Rinnarit Republic (19-canon)

The **Rinnarit Republic** was a dictatorship that existed during the 43rd to 46th centuries.

Its capital was at the metropolis of Ozymandias, a former mining town.

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* Official name: Rinnarit Republic
* Anthem: March of the Sacred Fires
* Official motto: Saminuz Stöndum Viz (United We Stand)
* Capital city: Ozymandias
* Official languages: English, Northern Rinnarit, Neo-Norse, Esperanto
* State religion: Lutheran Protestant Christianity (with Orthodox elements)
	+ Major religions include Irkavennai (Rinnarit religion) and Asatru.
* Government: Constitutional republic
* Climate: Tropical in the east, subtropical grassland in the centre, desert in the southwest.
* Population: 34,000,000 (4556)
* Currency: Mark (100 cents)
* National Day: July 23

### Yorkist regime (reinstated under York III)

* Official name: Rinnarit Republic
* Anthem: Hail The Old Gods
* Official motto: Óðinn á yðr alla! (Odin Owns You All), Death to the Caesars
* Official languages: English, Neo-Norse, Northern Rinnarit
* State religion: ~~Lutheran Protestant Christianity~~, Asatru/Volandism
* Climate: Tropical in the east, subtropical grassland in the centre, desert in the southwest.
* Population: 42,000,000 (4292), 41,965,000 (4300)
* Currency: Mark (100 cents)
* National Day: July 23

## Flag

The national flag of the Rinnarit Republic consists of a red banner with a white saltire and a nine-tipped flame within a black box. The cross over the red represents order prevailing over chaos, and the flame with the black box represents courage and sacrifice.

Alternatively, the red background symbolises honour, the white saltire symbolises righteousness or Christianity, and the black box with the flame for the Rinnarit polytheist religion and other pagan religions (as the nine-tipped flamed with three gems is considered as a sacred symbol to the Rinnarits).

The saltire can also be interpreted as symbolising the four primary communities of early Rinnarit society, or the "pillars": Christians, Irkavennai (worshippers of Rinnarit gods), Asatruar, and atheists.

### Other flags

* Variants of the Staufjoril
	+ Some military regiments replace the flame at the centre of the national flag with a cross (for Christians), a mjolnir hammer (for Asatruar), or a capital A (for atheists); these are the other three "pillars" of Rinnarit society.
* York XII's flag
* Dastiarnian flag
	+ The new flag of the post-Rinnarit nation, the Republic of Dastiarnia, is a silver flag with a golden chalice. Its rim has a dome, and its body has an odal rune, to make it look like a mjolnir. Flames blaze above the chalice's rim to make it look like a torch.

## Geography

The Rinnarit Republic controls much of the northern half of Centra Island, which is as large as Ukraine. Much of the country is temperate with snowy winters, but the east and south have a humid subtropical climate.

* Ozymandias Capital Region
* Mount Naravoisa
* Talbotheim Autonomous Province
	+ Talbotheim
	+ Great Library of Talbotheim
	+ Presidential Hotel
* Kingdom of Borgossia

## History

In the 42nd century, the Rinnarit people were exiles from the Bareki Kingdom to the southeast, in turn being descendants of a fantasy fanbase mostly of Southeast Asian origin. They settled along the mountain jungles of the east, and then they were enslaved by the United Mannofrin Corporation that defeated them in combat. They were purchased by Peter York and his fellow castaways from a colony orbiting the star of Vega, who chose to work with the Mannofrins to keep themselves fed, and his brother Ivan York mobilised them into an army to overthrow their oppressors. In their campaign of vengeance against the corporation and others like it, their forces and their liberated allies swept throughout the northern parts.

By treaty, its existence was set between two volcanic eruptions on its sacred mountain, Mount Naravoisa ("Catastrophe"), and its duration was several centuries long. In its early years it struggled to contain the growing influence of the elites that aided the York rulers by seeking to be as peaceable as its southern neighbour, Bigton, but eventually, Ivan York's ambition to forcibly create a society free from Earth's mistakes led him to side with the fanatical Farsiders. His regime attracted thousands of pirates and outlaws from other parts of the Galaxy, who also shared his hatred of Earth, the Earth Union, and their historical actions.

