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'''Sorhaithe''' is a constituent province of the [[Faneria|Republic of the Fhainn]] situated in northern [[Levantia]]. Separated from metropolitan Faneria by land, it borders [[Caergwynn]] to the west, [[Fiannria]] to the east, and the [[Sea of Nordska]] in the north. It is the most northerly territory of modern Faneria and consists of both mainland and island regions, including roughly half of the [[Saelin|Saelish Archipelago]]. Historically, Sorhaithe's provincial boundaries consisted of the majority of the region | '''Sorhaithe''' is a constituent province of the [[Faneria|Republic of the Fhainn]] situated in northern [[Levantia]]. Separated from metropolitan Faneria by land, it borders [[Caergwynn]] to the west and south, [[Fiannria]] to the east, and the [[Sea of Nordska]] in the north. It is the most northerly territory of modern Faneria and consists of both mainland and island regions, including roughly half of the [[Saelin|Saelish Archipelago]]. Historically, Sorhaithe's provincial boundaries consisted of the majority of the Archipelago as well as the northern third of the mainland region of the former Kingdom of Saelin; however, since the [[Treaty of Loughlin]] in [[Second Great War|1942]], the region composes only a fifth of the historic Kingdom's area, a quarter of the Saelish language's coverage by area, and half of the world's native Saelish-speaking population. Sorhaithe is both the geographic and spiritual center of Saelin's culture and population, and contains both of Saelin's former capitals. | ||
== History == | |||
====Antiquity==== | |||
====Gaelic Settlement==== | |||
====Norse Conquests==== | |||
====Northern Crusades==== | |||
====Saelish Kingdom==== | |||
====Saelish Partitions==== | |||
====Sorhaithe==== | |||
====Revolution and Great War Era==== | |||
====Modern Day==== | |||
==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
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Sorhaithe lies on the northern end of the Sea of Nordska, shielded from the warmer water seasonally brought up between Kiravia and Levantia in the [[Kilikas Sea]]; as a result, it often suffers long, bitterly cold winters akin to those in northern Caergwynn and Vithinja as well as typically cool summers. The topsoil of the region is relatively thin in most areas, with the risk of snap colds making many less hardy plants highly undesirable. Potatoes and some specialized varieties of beets are grown at scale, though these are overshadowed by the area's mineral and energy wealth. | Sorhaithe lies on the northern end of the Sea of Nordska, shielded from the warmer water seasonally brought up between Kiravia and Levantia in the [[Kilikas Sea]]; as a result, it often suffers long, bitterly cold winters akin to those in northern Caergwynn and Vithinja as well as typically cool summers. The topsoil of the region is relatively thin in most areas, with the risk of snap colds making many less hardy plants highly undesirable. Potatoes and some specialized varieties of beets are grown at scale, though these are overshadowed by the area's mineral and energy wealth. | ||
Mainland Sorhaithe sits at the end of the [[Giath Mountains]], which historically protected the lowlands in the east from overland invasions; however, the lower hilly regions in the eastern mainland are entirely exposed to foot travel both from Fiannria and [[Turlann]], resulting in Sorhaithe being both the first target in the region struck by viking landings and the last redoubt of Saelish power during wartime. | Mainland Sorhaithe sits at the end of the [[Giath Mountains]], which historically protected the lowlands in the east from overland invasions; however, the lower hilly regions in the eastern mainland are entirely exposed to foot travel both from Fiannria and [[Turlann]], resulting in Sorhaithe being both the first target in the region struck by viking landings and the last redoubt of Saelish power during wartime. This lead to Sorhaithe in particular becoming a launch point for numerous campaigns against Fiannria by the [[Kingdom of the Fhainn]] in the 18th and 19th Centuries. | ||
==Economy== | ==Economy== | ||
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The population of Saelin is majority-Saelish (Fhs. ''Saelifhainn''), with the indigenous gaelic community composing about 56% of the population; another thirty percent are ''Marfhainn'' or ''Sheafhainn'', with notable Caeric and Faeskt minorities. Most of the population is concentrated along the coast, with an 84% urbanization rate largely due to the poor farming properties of the region, a fishing-dependent food economy, and a growth in immigrant labor since the late 1800s in response to the discovery of oil fields under the Isles. This has been exacerbated by a predominantly train-based transport sector in the region due both to terrain and comfort. The largest settlements in the province are the capital, Igar Dun, Galnea, and Saelaer, the former two of which both rest on the coast of the mainland. | The population of Saelin is majority-Saelish (Fhs. ''Saelifhainn''), with the indigenous gaelic community composing about 56% of the population; another thirty percent are ''Marfhainn'' or ''Sheafhainn'', with notable Caeric and Faeskt minorities. Most of the population is concentrated along the coast, with an 84% urbanization rate largely due to the poor farming properties of the region, a fishing-dependent food economy, and a growth in immigrant labor since the late 1800s in response to the discovery of oil fields under the Isles. This has been exacerbated by a predominantly train-based transport sector in the region due both to terrain and comfort. The largest settlements in the province are the capital, Igar Dun, Galnea, and Saelaer, the former two of which both rest on the coast of the mainland. | ||
==Culture== | ==Culture== | ||