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Helevos (also known as Vos, or Veeos) is a temperate terrestrial world, fourth planet of the star Cordes in the viridgreenAnásthiasAnásthiasAnásthiasgreen
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Helevos (also known as Vos, or Veeos) is a temperate terrestrial world, fourth planet of the star Cordes in the Cronox binary star system. The stars Cordes and Arjos are distant binaries, so on Helevos, Arjos is only seen in the northern hemisphere as star, sometimes bright enough to be seen during the day, circling roughly over the greenAnásthiasAnásthiasgreen is a fantasy world of magicplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMagic

In common terms, magic is the art of producing a desired outcome through occult means. Various arts are described as magical, from common street illusionists, village herbalists, and rituals for the intercession of deities. However, true magic is the art and science of elemental mastery, harnessing elemental creatures and instructing them to perform simple or complex tasks. and science, divided by two incompatible biologies: the Green Kingdomplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGreen

The Green Kingdom of flora and fauna includes humans, mammals, birds, whales, greenfish, and most green plants and crops cultivated by humankind. of humans, trees, grasses, cropsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigFlora

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List of red-blooded mammals, members of the Green Kingdom closely related to humans.

Fauna

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Referring to the Virid Kingdom of flora and fauna, toxic to human life. of toxic jungles, poisonous plants, terrifying creatures and airborne infectionsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSpor

Spor are the single-celled reproductive units of virid plants, distinct from seeds or spores found in the green kingdom. Most spor are airborne, release from spor-pods, the fruiting bodies of virid plants. Many spor are motile with rudimentary flagella, either fertilising mature plants, or randomly bonding with the spor of other plants and settling to make a new plant seedling.viridviridvirid.

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The Civilised World has many nations, from small island republics to vast continental empires, which over the millennia have carved homelands out of the once hostile virid landscape. The two great opposing world powers of today are the holy nation of Ororr and the maritime empire of of the Civilised Worldplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigCivilised World

The Civilised World refers to the known regions of human civilisation, notably the continent of Anásthias, the Natorn Archipelago and surrounding islands.

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Anásthias [a-NAS-thee-ass / ænæsθiːæs], or [an-ass-THEE-as] is an equatorial island continent, heart of the Civilised World. The north straddles the equator and is hot and humid, while most of the equatorial centre is an upland plateau with fertile river valleys, and stretches of arid plains and desert in the shadow of the mountains. The south is temperate but more wild, separated from the civilisations of the north by the almost impassable Harthera, dominated by the two Great Powersplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGreat Powers

Great Powers are the most powerful nations in the world, the greatest modern powers being Ororr and Harthera.: the magicalplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMagic

In common terms, magic is the art of producing a desired outcome through occult means. Various arts are described as magical, from common street illusionists, village herbalists, and rituals for the intercession of deities. However, true magic is the art and science of elemental mastery, harnessing elemental creatures and instructing them to perform simple or complex tasks. theocracyplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMother Church of Ororr (Therism)

The Mother Church is the state religion of Ororr, which combines both religion and government in one institution. It is based on the teachings of the Great Prophet Therion, who in the early decades of the modern era raised an army that conquered much of northwestern OrorrOrorrOrorrOrorrOrorrMEMEOrorrMEMEOrorrOrorrHerHerHerHerHerHerHerHerHerher of Ororrplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigOrorr

Ororr [o-ROARR, ɒ̝rɔ'ɾ], also called the Holy Motherland of Ororr, is a theocratic nation in Anásthias, one of the world's great powers. It the largest nation in the world, perhaps the largest empire in history, occupying the entire northwest of the continent between the mountains and the sea. Ororrlanguagelanguagelanguage, and the steam-powered naval might of Hartheraplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHarthera

The Hartheran Union, commonly named Harthera, is an imperialist maritime nation state dominating the northeast of Anásthias. It is one of the two great powers of the modern epoch, arguably the most technologically and militarily powerful nation in the world, only matched by the vast size and wealth of its neighbour, viridOrorrMEOrorrOrorrOrorrOrorr.

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Referring to the Virid Kingdom of flora and fauna, toxic to human life.

