Dróstsiśtsi
| Dróstsiśtsi | |||||||
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| Capital city | Birchtree City/Tteśbirtśe | ||||||
| Demonym | Metdróstsiś | ||||||
| Government | De jure: Republic De facto: Communist one party state | ||||||
| Official languages | Kośtsiśtsi, Taqồpaq, Tosï | ||||||
| ISO-3166-1/2 | DT | ||||||
| ISO-3166-1/3 | DTT | ||||||
| Official religions | none | ||||||
Dróstsiśtsi (Kośtsiśtsi: [dros.tsɯʃ.tsɯ], Tosï: T́órásícií T́órásícií /dɣoˈsɨtʃ/), 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 Tteśbirtśe lies on an island on the north of the bay, while the village of Dzefxal 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 Dzefxal, it expanded its borders soon after to the east with Dzigźil Tśigźóś, and later to claim the Tagga and Ǵuśese 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 four provinces; Tteśbirtśe (Birchtree) on the northern Cave and Tteśbirtśe islands, Dzefxal in the south of the bay, Ǵuśese/Ruxese to the south of that, 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 Ǵuśese, with four settlements: Ǵuśese on a hill in the northeast, the capital of the Ǵuśese province, Xóksebi just northeast of that along the shore, Xaźamux to the west of Ǵuśese, and Źiknus south of Lake Ǵuśese. The only two other settlements are Dzefxal and Tteśbirtśe, the capitals of their respective provinces. Areas without settlements are ruled directly from the capital Tteśbirtśe.
Transportation
Birchtree City lies above the Forest Line and has a stop on it, and Ǵuśese 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 Ǵuśese, 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, most notably with Tteśbirtśe.
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 "Tteźbirtśe".
Taqồpaq is also spoken, primarily in Dzefxal and Sunflower Island provinces, and is considered co-official, although at a lesser status than Kośtsiśtsi. Linguistically, it is often classified as two separate but closely related languages without mutual intelligibility due to their distinctly separate phonologies. East Taqồpaq is spoken in Sunflower Island and formerly in Birchtree, while West Taqồpaq is spoken in Dzefxal. East Taqồpaq has almost twice the possible initial consonants, less finals, and a separate tone pattern on separate words. However, many linguists instead consider it them two dialects of a single language, and it is often described as a dialect continuum. It is typically considered one language in non-linguistic circles, particularly among native speakers, who will often take claims of Taqồpaq being two separate languages as an attempt to "divide and conquer" the people and further the status of Kośtsiśtsi speakers at their expense.
Current law considers the set of official languages to be those recognized as official in at least one province. Currently, each province officially only recognizes one language: Dzefxal and Dzigźil. Tśigźóś. recognize Taqồpaq, Birchtree recognizes Kośtsiśtsi, and Ǵuśese recognizes Tosï.
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 three or English is rare, and primarily consist of occasional Regnate Latin speakers from neighboring Latium Regnātum.
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 Ǵuśese 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 Ǵuśese (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.