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== Economy == | == Economy == | ||
Compared to most other nations the economy of Jesel could be viewed as fairly primitive. The official currency of Jesel are gold and silver pieces, circular pieces of refined ore that have been stamped with the mark of the sun, the same symbol as seen on Jesel's national flag. However, despite Jesel having an official currency the majority of transactions are done via bartering, this is due to Jesel's natural resource scarcity being a desert nation, and thus commodities such as clean water, wood, bread, and livestock are seen as much more valuable than simple metal pieces which the ore-rich country has an abundance of. For this reason tithings to the Magistrate are often payed in food, wood, and other natural resources instead of conventional currency. | |||
Further driving up the price of natural resources is the labor involved in collecting them. Jesel lacks the technological prowess other nations have managed to develop out of the need to out preform competing nations, something the isolationist state of Jesel has never had to face. For this reason the growing and collection of crops and livestock is a time consuming and difficult process, though it has afforded farmers a comfortable life as their goods are always in high demand. | |||
Beyond the scarcity of natural resources the value of gold and silver pieces has been further pushed out of favor due to the recent prevalence of counterfeit currency. Since gold and silver pieces are simple to forge criminal outposts have taken to making their own false currency and passing it off as real, plummeting their value through oversaturation. In other nations this wouldn't be as big of a problem due to more advanced methods of creating currency that Jesel simply doesn't have. | |||
== Demographics == | == Demographics == | ||
Revision as of 21:45, 31 March 2023
Jesel Jesel | |
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 Flag | |
| Motto: "'May the great sands guide you'" | |
| Anthem: "wikipedia:" "" | |
| Capital and largest city | New Babyl |
| Official languages | Sulbic |
| Ethnic groups |
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| Demonym(s) | Jeseli |
| Government | Autocracy |
• Speaker | Kal'Sulan |
| Legislature | High Court of Jesel |
| Formation | |
• Establishment of Jesel | 11th March 2023 |
| Currency | Pieces |
Jesel is a country.
History
TODO
Geography
TODO
Government and politics
Jesel is an autocracy led by a supreme ruler known as the Speaker, a religious figure who interprets the will of their god and acts as their symbolic vessel. The Speaker has the legal and religious authority to instate or change any law they choose. The Speaker is also granted impunity from any punishment the law would normally deem appropriate for committing a crime. After a Speaker ends their rule they decide who the next Speaker will be, if the current Speaker dies or is otherwise unable to decide a successor the decision is left to the High Court of Jesel who will vet candidates as they see fit.
The High Court of Jesel is comprised of six judges who are responsible for creating and adjusting all legal rulings in Jesel, though any decision made by the High Court can be vetoed and changed by the current Speaker. Members of the High Court are chosen by the Speaker and may remain in power for however long they desire or are otherwise forced to step down by decree of the Speaker. If a vote or decision is left tied between the High Court's judges it will be broken by the Speaker.
Beneath the High Court are the various town councils left to conduct general administration of a town. Similar to the High Court of Jesel all town councils have the authority to create and adjust laws, though these laws cannot contradict any laws previously passed by the High Court. The High Court may also change or veto any law formed by a town council if deemed necessary.
Policing and enforcing of Jesel's laws is left to the Jesel Guard, the Jesel Guard is a blanket term used to describe any law enforcement organization within Jesel, such as the Town Guard, Sandstriders, and Sun Guard, though this is not a complete list.
Economy
Compared to most other nations the economy of Jesel could be viewed as fairly primitive. The official currency of Jesel are gold and silver pieces, circular pieces of refined ore that have been stamped with the mark of the sun, the same symbol as seen on Jesel's national flag. However, despite Jesel having an official currency the majority of transactions are done via bartering, this is due to Jesel's natural resource scarcity being a desert nation, and thus commodities such as clean water, wood, bread, and livestock are seen as much more valuable than simple metal pieces which the ore-rich country has an abundance of. For this reason tithings to the Magistrate are often payed in food, wood, and other natural resources instead of conventional currency.
Further driving up the price of natural resources is the labor involved in collecting them. Jesel lacks the technological prowess other nations have managed to develop out of the need to out preform competing nations, something the isolationist state of Jesel has never had to face. For this reason the growing and collection of crops and livestock is a time consuming and difficult process, though it has afforded farmers a comfortable life as their goods are always in high demand.
Beyond the scarcity of natural resources the value of gold and silver pieces has been further pushed out of favor due to the recent prevalence of counterfeit currency. Since gold and silver pieces are simple to forge criminal outposts have taken to making their own false currency and passing it off as real, plummeting their value through oversaturation. In other nations this wouldn't be as big of a problem due to more advanced methods of creating currency that Jesel simply doesn't have.
Demographics
TODO
Culture
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