Jotané
| Flag of Jotané | |
| Country | |
|---|---|
| Local name | Jotané |
| Capital | Łitáse |
| Largest city | Ajonokotá |
| Official languages | Jotanekasí |
| Demonym | Jotanéka |
| Government | Democratic republic |
| Currency | Jotanekaná |
Jotané is an independent country in Gobołé, the region of Cintlaþ north of the Łanogóso mountains. It fills the Jotané valley between the Łanogóso mountains and the Eása mountains. It has the largest railway network in Gobołé, and is a moderately industrialised country. It is notable for its variety of flora and fauna, including plants and animals that are found nowhere else in Livusle, such as the Nałisagó, a flowering vine whose fruits use magic to fly and explode. Its capital is Łitáse, a city notable for its interesting architecture.
Geography
Jotané occupies the Jotané valley, with the Eása mountains to the northwest and the Łanogóso mountains to the southeast. The Łiná river forms the westrn portion of the valley, while the Tajotagóna river forms the eastern portion. These two portions of the valley form the two main political units of Jotané, named Sakása Łiná and Sakása Tajotagóna respectively.
Climate
Jotané has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Csb) along the northeast coast, with a humid continental climate (Dfb) in the interior and an oceanic climate (Cfb) along the west coast.
History
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Development of agriculture
The area that is now Jotané was originally inhabited by the Tjektanu people in the southwest and the Nakjaspe people in the northeast. They both began settled agriculture around -700 KJ (-2012 ZW), especially around the coasts.
Kilugá i nakjapsekja
In the -0s, both peoples were united into kingdoms, the Tjektanu people by Queen Tłaska 1 in -78 and the Nakjaspe people by King Poknopjem 1 in -4. According to legend, King Poknopjem 1 marched an army to conquer the Tjektanu, but upon reaching the Jotané rise, had a vision from Posáne which instructed him to return to his capital of Nagapé and instead write an epic poem extolling the virtues of the Nakjapse kingdom. In any case, he returned from his conquests to write an increasingly elaborate epic poem on the virtues of his kingdom, called the Łogá nakjapsekja, a project that he continued until his death.
Queen Naskał 2 of Nakjapse, after hearing of this poem, determined to find the best poets in her kingdom to write a better poem. Her advisers engaged Jułaniká Jałi, often now known as Jułaniká pokaneó (English: Jułaniká the writer) as the poet. She wrote an elaborate epic poem called the Łogá tjekanukja extolling the virtues of the Tjektanu kingdom. In 0, the two poems were judged by King Shontu of Seasha, and the Łogá nakjapsekja was judged the better poem. The era was then retroactively named the Kilugá i nakjapsekja (Egnlish: First Nakjapsekja Era).
Kilugá i tjekanukja
Following this victory, King Poknopjem 2 proposed a follow-up competition, this time on the subject of astronomy. Both kingdoms built elaborate observatories and schools for astronomy. The Nakjapse kingdom built an elaborate set of mirrors at Ajonokotá, in an attempt to count the stars. The Tjekanukja kingdom, however, found for the first time the use of Nałigasó, which gave them the power to fly and view the stars from a higher vantage point. The two inventions and corresponding discoveries were judged by King Zhost of Seasha in the year 169, and the Tjekanukja invention was judged the better invention. The era was then retroactively named the Kilugá i tjekanukja (English: First Tjekanukja Era).