dragon age: nations [8/?] FREE MARCHES
The Free Marches is the collective name given to a group of wealthy city-states in central Thedas. The three real cities with any semblance of power in the Marches are Kirkwall, Starkhaven and Tantervale, each led by a titled official with the special right to name their city’s Champion. Each Marcher city-state has its own unique flavor, though they are tied together by trade and agriculture. Marchers are descendants from barbarian tribes, their cities standing in a loose confederation of kingdoms that rarely unites unless one of its larger neighbors becomes aggressive or a Blight necessitates a temporary union. In this event, the Marchers assemble a united military front that even the greatest power cannot ignore. Petty feuds and alliances between the cities, however, prevent them from taking cooperative action in any but the most dire matters. The Free Marches is best known as the breadbasket of Thedas. Its farms along the banks of the great Minater River are the source of much of the continent’s food.
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