Nacafi

Nacafi (/na͜tʃafi/, Lashe Felse: naca fi "Between rivers"), since the Civil War officially the Nacafian Union (LF: Erkeskijo Nacafi), is a country in the Southwest of the Eastern Continent, at the eastern shore of the Bay of Rhāhle. It lies between Druan Tapiria and Tbrum Woz̧dz̧ã to the Southwest, Lævzkrjanfo to the South, Teńku to the Southeast, Vanuria to the East and Dtakatto to the North and Northeast. The greatest ethnic group in Nacafi are Ankacau humans. The country's capital is Loiskame and its most populous city is Pfaumusu.
After experiencing a Civil War that overthrew the old Kingdom of Nacafi, the Nacafian Union was formed as a quasi-monarchy ruled by the High Governor of the State. The seat of power is located in Pfaumusu, while Loiskame is still regarded the capital for historical reasons. Currently, the seat of power is vacant after His Holiness Cotsono II. was assassinated. The de facto ruler of Nacafi is head of command General Lasang Rakhjoben.
For most of its history, Nacafi has mainly been in contact with the nations of the Rhāhle or Southwestern Peninsula. The Nacafian Union is a member of the Haven Chain Confederation. Together with its close allies Ràl Atsèl and Tapiria, and the thalassocratic Tbrum Plo Tbrov, Nacafi is one of the most influential countries of the Peninsula cultural region. Nacafi also has one of the highest populations among all countries. Nacafi is a colonizer state, with a small colony on the mediterranean island of Elume.
== Overview ==
Basic Statistics (21.09.2022)
RITR	REDU	RGOV	RMOB	RINV	№ of cities (fortified)	№ of armies	№ of fleets	№ of CULT
15 	15 	11 	12 	13 	21 (8) 	6 	1 	8
For Nacafi's map and spreadsheet actions on discord, see Nacafi/Actions.
For Nacafi's world news on the discord, see Nacafi/Lore.
== History ==
Note: Nacafian years are written using the AT notation, standing for "After [the birth of] Tashmang".
=== Early History ===
The human populations of ancient Nacafi originated from a people living at the southern shore of the Bay of Rhahle who spoke the Proto-Southern language. A group of tribes migrated northeast along the coast to a place called the Red Coast (tsirna cafus), where their language evolved into Old Cafian. The main Cafian tribes were the Sefensefi, Ankacau, Naliratsoi, Umu and Kxopa. The Ankacau settled in the grasslands between the rivers Hommon and Lengaga nowadays known as Inner Nacafi. They soon assimilated the Sefensefi and minor tribes along the coast and founded the Nacafian Nation.
=== The Absolutist Kingdom of Nacafi ===
see Kingdom of Nacafi (23-80 AT)
=== Succession Conflict and Civil War ===
In year 77 AT, Nacafian explorers founded a small colony on Elume, Sunkaitin ("Wet Season Acre"), with a coastal settlement called Catohaza. Nacafi is a late colonizer of the second wave, with Sunkaitin being the smallest colony. Loiskame officials had made clear that the Kingdom's plan was not expansionism, but the establishment of a thriving trade port. The colony made peaceful contact with mediterranean nations such as Shrivipahit, a mercantile thalassocracy that helped facilitate trade with the colonies. Nacafi sent a permanent ambassador to Shrivipahit the year after.
Internal conflict arose when the line of succession was unclear during the late years of aged King Tashmang II. The King had no son, therefore there was no other direct male descendant of his father Tashmang I. Tashmang II. arranged a marriage of his daughter Pammane with his half-sister Cifilka's son Tashmang the Brave, preparing him for the throne. However, the grandson of King Tashmang I.'s younger brother Sholon, Numcokh the Wise, would be the next patrilineal heir. Tashmang the Wise's cousin Kensal the Younger, son of Tashmang's second half-sister Joshan, also raised his claim to the throne. He was governor of the south and ruler of Pfaumusu, Nacafi's largest city. He threatened that if "the idiot who is called Tashmang the Brave" became King, Southern Nacafi would split off from the rest of the Kingdom.
