Plakhán - Revision history

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	This return to form, however, would last for even less time than the First Council itself. One of the wizards who had been involved in quashing the Council, [[Nahéde Hahfakh]], came to reflect later on the Council's power and covet it for himself, eventually deciding to attempt a similar coup—but to take measures to make sure it would not be overthrown as the First Council had been. He made contact with one of the surviving former Council members, [[Okor Terahlen]], and together they went about gathering what remnants of the Council's power they could and plotting how to effect their takeover. They eventually came up with the ambitious idea of putting ''everyone'' in Plakhán to sleep, save for themselves and a few trusted servants and associates. Thus, they reasoned, not only would they have a much greater source of magical power, since the people would be generating dream energy for them to skim off constantly and not only for a few [[hour]]s a [[day]], but with anyone not in on their plan in permanent obdormition there would be no one to oppose them.		This return to form, however, would last for even less time than the First Council itself. One of the wizards who had been involved in quashing the Council, [[Nahéde Hahfakh]], came to reflect later on the Council's power and covet it for himself, eventually deciding to attempt a similar coup—but to take measures to make sure it would not be overthrown as the First Council had been. He made contact with one of the surviving former Council members, [[Okor Terahlen]], and together they went about gathering what remnants of the Council's power they could and plotting how to effect their takeover. They eventually came up with the ambitious idea of putting ''everyone'' in Plakhán to sleep, save for themselves and a few trusted servants and associates. Thus, they reasoned, not only would they have a much greater source of magical power, since the people would be generating dream energy for them to skim off constantly and not only for a few [[hour]]s a [[day]], but with anyone not in on their plan in permanent obdormition there would be no one to oppose them.

	Of course, putting a million people to sleep would itself take a considerable expenditure of magical power. But, through a combination of using some stored power of the First Council and borrowing some power from mainland onirarchs they made deals with, Hahfakh and his allies managed the feat—an event now called the [[Ofakhha]]. Unfortunately for them, it did not bring about all the benefits they had hoped for; although the people were sleeping for more hours, they did not generate much more dream energy—a ''little'' more, yes, but not in [[proportion]] to their greater time in slumber. It ''did'', however, still present the other advantage they had anticipated: that with everyone asleep, they could rule unchallenged, and had no fear of [[resistance to the onirarchs\|resistance]]. And that ended up being reason enough to keep the system in place.		Of course, putting a million people to sleep would itself take a considerable expenditure of magical power. But, through a combination of using some stored power of the First Council and borrowing some power from mainland onirarchs they made deals with, Hahfakh and his allies managed the feat—an event now called the [[Ofakhha]]. Unfortunately for them, it did not bring about all the benefits they had hoped for; although the people were sleeping for more hours, they did not generate much more dream energy—a ''little'' more, yes, but not in [[proportion]] to their greater time in slumber. It ''did'', however, still present the other advantage they had anticipated: that with everyone asleep, they could rule unchallenged, and had no fear of [[resistance to the onirarchs of Dadauar\|resistance]]. And that ended up being reason enough to keep the system in place.

	==Population==		==Population==

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Wildlife

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	While Plakhán is home to populations of many organisms that apparently migrated there from the Burcadian mainland, it also has many endemic [[species]] of its own. Notably, Plakhán boasts Dadauar's largest [[raptor\|bird of prey]], the [[khar vulture]], and one of its largest [[land\|terrestrial]] [[arthropod]]s, the [[bear scorpion]]. Another well-known Plakháni [[animal]] is the [[silver seal]], which before the Ofakhha was frequently [[hunting\|hunted]] for its [[fur]]—though now the onirarchs can produce similar materials easily enough through magical means that there is no longer a demand for it.		While Plakhán is home to populations of many organisms that apparently migrated there from the Burcadian mainland, it also has many endemic [[species]] of its own. Notably, Plakhán boasts Dadauar's largest [[raptor\|bird of prey]], the [[khar vulture]], and one of its largest [[land\|terrestrial]] [[arthropod]]s, the [[bear scorpion]]. Another well-known Plakháni [[animal]] is the [[silver seal]], which before the Ofakhha was frequently [[hunting\|hunted]] for its [[fur]]—though now the onirarchs can produce similar materials easily enough through magical means that there is no longer a demand for it.

