Iles Evangeline

Iles Evangeline
Military Directorate
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Etymology: Named for Crown Princess Amelia
Nickname(s):  Maronnet's Redemption
Motto(s):  "I have returned"
Map of Iles Evangeline and its climate classifications
Candidate Jurisdiction for BORA Inclusion	Burgundie
Capital	Port Capelan
Government
• Type	Pre-democratic military governorate
• Body	Council of Colonels
• Prefect Plenipotentiary	Rachelle-Evangeliste Vanchamps d'Elisioile
Area
• Total	25,666.78 km2 (9,910.00 sq mi)
Population  (2026)
• Total	1,485,556
• Density	58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Evangeliennes

Iles Evangeline, officially the Candidate Jurisdiction for BORA Inclusion of Iles Evangeline is a territory of Burgundie. Previously owned by Varshan which governed it as part of its Shauku Islands Province until its forces were expelled in 2021 by a joint Daxo-Alstinian invasion after which it was transferred to Daxiaese control before being sold to Burgundie in 2028.

Etymology

Named for Crown Princess Amelia.

Geography

Geology

The Iles Evangeline make up the northeastern cluster of islands in the Shauku Archipelago main island that is divided between Sotsial and Iles Evangeline is

• Citaisir: highest island, northern most island, 9,194.458 sqkm
• Tucarsir: seal island, 1,450.39 sqkm
• Repun: the offshore, 362.598 sqkm
• Rerahavre: wind harbor, 25.8999 sqkm
• Repunpoc: the lower offshore, 103.6 sqkm
• Muimenoco: winnowing woman 38.8498 sqkm
• Memsir: the island of springs 77.6996 sqkm
• Atusa: the naked one, 751.097 sqkm
• Acsir: little brother island, 4,169.881 sqkm
• Sicotan: Pleasant village, main island, 18,699.71 sqkm

Climate

• Citaisir: Humid subtropical
• Tucarsir: tropical wet and dry
• Repun: tropical wet and dry
• Rerahavre:tropical wet
• Repunpoc: tropical wet and dry
• Muimenoco: tropical wet
• Memsir: tropical wet
• Atusa: tropical wet and dry
• Acsir: tropical wet and dry
• Sicotan:tropical wet in the east and wet and dry in the west

History

Prehistory

Further information: Timeline_of_major_world_events § Prehistory

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  8000 yr old dug out canoe

Archeological evidence suggests that the Shauku Archipelago was settled around 800,000 years ago by hunter-gatherer peoples who made use of stone and clamshell tools. These people had a mostly plant-based diet with monkey and fish flesh entering their repertoire around 50,000 years ago. Agriculture is first recorded around 15,000 years ago, but it was light due to the thick jungle vegetation. Domesticated dogs and pigs were also evidenced in this period as well. In the 4th century BCE, with the introduction of rudimentary sail technology, to the paddled dugout canoes used by the islanders, the outer islands of the Shauku archipelago became settled. There was light Oyashimane settlement since roughly 200 BC.

Classical Antiquity

Further information: Timeline_of_major_world_events § Classical_Antiquity

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Words, words, words. (9th century BC-5th century AD, exact dates determined by you to fit your lore)

Medieval period

Further information: Timeline_of_major_world_events § Medieval_history

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Words, words, words. (6th century - early 16th century, exact dates determined by you to fit your lore)

Early modern history

Further information: Timeline_of_major_world_events § Early_modern_history

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Far East Colony

Further information: Far East Colony

Late modern period

Further information: Timeline_of_major_world_events § Late_modern_history

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Varshan conquest and rule

Further information: Shauku Archipelago § Varshan conquest of the Shauku Archipelago

Following the abandonment of the Far East Colony in 1817 by the Marialanii Ularien Trading Company the native Oyashi daimyos and ambitious Matsutori mainlanders formed various factions and started fighting to control the territory. One such faction was the Republic of Matsutori, a short-lived Occidental-inspired republic beset by domestic political divisions and ethnic tensions, and foreign territorial encroachments and diplomatic pressure.

