Wonovell

*This flag is actually an edit of another flag I found online, I don't know who created the original but I thought it was really pretty so I made this edit.*

## Overview

Wonovell is a country on Evis, part of the Wonovellian-Esmonese landmass. It shares its eastern border with Esmon. It has a population of roughly 990 million people. The capital of Wonovell is Bexfair.

### History

This section contains history and various facts about Wonovell's origins.

#### Significance of the scorpion in Wonovellian culture and imagery

Wonovell was first discovered by Xinada sailors thousands of years ago but the first man to visit it was Captain Yao Jianhong, who made multiple expeditions to the continent to map it. He also ended up being the first man to establish contact with the natives, albeit on accident. On his third voyage to Wonovell, a terrible storm blew Captain Yao’s ship off course and got slammed into the rocks, destroying most of their food and other provisions.

A few of the crewmen died in the wreck, but the rest survived and were forced to try to find shelter in the storm. The storm eventually calmed down, but the tired, cold, wet and hungry men became lost in the forest. It was a bitterly cold night, as well, so they feared they might die of hypothermia here. But when all hope was lost, some natives found Captain Yao and his men, and decided to take these strange people in. They gave them food and nursed them back to health, and after they told the natives the story of their ill fated voyage, they even ended up helping them repair their ship so they could go back to Xinada!

Overwhelmingly grateful to these natives for saving their lives, Captain Yao decided to show his gratitude by showering them with every gift he had- the few weapons and some supplies that had survived the initial shipwreck, tobacco, fabrics- and perhaps the most prized of all, a golden amulet in the shape of a scorpion. The natives had never seen such beautiful jewelry, and as a mere coincidence scorpions played a major role in their religion. It must have been destiny, then, that these men had fallen into their laps.

Over the next few years, Xinada set up trade with the natives- and a few people even decided to stay, leading to the colonization of Wonovell.

But trouble soon came in the form of a devastating hurricane. Word spread quickly, and the Xinada government knew they had to send a search party to check on their colony. Coincidentally this search party was led by Captain Yao’s son, Yao Xinyue.

And it was Xinyue who, after the search effort seemed to prove uneventful, spotted something in the distance, hanging from a rock formation. Upon getting closer he realized it was the same golden scorpion necklace his father gave the natives as a thank you present, hung on the rock formation as a sign that the colony was okay! They did desperately need supplies though, and it was thanks to this intelligently placed signal that the Xinada soldiers were able to get them what they needed.

From that point on the scorpion became a symbol of resilience and gratitude, a metaphor for the people of Wonovell- who could withstand anything that came their way and knew the value of companionship.

That, along with scorpions being sacred animals to the Wonovellian natives, is why the scorpion is the national animal; and why necklaces in the shape of scorpions are often given there as tokens of gratitude. And Captain Yao’s golden scorpion, though eventually lost to time, was later immortalized on the Wonovellian flag.

### Government and culture

Wonovell is a democratic republic, consisting of elected representatives.