	Plakhán has, too, its share of distinctive [[florum\|flora]]. The [[trunk (plant)\|trunk]] of the [[clownthorn]] boasts great [[thorn]]s that sport vivid [[color]]s but bear deadly [[toxin]]s; many onirarchs plant them near their manors for their appearance but know to give them a wide berth. The [[humbush]] is notable for the [[sound]] it makes, almost like a groaning human voice, which apparently serves ~~uses~~ to attract its [[pollination\|pollinator]]s. The soft, [[sweetness\|sweet]] [[reamfruit]] was one of the nation's biggest exports before the Ofakhha, and even now, though some other lands have managed to establish their own populations of [[reamfruit tree]]s, there are those who covet genuine Plakháni reamfruit.		Plakhán has, too, its share of distinctive [[florum\|flora]]. The [[trunk (plant)\|trunk]] of the [[clownthorn]] boasts great [[thorn]]s that sport vivid [[color]]s but bear deadly [[toxin]]s; many onirarchs plant them near their manors for their appearance but know to give them a wide berth. The [[humbush]] is notable for the [[sound]] it makes, almost like a groaning human voice, which apparently serves to attract its [[pollination\|pollinator]]s. The soft, [[sweetness\|sweet]] [[reamfruit]] was one of the nation's biggest exports before the Ofakhha, and even now, though some other lands have managed to establish their own populations of [[reamfruit tree]]s, there are those who covet genuine Plakháni reamfruit.

	==Government==		==Government==

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Languages

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	The Lizard People who were Plakhán's first inhabitants spoke their own [[language]], [[Aara]], related to other languages spoken on Burcady. The Nanori who arrived later, however, spoke their own completely unrelated language, [[Khetekh]]. While at first communication between the two peoples was different, as they interacted and intermingled they developed first a [[pidgin]] and then a [[creole]] that allowed confariation. That creole evolved into the current [[Plakháni (language)\|Plakháni language]], which largely combines Aara [[grammar]] with Khetekh [[phonology]], and a [[lexicon]] adapted from both languages.		The Lizard People who were Plakhán's first inhabitants spoke their own [[language]], [[Aara]], related to other languages spoken on Burcady. The Nanori who arrived later, however, spoke their own completely unrelated language, [[Khetekh]]. While at first communication between the two peoples was different, as they interacted and intermingled they developed first a [[pidgin]] and then a [[creole]] that allowed confariation. That creole evolved into the current [[Plakháni (language)\|Plakháni language]], which largely combines Aara [[grammar]] with Khetekh [[phonology]], and a [[lexicon]] adapted from both languages.

	In the centuries since the Ofakhha, the Plakháni language has begun to split. The sleepers speak to each other in their dreams, but have no interaction with the onirarchs who do not visit the Joyful Isles, and so the versions of the Plakhái spoken by dreamlords and sleepers have diverged. When it is necessary to distinguish the two, the onirarchs' language is called [[High Plakháni]] and the sleepers' [[Low Plakháni]]—this terminology of course shows a bias toward regarding the onirarchs' language as more refined and more respectable, but since it is the onirarchs who coined and still mostly use the terminology this is unsurprising. It is, however, true that High Plakháni is closer to the pre-Ofakhha Plakháni language; this is probably mostly because the dreamers in the Joyful Isles make little use of [[writing]], and therefore lack the written corpora that might otherwise help stabilize their language and slow its rate of change. For the moment, High Plakháni and Low Plakháni remain mostly mutually intelligible, though there are a few common misunderstandings due to [[false friend]]s. If Plakhán continues much longer under its current conditions, however, there may come a time when that is no longer the case.		In the centuries since the Ofakhha, the Plakháni language has begun to split. The sleepers speak to each other in their dreams, but have no interaction with the onirarchs who do not visit the Joyful Isles, and so the versions of the Plakháni spoken by dreamlords and sleepers have diverged. When it is necessary to distinguish the two, the onirarchs' language is called [[High Plakháni]] and the sleepers' [[Low Plakháni]]—this terminology of course shows a bias toward regarding the onirarchs' language as more refined and more respectable, but since it is the onirarchs who coined and still mostly use the terminology this is unsurprising. It is, however, true that High Plakháni is closer to the pre-Ofakhha Plakháni language; this is probably mostly because the dreamers in the Joyful Isles make little use of [[writing]], and therefore lack the written corpora that might otherwise help stabilize their language and slow its rate of change. For the moment, High Plakháni and Low Plakháni remain mostly mutually intelligible, though there are a few common misunderstandings due to [[false friend]]s. If Plakhán continues much longer under its current conditions, however, there may come a time when that is no longer the case.

