I want to get some feedback on this campaign setting I have put a lot of work into now. As I'm sure if anyone has experience with this kind of in-depth construction I would find them here and every suggestion helps.
I have for the past few months been working on what I would describe as my end all campaign setting. I realized after GM'ing for a few years that I really love a romanticized version of the Caribbean period. Something about the sea, the secluded cults, new land, political intrigue and everyones favorite: Pirates! So I went about creating the area I refer to as the Dorals. The Dorals are in between North and South Doralden. The area is quite a bit bigger than the Caribbean which is named after only a single sea. In fact the Dorals contains 4 distinct bodies of water due to the positioning of the island chains.
The link to the map I currently use is here http://www.scribblemaps.com/maps/view/Pathfinder/Pathfinder
It represents almost every location I have planned
Rules: This setting uses the Commonplace Guns ruleset, A ban on advanced firearms and extensive use of Occult adventures.
Nations:
A big part of this setting was to really focus on the idea that their were world powers vying for control over this region and its wealth and I will explain how I have done that here.
The Empire of the Silver Mold
The Empire is the first and largest faction and takes a role much like colonial Britain. The Empire is interested in permanent settlements, wealth and imports. They allow one to sell themselves into slavery in order pay off one debts and have a fairly standard royal cast system. They alone currently understand how to smelt platinum properly and for that reason platinum coins are always of Empire mint. A man of ignoble birth known as the Cardinal is currently in charge of the Empire's holdings. Their populations tend to go as follows: Humans>Elves>Dwarves=Gnomes.
The Cordellian Republic
Cordellia was until recently a very similar nation to the Empire and on the outset of the Dorals they pursued many of the same goals. One of their main achievements included the discovery of massive silver deposits already uncovered by the natives and since that their location has been the most closely guarded secret in Cordellia. On the mainland Cordellia underwent a massive uprising which completely killed of the nobility and formed a indirect republic where speakers from different districts go to converse, but are not elected. Instead the system is based on education and influence. This sent huge waves overseas to the Dorals, many of which forced currently ruling lords to take more humble titles or leave altogether. Cordellia no longer expands in the Dorals and their settlements are largely left there to allow the flow of silver to the mainland. Their populations tend to go as follows: Humans=Elves>Gnomes>>>Dwarves.
The Duchy of Francis Pup
The Duke of Brass Francis Pup was sent to manage the Dorals on the Empire's behalf. About a year into his reign he seceded from the Empire taking a entire fleet of 40 ships with him. The currently sits back just past the Murdel sea. Occasionally coming out in a attempt to sack cities and inspire fear in merchantmen. His secession has lead to a huge rise in pirate activity who use his fleet as cover from the Empire's much smaller Fleet. His end goals are unclear, but it is safe to assume he wishes to control the Dorals. Maybe even all of Doralden itself. He has taken many of the local natives into his ranks, which tend to be Halflings and Orcs. Populations as follows Humans>Halflings>Elves>Orcs.
The Farrunners
The Farrunners represent large factions of somewhat civilized nations engaged in feudal struggles over resources and dominance. Many of these people come sailing over to the Dorals in invasion fleets in a attempt to sack ships and cities to bring glory to themselves and their nation. They tend to have a complexion closer to Mediterranean than European. Populations as follows: Humans>Elves
I will be editing this post as I go so expect more to show up on it.
