Dróstsiśtsi

Dróstsiśtsi
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Capital city	Vuttteźmax
Demonym	Metdróstsiś
Government	De jure: Republic De facto: Communist one party state
Official languages	Kośtsiśtsi, Tosï, Spanish, Turis
ISO-3166-1/2	DT
ISO-3166-1/3	DTT
Official religions	none
National broadcaster	Dróstsiśtsi Audio and Visual Communication Company

Top: Vuttteźmak, left: Cumocalu, right: Sunflower Island, bottom: Ruxese. Manitarilant not pictured.

Dróstsiśtsi (Kośtsiśtsi: ๅ่ඞᬧᬂᨒᬧ, [dros.tsiɕ.tsi], Tosï: Dörosïqï [dɣo'sɨtʃ], Turis: Tures Falet [tu'res fa'led], Spanish: Dróstisti [drostisti]), officially the People's Republic of Dróstsiśtsi, is a country west of Latium Regnātum in the Land of Chaos. It lies around the Rose Gulf(Dziktśikpós); the capital of Vuttteźmak lies on an island on the north of the bay, while the village of Cumocalu lies near the southern end of the gulf.

History

President accruenewblue declared the formation of Dróstsiśtsi on April 7th 2025, after the collapse of the previous minor monarchy, and coinciding with a period of rapid expansion after the formation and immediate collapse of the CMCic Federation disrupted the structure of states to the south. Initially only directly surrounding the Rose Gulf, consisting of the provinces of Vuttteźmak and Cumocalu, it expanded its borders soon after to the east with Dzigźil Tśigźóś, and later to claim Ruxese and Manitarilant provinces.

Government

The first elections resulted in the overwhelming victory of the People's Party and the Agriculturalist Party, which became the two major parties in the resulting First Council. The National Council is the main legislative and executive power in the government, and consists of 12 seats representing districts across the country. Each district only has one council seat, except Vuttteźmak which has two. Currently, 8 out of the 12 seats are held by the People's Party, and the other 4 by the Agriculturalists. The supermajority allows the People's Party to modify the constitution and other important laws.

Politically, both the Agriculturalists and the People's Party are both considered left wing. However, the Agriculturalists are relatively moderate and more generally libertarian left, while the People's Party is far left, and espouses communism. This results in every major company in Dróstsiśtsi being state-run, although some local businesses are independently run.

Government symbolism

Two main symbols commonly appear in government symbolism: gears, as shown on the flag, representing the industrial strength of the nation, and a bundle of five flowers. The flower bundle, consisting of a rose, poppy, red mushroom, tulip, and sunflower each independently symbolize one of the five provinces of the nation, and together represent the nation's unity. Additionally, they are often taken to represent the strength of the nation; according to traditional flower symbolism, roses represent strength against attacks (as well as Vuttteźmak), poppies humility and industriousness (as well as Cumocalu), mushrooms resilience (as well as Manitarilant), tulips natural beauty (as well as Ruxese), and sunflowers represent growth and guidance (as well as Sunflower Island).

Laws

There are some major laws enforced in Dróstsiśtsi:

1. Elections are to be held annually in each of the 5 provinces. All adult citizens are allowed to vote in elections.
2. Non citizens altering blocks and doing business is not permitted without the approval of the central government. This includes mining and naturally generated structures.
3. Businesses are regulated to be competitive with a free market, except in those sectors in which the government has a monopoly.
4. Alcohol, drugs, and gambling are strictly prohibited.

A map of named waterways in Dróstsiśtsi, with mostly English names- if the name derives from a province name, it uses the Kośtsiśtsi name.

Geography

The country is divided into five provinces; Vuttteźmak on the northern Cave and Vuttteźmak islands, Cumocalu in the south of the bay, Ruxese to the south of that, Manitarilant in the far southwest, and Sunflower Island to the east.

Settlements

The most urban province is Ruxese, with four settlements: Ruxese City on a hill in the northeast, the capital of the namesake province, Oaksby just northeast of that along the shore, Ajamui to the west of Ruxese, and Jiknus south of Lake Ruxese. The other main settlements are Cumocalu, Florence and Vuttteźmak, the capitals of their respective provinces (Florence is in Sunflower Island). Areas without settlements are ruled directly from the provincial capital.

Transportation

Vuttteźmak lies above the Forest Line and has a stop on it, and Ruxese also connects to the Mountain Line and to a stop to the southeast (Wealdwick). There is also two local lines; the Rose line (Dlaździktśix) from Vuttteźmak to Ruxese, and the Mitosis line (Dlaźguś, literally "divide line"), connecting a number of local stops in the south of the country.

