Kongleon

Flag of Kongleon

**Kongleon** is a nation located on the very humid clustered Ysgol Islands in the far Northeast of the world Uruldu. The majority of which are covered in a purple, grass-like substance which give rise to massive mushrooms that can surpass the size of trees at some points. These lands are inhabited by a people much more foreign compared to the contemporary men of the mainland, for these people are not men but monke.

## Language

The speech of Kongleon is known as Chimp's Howl. It consists of grunts, howling, body movement, barks, and squeaking. It developed this way due to Kongleon long isolation from the mainland. Due to this disparity in dialogue, it takes a long time for foreigners and Monkes alike to learn the other's tongue. Chimp's Howl has no written form.

## Geography

Kongleon is a cluster of three islands and one large island. The main island is predominantly covered in mushrooms and mycelium, as are the two Northernmost smaller island, however its Southern coastline is a dense rainforest, as is the Southernmost smaller island, from which the rest of the nation is supplied with bananas. The further inland one travels, the greater the altitude increases, especially on the main island. All the islands are joined in the fact of immense humidity, which causes the forests and mushrooms to thrive but also generate diseases that over time Monkekind has grown immune to but foreigners may be left vulnerable to.

## Technology

The overall level of technological advancement of Kongleon is mixed due to a lack of necessity to advance and geography not playing to its advancement in some areas. The closer a tribe is to the mountainous areas of Kongleon is, the more likely they are to use iron tools and the farther away they are, the more likely they will use stone. Due to the islands either being covered in mycelium or dense rainforest, traditional agriculture, such as potatoes or wheat has not evolved in the nation. However, Kongleon has begun to delve into selective breeding of mushrooms and bananas rather than foraging as they have done in their past. They have also begun testing if certain kinds of mushrooms can be used to gain the attention of the wild mooshroom cattle that roam the lands in order to begin animal husbandry. Kongleon has little in ways of naval prowess other than small ships only meant to travel near the shore so that they can fish in differing areas.

## Government

Kongleon is ruled by a leader known as "Da Biggest." Da Biggest is a rough translation from Monke Speech to the common tongues of Uruldu. Da Biggest is not only the head of the state but is also in charge of interpreting the will of their god, the Monke King. Beneath Da Biggest is the local tribe sachem. Most of the day to day running of the tribes of Kongleon is done by the sachems. Equal in power to the sachem is the banana priest. Banana priests take the theological orders from Da Biggest, similar to how sachems take the governmental orders, and spread them throughout the islands, while doing so they also give out bananas harvested from the Southern shore of of the central island. Besides these general structures of power, every other Monke is seen as equal.

## Religion

The Religion of Monke is the name used to refer to the beliefs of the natives of Kongleon due to a distinct term not being found in the common tongues of the mainland. The R.o.M. is a monotheistic one, believing in a deity known as the Monke King. They believe that the Monke King is their creator and the molder of the very island that sustains them. Da Biggest is said to be the only one that the Monke King speaks to. If a Monke believes that the Monke King speaks to them instead of the Da Biggest, then a public challenge is declared and the two meet in two battles. The first of wit and the second of strength. All of the banana priests and sachems then review the two afterwards and then determine who is in the right and who shall rejoin the earth of island as fertilizer.

## Economy

The economy of Kongleon is built upon bartering, which is why should any foreign traders happen upon the nation's shores, they need not know the same tongue to conduct business and they often use hand gestures to determine what can be given for what. However, some items are seen as more valuable than others, such as bananas, Monke powder, iron, and other shiny items such as gold because they think it looks nice.

## History

Much of the nation's history is intertwined with its religion and left to oral tradition, which leads to varying retellings of stories. As to where the nation comes from or who its first leader was, no one knows for certain as it has been lost to history. In fact, it is only during the "Modern History" times of which we live in currently that Kongleon learned of a massive landmass to the far South of a multitude of peoples and cultures after one Monke left the isle in search of anything at all and got blown far away in a fierce storm believed to be sent by the Monke King. That Monke's name was Monje and they had made a hut in the lands of Tustarica, or Tuskia as it is referred to in Chimp's Howl.