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Velletia

Velletia

Head of State: Marquis Claudio di Velletia
System of Government: Oligarchy
Major Religions: He Who Suffers (Sordan)
Minor Religions: Demon Worship
Languages: Rubic
Major Species: Humans
Minor Species: None
National Descriptor: Velletian

A tiny yet rich nation in the vicinity of Rubis.

Five Rumours about Velletia

Rumours may be known by characters who are not from and have not visited Velletia. This is just a small sample of rumours you might have heard about this tiny yet influential city-state.

  1. Everyone in Velletia is rich enough to be a prince in any other country.
  2. People say Velletia is incredibly rich, but actually, because they are all actors, it’s a lie – they’re just acting really well. If you test one of the jewels, you will find out it’s glass.
  3. Velletians are all Sordanites… and everything that means. Watch yourself if you go there, unless you want to be in pain.
  4. Velletians live on and by the water, yet they have a strange and superstitious fear of it, so none of them can swim!
  5. The rich merchants in Velletia have secret organisations that control things all over the world…

Five Facts about Velletia

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

  1. Decadence and Trade: Trade is the lifeblood of Velletia. Every citizen knows who owes what, and what others stand to inherit. Gold flows through the rivers of the city.
  2. He Who Suffers: Sordan is the God worshipped in Velletia, and the conceptualisation of the God focuses on experience and sensuality beyond mere pain.
  3. A Mysterious Reckoning: In 1298 Velletia seemed to lose many of its ruling class. This is related to the long-established and practiced art which still forms an essential and commonplace part of the upper class lifestyle.
  4. Performance: The arts, masquerade and performance are so essential to Velletia that whole ritual arts have been dedicated to it.
  5. A Republic of Gold: Velletia is a republic, but voting rights are strictly based on monopolies, property ownership and position. By this mechanism, the elite battle among themselves while denying a wider franchise.