Claudia

"Full power to the Electromagnets! More power you fools! Moooore poooower!"

-Gnome engineer

Overview
While Birmingham is known for its mechanical industry, Claudia mixes the best of technology and arcane magic to create a society built on magitech. The Gnomish playground, a vibrant and beautiful island nation with a few spots of civilization. Clockwork automatons walk the streets beside their masters, tall multi-story buildings watch over the people and the sound of shifting gears and music can be heard and seen in all corners of Claudia's cities. Cloud City acts as the capital of this confederate nation, floating above on various motes holding up the city.

Economy and Resources
Claudia features its own self-sufficient society thanks to its clockwork labourers to do the basic work such as farming and building construction. Claudia also sees lots of trade, as it is an island nation it is at the centre of the world for sea and airships. Many adventurers and dungeon delvers see it as the ultimate privilege to visit Cloud City’s famed Kellen’s Emporium of Curious and Creative Trinkets, as his inventory of inventions is beyond the imagination of any weapon smith or armorer.

Culture and Climate
Gnomes are very open and friendly people, making Claudia a hot spot for rich nobles and individuals from Birmingham, Bordeaux and Korinthia to come to their beach resorts and vacation spots. Very colourful and loud, bardic concerts and shows are performed practically on every third corner street in Cloud City.

Politics and Government
Claudia consists of four major cities on its small island, each ruled by a Margrave with the exception of Cloud City. They all work towards bettering and safekeeping their island, but are all independent and are governed differently from Margrave to Margrave. Margraves are voted into rule by the people, or if the Margrave wishes to have their deputy take the responsibility after their terms are up. Claudia has been on edge with its relations with Khazanov as they accepted many Forged into their cities and this has made the Kaiser somewhat cautious.