Weldon is culturally most closely aligned with the European continent on Earth. There are cultures there that represent all major cultures in Europe. These are:
Culture Name Province Name
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English Protilesh
French Droch
German Kestak
Austrian Sentat’al
Polish De’Brosh
Italion Marionnesh
Scandinavian Hostibash
Of course, my cultures are only modled after my idea of what these cultures consist of.
Within each of these provinces are several small nations. Each has its king and court, although some are too small to actually have a perceptable effect on continental politics. But with a few exceptions, the provincial kingdoms are guided and ruled by some sort of council who’s primary job is to see that the kingdoms in their province obey the orders of the Emperor, but more importantly they act as a cultural and economic booster. They might recommend that a specific other province be shunned by all or they might declare a specific religion anamatha for the province. In all but Kestak, the provincial head is elected once per 10 years by a council of kings. This person must then immediatly report to the Emperor for investiture and examination. The Emperor may reject a provincial candidate, but this has only happened on 3 occasions, and a war between the province and the Emperor resulted on 2 of those occasions.
There is an emperor who’s power now is just a left over from the Black Millenium. His only responsablity is to prevent warfare between the kingdoms (he has no army to threaten them with) and to keep some roads open (he chooses to keep only certain ones open). The Emperors castle is in the most heavily fortified and stocked castle on the continent. It is in the out of the way town of Suppixton.
The other kings do all the rest of the adminesteration of justice (they may appeal to the emperor, but he only hears cases one month per year, just after the new year. The poor weather cuts down on the number of cases he has to hear. Only cases involving persons not native to a specific kingdom will be heard. If someone from another kingdom is caught murdering somewhere, he may demand to be heard by the Emperor. In practice, only those with political connections enough or a solicitor clever enough will have an appeal option with the Emperor. Besides that, the bulk of prisioners actually arriving at their appointment with the Emperor actually arrive. Unless the Emperor sends an escort, it is common for the prisioner to be given little food, shelter, and care during the journey. The Emperor seldom looks into cases where the prisioner dies of exposure on the way to their appointment.
Here are some sample Weldon names
Baf Goggal Fib Nuzzil Kim Voggiv Qag Suppix Thob Bessul
Bef Temmuf Fid Pebbek Kiv Jaffet Qaw Thattez Til Cassin
Bix Luddab Fiw Veffal Kur Tuvvuv Qoth Cossed Til Paggus
Bob Doffek Fob Thossix Lac Tavvul Quw Limmov Toc Ponnol
Boj Bezzom Foch Rezzom Lash Jiccal Ref Saggut Jaj Neggir
Nug Temmus Sux Nassac Xil Vullez
Dis Peddus Jep Cevvoc Paf Rexxel Tal Thollel
Dum Pussos Jesh Gullos Pog Jorrim Tel Fuppez Xon Vippam
Feg Xuffol Kaz Nobbok Pos Wazzuz Thap Ceffog
Feq Gekkas Kex Pixxup Puz Guttex Thiq Vuggoz Zag Neggez
Bam Xemmif Gash Robbex Koq Cannad Pur Xoddut Sod Lassud
Bih Chiccan Gish Tippog Koq Geccod Qan Vevvib Sof Zuzzot
Bih Sabbac Giw Zibbuf Kot Kirral Qash Gommab Such Simmol
Bor Mullut Gop Nuggel Kuk Cedduk Qaw Thukkad Thav Tavvad
Cash Lommuk Heb Peddic Kul Vattit Qeth Fellok Thech Bukkar
Char Chirrok Hesh Laggog Kuth Wiffoz Qum Xizzam Thug Chevvem
Chex Settut Hom Bettum Laq Thannon Qun Vexxep Thuth Shottun
Chof Rippix Jas Zinneg Lel Molles Rig Thopped Tij Shennix
Chus Chemmeb Jaz Wobbut Let Tappuf Rir Borras Vak Vammem
Coh Hippov Jeq Xikkal Lir Russop Rish Heddip Vat Chissim
Dag Thuxxet Jiq Boccig Mac Beggep Saj Thirren Vav Guddok
Der Calluv Jiv Taggub Mav Summam Sep Nuvvut Vuz Bossol
Dew Zommok Jok Bussal Miz Shammub Shab Feppun Woh Buppag
Dog Gulleb Jop Doffeg Mod Happik Shab Qoxxix Wuh Mebbic
Doh Dommut Juc Thossof Mon Gissep Sheg Vattin Wuj Kippal
Duc Kakkop Jus Toffog Mosh Qemmot Shis Ponnim Xeth Xorrox
Dus Linnin Kar Veggoc Nag Pevvoc Shoq Zakkiv Xij Jettoc
Dut Wussab Kesh Sittif Nuz Vaffum Shov Wullan Zag Tessar
Fex Gavvoz Kez Faccab Paf Chakkug Shoz Xoppek Zat Thiff
Some city names are:
Protilesh (Eng)
Veffal
Thossac
Bezzom
Saggul
Gullious
Thattatt
Pixxup
Signtim
Old Gekkas
Towns:
Cevvoc on the River Lem
New Nobbick
Horsefen
Peddus
Yelorna
Smith
Tomeston
Lochglen
Passem
Fassogo
Beddiston
Landishon
Old Allon
Perdua
Tradon
Some cities in Droch
Zinnegis
Faccabis
Dommutis
Zonnital City
Tellitis
Parritis
Shonnit
Towns:
Drochis
Ennis
Hessissital
Bernardis
Roggetis
Fronis
Pierris
Dodois
Honneris
Avvaris
Quarris
Vennis
Russian
Tebroshis