Witchocracy

The Witchocracy, officially Shud Zar Myrion Zar Koni, is also referred to as Hive of the Jet Sorrow and the City of Ratjinn. It is a city-state on the continent of Shoteka near the Firewater Straits. The Witchocracy also controls some territory in the straits themselves.

Culture and Politics

The Witchocracy is ruled by a sorcerer-witch hierarchy, hence the country's common moniker.
Hunters from the Witchocracy are known to travel deep into Rohagi for bounties. At least one Witchocracy hunter, pursuing Stiltspear, was known to make bouquets of severed stiltspear hands.
The Witchocracy and its neighbor, Tesh, are known for their heavy use of strange magic. The Witchocracy's wizards are able to cast hexes that close off parts of entire oceans to enemy vessels; these hexes were famously employed during the Tesh-New Crobuzon War to deny the New Crobuzon Navy access to the Firewater Straits, although they were broken several years after the start of the conflict.
The Witchocracy is also home to the eponymous witches, who appear to be distinct from wizards. Some of these witches are able to conjure so-called "dreamdevils" to attack enemies by "sleeping a hunt-sleep".

Relations

The Witchocracy was allied with Tesh during the Tesh-New Crobuzon War. After Tesh's surrender following the failure of their city-killer ritual, the Witchocracy continues to control the Firewater Straits and levies tariffs on trade vessels passing through.

Type

Geopolitical, Country