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==Geography==
==Geography==
The many islands that the make up the Malentine archipelago are dominated by the three main islands of [[Tikaandu]], [[Hileenkopp]] and [[Wolviikipp]], in order of size. These three islands have mostly quite similar features although Tikaandu features by far the most fresh water making it the centre of the Malentine part of what was once the North Songun civilization. One of the most notable features of the island is that with the exception of small regions in the northern-most and southern-most parts of the islands the islands are incredibly flat, with only short hills cut by shallow valleys. This made the islands ideal for plantation agriculture, before the earth of it's vast plains were eroded by years of exploitation.
The many islands that the make up the Malentine archipelago are dominated by the three main islands of [[Tikaandu]], [[Hileenkopp]] and [[Wolviikipp]], in order of size. These three islands have mostly quite similar features although Tikaandu features by far the most fresh water making it the centre of the Malentine part of what was once the North Songun civilization. One of the most notable features of the island is that the islands are incredibly flat with only short hills cut by shallow valleys. Except for several smaller regions in the northern-most and southern-most parts of the islands. This made the islands ideal for plantation agriculture, before the earth of it's vast plains were eroded by years of exploitation.


===Climate===
===Climate===
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The final result of this time of trouble was what many consider the final end of the North Songunese civilization, as the people who escaped the heartlands are believed to have died out almost completely and the cities that first connected the island natives to the surrounding civilizations were reduced to a fragment of their former selves. Of the seven cities only two remained anything more than ruins. It is estimated that at least two thirds of the islands population died out in less than 100 years. It is around this time that the islands would see their first settlers on the eastern coast, peoples from a land far distant from theirs. The first cartadanian explorers visited the island in 1689, arriving on the now nearly deserted east coast that had always been the backwater of the island.  
The final result of this time of trouble was what many consider the final end of the North Songunese civilization, as the people who escaped the heartlands are believed to have died out almost completely and the cities that first connected the island natives to the surrounding civilizations were reduced to a fragment of their former selves. Of the seven cities only two remained anything more than ruins. It is estimated that at least two thirds of the islands population died out in less than 100 years. It is around this time that the islands would see their first settlers on the eastern coast, peoples from a land far distant from theirs. The first cartadanian explorers visited the island in 1689, arriving on the now nearly deserted east coast that had always been the backwater of the island.  


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=== Sails and Oars ===
The timely arrival of a new group of foreign sailors would've been met with exceeding hostility if they had first landed anywhere else among the three islands. But the empty lands they found only had a few small tribes inhabiting them. These tribes were suspicious of the strange foreigners but would slowly be convinced to work with them. These small tribes have very little history that survived to modern day, leaving their exact origin a mystery. A missing piece of history that would likely not matter at all if it wasn't for the 35% of modern Malentine tracing their origins to these tribe, mainly among the Aenglistizo and Costizo population.


=== Tribes and Settlers ===
For the final 10 years of the 17th century cartadanian settlers would be the first Occidental nation to inhabit the islands, building the first settlement of Salcojina, which mostly served as a trading post. While there is consensus on the native tribes being somewhat hostile at first the historic claims that a very gregarious expedition leader convinced them to quickly build a strong trading relation is somewhat disputed. In Malentina the more commonly held view among both scholars and citizens is that three translators who had been allowed to visit the foreign Occidental lands convinced the various tribes of the vast wealth they may be able to achieve by working with the colonials. Either way the agreements made between the first settlers and the eastern tribes would lead to friendly relations that would last for over a century.  
1700-1900 AD
Suddenly white people. Which is good, until it isn't (because Ænglish).


==== Salcojina Greeting ====
During next few decades before 1750 cartadanian explorers would continue mapping out the islands. They listened to the one grave warning that the eastern tribes had given them and mostly avoided making landings. At least the expeditions that survived did. One of these expeditions would discover a series of vast ruins of what seemed like once was a grand city. Drawn towards the possibility of wealth he would consider ignoring the tribes warning, finally being convinced by his men to survey the city. But as they scouted the coast for a good area to make camp, they discovered that they were not the first to have that very idea. The burnt remains of another ship and a camp laid in ruins would prove a convincing reminder that the warnings from the eastern tribes were not to be taken lightly.
1692-1750
 
Cartadanian settlers are the first to arrive on the island from the Occidental nations. Build the first settlement of Salcojina. Mostly a trade post. Natives start out hostile but are convinced by a very gregarious expedition leader to start trading, leading to friendly relations for a long time ahead. Quite a number of Ænglish settlers arrive at the colony, more than Cartadanians.
Although the western islands remained hostile several new settlements would be established on the island of Hileenkopp, known by the settlers as "La Isla Hallare". All but one of these settlements would be established by sarpic settlers, the only exception being a single coscovian settlement on the islands northern tip (naming the islands Sáfach). These settlements would bring wealth and power to the eastern tribes, who united into a single confederation to protect themselves from the hostile acts of the Malenti tribes.
The foreigners are only allowed to settle on the easternmost island. Any attempt to move into the other two islands is met with swift and deadly force by the natives.
 
A notable shift would start to occur around the year 1750, as many of the people who migrated to the island would not be of sarpic or coscivian origin. Instead the island was quickly developing a large Ænglish community.


==== Puerto Luna gold rush ====
==== Puerto Luna gold rush ====
1750-1780
A previous small trading post, the town of Puerto Luna would become the centre of the islands development after gold discovered in the surrounding hills. This would push the already notable migration to the island into overdrive, especially among the Ænglish. As a result by 1777 the town of only about 2000 had grown to over 50 000 citizens in less than 20 years, becoming the largest city with an Ænglish majority.
Gold discovered in the settlement of Puerto Luna on the island of Hileenkopp. Causes a huge number of Ænglish to migrate to the island. This in turn leads to (Ardmore?) buying the island from Cartadania.
 
