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Corinthian Corinthian King
A land of mountains and non-descript city states held
together in a loose alliance, Corinthia's main claim to fame
is that the Road of Kings passes through its central
country-side. The western reaches contain rank after rank
of forested ridges, extending to the jagged wall of the
Karpash Mountains.
Corinthia apparently had a separate identity as early as the
florescence of Acheron. It was subject to the latter, then
"gained its independence" with the fall of the ancient
empire to the Hyborians. Some time during the 3,000
years that followed, it came under the growing hegemony
of the Hyborians. The economy of Corinthia is both
pastoral and agricultural, with specialized small industries in
the city-states, including the production of wool and hand
crafted musical instruments.
The Corinthians are dark-skinned as Hyborians go, due to intermixing with the Zamorans. They still
retain the Hyborian stout build and tawny hair.
The city-states of Corinthia have a variety of governmental styles, all based on republican theory.
Government leaders are called Senators, and their power varies with the extent of their financial
holdings. The Senate not only creates the laws, but also manages the courts and the prosecution of
criminals. The Senators commonly use their legal powers to intimidate their opponents, and each citystate
in Corinthia has its own "whips," senior Senators who rule the city.
The Corinthians are Mitra worshippers, with only a scattering of the pantheons of Shem and Turan.
There is little religious innovation, as most theological developments come from Nemedia or Aquilonia,
but in some city-states the temples are a major political force.
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