Oimia

The Commonwealth of Oimia Oimkædj
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Motto: “United we flourish”
Anthem: "Midnight Sun God, bless our land"
Capital		Yø
Largest City		Áuvi
Official languages		Oimic, Vodholk
Ethnic groups		Vodholks, North Mahavics and Maakpaueans
Demonym		Oimic or Oimian
Government		Federal direct democracy under a tribal assembly directorial republic
-	Chief
-	Vice-Chief
Legislature		The Oimic Assembly
-	Upper house	The Tribal Assembly
-	Lower house	The Popular Assembly
Establishment
-	Establishment of The Oimia Commonwealth	1960
Population
-	2019 census	340,145
Time zone		SCT+4, SCT+5, SCT +6
Drives on the		right
Patron saint		Midnight Sun God
Internet TLD		.oi

Oimia (Oimic: Oimkædj [oimkɛd͡ʑ]), officially the The Commonwealth of Oimia, is a country located in Northern Miraria.

Etymology

The term Oimia comes from the Oima river that flows right in the middle of the country.

History

Prehistorical times

Although much is not known about this historical age, what little is known comes from Vodholk mythology and archaeological evidence that suggests that vodholk population started migrating to modern day Oimia within the last twenty to forty thousand years, which coincides with the arrival of the first humans to the area. The first human inhabitants were presumably Maakpaueans, that would remain settled until this day on east Oimia.

The life of these first inhabitants was a nomadic lifestyle (which remains until this day), as a series of numerous spear heads found near Palgö and Yö, dating back to forty thousand years, suggest.

Evidence shows that Northern Mahavics arrived to southern Oimia during a series of migrations in the first millennium CE, pushing vodholk populations northwards.

Pre-modern times

The arrival of various people groups and a limited amount of natural resources lead inevitably to a series of wars between them.

The War for the Resources (16??-1878) was a series of wars and battles fought mainly between Mahavic and Vodholk populations to assert dominance over southern and central Oimia.

The first recorded war was in 1789 near the village of Omo, south of Yö, as vodholks were fighting over the control of the Oima river. The battle resulted on a Vodholk victory over an allied Mahavic-Maakpauean army.

Demographics

Religion

Oimian Shamanism is the main religious believe practiced nation-wide, that worships a series of deities related to different natural phenomena and elements.The main deities are the celestial couple the Sun and Moon Gods, they are seen as the creators of the universe, the stars and the four realms; the twin gods, the midnight sun and polar night gods, sons of celestial couple, they are responsible for the creation of the earth and the terrestrial gods like the four wind gods, the fire god, the snow god and so on, they are also responsible for the creation of the vodholks.

Gods are usually worshiped in temples and home-made shrines, although there are several locations throughout Oimia that are considered as sacred, for example, the city of Yö is one of the holiest sites for oimians because, according to traditional beliefs, this was the place from where the twin gods were born; therefore, pilgrimage is one of the main pillars of Oimic Shamanism. Another keystone in Oimic Shamanism is the rite of passage at the age of 16, where the youngsters get their first tattoos at the Köuféj ceremony, as well as passing the “surviving on their own for a week” test, made to resemble the Twin Gods story, where they were left on their own and they were able to create the earth and all things that inhabit it. Once passed this test, a ceremony will be held, marking the end of the rite.