Eager to gain vengeance against Earth and to punish its inhabitants for its history, Ivan York considered sending the Rinnarits' troops to join the Farsiders' extermination of Earth, but before the bulk of their forces were able to put thousands of Earthlings to the sword, his death stopped most of them from reaching Earth. Some Rinnarit troops who went to their chosen countries -- Akhand Bharat, Greece, Cambodia, Iraq, and the realms of Scandinavia -- rejected their President's orders and instead protected the locals from the hordes of the Earth Union and the Farsiders.

However, it failed as clashes between extremists of Christian, Irikkaist, and atheist beliefs plunged some provinces into civil war, and York III waged war against Bigton and was defeated. Its latter years were spent on being a tributary of the Saidornerse Empire, a brief period of independence and counter-terrorist adventures, and fending off the oncoming Galaxial invasion. Also, during the 45th and 46th centuries, its Norse majority has converted to other religions, such as the Rinnarit state church's form of Christianity, as they were attracted by their art. Later presidents adopted Byzantine imagery for their country, such as "Ho Stauros Nika" as their battlecry.

Several years after a solar eclipse and the night of Mount Naravoisa's second eruption and destruction by the Galaxials, the remaining Rinnarits fought against their mechanical invaders for several years. They bid the Yorks farewell as the latter returned to Norway to free their homeland from Galaxial rule, and the Rinnarits created a new republic of their own. Some of Ivan York's descendants and certain Rinnarit government officials were later put on trial for historical war crimes.

The new rulers of the Rinnarit Republic have renamed their country Solblysia or Dastiarnia ("land of the sun-torch" or "land of the daystar"). Other successor states include the Second Republic of Bigton, the Christian Republic of Xemeronia, the Blessed Realm of Rinnarit Navapuri, and the Asatru League of Frelsifjall.

## Government

In spite of its name, the Rinnarit Republic started as a dictatorship that lapsed into democracy. It was ruled by a President, who was either elected by the people or chosen from the most capable commander in the Rinnarit army.

### Autonomous territories

Three regions were designated as autonomous territories: Borgossia in the north, Talbotheim in the northeast, and Corus in the southeast.

These regions enjoy more freedoms than the rest of the country, such as access to banned websites and literature, alcohol and smoking, any form of protesting, to practice of the "five banned religions".

## Military

Although the Rinnarits use laser guns and black armour in combat, their military uniforms resemble those worn by the North Korean army, which President Ivan York admired. Upper officers wear silk robes and golden helmets.

## Economy

The Rinnarit Republic practices a mixed economy, using socialised government businesses to provide affordable or free education, healthcare, and transportation. Private businesses are legal, but larger companies might be nationalised or divided into smaller companies.

As poverty were viewed as a factor that drove people into extremist beliefs, the government made sure that the poor were not allowed to be homeless, and that they were required to work and earn some wages. However, people who were suspected of wasting welfare were put into slavery.

The early Rinnarit Republic managed to avoid crashing as it was supported by an influx of immigrants from parts of the Galaxy, and then being funded by the Farsiders to manufacture weaponry against its opponents and the Earth Union.

## Society

See also: Rinnarit English glossary, Northern Rinnarit glossary, Rinnarit Norse glossary

Most citizens practice lifestyles similar to those of Eastern Europe or Southeast Asia. In some way, there are three dominant cultures in the Rinnarit Republic: Rinnarit, "Christian" (the Norwegian/Westernised/Hellenised culture associated with the state church), and Norse.

Due to President Ivan York's regulations, the Rinnarit Republic was also influenced by Greek and Byzantine customs. In spite of this, in later times, younger citizens started adopting Italian mannerisms and learning Esperanto.

Rinnarit Esperanto is somewhat different from Bigtonian Esperanto or Standard Galactic Esperanto, again characterised with heavy Greek and Vegaean influences.

Rinnarits prefer writing in Cyrillic letters (like their allies in neighbouring star systems) or their own alphabet, and Cyrillic is used for most non-Rinnar languages in the country, such as English and Esperanto. The Norse minority also writes in futhark letters.

