East islandia

East Islandia

A sprawling island nation consisting of approximately twelve large archipelagos and six large islands, East Islandia is situated in the Southern Pacific Ocean, not far from Indonesia and rather close to the Spratly Islands.

Historically, East Islandia has been renowned for its very laid-back attitude, though paradoxically, there is a proud warrior tradition extending back several thousands of years. Geologically, the islands of this nation are volcanic islands, though most of the volcanoes are extinct, save for an island on the island of Wakano, a small landmass in the Pearl Archipelago and three islands in the Rugola region.

Ethnically, East Islandia is very mixed, though traditionally it was home to five indigenous tribes; however, through intermarriage and mingling following the Islandian Unification, it is difficult to distinguish one tribe's members from another. Further mingling with the many immigrants who have moved to Islandia have produced a even more diverse group of inhabitants. Large and notable immigrant groups include the Chinese, Koreans, Southeast Asians (mostly Vietnamese and Cambodian but also some Thai and Malaysian), and a smaller group of Japanese. However, it is interesting to note that there are also sizable populations of Indian, Scotch-Irish, Russians, and Arabs in Islandia. Overall, in terms of ethnicities, East Islandia ranks among the most diverse in Asia and Oceania-- and perhaps even the world.

History

Though East Islandia possesses around 2,500 years of history, it was only the last 1,500 that were recorded. Contact with the outside world was mentioned in a Chinese record dating from 490 C.E., however. This was a record of transactions conducted between Chinese merchants and an Islandian emissary on the northernmost island of Hua-kola, in the Ruesha island chain.

Much of what is known about ancient Islandian history comes from Tome of Kings, or the Hul'chong-ae, written in 510 C.E. by noted historian San Su. San identified five distinct major tribes, along with four lesser clans that inhabited the area: the Po'lu, the Ruan, the Yehol, and the Kanshih were the five large entities, and the Luon, the Pein, the Fui, and the Piao were the four clans.

Of the five major tribes, San categorized their various specialties and labeled them, and despite the fact that such labels were mere generalizations not intended to be