Dziatyczyn Autonomous Region

== About ==
The Dziatyczyn Autonomous Region (Zedrutian: Dziatyczyn Autonomiczny Region) was an autonomous region located in the Second Republic of Zedrutia. It is one of the three autonomous regions in Zedrutia that have their own governments and borders the regions of Prochod, Mazurkowskie, and the Chotyń Autonomous Region. It is one of the largest regions in Zedrutia, only behind the Chotyń Autonomous Region. The Dziatyczyn Autonomous Region, like many other Zedrutian autonomous regions, have their own legal systems, customs and laws which are not seen anywhere in the rest of Zedrutia.
The Dziatyczyn Autonomous Region was established in 1970 in the aftermath of the Zedrutian Revolution, with the newly elected Zedrutian government signing an agreement with the region's tribes, the Savorjan, Konip, and the Myaj peoples. The agreement granted autonomous rights to the indigenous population in Eastern Zedrutia and allowed for the establishment of Zedrutia's first two autonomous regions, the Chotyń Autonomous Region, and the Dziatyczyn Autonomous Region. The establishment of these two autonomous regions were part of Zedrutia's transition to a democracy.
Marcin's Shooting Range, along with the town that it is located in, is located in the Dziatyczyn Autonomous Region, along the highway connecting Dziatyczyn with the Chotyń Autonomous Region. The game, including some of the maps, all take place in the Eastern Zedrutian region.
== History ==
=== Prior to 1970 ===
Prior to the agreement which granted the regions of Eastern Zedrutia autonomy and the right to self-governance, the region was formerly named as the Apounou Region under Mongravian rule, and was formed after the three unorganized territories controlled by the Savorjans, Myajs, and Konips were merged together into one single region. The region was named after the Mongravian fortification known as Apounou (now the city of Dziatyczyn). This region, along with the Ayguade Region (now Chotyń Autonomous Region), enjoyed a certain level of autonomy due to the treaties which were signed between the Mongravians and the three indigenous tribes which lived there, allowing them to practice their cultures in peace and allowing a certain degree of autonomy in the region.
When Zedrutia gained independence in 1918, the Zedrutian government took control over the Apounou Region and began a process of Zedrutianization in the region, renaming the cities from their original Mongravian language to the Zedrutian language, and revoking the autonomy of the tribes and outlawing most of their practices. The Zedrutian language was heavily encouraged in the regions and in some areas including the entire city of Apounou both the Savorjan, Myaj and Konip languages were outlawed with the exception of the Mongravian language. The Apounou Region was renamed to the Dziatyczyn Voivodeship, officially making the region a part of Zedrutia proper. Zedrutian authorities were also ordered to take most children aged from 5 to 17 years and placing them in Catholic schools as part of the Zedrutian government's efforts. By the 1930s, a significant portion of the region's indigenous population embraced Catholic Christianity.
With the Ruralian invasion of Zedrutia in 1941, the Republic of Zedrutia was dismantled and the country was split into 5 regions which would become Ruralian one-party puppet states; The State of Starobrzyn, the Bełtów Governorate, the Independent State of New Gdansk, the Chotyń and Tarnochowice Military Administrations, and the Kiezyn Governorate. The Dziatyczyn Voivodeship was absorbed along with regions such as Prochod, Mazurkowskie, Kiezyn, and a portion of Posizm into the Kiezyn Governorate. The city of Dziatyczyn was transformed into a designated living space area for the Ruralian populations as part of a resettlement program, which led to almost a large portion of the city's population being deported there for a temporary time. A Savorjan uprising in the region occurred which led to the road from Dziatyczyn to Prochod being cut off. Dziatyczyn was liberated in 1943 after an allied campaign in Zedrutia which swept through the country in days.
After the Second Great War, Dziatyczyn was restored back to its status as a voivodeship in post-war Zedrutia. However in 1949 Zedrutia came under the rule of Wiktor August Drewnowski, who overthrew the Zedrutian democratic government in a coup and established the State of Zedrutia, a military dictatorship. Drewnowski's government suspended all political activities, but had also banned restrictions on the Savorjan, Myaj and Konip languages including residential schools. Drewnowski's oppressive policies would eventually lead to a wave of Zedrutian political activism and underground movements which led to the early formations of Savorjan underground resistance movements against the Drewnowski government. 
With the beginning of the Zedrutian Revolution in 1969, the indigenous populations in Dziatyczyn began participating in the revolution, occupying the city. However, they defied Zedrutian activists and soon they declared Dziatyczyn as an independent state. This however only lasted a day as Drewnowski's forces soon reentered the city and seized the town hall, however Drewnowski's government collapsed only a week later, and again the indigenous occupied the city. 
