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Bill: Revised Cultural Protocols of Ponticum (Pontesi)
Details
Submitted by[?]: Aurora Libertatis
Status[?]: passed
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 3862
Description[?]:
| 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. Selucian settlers colonisers arrived in Pontesi as early as the 4'th century and mostly settled along its eastern coast. Meanwhile, the Yehudi maintained a presence deep into Azorium long before the birth of modern Pontesi. 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 -- Pontesio = Term for heavily Selucianized Pntek Arev Mardik (Nrktek) = Armenians Yeudis= Jews Majatrans = Arabs Selucians = Romans ~Percentages of the Population~ Jelbic - 58% -- Pntek - 42% -- Brmek - 7% -- Wrnukek - 2% -- Jelbek - 2% -- Pontesio - 6% Arev Mardik - 10% Yeudis - 12% Majatrans - 4% Selucians – 14% Other (Augustans, Luthorans, Solentians, Draddwyr etc.) - 2% 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. Selucian = Modern Latin with slight local variations. Yeudi = Hebrew ~Also spoken~ Luthoran = English Majatran = Arabic RELIGION Hosianism = Christianity -- Hobrazian Orthodox Church = Armenian Orthodox -- Selucian Patriarchal Church = Roman Catholic Yeudism = Judaism Ahmadism = Islam -- Abadism = Shia -- Queranzariah = Sunni Felinism = Cat-centred religion from Barmenia, no RL equivalent Religio Selucia = Graeco-Roman Paganism Jelbic Shamanism = Tengriism ~Percentages of the Population~ Hosianism: 67% -- Hobrazian Orthodox Church: 40% -- Selucian Patriarchal Church: 18% -- Other Hosian: 3% Yeudism: 12% Ahmadism: 4% -- Abadism 3% -- Queranzariah 1% Paganism: 14% - Religio Seluciana 5% - Felinism 5% - Jelbic Shamanism 4% Other: 3% NAMING Characters should have names corresponding to their ethnicity. For Pnték names, this guide can be useful: (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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| Vote | Seats | |
| yes |
Total Seats: 150 | |
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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