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.
History
Countries
Bjeheond has two countries: the large Implüeng Pa'ăncem Biechănd (United States of Bjeheond, abbreviated USB) and the slightly smaller Tumhan, also known as Bintălisral Biechănd (Republic of Bjeheond) to the east.
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 and Pfiunic is a subbranch of Quihum.
Major languages
Minor languages
- Hlou-Ku languages (IE recast as Hmong-like languages)
- Æ ("Danish with more tones"; Wiobic)
- Pfiunic languages (Uralic recast as Hmong-like 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 Pfiunic people traditionally ate meat, but beef and pork were avoided. Fish was extremely common.
Notable figures
Note: Wiobian and Tsjoen names were originally surname-first. However, due to Rhythoed influence later names are surname-last.