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====Highland Coffee Civilisation==== | ====Highland Coffee Civilisation==== | ||
Late in the 18th century, it was demonstrated that the mild ''lúaśad'' altitudes of the Æonaran uplands harboured ideal growing conditions for a valuable Audonian crop, coffee. The healthful and stimulating brew derived from the roasted beans of the tree was in extremely high demand, globally - yes, but even more acutely in the chilly and dismal climes of [[Great Kirav]], where people of all classes were taking a liking to a draught of the fortifying beverage before venturing out into their cold and wet surroundings for the day. The first coffee plantation in Æonara was established in 1776 by Águstin Xiráus, in what is now County Xiráus, [[South Æonara]]. | Late in the 18th century, it was demonstrated that the mild ''lúaśad'' altitudes of the Æonaran uplands harboured ideal growing conditions for a valuable Audonian crop, coffee. The healthful and stimulating brew derived from the roasted beans of the tree was in extremely high demand, globally - yes, but even more acutely in the chilly and dismal climes of [[Great Kirav]], where people of all classes were taking a liking to a draught of the fortifying beverage before venturing out into their cold and wet surroundings for the day. The first coffee plantation in Æonara was established in 1776 by Águstin Xiráus, in what is now County Xiráus, [[South Æonara]]. Although the trees took time to mature and bear fruit, once they did the results were delicious. The subsequent proliferation of coffee plantations, mostly by the younger sons of landed aristocrats and wealthy yeomen from the South, Baylands, and Farravonia, quickly drew great wealth to the Æonaran colonies, as well as great numbers of colonists. Before the advent of coffee cultivation, the central uplands of the state ha been settled by Coscivians, but only sparsely, due to distance from the coast, limited infrastructure, and relatively few economic incentives. However, opportunities in the coffee plantations drew thousands of immigrant workers from Kiravia to the more agreeable climate of the uplands, where good working conditions and high pay made possible by the crop's high value encouraged them to settle permanently, putting down roots and sending for wives and families of metropolitan origin, solidifying the ''Farakoskix'' ("Sea-Coscivian") transplant culture of the uplands. | ||
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