Port de Vent

Trade Islands of Port de Vent
BORA Province
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Map of Port de Vent
Nation	Burgundie
Constituent Country equivalent	Burgoignesc Overseas Representative Assembly
Geographic Designation	Polar Burgundies
Capital	Ville Port de Vent
Area
• Total	62,366.9137 km2 (24,080.0000 sq mi)
Population  (2030)
• Total	11,302,230
• Density	180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Ventoise

Port de Vent is an trade island province of Burgundie in the Kindreds Sea's Catenias archipelago, consisting of five major islands or island groups: Gicupiccu, Ile Melite, l'Ile Osilies, and l'Iles Capræs.

History

The islands of the Catenias archipelago have long been a cultural cross roads.

Prehistory

Archeological evidence suggests that humans first settled permanently on the islands of modern Port de Vent and the Krasoa Islands around 4200 BCE. The Sundaic, Alitros sea people of the Glaistic civilization, established their first settlements along the coast, carving rudimentary dwellings into the cliffs. Their lives revolved around fishing, hunting, and navigating the treacherous currents of the archipelago's straits.

However, around 1100 BCE, Sundaic legends speak of encountering the Sky People, beings of immense stature who arrived in colossal vessels and possessed advanced knowledge, likely Adonerii. The Sundaic, initially wary, eventually formed a tentative connection. The Sky People shared some of their knowledge, influencing the island's intricate water channels and the unique architectural style of some Sundaic structures, incorporating the Latinic architecture into Glaistic megaliths. The islands that make up Port de Vent and the Krasoa Islands became the southwestern extent of the Adonerum and therefore remained a peripheral place meaning that no great effort was put into contralizing or enculutrating that Sundaics. Evidence suggests that Glaistic masks, with their enigmatic smiles and intricate details, may have been adopted into the Adonerii religious and social rituals, later evolving into symbols of power and leadership. Around 600 BCE, Adonerii legends speak of a devastating tsunami that impacted the Catenias archipelago. The Sundaic outposts across the region, including those on Port de Vent, were abandoned or destroyed. The Sundaics vanished from the historical record, but DNA evidence shows a pattern of intertribal breeding that pre-supposes that the Sundaics didn't disappear as much as they ceased to be unique and were more than likely just merged into the existing Adonerii identity. After the disaster, competition for limited resources, competition for fertile land, and fishing grounds grew between different Adonerii city-states, led to the rise of despotates vying for dominance. 600-200 BCE was marked by terrible inter-city violence, and slavery and piracy emerged as key aspects of southwestern Catenias Adonerii power structures and society.

Antiquity

Antiquity in Port de Vent covers from the time of the Great Tsunami around 607 BCE through the 4th century CE and was marked by an increasingly centralizing series of Latinic-states in the Catenias archipelago. The northern islands of Port de Vent (Gicupiccu, Ile Melite, and Ile Gran Osilie) were conquered and ruled by the Emerita Maris (modern-day Lucrecia), starting around 250 BCE. The city states on the remaining islands Ile Picu Osilie and l'Iles Capræs remained independent throughout the period and controlled the trade in the straits that they were beside. The Latinic-states in the southern Catenias archipelago collected a duty on their cargo, typically at 2% or higher. By the end of the 4th century CE, the tax was being collected in Aes grave, an early Latinic crrency. The growth of trade in southern Kindreds Sea and the straits of the Catenias archipelago led to the development of more advanced financial techniques. Most merchants, lacking sufficient cash assets, resorted to borrowing to finance all or part of their expeditions. A typical loan for a large venture in 4th century BC, was generally a large sum of cash, lent for a short time (the length of the voyage, a matter of several weeks or months), at a high rate of interest (often 12% but reaching levels as high as 100%). The terms of the contract were always laid out in writing, differing from loans between friends. The lender bore all the risks of the journey, in exchange for which the borrower committed his cargo and his entire fleet, which were precautionarily seized upon their arrival at the port the loan was offered. This also led to high levels of piracy, which in turn led to the creation and professionalization of anti-piracy/naval forces in the southern Catenias archipelago. Due to the close quarters nature of most of the trade in the area, the smaller Liburna was the primary ships used by the city states and pirates alike in the southern Catenias. As was common in the Ancient world, ramming and boarding were the primary modes of maritime combat for state actors and pirates alike.

