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==History==

===Kingdom of the Ipari Impaxi===

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[[285]]-[[598]] [[Istroya]]n city-states

Over the 200s ''Fochla Alian'' fell further and further under the influence of the [[Istroya]]n civilization. By the 250s [[Istroya]]n was the primary language and the [[Istroya]]n people had become the cultural and ethnic majority. In [[303]] the island was annexed into the [[History_of_Dericania#Confederation_of_Medestophanese|Confederation of Medestophanese]]. The island was a major importer of grains and cereals from the mainland provinces of the [[History_of_Dericania#Confederation_of_Medestophanese|Confederation of Medestophanese]] and their deeper sea fish like shark and marlin were prized trade commodities. It became known as Piscea during this period.

598-[[1578]]

Piscea became an independent realm for the entirety of the medieval period, approximately 1000 years, due to its remoteness and the difficulty in navigating to it, however it wasn't isolated. There was trade to and from the [[Levantia|Levantine mainland]] the Istroyo-Latin speaking Pisceans were known regionally for being master shipbuilders and navigators. They were contracted by a variety of navies during this time and mercenary work became a critical part of the economy. Piscean triremes and later galleys were feared and revered up and down the eastern [[Levantia|Levantine coast]]. There is limited evidence that the Pisceans may have traveled to [[Audonia]], but it is unknown if this is mythological fantasy or if it actually occurred. It is known that there was some trade occurred with the cities and states of [[Audonia]] but it was almost always through the [[Istroya]]n trade networks, rarely was it directly between Piscea and [[Audonia]].

====Aftermath of the Great Confessional War====

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After three years without improvement the Company sought more dire action. A group of 150 Protestant men were boarded on a ship, sponsored by the Duke, and sent to Torlen, then known as Piscea, to assess the disposition of the native Impaxi Picts who lived there and to lay claim to the island if possible. The Impaxi were still primitive and were easily overcome by the band of soldiers who engaged in the first of many acts of [[Expulsion_of_the_Protestants#Colonial_militarism|colonial militarism]] by campaigning for 6 months to track down and kill all of the remaining Impaxi people on the island. In late [[1578]] their landing zone and base of operations was named [[New Torleans]] and would become the capital of the new [[History of Dericania#Duchy of Marialanus|Marialanii]] lands, and thusly Torlen had become the [[History of Dericania#Duchy of Marialanus|Duchy of Marialanus]]' first colony. From the 123 men who had survived the campaign the island was divided among them into [[Patroon]]ships, with a sizable share for the Duke to maintain as {{wp|crown lands}}, and another sizable share for a governor-general. These newly minted [[Patroon]]s were then able to rent or sell their land as they saw fit. Many brought their surviving extended families to live in commune and to work the land. They would them sail to the mainland and take on tenants for the remaining portions. This method of land distribution and tenancy was so effective that it would become the primary method of land management and settler incentive across the [[Burgoignesc colonial empire]]. Citrus fruit latifundia sprung up across the island and those with coastal access established fishing operations. Within 20 years the island became self-sufficient for food and within 40 years it had become a critical part of the economy of the [[History of Dericania#Duchy of Marialanus|Duchy of Marialanus]].

====Age of Sail====

Because of its importance to the trans-[[Levantine Ocean|Levantine]] and trans-[[Sea of Istroya|Istroyan]] trading routes, Torlen became a hub of prostitution, trade, and ship repair. Its unique position on the convergence of the [[Prevailing Winds|Tradewinds and the westerlies]] it served ships leaving [[Levantia]] to their [[Audonia]]n colonies as well as ships coming from [[Audonia]] to their [[Levantia|Levantine metropoles]]. While it was positioned perfectly, it lacked the resources needed to maintain that the sailors and ships needed most. It became a net importer of timber in particular, with tropical hardwoods from the [[Barbary Straits colony]] as well as the [[Oyashima#Colonization|Far East colony]]. Sugar from the [[Oyashima#Colonization|Far East colony]] was distilled into {{wp|falernum}}, {{wp|rum}}, and {{wp|cachaça}}.

Ancillary to the main whaling industry a market for scrimshaw emerged and Torlenoise sailors became famous for their depictions of tropical scenes, mermaids, and slavery.

==Government==