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====Nordska Coast==== | ====Nordska Coast==== | ||
Main Articles: [[Vrael]], [[Lyukquar]] | Main Articles: [[Vrael]], [[Lyukquar]] | ||
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Vandarch Canal crisis: 1991-1992 | Vandarch Canal crisis: 1991-1992 | ||
==== Modern Faneria ==== | ==== Modern Faneria ==== | ||
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Fhainn, Sheafhainn, Cascufhainn, Parvufhainn, [[Aenglish]], Coscivians, Other | Fhainn, Sheafhainn, Cascufhainn, Parvufhainn, [[Aenglish]], Coscivians, Other | ||
====Settlements and Population==== | ====Settlements and Population==== | ||
The bulk of Faneria's population is settled in the Ninerivers Basin, along Faneria's coast on the Vandarch and in the lands leading up to the Deamhainn Mountains. | |||
Faneria's largest city by population is Teindun, a conglomeration of several cities north of the capital, Oirthidun, along the _____ branch of the [[Rhydwel River]]. Its second largest city is [[Sethsport]], with Rihsport third, Oirthidun itself fourth, and Dúnfhainn fifth. | |||
==== Ethnicities and Language ==== | ==== Ethnicities and Language ==== | ||
Main Article: [[Fhasen]] | Main Article: [[Gaelic people]], [[Fhasen]] | ||
Gaelic peoples make up the vast majority of Faneria's population, with local minorities of Aenglish immigrants and [[Coscivian civilisation|Coscivian colonists]] in the [[Srathlann|eastern Vandarch]] and [[Vrael|western coast]], respectively. Of the Galeic peoples in the country, the Fhainn are the most prominent branch, with the related Sheafhainn, Cascufhainn (Caenwynin), and Parvefhainn making up most of the others. Some (Caergwynn people) live in parts of the northern coast and mountain highlands as well as (Fiannria people) concentrated in parts of the north and mideastern portions of the country. These other gaelic groups speak somewhat intelligible languages with the Fhainnin language, Fhasen, although communication is not particularly reliable without some translation. The groups within the country, conversely, speak fluent Fhasen due to centuries of forced integration, although the Cascufhainnin dialect remains distinct from Ninerivers Fhasen. | |||
Of Faneria's major cities, all except Sethsport are majority Fhainnin and Sethsport itself is still plurality Fhainnin. Rihsport has a large minority of Sheafhainn, though these are the closest related group to Ninerivers Fhainn. | |||
Ethnic tensions are relatively lax in Faneria, excepting the clash between fringes of the Cascufhainn community and the state for and against greater autonomy or even independence, as the Cascufhainn have a history of rebelling against southern Fhainnin rule. The culture is accepting of immigration, although it pushes for naturalization strongly, as evidences by the large Aenglish communities around and in Sethsport and the aforementioned Coscivian and mixed-race groups in the west. | |||
====Religion==== | ====Religion==== | ||
Main Article: [[Fhainnin Culture#Religion|Fhainnin Culture]] | |||
The pagan Fhainnin pantheon, like most indigenous galeic faiths, revolved around a large myriad of local gods, especially nature, water, sun, and storm spirits. By the 5th Century AD, religion in the Ninerivers had resolved into a pantheon of several dozen dieties with distinct roles, though many local alternative legends and names for the same deities existed. The general theme of Fhainnin faith held that the star god, Braess, had been killed by another diety, and his death created the Vandarch sea, with freshwater being his blood and his fall throwing arable land onto the world. The Fire, Storm, and Death gods repeatedly try to destroy the world (in the Death god's case, he is attempting to bury Braess to fulfil his duty, making the world end in the process, while the others are simply vengeful), while a few major deities ensure that the sun rises and sets every day and the Fire and Storm gods inadvertently foil each other's attempts. A host of minor patron gods also overlook aspects of human life and the natural world, although some are occasionally malicious, such as nature gods, who are fickle. | |||
