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==Notable figures==
==Notable figures==
*'''Niumer''' Kait - [[Wiobian]] emperor
*'''Niumer''' Kait - [[Wiobian]] emperor, said to have invented the Wiobian script
*'''Panzux''' Sjameu - [[Tsjoen]] linguist
*'''Panzux''' Sjameu - [[Tsjoen]] linguist
*Ṇḷo-Ṇâi '''Vá''' - Shumian entrepreneur, often called the "Second Mover of Bjeheond"
*Ṇḷo-Ṇâi '''Vá''' - Shumian entrepreneur, often called the "Second Mover of Bjeheond"

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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.

History

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.

Economy

Demographics

Languages

The two major language families native to Bjeheond are Wiobic and Hlou-Ku. There are also a handful of isolates. Rhythoed is from Talma.

Major languages

Minor languages

Society

Art

Literature

The Hlou-Ku people had a rich oral tradition of epics and poetry.

Music

Main articles: Verse:Tricin/Bjeheond/Music

Calendar

There are two very common calendars in use: the Talman solar calendar and the Hlou lunisolar calendar. Somewhat less common is the Wiobian solar calendar (which is much more accurate than the Talman one; it's aligned with the spring equinox).

Religion

  • Some weird religion for the Wiobians and Dapkhans
  • Hlou-Ku paganism/polytheism
    • A version of PIE paganism
    • Òṃ is a Shumian god
  • 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, said to have invented the Wiobian script
  • Panzux Sjameu - Tsjoen linguist
  • Ṇḷo-Ṇâi - Shumian entrepreneur, often called the "Second Mover of Bjeheond"