Antyok or Antyoq [ant-YOK, uhn-CHOK] is an island in the Natorn Archipelagoplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigNatorn Archipelago

The Natorn Archipelago, or the Natorn Isles [nah-TORN], is a chain of islands in the Natorn Sea. The islands are oceanic ridge running from the northeastern tip of Anásthias to the Anrel Isles. The ridge is an active geological fault, many of the islands being volcanic.Anásthias, due east of Besoaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBesoa

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. It was formerly an independent nation, the Principality of Antyokplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigPrincipality of Antyok

The Principality of Antyok was a former nation state on the island of Antyok in the Natorn Archipelago. Historically the Principality was the only remaining independent part of the Kingdom of Heronbar, after it was conquered by the Kingdom of Sann'al. The Principality was conquered by Harthera in 1086, but since 1086 MEplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigME

ME is short for Modern Epoch, the modern method of numbering years., following the Bizoan Warplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBizoan War and Occupation

The Bizoan War (1086-1092 ME) was a war of conquest by the Hartheran Union against the islands of Besoa and Antyok. The invasion lasted was followed by a period of Occupation from 1092-1114 ME. Besoa was liberated by nationalist forces led by the Sann'ali Court-in-Exile, who established the HartheranHartheraHartheraHartheranOrorrHartheranAnrelOrorrHartheraHartheranHartheranHartheraHartheraHartheraHartheraHartheraHartheranHartheranHartheranHartheraHartheranHartheraHarth…, it is now under 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 dominion.

Antyok is the fourth largest island in the Natorn Archipelagoplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigNatorn Archipelago

The Natorn Archipelago, or the Natorn Isles [nah-TORN], is a chain of islands in the Natorn Sea. The islands are oceanic ridge running from the northeastern tip of Anásthias to the Anrel Isles. The ridge is an active geological fault, many of the islands being volcanic.Anásthias, 110 km north-south and 70 east-west, lying 160 km due east of Besoa. The two are separated by the Hornber Seaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHornber Sea

The Hornber Sea [HORN-ber]] (formerly Heronbar Sea) lies in the Natorn Archipelago between the isles of Besoa and Antyok.

The sea consists of mid-range continental shelf and is relatively shallow. It is rich in green marine life, and is subsequently an important food resource for local islanders..

The island is volcanic and dominated by the most active volcano in 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.

Gastrinimer's 3rd century BME Map of the World, showing Anásthias and the Natorn Isles. Note: old maps place north to the right.AnásthiasAnásthiasAnásthiasAnásthias, Mount Karmoquéplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMount Karmoqué

Mount Karmoqué is an active volcanic mountain on the island of Antyok in the Natorn Archipelago. The native Asokway people call it the 'God Mountain', and it is central to their animist spiritual beliefs.

Antyok

This is in a series of articles about Antyok, an island nation in the. The native people call it the 'God Mountain', since it constantly rumbles and shakes the island. The northern half of the island is bleak and rocky, particularly around the slopes of the mountain which are rugged lava-fields, shattered into scree by earthquakes. The lower slopes are thick with viridplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigVirid

Referring to the Virid Kingdom of flora and fauna, toxic to human life. vegetation, which thrives in the mineral-rich volcanic soil. Only the coastal fringes of the northwest are greenplugin-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., while the far north coast is blasted cliffs and steaming lava fields.

The northeastern region, in the shadow of the mountain, is the main refuge of the indigenous Ko-kwayplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigKo-kway

The Ko-kway or Karmoken are the indigenous people of the island of Antyok in the Natorn Archipelago, a nation of the wider Asokway ethnicity. Historically they lived in villages throughout the island, mainly as subsistence farmers and fishermen. They were displaced from much of the island by colonists from the more advanced neighbouring island of people, who were displaced from the rest of the island centuries ago by the island's Heronbahtplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHeronbar

Heronbar, also called Ronvarr during the Hartheran Occupation, is the northeastern province of the island of Besoa. Its capital the city of Famúl.

