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The Damocles Empire |
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| Total Population: 4.6 - 5.3 million (not including separate territories, colonies or off-world holdings) | |
| Calendar Year: 716 AD | |
| Annual Growth: + %8 | |
| Current Ruler: Emperor Baiganx Windfire | |
| Primary Resources: High sources of mineral and timber and above average amounts of quartz. Rich mountains in the area give Damocles all the minerals it desires in weapons production and for battle materials. The vast timber and forests are also used in ship production. Damocles has below average amounts in exotic items such as fine furs, wines and fruits. | |
| Primary Income Source: Populace Taxation. Due to a special tax rate (5 silver per person of the Empire per week) the income from this tax handles most income. The only other tax is a trade tax on nations trading within Damocles waters that do not have the proper authority (trade agreement) to conduct commerce in Damocles territory. | |
| Estimated Annual Income: The annual income ranges due to the population coming in and out. It is usually between the areas of 1.080 billion silver to 1.248 billion silver per year. | |
| Climate: Damocles is a good mix of forests and mountains with many forests reaching deep thru the central rocky plains. | |
| Established: 0 A.D. (The founding of Damocles was also the creation of the A.D. Calendar) by Earl Damocles. | |
| Additional Territorial Holdings: The islands of Canaris, Sentry, Weaver and Steeldeath. The colony of Daguenet (2,300 miles east of Damocles mainland). The Empire also has a small start-up colony on the planet "New Damocles". | |
| Current Alliance and Treaties: Damocles is in alliance with the nation of Dantania and shares favorable relations with the nations of Dineer, Vernalla and Ven'Tul. Damocles trades with all nations except Roshack, Verax and Axius. | |
| Financial Status and Reputation: The Damocles economy is a thriving one fueled by vast trade agreements, support for corporations and a sense of stability which flows into all of the citizens of the Empire and promotes spending and investments hardly any other nation can rival Damocles's economic strength. It is this wealth which is turned around to fuel the Damocles Military as %60 of all tax income is moved right into military spending, officer payroll and research and development of new technologies. A lack of trade relations with Damocles is viewed upon many as bad of a sign as excommunication from religious communities. However Damocles's high demands and control of the regional economic map is backed up by their strong military. Within all of this however the citizens of the Damocles Empire live in splendor compared to other nations. A normal citizen is entitled to the comforts of Damocles magical technology such as street and home lighting, hot and cold running water, city plumbing, a communications network, a credit system and easy access to portal transit that can allow a citizen to commute to anywhere within the Empire in mere moments. It is not unheard of for a person to live in the city of Norcon and hold a job in Basillicus which is 200 miles away. Nearly all high paying jobs within Basillicus are either military or government related as the average citizen's morale is very high. | |
| Military Status and Reputation: (Still under construction) | |
| National Reputation: (Still under construction) | |
| History: (Still under construction) | |
