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| image_caption = Beyouak, a famous teacher of the Volin language | | image_caption = Beyouak, a famous teacher of the Volin language | ||
| population = approximately 9.8 million | | population = approximately 9.8 million | ||
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| rels = Volinism, Chrisitanity | | rels = Volinism, Chrisitanity | ||
| langs = | | langs = Gothic, Volin | ||
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The '''Indigeno-Calderans''', also known as Volins from their own language, are an ethnic group native to [[Austro-Caldera]]. | The '''Indigeno-Calderans''', also known as Volins from their own language, are an ethnic group native to [[Austro-Caldera]]. | ||
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Because the Volin people had escaped all other tribes, they also escaped warfare, and this lack of combat experience over hundreds of years turned the Volin people into a peaceful people that the new Eldmoran refugees did not want to interfere with. | Because the Volin people had escaped all other tribes, they also escaped warfare, and this lack of combat experience over hundreds of years turned the Volin people into a peaceful people that the new Eldmoran refugees did not want to interfere with. | ||
Volins also accepted | Volins also accepted Gothic rule, believing that it was better to let the new people do what they want to, while they themselves could focus on other needs. | ||
===18th century=== | ===18th century=== | ||
During the 18th century, the Volins started to detest the | During the 18th century, the Volins started to detest the Gothic rulers after seeing how they were taking up space in areas that were once open for just temples, like in Little Caldera city. Without a recent history of warfare, the Volin people had no basis on which how to handle the new threat, so while many tried to negotiate for the protection of land, others simply accepted the change, or prayed to the Sea God to wash away the plague. | ||
===19th century=== | ===19th century=== | ||
The Volkspartei began to see a growing issue with the natives being a higher population than the | The Volkspartei began to see a growing issue with the natives being a higher population than the Gothics, so the Volkspartei enacted two programs, both of which failed. | ||
====Acculturation==== | ====Acculturation==== | ||
The first program was to simply convert the Volins to | The first program was to simply convert the Volins to Gothic speaking Christians by providing incentives such as free tools, materials, and food. This program failed due to the fact that Volins were still independent of the government, and could provide themselves with shelter and food without government oversight. | ||
====Removal era==== | ====Removal era==== | ||
The second program was to remove the Volins from the land, by giving them financial incentives to settle in a new country like [[Sabnaki]], but this failed as well, when the Volins were not interested in money. Soon though, the Volkspartei realized that they didn't need to remove the Volins. | The second program was to remove the Volins from the land, by giving them financial incentives to settle in a new country like [[Sabnaki]], but this failed as well, when the Volins were not interested in money. Soon though, the Volkspartei realized that they didn't need to remove the Volins. | ||
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==Culture== | ==Culture== | ||
=== Volinism === | === Volinism === | ||
Volin culture is widely defined by their religion of Volinism. It's observed in their art, their music, and their wood sculptures prior to | Volin culture is widely defined by their religion of Volinism. It's observed in their art, their music, and their wood sculptures prior to Gothic influence. Volinism is polytheistic and has a wide pantheon of gods. | ||
==== Mashk, God of Sea ==== | ==== Mashk, God of Sea ==== | ||
The primary god, the God of the Sea, also called Mashk, is the one who granted the Volin people Caldera. Mashk created the continents, by lowering the sea to the point where humans had an area to live on. Mashk is a loving god, who tries his best to nurture humans by providing them with fish and water, but he is not the only god to help the humans. | The primary god, the God of the Sea, also called Mashk, is the one who granted the Volin people Caldera. Mashk created the continents, by lowering the sea to the point where humans had an area to live on. Mashk is a loving god, who tries his best to nurture humans by providing them with fish and water, but he is not the only god to help the humans. | ||
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===Funeral rites and afterlife=== | ===Funeral rites and afterlife=== | ||