Old custom holds that redheads are 'blessed' by the gods, a tradition that carried over into Christian Faneria. As a result, red hair, particularly natural-looking red hair, is often associated with fertility and wealth in Faneria. Long, loose red hair is associated with naturalist movements, while styled red hair is a commonly-desired beauty standard. | |||
When Christianity was first introduced to the Fhainn, Jesus Christ was adopted readily as the minor god Hesus, a patron god of forests and woodworking. The god Benelus, Braess' steward and the Sun God, was gradually combined with the concept of God the Father, and worship of Hesus eventually absorbed the roles of healing god and, after several sectarian wars within the local principalities, freshwater as well. The subversion of the freshwater concept of the polytheistic lore was the turning point for Christianization in Faneria, with churches being raised and locally-trained priests teaching the Roman Catholic tradition. Most polities in the Ninerivers permitted this for a while or converted, with Christianity being the dominant faith in the Vandarch Basin by the time of the foundation of the Kingdom of the Fhainn in xxxx. | |||
Pagan faiths are still fairly common in Faneria, as Protestant rebellion after the Reformation was always a greater threat to the country, and even the more pious kings throughout the centuries had to keep pagan peasantry in most areas pleased. After the advent of irreligiosity in Faneria during the Republican era, Christianity is the majority religion by plurality only, with agnosts and pagans being the next largest groups. Fhainnin Christianity retains some elements of old pagan tradition, such as emphasizing the relation of Christ to water rather than light. | |||
====== Health, Wealth, and Education ====== | ====== Health, Wealth, and Education ====== | ||
===== Holidays and Practices ===== | ===== Holidays and Practices ===== | ||
===== Cuisine ===== | ===== Cuisine ===== | ||
===== Media and Entertainment ===== | ===== Media and Entertainment ===== | ||
===== Philosophy, Art, and Literature ===== | ===== Philosophy, Art, and Literature ===== | ||
=Government and Politics= | =Government and Politics= | ||
== Government Structure == | == Government Structure == | ||
====Seat of the Directorate==== | ====Seat of the Directorate==== | ||
Main Article: [[Seat of the Directorate]] | Main Article: [[Seat of the Directorate]] | ||
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The [[Office of the Federal Army]] manages the armed forces of the state, as well as the commissioning of materials and equipment for said forces. It answers directly to the Directorate. | The [[Office of the Federal Army]] manages the armed forces of the state, as well as the commissioning of materials and equipment for said forces. It answers directly to the Directorate. | ||
== Constitution == | == Constitution == | ||
Main Article: [[Constitution of the Republic of the Fhainn]] | Main Article: [[Constitution of the Republic of the Fhainn]] | ||
== Political Parties and Movements == | == Political Parties and Movements == | ||
Main Article: | Main Article: | ||
National Popular Party, Federal Party (Cananachist and Modernist factions), Social Party, Thunderstorm Party, Old Ways Party | National Popular Party, Federal Party (Cananachist and Modernist factions), Social Party, Thunderstorm Party, Old Ways Party | ||
== Military == | == Military == | ||
=Economy= | =Economy= | ||
====Sectors, Major Products, and Imports==== | ====Sectors, Major Products, and Imports==== | ||
====Major Businesses==== | ====Major Businesses==== | ||
==== Transport and Utilities ==== | ==== Transport and Utilities ==== | ||
====Science and Technology==== | ====Science and Technology==== | ||
==== State Companies ==== | ==== State Companies ==== | ||
==== Currency ==== | ==== Currency ==== | ||
old currency was Corinn - crowns - but replaced by Barran - measures - in 1914 | old currency was Corinn - crowns - but replaced by Barran - measures - in 1914 | ||
=See Also= | =See Also= | ||
{{Template:Faneria}} | {{Template:Faneria}} | ||
[[Category:Countries]] | [[Category:Countries]] | ||