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The Confederation of Water Nomads (CWN)
« on: April 17, 2019, 01:08:55 PM »

Motto:- The Sea is Our Home
National Anthem:- Name of Anthem

BACKGROUND

For millenia the people known as the Sea Gypsies or Sea Nomads have inhabited an area of the Sea of Alucard living their lives seperate to what many would consider "normal" society. The Sea Nomads, as they prefer to be called, spend 3/4 of their lives at sea only coming on land to gather food or repair their vessels. They generally can be found somewhere in the region between the islands that make up Lodja, Bakkermaya and Paracambi. In more recent times these people have been portrayed as backwards and unintelligent and this has often seen them suffer as measures taken to secure EEZ's impede their way of life. In 2015 under a respected tribesman Nihi Toungzai 3 of the 9 largest Water Nomad tribes gathered and determined if they were to keep their way of life protected then they must declare themselves a nation and so began preparing for such an occurance. On the 17th April 2019 four tribes each planted their new nations flag on an uninhabited island in the Alucard chain and declared themselves a sovereign nation.

Government Type:- Constitutional Monarchy
Population:-:- Approx 45,000
Capital City:- Jothtaad (population 100)
Demonym:- Nomads


ECONOMY

Currency:- None physically, nation works on a barter trade economy
GDP per Capita:- Approx $650
Unemployment Rate:- N/A
Main Industries:- Aquaculture


PEOPLE

Ethnicity:- 100% Humsoo (think RL Thai/Vietnamese)
Languages:- Various tribal languages spoken, however each has commonality so most can understand each other.
Religions:- Traditional Nomadic Faith
Average Life Expectancy:- Women:- 41 / Men:- 45


GOVERNMENT

Head of State:- High Chief Vouto Rar
Head of Government:- High Chief Vouto Rar
Name of Legislative Body:- Tribal Council
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Re: The Confederation of Water Nomads (CWN)
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Re: The Confederation of Water Nomads (CWN)
« Reply #2 on: April 17, 2019, 02:47:58 PM »

WATER NOMAD RELIGION

The Water Nomads religion does not have a set name, each tribe giving it a slightly different name they do however share the same basic tennants of faith.

It is believed by the Water Nomads that the world began as just ocean and that the various spirits and creatures that reside in the seas work for an all powerful spirit known as Laimpei. It is also believed that an evil spirit known as Gothass exists and that they wish to see the oceans which give all life destroyed and so created land by forcing rock up through the oceans. The followers of Laimpei therefore believe that land is essentially evil and avoid setting foot on it at all costs however they believe that when Gothass forced the sea bed above the waters it brought with it all the goodness of the ocean and as a result the Nomads will fleetingly visit land to gather resources. When they make these brief land excursions however they will undertake a ritual designed to protect them against evil and will never sleep on land for fear of being carried away by the evil spirits.

The Nomads believe that Laimpei personally lives in an underwater cave which is also home to numerous mythical creatures such as mermaids. When a Nomad dies their body as wrapped in a ceremonial sheet and weighed down with a combination of rocks and personal possessions, they are then dropped into the ocean where the weight drags them to the bottom allowing their spirit to reach Laimpei's cave.