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Bits and bobs related to Kalșeri. This is where I flesh out ideas until they become worthy of their own articles.

Image dump

Images I might use in the future.

Kalșerian passport
2017 House map, updated for 2020-11-08
Postal codes in Kalșeri
House seats before Republicans became their own party
Senate seats in 2019
House seats at dissolution for the 2022 elections

KALMORA driver songs

Played when introducing a driver, and when said driver gets into the podium. The theme for the reigning champion is Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30: Sonnenaufgang by Richard Strauss. Once a driver retires, a one-year waiting period is usually enacted before their song can be reclaimed.

Patrick Allard: Modjo - Chillin'
Roberto de Amicis: Roberta Hewey - Jalhensegi
Chris Anselmi: Trivium - In Flames
Héctor Ariza: Ionas Rigi - Nafórtaton Kompósare Nau 3 (Voiceless Composition No. 3)
Russell Bakatin: Simply Red - Sunrise
Bobby Blanchard III: Cream - Sunshine Of Your Love
Jeffrey Curry: U2 - Vertigo
Jenny Ewing: Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do
Diana Gainsborough: Foreigner - Urgent
Burhan al-Ghazzawi: 2pac, Big Skye - All Eyez On Me
Zack Jovanovich: Van Halen - Panama
Arthur Lémieux: Willy William - Ego
Vic Martin: The Rucki - Skeletons
Aaron Mellinger: Metallica - Jump In the Fire (personal)
Dylan Moore: Threshold - Mission Profile
Julien Moret: Bruno Mars - Locked out of Heaven
Steven Nance: Van Halen - Jump
Kyle Olsson: XHR - When Liberty Dies
Jimmy Reed: AC/DC - It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'N' Roll)
Ralph Torridge: Antonio Vivaldi - Summer in G Minor, RV. 315: III. Presto
Tom Wilkins: The Rasmus - In The Shadows
Ashley Wilson: Genesis - Invisible Touch
Xu Jianhong: Jamiroquai - Seven Days In Sunny June
Wendell Zhou: Apollo 440 - Stop The Rock

Former drivers

Josh Anselmi: Ludacris - Move Bitch
Jerry Briggs: 100 gecs - stupid horse
Lyndon Hess: Junior Senior - Move Your Feet
Ray Jarver: Elton John - Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)
Harvey Keane: Aerosmith - Rag Doll
Fritz Langston: Michael Jackson - Beat It
Fred Mazzacorta: Måneskin - I Wanna Be Your Slave
Steve O'Donovan: Megadeth - Holy Wars... The Punishment Due
David Olayinka: Porter Robinson - Shelter
Toby Osborne: Pint Shot Riot - Not Thinking Straight
Jean-François Preud'homme: Vangelis - Dervish D.
Paul Stetson: Eminem - Not Afraid
Phil Taylor: Stryknyna - Oi!
Tom VanHuizen: Steely Dan - Kings

Tigupoke Cantonal Council

Eleven members.

Election by the people, every four years; One canton-wide list, composition is based on how many votes the parties get. Voters may choose a party ticket (the vote will then be split evenly across all candidates of the party), up to three people, or tick a special "The current Councillors are a-okay" box. Councillors-elect sworn in on 1 January. Councillor dies or resigns -> General Assembly appoints caretaker.

The post of Governor of Tigupoke is assigned rotationally.

Recall elections require signatures of 10% of the cantonal population.

The "party systems" in the Council
Years	KF/SCP seats	LDP seats	LibRep seats	ChriDem seats	Farmer seats	Other seats
1891-1959	3	party did not exist	2	2	2	2
1891-1959	3	3	party ceased to exist		3	2

SCP LDP Farmer Libertarian Seri Ralagiau Communist (Q) Independent

1, 2, 10: Farmers. 3, 5, 8: LDP. 4, 6, 7: SCP.

Year	AgrEnvFish	Cant. Prot.	Ext. Relations	Finance	Health	InfrTransComm	Interior and Social Policy	Justice	Labor	Public Advocacy	Sports and Culture
2014	1	2	3	4	Roy Ongi-Persi	Charlie Gilchrist	7	8	Louise Guichard	Jerry Steensma	11
2015	1	2	3	4			Thomas Hartmann	8			11
2016	1	2	Andrew Lillard	4				Helen Notargiacomo			11
2017	1	2		4					Dalia Ninfalogi	Sergey Másingi	11
2018	1	2		4							11
2019	Roy Ongi-Persi	Harry Scanlon		4	Stéfanus Rentengi						11
2020		Harry Scanlon		4							11
2021		Wyliam Șimonsi		Tom Smirnoff							Bobby Blanchard, Jr. (Ind+L)
2022						Dalia Ninfalogi (caretaker)			Richard Haag (caretaker)
2023						Helen Notargiacomo		Randall Schumacher	Dalia Ninfalogi

The Tigupoke Trail

August or October? 236 km (146.6 mi), the road distance from Cape Scorpion to Finisterra, at the Tigupoke National Speedway. Invitation tournament. No distinction based on sex or gender. Winner donates a sum of money to charity.

Hosted by [KalCom? JC Eldridge?], financed by beef magnate William O'Swiney. Cars: Cassini C4 Brands Hatch, painted following the traditional national schemes. Two drivers per country. More than 26 participants: Euro Group and World Group, mini-event that lasts 1/2 of the main event, and then the best six from each group participate in the main event.

Bold denotes a new entry.

Year	Sponsor	Number of countries	Euro Group	World Group
2010	Knirsch Supermarkets	7	France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Kalșeri, United Kingdom, United States
2011	Rood Jooce	8	Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Kalșeri, United Kingdom, United States
2012	BetKal	12	Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Kalșeri, Russia, Spain, United Kingdom, United States
2013	Calanserica Dental Clinics	14	Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Spain, United Kingdom	Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Japan, Kalșeri, United States
2014	AgriBank	14	Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom	Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Japan, Kalșeri, United States
2015	Ingersoll Constructions	15	Austria, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom	Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Japan, Kalșeri, United States
2016	KaGi	17	Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Russia, Spain, United Kingdom	Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Japan, Kalșeri, South Korea, United States
2017	BetKal	16	France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Russia, Spain, United Kingdom	Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Japan, Kalșeri, New Zealand, South Korea, United States
2018	Kahn Food Supplements	17	France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Russia, Spain, United Kingdom	Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Japan, Kalșeri, New Zealand, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United States
2019	Soldorato Cruises	18	Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Russia, Spain, United Kingdom	Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Japan, Kalșeri, New Zealand, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United States
2020 and 2021 editions not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2022	Takalese Ceramics	8	Argentina, Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Kalșeri, United Kingdom, United States
2023	OrtaWire	20	Austria, Estonia, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, United Kingdom	Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Japan, Kalșeri, Mexico, New Zealand, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United States

Segregated institutions

Similar to the Dutch pillarisation. Used to be a big deal in the early 20th century, now they are like "fossils" that identify a person's position only vaguely; the Rovuanist pillar is the only one that has kept itself somewhat intact since the 1970s.

People	Socialists	Liberals	Christians	Kalhan nationalists	Rovuanists

Political parties	Kalhan Front (until 1934) Social Cooperation Party (since 1934) National Ralagi Workers' Party (minor, Kalhan-language) Social Democratic Party (minor, Kalhan-language)	Liberal Republican Party (until 1959) Liberal Democratic Party (since 1959)	Christian Democratic Party (until 1959) Liberal Democratic Party (1959-present) Christian Democratic Reunion (since 2001) Ralagia Christian Democratic Party (minor, Kalhan-language)	Seri Ralagiau (since 1969) Kalhan Independence Party (minor) Șin Kalhanton Rialeri (minor) Kalhan National Union (minor)	Movement for Action (since 1930)
Trade unions	Confederation of Workers' Trade Unions (CoWoTU)	National Union of Labor (NUL)	Union of Christian Workers' Unions (UCWU) (until 1979) National Union of Labor (since 1979)	Association for the Mutual Assistance of Workers (AMAW)	Federation of Corporations and Workers (FeCoW)
Student unions	General Union of College and University Students	Union of Kalșerian Students		Our Students	Students in Action
Sports and recreative unions	Rigiameneria/Workers' Sport Unions	Kulturameneria/Unions of Cultural Activity	St. Mary's Athletic Clubs	Ieșkal Meneria/All-Kalșerian Sports Unions	Rialmeneria/National Sporting Unions
Newspapers	Times of Kalșeri (sometimes) Kalșerian Independent	Golden Sun Kalșerian Telegraph Callanserrian Herald	Kalșerian Telegraph (until the 1960s) The Morning Gazette (Catholics) The Observer (non-Catholics) Minor publications	Iohenkinxirdonia	The National Standard National Echo
Radio stations	Workers' Broadcasting Union	Kalșerian Union of Radio Services	Association of Christian Broadcasters	Kalahanis-arkanure (KalAN)	Institute of Broadcasting for a New Country
Vehicles	Calanserica Motor Group brands	WilMeck brands

Family symbols

Important Kalhan-speaking families bear a symbol (namarka) that represents each family. Namarkia are usually conferred upon a member of a family achieving an important social position, and are usually drawn from the surname. While any family may adopt or be given a namarka, this practice is usually a ralagi specificity.

A registry of all documented namarkia is kept by the New Lothian Registry of Family Marks. While the Registry assigns each namarka to one family, it may be used by multiple families bearing the surname.

Miagi of Hartleyville (Ioans Miagi): two Ms
Ninkoșagi of Hutchinson (Emilius Ninkoșagi): simplified antlers
Úkegi (Baldvin Úkegi): a stylized Old Kalhan letter U
Ureska Úslarfi (Maksimilianus Ureska): a stylized winged foot

The usage of namarkia has extended to corporations and public entities. While not required by law, some companies publish official documents with the signature of the person(s) and a stamp of the symbol. While the symbols adopted by companies are often called namarka, they are not namarkia: rather, they are officially called konimarkia ("company marks").

Ureska declarations

Context: Maksimilianus Ureska resigned from the post of Prime Minister in 2021, and has not sought political office since. In his first declaration out of the job, he dished out some "thanks" to some of the politicians he interacted with.

Cassandra Newell: "should go back to writing erotica^[1]"
Damian Feynman: "a caricature of a nerd from a TV show who somehow escaped the screen and entered politics"
Tony DeLuca: "he only entered Congress because he went to pick up the ball he kicked too hard"
Jim Babich: "an amoeba"
Edwin Cho: "a HemHal^[2] Steve Jobs"
Ioanis Hornata: "a terrorist, a Putin bootlicker and a Grade-A idiot"
Matthew Chandler: "one whose rag would have been banned a long time ago in a functioning country"
Anne-Marie Gosselin: "a Barbie, in looks and in mind"
Rick Gosling: "doesn't know what a shower is"
Tomas Șínisi: "a failed social climber"
Jordan Heath: "his personality is tantamount to that of drywall"
Jake Valaitis: "talks a lot, but doesn't say anything"
Chris Gershwin: "the sorest loser in the world"
Ashley Moriarty: "thinks her role makes her the Prime Minister"
Regis Chandler III: "Trump's failed clone"
Liza Tillson: "doesn't deserve to bear that surname"
Rómulo Sánchez: "a man without ideas"
Kenny Nakamura: "a daddy's boy through and through"
Tomas Lágan: "unable to move on with the fact that history no longer wants his family"
Corinne Howe: "an illiterate warmonger"
James Abel: "dumber than a box of rocks"
Lillie Morrison: "a woman without ideals or ideas"
Alessandro Legarda: "a provincial boss who thinks his group is much louder than it truly is"
Phil Garner: "someone I won't pile on, because he already knows what I think of him"
M. Hugh Baetzing Jr.: "the negation of political adroitness"
Richard Heinemann: "the fact that he's out of a job is a great step forward for the country"
Brian Feene: "the only one who's understood how the country actually works"
Randy Novikoff: "he thinks he's the protagonist of a comic book^[3]"
Valentin Yarmolenko: "an oligarch who cries for spare change"
Peter Yarmolenko: "Garner on steroids"
Jo Krantz: "the Queen of Answering Questions Nobody Asked"
Luis Logi: "Gorbachev he ain't"
Alișa Térdasi: "the least unhinged New Serigéagi"
Liz Garner: "she should learn to become herself"
Timothée Fratton: "a HemHal Fabron^[4]"
Steve Jurgensen: "the King of Socially-Useless Illiterates"
Jon McKendrick: "the sooner he [expletive]s off to Arkansas, the better"
Mark Sterling: "a poor, gullible man"
Henry McIntyre: "can't form a sentence that makes sense"
Renatus Lágan: "he was an embarassment^[5] to his family and a stain on Kalșeri's reputation"
George Freytag: "'Phones are bad', says Representative who is glued to his phone during the discussion of a bill"
Hyman Cobbs: "nice grandfather, but it's past his bedtime"
Boris J. Winfield: "antediluvian in every sense of the word"
James Poole: "somehow more boring than Heath"
Renatus Lágan: "the number-one argument against the 'don't speak ill of the dead' spiel"
The Reform Party: "the Reformer's line on LGBT issues has always been 'You can't eat that donut because I'm on a diet!', and forever will be"

Notes

↑ In 2019, Cassandra Newell's stash of "spicy" fanfiction was unearthed.
↑ HemHal is a line of generic-brand products sold by SmartGina, a chain of discount stores in Kalșeri.
↑ In 2005, Randy Novikoff participated in the game show Risk!, talking about the Archie Sonic the Hedgehog comics.
↑ Eugène Fabron (1878–1955) served as President of the Cantonal Council of Cartier Island from 1924 to his death. Fabron was known for his beliefs, which were rooted in Christianity, social conservatism and Frenchness.
↑ Embarrass is officially written with one R in Kalșeri.

Chalmersville City FC

Rivals to fellow Yarkies Zeitgeist Chalmersville FC.

On October 9, 1959, after a recall vote that followed a particularly bad run, George W. Stanford II is removed from the post of President of Evalria Citizens. Stanford quits, and his supporters follow suit.

Stanford then muses the idea of buying one of Evalria's other two clubs: Jucunditas and Tașarél Cavaliers. The former immediately say no; the latter are more open, as the aging owner is thinking about retiring, but someone else buys Tașarél Cavaliers instead. Stanford then comes up with the idea of creating a fourth professional football club in Evalria, and call it with the imaginative name of... Evalria United FC. Problem is, there's nowhere for the club to play. Nowhere that is deemed suitable to Stanford's eyes, anyway.

