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Bill: OOC: Cultural Protocols (DO NOT DELETE)
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Submitted by[?]: Asnaiék Ort
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill is a resolution. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: January 3863
Description[?]:
| Properly passed: http://classic.particracy.net/viewbill.php?billid=426551 BRIEF PRE-GAME HISTORY Pontesi's longest known inhabitants are now known as the Nrktek, based on real life Armenians. The Nrktek, roughly translatable to "Highlanders" in Luthoran (English), who call themselves Arev Mardik (Luthoran: Sun People) in their own language, are believed to have moved to the northern mountains of Pontesi after a prehistoric and unexplained migration from present day Hobratsia and the surrounding area. The Arev Mardik lived in Pontesi's mountains for many years and were relatively unimpacted by the Jelbo-Tukaric Migrations (http://particracy.wikia.com/wiki/History_of_Majatra#Jelbo-Tukaric_Migrations) that saw Jelbic tribes settle in the lowlands of Pontesi. The Jelbics are based on an amalgam of nomadic Eurasian cultures such as the Tatars, Turkics, Mongols and Finno-Ugrics, and their modern descendents in Pontesi speak Pnték, a regional dialect of Jelbék, a conlang devised solely for the PT world. Barmenian, Vanukan, and Jelbanian Jelbics speak their own distinct versions of the language, the primary difference being the source of loan-words. CULTURE Pontesi has historically been a rather cosmopolitan society, boasting large minorities from nearby nations, and a significant Arev Mardik population. The Pntek population, however, has remained firmly in the majority. Pntek and Arev Mardik cultures have syncretized significantly in many ways, leading to Pontesi's interesting (and sometimes difficult) fusion of lowland nomadism and highland steadfastness. Indeed, it was in the mountain retreats of the Arev Mardik that the Pntek tribes took refuge during the heights of Yeudi expansion around 1100 and the Ahmadi Caliphate around 1450, and it was from these retreats that the Pntek surged forth to reassert themselves, eventually ruling over an empire that extended far into Beiteynu until the end of the 20th century. Interestingly, the Arev Mardik maintain that they were the first peoples to take up the banner of Hosianism, several hundred years before the Augustan Empire officially adopted it as the state religion in 509. ETHNICITY Jelbics = Central Asians / Eurasian Steppe Peoples -- Pntek = Pnték-speaking Jelbics with hints of Armenian traditions -- Brmek = Brmék-speaking Jelbics from Barmenia -- Jelbek = Jelbék-speaking Jelbics from Jelbania -- Wrnukek = Brmék-speaking Jelbics from Vanuku Arev Mardik = Armenians Yeudis= Jews Majatrans = Arabs Selucians = Romans ~Percentages of the Population~ Jelbic - 62% -- Pntek - 51% -- Brmek - 5% -- Wrnukek - 4% -- Jelbek - 2% Arev Mardik - 6% Yeudis - 12% Majatrans - 11% Selucians - 6% Other (Augustans, Luthorans, Solentians etc.) - 3% LANGUAGE ~Official~ Pnték = Pntek variant of the Jelbék conlang, no IRL analogue. Check the Jelbék dictionary bill (http://classic.particracy.net/viewbill.php?billid=387061) for details. Pnték is written using the Nrkték (Armenian) script. Nrkték = Armenian with Pnték influence. Brmék = Brmek variant of the Jelbék conlang, no IRL analogue (Pontesi is a member of the Jelbic Khaganate, of which Brmék is an official language). Vanukeaans = Dutch and Flemish (Pontesi is a member of the Jelbic Khaganate, of which Vanukeaans is an official language). ~Also spoken~ Luthoran = English Yeudi = Hebrew Majatran = Arabic RELIGION Hosianism = Christianity -- Hobrazian Orthodox Church = Armenian rite -- Selucian Patriarchal Church = Roman Catholic rite Yeudism = Judaism Ahmadism = Islam -- Queranzariah = Sunni -- Abadism = Shia ~Percentages of the Population~ Hosianism: 66% -- Hobrazian Orthodox Church: 57% -- Selucian Patriarchal Church: 6% -- Other Hosian: 3% Yeudism: 10% Ahmadism: 8% Other (Jelbic animist, Daenism, Felinism, irreligious, etc.): 16% NAMING Characters should have mostly Pnték names (http://classic.particracy.net/viewbill.php?billid=396321). Clan names should differ from the Jelbék clan names at that link. Arev Mardik names should be influenced by Armenian names and written in a style similar to Pnték names (hint: just drop some vowels). Hosian names should be most common, though traditional Jelbék names are also common. |
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| Date | 23:39:43, June 16, 2015 CET | From |  Moderation | To | Debating the OOC: Cultural Protocols (DO NOT DELETE) |
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