Solasberg

Solasberg is a province of the Kingdom of Rozow situated in the borders between the continents of Halinn and Rozakko'ra. It is named after the mountain to its west called Mt. Sòlas (Beinn Sòlas in Scandari). It is located in southern Abexilas, on the northwestern coasts of Rozow.

Description
The name of Solasberg is derived from the words of the Solasprak language, with "Solas" meaning solace (itself derived from the Scandari Language) and "Berg" meaning mountain.

It is a province of the Kingdom of Rozow located in Hallinn and Rozakko'ra. It is ruled by the Queen of Rozow, with two elected lords acting as Solasberg's local heads of government.

Migration of Earrachians and Statenlanders from Eldham
Solasberg was founded by Ferdiadh, an Earrachian, and Diamond van Hoeven, a Statenlander, as a union of the people from both states of the Republic of Redoriv before a comet strike covering all of Eldham would force them to migrate to new lands. Both Earrach and Statenland were a formidable political alliance back when they were federal subjects of Redoriv, with frequent cultural exchange between the two entities, and the people of the southern Earrachian territory of Aran were distantly related to the people of Statenland.

When the comet was about to strike Eldham, both peoples sailed together from the port of Aran to Abexilas with the aid of Raphael's angelic powers that would open up a portal that would connect both worlds. While sailing in what seemed to be an astral sea for days, the God of Time, Tian, pulled the boats of the refugees underwater, bringing them to a foreign world where they would search for land.

Settlement in Belmara
The migrants arrived on the rocky coasts of southern Abexilas, founding a town called Belmara, derived from the Scandari Beul na Mara, meaning "mouth of the sea". They also claimed Mount Sòlas, the mountain close to the fledgling town downhill, as a monastery for the adherents of the Earrachian religion of Naomh-Òrain a ’Madacuain.

The migrants arrived shortly after the Rozowian tribes to their south united under one throne, forming the Kingdom of Rozow under the rule of King Ryszard Rozmus. They were integrated into the newly united kingdom after a visit by their king. The town was granted provincial status soon after, forming the Province of Solasberg within Rozow.

Politics and Government
As a province of the Kingdom of Rozow, the Monarch of Rozow (Rosenlands Kyning in Solasprak) has a final say in Solasberg's legislations and actions the province chooses to take.

Otherwise, according to the Constitution of Solasberg, it is led by two Lords (Morern in Solasprak), reflecting the union between two peoples into one polity, elected by the Parliament of Solasberg. The Lords of Solasberg are the local heads of government in the province. They have the authority to veto laws proposed by the Parliament and have representation seats within the central government of Rozow. They can delegate their executive duties to ministers.

The Parliament of Solasberg (Solasbergs Landsding in Solasprak) is made of citizens willing to participate in the local politics of Solasberg. There are 5 seats in the Parliament of Solasberg. All members of parliament (Dingsmanen in Solasprak) have voting powers on local laws.

Monarch of Rozow: Queen Katarzina Rozmus of Rozow

Lords of Solasberg:


 * Lord Raphael
 * Lady Ravenna Samhradh

Members of the 1st Parliament of Solasberg:


 * Alasdair Moray II
 * Finoidh Taiscala
 * Lunadaat Rè Aran Aukovai

Earrachians
The majority of citizens in Solasberg are Earrachians, which comprise 59% of the total population of Solasberg. A great majority of them live in the town of Belmara, with a minority living as monks in the monastery of Mt. Sòlas. They speak Scandari as their first language, though a majority of them are fluent in both Solasprak, and Traveler's Tongue as well. Most Earrachians are adherents of the religion of Naomh-Òrain a ’Madacuain, with a minority adhering to Sarkism.

In Eldham, Earrachians were divided by clans which reside in certain territories of their homeland, with some clans being more politically powerful than others. After they moved to Abexilas, none of the Earrachian clans take control of a certain piece of territory as the people united as one nation, though naming systems still depend on clan system and Earrachians still take pride in their clan affiliation.

Statenlanders
Statenlanders comprise 35% of the total population in the province. A majority of them chose to live in the flat forest close to Belmara, with a minority living in Belmara. They are fluent in Solasprak, which is the direct descendant of the Statenlander language with Scandari loanwords, and Traveler's Tongue. Statenland's political system is influential in shaping the politics of Solasberg.

Statenlanders are related to the clans of southern Earrach of the territory of Aran and the people of northern Redoriv. They shared some form of identity as migrants from an unknown disaster west of Eldham before the comet struck the world and both speak languages belonging to the same language family. They are also a seafaring people, much like their southern Earrachian relatives.

Rozowians
The remaining 4% of the permanent population in Solasberg are Rozowians. They are the native people group that mostly settled in the continent of Rozakko'ra, with a few pockets of population in southeastern Halinn. Though they are native, they have never built a permanent settlement in the area comprising Belmara until Solasbergian migrants arrived. Only after Rozow unified that a small amount of Rozowians settled the province.

Rozowian
As a subject of the Kingdom of Rozow, Rozowian is the official language of the province. It takes precedent over other languages in Solasberg and is the administrative language of the province, but is mostly spoken by the Lords and government officials of Solasberg to better communicate with the central government of Rozow.

Solasprak
The main administrative language of Solasberg is Solasprak, a descendant of the languages spoken by the peoples of Statenland and southern Earrach with some Scandari loanwords. The language took shape to facilitate trade and cultural exchange between Earrachians and Statenlanders as federal subjects of the Republic of Redoriv. The language was chosen as an official language between the two cultures as a bridge between the two peoples because both peoples have at least a rudimentary understanding of the language.

It is hypothesized that Solasprak, and therefore the Statenlander language, is related to Traveler's Tounge as well.

Scandari
Scandari is a language from the isles of Earrach and the liturgical language for adherents of Naomh-Òrain a ’Madacuain. To this day, a majority of Earrachians in Solasberg still speak Scandari as their first language while picking up Solasprak as their second language. It is one of the main components of the Earrachian identity and its knowledge is still preserved in the Monastic Community of Mt. Sòlas.

Religions
Though the Rozowian religion is the sole official religion of Rozow, and therefore Solasberg as well, the majority of Solasbergians are adherents of Naomh-Òrain a ’Madacuain, in which most adherents of the religion are of Earrachian ethnicity. They were granted a freedom to adhere to their faith by King Ryszard Rozmus and to build their monastery in Mt. Sòlas. A small minority of Solasbergians adhere to the Sarkist religion.