Anshik

Anshik, or Anshiknan, is a small coastal country that sits on a peninsula on Arulo, known for its flooding seasons and adaptive architecture. The country has only relatively recently confirmed its boundaries after being dwarfed by a much larger neighboring country on the same continent, Chanar (kay-nar).
==Location Overview==
===Lore===
Anshik was a country that formed after the events of a civil war, after which they seceded and established themselves on the mostly-abandoned peninsula of Arulo. Though the area was generally understood to be uninhabitable by the countries further inland that politically "held" that land, the people created makeshift homes that were easily portable to move along with the seasons, then developed a stable enough architecture that allowed whole towns to be able to weather most storms.
===Culture===
The people of Anshik are diverse in many aspects, but they share the values of neighborliness and community. Public health and works positions are seen as incredibly virtuous positions to undertake- every mother wants their child in a government position and close to home. Some of newer generations, however, seem to have their eyes set on other horizons and show a great curiosity to foreigners.
Naming
It is common practice among the lower to middle class to go to a paperwitch, or a papercraft oracle (so called because they divine the name through folding and reading crease patterns), to receive their child's given name. The witch traditionally performs a ritual to divine the name that is best fitting or brings out the child's best potential. Old-fashioned upper-class families will often partake in a more convoluted ritual with their first child, which will determine the generation's carry-on syllable as well as the child's given name. Lower class families will often perform a favor as payment to a local paperwitch (or in really small towns, a particularly spiritual family friend) for their children's names. Though all names are meant to be auspicious in nature for the child, whether cautionary or symbolic, there are cases where families will lavishly gift a paperwitch for a more favorable name. This is not often done- truth and faith finds its way regardless, no point in trying to trick it.
The practice of papercraft divination actually predates the country itself, as it was a holdover from one of the customs of a population that moved to Anshik as it was formed. This is also the case for many "gods" and customs, as Anshik is formed from several different populations that migrated to this area for various reasons. As such, different towns and different areas will favor certain gods and customs, and there is no "official" religion or custom declared by the government for this reason. They seem to be happy to leave this to the locals.
Architecture
The towns of Anshik tend to make their homes in higher elevations and cliff faces on mountain tops to avoid flooding, and the architecture of Anshik reflects that concern heavily. The first buildings were set to be impermanent waterproof homes- mostly small, one or two room structures that were able to be set up and put away with relative ease or just semi-permanent structures built on high surfaces. As their techniques improved and advanced, there began to be more semi-permanent homes that could handle the flooding on the area (for example, stilted architecture, grading of the surrounding area, improved drainage pipes and valves that prevent backflow, etc.). The field is ever-improving, and aspiring architects who show promise are often taken under the government wing to be trained and employed. Government architects are then deployed to other areas of Anshik to oversee construction or repairs, though the most prestigious positions are by the capital.
Language
The languages spoken throughout Anshik vary, as many still hold onto their ancestor's native tongues. However, there is a sort of Common in Anshik that has an alphabet and borrows many structures from the native languages of the people in Anshik. It was widely spread as part of the public education curriculum, and as of the most recent generations, more people are forgoing their previous languages to speak Anshian.
===Politics===
The government, while still in its tender stages, has been able to remain stable so far with Anshik's relatively small size. Though the public generally still worry about the potential pressure from Chanar, it seems that so far there has been no concentrated effort in reclaiming the land of Anshik. Or at least, they have seen no official military action yet.
===Religion===
There are several scatterings of gods that the people of Anshik will worship, depending on where they came from or where their ancestors used to believe. There is no central religion, and the government is secular. Certain regions of Anshik will have a certain god that is more popular than others- for example, in the city of Gegyeob (Geh-gyup), Jupyeoksa (Jup-yuk-sah), the god of papercraft and history, is most prominent. Dongjincheol (Dohng-jin-chul), the god of community and iron, is revered in the capital city of Inchuk.
===Climate and Geography===
The winters are cold and the summers are hot, but the most extreme climates that travelers to Anshik remark on is the extreme rainy season that follows winter. The resulting floods can last several weeks on average. Most of the people live much further inland and in much higher elevations than the actual coastline because of this, though the raining is more severe inland. Any semi-permanent construction near large water sources requires government permit and supervision from a licensed architect, though smaller groups and drifters can get away with magically-stored structures.
==People==
*Noryuk Han
*Myungha Han
*Batjul Kang
==Places==
*Gegyeob (Geh-gyup) (town)
*Inchuk (capital city)
*Biho (Bee-hoh) (border area)
==Other==
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