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==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
The many islands that the make up the Malentine archipelago are dominated by the three main islands of [[Tikaandu]], [[Hileenkopp]] and [[Wolviikipp]], in order of size. These three islands have mostly quite similar features although Tikaandu features by far the most fresh water making it the centre of the Malentine part of what was once the North Songun civilization. One of the most notable features of the island is that with | The many islands that the make up the Malentine archipelago are dominated by the three main islands of [[Tikaandu]], [[Hileenkopp]] and [[Wolviikipp]], in order of size. These three islands have mostly quite similar features although Tikaandu features by far the most fresh water making it the centre of the Malentine part of what was once the North Songun civilization. One of the most notable features of the island is that the islands are incredibly flat with only short hills cut by shallow valleys. Except for several smaller regions in the northern-most and southern-most parts of the islands. This made the islands ideal for plantation agriculture, before the earth of it's vast plains were eroded by years of exploitation. | ||
===Climate=== | ===Climate=== | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
==== Pre History ==== | ==== Pre History ==== | ||
With the help of a small number of archaeological findings within on the islands it is believed that the cultural history of the malentine peoples date back to around 1600 BC. Very little is known about this period, especially as the islands have both geological and geopolitical reasons causing a severe lack of research into this distant history. Most of what is known about Malentina's early history is connected to the North Songun Civilization, whose records first mention the islands and their peoples as early as 700 BC. | |||
When the traders of the North Songun first encountered the islanders they were noted for their excellent navigation, using well crafted canoes, as well as fishing expertise. What likely drew the traders attention most however would be the wealth mainly displayed through an abundance of pearls. These pearls were one of the first things that the North Songun would start to trade an at latest around 500 BC. The first larger settlements would be established on the islands by 350 BC, slowly melding the tribal native peoples into the larger North Songun civilization. Many records consider Malentina to first really exist as a civilized entity around the 400-200 BC period, although modern scholars largely disagree on the subject. | |||
Malentina | |||
=== | === Songunese Civilization === | ||
Although starting of as a group of smaller colonial city-states trading and cooperating with the various island tribes Malentina would grow to be one of the most significant regions of the North Songun, especially at the time when their larger civilization was starting to collapse. Most importantly for modern scholars Malentina sources proved vital in describing events during the collapse, as few scholars of the other regions remained to record these events. | |||
For the period between 400 BC to 100 BC the islands were mostly just trade posts at the edge of the much greater states of the mainland. The main purpose of these trading post would prove to be what drove Malentina to become a well developed region rather than just a series of small cities. Cities along the western coast would serve as the centers of trade between the great cities of the north and the various settlements to the south of the islands. This slow rise would quickly scale up significantly in the 3rd and 4th century AD, as the expansive lands of what is today [[Tierrador]] would grow to be much more stable and lucrative to tradesmen. | |||
Perhaps more important than the vast wealth flowing through the island cities during this time was the cultural exchange, as elements of the North Songun would meld with many ideas from the south as well as those of the native tribes, who despite the rise of larger cities still served a vital part in the islands needs. Partly because of their ability to gather certain valuable goods such as pearls but most importantly as warriors the cities could recruit to protect themselves. Mainly from each other. From the North and the south the islands would learn much of administration and statescraft, allowing for much more effective centralization. Such knowledge would introduce a level of stability and prosperity to the cities that by the 6th century they could no longer be thought of as a simple extension of a much greater civilization. They became second only to the heartlands in modern Kelekona and Arcerion. For a time. | |||
All of this would lead to three city states growing to great prominence not just among the islands, but among all of the North Songun. Each controlled large territories along the western coast of the islands, competing over alliances with the various smaller settlements littering the coast. | |||
Large-scale war causes significant devastation, tribal mercenaries rebel and conquer some of the cities, causing a division between the coastal city-states and the traditional natives. | |||
In the end things calm down, leading to new era of prosperity. | |||
New silver age for Malentina, as it is united as one great alliance for the first time in history around the year 1040. A loosely connected league of the seven most powerful cities, representing the seven largest cultural groups of the islands, even including most of the indigenous peoples. | |||
==== The Collapse ==== | ==== The Collapse ==== | ||
