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largecity = Cortallia-Rathwood, Underwall |
 
largecity = Cortallia-Rathwood, Underwall |
 
government = Benevolent Paternalism |
 
government = Benevolent Paternalism |
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economy = Parecon
 
leader = Ryker Everstone |
 
leader = Ryker Everstone |
 
title = Count of Suthergold |
 
title = Count of Suthergold |

Revision as of 04:47, 23 April 2014

Suthergold
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Feudal Status: County
Capital: Kingsgate
Largest Cities: Cortallia-Rathwood, Underwall

Local Leadership Title: Count of Suthergold
Local Government: Benevolent Paternalism
Current leader: {{{leader}}}

Local language: Shirithian English
Local Religion: Suthra

The County of Suthergold is the northernmost of Goldshire's four counties. Before the 5220s, what would later become Suthergold was the then trivial county of Goldendown, a small and neglected land which had never acted as more than bargaining chip. Even Diarsanta (later to be Underwall), the capitol, was barren and unkempt. It was in the year of 5227 ASC that a newcomer, who identified himself as Ryker J. Everstone, applied for Shirerothian citizenship and was dubbed Count of Goldendown but two years later by Duke Ryabin Merkayastreb of Goldshire. Shortly after Everstone was given his title, he ordered detailed surveys of the county to find any resources which might have been overlooked by his superiors. It was during this expedition that major gold deposits and the isolated people of Sutherland, who had split from society for a better way of life, were discovered. Count Everstone offered these once-nomadic people the means to reconnect with Micras, an offer which was accepted on the condition that their lands held the right to self-governance and minimal unannounced government interference (an endeavor of the young Count's since his appointment). As he wished his lands a new beginning, Everstone officially renamed the county as Suthergold, after the hidden treasures of "Old Goldendown". To boost the Suthergoldian economy, Everstone authorized the settling of the gold mining settlement of Cortallia, named for the Sutherlandian mortal-turned-goddess of fate and fortune. After a large system of mining tunnels was established, the artifact which would later be dubbed as the Everstone was uncovered and given to Ryker (who eventually learned to control its ancient magic). Suthergold became one of the most active counties in the state and was slowly earning its place with those more developed. After a prophecy was made by Cortallia through a Sutherlandian shaman telling of the future of Kingsgate, the count turned all of his attention toward creating one of the greatest cities in all of the Imperial Republic. Despite generous donations of laborers and materials made by other states, progress was slow. To solve this problem, the county held the first "Stoneharvest" which is a large expedition through ruined civilizations to scavenge for materials and other resources. During this time, one division of the mission came across an unrecorded civilization of natives, the Rathasians. Some of these people agreed to join the Stoneharvest and accompany them to Suthergold to spread their culture. The foreign presence was, once again, very well received by Count Everstone along with his people. After one generation of Suthergoldians had formed its own identity, the clashing of cultures led to the foundation of Suthra, an entirely new faith which combined and compacted the pantheons of both formerly-isolated populations.