In 79 AT, with the exotic goods from its new colony, Nacafi purchased a piece of land from Tapiria which would become the Inner Rud province. Nacafi had for decades expressed a claim on the area.
When Tashmang II. became bedridden after suffering a stroke in 79 AT, his son secured the Forbidden Grounds with Loiskame's militia and denied Numcokh entry to the area. Numcokh, who had many supporters among Loiskame's scholars, riled up rebels to fight the army. Tashmang the Brave's 50-year old father Vango was reportedly killed during the clashes. The uprising led Tashmang the Brave to openly declare Numcokh an outlaw and commanded Loiskame's army to capture him and his wife Tomme (Tashmang's younger sister), which they did. However, as soon as he had heard of Tashmang's declaration, Kensal the Younger came to besiege Loiskame "until lawful Numcokh was freed and Tashmang thrown out of the holy city".
Tashmang the Brave ordered troops from Vanjemash and Tsirnacaf to end the siege of Loiskame, and successfully pushed the line of battle further south. In 80 AT, Southern Nacafi reacted by blocking the ports of Tsirnacaf and Laina, Loiskames connection to the sea. Northern rebels fought against Umu loyalists in Vanjemash, Nacafi's most important weapon production site, and essentially shut off the supply routes from Mullus Kapter and to Loiskame. Loyalists marched upon Pfaumusu and Vemon Tashmangar, but were stopped by Southern forces and Toede militia. They were unable to besiege Pfaumusu and without success withdrew from the province few days later. When King Tashmang II. died later that year, Tashmang the Brave declared himself King of Nacafi, in an effort to keep up morale even though his troops were retreating.
In 81 AT, the Southern army besieged Loiskame once again. This time, the capital fell after two weeks, and Southern forces were able to capture Tashmang the Brave and free a physically weakened Numcokh from the dungeons below the Forbidden Grounds. However, they weren't successful at forcing the Northern Command to surrender unconditionally and couldn't agree upon an armistice with Umu Loyalists. Governor Kensal the Younger proclaimed that the House of Tassalus was no longer a reliable government for Nacafi, but could remain the ruling power of a semi-autonomous Northern Kingdom within a Nacafian Republic. He nevertheless explicitly forbid the crowning of Tashmang the Brave and exiled him to the Sunkaitin Colony.
Overall, the Civil War made the advanced nation of antebellum Nacafi drop back behind other nations, especially those in the rapidly growing trade unions. The war also curbed Nacafi's membership negotiations into the Haven Chain Confederation (HCC).
=== Regency of Cotsono I. and Nacafi-Ujozan War ===
After converting to the ultraorthodox vetregetheistic Order of the First Lord, High Governor Kensal the Younger adopted the name His Holiness Cotsono I. ("the shining one") and began restricting religious freedom within Nacafi. Many people of different faith migrated either to the northern Tassal Kingdom or the more promising Sunkaitin colony. In 89 AT, Cotsono I. forbade King Numcokh to enact laws in Northern Nacafi. In 95 AT, the Nacafian and Tènevan government agreed upon building a trade route from Vemon Tashmangar through Femmaule and Vanuria into Tènevan heartland, with a branch going south through Tengku into the Gip'Gero colony. 
Between 93 and 96 AT, violent clashes between border guards and Ujozan rebels in Loshui Upland increased. After the Arshbishop of Shoihum, Mene Havapong, was assassinated by pro-Ujozan separatists, Nacafi attacked and seized the Ujozan capital Tsunnulara. While doing so, the military established a supply route through the Lethennian province of Pfallima, which was later annexed. At the same time, Lævzkrjanfoan vikings subjugated the remaining Ujozan and Lethennian coast. The Ujozan forces had to retreat to the short-lived Ujozan enclave within Nacafi. 