	==Relations==		==Relations==

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Languages

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	The Lizard People who were Plakhán's first inhabitants spoke their own [[language]], [[Aara]], related to other languages spoken on Burcady. The Nanori who arrived later, however, spoke their own completely unrelated language, [[Khetekh]]. While at first communication between the two peoples was different, as they interacted and intermingled they developed first a [[pidgin]] and then a [[creole]] that allowed confariation. That creole evolved into the current [[Plakháni (language)\|Plakháni language]], which largely combines Aara [[grammar]] with Khetekh [[phonology]], and a [[lexicon]] adapted from both languages.		The Lizard People who were Plakhán's first inhabitants spoke their own [[language]], [[Aara]], related to other languages spoken on Burcady. The Nanori who arrived later, however, spoke their own completely unrelated language, [[Khetekh]]. While at first communication between the two peoples was different, as they interacted and intermingled they developed first a [[pidgin]] and then a [[creole]] that allowed confariation. That creole evolved into the current [[Plakháni (language)\|Plakháni language]], which largely combines Aara [[grammar]] with Khetekh [[phonology]], and a [[lexicon]] adapted from both languages.

	In the centuries since the Ofakhha, the Plakháni language has begun to split. The sleepers speak to each other in their dreams, but have no interaction with the onirarchs who do not visit the Joyful Isles, and so the versions of the Plakh&~~aaacute~~;i spoken by dreamlords and sleepers have diverged. When it is necessary to distinguish the two, the onirarchs' language is called [[High Plakháni]] and the sleepers' [[Low Plakháni]]—this terminology of course shows a bias toward regarding the onirarchs' language as more refined and more respectable, but since it is the onirarchs who coined and still mostly use the terminology this is unsurprising. It is, however, true that High Plakháni is closer to the pre-Ofakhha Plakháni language; this is probably mostly because the dreamers in the Joyful Isles make little use of [[writing]], and therefore lack the written corpora that might otherwise help stabilize their language and slow its rate of change. For the moment, High Plakháni and Low Plakháni remain mostly mutually intelligible, though there are a few common misunderstandings due to [[false friend]]s. If Plakhán continues much longer under its current conditions, however, there may come a time when that is no longer the case.		In the centuries since the Ofakhha, the Plakháni language has begun to split. The sleepers speak to each other in their dreams, but have no interaction with the onirarchs who do not visit the Joyful Isles, and so the versions of the Plakhái spoken by dreamlords and sleepers have diverged. When it is necessary to distinguish the two, the onirarchs' language is called [[High Plakháni]] and the sleepers' [[Low Plakháni]]—this terminology of course shows a bias toward regarding the onirarchs' language as more refined and more respectable, but since it is the onirarchs who coined and still mostly use the terminology this is unsurprising. It is, however, true that High Plakháni is closer to the pre-Ofakhha Plakháni language; this is probably mostly because the dreamers in the Joyful Isles make little use of [[writing]], and therefore lack the written corpora that might otherwise help stabilize their language and slow its rate of change. For the moment, High Plakháni and Low Plakháni remain mostly mutually intelligible, though there are a few common misunderstandings due to [[false friend]]s. If Plakhán continues much longer under its current conditions, however, there may come a time when that is no longer the case.

	==Relations==		==Relations==

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	'''Plakhán''' is an [[onirarchy]] located on a series of islands near the eastern end of the [[Akararal Sea]]. Plakhán has little trade or interaction with other nations, managing to remain more or less self-sufficient.		'''Plakhán''' (pronounced {{IPA\|/pləˈkɑːn/}}) is an [[onirarchy]] located on a series of islands near the eastern end of the [[Akararal Sea]]. Plakhán has little trade or interaction with other nations, managing to remain more or less self-sufficient.

	==Batirines==		==Batirines==
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	==Dreams==		==Dreams==
	{{main\|Artificial dreamworlds of Plakhán}}		{{main\|Artificial dreamworlds of Plakhán}}
	One problem remained: dreams of joy and adventure supplied the main motivation the oneiriarchs had for keeping their populace content with—and even eager for--long hours of sleep. If the Plakhani people couldn't be kept dreaming all day, what would keep them happily sleeping? The onirarchs hit upon an efficient answer—using [[tabulator batirine]]s interfaced with the citizens' minds to give them [[artificial dreams]]. Thus, even when a Plakhani citizen isn't dreaming naturally, he's still dreaming artificially, and the artificial dreamworld, unlike the natural one, the onirarchs can modify according to their exact desires.		One problem remained: dreams of joy and adventure supplied the main motivation the oneiriarchs had for keeping their populace content with—and even eager for—long hours of sleep. If the Plakhani people couldn't be kept dreaming all day, what would keep them happily sleeping? The onirarchs hit upon an efficient answer—using [[tabulator batirine]]s interfaced with the citizens' minds to give them [[artificial dreams]]. Thus, even when a Plakhani citizen isn't dreaming naturally, he's still dreaming artificially, and the artificial dreamworld, unlike the natural one, the onirarchs can modify according to their exact desires.
	[[Category:Oceanic Nations of Dadauar]][[Category:Onirarchies]]		[[Category:Oceanic Nations of Dadauar]][[Category:Onirarchies]]

