| Society Name | Mekystan | World Placement | Central Basin |
| Society Concept | --- |
| Monotheistic, fanatically religious society | Society Age | Scope | 6 |
| in constant conflict with worshippers of |
| opposing deities. | Society Age Value | 6 | Location | Mekystan |
| Age in Years | 217 | Geographic Size | Medium Country / Region |
| Founding Date AP | 517 | Population Size | 938426 |
| Philosophical Orientation | Isolation |
| Orientation | War | Passive | Isolation Value | 9 |
| Orientation Aspects | Isolation Description |
| Mytra is the only true god | Mekystan is accessible from Malyk, Telrak, Faethun, and Yezruk. |
| Karatas is accessible by sea. |
| Zaril worship |
| Technology | Interaction |
| Technology Value | 0 | Interaction Value | 8 |
| Areas of Technological Emphasis | Interaction Description |
| Materials, Fortifications, and Military. | Mekystan tolerats a small amount of trade and contact, but |
| discourages it. |
| Rate of Advancement | 7 | --- |
| Rate of Assimilation | 7 | Subsistance |
| Innovation Scales | Major Classification | Incipient Agriculture |
| Dominant Material | 16 | Minor Classification | Primary Agriculturalist |
| Power/Manufacturing | 16 | Societal Mobility |
| Agriculture/Environment | 14 | Mobility | Semi-Nomadic |
| Building/Architecture | 16 | Subclassification | Semi-Nomadic |
| Transport/Communication | 14 | Kinship |
| Military | 15 | Kinship Ascendant | Patriarchal |
| Miscellaneous | 14 | Lineage Determinant | Patrilineal |
| Cultural Innovation | 14 | Inheritance Pattern | Primogeniture |
| Political Infrastructure | Relations |
| Infrastructure Class | Advanced: Absolute | Relations Description | 4 |
| Infrastructure Type | Despotism | Mekystan is openly hostile to Yezruk and Karatas, and is tense |
| with Malyk and Telrak. |
| Power | 9 |
| Authority | 7 |
| Consent | 7 | --- |
| Constitutional Support | 4 | Legal Complexity | 4 |
| Economic Exchange System | Economic Foundation |
| Exchange System | Buying & Selling | Resource Value: | 9 |
| Economy Type | Currency | Resource Description: |
| Economic Description: | Merochas lacks some natural resources, for which it is forced to |
| trade. Other areas are sufficient to maintain a general |
| Mekystani economics are somewhat artificial based on its lack of | standard of living. |
| interaction with other cultures. |
| Exploitation Value: | 14 | 70 | % |
| Exploitation Description: |
| Military Infrastructure | Mekystan exploits a majority of its resources, either for its own |
| use or in exchange for needed items. |
| Primary Force | Volunteer | 6 |
| Primary Force Description |
| Light Cavalry and Horse Archers, Medium Infantry. | Trade Value | 7 |
| Trade Description |
| Supplementary Forces | Merochas trades only for what it cannot produce itself. |
| Militia Infantry. |
| Religion | Scholastics |
| Religious Tolerance: | 15 | Scholastic Tolerance: | 10 |
| Religious Prevalence: | 17 | Scholastic Prevalence: | 7 |
| Religious Diversity: | 3 | Scholastic Diversity: | 6 |
| The worship of Mytra is the only legal form of religion | Scholars must support Church doctrine. |
| Arts | Magic |
| Art Tolerance: | 10 | Magic Tolerance: | 9 |
| Art Prevalence: | 8 | Magic Prevalence: | 7 |
| Art Diversity: | 6 | Magic Diversity: | 3 |
| Arts which promote Mytra's worship are supported. | Mages must be part of the Holy Church of Mytra. |
| Status | Personal Freedom |
| Primary Status Foundation: | Philosophy: Doctrine | Freedom Aspects (Vertical): |
| Material: Land |
| Secondary Status Foundation: | Only adult males may own land or herds. |
| Capability: Ecclesiastic |
| Political: Ability to Affect Policy |
| Only ordained Priests may influence governmental decisions. |
| Other Status Foundations | Tradition: Cultural |
| Freedom Aspects (Horizontal): |
| Spiritual: Expression of Worship |
| Other Status Foundations | Power: Military | Only Mytra may be worshipped openly or legally |
| Social: Lifestyle |
| Custom of Status Value: | 6 | Lifestyles must be in accordance with Mytra doctrine. |
| Rigidity of Status Value: | 7 |