Rebma, City in the Sea
	Rebma it is said is the reflection of Amber in the sea.  While it is 
true that the buildings and structures, and even current events often seem 
to follow those of Amber.  However, Rebma is quite different.
	Rebma is a matriarchy.  Most positions in government are held by women,
and inheritance passes to the eldest daughter.  While it is not forbidden
for men to own property, it is definately unusual.  Like most societies
there are some professions that are female dominated and some that are male
dominated.  Women dominated professions include magic, trade, and law. 
Male dominated professions include fishing, mining, and war.  Despite the
risk and hardship involved the male professions pay less.  Men are
generally treated as less intelligent than women, and more prone to violent
emotional outbursts.  A woman who is acting foolish is often said to be
acting like a man.
	There are no strong taboos in Rebma against premarital intercourse.  
Most Rebmans practice serial monogamy, and Rebman law reflects this.  Rebma 
recognizes many different forms of marriage ranging from open short-term to 
closed permanent. By Rebman law, the women always inherits all property and 
any children acquired through the course of a term marriage.  Stories of 
true love are as common in Rebma as elsewhere, and most seek a permanent 
love.  They just don't expect to find it easily.
	Spells of contraception are common.  Most Rebman women prefer to be
married to have a second source of income before having a child.  However
their is no societal onus attached to having a child out of wedlock. 
Having a child that you cannot support on the other hand is considered a
foolish.  Perhaps it is a result of this sexual freedom that all property
and titles are handled down the female line.  For you can always tell the
mother of a child, even if the father may be difficult to determine.
	Almost as much trade flows through Rebma as Amber.  While the
Faiella-Bionen is the best known route to Rebma, there are undersea routes
that lead to beaches near many of the shadows in the Golden circle.  Across
these routes a brisk trade in merchandise flows.  Along with goods, Rebma
is also a market for information.  While greater trade flows through Amber,
it is also more restrictive.  While Amber is the premire city of the Golden
Circle, Amber doesn't like outsiders meddling in its internal politics. 
However, in Rebma it is possible for a trader from outshadow to ask
questions about current wars, trade sanctions, possible political shifts. 
For a native of another shadow, these questions bring unwanted attention in
Amber.
	Magic is commonplace in Rebma.  It is magic that heats and illuminates 
the city.  This same magic is used in divinations, healing, and war.  Magic 
is controlled by a strong guild, and by Rebman law, only licensed guild
members are allowed to practice magic with the bounds of the city.