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The '''Chimoche Autonomy''' (formerly the '''Kingdom of Chimor''') is an autonomous administrative sub-unit that is part of the [[Daxia]]n state of [[Xisheng]]. Originally an independent kingdom loosely associated with [[Nanseetucket]], during the former's debellation, the Chimor surrendered to the Daxian military and later entered a compact for military support and protection. Subsequently the Chimoche Autonomy was set up as the national homeland of the Chimor people. The Chimor monarchy and system of governance was allowed to remain in place. The current ruler is King Falcao IX of the second Gato dynasty.
The Chimor people represent the majority population of the Autonomy. The Chimor are fairly ethnically diverse with cultural aspects from many different ethnicities due to their habit of trying to assimilate conquered cultures into their own by in turn adopting new customs from those they are attempting to integrate. Chimoche's regions are typically either composed mainly of tropical forests. Chimoche's territory includes a patchwork of scattered enclaves across eastern [[Xisheng]]. The Autonomy has been allowed various traditional trappings of statehood such as its own flag and symbols, control of its budget and within certain constraints; police forces and a small army of its own.
==History==
===Pre Conquest===
===Autonomy===
==Economy==
==Culture==
The Chimor tend to be quite accepting of new cultures and minority groups. Homosexuality, disability, ethnicity or gender identity bare no burdens to the Chimor. The Chimor practice a policy of split inheritance where the heir to the throne will inherit the government and army of their predecessor but none of the wealth (palaces, funds, luxuries, etc.) or glories of their predecessors to use (i.e. they cannot get by from their parents accomplishments, they have to go and seek their own glories in order to keep their position).
===Media===
The Chimor media is generally highly supportive of the Chimor state due to "patriotic quotas" which organisations have to fulfil to be allowed to act as a media outlet within the empire. However this doesn't mean the Chimor are lied to through the media as the press is relatively free, they are just given more stories with viewpoints expressed in support of the state. Generally TV is popular within Chimor cities but not at all in more rural areas. This is probably due to the television being less available in rural areas and reception for the TV being that poor that it isn't worth the money to get. Popular programme types include news reels, soap operas, crime dramas, documentaries and comedies. All TV programmes must have one advert for either the armed forces, advocating obedience to the state or promoting healthy living per advert break due to state regulations.


The '''National Service Suspension Order''' is an {{wp|executive order}} issued by PE [[Ivardus Kólsylvar]] in 1988 AD. It exercised the authority reserved to the Prime Executive under the [[Index of Kiravian Legislation#Federal|National Service Act]] to suspend the enlistment of new conscripts into the [[Kiravian Armed Forces]] on the basis of the military's manpower needs and logistical considerations.
Radio is more popular in rural areas due to the better signals than the television popular programmes include news bulletins, music shows and academic discussion shows. There are no enforced adverts stations must run for the government but they cannot present anti nationalistic sentiments without risking their licence to produce programmes. There are numerous regional news papers within Chimoche however to get any news on the governments policies on certain subjects or on key international events within real time one must read the Chimor Courier. The Courier is a paper owned by Felipe Hernandez, the richest man in the nation. It is privately owned however it pays the government for more up to date news than any other source. Ultimately this means that for any citizen interested in current affairs they must purchase a daily copy of the Courier. Only a small minority of Chimor living in towns and cities have access to the internet due to approximately half of the population living in the rainforests of Chimoche and not having any data links available.
 
==Background==
During the [[Kiravian Sunderance|Sunderance]], both the [[Kiravian Union]] and [[Kiravian Remnant]] practised military conscription. The Federalist government based on [[Æonara]] emulated the National Service system in place in the neighbouring [[the Cape|Cape]]. The Kiravian National Service system was intended to mobilise the Remnant's much-reduced population in order to deter aggression against its remaining scattered territories and ultimately retake the Mainland, while fostering a sense of national unity and shared purpose. The Kiravian Union relied on both military conscription and corvée labour for defence, major infrastructure projects, and other labour-intensive public undertakings.
 
Kiravian reunification in 1985 AD changed the calculus underlying both conscription policies. The restored Federalist government found itself in a far less precarious strategic position and now faced the difficult and expensive task of reintegrating the Mainland under its rule.
 
