ShieldShield is the only world-known Dwarven nation, residing within a few dozen feet of the surface. Geographic DescriptionShield is a nation under a very rugged and mountainous island. Nearly the entire population live below the surface in large underground cave cities that are interconnected with large roads. CitiesThe capital of Shield is the city of Durharn. Durharn is the sister city of Cencilia and is very similarly organized, although substantially smaller (population of three million) and less diverse. DemographicsTechnologyTechnology Era: Computer Era While Shield technology advancement has stagnated with the advancement of magic, they are very capable with every day modern Earth aspects of technology, especially focusing in Industrial and Nuclear sciences. MagicMagical Era: Common Era While recently developed, Shield citizens tend to be highly magical in nature, with the University of Durharn being one of the most prestigious magical schools in the world. Roughly 25% of the population is capable of casting a spell. ReligionShields are almost entirely of the religion of Anonym, the Great Engineer. Anonym's temples are libraries and they dot the entire nation, even being more common than pubs (although not by much). Race80% of the population are Shield Dwarves, 16% are Mountain Elves. The remainder are primarily Moogles and Humans. General PopulationThe population enjoys great freedoms but is typically cooperatively minded due to Mountain Elven influence and drunk due to Dwarven influences. :) GovernmentRegrettably, due to recent events, Shield has no real government. The previous government was killed during an incident where the Vice President went crazy and killed the entire legislative and executive branches of government. A state of emergency has been declared throughout the nation and the government of Miin has stepped in to maintain order. Starting abilitiesIf your character starts from Durharn, you gain the following abilities:
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