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==Names==

The name of the Inquisition in Chlouvānem is '''Murkadhānāvi''', meaning "of the Inquisitors", where "Inquisitor", '''murkadhāna''', translates to "black hand". The Inquisitors originally were the first preachers of the Yunyalīlta after the '''''Chlamiṣvatrā'''''<ref>Often translated as "Great Prophet" or "Great Master"; literally "Golden Master".</ref> ''Lelāgṇyāviti'', and their hands, during rituals, were black due to the liturgical use of ''lunīla'' berries. These berries, commonly growing all throughout the wetter eastern half of the Lāmiejāya plain (as a climatic/cultural region, thus including also the Jade Coast and its basins), are not edible but have a dense pitch-black juice that was used in many shamanic rituals - often reinterpreted and passed into early Yunyalīlti ones - and also as a common black dye. The Inquisition was founded by these preachers as a kind of guild in order to better guard and preserve liturgical texts and set up scientific orders studying the world - in fact, monasteries and temples were the centers of science for two millennia, and even today most of the largest libraries in the whole planet are those of Yunyalīlti temples. The Inquisition then gained political power and became a ~~sovranational~~ organization that had influence on every forming Chlouvānem realm - not unlike the Church in European history - until the beginning of the Fourth Era when all Chlouvānem nations were united under a single government - the Inquisition.

The name of the Inquisition in Chlouvānem is '''Murkadhānāvi''', meaning "of the Inquisitors", where "Inquisitor", '''murkadhāna''', translates to "black hand". The Inquisitors originally were the first preachers of the Yunyalīlta after the '''''Chlamiṣvatrā'''''<ref>Often translated as "Great Prophet" or "Great Master"; literally "Golden Master".</ref> ''Lelāgṇyāviti'', and their hands, during rituals, were black due to the liturgical use of ''lunīla'' berries. These berries, commonly growing all throughout the wetter eastern half of the Lāmiejāya plain (as a climatic/cultural region, thus including also the Jade Coast and its basins), are not edible but have a dense pitch-black juice that was used in many shamanic rituals - often reinterpreted and passed into early Yunyalīlti ones - and also as a common black dye. The Inquisition was founded by these preachers as a kind of guild in order to better guard and preserve liturgical texts and set up scientific orders studying the world - in fact, monasteries and temples were the centers of science for two millennia, and even today most of the largest libraries in the whole planet are those of Yunyalīlti temples. The Inquisition then gained political power and became a supranational organization that had influence on every forming Chlouvānem realm - not unlike the Church in European history - until the beginning of the Fourth Era when all Chlouvānem nations were united under a single government - the Inquisition.

In Chlouvānem, there is thus no distinction between the Inquisition as a country and as a political organization, being both called ''murkadhānāvi''. The country is however also often referred to as:

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The main health issue among Chlouvānem people is considered to be the suicide rate. Suicide (''demikaudaranah'') is the leading cause of death for people under 4012 and has grown to become a serious problem. The rate is very high due to the social pressure inherent in Chlouvānem culture, which has often led people, especially young workers and students, to be easily ashamed for even minor mistakes or failures and Chlouvānem society not being particularly tolerant of this. Due to the Yunyalīlti worldview valuing the community more than the individual, suicide has historically been considered the most honourable way to die, and part of a process of natural selection, as the dead’s place in the community will be taken by someone better suited. These reasons have also led, especially among young people (particularly the age range from 1212 to 2212) to the popularity of "suicidal games" (''demikaudarfildoe'', pl. ''-fildenī''): actual plannings of mass suicides masked as games. This has been a particularly hot topic in the news since in 4E ᘔ7 (12710) 43 young people committed suicide on the same day across the diocese of Kainomatā; while many such games have been stopped and the organizers often executed, some of them periodically pop out and it has been estimated that many hundreds of all yearly suicides of young people in that age range is due to these phenomena. Parts of the society, though, haven't condemned these games as much as the government did, with people even referring to them as a kind of "needed help" in order to find a simple and right way to do it.

Nowadays, even some of the most traditionalist people have recognized that suicides in the Inquisition are a serious problem as suicide rates, particularly among people aged 1612 to 2412, have continued to rise yearly for the last 15 years, and many failed attempts have led to people frequently becoming paralyzed or with other serious injuries and thus incapable ~~to lead~~ a normal life. Many suicide hotlines have been set up by local governments in order to give assistance and some dioceses have begun to provide psychological visits for free to “vulnerable subjects”, and there have been cases of employers being convicted and serving 2+6+2 months prison sentences<ref>A mild sentence in Inquisition justice, consisting of two months of forced work, six months of prison detention (including socially helpful jobs), and two months of house arrest.</ref> for instigation to suicide (''demikaudarīlgis'') - there have been however pressures towards Inquisitors in order to give harsher sentences for such crimes, including a full 7+7 sentence<ref>Seven months of forced work plus seven months of prison detention. Note that 14 months is the length of the Calemerian year.</ref>; anti-suicide politics have also resulted in more surveillance near bridges at night and especially many lifeguards being employed all night long along beaches after many people committed suicide by drowning themselves into the sea or lakes; anyway, the results are still hard to see as, despite governmental efforts, popular opinion still sees suicide as an honorable act.