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Corrected spelling of "onirarch[y]" (and another minor typo)

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	'''Plakhán''' is an [[~~oneiriarchy~~]] located on a series of islands near the eastern end of the [[Akararal Sea]]. Plakhán has little trade or interaction with other nations, managing to remain more or less self-sufficient.		'''Plakhán''' is an [[onirarchy]] located on a series of islands near the eastern end of the [[Akararal Sea]]. Plakhán has little trade or interaction with other nations, managing to remain more or less self-sufficient.

	==Batirines==		==Batirines==
	{{main\|Batirines of Plakhán}}		{{main\|Batirines of Plakhán}}
	The first impression a visitor to Plakhán might get is one of emptiness—or at least, emptiness of humans and other natural creatures. The cities that fill the islands of Plakhán, as well as the oceans surrounding those cities, seem to be populated entirely by [[batirine]]s. While in most ~~oneiriarchies~~ some basic labor is still performed by humans, here it's all done by specially designed varieties of batirine. Due to the extremely low rebellion rate of batirines, only the most minimal of law ~~enforecement~~ is necessary.		The first impression a visitor to Plakhán might get is one of emptiness—or at least, emptiness of humans and other natural creatures. The cities that fill the islands of Plakhán, as well as the oceans surrounding those cities, seem to be populated entirely by [[batirine]]s. While in most onirarchies some basic labor is still performed by humans, here it's all done by specially designed varieties of batirine. Due to the extremely low rebellion rate of batirines, only the most minimal of law enforcement is necessary.

	Most of Plakhán's batirines qualify as "inhabitants" only in a very generous sense. They are not intelligent creatures; they are well fashioned for their functions, but have no independent will of their own. This isn't to say that ''all'' the batirines in Plakhán are rote automata, merely going through predetermined motions. Those that serve as spies and law enforcement necessarily require some measure of initiative to do what they must. However, the number needed for these tasks is much less than in most lands—there's certainly no way the mindless [[labor batirine]]s can rebel, so they need watch out primarily for the very rare invader from outside, or the practically nonexistent threat of internal rebellion by one of Plakhán's human inhabitants.		Most of Plakhán's batirines qualify as "inhabitants" only in a very generous sense. They are not intelligent creatures; they are well fashioned for their functions, but have no independent will of their own. This isn't to say that ''all'' the batirines in Plakhán are rote automata, merely going through predetermined motions. Those that serve as spies and law enforcement necessarily require some measure of initiative to do what they must. However, the number needed for these tasks is much less than in most lands—there's certainly no way the mindless [[labor batirine]]s can rebel, so they need watch out primarily for the very rare invader from outside, or the practically nonexistent threat of internal rebellion by one of Plakhán's human inhabitants.
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	==Humans==		==Humans==
	{{main\|People of Plakhán}}		{{main\|People of Plakhán}}
	For there ''are'' humans in Plakhán, aside from the [[~~oneiriarch~~]]s, of course—there have to be to supply the [[dream energy]] that fuels the batirines and the ~~oneiriarchs~~' powers. But the humans aren't seen out on the streets because they are given no reason ever to leave their residences—and indeed, little reason even to wake up. The humans of Plakhán are in almost perpetual sleep—lying densely packed in halls hidden away inside the buildings. They wake only to eat and to have sex—and they only do that in the waking world because it's ordered by the ~~oneiriarchs~~ so they can have new generations of subjects; as pleasurable as sex may be, it's just as pleasurable in the dreamworld. Batirines come in to bring them food and remove wastes; the average citizen of Plakhán, after his infancy, never physically leaves his sleeping hall, passing his entire ''real'' life in a single room, even if he may roam far in his dreams.		For there ''are'' humans in Plakhán, aside from the [[onirarch]]s, of course—there have to be to supply the [[dream energy]] that fuels the batirines and the onirarchs' powers. But the humans aren't seen out on the streets because they are given no reason ever to leave their residences—and indeed, little reason even to wake up. The humans of Plakhán are in almost perpetual sleep—lying densely packed in halls hidden away inside the buildings. They wake only to eat and to have sex—and they only do that in the waking world because it's ordered by the onirarchs so they can have new generations of subjects; as pleasurable as sex may be, it's just as pleasurable in the dreamworld. Batirines come in to bring them food and remove wastes; the average citizen of Plakhán, after his infancy, never physically leaves his sleeping hall, passing his entire ''real'' life in a single room, even if he may roam far in his dreams.

