Deddick
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Geography
The centre of one of the main agricultural regions of the nation, Deddick has become a huge, prosperous (by Errinundrian standards) metropolis.
It is not located on the Deddick River, being about 30 km to the south. Don't ask me why - this is Errinundera.
History
Deddick is most famous for the Battle of the Pass where, in 1892, the Milosian queen, athpelyn, aided by her unpopular regent, routed the army of her sister, siaros.
Because Errinundera has espoused pacifism as a national policy ever since the 1941 liberation the battle has become a matter of some curiosity.
After the battle, Deddick and Tubbut (the losing sister's base) were cruelly oppressed so it was fitting, then, that Deddiquois played a major role in the 1905 revolution. It was in Deddick, following the massacre on the Great Bridge in Milosis, now McKillops Bridge, that the first army units mutinied. Marching on Milosis, and joined by the revolutionary leaders from First Creek Falls and Goolengook, they accepted the surrender of the White Guard and defenestrated the entire royal family. The palace at Milosis is on the edge of a cliff so this was quite a nasty thing to do. The defenestration of Milosis by Deddick army units is not widely known, partly because the knowledge of the deed was suppressed during the Puritanical Era (1905-1941) but mostly because, for modern peace-loving Errinundrians, it is simply beyond their compehrension.
Today
With a populaton exceeding 20 million the city is a powerhut of the nation. (With an imploded economy a nation doesn't have powerhouses.)
The surrounding country side is extensively farmed, being particularly famous for its vegetables and pulses. Deddick sorrel is said to be "de rigeur" for making the national dish, sorrel soup. Written records of French sorrel can be found in Deddick long before the first recorded arrival of any French people... just another Errinundera paradox.
Despite being a 20 million metropolis, other Errinundrians think of them as rustic, giving them the obvious nickname of Dickheads, or even worse. (Compare with McKillops Bridge Blockheads and First Creek Falls Airheads.)
The Deddiquois simply ignore the insults because the know they live in paradise. Then again, everyone in Errinundera thinks that they too live in paradise.
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