Federation of the Inner Sea

See Freeport and you can die. It is hard to explain just how impressive the capital of the Federation of the Inner Sea is, but let me try. More than one million people live there, it spans three continents and 47 islands. The inner walls are more than 150 feet tall and 40 feet thick, while the outer walls are a paltry 100 feet tall and 30 feet thick. There is more gold there than in any other nation on Gemnos. Freeport is truly the greatest city of them all.

When would later become the Federation left the Empire of Ortygal in 2999, there was much discussion on how this new nation should be run. No one wanted to have a kingdom or an empire, no one wanted something similar to the Saldanas. But they wanted the best possible person or persons to make the decisions. In the end, they opted to create a council called the Conclave.

The members of the conclave were: A great warrior, an arch-mage, a high-priest, a powerful merchant and the leading noble. To advise them, there is another council, comprised of senior members of every single guild in the Federation. This is how it was, and still is. Whenever a member of the Conclave dies, the other members choose another similar person to fill the vacant seat. A member of the Conclave forfeits all personal assets except for a few items and work for the remainder of his life to improve the Federation.

To some, this might seem like an odd way of running a nation, but it has worked well for the Federation. Ever since it's inception, it has just gotten more and more powerful. It's capital and dwarfs all other cities on Gemnos in size and importance. Freeport is by and large the greatest city in the world. The merchant fleet of the Federation sail to all ports of Gemnos and it's navy is matched by none.

In fact, the Federation has managed to stay out of every single war since it was founded. Sure, there has been a lot of skirmishes, both with Ortygal and the Kingdom of Erathis. The Federation seems more than satisfied with the land it has, only seeking to gain power through wealth and diplomacy.