In its early years, the Rinnarit Republic was one of a few nations on Centra Island that practiced slavery, aside from the kingdoms of Mirasia and Bareki to the east. Most of the slaves under Rinnarit society were from suspected welfare abusers; criminals; and despised groups such as certain activists and fans of notorious fandoms.

### Rinnarit culture

Rinnarit culture is based on the Bareki Kingdom, as the Rinnarits were descendants of Bareki exiles. Bareki culture was based on fan art of a board game known as "Aqueducts of PraSeah", which was in turn influenced by Southeast Asian art.

Most ethnic Rinnarits were descendants of a mixture of several Southeast Asian ethnicities, mostly of Filipino descent.

### Traditions

To celebrate, Rinnarits light fireworks and release lanterns to the sky. Asatruar and Christians later adopted these traditions to honour their gods.

The "förjar" are a sort of ghost in Rinnarit culture, having been introduced by the Vetarbroitar. These ghosts were supposedly the wrathful souls of Americans, doomed to haunt the material world to sabotage tyrants. They appear in the form of dogs and wolves, and they possess people who wear animal costumes, turning them against their friends to create colonies for the otherworldly overlords. To avoid them, Rinnarits pray before they even wear an animal costume, and they also change the word for "four" (föri) to avoid invoking them.

### Public holidays

* Jan 1 - New Year's Day
* Jan 2 - Star Festival (Rinnarit New Year)
	+ Rinnarits celebrate this festival with parades of star-tipped poles and hymns to the constellations.
* Jan 9 - Raud Blot (or Heroes' Day)
* late Jan-early Feb - Thorrablot
	+ Norsefolk celebrate this festival with speeches and hymns in praise to Thor, and with special bread and meat dishes known as "thorramatur". In the Rinnarit Republic, thorramatur dishes are mixed with spices, and southerners also drink coconut water.
* late Feb-early Mar - Disablot
	+ Norsefolk celebrate this festival by thanking the disir (mother ancestors) and seeking their help to bless the harvest. It is also an occasion for a market festival.
* Mar 19 - Paivonkiari Day
	+ Rinnarits celebrate this festival by dancing at night, wearing green robes, or by stargazing. It is considered the holiest of all festivals in the Rinnarit religion, as it is dedicated to the spring god Paivonkiari, a popular god in Rinnarit religion.
* Mar-Apr - Palm Sunday
* Mar-Apr (Friday after Palm Sunday) - Good Friday
* Mar-Apr (Sunday after Palm Sunday) - Easter Monday
* April 15 - Austra, Sigrblot
	+ Norsefolk celebrate Austra with lunches and prayers to the gods for the nation's well-being.
* May 1 - Tyranny Day
	+ This was the day that the oppressive Earth Union and its empire were founded. It is observed with bonfires and masked dances.
	+ As a result of this date and May 29, May is regarded as an unlucky month in Rinnarit culture.
* Jun 17 - Thanksgiving Day
	+ According to some astronomers, this was the date of Jesus' birth. It was later appropriated by Galactic Christians as their own Thanksgiving Day, as a day of prayer. Windy weather became an auspicious omen on that day, as it symbolises their prayers being sent to Heaven.
	+ While the state church hosts a special liturgy prayer on that day, Christians of Rinnarit origin celebrate Thanksgiving Day by playing drums, blowing trumpets, and prostrating to the ground.
* Jun 19 - Hjakjonvjonno Day
	+ Rinnarits celebrate this festival with less bonfires and more stargazing.
* Jun 23 - Summer Blot
* Jul 23 - National Day
	+ This is the day when the Rinnarit Republic was founded in Ivan York's rebellion.
	+ This day is celebrated with parades, fireworks, and bonfires.
* Aug 1 - Freyfaxi Blot
* Aug 21 - Night of Fire
	+ This day is observed with Rinnarits worshipping the god of fire, Hjakjonvjarna.
* Sept 23 - Autumn Feast
* Oct 30 - Vetrnætr Blot
* Oct 31 - Reformation Day
* Nov 19 - Last Rains
* late Nov, especially 30 Nov - Memorial Day
	+ This was the day when some minorities were ordered to apologise in televised speeches for the actions of their ancestors.
* Dec 1 - Innovation Day, Odin Blot
	+ A certain blot dedicated to Völundr has been set as a day to celebrate science and technology and honour scientists and engineers.
	+ On the same day, the whole nation burns meat at temples to Odin. This day is designated as his sacred day, to honour him as the god of knowledge.
* Dec 19 - Deikasasori Feast
* Dec 21 - Yule Blot (Norse New Year)
* Dec 24-25 - Christmas
* Dec 31 - New Year's Eve

