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The turbulent past of the region known today as The Republic of Pistrix has forged a unique culture that drives today's modern Pistran society. Out of the flames of five Pistran Civil Wars has risen a nation of courageous and noble people with an insatiable appetite for grapes, substandard entertainment, and petty conflict. |
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Early Pistran history is plagued with barbarian raiders and invasion armies, making Pistrix a culture inclined to fear outsiders. Sharp differences, both striking and subtle, have caused five Pistran Civil Wars over the last 900 years. Political and social divisions, most notably left-handers against right-handers, sparked conflict upon ravenous conflict. Today, Pistrans lament at the tragedies of the past: the intolerance, the exploitation, the enslavement and other nastiness. Through the cold, hard stones of history, Pistrix looks to build a strong foundation for the future. |
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The primary cultural division in Pistrix is hand preference. While left-handers are comparatively more numerous per capita thatn any other nation in Scandia, (25% to 10% globally), they are still outnumbered by righties. Persecution between the two came to an end, at least officially, after the 4th Pistran Civil War in 1264. When the Bol Bascus Pact declared lefties and righties as equal in nature. A provision calling righties "less equal", was quietly omitted later. |
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Pistran government is as diverse as its people. On a pseudo-republican structure, power is divided between the Supreme Council of Ministers and the Supreme Chancellor. The SCM controls the national matters of Pistrix, along with being the highest court in the land, and consists of leaders who've obtained power though varying means. While many were elected to the position by their local constituents, others reached power by hereditary title, military command, or appointment by a local council of elders. Every four years, the Supreme Council of Ministers elects one of their members to be the Supreme Chancellor of Pistrix. The office of the Supreme Chancellor sets foreign policy, negotiates and interacts with foreign nations, and commands the Pistran Armed Forces. |
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After centuries of xenophobic leadership, Pistrix finally opened its borders in early 1502. Thanks to our nations's turbulent past, and a seemingly endless supply of internal conflict, our Armed Forces is one of the most battle-hardened armies on the globe. Where we lack in advanced technology, or rudementary training, they more than make up for in exhausting combat experience. And with internationalization of Pistrix, perhaps we can finally put a stop to our internal stife and look beyond our borders for a change of pace. |
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The national religion of Pistrix has been proclamed as the Church of Jebus, however, outdated edicts calling for persecution of non-believers are rarely enforced. While the increasingly lax devotion to the church has been criticized by religious leaders as causing "spiritual crumminess" in Pistrix, the pedestrian national attitude towards the holy paths has led to a stronger sense of open-mindedness overall. Still, the Church looks to be making a strong comeback since the last civil war and the new bankrolling from the nation's leading Soda Company, Jiffy Cola. |
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The intruiging, mass-consumptuion market in Pistrix has one major obstacle - currency. The national currency is firmly established as the natural element of pure mercury. This impressive, yet rather toxic liquid has a set monetary value in Pistrix, yet that standard is difficult to predict on the international market, partly because of the conversion between liquid measure and gold weight. Mostly, hovever, it is due to the large discrepancies in the barter values in Pistrix. For example, certain breeds of ducks (kept as pets in Pisrtix) cost the same as a new car, where other forign trading markets would value the ducks at only a few Christiana Crowns. Also, there is the problem of gold: it is of little value on the Pistrix market. In fact, it is likely that a life size, solid gold statue of an ox would be cheaper than a live, healthy ox. However, institutions like the Warlord Bank, in Port Allegro, are working to break these barriers to bring Pistrix to its rightful place within the international community. |
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Entertainment has become a hallmark of Pistran culture over the last few years. Pistrix is the most prolific television viewing nation in Scandia, averaging 7.8 hours per day! Pistran movie studios churn out as many as 475 movies per year, and the Pistran music industry is catering to one of the hottest entertainment markets of all time. Since the opening of its borders, Pistrix's biggest export has been tourism. As of December of 1502, 38% of Pistrans had traveled abroad, up from a paltry 1.6% in 1497. Even with the hard, demanding lives that Pistrans are forced to endure, they can still find salvation in the many forms of recreation at their disposal.
Football and/or Soccer is new to the land of Pistrix, but it's not so different from the Pistran's beloved Skleenball, the national sport for the last seven hundred years. Throughout the years the game has seen many additions and transformations. When the games first began in the 800's, players kicked around the decapitated heads of criminals! Today, four teams play at intersecting goals at each corner of a square field, and up to 40 players can play on each team at the same time. Just like soccer there are goals, but unlike soccer the rules of the game change throughout the season, forming an arc progressive challenges that calls on greater physical and mental stamina. But this description is no comparison to watching a Skleenball game in action. When you visit Pistrix be sure to catch a game! Maybe even one day there will be an International Skleenball League that to rival soccer ... or not |
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The Pistrix of the future is looking promising indeed. The new government is stabilizing, good relations are growing with neighbors, lefties and righties have made their peace, the local economy is rapidly growing, and religious fufillment is now blatently unnecessary, thanks to an endless selection of material diversions. Until someone invents a logistically feasable time machne, we will never know what the future will hold for Pistrix. But one thing we know, is that has a glorious future ahead! |
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