Verse:Hmøøh/Bjeheond

Bjeheond (English: /bi.ˈeɪ.hʌnd/ bee-AY-hund or /beɪ.hʌnd/ BAY-hund; Tsjoen: Bjeheond /'bje.hənd/; Wiobian: Behchent /beːxənt/; Eevo: Ogxóoŋ /ɔkˈʃɔʊŋ/, from Windermere Og Łoang) is a Europe-sized continent of the conplanet Tricin. It is loosely inspired by the Sinosphere and Europe.

Countries

Bjeheond has two countries: the large Implüeng Pa'ăncem Biechănd (United States of Bjeheond, abbreviated USB) and the smaller Dapkha in the northeast. The whole continent before the USB was founded is often referred to in Rhythoed as Tăle Biechănd, in addition to Og Łoang.

Geography and climate

Bjeheond has a temperate climate with four seasons.

Demographics

Languages

The two major language families native to Bjeheond are Wiobic and Hlou-Ku. There are also a handful of isolates. Rhythoed is a form of Modern Windermere (which is native to Talma) written in the Wiobian alphabet.

Major languages

• Tsjoen
• Wiobian
• Rhythoed

Minor languages

• Hlou-Ku languages (IE recast as Hmong-like languages)
• Æ ("Danish with more tones"; Wiobic)
• Dapkhan (the official language of Dapkha)

Music

Main articles: Verse:Tricin/Bjeheond/Music

Religion

• Some weird religion for the Wiobians
• Hlou-Ku paganism/polytheism
  • A version of PIE paganism
• Rhythoed and Talman religions and parodies thereof
  • The "Second Stopper"

People making up their own religions is commonplace

Cuisine

Historically, vegetarianism was more popular in Bjeheond among people who followed the Rhythoed culture (about 10% of them were vegetarian). The Hlou-Ku and Dapkhan people traditionally ate meat, but beef and pork were avoided. Fish was extremely common.

Notable figures

• Niumer Kait - Wiobian emperor
• Panzux Sjameu - Tsjoen linguist