The era of prosperity ends, ironically by slowly making Malentina the center of the North Songun, even if only for a time. Over the course of 200 years, starting near the end of the 13th century, the arrival of the Arzali would drive the mainland states to collapse. During this time the trade flowing across the seas would slowly dwindle, but besides that Malentina would be relatively unaffected by what would prove to be the slow death of an entire civilization. | |||
Although much of the history of the North Songun was lost with the collapse, various important scholars and many other wealthy individuals would flee the mainland for the safety of the islands. | |||
By the early 1500's, the mainland was in ruins and the first attempts at raiding the islands were made by the new Arzali invaders. These proved to mostly be a failure, as the warrior tribes of the islands proved themselves a tough foe. These efforts would cause the islanders to grow much more militarized again, which would prove to be a far more dangerous threat to the seven cities than the invaders. | |||
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Arzali | |||
==== | ==== Era of Isolation ==== | ||
The Arzali were not quick to give up however, numerous raids were attempted over the next century, with only a few proving even partially successful. | |||
At this time the seven cities considered themselves the final North Songun state, although an alternative view also started to grow. The idea that they are rather the successors to the greater Songunese civilization, and that they should reclaim the former heartlands. These efforts are believed to have been lead mainly by those who had fled the very lands they now wished to reconquer. | |||
The many migrants who often referred to the islands as the Haven (transl?) would add to a growing problem on the islands. Although the seven cities depicted themselves as united, they had always been more of a loose collection of alliances than any central power. The pressure to centralize these states, together with the pressure to militarize especially by utilizing the warrior tribes even as these warriors found themselves more and more separate from the cities they fought for, as many new peoples arrived to the islands causing cultural and social unrest. It all reached a boiling point in the early 17th century. An event that would be referred to as the "Crisis of the twelve", which would lead to what one famous scholar of the time would refer to in some of his final writings as "The Fall of the Havens". | |||
==== Crisis of the Twelve ==== | ==== Crisis of the Twelve ==== | ||
A series of smaller revolts and notorious cultural clashes would result in the creation of the Great Council around 1616, who would bring forth all of the issues currently being faced by the league and seek solutions through large-scale reforms decided on by the ruling class. This great council would prove a great failure however, as a large series of errors and miscommunications would slowly descend the islands into chaos, slowly escalating towards discriminate violence between different groups. | |||
During the following years various bloody revolts, civil wars and tribal conflict breaks out. These were mainly caused by the quick separation of the traditional tribal natives who included the warrior tribes fighting against the quickly collapsing cities. During this time, one of the most successful Arzali raids against the islands ever attempted crushes any hope for the northern cities to recover. This would ironically enough unite the tribes into a new confederacy, and only a few raids afterwards would return with even the smallest success, leading to the slave raiders mostly ignoring the islands starting around the year 1690. | |||
The final result of this time of trouble was what many consider the final end of the North Songunese civilization, as the people who escaped the heartlands are believed to have died out almost completely and the cities that first connected the island natives to the surrounding civilizations were reduced to a fragment of their former selves. Of the seven cities only two remained anything more than ruins. It is estimated that at least two thirds of the islands population died out in less than 100 years. It is around this time that the islands would see their first settlers on the eastern coast, peoples from a land far distant from theirs. The first cartadanian explorers visited the island in 1689, arriving on the now nearly deserted east coast that had always been the backwater of the island. | |||
=== | === Sails and Oars === | ||
The timely arrival of a new group of foreign sailors would've been met with exceeding hostility if they had first landed anywhere else among the three islands. But the empty lands they found only had a few small tribes inhabiting them. These tribes were suspicious of the strange foreigners but would slowly be convinced to work with them. These small tribes have very little history that survived to modern day, leaving their exact origin a mystery. A missing piece of history that would likely not matter at all if it wasn't for the 35% of modern Malentine tracing their origins to these tribe, mainly among the Aenglistizo and Costizo population. | |||
The | For the final 10 years of the 17th century cartadanian settlers would be the first Occidental nation to inhabit the islands, building the first settlement of Salcojina, which mostly served as a trading post. While there is consensus on the native tribes being somewhat hostile at first the historic claims that a very gregarious expedition leader convinced them to quickly build a strong trading relation is somewhat disputed. In Malentina the more commonly held view among both scholars and citizens is that three translators who had been allowed to visit the foreign Occidental lands convinced the various tribes of the vast wealth they may be able to achieve by working with the colonials. Either way the agreements made between the first settlers and the eastern tribes would lead to friendly relations that would last for over a century. | ||
