The Free Cities League
Founded in 199576 SE the League is aimed at facilitating commerce in the region, the league offered freedom of movement between the cities, no tariffs between their territories, and a military defensive pact in case of external invasions. It also formally made slavery illegal in the region, though most of the city-states already had local anti-slavery laws.
The league joined The Empire of the White Flame in 299574 SE as a Principality, their introduction into the empire was different from the other principality, they were never conquered but entered into the federation of their own will, they maintain complete freedom of self-governance and religion, including but not limited to practicing magic and other arts or cults considered Heretical by the Empire, they also have no conscription obligation but can and have sent volunteers, the only obligation they have towards the empire is monetary taxes that have not been raised since their integration into the Empire, so are quite low due to inflation, many in the empire feel that the free cities are hedonistic and heretical, they outlawed slavery and accept members of any race, the technological advantages they bring to the empire are however invaluable so much in fact that even the Church is willing to turn a blind eye and for the free cities having the full might of the Empire should a foreign power attack is vital to their survival.
The Prince Elector of the Free Cities is elected by a representative of the governments of each city.
Government
The league has a council of member states, each City in the league has 20 representatives elected by their local government, and the council palace is located in the city of Serene. The council has only the power to enact temporary edicts to safeguard and promote the economy, it could for example forbid fishing in certain areas to let the piscine population regrow or allocate funding to initiatives such as the recent colonial initiative.Military
Each Free City maintains its army as it sees fit, the league does however impose standards to avoid either excessive military buildup or inadequate military forces in the region and imposes adequate monetary sanctions on those non-conforming. The league maintains a defensive alliance, each of its members must swiftly move with full might to defend other members from external invasions. Some notable militaries in the region include the Serene Navy, which is one of the strongest navies on Mundus, and its marines nicknamed Devil Hounds are one of the best shock assault troops in the Empire, unparalleled in amphibious assaults, in contrast to Serene the city of Goldenfield maintains only a city guard and is severely underperforming by the league standards, the city sees the sanctions as its defense spending, leaving all of its military strength in the hands of their allies.Economy
Each Free city is a regional economic power, united they become one, if not the major world economic power. Most of the advanced technology on Mundus Comes from the Free Cities, also knowledge, not only academics but also tactics and strategy is a major export.
Founding Date
199576
Type
Political, Federation
Alternative Names
The Free Cities
Parent Organization
Subsidiary Organizations