In the early year 99 AT, Cotsono I. resigned due to an illness affecting his nervous system. He was succeeded by his secondborn son Cotsono II. After just three years of regency, Cotsono II. was stabbed to death while holding a speech in Tsirnacaf in 102 AT. Head of command Lasang Rakhjoben became the de facto ruler of Nacafi. 
=== Military Junta and the Doom ===
In 102 AT, Lasang explained in a Loiskame speech that the military command would rule over Nacafi until a divine heir was found. With Cotsono II. leaving no offspring behind, this would prove difficult and arbitrary. He declared that Cotsono II.'s older brother Kxome Dada was "clearly not sane enough" to be in power. He further announced a state of "frozen politics" and promised the "safety and continuation of all national affairs".
In 103 AT, the Sunkaitin colony declared its independence, complaining of exploitation and unequal treatment by the military junta. The government had been undoing all admissions made by Catohaza-friendly Cotsono II., threatening the trade hub's autonomy. The Nacafian government responded with a preparation of its naval fleet for a subjugation of Sunkaitin by force. Nacafi's economy, only slowly growing under theocratic rule, was at this point highly dependent on the colony's exports. 
== Population ==
The country is home of the Ankacau people, a former tribe expanding out into the grassland steppe and building fortified settlements. The Ankacau are humans with a dark skin color. Originally their tribe settled in the area between the two rivers Hommon and Lengaga, but later expanded as far south as to the Loshui Upland and northeastward into former Kxopa territory. Several other tribes are present in Nacafi, most notably Umu, Vanurians, Combali and, in the colony, Cointi. Other species include Toede and Centaurs.
=== Largest Settlements ===
For further information see Nacafi/Cities
Below is a list of the ten largest settlements of Nacafi. Bold cities are provincial capitals. The national capital Loiskame is underlined.
Rank	City 	Pronunciation 	Region 	Etymology
1 	Pfaumusu 	/ˈ͜pfaʊ̯muzu/, /fʉ.mu.su/	Pfaumusu Province	pfau musu "buffalo ford"
2 	Loiskame 	/ˈlɔɪ̯skame/, /lɛska/ 	Hommon Province 	loise kame "antelope rock"
3 	Kanvarus 	/ˈkan.va.rus/ 	Ruste-Esh 	kanva rud "thicket of Rud"
4 	Tsirnacaf 	/ˈt͜sirna͜tʃaf/ 	Hommon Province 	tsirna cafus "red coast"
5 	Sizon 	/si.ˈzon/ 	Sessefi Coast 	
6 	Vanjemash 	/ˈvanjemaʃ/ 	Hommon Province 	vanju mash "deep shaft"
7 	Vemon Tashmangar	/veˈmon taʃˈmaŋgar/ 	Ruste-Esh 	ve-mon Tashmang-ar "King Tashmang's resting place"
8 	Marzapoga 	/marzaˈpoga/ 	Hommon Province 	marza Poga "shrine for Poga"
9 	Shoihum 	/ˈʃɔi.hum/ 	Loshui Upland 	Toede Söym Mpai /ʂœy̯m ʘai̯/ "spawning pond of the tall ones"
10 	Mullus Kapter 	/ˈmullus ˈkapter/ 	Kxopo-Kxelaste 	kmullous kapte-r "woman's hillfort"
=== Centaurs ===
For further information see Centaurs in Nacafi 
The Rafute plains and Raffir rise are home to at least seven nomadic Centaur (called na-Pomis) tribes. 
=== Toede ===
Several populations of Toede, sentient amphibian cave- and forest-dwellers who resemble toads, live in the Loshui Uplands. They are consulted by human shamans to receive predictions about the weather and a person's fertility. They speak the Toede (or Toide in Lashe Felse) language, an analytic language with clicks and diphthongs, making it difficult to pronounce by most native Lashe Felse speakers. The Toede call humans ʂœy̯m or "tall ones". 
=== Vanurians ===
Vanurian nomads live close to the border to the Vanurian autonomous province of Tèneva.
=== Combali ===
The Combali are a nomadic people living in the area around and south of the eponymous Lake Combal in the Femmaule Protectorate.
