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== Todo list for Orioni ==

# <s>[[Orinese people]]</s> — [[User:Orioni|Orioni]] ([[User talk:Orioni|talk]]) 20:20, 22 December 2020 (UTC)
# <s>[[Orinese Phi]]</s> — [[User:Orioni|Orioni]] ([[User talk:Orioni|talk]]) 00:56, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

=== Former colonies ===

# <s>[[Rohini]]</s> — [[User:Orioni|Orioni]] ([[User talk:Orioni|talk]]) 20:16, 22 March 2021 (UTC)
# <s>[[Burkini]]</s> — [[User:Orioni|Orioni]] ([[User talk:Orioni|talk]]) 05:27, 18 April 2021 (UTC)
# <s>[[Astrini]] (= [[Niederoestereich]])</s> — [[User:Orioni|Orioni]] ([[User talk:Orioni|talk]]) 21:12, 18 August 2021 (UTC)
# <s>[[Tahini]] (= [[Malindi]] in Miiros, southeast of Orioni)</s> — [[User:Orioni|Orioni]] ([[User talk:Orioni|talk]]) 17:21, 5 February 2022 (UTC)
# [[Baribeni]] (= [[Bainbridge Islands]])
# [[Daini]] (= [[Damak Var]])
# [[Mekabiri]] (= [[Emakera]] + Pirilao)
# [[Thubani]] (= north of Orioni)

=== Geography ===

# Administrative map: https://anterra.miraheze.org/wiki/Kodeshia#Administrative_divisions
# More tiny islands:
## {{wp|The Last Theorem|Gamini}}
## {{wp|Huahine}}
## Nanakai (~etymology {{wp|Molokai}}?)
## {{wp|Riograndense Republic|Piratini Republic}}

=== History ===

{{also|History of Orioni}}

# Classical orioni
## Can I borrow anything from {{wp|Anitta (king)}}?
## Re-use the many ages of {{wp|Elam#Elamite Empire}} as inspiration for my Medani Empire.
## {{wp|Opet Festival}} as explanation of divine royalty
## Put a dubious find of Orinese coins in either Western Argis or Alharu. See: {{wp|Carthaginian coins of Corvo}}.
## Write my own version of the {{wp|Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor}}.
# Insular Orioni
## During the insular era, introduce some economic cycles, as described in {{wp|The Great Wave (book)}}.
## 424 BCE — Borrow Classical history of [[Dion]] from {{wp|Dion, Pieria}} (°424 BCE).
## The [[Pearl Road]] needs some ruling council system. Look at the {{wp|Hanseatic League}}. I require some form of tax ruling to justify the later collection of {{wp|back taxes}}, and formation of colonial empire. See also: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hR3IhT-XvsE&t=292s
## Follow-up to “Empress Yomiro sails into the Oriental Ocean with 1,000 ships.” Reverse the {{wp|Mallian campaign}} (northwards, over water). Look to {{wp|Carchemish}} for a final confrontation.
## {{wp|137 (number)}} — Something happens, related to the {{wp|grand unified theory}}.
# [[File:Meister des Hildegardis-Codex 001.jpg|200px|thumb|Drawing by St. Hildegarde of "Gott, Kosmos und Menschheit“ from ''Scivias'', Table 4. (Looks similar to the Flag of Orioni.)]] 1100s — Have !{{wp|Hildegarde of Bingen|Saint Hildegarde}} (1098-1179) flee to Orioni, so she can be more independent. This fits into the post-war Restoration period (~12th Century).
# Colonial Orioni
## 1300s — Use of !{{wp|Catalan Company}} mercenaries to police the vast colonial assets (~14th Century).
## 1600s+ — Vassals send tribute in the form of a golden tree (see {{wp|Bunga mas}}). Can be larger or more frequent to punish bad vassals.
## Quote of some imperialist admiral: "(Political) power comes from the barrel of a cannon. It must always be the Orinese who aim the cannons."{{efn|OOC. This is a paraphrasing of Mao Zedong's phrase: "{{wp|Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun}}."}}
## See if I can re-use the story of these female monarchs for any of my empresses: {{wp|Nest ferch Rhys}} (1085-1136), {{wp|Empress Matilda}} (1102-1167), {{wp|Razia Sultana}} unknown-1240).
## Piracy
### How about some pirates that come and kidnap people? Either Orinese in Volsci, or Buranians in Orioni.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2EJChRdxL0 Diary of Ólafur Egilsson, Enslaved Icelander Describes Horror of Ottoman Slave Market (1627)] by Voices of the Past (24 March 2022)</ref>
### 1400s — Employ a successful version of the !{{wp|Victual Brothers}} as my explanation for pirate cooperation during the Civil War, and Buran influences afterwards.
### {{wp|Sayyida al Hurra}} (1485-1561). Moroccan privateer leader. Became the wife of a Sultan. Considered to be “one of the most important female figures of the Islamic West in the modern age.” --> Use as a pirate leader who raided the East-Alharun coast in service of Orioni.
### 1700s — Gotta have {{wp|Black Caesar (pirate)}} from [[Azania]].
### 1800s — How about {{wp|Zheng Yi Sao}} from [[Ide Jima]]?
## 1800s: Need some {{wp|Treaty ports}}.
# Modern Orioni
## Stick the {{wp|Pathé}} logo on some old news photograph or film reel.