The 1985 draft was postponed and ultimately cancelled on the Mainland due to the complexities of the reunification process, but went forward in the former Remnant, due to the unresolved Sydonan Question and lingering fears of armed resistence on the Mainland. A draft also occurred in [[Sydona]], which operated as a ''de facto'' independent Kirosocialist rump state [[Sydona#Reintegration|for much of that year]]. The draft resumed nationwide in 1986, but only a fraction of the draft class (35% in the former Remnant, 20% in the former Union) were enlisted into active service, with the majority being assigned directly to reserve duty or to civilian service (45% in the Remnant, 20% in the former Union) or excused.
 
==Implementation==
According to ''Rough Draft'', [[List_of_Kiravian_academics#Mévar_I.L.R._Ríladorian|Mévar Ríladorian]]'s seminal work on the topic, high-level discussions about the future of conscription began almost immediately after reunification was formalised, but did not crystallise into serious policy proposals until 1986, by which time Federalist control over the Mainland and Sydona was secure and High Command had a more complete organisational understanding of the former KPA that it was tasked with absorbing.
 
With the 1986 draft date approaching and the high costs of administering Great Kirav's bloated population and revitalising its imploded economy weighing heavily on the restored government, the [[Executive College]] and the Stanora's Defence Committee sought recommendations from the general staff, government analysts, and independent think-tanks on how to proceed. The vast majority of recommendations solicited concluded that conscription should be scaled back and eventually abandoned. The most prominent dissenting voice came from the journal of the [[United Allegiance Society]], which argued that extending National Service with a larger civilian component to the liberated provinces and women was necessary to foster renewed national solidarity, implement cultural/ideological de-Kirsokisation, manage the youth unemployment that would result from coming market reforms, and assist humanitarian and reconstruction efforts in underdeveloped provinces.
 
The case for retaining National Service made in the UAS journal was presented to the Defence Committee by Delegate [[Vin Pertamin]] of West Æonara, widely reprinted in the mainstream press, and found persuasive by many. However, the Committee and the Executive College nonetheless approved the general staff's request for a smaller levy. The large number of excusals granted to the '86 draft class, combined with the contraction of many local economies on the Mainland, prompted reconsideration of the UAS' arguments, but proposals for mandatory civilian service on the Mainland were found to be too costly.  


According to Ríladorian, the Kólsylvar administration had already resolved to suspend National Service in early 1987, but allowed a further-reduced draft to proceed that year at the request of the Citadel, citing delays in launching its volunteer recruitment system and a need for manpower to assist with non-combat "transition operations".  
===Music===
The music of Chimoche is very varied, ranging from rock to classical. That being said rock, country, folk and classical music are by far the most popular genres. Rock is particularly popular amongst the young Chimor. Typically it tends more towards the classic rock and punk rock cultures, with the 1960s, 1980s and early 2000s being the three "golden ages" of Chimor rock. Country music in Chimoche originated around the 1930s in the rural areas of the province of Paolantana in the cocaine plantations as a way to make it through the harsh conditions. It rose in popularity until the 1960s when rock took over and it then slumped in national opinion until the late 2010s when the youth of Chimoche claimed it as party and dance music. Ever since then it has endured as the second most popular genre in Chimoche after rock.


Kólsylvar finally issued the National Service Suspension Order and corresponding military orders in the early days of 1988. The Order suspended recruitment and enlistment through the National Service system. Subsequent legislation addressed the fate of the various civilian service components and the defunding of the National Service bureaucracy apart from the Conscription Office. However, the National Service Act remains in force, and registration for the draft (which could be reäctivated by the Prime Executive at any time) remains compulsory for resident [[Kiravian nationality law|Kiravian nationals]] and for resident aliens on immigration visas.
The oldest Folk song in Chimoche, El Falcao Se Eleva, a song detailing the rise of King Falcao I, is the national anthem of Chimoche and can be recited by every Chimor asked in the streets. Folk is typically not too popular, however the occasional artist makes it into mainstream culture. Classical music is typically used as an accompaniment to the other kinds of music for creating an atmosphere. Usually for an artist to succeed in the genre they have to have an excellent orchestra to accompany rock bands in experimental tracks.


