Dalmascan Culture
From Dynasts End
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Politics
Since Dalmasca was restored to a kingdom after Archadian rule, the Queen has served as the sole monarch, her husband referred to as a prince. Though the queen may choose to keep aides on hand, it is her word and her word only which ultimately becomes law. The people of Dalmacsa seem satisfied with this form of government, as Queen Ashelia was always a firm but caring leader. They assume that her daughter will be no different.
The Dalmascan army is small, as becoming a soldier outside of times of war is not considered a noble occupation. Still, troops are stationed along Dalmasca's boreders and cities to keep the Archadian, or any would-be, imperial forces from trying to take the kingdom once more.
Economy
Strategically positioned on the trade routes between two superpowers, Archadia and Rozarria, which refuse to do business with one another, the small kingdom of Dalmasca plays host to a booming economy. A happy middle man, Dalmasca sells Archadian exports to Rozarria at a healthy profit, and vice-versa. Many skilled artists flock to Dalmascan cities, bringing their talents and patrons with them, and as such the country is known as a cultural center as well as an economic one.
With few exports of its own making, such as Dalmascan steel prized by Rozarrian smiths, it is in the kingdom's best interests that Archdia and Rozarria remain on one another's bad sides. Were they to reconcile, Dalmasca's wealth would be cleaved neatly in half, or worse.
Education
Native Dalmascans fall into one of two categories: the elderly, classically educated generation and the young Dalmascans whom they are educating. Most Dalmascans of the new generation cannot afford to go to school and instead must be educated by anyone in Lowtown willing to tutor them. A single elderly teacher huddled before a group of twenty or more children in the Dalmascan slums has become an increasingly common sight.
The well-to-do Archadian citizens of Dalmasca are usually sent to academies in the empire, only to return to flood Dalmasca with even more Archadian ideas.
Hierarchy & Values
split between archadians and native dalmascans, who have been forced to live in lowtown by the archadian's wealth. a certain number of above-ground homes have been reserved for dalmascan use by order or emperor larsa, but these dalmascans are reviled by their archadian neighbors.
virtues: altruism, acceptance, temperance, hope, love, patience, mercy, creativity.
vices: cruelty, venality, frugality, hate.
Gender & Sexuality
naive and generally accepting, the sexes and all manner of relationships that pass between them, while sometimes incomprehensible, are seen as natural by dalmascans. love is the highest tennant of their society and should not be denied on the basis of the form in which it appears.
Stereotypes
naive, empathetic, charitable, willful, overly idealistic, a society doomed by its own childish optimism.
Official Language(s)
Dalmascan, Archadian