Nowadays, even some of the most traditionalist people have recognized that suicides in the Inquisition are a serious problem as suicide rates, particularly among people aged 1612 to 2412, have continued to rise yearly for the last 15 years, and many failed attempts have led to people frequently becoming paralyzed or with other serious injuries and thus incapable of leading a normal life. Many suicide hotlines have been set up by local governments in order to give assistance and some dioceses have begun to provide psychological visits for free to “vulnerable subjects”, and there have been cases of employers being convicted and serving 2+6+2 months prison sentences<ref>A mild sentence in Inquisition justice, consisting of two months of forced work, six months of prison detention (including socially helpful jobs), and two months of house arrest.</ref> for instigation to suicide (''demikaudarīlgis'') - there have been however pressures towards Inquisitors in order to give harsher sentences for such crimes, including a full 7+7 sentence<ref>Seven months of forced work plus seven months of prison detention. Note that 14 months is the length of the Calemerian year.</ref>; anti-suicide politics have also resulted in more surveillance near bridges at night and especially many lifeguards being employed all night long along beaches after many people committed suicide by drowning themselves into the sea or lakes; anyway, the results are still hard to see as, despite governmental efforts, popular opinion still sees suicide as an honorable act.

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====The Treaty of Mamaikala====

The final settlement to the emergency situation in the other occupied countries was finally found in the new year, during a summit starting on 4E 30, ᘔ māltapārṇāvi, in the city of Mamaikala in the northern Lāmiejāya plain. The treaty signed there on 14 māltapārṇāvi effectively united all of these countries and the Chlouvānem Inquisition in a ~~sovranational~~ organization called the ''Union of the Purified States'', more commonly referred to as ''Kaiṣamā'' as the acronym of its Chlouvānem name, ''kailārcūmi ṣarivāṇumi mālyāva''. The Kaiṣamā established a vast border-free space of more than half of the whole continent of Greater Evandor, consisting of 17 countries: the Inquisition, Brono, iKalurilut, Soenyŏ-tave, Leny-tḥewe, Kŭyŭgwažtov, Džemleštew, Yalašmořea, Pirdoda, Ebed-dowa, Ois-säb, Enegen-toven, Oempras, Taruebus, Nerekton, Enkorund, and Brydwezon-tavi. Those 17 countries (18 from 4E 6ᘔ when Gorjan became independent from the Inquisition) also shared, due to the Kaiṣamā, a common military force, currency, and external policy, as well as many aspects of a planned economy.

The final settlement to the emergency situation in the other occupied countries was finally found in the new year, during a summit starting on 4E 30, ᘔ māltapārṇāvi, in the city of Mamaikala in the northern Lāmiejāya plain. The treaty signed there on 14 māltapārṇāvi effectively united all of these countries and the Chlouvānem Inquisition in a supranational organization called the ''Union of the Purified States'', more commonly referred to as ''Kaiṣamā'' as the acronym of its Chlouvānem name, ''kailārcūmi ṣarivāṇumi mālyāva''. The Kaiṣamā established a vast border-free space of more than half of the whole continent of Greater Evandor, consisting of 17 countries: the Inquisition, Brono, iKalurilut, Soenyŏ-tave, Leny-tḥewe, Kŭyŭgwažtov, Džemleštew, Yalašmořea, Pirdoda, Ebed-dowa, Ois-säb, Enegen-toven, Oempras, Taruebus, Nerekton, Enkorund, and Brydwezon-tavi. Those 17 countries (18 from 4E 6ᘔ when Gorjan became independent from the Inquisition) also shared, due to the Kaiṣamā, a common military force, currency, and external policy, as well as many aspects of a planned economy.

Western countries, however, have always equalled the Kaiṣamā to the Inquisition, and considered the other de jure independent 16 countries as de facto Chlouvānem puppet states, something also emphasized by the forced population transfers which brought a large number of ethnic Chlouvānem people in the other countries of the Union.

