Scottopian Isles

Royal Commonwealth of the Scottopian Isles
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Motto: From The Sea Came Freedom!
Capital	Scottopia City
Largest city	New Greenock
Official languages	Scots-English
Recognised regional languages	Native Scottopian, Scots-Gaelic, Latin, Spanish
Demonym(s)	Scottopian
Government	Consitutional Monarchy
• King	Scott James
• Prime Minister	Brian P. Beahm
• First Minister	Douglas Armstrong
• Lord Advocate	Tim Pruter
Independence
•	12 May 1420
• Self-Autonomy within Empire of Exponent	26 September 1617
• Independence from Blackhelm Confederacy	17 August 1997
Population
• 2020 census	56+ Million
Currency	Scot (§)
Date format	dd-mm-yyyy AD
Driving side	left
Calling code	+717
Internet TLD	.co.si/

The Royal CommonWealth of Scottopian Isles is a constitutional monarchy that occupies nearly the entire volcanic Scottopian Archipelago chain that consists of 17 'major' islands and dozens of 'minor' islands that separates the Eastern & Western Scottopian Straits. The Royal CommonWealths diverse natural scenery which includes warm tropical climates as well as snow topped mountains, abundance of public beaches, forests and nature reserves, oceanic surroundings, and active volcanoes make it a popular destination for tourists, business & scientists alike. Due to its central location in the Southern Hemisphere as well as a labor migration in the 17th-20th centuries, the Scottopian isles is strongly influenced by Astyrian & European cultures in addition to its own indigenous culture. The country has over 56 million citizens & permanent residents while playing host to many guests & visitors.

The capital and largest population center is Scottopia City in the Council of Capitola, one of the smallest islands in the nation, located within a sheltered bay on the West Coast of the main island of Scottopia. The city and its surroundings are home to nearly 5 million people or close to 10% of the countries population. It is one of the youngest capitols in Astyria, with the first foundations and layouts for the city first being envisioned in the 1920's, with the official switch from the traditional capitol city of Urquhart occurring in 1972. Other majors cities include: Cappielow City, Davanzas, East Kilbride, MacKenzie City, Milpitas Bay, New Greenock & Port Elisabeth.

As mentioned before, the Royal CommonWealth encompasses almost the entire volcanic Scottopian archipelago, which comprises hundreds of islands spread over roughly 1,000 miles. In the center of the archipelago, the 17 main islands are—in order from North to South: Huntington, Aduna, Clark, Scottopia, San Francisco, Sacramento, Santa Cruz, Capitola, Ibrox, Grianaig, Glaswegia, Heber, Kimball, Uinta, Morton, Kyntyre & Esplanade. Together they form nearly 70,000 square miles across the Southern Ocean. Each isle is uniquely different in many aspects regarding environment, commerce & cultures and with the exception of Scottopia, each island makes up an Entente in the National Government.

Etymology

Early native tribesmen upon the Isle of Scottopia had a word, Skotawia (Skoh-Tah-Vee-Ah), which stood for 'Big Water Island'. Across time, other islands in the vicinity that hosted populations adopted the word within their own languages to represent those that lived upon the biggest island in the chain. With the onset of Scottish settlers in the 14th century, and the influx of the Scots-English style of vocabulary, the wording was altered to Scottopia (Scoh-Toh-Pe-Ah). In the 17th century with additional immigration of European colonists, many of which were Scottish, the word Scottopia was widely accepted as the correct spelling due to the closeness to the Natives language, and homage to the Scottish that had arrived centuries before.

In the 18th & 19th centuries, the Kingdom of Scottopia unified in various ways with the surrounding island groups and soon the term 'Scottopian' was deemed for all under the kings banner regardless of location. Continuing into the 20th & 21st century, it continued to be common wordage across Astyria to label any Royal CommonWealth citizens as Scottopian. However within the country itself, only those hailing from the Councils of Capitola, Midlothian, Northern Highlands & South Scottopia will identify with being 'Scottopian' as each being part of the mainland. Citizens from other Councils prefer to be called by their own identity such as Auchendowrian, Huntington, Inverclydian, San Joaquinite or Wasatchute as in to hold onto their distict culture before unifying with the Royal CommonWealth.

Historical timeline

• 4000BC - First Permanent Settlements Upon Islands
• 3500BC - Establishment of Native Scottopian Language
• 2200BC - Beginnings of Stone Walled City in the Grampian Mountains, in what would the location of present day MacKenzie City
• 1700BC - Bronze tools & weapons begin to appear
• 900BC - Temple of Akultopik completed in upon the Isle of Sacramento
• 400BC - Art of Agriculture & Irrigation becomes widespread upon the Isle of Scottopia
• 65AD - Christians fleeing persecution from Roman Emperor Nero after the Great Fire flee Rome, a portion of a Grand Fleet is separated during a storm landing in Southern Scottopia
• 170AD - Native Chief Kyogtis who controls a large portion of South Scottopia adopts Christianity, which leads to a campaign across the Isle of Scottopia
• 300AD - Sailing by Kyogtis descendants to conquer other isles after conquest of Scottopia
• 1017AD - Arrival of Scottish settlers to the islands, a small colony is established by on the north shore of Scottopia while the fleet returns to Scotland.
• 1100-1150AD - Arrival of Exponential Empire upon Scottopian Shores, an attempt at colonization ensues. Scots ally with Natives

Monarchy Line

House of MacKenzie

1307-1341 King Angus the First

1341-1373 King Angus II

1373-1392 King Angus III

1392-1395 King Angus IV

1395-1420 Queen Mavis

1420-1452 Queen Emma the Unicorn

House of Stuart

1452-1486 King David I the Boar

1486-1502 King David II

1502-1503 Queen Janet the Beauty

1503-1546 Queen Margret

1546-1579 King Baxter I

1579-1606 King Baxter II

1606-1615 King Baxter III the Brave

July-September 1615 King Baxter IV the Baby

First Scottopian Monarchy Crisis 1615-1617

House of Urquhart

1617-1629 King Cameron the Lion

1629-1655 King Cameron II

1655-1685 King Cameron III

1685-1689 Queen Victoria the Healer

1689-1702 King Jack

1702-1725 King Callum

1725-1746 King Callum II

1746-1750 Queen Lucy

First House of Rafferty

1750-1783 King Alan

1783-1789 Queen Lynne

1789-1817 King Scott the Patriot

House of McCann

1817-1837 King Ian the Pretender

1837-1845 Queen Helen

1845-1885 King Donald

1885-1912 King Donald II

1912-1918 King Neil the Brute

1918-1926 King Neil II the Sheep

Second Scottopian Monarchy Crisis 1926-1935 C

Second House of Rafferty

1935-1942 King Edward

1942-1961 King William

1961-1989 King Stuart

1989-Present King Scott James