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• Ethnicities Galleryplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigEthnicities Gallery
  
  Some headshots showing the differences between various important ethnic groups around the Civilised World.
  
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• Antyokplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAntyok
  
  Antyok or Antyoq [ant-YOK, uhn-CHOK] is an island in the Natorn Archipelago, due east of Besoa. It was formerly an independent nation, the Principality of Antyok, but since 1086 ME, following the Bizoan War, it is now under Hartheran dominion.
  
  Antyok
  
  This is in a series of articles about Antyok, an island nation in the HartheranHartheranHartheran
• Awmplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAwm
  
  Awm is a grain crop farmed in cooler and upland climates throughout the Civilised World, particularly the highlands of central Anásthias. It is the staple food of Torthien and upland parts of Munatan.
  
  Food and Drink
  
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  Awm is a grassy green plant which yields clusters of ovoid seeds roughly 0.8mm in length, ranging in colour from off-white to red or occasionally black, with a thick husk and a chewy innard. Red awm is colloquially cal…
• Azri Islesplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAzri Isles
  
  The Azri Isles are a group of volcanic islands in the cool southerly seas of the Great Urash Ocean, at a latitude of 54°S, over 3000 km south of Anásthias. By far the largest is Krotolat-ten-azri, followed by Mol-pon-azri, Nai-pan-azri, Sehera-pan-azri and Hal-bar-azriAnásthiasgreenviridgreenviridgreen
• Barleyplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBarley
  
  Barley is a type of green grass, cultivated for its grain in temperate and upland areas throughout the Civilised World. It has been uses being ground to make bread, brewed to make beer and other beverages, as well as consumed whole in a variety of dishes.
  
  Food and Drink
  
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• Beerplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBeer
  
  Beer is brewed from a variety of grains throughout the Civilised World, particularly emmer and awm.
  
  Food and Drink
  
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• Boretrayplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBoretray
  
  Boretray [BOH-reh-tray], along with soay, are the commonest domestic livestock in Anásthias and throughout the Civilised World.
  
  Fauna
  
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• Brumal Deepplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBrumal Deep
  
  The Brumal Deep is an oceanic basin in the Polassirn Ocean, east of the Natorn Sea. The basin is a roughly circular area, which at nearly 9000 m is the deepest sea in the Civilised World. It has no greenfish so is not visited by fishermen or whales. It is considered a treacherous area for shipping, with mountainous waves particularly during the
• Buckleplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBuckle
  
  Buckle, or boukul, is the seed of the bucklebush, a green plant which grows in temperate parts of the Civilised world. Bucklebushes fruit annually, producing thumb-length red-black seed pods, containing numerous millimetre-sized ovoid seeds. Mature pods are left to dry on the bush, then harvested for the seeds. Young pods are edible whole, though tender and do not travel well. In Ororr
• Caravelplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigCaravel
  
  The caravel is sailing vessel seen throughout the Civilised World, the backbone of trade particularly in the Natorn Archipelago and by small traders around the coast of Anásthias.
  
  Technology
  
  This is in a series of articles on machinery, artefacts, manufacturing, craftsmanship, raw materials and other
• 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
• Colewortplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigColewort
  
  The coleworts are a family of edible green plants found throughout the Civilised World. There are many varieties, but most have large green leaves with white ribbing, though varieties range from light green to almost black, with some decorative varieties having a floral appearance with variegated leaves and red or purple ribbing.
• Dun Jaënplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigDun Jaën
  
  The Dun Jaën [doon jay-ENN] is a mountain range in eastern Anásthias, the northern section of the great arc of mountains which, together with the southerly Dun Trisan, separates Ororr from the remainder of the continent.
  
  The Dun Jaen consists of rugged mountains, including the tallest peaks in the
• Duospherical Theoryplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigDuospherical Theory
  
  Duospherical Theory is a geographical theory that the world of Helevos is a sphere, with two hemispheres which are the physical reverse of each other. It has been the dominant theory for more than a millennium, with world maps showing Anásthias
• Edge Landsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigEdge Lands
  
  The Edge Lands are the mytho-geographic lands, said to lie beyond the four oceans surrounding the Civilised World.
  