	The ~~oneiriarchs~~' initial idea behind keeping their populace forever asleep was to increase the amount of dream energy they would generate. Alas, this didn't work out; there seemed to be a daily limit to the amount of time they could actually spend in productive dreaming, and making them dream all day didn't appreciably increase the energy gained. However, it still seemed a desirable end, because it ''did'' decrease the potential for [[resistance to the ~~oneiriarchs~~\|rebellion]]—if all the city's inhabitants were supposedly asleep in known locations, then anyone unaccounted for seen on the streets or anywhere other than a sleeping hall was either a rebel or an intruder. This theory has proved itself very well, and Plakhán has a virtually nonexistent resistance rate, surpassed only by [[Risinien]], which keeps its citizens in place in an even more drastic way.		The onirarchs' initial idea behind keeping their populace forever asleep was to increase the amount of dream energy they would generate. Alas, this didn't work out; there seemed to be a daily limit to the amount of time they could actually spend in productive dreaming, and making them dream all day didn't appreciably increase the energy gained. However, it still seemed a desirable end, because it ''did'' decrease the potential for [[resistance to the onirarchs\|rebellion]]—if all the city's inhabitants were supposedly asleep in known locations, then anyone unaccounted for seen on the streets or anywhere other than a sleeping hall was either a rebel or an intruder. This theory has proved itself very well, and Plakhán has a virtually nonexistent resistance rate, surpassed only by [[Risinien]], which keeps its citizens in place in an even more drastic way.

	==Dreams==		==Dreams==
	{{main\|Artificial dreamworlds of Plakhán}}		{{main\|Artificial dreamworlds of Plakhán}}
	One problem remained: dreams of joy and adventure supplied the main motivation the oneiriarchs had for keeping their populace content with—and even eager for--long hours of sleep. If the Plakhani people couldn't be kept dreaming all day, what would keep them happily sleeping? The ~~oneiriarchs~~ hit upon an efficient answer—using [[tabulator batirine]]s interfaced with the citizens' minds to give them [[artificial dreams]]. Thus, even when a Plakhani citizen isn't dreaming naturally, he's still dreaming artificially, and the artificial dreamworld, unlike the natural one, the ~~oneiriarchs~~ can modify according to their exact desires.		One problem remained: dreams of joy and adventure supplied the main motivation the oneiriarchs had for keeping their populace content with—and even eager for--long hours of sleep. If the Plakhani people couldn't be kept dreaming all day, what would keep them happily sleeping? The onirarchs hit upon an efficient answer—using [[tabulator batirine]]s interfaced with the citizens' minds to give them [[artificial dreams]]. Thus, even when a Plakhani citizen isn't dreaming naturally, he's still dreaming artificially, and the artificial dreamworld, unlike the natural one, the onirarchs can modify according to their exact desires.
			[[Category:Oceanic Nations of Dadauar]][[Category:Onirarchies]]
	[[Category:Oceanic Nations of Dadauar]][[Category:~~Oneiriarchies~~]]

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	==Batirines==		==Batirines==
	{{main\|Batirines of Plakhán}}		{{main\|Batirines of Plakhán}}
	The first impression a visitor to Plakhán might get is one of emptiness--or at least, emptiness of humans and other natural creatures. The cities that fill the islands of Plakhán, as well as the oceans surrounding those cities, seem to be populated entirely by [[batirine]]s. While in most oneiriarchies some basic labor is still performed by humans, here it's all done by specially designed varieties of batirine. Due to the extremely low rebellion rate of batirines, only the most minimal of law enforecement is necessary.		The first impression a visitor to Plakhán might get is one of emptiness—or at least, emptiness of humans and other natural creatures. The cities that fill the islands of Plakhán, as well as the oceans surrounding those cities, seem to be populated entirely by [[batirine]]s. While in most oneiriarchies some basic labor is still performed by humans, here it's all done by specially designed varieties of batirine. Due to the extremely low rebellion rate of batirines, only the most minimal of law enforecement is necessary.