During the 1850s, under the of command the Zurg Tezomoc, Varshan initiated a multiyear-long naval expedition to the Shauku Archipelago, thoroughly defeating the Matsutorine forces in the region and rendering Matsutorine control over the islands unfeasible. With the conquest of the archipelago, Varshan had a foothold in the Far East of Audonia and would occupy the islands for the next 170 years.

Contemporary period

Further information: Timeline_of_major_world_events § Contemporary_history

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Daxo-Alstinian invasion of the Shauku Archipelago

Further information: Final War of the Deluge

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  Daxian amphibious transport dock passing a sunk Varshani frigate on its final approach to its landing zone.

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  Daxian landing craft resupplying a beachhead on April 13th, 2021.

The Battle of the Shauku Islands was an ancillary engagement during the Final War of the Deluge, fought between March and May of 2021. The Varshani naval contingent on the Shauku Archipelago was considered a liability as it could attack from the rear during the ground invasion of Varshan proper and the allied command determined that it needed to be eliminated. The combined forces of Daxia and Alstin, were tasked to launched an invasion of the archipelago.

The invasion commenced on March 3rd, with a massive naval battle, the First Battle of the Shauku Littoral. The Daxian fleet approached from their southwest stronghold in Cao and the Alstinian fleet arrived from their northwest bases in Oyashima. The Varshani navy, caught off guard by the scale and coordination of the attack, engaged in a fierce but ultimately losing battle, after a two-day running battle, the remaining ships of the Varshani navy, limped out into the Great Expanse. The Daxo-Alstinian forces were able to establish temporary naval dominance of the Shauku littoral, initiating a relentless bombardment of the islands' defenses.

With the Varshani navy crippled and coastal defenses weakened, Daxo-Alstinian forces initiated amphibious landings across the archipelago. The initial landings met with fierce resistance from the Varshani defenders, who were determined to protect the islands. Despite heavy casualties on both sides, the Daxo-Alstinian forces, aided by continuous naval and aerial bombardment, were able to secure small beachheads and begin pushing inland by March 17th. The Varshani defenders used the jungle terrain and guerrilla tactics to launch numerous counterattacks against the Daxo-Alstinian beachheads. The Daxo-Alstinian forces experienced significant setbacks throughout the week of the 21st, with some units being forced back into the sea. In response to the Varshani counterattacks, the Daxo-Alstinian forces intensified their aerial and naval bombardment. The islands' infrastructure, already heavily damaged by the initial assault, was systematically destroyed. The bombing campaign caused widespread devastation and significant civilian casualties, but it also severely weakened the Varshani defenses and made command and control communications extremely difficult, rendering coordinated operations almost impossible. During the first week of April, a number of resupply convoys arrived and the Daxo-Alstinian forces, reinforced and resupplied, renewed their amphibious assaults, determined to gain control of the beaches. The Varshani defenders, although disorganized, lacking a functional central command and depleted of resources and ammunition, continued to resist fiercely. After weeks of bloody fighting, the Daxo-Alstinian forces eventually managed to secure the beaches, establishing a firm foothold on the major islands. With the beaches secured, the Daxo-Alstinian forces began their advance inland. The Varshani defenders, now fighting a desperate rearguard action, retreated into the interior, using the ruined infrastructure to their advantage to confound Daxo-Alstinian armored manevers and to conduct ambushes. The fighting was sometimes even hand-to-hand, with the Daxo-Alstinian forces suffering heavy losses. As the Daxo-Alstinian forces advanced throughout the second week of April, the Varshani navy returned and launched a series of counterattacks in an attempt to disrupt the invasion. These attacks, the Second Battle of the Shauku Littoral, although initially successful in distracting the Daxo-Alstinian advance, were ultimately repelled, with the Varshani navy fighting to the last vessel and aircraft. The battle ended on April 25th when the last of the Varshani submarines was hunted down and destroyed. Despite the setbacks and heavy casualties, the Daxo-Alstinian forces relentlessly pursued the remaining Varshani defenders on land. The fighting continued for two more weeks, with the Varshani forces gradually being isolated and killed. Eventually, after 9 weeks of intense combat, the last Varshani strongholds were overrun, and the islands were declared secure.

