Talk:Konig des Menschen Chapter VI (Map Game)/@comment-27999170-20200725033922

Kemahanacommacah | Grand Confederacy of Kemahana Government: Absolute monarchy with characteristics of authoritarian military dictatorship Weroance:  Kunu (1485-; Saashilid Dynasty)  Deceased Weroances: Pocahontid Dynasty: Moskatachaw (1384-1421) Sikankanna (1421-1448) </li>Thosoye (1448-1457; ousted from power) </li></ul> </li>Saashilid Dynasty: Wokoto (1457-1485; abdicated) </li></ul> </li></ul> </li></ul> </li>Economy: Our economy is divided between a subsistence farming and a nomadic hunter-gatherer economy, mainly based on ethnic divisions. However, the introduction of horses (brought during the Exile) has revolutionized the process of hunting game, and cattle ranching and pastoralism has also begun to take shape, especially in rural peripheral regions. We are also beginning to see the very beginnings of urbanization, although much of the population is still nomadic or lives in villages with less than 200 people. </li>Capital: Tanacoma Summer Capital: Dilyacoma </li></ul> </li>Demographics (includes all areas part of Kemahana circa 1448): Population: 77,550 Tanacoma: 9,000 </li>Pocahontocoma: 3,000 </li>Utemaca: 2,500 </li>Nisinima: 2,000 </li><li>Kanatsasipi: 3,000 </li><li>Iyi Sipi: 1,500 </li><li>Dilyacoma: 2,000 </li><li>Wakiigi: 1,000 </li><li>Other settled towns and villages: 23,825 </li><li>Nomadic population: 24,125 </li></ul> </li><li>Religion: 72.7% Pocahontist (56,379 ppl), 27.3% other (mainly assorted Native American beliefs; 21,171 ppl) <ul><li>Pocahontism: Born during the devastation of the Accursed Plagues (most likely smallpox, typhus and other Old World diseases) in the early and mid-1200s AD, which killed up 70-80% of the population of the Powhatan Confederacy, Pocahontism is an offshoot branch of the Hellenic pagan religion (with ample amounts of influence from Christianity and Native American traditions). The main difference between Pocahontism and the Greek pantheon is the equation of Pocahontas, a Powhatan chief-turned-deity, with Zeus, Athena, and Aphrodite. <ul><li>Orthodox Pocahontism: This sect of Pocahontism purports to be the sect which preserves the original theology of early Pocahontism the most. Orthodox Pocahontists believe that Pocahontas is the godhead and ruler of all the gods (a mix of ancestral spirits and Hellenic gods). Orthodox Pocahontists hold that Pocahontas and her spirit has, upon death, forever left the realm of the living, and only by praying through a weroance (chief) or a shaman shall Pocahontas hear your prayer. Orthodox Pocahontists teach that the Accursed Plague is punishment for a sinful society, and to avoid disease, one must live a virtuous and pious life. Orthodox Pocahontists are by far the most numerous and established of the Pocahontists, and Orthodox priests control almost all of the Pocahontist temples and shrines in Kemahana. </li><li>Incarnationism: Incarnationism holds that the Spirit of Pocahontas lives on in each and every human, living thing, and inanimate object (in effect a form of pantheism). Incarnationism diverges from the other Pocahontist sects in that it denies the existence of other gods and ancestral spirits as distinct entities, merely suggesting that they, too, are concentrations of the Spirit of Pocahontas. They are a small but growing minority amongst Pocahontists, and are mostly prevalent in the ranks of scholastic types. </li><li>Trialism: Entrenched within Kemahanan military families, Trialism teaches that the Accursed Plague (which they call the Plague of Judgement) is a tool to "judge" whether a man is pure of heart and of sin or not. They have become known for subjecting their children to a rite of passage where they are locked in a room with the corpse of a person (usually a family member) who died of the Accursed Plague, with enough food and water for a week. In Trialism, the eternal Spirit of Pocahontas is present in the Plague of Judgement. Other gods and ancestral spirits are acknowledged here, although only Pocahontas has the authority to forgive all a man's past and future sins via the Accursed