=== Politics ===

# Last [[Sibiseba]] election: https://iiwiki.us/wiki/2020_Azmaran_legislative_election
# [[Foreign relations of Orioni]]
# Do something with {{wp|Synarchism}} (rule by a secret elite).
# Revisit the idea of Project O-Mega, with inspiration from the {{wp|Megali Idea}}.

==== Military ====

[[File:General Dynamics F-16XL afg-041110-016.jpg|200px|thumb|right|F-16XL]]

# Military vehicle classes named after this {{wp|List of war deities}}: Agasaya, Agrona, Andarta, Anhur, Gurzil, Junda, Laran, Maher, Makanduk, Mangala, Montu, Muzha, Nezha, Perun, Sidapa.
# Profile page for [[Mario Ramius]] with a backstory like his one in Breaking Defense.<ref>https://breakingdefense.com/2021/12/whos-who-in-defense-admiral-christopher-w-grady-vice-chairman-of-the-joint-chiefs-of-staff/</ref>
# Setup Vali(s) Group.
# Setup Buran Group as a {{wp|private military company}} to sabotage [[Volsci]] (see fake {{wp|Turan Group}}, supported by Wagner).
# <s>Fix military ranks.</s> — [[User:Orioni|Orioni]] ([[User talk:Orioni|talk]]) 19:54, 7 December 2022 (UTC)
# 'Rumbler' aeroplane (~rumblr).
# How to Rebuild the Navy, after the [[Thalassan War]].<ref>https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2022/january/getting-back-top-how-rebuild-navy</ref>
# I really like the SAAB aircraft design. Use the {{wp|Saab 35 Draken}} (1960-2005), {{wp|Saab 37 Viggen}} (1971-2007), {{wp|Saab JAS 39 Gripen}} (1996–present). In the future, maybe get the Korean {{wp|KAI KF-21 Boramae|KF-21}}?
# Replace my pictures of the F-16 with {{wp|General Dynamics F-16XL|F-16XL}}.
# The {{wp|Northrop YF-23|YF-23}} is a nice alternative to the F22 and F35.
# Replace [[Adenhold Bruiser]] with the equally swole {{wp|Andika Perkasa}}. Cool picture on Reddit: https://redd.it/sx1k7t
# Develop a big rocket called {{wp|Sharur (mythological weapon)}}.
# Employ a {{wp|STOL|short takeoff and landing}} {{wp|amphibious aircraft}} like the {{wp|ShinMaywa US-2}}.
# {{wp|AK-12}} as seen in Shadow of the Tomb Raider as Vicar II.<ref>https://tombraider.fandom.com/wiki/Assault_Rifle#Vicar_Mark_II_(&_Golden_Edition)</ref>

=== Economy ===

# Duban Air or Debon Air for the affluent.
# B Building Company (BBC) with shady business dealings.
# {{wp|Special economic zone}}, cf. {{wp|Alabuga Special Economic Zone}}.