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Besoa [BEH-sso-AH], or Bizoa (Hartraan), is the largest island in the southern reach of the Natorn Archipelago. Today it is synonymous with the United Kingdom of Besoa.

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Besoa in the Two Nations period, 38-1092 ME

Besoa in the Four Kingdoms period, c.1200 BME - 35 ME BMEHartheraHartheranHartheranHartheranMEHartheraOrorrOrorr
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Vetthi Republic

The Vetthi Republic is a prosperous island nation which plays a crucial role in trade and international affairs. Its position in the Vetthi Sea north of Ororr makes it a strategic trade hub between Anrel, Harthera and Ororr.

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Harlon

Harlon is the largest and most prosperous city in the world. Sitting at the mouth of River Velun, it is the greatest city in Harthera, a vast metropolis of docks, shipyards, markets, with a multiplicity of languages and communities which make it the foremost trade and shipping port in the world. storm tidesHarthera
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Besoa [BEH-sso-AH], or Bizoa (Hartraan), is the largest island in the southern reach of the Natorn Archipelago. Today it is synonymous with the United Kingdom of Besoa.

Modern Besoa c.1100 ME | Go to world map

Besoa in the Two Nations period, 38-1092 ME

Besoa in the Four Kingdoms period, c.1200 BME - 35 ME BMEHartheraHartheranHartheranHartheranMEHartheraOrorrOrorr
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Zahlou Swamp

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Referring to the Virid Kingdom of flora and fauna, toxic to human life. swamps in northeastern Kahtoynplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigKahtoyn

Kahtoyn (called Bhourdan in Hartraan), also called the Confederation of Kahtoyn, is a political entity in the region of Otekahré. It is unique in the world that it is not a nation in the true sense, since it has no formal governmental structures, no kings or governors, no military or police, no codified laws, prisons or justice system. Instead it is made up of thousands of self-governing polities who follow a common ideology of good behaviour, common standards, and (mostly) friendly com…. An ancient and broken-down Miyarrainplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMiyarrain People

The Miyarrain were the inhabitants of ancient Miyarris, famed as the most advanced civilisation of the Celadon Epoch. The Miyarrain were the progenitors of all modern Eloyoun peoples throughout eastern Anásthias.

Ancient Miyarris

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The Foundering Sea lies off the east coast of Anásthias, between the Gulf of Narill and the Horn of Sere, the southeast tip of the continent.

Otekahré

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Articles related to Otekahré, the southeast region of the continent of Anásthias.

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Otekahré [oh-tek-AH-ray] (also called Anarthis in Harthera), is the southeastern region of Anásthias, lying south of Harthera and east of the Dun Jaen mountains. The region has no central governments, but the cities and polities are joined in a loose cultural and economic league, called HartheraOrorrviridHartheraOrorr in eastern Anásthiasplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAnásthias

Anásthias [a-NAS-thee-ass / ænæsθiːæs], or [an-ass-THEE-as] is an equatorial island continent, heart of the Civilised World. The north straddles the equator and is hot and humid, while most of the equatorial centre is an upland plateau with fertile river valleys, and stretches of arid plains and desert in the shadow of the mountains. The south is temperate but more wild, separated from the civilisations of the north by the almost impassable Harthera.

It is named for Zahlou, an ancient Miyarrain city said to have been located somewhere in the region, submerged somewhere off the modern coast. According to folkloreplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigFolklore

Folklore

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topics cult1, strange unearthly lights can be seen in the pools and meres, tempting travellers off the uncertain roadway and luring them to their doom in the devouring mud.

Seborim

The Seborim, occasionally called the Church of Seborisand despite its areligious nature, is a secret society with a small, scattered but influential following amongst the upper echelons of many nations. The organisation promotes a secular philosophy of peaceful enlightenment through gradual social reform, and places great emphasis on the appreciation of aesthetics, and the promotion of beauty and art. Its overarching aim is to improve society through the spiritual and aesthetic enlightenment of its leaders.

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List of major religions in the modern Civilised World.

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List of gods and deities, ancient and modern.

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The society's chief symbol is Seboris, a mythical youth who was martyred for his love of peace and beauty in ancient times. Seboris appears, in coded form, in various well known works of art, often depicted as a beautiful young man who sacrifices his life for his art, bound and pierced by arrows or spears. He is also sometimes depicted as drowned with his face visible through water.

