Djinara

Provinces/Holdings: Djinara is a land of anarchy, ruled by scurvy pirates, and dirty criminals.  Ruling this hive of scum and villany is the pirate lord, Prince Arturo el-Hajjaj.

    Law:  The Prince's police forces patrol the island, making sure that all pirates on it pay a share of thier spoils to the Prince.  A small amount of law is claimed by the Island Marauders clan, under the leadership of Azad Jarah.

    Temples: Long ago, the Southern Seas of Nasri made this isle thier home.  It was often the only thing holding the realm together and often ruled it as a theoracracy.  However, when el-Hajjaj came to power that all changed.  When the SSN opposed his overthorw of the ruling prince he began a campaign against the temple.  In a fierce battle, the center of worship for Nasri on the isles, the Temple of Aqaba, was burned to the ground and the leaders of the SSN driven off of the island.  El-Hajjaj then placed one of his lackeys in charge of the temples to Nasri in the realm.  Thus the Holy Faith of Nasri was born.

    Guilds: Most of the guilds are run my the Prince, and they represent his numerous legitamite and normally illegitamte activities on the island.  The Island Marauders have enough influence in Djinara that they contol half of the merchant activity.  The other guild in the land is lead by Galia Rajaa of the Golden Sea Corsairs, which operates out of Aqaba.

    Sources: The magic in the realm is controled by the mysterious mage Rafiq Nafini (M?, W?, ?,?), a dark skinned foriegner from Djapar.  No one knows why he left Djapar and set up shop in Djinara, but there are many stories.

Regency Generated/Accumlated: 25/34

Treasury: 25 GB

Army: The Prince maintains 2 units of Khinasi Spearmen in Djinara, and 2 units of Khinasi Marines with his fleet.  The Island Marauders maintain 1 unit of Khinasi Marines.

Navy: The Prince maintains a fleet of 5 Zebecs and 6 Dhouras.  The Island Maruaders: 2 Zebecs, 2 Dhouras, the Golden Sea Corsairs: 1 Zebec, 3 Dhouras.

Regent: About seven years ago, the leader of the Black Corsairs pirate clan, Arturo el-Hajjaj (MKh, F7, Az, major 56, LE), staged a coup against the weak and ineffectual monarchy of Djinara.  After easily defeating them, he crowned himself Prince of Djinara.   By this point in time el-Hajjaj already had a very extensive criminal record which made him wanted in every realm of the Golden Archipeligo. Now he has built upon that record by raiding the shipping of every realm and guild he can get away with, destroying the Semaran fortress of el-Zulif and forcing the Semarans to pay tribute.
El-Hajjaj stands at about six feet in height, has oily, shoulder length, black hair, and wears the scar running down his right cheek with pride.
Not much is known about the Prince's background, but most agree that he was originally from Sardalas and that he cheated his way up from a low life street scum to scum with a title.

Important NPCs: Majid min Forhal (MKh, P4 Nasri, Ma, minor 18, LE), is the High Priest of the Holy Faith of Nasri.  When the HFN was apart of the Southern Seas of Nasri, he served as a lieutenant to Kalilah min Aqaba.  When the Prince took power, and Kalilah was forced from her temple in Aqaba, el-Hajjaj put Majid on the throne.  Majid was born into a role in the church and never had much of an interest in it.  So, he now uses the church resources to host large parties and create large monuments to the Prince and himself.  In his lavish spending of the temple's resources, the High Priest has gained two hundred pounds.
Azad Jarah (MKh, F3, Br, tainted 9, CE) is the leader of the Island Marauders pirate clan and is noted for several daring raids.  He hides a secret hatred for el-Hajjaj and seeks to replace him someday.
Galia Rajaa (FKh, F3, Ma minor 21, LE) commands the Golden Sea Corsairs clan.  She has managed to pull a few strings (she is related to the Bey of Forhal) to get herself some minor influence in that province.  She despises Azad Jarah but lacks the influence to oppose him.  Popular rumor among her clan says that she has fallen in love with the Prince.

Allies: No realm calls Djinara an ally.  However, several pirate clans and individual corsairs make Djinara their home.  These pirates must pay the Prince ten percent of  their spoils in return for a safe harbor in the capital.  Several other pirates that do not reside on Djinara also call the principality an ally.

Enemies: Nearly every civilized realm in the Sahirde el-Mehare counts Djinara as an enemy.