Orman Decemvirate

Oceans: Mediterranean Sea
Defining Culture: Minoan
Religion: Water Worship, for the most part
Color/Symbol: Mother of pearl nautilus in a ring of coral blue with four black pearls, one at each compass point.
Who to contact: Riva - Decemvir

Any discussion of the Ormani Decemvirate is pointless without a mention of the City of Atlantis. It has been millennia since the sun last shone upon the magnificent pillars and spires of the City...and sources indicate that less than a dozen Land-Dwellers have seen it since. Oddly enough, the Atlanteans have been reluctant to speak of details of their City other than to confirm that it does still exist and that it is the center of the Atlantean civilization. Most of the information that is available is gleaned from the accounts of the few Land-Dwellers that have ventured beneath the waves and returned. Their accounts speak of a City that is almost perfectly preserved, a City that looks almost the same as the day it sunk. The accounts lend support to the fact that Atlantis is the center of the Atlantean people by making note that several tens of thousands of Atlanteans can be found in Atlantis, making it one of the largest inhabited Cities on Aether. It is the center of Atlantean Politics and every Decemvirate maintains a mission there and all pay at least lip homage to the glories of Atlantis. Also interesting is the fact that Atlantis is still the center of worship to Pasiphae, though their 'Seminary' can be found in a modest Temple in the Decemvirate of Lir.

The rest of the Ormani Decemvirate is a moderately populated expanse that in many ways represents all that is ideal in Atlantean Society. The 'Class' system of Commoner-Clergy-Government that the Atlanteans more of less follow originated here and is of course, the strongest here. There is no known friction amongst the classes and the society beneath the waves seems near ideal..there is no want..no class struggle..no worries save the most mundane. The Ormani Decemvirate has been first amongst equals for as long as most Atlanteans can recall when they bother to even discuss the Ephorate. Their wisdom has ensured peace and prosperity, with only one exception, for millennia and they wield considerable political, cultural, and economic clout that extends far beyond their domains in the Mediterranean waters. The presence of the city of Haven near Ormani waters presents a unique opportunity for Atlanteans to interact with of the cultures that have developed above the waves.