The Republic of Tae
Salt of the Earth
The Ongommu Tae opted almost immediately to form a republic to govern their day to day matters, due to a growing concern that any one person would have too much power to maintain the simple and peaceful way of life their faction fought for in the civil wars following the Blight. The Republic of Tae holds elections annually for a handful of Directorships that manage various civil and municipal offices for the population. The Ongommu Tae people have one settlement in Cairn, known simply as the Greenlands Commonage, deep in the Southern plains as far from the Blighted Lands as possible. This settlement is focused primarily on agriculture, and hosts large swaths of land dedicated to the growing of food and industrial crops alike. Beyond the fields, flocks of sheep and herds of cattle are kept and shepherded through the designated grazing lands, and further still are the granite and marble quarries that supply most of the human needs for construction materials. Life and law within the Greenlands is simple and relaxed, with most of the people opting for lives of gentle work and meager lives. The Commonage has a civil militia consisting of retired veterans and youths looking for a change of pace that is commanded by the Director of Peacekeeping, Johanna Munkshoud. She is a quiet woman and generally known to be forgiving and eager to find alternative solutions for law breakers and dissidents that she apprehends. The Greenlands prison only has a handful of cells and should rather they stay as empty as possible. The other Directors hold council in the central meeting house, colloquially called the Confluence. Here they discuss public matters most evenings to packed houses of citizens. Judgements are made to end disputes and dole out justice, much of which are influenced heavily by public influence which can be gauged by the level of noise made when questions are asked and answers given. The Ongommu Tae are extremely welcoming, and there is no such thing as a stranger in their lands. All races can find a table to sit at and a warm hearth to rest by. The Greenlands is home to numerous taverns and inns, and all of them are popular with both the civilian population and travelers from the outside alike. Foreign matters, which are monitored by the Council, are not held in the highest of regard, as the general populace have little to no interest in getting involved in the petty squabbles of others. They would rather fight to maintain their way of life, the struggle for the power to change others. To the people of the Greenlands, change is a natural thing that nature will bring about in due time.
Territories
- The Greenlands Commonage This is the one and only settlement of the Ongommu Tae. The settlement itself is quite large, covering an entire province that dominates the Southern Plains. The area it covers if the most lush and fertile lands in all of Cairne, and one of the few places left that the sun pierces fully through the gloom on a daily basis. Filled with cobbled roads and beaten paths, the gardens of the Greenlands are vibrant and fragrant and its lakes and streams clean and cool. The entire realm is a sharp contrast from the rest of Cairne, and the attitudes of the people here match it very well.
Military
civil militia consisting of retired veterans and youths looking for a change of pace that is commanded by the Director of Peacekeeping, Johanna Munkshoud.
Foreign Relations
The Ongommu Tae are well received and well liked by almost all other cultures with the exception of the Gauldowhynna. They are fair trade partners, despite holding the only agricultural lands and well respected for not taking advantage of it.
Agriculture & Industry
The Commonage is the last remaining agricultural center in the world. This is the only untouched land that remains untainted by the Blight, and one of the only remaining places that receives direct sunlight as well. While the primary focus is on grains and larger scale crops, the Ongommu Tae also have a large population of cattle and animals of burden, the few herds that remain unaltered by the energies of the Void. Cows, sheep, and horses can be found here, but they are not bartered or traded aside from the the packed and preserved meat and other byproducts that are harvested from them. The Ongommu Tae also maintain a number of smaller mining outposts within the Commonage, though these are mostly for internal use, surplus is also traded.
Trade & Transport
As the sole remaining agricultural center on the planet, the Commonage is an unassuming trade hub. The Board of Directors insist that airships and overland caravans that come to trade be stopped at the borders of the Commonage and the transfers made there to keep out any potential and unwanted outside contaminants that could threaten their crops and livestock.
Education
Education is primarily done through apprenticeships and often maintained within a family lineage.
Infrastructure
There is a fairly complex sewage and filtration system, as well as underground piping for the transfer of water for use in their agricultural endeavors. In almost all cases, these technologies were designed and donated by either the Bechtlarite or Culvarkt people.
Type
Geopolitical, Republic
Capital
Predecessor Organization
Training Level
Trained
Veterancy Level
Trained
Demonym
The Tae
Leader
Leader Title
Head of State
Government System
Democracy, Representative
Power Structure
Autonomous area
Economic System
Market economy
Currency
Splinters
Major Exports
- Grain
- Honey
- Vegetable Crops
- Beef
- Mutton
- Wool
- Cotton
- Silk
- Granite
- Marble
- Potable Water
Major Imports
Technology, art, and literature are among the most popular imports in the Commonage.
Legislative Body
The Board of Directors
Judicial Body
Director of Peacekeeping, Johanna Munkshoud
Executive Body
Director of Peacekeeping, Johanna Munkshoud
Location
Official Languages
Related Traditions
Controlled Territories
Neighboring Nations
Notable Members
Related Ethnicities
Peace
The Republic of Tae is well loved by nearly all the lands of Cairne, and the trade and skill they bring to any dealings is not only welcome, but crucial to survival. The Ongommu recognize the Hiversteadians as fellow freedom seekers, but are slow to involve themselves too deeply in a direct sense with them, as they still remember where they came from better than most.
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