In the 1780s and 1790s Ardmore was starting to gain an interest in expanding into Crona. Although the gold rush had started to normalize at this point the Ardmori crown payed a significant sum to Cartadania as well as the various trading companies who actually owned the settlements to gain control of the island.
 
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=== The Gold, the Ænglish and Blood ===
1780-1900
1780-1900
Ænglish are not as good at dealing with the natives as Cartadania. Although they are way better at getting rid of them.
Ænglish are not as good at dealing with the natives as Cartadania. Although they are way better at getting rid of them.
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==== International influence ====
==== International influence ====
Malentina has connections with Arcerion, Tierrador, The Cape, Cartadania, Ardmore, Alstin and Vithinja.
Malentina has connections with Arcerion, Tierrador, The Cape, Cartadania, Ardmore, Alstin and Vithinja.
!!! OLD LORE STARTS !!!
===First Refugees===
Although there is very few records of the times when the first oceanic travelers settled on the Malentine islands, especially since the history was mainly passed down verbally, it is very hard to know exactly when, how many or over how long these first settlers arrived. What is known is that around the year 800 AD there were enough tribes settled on the islands to leave notable archeological evidence. These tribes spent less time warring with each other than one might expect for the period, which together with a few weak pieces of evidence is used by some to advocate that the tribes used their knowledge of ocean travel to raid the mainland.
There is a theory with a lot of support from a number of historical sources that these first settlers were driven from their homelands by the arrival of the Arzalian worshipers of Varshan or other lesser nations following the same faith. Folklore passed down both from other native sources on the mainland as well as within the malentine tribes both help support this belief.
Over the next two centuries the islands population slowly transformed from small local tribes to larger societies of trade and alliances between larger tribes formed from the often forceful unification of the original tribes.
During this period there were two most important developments for the peoples of these lands: The evolving methods for ocean navigation through the use of the sun, moon and stars together with larger boat construction as well as a calendar system based on the lunar phases.
===Confederation of the Seven Tribes===
It is believed that sometime just before the millennium shift there was a great meeting between the seven strongest of the larger tribes. These seven not only came to an agreement on a large group of agreements that would in a sense join them all together into a single confederation, but also ended this great meeting with a division of the lands of the islands between each other, ensuring that there would be peace between them.
There is a lot of later evidence that this was not in fact the case, and that there were still at least some smaller conflicts between the tribes. But there is also good archeological evidence that the amount of people living on the islands started to grow fast following this period.
===Looming Threat of the Arzali===
Although the exact timing of their arrival is still not quite certain the influence of the Arzali would reach most of the coastline of the malentine sea, and even beyond. While the difficulties of crossing the treacherous waters between the malentine tribes and the Arzali proved to be a hindrance, it wasn't long before the two started interacting. These include the first good archeological evidence for the Malenti raiding settlements on the mainland.
===First and Second Arzali Invasions===
Thanks to records from Varshan it is known that in the early 14th century there were attempts by the Arzali on the coast to subjugate the island tribes raiding their settlements. This lead to the first and second attempted invasions of the islands. The wars were mainly determined by two factors: the treacherous waters and weather around the islands and the tactics used by the island tribes.
While the mainlanders fought the war by attempting to march enough soldiers to the enemy settlements to defeat them directly, the raiders of the island simply spent their time raiding whatever they could, most often during the night. The folklore of the islands specifically speaks of a period called "The Five Nights of Red", where over the course of five nights the tribal confederation burned down almost every single ship belonging to the invading forces, leaving the soldiers who reached the islands completely isolated. Still, through out the conflict the invaders successfully torched most of the two most northern tribes, and while the mainlanders most likely lost far more people and resources through out the war, the tribes simply had far more to lose. In the end the invaders seized their attempts to subjugate the island tribes, instead improving the defenses of the coastal settlements.
===Collapse of the Confederacy===
The long-term damage of the invasions would quickly show, as the balance between the tribes on the islands had been shattered. Two tribes almost completely gone and the remaining five in vastly difference shapes. The internal conflicts on the islands ramped up greatly, leaving them far weaker when the first explorers from lands far away arrived.
===Founding of Salcojina===
===The Greeting Agreement===
===The Puerto Luna Gold Rush===
===Selling of Puerta Luna===
===Ardmori Tribal Wars===
===Self-Governance for Portlunara===
''Basically make this lots of Arco investment and turn it into pre-Castro Cuba''
===The Starlit Revolution===
Populist revolt (maybe not commie for a change)
OPSNS busy here
===Conference of the New Confederation===
League of Nations involved in new democratic elections when dictator dies (1990s?)
===Modern period===
!!! OLD LORE ENDS!!!
==Government==
==Government==
The Malentinan government is mainly inspired by the confederate system in Arcerion, despite how it may first appear. While the highest offices differ greatly from Arcerion, it has many functional similarities. The ruling body is separated into four main components: The Senate, the Parliaments, the Internal cabinets and the External cabinet. The most notable differences is the fact that the Malentinan republic is a presidential system, as well as having no single representative for the entire confederation.
The Malentinan government is mainly inspired by the confederate system in Arcerion, despite how it may first appear. While the highest offices differ greatly from Arcerion, it has many functional similarities. The ruling body is separated into four main components: The Senate, the Parliaments, the Internal cabinets and the External cabinet. The most notable differences is the fact that the Malentinan republic is a presidential system, as well as having no single representative for the entire confederation.
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