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==== Holidays and Practices ====

==== Cuisine ====

Rye bread features heavily in the Fhainnin diet as opposed to wheat bread, as rye grows better in the hills and northern regions of Faneria as well as in the drier northeast interior. Potatoes, clams, fish, crab, tomatoes, and leafy greens are also staples, while more specialized local foodstuffs include hardier varieties of apples. Chicken and beef are the primary non-aquatic meat sources in Faneria, although pork, turkey, lamb, and others are available through import within the Vandarch and occasionally are raised locally.

A common feature of Fhainnin cuisine is it is often served hot; given the propensity for frigid winters in the north and along the mountains, this should come as little surprise. Moth families put a great deal of effort into stocking their kitchens well, as the dining room is the central feature in most traditional home plans and meals are an important customary aspect of the culture. Snack foods are available but are generally derided in traditional circles, though this 'metropolitan' trend is becoming more common, and ready-to-eat restaurants are very popular.

==== Media and Entertainment ====

==== Philosophy, Art, and Literature ====

=Government and Politics=

Faneria's government, the Republic of the Fhainn, is a unitary republic with its capital situated in Oirthidun. It is the legal successor state to the Fhainnin Popular Republic and the earlier Kingdom of the Fhainn, which were also referred to colloquially as Faneria. It has no state-approved or mandated religion, but is formally linked in its function and its Constitution to the Fhainnin ethnicity in particular, although naturalized foreigners are capable of attaining citizenship.

Faneria's political zeitgeist has wavered considerably over the last century and a half, with a traditionalist monarchy being overthrown by a radical revolutionary republic in the 1900s that later transformed into a semiauthoritarian hybrid state in the 1950s. Its policies are typically nationalistic and focused on economic growth and public wellbeing along with soft power projection. It formally claims some border regions currently possessed by [[Caergwynn]], and although it has good relations with its neighbor Fiannria, the ethnic makeup of Fiannria's coastal region along the Vandarch and the territory's history as a battleground between [[Holy Levantine Empire|HLE]] troops and Fhainnin armies makes Faneria's formal renunciation of claims seem shallow.

~~=Government and Politics=~~

== Government Structure ==

As a republic, Faneria's government is divided into two primary branches, the executive and the legislative. Each interacts to counterbalance the other, although Faneria has a strong executive position compared to contemporary republics abroad.

====Seat of the Directorate====

Main Article: [[Seat of the Directorate]]

The Director of the Republic is head of state, with the powers of the Head of Government resting nominally in the subordinate office of the Taoisteach. The Directorate is an elected position ~~voted~~ for by the ~~Concord and supported by an administrative council~~, ~~though the sitting~~ Director ~~retains executive powers barring unusual circumstances. Elections are~~ held at the ~~end~~ of ~~each decade~~.

The Director of the Republic is head of state, with the powers of the Head of Government resting nominally in the subordinate office of the Taoisteach. The Directorate is an elected position selected for by a two-stage vote (see Main Article). The term of office for the Seat is five years, with a hard limit of six terms - however, no Director has ever held the position for more than five terms, which is generally considered a soft limit out of respect for the Republic's first head of state, [[Callac Cananach]].

====Joint Seats of the Concord====

Main Article: [[Joint Seats of the Concord]]

The Concord is the primary legislative body of the nation. It is structured as a tricameral legislature, with a Council of the Peoples ~~(seats apportioned~~ on local ~~populations and directly elected locally)~~, Council of the Ways (seats apportioned to various parties by number of registered voters), and ~~High Council~~ (seats automatically granted with appointment to the head of a major government department). Seated Members may hold seats within multiple Councils, and the ~~legal power~~ of the ~~Council of the Peoples is generally considered inferior to~~ that ~~of either of its senior bodies~~. Elections for the lower two Councils are held

The Concord is the primary legislative body of the nation. It is structured as a tricameral legislature, with the Council of the Peoples being elected on a local level by popular vote, the Council of the Ways (seats apportioned to various parties by number of registered voters), and the National Board (seats automatically granted with appointment to the head of a major government department). Seated Members may hold seats within multiple Councils, and the Speaker of each lower house is a member selected from the majority or plurality party in that house. The National Board does not have a Speaker. Elections for the lower two Councils are held every three years, and National Board appointments are synonymous with another position in government and are gained or lost along with that position.

====Offices of Government====

The ~~non-legislative~~ functions of the government are organized into ~~seven~~ major Offices, each of which oversees ~~the relevant~~ Bureaus:

The mundane functions of the government are organized into six major Offices, each of which oversees subordinate Bureaus that break down into Departments:

The [[Office of the High Courts]] manages the justice system and mediates intragovernmental disputes along with the Office of Political Security. It additionally liaises with the League of Nations International Court. It responds to the Concord, though it retains some sovereign power of its own.

