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A theory attributing the name to a [[Tryhstian Littoral|Tryhstian]] navigator named Fernão Crassoa gained currency during the 21010s and was commonly printed in reference works and local school textbooks until around 21194, when an exhaustive study by an élite team of historians failed to find written records of anyone by that surname dating from before the word was in use as a name for the islands. Nonetheless, a statue of Fernão Crassoa (modelled on an unknown subject) still stands in front of the Krasoa Colonial Stanora building, and many parks, squares, and schools in the colonies are named in honour of the spurious Crassoa. However, some families with ties to the islands do bear the surnames ''Krasoa'' or ''Krassoa'', as for many decades it was bestowed on children of unknown parentage raised in state-run {{wp|orphanages}}. | A theory attributing the name to a [[Tryhstian Littoral|Tryhstian]] navigator named Fernão Crassoa gained currency during the 21010s and was commonly printed in reference works and local school textbooks until around 21194, when an exhaustive study by an élite team of historians failed to find written records of anyone by that surname dating from before the word was in use as a name for the islands. Nonetheless, a statue of Fernão Crassoa (modelled on an unknown subject) still stands in front of the Krasoa Colonial Stanora building, and many parks, squares, and schools in the colonies are named in honour of the spurious Crassoa. However, some families with ties to the islands do bear the surnames ''Krasoa'' or ''Krassoa'', as for many decades it was bestowed on children of unknown parentage raised in state-run {{wp|orphanages}}. | ||
Another theory behind the name is that it was a corruption of the name ''Grassi'', itself being the [[Emeritan Latin]] form of the Latin name ''Crassus''. Prior to the islands falling under Kiravian rule, the most common name for them was the ''Grasi Islands'', itself the translation of the [[Pelaxian language|Pelaxian]] name for the sub-archipelago ''Islas de Grasi'', which itself comes from the Emeritan Latin name ''Isulas di Grassi''. | |||
==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
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===Peopling and the Glaistic Era=== | ===Peopling and the Glaistic Era=== | ||
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, [[Glaistic_civilization#Tribes|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 [[Glaistic_civilization#Tribes|Eudetos tribes of the Glaistic civilization]]. They built structures of massive stone blocks that defied explanation as the verbal histories of the . The Sundaic, initially wary, eventually formed a tentative connection. The Sky People may have shared some of their knowledge, influencing the island's intricate water channels and the unique architectural style of some Sundaic structures, incorporating megaliths. The islands that make up [[Port de Vent]] and the Krasoa Islands became an unique element of positive interface between these ancient [[Glaistic civilization|Glaistic]] cultures, who in most other places were in conflict with the [[Glaistic_civilization#Tribes|Eudetos]] managing to take advantage of the naivete of the [[Glaistic_civilization#Tribes|Alitros]] to expand their wealth. Evidence suggests that [[Glaistic_civilization#Glaistic_masks|Glaistic masks]], with their enigmatic smiles and intricate details, may have been incorporated into Sundaic rituals, later evolving into symbols of power and leadership. | |||
Around 600 BCE, Sundaic legends speak of a devastating tsunami that impacted the [[Catenias]] archipelago. The [[Glaistic_civilization#Tribes|Eudetos]] outposts across the region, including those on Port de Vent, were abandoned or destroyed. The ''Sky People'' vanished from the Sundaic historical record, but DNA evidence shows a pattern of intertribal breeding that pre-supposes that the Sky People didn't disappear as much as they ceased to be unique and were more than likely just merged into the existing Sundaic identity. After the disaster, competition for limited resources, competition for fertile land, and fishing grounds grew between different Sundaic settlements, led to the rise of chiefdoms vying for dominance. 600-200 BCE was marked by terrible inter-tribal violence and the development of {{wp|cannabalism}}, slavery, and {{wp|head-hunting}} as key aspects of Sundaic power structures and society. | |||
