#newcountries

Newborns are kept blindfolded for the first five years of their life. By doing so they are more likely to develop other senses. From the age of 6 to 10 they are trained to get out of dark rooms by only using their sense of noise. The hearing sense is fully developed during the puberty, later they will keep training at the official state centers or Senchols. Brumers will continue with their adult training until they are considered Standoms, this is considered the highest level of navigational training in the dark. One of the last challenges, before you become a  Standom, is to find your way back to your hometown after been dropped 70 miles away in the dark. Brudrima has never and will not, develop an energy source to power up light during the dark hours, it goes against their culture. Brumers believe darkness is the absence of confusion and a great time to connect dreams with inspiration. Dark times are good times.

Republic of Emsnote Shûv Kōffant dethrone wasn’t violent as everyone would have expected, it was an explosion of joy. The whole nation stopped to take the time to re-energize from the emotional oppression they’d suffered during the last 30 years. The Kōffant family was kindly invited to leave the country, Shûv asked his longtime allies the Kamontuvs for asylum. Immediately new leader’s names filled with hope and new visions began to flow around the nation. The following day’s celebrations started, they lasted three entire weeks, one week for each decade of tyranny. On week one, the emotional journey began, all the habitants could express again their feelings. From hidden fears to first time laughs ending with wet tears and long hold hugs. Everyone had a goal, to let it go. This was the beginning of what we know todays as the Ropuer Day. Bright, loud and vibrant colours invaded the whole region during the second week. Under the dictator’s mandate people were not allowed to wear other colour than black. Black helped to repress all sort of emotions and to eliminate any way of personal expression. Old wise men said writing what you feel for others, will create a soul connection, so you will encounter with them after death. Filled with feelings, letters, postcards, and notes were written between families and friends during the last week. For these to work the sentimental tight should happen on both parts. This practice is still alive, is one of the stronger believes that the Emosonians kept after they established their own Republic. Note: In case you are visiting Emsnote you should know it’s considered disrespectful to wear black. Travelers are warned before they visit the Republic.

Only locals can describe what is to live in a country like this, definitely is not a place for everyone, only the people that were born and raised can deal with it. Outsiders never get to adapt to the tough conditions, so after a short period of time, they decide to come back from where they came, resulting in an almost inexistent immigration. Lagonians are very inclusive people but it's their ecosystem what makes it very difficult for the newcomers, deciding not to stay for very long. But, What is that makes this place so peculiar? Well, Lagonia has multiple and shorter cycles of daylight during the day. These cycles will vary in time, making it very difficult to create a schedule around to what we call "a year". These transitions from Day to Night, Night to Day happen very abruptly as if someone was playing with a giant light switch. Lagonians from an early age have developed a way to adapt to this drastic lumen variations, finding a way to create a schedule around the randomness. For those who want to migrate and live here, the locals have a special welcome program to adapt faster to the light conditions, their conversion numbers are almost zero. That means everyone is purely local and they don’t have any outside influence because of this inevitable isolation.

Finding a common ground on an idea, agree on a subject of discussion, or consolidate different tastes into one, is very common for the Bennists, they mastered a formula and that is how they run their own country. For them, it has become a natural process it has turned into a very harmonious way of living. All topics of public interest go through a three-phase of consensus. Sohland is the first stage, is just right when a notion of an idea starts getting shape, there is nothing concrete but intuition pushes it to pass through the second phase Gunyat. This is when this notion of an ideas starts to show some positive or even negative angles. A Gunyat gets an intensive questioning, here is when all the valid points have to spring and start making sense. During this time a Gunyat can only go forward if faults or breaches are found, it will be removed from the process. There is a second chance for Gunyats, after three gravitational laps, it could be summited back, again as a Sohland. The last stage Punwint is the last of the stages, this is when all parts agreed on the idea. After they’ll draft a plan to get implemented making sure every habitant gets informed. For Bennists discussions are a thing of the past and harmony the way to move forward, welcome to Bennist.

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Republic of Earlyang

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Paria. Officially the Republic of Paria, a sovereign state in the Bracchia Territories. Founded by descendants of the ancient Twain (modern day Zwei) Paria is known for it’s strong market economy, high quality of life (particularly among its elderly population) and long-established rituals pertaining to marriage and partnership. Modern day Parians are paired (“selected”) with their life-partners at birth. Though it is rooted in Twainish custom, “Unification” has become normalized as part of secular Parian life. Newborns are genetically tested and automatically paired with their life-partners on the basis of predicted aptitudes, life expentancy, and cultural trends. Life-partners are introduced to one another early in life and, over time and through training, develop a close familiarity. At the age of 11, pairs are recognized a full citizens and are able to participate in full Parian life. Pairs take on single-purpose commitments - whether in work, volunteering, or study. The benefit of pairing, according to tradition, is a more well-rounded ability to problem-solve (based on the aptitude mix) leading to happier, more successful lives. Despite its small size, Paria is 4th worldwide in GDP per capita and is consistently ranked at or near the top in the WHI (World Happiness Index). Text by Michael di Leo