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Atraeth (Atraelish: Atraeth, pronounced ?/ˈeɪ.trəθ/) is a global power and the point-of-view nation of the Industria Pacificum universe. Atraeth is governed by the Imperial Republic of Atraeth and Her Colonies, and has been in a Cold War with Saeyri for just under a decade. A proud and nationalistic state, Atraeth has been at the forefront of technological advances in terms of military (such as self propelled artillery and the land ship) while also maintaining a notable navy. In recent years Atraeth has become increasingly liberal, pulling back its borders and returning land that was confiscated by the Imperial Atraeth Army during the past wars with Saeyri, providing these states with reparations in the forms of weapons and economic support... (read more)
The Vilakismusi Republic of Variyako (Wunal: ቪለኪሥሙሥ᎐ፂዡዱተከ፡ቨሪጀኮዎ tr. Vilakismus'ižudutaka Variyakowo) is a country in Neria It is bordered by Likadja to the east, Odokcraca to the south east, and Atraelish Neira to the south west. It also shares a maritime border with Xhequa. It is the largest nation on the continent of Neira, and has the world's eighth largest population at 34,900,000 people, placing it ahead of Iqualna but behind Nuntu. Its capital is Vulkorovka, being located on the south coast of the nation and the largest city is Mestata on the northwest coast. Modern Variyako can trace its lineage to the Kingdom of Mestata, a wealthy port-city that dominated the western coast. In 114BCE a group of prophets complied the Iszotec and created the Ravadi, commonly seen as the beginning of Soziti faith. In 100BCE King Žaraǰodaši I declared Soziti as the state faith, renaming the country as the Sublime Zanikoji of Variyako and being confirmed as the Zanikoj of Soziti... (read more)
Saeyri (pronounced ?/ˈseɪ.ri/; say-ree, Seonmi: ㄔㄜㄛㄌㄇㄚㄋㄅㄠㄕㄜㄙㄨㄛㄊㄒㄚㄐㄚㄅㄛㄒㄟㄨㄎㄚ tr. Seonymanbaushewuottsajabotseiuka trans. "State of the Seony", often abbreviated to Seonymanottsaja, Seonmi pronunciation: /seɔ.nʲ.maŋ.ɔt.tsʰa.ʑa/) is a regional cymluni superpower and a contesting world power that dominates sub equatorial regions of the continent. The country is considered by historians to be the oldest sovereign state with ruins dating back to 4200 BCE found within the Xhangsong Valley. Saeyri also lays claim to being home to the cradle of humanity, with the earliest fossil records of homininds found on the coast of the sacred Yangon Lake that was annexed by the modern Saeyri regime in 1849 CE... (read more)
Seonmi (ㄎㄛㄜㄍㄓㄩㄘㄚㄅㄛㄔㄜㄛㄌㄇㄚㄋㄅㄠ, Roscoe transliteration: Koegzhijaboseonymanbau, Evangeline transliteration: K'oegtsh'izaposeonymanpau, pronounced (Goryrang dialect) [kʰoeɡ.ʈ͡ʂʰi.ʑa.po.ɕeo.nʲi.man.paɯ]) is a language spoken by the peoples of Hwabaek, Kuosomy, and Saeyri, with small communities of speakers in Aggurat and Uetse. Seonmi is a polysynthetic ergative–absolutive language. Being polysynthetic, Seonmi's words are composed of many morphemes (i.e. the smallest meaningful units of a language), many of which cannot be used in isolation. Polysynthetic languages like Seonmi typically have long "sentence-words" comprised of subjects and objects and nouns, describers and verbs sewn together with any number of morphemes which add necessary grammatical information. Amongst its many dozens of morphemes, there are complex systems of honorifics and evidentiality... (read more)
Vukomanovića XII (Wunal: ቩኮመኖቪአ፡፳; IPA [vu.ko.ˈma.nɔ.vi.ca]; born 3rd October 1819, aged 81) is the current reigning Zanikoj of Variyako, having ascended to the throne following the death of his father Vukomanovića XI in 1867. His is also the Vazsky of Gradnyn and of Kovecko, making him the head of state for both Zeleovki and Umlokovy. Vukomanovića XII was born in Variyako in 1819 as the first child of then reigning Zanikoj Vukomanovića XI. He spent time serving in a ceremonial stint in the Blessed Imperial Guard before the death of his father in 1867, which subsequently saw his crowing at the age of 48. An arch-conservative, Vukomanovića XII's early reign saw Variyako regain control of rebellious territories during Variyakoi Civil War which saw Variyako reassert influence over Justavka, Zeleovki and Umlokovy. Following the war Vukomanovića XII continued to block all attempts at reform perpetuating conservative governance across the empire. In 1884 Atraeth conquered Justavka causing unrest in Variyako that was suppressed by the imperial government. Following this Vukomanovića XII has finally started to modernise Variyako beginning industrialisation efforts, creating relations with foreign powers such as Saeyri and increasing militarisation... (read more)
Juotsou Hou-gemgun (Seonmi: ㄐㄝㄒㄡㄧㄏㄡㄧㄍㄜㄇㄍㄨㄋ; pronunciation [ˈʑɯo.tsoɯ ˌxoɯ.ˈɡem.ɡɯn]; Atraelish pronunciation ?/dʒuː.ˈɒ.tsoʊ hoʊ.ˈɡɛm.ɡʊn/; born 17th March 1867, aged 33) is a prominent Seonmi military strategist and the current ruler of Saeyri following the ousting of his eldest brother, Kutsumo Kai, by the Seonmi Royal Guard. The fourth son of the penultimate King of the Kingdom of Saeyri, Hou-gemgun grew up wanting for nothing within the walls of the Limestone Palace and likewise expected nothing as he was not destined to rule. Finding an affinity for strategy at a young age, Hou-gemgun enrolled in the Seonmi Officer's College in Kaitan at 16 where he would be trained in the art of war in preparation for a lifetime of service within the Seonmi Self Defense Forces... (read more)
The Great Crash was a worldwide price recession that occurred in 1890, with its global effects lasting through the entire decade until 1901 and the economical revitalisation brought about by the outbreak of the World War. The recession began in Etruarand before it spread to the other nations of Amlei, which had collectively experienced high growth during and after the Industrial Revolution of 1810. With the collapse of the western continent, the crash had a significant knock-on effect that spread to all other industrialised nations of the world... (read more)
Sulejman Boyadžijev, known by his nom de guerre Sulejman Lukanov (Wunal: ሡሌይመን፡ሉከኖቭ; pronunciation [su.ɾɛ.jə̆.maɴ.ɾu.ka.nɔv]; Atraelish pronunciation ?/su.ˈleɪ.mɑːn ˈluːkɑː.nov/; born 1857, aged 43) is the chief theoretician and founding member of the Labour Vilakismus Front. A former peasant born in the southern province of Lukačaju, Lukanov fled to Odokcraca in the mid-1870's to escape conscription into the Variyakoi army in the closing months of the Variyakoi Civil War. In 1879 he met Variyakoi former priest Vulko Silajidžić and subsequently helped form alongside others the Labour Vilakismus Front... (read more)
