bricated components to enable swift repairs. This allows vessels that suffer damage to their masts or r... market cycles.
* Messengers and Couriers (10–20 all transient): Using the BoT's high-redundancy proto... ured meats, and dried fruits in the 11 provinces, allowing Skyssian merchants to plan their purchases a... dt]], the office uses a high-redundancy protocol. All critical despatches are duplicated and carried by
cluding historical reclamation projects that have allowed a dense urban population to occupy a once-vol... sh, the Zushonians calmed the coastal waves. This allowed the salt marshes to silt up and eventually fo... ding 200-ton caravels. A little over a quarter of all the vessels are Skyssian flagged merchants.
* ... r Management**: The core technical expertise that allows the city to resist the natural cycles of the r
* Political Analysis. This department analyses all the information sent back and advises the [[King]... A sub-department of the Secretariat that takes in all the incoming mail from regional operations, forei... sand Board of Trade outposts across the world, in all significant ports and along trade routes used by
Roof:** The top of the keep features lanterns and allows for observation over the city and the River Re... full plate provide 24-hour security, challenging all who approach the private royal areas.
* **Acces... he 7th Earl of Uisdean, who performed his oath of allegiance within these walls.
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thority for the nation. This decentralised system allows for significant local autonomy while maintaini... and sea traffic, it collects a customs charge on all goods in transit. This revenue is sufficient to k
the Daels are impoverished. Many of their towns (all of the successful ones) are fortified, and fortle... els:diarmad_murchadh|Diarmad Murchadh]], swearing allegiance under threat of total extirpation.
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l ward that makes the site impossible to scry for all but the most powerful practitioners.
Furthermor... Eskil]]. These "geas detectors" are mounted above all doors and along the perimeter; they are attuned t
sophisticated mastery of water management, which allows its people to thrive in a landscape defined by... a is divided into 11 provinces that nominally owe allegiance to a central monarch. However, the kingdom
th the overlapping upper storeys and filth-strewn alleys of the mercantile districts.
==== Maritime Ac... [[:skyss:places:bot|Board of Trade]] slipways. It allows for the direct arrival of high-ranking officia