Lynskip

Lynskip (Jonish: Lijnskip; Lynskese: Lijnschip; Linswuse: Линскип, Linskip) is a province of Jonathia. It borders Jersey to the west, Arizaia to the south, and Lolland to the east. One of the smallest provinces by population, it houses a controlling majority of the Linswust, a large desert comprising of 62.8% of Jonathia's desert land.
Lynskip is known for having a barren and stifling climate, often having massive heatwaves, and having record high temperatures. While it benefits from the trade of sand to glass producers, other supplies are scarce. Wood, food, and water are usually imported in from neighbouring Jersey and Arizaia, making Lyvena one of the poorest provinces in Jonathia. Oil is scarcely available; the last oil deposit in the province finally dried up in 2012. Lynskip's total GDP as of 2021 is JN₳368.1m.
== Etymology ==
Lynskip is a combination of the names Linswust, a desert which Lynskip is completely subsumed in, and the Schiepel Road, the longest road in the province, and at the time of it's construction the only way in to the province from Lolland.
== History ==
=== First settlements (240 BCE - 109 CE) ===
Proof of early settlements in Lynskip go as far back as 240 BCE, when a tribe of humans known to historians as Lynprobs, meaning Lynskip peoples, ventured into the hilly landscape. At the time, grass, water, and trees were supposedly abundant in the area, allowing food and supplies to make it into the area.
=== Conversion into desert and mass exodus of population (1810 - 1947) ===
Lynskip's transformation into a desert began in 1810 when resources in the area began to run out. A heavy drought caused the river to dry out, which was made worse when Jersey built a dam in order to supply crops to their province, leaving Lynskip in a waterless situation for years. The logging industry left the area in 1832 after it became clear there were not enough trees to supply the area. Many settlements became abandoned, and the population of Lynskip sharply decreased from the 26 million in 1800 to 1 million in 1834.
Lynskip fared better than many other east Jonathian provinces during the Great War, suffering few casualties due to it's rurality.
== See also ==
Category:Jonathia
Category:Jonathian provinces
Category:Provinces
Category:Lynskip