Verse:Hmøøh/Bjeheond

Bjeheond (English: /'beɪ.hʌnd/, Tsjoen: /'bje.hənd/) is a continent of the conplanet Tricin. It is loosely inspired by the Sinosphere.

Demographics

Languages

Major languages

• Tsjoen
• Chick Corean
• Wibian
• Kieng

Minor languages

• Rhythoed
• Shumian
• Hmooby-Doo
• Kurmian
• Rõktiap

Music

Gamelan-like orchestras with metallophones/marimbas, drums, gongs. Use of voice or other harmonic timbres is limited.

Tunings

Various inharmonic tunings. Many of them use a stretched octave or a different interval altogether (such as ~3/1 or ~3/2) as their interval of equivalence. Among the variety of tunings used are quasi-equal pentatonic, heptatonic and nonatonic scales, familiar to Earthlings from Indonesian and Thai music. (In fact, [an Etalocian] invented porcupine temperament, inspired by Bjeheondian quasi-equal heptatonic scales.) The exact tuning is not considered as important as how different instruments can blend together and factors such as rhythm, structure, symbolism and texture; in fact, some shimmering beating is considered desirable.

Religion

Bjeheondian religion is Basically Buddhism but more proselytizing. Bjeheondians apply the concept of karma and reincarnation to the world collectively instead of/in addition to individual humans. Thus if humanity collectively behaves badly enough, an apocalypse will come due to the accrued karmic debt and a new universe will arise from the ashes.

Notable figures

• Panzux Sjameu - Tsjoen linguist