Merchant House Cities

Eleven Merchant House Cities

On planet N'Ger there are eleven so called Merchant Houses. Each house developed into a large city.These cities are located in a rough circular fashion around the Glaring Desert of Profit.

The Cities are: Each city is a City state with its own laws and conditions. Alliances and partnerships as well as hostilities and fights between the City states exist for centuries and such alliances and animosities are changing constantly.
 * 1) Bolgowan - Karthanian
 * 2) We'glo - Yellow Heads
 * 3) Uk-Ka - Dai Than
 * 4) Lorrr - Togar
 * 5) Krerrh - Togar
 * 6) Asrix - Jooltar
 * 7) Asrex - Jooltar
 * 8) Boluren - Karthanian
 * 9) Lokta - Golden
 * 10) N'mno - Yellow Heads
 * 11) Omnar - Orkh

These houses control large regions of the planet with smaller towns, villages, farms, factories and mines.

The battle field is the central desert, owned by the Byki and their Emperor.

Large scale battle is prohibited but, skimishes are common, except  in the Gleaming Desert of Profit.

The Truth of the Eleven Houses prohibits that. Indiviual fiights, schemes, assasinations and murder are a part of life.

Each house maintains merchant ships, trade relations and has merchenaries fighting and protecting them.

None of the cities truly dominates, even though Lokta is seen as the richest and most successful (But not by much).

All of these cities are species independent. The Togar of Lorrr have no direct relation with the Togar Empire, neither have the Togar of Krerrh. On N'ger a Jooltar city might form an alliance with a Togar city against the other Togar. The Dai are not Okthi-Dai but don't come to Thana Shoo very often. Other Dai consider them Guthi[1] Togar may live in any of the other cities and consider themselves of that city, take orders or fight for that city.

The Golden do not recognize Sobody or any other Golden as authority. Their society does not include Golden Guards.

Only in matters of defense of the entire world are they united (They all pay the Garrison and N'Ger guards with equal shares) The Dai are also unique as their females play an interated part and are able to do business and fight.

[1] meaning : Lame, lazy, cowardly