/vt/ - Virtual Youtubers

Republic Owl / Pecпyбликa Филин / République Hibou / 共和国 ワシミミズク

"I like to watch" isn't the motto of the Owl Republic, but those who don't know the true motto would be forgiven for assuming it is. Regardless of whether it's a Hoojisan observing the young man his granddaughter's taken a liking to or a hunter getting so focused on his mark's actions he forgets to pull the trigger, watching other entities is a much-beloved pastime.

During the Founding War, scouts were highly valued for their observational work identifying a Schizo Horde’s location, behavior, and other such things. These scouts and their findings were believed by some to have contributed to the establishment of the RID to catalog the findings and, according to the belief of less-than-reputable conspiracy theorists, act as a filter for information, deeming what was fit for the populace to know and what was forbidden.

In the modern day, hunting is a favored hobby even among some of the urban population. Though much has been written on the subject of hunting in the Owl Republic, what is relevant to the topic at hand is that all Hoomans are taught from a young age to keenly watch their prey before taking any shots, so as to learn the habits and other behavior of their prey.

Additionally, a commonly-held yet hotly contested belief among the Republic’s population is that The Nameless One doesn’t truly reside in the Heavenly Realm, but rather observes her people from within the Physical Realm in the guise of an owl. Those who do ascribe to this hypothesis often set out in search of Her in the belief that encountering The Nameless One will grant them a boon of some sort.

The origin of watching is currently believed to be multifaceted, with the above factors being largely agreed upon to be the major contributors to its continued popularity.

Much like the scouts of old, many hunters of beasts, fruitless seekers of The Nameless One, and other watchers take care to document their findings. This has led to the Owl Republic having vast knowledge of its wildlife, such as the mating habits of the Bubon Ursus and the dietary biology of the Flightless Strigea, among various other bits of information.

Inevitably, some have taken the act of switching from watching wildlife to watching tourists and citizens of the Republic. Though foreigners on occasion claim to file complaints of unease due to a feeling of being watched, criminal penalties are rarely pursued unless further actions are taken by the watcher.


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Anchor omitted deliberately. This is my first contribution to the project, so I'd like to run this by /who/-rep and their other writer first to make sure everything in here is on the up-and-up with what’s already been archived.