The Kingdom of Gogpodda

Gogpodda is a kingdom onto themselves not even belonging to a set continent. The inner sea likes to claim it because many gnomes entered there from the first world. Arcadia as well can claim Gogpodda because the ocean currents bring it repeatedly close to their shores.

If I were to choose the continent Gogpodda belonged to it would be Azlant. Mostly sunk by aboleths in -5293 AR it remains as islands and atolls spread across the middle of the Arcadian Ocean. The island of Mordant Spire remains one of the few inhabited remnants of the once great continent according to the elves that live there and guard the secrets of old Azlant.  While according to James Jacobs on the Paizo message boards the elves of the Mordant Spire view Gogpodda as a problem and an eyesore.

Gogpodda is most commonly grouped in with other islands belonging to the Steaming Sea. Per PathfinderWiki “The Steaming Sea is named for the thick mist that often hangs over the water. Storms are common, their squalls swallowing the largest ships. In the north, Thremyr's Shield and lesser glaciers calve off great icebergs year-round. The volcanic activity of the Hellrung Mountains on Cape Almhult extends offshore in a network of steam vents, ridges, and lava flows, and new volcanic islands occasionally erupt from the sea's surface, making the Steaming Sea difficult to chart. The currents are unpredictable, with frequent underwater earthquakes that cause tsunamis.^”

The size of Gogpodda is “miles” and since one hex is twelve miles on a side one should be enough for the kingdom of Gogpodda.

Kingdoms have taxes but I do not want there to be a lot of taxes and I hate cost of living and property taxes. They are gnomes. They will gladly leave the day before the property taxes are due to have to avoid paying them. So how are the taxes levied? I do not like the idea of there being none, it is not feasible. The only thing guaranteed in life is death and taxes after all. Tariffs, a tax to be paid on imports and exports. Ships that come to Gogpodda to trade must pay to sell their wares and an export tax on any items created upon Gogpodda that they plan to leave with. Granted it might hurt trade but it will definitely keep taxes in the light category.

The alignment and government for the kingdom of Gogpodda is the same as that for the settlement, Neutral Good granting a plus two for loyalty and stability and Utopian Experiment.

I said yesterday in the settlement that I calculated the six hundred fifty-four members of the settlement of Gogpodda by using eight percent taken from the consumption of the expansionist promotional level. It says in the Gnomes of Golarion “spread the word that all were welcome on newly christened Gogpodda.” That to me calls for the highest promotion level available which is Expansionist, costing eight build points and granting a plus four to stability. Of course as you will see in the next post those build points are cancelled out due to the fisheries, people have to eat and fisheries are logical.