Despite its quasi-mystical structure, the Seborim are apolitical and non-theistic, so the society embraces, and permeates, many of the political elites in Ororrplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigOrorr

Ororr [o-ROARR, ɒ̝rɔ'ɾ], also called the Holy Motherland of Ororr, is a theocratic nation in Anásthias, one of the world's great powers. It the largest nation in the world, perhaps the largest empire in history, occupying the entire northwest of the continent between the mountains and the sea. Ororrlanguagelanguagelanguage, Hartheraplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHarthera

The Hartheran Union, commonly named Harthera, is an imperialist maritime nation state dominating the northeast of Anásthias. It is one of the two great powers of the modern epoch, arguably the most technologically and militarily powerful nation in the world, only matched by the vast size and wealth of its neighbour, viridOrorrMEOrorrOrorrOrorrOrorr, the Natorn Islesplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigNatorn Isles

Islands in the Natorn Sea, also called the Natorn Archipelago. and to a lesser extent Munatanplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMunatan

Munatan [Moo-Nah-Tahn] is the southernmost region of Anásthias, south of the Dun Trisan mountains. The name possibly derives from a ancient Thalsic, meaning “Land of One Sun”, since the daystar is not visible in the southern hemisphere. Or it may be a reference to the Manthi people who were once the majority population of western Munatan. The term is an OrorrOrorrOrorrHartheraHartheraOrorrOrorrOrorrHartheraHartheraHartheran. It always seeks to influence political agenda by promoting harmony, tolerance and learning.

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The Seborim, occasionally called the Church of Seborisand despite its areligious nature, is a secret society with a small, scattered but influential following amongst the upper echelons of many nations. The organisation promotes a secular philosophy of peaceful enlightenment through gradual social reform, and places great emphasis on the appreciation of aesthetics, and the promotion of beauty and art. Its overarching aim is to improve society through the spiritual and aesthetic enlight…

Siltorn Republic

The Siltorn Republic was a longstanding historic nation state in the uplands of northwestern Anásthiasplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAnásthias

Anásthias [a-NAS-thee-ass / ænæsθiːæs], or [an-ass-THEE-as] is an equatorial island continent, heart of the Civilised World. The north straddles the equator and is hot and humid, while most of the equatorial centre is an upland plateau with fertile river valleys, and stretches of arid plains and desert in the shadow of the mountains. The south is temperate but more wild, separated from the civilisations of the north by the almost impassable Harthera, enduring from its foundation in 2380 BMEplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBME (Before Modern Epoch)

Used to date years Before the Modern Epoch. to it's absorption into the Mother State of Ororrplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigOrorr

Ororr [o-ROARR, ɒ̝rɔ'ɾ], also called the Holy Motherland of Ororr, is a theocratic nation in Anásthias, one of the world's great powers. It the largest nation in the world, perhaps the largest empire in history, occupying the entire northwest of the continent between the mountains and the sea. Ororrlanguagelanguagelanguage in 96 MEplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigModern Epoch (ME)

The Modern Calendar is a dating system acknowledged throughout the Civilised World. It numbers years from the Modern Epoch, abbreviated ME and BME (Before Modern Epoch). It is also called the Modern Era.

Calendar

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A list of articles related to the ancient Empire of Dor-en-Sann

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The Empire of Dor-en-Sann, [DOORR-enn-SAHN] also called the EnSanni Empire, was the largest empire in history. It dominated central Anásthias for nearly two thousand years, from 1903 BME, until the conquest of Galkesh in 59 ME. The empire consisted of hundreds of ethnic groups and cultures, its people were collectively called the MEOrorrHMOrorrHMHartheraME, which existed from c.1900 BMEplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBME (Before Modern Epoch)

Used to date years Before the Modern Epoch.-60 MEplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigME

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Siltorn, meaning “between the hills”, is an upland region of the Siltorn Plateau, a region of river valleys encircled by mountains.

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The Siltorn Republic was a longstanding historic nation state in the uplands of northwestern Anásthias, enduring from its foundation in 2380 BME to it's absorption into the Mother State of Ororr in 96 ME.