Percy and Lennoxton are already two-club cities. Stanford thinks about moving his boys to Hartleyville, but everyone in New Lothian tells him to bug off, as they will "only ever support our Harts". Chalmersville is the next-best market that hasn't shut the door yet. Stanford gets in, and in 1962, the club changes its name to the creative... Chalmersville City FC.

Stanford buddies up with the mayor and asks him to have a stadium built. Wish granted: the 25,000-seater Chalmersville City Stadium (which will change its name to Henry J. Colavino Stadium some years later) is built.

Zeitgeist's 60-year professional football monopoly is over, and they are not happy about it.

The Zeitgeist-City rivalry is among the most bitter in Kalșeri, but it's not as common as other rivalries.

Navy stuff

Naval ensign of Kalșeri

Prefix: KRS (Kalșerian Republic Ship, for ships used by the Kalșerian Navy), KCGC (Kalșerian Coast Guard Cutter)

Names: Cantons, cities, former Presidents, Serigéa deities, former Supreme Court judges, former Ministers of Defense, former High Summoners, Kings of Lág (numerals replaced by the traditional nickname of each king)

Active

KRS Cape Sundervale
KRS Cartier Island
KRS Chalmersville
KRS Evalria
KRS Janval
KRS Kalúen
KRS Lág
KRS New Kerry
KRS New Lothian
KRS San Rafael
KRS Takalim
KRS Tigupoke
KRS Urgel
KRS Christophe-Marie Martin
KRS Victor Espeland
KRS

Decommissioned

KRS Iușa (1932-1959)

Kalserian religion

Serigéa, established around 500 BC, ostracized in the mid-1500s (conversion of King Joseph to Catholicism), popular again after the foundation of New Serigéa in 1995 by Father Lerfuan (Ioen Petrus Samenhal).

Pantheon:

Henka, god of the Sun and of war
- Henka is considered the ancestor of all Kings of Lag.
Ronjon, goddess of the Water and Henka's wife
Lalis, Henka's brother, god of the Moon and of the intellect
Aresi, god of Earth
Kalahanis, child of Aresi, god of Radina and the surrounding islands.
Lérajon, Kalhanis's daughter, goddess of the forests.
Ganamal, god of rivers, son of Henka and Ronjon
Garius, Henka's wicked brother, thrown into the Eternal Pit after losing the first "good vs. evil" battle to Henka. Mostly mentioned en passant, Garius is just... kinda there.
Noși, Henka's valiant avian steed, a sizable great egret-like creature.
- Fun fact: noși is the Kalhan term for "bird", supplanting an earlier term. "Noshee", an Anglicized version of Noși, is the call sign of KalAir.

Many local gods.

New Serigéa add a millenarianistic bit: Garius, Henka's antagonist and King of faiths that actively deceive people, will come back. New personality traits: wants to reign alone, does not accept others taking his place, demands absolute obedience... God complex made into a god.

Life on Earth will end just before the ultimate battle, where Henka and his relatives and allies will triumph over Garius. For the battle to begin, Garius will have to emerge first; only then will Henka descend on earth.

The "Second coming of Garius" has been criticized by some scholars as "puerile fabrications by a vindictive man". Possible manipulation by Grigor Kónagi.

Sariaseri (House of the Gods): circular, lots of limestone, amphitheater-like, center dipped in water. Open masses. Reception-esque desk.

New Serigéa Organization

Criticisms: distorsion of the traditional Serigéa; neo-paganism; links to anti-Christian positions and calling monotheists "ignorant"; pro-life stance; cases of bribery of local governments; de-facto exclusivism (most members are Ralagia); using a loophole to achieve fiscal exemptions; being more of a business than a "true" religion; dubious architectural claims of historicity for its worshipping places and practices.

Financial loophole: according to Kalșerian law, to be entitled to fiscal exemptions, the religion represented by the applying organization must have been founded at least 500 years before filing the paperwork (this is to avoid people creating nonsensical religions to avoid paying taxes). (Many organizations have fought to lower the threshold or outright repeal this law, most prominently Latter-Day Saints). The New Serigéa Organization was founded in 1995, meaning that it would have to wait until 2495 according to said law, but Father Lerfuan successfully argued that his organization represented the old pre-Christian religion (notwithstanding the originality dispute, i.e. the debate on whether adding the millenarianistic bit constitutes a new religion, or is merely the continuation of an existing one, which started after Father Lerfuan first mentioned the Garius-will-come-back bit, which, coincidentally, was right after being given the fiscal exemptions).

Satirical headlines

Courtesy of The National Toilet Paper.

Crayfish Crib Manager Has Existential Crisis after Seeing Job Applicant with Vitiligo
be5 Airs Ident That Makes Logical Sense
KalCom Accidentally Broadcasts Fresh News
Heartbreaking! Person Goes to An Evalria Underground Station and Takes the Train
Howe: "Protests are fine only when I agree with them"
Ihakașa Translates Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
Man Watches Reeve Cup without Screaming at the TV
Man with Strong Willpower Refrains from Commenting "Who Cares?" on an Article about Science
Digital Nomad Buys Apartment in Evalria and Uses It For Something
National Standard Covers Results for a Sport That Doesn't Exist
Neo-Dalgist Movie Scorched by Critics For Actually Making People Laugh
Regis Chandler: "You should have the right to shoot Santa Claus"
KALMORA Driver Strings a Complete Sentence, Is Invited to Join Evalrian Institute for English Language Board
Trapdoor Bar Actually Leads to Cartier Island
be5 Switches to Providing News Using Emoji: "🗣️🟰👴"
The Lens Poll Finds That Only 13% of Lens Buyers Read the Stories
Man Wins World Record for Longest Streak of KALMORA Races Watched without Falling Asleep
University of Evalria Offers Course on Understanding Songs by Knights of The Green Fields
Ramy X Writes A Song While Sober [001's Note: he has sobered up and quit recreational drugs altogether.]
Should Phones Be Placed to the Left of the Dish Or to Its Right? Manners Expert Weighs In
The Corfen Dispute Is Over: "¡El Corfen Es Argentino!"
Kalșerian Team Builds Car with Just a Cardboard Box and Wins Monaco GP
Babich: "Satan May Have Made A Decent Point"
Fan's Grandmother Scores a Header Against Evalria Citizens
"Ralagi Naming Laws Are Too Strict", Says Mmmfdjfsdghdkdjna4eahifd788888 Mídasi
The Kalșerian Independent Proposes Referendum to Let Sweden Annex Kalșeri
Ralagi Couple Chooses Normal Name for Child
National Standard Makes Up a Newspaper and Proceeds to Attack It
Kalhan Language Declared Extinct in Cape Sundervale (Screwhorn; -> Lawsuit from Sundervellian Society of Friends of the Kalhan Language, unaware that they "ate the onion")
Bill Haven Taken to Hospital After Not Swearing For More Than Three Sentences
Maia Filisi Doesn't Know Who You Are
1call User Complains About Not Hearing Enough Swearing in Customer Support (Screwhorn)
A Look At Eldridge's New Quiz Sh— Aaaand It's Gone!
Man Threatens to Reveal the True Pronunciation of Maryshill
Pete Yarmo Proposes to Transform the Senate into a Henclé Hotel
Kona Launches Series of Stamps Honoring the Most Common Swearwords Uttered in Post Offices
Holy Grail Found in Back Seats of Quincollia Man's Pick-Up Truck
Company Listed in EvSE Adopts Name That Makes Sense
Marshallese Patriot Uses Kalșerian Flag Emoji
The Prodigy Announce New Single for Kalșerian Market: "Smack My Babich Up"
Max Ureska Driven to Hospital after Tweeting Something without Sarcastic Remark
Apple Spills the Beans: "We Don't Care about the Future, We Just Want to Kook Y'all"
KalRail Introduces Sleeper Trains: "Can't Go Any Slower Than Daytime Trains Anyway!"
Babich Weighs in On Kosovo Issue: "KOSOVO JE KALŠERI!"
New Lothian to Introduce Trial By Combat While High On Crystal Meth
National Echo Accidentally Publishes News That's Readable
KaGi Introduces Line of Products Made in Kalșeri
KaGi Introduces Line of Products You Might Actually Want to Buy
Ureska Names Minecraft Player Minister of Infrastructure
60-Year-Old Ends Text with Just One Exclamation Point
Risk! Host Tom Selleck Mistaken for Magnum P.I. Star Robert Wellington
Tașa Vonhal Reveals Next Year's Collection Theme: "The World's Greatest Lobbyists"
Celebrity Announces to Run For Office and Goes Through with it
UNESCO Adds Robert Wellington's Mustache to World Heritage List
La La Land Announced as Best Film, But It Was Actually Deepest Blue: The Curse Lives On
[Quotes From History] JFK: "I Am A Zabaione"
Kalșerian Government Agency Adopts Maximalist Logo
Kalșerian Government Agency Adopts Bad Flag
New Lothian Registry of Namarkia Adds Random Doodle in Bored Teenager's Notepad
National Standard Deciphers Rules of Calvinball
Kalșerian Designer Threatens to Design Maximalist Logo
Man Watches Callanserrian Regatta Without Telling You His Uncle Used to Sail
Fans of Callanserrian Regatta Declared Endangered Species
The Federal Writes Ten-Page Piece about Your School's Third-Grade Play
Observer Reader Who Isn't an Outrageous Bore
Satire Outlet Publishes Article, Doesn't Get Swarmed by Angry Moralists
Corinne Howe Sues Ukraine and Sweden Because They Use Same Colors as Kalșeri's
Kalșeri Rugby Team Introduces Its Own Version of Haka: Belching and Hurling Obscenities
Saudi Arabia Offers to Buy Quincollia: "Human Rights Record Is About The Same, Anyway"
Times Writer Adopts Joey Tribbiani's Thesaurus Strategy: Finished Product Makes More Sense than Usual
Matthew Chandler Realizes He Had No Idea National Echo Is Supposed to Be Read
Mercedes Driver Doesn't Act like a Complete Cowgee while on the Road
Beauty Creme Company Spills the Beans: "We want to make you feel like garbage about your body"
National Democrats Adopt Program Written by Disgruntled 8-Year-Old
JC Eldridge Produce Series that Doesn't Bombard Your Ears with Cheesy Sound Effects

Cantonal Legislative Assemblies

Cape Sundervale: Chamber of Commons (25)
- One canton-wide list. Electors choose up to three individual candidates.
Cartier Island: People's Council (Conseil populaire; 25)
- Twenty-five one-member constituencies.
Chalmersville: City Assembly (35)
- Seven five-member constituencies. Hare-Niemeyer method.
Evalria: Chamber of Aldermen (72)
- Eight nine-member constituencies. One list of candidates for each borough.
Janval: Legislative Assembly (100)
- One hundred single-member constituencies. First-past-the-post.
Kalúen: Cantonal Assembly (150)
- Fifty three-member constituencies. Single transferable vote. Up to three preferences allowed.
Lág: People's Assembly (100)
- One hundred single-member constituencies. First-past-the-post with runoff.
New Kerry: Cantonal Assembly (135)
- Twenty-seven five-member constituencies. D'Hondt method. Single transferable vote.
New Lothian: Legislative Assembly (100)
- One hundred single-member constituencies. First-past-the-post.
Quincollia: General Assembly (25)
- Twenty-five single-member constituencies. First-past-the-post.
  - General Assembly composed of the 38 mayors/county commissioners of Quincollia prior to December 1, 2022.
San Rafael: Cantonal Congress (Congreso cantonal; 75)
- Fifteen five-member constituencies. D'Hondt method.
Takalim: Cantonal Assembly (150)
- Fifty three-member constituencies. D'Hondt method.
Tigupoke: General Assembly (50)
- One canton-wide list. Composition is based on how many votes the parties get. Sainte-Laguë method.
Urgel: Cantonal Congress (100)
- One hundred single-member constituencies. First-past-the-post with runoff.

Total: 1,142 MLAs.

People per Cantonal MLA

CS: 8,910 per MLA
CI: 29,869 per MLA
CH: 27,234 per MLA
EV: 29,374 per MLA
JV: 35,002 per MLA
KL: 43,043 per MLA
LG: 55,980 per MLA
NK: 33,333 per MLA
LN: 30,104 per MLA
QN: 24,580 per MLA
SR: 35,192 per MLA
TK: 36,764 per MLA
TG: 23,518 per MLA
UR: 33,428 per MLA

KFL admission scandal

As scheduled, Evalria Citizens won the Evalrian Association Football League and were admitted as one of the original twelve. Some people moaned, and Jucunditas were added to the KFL.

Jucunditas were 3rd in the Evalrian Association Football League. What about the runners-up? Hellas Evalria performed better against Jucunditas, and yet they were excluded.

Hellas Evalria had pushed for a mini-tournament to determine the last two spots, whereas Jucunditas said that an internal selection was faster and had fewer chances of flukes. Jucunditas won.

KAFF: "Hellas Evalria's financial situation was pretty bad" (true: Hellas Evalria were regularly on the brink of bankruptcy). Hellas Evalria: "the KAFF was bribed by the Jucs!" (also true, as Jucs Director of Marketing fessed up in 1964)

Hellas Evalria-Jucunditas rivalry: intense, but infrequent.

Corfen dispute

Corfen (Kalhan: Korfen), contested between Kalúen and Janval, 1783-1839. Modern-day counties of Healy, Plains, Johnstonville, Simpson, Borderton, Elmer, Whitecliff, Coolidge, Rostock, Reval and Land's End.

1671: Area assigned to New Kent (modern southern Janval).
1783: Kalúen claims the Corfen area (sans Healy and Plains counties) plus modern-day Heinemann and Von Roon counties.
1784: The Janvalian Constituent Assembly defines its territory as the combination of the former ceremonial counties of New Kent and Jarronshire.
1794: Kalúen and Janval both ratify the Carnafarry Statute. No mention of the Corfen area. Uncertainty and conflicts.
1795: Battle of Johnstonville, Kaluonians vs. Janvalians.
1799: skirmish in Borderton. Janvalian rioters deface all buildings owned by Kaluonians. Revolt stopped by central forces.
1806: Battle of Randle, also known as the "First Janvalian-Kaluonian War".
1808: Randle Agreement: Kalúen renounces all claims to the area spanning modern-day Heinemann, Von Roon and Solomon counties.
1834: Battle of Johnstonville, also known as the "Second Janvalian-Kaluonian War".
1837: Agreement reached:
- Kalúen acquires Healy, Plains, Johnstonville, Simpson, Borderton, Elmer, Whitecliff, Coolidge, Rostock, Reval and Land's End.
- Janval keeps Heinemann, Von Roon and Solomon, as per the Randle Agreement of 1808.
1839: Referendum in the involved counties on whether to accept the 1837 agreement. Resounding yes.
1913: the Falkorian Party is born. It advocates for the creation of a new canton that spans the Haggett-Falșak-Rimini "wall" and all Kaluonian counties west of it.
1941: the Falkorian Party is dissolved due to lack of popularity.
1954: after thirteen years, the Falkorian Party comes back in existence. It gets the occasional seat or two in Congress, but its proposals don't really go anywhere.
2014: The Corfen2Janval party is formed. It focuses on "taking back" all the counties given to Kalúen.
2021: spurred by the Quincollian referendum, the Falkorian Party rounds up its supporters in Hayworthsville and ask Evalria and Percy to grant them a referendum. No reply at all.