  They were named by the ancient Miyarrain. Zahkdarret lies to the west of Anásthias, and Retzayk to the east. The cold north is called the Icerealm, the south being the Icehorns.
  
  These names are used in official maps and academic works, but little used in everyday speech.
• 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
  
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  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
• Race and Ethnicityplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigRace and Ethnicity
  
  The concepts of race and ethnicity in the Civilised World are complex, related to issues of history, geography and culture. Some theories of the origins of humanity claim that all humans are descended from a single group of original ancestors, while others believe mankind is made up of distinct races with separate origins. EloyounHartheraAnrelOrorrOrorrEloyounGodmenEloyounOrorrMunatanEloyounAnásthiasGodmen
• Eye of the Worldplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigEye of the World
  
  The Eye of the World is an archaic term for Anásthias or what is now called the Civilised World, used particularly in the Empire of Dor-en-Sann. It derives from an ancient theory that the globe of the world was a sphere of water like an eye, with only one continent, Anásthias, being the iris or pupil. This idea was been superceded by the
• Fermented foodplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigFermented food
  
  Many types of food around the Civilised World are fermented, either to preserve them, or to improve their flavour or nutrition. Fermentation of virid vegetable matter was invented by the Essep people, and gave them the unique ability to eat virid plant matter without suffering virid
• Fixed starsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigFixed stars
  
  The Fixed Stars are the bright stars, more properly small moons, in the sky of Helevos. They are so called because they hold a fixed point in the night sky relative to the ground. There are thought to be four fixed stars, circling the heavens at the four quarters of the globe. Only three are visible in the skies of the
• Garronplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGarron
  
  Garrons are domestic mammals found principally in Anrel and other northern islands, used for riding and to pull carts and carriages. They are cousins of the horsis, the fierce fighting beast now only found in the heraldry of the Anrel kingdoms.
  
  Fauna
  
  This is in a series of articles about Anrel
• Gikrikplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGikrik
  
  The Gikrik, also called the Frogmen, are mythical race of man, described in the folklore throughout the civilised world.
  
  According to the tales of Anrel Isles recounted in the Tirennion and elsewhere, the ancestors of the Gikrik rebelled against the strictures that confined humankind to the Realm of the Godmen during the mythic
• The Grand Academy of Rasiaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigThe Grand Academy of Rasia
  
  The Grand Academy of Rasia [RAH-see-uh], more commonly known as the Rasian Academy, was once the greatest centre of learning in the Civilised World. It taught a wide variety of disciplines but specialised in thaumaturgical theory and practice.
  
  Rasian Academy
  
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• Great Urash Oceanplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGreat Urash Ocean
  
  The Great Urash Ocean is one of the four oceans surrounding the Civilised World. It's name derives from the Manthi word meaning southern.
  
  It extends south from Anásthias to the Icehorns of the south pole, and from Vulime in the east to Zahkdarret in the west. Its boundaries are somewhat vague, as its seas are not often travelled by ships from the Anásthias
• Gulf of Wiyelplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGulf of Wiyel
  
  The Gulf of Wiyel is an arm of the Polassirn Ocean in the north of Anásthias.
  
  Ororr
  
  This is in a series of articles on the modern nation-station of Ororr.
  
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  * Name: Holy Motherland of Ororr * Government: Theocratic Republic * Capital: Torroramai *
• 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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• Helevosplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHelevos
  
  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 viridgreenAnásthiasAnásthiasAnásthiasgreen
• Hogplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHog
  
  Hogs are common domestic animals found throughout the Civilised World, except in central Ororr, where the climate is too hot and dry for them to thrive.
  
  Fauna
  
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  The common wild hog has short tusks which they use to dig roots and grubs from the soil. Wild hogs have a certain degree of virid
• Humbersplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHumbers
  
  Humbers are a species of small flying mammal found throughout the civilised world, particularly in areas of green forest and other dense vegetation.
  
