Shattered Islands

Situated between Meó and Unuvun, and relatively close to Nohkta, the Shattered Islands are a diverse group of islands that has historically been under the influence of both the Meó Empire and the Nautical Peace. The influence of these two cultures overlaid on the region's indigenous population has led it to develop a unique and distinct identity.

Etymology

The Shattered Islands receive their name from a war period known as The Shattering.

History

The First Htaevic empire started in the Yot river delta sometime prior to c. 6,700 Y (when Htaevic writings first appeared) and spread quickly throughout the islands, eventually securing control over regions as far as Htasei and Unuvun. The Htaevic Empire was an empire rich in culture and its art, clothing, theatre, music, cuisine, language, etc. have all had a lasting impact on the region, as well as greatly influencing Meó and Unuvi culture and history.

Also raids from Succlythia or something right.

• 6700 Y - First Htaevic Writings appear
• 7244 Y - Split of Succlythia, Beginnings of Haki Republic (base 8 system, Herlucc religion enter the islands at this time)
• 7520 Y - End of Haki Republic, Beginning of The Shattering
• 7625 Y - 1024 Year Spring beginning
• 8650 Y - Blinding plague enters, killing 40% of the population
• 8778 Y - Second Htaevic Empire reformed
• 9178 Y - Fall of the Second Htaevic Empire to expansionist Nohkta
• 9200s Y - Hakiism

Demographics

With a strong native Htaevic presence, there's a significant minority of Meó and Unuvunese in the region. They speak a multitude of languages deriving from Old Htaevic. Many still follow the Herlucc religion, which originated from Succlythia.

Culture

Architecture: Folding screens, screen doors, amado, engawa, fusama. lots of painted art on these. statues on the outsides of houses.

Fruit: Plams, lots of caviar-lime like fruits with varying tastes such as pineapple, raspberry, strawberry, etc. Some caviar-limes have been bred for length, and are frequently as long as bananas. Some breeds are cultivated for the size of the fruit bubbles, and have fruit bubbles similar in size to a cashew.

Vegetables: tree with potato-coconuts growing on the trunk. maybe originally started more like coconuts, high up in tall trees, but domesticated to grow on trunk in low trees? As for leafy greens, cabbage but orange.

Grain: we have rice, probably from Unuvun. Also umami corn. looser than real corn.

Legumes: soybeans that grow on wisteria trees.

Pastes: purple avocadossssssss that can be made into a sweet paste. also a variant that is made into a garlic paste.

Seafood: crab centipedes, salmon-eel crossover, megalodon

Dairy: 4 main types

1. Knonts produce a milk that is mostly unsuitable for processing into further dairy products. But the milk is delicious enough that it is very common (albeit a bit pricy) throughout Unuvun and a staple of many dishes. 2. Mamonas are the main milk producers in Unuvun. They are from the same family as knonts, and as such inherit similar features such as being bipedal. However unlike knonts they have been bred to grow twice as large, and the males have long, ivory tusks that are often harvested. Mamona milk is the predominant milk used to create most Unuvi butter and dairy. 3. potato-coconut milk / butter / etc lik so 4. purple avocado butter / oil / etc lik so

Eggs:

1. huge dinosaury eggs used for more special occassions, come in all sorts of different colors 2. generic small eggs from maybe big guinea-pig-like creatures

Clothing:

• no displaying breasts in formal clothing but casually is ok (maybe kind of weird in some parts of htaevic rouge?)
• rain ponchos, wool ponchos, thin sheet ponchos, school uniform ponchos. baggy djinni pants or sarongs or whatever. generic prestige vietnamese straw hats. maybe undershirts too
• geta wood shoes, other types of flip flops too