Janval is still sour about it.

Kings of Lág

Ausvan I (c. 300 BC-c. 275 BC) (First Kingdom of Lág) [Ausvan was considered the descendant of the god of the Sun. Historical existence of Kings 1-18 is debated.]
Jarn I (c. 275 BC-c. 220 BC)
Kansun (c. 220 BC-c. 190 BC)
Rovuan I (c. 190 BC-c. 145 BC)
Ausvan II (c. 145 BC-c. 120 BC)
Rovuan II (c. 120 BC-c. 85 BC)
Lerfuan I (c. 85 BC-c. 55 BC)
Șavuan I (c. 55 BC-27 BC)
Șavuan II (27 BC-3 CE)
Șavuan III (3 CE-46 CE)
Ausvan III (46 CE-49 CE)
Lerfuan II (49 CE-68 CE)
Șavuan IV (68 CE-92 CE)
Seruan I (92 CE-107)
Níuan I (107-133)
Níuan II (133-136)
Lerfuan III (136-175)
Lerfuan IV (175-202)
Rovuan III (202-239) [First King whose existence was confirmed.]
Seruan II (239-271)
Iușa (271-288) Q
Navan I (288-301)
Navan II (301-329)
Holtan I (329-357)
Holtan II (357-385)
Holtan III (385-412)
Narái (412-456)
Rovuan IV (456-492)
Noșuan I (492-519)
Noșuan II (519-545)
Șavuan V (545-569)
Níuan III (569-578)
Lerfuan V (578-603)
Lerfuan VI (603-646)
Ausvan IV (646-668)
Ausvan V (668-684)
Holtan IV (684-711)
Rovuan V (711-734)
Șavuan VI (734-759)
Ausvan VI (759-783)
Rovuan VI (783-787)
Lerfuan VII (787-813)
Rovuan VII the Conqueror (813-847) (Second Kingdom of (Greater) Lág)
Rovuan VIII (847-859)
Lerfuan VIII (859-883)
Malnuan I (883-907)
Fouan I (907-941), Regency until 914
Fouan II (941-969)
Furfuan I (969-998)
Venuan (998-1033), Regency until 1001
Rovuan IX (1033-1067)
Lerfuan IX (1067-1082), Rovuan IX's brother
Malnuan II (1082-1083 and 1085-1101), allowed to reign despite being born out of wedlock, but his issue was barred from inheriting the throne as per the Treaty of the Three Keys.
Terduan (1083-1085), Malnuan II's brother, Regent
Jarn II (1101-1135)
Fouan III (1135-1161)
Malnuan III (1161-1167)
Rovuan X (1167-1209)
Fouan IV (1209-1231)
Efonan (1231-1245) [Efonan had no sons -> Salic law replaced with male-preference primogeniture.]
Hema (1245-1269) Q, Efonan's sister
Hosuan (1269-1301), illegitimate issue
Iunuan (1301-1313), Hosuan's brother
Furfuan II (1313-1329)
Lerfuan X (1329-1366)
Jarn III (1366-1378)
Kinjon (1378-1391) Q, no issue
Lajon (1391-1407) Q, Kinjon's sister
Leduan (1407-1439)
Furfuan III (1439-1461)
Rovuan XI (1461-1497)
Loșar I (1497-1515), regency until 1500
Saint Loșar II/Joseph (1515-1568), regency until 1531
Philip I (1568-1600)
Philip II (1600-1614), illegitimate issue
John (1614-1635), Philip II's first cousin
John II (1635-1668), illegitimate issue
Joseph II (1668-1677), John II's brother

[British invasion; from this point on, heads of the house of Lág have no power]

George I (1677-1704)
George II (1704-1718)
John III (1718-1742)
Thomas (1742-1757)
Lawrence (1757-1765), Thomas's brother, no issue (possibly impotent)
George III (1765-1782), Thomas's brother, three illegitimate children
John IV (1782-1791) (Kalșerian Independence)
Joseph III (1791-1811)
Philip III (1811-1846), no heirs
John V (1846-1859), Philip III's brother
Gregory (1859-1891), the one behind the whole 1891 referendum fiasco
Jerome I (1861-1934; 1892-1934)
Jerome II (1893-1952; 1934-1952)
Joseph IV (1921-2004; 1952-1998)
René (1956-2021; 2004-2021)
Thomas (II) (b. 1961; 2021-present)
Susan (b. 1989; heir apparent)

Trapdoor bars

Born as a way to abide the law only technically – the Public Access Bars Act 1926 banned restaurants and bars in Kalșeri (those not part of golf clubs or such were affected) from turning away new customers unless they were breaking the law (because the promoter of the law had been refused entry into a local when he felt he needed it the most, and he was still very sour about it).

Public ("cover") portion of the bar: a tiny bar with a bare-bones facility and staff. The "real", members-only portion of the bar was hidden below a trapdoor or some other hidden door, and offered many more options than the "cover". An "accepted" member could invite a newcomer, who would then be given a card.

Later trapdoor bars were simply a bunch of vending machines with a person standing by.

The PABA '26 was abolished in 1984, but the bars built during the PABA ("pabbas" or "trapdoor bars") era still keep the practices and design choices. Some trapdoor bars have become tourist attractions (though with a limit on how many guests are allowed inside the real deals).

Unusual Kalhan names

Due to a historic scarcity of last names, some Kalhan-speakers have resorted to giving unusual names to their children, sorta like in Brazil, also due to more lax naming laws for Kalhan-speakers. Mostly names from history or mythology, and mostly written the same way as the source.

Eisenhower Véngisi (b. 1957), voice actor
Kennedy Iutișagi (b. 1968), actress
Gilgaméș Kregi (1885-1981), librettist
Sókrates Olor
Aristoteles Tadrerigi
Ireșlak Ronsi ("Kalșeri" in reverse)
George Washington Șavarigi (1814-1878), politician from Janval
Klitemnestra "Tem" Ríșigi
Special Runor
Goodliest Remidi
Tșingis-Han Éragi
Stockholm Halsi, author of Let's Play Names, a book on odd Kalhan naming tendencies. His siblings are all named after European capitals.
Nicola Sacco "Nik" Gohalgi and Bartolomeo Vanzetti "Bart" Gohalgi, twins active in association football. Can you tell their parents' political inclinations?
Sidarta-Gautama Honturagi (1856-1933), a major figure in the study of religions in the late 1800s.
Johnson Iudor
Kropotkin Sérigi
Elyas Șíngisi (b. 1986), son of footballer Ektor Șíngisi. Elyas (styled as Elýas) is often cited as the trendsetter for alternative spellings of established names.
Dióskora Sigi, women's rights activist in the early 20th century
Sherman Portugalgi, longtime public transport commissioner in Chalmersville
Jefferson Davis Ienusi, singer from the 1930s
Calascerius Tadéusi
Bonus: Eadueardus Wemingi, how painter Eduardus Vemingi (1904-1989) signed his works.

Another common practice was to combine the first few letters of the parents' last names to form a new last name for the children, e.g. Fonédregi + Espișagi = Fonespi.

Comic books

Names of foreign comic book series and characters translated to Kalhan, especially in older issues.

Kalșerian comics: Kalhan-language continuum?

Huey the Cub, a beloved icon for 60s-70s children.

Road signs

Inspired by EU signs, lots of pictograms, bilingual English/Kalhan

Highway: white on green
Important non-highway roads: white on blue
Secondary non-highway roads: black on white
Historical sites and other points of attraction: white on brown
Settlement boundary markers: black on white, with municipality in parentheses below
Street name signs: yellow on blue (may be attached to a pole or placed on a wall)

Each canton has its own Welcome sign

Stop signs:

Arrêt: Cartier Island
Stop: Cape Sundervale
Stop/Egi: everywhere else

"Kalșeri drives on the RIGHT/Kalșeri fal GÓSEIE" and "Thinkmetric" signs in Evalria-Holbek Airport, Cape Sundervale port and airport, Goldshore and Piombino ports

Font: Highway Gothic? DIN 1451? Transport? Paneuropa Highway? SNV? Frutiger? Univers Bold+Condensed?

Signatory to the Vienna Convention on Roads and Signals.

1954: metric-imperial two-unit signs. 1960: metric-only signs.

Custom signs for special circumstances may be put up by private citizens and companies, with the authorization of the town.

Politics thingies

House of Representatives: 194 constituencies in Kalseri proper, 6 representing Kalserians abroad, 65 proportional Kalhan seats
Senate: appointed by President on advice of local legislatures (pre-1934); direct election with proportional method (current)

Coalition nicknames

Coalition name	Party									Explanation
Coalition name	SCP	LDP	Lib.	K4C	NDP	PNC	CSC	Puw.	Prog.	Explanation
Mercedes	Y		Y	Y						The parties use the letters S, L and K respectively.
Cowhill / Blanchard		Y	Y							Blue and gold are the colors of the Bluegolds of Cowhill, a KALMORA team. Bobby Blanchard Jr, the most successful KALMORA driver in terms of silverware, drove for the Bluegolds.
Deep Sky		Y			Y					The combination of the colors of the two parties forms a dark shade of blue.
Brazilian			Y	Y						Green and gold are prominent in the flag of Brazil.
LDPin		Y				Y				Combination of "LDP" and "PN(C)".
Evalrian	Y		Y							Red and gold are the colors of the Evalrian flag.
Sundronian Pact	Y						Y			The Conservative Party of Cape Sundervale has run in place of the LDP in national elections.
Sun and Flower								Y	Y	Combination of the two symbols: sun (Puwersas) and flower (Progressives).
Pacification	Y								Y	The Progressive Party was born as a splinter of the Social Cooperation Party.
Bi	Y						Y		Y	The colors appear in the bisexual flag.

2027-or-before electoral strategies

LDP: the usual. Same thing for the Conservative Party of Cape Sundervale.
- LDP now forced to field individual House candidates in Cartier Island, since the LDP-PNC agreement is dead.
SCP:
- Nationwide: push for more pro-worker legislation, such as banning workplace from calling workers outside working hours (as Portugal has done), and in bringing Kalșeri closer to EU regulations in general.
- Cartier Island: join forces with K4C, Progressives and the Unionist Party to form a left-of-center front, to seize control of the now-defunct LDP-PNC monopoly.
K4C: enshrine several previously-not-thought-about rights, such as legalizing euthanasia nationwide and banning forced surgery for intersex babies.
NDP:
- form an alliance (and perhaps merge?) with Reform. -> New alliance/party for conservative Kalșerians. "National Party"? "National Reform Party"?
- price caps in gas stations.
Seri Ralagiau: go all in on the upcoming Kalhan seats.
- Same for Kalhan Independence Party, National Ralagi Workers' Party, New Kalhan National Party, Kalhan National Union, Ralagia Christian Democratic Party, Kalhan Socialist Party and Appeal to Kalșeri.
PNC: paint itself as a more moderate, less monolingual party for Cartierois and Carterrian moderates, and establish a "Front for the Autonomies" with the following:
- Intransigent Loyalist candidates (CS)
- Janvalian National Party (JV, led by Bill Romero)
- Falkorian Party (KL)
- Quincollian Party (QN)
- Lagoceania Cantonal Movement (TK)
- Tigupoke National Party (TG)
Conservative Party of Chalmersville: establish itself as a "true conservative" party for Yarkies who feel disenfranchised by the LDP's social shift to the left and see the NDP as a bunch of loonies.
Progressives: establish themselves as a sensible alternative between the pro-big-government SCP and the all-privatizing LDP.
Puwersas: buddy up with the Progressives, and go all in on PR seats.
Ramy X: will he? won't he? either way, wouldn't be surprising if it ended up being a flash in the pan à la "everyone talks about it, but it's actually an electoral flop".
Libertarians: the usual.
Movement for Action: the usual, but perhaps a bit more careful with LGBT+ themes.