In the aftermath, Daxia and Alstin divided the archipelago between them. The southern islands, fell under Alstinian control and the northern islands were occupied by Daxia. The Alstinians quickly established a military administration in their sector, focusing on restoring order and rebuilding infrastructure. They invested in the islands' agricultural lands and established naval bases to protect their trade routes and project power into Audonia. The initial occupation was met with pockets of resistance, with a guerrilla movement, comprised of former Varshani soldiers and disgruntled civilians, launching sporadic attacks against Alstinian forces and infrastructure projects. The Daxians prioritized the exploitation of the islands' mineral wealth, establishing mining operations and industrial complexes. They also constructed military fortifications, transforming the northern islands into a formidable bulwark against potential Varshani counterattacks. They forcibly deported the vast majority of the Vasrhani almost immediately and have few cases of resistance

Daxian military rule

A joint naval invasion by Alstinian and Daxian forces pushed Varshan's forces from the islands and brought an end to its rule there. A period of popular resistance driven by Arzalist priests followed. The Daxian military enacted brutal mass reprisals and deportations that however succeeded in quieting down the situation. Civilian Varshani administrators were summarily dismissed, Arzalist shrines shuttered and all public gatherings of over three people prohibited. Whatever produce was imported from the mainland was requisitioned by the army to supplement its rations, the locals were introduced to a new diet consisting of disgusting aspic food rations courtesy of Agario. Four months after introduction, there was a riot at a food distribution center in which twenty tons of aspic rations were set on fire. Daxian rule of the unruly islanders was becoming more expensive and less advantageous than previously thought.

Handover to Burgundie

Liyu, was transferred to Burgoignesc administration on November 17th, 2028 as a reparation for the loss of Ayermer during the Second Great War which until that point had remained a major sticking point in the relationship between Burgundie and Daxia to the point that both countries, as a matter of administrativia, remained technically at war until the handover of Liyu and the signing of the Instrument of the Formalization of the Cessation of Hostilities Stemming from the Global Conflicts of the 1930s and 1940s.

A respectful ceremony between outgoing District Chief, Gong Farbo, and incoming Prefect Plenipotentiary, Rachelle-Evangeliste Vanchamps d'Elisioile and their retinues of diplomats, marines, sailors, and administrative personnel after which its name was changed to Iles Evangeline after Crown Princess Amelia, of Burgundie who helped to broker the deal.

Government

Further information: Government of Burgundie

Iles Evangeline is part of the Burgoignesc Overseas Territory Assembly's Polar Burgundies geographic designation. Burgoignesc Overseas Territory 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 Iles Evangeline.

Iles Evangeline is a candidate constituent province within Burgoignesc Overseas Territory Assembly with its own semi-elected Governor-Epistates, representative legislative body, and court system.

Iles Evangelineures 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 Oyashima and Burgoignesc are 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 Iles Evangeline 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 Territory Assembly's Iles Evangeline 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.

Administrative divisions and local governance

Further information: Government_of_Burgundie § Provinces, Government_of_Burgundie § County_Government, Government of Burgundie § Municipal Government, and Cities of Burgundie

Military

Military installations

Iles Evangeline is home to two military bases, Fort St. Genevieve, jointly operated by Navy of Burgundie and the Revenue Guard, and Fort St. Ambrose, operated by the Foreign Legion.

Fort St. Genevieve

Fort St. Genevieve Northern Cathay Joint Maritime Patrol Station
Burgundie
Site information
Owner	Burgoignesc Security Forces
Operator	Navy of Burgundie Revenue Guard
Controlled by	Burgoignesc Borealis Combined Forces Command, Western Sector
Condition	Operational
Site history
Built	YEAR
Garrison information
Occupants	Navy TBD TBD Revenue Guard TBD TBD

Fort St. Ambrose

Fort St. Ambrose Garrison of the Transitional Detachment of the Foreign Legion and National Gendarmerie in Iles Evangeline
Burgundie
Site information
Owner	Burgoignesc Security Forces
Operator	Army of Burgundie National Gendarmerie of Burgundie
Controlled by	Burgoignesc Borealis Combined Forces Command, Western Sector
Condition	Operational
Site history
Built	YEAR
Garrison information
Occupants	Foreign Legion Foreign Legion Detachment Ilse Evangeline Gendarmerie Provisional Iles Evangeline Company of the Overseas Gendarmerie Alpha Team Action Force (ATAF) Element Treaty Observation and Implementation Corps of Burgundie 9th Civil Support Battalion 16th Corps of Civil Engineers Squadron

