Difference between revisions of "Hieropylae"
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Hieropylae speaks a form of Modern Greek, Hieropylaean Greek, but with a completely diferent character set. The focal point of Hieropylaean written language consists of the ''phoenetic line.'' | Hieropylae speaks a form of Modern Greek, Hieropylaean Greek, but with a completely diferent character set. The focal point of Hieropylaean written language consists of the ''phoenetic line.'' | ||
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Revision as of 21:52, 11 October 2005
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| Flag of Hieropylae | |
| Motto: Katactontas semeron, eudokemes aurion | |
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| Region | Namura |
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| Capital | Hieropylae |
| Official Language(s) | Hieropylaic Greek |
| Leader | High Axiomatic Talos III |
| Population | 10.03 million |
| Currency | Rube |
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The Hieropylaeans are a proud people, skilled in the art of war but also having made formidable advances in government, the arts, and religion. The people of Hieropylae, as a result of this multifaceted progress, have always fostered a strong sense of nationalism, though more than once in Hieropylae's history their pride has been their bane.
Language
Hieropylae speaks a form of Modern Greek, Hieropylaean Greek, but with a completely diferent character set. The focal point of Hieropylaean written language consists of the phoenetic line. Vowels are represented by smaller, simpler symbols above the phoenetic line, phoenetic consonants are represented by a symbol inscribed on the line, and aphoenetic consonants are represented by the same symbols as their phoenetic counterparts, but with a break in the phoenetic line. For example:
