A colonial empire making their first forays into the world and managing unrest at home.

The scramble for southern living space should be interesting.

Claim is in orange.

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[b]Name:[/b] Fourth Empire of Cerdanya

[b]Territory:[/b]

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Homeland - The home territories of Cerdanya.

Cross Chanel Expanse - This land was conquered 100 years ago. Cultural differences across the channel are a source of unrest, but the lands are too productive and important to the spice trade to let them go.

Island One - The major source of sugarcane to the Empire. This is one of the last places indentured servitude is practiced in the Empire.

Island Two - It's got birds and rocks. An early colonial claim.

Southern Port Colony - A strongly held colony and trading port.

Uneasy Colonial Holding - In the Far East, a vassal state run a colonial governor and a class of local mandarins.

Military:(This should be a short section describing the organization and state of your military, do not go into detail about numbers or specific units)

Military: Spread thin navy, good horse people.

The martial tradition of Cerdanya is built on their history as horse warriors. This is changing as they expand. Their navy, while well trained, is spread thin across their colonial ventures and spends most of it's time supporting their trade routes and colonies.

Economy: Mostly agriculture, but embracing industrial manufacturing. Environment will take a big ole dive.

As of right now, the economy of Cerdanya is focused on agriculture and trade. Their wealth is built from trading with and generally running over their neighbors to the south. They have built spice trading routes from their colonies, and this one of the their major exports to the north.

There are several railroads? in Cerdanya, built using some imported technology. Cerdanya is at the cusp of an industrial revolution.

Culture: Vaguely Spanish-French. Very leisurely, but this is changing with the coming of the industrial revolution, and also racist.

History: Cerdanya is an old Empire, ruled by a hereditary monarch. The ruling families have been disposed multiple times throughout history, with each new bloodline marking a new age.

Other: Grows a lot of olives.

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