District of Moorland
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| Capital | Newhaven | ||
| Official language(s) | Istvanistani, Martino, Hurmu Norse | ||
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| Demonym | Moorlander | ||
| - Adjective | Moorland, Moorlandic | ||
| Government | Proposed district of Hurmu | ||
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| Establishment | 1715 (de facto); 10.III.1716 (de jure) | ||
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| Population | c. 600,000 | ||
| Currency | Crown (HUK) | ||
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| Time zone(s) | CMT+9 | ||
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Moorland (in Martino: Tierra Pantanosa; Hurmu Norse: Myrland; Lakkvian: Soomaa; White Lontinian: Ezgüi Nutag; Blue Lontinian: Şöldi El; Arboric: بلد القفر, Balad al-Qafr) is a district of Hurmu. Newhaven is the main settlement, built in what was once Arevacía, on the north-eastern coast of Keltia. It borders Ostland in the north and west, and Anahuaco in the south. It includes also a trading station between the borders of Mercury and Ostland in the north of Taylor Bay.
The rationale behind the annexation of Moorland came from a Senatorial report into the conditions of the so-called Green Einhorns – descendants of Grand Marshall Amund Einhornsson living in the Green of Keltia in conditions, which the report described as "unsanitary", and [Ardy – plz help with suitable adjectives!]. The Green Einhorns constituted the nobility of the semi-nomadic communities, yet, they were mostly illiterate too. The report thus recommended setting up amenities for the members of the Order of the Holy Lakes in the Green of Keltia so that they might have access to health care, social care, and education. The cabinet of Patrik Djupvik expanded on this report to include all such persons living under the protection or vassalage of the Green Einhorns, and thus came the government proposal to annex Moorland (named after East Moorland of Nova English fame) as a District of Hurmu – so that the government of Hurmu and the Order of the Holy Lakes could share their social obligation in bringing peace, order, and good government to the Green Einhorns and the people under their rule, as well as liberate the people in vassalage from such feudal bonds, and establish a system for a society that would be based on the values of the Brida – equality, liberty, and solidarity.
The move was also helped by Hurmu's success in its mission to Ostland and building up relations with the strange fascist-like state that Hurmu – despite the many differences – managed to find cultural common ground with. Hurmu thus became Ostland's only officially non-humanist friend, which helped motivate Hurmu to set up trading stations on both sides of Ostland's eastern borders. Moreover, the government of Hurmu hoped Hurmu's annexation of Moorland would help deepen the relations between Hurmu and Anahuaco – both the Emperor and Prime Minister of Anahuaco are knights of the Holy Lakes, and Hurmu and Anahuaco have a free-trade regime through the Hurmu–Raspur Pact Free Trade Agreement. The settlement will also benefit from proximity to the long range transportation hub situated at Port Esther in the Warring Islands.
On 10.III.1716, the Senate of the Lakes ratified the government bill to annex Moorland and make it a district of Hurmu.
