Province of Vernica
The Province of Vernica is the most populace of the provinces in The Republic of Solden and Vernica containing around 80 million people, just over a fourth of the Republic's population, and is the largest supply of troops for the legions. Vernica imports massive amounts of food from the provinces of Luclana and even some from Plania to feed its citizen. The Province of Vernica contains the city of Vernica, one of the two capitals of The Republic. Vernica contains two of the largest training facilities for legionnaires. The province is fairly wealthy as it contains Miana, a city known for producing large amounts of mechanical creations such as cannons and guns to supply to the legions as well as containing a large mining complex. The city of Vernica is a source of a significant amount of trade, but is not known for the amount of trade it receives and the only major exports it has province wide comes from Miana.
Structure
The province of Vernica is one of the two provinces directly ruled by the senate and the consul of Vernica. The senate usually focuses economically on the the provinces of Solden and Vernica and militarily and taxation on the other provinces. The Senate will directly pass legislation in the home provinces to ensure The Republic of Solden and Vernica is maintained and no internal threat poses a danger to the senate and their external threats are dealt with and eventually bent to their will. The provinces are allowed to have their own senators, the specifics can be seen in the legislative body of The Republic of Solden and Vernica, but the home provinces when working together will always have the upperhand.
Public Agenda
The province of Vernica is the military hand of the Republic and dispatches the majority of the legions. They maintain control with forces where necessary and destroy enemy armies and local rebellions where manipulation has failed. Military service is highly praised within the province as new legionnaires are constantly needed to reinforce the legions.
History
The Province of Vernica was considered to be fully colonized in 3568 C.E. when the armies of the Vernicus family pushed the orcs past the Crelan Spires. The Vernicus and Soldicus family entered into an alliance to fully control the flow of colonists and trade between them and the old world. These two families formed The Republic of Solden and Vernica which has been maintained to one degree or another up into the modern age. The province of Vernica continued attempting to push out and settle the planet for the next two millennia with wars with the orc consuming the entire focus of the legions trying to push them out of the current province of Luclana, but constantly being pushed back to the Crelan Spires and occasionally even losing land in the Ferax grasslands. It wasn't until Polipsis and his son Evander finally pushed the orcs off of the Guira plains and formalizing the province of Luclana that Vernica could focus on more than just the myriad of orc tribes on the plains. Polipsis and Evander then initiated the First Albion Wars which Vernica completely swept away the armies of Albion. The peace accords and wealth Vernica received from Albion allowed Vernica to aid Solden in their wars with Those of Gaulren who were being beaten back. Vernica sent their legion and when Polipsis was given false information from a compromised flamen that Solden was prepared to betray them. These events lead Polipsis to start The First Republican Civil War.
After the events of The First Republican Civil War most events until the second Republican civil war and third Republican civil war are lumped together as one action taken by The Republic of Solden and Vernica for ease of explanation. The two provinces are fairly different with distinctive cultural norms and celebrations, but its geopolitical actions are taken by the senate which is considered united.
Territories
The province sits on the Ferax grasslands which are fairly fertile lands and also contains the Crelan Spires, a large mountain range that provides excellent choke points to protect from land invasions from the East and an excellent source of mineral wealth. The Crelan Spires are actively mined by Mianan miners and have sometimes taken to hiring Dwarven miners to share their expertise in difficult areas. The Ferax grasslands are densely populated with several major cities and towns dotting the landscape. The grasslands still contain a large number of farm, but is slowly being taken over by more urban towns and cities.
Military
The Province of Vernica contains a large number of legions being trained or training new legionnaires. Because of this the province usually has between thirty and fifty legions stationed in the province to hone their skills as well as protect the capital. The amount of legionnaires being trained in the province means it usually holds the largest amount of legions in the entirety of The Republic of Solden and Vernica. The legionnaires are also used as the policing force in the province to also train the legionnaires on keeping a city pacified. Usually half of the legions in the province are being trained, a fourth are doing the training, and a fourth act as the local law enforcement or garrison of the cities and towns.
Religion
The city of Vernica's patron god is Abadar and the rest of the province usually falls in line. The Justicar is of course worshiped above all other gods as the savior of The Republic of Solden and Vernica, but the Justicar had Vernica maintain Abadar as their patron god following the sundering and the crusades. The province of Vernica mostly worships lawful gods with very few chaotic, even chaotic good gods, being worshiped within the province. There are those that claim the city actively suppresses worship of chaotic gods of any kind.
The province of Vernica contains several churches for peaceful worships and monasteries dedicated to training warpriests and clerics, but not to the extent Solden has.
Agriculture & Industry
The province of Vernica has a moderate agricultural sector, but is one of the largest industrial powerhouses in the Republic thanks almost entirely to Miana. The only two cities that can produce more worked metal products is Karak Dumar and Endronia. The province exports Mianan crafted goods across the Republic to supply the legions and city garrisons. The province of Vernica is dedicated to producing war material and imports luxury goods either from the province of Solden or from the Adal Caliphate.
Founding Date
3568 C.E.
Type
Geopolitical, Province
Alternative Names
Castrum Magnus
Demonym
Vernicans
Government System
Democracy, Representative
Power Structure
Autonomous area
Parent Organization
Location
Controlled Territories
Neighboring Nations
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