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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.
Ronhem TV
Industry | Mass media |
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Founded | May 3, 1956Evalria, Kalșeri | in
Founder | Lando Kunarfon Sr. |
Headquarters | Evalria, Kalșeri |
Area served | Kalșeri |
Key people | Lando Kunarfon III (CEO) |
Owner |
Kunarfon family (66%) Institute of the Kalhan Language (17%) Iohenkinxirdonia (17%) |
Website | ronhemtv.kl |
Ronhem Arkasarkoní, doing business as Ronhem TV (/ˈrɔn(h)em/), is a Kalhan-language free-to-air television network launched in 1956. A member of the "Gang of Five" (the others being KalCom, the KBC, JC Eldridge and be5), Ronhem TV is the third-oldest national television channel of Kalșeri, and the oldest channel broadcasting exclusively in Kalhan.
Ronhem TV is a general entertainment channel that shows mostly original programming, and sometimes dubs and adaptations of foreign media, mostly from Europe. It is also the channel of choice of the Institute of the Kalhan Language (Raladure), which owns a 17% stake in the channel.
History
Ronhem Arkasarkoní was founded by Lando Kunarfon Sr., a film critic working for Kalhan-language newspaper Iohenkinxirdonia who had criticized the lack of Kalhan-language content by existing television channels, with funding from the newspaper and the Raladure.
Controversy and criticism
Linguistic policy
Political views
Ronhem TV has hosted several shows where people advocated for Kalhan nationalism.
Golden Sun Person of the Year
Introduced in 1934. Entries are published on January 7 of the following year.
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.
Years | KF/SCP seats | LDP seats | LibRep seats | ChriDem seats | Farmer seats | Other seats |
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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 |
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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 | 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.
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 |
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Political parties | Kalhan Front (until 1934) Social Cooperation Party (since 1934) National Ralagi Workers' 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) |
Seri Ralagiau (since 1969)
Kalhan Independence Party (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.
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.
- Twenty-five single-member constituencies. First-past-the-post.
- 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)
- 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
- Expressways and other important non-highway roads: white on blue
- Secondary non-highway roads: black on white
- Historical sites and other points of attraction: white on claret
- Municipality boundary markers: yellow on blue
- Settlement boundary markers: black on white, with municipality in parentheses below
- Street name signs: black on white, with logo/coat of arms of settlement/municipality on the left and postal code on the bottom-right corner in red (may be attached to a pole or on a wall)
- Temporary detour: black on yellow
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)
Anti-Party
"Emperor" Brian Feene (b. 1973), journalist and satirical activist, founder and editor-in-chief of the National Toilet Paper
Party slogan: "Kalșeri is a kakistocracy. Let's run it like that". All announcements by the party are written in Comic Sans.
Anti-Party program:
- replace elections with gladiatorial fights: the last one standing is elected to the post
- abolish math in schools
- abolish monthly fees for streaming services
- destroy St. Adrian and rebuild it like a cartoon
- legalize all drugs
- reform written English
- ban celebrities from naming their children
- mint a special coin to pay the public debt
- change the national anthem
- abolish case endings in Kalhan
- establish a universal basic income of 1,000,000... Vietnamese đồng (equal to ħ97.24, or 37.27 US dollars)
- encourage unemployment
- give a six-can pack of beer to anyone who wishes to invade Kalșeri
- give a kilogram of ice cream for free to every citizen
- give Cartier Island to Quebec or to France, depending on the bid
- move Kalșeri to the Tropics for better climate
- set up referendums for everything
- abolish paid toilets
- abolish rabbit meat and artichokes
- introduce a quota of at least one swear word for every three minutes of domestic TV content
- extend voting rights to minors and animals
- ban alarm clocks from being set before 7 am
- disallow injury-time goals
- write a Charter 2: The Revenge of the Lawmaker
- create a public house-downloading program
- abolish universities
- find a cure for allergies to cats and dogs
- abolish speed limits and ban speed cameras
- mandate that all public announcements be written in Comic Sans
- make pictures of gentlemen's sausages legal tender
- give six months' worth of beer to immigrants (or KaGi soda if they cannot drink beer)
- abolish public oaths, because no one cares about them
- choose Supreme Court judges at random, every month
- send all anti-vaxxers to Congo
- annex the United States, Israel and Palestine
- divide Lág between all cantons that border it
Coalition nicknames
Coalition name | Party | Explanation | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SCP | LDP | Lib. | K4C | NDP | PNC | CSC | Puw. | Prog. | ||
Mercedes | The parties use the letters S, L and K respectively. | |||||||||
Cowhill / Blanchard | 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 | The combination of the colors of the two parties forms a dark shade of blue. | |||||||||
Brazilian | Green and gold are prominent in the flag of Brazil. | |||||||||
LDPin | Combination of "LDP" and "PN(C)". | |||||||||
Evalrian | Red and gold are the colors of the Evalrian flag. | |||||||||
Sundronian Pact | The Conservative Party of Cape Sundervale has run in place of the LDP in national elections. | |||||||||
Sun and Flower | Combination of the two symbols: sun (Puwersas) and flower (Progressives). | |||||||||
Pacification | The Progressive Party was born as a splinter of the Social Cooperation Party. | |||||||||
Bi | The colors appear in the bisexual flag. |
2027-or-before electoral strategies
- LDP: the usual. Same thing for the Conservative Party of Cape Sundervale.