=== Cointi ===
For further information see Sunkaitin
The Cointi (Northern LF: /ˈtʃoɪ̯n.ti/ Southern LF: /ˈtʃøn.ti/, from Söntji Tjönti /tɕʰœn.tʰi/ meaning "people, men") are the Native population of Nacafi's Sunkaitin colony. They speak a language isolate called Söntji.
== Geography ==
Nacafi is located in the western part of the Great Grasslands, with larger forests only to be found in the southern third of the country, mainly in the Rud region and the Loshui Upland. The landscape is mostly flat with some hills in the northeast and mountains in the south, the highest elevation being the sacred volcano Cimel (LF) or Wörräi (Toede).
The two main river systems running through Nacafi are the Hommon River (from Lashe Felse omon "heron") to the North and the shorter, but bigger in terms of discharge, Lengaga River (from LF len gaga "loud water") to the South, both flowing east to west into the Bay of Rhāhle. Another notable river is the Esh River (LF esh "olive tree"), which originates in the southern part of the Upper Esh province and flows northwards through the Shobela woodlands and Pfaumusu into the Bay of Rhāhle. It is only navigable downstream of Pfaumusu. Nacafi's largest waterbody is Lake Combal, an endorheic salt lake in the Femmaule protectorate. Numerous other lakes can be found in the less arid regions, especially in the Loshui Upland (e.g. the Bitter Lakes).
The climate of Nacafi is relatively arid, with rainfall decreasing from south to north. This is because of the trade winds creating a prevailing offshore breeze. Nacafi is one of the windiest countries in the world.
=== Fauna ===
Nacafi is home to the typical animals of the western grasslands. This includes antelopes, buffalo, wild horses, foxes, meerkats, pangolins and minks.
The spitting vulture and royal heron are common birds of prey in Nacafi's steppe.
Nacafi's national emblems are the Cafian Pangolin and the Royal Heron.
=== Flora ===
Northern and Eastern Nacafi have low floral biodiversity due to the arid climate of the grasslands. The vegetation is mostly Poaceae (grasses) and shrubs.
In the South region, the woodlands are home to mediterranean tree species such as acacia and olive trees. Further south, in the Easterly Rud region, deciduous forests are the dominant vegetation.
== Languages ==
The dominant language in Nacafi is called Lashe Felse ("good tongue"), a descendant of Old Cafian, a language spoken along Nacafi's northern coast during the tribal age. Old Cafian is itself a descendant of Proto-Southern, making it a sister language of the related Peninsular languages and the Grasslandish languages such as Râşduranŷn. Other languages in Nacafi descending from Old Cafian are Umu, Combal and the extinct Sessefian language.
Many merchants and diplomats speak Ràl as a second language due to frequent contact with people of Ràl Atsèl. Inhabitants of Catohaza have developed a creole when communicating with the Natives who speak Söntji. Many humans trading and coexisting with Toede populations are able to speak Human Toede.
== Politics ==
=== Geopolitical Divisions ===
Nacafi consists of seventeen Provinces. The majority was created out of the old Regions by the means of King Tashmang II.'s local government reform. There is still a historical division between the North and the South. The largest Province is the Protectorate of Femmaule in the east. The smallest but most densely populated one is the Pfaumusu Province which contains Nacafi's largest city Pfaumusu, while most people live in the Hommon Province. The provinces to the North and East are generally less densely populated than those at the coast and to the South.
The national capital Loiskame legally is not part of any Province, although it is geographically located in the Hommon Province.
Since the end of the Civil War, the three northern most provinces Racaite, Kxopo-Kelaste and the Hommon Province make up the autonomous Tassal Kingdom ruled by the Minapalsa Dynasty. The provinces annexed during the Nacafi-Ujozan War are sometimes called Transnacafi. 