==Reception==
===Art===
The suspension of conscription was welcomed by the military brass and enjoyed broad consensus among the political class. To the surprise of some, its reception among the general population was more tepid. Many citizens raised in the former Remnant, especially those who had completed their NS term, viewed the system as an important national institution and lifecycle milestone. Citizens from both halves of the newly-reunited nation shared concerns that reliance on volunteers would weaken the nation's defences. On the Mainland, where conditions for conscripts in the Kiravian People's Army had been less than stellar and memories thereof correspondingly less fond, there was less overt opposition to the order. However, many citizens raised in the Kiravian Union still had reservations about the end of conscription, including fears that, combined with the dominance of former Remnant officers in the new command structure, the reunified Kiravian Forces would not be a "people's army" representative of the national majority, but rather a repressive instrument of the Æonaran élite.
Art is a traditional pursuit of the Chimor; at points in the Chimor's history the only legal occupants of Cha Chan were the imperial legion and the artisans of the monarch. However, certain forms of art are not very popular in the empire; paintings aren't due to the lack of resistance to the weather and cheap materials. Performing arts are another example of such pursuits; acting is seen in a neutral light and dancing is hated as a waste of muscle that could be used in the economy. Chimor architecture usually features sandstone for residential properties, marble for commercial and adobe for royal projects. It is illegal for people to build with adobe without the express permission of the monarch.
The styling typically results in columnar structures in commercial properties, cubed structures in the residential and pyramids and towers for the Royal projects. The best examples of Chimor architecture can be found in the city of Cha Chan due to it being the location of all the palace-tombs of the previous monarchs of Chimoche, proudly displaying the acts of their builders chiselled into the adobe brick.


Several states, mostly in the former Remnant, vowed to preserve National Service at the provincial level, and their legislatures drew up plans to draft resident youth into their state defence forces and civilian service programmes. Of the several plans drafted, fewer were implemented, and most were abandoned within two years. The surviving Provincial Service systems in the former Remnant all saw their military component attenuated from full-time militia service to mandatory reserve and training programmes for men, and saw their civilian service programmes expanded and opened to both genders.
Chimor sculptures typically take inspiration from animal forms, principally the Jaguar, the national animal of Chimoche. Typically the sculptures are made out of wood or stone, depending on the artists preference.
Chimor artists are masters of showing movement and their subjects are often displayed leaping or running. Masters will often have their own studios and take between one and five students at a time.
The most famous studio is El Rio Verde in Mouca, it was founded in 1469AD by Pedro Carlito. Carlito only took one student, Stefan De Mouca, the greatest sculptor the Chimor has ever produced. Since then the studio has always had one master and one student, when a master dies the student becomes the master. Unsuccessful students often become masters of other prestigious studios due to their exceptional quality, however they are often lost in the annals of history, resigned to no fame.


Provincial Service on the reserve + civilian corps model continues today in [[West Æonara]], [[Umcara State]], [[Suderavia]], and the [[Krasoa Islands]]. Compulsory reserve service continues in [[Porfíria]] and [[Kyllera]], and was temporarily reïntroduced in other parts of Kiravian Crona during [[the Deluge]].
Chimor literature tends to be more semi-autobiographical, authors use themselves and their own internal monologues to inhabit a character.
Books are ingrained in national identity for the Chimor, libraries both ancient and modern litter the streets and many historic manuscripts from all over the world are collected within their walls. Chimor fashion tends to be comprised of tunics and loin cloths due to the heat of the country. The poorest in society tend to wear black clothing, slightly better off wear white and any richer wear bright colours with occasional gold detailing. The royal family are the only people permitted to wear silver due to the religious significance of the metal.
Usually a base fibre of llama wool is used as the starting material for clothing, however in more rural areas the hides of jaguars and crocodiles can be used (crocodile being considerably cheaper when untanned and more expensive when tanned). Some tribes are also not permitted to wear llama wool due to minority religious beliefs.