	Most of Plakhán's batirines qualify as "inhabitants" only in a very generous sense. They are not intelligent creatures; they are well fashioned for their functions, but have no independent will of their own. This isn't to say that ''all'' the batirines in Plakhán are rote automata, merely going through predetermined motions. Those that serve as spies and law enforcement necessarily require some measure of initiative to do what they must. However, the number needed for these tasks is much less than in most lands--there's certainly no way the mindless [[labor batirine]]s can rebel, so they need watch out primarily for the very rare invader from outside, or the practically nonexistent threat of internal rebellion by one of Plakhán's human inhabitants.		Most of Plakhán's batirines qualify as "inhabitants" only in a very generous sense. They are not intelligent creatures; they are well fashioned for their functions, but have no independent will of their own. This isn't to say that ''all'' the batirines in Plakhán are rote automata, merely going through predetermined motions. Those that serve as spies and law enforcement necessarily require some measure of initiative to do what they must. However, the number needed for these tasks is much less than in most lands—there's certainly no way the mindless [[labor batirine]]s can rebel, so they need watch out primarily for the very rare invader from outside, or the practically nonexistent threat of internal rebellion by one of Plakhán's human inhabitants.

	==Humans==		==Humans==
	{{main\|People of Plakhán}}		{{main\|People of Plakhán}}
	For there ''are'' humans in Plakhán, aside from the [[oneiriarch]]s, of course--there have to be to supply the [[dream energy]] that fuels the batirines and the oneiriarchs' powers. But the humans aren't seen out on the streets because they are given no reason ever to leave their residences--and indeed, little reason even to wake up. The humans of Plakhán are in almost perpetual sleep--lying densely packed in halls hidden away inside the buildings. They wake only to eat and to have sex--and they only do that in the waking world because it's ordered by the oneiriarchs so they can have new generations of subjects; as pleasurable as sex may be, it's just as pleasurable in the dreamworld. Batirines come in to bring them food and remove wastes; the average citizen of Plakhán, after his infancy, never physically leaves his sleeping hall, passing his entire ''real'' life in a single room, even if he may roam far in his dreams.		For there ''are'' humans in Plakhán, aside from the [[oneiriarch]]s, of course—there have to be to supply the [[dream energy]] that fuels the batirines and the oneiriarchs' powers. But the humans aren't seen out on the streets because they are given no reason ever to leave their residences—and indeed, little reason even to wake up. The humans of Plakhán are in almost perpetual sleep—lying densely packed in halls hidden away inside the buildings. They wake only to eat and to have sex—and they only do that in the waking world because it's ordered by the oneiriarchs so they can have new generations of subjects; as pleasurable as sex may be, it's just as pleasurable in the dreamworld. Batirines come in to bring them food and remove wastes; the average citizen of Plakhán, after his infancy, never physically leaves his sleeping hall, passing his entire ''real'' life in a single room, even if he may roam far in his dreams.

	The oneiriarchs' initial idea behind keeping their populace forever asleep was to increase the amount of dream energy they would generate. Alas, this didn't work out; there seemed to be a daily limit to the amount of time they could actually spend in productive dreaming, and making them dream all day didn't appreciably increase the energy gained. However, it still seemed a desirable end, because it ''did'' decrease the potential for [[resistance to the oneiriarchs\|rebellion]]--if all the city's inhabitants were supposedly asleep in known locations, then anyone unaccounted for seen on the streets or anywhere other than a sleeping hall was either a rebel or an intruder. This theory has proved itself very well, and Plakhán has a virtually nonexistent resistance rate, surpassed only by [[Risinien]], which keeps its citizens in place in an even more drastic way.		The oneiriarchs' initial idea behind keeping their populace forever asleep was to increase the amount of dream energy they would generate. Alas, this didn't work out; there seemed to be a daily limit to the amount of time they could actually spend in productive dreaming, and making them dream all day didn't appreciably increase the energy gained. However, it still seemed a desirable end, because it ''did'' decrease the potential for [[resistance to the oneiriarchs\|rebellion]]—if all the city's inhabitants were supposedly asleep in known locations, then anyone unaccounted for seen on the streets or anywhere other than a sleeping hall was either a rebel or an intruder. This theory has proved itself very well, and Plakhán has a virtually nonexistent resistance rate, surpassed only by [[Risinien]], which keeps its citizens in place in an even more drastic way.

