Vephrall

Clenoncyg Vephrall

Motto:
Map of Vephrall and Kura-Pelland
Region	Atlantian Oceania
Capital	Meice
Largest city	Speilers
Official Language(s)	Vephra, English
Government	Constitutional monarchy
- King of Vephrall	Hahnea II
- Prime Minister	Chezlot Taratchy
Establishment	Founding of city of Meice
- Founding of Meice	13 November 1592
Population	47,091,523 (1736 est.)
Currency	len (VLEN)
Timezone	AOTC±0000
- Summer (DST)	not used
Internet TLD	.vf
Calling code	+941
ISO Code	VEPH
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Clenoncyg Vephrall (/ˌklɛˈnɑnsiɡ ˈvɛpfˌɹɑl/, English: Commonwealth of Vephrall) is a nation in Atlantian Oceania.

Population

According to the 1730 census, Vephrall had a total population of 36,496,343, with current (1736) estimates of closer to 47 million. The vast majority of the population (92.7%) is Vephra. Kura-Pellandis make up 4.4% of the population. Additional residents are immigrants from nearby nations such as Nedalia (1.1%), Hypocria (0.68%), and Bettia (0.43%), with most of the remaining 0.7% being originally from other nations in Atlantian Oceania.

Approximately 79.7% of Vephrall's population resides in one of the nation's 56 incorporated cities. The nation has approximately 0.994 males for every female.

Geography

Vephrall occupies approximately three-quarters of its landmass, with the remainder to the northwest being Kura-Pelland. Vephrall consists of a total of eleven states and one territory. Though most of the nation is relatively flat, there are hills (and some mountains) running vaguely north to south in western and northern Vephrall, largely just west of the National Road 9 corridor.

There are a total of fifty-six incorporated cities in Vephrall. Any "concentrated community" of greater than 1,000 people that is not already part of a city is eligible for incorporation, and national regulations require that all such communities must apply for incorporation before reaching a population of 5,000. The city with the greatest population at time of incorporation (not including the first city, Meice) is Jishmid, with a population of 4,973 when it incorporated on 26 February 1672.

In addition, there are seven UCCs (unincorporated concentrated communities) in Darnai and the southern portion of the Northern Territory with populations greater than 1,000, most of which are within one hundred kilometers of the Kura-Pelland border.

States and major cities

• Bektys (1597), capital Meice
• Shentarong (1597), capital Tuffir
• Sumbobor (1597), capital Speilers
• Calamen (1597), capital Solonds
• Riestre (1597), capital Moje
• Dettune (territory 1620, state 1628), capital Anhenir
• Salle (territory 1617, state 1667), capital Pallona
• Seibeng (territory 1632, state 1672), capital Hyllesme
• Till (territory 1686, state 1712), capital Cloohends
• Darnai (territory 1696, state 1712), capital Spess
• Baseng (territory 1684, state 1730), capital Virdys
• Northern Territory (1727), capital Cimnersog

Meice also serves as the national capital as well as the capital of the state of Bektys.

Based on 1733 estimates, the five largest cities in Vephrall are:

1. Speilers, Sumbobor – population 4,470,299
2. Meice, Bektys – population 3,190,640
3. Solonds, Calamen – population 3,122,366
4. Tuffir, Shentarong – population 2,718,375
5. Moje, Riestre – population 2,639,032

Climate

Most of Vephrall has a tropical or subtropical climate, with somewhat colder temperatures persisting in the mountainous west.

• Speilers, Sumbobor
  • July high: 84.2°F (29.0°C)
  • July low: 66.9°F (19.4°C)
  • January high: 73.6°F (23.1°C)
  • January low: 53.9°F (12.2°C)
• Unee, Dettune
  • July high: 76.8°F (24.9°C)
  • July low: 51.6°F (10.9°C)
  • January high: 57.9°F (14.4°C)
  • January low: 35.6°F (2.0°C)
• Cimnersog, Northern Territory
  • July high: 78.2°F (25.7°C)
  • July low: 60.7°F (15.9°C)
  • January high: 63.8°F (17.7°C)
  • January low: 41.1°F (5.1°C)