Empire of Dor-en-Sann

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Mayápo Language

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Miyarris [mee-YA-riss], (also Miarris, from Mayápo Mayarous) was a hugely influential ancient civilisation located which flourished during the Celadon Epoch, from 4000-3000 BME. It is considered the first great civilisation in history since the the mythic Godmen.

Ancient Miyarris

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Name for the period of history c.6200-3000 BME, also called the Age of Miyarris, after the foremost civilisation of that era. and after.

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Though it been extinct as a spoken language for almost two thousand years, it continued to be used throughout the Beryl Epochplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBeryl Epoch

Historic epoch, age of the Empire of Dor-en-Sann. by academics and writers throughout the civilised worldplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigCivilised World

The Civilised World refers to the known regions of human civilisation, notably the continent of Anásthias, the Natorn Archipelago and surrounding islands.

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Otekahré [oh-tek-AH-ray] (also called Anarthis in Harthera), is the southeastern region of Anásthias, lying south of Harthera and east of the Dun Jaen mountains. The region has no central governments, but the cities and polities are joined in a loose cultural and economic league, called HartheraOrorrviridHartheraOrorr dialect of Marr Sirqueplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMarr Sirque

Marr Sirque [mar SEE-urkh] (Miyarrain: Miyarsouok; Hartheran: Narsik) is a port city in Kahtoyn, the principle trading port in Otekahré.

Otekahré

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Historically it was an outlying river city of Hartheran (Miyarsich) is closest to the original tongue, but all the Eloyoun languages of Kahtoynplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigKahtoyn

Kahtoyn (called Bhourdan in Hartraan), also called the Confederation of Kahtoyn, is a political entity in the region of Otekahré. It is unique in the world that it is not a nation in the true sense, since it has no formal governmental structures, no kings or governors, no military or police, no codified laws, prisons or justice system. Instead it is made up of thousands of self-governing polities who follow a common ideology of good behaviour, common standards, and (mostly) friendly com…, Oonarplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigOonar

The Kingdom of Oonar, a historic Eloyoun nation in what is now southern Harthera. and Saloyaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSaloya

Referring to the historic civilisation, the Grand Palatinate of Saloya. are derived from it. Modern Hartheranplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHarthera

The Hartheran Union, commonly named Harthera, is an imperialist maritime nation state dominating the northeast of Anásthias. It is one of the two great powers of the modern epoch, arguably the most technologically and militarily powerful nation in the world, only matched by the vast size and wealth of its neighbour, viridOrorrMEOrorrOrorrOrorrOrorr also has a significant vocabulary Mayápon loan-words via Eloyounplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigEloyoun People

The Eloyoun people are an ethnic group found throughout eastern and northeastern Anásthias. They are the majority ethnicity in Kahtoyn and most of southern Harthera. Modern Hartheran language and culture is a blend of Eloyoun and Iskean.

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The Occident is the area of the continent of Anásthias west of the Dun Jaen mountains. Historically this meant the old Empire of Dor-en-Sann, as well as the many other nations west of the mountains before the founding of modern Ororr. Contemporary Ensanni writers occasionally used the term to refer to the relatively wild and less inhabited west coast of AnásthiasOrorrOrorr languages like Dorounplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigDoroun language

Doroun [doh-ROON, dɒ'ruːn] is the common language of Ororr, the principle language of law, trade, government and the Mother Church.

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Doroun is spoken as a first language in the regions of Dunasanin and Gaskanin, and as a second language in other regions. It developed from the languagelanguagelanguageOrorrlanguagelanguagelanguagelanguagelanguagelanguagelanguagelanguagelanguagelanguagelanguage….

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Mayápo or Mayápon [may-YAPP-poe] was the formal language of the ancient realm of Miyarris, spoken for several thousand years in the Celadon Epoch and after.