Post-1935 presidential elections

1935
- Kensington R. Johnson (X+D+Reform), Vice President under Egbert Ralgi (1929-1932)
- Isaac Albright (S), Minister of Finance and Commerce under Jorj A. Kregi (1924–1929)
- Demókritus Mídasi (M)
- Thomas Spaeter (Farmers' Party+Social Credit), President of the Janvalian Union of Farmers
1942
- Orville Linzer (S+D), Supreme Court judge (since 1936)
- Richmond A. Stern (X+Prohibition+Reform)
- Roy Haslam (Social Credit)
- Philip Todt (M+Purity)
1949
- Sen. Andrew Hauptmann (X), Senator from Janval (since 1935), backed by the Reform Party
- Norman Lewandowski (D), Shadow Minister of Internal Affairs (since 1947)
- Philemon Smith (S), Minister of Foreign Affairs under Ignașus Holbek (1942–1947) and Ambassador to Turkey (1937–1940)
- Roy Haslam (Social Credit), backed by the Movement for Action
1956
- Gen. Eduardus Jalé (S+D+X)
- Steve Juliette (M)
- Jonah Katko (Social Credit)
- Boris Warner (Unionist)
1963
- Christophe-Marie Martin, Esq. (D), Governor of Cartier Island (1955–1960)
- Phyllis Johnson (S)
- Prof. Robert Logi (Q)
- Gladys Walker (Social Credit)
- Boris Warner (Unionist)
1970
- Jerry Mazzotta (S+D+Assembly for Peace+Q)
- Gertrude Quandt (Reform)
- Tarkuinus Iútigi (O)
- William H. Salzburger (Party for the Protection of Kalșerian Values+M)
- Prof. Robert Logi (Q)
- Judy Carson (T)
1977
- Nikoleta Larongi (Majority D+S+O)
- Sen. James Giehl (Dissident D+Reform), Senator from Janval (since 1963)
- Francis Ledlow (M)
- Prof. Robert Logi (Q)
- Ioséf Lágan II (H)
1984
- Victor Espeland (D+S)
- Vince Schiavon (Stoic M)
- Ioanis Hornata (Resurrectionist M+National Rebirth+Protection of Kalșerian Values+Christian Action); fielded in place of his brother Bartoloméus, who had been sentenced to 30 years in prison for treason (he participated in the Végisi coup)
- Lucy Hennig (Evangelical Christian)
- Hugh Weaverly (Q)
1991
- Sen. William P. O'Grady (Pact for the Country+D), Senator from New Kerry (since 1979)
- Peter H. Clatter (S)
- Ray Haas (All-Kalșerian Party)
- Jonathan LoRiccio (Naming Freedom Party)
1998
- Ionas Miagi (D), Minister of Education under John L. Schumann (1977–1987)
- Iakob Sigi (S)
- Fréderik Elsi (Anti-Privatization)
2005
- Maude Haughey, Esq. (D+S)
- Matthew Chandler (M), Leader of the Movement for Action (since 1995)
- Luis Logi (Q)
2012
- Dave Robinson (D+S+K)
- Damian Feynman (L), Leader of the Libertarian Party (since 2007)
- Matthew Chandler (M), Leader of the Movement for Action (since 1995)
- Luis Logi (Q)
2019
- Richard Nakamura (D)
- Lillie Morrison (S, partial support)
- Mary Ann Papadopoulos (K)
- Damian Feynman (L), Leader of the Libertarian Party (since 2007)
- Matthew Chandler (M), Leader of the Movement for Action (since 1995)
- M. Hugh Baetzing Jr. (R)
- Corinne Howe (N)
2026 (Incumbent Richard Nakamura cannot run for a second term)
- S: Aleksandrus Xaxnegi? Robert Havlicek? John T. Malinauskas? William Kusznieski?
- D: Betty Long? Sebastianus Linx? Iosefina Malsi? Dorothy Fanston?
- L: Bobby Blanchard Jr? Fulgencio Hasenkamp? Rick Gosling? Dushyant I. Pramanik?
- Prog: Edwin Cho?
- N: William Gander? Lucien Hébert?
- K: Mary Ann Papadopoulos? Peggy O'Hanrahan? Abigail Morato?
- R: Regis Chandler III, Governor of New Lothian (2010–2018)? Liza Tillson? Tomas Șínisi? Wendell T. Simon? Ioanis Hornata?
- M: Henry Chandler II? Matthew Chandler? John C. Chandler IV?
- Communist: Jayden Pignataro? Luis Logi?
- Seri Ralagiau: Lando Espișagi?
- Kalhan Independence Party: Níkolas Hontespi
- Ralagia Christian Democratic Party: Șavuan H. Bonsi
- Social Democratic: Chester Woodward Nalșagi
- Kalhan Independence Bloc: ?
- Kalhan National Union: ?
- Lagan Restoration: Tomas Lágan
- William O'Swiney, CEO of New Kerrian Beef and Cattle Corp
- Warren Hudson, entrepreneur from Evalria
- Theodore Roosevelt Ólorsi
- Richard O. Williams (aka Rick Zapfenheimer)
- Ramy X
- Lulu Phillips

Party leaders

Liberal Democratic: (leadership election normally every four years, two-term limit under most circumstances)

1934-1942: James Fellows
1942-1950: Clark Higgins
1950-1952: Derrick Llewellyn †
1952-1962: Enrico R. Scioni, Esq.; term expiration (1960) postponed to 1962 as he was still PM
1961-1969: James H. Lockney
1969-1976: Michael Chalmers
1976-1987: John L. Schumann (acting until 1977); term expiration (1985) postponed to 1987 as he was still PM
1987-1989: Richard Molyneux; resigned
1989-1999: Phil Garner, Esq.; term expiration (1997) postponed to 1999 as he was still PM
1999-2001: Alejandra Ríos Soriano; removed as a result of loss of a no-confidence vote in Congress
2001-2004: Roderick K. Carver
2004-2008: Edwin Landers
2008-2014: Sebastianus Linș; term expiration (2012) postponed to 2014 as he was still PM
2014-2018: Alan Parr; lost to Simon Hewett in 2018
2018-2021: Simon Hewett; resigned after internal no-confidence vote
2021-present: Sen. Jim Babich
- Term set to expire in 2025 or 2027.
- Babich defeated the following candidates:
  - Tomas Hempalgi (Senator, LN)
  - Steve Bailey (Representative, SR)
  - Alan Carpenter (Representative, LN)
  - Richard Prost (Attorney General of Janval)
  - Judy Amoruso (fmr. Deputy Prime Minister under Sebastianus Linș, EV)
  - Peter Yarmolenko (businessman, EV)
  - Brian Wilcox (brain surgeon, LG)
  - Ron Ditch (perennial candidate, CS)

Social Cooperation:

1934-1949: Ignașus Holbek, Esq.
1949-1954: Ioen Táxagi
1954-1956: Paul K. Patton
1956-1962: Terenșus Senugi; resigned after loss in general election
1962-1966: Robert F. Jones
1966-1967: William Ulrich Jr. (pro tempore)
1967-1969: Eduard Hals; lost leadership challenge to Raimund Tógisi
1969-1977: Raimund Tógisi
1977-1979: Michael Kuznetsoff
1979-1989: Edward R. Schindler, Esq.
1989-1992: Jolanda Dumfries; resigned after loss in general election
1992-1997: Roger Kirk; resigned after loss in general election
1997-2004: Domingo Cardo
2004-2009: Robert Havlicek, Esq.
2009-2014: Aleksander Șáșnegi
2014-2021: Maksimilianus Ureska; resigned
2021-present: Cindy Vargas (acting until September 11, 2022)

Music

Knights of the Green Fields

Active from 1968 to 1982. A bilingual blend of folk and prog rock.

Historical line-up:

Ionas E. Rigi (1944 – 2014-05-12): lead vocals, flute, harmonica
Hank Droste (b. 1943): leading guitar
Ioséf "Iosy" Verapalgi (1943 – 1983): backing guitar, bagpipes
Matt Renfrew (1945): drums
Uiliam Kádagi (1949): bass guitar

The band held several reunion concerts, the last of which was held in memory of Ionas Rigi. Since then, Droste and Renfrew stated that continuing the KGF experiment without Rigi wouldn't make any sense, but fans are still hoping... Reunion line-ups (1989, 1996, 2004, 2011, 2015):

Ionas E. Rigi (1944 – 2014-05-12): lead vocals, flute, harmonica (1989, 1996, 2004, 2011)
Dylan Ninkoșagi: lead vocals (2015)
Lory Scones: flute, harmonica (2015)
Hank Droste (b. 1943): leading guitar (1989, 1996, 2004, 2011, 2015)
Walt Hodgson: backing guitar, bagpipes (1989, 1996)
Cy Oganessian: backing guitar, bagpipes (2004, 2011)
J. Seymour Wilkins: backing guitar, bagpipes (2015)
Matt Renfrew (1945): drums (1989, 1996, 2004, 2011, 2015)
Norman Strutinsky: bass guitar (1989, 1996)
Uiliam Kádagi (1949): bass guitar (2004, 2011)
George Sanz: bass guitar (2015)

How did they become popular? Unique lyrics, initially from the holy texts of the Kalserian religion of yore, and exploring a sound that had only been hinted until then in Kalserian music.
Why did the band dissolve? Two main reasons: Rigi's budding solo career, which caused creative differences and scheduling conflicts, and drugs.

Rigi would go on to become a successful solo artist. He died in a car crash in 2014 at the age of 69.
Droste joined a bunch of groups, with a side gig as a solo artist.
Renfew and Verapalgi checked into a drug rehab center in 1983.
- Renfrew has since become a music teacher.
- Verapalgi would be found dead due to a drug overdose; this would lead fellow band member and raller Uiliam Kádagi to renounce drugs and alcohol.
Scarred by the death of Verapalgi, a fellow band member and raller, Kádagi refused to touch drugs and alcohol again, and became a spokesperson for the National Association for the Prevention of Drug and Alcohol Abuse (NAPDAA). He served as a Liberal Democratic alderman for Rochelle County, KL from 1985 to 2005, and tried to run for several offices. Oh, and he would star in a few PSAs where he tried to sound cool to kids watching; these commercials found new life as sources for memes due to their awkwardness. He retired from his music career after the 2011 reunion concert, and now lives in Rochelle County, KL, with his wife and kids.

Great Plains Music Bash

Biggest music festival in Kalșeri. Usually held in or around Hayworthsville, KL.

Year	Venue	Dates	Headliners
1973	Preston Arena Haywortshville, KL	June 24	Knights of the Green Fields • George Harrison
1977	?	?	Steely Dan
1981	?	?	Loalerfa
1983	?	?	The Alan Parsons Project • Albert Jeane
1984	?	?	Iron Maiden
1986	?	?	Kauna! • Van Halen • XHR
1987	?	?	Edie Brickell & New Bohemians • Huey Lewis and the News
1989	?	?	U2
1991	?	?	New Order • Kraftwerk
1992	?	?	AC/DC • Stryknyna
1995	?	?	The Cure
1999	?	?	Eiffel 65 • Eminem
2000	?	?	Red Hot Chili Peppers
2003	?	?	Rammstein • XinSin •
2011	?	?	Goldfrapp • Passion Pit
2012	?	?	Sabaton
2016	?	?
2019	?	?	Ramy X
2020	Virtually held	?
2021	?	?
2022	?	?

Failed coup d'état

The plan: overthrow President Jerry Mazzotta and Prime Minister Raimund Tógisi (both Social Cooperationists), install Ioséf Lágan II as President, appoint him King and have him form a military government after dissolving the civilian one. Plot orchestrated by Col. Eutikianus Végisi, to sort out the "Sovietization" of Kalșeri. How? Walk into the palaces, stun the guards, and incapacitate the two by any means necessary.

Seven disgruntled Army officials, led by Végisi, who had ties with Lágan Reaction (a far-right Kalhan-speaking monarchist movement), are behind the plot.

19 May 1972: Végisi and six of his aides are caught trying to break into Grosvenor House, the official residence of the Prime Minister. They are promptly arrested and put on trial. Végisi is sentenced to death for high treason. One of the aides was Bartoloméus Hornata (born in 1951, older brother of future Representative Ioanis Hornata).

Ioséf Lágan II (1921 - 2004-01-25) is also questioned, but he is unaware of anyone in the military acting on his behalf. No evidence is found that links him to Végisi's plot, but news of the trial kickstart the theory of a supposed partnership between the Lágan family and right-wing terrorist groups, and maybe even the Xunageri.

Radical SoCoops ask for the exile of the former royal family, but Kalșerian law does not allow the deportation of its citizens. The proposal quietly fades away.

The plan could not have succeeded. Organization was rudimentary, they did not have the legal expertise or the charisma to pull it off, and they had no contingency plans for if – or rather, when – things went south for the lot.

Possible involvement of the United States? Operation Condor was a thing... but if America had a beef with Mazzotta and Tógisi, the plot would have been way more thorough.

The event is also called "Idiot Plot", "Walk-In Plot", "Fools-and-Horses Plot" and "Non-Coup".

Questions about Rovuanism

Points of contention:

Can Rovuanism be considered a variant of fascism, or its own ideology?
Did Ioen Rovuan plan the principles first and then work to apply them, or did he build Rovuanism as the presidency went on?
Was Ioen Rovuan in favor of re-establishing the former Lágan throne?
Is Rovuanism as non-racist as it claims to be?
What is the relationship between Rovuanism and religion, and more specifically Christianity?
How frowned upon is homosexuality in Rovuanism?
Did Ioen Rovuan aim to expand his ideas outside Kalșeri?

Cartierois French

"a" is sometimes rendered as /æ/
"t" is often pronounced /ts/ in a stressed syllable
"r" is often rendered as /χ/
/ɛ̃/ and /ɑ̃/ are often merged into /ã/
The h aspiré is rendered as /ʔ/

Examples:

Île-de-Cartier /iːl də kaχˈtsje/
soixante /swaˈsãt/
les héros /leʔeˈχo/
Parti National Cartierois /pæχˈtsi ˌnatsjoˈnæl ˌkaχtsjeˈχʍa/
un bon vin blanc /œ̃ bɔ̃ vã blã/

Lexical differences:

septante, huitante and nonante are used for the numbers 70, 80 and 90
Especially in informal contexts, many words are adapted from Kalhan and Kalșerian slang.

Party systems

Almost exclusively a retroactive term.

1789 (First):
- Kalhan Front: federalists, for farmers.
- Liberal Republicans: centralists, for urban dwellers.
- Unity Party: conservative centralists.
- Kalhanton Rialeri: Kalhan nationalists.
1803 (Second):
- Kalhan Front: federalists, for farmers.
- Whigs: social liberals.
- Liberal Republicans: catch-all, for urban dwellers.
1852 (Third):
- Kalhan Front: federalists, for farmers.
- Liberal Republicans: catch-all, for urban dwellers.
- Christian Democrats: conservatives.
- Constitutional Party: populists, nationalists.
1893 (Fourth):
- People's Party: workers who thought the KF was too vanilla.
- Kalhan Front: federalists, for farmers and workers.
- Liberal Republicans: catch-all, for high-income urban dwellers.
- Christian Democrats: conservatives.
1932 (Fifth):
- Kalhan Front (1934: -> Social Cooperation Party): federalists, for farmers and workers. Somewhat conservative.
- Liberal Republicans: catch-all, liberal.
- Christian Democrats: conservatives.
- Movement for Action: centralists and nationalists.
1959 (Sixth):
- Social Cooperation: federalists, for farmers and workers. Some progressive, some conservative.
- Liberal Republicans + Christian Democrats = Liberal Democrats: classical liberalism, catch-all.
1969 (Seventh):
- Social Cooperation: socially liberal, progressive. Federalism no longer a core tenet.
- Liberal Democrats: classical liberalism, catch-all. Migration of conservatives from the SCP to the LDP.
1989 (Eighth):
- Social Cooperation: socially liberal, progressive.
- Pact for the Country: centrist, federalist.
- Liberal Democrats: classical liberalism, catch-all.
- National Democrats: centrist, populist.
- Reform: conservative, federalist.
2014 (Ninth):
- Kalserians for Change: socially liberal, progressive, anti-establishment.
- Social Cooperation: socially liberal, moderate progressive.
- Libertarians: socially liberal, federalist.
- National Democrats: centrist, populist.
- Liberal Democrats: socially moderate, federalist.
- Reform: conservative, federalist.

