The Ician Nation (Iss-si-ah)
The Ician nation is a beastmen nation compromise of mostly icia. Like Etrova, the Ician nation's colors mimic that of ice. It is a country that is located in Southern Gateway, and is possibly the southern most country in the world of Gaia.
The nation has influxes of people that visit it for it's mysteries, especially the Voices of the Planet.
Structure
The Ician nation was once a nomadic tribe of beastfolk known as Icians. Advancements and war with the neighboring Etrova have made this nation advance to a world contender. The leadership of the country lies in the paws of a Great Elder, who is elected by the Council of Reason.
The Council of Reason is a small senate of icians who have dedicated their lives to the country and its people and everything they do would only advance Icia as a nation. The way one ician gets into this council is through word of mouth or seek a sponsorship with one of the Councilmen. Usually, these smaller positions become known as "leeman" which are Icians (and ocasionally a human) are working to impress the council and often organize unity events amongst their kin.
Culture
Icians were once a nomadic group of people, they bore the brunt of the southern antarctic environments. This is shown by their dog-sledding races and arctic vehicle races that make use of the Ician Expanse. These are usually considered extreme sports which separates the thrill seekers from the people who wish to make a name for themselves. These festivals and events, icia does send out Invitations through Gaia to partake in these sporting events.
The Great Expanse Race
One of the biggest events that icia holds is known as the The Great Expanse Race. This is a vehicle racing event that takes up to three days to complete. The tracks and routes change every year and it brings new challenges to the folks who participate. It is also becoming an event for Auto-phobes and Auto-mechanics to test their newest tweaks and creations. Most of the time, Icia takes the win for these events, but Non-ician winners have been crowned before.The Spirit of Adventure
The Spirit of Adventure is a dog-sledding race that takes place through a week. It starts at Hymn of Embrace, and stops mid-way to Akkilokipok Harbor, and then finnaly the last leg is to South Point. This event is more traditional than the Expanse Race. Every other year the Path may switch from Akkilokipok Harbor to Mauja, and then take the lest leg back to South Point. Weather conditions usually determine this, but every other year the two Harbor Cities trade the halfway point for the celebration of thier nomadic life. An interesting fact, not just dogs are involved, it's any animal that can pull a sled, With some obvious and logical exceptions. So Dogs are not the only creatures involved with pulling the sled. The entire race is meant to symbolize the medicine routes to the big settlements and to display a nomadic always moving style of life.Technological Level
Its worth to Note as Northern Icia is more industrialised to the traditional ways of the Southern part of the country. Icia is known for it's high-altitude airship vehicles. All of them being built in Sivudlerk. These airships are a big part of the Ician Modern Military, which has catapulted them to an Emerging World Power status. The bigest airships to date are known as Atmocariers.
Atmocarriers are aircraft carriers of the airship world. Ician uses three of these in service, while selling one to Massiez'Laire. These are the crown of their Airforce, which is top notch to the world. Ician aces are amongst the best in the world, and due to their high-risk taking nature, they usually can intimidate enemies.
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Founding Date
92 BS
Type
Geopolitical, Country
Alternative Names
Icia
Demonym
Ician
Government System
Electocracy
Power Structure
Unitary state
Economic System
Mixed economy
Currency
Gold Coin or Crystal Shards
Official Languages
Neighboring Nations
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