- Get remaining current non-independent Ministers into Parliament:
- Cape Sundervale: Anthony Dale-Crockett (PR Block/Senate).
- Chalmersville: Ann Kimberly (Senate).
- Evalria: Maia Filisi (PR Block).
- Kalúen: Chris Gershwin (Percy East/PR Block/Senate).
- Lág: Kirk Smith (PR Block/Senate).
- New Kerry: Andrew Garmen (Louth–New Leinster–Orga).
- San Rafael: Rod Packard (PR Block).
- Takalim: Frankiska Narasi (Siena–Mount Takal West); Edwin Cho (Senate).
- Tigupoke: Mary Louise Williams (PR Block).
- Cartier Island: LDP now forced to field individual House candidates in Cartier Island, since the LDP-PNC agreement is dead.
- Get remaining current non-independent Ministers into Parliament:
- SCP:
- Nationwide: push for more pro-worker legislation, such as extending paternity leave and banning workplaces from calling their employees outside working hours (as Portugal has done), and for bringing Kalșeri closer to EU regulations in general. The usual but in red, then.
- Cartier Island: join forces with K4C and the Unionist Party to form a left-of-center front, to seize control of the now-defunct LDP-PNC monopoly.
- K4C: enshrine several rights such as legalizing euthanasia nationwide and banning forced surgery on intersex babies. And partner up with the SCP, naturally.
- NDP and Reform:
- Establish price caps for gas, public transport tickets and "essential" food.
- Make buying firearms easier.
- Oppose federal legislation on LGBT+ rights, abortion, cannabis, environmental protection and euthanasia.
- Force cantons to offer religion as a possible subject.
- Tackle illegal immigration.
- Abolish the Senate.
- Oppose re-nationalization of big companies, such as KalCom and KalRail.
- Abolish all statutes of limitations.
- Abolish federal term limit laws; allow individual cantons to set their own term limits for Congress.
- Cut unnecessary welfare spending.
- Introduce additional checks for benefit applicants. (Idea: prevent migrants from "mooching" on welfare -> others might see this as "welfare chauvinism")
- Form a new alliance/party for conservative Kalșerians. If the two merge -> "National Party"? "National Reform Party"? "Reform Kalșeri"? "People for Renewal and Order"? "People's Party"? "Citizens' Movement/Party"? "YES"?
- 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)
- Party for the Forgotten Lands (active everywhere except Evalria, Chalmersville and Cape Sundervale)
- Wexit (JV, KL, LN, QN, TG)
- 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". The program:
- Increase public funding for renewable energy
- Raise the federal minimum wage to ħ50/hour
- Relax restrictions on funding for religious organizations
- Combat cyberbullying and online defamation
- Legalize recreational marijuana federally
- Lower funds for the National Police Force
- Set up a referendum on whether Kalșeri should stay in the NATO
- Offer religion as an optional school subject at a federal level
- Phase out mandatory vaccines
- Phase out naming laws
- Ban general sale of firearms
- Keep the Kalșerian Health Service
- Transition away from an age-based education system
- Introduce Universal Basic Income
- Condemn Israel for its actions in Gaza
- The name: "RX[last two digits of the year of election]"? "Ramy for PM"? "Your Party"?
- Libertarians: the usual.
- Movement for Action: the usual. Maybe try and extend an olive branch to the NDP-Reform alliance? -> United right-wing front?
- Anti-Party: attract as many protest voters as possible.
