Full Name of Nation: The City States of Noghre Common Name: Noghre Government Type: Confederated Merchant Republic of City-States Technological Level: Bronze Age Demonym: Noghrian, Noghrese Dominant Species: Silver Elves - Silver Elves are a humanoid species known for their tradition of silver and gold smithing, and theocratic societies. Silver elves are tall, about 6 ft on average, with golden colored skin and black hair. Cultural Traits: The Noghre are well known for their caste system. The society is divided into the laborer caste, agrarian caste, artisen caste, merchant caste, and priest caste. They are also defined by their matriarchial society, most notibally in their merchants and clergy. Agrarians are mostly transhuman nomads, spending summers and autumns tending to grain farms to be used by the merchant class, and winter and spring herding animals across the warmer lands in the south. Laborers are mostly servile in their nature, living as farm hands or menial laborers in service to traveling merchants. Language: Noghrese Population: 500,000 History: The first cities began poping up around Noghre 2,000 years before the current era. The modern city states of Isadan, Siah, Mamnu, Namak, Yakh, and Kuh are the result of an arms race between the many tribes of Noghre. The current confederation is a loose alliance between Namak, Siah and Kuh, hoping to take control of the others. Military Type: Conscripted Military Population in Military (%): 12% (mostly made up of upper class men in the grunt ranks and Merchant Class women filling up the officer positions)