From musseauh@esiee.fr Tue Sep 24 15:12:33 1996
Date: Tue, 24 Sep 1996 18:28:39 +0200
From: Herve MUSSEAU <musseauh@esiee.fr>
Reply-To: mystara-l@io.com
To: mystara-l@io.com
Subject: [Mystara] meriander

Meriander (Kingdom of)
Location: Bellissaria, west of southern Skothar, southeast of Aquas.
Capital: Alchemos (population 15,000).
Area: 92,034.
Population: 100,000.
Language: Alphatian.
Coinage: Alphatian Standard.
Taxes: Meriander imposes the standard income tax of 15% on everyone of  servant 
status or higher and an import tax of 1% (this tax only concerns goods coming from outside 
the Confederacy and does not concern goods from Karameikos due to a trade agreement 
between that nation and the Confederacy). 10% goes to the Imperial Treasury.
Government type: Semiautonomous monarchy owing loyalty to the New Alphatian 
Confederated Empire since Kaldmont 13, AC 1012.
Industries, Description, Notable Sites, History, Flora and Fauna: See the PWAs.
Important Figures:  Hubertek (King of Meriander and General).
Updates for the years 1013 and 1014 AC: King Hubertek put an end to the old 
Alphatian law that restricted nobility to spellcasters.
See Also: DotE, PWAs (esp. PWA3 for latest information), nace, nace1314.