Matriland!

[QueenSophia]

(hey so I didnt really know what to do about rping on land in the map page so until then (: i hope that doesnt get anyone mad or anything! im Queen Sophia so yeah! im not sure if theres some type of test or something i have to take to rp with you guys but ill just start writing? Im doing this where the city of Cherbourg is in France and the little peninsula it is a part of. (: thanks! P.S. I hope you like my reference to Penthesilea. if anyone knows who she is your awesome : )

Queen Penthesilea was a firm but understanding ruler of Martiland. She never tried to wrong anyone just to gain political fame or even for personal reasons because she felt as Queen it was her responsibility to set an example for her people even if they didnt always see or know what she was doing.

Her daughter, the crown princess, was named Sophia. She herself was a unique girl who had a lot to learn before taking her mothers place but politics was the last thing on her mind. Seeing the world was her dream. Shed spent here entire life in Matri City and never ventured out into the rest of Matriland let alone the rest of the world. Her views on the world were limited because she was ignorant to how different things were outside of her mothers country.

Matriland was a land like no other. A political system that was filled with balance and a people that loved their Queen was more than enough to keep the small country in working order. The social structure of Matriland however was what really set it aside from the rest of the world. Unlike other countries, women held the most high paying jobs and ran most organizations and government agencies. Men had rights, but not in all of Matriland. Parts of Matri City, specifically, did not permit men to come within which is what allowed Princess Sophia to have gone 16 years without seeing a single man her entire life. Only in books had she seen pictures or read of them.

Like I said, her view of the world was a little off. Perhaps her mother liked it that way but she knew her daughter had an overwhelming sense of curiosity. A curiosity that would get her into trouble and make discoveries she may have not been ready to make. But they would come sooner or later.

But that part of the story is for later, for now lets focus on the beautiful country of Matriland. A country filled with people eager to make a living and support their families. The able-bodied worked and paid taxes to the government while the disabled and old were given help by the government. Regulations were obviously set in some places while freedom of choice was given in most other instances.

The government operated like clockwork. Citizens could freely travel without fear of retribution or fear of being harmed. A senate also existed to guide the Queen on political situations and help her make decisions. Crime in Matriland was existent but low. Men, while socially below women in so many places, had the same social rights as women. They could freely roam most of the country. They could apply for welfare or obtain jobs and could get married. They also had the right to freedom of speech and religion. They could even vote.

Local governments were appointed by a group of carefully elected women from the area who selected other women, and men at times, to lead the place on the local scale. This way, political campaigns were a thing of the past and citizens could focus on more important things like the economy and their families instead of silly commercials explaining why one person was so much better than another to hold office when really both sucked.

Matriland was small for sure. It consisted of Matri City which was a large municipal area with skyscrapers at the core and smaller buildings as the city spread out like any other. The royal palace was downtown where men could not enter or be seen. Meanwhile, the outside of the city was vast country filled with farmland and tiny rural communities. No major city existed in the country except for the walled city of Matri City.

Edited November 17, 2013 by QueenSophia

[Lestari]

OOC: Good god it's Girltopia all over again.

[Centurius]

Radical Feminists Arrested in Cherbourg

 

 

Cherbourg-Octeville, France - Earlier today the Police Municipale in Cherbourg-Octeville have arrested a group of radical feminists who refused to leave an estate built in the early Renaissance. When confronted by police the group, including a mother and daughter, claimed they were the rulers of a country called Matriland and that no men were permitted in their palace.

 

Police have taken the group to the hospital where they have been detained for a mandatory psychological evaluation. It is not expected there will be any charges filed against the group in light of their mental state.

[QueenSophia]

i guess thats a no :/ will anyone let me have a place to write?

Edited November 17, 2013 by QueenSophia

[Centurius]

OOC: We can discuss a part of France but not for a state like that.

[QueenSophia]

why cant i just do what I want? i dont bite i promise. ): but i dont have to be in france. whatever :/

[Jarl Frost]

Dauphin Broadcasting Company Breaking News Announcement

 

Congress today passed an emergency resolution, signed off by the President, issuing a travel ban to Matriland to all male citizens.

"This is unprecedented, to be sure, but we feel there is no choice, if only to protect the rights of our citizens" House Speaker Pierre Luc said to a hurried press room today.