The economy and trade was driven by ship building with the endemic coral reef araucaria trees used to build ships and the prosperous nickel mines on the islands which led to a demand for labor which was gotten through both settlers from neighboring lands and from slavery. Slaving raids against Emerita Maris, the Vallejarian kingdoms of Kuckter, Celestria, and Sumania, Maristella, and the Pelaxian islands.

Early modern period

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Geography

Topographic map of Port de Vent

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  coral reef araucaria trees on the water's edge

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  Kagu

Flora

The islands of Port de Vent hosts a remarkable assemblage of flora. Towering coral reef araucaria (Araucariaceae) dominate the rainforests. Unique species like the fragrant Gaultheria fragrantissima and the medicinally valuable Tamanu (Calophyllum inophyllum) thriving in the dappled shade. The forest floor presents a diverse tapestry of ferns and flowering plants. Tree ferns (Cyatheaceae) lend a prehistoric charm, while epiphytic orchids (Orchidaceae) adorn the branches with vibrant displays in hues of purple, pink, and yellow. The translucent Ghost Orchid (Epipogium aphyllum) exemplifies the island's remarkable adaptations. Bromeliads (Bromeliaceae) with spiky leaves and colorful flowers add further vibrancy to the understory. Notably, Port de Vent harbors a distinct coffee plant (Coffea ventenensis), its beans prized for their unique aroma. The island's coastal fringe features mangrove forests (Rhizophoraceae) vital for marine life, while salt-tolerant plants like Sea Lettuce (Ulva lactuca) and the vibrant Beach Hibiscus (Hibiscus tiliaceus) thrive in harsher conditions.

Fauna

Port de Vent's fauna exhibits a fascinating interplay of isolation and adaptation. The island's avifauna includes the flightless Kagu (Rhynochetos jubatus), Ventoise Crow (Corvus moneduloides), remarkable and well-researched for its intelligence and tool-using prowess, the Horned Parakeet (Eutrichoglossus carteri) and the Ventenga (Cyanoramphus cookii). The formidable Giant Geckos (Rhacodactylus leachianus) is the provincial animal, some exceeding a meter in length, while Skinks (Scincidae) of various shapes and sizes scamper through the undergrowth. The amphibian fauna remains understudied, but intriguing recent discoveries like the fluorescent tree frog (Hyla ventenensis) with its bioluminescent properties are the focus of an expanding univeristy system that increasingly focuses on further studying the fauna of the islands.

Climate and environment

Further information: Prevailing Winds

Climate map of Port de Vent

Port de Vent has a tropical wet climate in the windward (eastern) areas of the islands, a tropical dry climate on the leeward side if the higher elevations, those elevations being a Mediterranean climate.

Economy

Further information: Economy of Burgundie

Agriculture

Yams, sweet potatoes, taro, cassava, Chinese cabbage, green onions, Kanak cabbage, mangoes, pineapples, and bananas, and Foxtail millet.

livestock: cows, pigs, and chickens

Non-edible cultivation

Gaultheria fragrantissima is cultivated for its essential oil is derived from the leaves of the plant. The aromatic oil is used in perfumery, as a hair oil, and medicinally. It is used topically to treat rheumatism, scabies, and neuralgia, and taken internally to treat hookworm.

Tamanu is cultivated for its Tamanu oil is pressed from the nuts of the plant. The fatty acid methyl esters has been historically used as a fuel for oil lamps and in 2014 oil was classified as a biodiesel and is being cultivated to meet the rising demand for it in that capacity. The oil is also cultivated for its medicinal properties and is used to treat skin diseases: it is also applied topically in cases of rheumatism and sciatica, it is also used to cure ulcers and bad wounds. It is commonly sold in pharmacies to treat skin injuries from burn, scar, and infected wounds to skin diseases such as dermatosis, urticaria, and eczema. It has also used for its high antibacterial activity against bacterial strains involved in acne. Recently, studies have shown that the oil is a promising source to develop new antibiotics, notably to fight multi-drug resistant bacteria implicated in skin infections, which has increased demand for the oil exponentially for pharmecutical firms in Levantia, Sarpedon, and Vallos. The oil was historically useful in waterproofing cloth and is used as a varnish. An extract from the fruit was once used to make a brown dye to color cloth. The oil can also be used to make soap.