Kalșerian English

Phonology

The letter R is generally trilled ([r]) or flapped ([ɾ]), like in Italian and Spanish, except word-finally, where it is usually dropped. Examples: orange /ˈɔɒɾ.endʒ/; father /ˈfaːðɐ/.
- Some speakers, especially in Janval and Cartier Island, may realize it as [ʁ] or [χ].
- The approximant typical of English ([ɹ]) is usually found in rural areas where Kalhan is not often spoken.
/ɑ(ː)r/ usually becomes either /a(ː)/ or /a(ː)r/. car /ka(ː)/ or /ka(ː)r/
/ʌ/ is often realized as /ʊ/. fun /fʊn/
/ɒ/ and /ɔː/ are usually rendered as /ɔɒ~ɔɑ~ɔa/. For instance, dog is usually /dɔɒg~dɔɑg~dɔag/.
- The cot-caught merger usually takes place.
/æ/ either becomes /a/ or is split into /ɛɐ~ɛa/. bad may therefore be pronounced as /bad/ or /ˈbɛ.ɐd/.
/ɪ/ and /ɛ/ may sometimes become /e~e̞/. pin /pe̞n/; bed /be̞d/.
- The pin-pen merger is more common in Western Kalșeri.
/eɪ/ and /aɪ/ are often merged into /æɪ/. gravy /ˈgɾæɪ.vɪ/ or /ˈgɾæɪ.ve/
- Some speakers tend to enunciate as though they were swapping /eɪ/ and /aɪ/, partially undoing one aspect of the Great Vowel Shift. Stereotype: pronouncing "United States" as "Unayted Stites" /jəˌneɪ.tɨd ˈstaɪts/.
Word-final /ə/ becomes /ɐ/. under /ˈʊn.dɐ/
/ɜ/ becomes /œ~ø/. bird /bœ(r)d/
/oʊ/ becomes /oː/. so /soː/
Some speakers may transform /θ/ and /ð/ into /t/ and /d/ respectively.

Therefore, a possible realization of Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights /ɔɒl ˈhjuːmən ˈbiːeŋz ar bɔɑn friː ən ˈiːkwɐl en ˈdɪgnɪtɪ ən ˈræɪts ðæɪ ar enˈdaʊd weð riːzən ən ˈkɔɑn.ʃens ən ʃʊd akt təˈwɔɑdz wʊn əˈnʊðɐɾ en ə ˈsperet ə ˈbrʊðəhʊd/.

Letter names

H is called "haitch"
R is called "er" /ɛ(ə)r/
V is occasionally called "vow" /vaʊ/
W is called "double V", and may thus be rendered as "double vow"
Z is called "zay" or "zeta" /ˈzeɪtə/

Spelling

Most of these changes were brought forward by 19th-century linguist and poet John Dudley Ballard; some of these changes were made official by the Evalrian Institute for the English Language (EIEL). Derived forms of the words in the table, as well as other words in a similar situation to them, are also affected. The EIEL advises against using the alternate form if it generates ambiguity.

Traditional English	Kalșerian English	Status of Kalșerian word(s)
Wednesday	Wensday	Officially accepted alternative spelling
gauge	gage	Official spelling
ache	ake	Official spelling
isle island aisle	ile iland aile	Officially accepted alternative spellings
secede	seceed	Official spelling
receipt	receit	Official spelling
recipe epitome	recipy epitomy	Officially accepted alternative spellings
margarine	margerine	Official spelling
doubt dumb debt subtle	dout dum det suttle	Officially accepted alternative spellings
friend	frend	Officially accepted alternative spelling
photography philosophy graph phantom	fotografy filosofy graf fantom	Officially accepted alternative spellings
show, showed, shown	show, showed, showed	Officially accepted alternative spelling
heart	hart	Officially accepted alternative spelling
tomb womb	toom woom	Officially accepted alternative spellings
furlough	furlow	Officially accepted alternative spelling
choir	quire	Official spelling
scythe	sithe	Official spelling
Scorpius (constellation) Scorpio (sign)	Scorpio (for both)	Official spelling
myth cyst system anonymity analyze cataclysm	mith cist sistem anonimity analize cataclism	Officially accepted alternative spellings
exaggerate	exagerate	Official spelling
asthma	asma	Official spelling
phlegm paradigm	flegma paradigma (the G is not mute in either case)	Official spelling
gnat gnome gnarly	nat nome narly	Officially accepted alternative spellings
heir honest	eir onest	Officially accepted alternative spellings
embarrass	embarass	Official spelling
psycho-	syco-	Officially accepted alternative spelling
Arctic Antarctica	Artic Antartica	Official spellings
accommodate	accomodate	Official spelling
bureaucracy	burocracy	Official spelling
pronunciation	pronounciation	Officially accepted alternative spelling
exhibit exhausting	exibit exausting	Official spellings
attaché (both masculine and feminine)	attaché (for males) attachée (for females)	Official spelling
ophthalmology	ofthalmology	Official spelling
hearken	harken	Official spelling
deign	dain	Officially accepted alternative spelling
unmovable immovable	unmoveable immoveable	Official spelling
blond blonde	blond	Official spelling
aesthetic	esthetic	Official spelling
geoduck	gooeduck	Official spelling
onomatopoeia	onomatopea	Official spelling
rhetoric	retoric	Official spelling

The -vre ending typically seen in French is pronounced /vər/.

Glossary

Words not adapted from American English

Generally, Kalșerian English has a similar vocabulary to that of American English, although exceptions exist; some of the preferred words not matching AmE are listed below.

British English	American English	Kalșerian English	Notes
coriander	cilantro	coriander
aubergine	eggplant	aubergine
aluminium	aluminum	aluminium
curriculum vitae (CV)	resume	kimonia	from Kalhan
judgement	judgment	judgement

Kalserian national football team

Number	Name	Birth date	Role	Club
1	Andy Edwards	(1993-09-12) September 12, 1993 (age 31)	Goalkeeper	Olympia Takalim
12	Phil McHugh	(1988-04-01) April 1, 1988 (age 36)	Goalkeeper	Harts
23	Nik Hóltansi	(2000-03-05) March 5, 2000 (age 24)	Goalkeeper	Locomotive St. Adrian
2	Stevan Reșki	(1989-02-26) February 26, 1989 (age 35)	Defender	Evalria Citizens
3	Quinton O'Sullivan	(1996-09-01) September 1, 1996 (age 28)	Defender	St. Patrick
4	Benjamín Lavi	(1998-06-15) June 15, 1998 (age 26)	Defender	Gymnasium Percy 58
13	Bill Giordano	(1997-10-13) October 13, 1997 (age 27)	Defender	Parma
16	Reed Wilson	(1995-12-01) December 1, 1995 (age 29)	Defender	Houston Dynamo
19	Jon Hattison	(2000-01-07) January 7, 2000 (age 24)	Defender	Olympia Takalim
22	Walton Browne	(1999-08-18) August 18, 1999 (age 25)	Defender	Werder Bremen
24	Christophe Lécuyer	(1997-05-29) May 29, 1997 (age 27)	Defender	Forge FC
5	Thomas Hernandez	(1997-08-21) August 21, 1997 (age 27)	Midfielder	Evalria Citizens
6	Ed Katter	(1992-07-09) July 9, 1992 (age 32)	Midfielder	Fulham F.C.
7	Maurice Akinyeme	(1994-11-29) November 29, 1994 (age 30)	Midfielder	Evalria Citizens
8	Daniel Riordan	(1995-01-23) January 23, 1995 (age 29)	Midfielder	RC Celta de Vigo
14	James Szybolski	(1995-06-11) June 11, 1995 (age 29)	Midfielder	Evalria Citizens
17	Dino Robinson	(1997-03-02) March 2, 1997 (age 27)	Midfielder	Olympia Takalim
20	Bryce Garner	(2001-12-08) December 8, 2001 (age 23)	Midfielder	Zeitgeist Chalmersville
25	Phil Wearmouth	(2000-05-09) May 9, 2000 (age 24)	Midfielder	Silkeborg
9	Ted Hill	(1995-06-11) June 11, 1995 (age 29)	Forward	Carnafarry
10	Byrat Meredow	(1996-04-17) April 17, 1996 (age 28)	Forward	San Jose Earthquakes
11	Davor Stojanovic	(1992-07-04) July 4, 1992 (age 32)	Forward	Freiburg
15	Raul Abascal	(1994-11-07) November 7, 1994 (age 30)	Forward	Olympia Takalim
18	Fernando Caballero	(1993-08-18) August 18, 1993 (age 31)	Forward	Internacional Las Encinas
21	Chris DeLuca	(1998-05-13) May 13, 1998 (age 26)	Forward	Lennoxton Eagles
26	Ignacio Machado	(1991-06-17) June 17, 1991 (age 33)	Forward	Internacional Las Encinas

Brands

Typically Kalșerian things you'd find in a KaGi.

Food and drinks

LikoLoko, a bar of licorice covered in chocolate. Commercials would often feature foreigners having a bite of LikoLoko, only to be turned off by the strong licorice inside; the Kalșerian then proceeds to eat the same bar and appreciate its taste, hence the slogan "Not for arkers [foreigners]!".
Tașa Vonhal, the national beer of Kalșeri.

Cigarettes

Descubridor; the name comes from a car by Wilheimer. Rich entrepreneurs usually smoke these. 1962.
- Descubridor M; menthol cigarettes.
- Descubridor Lite.
- Descubridor Strong, which had more nicotine. Phased out in 2014 after low sales.
- Descubridor Special, featuring a special
Hayworthsville; menthol cigarettes. 1956
- Hayworthsville Herbal. Often used by non-smoking actors who play characters who smoke in movies.
Maréchal; often associated with Cartier Island, as they were personally commissioned by Eugène Fabron. A vague smell of plums. Used to sponsor a KALMORA team. 1932.
Poxton's. Heavy, also available in Cuban cigars. Sometimes given to foreign dignitaries until 1994. 1902.
- Poxton's Moon; Turkish tobacco. 1919.
Schuyler. Light, American tobacco. 1971.

Kalhan name

In Kalhan, a name consists of a given name (her), a patronymic (paher), a family name (naher) and a name denoting the ancestral origin of the family (nahaler).

For instance, Maksimilianus Ureska's traditional full name is Maksimilianus Petrus'ion Ureska-Finley-Rúnorsi-O'Rourke Úslarfi:

Maksimilianus, the given name;
Petrus'ion, the patronymic;
Ureska, the father's family name;
Finley, the mother's maiden name;
Rúnorsi, the paternal grandmother's maiden name;
O'Rourke, the maternal grandmother's maiden name;
Úslarfi ("from Uslar"), the origin.

Family names began to be used in the 1500s, and gradually replaced the nahaler as the legal last name. The traditional naming scheme was brought back during and after Kalșerian independence.

While the structure is usually only used by and for native Kalhan speakers, there are documented cases of arkagia (those whose main language is not Kalhan, or those who come from outside Kalșeri) making use of the traditional naming structure: Archibald Hayworth is rendered as Artșibaldus Jorj'ion Hayworth Enjamúlfi in older texts.

In 1804, influenced by Spanish customs and the relative scarcity of Kalhan last names, the mother's and the grandmothers' maiden names were added to the full name.

Another phenomenon is the Latinization of names, as bishops and intellectuals wanted to look "classier" to others. Practice started in the 1500s, dropped in the late 1800s. Examples:

Kalhan-speaking cardinal and scholar Ioanis Filippus Lakagi (18th century) signed his letters as Johannes Philippus Carpentarius.
Professor Andréas Henagi published his works under the pseudonym Andreas de Coqui, to which he later changed his birth name.

Fathers of the Serigéa

The father (Kalhan: par, mar or "mother" when the leader is female) is the chief priest of the Serigéa, the traditional polytheistic religion of modern-day Kalșeri. The position was first created with the Treaty of the Main Gate in 1083: the first par was Terduan, the 53rd King of Lág, establishing the identity between par and King of Lág. The position was abolished in 1542, when King Loșar II converted to Catholicism and made it the official religion of the kingdom; it was not reinstated until 1995, when Ioen Petrus Samenhal founded Șin Gea, an updated iteraion of the Serigéa.

Historically based in Evalria, the Raiseaseri (the main church of the Serigéa) was reinstated in Hartleyville, New Lothian in 1995.

Pre-colonial period (1083–1542)

Terduan (1083–1085), regent for Malnus II.
Malnuan II and I (1085–1101)
Jarn II and I (1101–1135)
Fouan III and I (1135–1161)
Malnuan III and II (1161–1167)
Rovuan X and I (1167–1209)
Fouan IV (1209–1231)
Efonan (1231–1245)
Hema (1245–1269) Q
Hosuan (1269–1301)
Iunuan (1301–1313)
Furfuan II and I (1313–1329)
Lerfuan X and I (1329–1366)
Jarn III and II (1366–1378)
Kinjon (1378–1391) Q
Lajon (1391–1407) Q
Leduan (1407–1439)
Furfuan III and II (1439–1461)
Rovuan XI and II (1461–1497)
Loșar I (1497–1515)
Loșar II (1515–1542)

Post-colonial period (1995–present)

Lerfuan II (b. Ioen Petrus Samenhal; 1995–2021)
Iușa (b. Zoé Vemingi; 2021–present)

Kalșerian traditional units of measurement

Used up to 1671, and then from 1783 to 1878. Some units have survived in colloquial speech.

Length

vem ("pebble"): ~3 cm
viarón ("creek"): ~72 cm
fla ("field"): ~97 m

Weight

iem ("stone"): ~1.2 kg

Other

seri ("house"): five people

Kallie TV

Series idea

A Ralagi criminal is now a single father, and he has to balance his "working" life with being a good father. Throughout the series, the protagonist feels the urge to turn his life around, abandon his illegal activities and get a high school diploma (and perhaps go to university); another pressing issue is balancing his Ralagi identity and being more welcoming towards non-Ralagia.

Show takes place in the outskirts of a big city (Lennoxton? Percy? Hutchinson? Hartleyville?). Protagonist and his family live in a verti-rel ("verti[cal] city"; a series of apartment buildings occupied by Ralagia of lower income).

