[b]IN CHARACTER INFO[/b]

The year is 714 on the planet Syindra. This world has a large amount of oceans and a few large continents, peppered with several city-states, encompassing many races. Many of these city-states are so distant from one another, with dangerous wildlands in between, that they have very little interaction with one another. There is some trade, mostly along coasts, and travel is slow. This has caused each city-state to develop into unique, distinct culture, one of which is known as Indiga. 

Indiga is a republic city-state, at the end of the long and massive Violetta Bay. It is a bustling port, specializing in trade and shipcraft, dominated by humans, though open to other races as well. Magic is quite rare in Crimea, and the only open use of it is for practical purposes. Practical, passive, and craft-based magics are view positively, while destructive and combative magics are highly frowned upon. It is formally governed by the Indigan Council, elected representatives of various boroughs of the city. However, the true power comes from the Sailors' Guild, the group that controls the Shipwright's Company, the fishing industry, and all sea trade. While they are the most influential of the groups, another is always rivaling them, the Academy Governors. These governors run the world renown Indigan Academy and the Library of the Skies. In addition to controlling these iconic landmarks, they also maintain the record keeping for the entirety of Indiga. All other responsibilities, control of the military, taxes, and day-to-day operations of the city-state. 

Indiga is a fairly peaceful place, with no nearby city-states to endanger it. They simply have to protect the citizens from the natural, and unnatural, dangers in the wilds outside of the city. This is made a lot easier due to the mountains the encompass the western side of the city, with a single pass into the city. Silver Pass is walled, gated, and guarded at all times. The coast and docks are patrolled and protected by the Indigan Navy. The biggest dangers are starvation and disease, especially in the poorer boroughs. With little fertile land, the main source of food comes from fishing, with some coming from trade with other city-states. Even with these dangers, the city maintains a large, crowded population, the majority living just above true poverty. The wealthy consist of merchant families, the middle class are shop owners and artisans, and the lower class are the manual laborers. 

Recently the closest, island city-state of Crimsia was devastated by a massive volcanic eruption. A prophet of Crimsia had seen the eruption in a vision, and with the aid of the Indigan Navy, much of the population was evacuated. They now reside in a ghetto of Indiga, and maintain their own small community, economy, which is for the most part, self-sufficient. They have recently tried to have a representative put upon the Indigan Council, but were rejected. Since then, there has been a large amount of quiet unrest and grumbling among the Crimsians. Many fear this unrest will reach its explosive tipping point soon.