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==Cuisine==
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The Chimor cuisine heavily depends on maize, seafood, jaguar meat, llama meat and alpaca meat. The food tends to be lightly spiced and drunk with chicha, a maize based alcohol similar to beer or Balché, a honey wine.
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Yucca is also a staple in forest tribal communities (what little still exist) and is eaten due to the high carbohydrate content. Sugar cane is grown in many areas for foreign export but sweet flavours are very unpopular with the Chimor.
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==Sport==
The most popular sports in Chimoche are football and pitz.
Pitz is a game where two teams of players hit a 9lb ball of solid rubber with their forearms, hips and elbows. They aim to hit the ball into a hoop 7' above the ground on the opposite side of a walled arena, the first team to get a ball in the hoop wins.
Traditionally a loosing team would be decapitated and the heads gifted to the victors, however this was abandoned when the creators of the game, the Meyo, were assimilated by the Chimor upon the conquering of the Chimoche valley.
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Chimoche Autonomy
Subject of the Democratic Republic of Daxia
Flag of Chimoche Autonomy
Flag
Motto
Chi Chi Chi... Moche Moche Moche... Viva Chimoche
Special SubjectDaxia
Capital
and largest city
Cha Chan
Official languagesDaxian, Chimu
Ethnic groups
Chimor
Religion
Chimor Polyteism
Demonym(s)Chimor
GovernmentMonarchy
• King
Falcao IX
CurrencyConche (CON)
Date formatdd-mm-yyyy

The Chimoche Autonomy (formerly the Kingdom of Chimor) is an autonomous administrative sub-unit that is part of the Daxian state of Xisheng. Originally an independent kingdom loosely associated with Nanseetucket, during the former's debellation, the Chimor surrendered to the Daxian military and later entered a compact for military support and protection. Subsequently the Chimoche Autonomy was set up as the national homeland of the Chimor people. The Chimor monarchy and system of governance was allowed to remain in place. The current ruler is King Falcao IX of the second Gato dynasty. The Chimor people represent the majority population of the Autonomy. The Chimor are fairly ethnically diverse with cultural aspects from many different ethnicities due to their habit of trying to assimilate conquered cultures into their own by in turn adopting new customs from those they are attempting to integrate. Chimoche's regions are typically either composed mainly of tropical forests. Chimoche's territory includes a patchwork of scattered enclaves across eastern Xisheng. The Autonomy has been allowed various traditional trappings of statehood such as its own flag and symbols, control of its budget and within certain constraints; police forces and a small army of its own.

History

Pre Conquest

Autonomy

Economy

Culture

The Chimor tend to be quite accepting of new cultures and minority groups. Homosexuality, disability, ethnicity or gender identity bare no burdens to the Chimor. The Chimor practice a policy of split inheritance where the heir to the throne will inherit the government and army of their predecessor but none of the wealth (palaces, funds, luxuries, etc.) or glories of their predecessors to use (i.e. they cannot get by from their parents accomplishments, they have to go and seek their own glories in order to keep their position).

Media

The Chimor media is generally highly supportive of the Chimor state due to "patriotic quotas" which organisations have to fulfil to be allowed to act as a media outlet within the empire. However this doesn't mean the Chimor are lied to through the media as the press is relatively free, they are just given more stories with viewpoints expressed in support of the state. Generally TV is popular within Chimor cities but not at all in more rural areas. This is probably due to the television being less available in rural areas and reception for the TV being that poor that it isn't worth the money to get. Popular programme types include news reels, soap operas, crime dramas, documentaries and comedies. All TV programmes must have one advert for either the armed forces, advocating obedience to the state or promoting healthy living per advert break due to state regulations.

Radio is more popular in rural areas due to the better signals than the television popular programmes include news bulletins, music shows and academic discussion shows. There are no enforced adverts stations must run for the government but they cannot present anti nationalistic sentiments without risking their licence to produce programmes. There are numerous regional news papers within Chimoche however to get any news on the governments policies on certain subjects or on key international events within real time one must read the Chimor Courier. The Courier is a paper owned by Felipe Hernandez, the richest man in the nation. It is privately owned however it pays the government for more up to date news than any other source. Ultimately this means that for any citizen interested in current affairs they must purchase a daily copy of the Courier. Only a small minority of Chimor living in towns and cities have access to the internet due to approximately half of the population living in the rainforests of Chimoche and not having any data links available.

