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== Nomenclature == | == Nomenclature == | ||
Upon its establishment, the territories taken from [[Caphiria]] by [[Urcea]] in the [[Veltorine War of Independence]] were created as a new crownland, the Kingdom of Urlazio, with a supposed historical antecedent in the [[Latin Kingdom]]. As the name would suggest, initial documents envisioned this crownland as eventually incorporating all of the island, and its establishment allowed the [[Apostolic King of Urcea]] to claim rulership of the island - and its people - in pretense. These ambitions were quickly abandoned as a result of the [[Second Caroline War]], and the territory of the Kingdom never expanded much beyond its 21st century borders. The Kingdom became increasingly associated with its capital city, Lariana, and in international usage, pressure from the governments of Caphiria and [[Cartadania]] led many countries and their citizens to use the term "Kingdom of Lariana" instead. By the dawn of the 20th century, this usage entered increasingly common use in Urcea as well. The public within Lariana also embraced the term as a distinguishing mark, giving themselves a national identity apart from the rest of Urlazio. By the mid-20th century, the "Kingdom of Urlazio" left official use altogether as Urcea sought to avoid offending Cartadania. As of the 21st century "Kingdom of Lariana" is used by the public as well as by public officials, while documents usually refer to the realm as the "Kingdom in Urlazio". Despite this shift, the official name is still occasionally referenced in administrative documents, and the Apostolic King's titles still include it. | Upon its establishment, the territories taken from [[Caphiria]] by [[Urcea]] in the [[Veltorine War of Independence]] were created as a new crownland, the Kingdom of Urlazio, with a supposed historical antecedent in the [[Latin Kingdom]]. As the name would suggest, initial documents envisioned this crownland as eventually incorporating all of the island, and its establishment allowed the [[Apostolic King of Urcea]] to claim rulership of the island - and its people - in pretense. These ambitions were quickly abandoned as a result of the [[Second Caroline War]], and the territory of the Kingdom never expanded much beyond its 21st century borders. The Kingdom became increasingly associated with its capital city, Lariana, and in international usage, pressure from the governments of Caphiria and [[Cartadania]] led many countries and their citizens to use the term "Kingdom of Lariana" instead. By the dawn of the 20th century, this usage entered increasingly common use in Urcea as well. The public within Lariana also embraced the term as a distinguishing mark, giving themselves a national identity apart from the rest of Urlazio. By the mid-20th century, the "Kingdom of Urlazio" left official use altogether as Urcea sought to avoid offending Cartadania. As of the 21st century "Kingdom of Lariana" is used by the public as well as by public officials, while documents usually refer to the realm as the "Kingdom in Urlazio". Despite this shift, the official name is still occasionally referenced in administrative documents, and the Apostolic King's titles still include it. | ||
==Geography== | |||
Lariana occupies the eastern portion of the island of [[Urlazio]], comprising about a quarter to a third of the island. Definitionally, it meets the parameters of a peninsula, being surrounded to the west by [[Caphiria]] by land and the [[Odoneru Ocean]], [[Sea of Urlazio]], and [[Sea of Canete]] to the north, south, and east respectively. Talionia is located at the {{wp|Equator}}, though most of the country is located north of it. Due to this position, all but the northern and eastern coastal plain of the country is equatorial in climate. Like the rest of Urlazio, the interior of Lariana is or was dense jungle. | |||
There are two major distinguishing geographical features within Lariana. The Talion River, which flows north to south, forms the Kingdom's western border with one exception, the Ecinis Peninsula. The peninsula sits east of the mouth of the Talion and was ceded to [[Caphiria]] in the [[Assumption Accords]]; accordingly, Lariana has a small southern land border running along a line of latitude rather than a natural feature. The interior of the country is divided in two by the Setthian Shield, a jagged mountain range that rises sharply and mirrors the eastern coast of the country, running in a line approximately due southwest. The Setthian Shield divides the primarily jungle interior of the country from the more densely populated coastal plain. | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
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== Culture == | == Culture == | ||
Modern Larianan culture (referred to as Larianic) is largely homogenous in the modern day, having been formed from several different competing groups in antiquity and the medieval period. It is primarily descended from non-[[Adonerum|Adonerii]] Latins with some non-Latin | Modern Larianan culture (referred to as Larianic) is largely homogenous in the modern day, having been formed from several different competing groups in antiquity and the medieval period. It is primarily descended from non-[[Adonerum|Adonerii]] Latins with some non-Latin indigenous Urlazic influence included. Adonerii-descended Latins - most prominently Caphirians - have also significantly influenced Larianan culture over time. Lariana's culture definitively emerged in the post-Adonerii period, and accordingly despite a shared genetic ancestry it has stark differences from the culture of Latin-speakers like the [[Caphiria]]ns and Latin-descendants such as the [[Urcean people|Urceans]]. | ||
Besides the Larianic majority, large ethnic and cultural minorities are also present in Lariana. [[Urcean people|Urceans]], [[Caphiric people|Caphirians]], and [[Veltorine people|Veltorines]] are present in the country in significant numbers. | Besides the Larianic majority, large ethnic and cultural minorities are also present in Lariana. [[Urcean people|Urceans]], [[Caphiric people|Caphirians]], and [[Veltorine people|Veltorines]] are present in the country in significant numbers. | ||