Underground Kingdom of Catamain

The earth near The Flare  is invaluable for finding rock linked to its Fundamental essence. These rocks are most commonly found as a rare gemstones, which is reason enough to search for them, but also greatly boost tethers for Flare Attunists when in contact with their skin. It is for this reason, that all over the world there is a constant demand for Flare Gems. Catamain takes advantage of this by dedicating itself to the mining and trading of Flare Gems, selling them to the Drukh Theocracy and Nioriath Republic in return for wealth, food and service from heroes. Despite lacking the infrastructure and magical technology of its rival, the Kingdom of Argentium, Catamain building its entire country and culture around the Flare Gem commerce helps it not only compete but dominate in the north where trade routes from Argentium are too long and tedious.
Uniquely, Catamain lacks powerful Sky Attunists and the culture surrounding them and as a result is the only populated nation without a Roar Barrier. However, this causes few problems as the surface of the country is never used, because after all, there are no Flare Gems up there. Therefore, instead of towns and cities on the ground where all would be deafened, Catians create mining communities numbering between a few hundred to a few hundred thousand merry inhabitants with the largest community being the capital Wofteat where the Goblin King has his residence.

Structure

Each mining community has a Lord maintaining order, good working, and fair exchange. These Lords report to the Head Colony Wofteat and receive whatever aid the King deems necessary.
For transport of goods there exists great underground highways created through the sheer will of the Flare Attunists who carved through it. There is a highway between each highway and Wofteat including further highways to the lands of Nioriath and Drukh.

Public Agenda

Providing supplies of Flare Gems to friendly nations and in return receiving wealth. In the case of violent nations or even wars Catamain will stay out of affairs, buried where it cannot be affected.

Assets

No formal army however communities will have minor town militia for defences. If Catamain were to ever be involved in battle, an immense supply of Flare Gems would prove hard to defeat especially with so many Flare Attunists to use them.

Peace in earth

Type

Geopolitical, Kingdom

Alternative Names

The Green Burrows

Demonym

Catamainian

Neighboring Nations

• Drukh Theocracy
• Flutterhum