=== Culture ===

# [[Amisti]] uitbreiden met {{wp|Onarigami}}, en linken met [[Anahita]] uit de {{wp|Ryukyuan religion}}.
# [[Elitism]] inspired by {{wp|Ayyavazhi}} and {{wp|El Shaddai}}.
# Aroman copy of Elitism is based on {{wp|Mater Matuta}}
# Giant statue of {{wp|Guanyin of Nanshan}}.
# Television: Mr {{wp|Tariq}} (knocker, morning star), first name Siteban (Stephen), a famous television detective.{{efn|OOC. Based on the German {{wp|Derrick (TV series)}}}} He is assisted by Mr Tinishi (small, klein).{{efn|OOC. Each case ends with translation of "Harry, hol schon mal den Wagen".}}
# Film: Some sort of James Bond alternative, based on {{wp|OSS 117|Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath}} (French version) or {{wp|Stierlitz|Max Otto von Stierlitz}} (Russian variant).
# Dispatches still left to copy over from Nationstates
# Cedrus Orionii https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=762706
# Five bestowments https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=750329
# Order of the Beautiful Empire https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=580240
# Order of Arts and Letters https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=766643
# Order of the Sun https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=759088
# Military equipment of Orioni https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=759115
# Military ranks of Orioni https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=750249
# {{wp|Kilim motifs}} for fabrics. Includes both the imperial symbol and Akrep.

== Todo list for EOS ==

To-dos and ideas for the [[Entente of Oriental States]].

# Topic for the next summit: collective defence. See also: https://www.defensenews.com/opinion/commentary/2021/11/23/prioritize-natos-core-task-collective-defense/
# Agree on how to deal with OCA/Anglia. Four scenarios: https://www.defensenews.com/opinion/commentary/2021/12/07/how-might-allies-respond-if-russia-invades-ukraine/
# Agree to build a corvette together: https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2021/12/13/denmark-norway-join-european-corvette-program/
# Organise a join naval exercise: https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/35089/huge-pacific-exercise-centered-on-guam-brings-allies-together-amid-growing-china-threat
# Get started on that northern radar station, possibly in cooperation with Iverica. See {{wp|Svalbard Satellite Station}}. https://www.realcleardefense.com/2021/12/07/key_radar_for_identifying_icbm_threats_begins_initial_fielding_806758.html
# The East Wind: https://armedassault.fandom.com/wiki/The_East_Wind
# Establish depots with emergency equipment. See the ''Defence Transportation System'' in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIpPuJ_r8Xg
# Use the {{wp|Lockheed Martin X-33}} as our common spaceplane.
## Potential dual-use, since it also looks like this Soviet stealth bomber. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R80KVgTkHwU
# Standardised main battle tank design, cf. {{wp|Main Ground Combat System}}.

== Characters ==

* Mr Dante Leone (~{{wp|Dandelion}}).
* Mr Igor/Ivan Strelkov, a.k.a. {{wp|Igor Girkin}}.
* Mr Izim Init (~It's him, isn't it?)
* Mr James “Jimmy” Grant (~immigrant), a recently arrived immigrant with a bad case of {{wp|Paris syndrome|culture shock}}.
* Mr John Lewis, the new strongman in [[Niederoestereich]].{{efn|OOC. Inspired by {{wp|John Lewis & Partners}}, known for its annual Christmas advertising.}}
* Mr Rikari, another [[OSIS]] spook who runs Black Shark (or another colour from these {{wp|Shades of black}}). All OSIS spooks are called “Rikari”.{{efn|OOC. Based on Agent Lynch from {{wp|The A-Team}}, my favourite childhood television series. https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Agent_Lynch}}
** Send him to [[Qubdi]] to support the war against [[Great Anglia]]. For inspiration, look to RL {{wp|Wilhelm Wassmuss}}.
* Mr Robert “Bob” Dobalina. {{efn|OOC. Titular character from the 1991 hip-hop track Mistadobalina. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Bku7gXlkoo}}
* Mr Selim Ander (~salamander).{{efn|OOC. Based on CDR Salamander from https://cdrsalamander.blogspot.com }}
* Mr Tobias “Toby” Lerone.
* Mr Walter Holden, [[Imperial Orinese Air Force|IOAF]] officer (inspired by {{wp|Holden's Lightning flight}}).
* Mr Welven Muntes.
* Mr/s E. Nigma (~{{wp|Enigma}}).
* Mr/s Ling Ling.{{efn|OOC. Someone who will always be better than you, no matter what you do. TwoSetViolin created this meme, saying that Ling Ling practised 40 hours a day. They have numerous posts on people doing the Ling Ling challenge. https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Ling%20Ling}}
* Mr/s Manenti.
* Mrs Ayani Shimura.
* Mrs Zhexigua (Jessica), as the mother in {{wp|Dune (2021 film)}}.
* Mr {{wp|Zhu Xi}}, “juicy”.
* Ms Blanche Card, from [[Lysia]].