===Insuo Loa Colonization=== | ===Insuo Loa Colonization=== | ||
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==Society & Culture== | ==Society & Culture== | ||
{{Wide image|File:KrasoaTown.jpg|500px|3=<div align=center>Least picturesque town in Krasoa</div>|dir=rtl}} | {{Wide image|File:KrasoaTown.jpg|500px|3=<div align=center>Least picturesque town in Krasoa</div>|dir=rtl}} | ||
There are regional variations in the ethnocultural makeup of the Krasoan population. Krasoans of 'unmixed' Kiravian [[criollo|creole]] heritage are most predominant in the southern half of Big Krasoa Island - particularly in South Krasoa where they form an outright supermajority - and on Island №5, where virtually the entire population are of colonial descent. The further north one looks across the archipelago, the lower the concentration of unmixed settler families and the greater the concentrations of ''[[Kolakoskem]]'', Loa people, and indigenous or indigenised communities, with Nív-Martain and the Palmetto Coast having the largest relative populations of such peoples. Rural highland regions where altitudinal effects create {{wp|sky island}}s of temperate or at least more mild {{wp|Oceanic_climate#Subtropical_highland_variety_(Cfb,_Cwb)|subtropical highland climate}} also have higher-than-average concentrations of creoles. | |||
===Cuisine=== | |||
An important ''surtout de table'' in Krasoan cuisine is the [[taco]], which originates from the native cuisine of [[Takatta Loa]] and was introduced to the Krasoa Islands with the Insuo Loa colonisation. Krasoan tacos therefore remain highly similar to the Loa varieties of taco from which they originated. Tacos served on Nív-Martain are often claimed in Coscivian literature to be "no less authentic" than tacos of the Loa mainland (though this is disputed by Cateniote gastronomists), while tacos served on the southern three islands deviate only in the inclusion of some local subtropical ingredients and minor adjustments to appeal to the Coscivian palate. | |||
===Education=== | |||
The [[State University of Subtropical Agriculture]] in [[Terlora Countyship|County Terlora]], Eastion, prepares agronomists, mechanical engineers, and agricultural economists for employment in the subtropical climes of the [[Kiravian Federacy]] and [[Kiravian Collectivity|Collectivity]], principally Krasoa itself and parts of [[Æonara]]. It houses a scientific library with about 23,000 volumes in its main collection, not including its two specialised collections of Krasoan agricultural statistical records dating back to the early colonial period and sixty years of Krasoan meteorological reports. | |||
===Hauntings=== | ===Hauntings=== | ||
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==Economy== | ==Economy== | ||
[[File:El Correo (233650473).jpeg|thumb|Avenasar, the financial centre of the islands]] | [[File:El Correo (233650473).jpeg|thumb|Avenasar, the financial centre of the islands]] | ||
===Agriculture=== | |||
Agriculture is the historic mainstay of the Krasoan economy. Citrus fruits, olives, oilseeds, grapes, and products derived from them (olive oil, soaps {see below} and medicaments, wine, etc.) were and remain major export earners. Processing of food, beverage, and agricultural products is the largest component of the {{wp|secondary sector}} and provides jobs for thousands of Krasoans. | Agriculture is the historic mainstay of the Krasoan economy. Citrus fruits, olives, oilseeds, grapes, and products derived from them (olive oil, soaps {see below} and medicaments, wine, etc.) were and remain major export earners. Processing of food, beverage, and agricultural products is the largest component of the {{wp|secondary sector}} and provides jobs for thousands of Krasoans. | ||
[[File:Aleppo soap 03.jpg|thumb|Stacks of famous Krasoa Jade soap, freshly cut.]] | [[File:Aleppo soap 03.jpg|thumb|Stacks of famous Krasoa Jade soap, freshly cut.]] | ||
{{wp| | {{wp|Tropical agriculture}} and {{wp|tropical horticulture}} are practised in Nív-Martain. Subtropical agriculture is practised over most of the land area of Big Krasoa Island, save for certain elevated localities in the highlands and much of South Krasoa and the southern shores of Island №5, where temperate climatic conditions prevail and crops and farming techniques transplanted from [[South Kirav]] and the Baylands predominate. | ||
