Tharda

Tharda is a plutocratic state governed by a republican senate. The Thardic Senate is controlled by 66 wealthy patrician families who own 90 percent of the land. It is often deadlocked because of the rivalry between five or six powerful factions, including an imperialist party that intrigues for a revival of the oncemighty Corani Empire. The republic has won a war with Kanday within the last decade and relations with Rethem are tense; the present state of affairs is a watchful peace.