Saqui+Salvi


 * Saqui Salvi- a secret underwater paradise. **

Saqui Salvi is the hub of the underwater community, but lacks the visitors that a normal region would get. Since the population of Saqui Salvi is completely underwater most of the time, with the exception of childbirth, and because most people don't look in the middle of the ocean, tourists don't tend to come around very often. Once in a while, a citizen of Salvi will go ashore to adventure a little, but they usually pass as normal humans anyway.


 * Geography **

The region is completely flat surfaced at the bottom. The only way the region could be defined in terms of shape is by looking at the building positions, which amounts to a squared off town-like format. Saqui Salvi is virtually unnoticeable unless you know what you're looking for.


 * History **

Saqui Salvi was always a monarchy, but things weren't as utopian for them before the new king stepped in. The old king, only known as Vladimir the Treacherous, ruled tyrannically, imposing new rules or laws for frivolous reasons. He would often get bored and put a new law in place so he could watch the trials of unintentional violators. Since it's relatively impossible to bring aid down from the surface, or land regions, the merpeople of Salvi had to revolt on their own. They eventually overthrew the king and put Tab Pearlfrey in charge because he was a well respected member of the country. Since then, Tab has ruled Saqui Salvi by what the people wanted, if only to hold up to the demands placed upon him when he was given his power.


 * Government **

Salvi is ruled by a democratic monarchy, meaning they do have a royal family, but are allowed to vote on everything that comes through. The voice of the people amounts to everything. There is no house of representatives or congress. Every conflict is decided by the king's options for the public being voted on, and then put in place.


 * Inhabitants **

Salvi is self contained, in that the merpeople farm things like seaweed and fish. They harvest pearls for trade with Cvetonia in return for using the land space to give birth. They also trade fish with Belaruda for various other farm animals. The people of Salvi are generally kind pacifists. There are a few mermaids employed to work out any arguments that might occur between them and Belaruda or Cvetonia.