Pandale

Pandale is the industrial capital of city of::nation of::Ithos. As a large and powerful Human built city state of city of::Ithos, it is among the wealthiest and most prosperous nations in recent years. The city covers nearly the entire territory with densely populated streets and factories. Thanks to the largest and most advanced navy in the world, Pandale has virtually done away with piracy leaving the gates wide open for safe efficient oceanic trade.

Geography
The sprawling industrial city state of Pandale runs up the mid eastern coast of the Mainlands. Pandale's extensive coastline is jagged with piers and cannals pouring out into the Eastern Seas. A large river flows past the outlying Western farmlands and East into Pandale's cannal system. Most of the territory is conumed by urban developement. Clearcut plains to the South and West provide fertile farmland. The Northern most end of the city is built on rolling hills and plateaus. The noble sects of the city are largely to the North. Merchant districts lie mid to North. Industrial sectors sprawl out through the South and along the East coast.

Government
The city state government of Pandale is run by a council of magistrates headed by a governor. This is really more of a fasade as the real power lies in the hands of Maverick and the members of his circle. The majority of the magistrates and even the governor are merely puppets of the circle. Only the wealthiest have power in Pandale.

Maverick's Circle
This group of exceptionally wealthy industrialists are loyal to Maverick. Between them, they legally own most of the city. Their whim is reality as their power and influence is reaches across the globe. They collect taxes, pay to enforce their own laws, and control the Pandale Navy. They are effectively the working government of Pandale and they don't care for anyone aiming to change that. The circle is known for its cut throat business and political tactics. Circle funded Pandale prisons are full of the political enemies of the circle guilty only of crossing Maverick.

Pandale Syndicate
The local syndicate is an oddly loose coalition of crime lords united to control the underworld of Pandale. The syndicate uses illigitimate tactics to gain an edge in business and politics. They are enemies of the circle and any outside force trying to take a share of the pie that is Pandale. They tend to help the rebellion and pirate initiatives but only in stategically advantageous ways. The syndicate is currently neutral but suspicious of the League of Unmasked Gentlemen. They disagree with the League's methods and don't want the League taking business that would otherwise goto the syndicate. On the other hand, members of the Pandale Syndicate are rumored to be clients of the League of Unmasked Gentlemen. The syndicate often threatens the Worker class since social reform would be bad for business. The Pandale Syndicate also exploits the Merchant class regularly since they are powerless to stop the syndicate's activities.

League of Unmasked Gentlemen
The League seeks to provide its typical services to shadier denizens of Pandale. However, it is rumored that they have other more sinister plans for their new branch in Pandale. This has earned them the watchful eye of both the Pandale Syndicate and Maverick's Circle. The League still has strong connections with the rebellion initiative and parts of the syndicate.

Class Structure
There are three predominate social classes in Pandale which make up the majority of the population

Industrialists

These are nobles who support and are actively participating in the industrial movement. They represent the power in Pandale and, to a lesser extent, the global economy. Industrialists own factories and business chains. They invest in commodities and buy and sell companies and lives. They live in a surreal world built on the backs of the working class.

Merchant Class

The Merchant Class represents the skilled and crafty entrepreneurs whom have worked their way into wealth and nobility. Scorned by noble blood and feared by Industrialists they represent a dangerous new mode of thinking which threatens the balance of the Pandale class structure and the way the economy works. They form a small but rapidly growing percentage of the total population.

Worker Class

Impoverished and abused, the working class represents the largest percentage of the population and the lowest percentage of wealth. These peasents are second rate citizens which toil in factories and fields to earn enough to feed their families.