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The Ionian Plateau is a pleateau which comprises much of eastern Urcea. While it is named for the Ionian Mountains which adjoin it to the north and east, the plateau is more extensive than the mountains themselves. It comprises the provinces of North Ionia, South Ionia, Kildarium, Hardinán, Ardthirium, Niallsland, and much of the Grand Duchy of Harren north of Cálfeld. The plateau stretches from the beginning of its escarpment to the west at the edge of the Valley to the Ionian Mountains in the north and east and the Magnag in the south. For much of its history, the Plateau was largely rural and dominated by semi-related clans, similar to Urcea's Estates. The region has been known for its fierce political and religious conservatism and loyalty to the Urcean monarchy. House de Weluta, the ruling family of Urcea, originated on the plateau. The Plateau has been closely culturally connected to the Valley since the period of Great Levantia.

Geography

The Plateau rises from the Valley as an escarpment and stretches to the north, south, and east, reaching the Ionian Mountains and Magnag, which serve as its limits. The central part of the plateau directly adjoining the Valley - an area which encompasses the provinces of South Ionia, Kildarium, Hardinán and northern Harren - is sometimes referred to as the "Inner Plateau", and this region is relatively flat. It has long been a suitable location for human habitation, experiencing slightly less humid and warm temperatures than the Valley due to its elevation, and with the flat land being home to a large variety of flora, it enjoys strong growing seasons. The Inner Plateau is more similar to the Valley in terms of its habitation and development patterns. The "Outer Plateau" - North Ionia, Niallsland, and Ardthirium - are mostly at higher elevations than the Inner Plateau and are full of rough valleys which provide less suitable land for agriculture and development, and accordingly these areas retain much of the rural character that defined the region for centuries. The Outer Plateaus are closer to the Ionian Mountains themselves, and in recent years these areas have developed significant ski related draws. The Outer Ionians in particular have had a long association with tourism from the Valley, dating back to the Ionian Hotel War.

History

The Plateau was the home of human settlement for long stretches during the prehistoric era. Gaelic people came to settle the region early in their history, prior to their presence in the Valley. Ancient Istroyan arrivals and later Adonerii settlers and explorers did not travel up the Plateau, gradually settling the Valley and elsewhere and trading with the plateau's Gaelic population. During the rise of Great Levantia, Gaels from the Valley and elsewhere were gradually pushed out of the Valley and other key parts of Levantia and were relocated to modern day Carna, Dericania, and the Plateau, which retained a Gaelic character deep into the Great Levantine age. Mining operations on the Plateau would introduce Latin settlers to the region, but they were never a majority of residents and most quickly married into the local population, undergoing the process of Urceanization as occurred elsewhere throughout southwestern Great Levantia. As the political authority and military power of Great Levantia began to wane, tribes and clans of Ionians began to encroach into the valley, and this encroachment is thought to have enhanced Urceanization by introducing new Gaelic rulers over the urbanized Latin population. Once Great Levantia collapsed, the Plateau divided itself into hundreds of tribal polities, most organized loosely around cities built by Great Levantia during the period of its existence but ruled over by local families that exercised control over herds of cattle and other animals, the primary form of wealth in early medieval Ionia.

Culture

Ionians consider themselves an integral part of the Urcean culture albeit with a strong regional identity which sets it apart from the Urceans living in the Valley.

Many of the themes of Ionian identity appear within Highlands literature, which refers to the literature of the people of the plateau.