The main road in Vuttteźmak is the Portal Road, which connects most of the way from the Rose Gulf to the portal on Cave Island. Boating is a common transportation method, with water separating much of the region.

Physical Geography

The mainland territory of Dróstsiśtsi is entirely temperate plains, forests, and ocean, while Manitarilant province consists of a series of mushroom islands and a snowy mountain. The most notable features of the mainland's geography are the northern Vuttteźmak Islands, separated from the rest of the country by the Rose Gulf, and the Ruxese range in the south. The mountain range is named after Mt. Ruxese and starts in Pilebu to the west, then traverses the southern half of Dróstsiśtsi before crossing into Latium. Cumocalu and Ruxese notably lie on peaks of the range.

Language

The main language in government usage is Kośtsiśtsi (KTT), although English is commonly used as well due to its status as the main interŋational language. Both KTT Latin and the logographic KTT symbols are co-official. The government allows different local languages to be designated regional languages with some protections, but so far this has not happened. Place names in Dróstsiśtsi are officially named in Kośtsiśtsi, with non-native words adapted to Kośtsiśtsi phonology, such as by appending an x to vowel initial words. In local usage the names of other places are also adapted to KTT phonology, such as Sirenguard as Saǵrengar. However, in non-Kośtsiśtsi texts, exonym forms are commonly used, such as "Birchtree City" instead of "Vuttteźmax". However, in this case, the name Vuttteźmak is preferred to avoid confusion with Birchill.

Current law considers the set of official languages to be those recognized as official in at least one province. Currently, each province officially recognizes at least one language: Sunflower Island and Cumocalu recognizes Turis, Vuttteźmak recognizes Kośtsiśtsi, and Ruxese recognizes Tosï and Spanish.

Minority languages are recognized by the state, and are legally allowed to receive government services in that language whenever possible. All significant languages (ie. a major portion of the province's population) of Dróstsiśtsi are recognized by provincial authorities. However, a few minority Turisan languages exist in parts of the southeast.

Culture

Religion

The country is officially atheist, and the population is mostly atheist and/or follows traditional Dróstsiśtsi spiritual practices. However, it's not unheard of to have people following other religions. Although flowers are commonly grown and used as symbolism, Florism is not particularly common, particularly outside of Ruxese province.

Traditional religion

Dróstsiźda traditional religious practice revolves mainly on worship of ancestors and nature spirits, where certain figures are seen as being powerful in certain aspects of life and are called upon to benefit someone. All spirits are believed to reside on the earth in the daytime and migrate to the sky at night, becoming stars, with the brightest stars representing the most powerful spirits and the dimmest stars representing the weakest spirits. One myth tells of how the sun was the first being to exist and created the original earth, with nighttime being when the sun goes to sleep; the sun is traditionally considered the most powerful spirit. The strength of a spirit i

Under influence from Latium's polytheism, foreign deities have been identified with certain traditional spirits by some practitioners. Some practitioners also consider Ætérnal as a powerful spirit, but not a proper god as in Ætérnalism. There are also significant contacts with Florism, particularly in Ruxese (due to migrations bringing in Florists) and Sunflower Island (due to contact with Tauranga Puawai) provinces; many practitioners thus consider the spirits of certain types of flowers to have certain attributes and powers matching those the flowers were traditionally associated with (eg. roses with defense and power, sunflowers with productivity and duty).

Food

Cooked cod from the ocean to the north is a staple in Vuttteźmak province, though most of it is today imported from Kozdenen. Sunflower and poppy seeds and seed oil are a common element in cooking, particularly in the namesake Sunflower Island. Other flowers and crops like wheat are also commonly grown and eaten. Roasted chicken and fried rice are also commonly eaten foods, particularly in the south where rice is more commonly grown.

Names in other languages

Name in other languages:

• Japanese: ドロースツシツ人民(じんみん)共和(きょうわ)国(こく) Dorōsutsushitsu Jinmin Kyōwa Koku [doro:sɯtsɯɕitsɯ (d)ʑimmiŋ kʲoːɰa kokɯ]
• Kilvanan: Dorsciscwanaƕat /dorst͡sist͡swanaɸat/
• Śácamþaśá: qmiwufarfAl/o nsUttUsrot Trástytsyn Aufarfáwumiq [trɑːstɵtsɵn ɐu̯fɐrfɒːβ̞ʷumiχ]
• Xindvâ: Drottsûttsû [drɔt.tsɨt.tsɨ]
• Qgicauue: Qaqaqguagilhipauferekiwaqavvauuetadaliqha [qa.qa.ɢua.gi.ɬi.pau.fɛɣ.ek.iw.a.qa.ʋa.ɰɛ.ta.da.li.qχa]