- Forward Kalșeri: offer itself as the bridge between the Liberal Democrats and the NDP-Reform alliance.
- Chalmersville: partner up with the Liberal Party of Chalmersville.
Kalhan-language seats
- SCP: field their own candidates; strip Cape Sundervale Conservatives of majority of Sundronian delegation in Congress.
- LDP: field their own candidates.
- Movement for Action: partner up with the Kalhan National Union.
- Christian Democratic Reunion: partner up with the Ralagia Christian Democratic Party.
Electoral alliances
- The Left: Communist Party, National Ralagi Workers' Party, Radical Democratic Bloc.
- For the Future: SCP, K4C.
- Ramy X, if he decides to run.
- Together for Kalșeri (the governing coalition): LDP, Progressives, Puwersas, CS Conservatives, Citizens' Movement.
- Seri Ralagiau.
- Community First: Free Party, Social Party.
- Libertarians.
- For a Sensible Country: Forward Kalșeri, Chalmersville Liberals.
- Christian Democrats: Christian Democratic Reunion, Ralagia Christian Democratic Party.
- Front for the Autonomies: Cartierois National, Janvalian National Party, Falkorian Party, Quincollian Party, Lagoceania Cantonal Movement, Tigupoke National Party, Party for the Forgotten Lands, Wexit, Esiskio Islands Cantonal Movement.
- Greatness is Our Destiny: NDP, Reform, Farmers', Șin Kalhanton Rialeri.
- The Right: Movement for Action, Kalhan National Union, Alliance for Kalșeri.
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 | September 12, 1993 | Goalkeeper | Olympia Takalim |
12 | Phil McHugh | April 1, 1988 | Goalkeeper | Harts |
23 | Nik Hóltansi | March 5, 2000 | Goalkeeper | Locomotive St. Adrian |
2 | Stevan Reșki | February 26, 1989 | Defender | Evalria Citizens |
3 | Quinton O'Sullivan | September 1, 1996 | Defender | St. Patrick |
4 | Benjamín Lavi | June 15, 1998 | Defender | Gymnasium Percy 58 |
13 | Bill Giordano | October 13, 1997 | Defender | Parma |
16 | Reed Wilson | December 1, 1995 | Defender | Houston Dynamo |
19 | Jon Hattison | January 7, 2000 | Defender | Olympia Takalim |
22 | Walton Browne | August 18, 1999 | Defender | Werder Bremen |
24 | Christophe Lécuyer | May 29, 1997 | Defender | Forge FC |
5 | Thomas Hernandez | August 21, 1997 | Midfielder | Evalria Citizens |
6 | Ed Katter | July 9, 1992 | Midfielder | Fulham F.C. |
7 | Maurice Akinyeme | November 29, 1994 | Midfielder | Evalria Citizens |
8 | Daniel Riordan | January 23, 1995 | Midfielder | RC Celta de Vigo |
14 | James Szybolski | June 11, 1995 | Midfielder | Evalria Citizens |
17 | Dino Robinson | March 2, 1997 | Midfielder | Olympia Takalim |
20 | Bryce Garner | December 8, 2001 | Midfielder | Zeitgeist Chalmersville |
25 | Phil Wearmouth | May 9, 2000 | Midfielder | Silkeborg |
9 | Ted Hill | June 11, 1995 | Forward | Carnafarry |
10 | Byrat Meredow | April 17, 1996 | Forward | San Jose Earthquakes |
11 | Davor Stojanovic | July 4, 1992 | Forward | Freiburg |
15 | Raul Abascal | November 7, 1994 | Forward | Olympia Takalim |
18 | Fernando Caballero | August 18, 1993 | Forward | Internacional Las Encinas |
21 | Chris DeLuca | May 13, 1998 | Forward | Lennoxton Eagles |
26 | Ignacio Machado | June 17, 1991 | 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).
As an example, 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.
Children born outside of wedlock were given a family name taken from the either the putative father's name or the mother's name, preceded by ion-. The suffix is always rendered in lower case. For instance, a child named Anna who was said to be the illegitimate child of a man named Matéus, was registered as Anna ion-Matéus. Like other family names, these have become stationary over time, and as such no longer indicate that the bearers themselves are illegitimate children, only that their ancestor was one.
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 gunshots in the building and, fearing for her life, runs away from the apartment, 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, who shows little interest in her music, abandons 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 moves into his aunt's house while he and Diego look for another home. 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 his day job (and also to stop his aunt reminding him about his lack of titles), 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.