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Shabana Azmi.jpg|{{wp|Shabana Azmi}}: Admiral Margaret Parangosky.
Gustavo Petro - 02 (cropped).jpg|{{wp|Gustavo Petro}}: Edric Kageni (PO&N).
Penny Wong DFAT official (cropped).jpg|Aus. Foreign Minister {{wp|Penny Wong}}.
Colin Salmon 2008-10a.jpg|{{wp|Colin Salmon}} as CDR Selim Ander?{{efn|OOC. See his uniformed appearances: [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3300542/mediaviewer/rm1372326656 police chief] in {{wp|London Has Fallen}}; [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0758760/mediaviewer/rm3105148672/ General] [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0758760/mediaviewer/rm2585841408/ uniform] in {{wp|24: Live Another Day}}; bad guy in {{wp|Limitless (TV series)}}. MI6 Deputy Chief of Staff in {{wp|The World Is Not Enough}}.}}
Vice President Chen Chien-jen.png|New Energy Cllr.{{efn|OOC. To replace the previous councillor, who had to leave because of a scandal.}}
Hong Chau 2016 cropped.jpg|{{wp|Hong Chau}}, a new PO&N Cllr.{{efn|OOC. These {{url|https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13918776/characters/nm2186865|images from IMDB}} are much better.}}
</gallery>

== Cities ==

Based on {{wp|red supergiant star}}s:

* {{wp|AH Scorpii}} — Already used as Scorpio (~Akrep)
* {{wp|Antares}} — ānitarēsi, can be a construct of {{wp|Anahita}} (Anahite/Anhita/Anita-) + {{wp|Rais}} (-resi, "chief, leader, head, boss, president)
* {{wp|Betelgeuse}} — t’inizīza
* {{wp|CE Tauri}} — Already used as [[Tauri]]
* {{wp|Epsilon Pegasi}} — ēpīsīloni pēgasī
* {{wp|Lambda Velorum}} — lamida vēloremi
* {{wp|Mu Cephei}} — mu kēfī
* {{wp|Psi1 Aurigae}} — Psi1 āwirīga
* {{wp|PZ Cassiopeiae}} — Already used as Cussia in [[Occident]]al [[Europa (continent)|Europa]]
* {{wp|VV Cephei A}} — See above
* {{wp|VX Sagittarii}} — k’esiti

Based on {{wp|yellow hypergiant}}s:

* {{wp|HD 179821}} — HD ILGBSI ~ Hadil Gebesi
* {{wp|IRAS 17163-3907}} — Iras ILIGE EGOL ~ Irasi Lige'egol
* {{wp|IRAS 18357-0604}} — Iras IB3SL OGOA ~ Irasi Beslogoa
* {{wp|IRC+10420}} — Irc IOAZO ~ Irasi Oazo
* {{wp|R Puppis}} — buchila
* {{wp|Rho Cassiopeiae}} — See above
* {{wp|RSGC1-F15}} — RSGCI FIS
* {{wp|V382 Carinae}} — karīnisi
* {{wp|V509 Cassiopeiae}} — See above
* {{wp|V766 Centauri}} — sēniteri
* {{wp|Westerlund 1}} — Westerlund (from 'western' + 'grove/tree') ~ vēsiterilinidi could be an old [[Burania]]n city in [[Tamurin]] or [[Niederoestereich]]

