Category:Nationality

For the purpose of nationality, each domain is deemed to be a separate nation regardless of the condition of its state apparatus. Note that most Vistani are stateless and hence have an ethnicity rather than a nationality.

Nationality is understood to concern the nation of origin, regardless of whether or not that is the current domain of residence. Alanik Ray is Darkonian and that does not change when he emigrates from Martira Bay in Darkon to Port-a-Lucine in Dementlieu. Instead his situation is described as follows: Darkonian, Former Inhabitants of Martira Bay, Former Inhabitants of Darkon, Inhabitants of Port-a-Lucine and Former inhabitants of Dementilieu.

Nationality is slightly broader than state of birth/domain of creation. While the assignment of double nationality should usually be avoided, individuals who are born/created in one state but who are quickly taken to another to be raised are potential candidates for double nationality. Babies born in Darkon who emigrate with their parents to Lamordia should be assigned double nationality for the reason that they will not be subject to the memory altering effect of the Book of Names should they ever return to Darkon. Equally, individuals who are essentially reborn or recreated in an other state in a way that strongly identifies them in the eye of the average observer with that state are candidates for double nationality. The Slain are overwhelmingly Darkonian and Necropolitan. This may be the case with some dark lords.

Nationality is to be assigned to people first and foremost. It may be assigned to monsters that are unique (or very nearly so) to a given land such as illithids or the wolfweres. The former are Bluetspurean and the latter are Kartakan. It is also assigned to items and societies that are unique to a given land. Thrall clasps are Bluetspurean and the Eternal Order is Darkonian. Finally, nationality is a assigned to the categories that gathers up the individual places within a domain, but is not assigned to the individual places themselves. Locations in Port-a-Lucine and Locations in Dementlieu appears under Dementlieuse whereas the Great Library of Port-a-Lucine and Port-a-Lucine itself do not.