Treonol Autocracy
The rulership of Treonol is oppressive and fights an ongoing war to suppress and oppress the people to maintain the rule of the elite merchant caste. The people loathe the rulers of their own land with more passion than the hated Helegu.
Undebted and free Treonol citizens live in constant fear of becoming an Indebted to one of the Grand Merchants. Travel is restricted by the Autocrat’s court and only the Grand Merchants may travel freely without the need for permission. Even general traders need permission to cross territories and permission to leave is only occassionally granted to free citizens and never to the Indebted.
Outside of the Citadel banditry is growing problem, along with non-human incursions.
Treonol has not been allowed to build any fortifications around its towns or cities until recently.
Villages are often enclosed with low lying walls of stone sometimes painted white but often surrounded by a series of ditches and bramble like fencing designed to slow down raiders and thieves rather than out and out stop them.
Regular tribute to the Roaring Host includes silver, hides, livestock, olive oil and slaves.
The Roaring Host currently have turned their attention westward against the Paracer Ascension and have left behind in Treonol:
- the Mughal (Governor);
- a small detachment of Helegu (1000 horse-warriors); and
- the blood sworn Gimu horse warriors (a client tribe of the Roaring Host).
The Autocrat, the Mughal and his detachment are based in and around the Citadel of the Autocrat, 100 miles from the Telehetti border at the plateau drop-off.