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 ==Names==
-The name of the Inquisition in Chlouvānem is '''Murkadhānāvi''', meaning "of the Inquisitors", where "Inquisitor", '''murkadhāna''', translates to "black hand". The Inquisitors originally were the first preachers of the Yunyalīlta after the '''''Chlamiṣvatrā'''''<ref>Often translated as "Great Prophet" or "Great Master"; literally "Golden Master".</ref> ''Lelāgṇyāviti'', and their hands, during rituals, were black due to the liturgical use of ''lunīla'' berries. These berries, commonly growing all throughout the wetter eastern half of the Lāmiejāya plain (as a climatic/cultural region, thus including also the Jade Coast and its basins), are not edible but have a dense pitch-black juice that was used in many shamanic rituals - often reinterpreted and passed into early Yunyalīlti ones - and also as a common black dye.<br/>The Inquisition was founded by these preachers as a kind of guild in order to better guard and preserve liturgical texts and set up scientific orders studying the world - in fact, monasteries and temples were the centers of science for two millennia, and even today most of the largest libraries in the whole planet are those of Yunyalīlti temples. The Inquisition then gained political power and became a sovranational organization that had influence on every forming Chlouvānem realm - not unlike the Church in European history - until the beginning of the Fourth Era when all Chlouvānem nations were united under a single government - the Inquisition.
+The name of the Inquisition in Chlouvānem is '''Murkadhānāvi''', meaning "of the Inquisitors", where "Inquisitor", '''murkadhāna''', translates to "black hand". The Inquisitors originally were the first preachers of the Yunyalīlta after the '''''Chlamiṣvatrā'''''<ref>Often translated as "Great Prophet" or "Great Master"; literally "Golden Master".</ref> ''Lelāgṇyāviti'', and their hands, during rituals, were black due to the liturgical use of ''lunīla'' berries. These berries, commonly growing all throughout the wetter eastern half of the Lāmiejāya plain (as a climatic/cultural region, thus including also the Jade Coast and its basins), are not edible but have a dense pitch-black juice that was used in many shamanic rituals - often reinterpreted and passed into early Yunyalīlti ones - and also as a common black dye.<br/>The Inquisition was founded by these preachers as a kind of guild in order to better guard and preserve liturgical texts and set up scientific orders studying the world - in fact, monasteries and temples were the centers of science for two millennia, and even today most of the largest libraries in the whole planet are those of Yunyalīlti temples. The Inquisition then gained political power and became a supranational organization that had influence on every forming Chlouvānem realm - not unlike the Church in European history - until the beginning of the Fourth Era when all Chlouvānem nations were united under a single government - the Inquisition.
 In Chlouvānem, there is thus no distinction between the Inquisition as a country and as a political organization, being both called ''murkadhānāvi''. The country is however also often referred to as:
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 The main health issue among Chlouvānem people is considered to be the suicide rate. Suicide (''demikaudaranah'') is the leading cause of death for people under 40<sub>12</sub> and has grown to become a serious problem. The rate is very high due to the social pressure inherent in Chlouvānem culture, which has often led people, especially young workers and students, to be easily ashamed for even minor mistakes or failures and Chlouvānem society not being particularly tolerant of this. Due to the Yunyalīlti worldview valuing the community more than the individual, suicide has historically been considered the most honourable way to die, and part of a process of natural selection, as the dead’s place in the community will be taken by someone better suited.<br/>These reasons have also led, especially among young people (particularly the age range from 12<sub>12</sub> to 22<sub>12</sub>) to the popularity of "suicidal games" (''demikaudarfildoe'', pl. ''-fildenī''): actual plannings of mass suicides masked as games. This has been a particularly hot topic in the news since in 4E ᘔ7 <small>(127<sub>10</sub>)</small> 43 young people committed suicide on the same day across the diocese of Kainomatā; while many such games have been stopped and the organizers often executed, some of them periodically pop out and it has been estimated that many hundreds of all yearly suicides of young people in that age range is due to these phenomena. Parts of the society, though, haven't condemned these games as much as the government did, with people even referring to them as a kind of "needed help" in order to find a simple and right way to do it.
