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The introduction of {{wp|New Jersey distilled spirits|distilled spirits}} is considered to have contributed greatly to the pacification of the Qualkee. Historians observe that most recorded episodes of intercommunal violence occurred in a narrow temporal band between the original Kiravian settlement nuclei reaching sufficient population pressure to spurr on expansion and regular shipments of whiskey and white spirit becoming commercially available,<ref>Before (and after, up to the present day) industrially distilled hard drink became regularly available in Thýstara, colonists relied on a home-distilled ''{{wp|poitín}}''.</ref> after which the chronicles record only liquor-fuelled "tavern rebellions" that barely made it out of the pub, a familiar and extremely common phenomenon in Kiravian history. | The introduction of {{wp|New Jersey distilled spirits|distilled spirits}} is considered to have contributed greatly to the pacification of the Qualkee. Historians observe that most recorded episodes of intercommunal violence occurred in a narrow temporal band between the original Kiravian settlement nuclei reaching sufficient population pressure to spurr on expansion and regular shipments of whiskey and white spirit becoming commercially available,<ref>Before (and after, up to the present day) industrially distilled hard drink became regularly available in Thýstara, colonists relied on a home-distilled ''{{wp|poitín}}''.</ref> after which the chronicles record only liquor-fuelled "tavern rebellions" that barely made it out of the pub, a familiar and extremely common phenomenon in Kiravian history. | ||
[[Incarceration_in_Kiravia#Penal_Settlements|Penal settlements]] were established in the island's interior in | Previously governed {{wp|nomarch|nomarchically}} under a series of Collegiate Ordinances and Organic Acts, Thýstara was granted a chartered government in 1828 AD, featuring an elected legislature. | ||
[[Incarceration_in_Kiravia#Penal_Settlements|Penal settlements]] were established in the island's interior in 1844 to extract coal and other minerals. The [[Atlindarin Katergon]] remains in operation today as a joint facility serving as the colony's flagship penal institution and part of the federal correctional system. Penal labour was crucial in making the development of the interior possible, enabling the construction of viable mines, quarries, timber tracts, and associated infrastructure such as {{wp|sawmills}} and {{wp|railroad}}s. | |||
===Modern times=== | ===Modern times=== | ||
Thýstara was so unaffected by the [[Kiravian Civil War]] that in 1937 AD, two years after the conclusion of the conflict, {{wp|sealing}} captain M.B. Xrytviken recorded calling at the remote [[Abrigalast]] hamlet of Vammen and discovering that the inhabitants were theretofore unaware that the Civil War had happened. An extreme example though this is, the remote and unindustrialised colony of independent fishermen, craftsmen, and shopkeepers was nonetheless distant in both time and sentiment from the sociopolitical tumult of the early 20th century Kiravian mainland. Some records indicate that Thýstara elected a delegate ''sans etiquette'' to the [[1934 Constitutional Convention]], but no such delegate is entered in the rolls from its convocation, suggesting that even if he were elected the gentleman never arrived to take his seat. | Thýstara was so unaffected by the [[Kiravian Civil War]] that in 1937 AD, two years after the conclusion of the conflict, {{wp|sealing}} captain M.B. Xrytviken recorded calling at the remote [[Abrigalast]] hamlet of Vammen and discovering that the inhabitants were theretofore unaware that the Civil War had happened. An extreme example though this is, the remote and unindustrialised colony of independent fishermen, craftsmen, and shopkeepers was nonetheless distant in both time and sentiment from the sociopolitical tumult of the early 20th century Kiravian mainland. Some records indicate that Thýstara elected a delegate ''sans etiquette'' to the [[1934 Constitutional Convention]], but no such delegate is entered in the rolls from its convocation, suggesting that even if he were elected the gentleman never arrived to take his seat. | ||
The island colony spent the Sunderance as part of the [[Kiravian Remnant]]. The Remnant government's programme of rapid state-coördinated capitalist industrialisation did further the exploration and exploitation of the island's mineral resources and investment in modernisation of its fishing fleet and seafood processing plants. Thýstara was also of interest to the Federalist military, which set up meteorological and {{wp|signals intelligence}} stations there. Red Kiravian and White Kiravian submarines frequently passed through Thýstaran waters on their way to and from reconnaissance missions against their respective opps, but only one direct encounter between Kiravian subs, the 1963 McCabe Seamount Skirmish, is recorded, which resulted in no casualties to either side. | The island colony spent the Sunderance as part of the [[Kiravian Remnant]]. The Remnant government's programme of rapid state-coördinated capitalist industrialisation did further the exploration and exploitation of the island's mineral resources and investment in modernisation of its fishing fleet and seafood processing plants. Thýstara was also of interest to the Federalist military, which set up meteorological and {{wp|signals intelligence}} stations there. Red Kiravian and White Kiravian submarines frequently passed through Thýstaran waters on their way to and from reconnaissance missions against their respective opps, but only one direct encounter between Kiravian subs, the 1963 McCabe Seamount Skirmish, is recorded, which resulted in no casualties to either side. It is, however, believed to be the only combat action involving the [[Kiravian Union]]'s {{wp|Losos-class submarine|''Bradan''-class submarine}}. | ||
==Society & Culture== | ==Society & Culture== | ||