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-The '''Tribunal of the Holy Office of the Inquisition''', commonly known as the '''Imperial Inquisition''', was established in 1480 in the [[Holy Levantine Empire]]. It was intended to maintain Catholic orthodoxy in the Empire and to replace the {{wp|Medieval Inquisition}}, which was under [[Pope|Papal]] control, with a state-controlled institution. It became the most substantive of the manifestations of the wider Catholic {{wp|Inquisition}}. Later in its history, it began to take on increasing secular law enforcement responsibilities throughout the Empire, enforcing morality laws. It began to lose influence beginning in 1815 but was not formally dissolved until the end of the Empire in 1935.
+The '''Ionian Plateau''' is a {{wp|pleateau}} which comprises much of eastern [[Urcea]]. While it is named for the [[Ionian Mountains]] which adjoin it to the north and east, the plateau is more extensive than the mountains themselves. It comprises the provinces of [[North Ionia]], [[South Ionia]], [[Kildarium]], [[Hardinán]], [[Ardthirium]], [[Niallsland]], and much of the Grand Duchy of [[Harren]] north of [[Cálfeld]]. The plateau stretches from the beginning of its {{wp|escarpment}} to the west at the edge of [[The Valley (Urcea)|the Valley]] to the [[Ionian Mountains]] in the north and east and the [[Magnag]] in the south. For much of its history, the Plateau was largely rural and dominated by semi-related clans, similar to Urcea's [[Estates of Urcea|Estates]]. The region has been known for its fierce political and religious conservatism and loyalty to the [[Apostolic Kingdom of Urcea|Urcean monarchy]]. [[House de Weluta]], the ruling family of Urcea, originated on the plateau. The Plateau has been closely culturally connected to the Valley since the period of [[Great Levantia]].
+==Geography==
+The Plateau rises from [[The Valley (Urcea)|the Valley]] as an {{wp|escarpment}} and stretches to the north, south, and east, reaching the [[Ionian Mountains]] and [[Magnag]], which serve as its limits. The central part of the plateau directly adjoining the Valley - an area which encompasses the provinces of [[South Ionia]], [[Kildarium]], [[Hardinán]] and northern [[Harren]] - is sometimes referred to as the "Inner Plateau", and this region is relatively flat. It has long been a suitable location for human habitation, experiencing slightly less humid and warm temperatures than the Valley due to its elevation, and with the flat land being home to a large variety of flora, it enjoys strong growing seasons. The Inner Plateau is more similar to the Valley in terms of its habitation and development patterns. The "Outer Plateau" - [[North Ionia]], [[Niallsland]], and [[Ardthirium]] - are mostly at higher elevations than the Inner Plateau and are full of rough valleys which provide less suitable land for agriculture and development, and accordingly these areas retain much of the rural character that defined the region for centuries. The Outer Plateaus are closer to the Ionian Mountains themselves, and in recent years these areas have developed significant ski related draws. The Outer Ionians in particular have had a long association with tourism from the Valley, dating back to the [[Ionian Hotel War]].
 ==History==
+The Plateau was the home of human settlement for long stretches during the prehistoric era. [[Gaelic people]] came to settle the region early in their history, prior to their presence in [[The Valley (Urcea)|the Valley]]. [[Ancient Istroya]]n arrivals and later [[Adonerum|Adonerii]] settlers and explorers did not travel up the Plateau, gradually settling the Valley and elsewhere and trading with the plateau's Gaelic population. During the rise of [[Great Levantia]], Gaels from the Valley and elsewhere were gradually pushed out of the Valley and other key parts of Levantia and were relocated to modern day [[Carna]], [[Dericania]], and the Plateau, which retained a Gaelic character deep into the Great Levantine age. Mining operations on the Plateau would introduce [[Latinic people|Latin]] settlers to the region, but they were never a majority of residents and most quickly married into the local population, undergoing the process of [[Urcean_people#Historic_Urceanization|Urceanization]] as occurred elsewhere throughout southwestern Great Levantia. As the political authority and military power of Great Levantia began to wane, tribes and clans of Ionians began to encroach into the valley, and this encroachment is thought to have enhanced Urceanization by introducing new Gaelic rulers over the urbanized Latin population. Once Great Levantia collapsed, the Plateau divided itself into hundreds of tribal polities, most organized loosely around cities built by Great Levantia during the period of its existence but ruled over by local families that exercised control over herds of cattle and other animals, the primary form of wealth in early medieval Ionia.
+==Culture==
+Ionians consider themselves an integral part of the [[Urcean people|Urcean culture]] albeit with a strong regional identity which sets it apart from the Urceans living in [[The Valley (Urcea)|the Valley]].
-The state-run inquisition began as a series of informal tribunals of priests and bishops gathered under the auspices of the [[Emperor of the Levantines]] to try cases related to the [[Anglei#Kingdom_period|Ænglish Utraquist War]], initially having a high standard of justice, evidence, and presumption of innocence, at least compared to courts of its day. As the Utraquist wars wound down, the institutions which grew up around the tribunals became increasingly formalized and made permanent by various acts of the [[Imperial Diet]], supplanting the centralized authority of the [[Catholic Church]] in judicial matters relating to religion.
+Many of the themes of Ionian identity appear within [[Arts_and_literature_of_Urcea#Highlands_literature|Highlands literature]], which refers to the literature of the people of the plateau.
+===Clans===
-The Inquisition was dramatically expanded and came to prominence during and after the [[Great Confessional War]] which resulted from the {{Wp|Protestant Reformation}}. While most Protestants, especially the poor and large numbers of farmers, were driven away by impromptu and sometimes extrajudicial [[Dragonnades]], members of the nobility, academics, merchants, and other prominent members of society faced the Inquisition. In part due to the enmity born by Levantines for Protestants and in part due to the dramatically increased number of those being tried, the tribunals of the Imperial Inquisition lost most of their quality as institutions of justice, with the vast majority of cases being determined before they were heard. In most cases, the clerics advocated leniency but those accused were executed or exiled by the state.
-By the 17th century, the religious upheaval of [[The Anarchy]] and Reformation had passed, and the now enlarged Inquisition was given additional responsibilities by the [[Imperial Diet]] extending beyond its traditional roles. Before attempted reforms to the Empire to create an administrative state, the Inquisition was by far the largest part of the Empire's governmental apparatus by 1700. In addition to its underlying role of rooting out heretics, it came to enforce various morality codes and laws, which came to mean functionally any crime by 1750. The Inquisition served both as the primary law enforcement and judicial system of the Empire in the 18th century, leading to significant abuses. Reform efforts in the 1770s and 1780s restored many of the rights and powers of the Empire's princes to enforce and try laws. The Inquisition was reformed to deal primarily with vice crimes in addition to its traditional anti-heresy mission.
-The [[Recess of the Julii]] significantly weakened the Inquisition by its removal from [[Urcea]] in 1815, which made up a large portion of the Empire's population, as well as a source of manpower, clerics, and funding. In Urcea, its mission was replaced by the civil office of the [[Censor (Urcea)|Censor]], an office which remains within the [[Government of Urcea]].
-==In Yonderre==
-Although it was not part of the [[Holy Levantine Empire]], the Imperial Inquisition was granted authority in [[Yonderre]] in [[1523]] as the {{wp|Protestant Reformation}} began to spread, replacing the Papal Inquisition in that country. The Imperial Inquisition continued to function in Yonderre for the remainder of its existence, bringing Yonderre's law enforcement and criminal code in most of the country into conformity with that of the Empire, although the Inquisition's authority lessened in the latter half of the seventeenth century with the creation of the [[Custodes Yonderre]] with which the Inquisition would sometimes butt heads. It has been suggested by scholars that the closeness of legal codes which resulted were one of the key similarities between Yonderre and the Empire that made it join the [[Levantine Union]], the only country which had not been part of the Empire to do so.
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