Re: Alternative histories and paralele universes

Hawksinger wrote:
>Kenji Schwarz wrote:
>
>> I've been thinking/hoping to co-locate my Tungusic conlang (Sayat
>> *) with others. In a sense, I guess, it's partially due to an
>> urge to combat the
>
>> Tokana isn't.  I'm still torn between dumping the Sayat on
>> Sakhalin or on Kamchatka (one of the larger Kuriles has been
>> tempting, but ultimately is too small and barren), but in either
>> case it joins the ranks of North Pacific conlangs (Nowan and
>> Boreanesian off the top of my head, and there are others, too,
>> aren't there?).
>>
>> In any case, I'd be very glad to share an alternate "Earth, 1999"
>> that has the same laws of physics and only (relatively) locally
>> divergent history. Just give me a good-sized chunk of land where
>> the reindeer can roam.
>
I wish I could help, but Boreanesia is tropical to sub-tropical.
Furthermore, Boreanesian flora and fauna is a like a sanctuary of
ancient Gondwana: all endemic mammals are monotremes (egg-laying
mammals), most endemic plant-life are non-flowering (gymnospermous
trees, cycads, ferns, etc.). No raindeers, sorry :(

But this is such a cool idea!!!

>We may be able to work something out!  Nowapan, the country where
>Nova is spoken is nearby.  It basically straddles the International
>Date Line between 45 degrees and 30 degrees parallels and 165
>degrees east to 150 degrees west.  That is a crude generalization
>but close enough.  Nowapan is, for a variety of reasons, a very
>isolationist, neutral, nuclear power with a population of about
>135,000,000.  I am presently working out more of the details of its
>role in WW 2 but it includes an invasion of Hokkaido in 1945.  If
>you are on Sakhalin, I could probably scrape together a few
>divisions to liberate you as well :)  We could probably work out
>some interactions for Kamchatka too.
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I have to say this again. This is such a cool idea: interactions
between con-nations/cultures!

I haven't worked out the details of Boreanesia's modern history. But
Japan would have definitely invaded Boreanesia. Perhaps a nearby
superpower like Nowapan could liberate tiny little Boreanesia.
Nowapan could perhaps also introduce the Cooperativist State after
the liberation. Its an appealing system that seems to go well with
Boreanesian culture.

But then again, like you said, each of us might be a tad to
protective of our own creations for this to work in the long run.
When one changes something, a conflict could arise when the other's
creation becomes affected by this change. I fear that eventually,
such creative unions will diverge into separate creations later on.

Regards,
-Kristian- 8-)