  Fauna
  
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  They are one of the most diverse and successful mammal species, with at least two hundred sub-species with a range of appearance and specialisation. Most feed on fruits, nectar of
• The Icerealmplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigThe Icerealm
  
  The Icerealm is the traditional name for the frozen lands to the north of the Civilised World, one of the Edge Lands that surrounds the known world. The arctic region is in fact part of the continent of Zahkdarret.
  
  In Anrel, “The Ice Realm” is also a name for the mythic land of
• Iskean Seaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigIskean Sea
  
  The Iskean Sea lies between the southern end of the Natorn Archipelago and the mainland of Anásthias, stretching as far west as the Gorval Peninsula.
  
  Much of the sea bed is relatively shallow, and in previous epochs when sea level was lower, the sea bed was exposed as islands and land.
• Jiaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigJia
  
  Jia is a herbal infusion made from the jia vine, consumed throughout the Civilised World. Jia is almost always served hot as a stimulant drink, said to have a cool, refreshing tingling sensation on the tongue.
  
  Food and Drink
  
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  Cultivation viridOrorrviridgreengreen
• Kat-i-Vauplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigKat-i-Vau
  
  Kat-i-Vau is the highest mountain in the Civilised World, a peak in the Dun Trisan mountains 8100 metres above sea level.
  
  [ ] Kat-i-Vau, viewed from the west, northern ridge to the left
  
  The mountain is greatly revered by the people of Li-Vam-Aur and Taur-Dji-Oum as the connection between earth and the heavens, the means by which spirits of the dead ascend to the sky.
• Lake Beikidplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLake Beikid
  
  Lake Beikid (Hartraan) or Békiplaum (local) is a lake in the region of Torthien in Anásthias, the largest body of fresh water in the Civilised World. It is 350 km from north to south, an average of 80 km wide.
  
  The lake has little human habitation since its shores are surrounded by virid
• Lake Initererplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLake Initerer
  
  Lake Initerer [i-ni-TEH-reh] is a large body of freshwater in the Siltorn highlands of northwestern Ororr, the largest lake in Ororr and the second largest in the Civilised World, after Lake Beikid.
  
  Ororr
  
  This is in a series of articles on the modern nation-station of Ororr.
  
  Ororr
• Mammalplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMammal
  
  Mammals are the dominant order of animals within the green kingdom, found throughout the civilised world.
  
  Fauna
  
  This is in a series of articles about Animals.
  
  Mammals are endothermic, red-blooded, raise live young and have varying degrees of fur covering, contrary to most
• Mayápo Languageplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMayápo Language
  
  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.
  
  Language
  
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  This is in a series of articles about Languages and Communication.
  
  Though it been extinct as a spoken language for almost two thousand years, it continued to be used throughout the Eloyounlanguagelanguagelanguagegreengreengreengreengreen
• Merrowplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMerrow
  
  The merrow is a fruit found in temperate regions of human habitation throughout the civilised world. Merrow trees are part of the green kingdom, and are a diverse family with hundreds of varieties from small semi-wild varieties to large black, red or orange fruit.
  
  Food and Drink
  
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• Miyarrisplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMiyarris
  
  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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• Modern Epoch (ME)plugin-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
• 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
• Northlandplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigNorthland
  
  Common name for the Kingdom of Sensatard, it being the most northerly nation in the Civilised World.
• The Obverseplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigThe Obverse
  
  The Obverse is the opposite side of the globe to the Civilised World. It is largely unknown to the peoples of the Civilised World, and consequently subject to folklore, myth and speculative theories.
  
  The most prominent of these is the Duospherical theory. It proposes that the Obverse is the physical inverse of the Civilised WorldCivilised Worldvirid
• Ovorsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigOvors
  
  Ovors [OH-vor] (also ovorr, plural ovorn) are common domestic herd animals found throughout the Civilised World, used for their meat, skins and wool. They are agile creatures with a thick matted fur and small conical horns for defence, though many herdsmen blunt these. viridAnásthias
• Ovorn cheeseplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigOvorn cheese
  
  Ovorn cheese is made from the milk of ovors, livestock mammals found throughout the Civilised World. Cheese from their milk is produced in temperate regions where ovors flourish, and is a staple food particularly of the Natorn Archipelago.
  
