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Confederated Northern City States
Northern Lights Confederacy
The NLC is the stronghold of the Revisionist Church. Revisionism is the state religion and revisionist morality has shaped the Confederacy's laws. Norlights tend to think of themselves as virtuous, but most other Terranovans see them as self-righteous bigots. Ironically, while stifling religious and personal freedom, the NLC holds political freedom to be inviolate. An old Norlight saying goes, "If you're going to be offensive, make sure you're a politician." Thus, hundreds of special interest and religious groups masquerade as political parties. United Mercantile Federation
Federation citizens, called Mercantilists, are strong believers in the expression, "There ain't no such thing as a free lunch." All Mercantilists are expected to work hard and earn their way. Even the right to vote must be purchased. On the other hand, this ideology also applies to the Federation government. The UMF cannot legally tax its citizens, and must earn all of its revenues by other means. Mercantilists are renown for their ingenuity and their skill at seizing opportunities. While the Revisionist Church is well established in their society, they lack the religious fervor of the Norlights. Only the Revisionist work ethic has permeated their society. West Frontier Protectorate
Westerners are strong traditionalists and are notoriously stubborn. Their society revolves around two key groups, the military and the clan. Only individuals who have served in the military may claim WFP citizenship. Only members of the armed forces may run for public office. Westerners also identify themselves by their extended family, or clan. The clan is so important that Westerners identify themselves first by clan name and then by given name (e.g. Doe John). One's reputation is derived from one's clan. For example, the Olinson clan is famous for its scientific achievements while the Salinas are known to have a strong sense of fairness, often becoming judges.
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The Confederated Northern City-States is an association of the three leagues located in Terra Nova's northern hemisphere. The member-leagues cooperate on many levels, including trade, defense, and technological development. Unlike the nations of the southern hemisphere, the leagues of the North are natural allies. They are linked by common geography, religion, and values.
The CNCS is a land of harsh natural beauty. Tall, jagged mountain peaks and green valleys and plains make up the arctic landscape. The people of this confederation are a conservative lot, fond of sharp wit and hard work. Northerners are also a pious people, with the majority of them being followers of the Revisionist Church. This reactionary faith was derived from the teachings Mamoud Khodaverdi, a prophet who lived and died during the chaotic period just after Earth abandoned Terra Nova.
The Northern Lights Confederacy is the oldest and largest of the three leagues that form the CNCS. Norlight diplomats were the first to propose the CNCS as a deterrent against possible aggressions by the newly formed Allied Southern Territories. 
The Federation is the second most powerful member-league of the CNCS. It is a highly industrialized league, whose factories produce nearly half of the manufactured goods sold in the northern hemisphere.
The last member-league of the CNCS is the Western Frontier Protectorate, which controls the Great Western Plain, a long strip of grassland in the western arctic. This zone borders on the Badlands, giving the Protectorate a dry climate suitable for grain production.