Plague. </li><li>Cult of the Fifth Wheel: A new and quickly-rising sect of Pocahontism greatly influenced by Anti-Pahanist and Wechugist thought, the Cult of the Fifth Wheel teaches that the gods are divided into good and evil forces, which have been fighting a war against each other for all eternity, using our world as their turf. The Cult of the Fifth Wheel teaches that the "peoples of the center of the world" (i.e the natives of the southern tier of the OTL continental US) are the chosen people of the righteous gods, and that the "peoples of the fringes of the world" (i.e peoples of the far north, south, east, and west) are servants of the gods of evil. Additionally, the Cult of the Fifth Wheel preaches that humanity lives in the penultimate age, known as the Fourth Wheel; an age of death, disease, and great suffering, and only by eradicating all the "peoples of the fringes" can they usher in the era of the Fifth Wheel, an era of peace, prosperity, and bliss. </li></ul> </li><li>Other religions: Many native traditions and faiths continue, especially amongst the Miskawen population. </li></ul> </li><li>Ethnicity: 33.5% Wisawen (25,980 ppl), 59.8% Miskawen (46,375 ppl), 4.7% Dinawen (3,465 ppl) <ul><li>Wisawen: The Wisawen (lit. yellow men) are the descendants of the Powhatan Exiles led by Usquehannatoco. A mix of several different ethnic groups from across the OTL US East, South and Midwest, as well as minuscule amounts of white European admixture, the Wisawen are the noble ruling class of the Kemahanacommacah. They are almost uniformly settled agricultural peoples, and form a majority in most of the western areas directly adjacent to the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. </li><li>Dinawen: The Navajo, known as the Dinawen in the Kemahanan tongue, are the only other agricultural peoples the Kemahanans have regular contact with. As a result, they are considered separate to the primarily nomadic Miskawen tribes. The term "Dinawen" would eventually outgrow the Navajo ethnic group, becoming a blanket term for all established agricultural peoples of the American Southwest (incl. the Pueblo and Anasazi). Currently, the Dinawen make a small minority in Kemahana, mainly consisting of aspiring merchants, almost 100% of which are Navajo. </li><li>Askakwen: The term "Askakwen" refers to all indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica (including ethnic groups like the Nahua, the Mayans, the Purepecha, the Huastecs and the Chichimecs). The (admittedly small) Askakwen minority in Kemahana, previously consisting almost entirely of Nahua or Huastec traders, have been entirely liquidated during the Great Lynching, along with other scapegoats. </li><li>Miskawen:<span data-rte-washtml="1" data-rte-style="font-size:1em;" style="font-size:1em;" data-rte-attribs=" style=font-size:1em;"> "Miskawen" (lit. red men) is a blanket term for all the ethnic groups indigenous to Kemahana. These include the Ute, Shoshone, Apache, Comanche, Cheyenne and Arapaho, amongst other groups. Many of these peoples remain nomadic, although there has been increasing pressure for them to adopt settled agricultural or pastoral practices. </li></ul> </li><li>Languages: Although most people continue to speak their ancestral mother tongue at home, and Literary Powhatan continues to be used as the official language of administration, a creole language, known simply as Kemahanan is used in non-formal conversation. Kemahanan is based heavily on Powhatan, Cherokee, Ute, Shoshone, Comanche, and Arapaho. </li></ul> </li><li>Military: The Kemahanan military is mainly a levy-based system, although minuscule standing armies are used as garrisons in frontier areas to protect against raids. As the Miskawen become more integrated into Kemahanan society, our military has also begun recruiting them as quality horsemen. Most of our weapons are stone weapons due to the lack of iron and bronze in the region, with our only bronze and iron weapons being extremely prized heirlooms dating back all the way to before the Exile. However, we are beginning to get some bronze and even iron weapons made, due to access to plentiful