### Minor holidays

* Jan 6 - Vidukind Blot (in western provinces)
	+ This Norse festival honours Widukind, a hero from Saxony who resisted Charlemagne's massacres and persecution of his people. It is celebrated with musical plays that depict Widukind's victories, ascension to Heaven, and promotion to an einherjar-knight; and the mutilation of Charlemagne and his general Gerold of Baar by a cheeked demoness in Hell.
* Jan 9 - Raud Blot (in Norse provinces, later a nationwide holiday)
	+ This Norse festival honours Raud the Strong, a hero who was killed for resisting Olaf Tryggvason's forcible conversions and threats. It culminates the Vidukind Blot celebrations with more stories of patriots and martyrs from pagan realms, as examples for Rinnarits to follow to defend their nation from foreign attack.
	+ One local parade involves the leader wearing a costume of either Widukind, Raud, or a similar hero; followed by a retinue of warriors in armour; and then by a demonness whipping Charlemagne, Olaf Tryggvason, a Roman emperor, the leader of the Earth Union or any of the Four Powers, or any similar tyrant.

* Feb 19 - First Rains
* Mar 25 - Hellas Day/Emera tes Elladas, Graduation Day
	+ This day is celebrated with tests on Greek vocabulary and wearing blue and white. It is also observed with donations to poorer people within the country of Greece on Earth.
	+ It is also the end of the academic year and the time when higher-level students receive their degrees and graduate.
* Apr 1 - Music Day
* mid-Apr - Choul Chnam Tmei, Khmer New Year, Heritage Day, Sankranti Pudja (for Buddhists and Rinnarits)
	+ Rinnarits celebrate the Cambodian New Year by praying at shrines to thank the gods of Cambodia for bringing them culture.
* May - Vaisakha Day/Vaisakha Pudja (for Buddhists)
* May 29 - Mourning Day/Constantinople Day (only in Christian areas), Black Day, Lanterns Night
	+ This was the day when the Ottomans conquered and plundered Constantinople, destroying the Byzantine Empire that the founders loved very much. It is observed by wearing black, raising black flags, trumpets and slow drumbeats, and prayers for the people of Istanbul.
	+ However, once the Greek soldiers (re)took Istanbul from the Unionite armies, the authorities turned it into a day of celebration. All over the Republic, smaller drums were beaten, bonfires were lit, and lanterns with crosses were released to the sky to celebrate the restoration of the Byzantine Empire. This also led to protest rallies by Turkish and Muslim residents in the autonomous provinces, who demanded that Constantinople to be given back to the Turks.
* June 2 - Sea Day
* June 8 - Lindisfarna Blot (banned)
	+ Notorious for being a day when pagans celebrated disasters directed against their enemies, such as Christians, atheists, Americans, and Unionites, either by burning effigies of temples or violence against their neighbours. Unsurprisingly, this led to riots and sectarian violence to the point that the authorities had no choice but to ban Lindisfarna Blot to prevent a civil war from breaking out.
* Aug 15 - Bharata Utsava/Bharata Pudja
	+ As India was regarded as the birthplace of Buddhism and Hinduism (two religions that influenced Cambodian culture, and by extension Rinnarit culture), prayers were held for the well-being of India and its people, and to honour and thank the gods of India for bringing them culture.
	+ The Rinnarit government used this occasion to establish relations with the Hindu Republic of Akhand Bharat. It paid a tribute every year to India until they were temporarily suspended when the Indian government was upset that the Rinnarit President supported the Farsiders.
* Sept 4 - Night of the Tyrants
	+ The fall of the Western Roman Empire. It is celebrated with bonfires of effigies of tyrants, the enemies of Greece and India, Roman emperors, 21st-century people, and the Roman gods Jupiter and Juno.
	+ It has become the Rinnarit equivalent for Halloween.
* Oct 3 - Rafidain Day
* Oct 23 - Second Harvest Festival/Old Rinnar New Year
* Nov 9 - Cambodia Day/Kambuja Pudja
	+ More prayers were held by Rinnarits to thank the gods of Cambodia.