  Food and Drink
  
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  The finest varieties of strong hard cheese come from Anrel
• Polassirn Oceanplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigPolassirn Ocean
  
  The Polassirn Ocean is the most northerly of the four oceans surrounding the Civilised World. The ocean is deep and cold, with occasional sea ice on the far northern shores.
  
  It is rich with virid sea life. The shallow waters around the Natorn Archipelago are full of green fish and pelagic flora, as well as
• Redeeming Oceanplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigRedeeming Ocean
  
  The Redeeming Ocean, historically known by it's Miyarrain name, the Poomué, separates the Civilised World from the eastern continent of Retzayk. It is 4500km across at its narrowest point. It has a number of small islands, the Eastern Isles being the only sizeable group.
• Remelplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigRemel
  
  Remel [rem-ELL] is a major city on the River Wiyel in Ororr, situated between the Triminot Lakes. The region is wealthy and one of the most densely populated regions of the civilised world, being a major centre for agriculture, trade and manufacturing. Historically it was the capital of the powerful city-state of her
• Retzaykplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigRetzayk
  
  Retzayk is a long, narrow continent approximately 4500 km east of Anásthias, separated from it by the Redeeming Ocean. It extends from the North Pole, crossing the equator and deep into the southern hemisphere.
  
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  Eastern continent of Retzayk
  
  According to contemporary geography, Retzayk is believed to be one of the Anásthiasviridviridvirid
• River Roulplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigRiver Roul
  
  The River Roul or Ruldin, is a great river in southeastern Anásthias, flowing southeast from the mountains through Taur-Dji-Oum to its mouth in Tiernas Bay. The river is the formal boundary between Munatan and Otekahré.
  
  At its mouth the river is the widest in the Civilised World and regularly floods, creating an inhospitable landscape of swamps and mudflats.
• River Wiyelplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigRiver Wiyel
  
  The River Wiyel or Weil [WILE, WAH-yil] in Ororr is the longest river in the Civilised World. The Wiyel Basin drains two thirds of modern Ororr, running over 5000 km from its source in the southern Dun Trisan mountains, flowing northwards to the sea.
  
  Names
  
  As the river is so long it has been known by many names by different civilisations throughout history. 'Wiel' is the name used during the time of the GreenOrorr
• Sea dragonplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSea dragon
  
  The sea dragon is a large marine virid creature inhabiting the pelagic zone in deeper waters off the oceanic shelf. They are predatory, living on a diet of fish and carrion. In the Civilised World they are most common in the temperate waters around Munatan, southern virid
• Sjil (Seldan)plugin-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
• Skundplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSkund
  
  Skund or scundai is a cheap alcoholic spirit, popular with Hartheran sailors and common in the ports of the Civilised World. It was traditionally made in Oonar from the leftover pulp from making fine auray. The resulting liquor being distilled to a pure, yellow-tinted alcohol which was diluted to water and popular in the port city of
• Slaveryplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSlavery
  
  Slavery was a practice of many ancient societies but is reviled throughout the Civilised World.
  
  However many similar practices continue such as indented servitude in Harthera, use of prison labour in Ororr, and serfdom in Hesjbagaaia.
  
  The ancient civilisation of Traithe was most notorious for slavery, its hierophant ships raiding far and wide to gain slave labour for its farms and mines.
• Soulplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSoul
  
  Cultures throughout the Civilised World hold different ideas about the nature of the human soul, the animus that gives living beings life, thought and will.
  
  Belief
  
  This is in a series of articles about religions and beliefs.
  
