Maraśa

Three Councils of Maraśa (qo arI NSArAmA Maraśań Reá Qáste
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Capital city	Śaracþáw
Demonym	Maraśań
Government	Unitary Parliamentary State Grand Mayor of the Treasury: Áń Jácwác Fáruce Jyśníśe Grand Mayor of the Military: Ityinan Śimeje Þumfe Qálańiśe Grand Mayor of Foreign Affairs: Sán Táþáw Áśiłja Láŋańiśe
Official languages	Śácamþaśá
ISO-3166-1/2	MS
ISO-3166-1/3	MRS

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Maraśa SArAmA [ⁿbɐrɐʃɐ], formally the Three Councils of Maraśa (qo arI NSArAmA [ⁿbɐrɐʃɐɲ rɪɑ̯ qɑːstɪ], is a country located south of Phoeŋix and north of Zotazil. It is theoretically part of the Continent of Hlambigla, although in practice most of the nation is located below the waters of the Nalinakal Sea, and its only natural land area are three islands, the northwestern Earth Island, southwestern Nature Island, and eastern Sun Island.

Etymology

In Śácamþań mythology, Maraśa is a type of afterlife realm inhabited by immortal mermaids (Śarac TrASA). It has been compared to Atlantis or Elysium. This name was applied to the nation due to its location being largely underwater. In the same vein, the capital is Śaracþáw wzoTrASA ‘City of Mermaids’, while the land above it is Qáłqinþáw wzon//iqLqo ‘City of Mortals’.

Origin

Maraśa was founded by exiles from Þunan Qumreá following its dissolution. Paranoia regarding the end of their ŋation led them to extreme religious zealotry, and so they strived to create the mythological precursor mermaid civilisation of Śácamþań belief. This divine right was the only context in which monarchy was acceptable to them (Tunema mAnItu is reserved for such divine mermaid monarchs only). Having mastered conduit technology in The Temple to Áj and The Guardian of the Lighthouse, they aimed to apply this on a country-wide scale. This had the added benefit of effectively making dissent impossible, as conduit access could be revoked by the central government at any time.

Government

For more information on the previous government, see Monarchy in Maraśa
Prior to the Maraśań Civil War, Maraśa was de jure a theocracy, led by the all-knowing hand of Wetáŋa, who, as mythological queen of the mermaids, was considered a divine being. De facto, it was an absolute monarchy.

Following the civil war, and with significant diplomatic input from especially Imerchal but also Kozdenen and Keltechra, the government was restructured into the Three Councils. The legislative council or Quń Nqu, is made up of 18 bureaucrats (Śácamþaśá: Lárarit trirAlo) selected through entrance exams, and 3 members each of 6 trades (Śácamþaśá: Śeceń NTISI), akin to the Signory of Kozdenen. These 6 trades are as follows:

• Muń Nmu ‘Builders, carpenters and masons’
• Ráþir rziro ’sailors, shipping, navy’
• Táfra rAfto ‘farmers, shepherds’
• Wyifen nfIlwu ‘academics, scholars, fine arts’
• Fáruce qIrufo ‘smiths, fine artisans’
• Rełań NLArI ‘soldiers, army’

The Quń creates the laws, and elects three of its own to form the executive council, the Ńiśereá arISINi. Each one of the three grand mayors (Śácamþaśá: Ńiśe Fájy jUfa SINi) is responsible for executing the law in a specific category, and each is associated with one of the three genders in Śácamþań society. All together, these are:

• Jyśńiśe SINiSjU or Mayor of the Treasury, associated with the female gender
• Qálańiśe SINilAqo or Mayor of the Military, associated with the male gender
• Láŋańiśe SINigAlo or Mayor of Foreign Affairs, associated with the third gender (Śácamþaśá: Máłáj jLomo)

The Ńiśe may have their positions revoked by the Quń at any time.

Finally, the judicial branch is composed of the Council of Elders or Fájacreá arITjAfo, composed of representatives of the elder councils overseeing the rite of passage in each village. This council judges infarctions of the laws, and may reject laws proposed by the Quń if it considers them in violation of the constitution. Conversely, the Quń may decide to reject judgements by the Fájacreá, but these actions can only occur through increasing supermajorities, and a unanimous vote in one council cannot be overturned by the other. Local government is effectively handled by small Fájacreás in each village.

As of 04/05/2026, Maraśa still lacks a constitution, however the government is operating somewhat normally, adding new laws on an ad-hoc basis.

Geopolitics

Maraśa inherits part of its geopolitics from Þunan Qumreá, though its size makes a similar Ŋlobal Power status currently unlikely. Unlike its predecessor, it is not member of the Starshield Pact, but is a member of ŊATO. This reflects a continuation of a gradual shift in politics in Þunan Qumreá, which initially saw Enkavak as its primary geopolitical rival for trade reasons, but gradually aligned with it against Coldba and Realm of Madness, in particular after Coup Sabah. Following The Sack of Ŋájaþáw, political paranoia regarding The Coldban Menace Theory made this shift permanent.