History

The first organized settlement in what is now Vephrall was founded by local tribesman Diindohtis Viivryl. The settlement, which at first consisted of just a few small houses, was given the name Myza. Over the course of some seven hundred years, the descendants of the first inhabitants of Myza explored their landmass, discovering other tribes in the surrounding areas. Some of the most important tribes in the area included:

• the Lobarik tribe, west of Myza (main settlement Elola)
• the Entruuga tribe, east of Myza (main settlement Flaarrikku). Diindohtis Viivryl was himself Entruuga, but had been cast out of the tribe six years prior to the founding of Myza.
• the Eklotaktik tribe, northwest of Myza (main settlement Uni)
• the Rasbih tribe, east of the Entruuga (main settlement Spe-grih)
• the Iti tribe, southwest of Myza (main settlement Svektra)

The Viivra, as the inhabitants of Myza and the surrounding area were now called, lived in peace with these five tribes for nearly 700 years. Conflict finally came to the area in 679 when Lobarik leader Gunsig Kritunis became jealous of a large gold reserve in Eklotaktik land to the north. Kritunis was successfully able to pressure Viivra leader Bes Roness into an alliance against the Eklotaktiks. While the Lobarik tribe would have almost certainly been unable to invade Eklotaktik territory alone, help from the somewhat reluctant Viivra was enough to overwhelm the opposition. Eklotaktik main settlement Uni fell to the combined forces on 28 Tilep 686. Unfortunately, neither of the invading forces would allow the city to be ruled by the other. As a result, the Lobariks turned on their Viivra allies. The Second Battle of Uni was relatively brief by the standards of the period, and by 18 Figix of that same year the Viivra forces had been driven out of former Eklotaktik land all the way back to Myza. Defense of the Viivra capital was, by all accounts, rather weak, likely because the populace had never approved of the war in the first place. Myza fell on 11 Breceurs 688, after a lengthy siege. The war had gone much better than expected for Kritunis, as his army had conquered not only the Eklotaktiks, but the Viivra as well. Uni was renamed Junhī by the victorious Lobariks, and Myza became Mēz.

The people of Mēz were very unhappy under the oppressive Lobarik rule. But for many years, any attempts at resistance were very quickly crushed by one of the many tyrannical Lobarik rulers. However, the royal lineage began to weaken in the early 10th century, and a rebellious soldier from Mēz named Kilstim Sikanūt decided to take the opportunity to attempt to free his people from the Lobariks. Successfully gathering a force of nearly 120,000 men, Sikanūt marched westward directly to Elola. His army stopped about sixteen kilometers short of the city, and Sikanūt then proceeded to send a group of just five soldiers into the city. Such a small force was not noticed, and they were able to gain entry to Elola very easily. These soldiers were able to infiltrate the local defense force and sneak into the king's castle, where they assassinated the Lobarik leader. Without leadership, all of Elola went into a panic, and the remainder of Sikanūt's force was able to conquer the city with little resistance. Sikanūt proclaimed that the city of Elola would now be known as Sikanūstim in honor of himself, and Mēz was renamed to Mīs-ha, a more modernized spelling of its original name.

The new Vēv nation lived in peace for several centuries, but disaster struck in 1484 when a plague overtook the land, wiping out over eighty percent of the population over the course of fifteen years. The cities were abandoned, and all civilization in the area seemed to be lost. Eventually, on 9 Breceurs 1592, the city of Meice was founded on the old site of Myza, and the nation of Vephrall (from Middle Vephra Vēv-rell, "Vēv union") was established.

Dates

• 16 Tetokot 0 – Myza founded
• 679–688 – Viivra-Lobarik War
  • 28 Tilep 686 – Uni falls to combined Viivra-Lobarik forces
  • 18 Figix 686 – Viivra forces driven out of Uni
  • 11 Breceurs 688 – Myza falls to Lobarik invaders
• 15 Cunublis 937 – Sikanūt conquers Elola; beginning of Vēv nation
• 1484–1499 – Plague destroys Vēv nation
• 9 Breceurs 1592 – Meice and Vephrall founded

Government and politics

Scathock Pranasik, the founder of Meice, proclaimed himself King Scathock I of Vephrall. The Pranasik family has continued to hold the throne ever since, though since 1672 the king has held only very limited governmental power, with the new office of Prime Minister acting as the head of government since then.

