> IIRC much of Godforgot is under the control of a Brithini Talar, whom I think was called Malaskan Philippe IV(?) in some old sources.
Talar Malaskan Philippe is the ruler of Arolanit. He came there in the company of Arkat.
God Forgot is ruled by the Ingareens, who attempt to maintain the Brithini standards of a lawful life. IMO these are incredibly ancient individuals, but also terribly aged ones.
> Is Casinotown ruled by these Brithini too, or is it an independent city-state? (It could also be somewhere in between the two I suppose).
Casino Town is the place where the God Forgot folk interact with the outside world. The proceedings of the Casino finance the Brithini life-style (which is not very productive or adequate in this age). There is also the long-standing debt the casino owes Belintar (the man who broke the bank) which right now might be put in escrow or be used to fix a few holes in their household plans (e.g. replacing resources plundered by Wolf Pirates).
I don't think that the Ingareens are much involved in the day-to-day activities of the Casino, except a few specialists who maintain the spells and mechanics of the games (and may have done so for the last one-and-a-half millennia) or who guard the place. Most interaction with visitors would be done by mortals under their command, quite likely Esvulari following the No God creed or other imitations of the Ingareens.
The Machine Wars must have been really stressful on these people...
I don't think there are a lot of Ingareens left in the islands. Most of the inhabitants would be Esvulari imitating Brithini life to some extent. IMO Leonardo the Scientist is a sorcerer of some power and superhuman age, but due to his mastery of the magics (and quite likely the results of some esoteric heroquesting in the realms of essence) rather than due to a pure Brithini life. (Note that mechanics at a level like Leonardo is practicing is sorcerous magic.)
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