Marafire

Marafire [bɑ.ɹʌ.fɪ.le̞], officially Tanekera Nekasaru Marafire [tʃɑ̃.ɲẽ̞.ɡɛ.ɹʌ ne̞.ɡʷɑ.ʃɑ.lɵ bɑ.ɹʌ.fɪ.le̞] (Socialist Republic of Marafire), is a large country on the eastern face of the Kurinefi Mountain Range. It is host to an arboreal species called the Re. The capital city, Seaki, is located on the northeast coast. Marafire has a land area of 3M mi2 and a population of 4,911,972 as of the last census. In the north and west the population is clustered tightly into the cities, while in the southeast it is much nore suburban and sprawling.



Marafire is known for its extrodinary arboreal infrastructure, built completely from formed living trees. The Re prefer habitats in swamps and steep mountainsides. Building cities on the ground is difficult, if not impossible, in these areas and terrestrial tourism is low. Still, the Re make an effort to be welcoming and accommodating to respectful visitors.



There are few land routes through Marafire, and those that exist are full of danger and cover perilous terrain. Everything from jaguars to highwaymen patrol these roads, so hiring a Re Kenene (constable) is by far the safest way to travel. Not only will they get you safely to your destination by navigating the vast webs of arboreal bridges, they will shelter and feed you on your way. Unofficial guides are also for hire for much cheaper, but do not come with the same safety guarantees and may or may not extort their party for more money throughout the journey.



Marafire is extremely mountainous and half covered in dense swamp.



- WIP

- govt built in republican tiers

- on the national level 16 Ministers are elected representing the provinces; Ministers serve as executive and legislative power

- Ministers select one of their own to lead as Premier, and vote must be unanimous; Premier breaks ties, serves as moderator, etc

- elected Officers representing each township participate in democratic elections with ranked voting to select a Constitutional Court of 5 Prime Justices; the PJs ensure laws follow the Constitution

- centrally managed market economy aimed towards mutualism on township level up; no federal taxes; Nuesemu and Nutenine have province taxes; currency is the Nefi, 1 Nefi is enough to feed one Re for one day (~$10US)

- within townships, pop org into meritocratic/technocratic communes where ~4-7 clans live and work cooperatively to produce goods and services to trade

- most communes have 3-5 horticultural specialties; communally owned property; shared food at central dining location; communal child rearing (school age children live in juvenile residences)

- historically foragers w no centralized govt; foraged in clans and were highly competitive w traditional markets; meteor hit devastated food sources and infrastrcuture, surviving Re decided to turn to socialism to survive and united under a republican govt