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Name: Cometopuli

God: Hypnos

Wealth: 7

Army: 7

Culture: The Cometopuli are masters of urban and guerilla warfare due to centuries of warfare. The Cometopuli build massive marble temples which serve as place of worship as well as places of defense. Both women and men serve in the army due to pride in the self autonomy the republic has had while the neighboring polises have not. They have extravagant new year celebrations as well as days of rest in tribute to hypnos but the strongest and most elite warriors stand guard during days of rest. They also have a democratic system of government of which all citizens enjoy equal rights.

Location: Thrace

History: The indigenous population of Thrace was a people called the Thracians, divided into numerous tribal groups. The region was controlled by the Persian Empire at its greatest extent, and Thracian soldiers were known to be used in the Persian armies. Later on, Thracian troops were known to accompany neighboring ruler Alexander the Great when he crossed the Hellespont which abuts Thrace, and took on the Persian Empire itself.

Name: Isaac Komnenos

City: Cilicia

Rank: commander in chief

Wealth: 10

Family: the family originated from the village of Komne in Thrace—usually identified with the "Fields of Komnene" (Κομνηνῆς λειμῶνας). The first known member of the family, Manuel Erotikos Komnenos, acquired extensive estates at Kastamon in Paphlagonia, which became the stronghold of the family in the 11th century. The family thereby quickly became associated with the powerful and prestigious military aristocracy (dynatoi) of Asia Minor, so that despite its Thracian origins it came to be considered "eastern".

Backstory: Although he was not the founder of the Komnenian dynasty, it was during his reign that the Komnenos family came to full power. Inheriting a collapsing empire and faced with constant warfare during his reign against both the Seljuq Turks in Asia Minor and the Normans in the western Balkans.