  The ancient Doroun had a syncretic concept of the soul being made up of seven distinct parts, including all the physical, spiritual and psychological parts that make up a whole human being. These had been assembled from a variety of Thalsic tribal and early religi…
• Taur-Dji-Oumplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigTaur-Dji-Oum
  
  Taur-Dji-Oum [Tower-shjee-ohm], known as Torthien in much of the Civilised World, also called the Vale of Tortanis in Ororr, is an upland area of southeastern Anásthias. It is a politically complex and unstable region, consisting of twenty-three major ethnic nations, territorially sub-divided into smaller kingdoms, chiefdoms, fiefdoms and clan holdings, with a shifting pattern of allegiances and alliances.
• Thalsic musicplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigThalsic music
  
  Thalsic music is the musical traditions of the Thalsic peoples, the predominant human population of the northern and eastern Civilised World. Thalsic music has many styles, but common factors included use of polyphony and diatonic scales. Classic Thalsic music is played on a combination of stringed and wind instruments, with percussion made from shells and shallow skin drums.
• Trobrailatplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigTrobrailat
  
  Trobrailat is a prosperous city in the Deltirot region of southern Ororr, famous for its fine ceramics, particularly decorated tiles and tea-ware, which are exported throughout the Civilised World. It is also renowned for cosmetics, also using the fine local clay, as well as perfumes.Ororr
• Tsaykouiplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigTsaykoui
  
  Tsaykoui is a large island group on the eastern edge on the Redeeming Ocean, 5600 km southeast of the Hook of Anarr and 1600 km south of the southernmost tip of Retzayk. Their latitude extends from 33-43°S, the climate ranging from sub-tropical to temperate. tsaykoui
  
  The landscape is mostly low elevation, and due to their isolation they are all covered in a unique variety of
• Tunnel-wormsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigTunnel-worms
  
  Tunnel-worms are virid vermiform creatures found in caves and burrows throughout the Civilised World. They were once more common but are now mainly found in remote cave systems in mountains and isolated regions, particularly in the Dun Trisan mountains.
  
  Tunnel-worms are dun-coloured omnivores, hunters and scavengers consuming anything from carrion and decaying plant matter to small living prey. They can grow to a prodigious size limited only by the size of the tunnel system they l…
• Tutumplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigTutum
  
  Tutum is a green bush with glossy leaves, found throughout the Civilised World but particularly in Anrel. It is a successionary plant which grows in the burn zone between virid and green biomes, though it is only able to flourish in the presence of ream moss. One of its principle survival mechanisms is producing greenviridviridviridviridviridvirid
• Vesmien Oceanplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigVesmien Ocean
  
  The Vesmien Ocean is one of the four oceans surrounding the Civilised World, to the west of Anásthias. It extends as far north as Cape Cadal, and as far as Deshee Point in Veedormim in the south.
  
  The Vesmien is shallower than other oceans, a notable feature being the many reefs and shifting sand bars which present a hazard to shipping. Principle amongst these are the
• Vetthi Merchant Fleetplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigVetthi Merchant Fleet
  
  The Vetthi Merchant Fleet of the Vetthi Merchant Company is the most prestigious merchant navy in the world, with trade concessions and trading rights in virtually every port throughout the Civilised World. Its influence, wealth and prestige is the pride of the
• Vuliméplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigVulimé
  
  Vulimé, or Voulimay (in Mayápo), is an island continent far to the south and east of Anásthias, more than 10,000km distant. The continent stretches 8400km from 25°S to 75°S , from subtropical forest in the north to icey tundra in the south.
  
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  Geologically it was once connected to
• Whalesplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigWhales
  
  Whales are aquatic mammals inhabiting waters surrounding the Civilised World. They are most numerous in the Natorn Archipelago, as well as the temperate waters of southern Anásthias.
  
  Fauna
  
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  Whales fill several ecological niches from placid herbivores to cunning predators. Anásthias
• Zahkdarretplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigZahkdarret
  
  Zahkdarret is the largest continent of Helevos, encompassing most of the western hemisphere to the west and north of Anásthias.
  
  North polar projection of the Zahkdarret-Retzayk landmass, showing the average range of north polar ice
  
  In Mayapo it means “
• Zetahburookplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigZetahburook
  
  Zetahburook [zeh-TAH-boo-rook] is a large island continent to the west of Zahkdarret, approximately 9000 km east-west and 8500 km north-south. It forms part of the Zahkdarret-Retzayk supercontinent.
  