	==Dreams==		==Dreams==
	{{main\|Artificial dreamworlds of Plakhán}}		{{main\|Artificial dreamworlds of Plakhán}}
	One problem remained: dreams of joy and adventure supplied the main motivation the oneiriarchs had for keeping their populace content with--and even eager for--long hours of sleep. If the Plakhani people couldn't be kept dreaming all day, what would keep them happily sleeping? The oneiriarchs hit upon an efficient answer--using [[tabulator batirine]]s interfaced with the citizens' minds to give them [[artificial dreams]]. Thus, even when a Plakhani citizen isn't dreaming naturally, he's still dreaming artificially, and the artificial dreamworld, unlike the natural one, the oneiriarchs can modify according to their exact desires.		One problem remained: dreams of joy and adventure supplied the main motivation the oneiriarchs had for keeping their populace content with—and even eager for--long hours of sleep. If the Plakhani people couldn't be kept dreaming all day, what would keep them happily sleeping? The oneiriarchs hit upon an efficient answer—using [[tabulator batirine]]s interfaced with the citizens' minds to give them [[artificial dreams]]. Thus, even when a Plakhani citizen isn't dreaming naturally, he's still dreaming artificially, and the artificial dreamworld, unlike the natural one, the oneiriarchs can modify according to their exact desires.

	[[Category:Oceanic Nations of Dadauar]][[Category:Oneiriarchies]]		[[Category:Oceanic Nations of Dadauar]][[Category:Oneiriarchies]]

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2009-07-15T05:19:34Z

Correcting typos... apparently I'm more used to putting acute accents over Es for some reason.

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	'''Plakh&~~eacute~~;n''' is an [[oneiriarchy]] located on a series of islands near the eastern end of the [[Akararal Sea]]. Plakhán has little trade or interaction with other nations, managing to remain more or less self-sufficient.		'''Plakhán''' is an [[oneiriarchy]] located on a series of islands near the eastern end of the [[Akararal Sea]]. Plakhán has little trade or interaction with other nations, managing to remain more or less self-sufficient.

	==Batirines==		==Batirines==
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	The first impression a visitor to Plakhán might get is one of emptiness--or at least, emptiness of humans and other natural creatures. The cities that fill the islands of Plakhán, as well as the oceans surrounding those cities, seem to be populated entirely by [[batirine]]s. While in most oneiriarchies some basic labor is still performed by humans, here it's all done by specially designed varieties of batirine. Due to the extremely low rebellion rate of batirines, only the most minimal of law enforecement is necessary.		The first impression a visitor to Plakhán might get is one of emptiness--or at least, emptiness of humans and other natural creatures. The cities that fill the islands of Plakhán, as well as the oceans surrounding those cities, seem to be populated entirely by [[batirine]]s. While in most oneiriarchies some basic labor is still performed by humans, here it's all done by specially designed varieties of batirine. Due to the extremely low rebellion rate of batirines, only the most minimal of law enforecement is necessary.

	Most of Plakh&~~eacute~~;n's batirines qualify as "inhabitants" only in a very generous sense. They are not intelligent creatures; they are well fashioned for their functions, but have no independent will of their own. This isn't to say that ''all'' the batirines in Plakhán are rote automata, merely going through predetermined motions. Those that serve as spies and law enforcement necessarily require some measure of initiative to do what they must. However, the number needed for these tasks is much less than in most lands--there's certainly no way the mindless [[labor batirine]]s can rebel, so they need watch out primarily for the very rare invader from outside, or the practically nonexistent threat of internal rebellion by one of Plakhán's human inhabitants.		Most of Plakhán's batirines qualify as "inhabitants" only in a very generous sense. They are not intelligent creatures; they are well fashioned for their functions, but have no independent will of their own. This isn't to say that ''all'' the batirines in Plakhán are rote automata, merely going through predetermined motions. Those that serve as spies and law enforcement necessarily require some measure of initiative to do what they must. However, the number needed for these tasks is much less than in most lands--there's certainly no way the mindless [[labor batirine]]s can rebel, so they need watch out primarily for the very rare invader from outside, or the practically nonexistent threat of internal rebellion by one of Plakhán's human inhabitants.

