Municipality of Pirie
| City-State of Pirie | |
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| Culture Level | Medieval |
| Climate & Terrain | Temperate Forest |
| Year Formed | 748 BC[1] |
| Population | 1,709[2] |
| Races (%) | Human 90%, elf 3%, dwarf 3%, halfling 2%, gnome 1%, other 1% |
| Languages Spoken | Kislovan |
| Religions | Church of Ezra |
| Government | Elected Count, from among the noble houses of the city; only the nobility may vote. |
| Ruler | Count Väinö Ikävalko |
| Ruler Title | High Count of Pirie |
| Title Inheritance | Noble Elective |
| Title Ascendant (Above) | Baron of Kislova, held by Peto Casse[3] |
| Title Descendant (Below) | None |
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This section contains canon Ravenloft information from officially published sources; see the References below. |
The City-State of Pirie is realm of the title-holder of Baron, and thus the capitol of Kislova.[3] Originally essentially the settlement village that formed around what the migrants called Suojelijamme armon pyhä kirkko - or Holy Church of the Grace of Our Patron in trade[4], it can be thought of as a fairly religious community around the Ezran church, with a fairly cosmopolitan settler base of peoples from Lamordia, Vorostokov[5], and Darkon, as well as an indigneous Kislovan population. The city accepts all whom don't cause trouble - provided they adopt and conform to the local indigneous beliefs, and as such, for outlanders with means whom do not find footing elsewhere, it is popular, as well as with iterant demihumans, whom make up an appreciable but small part of the population.
Election
Unlike most of the Core, positions are not pure appointment or an inheritance, but rather, the City-States of Kislova utilize a more democratic model. The head of each noble house carries the title Count, which for purposes of peerage is inherently an unlanded noble title (though one can still gain title to land seperately), and they elect among themselves a High Count, whom is the head of the city-state. Whenever a High Count dies, or is otherwise deposed (rebellion, they resign, etc), a meeting called a ting is called at the Folkmeet, and the ballots are cast.
The laws around elections are arcane, complex, and intricate - and mostly exist to ensure the Baron of their confederacy does not have hostile Counts rise to High Count. They are rarely invoked otherwise.
References
- ↑ pg 77, Book of Souls
- ↑ Server canon: inflated to be on the low end of a "town" as its referred to, originally 600.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Baroness of Blood
- ↑ Baroness of Blood - the church and its dedication are left unnamed in the text, however
- ↑ Server Canon - Interestingly, after Vorostokov's destruction in the onset of the Time of Unparalleled Darkness, this makes Pirie the largest population of their people remaining in the core
