bornica. Though they do not rule over any lands or vassals to the Crown, the head of each family runs a city district and/or imperial function, wielding a great deal of direct power within their position. The following are the nine Noble Houses of Bornica, c. 977 AC:

House Bartus

Lady of the Scroll
Basilica

House Brezina

Lord Admiral
Docks

House Charvat

Lord of the Coin
Market Ward

House Hlavec

Merchant Lord
Moridian Quarter

House Kochevar

Lady of Arms
Palace Ward

House Krech

Lady of Justice
Palace Ward

House Malecek

Lord of Edifice

Fountain District

House Orlik

Lord of the Robe
Palace Ward

House Sivak

Lord of Mills
Matchstick Ward

Each noble family commands their own militia, which varies in size depending on the family's wealth, but is no larger than the Royal Guard without inciting a hefty tax. The combined forces of these militias and the Royal Guard constitute the resident army of the Capital. While families of non-human ancestry have recently risen to economic prominence within the city, the noble families of Bornica have all been and remain strictly human; so far.

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Type

Capital