Waeyroni States

 

Waeyron, the smallest continent on Tear, is home to fifteen autonomous city states, of which, all but two are centered around coastal port cities, speaking to the importance of sea trade for the continent.

Council Cities of Waeyron

Waeyron is the smallest continent on Tear, and also among the more remote. Consequently, the city states here tend to have robust alliances and trade agreements even though they are not confederated in any formal sense.

The major division in Waeyroni politics is a geographical one, with the economies of the western cities being almost entirely agricultural and the economies in the east being heavily connected to mining and industry. This division of resources leads to frequent - if minor - trade disputes, particularly if the harvests in the west are compromised by bad weather or drought.

There has never been a significant, lasting war between city states in Waeyron, and historically, disputes that have not been resolved diplomatically have been resolved by mediation through courts in Cairgherd, the largest city state on the continent. Waeyron has also never been invaded - the orcish conquests never came to Waeyron, and the conflicts of the Imperial Era remained far from her shores. While this sounds idyllic, the lack of a culture of discipline has resulted in the governance of the Waeyroni Council Cities to be inefficient, soft and informal. Consequently, Waeyroni governments has made them ripe for corruption, both by internal organized criminal empires and by large, powerful global factions.