Kaedeki

Kaedeki, officially The Theocratic Shogunate of Kaedeki, is an island nation located in the middle of nowhere. Situated somewhere, it extends from this place to the other place. Kaedeki spans an archipelago of nearly 27 islands, with only 7 of them being permanently populated. Kaedeki's more notable islands include Hisumire (formerly Hesmèr), Sayakiri, Ameshima, Shinseito, and Akahi. Yoitama is the political and administrative capital of Kaedeki, while Kyoba is the largest city. Hōfu, located on the isolated island of Shinseito, serves as the religious capital and a religious mecca for many Kaedereijin. Other major cities include the Fox City of Sayakiri, Nanada, Mishi, Houyoku, and Jinsan.

Kaedeki is moderately populated with its more populated islands usually housing about 750,000 Kaedereijin. Most of Kaedeki is mountainous, and volcanos are scattered across the archipelago, some of which are active. However, the only inhabited volcanic islands are all dormant or extinct, the most notable of which being Hisumire where both Yoitama and Kyoba are located. Otherwise, most of Kaedeki's population is centered around the coast as a result of a developing seaside culture in prehistory, and Nanada is the only city with a population above 500,000 to not have any access to the sea. Kaedeki is split into 8 main regions and further divided into 55 prefectures, each of which having several districts.

Archaeology has shown Kaedeki to have been continuously inhabited, primarily in the coastal areas of Sayakiri and Shinseito, for at least 7500 years. Under the guidance of the Kazeshin, the Wind God, the early Nishimuran civilisation gradually spread out to other nearby islands, before forming what would be the Nishimura Fiefdom. After a long period of isolationism under the Kazeshin, the Nishimura Fiefdom opened up to the multiverse. They were known for their strong naval force, with many of the war-boats used still preserved to this day. After a brief period of vassalage under the Shirohoujin, independence was regained and Kazeshin has remained a shogunate under the Kazeshin and Hōfu Shrine ever since.

Kaedeki is a theocratic autocracy, and a highly developed country with an advanced high-income economy and a high quality of life. However, severe wealth inequality has destabilised Kaedeki in recent years, and its human development index has experienced a 8th consecutive year with a decrease. Kaedeki is well-known for its noteworthy cultural and religious heritage, and influential pop culture and cuisine. Its colossal tourism industry coupled with a booming fruit industry classify it as a middle power.

Name
The name Kaedeki is derived from the Kaedego word for wind, kaede "風", and a placename suffix, -ki "林". Not much is known regarding the origins of the name or why it came to be, but there have been a few myths suggested, with the most common one being that "Kaedeki" was named as a tribute by the Nishimura clan to the Kazeshin, the Wind God and the Nishimura clan's resident god. "Nishimura" itself is an archaic and outdated name for Kaedeki, with its only usage being in ancient texts and literature.

The Karago name "Fenglin" (Karago: 風林; romanisation: fēnglín) is a translation of the Kaedego name, and the official Shirohougo name "Fengrin" is a direct transliteration of the Karago word. However, it is becoming more popular for Shirohoujin to call Kaedeki by its Kaedego namesake, and "Fengrin" is becoming slightly outdated.

Pre-history
Kaedeki has been populated since the Zenshijidai period, approximately 5500 years before the Tanjounen, with the earliest known evidence (Hayai Hakken) of habitation in Kaedeki being simple tools dated to around 7340 Zenji in Sayakiri. The other Kaedereino islands, despite their proximity to Sayakiri, were only populated from 6500 Zenji onwards, 820 years after the Hayai Hakken. Evidence of prehistoric society are all but scant, with the only remnants being several artifacts, especially chisels, that pointed to the development of stonemasonry around 6000 Zenji.

The earliest traces of writing were found in a Shinseito cavern, containing undeciphered text that was thought to be remnants of a perished civilisation. In Kazeshin theology, the writings were formed by the Kazeshin as a warning to the Mamai civilisation, which was then destroyed approximately 6000 years before the Tanjounen. The early civilisations of the Kaedeki archipelago were mostly sea-dwelling and sedentary, with migration happening over a prolonged period of time. The last of Kaedeki's major islands, Yonahoshi, was settled in around 3200 Zenji.

The Kyouten indicates the birth of what is now Kaedeki to be in 6323 Zenji, when the Kazeshin endorsed the Nishimura civilisation. According to Kazeshin theology, the Kazeshin was a timeless spirit inhabiting Shinseito and caused the surrounding waters to be torrential and windy, making approaching the island unsafe if not deadly. When the Nishimura civilisation successfully made landfall on Shinseito, the Kazeshin was appeased and became their guardian spirit. The Kyouten also speaks of similar spirits inhabiting the other Kaedeki islands, but not much is known regarding their demise; the Kyouten tells of the Kazeshin defeating the other spirits in a melee more than 10,000 years before the Tanjounen, and it was the sole spirit in the Kaedeki archipelago for more than 3000 years.

Writing on Shinseito evolved to tree bark carvings, before an early prototype of paper was invented around 5500 Zenji. The earliest manuscripts of the Kyouten were allegedly written using this early form of paper but there are no surviving copies of them left. Traces of rice cultivation was found on Ameshima, while the Ahano civilisation was known to rear livestock from the Kyouten. Hisumire also had traces of clay pottery dating around 5000 Zenji.

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