Divisions of Nacafi
Province 	Provincial Capital	Districts 	Etymology
Racaite 	Bon 	Raca 	The Rakshay River
Racaite 	Bon 	 	
Racaite 	Bon 	Western Takte 	Dtakatto (Takato) to the North
Racaite 	Bon 	Old March 	Used to be the Racai March, from the Rakshay tribes to the North
Kxopo-Kelaste 	Mullus Kapter 	Eastern Takte 	Dtakatto (Takato) to the North
Kxopo-Kelaste 	Mullus Kapter 	Tarnaca 	"two rivers"; Kelas and Raca river
Kxopo-Kelaste 	Mullus Kapter 	Kelas March 	Kelas to the East
Kxopo-Kelaste 	Mullus Kapter 	Ver Kxopa 	The former Kxopa kingdom
Kxopo-Kelaste 	Mullus Kapter 	Northern Umuland 	The Umu people; used to be the Umu Strip
Hommon Province 	Vanjemash 	Inner Nacafi 	Between the rivers Hommon and Lengaga
Hommon Province 	Vanjemash 	Red Coast 	Possibly from of algae blooms
Hommon Province 	Vanjemash 	Gever Liratsoi 	gever liratsoi "lands of fire", from frequent bushfires
Hommon Province 	Vanjemash 	Western Umuland 	The Umu people; used to be the Umu Strip
Hommon Province 	Vanjemash 	Raffir Rise 	rafa fir "far sun", e.g. "far east"
Ruste-Esh 	Kanvarus 	Rafute Plains 	rafa ute "near the sun(rise)", e.g. "eastern"
Ruste-Esh 	Kanvarus 	Shobela Woodlands	sho bela "southern forest"
Ruste-Esh 	Kanvarus 	Upper Esh 	esh "olive tree"
Ruste-Esh 	Kanvarus 	Napomissar 	"of the Centaurs"
Ruste-Esh 	Kanvarus 	Ver Jummang 	ver jum-mang "land without clearing"
Outer Rud 	Tsellopon 	 	
Outer Rud 	Tsellopon 	Nepta 	
Outer Rud 	Tsellopon 	 	
Inner Rud 	Lembela 	 	
Loshui Upland 	Shoihum 	 	
Loshui Upland 	Shoihum 	 	
Femmaule Protectorate 	Unnaka 	Hommon Valley 	Hommon River
Femmaule Protectorate 	Unnaka 	 	
Femmaule Protectorate 	Unnaka 	Unnaka 	
Femmaule Protectorate 	Unnaka 	 	
Femmaule Protectorate 	Unnaka 	West Combal 	
Femmaule Protectorate 	Unnaka 	East Combal 	
Tsastavar Valley 	Insensen 	 	
The Tsastavar river 	 	 	
Sessefi Coast 	Sizon 	 	
The Sefensefi (sefinas hefi "made to smell good") people	 	 	
Pfaumusu Province 	Pfaumusu 	- 	Area around the city of Pfaumusu
Duistu 	Foroguton 	- 	
Pfallima 	Manasal 	 	Of Lethennian origin
Ujus Loko 	Marla Cotsonor 	 	"montane/mountain Ujoza"
Ujus San 	Tsunnulara 	 	"maritime/sea Ujoza"
Tilia 	Kxentsoi 	- 	
Sunkaitin 	Catohaza 	- 	sun kaitin "wet season acre" or "winter morrow", from the tropical climate
=== Political System ===
Nacafi's political system after the civil war is a de facto theocracy under the dictatorship of the High Governor who is also the head of the vetregetheist Order of the First Lord. The current ruler is Cotsono II. of Nacafi.
=== Constitution ===
As the first nation of the Southwestern Peninsula cultural region, Nacafi adopted a code of law called the Purki Natserer ("Tablet of the Waves"). King Birmanka proclaimed that, during his insightful life in a cave by the sea, a large rock had been washed ashore by the stormy sea, which contained detailed inscriptions explaining how Nacafi should be governed. The rock had, however, eroded away within days. It took Birmanka and his counselors four years to translate the divine concepts of the tablet into comprehensible language. The code of law was inscribed into another large monolith placed on a plaza facing the Loiskame Necropolis, implying that Birmanka aimed to impose his set of laws even on the dead, who, according to Ankacau faith, participate in mundane life. 
