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Travellers may find it difficult to manage outside of relatively cosmopolitan port cities such as [[Valēka]], [[Saar-Silverda]], [[Béyasar]], [[Sirana]], [[Pontevedra]], and [[Cities of Kiravia#Sar-i-Pául|Sar-i-Pául]]. Comprehension of major international languages such as [[Caphiric Latin|Latin]] and [[Julian Ænglish|Ænglish]] outside of these urban centres ranges from unreliable to nonexistent, though [[Gaelic in Kiravia|speakers of Gaelic]] are reasonably common in many parts of the country. The challenges posed by a different script, [[Coscivian calendar|different timekeeping system]], [[Federalist system of units|different units of measure]], and an apparently wilful refusal to adopt many {{wp|Signage#Signage_conventions|informational signage conventions}} and international technical standards are compounded by alien social customs and a minefield of cultural taboos, the particularities of which can vary widely from locality to locality. The Office of Visitor Services strongly advises foreigners looking to experience the "real Kirav" to invest in an accredited guide or interpreter and a comprehensive guidebook. | Travellers may find it difficult to manage outside of relatively cosmopolitan port cities such as [[Valēka]], [[Saar-Silverda]], [[Béyasar]], [[Sirana]], [[Pontevedra]], and [[Cities of Kiravia#Sar-i-Pául|Sar-i-Pául]]. Comprehension of major international languages such as [[Caphiric Latin|Latin]] and [[Julian Ænglish|Ænglish]] outside of these urban centres ranges from unreliable to nonexistent, though [[Gaelic in Kiravia|speakers of Gaelic]] are reasonably common in many parts of the country. The challenges posed by a different script, [[Coscivian calendar|different timekeeping system]], [[Federalist system of units|different units of measure]], and an apparently wilful refusal to adopt many {{wp|Signage#Signage_conventions|informational signage conventions}} and international technical standards are compounded by alien social customs and a minefield of cultural taboos, the particularities of which can vary widely from locality to locality. The Office of Visitor Services strongly advises foreigners looking to experience the "real Kirav" to invest in an accredited guide or interpreter and a comprehensive guidebook. | ||
== [[Vallos]] == | |||
=== [[Takatta Loa|The Union of Takatta Loa]] === | |||
Based in the south of the tropical subcontinent of Vallos, west of Sarpedon, the Union of Takatta Loa is a loose {{wp|federation}} of nine client nations widely known in the rest of the world for its [[Loa peoples| diverse cultural complex]] and [[Kapuhenasa|indigenous organized religion]]. The Loa people once formed a vast empire stretching almost all of Vallos and the Kindreds, but after the [[Burning of the Floating Palace|violent collapse]] of the imperial domain, the land that would become Takatta Loa would fall into chaos, with much if the northern territory being seized by [[Cartadania]] and the southwest being consolidated into modern day Takatta Loa. | |||
Takatta Loa relies heavily on its natural resources, cheap manufacturing capacity and widespread shipping companies to sustain itself. The Union is the leading supplier of a great deal of the world's spices such as cardamom, nutmeg and [[Copium]], although almost all of its agriculture output remains domestic due to the relatively restrictive religious taboos in regards to pesticides. In addition, industrialism is becoming more and more prominent in Takatta Loa, with the nation producing increasingly more automobiles, electronics and trams, fueling economic growth. In addition, the state run companies that regulate entire industries in Takatta Loa are mandated on threat of death to focus on maximizing profit, which is distributed throughout the population as all citizens are employed by the state, whilst minimizing any and all severe changes to the traditional Loa way of life. Despite this, Takatta Loa is still a poor and developing nation, with certain regions relying entirely on subsistence agriculture. | |||
Takatta Loa is also one of of most profoundly authoritarian nations in the world, though the power is diffused through a vast, byzantine bureaucracy and oligarchy rather then a single ruler or dynasty. All aspects of life are regulated and even the most basic activities such as leaving one's village requires a permit. In addition, the religious institutions of the Kapuhenasa maintain an iron tight grip on the population, combining theocratic zeal with ethno-nationalism and xenophobia specifically to enculturate an extremely caustic and isolationist attitude towards the Occident. | |||
Currently, it is impossible to visit the Union of Takatta Loa as that requires a permit, which can only be acquired by Loa citizens. Furthermore, it is specifically outlawed to not be a Loa or of Loa descent and to not follow the teachings if the Kapuhenasa, locking away the many ancient wonders and customs of Takatta Loa from an outside visitor. However, one can visit the relatively modern and developed capital of Ninao under severe guidance and the watchful eye of the Loa military police. | |||