## Religion

Officially, three religions are recognised as "integral parts of the Rinnarit Republic": Christianity, Asatru, and Irikkavennai. Other religions were tolerated either because of their influence in Rinnarit culture (like Hinduism and Buddhism) or because they happened to be in the way of the conquests (like Araxaism and Orthodox Christianity). In later times, freedom of religion was expanded.

In addition to the three religions, atheism is recognised as a valid category. In fact, during the Rinnarit Republic's founding, the three religions and atheism are considered as the "four pillars" of Rinnarit society, represented by the saltire in the national flag. In propaganda pictures, four men are depicted marching and fighting side by side as brothers: the Christian in Byzantine armour, the Asatruar in Norse armour, the Irikkavennai worshipper in native armour, and the atheist in light Visegradian or Australian armour.

Due to Norse influence, cremation is very common in the country. Even Christians and atheists practice cremation as part of their country's culture, as they consider it a more honourable salute to the departed.

### Rinnarit Christianity/National Church/Craticous Eccless

Officially, the Rinnarit Republic is a Christian state, with "Lutheran Protestant Christianity" as the national religion. However, due to President Ivan York's hatred of anything "Roman", it adopted Greek Orthodox mannerisms, art, and rites. By law, Rinnarit churches must be built with domes, so wooden churches have a pyramid roof.

The state church of the Rinnarit Republic is the Craticous Eccless, whose main cathedral is located at the capital of Ozymandias.

In those days, only the Rinnarit state church -- and any local churches that happened to fall under conquered Rinnarit territory -- were legal. However, churches that were accused of "Roman" or "vangelik" (i.e. Americanised) practices were attacked.

Rinnarit textbooks taught that St. George was from Turkey, and that the Waldensians were the only true Christians during the Middle Ages.

### Volandism/Rinnarit Asatru

Because the early Rinnarit Republic was mostly inhabited by Norse settlers, their variant of Asatru, Volandism, because the dominant force in early Rinnarit society. Their religion was influenced by their indoctrinated hatred of Earth, driving them into ferocity and fanaticism.

After the death of York I, reformist movements emerged to stop the people of the Rinnarit Republic from killing each other. They guided the Norse majority back to proper Asatru doctrines instead of the violent beliefs of their creator. As a result, they visit Iceland and Norway to study the proper ways of the Aesir. Even as many of their descendants converted to Christianity, the Aesir Gods are still held with great respect, and people who speaks ill about the Aesir or talk anything good about their enemy Loki would be condemned by the rest of Rinnarit society and jailed. Ancestor worship is also very common among many Rinnarit households, and even Christians and atheists go to hofs (temples) to pay homage to their ancestors. Very few Volandist Rinnarits in turn go to churches with their families and friends due to their strong devotion to their gods. Noticing this double standard, some foreigners regard this not only as idolatry, but also as a sign of weakness.

Asatru hofs in the Rinnarit Republic are required by law to have a wooden or a prism-shaped roof. A double roof is recommended, tipped with horns and crests.

People of Norse descent who convert to Volandism or Asatru are considered as "reverts" to their ancestral faith.

### Irikkavanai

See also: Rinnarit mythology

The native Rinnarit religion, Irikkavannai ("way of the gods"), is a polytheistic religion that also enjoys the support of the government. Believers of the Irikkavannai are known as "Irikkaists", after the word "irikka", a term for any of their gods. The most popular of those gods is Paivonkjari, or Pajavonkjaro, the green god of spring.

Its symbol is a nine-pointed flame with three vertical jewels, representing the sanctity of fire. Burning any traffic light is considered a blasphemous offense against the Rinnarit religion. Cannibalism is also viewed as a strong offense against the Rinnarit gods, to the extent that not only suspected cannibals are killed on sight, but Rinnarits also avoid eating anything with a face on it (they burn said food as "funerals") or using food to describe people.

Irikkavenai temples are required by law to have their roofs painted in green and yellow. They are known as kaivaca(rai).