History

Historically, the Kingdom of Heronbar was one of the four ancient kingdoms of Besoa, occupying the northeastern quarter of the island. Heronbar was the most advanced maritime power of its era, with possessions in HartheranHartheran colonists. It is a grim environment, cloud-covered and fed by sulphurous rivers.

The western coastline is dominated by a bay of deep water with precipitous volcanic cliffs. At its midpoint is a massive natural harbour, focus of the island's chief city, Terabplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigTerab

Terab, also called by its Iskean name Teraq, is the capital city and main port of the island of Antyok. It is officially a Protectorate of the Hartheran Navy, who claim to administer the island on behalf of the native Ko-kway people. In practice the city and the island are essentially under MEHartheran. The city and its immediate hinterland are surrounded by a series of earthworks and fortifications of wood and stone, built to protect the city and farmlands from native raids. The walls follow natural ridges, enclosing an area of towns and farmland approximately 160 sq km.

East of Terab lies the fertile Hiseneb Valley. It is sheltered, well drained, and with its fertile volcanic soils it forms the richest farmland in the entire Natorn Archipelagoplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigNatorn Archipelago

The Natorn Archipelago, or the Natorn Isles [nah-TORN], is a chain of islands in the Natorn Sea. The islands are oceanic ridge running from the northeastern tip of Anásthias to the Anrel Isles. The ridge is an active geological fault, many of the islands being volcanic.Anásthias. Agriculture is an important industry, as Antyok exports large quantities of staple foodstuffs to many neighbouring isles, particularly cereal crops like emmerplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigEmmer

Emmer is a grassy green plant cultivated throughout the Civilised world for its edible grain seeds. Emmerseed is threshed and ground to make a heavy flour, used for bread and a wide variety of other products.

Food and Drink

This is in a series of articles about Food and Drink.

Although emmer is tolerant of a variety of climates, it gains the best yields in temperate climes with a moderate amount of rain. The foremost regions for emmer production are the central uplands of.

The south coast has a long sandy shoreline, with fishing villages and summer houses built by the old Heronbaht nobility, greatest of these being the royal Summer Palace of Minasûl. The southwestern hills of Egeb province are rich in iron and copper making it the island's main industrial centre, producing high quality iron and bronze ingots for export.

The island has been inhabited for countless millennia by a proto-Iskeanplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigIskean People

The Iskean are an East Thalsic people primarily inhabiting the northeastern coastal regions of Anásthias. Today they are one of the major ethnic groups of Harthera, with Iskean populations also found in the eastern coastal provinces of Ororr, as well as islands in the people called the Ko-kwayplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigKo-kway

The Ko-kway or Karmoken are the indigenous people of the island of Antyok in the Natorn Archipelago, a nation of the wider Asokway ethnicity. Historically they lived in villages throughout the island, mainly as subsistence farmers and fishermen. They were displaced from much of the island by colonists from the more advanced neighbouring island of. They are very distantly related to the Junda peopleplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigJunda People

The Junda are an Iskean-ethnic people found throughout the Junda Isles and the northeast coast of Anásthias, whose conquest of the mainland led to the foundation of the modern state of Harthera.

Historically they were notable for their shamanic religion and unique calendar, the Junda stormscale.

Junda peoples commonly raided the coasts for food and goods, having little of worth to trade on their home islands. They were accidentally instrumental in the downfall of the who founded modern 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. Ko-kway lineage is in fact much more ancient, for their ancestors have lived for countless millennia near the God Mountain.

