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Unfortunately for this early kingdom, the people were warlike and often in conflict with the powers on Corum. This boiled over with an invasion by [[Babkha]] and Menelmacar when they fought with Beebland and the United Secular States in what became known as the Misfit War. The conflict ended Beebland as a viable state and the lack of resources made the area undesirable for further colonization, although Menelmacar continued to hold onto it for several more years before it became abandoned outright. | Unfortunately for this early kingdom, the people were warlike and often in conflict with the powers on Corum. This boiled over with an invasion by [[Babkha]] and Menelmacar when they fought with Beebland and the United Secular States in what became known as the Misfit War. The conflict ended Beebland as a viable state and the lack of resources made the area undesirable for further colonization, although Menelmacar continued to hold onto it for several more years before it became abandoned outright. | ||
The area was resettled by [[Riponia]] when they achieved the conquest of all Corum and began to spread beyond it borders. In an effort to attract colonists they named it Liiansaari, meaning ''Isle of Plenty''. | The area was resettled by [[Riponia]] when they achieved the conquest of all Corum and began to spread beyond it borders. In an effort to attract colonists they named it Liiansaari, meaning ''Isle of Plenty''. Riponia pushed a strong program to colonize the island, setting up several cities and shipping in colonists. But the viability of a large population in so bleak a landscape proved untenable, and by 1536 Riponia had abandoned the island. Except for a couple of transitory outposts, the island would remain devoid of any measurable population and governance until the arrival of the Moorlander fleet in Bee Haven harbor when they anchored in the spring of 1730; almost two-hundred years after the last Riponians had left. | ||
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Revision as of 21:28, 30 January 2024
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| Subdivision type: | Moorland Antarctic Territory |
| Capital: | Bee Haven |
| Population: | 2,460 |
| Largest Cities: | Bee Haven |
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| Local Leadership Title: | Commissioner |
| Local Government: | Witan |
| Current leader: | Jodie Baker |
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| Local language: | East Moorland Dialect |
| Local Religion: | Church of the Holy Lance |
Beelandia, sometimes referred to as Beeland, is a small Antarctic territory located on the island of Hypernostria. It is part of the Moorland Antarctic Territory, a research colony established to conduct scientific studies on the island. With a population of just over two-thousand inhabitants, most of whom are concentrated in the capital of Bee Haven, it is one of the southmost permanently-occupied locations in the world.
History
The first recorded inhabitants of Beelandia, and indeed Hypernostria, were the Beebians, who founded a kingdom on the island around 1460 AN. The Beebians migrated from Corum, as the frozen wastes of Hypernostria were devoid of any indigenous population prior to their settlement. It has been suspected by historians that they left Corum due to the early wars that afflicted the continent, likely pushed out by the Korhali or Menelmacar when they colonized Jaiha. They survived the hostile climate by hunting whales, seals and by the art of beekeeping. In fact, beekeeping became such an important part of their sustenance and lifestyle that the population took the name of Beebland, later morphing into the modern form of Beelandia or Beeland.
Unfortunately for this early kingdom, the people were warlike and often in conflict with the powers on Corum. This boiled over with an invasion by Babkha and Menelmacar when they fought with Beebland and the United Secular States in what became known as the Misfit War. The conflict ended Beebland as a viable state and the lack of resources made the area undesirable for further colonization, although Menelmacar continued to hold onto it for several more years before it became abandoned outright.
The area was resettled by Riponia when they achieved the conquest of all Corum and began to spread beyond it borders. In an effort to attract colonists they named it Liiansaari, meaning Isle of Plenty. Riponia pushed a strong program to colonize the island, setting up several cities and shipping in colonists. But the viability of a large population in so bleak a landscape proved untenable, and by 1536 Riponia had abandoned the island. Except for a couple of transitory outposts, the island would remain devoid of any measurable population and governance until the arrival of the Moorlander fleet in Bee Haven harbor when they anchored in the spring of 1730; almost two-hundred years after the last Riponians had left.