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 ==== Holidays and Practices ====
 ==== Cuisine ====
+Rye bread features heavily in the Fhainnin diet as opposed to wheat bread, as rye grows better in the hills and northern regions of Faneria as well as in the drier northeast interior. Potatoes, clams, fish, crab, tomatoes, and leafy greens are also staples, while more specialized local foodstuffs include hardier varieties of apples. Chicken and beef are the primary non-aquatic meat sources in Faneria, although pork, turkey, lamb, and others are available through import within the Vandarch and occasionally are raised locally.
+A common feature of Fhainnin cuisine is it is often served hot; given the propensity for frigid winters in the north and along the mountains, this should come as little surprise. Moth families put a great deal of effort into stocking their kitchens well, as the dining room is the central feature in most traditional home plans and meals are an important customary aspect of the culture. Snack foods are available but are generally derided in traditional circles, though this 'metropolitan' trend is becoming more common, and ready-to-eat restaurants are very popular.
 ==== Media and Entertainment ====
 ==== Philosophy, Art, and Literature ====
+=Government and Politics=
+Faneria's government, the Republic of the Fhainn, is a unitary republic with its capital situated in Oirthidun. It is the legal successor state to the Fhainnin Popular Republic and the earlier Kingdom of the Fhainn, which were also referred to colloquially as Faneria. It has no state-approved or mandated religion, but is formally linked in its function and its Constitution to the Fhainnin ethnicity in particular, although naturalized foreigners are capable of attaining citizenship.
+Faneria's political zeitgeist has wavered considerably over the last century and a half, with a traditionalist monarchy being overthrown by a radical revolutionary republic in the 1900s that later transformed into a semiauthoritarian hybrid state in the 1950s. Its policies are typically nationalistic and focused on economic growth and public wellbeing along with soft power projection. It formally claims some border regions currently possessed by [[Caergwynn]], and although it has good relations with its neighbor Fiannria, the ethnic makeup of Fiannria's coastal region along the Vandarch and the territory's history as a battleground between [[Holy Levantine Empire|HLE]] troops and Fhainnin armies makes Faneria's formal renunciation of claims seem shallow.
-=Government and Politics=
 == Government Structure ==
+As a republic, Faneria's government is divided into two primary branches, the executive and the legislative. Each interacts to counterbalance the other, although Faneria has a strong executive position compared to contemporary republics abroad.
 ====Seat of the Directorate====
 Main Article: [[Seat of the Directorate]]
-The Director of the Republic is head of state, with the powers of the Head of Government resting nominally in the subordinate office of the Taoisteach. The Directorate is an elected position voted for by the Concord and supported by an administrative council, though the sitting Director retains executive powers barring unusual circumstances. Elections are held at the end of each decade.
+The Director of the Republic is head of state, with the powers of the Head of Government resting nominally in the subordinate office of the Taoisteach. The Directorate is an elected position selected for by a two-stage vote (see Main Article). The term of office for the Seat is five years, with a hard limit of six terms - however, no Director has ever held the position for more than five terms, which is generally considered a soft limit out of respect for the Republic's first head of state, [[Callac Cananach]].
 ====Joint Seats of the Concord====
 Main Article: [[Joint Seats of the Concord]]
-The Concord is the primary legislative body of the nation. It is structured as a tricameral legislature, with a Council of the Peoples (seats apportioned on local populations and directly elected locally), Council of the Ways (seats apportioned to various parties by number of registered voters), and High Council (seats automatically granted with appointment to the head of a major government department). Seated Members may hold seats within multiple Councils, and the legal power of the Council of the Peoples is generally considered inferior to that of either of its senior bodies. Elections for the lower two Councils are held
+The Concord is the primary legislative body of the nation. It is structured as a tricameral legislature, with the Council of the Peoples being elected on a local level by popular vote, the Council of the Ways (seats apportioned to various parties by number of registered voters), and the National Board (seats automatically granted with appointment to the head of a major government department). Seated Members may hold seats within multiple Councils, and the Speaker of each lower house is a member selected from the majority or plurality party in that house. The National Board does not have a Speaker. Elections for the lower two Councils are held every three years, and National Board appointments are synonymous with another position in government and are gained or lost along with that position.
 ====Offices of Government====
-The non-legislative functions of the government are organized into seven major Offices, each of which oversees the relevant Bureaus:
+The mundane functions of the government are organized into six major Offices, each of which oversees subordinate Bureaus that break down into Departments:
 The [[Office of the High Courts]] manages the justice system and mediates intragovernmental disputes along with the Office of Political Security. It additionally liaises with the League of Nations International Court. It responds to the Concord, though it retains some sovereign power of its own.

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