Fire is sacred to the Rinnarit religion. Likewise, eclipses are considered signs of bad luck or divine wrath.

Mount Naravoisa, a volcano at the eastern side of the island, is regarded as a holy mountain.

Pink is viewed as an inauspicious colour in Rinnarit society, as it is associated with chaos and the demonic witch Jagona. As a result, mutants with pink hair were cloistered in temples and churches, and were feared as freaks and cannibals. On the other end, the colour green is a sacred colour to the Rinnarits, as it represents plants and life.

Nineteen is an auspicious number in Rinnarit culture and religion, as it represents the number of the higher gods, and therefore invokes their powers.

Birthday celebrations are sometimes regarded as inauspicious in Rinnarit superstition, as they were associated with unborn ghosts (meltajorai, anti-ghosts) that attack the living to quickly be born. These were believed to be spirits who were given a chance by God or the gods to look at the world for a while before their birth.

### Other religions and atheism

To win the support of nearby societies in their revolts against the Mannofrin Corporation, the Rinnarit government listed Buddhism, Hinduism, Asatru (Norse religion), atheism, Araxarism (worship of a phoenix god), Orthodox Christianity, and several other pagan religions as tolerated religions.

Atheists are allowed to refuse to join any belief, so long as they are not too "open" about their beliefs or they do not intentionally insult others' beliefs (which Rinnarits consider to be an "American" attitude).

Communities of Catholics, Jews, and Muslims can be found in the three autonomous regions: the regions were their homes since their religions were outlawed during the early days of the Rinnarit Republic. Since their legalisation in the rest of the country, several new communities were established along the borders, attracting secret adherents who hid from persecution within the rest of Rinnarit society.

### Sacred lands

Five regions on Earth were viewed as sacred to Rinnarits:

* Iraq
	+ The supposed birthplace of human civilisation.
* India
	+ The birthplace of two religions that influenced Rinnarit culture, Hinduism and Buddhism, and therefore revered as "the mother of culture".
* Cambodia
	+ Revered by Rinnarits as the source of their culture.
* Greece
	+ The descendant of the Byzantine Empire, another role model for Rinnarit society.
* Scandinavia
	+ The ancestral home of the Norse citizens, who revere it as a holy land.

Occasionally, Rinnarits would visit these areas in pilgrimages, and these five regions were praised in military marches.

By Rinnarit law, any enemy of these five lands is automatically an enemy of the Rinnarit Republic. This case was especially applied for India, Cambodia, and Scandinavia.

## Early Rinnarit persecutions

Its first president likewise prohibited certain religions and denominations from his country, condemning them for their historical crimes. The resulting expulsions of these people led to protests in Borgossia, Talbotheim, and Corus: although these autonomous regions were satisfied when the Rinnarit government exempted local followers from expulsion, they were required to watch a film about Earth's history, and then apologise in televised speeches on the last day of November under the threat of losing their citizenship.

Anything that was associated with America was prohibited and reviled, and such a list included sociopathic values, "the free market/supply and demand", Internet flame wars, Internet trolling, economics, evangelical Christianity, "freedom of speech" (which was considered as an excuse to murder people), and fandoms.

American society in Rinnarit propaganda was often depicted as a "schizophrenic realm", populated and torn apart by racists, rabid fans, extremists, murderers, gangsters, corrupt police officers, greedy politicians and corporate officials, and mentally-deranged people who commit destruction in the name of "freedom of speech". Anyone who still chose to keep their "American" identity, or who loved America and its culture, was shunned and despised by the rest of Rinnarit society, as they were associated with a long list of murderers, extremists, and nutcases who made the country notorious.

Anything to do with "Roman" culture -- from Italy to glorifying the Roman Empire and the Crusaders -- was illegal under early Rinnarit law. Exceptions included the Latin alphabet, Roman inventions that were too useful to be abandoned (such as sewers, apartments, and surgical tools), and the galactic lingua franca of Esperanto. Just as Rinnarit art depicted Christian angels wearing Byzantine clothes, it also depicted Satan and his demons dressed in centurion armour and Roman togas, yelling and ranting in Latin.