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Though it been extinct as a spoken language for almost two thousand years, it continued to be used throughout the Eloyounlanguagelanguagelanguagegreengreengreengreengreen

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Helevos (also known as Vos, or Veeos) is a temperate terrestrial world, fourth planet of the star Cordes in the viridgreenAnásthiasAnásthiasAnásthiasgreen

River Sitreng

The Sitreng [SIT-reng] is the longest river in Munatan, flowing from the southern foothills of the Dun Trisanplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigDun Trisan

The Dun Trisan is a range of mountainous uplands in Anásthias, which divide Ororr to the north from the region of Munatan to the south. The Dun Trisan is the southerly extension of the great arc of mountains which divides Anásthias in two, the northerly section being the mountains, through the nations of Penaysoplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigPenayso

Penayso, also known as Penaysepa, is a confederation of tribal states in Munatan. Its capital is the city of Frómchis. Most of the region is the highlands of the Dun Trisan mountains, stretching from rocky soil in the north to virid jungle in the lower valleys.virid, Plósplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigPlós

Plós [pl-OH-s, pl'əʊ̯s] is a nation in central Munatan, centred around Lake Plós. It is bordered by Inkusjezepa and Schai-dam.

Munatan

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In the Beryl Epoch Plós was an ancient philosopher-oligarchy which once exercised great influence on the region, both culturally and politically, despite never having great military strength. Instead its lea… and Schai-Damplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSchai-dam

Schai-dam is a confederation of city states in southern Munatan. Its greatest city is the port of Sjil, often called Seldan, a corruption of Schai-dam. Northern visitors assumed Sjil was the capital city, rather than being first amongst equals in an alliance of cities. to the sea. At its mouth is the famed port city of Sjilplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSjil (Seldan)

Sjil, known as Seldan in much of the Civilised World, is a famous trading city in Schai-dam, historically the greatest and most famous trading port in Munatan.

Its remoteness from the northern “Civilised World”, the rarity of its goods and the novelty of its tales and ideas led to it being a fashionable topic for writers of romantic and adventurous fiction in 9th century, greatest port in Munatan, market for the vast diversity of exotic goods shipped downriver and sold to international traders.

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Articles about Munatan, the far southern region of Anásthias.

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Munatan

Munatan [Moo-Nah-Tahn] is the southernmost region of Anásthias, south of the Dun Trisan mountains. The name possibly derives from a ancient OrorrOrorrOrorrHartheraHartheraOrorrOrorrOrorrHartheraHartheraHartheran

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Munatan [Moo-Nah-Tahn] is the southernmost region of Anásthias, south of the Dun Trisan mountains. The name possibly derives from a ancient Thalsic, meaning “Land of One Sun”, since the daystar is not visible in the southern hemisphere. Or it may be a reference to the Manthi people who were once the majority population of western Munatan. The term is an OrorrOrorrOrorrHartheraHartheraOrorrOrorrOrorrHartheraHartheraHartheran, the temperate region of southern Anásthiasplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAnásthias

Anásthias [a-NAS-thee-ass / ænæsθiːæs], or [an-ass-THEE-as] is an equatorial island continent, heart of the Civilised World. The north straddles the equator and is hot and humid, while most of the equatorial centre is an upland plateau with fertile river valleys, and stretches of arid plains and desert in the shadow of the mountains. The south is temperate but more wild, separated from the civilisations of the north by the almost impassable Harthera.

Guree Isles

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Gebay is a northern province of Ororr, occupying the Gebay Peninsula.

The region is hot and moist with scraps of virid coastline and jungle, with a low population density and no major cities. Its only importance is strategic, given it is the nearest point of the mainland to the in northern Ororrplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigOrorr

Ororr [o-ROARR, ɒ̝rɔ'ɾ], also called the Holy Motherland of Ororr, is a theocratic nation in Anásthias, one of the world's great powers. It the largest nation in the world, perhaps the largest empire in history, occupying the entire northwest of the continent between the mountains and the sea. Ororrlanguagelanguagelanguage.

The closest is only 4 km from the mainland. These rocky isles have a small population but are a rich source of greenfishplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGreenfish

Term including all red-blooded fish edible to humans and other mammals., which are dried and salted before being shipped inland. There is a Gebaylan tradition for labourers from the mainland to travel to the islands to help with the fish harvest, in the months before the storm tide. Workers are paid in salt fish which they either consume themselves or trade on the mainland.

