Šïpašan-Öšdúu

The Šïpašan-Öšdúu, or Öšdúic Movement, was a phenomenon occurring primarily in the Hýyo-Wýðúr, that is, the northern cities of the Amoŋot Desert, characterized by isolated, city-restricted governing practices called Öšdúu. This lasted from the creation of the Hýyó-Wýðúr in 25026 AYM to that of the Second Varonian Trade Coalition in 24891 AYM, at which point they reformed into the tribes of Sangus, Erkanal, and eventually Ardunioz.

Influences

Diversity

The Šïpašan-Öšdúu was largely favored in the Hýyó-Wýðúr due to the diversity of its inhabitants and the safety of the region. Unlike most other regions settled by Ibrófeneð during the Heta-Ýmor-Vëtam, the Hýyó-Wýðúr was made mostly of sparsely connected immigrants from all twelve families. Among the many concerns in their minds would be the concept of the Púlö-Ïlýrhonid, or the Ïlýrhonidian Question: How would their lives outside the Ïlýrhonid Tribe compare to those inside it? Those who left on good terms did not mind living in the same or nearly the same ways they did in the Tribe, while those who left on bad terms were more likely to experiment with cultural, societal, and political deviations. Over the years, this evolved into a gradient of sentiment, as Ibrófeneðs would migrate from city to city to find communities with the same sentiment as them; eastern Wýðúric cities, those closest to Ïlýrhonid, were populated by those who looked upon the tribe more lightly, while the western Wýðúric cities were populated by those who harbored negative feelings towards it.

Geography

The Amoŋot Desert was known for the way it was sheltered on three sides by mountain ranges (Arbin, Nuzowli, Ýhasin), which served to block any rain or wind from affecting the region. Being situated in the desert, where a whole slew of rocks were abundant, each city could fend for itself, and thus did not see any need to reach out to other cities. Although some amount of rudimentary trading did occur in cities at or near mountain ranges (as those rocks were usually larger, harder, and healthier than those of the desert), this did not amount to much.

Organizational Structure

This section talks about the governing body of a typical Öšdúu and how it related to the Šïpašan-Öšdúu. Given the diversity of the Öšdúu, it is natural that several governing types were formed throughout the region.

Culture

For this reason, each such settlement was a world of culture unto itself, where artists and sculptors would use inspirations and memories from their past, likely shared by inhabitants of most other cities, let alone their own, shape them in unique ways, and pave a cultural path for their city that would, in all likelihood, birth something completely new in terms of artistic expression.