From musseauh@esiee.fr Tue Sep 24 17:09:07 1996
Date: Tue, 24 Sep 1996 18:30:43 +0200
From: Herve MUSSEAU <musseauh@esiee.fr>
Reply-To: mystara-l@io.com
To: mystara-l@io.com
Subject: [Mystara] qeodhar

Qeodhar (Kingdom of)
Location: Northwest of where Alphatia once lay.
Capital: Farend (population 5,000).
Area: 88,791 sq. mi.
Population: 19,000.
Language: Alphatian, Heldannic.
Coinage: Alphatian Standard.
Taxes: Baron Norlan imposes an income tax of 20% on everyone of  servant status or 
higher and an import tax of 2% (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% of it officially goes to the Imperial Treasury, 
but in effect Norlan declares only about half of what he really collects, so only about 5% of 
his income goes to the Council.
Government type: Semiautonomous monarchy owing loyalty to the New Alphatian 
Confederated Empire since Nuwmont 13, AC 1014.
Industries, Description, Notable Sites, History, Flora and Fauna: See the PWAs.
Important Figures: Norlan (King of Qeodhar, General of the Army, Chief of the 
Police, and secretly Chief of the Special Force), Mariella (Queen).
Updates for the years 1013 and 1014 AC: After having enjoyed years of 
independence, King Norlan reluctantly agreed to join the New Alphatian Confederated Empire 
in the year 1014, when he realized Qeodhar was one of the last territories of now-sunken 
Alphatia that was still independent from the Confederacy and became convinced that the 
Council had set to retake all Alphatian territories_by force if diplomacy didn't work.
Norlan didn't want to lose his time attending the Council meetings, however, but what 
he didn't know is that this would prevent him from discovering Alphatia's survival within the 
Hollow World_something that could also have explained his wife's disappearance.
Baron Norlan didn't want to lose the power his small army brought him, however. Thanks to 
a trick he managed to keep control of 40% of it_and even created a secret service. The other 
60% (i.e. the Army) are now under Broderick's control. Baron Norlan has thus split up his 
army into three distinct bodies: the Army, the Police and the Special Force.
The Army represents 60% of the total numbers, and is placed under the jurisdiction of 
Commander in Chief Broderick of the NACE.
The Police represents 30% of the old army, an is in charge of patrolling the cities, 
arresting people and similar duties. Although policemen can use arms and armors, they are not 
considered an armed force and as such remain under Norlan's control.
The Special Force is a secret service, mostly spies and assassins, who are basically the 
most able 10% of the old army. They don't have any official existence, and their actions are 
always covert ones_few people know that force exists.
See Also: DotE, M1, PWAs (esp. PWA3 for latest information), nace, nace1314.