A significant and distinctive subsector of Krasoan agriculture is the rearing of {{wp|ratites}}. {{wp|Cassowaries}} were partially domesticated by indigenous peoples from {{wp|time immemorial}} and are today raised on large forest estates in Nív-Martain where they subsist on natural forage, and smaller properties in the Palmetto Coast where they are fed on slops rendered from human {{wp|food waste}}. Further south, {{wp|emus}} are raised in the other provinces of the archipelago for eggs, fat and oil, leather, and meat. Island №5 has the highest number of emus per capita, at a ratio of one emu per human settler. | |||
Citrus cultivation, esp. limes. | Citrus cultivation, esp. limes. | ||
The {{wp|avocado|avocado tree}} and its delicious, nutritious fruit grows well in appropriate subtropical microclimates distributed across the northern two-thirds of Big Krasoa Island, Island №3, and Island №5. There are several microclimatic zones suitable for the cultivation of ''[[yerba mate]]'' as a cash crop, and Krasoa accounts for most production of said plant in the Kiravian territories. | |||
The explosion of the essential oils market in recent years has been a boon to the islands' economy. | The explosion of the essential oils market in recent years has been a boon to the islands' economy. | ||
===Industry=== | |||
{{wp|Soapmaking}} is a major industry and source of employment, though since the end of Kirosocialism the large industrial soapworks have declined in favour of smaller operations selling market-diversified products, many of which are artisanally crafted. A growing number of small and medium soapworks in Krasoa are coöperatives. Krasoan soap is highly regarded in Great Kirav and Sydona and is increasingly sold abroad. Several traditional types of Krasoan soap have been granted geographic designations and other intellectual property protections by the Kiravian government. | |||
The {{wp|Tanning (leather)|tanning industry}} is important in Krasoa, producing leather from both emu and mammal hides and fashioning finished leather goods (mostly handcrafted) for export. | |||
During the [[Punthite Quasi-Wars|Kiro-Burgundian Gin & Tonic Race]], the [[Colonial College]] tried to establish {{wp|cinchona tree}} plantations in suitable areas of Krasoa, to obtain a domestic supply of cinchona bark from which to extract {{wp|quinine}}, in order to bypass the effective [[Cartadanian]] monopoly on the substance. These efforts were frustrated by difficulty in obtaining the necessary land and smuggling saplings out of Cartadania. As such, the Krasoan plantations were slow to reach maturity and were not targeted for arson by [[Burgoniesc]] saboteurs like their counterparts in the Melians and Saint Kennera. Kiravia's eventual defeat in the Gin & Tonic Race led to the Colonial College selling off the plantations, and most of the land was converted to other uses. However, a few sites remain, owned by a local private company, Sovakaīn Tonics of Krasoa SAK, which produces artisan tonic waters for the Kiravian market. | During the [[Punthite Quasi-Wars|Kiro-Burgundian Gin & Tonic Race]], the [[Colonial College]] tried to establish {{wp|cinchona tree}} plantations in suitable areas of Krasoa, to obtain a domestic supply of cinchona bark from which to extract {{wp|quinine}}, in order to bypass the effective [[Cartadanian]] monopoly on the substance. These efforts were frustrated by difficulty in obtaining the necessary land and smuggling saplings out of Cartadania. As such, the Krasoan plantations were slow to reach maturity and were not targeted for arson by [[Burgoniesc]] saboteurs like their counterparts in the Melians and Saint Kennera. Kiravia's eventual defeat in the Gin & Tonic Race led to the Colonial College selling off the plantations, and most of the land was converted to other uses. However, a few sites remain, owned by a local private company, Sovakaīn Tonics of Krasoa SAK, which produces artisan tonic waters for the Kiravian market. | ||
There is a large {{wp|phosphate}} industry in Krasoa, which accounted for most of the region's industrial output before the Sunderance. | |||
===Services and tourism=== | |||
The agreeable climate and pleasant landscape of the islands has nurtured a growing tourist industry based on {{wp|agritourism}} and wine tourism, beaches and marine recreation, and destination weddings. | The agreeable climate and pleasant landscape of the islands has nurtured a growing tourist industry based on {{wp|agritourism}} and wine tourism, beaches and marine recreation, and destination weddings. | ||