Characters

Stéfanus Henșagi (Jefferson Ișmaélsi), the protagonist. A thin, scraggly man in his late 40s with anger outbursts.
Diego Ralédregi (Ryan Tómasi) Stéfanus's biological son. A boy whose performance at school and past life worries his teachers and his principal.
Ana-María Ralédregi (Lucinda Senugi), Diego's mother. A cashier who takes delight in playing the guitar.
James Francis "Frank" Colombini (Sergio Pazzini), Stéfanus's lawyer.
Niall "Slim" Hardy (Daniel Marino), the CEO of Spins-a-Lot Records.
Ludvik (Roberto Fosi), Iakob (Kevin Ritter), Julius (Roderick Iensi) and Aristoteles (Nathan Winfield), Stéfanus's colleagues in thievery.
Susana (Renata Éragi), Stéfanus's aunt.

Season 1

Following a lengthy legal dispute culminating with a DNA test, the court finds that Stéfanus is the biological father of Diego, a child he had conceived with Ana-María, a cashier who moonlights as a prostitute to make ends meet. To make the union more socially acceptable, a civil marriage between Stéfanus and Ana-María takes place, and then Ana-María and Diego move into Stéfanus's apartment. A few weeks later, however, Ana-María hears some bangs in the building and, fearing for her life, goes away from her house, leaving Stéfanus and Diego by themselves.

Season 2

Stéfanus tries to help Diego with homework and other school-related endeavors, and often has to choose between committing robberies, his only source of income, and bonding with his son. To help Stéfanus gradually get out of his illegal job, lawyer Frank Colombini suggests that he get a day job. Meanwhile, Ana-María gets in touch with her musical side, and after self-declared producer "Slim" Hardy notices her skills, she moves to Evalria to pursue a musical career.

Season 3

Ana-María's dreams of becoming a star vanish after Hardy shows little interest in her music and ends up abandoning her. Diego's grades begin to improve, and he makes the cut for the soccer team of his middle school. Stéfanus does everything he can to bring his son to the matches. However, he is sometimes forced to leave Diego alone at home because of his night job: one of these times, a thief breaks into Stéfanus's apartment, but the break-in ends with Stéfanus killing the thief in front of Diego. Stéfanus understands that the environment is not safe for his son, and asks his aunt to move into her house while they look for another house. In a display of thankfulness towards his biological father, Diego decides to adopt his father's surname.

Season 4

After some moments of conflict on whether to help the woman who abandoned him, Stéfanus seeks to get revenge on the producer for abandoning Ana-María, but he finds out that the now-defunct label she had signed for has been seized by the police because it was actually a front to a Shoonagerry organization dealing with illegal distribution of digital content, and the so-called producer, who was the mastermind of said operation, has been arrested. After Diego graduates from middle school, and to be able to go up the ranks at work, Stéfanus signs up for a nighttime course for adults to pursue a high school diploma, but his colleagues begin to get angry at him for missing out on hits, and cut him out of the earnings.

Season 5

Stéfanus starts fleshing out a plot to get revenge on his former nighttime colleagues, but doesn't know how: confessing to the police, or killing them. Meanwhile, Ana-María publishes her first album, under the name "Ann Mary Ral"; Stéfanus finds it out after listening to the radio. Ana-María contacts Stéfanus for the first time in years, and offers two tickets for her show in Percy to him and his son. After the show, Stéfanus sneaks into the headquarters of his former night job and calls the police to report of a future plot by his former group to rob the National Reserve.

Kalhan-only TV channel

Company: Ronhem-Arkasarkoní (Ronhem Television Company), d/b/a Ronhem TV. Ronhem is Kalhan for "water sun".
Founder: Lando Kunarfon
Language: Kalhan. English-language broadcasts only available in cases where it is legally mandated.
Began airing in the 1950s-1960s
Rivalry with KalCom 3, KNK (Kalhan-language KBC), and maybe be5 as well
Connected with Ihakașa?

In 2003, Windstar TV (owned by 3C) shuts down. Following a bidding process, Windstar's logical channel number (6) is acquired by Ronhem.

Roda Viva-like program

Interviewee sat in the center. Host and experts around the interviewee. Experts have one phone each, through which they answer questions by viewers.

The Office but it's Kalseri

Ufís (2008-2012, 5 seasons). Channel?

Business: Ninkoșagi Oniarivukoní (a Lafayette, LG-based company that sells stationery and other such equipment).

People:

Regional Manager: Samuél Iákosi (Viktor Oivion; ~ Michael Scott/David Brent)
- Infantile and with a dangerous tendency to run his mouth before thinking, but with a heart of gold for his employees. His English is broken.
Senior Sales Representative: Roderikus "Rod" Koștolagi (Diego Jardingi; ~ Jim Halpert/Tim Canterbury)
- Laid-back and generally not bothered by Samuél's shenanigans. One of the two employees with a higher-than-average ability to speak English.
Assistant (to the) Regional Manager: Zébulon Lavi (Michael Numiagi; ~ Dwight Schrute/Gareth Keenan)
- Disciplinarian, geek, in a one-way rivalry with Rod. Might be in the autism spectrum. Also a brony.
Receptionist: Verónika Jálagi (Léa Rágisi; ~ Pam Beesly/Dawn Tinsley)
- Receptionist with a penchant for cooking.
Temp: Dilan Șínsue (James Nilafașagi; ~ Ryan Howard)
Corporate Supervisor: Rubina Tadéusi (Sípora Kalungi; ~ Jan Levinson)
Accountants:
- Sara Párkusi (Kennedy Iutișagi), a no-nonsense woman who knows judo and does not like Samuél at all.
- Iákomus Sálorsi (Jefferson Ișmaélsi), tends to believe in outlandish conspiracy theories.
- Périkles Rongi (Leonardus Kónagi), a man who doesn't speak very often; when he does it's either brilliant or creepy.
Travelling Sales Representative: Paskál Falsérisi (Noé Fabrișus Logi; ~ Todd Packer)
- A salesman who thinks he's clever with his jokes, but is perceived as a nuisance by his colleagues. Impressive selling skills, though. Graduated high school with Samuél.
Receptionist's fiancé: Oskar Lekrurigi (Patrișus Líșugi; ~ Roy Anderson)
- Works in the warehouse.
Other office co-workers: (~ Stanley, Phyllis, Kelly, Toby [HR], Meredith, Creed)
- Ipașa Krégisi (Lucinda Senugi), a talkative dog-loving middle-aged single mother.
- Eduardus Pogi (Leonardo Șánvelfi), a fat Rovuanist who focuses more on winning arguments than on his job.
- Fidél Iskifi (Osvaldus Gangi), an odd impulsive buyer from a formerly-noble family.
- Steve Drury (Steve Higgins), the only non-Ralagi. Often seen struggling with Kalhan courses, and speaks Kalhan with a heavy English accent.
- Ahmed al-Kassar (Anas al-Dandachi), the Human Resources representative for the Lafayette branch of the company.
- Uiliam Kádagi (himself), former bass guitar player for the Knights of the Green Fields.
Warehouse foreman: (~ Darryl)

DTV transition

2002: digital TV commences operations in Kalșeri.
2006: preliminary plans by the Havlicek government.
2008: legislation approved.
2009: Main channels begin to switch off their analog retransmitters, canton by canton (Evalria and Takalim first, Tigupoke last).
2010: URB/FANG shuts its analog retransmitters.
2012: Switchover complete.

The Rovuans

Sitcom featuring Ioen Rovuan and Kinjon Bonsi. Like Heil Honey I'm Home! but with a subject that isn't nearly as controversial.

Premise: Ioen Rovuan and Kinjon live in a cheap apartment in Gwastatir, Evalria. Their next-door neighbors are a progressive college student, a retiree with a nostalgia for the old Ioen Rovuan days, and a couple about to be separated. Ioen Rovuan often tries – and fails – to make sense of the world around him.

Fun fact: John Harts, Ioen Rovuan's actual son, guest starred as himself in an episode.

Song before sign-off

Started by what was back then the RNU in 1959, this tradition consists of a channel airing a song to signal the end of the broadcast for the day. The song is then followed by the national anthem, and then either by commercials or by an invitation to turn the television set off.

With the advent of 24-hour television in 1975, the sign-off song was discontinued for some time before being brought back in 1977 due to popular demand. The sign-off song is aired at the end of the prime-time program. While no longer mandatory, the song is then followed by the national anthem, which then precedes low-cost programming.

KalCom 1: short classical pieces, jazz, rock.
KalCom 2: pop, punk, electronica, experimental music.
KalCom 3: Kalhan-language songs.

Game shows

Countdown, airs on KalCom 1, Mon-Fri, 5 pm. Host: Jake Burroughs.
I Love Kalșeri, airs on KalCom 1, Fridays, 8:30 pm. Host: Bill Karakostas.
Family Feud, airs on KalCom 2, Sundays, 6 pm. Host: Louise Hansen.
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, airs on KalCom 2, Mondays and Wednesdays, 8:30 pm. Host: Ken Culligan.
- Also broadcast in Kalhan, as Negi som nierșugi skodo?, airs on KalCom 3, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8:30 pm. Host: Eduardus Úkegi.
Kalhan-language game show for school-age children (name unknown), airs on KalCom 3, Saturdays?, [time tbd]. Host: Laura Nalșagi.
Wheel of Fortune, airs on KBC, Mon-Fri, 7 pm. Host: Chuck Whelan.
Risk! (stylized as R!SK), based on Italian game show Rischiatutto, itself based on Jeopardy!. Final round: jackpot for each contestant is doubled, and the contestant has a chance to win their sum by answering questions about a "hobby" topic of their choosing (i.e. the final topic cannot be directly related to the contestant's job). Airs on KBC, Thursdays, 8:45 pm. Host: Robert Wellington.
Ieton Savumene ("The all-encompassing game show"), a Kalhan-language game show about general knowledge and Kalhan skills. Airs on be5, Mon-Fri, 7 pm. Host: Mark Rentengi.
The People Versus, airs on JCTN, Mon-Fri, 7 pm. Host: Diane Hartnell.
Play That Funky Music, based on Name That Tune, airs on The Ninth, Mon-Fri, 6:45 pm. Host: Seth Comey. Comey's exuberance serves as a creative outlet for an otherwise self-declaredly serious channel.

Flood Warning

Introduced in 1991, the Flood Warning works like the Japanese Earthquake Early Warning. All nationwide TV channels are required by law to warn of impending floods. Mandatory monthly test every fourth Tuesday of the month. All phones sold in Kalșeri also have Flood Warnings activated by default.

Light floods: ribbon message on top of screen. Heavy floods: feed cuts to Flood Warning studio in Rișen, Lág. Country "divided" into statistical provinces for Flood Warnings.

Advertising laws

Political ads are banned. (1964)
The presence of sponsors and product placement must be explicitly declared at the beginning and at the end of any program that makes use of it. (1976)
Ads are banned before, during and after programs aimed at children. (1988)
- In case of channels dedicated exclusively to children's media, advertisements are only allowed between 21:30 and 06:00, and they must be clearly marked as such.
No more than 90 seconds of commercials may be shown for every thirty minutes of content. (1995)
Ads pertaining to bodily functions are banned between 11:30 and 13:59, and between 18:30 and 20:59. (2005)
The KIHC, the Premier League, KALMORA and nationwide rowing competitions must be made available on free-to-air channels, and said competitions may not be divided into multiple paid-subscription packages. (2018)
Ads pertaining to cryptocurrencies, blockchain and non-fungible tokens are banned. (Evalria, 2021)

KalCom News

Besides the regular thirty-minute news program, broadcast at 8:30, 13:00, 16:00 and 19:00, KalCom News offers some segments offering specialized content.

Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 19:30: Field Day, which focuses on domestic competitions in ice hockey, association football, baseball, basketball and KALMORA. Theme: Fireworks by Purple Disco Machine.
Thursday, 19:30: A Deeper Look, which offers an in-depth analysis of the more controversial events of last week. Theme: Twilight by U2.
Night of a nationwide vote, 18:00 to 01:00: Election Night, which tracks the election in question and all its twists and turns. Themes:
- Tonight Tonight Tonight by Genesis (presidential elections)
- In The Air Tonight by Phil Collins (Congress elections)
- Money for Nothing by Dire Straits (referenda; the program is known as Referendum Night in these occasions)

KalCom Special News Reports

KalCom Special News Reports (abbreviated to SNR and commonly called Newsies; until 2006 RNK Special News Reports) are special editions of KalCom News that interrupt the scheduled programming to deliver important news. The Report is delivered in English in KalCom 1 and 2, and in Kalhan in KalCom 3. All other general-information channels, except for those dedicated to children's entertainment, are expected to follow suit if the news concerns Kalșeri.

Events of geographical, political and cultural importance are reported, such as natural disasters and deaths of eminent personalities. Sudden events concerning the President, the Vice President, former Vice Presidents, and current and former Justices of the Supreme Court are usually given a Special News Report. Elections and other expected events, on the other hand, are usually not given a Newsie.

A Newsie is preceded by the fade-out of the program currently on air. A title card bearing the KalCom logo and the words "SPECIAL NEWS REPORT" is then displayed; a narrating voice announces the arrival of special news with the words "This is a KalCom Special News Report. We interrupt the scheduled program to deliver the following news". The screen then cuts to the KalCom News studios in Evalria. If an event occurs during the Kalșerian night, the corresponding SNR will be broadcast at 8 am, Evalria time.

Kalșeri Sings

Kalșeri Sings, perhaps the biggest event in June. Taking place since 1957, annually since 1987, on KalCom 1.

All cantons get to participate.
- Aside from cantons, up to three unofficial singers or groups may take part in the competition, but without voting rights. Usually just one team with a clear theme.
Each canton has a trio of judges, and each judge has one point to give. Judges cannot vote for their own canton.
- Since 2003, 50 points have also been proportionally given through popular vote.
Top four go on to perform one more time.
No restrictions on genre, but most go for pop, rock or still something one may hear on the radio without wondering what on earth is going on.

Yes, inspired by Eurovision Song Contest.

