Inside Vozneslya federation lies at least three cultures:

-Vozneska
Region: Core lands of the federation, central and fertile regions
Lifestyle: Diverse, urbanized, administrative and cultural heart
Society and Culture:
• The Vozneska represent the core culture of the federation, embodying its political, economic, and cultural center. They are a diverse people, blending traditions from various ethnic groups within the federation.
• Their society is highly organized, with a strong emphasis on governance, education, arts, and commerce. Cities in Vozneska are bustling hubs of trade, administration, and culture.
• Vozneska culture values progress, unity, and federal identity, promoting a shared language and customs while respecting regional diversity.
• They are known for their skilled artisans, scholars, and diplomats, as well as their role in maintaining the federation’s institutions.
• Their architecture ranges from grand federal buildings and cathedrals to vibrant marketplaces and residential quarters, reflecting a blend of tradition and innovation.

In the map Vozneska is represented as Vozneslya culture. Various human provinces that are united by Emperor/Vozhd during ages of various conflicts and political changes.

Name sources: Slavian.

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-Koshani
Region: Northeastern lands, coastal and riverine areas
Species: Catfolk (anthropomorphic feline people)
Lifestyle: Fishing and seafaring kingdom
Society and Culture:
• The Koshani are a proud and agile catfolk people, renowned as the greatest fishers and seafarers in Vozneslya. Their kingdom is built around rich fishing grounds, estuaries, and coastal waters.
• Their society is organized into clans and guilds, with fishing and boat-building guilds holding significant influence.
• Koshani culture celebrates agility, cunning, and community cooperation. Festivals often revolve around the sea, harvests, and lunar cycles.
• Their architecture incorporates natural materials and is adapted to coastal environments, with stilted houses and floating markets.
• Koshani are skilled navigators and traders, maintaining extensive maritime networks. Their ships are swift and nimble, reflecting their feline grace.

Koshani are humans that have been shapeshifted by thousands-year bonds with spirits that live in northern forests at Oceqrad and Eurula-Yasari. After millenias of habitation, establishment and evolution Koshani soon expanded its domain beyond woods to steppes of west and woods of east. That's how catfolk encountered ancient Vozneska and Polevi. Sometimes it turns into military conflicts, sometimes - into profitable and long-term trading.
Meanwhile Koshani began to master navigation and shipbuilding. Their boats sailed along the coasts and rivers before the unification wars and the formation of not only Vozneslya federation, but even a bunch of disparate kingdoms at pre-Imperial period.

Before the great unification war at Imperial age Koshani have built its own kingdom - Boyu Koshan Kralligi. Kralligi have rivaled to human kingdoms and tribes of eastern Kestamilja to control north eastern sea and trade routes on it. The catfolk became renown and infamous as vicious and feral pirates among traders and travelers of Kestamilja, Erriovala and Humanierra. At some time Koshani have reigned at Voito island.

Boyu Koshan Kralligi had a long-time rivalry not only to northern coastal states but also to neighboring human countries: Vozneska empire at south, and Polevi nomadic alliance at west. After long and exhausting war Vozneska was finally crumbled Kosheni kingdom and integrated it into own structure.

Name sources: Azerbaijanian (ex. Eurula-Yasari), sometimes blended to Slavian (ex. Oceqrad, Sunbukrai)

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-Polevi
Region: Northern and Western steppes, cold and hot deserts
Lifestyle: Nomadic warrior culture
Society and Culture:
• The Polevi are master horsemen and cavalry warriors, famed across the continent for their swift and deadly mounted raids. Their nomadic lifestyle revolves around herding, hunting, and seasonal migrations across the vast steppes and deserts.
• Their social structure is clan-based, with strong loyalty to chieftains and war leaders. Oral traditions, epic poetry, and horsemanship are central to their identity.
• They wear practical, durable clothing suited for harsh climates, often adorned with symbols representing their clan and personal achievements in battle.
• The Polevi value honor, bravery, and freedom, with a warrior code that governs conduct in war and peace.
• Their weaponry includes composite bows, curved sabers, and lances, optimized for mounted combat.

Polevi is quite mixed culture. Various nomadic human tribes that have often encountered islanders and traveling people of neighboring cultures. After decades and hundreds of years these tribes have adapted to western deserts and claimed almost all northern steppes. They had no centralized government, and because of that some of Polevi clans were retreated from coming stronger Koshani. At that point a long-term rivalry began.

Before unification war Polevi was unified into Polevi-Ordu that claimed entire north-western part of the continent. At that unification war Polevi-Ordu was allied to Vozneslya/Vozneska empire to defeat Boyu Koshan Kralligi because normally Koshani are stronger and agile than average human. However, after the Kralligi's fall Polevi-Ordu was forced to surrender and integrate into now-dominant Vozneslya country.

Name sources: Blend of Persian and Mongolian, sometimes Slavian (ex. Zavshan)

Vozneslya Religion:

Due to large territories Vozneslya has many religious organizations and cults.
The core Vozneslya religion is Auroran Faith. It's a large cult based on worshipping to Sun God and his endless Ascensions and Descents. This is government-supported religion as Ascension concept became part of Vozneslya ideology. But not everywhere.

Southern parts of federation (Skreport, far provinces on Dead South, Chernovka, Teploberezha, Novoyuzhie) are practicing Rivendell Faith. It's not about worshipping to a concrete deity, but entire philosophy about self-improving by meditations.

Southern-western provinces like Istrovo, Kladorechensk and Kamnedar are having Isendril Faith. Its population is partially related to now-defunct Isendryl empire (currently Norsudon & Bogustavek theocracies): somewhere are refugees, somewhere are exiles. Some have converted by traveling priests of Isendryl because the empire has plans to colonize Vozneslya.

Koshani and Polevi are having Seraphic Faith. Although they are under rule of the Vozhd they still preserving their spiritic cults. Koshani preserving their Seraphic Faith to keep their magical bonds to forest and sea spirits. Polevi venerate winds because they are living in steppes, savannas and deserts. Ancestor spirit cults are common after many years of unification wars.