Tourist's Guide to Risu

Risu is a place that is really confusing without the proper information. This is a meta post to help you understand it better.

Map of Risu

Sugauna Kingdom

Reactionary Autocrats. Been organized into a Kingdom for about a century and a half.
More Autocratic than Pudukkottai
Xenophobic
Intensely Devouted to the High Priesthood's protection. Paladins traditionally come from Sugauna and Pudukkottai.
Mining and Farming hotspot. More self sufficient.
Organized Army and Navy.
Confederation Goals: Return to Tradition. Abandon the foreign ways and kick them out. But also, that the other regions would become more like them as they see that as their mistake in the past.
(Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCkJ5lGPqFs)

Pudukkottai Kingdom

Reactionary Autocrats. Been organized into a Kingdom for about three centuries
more Feudal than Sugauna. The Tribes are the basis of the feudatory lands
Extremely Xenophobic
Intensely Devoted to the High Priesthood's protection. Paladins traditionally come from Sugauna and Pudukkottai.
Farming hotspot. More self sufficent.
Organized Army and Navy.
Confederation Goals: Return to Tradition. Abandon the foreign ways and kick them out. But also that the other regions would become more like them as they see that as their mistake in the past.
(Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCkJ5lGPqFs)

Triple Alliance

The organization of the city states of the Ailivian Sea lead by Agra founded on January 4th, 1120, in response to the Protectorate and other outsiders.
Trade based and xenophobic. Agra is immensely prideful
De Jure, Julianus, Agra and Lamponia. Agra, however, is the most powerful of them by far and wields the most power.
How this works largely is that the other two have pretty much accepted being lesser partners out of necessity for their own survival, and given their distance from Agra, have control over their affairs in the north while Agra does in the south. In the event of a war against a major power, all three will unite. Agra represents the Triple Alliance at the Council for better or worse
Distrustful of High Priesthood in general. Long has had their own version of it that was formally recognized at Rajabasa in exchange for them joining along with what is mentioned next.
At Rajabasa, was able to ensure their rights are protected, that their mainland territory would expand, and that when it came to slavery, there would be a gag rule of 20 years on the subject at the Council. Joyo Cahya was the one who supported this in exchange for trade rights between his state and theirs.
Cash crops are backbone of economy along with trade. The growth of the sugar and coffee trade have changed the fortunate of these cities in recent years.
Agra is known as "Risu's Toughest Nut" because of the near mythical walls she has that have never been breached despite many attempts
Agravani Fleet is the most powerful in all of Risu and is growing in power and modernization. Rocket based Artillery being augmented by cannons in recent years as well as strides into a new field, steam tech.
Solakota is the land exclave of Agra that also has a reputation equal to its mother. Extremely fortified and many sieges of her have failed. The main place where Agravani goods are traded to the mainland from.
Hates the Deadbeats, Kronies and Sabatangan with a passion. "Bellicose Tolerance of others." Has accepted Lusitanian Artisans in recent years.
Ties with Sugauna Kingdom and Shrivastava Empire. Suguana always has been friendly to the city states, while the latter is "The Enemy of my Enemy is my Friend."
Confederation Goals: Autonomy and protection of their rights. The reassertion of their power regionally through military and economical means.
(Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXK9dAhqcPc and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=due79C-oi4U)

Republic of Gatupan

Kenzoku influenced decentralized republic formed in 1009
Peaceful, and somewhat isolationist. Not xenophobic but not xenophiliac
Agrarian Based, large amount of farmers.
Apathetic in general
Citizen Army and Citizen Navy
Confederation Goals: Peace between all and harmony. Good relations with Kenzokus
(Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKrsAje9lxg)

Shrivastava Empire

Autocratic Empire forged under the leadership of Joyo Cahya
State that has uprooted most of the traditions and reformed them culturally, religiously, economically and politically totally.
Pragmatic and enlightened despotism.
Great internal investments from the Government and Foreigners that aim to build a state worthy of its master and its people.
Most powerful land power, and aims for a powerful navy too.
Immensely distrusted by many other states for good reasons but also looked up to by others. It's image comes from it's ruler.
Selectively Xenophobic.
Confederation Goals: Unification of the Confederation under the leadership of Joyo Cahya and the reformation of all of it in his ways ideally. Pragmatically, getting the others to work together.
(Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkT8iwg5VVY)

High Priesthood

Theocratic State ruled by the Paus from Pasuma
Religiously and Politically powerful.
Nut Tax, and Indulgences are backbone of economy
Focused largely on the religious affairs of all Tupai but also is in struggles to be what outsiders see as the face of the confederation.
Focused on Reforming Tradition but not radically.
Witches play an important role in the High Priesthood via their magic, role has changed somewhat since Rajabase and the Sherah reforms.
Apathic to foreigners, just wants the best for the people of the nation.
Confederation Goals: Peace, Harmony and making sure the other states don't destroy this fragile confederation. Ultimately, to rule by faith over all of them if possible.
(Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSZRAlSLQsk)

Confederation of Hermes

Decentralized Enlightened Tribal Confederation
Diverse in its makeup and how it is ruled. Local leaders make decisions for their localities with only essentials coming from the central government at Hermes.
Central Government is made up of a representative from each tribe and is presided over by two elected Elders as the executives.
Risunaissance focused: Science, the arts, and rebirth of thought.
Economy is Guild Based
Xenophilic
Idealistic in nature
Army is organized by the tribal leaders while navy doesn't really exist yet. Intense effort at making more guns and defenses.
Confederation Goals: Promotion of the Risunaissance to all other states, advocacy of decentralization and the protection of Tribal Rights. Unification by thought.
(Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgDF2xfcbv8)

Free City of Sabatangan

A City-State Republic which is itself a centralized federation of 8 culturally and ethnically related tribes.
Led by 3 different entities: The Tribal Council, the Court of Sabatangan, and the elected Elder.
Founded on ancient republican and egalitarian tradition.
Very legalistic: The founding laws give authority to the government, not the other way around.
Economical and naval power.
Risunaissance leaning: Interested in political, philosophical, and economic change.
Economy is largely based on the secondary and tertiary sectors. Banking and lots of crafts-squirrels.
Most important industries are ship-building, fishing, pearl & coral diving, metalworking, jewellery, and cloth making.
Large producer of pearls and gem-quality coral.
Food is sourced primarily from the sea and the farmland that surrounds the city. Somewhat dependent on surrounding areas for food imports.
Neither xenophobic nor xenophilic. Only Sabatangan tribe members are considered full citizens.
Open to trade with anyone but Agra.
Free trade or small tariffs, which are re-invested into the domestic economy.
Powerful merchant marine, sizeable navy. Good Green and Brown water navy (by /risu/ standards). Blue-water capabilities being expanded.
Sabatangan-chartered trade company in the makings.
Citizen Army, Citizen Navy. Only citizens, and residents of certain approved ethnicity (Like other Tupai and Kronies) can join the armed forces.
Defensive agreements with nearby powerful settlements like Ceres, and ideally with whomever noble family of the Shrivastava Empire ends up controlling the land bordering Sabatangan. Will pay others to die for Sabatangan.
Confederation Goals: Autonomy and protection of their rights. Expansion of Sabatangan economic dominance in the Confederation. To make Sabatangan a center of trade and progress, and the most beautiful city in all of /risu/, and to become filthy rich while at it.
Agra Delenda Est.
(Theme: https://youtu.be/6hJemZ1151s)

League of Emporium

League of City States in the North East
More info to come soon...