The Purki Natserer lays down rules for the political division of Nacafi, forbids 417 acts of peacebreaking and governs how olive oil is to be processed and traded. 
=== Foreign Relations ===
Prior to its downfall, the Ankacau had vivid trading relationships to their closest neighbor and ally, Rudsaȼen. In Year 1, King Birmanka reached out to Rudsaȼen and arranged a meeting between Nacafi's Representative Pfovodikh Garan and a Saȼenian delegation to discuss trading and territorial rapprochement. Shortly after the discussions, the Ankacau claimed new territories to the southeast. At a second meeting, the representatives of Rudsaȼen and Nacafi shared their most important inventions to align their development. Via Rudsaȼen, Nacafi is in contact with the other nations of the Southwestern Peninsula. A trade route was established that runs from Loiskame, Pfaumusu and Kanvarus through Rudɨsd (Rudsaȼen) and Tapiria City (Tapiria) to Tháhutihém (Ràl Atsèl). Paths branch off to the northern Peninsula (Raka Lana and Plo Tbrov) and southwards to Woz̧dz̧ã.
In the year 2, delegates from Nacafi and Ràl Atsèl met to exchange strategies of government and shared military knowledge. A people's army was formed under the guidance and supervision of the Gravekeepers' Guild, with hierarchies and equipment partially copied from Ràl Atsèl military.
In the year 3, first contact with the expanding Nation of Dtakatto was made and diplomats agreed upon a common border close to the Rakshay river. Both nations perceived the Rakshay tribe as a threat to peace in the region and didn't rule out a military intervention.
In the year 4, trade with Ràl Atsèl and Tapiria reached a new high after Tapiria's annexion of Rudsaȼen. However, political tensions arose when both Tapiria and Nacafi expressed interest in the territory north of Ujoza. Diplomats agreed that Nacafi would incorporate the Loshui Uplands on condition of raising no claims on Wozdza territory and keeping peaceful relationships with Ujoza.
=== Loiskame ===
Loiskame (LF: loise kame "Antelope rock"), the capital of Nacafi, lies on the northern banks of the lower Lengaga River. The city is named after a rock formation protruding from the prairie, which serves as a natural defensive barrier of the inner city. Loiskame has a low population density typical for Ankacau settlements of religious importance, because the inhabited areas are frequently interrupted by tombs and shrines.
Nearby quarries make it possible for Loiskame to be the city with the highest percentage of stone buildings in Nacafi.
== Agriculture and Economy ==
=== Crops ===
The most important crop grown in Nacafi is wheat. In the forested South, the country produces fruit such as olives, figs and apricots.
==== Irrigation ====
The arid grasslands of central and northern Nacafi require man-made irrigation to make the cultivation of crops possible. The flat land is ideal for digging trenches for irrigation, and the invention of a vertical wind turbine, the Gornakh, allows for pumping water to higher elevations or out of the ground.
=== Livestock ===
The most common livestock are muzu buffalos. (tbc)
=== Other domesticated animals ===
Ankacau and related grous have domesticated a breed of grassland sight hounds, the Aspal (LF as-pal [sheze] "[hunt] by seeing"), fast and slender dogs which support hunters in the open prarie.
== Culture ==
=== Cuisine ===
Traditional Northern Nacafian cuisine predominantly consists of meat, dairy products and wheat. In the steppe, vegetables and spices are rare, while there are lots open space for animals to graze. Beef is preserved by cutting it into thin stripes and drying it. Salt is also commonly used for preservation. Along the coast and rivers, fish is the main food source. Muzu milk is processed into cream, cheeses and a kefir-like beverage. Another common food is dumplings filled with ground meat. Several insect species are also eaten, especially mealworms (ge-shutsoi) and spiders.
In the Southern parts of Nacafi, the cuisine contains more vegetables like olives, figs, berries and tubers. 