mines in Lepai-controlled territory. <ul><li>Kemahanan Military: <ul><li>Infantry: 3000 (0 reserves) </li><li>Archers: 1500 (0 reserves) </li><li>Cavalry: 2500 (0 reserves) </li></ul> </li><li>Kemahanan Ginimowin: The Ginimowin are specially trained troops tasked with internal security in Kemahana (a proto-police force). They deal with internal conflicts, civil disputes, and sporadic raids, as opposed to full-blown military ventures. They have also become a form of secret police under Wokoto's rule. <ul><li>The Ginimowin currently have 300 personnel. </li></ul> </li></ul> </li><li>Wars and Conflicts: See Events for more information. <ul><li>'''<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3ALepai_1495.png%7Cthumb%7CRed%20%3D%20Lands%20occupied%20by%20Indetah%20in%201490%20%28not%20raided%29%20Orange%3DLands%20occupied%2C%20invaded%20or%20raided%20by%20Indetah%20in%201491%20Yellow%3DLands%20occupied%2C%20invaded%20or%20raided%20by%20Indetah%20in%201492%3B%20Gray%20%3D%20Lands%20occupied%20by%20Comanche%5C%2FApache%20tribes%20in%201490%3B%20Purple%20%3D%20Lands%20encouraged%20to%20rebel%3B%20Dark%20Green%20%3D%20Lands%20occupied%20by%20Kemahana%20in%201490%20%28not%20raided%29%3B%20Lime%20%3D%20Lands%20occupied%2C%20invaded%20or%20raided%20by%20Kemahana%20in%201491%3B%20Tan%20%3D%20Lands%20occupied%2C%20invaded%20or%20raided%20by%20Kemahana%20in%201491%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Lepai_1495.png%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22alt%22%3A%22Lepai%201495%22%2C%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22caption%22%3A%22Red%20%3D%20Lands%20occupied%20by%20Indetah%20in%201490%20%28not%20raided%29%20Orange%3DLands%20occupied%2C%20invaded%20or%20raided%20by%20Indetah%20in%201491%20Yellow%3DLands%20occupied%2C%20invaded%20or%20raided%20by%20Indetah%20in%201492%3B%20Gray%20%3D%20Lands%20occupied%20by%20Comanche%5C%2FApache%20tribes%20in%201490%3B%20Purple%20%3D%20Lands%20encouraged%20to%20rebel%3B%20Dark%20Green%20%3D%20Lands%20occupied%20by%20Kemahana%20in%201490%20%28not%20raided%29%3B%20Lime%20%3D%20Lands%20occupied%2C%20invaded%20or%20raided%20by%20Kemahana%20in%201491%3B%20Tan%20%3D%20Lands%20occupied%2C%20invaded%20or%20raided%20by%20Kemahana%20in%201491%22%2C%22captionParsed%22%3A%22Red%20%3D%20Lands%20occupied%20by%20Indetah%20in%201490%20%28not%20raided%29%20Orange%3DLands%20occupied%2C%20invaded%20or%20raided%20by%20Indetah%20in%201491%20Yellow%3DLands%20occupied%2C%20invaded%20or%20raided%20by%20Indetah%20in%201492%3B%20Gray%20%3D%20Lands%20occupied%20by%20Comanche%5C%2FApache%20tribes%20in%201490%3B%20Purple%20%3D%20Lands%20encouraged%20to%20rebel%3B%20Dark%20Green%20%3D%20Lands%20occupied%20by%20Kemahana%20in%201490%20%28not%20raided%29%3B%20Lime%20%3D%20Lands%20occupied%2C%20invaded%20or%20raided%20by%20Kemahana%20in%201491%3B%20Tan%20%3D%20Lands%20occupied%2C%20invaded%20or%20raided%20by%20Kemahana%20in%201491%22%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="613687-6323815595f1bbbf8bee9d" alt="" src="https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/thefutureofeuropes/images/8/8b/Lepai_1495.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/180?cb=20200724214959" width="180" height="152" class="image thumb withCaption" data-image-name="Lepai 1495.png" data-image-key="Lepai_1495.png" type="image" />The Black War: 'The Black War (Trade Kemahanan: Sékwahtak) ''was the Kemahanan name for the protracted conflict between the Indetah and Kemahanan empires of Aridoamerica and the Aztec Empire in Mesoamerica. <ul><li>Advancing Towards Titlan: 11,250 Kemahanan and allied troops continue to march south from their originial invasion in the Huastec lands, carving a path of death and complete destruction as they loom closer and closer to Titlan, the Aztec Capital, a majestic city and one that must be completely razed to the ground. <ul><li>Tactics/Goals: We once again request and encourage the rebellion of the Tarascans and Collimans. Our forces move south, from the occupied land within the altepetl of Huasteca into Totonac territory by december of 1491, and into the valley of Mexico by 1492. Due to the