Initially, Maraśa did not have close relations with any of its neighbours or near-neighbours, with the exception of the Lesbian Uhaul Express Line connecting it to Jotlond, another Þunan Qumreáń successor state. However, with its accession to the Ŋafrican Union on 12/11/2025, it has participated in infrastructure projects connecting it closer to the Eastern and Southern ŋations of Ŋafrica. In particular, the Lesbian Uhaul Express was extended to Adnar and Onnaonnadualant on one end and Krīpetēpla on the other, securing its place as an intermediary between Ŋafrica and Hlambigla. The extension of the Leshrail Soul Line from Azeria to Śaracþáw and Guam 3 and subsequent diversion of the line to pass through Caluta further strengthened this position.

As the country re-established itself from its civil war, it was able to claim a small portion of the Þunan Qumreáń province of Muweweśáj holding two temples. This is where Áń Wyiŋaq Cáśy Cáŋaj, the former quing, now resides. The territory has little military value, but serves as a connection point for Maraśa to keep an eye on the treatment of the local Śácamþaśá-speaking population in Xarslasja, as mistreatment there would cause severe aftershocks within Maraśa.

Maraśa‘s economic connections to Adnar in particular have become a point of friction, as this country is viewed unfavourably by several members of ŊATO. During the Ŋafrican Nuclear Crisis, Enkavak invoked Ŋarticle V against Adnar for attempted nuking, and then proceeded to begin bombing it. Despite the legitimate casus belli, this war quickly became untenable for Maraśa to actively supply forces to due to public opinion, in particular after the Rod of God Incident turned interŋational opinion against ŊATO. However, the Maraśań public is strongly in favour of the continued war with Pua due to fears of mistreatment of the Śácamþaśá-speaking civilians in Tunnan Military District by a weakened or puppeted Xarslasja.

Religion

The predominant religion in Maraśa is Śácamþaśáń Hexatheism, a heterodox polytheist religion with widely varying traditions and beliefs. Some of its core tenants are a strong moral dualism, a belief in change to overcome one‘s weak points, and several largely inanimate deities. In Maraśa in particular, religious worship is often radical and can be violent, a leftover from the period when the country was ruled as an Absolute Monarchy by a God-Quing. As such, apocalyptic cults are significantly more common than in Þunan Qumreá. The Quing also empowered the Shamans of Miŋe and Áj in particular, with the former coming to wield power over the military during the Maraśań Civil War. Following the war, missions from the Church of Sehol began entering the country and assisting with rebuilding through their toxa, introducing their beliefs into the country. This has lead to the spread of Seholist concepts into Śácamþaśáń Hexatheism, as well as the creation of various highly syncretic belief systems that cannot be confidently described as either Hexatheist or Seholist.

Names in other languages

Name in other languages:

• Araçanic: i-Maraxia [i.'ma.ra.ʃa]
• Iskel: Mbǫrǫshǫ [mbʌɾʌʃʌ]
• Japanese: ウンバラシャ女王国 Unbarasha Joōkoku /ɯmbaɾaɕa dʑooːkokɯ/
• Jutish: Marasja /ˈmɑʀɑsjɑ/
• Kilvanan: Marasanaƕat /marasanaɸat/
• Kyawcenni: Maraša /ˈma.ɻa.ʃa/
• Kośtsiśtsi: Bæræśæń Tunemar /ˈbæræʃæɲ 'tunemɒr/
• Krīpoti:  Maraša /maˈra.ʃa/
• Mosici:  an·mpalhasia [ãⁿbaʟaɕa]
• Occitan: Embaracha /em.baˈra.t͡ʃɔ/
• Rokadong:   Lenenmetera Marashá [lèˈnɛ́mːêtēɾɐ̄ mɐ̀ɾāˈʃa᷇ː]
• Sirenian: Maracah /ma(ʔ).ra(ʔ).t͡ɕʰaː/
• Spanish: Barasan Tunema [ba'rasã tunema]
(Dróstsiśtsian usage, borrows from Kośtsiśtsi)
• Syzkyn: Бараша [ˈbɑɾɐʃɐ]
• Tanzangi: Mbrajj [ʊ̃ˈbjəʃ]
• Tosï: Baraxanï Tunemarï /bara'ʃan tune'mar/
• Turis: Barasiani Tunemar /bara'ʃaɲ tune'mar/
• Viossa: embarasjalant /əmbaraʃjalant/
• Xindvâ: Modreng Bôrôxa [mo.drɛŋ bə.ɾə.ɕə]