Emergency response

Further information: Revenue Guard, Fire Seneschalcy of Burgundie, Royal Sociolance Service of Burgundie, and National Gendarmerie of Burgundie

National Gendarmerie of Burgundie, Overseas Gendarmerie, Borealis Command

Revenue Guard, Grand Station Orxital

Society

Further information: Culture in Burgundie

Ethncity according to the official census (2020)

  Bergendii (19.9%)

  Varshani (72.3%)

  Metzettan (4.3%)

  Oyashimane (3.5%)

Religion, ethnicity, language, education, attitudes and worldview, kinship and family, cuisine, arts, literature, architecture, sports, symbols

The ethno-racial makeup of Iles Evangeline has changed considerable over the years. Originally lightly settled by peoples from Oyashima since around the year 200 CE, the islands never held more than a few thousands at their population peak. The disastrous aftermath of the Tezomoc Expedition for the Oyashima fleet led to an almost complete exodus from the islands, with Varshan bringing in thousands of its own laborers to work on the many mines on the islands in the late 19th century. This demographic dominance by peoples of Varshan origin continues to the modern day, altough the brief Daxian rule and now the Burgoignesc administration has resulted in the return of some Oyashimans along with new Daxiaese, Rusanan, and Bergendii arrivals. Daxiaese and Rusanan residents were offered a stipend to leave the island upon the transfer of power to Burgundie.

Language

The "native" language of the Shauku Archipelago is Ainu.

Economy

Further information: Economy of Burgundie

A field of aloe plants.

The economy of the islands is relatively developed and varied as they possess significant natural resources that the Varshani state sough to develop. Iles Evangeline have significant reserves of copper and thus strip mining of these is a major economic activity with an estimated production of four hundred thousand metric tons extracted in 2021. All of Iles Evangeline's copper mines are now under the control of the Department of Trade which is introducing the use of newer technology to increase copper production. Also present are large deposits of blue limestone and diorite which were highly valued by the Varshani for use in the construction of their monuments and temple complexes. So important were these materials to the mainland that most of the mines were nationalized and placed under the direct control of state run Arzalist foundations that directed the materials specifically to temples under construction in the mainland. Another important economic activity is the cultivation of aloe vera, which is used in Varshan's traditional medicine. Under Varshan rule, almost one third of the island's arable surface is dedicated to planting aloe fields. Tourism from mainland Varshan began to experience moderate growth and a few resorts catering to the upper castes were opened in the late 2000's. The partial restoration of the Blood Fane of Buruso saw a marked uptick in arzalist pilgrimages to the site so much that the Varshan Control Commission lodged at formal complaint with Daxian authorities, fearful of arzalist proselytism. Burgundie has banned Varshani travellers all together.

Employment

Burgundie's high emphasis on education translates to a particularly educated and skilled workforce, leading to lower unemployment compared to less educated countries in Audonia. The islands' economic diversity cushions against overreliance on any single industry, which has demonstrably made the island more resilient during downturns. Since Burgundie strives for Total Economic Engagement and espouses equal rights and opportunities regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, ability, or background, Iles Evangeline benefits from improved access to education and training, impacting employment prospects across various fields.

Agriculture

Agricultural production, primarily of aloe vera, wheat, soybeans, potatoes, sugar beets, onions, pumpkins, corn, raw milk, and beef, Guar and guar gum

Tourism and hospitality

Tourism has currently been severely restricted as the Treaty Observation and Implementation Corps has set about to reconstitute the government and economy of the Iles Evangeline. But early surveys point to winter sports being a primary draw with skiing/snowboarding and dog sledding being primary activities. Thermal baths and locally brewed beer are expected to be a strong draw for the après-ski set.

