Magnaurinae

You're at the biggest party of your life, bright colours all around you, loud music, lively, smiling people. Someone punches you square in the jaw and you lose a tooth. Ah, it can only be the great golden city of Magnaurinae.

 Summary 

Magnaurinae is a moderately sized, yet firmly established human city, just on the eastern outskirts of the desert of Santhal.

Political System

The Magnaurians benefit from a benevolent dictatorship, having one monarch at a time. However, with the current king growing weaker with each passing day and the ony heir (The King's only child) unable to fill the role, Magnaurinae seems to be heading toward a period of civil unrest.

 Culture 

Though the Maugnaurians are looked down on by those, like elves, who typically value intellectual skills, graceful dances and classical literature, to say they lack culture would bea great understatement. Physical skill is highly praised in the city, regardless of whether it is the absolute brute strength needed to wield two handed weapons, or the fine motor skills necessary for intricate needlework. Certainly, magnaurian libraries are terribly lacking, but this has installed in the people a stron oral tradition, and a belief that knowledge is gained first and foremost through experience. Although the people of Magnaurinae are generally very convival even to outsiders, magic users and scholars often find they have little reason to remain. There simply isnt enough of an intellectual community to offer proper development.

Magnaurian citizens enjoy a life of simple needs and simple desires, and can feel out of place in the presence of decadent elves or even certain other humans. Social nuances are considered unnecessary, and many who meet magnaurians for the first time may be taken aback at the frank, straightforward way they think and speak. However, this isnt to say that they are rude; on the contrary, they go out of their way to be welcoming and exciting people. Magnaurians can find cause for celebration in even the most mundane day - to day activities, and kingdom wide festivals occur sometimes as frequently as once a month. Drinking is a popular pastime, and the lively chants of drunken men carry through into the mouths of dedicated workers and playful children.

To say that the citizens of Magnaurinae enjoy fighting would be a gross understatement. Rather, honour through proving oneself in battle in the magnarian way of life. The primary source of entertainment is the ampitheatre right at the heart of the city, where gladiators spar and train, all day, every day. The majority of Magnaurians dedicate at least some of their time to hone their fighting tecnique - The most prized style being two-handed melee, moving through to a mastery of finesse weapons, and finally ranged combat. Magnaurian fighters can appreciate spellcasting, but don't generally aspire to master it. Such a violent pastime ensures that the people of the city are always well protected in the rare occasions when they are under threat - however, any adequately powerful magic user would certainly pose a very real danger.