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*Which of the two teams was athletically dominant when one's male line moved to Valēka | *Which of the two teams was athletically dominant when one's male line moved to Valēka | ||
Fans of both teams are, however, united in their antipathy towards the city of [[ | Fans of both teams are, however, united in their antipathy towards the city of [[Bérasar]] and its sports teams, especially the (confusingly named) Bérasar Blues of the FFL. Metropolitans fans will enthusiastically root for the Emperors whenever they are playing against Bérasar, and Emperors fans reciprocate. In hockey, Emperors fans root for Hockey Team P and Metropolitans Fans root for Hockey Team Q. This does not carry over into {{wp|Gaelic football}}, {{wp|shinty}}, or [[sampakuv]], as Valēka has more than two teams in all of these sports. | ||
==Profiles of the Factions== | ==Profiles of the Factions== | ||
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Counterintuitively, the Metropolitans' practice facility and "base of fieldball operations" is located in predominantly Blue North Niyaska (although the town containing it has gradually become a small Green enclave), while the corresponding facility for the Emperors organisation is located in the predominantly Green suburb of Esdrasar in County Astorin, Kiygrava. | Counterintuitively, the Metropolitans' practice facility and "base of fieldball operations" is located in predominantly Blue North Niyaska (although the town containing it has gradually become a small Green enclave), while the corresponding facility for the Emperors organisation is located in the predominantly Green suburb of Esdrasar in County Astorin, Kiygrava. | ||
Despite being well outside the Valēka metro area, the island of Åstor, currently part of the state of [[Harma]], is a bizarre outpost of support for the Metropolitans. Åstor was within the colonial boundaries of Kiygrava when it was first settled in {{H:title|1056 AD|20236}}, but was reassigned to Harma in {{H:title|1385 AD|20565}}. The islanders, who have objected to the transfer for centuries, began a movement in the early {{H:title|1980s AD|21160s}} to root for the Metropolitans (the dominant Valēkan team at the time) in order to show their opposition to the Harman mainland (populated mainly by | Despite being well outside the Valēka metro area, the island of Åstor, currently part of the state of [[Harma]], is a bizarre outpost of support for the Metropolitans. Åstor was within the colonial boundaries of Kiygrava when it was first settled in {{H:title|1056 AD|20236}}, but was reassigned to Harma in {{H:title|1385 AD|20565}}. The islanders, who have objected to the transfer for centuries, began a movement in the early {{H:title|1980s AD|21160s}} to root for the Metropolitans (the dominant Valēkan team at the time) in order to show their opposition to the Harman mainland (populated mainly by Bérasar Blues fans), honour the island's historic ties to Kiygrava, and express the desire among a large minority of islanders for Åstor to be returned to Kiygrava (rather than become a state in its own right or simply gain more autonomy from Harma). In recognition of this, the Emerald Civic Alliance has called for "self-determination for the island of Åstor within the Kiravian Federacy" towards the bottom of its official manifesto since {{H:title|1992 AD|21172}}, and has maintained party-to-party relations with the autonomist/secessionist Åstor People's Party since {{H:title|1997 AD|21177}}, over the vociferous objections of the Harma state government. Ꝡioỽur Ꝃaꝛaꝟon, an Åstor native who became a dockworker and later a labour leader in Valēka, represented the ECA in the Sardēmur Canton Council during the 21190s and currently serves as the Canton President. | ||
==Social and Political Manifestations== | ==Social and Political Manifestations== | ||