Rauratoshan Kingdom
| Kingdom of Rauratoshan | |||||||
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| File:RR-zen-minimap.png Location of Rauratoshan on Ŋearth | |||||||
| Capital city | Remulapola (city) | ||||||
| Demonym | Rauratoshanian (English) (Rokadong) | ||||||
| Government | Absolute monarchy Queen: Nozomi | ||||||
| Official languages | Official: Rokadong State-recognized: English, Spanish | ||||||
| Currency | Gundarimusan ("crown marks") | ||||||
The Rauratoshan Kingdom (English: [ˌɹaʊɹəˈtoʊʃɑn], Rokadong: Sinyasan Rauratoshan [ˈʃiɲaˌsan ˌɾɑwɾəˈtoʃan]), often shortened to just Rauratoshan, is a country on the Southern Ŋafrican coast, north of the Islands of Ʒimh Gwynh.
Etymology
"Rauratoshan" comes from the Rokadong words "rauru" (star) and "shan" (path); the intermediate "to" is from Rokadong's genitive particle. Therefore, the full name means "the path of the stars". Owing to the similar word selshan, meaning galaxy, the name might also refer to the Milky Way galaxy, or the Galaxy System.
Geography
Rauratoshan is primarily comprised of jungle, forest, and savanna biome. Its borders are entirely natural boundaries, traditionally defined as the Islands of Ʒimh Gwynh (which are not claimed by Rauratoshan, but the intervening sea serves as its boundary), the Magaha River, and the desert of Ŋegypt.
Ŋafrican Mainland
Much of Rauratoshan's territory is on the mainland of Ŋafrica. Landmarks of mainland Rauratoshan include Chunkerror Cliffs and the Lilac Forest. Four of the eight stops on the Rauratoshan Loop are on the mainland.
Chunkerror Cliffs
- Main article: Chunkerror Cliffs
The Chunkerror Cliffs are a landmark near the town of Yunrai. Contrary to their name, they are not the site of an actual chunk error, but instead, the site of a mining operation wherein an entire chunk was leveled down to bedrock.
Islands of Rauratoshan
Rauratoshanian territory includes six islands: Naho Island, Rafi Island, Irisela Island, Murya Island, Island of :coldspot:, and Island of :hotspot:. The first four of these all are stops on the Rauratoshan Loop as well.
Naho Island
- Main article: Naho Island
Naho Island serves as the core of Rauratoshanian power. It contains Remulapola, which is where Original House of Caramella and Original House of Draconis are found. Its most prominent landmark is the Rhetaleta Shrine, a shrine to the deity of the same name which is protected territory.
Banner and flag
The Rauratoshanian banner is the form of the Rauratoshanian flag presented ingame. The white chevron and spiral represent the sun and the land; the sun is said to be bathing the land in light, while the people on the land (the Rauratoshanians) are striving for the sun. The black stripes represents the work of the people, or more loosely, their blood. The blue stripes on either side represent the crown, who supports the people in turn.
Demographics
Rauratoshan is made up primarily of kanvas. Astaryuu approximates their unique morphology in Nguhcraft through the use of the Customizable Player Models mod. The majority of Rauratoshan's kanvas are of the Akuylian race, which typically have blue or cyan fur patterns, but all kanva races are present in Rauratoshan.
Languages
Rokadong is the only official language of Rauratoshan. Officially speaking, this means that Rokadong language classes are provided in Rauratoshanian schools. However, English and Spanish are "state-recognized languages."
For these state-recognized languages, language education is not mandatory, and neither is non-government signage in the target language. However, businesses operating in Rauratoshan are expected to have English translation services, or plainly disclose that they do not offer such services, and government bodies (such as the Royal Bank of Rauratoshan) are required to do so.
It is of note that most Rauratoshanian schools, despite the lack of a mandate to do so, do offer education in English and Spanish. These are typically offered as an elective, however.
Politics
Economy
Rauratoshan is currently a primarily agrarian economy. There is an iron farm in the works in the town of Azeria, but it is not currently in operation.
The kingdom uses a currency referred to as "gundarimusan" (, literally "crown marks"), or just "musan" (, literally "marks"). The symbol used for musan ingame is "RA$", though the symbol preferred is a Rokadong letter má () with two horizontal lines through it. The currency is backed primarily by raw iron, but distributed with paper; current regulation by the Rauratoshan Office of the Treasury is that RA$1 is equal to 4 raw iron. Musan can also be subdivided into 3 firos (, "shilling"), each worth 12 payang (, "penny"); that is, there are 36 (or 100 in seximal) payang to a musan.
The Royal Bank of Rauratoshan in Azeria manages the coffers of the Rauratoshan Kingdom, as well as conversions from diamond, raw gold, and raw iron into musan, and vice versa.
Names in other languages
- Áwaric: Foísuéfráhti Ráuroitosian Foísuéfráhti Ráuroitosian [ˈɸɨs.wiɸ.ʀɔː.te ˈʀɔu̯.ʀə.to.ʃan]
- East Narkevin: Fwënan zda Rawrëtasan /ɸwəˈnan zda ɾɑwˈɾə.ta.san/
- Isle Narkevin: Þunan zda Rāwrodašan /θuˈnan zda ˈraːw.ro.da.ʃan/
- Japanese: 星道王国 Rauratoshan Ōkoku /ɾaɯɾatoɕaɴ oːkokɯ/
- Kathyrian: Rawratoṡan Rawratoṡan [ʁɤ̞wʁɤ̞ˈtoʃən]
- Knrawi: Gùhivu Rauvapûsan[ŋʊ˩hɛwɔ ðɛwβɔpʊ˥˩x̟ɛn]
- Kyawcenni: Hwey Rawratôšanne /χwɛj ˌɻaʊ̯.ɻaˈtoː.ʃan.nɛ/
- Mosici: an-Laólatosianc Coirevanistara an-Laólatosianc Coirevanistara /ãlolatoɕãk køʀɛvãnistaʀa/
- Occitan: Reiaume de Rauratòchan /rejawme de rawraˈtɔt͡ʃan/
- Old Narkevin: Funan zda Rawrutaćan /fuˈnan zda ʁawˈʁu.ta.çan/
- Soc'ul': Ñéyan Rauretuxan[ŋəː˧ɰa˧n ra˧wrə˥tu˥ʃan]
- Spanish: Reino Rauratoshaña /reino rauratoʃaɲa/
- Toki Pona: ma Lawatosan /ma ˈla.wa.to.san/
- West Narkevin: Fonan zda Yawyëtacan /ɸoˈnan zda ɣɑwˈɣɤ.ta.ʃan/
- Xindvâ: Modreng Râorôtoxan /mo.dreŋ rɔː.rə.to.ɕæn/