The Sacred City of Itro

The Sacred City of Itro is the metropolitan heart of the Copranitist faith. Grand white towers, built up from watchtowers established by the Prophet of Copra himself, encircle the city, separating the populous city from the hillsides of the Austein Mountain.

History
Itro was established by the Prophet of Copra in 19 BV, when he settled a small fishing village upon a coast of the Trizian Basin. It was here that the Prophet appointed a mayor of the village to be "ever watchful of his people." This mayor was Tassilo, the first Thearch of Copranity.

Itro faced heavy persecution under the Merian Empire, but due to the increasingly high population, the empire could never destroy the settlement without heavy losses. At the fall of the Merian Empire, Itro was able to secure independence away from the competing free states. Becoming, truly, the seat of Copranity.

The Endless Kingdoms of Trizia have since guaranteed the independence of Itro, but at significant political sway of the city. Thearchs of Copranity and high kings of Trizia often vie for political power in the region, but tensions have never spilled blood between them.

Influence over all Copranitist realms is enjoyed by the City of Itro, which it uses for military, political, and commercial gain. The Merlieu Peninsula is sometimes called the lapdog of the Thearch.

Government
The government of the City of Itro has evolved over recent years. In the past, the Thearch was able to wield absolute power over the laws and administration of the city. However, the guilds of the Merlieu Peninsula have pressured the last Thearch to give concessions to the people of the city.

As such, where the Thearch was an absolute monarch, chosen by the previous Thearch, now the Thearch is chosen by a Holy Council made up of vicars from across the realm. Kings have the right to appoint their own vicars in their realms, but the Thearch appoints the vicars of duchies, counties, and free cities.

This change has resulted in what some call the Secularization of the Church, but more importantly, this has created a sense of a unified Copranidom. Now, the realms of the Merlieu Peninsula and the Austein Mountains find themselves in obligation to the church and the church to them.