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Merged with Icons.

Generate a polity:

Roll 2d12 of different colors to determine which icons have an unusual connection to the given place.

LIGHT: The polity has + relationship with this icon. If they are not its subjects (especially of a heroic icon), then perhaps a great favor was done at some point.

DARK: The polity has - relationship with this icon. If they have not been its victim (esp. of a villainous icon), then perhaps they resist for some other reason.

• 1: ARCHMAGE
• 2: ORC-LORD
• 3: DIABOLIST
• 4: EMPEROR
• 5: ELF-QUEEN
• 6: WYRM
• 7: LICH-KING
• 8: PRIESTESS
• 9: RED
• 10: SHADOW-PRINCE
• 11: CRUSADER
• 12: BLUE

Finally, pick Might, Treasure, Influence, or Territory. The polity is rank 2 in that, and rank 1 in everything else. (Sovereignty is always 1, and can't be bought down.) Ranks can be transferred to other stats, but it takes two 1s to increase from rank 2 to 3; two 3s to make a 4; and so on.

Unlike towns, cities start at rank 2 in everything. And so on upwards.

Examples

[4][8] - This town was founded by retired members of the Imperial Legion. Their descendants have resisted worship of the true gods, citing the Lost Age as a time they were forsaken. Its stats are 0/2/2/1/1, because their fighters were killed by the undying lords.