Duchy of Rosenstrand
One of the territories of Arkenhorn, Rosenstrand is the oldest of the Arkenhorn duchies having started as the Kingdom of Rosenstrand in 419 BCE. This land is marked with rivers and has many settlements "floating" in cannal systems.
Structure
Rosenstrand is governed by three merchant princes, the wealthiest merchants from each of the territory's major cities: Westwend, Swanford, and Wavemeet.
Each merchant prince has their own merchant's council which oversees the welfare of the city and its surrounding territories and all three princes meet regularly in Westwend, the Duchy's capital, to discuss national matters.
The Queen selects one of these princes to be the Duke of the Duchy who reports into her court and is officially in charge but, in practice, the council act as a unit for common interests.
Culture
The culture of Rosenstrand relies on the rivers and the seas. The people of this land are well accustomed to the water and its population is made up of fisherfolk, brown and blue water sailors, and merchants. All children are taught to swim from a young age and many go on to learn how to work simple water vessels. Owning a ship is a mark of prestige and some of the wealthiest Roses have fleets that approach the size of the Queen's Fleet.
The diet of the people of Rosenstrand is based in fish, with salt water fish being more prized the further in land you travel. A Rosen fishing village is often smelt before it is seen as the smoke houses prepare the delicacies of the region.
The people of Rosenstrand are extremely mercantile, considering conversations on coin the most important. "Gossip can wait when there's money to make." It is rare for Roses to talk on matters other than business when the sun is up. Because of this, the nights in Rosen tavers are full to the brim with racous laugher and celebration that time wouldn't allow for in the daylight
Public Agenda
Rosentrand has two main concerns; a flow of coin and the strength of the navy. They are publicly against policies that would restrict trade or weaken their maritime defences.
Assets
Rosenstrand holds the largest port in the continent and houses the Queen's Fleet (the kingdoms navy)
History
The Duchy of Rosenstrand began as the Principlaties of Rosenstrand before the Arken unification. They avoided much conflict in the times before the unification by being independent war profiteers and being seperated from much of the fighting by the Aegarkarf Swamp. It is said that they joined Arkenhorn to turn a profit. The Merchant Princes at the time had little use for the pride that some of the rulers of the other kingdoms had, meaning that bending the knee to a queen was a small price to pay for the trade oppurtunities afforded by a union.
Demography and Population
Population: 9.86 million
Territories
Area: 132,000 square miles
Trade & Transport
Rosenstrand trades in fish and whale products with its near neighbours but its real economic strength lies in its secretive salt farming techniques which majes Rosenstrand the largest exporter of salt in the world.
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Founding Date
1 CE
Type
Geopolitical, Duchy
Capital
Predecessor Organization
Demonym
Roses
Leader
Ruling Organization
Leader Title
Government System
Plutocracy
Parent Organization
Official Languages
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