The first settlers from the eccentric sea-faring Kingdom of Heronbarplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigKingdom of Heronbar

The Kingdom of Heronbar (c.1700 BME - 36 ME) was one of the historic Four Kingdoms of Besoa. At its height it controlled more than one quarter of the island of Besoa, as well as the islands of Iluns, Antyok and southern parts of The Spines. It later declined, and was annexed by on Besoaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBesoa

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 arrived here long ago, around 400 BMEplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBME (Before Modern Epoch)

Used to date years Before the Modern Epoch.. For a hundred years previous to that, ships had used the natural harbour at Terabplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigTerab

Terab, also called by its Iskean name Teraq, is the capital city and main port of the island of Antyok. It is officially a Protectorate of the Hartheran Navy, who claim to administer the island on behalf of the native Ko-kway people. In practice the city and the island are essentially under MEHartheran as an excellent place to take on food and water during long voyages for fishing, trade and exploration. It quickly developed into a port and thriving town. Conflict with native tribes led the Heronbaht king to send his heir, the Prince, to maintain order, and in time all Crown Princes of Heronbar ruled Antyok before becoming King.

Antyok's port, and agriculture products from the well-tilled plains in its hinterland, gradually became central to the old kingdom's economy, and in the terrible years after the Battle of Four Kingdomsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBattle of Four Kingdoms

The Battle of Four Kingdoms (35 ME), also called The Field of Maiúnla Diëlmes [may-UHN-la dee-EL-mez], was a pivotal military campaign in the history of the island of Besoa, culminating in an all-out battle between its historic Four Kingdoms. Its brutal aftermath led to the fall of the kingdoms of in 35 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

This is in a series of articles about calendars and dating systems.OrorrHartheraHMOrorrHartheraOrorrOrorrHMHartheraHMHartheraOrorr, in which Heronbar's king was killed, the army destroyed and the homelands occupied, the surviving Royal Court relocated to Terab. They never returned.

The old Heronbaht currency was the Tane, or Hook, a short hooked silver rod. This curious currency was devised in Heronbar long ago, the hook being a means of hanging the metal in a balance, ensuring purity in transactions. Foreign gold and silver coins are generally accepted in Terab, but for practicality they are often melted down by local silversmiths.

At the start of the Bizoan Warplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBizoan War and Occupation

The Bizoan War (1086-1092 ME) was a war of conquest by the Hartheran Union against the islands of Besoa and Antyok. The invasion lasted was followed by a period of Occupation from 1092-1114 ME. Besoa was liberated by nationalist forces led by the Sann'ali Court-in-Exile, who established the HartheranHartheraHartheraHartheranOrorrHartheranAnrelOrorrHartheraHartheranHartheranHartheraHartheraHartheraHartheraHartheraHartheranHartheranHartheranHartheraHartheranHartheraHarth…, the 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 Navy secretly purchased warehouses in Terab, and smuggled in men and weapons discussed as sailors and trade goods. Spies formed an alliance with the Ko-kway by playing on their mutual Iskean heritage, and the Ko-kway's longstanding indignation at the usurpation of their land.

With a surprise attack within the city combined with an assault by Ko-Kway forces inland, the Hartherans managed to conquer the island with the Princely forces suffering heavy losses.

The island is now officially a Hartheran Protectorate administered on behalf of the Ko-Kway people, part of the Hartheran Union.

Following the liberation of the island of Besoaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBesoa

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 in 1114 there were uprisings by local opposition groups in the city of Teraq, but these were crushed by Hartheran forces.

Before the conquest, the government was led by the Prince of Antyok, a hereditary ruler descended from the ancient Kingdom of Heronbarplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigKingdom of Heronbar

The Kingdom of Heronbar (c.1700 BME - 36 ME) was one of the historic Four Kingdoms of Besoa. At its height it controlled more than one quarter of the island of Besoa, as well as the islands of Iluns, Antyok and southern parts of The Spines. It later declined, and was annexed by. There was also a small class of landed aristocracy responsible for different parts of the island. However, in practice the day to day governance and the island's economy were largely managed by the city council of Terab, a body of 20-30 prominent merchants.

After the conquest, the Prince escaped into exile and the Hartherans executed the nobility and many senior council leaders, to appeal to the Ko-kway. The island is now administered by a Governor-Captain of the Hartheran Navyplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHartheran Navy

The Hartheran Navy is the most powerful military force in the civilised world, the binding force for the Hartheran Union's land and trade empire. It is not only the largest naval force, consisting of over eight hundred fighting vessels and armed merchantmen.

Military

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