During next few decades before 1750 cartadanian explorers would continue mapping out the islands. They listened to the one grave warning that the eastern tribes had given them and mostly avoided making landings. At least the expeditions that survived did. One of these expeditions would discover a series of vast ruins of what seemed like once was a grand city. Drawn towards the possibility of wealth he would consider ignoring the tribes warning, finally being convinced by his men to survey the city. But as they scouted the coast for a good area to make camp, they discovered that they were not the first to have that very idea. The burnt remains of another ship and a camp laid in ruins would prove a convincing reminder that the warnings from the eastern tribes were not to be taken lightly. | |||
Although the western islands remained hostile several new settlements would be established on the island of Hileenkopp, known by the settlers as "La Isla Hallare". All but one of these settlements would be established by sarpic settlers, the only exception being a single coscovian settlement on the islands northern tip (naming the islands Sáfach). These settlements would bring wealth and power to the eastern tribes, who united into a single confederation to protect themselves from the hostile acts of the Malenti tribes. | |||
A notable shift would start to occur around the year 1750, as many of the people who migrated to the island would not be of sarpic or coscivian origin. Instead the island was quickly developing a large Ænglish community. | |||
==== Puerto Luna gold rush ==== | ==== Puerto Luna gold rush ==== | ||
A previous small trading post, the town of Puerto Luna would become the centre of the islands development after gold discovered in the surrounding hills. This would push the already notable migration to the island into overdrive, especially among the Ænglish. As a result by 1777 the town of only about 2000 had grown to over 50 000 citizens in less than 20 years, becoming the largest city with an Ænglish majority. | |||
In the 1780s and 1790s Ardmore was starting to gain an interest in expanding into Crona. Although the gold rush had started to normalize at this point the Ardmori crown payed a significant sum to Cartadania as well as the various trading companies who actually owned the settlements to gain control of the island. | |||
=== East to West === | |||
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1780-1900 | 1780-1900 | ||
Ænglish are not as good at dealing with the natives as Cartadania. Although they are way better at getting rid of them. | Ænglish are not as good at dealing with the natives as Cartadania. Although they are way better at getting rid of them. | ||
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==== International influence ==== | ==== International influence ==== | ||
Malentina has connections with Arcerion, Tierrador, The Cape, Cartadania, Ardmore, Alstin and Vithinja. | Malentina has connections with Arcerion, Tierrador, The Cape, Cartadania, Ardmore, Alstin and Vithinja. | ||
==Government== | ==Government== | ||
The Malentinan government is mainly inspired by the confederate system in Arcerion, despite how it may first appear. While the highest offices differ greatly from Arcerion, it has many functional similarities. The ruling body is separated into four main components: The Senate, the Parliaments, the Internal cabinets and the External cabinet. The most notable differences is the fact that the Malentinan republic is a presidential system, as well as having no single representative for the entire confederation. | The Malentinan government is mainly inspired by the confederate system in Arcerion, despite how it may first appear. While the highest offices differ greatly from Arcerion, it has many functional similarities. The ruling body is separated into four main components: The Senate, the Parliaments, the Internal cabinets and the External cabinet. The most notable differences is the fact that the Malentinan republic is a presidential system, as well as having no single representative for the entire confederation. | ||
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== Demographics == | == Demographics == | ||
Malentina is a nation that suffers from a combination of too much cultural, religious and ideological diversity, leading to a nation only loosely held together by the inequality of power between the average citizen and the ruling class. Only through the support of radical elements to maintain a loyal military is the ruling body able to keep the nation together. | Malentina is a nation that suffers from a combination of too much cultural, religious and ideological diversity, leading to a nation only loosely held together by the inequality of power between the average citizen and the ruling class. Only through the support of radical elements to maintain a loyal military is the ruling body able to keep the nation together. | ||
=== Linguistic Demographics === | === Linguistic Demographics === | ||
In the modern day Malentina is usually divided into four main groups, mostly based on ethnic origins but which may also be somewhat described by linguistic differences. These are: | |||
* Peoples of mixed origins, like Aenglistizos and Costizos. While most can speak at least aenglish these groups are typically multilingual and may in addition speak any combination of Maalit, Tiuu or local dialects of coscivian and cartadanian. | |||
* Peoples of mainly Occidental origin such, mostly made up of Aenglish. These mostly only speak Aenglish, sometimes in addition to another Occidental language. | |||
* Peoples of native origin who speak Maaleen, who may know Aenglish or some minor native languages. | |||
* Peoples of native origin who speak Tiuu, who usually know Aenglish and some minor native languages.. | |||
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