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)
- President.
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:
- 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.
- 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:
- 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);
- 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);
- 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 | Language | Type | Religious affiliation (historical) |
Focus | Nickname | Colors |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Finisterra University | Land's End, Kalúen Finisterra, Tigupoke |
1821 | English Kalhan |
Private | Church of Kalșeri | General interest | Seafarers | |
Italian University of Kalșeri | Siena, Takalim Piombino, Lág |
1916 | English Italian |
Private | Catholic | General interest | Gladiators |
Cape Sundervale
Name | Headquarters | Founded | Language | Type | Religious affiliation (historical) |
Focus | Nickname | Colors |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sundronian University | Kingsport, Cape Sundervale | 1795 | English | Public | Anglican | General interest | Crimson | |
Cape Sundervale Cantonal University | Lily, Cape Sundervale | 1858 | English Kalhan |
Public | Nonsectarian | General interest | Golden Eagles | |
Polytechnic University of Cape Sundervale | Holbrook, Cape Sundervale | 1933 | English | Public | Nonsectarian | Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics | Bobcats | |
Kalhan National University at Kingsport | Kingsport, Cape Sundervale | 1993 | Kalhan | Public | Nonsectarian | Liberal arts | Bolts |
Cartier Island
Name | Headquarters | Founded | Language | Type | Religious affiliation (historical) |
Focus | Nickname | Colors |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
University of Cartier Island | Henriville, Cartier Island | 1803 | French English Kalhan |
Public | Nonsectarian | General interest | Dukes (Ducs) | |
Augé University | Plage-Royale, Cartier Island | 1829 | French | Private | Catholic | Liberal arts | Cyclones | |
Cartier Island Institute of Technology | Plage-Royale, Cartier Island | 1835 | French English Kalhan |
Public | Nonsectarian | Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics | Peregrines (Pèlerins) | |
North Cartier Island University | Dax, Cartier Island | 1846 | French | Public | Nonsectarian | General interest | Lancers (Lanciers) | |
Kalhan National University at Henriville | Henriville, Cartier Island | 1857 | Kalhan | Public | Nonsectarian | Liberal arts | Wolfpack (Meute) | |
Forster University | Baie-de-Chanvel, Cartier Island | 1879 | English French |
Private | Anglican | General interest | Hedgehogs (Hérissons) | |
New Alderney University | Pinède, Cartier Island | 1902 | French English Kalhan |
Private | Church of Kalșeri | General interest | Barons |
Chalmersville
+ University of Chalmersville (Raiders)
+ CoK (Rams)
+ Catholic
+ STEM
+ Liberal arts
+ Protestant
+ Kalhan National University at Norwich
Evalria
Name | Location | Founded | Language | Type | Religious affiliation (historical) |
Focus | Nickname | Colors |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
University of Evalria | Sappejahamick, Evalria | 1769 | English Kalhan |
Public | Nonsectarian | General interest | Cosmos | |
National University of New Leeds | Hampshire, Evalria | 1783 | English Kalhan |
Public | Nonsectarian | General interest | Blue Hounds | |
Pan-Evalrian University | Hampshire, Evalria | 1791 | English | Private | Anglican | Liberal arts | Lionhearts | |
Sellers-Casey University | Tașarél, Evalria | 1823 | English | Private | Nonsectarian | Economics and mathematics | Suns | |
St. Mary's College of Evalria | Maryshill, Evalria | 1831 | English | Private | Catholic | Liberal arts | Br'ers | |
University of Western Evalria | Uslar, Evalria | 1839 | English | Private | Nonsectarian | General interest | Riverhawks | |
Gilpin University | Hampshire, Evalria | 1844 | Kalhan | Private | Church of Kalșeri | Liberal arts | Dragons | |