-Nowadays, even some of the most traditionalist people have recognized that suicides in the Inquisition are a serious problem as suicide rates, particularly among people aged 16<sub>12</sub> to 24<sub>12</sub>, have continued to rise yearly for the last 15 years, and many failed attempts have led to people frequently becoming paralyzed or with other serious injuries and thus incapable to lead a normal life. Many suicide hotlines have been set up by local governments in order to give assistance and some dioceses have begun to provide psychological visits for free to “vulnerable subjects”, and there have been cases of employers being convicted and serving 2+6+2 months prison sentences<ref>A mild sentence in Inquisition justice, consisting of two months of forced work, six months of prison detention (including socially helpful jobs), and two months of house arrest.</ref> for instigation to suicide (''demikaudarīlgis'') - there have been however pressures towards Inquisitors in order to give harsher sentences for such crimes, including a full 7+7 sentence<ref>Seven months of forced work plus seven months of prison detention. Note that 14 months is the length of the Calemerian year.</ref>; anti-suicide politics have also resulted in more surveillance near bridges at night and especially many lifeguards being employed all night long along beaches after many people committed suicide by drowning themselves into the sea or lakes; anyway, the results are still hard to see as, despite governmental efforts, popular opinion still sees suicide as an honorable act.
+Nowadays, even some of the most traditionalist people have recognized that suicides in the Inquisition are a serious problem as suicide rates, particularly among people aged 16<sub>12</sub> to 24<sub>12</sub>, have continued to rise yearly for the last 15 years, and many failed attempts have led to people frequently becoming paralyzed or with other serious injuries and thus incapable of leading a normal life. Many suicide hotlines have been set up by local governments in order to give assistance and some dioceses have begun to provide psychological visits for free to “vulnerable subjects”, and there have been cases of employers being convicted and serving 2+6+2 months prison sentences<ref>A mild sentence in Inquisition justice, consisting of two months of forced work, six months of prison detention (including socially helpful jobs), and two months of house arrest.</ref> for instigation to suicide (''demikaudarīlgis'') - there have been however pressures towards Inquisitors in order to give harsher sentences for such crimes, including a full 7+7 sentence<ref>Seven months of forced work plus seven months of prison detention. Note that 14 months is the length of the Calemerian year.</ref>; anti-suicide politics have also resulted in more surveillance near bridges at night and especially many lifeguards being employed all night long along beaches after many people committed suicide by drowning themselves into the sea or lakes; anyway, the results are still hard to see as, despite governmental efforts, popular opinion still sees suicide as an honorable act.
 ==Geography==
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 ====The Treaty of Mamaikala====
-The final settlement to the emergency situation in the other occupied countries was finally found in the new year, during a summit starting on 4E 30, ᘔ māltapārṇāvi, in the city of Mamaikala in the northern Lāmiejāya plain. The treaty signed there on 14 māltapārṇāvi effectively united all of these countries and the Chlouvānem Inquisition in a sovranational organization called the ''Union of the Purified States'', more commonly referred to as ''Kaiṣamā'' as the acronym of its Chlouvānem name, ''kailārcūmi ṣarivāṇumi mālyāva''. The Kaiṣamā established a vast border-free space of more than half of the whole continent of Greater Evandor, consisting of 17 countries: the Inquisition, Brono, iKalurilut, Soenyŏ-tave, Leny-tḥewe, Kŭyŭgwažtov, Džemleštew, Yalašmořea, Pirdoda, Ebed-dowa, Ois-säb, Enegen-toven, Oempras, Taruebus, Nerekton, Enkorund, and Brydwezon-tavi. Those 17 countries (18 from 4E 6ᘔ when Gorjan became independent from the Inquisition) also shared, due to the Kaiṣamā, a common military force, currency, and external policy, as well as many aspects of a planned economy.<br/>
+The final settlement to the emergency situation in the other occupied countries was finally found in the new year, during a summit starting on 4E 30, ᘔ māltapārṇāvi, in the city of Mamaikala in the northern Lāmiejāya plain. The treaty signed there on 14 māltapārṇāvi effectively united all of these countries and the Chlouvānem Inquisition in a supranational organization called the ''Union of the Purified States'', more commonly referred to as ''Kaiṣamā'' as the acronym of its Chlouvānem name, ''kailārcūmi ṣarivāṇumi mālyāva''. The Kaiṣamā established a vast border-free space of more than half of the whole continent of Greater Evandor, consisting of 17 countries: the Inquisition, Brono, iKalurilut, Soenyŏ-tave, Leny-tḥewe, Kŭyŭgwažtov, Džemleštew, Yalašmořea, Pirdoda, Ebed-dowa, Ois-säb, Enegen-toven, Oempras, Taruebus, Nerekton, Enkorund, and Brydwezon-tavi. Those 17 countries (18 from 4E 6ᘔ when Gorjan became independent from the Inquisition) also shared, due to the Kaiṣamā, a common military force, currency, and external policy, as well as many aspects of a planned economy.<br/>
 Western countries, however, have always equalled the Kaiṣamā to the Inquisition, and considered the other de jure independent 16 countries as de facto Chlouvānem puppet states, something also emphasized by the forced population transfers which brought a large number of ethnic Chlouvānem people in the other countries of the Union.