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A Brief History of Lorthos
Originally founded as a pirate haven, the republic of Lorthos became eventually embraced democratic traditions in running their nation as well as their ships. Having originally been exiles from a theocratic nation whose name is lost to history these pirates were staunchly in favor of a secular government, a tradition that has lived on into the modern day.
At the present the nation is a bastion of personal freedoms and is surprisingly bereft of crime. Economic development is a current focus of the nation as they seek to find sustainable industries to accelerate the nation's growth.