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Title: Gireathe-Jin
Post by: Sonja on 18 February 2015, 20:51:06
Gireathe-Jin is one of the seven natural Newerthian continents.
NAME:Pronunciation: gureedhjin
IPA: /ɡɜrˈiːđ dʒɪn/
KNOWN LOCATIONS:
CURRENCY:
The currency of Gireathe-Jin is Dark Coins - these are black coins forged with ores imbued with darkness.
SCHOOLS:
Each school on the continent has the same curriculum and similar uniforms, where the only differences are the school jackets, the school emblems and the colors of the skirts and socks.
Boys wear school jackets with white long-sleeved shirts and grey trousers with knee-high socks (which may be either grey or the school's official color) and black school shoes, with a full-face gas mask, at all times. Their hair may reach the neck, but any longer than that is forbidden for them.
Girls wear school jackets with white long-sleeved shirts, skirts (of any length, though anything shorter than a miniskirt is banned), and black school shoes, with a full-face gas mask, at all times. During the summer, they may wear knee-high socks or thigh-high stockings, but during the winter, they may wear thigh-high stockings or opaque tights (all hosiery may be black, or the official color of the school). Their hair may be at any length, but if it is longer than shoulder-length, they are to tie their hair up in ponytails or twintails. If a girl chooses to wear a miniskirt, she must wear tights.
During the winter, girls may wear gloves and/or mittens of any length as well, though boys may not. Make-up is entirely forbidden, unless there is a school concert (in which case students participating in the school play can forgo the usual school uniform on the day of the school concert).

SCHOOL-SPECIFIC UNIFORMS:
MILITARY:
The military of Gireathe-Jin is known for its constant use of chemical weaponry. While their leader, General of the Army Sereńa Burnette, doesn't approve of it, she has been unable to persuade the kings and queens of the continent to cease the use and manufacturing of these weapons. Due to the chemical weapons being commonly used, citizens of Gireathe-Jin all have gas masks with them at all times; it's part of school uniforms on the continent as well. The very first documented use of chemical weaponry was in 1852.
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT:
Criminals are executed in gas chambers, though the poison gas used depends on the severity of the crimes. For minor crimes like theft and jaywalking, the criminals are only slightly poisoned and then thrown in a jail cell; if they die there, the police officers simply bury the dead criminals. If they survive, they are to remain there for a set duration (usually five to ten years for theft). Murderers, on the other hand, are exposed to toxic gas until they die. The more murders they committed, the more poisonous the gases used will be, and thus the faster their deaths will be (usually); murderers with at least fifty kills are generally executed with nerve agents like VX gas. However, if somehow they are immortal or unable to die from the poisonous gas, they are simply buried alive.
PAST KINGS AND QUEENS:
As a monarchy, people would expect the kings and queens to have a list of the past kings and queens somewhere. The list currently consists of:
Royalty having last names are very rare. The very first King and Queen of this continent were King Alfonso Fernández I and Queen Elena Masamune who began their rule in 1450; prior to this, the country had no rulers at all.