=== 1970 to present ===
After Drewnowski was overthrown from power and a provisional government was established in Kiezyn, the indigenous resistance movements continued to occupy the city, but when the Zedrutian Armed Forces were deployed to help keep the cities stable, these resistance movements were in a standoff with the Zedrutian Armed Forces, with some military personnel, that were of Savorjan origin, defecting to the side of the resistance movement. This situation also occurred in the city of Chotyń, where the indigenous had occupied the entire city and declared secession from Zedrutia. However, in 1970, both sides came together in Kiezyn to sign the Autonomy Agreement of 1970, which guaranteed that both Dziatyczyn and Chotyń were given autonomy and their status as autonomous regions, allowing both regions to be self-governed by the indigenous populations there, in exchange that the indigenous resistance there would cease fighting.
Dziatyczyn's status as a voivodeship in Zedrutia was dissolved, and the Dziatyczyn Autonomous Region was established on September 21st 1970. The first elections were held in the autonomous region on December 1970, with the autonomous region's first president entering office in 1971. Both Savorjan, Myaj and Konip languages were beginning to be encouraged and used by the autonomous region and Dziatyczyn began programs to revive the three ethnicities cultural heritages, and preserve its languages. The Kiezyn government also had directives guiding Dziatyczyn's tribal councils to establish the current judicial, legislative, and executive models. Dziatyczyn also set up local law enforcement in their own region, known as the Dziatyczyn Autonomous Region National Police to co-exist with the Zedrutian National Police.
However, despite potential for Dziatyczyn's autonomy, there were many setbacks to it. By the 1980s, crime levels in Dziatyczyn had begun to rise exponentially, due to the scale of poverty rates in the region. The autonomous government in Dziatyczyn was also known to be corrupt, along with Dziatyczyn's law enforcement which were being constantly bribed which allowed a majority of the crimes to go unpunished. By 1989, both the Dziatyczyn and Chotyń Autonomous Regions had higher crime rates compared to the voivodeships in Zedrutia proper. By the early 1990s, organized crime were beginning to smuggle contraband into the country through Dziatyczyn and Chotyń, prompting the Zedrutian government to begin a restructuring of Dziatyczyn's autonomous government which led to controversy between the indigenous and the Kiezyn government. In 1991, Savorjan activists blocked roads leading to Kiezyn in protest of the Kiezyn government's restructuring, stating it as a coup d'etat orchestrated by the elite in Kiezyn. 
By the 2000s, crime rates in Dziatyczyn had gradually gone down by 40%, a massive improvement compared to the high crime rates which were recorded in the 1980s, and by the late 2000s the autonomous region has seen large development in its cities, especially Dziatyczyn, where large parts of the city are undergoing through gentrification. However, the autonomous government has been concerned with the decline of the use of Savorjan, Myaj and Konip as a language, with most of it often being forgotten amongst the younger generations as some of them have been beginning to speak in the Zedrutian language. Chotyń is also going through a similar fate.
== Demographics ==
On the 2012 census around 516,213 people identified themselves as Savorjan, 325,205 identified themselves as Myaj, while 224,365 identified themselves as Konip. Around 219.325 identified themselves as Polish, some other group or anybody with more than one ancestry. The census also recorded around 380,400 individuals who report speaking a language at home that isn't Polish or report speaking two languages at home. The average family size was around 5.1, and the average household in Dziatyczyn was home to around 5.3 persons. The average household income in 2012 was around $45,424. A majority of the population adheres to Catholic Christianity, while a small minority of Dziatyczyn's population adheres to other religions such as animism or paganism. 
== Governance ==
Dziatyczyn's current judicial system was created by its tribal council in 1971. It established a separate branch of government which became effective the following year. As of 2012, there are ten judicial districts centered respectively in Dziatyczyn, Myajdela, Savorjanta, and Konipichi. Dziatyczyn's presidency in its current form was created in 1971, with directives from the Kiezyn government guiding it to establish the autonomous region's first judicial, legislative and executive models. Qualifications for the position for president of Dziatyczyn include fluency in either the Savorjan, Myaj or Konip languages. Dziatyczyn's term limits allow only two consecutive terms. Dziatyczyn also has its own legislative branch known as the Dziatyczyn Autonomous Region Council. It consists of around 30 delegates which are elected every 5 years by registered voters in Dziatyczyn.
Dziatyczyn also has its own law enforcement called the Dziatyczyn Autonomous Region National Police (D.A.R.N.P), established in 1972. Certain classes of crimes such as capital cases are prosecuted in Zedrutian courts instead. Law enforcement functions in Dziatyczyn was delegated to the departments of Wildlife and Animal Control, the Resource Enforcement, and Forestry Law Enforcement officers. They also cooperate with the Zedrutian National Police. However, D.A.R.N.P are accused by indigenous activists in Dziatyczyn of corruption and mismanagement.
== Economy ==
Dziatyczyn's economy and culture had long been based on the raising of livestock. The Myaj and Konip are known for raising sheeps and goats, selling and processing the wool or weave blankets and rugs to be sold to markets in Dziatyczyn. The Savorjans however are noted for their skull in creating traditional jewelry or traditional arts, such as sculptures and traditional pottery. Dziatyczyn also has a mixture of industry and business which has provided the region with alternative opportunities to traditional occupations. About 34% of families in Dziatyczyn live below the poverty rate in Eastern Zedrutia.
