Dróstsiśtsi
| Dróstsiśtsi | |||||||
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| Capital city | Birchtree City/Vuttteźmax | ||||||
| Demonym | Metdróstsiś | ||||||
| Government | De jure: Republic De facto: Communist one party state | ||||||
| Official languages | Kośtsiśtsi, Taqồpaq, Tosï, Spanish, Turis, Regnate Latin | ||||||
| ISO-3166-1/2 | DT | ||||||
| ISO-3166-1/3 | DTT | ||||||
| Official religions | none | ||||||
| National broadcaster | Dróstsiśtsi Audio and Visual Communication Company | ||||||
Dróstsiśtsi (Kośtsiśtsi: ๅ่ඞᬧᬂᨒᬧ, [dros.tsɯʃ.tsɯ], Taqồpaq: drôstsâŝtsâ, [drostsɨʂtsɨ], Tosï: T́órásícií T́órásícií /dɣoˈsɨtʃ/, Turis: Tures Falet, 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 Birchtree City lies on an island on the north of the bay, while the village of Kỉstuf 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,[1] the provinces of Tteśbirtśe and Kỉstuf, it expanded its borders soon after to the east with Dzigźil Tśigźóś, and later to claim the Tagga and Ruxese provinces.[2]
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 Birchtree 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, 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.
Geography
The main territory of Dróstsiśtsi is entirely temperate plains, forests, and ocean, plus a bit of snowy taiga and frozen ocean in its colony. The country is divided into five provinces; Birchtree (Ttez on the northern Cave and Birchtree islands, Kỉstuf in the south of the bay, Ruxese to the south of that, Manitarilant in the far southwest, and Dzigźil. Tśigźóś. (Sunflower Island) to the east. Tagga Province in the far northwest is also controlled by Dróstsiśtsi, but is considered an uninhabited external territory rather than a full province.
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 Kỉstuf, Florence and Birchtree, the capitals of their respective provinces (Florence is in Sunflower Island). Areas without settlements are ruled directly from the provincial capital.
Transportation
Birchtree City 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 (former Wealdwick). There is also two local lines; the Rose line (Dlaździktśix) from Birchtree 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 Birchtree City 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.
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".
Taqồpaq is also spoken, primarily in Kỉstuf province, and is considered co-official, although in practice at a lesser status than Kośtsiśtsi. East Taqồpaq is spoken in eastern Kỉstuf province, while West Taqồpaq is spoken in western Kỉstuf. There are significant phonological differences between them; West Taqồpaq has almost twice the possible initial consonants, less finals, and a separate tone pattern on some words. East Taqồpaq is believed to have simplified its phonology due to significant contact with Regnate Latin and other such languages with smaller phonologies. However, the grammar is largely similar, and there is a fairly high degree of mutual intelligibility. Adding to this, Taqồpaq is culturally always considered a single language, with West Taqồpaq considered the more important one.
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: Kỉstuf recognizes Taqồpaq, Sunflower Island recognizes Turis and Latin, Birchtree recognizes Kośtsiśtsi, and Ruxese recognizes Tosï. After a bill passed on 5 July 2025, Ruxese also recognizes Spanish.
Minority languages are recognized by the state, and are legally allowed to receive government services in that language whenever possible; however, use of a language outside the official set or English is rare. All significant languages of Dróstsiśtsi are recognized by provincial authorities.
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 Birchtree province, though most of it is 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.
Names in other languages
- Araçanic: kuñuñiz idrozixi [ku.ɲu.ɲiz̪‿i.rːo.s̪i.ʃi]
- Japanese: ドロースツシツ人民共和国 Dorōsutsushitsu Jinmin Kyōwa Koku [doro:sɯtsɯɕitsɯ (d)ʑimmiŋ kʲoːɰa kokɯ]
- 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]