Music

The music of Chimoche is very varied, ranging from rock to classical. That being said rock, country, folk and classical music are by far the most popular genres. Rock is particularly popular amongst the young Chimor. Typically it tends more towards the classic rock and punk rock cultures, with the 1960s, 1980s and early 2000s being the three "golden ages" of Chimor rock. Country music in Chimoche originated around the 1930s in the rural areas of the province of Paolantana in the cocaine plantations as a way to make it through the harsh conditions. It rose in popularity until the 1960s when rock took over and it then slumped in national opinion until the late 2010s when the youth of Chimoche claimed it as party and dance music. Ever since then it has endured as the second most popular genre in Chimoche after rock.

The oldest Folk song in Chimoche, El Falcao Se Eleva, a song detailing the rise of King Falcao I, is the national anthem of Chimoche and can be recited by every Chimor asked in the streets. Folk is typically not too popular, however the occasional artist makes it into mainstream culture. Classical music is typically used as an accompaniment to the other kinds of music for creating an atmosphere. Usually for an artist to succeed in the genre they have to have an excellent orchestra to accompany rock bands in experimental tracks.

Art

Art is a traditional pursuit of the Chimor; at points in the Chimor's history the only legal occupants of Cha Chan were the imperial legion and the artisans of the monarch. However, certain forms of art are not very popular in the empire; paintings aren't due to the lack of resistance to the weather and cheap materials. Performing arts are another example of such pursuits; acting is seen in a neutral light and dancing is hated as a waste of muscle that could be used in the economy. Chimor architecture usually features sandstone for residential properties, marble for commercial and adobe for royal projects. It is illegal for people to build with adobe without the express permission of the monarch. The styling typically results in columnar structures in commercial properties, cubed structures in the residential and pyramids and towers for the Royal projects. The best examples of Chimor architecture can be found in the city of Cha Chan due to it being the location of all the palace-tombs of the previous monarchs of Chimoche, proudly displaying the acts of their builders chiselled into the adobe brick.

Chimor sculptures typically take inspiration from animal forms, principally the Jaguar, the national animal of Chimoche. Typically the sculptures are made out of wood or stone, depending on the artists preference. Chimor artists are masters of showing movement and their subjects are often displayed leaping or running. Masters will often have their own studios and take between one and five students at a time. The most famous studio is El Rio Verde in Mouca, it was founded in 1469AD by Pedro Carlito. Carlito only took one student, Stefan De Mouca, the greatest sculptor the Chimor has ever produced. Since then the studio has always had one master and one student, when a master dies the student becomes the master. Unsuccessful students often become masters of other prestigious studios due to their exceptional quality, however they are often lost in the annals of history, resigned to no fame.

Chimor literature tends to be more semi-autobiographical, authors use themselves and their own internal monologues to inhabit a character. Books are ingrained in national identity for the Chimor, libraries both ancient and modern litter the streets and many historic manuscripts from all over the world are collected within their walls. Chimor fashion tends to be comprised of tunics and loin cloths due to the heat of the country. The poorest in society tend to wear black clothing, slightly better off wear white and any richer wear bright colours with occasional gold detailing. The royal family are the only people permitted to wear silver due to the religious significance of the metal. Usually a base fibre of llama wool is used as the starting material for clothing, however in more rural areas the hides of jaguars and crocodiles can be used (crocodile being considerably cheaper when untanned and more expensive when tanned). Some tribes are also not permitted to wear llama wool due to minority religious beliefs.

Cuisine

The Chimor cuisine heavily depends on maize, seafood, jaguar meat, llama meat and alpaca meat. The food tends to be lightly spiced and drunk with chicha, a maize based alcohol similar to beer or Balché, a honey wine. Yucca is also a staple in forest tribal communities (what little still exist) and is eaten due to the high carbohydrate content. Sugar cane is grown in many areas for foreign export but sweet flavours are very unpopular with the Chimor.

Sport

The most popular sports in Chimoche are football and pitz. Pitz is a game where two teams of players hit a 9lb ball of solid rubber with their forearms, hips and elbows. They aim to hit the ball into a hoop 7' above the ground on the opposite side of a walled arena, the first team to get a ball in the hoop wins. Traditionally a loosing team would be decapitated and the heads gifted to the victors, however this was abandoned when the creators of the game, the Meyo, were assimilated by the Chimor upon the conquering of the Chimoche valley.