Economic development within the region has fluctuated over its history since its establishment in 1970, but has remained largely limited. One of the obstacles to investment has been the two land management systems. Lands held by the indigenous are leased to individuals for specific purposes, such as the construction of homes or for livestock. Another obstacle is the wide-ranging bureaucracy which has created a complex network that has become cumbersome and time-consuming for investors and businesses to navigate in Dziatyczyn. 
Dziatyczyn workers instead find employment in the nearby regions such as Mazurkowskie or Prochod. Because of the remoteness of most of the communities in Dziatyczyn, the commute times may vary. Economic factors have led to a sizeable portion of the region's workforce to temporarily or permnanently relocate to these voivodeships or to large cities such as Kiezyn or New Gdansk. Most of Dziatyczyn's college students and graduates prefer to live in other voivodeships in Zedrutia proper rather than move to Dziatyczyn because of low abundance of employment opportunities. This phenomenon is known as the brain drain, where individuals who are highly skilled or highly educated are attracted to a location with different or more better economic opportunities.
Mining provided significant income to the Dziatyczyn Autonomous Region, but in the early 21st century many of these mines have closed. Despite this, mining still provides significant revenues to the tribe in terms of leases.
== Media ==
=== Naród Dziatyczyn ===
Naród Dziatyczyn (Dziatyczyn Nation) is the largest Eastern Zedrutian newspaper company in Zedrutia. It was founded in 1971 and began printing and publishing papers since its founding. It was privatized in 1973. Most of its newspapers are distributed to cities and areas all across the Dziatyczyn Autonomous Region, with its newspapers often being distributed to areas such as Mazurkowskie or Chotyń. Dziatyczyn Nation gained controversy in 2007 after it had published a caricature of then-Zedrutian president Gerwazy Oktawian, after Gerwazy declared martial law in the country following the New Gdansk attacks in 2007.
=== Lokalny Głos ===
Lokalny Głos (Local Voice) is a radio station in Dziatyczyn. It uses both Polish, Myaj, Konip and Savorjan languages. It broadcasts tribal music of both ethnicities and audios from ceremonial dances, along with Zedrutian music. Most of Lokalny Głos's announcers are bilingual, and broadcast in English and mostly Savorjan. 
=== Czasy Chotyń ===
Czasy Chotyń (Chotyń Times) is a Eastern Zedrutian newspaper company based in the Chotyń Autonomous Region. It was founded in 1979. Despite being based in the Chotyń Autonomous Region, Czasy Chotyń's newspapers are distributed to the bordering regions of the Dziatyczyn Autonomous Region, especially in communities such as Verovo.
== Known locations ==
=== Verovo ===
Verovo is a town located beside the Dziatyczyn-Chotyń highway. Most of the towns population lives below the poverty line and is a remote location. When the Ruralians occupied Verovo in 1941, the Ruralians burned a significant portion of the town in 1942 after finding out that the town had helped the resistance in the region. After the war, Verovo was rebuilt, but a part of the town was left abandoned as a memory to the lives lost in the tragic massacre. The town became largely known to the public due to a place known as Marcin's Shooting Range, owned by a former Zedrutian criminal who was known as Lev Marcin. His shooting range boosted the popularity of the town which led to a politician visiting it in the early 1980s. However, Verovo came back to what it was after Lev Marcin was assassinated in 1995.
=== Unnamed town ===
Located north of Verovo, this town was located on the Dziatyczyn-Chotyń highway. It also had a much more significant history along with Verovo. When the resistance members heard of the Ruralians burning down the nearby town, the resistance helped most of the villagers and brought them there to the top of a mountain where they successfully escaped. The Zedrutian resistance members began heavily fighting against the Ruralian units which surrounded them, which led to the town being besieged. Eventually all of them were killed off, and in the post-war period a memorial was built dedicated to most of these members in 1967, despite Drewnowski's refusal. In the 1980s, the town had seen an increase in crime along with many other similar communities at the time, and by the 1990s it was already beginning to turn worse.
== Notable people ==
* Lev Marcin (1939 - 1995) former Zedrutian criminal of half Savorjan descent
* Jakub Marcin (1972 - 2045) son of Lev Marcin
== Trivia ==
* The Eastern Zedrutian regions known as Dziatyczyn Autonomous Region and the Chotyń Autonomous Region are all based off of two regions in real life. Both of these regions are based and inspired off of the East Malaysian states of Sabah and Sarawak, which are both autonomous regions, and the indigenous groups make up a majority of Sabah and Sarawak's populations. Mistyerisa, the founder of New Shingleton, is a Sarawakian.
* The Dziatyczyn Autonomous Region and the Chotyń Autonomous Region both have completely different names during the early versions of Zedrutia's lore. Initially, Dziatyczyn was formerly named as Dzuathichyn, while Chotyń was formerly named as Mikow. These names have been changed during the rewriting process. This also goes for almost all of Zedrutia's cities.