The Prime Minister is elected by the National Assembly. Elections are held under one of several conditions:

• Five years have passed since the previous election.
• The current Prime Minister resigns or dies in office.
• The King dies. A bill appeared in the National Assembly in 1715 following the death of King Jehoepe I to end this practice, but was defeated.
• (since 1717) The current Prime Minister has served for eight years. So far, no Prime Minister has reached this limit.

When a Prime Minister is elected, his term expires at the next "standard" or "five-year" election. It is possible for the Prime Minister to serve more than five years if the King dies during his term, as he may be re-elected in the resulting election.

Kings of Vephrall:

• Scathock I, 1592–1622
• Mopukest I, 1622–59
• Mopukest II, 1659–71
• Jehoepe I, 1671–1715
• Hahnea I, 1715–34
• Hahnea II, 1734—

Prime Ministers of Vephrall:

• Speocacks Tomprism, 1672–77
• Dizabeg Langis, 1677–82
• Wesy Recasang, 1682–87
• Angufams Avilass, 1687–92
• Smait Echeng, 1692–94*
• Seketre Minanad, 1694–99
• Fyls Speocacks, 1699–1704
• Wismalies Cliriputed, 1704–09
• Ceedast Tolspong, 1709–14
• Pembace Brameit, 1714–17**
• Cese Tesaire, 1717–22
• Claspung Fihor, 1722–27
• Siestanin Pagliloe, 1727–32
• Cagenil Diors, 1732–34
• Chezlot Taratchy, 1734—

* died in office ** resigned

Calendar

The Vephrese calendar consists of thirteen months (penchaat), all of which have 28 days except for the final month, which has 29. Numbering of years counts back to the founding of Myza. Unlike many other calendars, the Vephrese calendar does have a year zero (the year in which Myza was founded).

Years prior to zero are generally suffixed with "TM" (tregle-Myza "before Myza"). Sometimes years after zero are suffixed with "RM" (rone-Myza "after Myza"), but this is a fairly uncommon practice.

The calendar is based on the Entruuga calendar, which had 26 priirue of fourteen days each and one additional day that stood on its own. Each set of two priirue were combined into a pencha, and the final independent day was merged into the thirteenth pencha.

The penchaat are:

1. Tilep (28 days, 29 in leap years)
2. Tetokot (28 days)
3. Sespo (28 days)
4. Salloald (28 days)
5. Figix (28 days)
6. Orphruks (28 days)
7. Prinad (28 days)
8. Cunublis (28 days)
9. Sirchismy (28 days)
10. Dosphaiit (28 days)
11. Trarrids (28 days)
12. Breceurs (28 days)
13. Sobra (29 days)

Since the nation emerged from isolation in the late 1720s, use of the Gregorian calendar has become much more widespread, and a telephone survey taken in 1735 indicated that approximately 65 percent of Vephrese now conducted their day-to-day affairs using the twelve-month Gregorian calendar.

Culture

Language

The most commonly spoken language in Vephrall is the native language, Vephra. 94.6% of the population claim to speak it fluently. English is the second most commonly spoken language, spoken by 81.6%. Most major newspapers print in both Vephra and English regularly. Vephrall's other major languages include Arabic (8.2%) and Welsh (2.3%), brought to Vephrall by Bettian and Nedalian immigrants. In addition, nearly one percent of the population is fluent in Pacitalian.

The modern Vephra language vaguely resembles the language spoken by the Entruuga in the tribal ages, but is also strongly influenced by the language of the Lobariks.

To pluralize a noun:

• If it ends in y, simply add t.
• If it ends in a vowel other than y, double that vowel and add t.
  • If it ends in a vowel that is already doubled, just add t.
• If it ends in a consonant, double that consonant and add et.
  • If it ends in a consonant that is already doubled, just add et.