Evalrian Academy of Beautiful Arts | Sappejahamick, Evalria | 1856 | English Kalhan |
Private | Nonsectarian | Visual and performing arts | - | |
Kalhan National University at Evanstown | Evanstown, Evalria | 1857 | Kalhan | Private | Catholic | Liberal arts | Hornets | |
Evalria Institute of Technology | Gwastatir, Evalria | 1881 | English Kalhan |
Private | Nonsectarian | Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics | Titans | |
Pontifical University of Evalria | Maryshill, Evalria | 1893 | English Kalhan |
Private pontifical | Catholic | Liberal arts | - |
Janval
+ University of Janval (Devils)
+ CoK (Hillstars)
+ Catholic (Javvers)
+ STEM (Coyotes)
+ Liberal arts
+ Bremen
+ Gulfport
+ North Janval
+ Baptist
+ Northern Development
+ Agricultural School
+ German-backed
+ Kalhan National University at Calvary Hill
+ Kalhan National University at Hutchinson (Éfongia)
+ Kalhan National University at Gulfport
+ Kalhan National University at Bremen
Kalúen
Name | Location | Founded | Language | Type | Religious affiliation (historical) |
Focus | Nickname | Colors |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
University of Kalúen at Percy | Percy, Kalúen | 1777 | English Kalúen |
Public | Nonsectarian | General interest | Rovers | |
Rosby Bay University | Rosby, Kalúen | 1794 | English Kalúen |
Private | Nonsectarian | General interest | Panthers | |
University of Kalúen at Goldshore | Goldshore, Kalúen | 1819 | English | Public | Nonsectarian | General interest | Bears | |
Nelson University | Stevesland, Kalúen | 1836 | English | Private | Church of Kalșeri | General interest | Wildcats | |
University of Kalúen at Hayworthsville | Hayworthsville, Kalúen | 1841 | English Kalúen |
Public | Nonsectarian | General interest | Spartans | |
University of Kalúen at Maidstone | Maidstone, Kalúen | 1848 | English Kalúen |
Public | Nonsectarian | General interest | Minutemen | |
Kalhan National University at Falșak | Falșak, Kalúen | 1857 | Kalhan | Public | Nonsectarian | Liberal arts | Aardvarks | |
Kalhan National University at Percy | Percy, Kalúen | 1857 | Kalhan | Public | Nonsectarian | Liberal arts | Bullfrogs | |
Kalhan National University at Goldshore | Goldshore, Kalúen | 1857 | Kalhan | Public | Nonsectarian | Liberal arts | Owls | |
Kalhan National University at Watermill | Watermill, Kalúen | 1857 | Kalhan | Public | Nonsectarian | Liberal arts | Stunners | |
Sayooville University | Sayooville, Kalúen | 1858 | English | Private | Nonsectarian | General interest | Wranglers | |
Watkins University | Hayworthsville, Kalúen | 1861 | English | Private | Nonsectarian | General interest | Gauchos and Lady Gauchos | |
University of Kalúen at Chester | Chester, Kalúen | 1866 | English Kalúen |
Public | Nonsectarian | General interest | Tritons | |
University of Kalúen at Pritchard | Pritchard, Kalúen | 1873 | English Kalúen |
Public | Nonsectarian | General interest | Marauders | |
Kalúen Polytechnic University | Maidstone, Kalúen | 1885 | English Kalhan |
Public | Nonsectarian | Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics | Gophers | |
Daugherty Agrarian College | Maidstone, Kalúen | 1952 | English | Private | Nonsectarian | Agriculture, biology | Cowboys and Cowgirls |
+ Thyssen (Lutheran)
+ Barlow (Baptist)
+ Kalhan National University at Falșak
+ Kalhan National University at Percy
+ Kalhan National University at Goldshore
+ Kalhan National University at Watermill
+ Eastern Kalúen Rural Development College (Hunter, Edo County, KL)
+ Western Kalúen Rural Development College (Preston, Roniem Beach County, KL)
Lág
+ University of Lág-Branbury (Hurricanes)
+ University of Lág-Rișen (Flatlanders)
+ University of Lág-Piombino (Green Knights)
+ University of Lág-Emin (Mean Grean)
+ University of Lág-Cavantown (Elks)
+ University of Lág-Clovis
+ Northern Lág College (Symington)
+ Lágan Atlantic University (Stonebridge)
+ Catholic (north)
+ Catholic (south)
+ CoK
+ Lutheran
+ Agrarian
+ STEM