	==Humans==		==Humans==
	{{main\|People of Plakhán}}		{{main\|People of Plakhán}}
	For there ''are'' humans in Plakh&~~eacute~~;n, aside from the [[oneiriarch]]s, of course--there have to be to supply the [[dream energy]] that fuels the batirines and the oneiriarchs' powers. But the humans aren't seen out on the streets because they are given no reason ever to leave their residences--and indeed, little reason even to wake up. The humans of Plakhán are in almost perpetual sleep--lying densely packed in halls hidden away inside the buildings. They wake only to eat and to have sex--and they only do that in the waking world because it's ordered by the oneiriarchs so they can have new generations of subjects; as pleasurable as sex may be, it's just as pleasurable in the dreamworld. Batirines come in to bring them food and remove wastes; the average citizen of Plakhán, after his infancy, never physically leaves his sleeping hall, passing his entire ''real'' life in a single room, even if he may roam far in his dreams.		For there ''are'' humans in Plakhán, aside from the [[oneiriarch]]s, of course--there have to be to supply the [[dream energy]] that fuels the batirines and the oneiriarchs' powers. But the humans aren't seen out on the streets because they are given no reason ever to leave their residences--and indeed, little reason even to wake up. The humans of Plakhán are in almost perpetual sleep--lying densely packed in halls hidden away inside the buildings. They wake only to eat and to have sex--and they only do that in the waking world because it's ordered by the oneiriarchs so they can have new generations of subjects; as pleasurable as sex may be, it's just as pleasurable in the dreamworld. Batirines come in to bring them food and remove wastes; the average citizen of Plakhán, after his infancy, never physically leaves his sleeping hall, passing his entire ''real'' life in a single room, even if he may roam far in his dreams.

	The oneiriarchs' initial idea behind keeping their populace forever asleep was to increase the amount of dream energy they would generate. Alas, this didn't work out; there seemed to be a daily limit to the amount of time they could actually spend in productive dreaming, and making them dream all day didn't appreciably increase the energy gained. However, it still seemed a desirable end, because it ''did'' decrease the potential for [[resistance to the oneiriarchs\|rebellion]]--if all the city's inhabitants were supposedly asleep in known locations, then anyone unaccounted for seen on the streets or anywhere other than a sleeping hall was either a rebel or an intruder. This theory has proved itself very well, and Plakhán has a virtually nonexistent resistance rate, surpassed only by [[Risinien]], which keeps its citizens in place in an even more drastic way.		The oneiriarchs' initial idea behind keeping their populace forever asleep was to increase the amount of dream energy they would generate. Alas, this didn't work out; there seemed to be a daily limit to the amount of time they could actually spend in productive dreaming, and making them dream all day didn't appreciably increase the energy gained. However, it still seemed a desirable end, because it ''did'' decrease the potential for [[resistance to the oneiriarchs\|rebellion]]--if all the city's inhabitants were supposedly asleep in known locations, then anyone unaccounted for seen on the streets or anywhere other than a sleeping hall was either a rebel or an intruder. This theory has proved itself very well, and Plakhán has a virtually nonexistent resistance rate, surpassed only by [[Risinien]], which keeps its citizens in place in an even more drastic way.

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	==Dreams==		==Dreams==
	{{main\|Artificial dreamworlds of Plakhán}}		{{main\|Artificial dreamworlds of Plakhán}}
	One problem remained: dreams of joy and adventure supplied the main motivation the oneiriarchs had for keeping their populace content with--and even eager for--long hours of sleep. If the Plakhani people couldn't be kept dreaming all day, what would keep them happily sleeping? The oneiriarchs hit upon an efficient answer--using [[tabulator ~~batirines~~]] interfaced with the citizens' minds to give them [[artificial dreams]]. Thus, even when a Plakhani citizen isn't dreaming naturally, he's still dreaming artificially, and the artificial dreamworld, unlike the natural one, the oneiriarchs can modify according to their exact desires.		One problem remained: dreams of joy and adventure supplied the main motivation the oneiriarchs had for keeping their populace content with--and even eager for--long hours of sleep. If the Plakhani people couldn't be kept dreaming all day, what would keep them happily sleeping? The oneiriarchs hit upon an efficient answer--using [[tabulator batirine]]s interfaced with the citizens' minds to give them [[artificial dreams]]. Thus, even when a Plakhani citizen isn't dreaming naturally, he's still dreaming artificially, and the artificial dreamworld, unlike the natural one, the oneiriarchs can modify according to their exact desires.

	[[Category:Oceanic Nations of Dadauar]][[Category:Oneiriarchies]]		[[Category:Oceanic Nations of Dadauar]][[Category:Oneiriarchies]]