land of the Totonacs being relatively sparsely populated, there is little worry. However, as we enter the valley of Mexico, issues begin to become apparent. Though the entire Kemahanan army is self-sufficient, living off the land, and the commander is at the front-lines, certain minor logistical issues still occur. However, the main problem is the amount of people in the Valley of Mexico. The success of this campaign is determined by the toll smallpox took on the Aztecs, and the amount of Mexican allies with us or currently rebelling elsewhere. While our technological advantage will certainly make itself very apparent, as we have weapons and limited armor of bronze, as well as bows and arrows, the Nahuatl are the fiercest warriors in Mexico, and will likely prove themselves harder to beat than those encountered before. The appetites of the soldiers are piqued by the riches found in the Valley of Mexico, and they shall finally have the opportunity to massacre the "Fringe Peoples", the greatest honor in the Fifthist religion, which provides a moral boost which will hopefully be enough to overpower the ferocity of the Aztecs. The main goal is to block off the causeways to Titlan, resulting in starvation of the city. We continue with our standard procedure, tossing dead bodies into cities to give them Smallpox. As the city is likely already suffering from smallpox, the effects of the siege to the Aztecs will be much worse than usual. </li><li>Surrender or Die: Our armies are given the prerogative to destroy and plunder every ethnic Nahua settlement in Mexico, and give the Nahua no quarter. ''All of them shall be killed. ''For non-allied and non-Nahua villages (villages populated by minority groups), we will offer an ultimatum. Surrender or die. If they surrender, their village shall be left alone, and their people are liable to join our army or otherwise continue with their lives. If said village does not surrender, it will be wiped off the map, and its inhabitants killed from the oldest grandmother to the youngest child. </li><li>Biological Warfare: Disease-riddled bodies (such as those who have died of smallpox) shall be catapulted into every non-allied settlement we come across, in order to further weaken our enemy. </li></ul> </li></ul> </li></ul> </li><li>Diplomacy: See Events for more information. <ul><li>Comanche and Karankawan tribes: My friends and comrades, today we come to you with the most delighful of offers. To the south of your lands, there is a great empire, full of gold, and silver, and all the jade and turquoise and gems you can imagine. It is a land of unimaginable plenty, and today, we march on their lands! We shall seize their boundess riches, and grow fat and rich over the corpses of the Aztecs! </li><li>Akechetan Agallate: Honorable Akecheta, esteemed Lord of the Prairies and Plains, Terror of All Who May Oppose You, we of Kemahana come bearing good news. For to the far south, between our lands and the boundless sea, there is a massive empire, who call themselves the Aztec. Their lands are rich beyond belief, full of gold, and silver, and turquoise, and exotic pelts, and all things one may dream of under the bright sun above. Today, we implore you to join us, in plundering their fine empire, and reaping the bounties of this land of milk and honey, so that your people shall be rich for ever and ever. </li><li>Tarascans (Purépecha), Colimans (Tecos), Xaliscans (Cahita), and Mixtecs: '''For too long you have been oppressed under the boot of the evil and disgusting Nahua, who serve demons and sacrifice your people to their demonic deities. It is time to rise up against your evil oppressors, and take dominion over your ancestral lands! Join us, and you shall reap the rewards of the downfall of your torturers!''' </li><li>Indetah: Mind working together to murder the Aztecs? </li></ul> </li><li>Events: <ul><li>Great Plague: Due to our immense effort of engaging in crude biological warfare with the Aztecs during the past 5 years, smallpox begins to spread in the Aztec Empire. The exact extent and impact of the disease is yet to be seen, however. </li></ul> </li></ul> <p />