It is believed in Volin culture that the soul is directly tied to the body. When a Volin dies, it's customary to set the body among a boat and set fire to it, then say a prayer to the god Mashk and send the boat off to their place in the afterlife. If this is not done, it's believed that Mashk will never receive the soul, and the dead will inhabit the Earth in the afterlife. The underworld is believed to completely underwater and monitored by Mash, and, depending on what you did in life, Mashk may treat you differently. Warriors will spend an eternity drinking wine and being awarded for their exploits, while normal farmers will be thanked for their hard work and can relax forever. Criminals and immoral people will instead be punished by Mashk, usually by drowning for an eternity. | It is believed in Volin culture that the soul is directly tied to the body. When a Volin dies, it's customary to set the body among a boat and set fire to it, then say a prayer to the god Mashk and send the boat off to their place in the afterlife. If this is not done, it's believed that Mashk will never receive the soul, and the dead will inhabit the Earth in the afterlife. The underworld is believed to completely underwater and monitored by Mash, and, depending on what you did in life, Mashk may treat you differently. Warriors will spend an eternity drinking wine and being awarded for their exploits, while normal farmers will be thanked for their hard work and can relax forever. Criminals and immoral people will instead be punished by Mashk, usually by drowning for an eternity. | ||
==Language and writing system== | ==Language and writing system== | ||
The Volin language was originally developed from the Iroquoian language, and slowly changed overtime as the Indigeno-Calderans grew different from the rest of Crona. | The Volin language was originally developed from the Iroquoian language, and slowly changed overtime as the Indigeno-Calderans grew different from the rest of Crona. | ||
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Example text: ᏂᎦᏓ ᎠᏂᏴᏫ. | Example text: ᏂᎦᏓ ᎠᏂᏴᏫ. | ||
==Government== | ==Government== | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Volin}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Volin}} | ||
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Being favored by a god meant that you were fit for the rule of leader, and so at the end of the three trials, there could only be 1-3 contestants left. If there is only one contestant left, after being favored by all 3 gods, they are immediately given leadership. If there are two contestants left, whoever is favored by 2 gods is given leadership. If there are three contestants left, then whoever was favored by Mashk would be given the authority to pick the winner, with no restrictions on who they could pick (they could pick a different contestant, non-contestant, family, friend, themselves, etc.). | Being favored by a god meant that you were fit for the rule of leader, and so at the end of the three trials, there could only be 1-3 contestants left. If there is only one contestant left, after being favored by all 3 gods, they are immediately given leadership. If there are two contestants left, whoever is favored by 2 gods is given leadership. If there are three contestants left, then whoever was favored by Mashk would be given the authority to pick the winner, with no restrictions on who they could pick (they could pick a different contestant, non-contestant, family, friend, themselves, etc.). | ||
Since the Eldmoran takeover in the 1600s, Volins stopped the practice of self-rule, and instead participate in the Republic set forth by the Austro-Calderan government. While the trials to become Supreme Leader have been abolished, they are still sometimes practiced as a sport, and if you are proven by at least 3 eyewitnesses that you conducted a trial with 2 others and were favored by a god, then you are seen as a great leader, and usually immediately elected into a subdivision role. Because non-Volin people cannot be elected as Prime Leader of Austro-Caldera, some Volkspartei members have tried to conduct the trials to win the favor of Volin voters, however, no | Since the Eldmoran takeover in the 1600s, Volins stopped the practice of self-rule, and instead participate in the Republic set forth by the Austro-Calderan government. While the trials to become Supreme Leader have been abolished, they are still sometimes practiced as a sport, and if you are proven by at least 3 eyewitnesses that you conducted a trial with 2 others and were favored by a god, then you are seen as a great leader, and usually immediately elected into a subdivision role. Because non-Volin people cannot be elected as Prime Leader of Austro-Caldera, some Volkspartei members have tried to conduct the trials to win the favor of Volin voters, however, no Gothic politicians have been favored by Mashk. The most famous example of a Gothic politician being favored by a god would be the national leader trials of 1924, in which Derrich Lundsteiner won the slide down caldera, thus being favored by Bron, and also the plant eating contest, thus being favored by Sirkup. During the 1924 election, Derrich Lundsteiner won with 99.9% of his votes coming from Volins. | ||