Korolians

Korolians (Korolian: Korolčicy) are an ethnic and cultural group inhabiting various lands accross Northern Rathnir and Leifmyrr. Currently there exist several independent Korolian countries.

Etymology
The name Korolian comes from the Old Nebskoslav word “Korol” meaning king. After the establishment of the United Commonwealth, sources began to designate its inhabitants of Nebskoslav origin as Korolians after the name of the Korol Dynasty which founded Nebskoslavia, Czervoslavia and then the UC.

It is important to note that Korol is used to denote the family, whilst Korolian is used to denote the nationality.

Ethnogenesis
Korolians are the fourth Brothian ethnic group, having diverged from Ryzanis sometime after their arrival in Syltor, hence why some stubbornly argue that they are a Ryzani subculture, even though by every measure they diverged enough to be regarded their own ethnic group.

Their craddle was Nebskoslavia, from which they spreaded around the world after the First War of Nebskoslav Independence. "Korolian" identity was formed sometime after the establishment of the First United Commonwealth.

Vexit
Vexit is the term used for Veldion leaving the UC.

Language
The Korolian language developed as the United Commonwealth centralised, with the need for a single administrative language to prevent miscommunications between Western and Eastern dialects. The dialect that was chosen as the base for the standardized language was Nebskoslav. Korolian is part of a broad linguistic family of Brothian Languages, it's especially close with the Ryzani language.

Dialects
Korolian is split into 7 primary dialects:


 * Nebskoslav
 * Zamožan
 * Gdanycian
 * Czervoslav
 * Veldski
 * Novožemjan
 * Svalmarcer

There are various levels of similarity with the dialects, with Nebskoslav, Gdanycian and Czervoslav being the only dialects to exist prior to the introduction of Standard Korolian.

While the differences are usually noticeable at the first glance, on another hand all dialects are mutually intelligible.

Orthography
The Korolian language is written using the Korolian script, which uses a 27 letter alphabet and is descended from Nebskoslav runes, which over time crossed and mixed with Ryzani script, result being what is known as the Korolian script.

Occasionally in Nebskoslavia the Ryzani script is used to write Korolian. Or vice versa.

Religion
Ehwaism and Nebskoslav Vjara are the two dominant religions of the Korolians. Ehwaism includes a lot of Vjara traditions and beliefs.

There are some instances of Korolians adopting other religions, however this is rare due to how deep religion is entrenched in Korolian cutlure.

The Korolian Question (WIP)
The Korolian Question deals with Korolian and Pan-Korolian nationalism.

Pan-Korolian Answer
The Pan-Korolian Answer proposes the creation of a single centralised country encompassing all Korolian lands and peoples, however also focusing on the state being centered around Korolians without any other major ethnic or cultural groups.

Commonwealth Answer
The Commonwealth Answer proposes a state either akin or directly related to the I United Commonwealth with the intention of unifying all Korolians under a federal state, but also having other nations be part of it to strive for a common goal. This was partially achieved with the creation of the II United Commonwealth.

Nationalist Answer
The Nationalist Answer centres around the creation of nation-states based around the individual identities of Korolians (e.g. Nebskoslavs, Czervoslavs, Gdanycians, Svalmarcers). This became a popular line of thought after the collapse of the I United Commonwealth, especially due to the union's percieved weaknesses. Nationalists usually still support maintaining close relations with their fellow Korolians, but believe that they must all strive for their own goals.

Korolian Countries
This is a list of independent Korolian countries and administratively recognized Korolian regions within another countries.

Independent Countries

 * Region of Nova Žemja (for context see Novozemjan Warlord Period & Post-Civil War Nova Zemja) -II Csardom of Korolia -III United Commonwealth - III Svalmarc Imperium
 * United Crowns of Czervoslavia-Veldion

Provinces/States

 * Csardom of Nebskoslavia - within Ryzan, which is within the II United Crowns of Syltör