Odnavags Samveldith

The Commonwealth of Ódnavágur (Ódnávágs Samveldið), colloquially known as the Bray Isles, is an archipelago consisting of various volcanic islands stretching along the continental divide between Talasi and Iristoya as part of the Ashkavari Korqoriat. The official language is Hvalic, which is partially intelligible with Valdtunga despite not sharing a common origin. 
The nation shares maritime borders with Syren, Mizlarai, Valor Shindaddi, and the Realm of Elthrin. The terrain is rugged, and the subpolar oceanic climate is windy, wet, cloudy, and cool. Despite the proximity to remarkably large ice sheets, volcanic activity around the islands keeps a moderate temperature year-round, averaging between 11 °C and 16 °C. Due to the near constant cloud cover resulting from converging ocean currents, the islands receive enormous amounts of rainfall. Seyðuroy, the largest island, experiences the most stormy days reported anywhere on the planet, averaging at around 306 per year.
== History ==
Archaeological studies from 48 VE show evidence that the earliest habitation of the Bray Isles may have occurred between the 34th and 32nd centuries BVE, as broken pieces of carved driftwood dating back to around 3300 BVE detail a mythical origin of descent from stranded giants. Researchers have also found petrified strands of wool along the eastern slopes of Seyðuroy, suggesting that domesticated sheep arrived on the island at a similar date. Much of the recorded history that has been recovered is thought to be purely legend, although many within the nation strongly believe that their genealogical origin is divine in nature. 
At an unknown date, the islands experienced an immense subsidence that forced many of the various tribes inhabiting them to flee towards distant lands. Some geologists theorize that the magma dome "holding up" the archipelago gave way due to a cataclysmic tectonic shift that forced the Talasi Plate to massively subduct beneath the Mnian Plate. In recent times, unusual volcanic activity has been slowly forcing the orogeny to resurface.
The archipelago was divided into tribal settlements until the 1st century VE, when an organized government took shape under the Løgting (Hvalic: "Law assembly") in the year 48 VE.
Category:Ashkavari