Agrinergie

Main article: Agrivoltaics

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Tourism and hospitality

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Logging/Mineral extraction

coral reef araucaria, niaouli

Mining

magnesium, iron, cobalt, chromium and manganese

Fishing and fisheries

Aquaculture

Main article: Aquaculture Aquatic life farming, in general

• Pisciculture- fish farming
  • Mariculture- Saltwater fish farming
• shrimp farming
• oyster farming
• algaculture

Trade

Port Nova Martillia
Location
Country	Burgundie
Details
Opened	1949
Employees	550
Statistics
Vessel arrivals	179
Annual cargo tonnage	805.219 tonnes
Annual revenue	₮25 million

Transshipment

Main article: Transshipment

Customs and tariffs

Main article: Customs

Infrastructure

Maritime

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Ferry service connects all of the islands to each other and ferries also connect the islands to the Krasoa Islands, Lucrecia, and Maristella.

Lighthouses

Further information: Burgoignesc Maritime Navigation Administration

Rail

Further information: Rail transportation in Burgundie

Port de Vent uses Standard gauge, 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) for both freight and passenger rail. The Equatorial Express (Burg: Express Equatorial) is the public sector, intercity, passenger rail operator in Equatorial Ostiecia, Port de Vent, and Sudmoll. It owns and operates all rail corridors, rights of way, and rolling stock that serve this purpose.

Air

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Politics and government

Port de Vent is part of the Burgoignesc Overseas Representative Assembly's Gran Ostiecia geographic designation. Burgoignesc Overseas Representative Assembly is a constituent country equivalent of Burgundie with its own assembly, prime minister, budget, and laws. Burgundie's national governmental influence is limited to subsidies, education, and security, however, its financial and cultural institutes cast a long shadow across Port de Vent.

Port de Vent is a province within Burgoignesc Overseas Representative Assembly with its own semi-elected Governor-Epistates, representative legislative body, and court system. Ventoises are Burgoigniacs/Burgoignix with complete civil and economic rights, and citizenship (political rights) under the same federal service criteria as all residents of Burgundie. Burgoignesc is the official language but Coscivian and Sinitalian is used in Gicupiccu and Llenguatge del vent and Lingua di l'Isule are regionally recognized both in use.

Provincial executive

The provincial executive is the Governor-Epistates. Three candidates are elected by a single transferable vote election held every 5 years, the three candidates are presented to the Court of St. Alphador and the next Governor-Epistates is chosen from these candidates. If the citizenry rejects the selection, a run-off election is held with the remaining two candidates.

Provincial legislature

Like the Citizens Court of the National Assembly (Burg. La Assemblee de Ciutadans de l'Assemblee Nacional, ACAN), The Port de Vent Citizen's Court of the Provincial Assembly is a unicameral legislator. It makes provincial law, has the power of the provincial purse, and has the power of impeachment, by which it can remove sitting members of the provincial government. The Assembly has three seats for each province, one for the Burgoignesc Overseas Representative Assembly's Port de Vent liaison, 3 for the clergy, 3 seats reserved for municipal leaders, and 3 for a rota of private business leaders. On 6 occasions throughout the year 3 more seats are opened to the public to debate topics that are not on the annual legislative agenda.

Military

Port de Vent falls under the Navy's Ostiecian Central Command, the Army of Burgundie's II Division, Foreign Legion, the Royal Air Service of Burgundie's Ostiecian Central Command, and the Vocivine National of Burgundie's Absurian Ocean Command. All of these services maintain a permanent presence on the island.

Fort St. Luc Fort Ste. Cecile

Emergency response and healthcare

Law enforcement

National Gendarmerie

Further information: National Gendarmerie of Burgundie

Port de Vent is under the jurisdiction of the Port de Vent Regiment of the Equatorial Osteician Division of the Departmental Gendarmerie. The Port de Vent Battalion has 5 companies and an HQ section.

National Constabulary

Port de Vent is under the jurisdiction of the Port de Vent Regiment of the Equatorial Osteician Division of the Departmental Constabulary. The Port de Vent Battalion has 7 companies and an HQ section.

Revenue Guard

Further information: Revenue Guard

Port de Vent is under the jurisdiction of the Grand Station of the Odoneru of the Revenue Guard.

Healthcare

Port de Vent is serviced by 1,130 clinics, 565 pharmacies, 226 surgeries, and 4 level III hospitals, one in each island group, and two Level I trauma centers, one in Ville Port de Vent and the other in Ville Egittu on Gran Ile Capræ. Those needed a higher level of specialty care are airlifted to Equatorial Ostiecia.