Likewise, anything considered "Turkish" was banned under early Rinnarit laws, as they were blamed for the destruction of the Byzantine Empire; and Vietnam and Thailand were also blacklisted for weakening the Khmer Empire. Both the Byzantines and the Khmers (when it was actually Thai art) were honoured as influences for the Rinnarits' culture.

Fuelled by their indoctrinated hatred of Earth, its history, and the United States, many Rinnarits (even some who are Christians) prefer supporting anyone whom they considered to be "pagan" in spite of their country's official Christian faith, as some of them sought vengeance against Earth's history. That led to tensions between Irikkaists, other pagans, and Christians. They culminated with a very frustrated man burning a temple and beating up worshippers, because his neighbours threatened to crucify him and his family. This further led to sectarian riots, to pogroms against suspected Americans, and the western provinces degenerating into a collection of fanatical fiefs that raided nearby settlements in the Rinnarit Republic and its neighbours.

Their hatred of American society also led them to develop a collectivist mentality, fearing that "freedom" and individualism (as promoted by the Western world) will make things unfair (as in other people controlling them, forcing them to cater to others) and sadistic. They preferred a society bent on obedience and justice, even if everyone else needed to keep their heads down and submit.

When Ivan York died of a heart attack, many of these persecutions were put to a halt, and the prohibited religions were legalised within a few years. Even then, the Rinnarit Republic still refused to open diplomatic relations with several Earth countries over their historical deeds until a few decades later. Much of Rinnarit society was still distrustful over adherents from the five prohibited religions and people from those five nations.

## Trivia

* This country was created by the author at roughly 2007-2012. It was originally intended to be a place of adventure, with the Christian parts added as the author back then was more religious.
	+ The author originally intended for the Rinnarit flag to be pink, as it represented distinction and bringing order to chaos. It was changed to crimson.
	+ The more recent additions of a pseudo-Christian/pagan dictatorship were fuelled by his anger towards various news articles, especially at extremists' terrorist attacks, historical atrocities, and Internet bigotry and drama.
	+ In a way, the Rinnarit Republic might be based (ironically) on the Soviet Union and North Korea, as an authoritarian contrast against its freewheeling southern neighbour and enemy Bigton.
* Burning a traffic light is considered blasphemy there, as it resembles a mockery of the Nine-Tipped Fire.
* In the early years of the Rinnarit Republic until the defeat of York III, anyone who seeks to start a fanbase must get a license from the government, as fanbases in general were condemned for being too divisive and fanatical. They had to pay a fee in order to avoid arrest.
* President Ivan York chose the words "炎國" (yán guó, "burning country") as the official Chinese name for the Rinnarit Republic.
* In Rinnarit law, it is illegal to:
	+ Tell people to do something because of poor people, or show any images of poor people or children to convince people to change.
	+ Worship the President
	+ ~~Pray to angels, saints, or the Virgin Mary (unless you are Orthodox)~~
	+ Quarrel with or insult people on Internet comments (let them waste their time, do not join them)
	+ Use any form of alcohol or nicotine, or bring any such substances to the Rinnarit Republic (except in the autonomous regions)
	+ Not teach a child the truth about death, or use euphemisms to stop a child from understanding about death
	+ Choose to live in poverty if you are not poor, as it takes away help from actual poor people from harsher circumstances
	+ Threaten others that they will "go to hell" for not worshipping Jesus, Odin, or any deity (but saying "go to hell" or "go to Nastrond" as a rude term was tolerated, except in formal settings)
	+ Threaten people with death over a fictional character (the punishment will range from whipping to electrocution, with the execution broadcast to Farsiders and the criminal exposed to the whole country)
	+ ~~"Align" yourself with an enemy country or culture.~~ These may include adopting cultural traditions from the Four Powers or historical enemies (like Turkey and Italy) to supporting beliefs like communism, Nazism, and glorifying the medieval Church and Roman Empire. Even answering with "whatever" is also considered "alignment" or "treason" simply because it was associated with Americans.

Abolished restrictions are crossed out.

* If the Rinnarit Republic has a patron saint, he would be St. George. In spite of this, its people do not pray to him, but use him only as a symbol.

## See also

* Rinnarit Republic, its canon counterpart
* Holy Gauvajut Empire, Wannaenid Empire