To transform a noun into an adjective, the general rule is to add er. In some words, letters at the end may be dropped prior to the suffix; alternatively, ending consonants might be doubled. A few words even involve vowel changes. There are no hard and fast rules regarding this; it is all done on a word-by-word basis.

Sports

As in many other Atlantian Oceania nations, football is one of the most popular sports in Vephrall. The first major competition, the Vephraller Kustriin e Foutbill (VKF, "Vephrese Cup of Football") first took place in 1595 as a competition between clubs formed in the nation's first five cities. As more cities and football clubs sprang up, the need for organization became apparent, and in 1607 the Vephraller Foutbiller Restritris (VFR, "Vephrese Football Association") was formed to oversee the sport. The first annual league competition, the Vephraller Tririsec e Foutbill (VTF, "Vephrese League of Football") began play in 1610 with fourteen member clubs. As of 1734, the VTF now consists of 198 clubs in ten divisions.

Communications

Telephone

Telephone numbers in Vephrall are ten digits long. The first three digits comprise the area code, with the remaining seven digits generally being assigned in chronological order within an area code. Area codes are generally assigned to large metropolitan areas or portions of states (or, in rare cases, entire states). The telephone numbering system was only recently standardized nationwide (in 1728) and many numbers are comprised in part of vestiges of the pre-1728 systems.

List of area codes

Area codes are listed in order by time required to dial (telephones in Vephrall are exclusively rotary). The area codes were chosen so that more highly populated regions would take less time to dial.

• 101 - southern Bektys (Meice)

• 102 - eastern Sumbobor (Speilers)
• 201 - central Shentarong (Knolees/Gloem)

• 103 - southern Shentarong (Tuffir)
• 202 - northern Riestre (Moje/Dostey)
• 301 - western Sumbobor

• 104 - Calamen
• 203 - northern Bektys
• 302 - Salle
• 401 - southern Riestre

• 105 - Seibeng
• 204 - Darnai
• 303 - Dettune
• 402 - western/eastern Shentarong
• 501 - Baseng

• 304 - Till
• 601 - Northern Territory

International calls

To reach a Vephrese phone line from outside the country, one must first dial Vephrall's country code, which is 941.

Television

The first commercial television broadcast in Vephrall, Vephraller Televisios, began broadcasting to the city of Meice on 16 March 1733, and over the next three years television caught like wildfire throughout the nation. As of December 1735, there are three major television networks in the country:

Vephraller Televisios (VTV) 

Originally broadcast on channel 1 in Meice

Tociast e Vephrall (TeV) 

Translates as "Sight of Vephrall", Originally broadcast on channel 2 in Meice

Miixe Televisier Netwaark (MTN) 

Originally known as TeleSpeilers and broadcast on channel 1 in Speilers

VTV is the most widely available network, broadcasting in ten of Vephrall's eleven markets nationwide. TeV is available in six markets, including the Dostey area not covered by VTV. MTN is currently available only in the Meice-Speilers-Misedos and Solonds markets.

Markets

Here is a listing of Vephrall's eleven television markets and on what channels the three major networks are located in each market. Because some markets overlap, it is sometimes possible to receive the same network on multiple channels in certain locations. Channel numbers are assigned so that in no location do two stations attempt to broadcast on the same channel.

Transportation

All Vephrese cities with populations over 5,000 are linked by the National Road System. This system consists of a total of 32 routes, numbered mostly in chronological order based on their dates of designation. Exceptions to this rule are National Roads 41, 43, and 45, which are numbered as extensions of the highway system in Kura-Pelland, where they carry the numbers A41, A43, and A45 respectively. Besides these, no numbers greater than 29 are currently in use.

On 9 December 1735, Prime Minister Chezlot Taratchy announced that a plan for a motorway system in Vephrall, similar to that in neighboring Kura-Pelland, had been in development for several months. The original plan called for approximately 2,000 kilometers of motorway, all on new right-of-way, but throughout 1735, this plan was revised and expanded to upgrade existing roadways as much as possible, provide access to most areas of the nation, and add a second motorway route to Kura-Pelland. The version of the plan released by Taratchy includes a total of about 4,100 kilometers of motorway. Taratchy has set a goal of 1743 for completion of the system.

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