The history of our people, child? A question that shows wisdom beyond your years. Come, sit and I shall tell you the story of the Hasaasj. Long ago, before the Great Sundering, we lived peaceful and secluded lives in what was then called "Siberia". We were an autonomous, meaning self governing, state under the Russians and their Federation of states. You see child, our tolerant ways come from the example of the Russians, they were intolerant of the peoples that inhabited the remote areas of their empire, which they only desired for the wealth it brought them. They ignored our plights and let us fend for ourselves, but we were strong then as we are now and we always endured. It was shortly before the Sundering that the Russians granted independence, real independence, to all ethnic groups that were not their own, this act of generosity came with an official apology and pledge of support from the Russian President at the time. While many of us hated the Russians, we saw this as a branch of peace. And we, along with our neighbors, accepted it. Sometimes, I wonder what the world would be like if the Sundering had not occurred, it seemed as if all of humanity was finally becoming one. Bah, this is not the time for reminiscing of the past! Forgive me child, let me get to the real meat of the story, what you've truly been asking about.
You see, child. When the Sundering shook the earth, the surviving humans were cast into an age of ignorance and savagery. We are a unique people you see, there are surviving humans yes, but from what the farseers tell us, they are all tribal and hostile. Hm, why are we different? Your wisdom shows again young one. The first farseer, Nenet Okhokm, spent six years of his life travelling west on the only surviving piece of technology from the past world. You see, the Snowdrifters our farseers today use to keep watch over us are all copies of the original Snowdrifter which Nenet himself used to discover the ruins of a small Russian town, the only surviving sign of the past world for miles upon miles around. When Nenet brought back artifacts from the past world. He enlightened us, he brought us knowledge and delivered us from the fate of our kin. From there, we spent many decades studying the artifacts until we could reproduce them, luckily for us Nenet had continued to venture to the same town and retrieve even more artifacts. By the time Nenet became one with the planes he had brought back the secrets of mechanization and industrial production. This was all we needed to rediscover the past. In a few short centuries our people rediscovered the life prolonging techniques of our ancestors, rediscovered the weaponry of the past, and rediscovered the enlightment that was once spread across this entire planet. That is why we are where we are today my child, by Nenet's example we discovered that fear of the unknown held us back, and with his help. Our people discovered again religion which was lost, and hope, which had all but died out. We know for certain that there are certain things we have lost irreversibly, for instance the ability to travel the stars themselves, but we also know that with hard work. We can yet reinvent this seemingly impossible things. This is where we stand today child, on the finely shaped crease that stands between the past and the future.
My child, go now to the Knowledge Keepers, for in you I see the spark of ingenuity that may yet lead our people to even further greatness, go. And make me proud. Hasaasj will be a better place because of you, I am certain.
With this, the child, named Merkihz, departed. Walking the bustling streets of the only city left on earth, at least the only one he knew of, determined to make the world a better place.
(End RP Backstory)
Nation name: Hasaasj
Nation Color: Icy Blue
Government Type: Unitarian Collective (A sort of Utopian proto-hivemind where everyone has a say and the leaders are numerous)
Current Leader: The Collective: Hasaasj has no true leaders. The people govern in a type of democracy that is very similar to Athenian absolute democracy, where everyone has a say.