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From roughly 50 AD until 1540, the Volins self-governed themselves and had a relatively underdeveloped but prosperous society. This changed in the 16th century when Joeseph Seuber undermined Volin rule and forced the Volins to follow Gothic culture. | From roughly 50 AD until 1540, the Volins self-governed themselves and had a relatively underdeveloped but prosperous society. This changed in the 16th century when Joeseph Seuber undermined Volin rule and forced the Volins to follow Gothic culture. | ||
===17th century: | ===17th century: Yonderian contact=== | ||
When the [[ | When the [[Yonderre|Yonderian]] settlers first came to Caldera, they were in shock of the lack of government and the structures they've built, like temples and huts. As Joeseph Seuber said in a well documented speech to newcoming Yonderian migrants: | ||
{{blockquote|The Ceuldes (old word for Indigeno-Calderan) are a people of peace. They know not the wonders of civilization, yet they live in houses and live uncollected. I'm glad they accept us as rulers, as I'm not sure if one could stage an offense of them with a conscience.}} | {{blockquote|The Ceuldes (old word for Indigeno-Calderan) are a people of peace. They know not the wonders of civilization, yet they live in houses and live uncollected. I'm glad they accept us as rulers, as I'm not sure if one could stage an offense of them with a conscience.}} | ||
Because the Volin people had escaped all other tribes, they also escaped warfare, and this lack of combat experience over hundreds of years turned the Volin people into a peaceful people that the new | Because the Volin people had escaped all other tribes, they also escaped warfare, and this lack of combat experience over hundreds of years turned the Volin people into a peaceful people that the new Yonderian refugees did not want to interfere with. | ||
Volins also accepted Gothic rule, believing that it was better to let the new people do what they want to, while they themselves could focus on other needs. | Volins also accepted Gothic rule, believing that it was better to let the new people do what they want to, while they themselves could focus on other needs. | ||
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Being favored by a god meant that you were fit for the rule of leader, and so at the end of the three trials, there could only be 1-3 contestants left. If there is only one contestant left, after being favored by all 3 gods, they are immediately given leadership. If there are two contestants left, whoever is favored by 2 gods is given leadership. If there are three contestants left, then whoever was favored by Mashk would be given the authority to pick the winner, with no restrictions on who they could pick (they could pick a different contestant, non-contestant, family, friend, themselves, etc.). | Being favored by a god meant that you were fit for the rule of leader, and so at the end of the three trials, there could only be 1-3 contestants left. If there is only one contestant left, after being favored by all 3 gods, they are immediately given leadership. If there are two contestants left, whoever is favored by 2 gods is given leadership. If there are three contestants left, then whoever was favored by Mashk would be given the authority to pick the winner, with no restrictions on who they could pick (they could pick a different contestant, non-contestant, family, friend, themselves, etc.). | ||
Since the | Since the Yonderian takeover in the 1600s, Volins stopped the practice of self-rule, and instead participate in the Republic set forth by the Austro-Calderan government. While the trials to become Supreme Leader have been abolished, they are still sometimes practiced as a sport, and if you are proven by at least 3 eyewitnesses that you conducted a trial with 2 others and were favored by a god, then you are seen as a great leader, and usually immediately elected into a subdivision role. Because non-Volin people cannot be elected as Prime Leader of Austro-Caldera, some Volkspartei members have tried to conduct the trials to win the favor of Volin voters, however, no Gothic politicians have been favored by Mashk. The most famous example of a Gothic politician being favored by a god would be the national leader trials of 1924, in which Derrich Lundsteiner won the slide down caldera, thus being favored by Bron, and also the plant eating contest, thus being favored by Sirkup. During the 1924 election, Derrich Lundsteiner won with 99.9% of his votes coming from Volins. | ||