The Beast and the Lillies

The Beast and the Lillies, also called Therionplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigTherion

The Great Prophet Therion, founder of the Church of the Mother. and the Changer, is an Occidentalplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigThe Occident

The Occident is the area of the continent of Anásthias west of the Dun Jaen mountains. Historically this meant the old Empire of Dor-en-Sann, as well as the many other nations west of the mountains before the founding of modern Ororr. Contemporary Ensanni writers occasionally used the term to refer to the relatively wild and less inhabited west coast of AnásthiasOrorrOrorr folk tale. Though an ancient tale it was used by opponents of the Mother Church in Ororrplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigOrorr

Ororr [o-ROARR, ɒ̝rɔ'ɾ], also called the Holy Motherland of Ororr, is a theocratic nation in Anásthias, one of the world's great powers. It the largest nation in the world, perhaps the largest empire in history, occupying the entire northwest of the continent between the mountains and the sea. Ororrlanguagelanguagelanguage to satirise the Great Prophetplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGreat Prophet

The Great Prophet Therion, founder of the Mother Church of Ororr. of Ororr. As such the tale has at times been considered blasphemous.

At its simplest, the tale tells of an outcast man living in the wilds, who repeatedly encounters a beautiful spirit in various guises, whose actions spur him on to achieve great things. The tale was popular in the early days of the Mother Armyplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMother Army

The Mother Army was the unstoppable zealot army forged by the Great Prophet Therion, which swept across northwest Anásthias, toppling the Empire of Dor-en-Sann to found the modern nation of Ororr.

Therism

therism

This is in the series of articles related to the Church of the Mother, commonly called Therism, the state religion of, as various ribald versions suggested how their Prophet and Leader was seduced by the Goddess in human former, and led on to conquer the world by the lure of herplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHerbs

Herbs are usually green plants cultivated and used for use in medicine, cooking or for other purposes.

Herblore is the traditional practice of making decoctions, extracts, powders and other preparations from the roots, leaves, seeds, bark and fruit of plants found across the world.greengreenAnásthiasAnásthiasgreenMunatangreengreen immortal charms. In some versions, the woman taught the man her arts of shifting shape, so that they made love in any number of forms.

The tale was almost certainly an adaptation of an ancient Issidplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigIssid People

The Issid people, also called the Issithai, are a West Thalsic ethnic group, traditionally inhabiting the coastal regions of northern Ororr and the Wiyel Basin.

ethnicity folk tale, since the name Therion or Teryon is a very ancient one, far predating the time of the Prophet. Due to its popularity it was included in some editions of the Siltorn Codexplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSiltorn Codex

The Siltorn Codex is a collection of stories and oral histories relating to the life and early history of the Prophet Therion. The Codex is essentially a compendium of all texts relating to the Prophet which are unsanctioned, ahistoric, or clearly untrue. As such they are at best apocryphal, at worst heretical to the, even though its telling was officially outlawed as disrespectful after the Retreat of the Prophetplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigTherion

The Great Prophet Therion, founder of the Church of the Mother..

In modern times the tale has become a popular one in Hartheraplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHarthera

The Hartheran Union, commonly named Harthera, is an imperialist maritime nation state dominating the northeast of Anásthias. It is one of the two great powers of the modern epoch, arguably the most technologically and militarily powerful nation in the world, only matched by the vast size and wealth of its neighbour, viridOrorrMEOrorrOrorrOrorrOrorr, where lewd and notorious stage versions of it are often performed in the city of Harlonplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHarlon

Harlon is the largest and most prosperous city in the world. Sitting at the mouth of River Velun, it is the greatest city in Harthera, a vast metropolis of docks, shipyards, markets, with a multiplicity of languages and communities which make it the foremost trade and shipping port in the world. Hartheranstorm tidesHarthera for the amusement of sailors and Hartheranplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHarthera

The Hartheran Union, commonly named Harthera, is an imperialist maritime nation state dominating the northeast of Anásthias. It is one of the two great powers of the modern epoch, arguably the most technologically and militarily powerful nation in the world, only matched by the vast size and wealth of its neighbour, viridOrorrMEOrorrOrorrOrorrOrorr officials, sworn enemies of Ororr and its faith.

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