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By the 19th century AD (XXXth century CC), most of [[Wintergen]]'s small population lived in a handful of timber camps harvesting wood, most of which was exported to [[Burgundie]] to supply its prolific shipyards. Supplementary economic activities included fishing and subsistence farming, though the island suffered from poor soils and weather and a scarcity of arable land. Though some Coscivian families had lived on [[Wintergen]] for generations and spoke a unique (and now extinct) Coscivian dialect, most of the population were transient workers from [[Koskenkorva]] and the [[Far Northeast|GreatKirav#Far Northeast]] who lived on the island as fishermen and woodcutters for three or four seasons at most. | By the 19th century AD (XXXth century CC), most of [[Wintergen]]'s small population lived in a handful of timber camps harvesting wood, most of which was exported to [[Burgundie]] to supply its prolific shipyards. Supplementary economic activities included fishing and subsistence farming, though the island suffered from poor soils and weather and a scarcity of arable land. Though some Coscivian families had lived on [[Wintergen]] for generations and spoke a unique (and now extinct) Coscivian dialect, most of the population were transient workers from [[Koskenkorva]] and the [[Far Northeast|GreatKirav#Far Northeast]] who lived on the island as fishermen and woodcutters for three or four seasons at most. | ||
The 1820s a devastating bark beetle blight that almost eliminated the remaining forests on [[Burgundie]]. Desperate for more wood as the demand from timber producing areas outstripped the locals ability to harvest it, some enterprising [[ | The 1820s a devastating bark beetle blight that almost eliminated the remaining forests on [[Burgundie]]. Desperate for more wood as the demand from timber producing areas outstripped the locals ability to harvest it, some enterprising [[Port Diteaux|Port Diteauxoise]] shipwrights formed the Burgundian North Levantine Company (BNLC) in 1823 and occupied the timber camps of [[Wintergen]]. | ||
In 1836 the [[Golden Council of Ten]] decreed the Act of Economic Union, claiming that Wintergen was forevermore an integral part of Burgundie. | In 1836 the [[Golden Council of Ten]] decreed the Act of Economic Union, claiming that Wintergen was forevermore an integral part of Burgundie. | ||
Following the island's capture and formalization into the Viceregal Republic, the [[Kiravia]]n government and population were expelled. The temporary workers returned to their homes in [[Koskenkorva]] or elsewhere, and the island's permanent residents were resettled in the village of Gartaþorn, [[Fariva]], now a neighbourhood of [[ | Following the island's capture and formalization into the Viceregal Republic, the [[Kiravia]]n government and population were expelled. The temporary workers returned to their homes in [[Koskenkorva]] or elsewhere, and the island's permanent residents were resettled in the village of Gartaþorn, [[Fariva]], now a neighbourhood of [[Bérasar]]. The federal government, expecting to retake the island in the near-term, continued to recognise [[Wintergen]] as a federal subject and subsidised the salaries of its government officials, under the presumption that they would soon be returned to their duties. However, the conflicts with [[Burgundie]] bore on and [for so reason that I will maybe add here if applicable] were ultimately resolved in 1896 without settling the island's legal status. | ||
[[Wintergen]] retained a seat in the Stanora (to which it intermittently dispatched a delegate) until [YEAR] when the Federal Consistory ruled in ''[[Korlēdan]] v. Wintergen'' that [[Wintergen]] was not entitled to Stanora representation as it had no voting population. Wintergen continues to hold a seat on the [[Federal Council]], but since [YEAR], after other states levelled accusations that its Councillor had sold his votes on various measures and the Governor of [[Vôtaska]] threatened to challenge Wintergen's status in court, the Board of Estimate adopted a standing resolution instructing all future Councillors to abstain from voting in most cases. The Councillor from Wintergen is still permitted to vote on internal measures related to the Council's rules and administration, measures with salient relevance to Wintergen and to regaining control of the island, and measures that are expected to pass unanimously. | [[Wintergen]] retained a seat in the Stanora (to which it intermittently dispatched a delegate) until [YEAR] when the Federal Consistory ruled in ''[[Korlēdan]] v. Wintergen'' that [[Wintergen]] was not entitled to Stanora representation as it had no voting population. Wintergen continues to hold a seat on the [[Federal Council]], but since [YEAR], after other states levelled accusations that its Councillor had sold his votes on various measures and the Governor of [[Vôtaska]] threatened to challenge Wintergen's status in court, the Board of Estimate adopted a standing resolution instructing all future Councillors to abstain from voting in most cases. The Councillor from Wintergen is still permitted to vote on internal measures related to the Council's rules and administration, measures with salient relevance to Wintergen and to regaining control of the island, and measures that are expected to pass unanimously. | ||
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===Organisation & Activities=== | ===Organisation & Activities=== | ||
The government-in-exile is based at Wintergen House, a four-story stone row building at 12 Wintergen Lane on Tandhurin Island in [[Valēka]], [[ | The government-in-exile is based at Wintergen House, a four-story stone row building at 12 Wintergen Lane on Tandhurin Island in [[Valēka]], [[Kaviska]]. Wintergen House is technically {{wp|extraterritorial}} to Kaviska and subject to the laws of Wintergen, and although it does not pay Kaviskan payroll or property taxes, it does pay Valēka municipal service fees and accepts the jurisdiction of the local police and courts for all practical purposes. The Stewardship also owns the Wintergen Memorial Cemetery in Bérasar, which contains the graves of 12 of the 1822 expellees from the island and a small monument to its capture. Wintergen owns the land in {{wp|fee simple}} and does not claim jurisdiction over it. | ||
In addition to the Steward, Lieutenant Steward, Board of Estimate, and other constitutional officers, Wintergen employs a permanent civil service of three part-time employees, as well as a larger staff of interns and volunteers under the ægis of the non-governmental Wintergen Benevolent Society. | In addition to the Steward, Lieutenant Steward, Board of Estimate, and other constitutional officers, Wintergen employs a permanent civil service of three part-time employees, as well as a larger staff of interns and volunteers under the ægis of the non-governmental Wintergen Benevolent Society. | ||