According to a 32-page profile printed in the weekend edition of the [[Primóra Moon]], another growing but low-profile source of income in the Krasoas is the "VIP real estate" and "quiet retirement" sector, which chiefly involves the sale of comfortable and well-appointed country homes to wealthy individuals, mainly from continental Ixnay and Audonia. As described by an unnamed Krasoan real estate agent who was interviewed for the article, this industry caters to a diverse array of clients, including ousted and disgraced former politicians, foreign lesser nobility and cadet princelings of deposed royal houses, and white-collar criminals. There is usually an element of {{wp|offshore finance}} involved, aided by the islands' proximity to [[Pribraltar]], privileged access to the Pribraltarian financial system, and the fact that many Pribraltar-based banks have branches in Krasoa. This business model was first developed in the [[Melian Islands]], where disused manor houses on coffee plantations in the uplands and secluded beach villas were sold to many foreign buyers with similar needs during the 21190s. | According to a 32-page profile printed in the weekend edition of the [[Primóra Moon]], another growing but low-profile source of income in the Krasoas is the "VIP real estate" and "quiet retirement" sector, which chiefly involves the sale of comfortable and well-appointed country homes to wealthy individuals, mainly from continental Ixnay and Audonia. As described by an unnamed Krasoan real estate agent who was interviewed for the article, this industry caters to a diverse array of clients, including ousted and disgraced former politicians, foreign lesser nobility and cadet princelings of deposed royal houses, and white-collar criminals. There is usually an element of {{wp|offshore finance}} involved, aided by the islands' proximity to [[Pribraltar]], privileged access to the Pribraltarian financial system, and the fact that many Pribraltar-based banks have branches in Krasoa. This business model was first developed in the [[Melian Islands]], where disused manor houses on coffee plantations in the uplands and secluded beach villas were sold to many foreign buyers with similar needs during the 21190s. | ||
===Finance=== | |||
Krasoa is firmly integrated into the wider Kiravian financial network. Kerēgulan Merchants' Bank - part of the KMT Group - is the financial institution most heavily invested in the Krasoan economy, having played a crucial role in its colonisation and development. Major regional banks include the Citrus & Chemical Bank, BayWorth Regional Bank, the Bank of Eastion, Sungate Bank, and Homestead Bank. The region's main financial centres are Avenasar, Muravera, and Kangean City. | |||
==Points of Interest== | ==Points of Interest== | ||
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==Notable Krasoans== | ==Notable Krasoans== | ||
*[[Juan Kerr]] - International financial misunderstanding victim, born in Mulifanua, Nív-Martain. | *'''[[Juan Kerr]]''' - International financial misunderstanding victim, born in Mulifanua, Nív-Martain. | ||
*[[Serapion Larimar]] - Chief State Affairs Executive under the [[Candrin administration]], from Anjuna Beach, [[Aventurine Bay Colony|Aventurine Bay]]. | *'''[[Serapion Larimar]]''' - Chief State Affairs Executive under the [[Candrin administration]], from Anjuna Beach, [[Aventurine Bay Colony|Aventurine Bay]]. | ||
*'''Dorian Indalpírón''' - Defencive end for the Kiravian national {{wp|gridiron football}} team, from County Reyvurn, Aventurine Bay. | *'''Dorian Indalpírón''' - Defencive end for the Kiravian national {{wp|gridiron football}} team, from County Reyvurn, Aventurine Bay. | ||
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| [[File:Cabo Polonio, Uruguay.jpg|thumb|upright|Seaside village, Island №5]] | | [[File:Cabo Polonio, Uruguay.jpg|thumb|upright|Seaside village, Island №5]] | ||
| [[File:Punta Ballena, Uruguay.jpg|thumb|upright|County Tarxien, | | [[File:Punta Ballena, Uruguay.jpg|thumb|upright|County Tarxien, Eastion Colony]] | ||
| [[File:Las Piedritas forma parte del Area Protegida Cerro Verde.jpg|thumb|upright|Seashore in Krasoa Colony]] | | [[File:Las Piedritas forma parte del Area Protegida Cerro Verde.jpg|thumb|upright|Seashore in Krasoa Colony]] | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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