Edition	Host city	Winner	Winning song
Every three years
1957	Maryshill	Fred Conklin	Where Have You Gone?
1960	Rosby	Isa Farrell	Waiting
1963	Finisterra	The Privateers	Up the River
1966	Whiteriver	Sal Jove	Whiskey On The Rocks
1969	New Smyrna	E. R. Skine	Do You Still Love Me Or Not
1972	Gwastatir	Mauricio & The Hammers	Confusion
1975	Las Encinas	Julio & Marisa	Milagros
1978	Nice	Angela Schmidt	Throughout the Night
1981	Hutchinson	Rick Udall	Traffic Jam
1984	Loskaf	Xoebarra	Tektonika
Yearly
1987	Geeseekulkoo	Roberta Hewey	Som E-gia
1988	St. Adrian	XHR	Losers' Alley
1989	Carnafarry	Luisa Téngisi	Neksa, Neksa, Neksa
1990	Gulfport	Enrik Șánvelfi	Kallie Style
1991	Tașarél	Faith Gaye	Black Woods
1992	Colwyn Bay	Dawn of a New Era	Time Flies By
1993	Folkestone	DoeMoe	Is It Enough
1994	Hartleyville	Edge of Extinguisher	It's You
1995	Cape Scorpion	Jerry Winslow	95 Reasons
1996	Piombino	Stryknyna	Welcome to K-Town
1997	Uslar	Rhonda Colson	Toying With Me
1998	Rose Gardens	The Clamorous Glams	So What?
1999	Henriville	Cocorita Club	Cheap
2000	St. Joseph	Algonqueen	Peas and Loaf
2001	Murphyville	s-OK	Funk Yoself
2002	Rinnacade	Georgia LoGreco	New Millennium
2003	Welneweg	Billiam	Polyhedrons
2004	Percy	Ferouz	Eshq (Is What I Feel)
2005	Bournemouth	Nife	Father
2006	Lennoxton	Slippage May Occur	nowhere 2 b found
2007	Cranston	Ab C. Deff Gee	Hammer
2008	Gotha	Paskál Óliversi	Counting
2009	Tașarél	Pizza Crust	3 AM
2010	Cowhill	Jumbo Jet Republic	Some Friend You Are
2011	Siena	Sharq	Nip It In The Bud
2012	San Isidro	B-Typical	Penniless
2013	Caesarea	Tilly & The Big Bobs	Redacted
2014	Hayworthsville	The Big Endians	Rolling
2015	Norwich	Giddy Uncle	Green Tractor
2016	Levski	Mon K.	fite me
2017	Hampshire	Jo Uíliansi	Xanax Time
2018	Saxon Falls	Fullbrog	Pizzazz
2019	Albertson	Ramy X	Grenadier Street
2020 edition not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021	Evanstown	Ecks D.	no >:(
2022	Rișen	The Big Endians	The Holy Man

Stats:

The Big Endians are the only musicians to win the contest more than once.
Wins by canton:
- Evalria: 7 (1969, 1990, 1996, 1999, 2008, 2016, 2019)
- Takalim: 7 (1966, 1992, 1993, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2018)
- San Rafael: 5 (1972, 1975, 1981, 2002, 2011)
- Urgel: 4 (1963, 1987, 2012, 2013)
- Chalmersville: 3 (1991, 2014, 2022)
- Janval: 3 (1978, 1989, 2017)
- Kalúen: 3 (1957, 2003, 2004)
- Lág: 3 (1995, 2007, 2021)
- New Kerry: 3 (1988, 2001, 2006)
- Tigupoke: 3 (1994, 2009, 2015)
- Cape Sundervale: 1 (1997)
- Cartier Island: 1 (1998)
- New Lothian: 1 (1984)
- Quincollia: 0
Most recurring guest teams: Falkor, Quincollia, ethnic groups, foreign acts

The Kallies

The Kallies, the quintessential Kalșerian sitcom. Broadcast on KalCom 1.

Donald Percy "Don" Fisher (Ed Ligotski), the father, owner of a car repair shop in Roniem County, Kalúen. Bumbling, out of touch, not aware of the world outside Kalșeri, but lovable and determined. He hates restrictions of any kind, and just wants to drink beer and listen to Steely Dan.
Lorraine "Lori" Fisher (Francine Liebermann), the mother. Caring, often mindful of the situation, but tends to overreact.
James "Jimmy" Fisher (Andrew Ely), the older son. Socially awkward, not fit for physical activity, has a number of hobbies.
Andrew "Andy" Fisher (Chris Marino), the second child. Rebellious, does not care for school, wants to get out of the Kalșerian countryside.
April Fisher (Liz Quinton), the youngest of the family. Caustic, witty, always prepared to comment on whatever happens around and to her with brutal honesty.
Holtan Mídasi (Osvaldus Gangi), the Fishers' Kalhan-speaking neighbor. Insists on doing everything on his own, even things he's not very good at.
Douglas Everson (Will O'Reary), Don's friend from high school. Outgoing, but tends to flare up when politics is on the line.

Airing from 1986 to 2009, the show's characters change throughout the series, as they do in real life. What sets The Kallies apart from similar sitcoms is the lack of canned laughter. The show ended in 2009, after declining ratings and the sudden death of Ed Ligotski. In 2012, the series Jimmy premiered, focusing on Jimmy Fisher and his new family.

Several guest stars throughout the years, including PM Phil Garner.

Kalșerian TV channels

KalCom 1 (English, national channel, general interest. Formerly RNK. National announcements are broadcast here.) 1949.
KalCom 2 (English, general interest. Once used for content deemed "not good enough" for KalCom 1. Also features news segments concerning cantons.) 1962.
KalCom 3 (Kalhan, general interest.) 1967, after complaints from the Ralahalia that not enough content was in Kalhan.
Kalșerian Broadcasting Company (KBC, English. Born as a rival to what was then the RNK, the KBC touts more access to sports that aren't hockey or soccer.) 1954.
Ronhem-Arkasare (RH, Kalhan. The first Kalhan-only TV channel.) 1960s?
Eldridge Broadcasting (EB, English, mostly talk shows and other such personality-driven shows, also home to witty animated programs.) 1987, following the resignation of Bob Eldridge from the KBC board of directors, after the KBC rejected an animated program that he defended.
be5 (Kalhan, general interest. Born as a nationwide answer to KalCom 3 and URB/FANG.) 1989.
linqtv (Mixed-language, CC available in both languages. Focuses on urban life, sometimes documenting what other channels don't want to talk about... Also home to the TV edition of the satirical National Toilet Paper.) 2003.
JCTN (formerly John Connolly Television Network, mixed-language. Home of obscure shows and movies, often from abroad, as well as odd game shows that generally don't last very long.) 1974.
The Ninth (Mixed-language, CC available in both languages. News with little frills, airs some niche thrillers, surprisingly funny when it wants to be.) 2009, joint venture between Times of Kalșeri and Discovery. Formerly Windstar.
Falcon News (English. Right-wing news and talk shows. Take EB's hints at conservatism and give them some steroids, basically! Echo TV until 2021.) 2004.
URB/FANG (mixed-language.) Really just a collection of regional channels. 1966.

Political alignment:

KalCom: officially neutral, but they have been routinely accused of being pro-government.
KBC: center, neo-liberal.
Ronhem: center, pro-Kalhan, pro-Raladure
EB: center, leaning right.
be5: center? they just deliver quick news and call it a day. be5 thinks the Raladure is a bunch of nerds.
URB/FANG: it's mostly local news, so who cares?
linqtv: left, with a healthy dose of anti-establishment.
JCTN: they don't even have a news segment.
The Ninth: "both sides are wrong, jsyk."
Falcon News: right-wing, pro-M4A (often pro-Trump, as well), with a side serving of COVID-denial.

Would your grandma watch the following?

KalCom: maybe, especially if she doesn't know how – or can't be bothered – to change the channel.
KBC: if she is married to a sports fan, or she is a sports fan herself.
Ronhem: if she can't stand those improper enkalia that ruin the noble Kalhan tongue.
EB: if she hates filters and uncertain terms.
be5: if she thinks the other Kalhan programming is made out of pure 1935.
URB/FANG: if she just wants to know what her town is up to.
linqtv: if she was politically active in the 1970s for women's rights and such.
JCTN: if there's a soap opera from abroad on.
The Ninth: if she's an executive.
Falcon News: if she's a Rovuanist.

Call signs in Kalșeri

Z4XYY-TT

Z4 (also Z5, Z6, Z7) is the ITU prefix for Kalșerian broadcasting stations, X is a letter denoting the canton of operation, YY is a random two-letter combination and TT is a suffix denoting the type of broadcasting. In informal speech and in branding, the ITU prefix is usually dropped, so Z4EVL-TV is usually referred to as EVL-TV.

Canton	Letter
Cartier Island	A
Chalmersville	B
New Kerry and Cape Sundervale	C
Evalria	E
Janval	J
Kalúen	K
Lág	L
New Lothian	N
San Rafael	R
Tigupoke	S
Takalim	T
Urgel	U
National channels	Z

General scheme: Z4 is used for television channels, Z5 for civilian radio stations, Z6 is used for repeaters, Z7 is used for military equipment. Of course, exceptions exist.

Examples

Z4EVL-TV (KBC affiliate in Evlaira)
Z5NHX-FM (Harts FM)
Z6ZKW-TV (KalCom1 repeater in Western Kalúen)

Electoral calendar

2022

April 24:
- Referendum on the ratification of the Kalhan Representation in Congress Act (KRCA). +65 seats in the House, +14 in the Senate.
June 25:
- Mayor of Evalria. (Incumbent eligible)
- Governor of New Lothian. (Incumbent eligible)
- Governor of Lág. (Incumbent retiring)
Date unknown: Referendum on Cantonal Constitution of Quincollia, if finalized this year. Same day: Governor.

2023

March 12:
- Mayor of Cape Sundervale. (Incumbent eligible)
- Governor of New Kerry. (Incumbent eligible)
October 15:
- Class-1 Senator for CS, CH, EV, JV, KL, NK, LN.
- Class-2 Senator for CI, LG, QN, SR, TK, TG, UR.

2024

September 20:
- President.
  - LDP primaries: all delegates assigned proportionally.
  - SCP primaries: CS and NK primaries merged.
- President of the Cantonal Council of Cartier Island. (Incumbent ineligible)

1935 Lennoxton trials

A series of trials held throughout 1935 in Lennoxton, Takalim to determine the guilt of Ioen Rovuan's closest advisors. There were six judges: four from Kalșeri – Sníus Meklán, Andrew Biggie, Seymour Coxbourne, John Lewis Taylor – and two from the United Kingdom – Lord Richard J. Pettyridge, and Gerald Bosworth-Tyrrell.

The trials and the other dispositions are legally called Kalșerian Republic v. Richard Kehrig et al.

Defendants could be sentenced for two counts:

Setting up and maintaining Ioen Rovuan's regime;
Waging war against the United Kingdom.

Defendant	Count 1	Count 2	Sentence	Notes
Richard Kehrig	Guilty	–	20 years	Minister of Popular Culture during Ioen Rovuan's presidency. Ordered the establishment of the National Radio and thought up several censorship and lèse-majesté laws.
Mikaél Hoegi	–	Guilty	5 years	Minister of Reunification during Ioen Rovuan's presidency. Planned the invasion of Cape Sundervale. Released after seven years due to ill health. Died on June 19, 1963.
Jorj Tarson	–	Guilty	Acquitted	Admiral of the Kalșerian Navy. Acquitted due to his role in the resistance.
Torvald Vankius	–	Guilty	Acquitted	General of the Kalșerian Army. Acquitted due to his role in the resistance.
Ioséf K. Roniem	Guilty	Guilty	Death	Chief of the National Police Force. Ordered the persecution and public humiliation of political opponents.
John Fenway Cotts	Guilty	Guilty	Death	Double agent in Cape Sundervale for Ioen Rovuan. Helped Mikaél Hoegi plan the invasion of Cape Sundervale.
Antonius Vongi	Guilty	–	Death	Chief Justice of the paralegal National Resurrection Authority, which existed during the presidencies of Ioen Rovuan and Tomas U. Lerfe. Regularly sentenced political opponents to torture as punishment for their action.
Andrew Sadey	–	Guilty	10 years	Head of the failed Cape Sundervale expedition through the Shanwell Strait. Routinely harassed uncooperative soldiers. Released three years into his sentence due to ill health. Died on March 7, 1939.
Navan Tórgisi	–	Indicted	ħ5,000	Head of the planned Cape Sundervale expedition through King's Gate, which was aborted.
Henry Chandler I	Guilty	–	10 years	Representative, brother of Ioen Rovuan. Authored the Presidency Act of 1933, which removed most restrictions from the office of President of Kalșeri. Released in 1946 as scheduled, died in 1968.
Holtan Șógisi	Guilty	–	5 years	Journalist, founder of the pro-Ioen Rovuan Lennoxton Republican. Libelled major opponents of Ioen Rovuan by spreading false accusations. The newspaper was closed shortly after the trials.
Julius Ólorsi	Indicted	–	Acquitted	Minister of Internal Affairs during Ioen Rovuan's presidency. Ordered the Kalhanization of place names, the posting of pro-Ioen Rovuan manifestos and the construction of statues of Ioen Rovuan throughout the country; only the first one was effectively carried out.
Noșius Malle	Guilty	–	5 years	Minister of Foreign Affairs during Ioen Rovuan's presidency. Arranged the expulsion of several high-profile political opponents from Kalșeri and planned an invasion of Newfoundland.
Ionas Koșagi	Guilty	–	ħ5,000	Journalist, founder of the pro-Ioen Rovuan New Evalrian Gazette, Ambassador to Italy from 1932 to 1934. Koșagi was expelled from the Evalrian Order of Journalists, and the newspaper was closed shortly after the trials.
Abelardus Jálagi	Guilty	–	5 years	Minister of Education during Ioen Rovuan's presidency. Planned to set up a cult of Ioen Rovuan in schools, made membership in the Young National Corps mandatory, planned to create several re-education camps for political opponents.
James Horry	Guilty	Guilty	Life imprisonment	Journalist, founder of the pro-Ioen Rovuan Cape Sundervale Morning Star. Leaked several hidden acces points to Cape Sundervale to Ioen Rovuan. The newspaper was closed shortly after the trials.
Charles Boix Rossell	–	Indicted	Acquitted	General of the Kalșerian Air Force, Minister of War during Ioen Rovuan's presidency. Accused of planning the invasion and bombing of Cape Sundervale, Boix Rossell was acquitted due to lack of evidence.

The executions were carried out by hanging, using the long drop, on January 18, 1937 in the Takalim Cantonal Correctional Facility in Manning County, near Martinsville.

Other dispositions were adopted:

The National Resurrection Authority was dissolved and its reactivation was banned.
The Movement for Action was to undergo ten years of police monitoring.

Social Insurance Code

The Social Insurace Code (SIC; Kalhan: Giasívirdokodeks, GSK) is the national identification number of Kalșeri. First codified in 1981, the bill introducing the code was signed into law in 1984; adoption of the SIC was not widespread until the early 1990s.

