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Sylthiem is a large nation in the Northwest, located north of [[Kaab]] and west of [[Stradova]]. Syltheim is currently a monarchy, but in the past it has been a direct democracy, with all citizens comprising the voting body. There were regular elections to appoint a Chief Diplomat (the SylthianSyltian head of state), meaning that any citizen can potentially lead the nation. The nation It is primarily located in the gravelly mountains, which plays an important role in the nation's culture and political ideologies.

At the time, Sylthiem had little to no economy, with nothing to export besides alcohol to get the diamonds necessary to purchase Cascadia. However, thanks to the hard-working group of SylthianSyltian citizens, Sylthiem was able to mine the necessary diamonds within two weeks.

These terms were written into a book titled "Cascadia Purchase", authored by Chipt and signed by all citizens at the meeting. This sealing the deal and marking a new era of SylthianSyltian growth. After Cascadia was bought and the SylthianSyltian citizenry saw what it had to offer, they had a spur of patriotism, decorating many buildings with with the banners of Sylthiem.

=== The First SylthianSyltian Debates ===

The first debates for the Chiefdom of Sylthiem occurred on January 18th. Four candidates ran for office: [[_Racc00nn_]], [[Habit_Cat]], [[Terranelm]], and [[pdln]] (although due to unforeseen circumstances [[_Racc00nn_]] did not attend the debate). Habit_Cat put an emphasis on culture and the growth of SylthianSyltian traditions, [[Terranelm]] called attention to his experience as a leader during the Cascadia purchase to appeal to the audience, and [[pdln]] asserted that he would increase the "epicness" of Sylthiem if he was in power. The debate lasted a total of 47 minutes, with the aftermath being a party in the SylthianSyltian mead hall.

The following day, Kaleidoeyes127 of Jugoslavija and a group of SylthiansSyltians marched to work-in-progess Cathedral of Yusef-On-High in Lazarica, where Grove Faith Crusaders had built several small fortresses in order to prevent the church from being completed. Jugo-SylthianSyltian forces made a small dark oak fort on the opposite side of the church perimeter, and discussed plans of attack. Suddenly, StonkseleksI appeared outside of the fort, and Jugoslavijan and SylthianSyltian forces scrambled to attack her. Some hits were landed, but she escaped, and Jugo-SylthianSyltian forces decided to hold their ground instead of pursuing her. After some discussion, a plan to go to the Grove Tribes territory to fight them on their own turf was approved by all in the party, and Habit led a SylthianSyltian force there while Kaleidoeyes127 and Terranelm went to Schenektengrad to attempt to overclaim valuable builds. When Habit's party consisting of Endossi, Saashin, and Habit_Cat himself arrived in Grove Tribe territory, they were surprised to see that the world tree was unclaimed. Jumping on this opportunity, Habit_Cat claimed the World Tree, just as Grove Faith forces began to arrive. Once news reached the rest of the Jugo-SylthianSyltian force, they rushed from both the fort at the church and Schnektengrad to the scene of the battle, and forced their way into the hollow World Tree. Jugo-SylthianSyltian forces held their ground for roughly 20 minutes, as they perched upon the branches of the World Tree and shot arrows down into the Grove Faith army below. This changed when all of a sudden a fire appeared on the upper half of the World Tree. Chaos ensued, and what became two armies clashing with each other became a reluctant cooperation to save the World Tree, during which SylthianSyltian forces unclaimed it. After the fire was put out, Jugo-SylthianSyltian forces dispersed, and Syltheim pulled out of the war effort, not wanting to participate in "dishonourable acts" such as this. On 02/16/2021, Habit_Cat formally announced that they were leaving their alliance with Jugoslavija, and forming an alliance with Kaab instead. Soon after, on 2/19/2021, there was a Trial in the SylthianSyltian Mead hall (repurposed into a courtroom), but there was no consensus as to who lit the fire.

Logbtw may have been known for his loyalty to the SylthianSyltian people and staunch support for military strength, but his greatest accomplishment as Chief Diplomat was his drastic improvement to SylthianSyltian national security. Over the course of days, he significantly reduced the number of SylthianSyltian faction claims, entering all existing claims into a tracking system. Additionally, he sponsored a bill to clean up a cluttered storage area in Malarfjoll.

Chipt's first term marked the first time a non-native citizen of Syltheim was elected Chief Diplomat, a symbolic moment for the welcoming nature of Syltheim. During his term, he completed the [[Constitution of Syltheim]], which featured a new system for land ownership, allocating SylthianSyltian land into regions led by each citizen.

After Habit_Cat was instated as Chief Diplomat, he realized that the SylthianSyltian nation was plagued by Voidrot. Habit_Cat took drastic measures to ensure the nation regained stability, and declared himself the king of Syltheim. He was able to successfully eradicate most of the Voidrot epidemic, and still rules presently while Syltheim continues to recuperate. Public opinion remains anti-monarchy, but the consensus during these specific circumstances support Habit_Cat's course of action.

See article: [[List of Sylthian leaders|List of Syltian leaders]]

[[File:Sylthian Patriotism.png|thumb|The SylthianSyltian Flag decorating the main plaza, with a larger version hanging from the cliffs]]

While villagers do exist in SylthianSyltian trading halls, only 'free villagers', i.e. villagers that live in a town, village, or homestead, are counted in a census. Blindvé Village currently has the largest villager count, with the last census counting 109 villagers. Heimstǫd af Býrnir had 18 villagers at the time of the last census.

See article: [[Jǫrðars Creed (Sylthian Religion)|Jǫrðars Creed (Syltian Religion)]]

while attempts have been made to create schools, colleges, and universities, none have been completed. None of the SylthianSyltian population has received a formal education, which could be considered part of the reason the Syltician language is only spoken by a fraction of the population.

See article: [[Sylthian architecture|Syltian architecture]]

Visual media in Syltheim is primarily expressed through buildings and architecture, with SylthianSyltian styles distinct from the rest of Elgeis. Cascadian, Twicelandian, and Common styles have all effected SylthianSyltian architecture.

A few pieces of SylthianSyltian literature have been written during Syltheim's existence, including, but not limited to ''Terra's Technique of Tussle (TTT) and Where God Went Wrong (WGWW).''

Another important philosophy of SylthianSyltian culture is the concept of Sylt, meaning Gravel in most contexts, but also meaning the earth/soil of any sovereign country. Sylt includes gravel, sand, dirt, grass blocks, terracotta, podzol, mycelium, etc. SylthiansSyltians believe that the Sylt of a sovereign country is to be respected and preserved.

See also: [[Sylthian villager culture|Syltian villager culture]]