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Rubis

Rubis

Information

Head of State: None
System of Government: Confederacy of City States
Major Religions: Mallan, Roma, The Balance
Minor Religions: None
Languages: Rubic
Major Species: Dwarves
Minor Species: Humans; Nixies
National Descriptor: Rubran

A collection of nation-states, once the heart of a great empire many hundreds of years ago.

Five Rumours About Rubis

Rumours may be known by characters who are not from and have not visited Rubis. This is just a small sample of rumours you might have heard about this country, much reduced from its glory days.

  1. All the dwarves in the world are actually from Rubis.
  2. Rubis is an incredibly rich country where everyone does intricate metalwork all day.
  3. Rubis once conquered your homeland, but was ultimately driven back.
  4. Rubis was once the heart of civilisation, but then civilisation collapsed.
  5. Everything in Rubis is underground: the only things on the surface are farms and wilderness.

Five Facts About Rubis

For your OC reference, or IC if your character is from Rubis or has visited it in the past.

  1. A Fallen Empire: Rubis is all that is left of a great Dwarven Empire that supposedly ruled the world at one point. Now it is all gone, and Rubis is the vestige that remains.
  2. Famed Crafters: The dwarves of Rubis are famed for their skill at artifice and the highest quality goods are said to flow out of Rubis.
  3. Clans and Guilds: The dwarves of Rubis organise themselves in accordance with a structure of clans and trade guilds as the primary social and political unit. These clans are largely geographic, as there are no blood ties between dwarves.
  4. Second Class Citizens: The non-dwarves who make their home in Rubis live on the surface and are treated as second class citizens.
  5. Underground Splendour: The dwarves of Rubis live underground in splendid ancient halls of vast sizes, supported by the people of the surface.