Serith
Serith is the capital city of Immelea. It has a population of roughly 200,000. It is a primarily industrial city,
Demographics
Population
Serith has a population of roughly 200,000 permanent inhabitants. These inhabitiants are mostly Demons, Humans, and Cambions.
Religious Demographicss
Unlike Rothos, Immelea does not have an official, state religion. Despite this large separation of religion and state, there is an overarching religion within Immelea, and, consequently, Serith. This overarching religion is known as "Immeaism". Over 85% of the population of Immelea worships as part of Immeaism. The main deity worshipped in this polytheistic religion is known as Seritha.
Architecture
Materials
The architecture in Serith is primarily made of clay brick and soft clay mortar for walls, shale tile affixed with soft clay for roofs, and wood reserved for more expensive flooring types and support beams.
Wood is not rare in Serith. The reservations of using it in buildings comes from the flammability. Flammability is a bad thing with the prevalence of fire magic used by the peoples of Serith.
Shapes of Buildings
The shapes of buildings in Serith tend to be very angular and blocky thanks to the wide usage of rectangular bricks in construction.
Government and Politics
Government Structure
The government officials of Serith report directly to the Imperator - the leader of all of Immelea. As the Imperator is normally busy with running the nation, there is a mayoral council of 3 people elected every 5 years to run the city itself.
The Current Mayoral Council
The current Mayoral Council as of Year 7903 AA is made up of 2 Demons and 1 Human.
They are:
- Raine Broadbent - a Demon woman
- Leila Vance - a Human woman
- Quincy Sutton - a Demon man
Law Enforcement
Law Enforcement is considered a neutral force in Serith. They are not required to report to anyone. Corruption is dealt with in the form of a judge council that is considered a part of the Law Enforcement branch that is elected by the people of Serith.
Election and Voting
The people of Serith have complete control over the election of government officials. Each and every vote cast is counted, and those votes are what decides who wins the election directly.
Elections take place every 5 years, with the term of the elected officials starting the first day of the year after the election year.
Food and Cuisine
The food and cuisine in Serith tends to be very flavorful with many spices and herbs added to each dish. These dishes normally take two to three hours to prepare, and, as such, professional chefs are quite common. These professional chefs work in large restaurants, which many families go to for their dinner. Breakfasts and lunches tend to be less extravagant than the dinners in Serith.
Common Meals and Drinks
A common breakfast dish is cinnamon-sugar bread with eggs, spicy sausage, and milk.
A common lunch dish is a beef sandwich with a piece of fruit and more milk.
A common dinner served in the restaurants is a heavily-seasoned beef roast with sides of green beans and sweet peas. The most common dinner-time drink is a stout beer, followed in popularity by pale ale.
Brewing
The brewing of beer is a religious affair in Immelea, and, as such, most of their beers come from special brewhouses that double as churches.
Work in Serith
Serith is a primarily industrial city.
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