+ Affordable university in the Belt
+ Kalhan National University at Westphalia
New Kerry
+ UoNK Carnafarry (Blue Jays)
+ UoNK Treetoor (Panthers)
+ UoNK Achill County
+ Catholic
+ CoK
+ Anglican
+ Kalhan National University at Carnafarry
+ Agrarian
+ STEM
+ Finleyton
+ Treetoor
+ Cranston
+ Pontifical university
New Lothian
+ UoLN Hartleyville (Skyblues)
+ UoLN Nuiarél (Warriors)
+ UoLN Varșvai (Hares)
+ CoK
+ Catholic
+ Agrarian
+ STEM
+ Kalhan National University at Hartleyville
+ Bayside University (Garry, LN)
Quincollia
+ UoQ (Mountaineers)
+ CoK (New Cromartyshire)
+ Catholic
+ Baptist
+ Agrarian
+ STEM
+ Kalhan National University at Vemín
San Rafael
+ UoSR Las Encinas (Snow Leopards)
+ UoSR Loskaf (Blue Wave)
+ CoK
+ Catholic
+ Baptist
+ Agrarian
+ STEM
+ Kalhan National University at Entre Colinas
+ Kalhan National University at Cecilton
+ Jardines
Takalim
Name | Location | Founded | Type | Religious affiliation (historical) |
Focus | Nickname | Colors |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
University of Takalim at Lennoxton | Lennoxton, Takalim | 1779 | Public | Nonsectarian | General interest | Tigers | |
University of Takalim at Siena | Siena, Takalim | 1803 | Public | Nonsectarian | General interest | Roosters | |
University of Takalim at Folkestone | Folkestone, Takalim | 1803 | Public | Nonsectarian | General interest | Bison | |
University of Takalim at Quaint | Quaint, Takalim | 1832 | Public | Nonsectarian | General interest | Knights | |
Takalese Rural College System | Murphyville, Takalim Folkestone, Takalim |
1857 | Private | Nonsectarian | Agriculture, biology | TRCS Bulls | |
University of Takalim at Hot Springs | Hot Springs, Takalim | 1879 | Public | Nonsectarian | General interest | Chiefs | |
Polytechnic School of Takalim | Lennoxton, Takalim | 1895 | Public | Nonsectarian | Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics | Badgers |
+ Church of Kalșeri Lennoxton, Almeria, Sherwin
+ Lutheran
+ Gannville
+ Mount Takal University (Ryderton)
+ Addison
+ Catholic
+ Inverness
+ Kalhan National University at Babbidgeville
+ Kalhan National University at Sawmills
+ Kalhan National University at Folkestone
Tigupoke
+ UTig Cowhill (Rustlers)
+ UTig Cape Scorpion (Cougars)
+ CoK (Forsyth County)
+ Catholic
+ Baptist
+ Agrarian+STEM
+ Kalhan National University at Cowhill
+ Cape Scorpion
Urgel
+ UoUR St. Adrian (Red Lions)
+ UoUR Whiteriver
+ UoUR Bournemouth
+ UoUR New Sparta
+ UoUR Caesarea
+ CoK Haverton
+ CoK Breckinridge
+ Catholic
+ Baptist
+ Agrarian+STEM
+ Kalhan National University at St. Adrian
+ Kalhan National University at Mendie
+ Kalhan National University at Ipswich
+ Exeter
Conferences
- Capital Conference (Sundronian, UoCI, UChalm, UoEV, New Leeds, UJ, UKal-Percy, ULG-Branbury, UoNK-Carns, UoLN-Harts, UQ, USR-Las Encinas, UTak-Lex, Tak Poly, UTig-Cowhill, Urgel-St. Adrian)
- North Kalhan league (add non-KNU Kalhan-speaking universities)
- South Kalhan league (add non-KNU Kalhan-speaking universities)
- North (CI, CS, NK)
- Takalim
- Central (EV, LG, CH)
- SR, UR
- LN, QN, Eastern Kalúen
- Western Kalúen, JV, TG
- Conference for fancy private colleges
- Catholic conference
- Church of Kalșeri
NCAA equivalent: seeded 64-team tournament for each discipline
Disciplines:
- association football
- baseball (men)
- basketball
- gridiron football
- ice hockey
- martial arts
- rowing
- softball (women)
- swimming and diving
- tennis
- track and field
- volleyball
- wrestling (men)
Kalșerian order of precedence
- The President (Jim Babich)
- The Vice President (Maia Filisi)
- Former Presidents, in order of election:
- Phil Garner (1989–1999)
- Alejandra Ríos Soriano (1999–2004)
- Robert Havlichek (2004–2009)
- Sebastianus Linș (2009–2014)
- 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
- Pete Garnier (1982–1987)
- Thomas Bachmann (1987–1992)
- Dave Robbins (1992–1997)
- Quentin Cosworth (1997–2007)
- John Y. Kegg (2007–2012)
- 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