Republic of Folliskog
History
The republic was formed nearly seven hundred years after The Lashing. After the collapse of the Pardic Empire the many tribes of Skogga formed a number of relatively short lived kingdoms largely drawn on religious and tribal lines. Over time these began merging together, and the RoF is the result of the consolidation of the kingdoms of the center and east of the continent.
The RoF became a scientific and trade powerhouse in the last 100 years, centered around its coastal capital of Rabat.
Government
A senate is constructed of members elected from each of RoF's 27 states, 3 per state. The various political parties will then elect, by simple majority, one of them to be Prime minister, for a term of five years. Unless one party has managed to grab half of the seats (a rare occurance) this process involves haggling and dealmaking between parties over a senator and policy agenda over half of them can agree to vote on.
Culture
The capital, Rabat, is located on the eastern coast; its the academic and economic center of the RoF, and its influence extends even beyond their national borders. A great deal of international trade flows through the docks of Rabat. Students come from thousands of miles away to attend one of its universities. This all has contributed to Rabat becoming perhaps the first true cosmopolitan city.
Before the Pardic Empire conquered it, Rabat was originally a town called Fanghol. There have been more than one attempt to rename the city to its original Skogga name; usually by more traditionalist Skogga political parties, but it has been so long since anyone had called it its original name that as far as most people are concerned, it had always been called Rabat. The measures have always failed.
The RoF hosts the greatest variety of Nabalic Sects compared to any other country.
The Skogga of RoF are oft considered a reserved people. Outsiders see them as overly polite or a bit cold.