Based on the most used letters in the English language:
* ETAOIN SHRDLU
* ETASHORIN
* TESHARODIN LU
* ETAOIN SRHLDCU
* ETASORIN
* TESAROHIN

== Images ==

Images to use. Also have a look through these gorgeous images from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Commons_featured_desktop_backgrounds

=== History ===

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Plate 6 fish god (A second series of the monuments of Nineveh) 1853 (cropped).jpg|Use {{wp|Apkallu}} as a fish-clothed shaman.
God Ea (Sumerian Enki) with fish-cloaked apkallus. Basalt water basin for religious purification from Assur, Iraq. Reign of Sennacherib, 7th century BCE. Pergamon Museum.jpg|That bathtub I saw in Berlin.
God Ea (Sumerian Enki) with a fish-cloaked apkallus, part of a basalt water basin from Assur, Iraq, reign of Sennacherib, 7th century BCE. Pergamon Museum.jpg|Side view.
God Ea (Sumerian Enki), flanked by fish-cloaked apkallus, part of a basalt water basin from Assur, Iraq. Reign of Sennacherib, 7th century BCE. Pergamon Museum.jpg|Close-up.
Curious Myths p 495 Oannes.jpg|Drawing of {{wp|Oannes}}.
Mesopotamian cylinder seal impression.jpg|On a cylinder seal, used for trade.
H.M.S. Rattlesnake, leaving Port Essington, Novr 17th, 1848 - Image 206142.jpg|H.M.S. Rattlesnake, leaving Port Essington (1848).
Dell'Acqua Arrival of Empress Elisabeth in Miramare.jpg|Empress [[Owa Nabérrie]] (21 y/o) visiting [[Saint Francoisbourg]].
Sinú - Olla with Annular Base and Modeled Figures - Walters 482860 - Side A.jpg|Diamond pattern.
Phoenician Hippos ship logo.png|Buran mercenaries.
</gallery>

=== Locations ===

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Kelebek müzesi in Fethiye.jpg|{{wp|Butterfly Valley, Fethiye}}. The high mountain and the beautiful sea.
Behring-Mausoleum (05).jpg|Either (a) Occidental mausoleum in Orioni, or (b) mausoleum of exiled empress in the Occident.
</gallery>

=== Organisations ===

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NGA New HQ.jpg|Some building for the intelligence services. But the trees don't fit my climate.
Old National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Headquarters.png|Another building, this time next to a river.
Osiyan1 photo wiki.jpg|{{wp|Osian, Jodhpur|Osiyan Temple}}.
Iskenderun Courthouse 6634.jpg|Courthouse with diamond.
Bank of England logo.svg|Seal of the {{wp|Bank of England}}.
東宝日比谷ビル（2018年4月30日撮影）.jpg|{{wp|Toho}} HQ.
National Theater Okinawa.jpg|National Theater Okinawa.
</gallery>

=== Military ===

<gallery>
UTK PGK with MP5-N.JPG|Two operatives of the UTK armed with MP5-N submachine guns during the CQC drill.
Down into the kill house.JPG|Troopers of GGK using rappelling during the Counter-Terrorism demo.
59th Merdeka Day, Picture 26.jpg|Paratroopers from 10 Para preparing to march for the 59th Merdeka Day parade.
Paskal2.jpg|PASKAL team with tactical BDUs conducting {{wp|Close combat|CQC}} drills.
Marine UNGERIN023.jpg|UNGERIN frogmen posing with their Commanding Officer, ASP Nassim, in the year 2009
KF21-4.jpg|The {{wp|KAI KF-21 Boramae|KF-21}} production line.
LTTE bike platoon north of Killinochini may 2004.jpg|Bike platoon.
</gallery>

== Notes ==

{{Notelist}}

== References ==

{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Orioni]]