A common alcoholic beverage in Nacafi is Haiva, made by fermenting wheat meal, malt and berry juice. The inclusion of various other regional ingredients have sprouted other kinds of Haiva, most notably Haiva Rafar ("sun Haiva"), a ritual variant that contains Centaur urine. Another popular liquor in Southern Nacafi is apricot brandy. 
=== Gravekeeping ===
Gravekeeping is an important cultural practice. With exceptions on holidays, only women are allowed to enter family graves. The Gravekeepers' Guild is, however, a male religious order which serves to protect the tombs from plundering and vandalism. Not only do they defend the urban necropolei, they also recruit people from rural areas to form small scouting armies.
== Religion and Folklore ==
The majority of people in Nacafi, namely the Ankacau and assimilated tribes, practice a mixture of ancestor and animal worship. They believe that the deceased enter a sort of afterlife from where they can influence the physical world. Many chieftains and kings are revered as saints after their death. Those saints are in many cases believed to govern a certain domain such as weather, harvest, fertility or fortune at gambling. Their postmortal domains of influence are often tied to a situation in their lifetime - for instance, Queen Miraktepe, who died in the devastating Pebbled Dawn Fire, is since said to have control over wildfires. Sacrifices to the saints are common.
Faith in Nacafi is disorganized and without a clergy, but the elders are believed to have a strong connection to the afterlife and are therefore consulted for their wisdom.
=== Dunlang ===
The green gas giant is called Dunlang in Lashe Felse. According to folklore, an ancient race of divine beings lived on Vemo ("Earth") before humans. When early humans arrived, their loud behaviour and unclean appearance disgusted the divine folk, and they ripped out a lush and fertile piece of land and threw it on the sky, creating Dunlang. The large hole filled with water and drained all the land, causing a dry steppe where once was a forest. The divine being then withdrew from Vemo to live a prosperous life on Dunlang instead. Every once in a while, when a bright star appears in the night sky, it is believed that the divine beings invite a chosen group of human ancestors to ascend to the Dunlang paradise, and the Ankacau make offerings and hold festivities.
=== Other Beliefs ===
The Toede, Ujozan and Cointi people have their own respective religious beliefs. There are also numerous cults within Nacafi with a small number of followers. In Sunkaitin, where Cointi and Ankacau cultures clash, new belief systems have emerged. A cargo cult formed when defeated Tashmang the Brave was exiled to Khologha island, and when he disappeared without a trace, his followers concluded that he must have ascended to the heavens.
A nationalist cult in Northern Nacafi believes in a so-called Ninth Intervention by the gods that would grant Nacafi the power to dominate all other nations.
== Trivia ==
=== In other languages ===
"Nacafi" in other languages
Language 	Name 	IPA 	Language 	Name 	IPA
Cassical Etleto	Natjáfi 	/nʌˈt͡ʃɑːfi/ 	Kasdior 	Natshafi	/ˈnat.ʃa.fi/
Njinzo 	Nacafi 	/ˌna.ʃaˈfi/ 	 	 	
Ràl 	Natsaf 	/naˈtsaf/ 	 	 	
Söntji 	Natjafi 	/natɕʰafi/ 	 	 	
Râşduranŷn 	Taşmangàr / Naçafiy	/taʃ.ˈman.ɣæːr/, /na.ˈtʃa.fij/	 	 	
Toede 	Natsafi 	/ɳaʈʂaɸi/ 	Vientainis	Natafi 	/nataˈfi/
== Technology ==
=== RITR Entries ===
#Nation's Representative: A random citizen who is the descendant of a foreigner offers to represent your people. Pfovodikh Garan now serves as Nacafi's Representative when it comes to foreign relations.
#Basic Weapons.
#Trade Rules.
#Armies: In the Year 2, the Gravekeepers' Guild, a religious order protecting the Necropolei of the cities, appeals to the people of rural areas after a delegation to Rál Atsél was shown the local troops. Small armies are recruited to protect villages and scout the nearby lands. They are directly subordinate to Loiskame's Gravekeepers' Guild. Within major cities, Gravekeeper Guilds act as a local police force
#Developed diplomatic systems.
