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, or Bjehand) is a Europe-sized continent of the conplanet Tricin. It is loosely inspired by the Sinosphere and Europe.

History

The arrival of the Rhythoed

The arrival of the Rhythoed who were fleeing persecution during the Imperial Windermere Period was at first slow. But it eventually caused an upheaval in Bjeheondian society and politics.

This happened in several ways:

• The Rhythoed were the first to introduce silphium farming to Bjeheond, though silphium was introduced to Bjeheond before by traders.

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.

USB

States (in no particular order): Srăchiem Tsărir, Srăchiem, Pădoată Meach, Pădoată Tsăpreng, Săfărchal, Midleș, Rac Flang, Tray Ław, Dăfngathney, Heng Fay, Anpayr Mălem, Artape, Croa, Nong Maw, Tłuch Și, Myohar, Gütsan, Cestong, Yăhas, Ngi Plaw

Geography and climate

Bjeheond has a temperate climate with four seasons.

Bodies of water:

• Piune River

Mountains:

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

• Tsjoen
• Wiobian
• Rhythoed

Minor languages

• Hlou-Ku languages (IE recast as Hmong-like languages)
• Æ ("Danish with more tones"; Wiobic)

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 Tumhanians
• 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 people traditionally consumed meat and milk, but beef and pork were avoided. Fish was extremely common. Also common is tempeh (Hlou: Te Mpeh 'bean cake'), which was brought to Bjeheond by the Rhythoed.

Notable figures

Note: Wiobian and Tsjoen names were originally surname-first. However, due to Rhythoed influence later names are surname-last.

• Niumer Kait - Wiobian king, created the Wiobian script
• Sjameu Panzux - Tsjoen linguist
• Ṇḷo-Ṇâi Vá - Shumian entrepreneur, often called the "Second Mover of Bjeheond"