King Jois Island

King Jois Island (abbreviated KJI) (: Konge-Jois Øy, : Joislen, Kipau: TBD) is an Vidinan island located in Koranel, administered as a Municipal Agglomeration within the Province of Kipauland. It covers an area of 648.93 square kilometers (250.55 square miles), and is 38.29 kilometers (23.79 miles) separated from Kipauland proper. It currently has a population of 21,904 permanent residents, though estimates suggest that as much as an additional 7,500 seasonal workers make home on the island during the peak of fishing and tourist season in Kipauland. The vast majority of residents live in the island's principal community, Thierredon, though the bulk of the island's landmass is occupied by three additional rural communities: Curchlen, Arghandour, and Fendisride.

Prior to settlement by the Ordrish, the island had been uninhabited throughout much of modern history, though evidence suggests periodic habitation by seafaring Vatupayic peoples between 800-1200 CE. It was known to the Kipau people, though was not host to a permanent settlement until the establishment of Thierredon in 1754 following its survey by Ordrish explorer Achuanis Marpen. The majority of settlers to the island in its early history were part of the Lathadun diaspora, alongside Fendish persons escaping persecution in Ecoraland. Several villages were also established by the Ordrish-associated Kipau tribes which assisted Marpen's expeditions in the area, including the survey of the island. It would be established as one of the primary Ordrish in Eastern Vidina, as well as an important source of salt and fish (primarily ), and would produce a number of vital foodstuffs for use by sailors travelling the [NORTHERN OCEAN]. It also served as the first staging point for many Ordrish military and exploratory campaigns in the region, and the location of a number of skirmishes between Ordrish and Eduran vessels in particular in the early 19th Century, though it would not face landings from a hostile force until the Summer War, when Ta'arohan forces occupied the island after beginning its campaign in Koranel, which would become one of the inciting events that spurred Ordrey's entry into the Second World War. The island was returned to Ordrish hands after the war's conclusion, though local confidence in its security would contribute to its choice to join Koranel following a referendum in 1962. In the following years, its role as an entrepot has declined, though has maintained a modest local economy built primarily on fishing and tourism.

Climate
King Jois Island's annual climate is generally more temperate overall in comparison to Kipauland Proper, as the surrounding oceanic waters moderate the seasonal cycles and generally inhibit major weather events, creating a considerable amount of. Autumn and winter tends warmer than the mainland average with some of the lowest annual frost coverage in the province, while summer tends cooler, and heat waves are vanishingly rare. KJI's is  (Dfb).

King Jois Island has warmed 2.3 degrees Celsius (4.1°F) since the late 19th century, twice the global average, which has caused considerable changes in the island's annual weather patterns and difficulties for residents. The sea ice that used to encase and protect the islands from most winter storms has generally declined, but trends suggest the decline is beginning to slow. As a result, parts of the shoreline have eroded, with some areas being submerged at a rate as much as 14 feet per year over the decade of the 2010s. Key infrastructure, including vital roads, sit near coastal cliffs which are at risk for erosion. Concerns about the potential contamination of freshwater aquifers by rising sea levels has also become a focus for residents and planning authorities in the province.

Political geography
King Jois Island is composed of four constituent communities:
 * Arghandour: A rocky area defined by its many caverns, much of the island's industry moved into this area following the blossoming of the tourism industry and revival of commercial fishing in Thierredon. However, the foundation of the community's economy is primarily rooted in the mining of its underground salt deposits.
 * Curchlen: Located along the eastern shores of the island, this community hosts the strongest presence of indigenous Kipau culture. While primarily an agricultural community, it has benefitted from its close proximity to Thierredon, and has become a destination for cultural tourism.
 * Fendisride: Similarly to Curchlen, Fendisride is an agricultural community, but as opposed to a principally indigenous one, this area was most heavily settled by Fendo-Tretuish groups from present-day Ecoralia. It has generally not seen much investment from the tourist industry, and as a result has become referred to as "Quietside" by residents.
 * Thierredon: The most populous area of the island and the core of economic activity. It is often referred to as "The Harbor" by residents, as it is the destination for nearly all the ferry lines to the mainland, and has the sole marina capable of hosting cruise ships and some freighters. This community's population grows by nearly 7,500 during the peak of the tourist and fishing seasons on the island from seasonal workers.