#Metal Weapons: Nacafian military uses swords and different types of polearms which developed from spears and scythes, similar to halberds, fauchards and the Chinese Ji.
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=== REDU Entries ===
#Schools: At their second major meeting, Rudsaȼen taught Nacafi the concept of schools to pass on knowledge, with the endeavour that the high class Ankacau adopt Rudsaȼen as their secondary language.
#Indoctrination.
#High Schools and Apprenticeships.
#Organized Religion: (tbc)
#Libraries: following the example set by Ràl Atsèl, a large library was built in Loiskame. Nacafi's dry climate favours the long-time storage of scrolls.
#Religious Rituals.
#Universities: The temple complex surrounding Loiskame's famous library was repurposed to host a university for theology, philosophy and research.
#Scientific Expedition: Nacafi's military got interested in the Toede understanding of flammables and toxins.
#Major Trade School. An trade academy was founded in Pfaumusu.
#Major Cartography School. In order to map out trade routes to Sunkaitin, a naval cartographer's academy was founded in Kanvarus.
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=== RMOB Entries ===
# Animal Taming: Ankacau have tamed steppe wolves and bred the Aspal, an elegant sight hound.
# Carts: The Saxenian spokewheel makes it possible to transport greater loads.
# Basic Paths: By Year 2 month 2, an West-to-East trade route running from Ràl Atsèl to Nacafi had been established, improving trade with the Far Coast countries (Ràl Atsèl, Tapiria, Wozdza). Within Nacafi, the road runs from Pfaumusu over Loiskame and Vanjemash up to Mullus Kapter.
#Outer Urban Area: With the sprawling of Nacafi's cities, areas further out of the heartland fall under Ankacau control.
# Small Boats: Humble rowboats are being used to navigate along the Bay of Rhahle coast. Historically, this enabled naval trade between Nacafi and Rudsaȼen.
# Bridges: a handful of durable stone bridges span the Hommon, Lengaga and Esh rivers.
# Stone Roads.
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# Major Ships. Nacafi was able to colonize a province on Elume using these.
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=== RGOV Entries ===
# Citizen's Assambly and Basic Law: King Tashmang I. set up a code of laws, the Purki Natserer, in the Year 2. In each city, an assembly can make decisions on local issues, as long as they comply with the code of laws.
# Rights and Constitution: Umu, Centaurs and other minorities are given equal rights as Ankacau.
# Castles: Loiskame features a large castle, called the Forbidden Grounds. Other notable castles are the Pfaumusu Castle, Kanvarus Seafort and Mullus Kapter, which is a whole city shaped like a circular castle.
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#Identification: The birth of a child has to be officially declared to a chieftain or similar official. Children who are not recorded this way can ultimately be legally enslaved. A standardized naming system also helps with indentification: a person's second name is determined by the star constellation under which and the year within which they were born.
#Great Monument: King Tashmang I. built a large mausoleum for his dynasty in Vemon Tashmangar.
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=== RINV Entries ===
# Basic Recreation.
# Stone Houses: The stone architecture of Loiskame spreads to the less urbanized settlements of the Nacafi grasslands. This includes ornate mausolea for deceased chieftains.
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#Wells: The excavation of deep wells has fueled Nacafi's expansion into the drier steppes of the Northeast. The Gornakh, a panemone windmill, has its origins in Northern Nacafi. It consists of a cylindrical tower partially enclosing a vertical axis wind turbine, which is used to mill grains or lift water for irrigation. The spread of the Gornakh highly improved agriculture in the arid northern grasslands of Nacafi.
# Mines: In the resource-poor grasslands, mining is mostly done in quarries to produce stone for buildings. Iron is also a common ore.
#Medicine.
#Sewage. A large underground sewage canal, using water from the southern aquaeduct, was built in Pfaumusu.
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== Player History ==
Nacafi's founding player and current ruler is Dryanor#4893.
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