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Bill: OOC: Affirmation of Cultural Protocol for the First Cultural Period (01-04/2016)
Details
Submitted by[?]: Pnték Znkak Prta 'Bastardry'
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: July 3974
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. Selucians arrived in Pontesi as early as the 4'th century and mostly settled along its eastern coast, especially in modern day Bazlieum. Meanwhile, the Yeudi have maintained a presence deep in Azorium since 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 with a colonial history, and has long boasted significant minorities. Selucians and Yeudi have been present in the area since before the birth of the modern Pontesian state. The Pntek population, however, has remained firmly a plurality. Despite the nomadic origins of the Jelbic peoples and the Pntek, Pontesi has historically been ruled by a westernised nobility and their immediate subjects, with influences and intermarriages from nearby Selucia as well as Pontesi's historical ally, Luthori. The descendants of this rather cosmopolitan (but often fiercely patriotic) group are now known as the Abuék Pntékai (High Pontesians) or "Sugirkai" (Cedar people). These often have Romanized Jelbic names (like Genzius or Temircaius for Genzi or Temrkai). 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 Seluco-Jelbics = Romans with Jelbic influences and romanized Jelbics -- Seluco-Pontesians = Romans with slight Pntek (Jelbic/Armenian) influences -- Abuék Pntékai = Pntek (see above) with Roman influences and hints of Victorian British traditions Arev Mardik (Nrktek) = Armenians Yeudis= Jews Majatrans = Arabs ~Percentages of the Population~ Jelbic - 56% -- Pntek – 48% -- Brmek - 5% -- Wrnukek – 1.5% -- Jelbek – 2.5% Selucio-Jelbic - 26% -- Seluco-Pontesians – 15.5% -- Abuék Pntékai – 10.5% Arev Mardik - 10.5% Yeudi - 6% Other (mainly Augustans, Gaduri and Majatrans) - 1.5% SPOKEN LANGUAGES ~Official~ Pnték = Pntek variant of the Jelbék conlang, no IRL analogue. Regulated by the Jelbék Knsag'adék Jezgrsko (Jelbic Language Academy) with information included therein (http://classic.particracy.net/vieworganization.php?organizationid=3654) Nrkték = Armenian with Pnték influence. Selucian = Modern Latin with slight local variations. Yeudi = Hebrew RELIGION Hosianism = Christianity -- Hobrazian Orthodox Church = Armenian Orthodox -- Aurorian 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: 70% -- Hobrazian Orthodox Church: 48% -- Aurorian Patriarchal Church: 20% -- Other Hosian: 2% Yeudism: 4.5% Ahmadism: 1.5% -- Abadism 1.0% -- Israism 0.5% Paganism: 12% - Religio Seluciana 5% - Felinism 4% - Jelbic Shamanism 3% None: 9% 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), otherwise names tend to be inspired by natural features or value concepts (honour, valour, courage, etc.). 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. Abuék Pntékai names may skip the traditional Jelbic custom of adding the father's name as a patronymic and may have names based on Jelbic ones but with Roman endings (such as -us instead of -i). For Selucian (Roman) names, this guide may prove useful: http://www.unrv.com/forum/topic/9867-index-to-roman-surnames/ |
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Debate
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| Date | 19:31:48, January 14, 2016 CET | From |   Pnték Znkak Prta 'Bastardry' | To | Debating the OOC: Affirmation of Cultural Protocol for the First Cultural Period (01-04/2016) |
| Message | OOC: Waiting for the 22nd under the "1 month activity" rule owing to inactivation in mid-December. |
| Date | 13:34:56, January 26, 2016 CET | From |  Moderation | To | Debating the OOC: Affirmation of Cultural Protocol for the First Cultural Period (01-04/2016) |
| Message | Putting this to the vote for archive, to avoid confusion with multiple CP bills in debate section |
| Date | 08:19:13, January 27, 2016 CET | From | Aurora Libertatis | To | Debating the OOC: Affirmation of Cultural Protocol for the First Cultural Period (01-04/2016) |
| Message | OOC: Great! =) |
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