Logging/Mineral extraction

copper and thus strip mining of these is a major economic activity with an estimated production of four hundred thousand metric tons extracted in 2021. All of Iles Evangeline's copper mines are now under the control of the Department of Trade which is introducing the use of newer technology to increase copper production. Also present are large deposits of blue limestone and diorite

lead, manganese, silver, zinc,

Fishing and fisheries

Aquaculture

File:Lüshunkou Pearl Aquaculture旅顺口真珠養殖065399.jpg|Pearl farming

Pisciculture

Pisciculture in the Iles Evangeline is focused mostly on the raising of chum salmon, Sockeye salmon, and Dolly Varden trout. Artisanal fishing is the only allowable form of pisciculture in Iles Evangeline and it produces about 1-200 tonnes of fish each year.

Since the Burgoignesc administration began there has been demand for investment in modernization of pisciculture across the Iles Evangeline to ramp up exports of Sockeye salmon specifically both farmed and wild caught. A team of experts are searching for suitable sites for copper alloy sea cages for the sockeye.

The pisciculture sector, like all other sectors in the Iles Evangeline are severely underdeveloped in the Occidental perspective. The Burgoignesc Ministry of Economy, Finance, and the Recovery's Department of Trade and the Ministry of Agriculture and Food have established a Joint Office of Evangeline Economic Development and Food Security to identify "locally acceptable avenues to increase development and output for both local and Metropolitan consumption".

Alaska pollack

Mariculture

Mariculture Shrimp and saltwater clams

Artisanal/heritage industries

Poro ruru

Manufacturing

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The native Ainu people of Shauku Archipelago are famous for creating a type of boat called the pinisi and Burgundie had reinvested in making these boats is a cottage industry for the islanders so that they can have their own indigenous deep-sea fishing fleet and local trading fleet with Sotsial and Oyashima. These ships are carries seven to eight sails on two masts, arranged like a gaff-ketch with what is called 'standing gaffs' — i.e., unlike most Occidental sailing ships using such a rig, the two main sails are not opened by raising the spars they are attached to, but the sails are 'pulled out' like curtains along the gaffs which are fixed at around the centre of the masts. This allows the gaff to be used as a crane to embark and disembark up to 200 tonnes of breakbulk cargo. These ships usually carry timber, local produce, and commodities. Since the annexation of the islands by Burgundie there have been some converted to tourism crusiers and day trippers who h have proven wildly popular. The construction itself is also a tourist attraction.

Trade

Port Capelan
Location
Country	Burgundie
Details
Opened	YEAR

Port Capelan is a small container port that can accommodate two feeder sized ships at once. It is used to export the agricultural goods from the island but also to supply the locals with sustenance since the island is not self-sufficient.

Trade is handled throught the Shauku Island Trading Company (SITC), a joint stock company that is owned 20% by Alstin, 20% by Burgundie, 20% by O’Shea Container Shipping, and the remaining shares are publically traded. The SITC handles the imports and exports from Iles Evangeline and Alstinian Sotsial. It runs a regular route from Equitorial Ostiecia and Deralveca City, Alstin.

Transshipment

Main article: Transshipment

Customs and tariffs

Main article: Customs

Infrastructure

Maritime

There is also the Iles Evangeline-Korell ferry which makes one round trip every week with a stop at Ankae in Metzetta. Marine Highway ferry system to connect the islands together with Sotsial and Oyashima.

Lighthouses

Further information: Burgoignesc Maritime Navigation Administration

Rail

Further information: Rail transportation in Burgundie

The passenger rail in Iles Evangeline is being completely rebuilt to implement standard gauge and establish greater connectivity for service. This work is planned to be completed by 2039 at which point it will become a unique rail service provider, a body that has not yet been formed.

Air

Iles Evangeline is accessible through a connecting flight from Anjiro International Airport on the Alstinian Sotsial. Capelan Regional Airport (CRA) is a state-run public airport situated in the main island, it has two runways with an asphalt surface measuring 1,524 x 46 m. For the 12 month period ending on March 13 2025,the airport had a total of 15,032 flights and an average of 18 daily flights. A new runway and renovated passenger areas are planned for 2029.

Energy and electricity

Further information: Energy policy in Burgundie and Science and Technology in Burgundie § Energy

Agrinergie

Main article: Agrivoltaics