Highmarch
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Summary
The Commonwealth of Highmarch is a small and young land located at the heart of the East Continent, straddling the area where the hills and mountains rise up from the forests to the south and west and from the great plains to the north and east.
As a democracy all nobles are citizens and have a full say, and equal votes, in the governing of the realm. War and peace, the election of government officials, constitutional changes and the appointment of regional representatives and governors (OOC: region lords); in all of these it is the nobility who make the decisions, regardless of rank.
Lying at the crossroads of the continent, Highmarch is naturally likely to be in the frontline of any conflict and its military is organised accordingly. The realm was born as a friendly secession from Vix Tiramora and that realm remains its oldest, and closest, ally. Beyond that Highmarch strives to be honourable in all international dealings, to fight its enemies honestly on the battlefield, and to promote the spread of democracy across the continent.
Citizenship
Nobles of Highmarch are not tied to a specific liege-lord or ruler as they are in kingdoms. Rather, they are free to offer their services to a regional representative or governor in exchange for an estate, bringing them a place in society and a share of the tax raised from the region. Citizens are free to change estates, or even to leave the realm, whenever they wish.
Furthermore, citizenship gives a noble that most prized possession: A vote in the affairs of the realm.
Citizenship also brings extensive rights under the constitution, the right to raise a personal armed guard and the right to run for public office. It also brings the responsibility to serve the realm and provide military service in times of war.
As such, only a minority of the population are citizens. All citizens, in accordance with the natural order of creation, must be of noble birth for only nobility possess the courage, intelligence, honour and self-sacrifice necessary to make decisions for the enlightened government of the peasant masses. Additionally, only nobles from significant houses are awarded the right of citizenship.
The minor, local nobility may have their place in the administration of regions and the civil service but it is only after the accumulation of significant wealth or prestige that one of their house might be made a citizen (OOC: only noble, player characters are citizens).