History
[Section on archaeological evidence for pre-Kipau habitation]

The Kipau people, while not making permanent habitation on what would become King Jois Island, used the island as part of a pattern of annual migration, taking advantage of the stocks of that can be harvested off the shore of the island, as well as for harvesting of. It is estimated that visitation of the island began around the late 1400s CE, but its distance from the mainland often made it difficult to reach by many tribes.

The Ordrish explorer Achuanis Marpen first charted the island in 1754 during their survey of the Northeastern Vidinan coast, who named the island Joislen after then-King of Ordrey Jois I, in honor of the king's golden jubilee. The discovery is believed to actually have taken place a day after the king's death, coincidentally. The initial survey of the inland was done in conjunction with the local Kipau peoples, who guided Marpen's expedition to their preferred landing site during their migrations, which would become the harbor of Thierredon. The expedition would spend nine days charting the southern part of the island, following which Marpen and his crew would leave a small contingent of 12 men to begin establishing a foothold on the island with the assistance of the local tribesmen. Later the following year, a detachment of the Ordrish Royal Navy was sent from Nybéran, Ordrish Kidalen (today [DINUU CITY], Higher Tar-Dinuu) to formally establish permanent fortifications and naval infrastructure on the island.

In the 18th Century following its founding, KJI was largely insignificant economically, often overshadowed by the more prosperous Eduran colonies further southeast on Kipauland Proper. Fishing and small-scale agriculture provided most of the needs of the residents, while the majority of the island's small wheat crop and meat harvested from sheep and goat were requisitioned for processing and preservation to restock the stores of vessels which entered the harbor. Mineral salt was discovered on the island in 1767, though it was notably recorded as silver by then-Governor Ricard Toss in initial reports delivered to Nybéran, though it is uncertain if this was either done purposefully or as a result of a clerical error, but it did inadvertently cause the colonial administration to take further interest in the island regardless. This also resulted in the migration of 48 Tretuish individuals and their families to the island, nearly doubling the island's population at the time. The settlement which grew around the inland salt mines would refer to itself as Arghandour (lit. "Silver Town") as a reference to this event, and would diversify the island's economy as the salting of foodstuffs for preservation was made far less costly.

King Jois Island became home to the first coal-powered textile mill in what is now modern Koranel in 1799 when demand for sturdier cold-weather garments and other products increased with Ordrish naval activity in the [NORTHERN OCEAN]. As the island's main livestock was sheep, the harvest of wool was a considerable part of the island's small economy. The mill's proprietor, Lucan Coirnín, became a central figure to society on the island and among the Coranellian colonies in general, sometimes acting in opposition to the colonial government. His would be a complicated legacy, one which both improved the standard of living of laborers on the island, but often at the expense of the smallholder farmers, fishermen, and indigenous Kipau peoples. His longest-lasting achievement on the island is Domel House, a stone manor house on the outskirts of Thierredon in the style of the latter-day Ordrish castle houses of the era, which today is an important cultural fixture of KJI's historical identity, and now functions as part of the island's network of historical sites.

[Section on 19th Century]

[Section on early 20th Century]

[Section on the World Wars]

[Section on post-colonial history]

Air
Thierredon Regional Airport (: TRR, ICAO: CTRR) is the largest and busiest airport on the island, with a total of 16,187 passengers in 2017, and an annual average of 20,034 aircraft movements since 2010. The airport receives daily flights from Chiba Airlines Express originating from Bellard and Domidy, and once-weekly flights from Chiba Airlines rooting from Bellard. The airport also occasionally receives cargo flights from Alutran Post. With the longest runway being 2,285 meters long, the type of aircraft landing at the airport are restricted to smaller, regional planes. s, s, and s are the most common aircraft landed at Thierredon by Chiba Airlines Express. s operate on behalf of Chiba Airlines, and s are most common for Alutran Post, although s have been known to operate the route as well.

Jois Airlines is a small passenger service based on the island and only operates a fleet of 3 s. The airline operates twice-daily routes from Thierredon to Fendisride and Curchlen, and previously to Haukafer, the closest "mainland" airport to KJI.