The Code is a unique eighteen-character alphanumeric string. According to federal law, all Kalșerian citizens and foreigners living in Kalșeri for more than two years are entitled to a SIC. When stating their SIC, bearers are required by law to back up their answer by showing a valid identification document that contains a picture of the bearer.

The Social Insurance Card (colloquially the SIC Card) bears the code of the individual it is issued to on the front, and the back of the card contains a list of important physical and mental conditions that the bearer has, and the seal or logo of the Department of Health of the issuing Canton.

Structure

The Social Insurance code is composed of seven elements:

the first three consonants of the bearer's last name:
1. If the last name has fewer than three consonants, all of the consonants are added first, and then the remaining slots are filled with as many vowels as necessary. The Kalhan letter Ș is rendered as X.
2. If the last name has fewer than three characters, the remaining characters will be Z.
the first three consonants of the bearer's first name (the provisions listed above are also applied here);
the last two digits of the year of birth;
a letter for the month of birth:
1. J for January, F for February, M for March, A for April, Y for May, U for June, L for July, G for August, S for September, C for October, N for November and D for December.
the two digits of the day of birth;
the municipal code of the place of birth (one letter representing the canton followed by three digits);
1. For foreign-born citizens, the municipal code starts with Z.
the gender indicator (M for males, F for females, X for non-binary or transitioning code holders);
1. X as a gender indicator was added in 2018.
the sum of all digits.

Should the resulting code already be in use, a distinguishing letter is added. M, F and X are not used as distinguishing letters.

Examples

For instance, the SIC of a man called John Smith, born on January 1, 1990 in Uslar, Evalria, would be SMTJHN90J01E008M18, assuming that no John Smith born in the same place and on January 1 of either 1890 or 1990 has claimed the code.

Archibald Hayworth, first president of Kalșeri, was used by the Government as an example to explain how the code is calculated: had he been alive by the time the SIC was introduced, his code would have been HWRRCH31L12K054M16.

Cantonal stuff

Mottos

Cape Sundervale: Into Your hands I commit My Spirit (Luke 23:46)
Cartier Island: Je sers (French; "I serve")
Chalmersville: Inseparabilis et indomitus (Latin; "Inseparable and unsubdued")
Evalria: Audemus (Latin; "We dare")
Janval: Das Herz lügt nicht (German; "The heart does not lie")
Lág: Umiltà e determinazione (Italian; "Humility and determination")
Kalúen: Acta, non verba (Latin; "Deeds, not words")
New Kerry: For our homeland
New Lothian: All for my land
San Rafael: Trabajo y Providencia (Spanish; "Work and Providence")
Takalim: Ελευθερία ή θάνατος (Greek; "Freedom or death")
Tigupoke: Simplex et sincerus (Latin; "Simple and sincere")
Urgel: Industry

Name etymologies

Cape Sundervale: James Theseus Sundervale, baron Sundervale, who served as first Governor of the Territory.
Cartier Island: after Jacques Cartier, who first discovered the island in 1534.
Chalmersville: Andrew Chalmers, Minister of Internal Affairs, 1783–1789.
Evalria: eșan falseria, i.e. the three obelisks built at the behest of Rovuan the Conqueror.
Janval: disputed.

Corruption of janhal, "hill country".
Dervied from Șin Wallis (New Valais).
Corruption of Jaronhal, "place of [the] Jarron [river]".

Kalúen: from the homonymous river, itself probably derived from kailia-lun, "flatland of the quails"
Lág: dervied from the ancient pre-colonial kingdom of Lág, in turn derived from the name of the tribe that established it; this name was in turn derived from flagia, "the tribe of the flatlands".
New Kerry: popular name for the territory by its inhabitans, as the landscape resembled that of County Kerry in Ireland; it was officially acknowledged for the first time by Edward Clanachan, one of the signatories of the 1778 Kalșerian Delcaration of Independence.
New Lothian: unofficial name given to the territory by Scottish immigrants; it was made official in 1794, with the Carnafarry Statute.
Quincollia: from quinque colles, Latin for "five hills".
San Rafael: from the Cathedral of Saint Raphael in Loskaf, named this way because it allegedly held its first mass on October 24, 1545.
Tigupoke: Miꞌkmaq tgupoq, "bubbling spring".
Takalim: takhaliem, "mountain of the limestone place".
Urgel: urigiahal, "place of the young tribe".

Nicknames

Cape Sundervale: The Little Big Canton
Cartier Island: The Ocean Canton
Chalmersville: The Gulf Canton
Evalria: The One and Only (official), The Kremlin Canton
Janval: The Volunteer Canton (official), The Cheese Canton
Kalúen: The Great Plains Canton (official), The Night Life Canton
Lág: The Grassland Canton
New Kerry: The Emerald Canton
New Lothian: The Land of Wonder
San Rafael: The Pleiades Canton
Tigupoke: The Simple Life Canton
Takalim: The Limestone Canton
Urgel: The Three Waters Canton

Quincollia has yet to adopt a nickname.

Kalșerian car brands

Active

Company	Founded	Founder	Headquarters	CEO	Types of vehicles	Parent company
Wilheimer	1899	John F. Wilheimer I	Westphalia, LG	Ryan Wilheimer (since 2017)	Mid-size, compact and subcompact cars	WilMeck Inc.
Cassini Motors	1946	Aurelio Cassini	Siena, TK	James O'Feeney	Sports cars	WilMeck, Inc. (17.8%)
Mecklenburger Trucks	1919	J. Edward Schwarzkopf	Rișen, LG	Iákomus Ólorsi	Buses, minibuses, multi-stop trucks, pickup trucks, tow trucks and vans	WilMeck Inc.
Preston Motors	1900	Thomas P. Preston	New Smyrna, TK	Steve Yeats	Full-size cars, limousines	WilMeck Inc.
Rinascita Motor Company	2018	Joseph McIntyre	Aduomka, NL	Dave Hankel	Electric compact cars, subcompact cars and roadsters	McIntyre Investment Group
Bykerk Auto Works	1997	Steve Bykerk	Folkestone, TK	Steve Bykerk	Sports cars and supercars	Independent
Rodeo Beach Cars	1966	Rolandus Iengi	Allentown, KL	Teodora Iengi	Dune buggies, custom cars	Independent
Calanserica Motor Group	1936	Government of Kalșeri	Aitkenville, LG	Pete Fabbri	Full-size, mid-size and compact cars, SUVs, pickup trucks	Government of Kalșeri (1936–1991) Independent (1991–2010) Green Hills Capital (2010–present)
Stag	1904	Edward Stanley Hart	Aitkenville, LG	Sherman Johnstone	Full-size and mid-size cars	Calanserica Motor Group
Alwyn	1902	Joseph Alwyn	Aitkenville, LG	Patricia Watt	Mid-size, compact and subcompact cars	Calanserica Motor Group
Knight	1919	Edmond Quigley	Goldshore, KL	Jon Sturridge	Full-size cars and SUVs	Calanserica Motor Group
Lowden	1926	William Knotts	Geeseekulkoo, LN	Doug DeLuigi	Pick-up trucks	Calanserica Motor Group
Urigi	1913	Demostenes Urigi	Ebsdorf, JV	Tom May	Trucks and trolleybuses	Independent

Calanserica Motor Group: founded by the Government to inject new life into struggling brands and bring order in the wild market. Privatized in 1991 by the Garner Government, avoided bankruptcy with an acquisition by Green Hills Capital in 2010.

Defunct

Company	Founded	Founder	Headquarters	Last CEO	Types of vehicles	Parent company	Folded	Fate
Griston-Hazelton Cars	1901	Gideon Griston and Richard Hazelton	Hartleyville, LN	Joseph McIntyre	Compact cars Rebadged Opel cars	General Motors (1947–2006)	2006	Brand retired in favor of Opel
Sagitta Motors	1913	Hugh DenUyl	Percy, KL	Roger Dodd	Full-size cars	Independent	1975	Acquired by Preston Motors
Cortés	1906	Robert Phibbs	Sappejahamick, EV	Carl Phibbs	Full-size cars	Independent (1906–1936) Calanserica Motor Groups (1936–1937)	1937	Brand retired in favor of Stag
Wylie	1911	J. Ernest Wylie	Cowhill, TG	J. Ernest Wylie	Full-size cars	Independent (1911–1936) Calanserica Motor Groups (1936–1943)	1943	Brand retired in favor of Stag
Spada Motors	1910	Antonino Spada Sr.	Hampshire, EV	Antonino Spada Jr.	Compact cars	Independent (1910–1936) Calanserica Motor Groups (1936–1951)	1951	Brand retired in favor of Alwyn
Mountaineer Trucks	1918	Gideon McCulloch	Eustace, QN	Gideon McCulloch	Pickup trucks, buses	Independent (1918–1936) Calanserica Motor Groups (1936–1941)	1941	Brand retired in favor of Lowden

Governor terms

Party poll ratings

Party	Tilt	Lean	Likely	Safe
SoCoops	#ffcccc	#ffb3b3	#ff8080	#ff4d4d
LibDems	#cce0ff	#99c2ff	#66a3ff	#3385ff
Libbos	#fff0b3	#ffe680	#ffdb4d	#ffd11a
K4C	#adebad	#85e085	#5cd65c	#33cc33
M4A	#f2f2f2	#d9d9d9	#bfbfbf	#a6a6a6
PNC	#a1b8e7	#81a1e0	#6289d8	#3366cc
Reppos	#00e2e2	#00cece	#00a7a7	#008080
NatDems	#8369ef	#6545ec	#3e17df	#250e86
Consies	#c393f0	#b070eb	#9d4ee7	#8a2be2

Terms by canton

Cape Sundervale (Mayor): 4 years. Last: 2019. Next: 2023.
Cartier Island (President of the Cantonal Council): 4 years. Last: 2020. Next: 2024.
Chalmersville (Mayor): 5 years. Last: 2021. Next: 2026.
Evalria (Mayor): 5 years. Last: 2017. Next: 2022.
Janval (Governor): 6 years, not renewable immediately. Last: 2021. Next: 2027.
Kalúen (Governor): 4 years. Last: 2021. Next: 2025.
Lág (Governor): 4 years. Last: 2018. Next: 2022.
New Kerry (Governor): 4 years. Last: 2019. Next: 2023.
New Lothian (Governor): 4 years. Last: 2018. Next: 2022.
San Rafael (Governor): 5 years. Last: 2020. Next: 2025.
Takalim (Governor): 4 years, renewable once. Last: 2022. Next: 2026.
- 7 years, non-renewable until 2014.
Tigupoke (Governor): 6 years. Last: 2020. Next: 2026.
Urgel (Governor): 5 years. Last: 2021. Next: 2026.

Kalșerian universities

Multi-cantonal

The following universities have at least one campus in several cantons.

Name	Headquarters	Founded	Type	Religious affiliation	Focus	Colors	Nickname
Finisterra University	Land's End, Kalúen Finisterra, Tigupoke	1821	Private	Nondenominational Christian	General interest		Seafarers
Italian University of Kalșeri	Siena, Takalim Piombino, Lág	1893	Private	Catholic	General interest		Gladiators

Evalria

Name	Location	Founded	Type	Religious affiliation	Focus	Nickname
Pan-Evalrian University	Holbek, Evalria	1757	Private	Anglican	General interest	Lionhearts
University of Evalria	Kornél, Evalria	1769	Private	Nonsectarian	General interest	Cosmos
National University of New Leeds	Holbek, Evalria	1783	Public	Nonsectarian	General interest	Newlids
Sellers-Casey University	Tașarél, Evalria	1823	Private	Nonsectarian	Economy and mathematics	Suns
Christian College of Evalria	Grel, Evalria	1811	Private	Catholic	Christianity	Padres
University of Western Evalria	Uslar, Evalria	1839	Private	Nondenominational Christian	General interest	Riverhawks
Evalrian Academy of Beautiful Arts	Kornél, Evalria	1856	Private	Nonsectarian	Visual and performing arts	–

Kalúen

Name	Location	Founded	Type	Religious affiliation	Focus	Nickname
University of Kalúen	Percy, Kalúen Sayooville, Kalúen Hayworthsville, Kalúen	1777	Private	Nonsectarian	General interest	Rovers
University of Rosby Bay	Rosby, Kalúen	1794	Private	Catholic	General interest	Irishmen
University of Goldshore	Goldshore, Kalúen	1858	Private	Catholic	General interest	Bears

Takalim

Name	Location	Founded	Type	Religious affiliation	Focus	Colors	Nickname
University of Takalim	Lennoxton, Takalim Murphyville, Takalim	1803	Public	Nonsectarian	General interest		Takkies
Takalese Rural College System	Murphyville, Takalim Folkestone, Takalim	1857	Private	Nonsectarian	Agrarian and biological disciplines		Bulls

Kalșerian order of precedence

The President (Jim Babich)
The Vice President (Maia Filisi)
Former Presidents, in order of election:
1. Phil Garner (1989–1999)
2. Alejandra Ríos Soriano (1999–2004)
3. Robert Havlichek (2004–2009)
4. Sebastianus Linș (2009–2014)
5. Maksimilianus Ureska (2014–2021)
The High Summoner (Diego Y. Morelos)
The President of the Senate (Lisa Smithson)
The President pro tempore of the Senate (Filippus Narasi)
Former High Summoners, in order of appointment
1. Pete Garnier (1982–1987)
2. Thomas Bachmann (1987–1992)
3. Dave Robbins (1992–1997)
4. Quentin Cosworth (1997–2007)
5. John Y. Kegg (2007–2012)
6. Cassandra Newell (2012–2020)
Perpetual High Councillors who are not former Presidents
Members of the Presidential Cabinet
The Chief Justice of Kalșeri (Thomas Haufer)
Associate justices of the Supreme Court of Kalșeri, in order of appointment
Retired chief justices
Retired associate justices of the Supreme Court
Senators
Representatives
Ambassadors to and from Kalșeri
Governors of cantons
Former governors
Members of the cantonal legislature
Mayors
Former mayors
Members of the municipal legislature

[1] In 2019, Cassandra Newell's stash of "spicy" fanfiction was unearthed.

[2] HemHal is a line of generic-brand products sold by SmartGina, a chain of discount stores in Kalșeri.

[3] In 2005, Randy Novikoff participated in the game show Risk!, talking about the Archie Sonic the Hedgehog comics.

[4] Eugène Fabron (1878–1955) served as President of the Cantonal Council of Cartier Island from 1924 to his death. Fabron was known for his beliefs, which were rooted in Christianity, social conservatism and Frenchness.

[5] Embarrass is officially written with one R in Kalșeri.

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