  Zetahburook is mostly hot, wet and low-lying, covered in virid jungle and swamp, dotted with hundreds of lakes and several huge inland seas. The three largest bodies of fresh water in the world are found on this continent.
• Atlas: Antyokplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAtlas: Antyok
  
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  Antyok
  
  Antyok or Antyoq [ant-YOK, uhn-CHOK] is an island in the Natorn Archipelago, due east of Besoa. It was formerly an independent nation, the Principality of Antyok, but since 1086 ME, following the Bizoan War, it is now under HartheranHartheranHartheran
• Atlas: Civilised Worldplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAtlas: Civilised World
  
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  Civilised World
  
  The Civilised World refers to the known regions of human civilisat…
• Atlas: Civilised World (Geography)plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAtlas: Civilised World (Geography)
  
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  Civilised 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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• Atlas: Duospherical worldplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAtlas: Duospherical world
  
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  World of Helevos as seen by contemporary cartographers
  
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  Duospherical Theory
  
  Duospherical Theory is a geographical theory that the world of Helevos is a sphere, with two hemispheres which are the physical reverse of each other. It has been the dominant theory for more than a millennium, with world maps showing Anásth…
• Atlas: East Munatanplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAtlas: East Munatan
  
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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 Thalsic, meaning “Land of One Sun”, since the OrorrOrorrOrorrHartheraHartheraOrorrOrorrOrorrHartheraHartheraHartheran
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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-geog.png] * Zoom in * Zoom out * Great Urash Ocean * Biinmos * Schaidam @ ]405,466,428,457,431,449,449,447,468,436,478,433,482,423,476,408,475,400,483,390,504,396,529,420,552,450,504,478,421,483] * [[helevos:teij|Teij @ ]353,439,363,391,377,383,395,379,400,372,418,360,439,369,439,383,424,394,418,412,417,432,428,441,432,449,425,458,404,467] * [[helevos:plos|Plós @ 439,384,456,385,474,399,475,409,456,424,452,431,428,442,417,432,418,412,422,398,430,389 * Kase…
• Atlas: Obverseplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAtlas: Obverse
  
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  The Obverse
  
  The Obverse is the opposite side of the globe to the Civilised World. It is largely unknown to the peoples of the Civilised World, and consequently subject to folklore, myth and speculative theories.
  
  The most prominent of these is the Civilised WorldCivilised Worldvirid
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  Remel
  
  Remel [rem-ELL] is a major city on the River Wiyel in Ororr, situated between the Triminot Lakes. The region is wealthy and one of the most densely populated regions of the civilised world, being a major centre for agriculture, trade and manufacturing. Historically it was the capital of the powerful city-state of her
• Atlas: Retzaykplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAtlas: Retzayk
  
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  Retzayk
  
  Retzayk is a long, narrow continent approximately 4500 km east of Anásthias, separated from it by the Redeeming Ocean. It extends from the North Pole, crossing the equator and deep into the southern hemisphere.Anásthiasviridviridvirid
• Atlas: Helevos interactive mapplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAtlas: Helevos interactive map
  
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  Physical/Political map of Helevos. Click red flags to zoom in, or nav buttons to zoom out
  
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  Helevos
  
  Helevos (also known as Vos, or Veeos) is a temperate terrestrial world, fourth planet of the star Cordes in the viridgreenAnásthiasAnásthiasAnásthiasgreen
• Atlas: Helevos (Equirectangular)plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAtlas: Helevos (Equirectangular)
  
  An interactive map of the world of Helevos. Click any area of the map to zoom in to more information. Use the magnifier buttons to zoom out to see more about the planet and solar system. [world-pol.png] * Zoom in * Zoom out * Retzayk * Zahkdarret * Vulimé *
• Atlas: Taur-Dji-Oum (Torthien)plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAtlas: Taur-Dji-Oum (Torthien)
  
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  Taur-Dji-Oum
  
  Taur-Dji-Oum [Tower-shjee-ohm], known as Torthien in much of the Civilised World, also called the Vale of Tortanis in Ororr, is an upland area of southeastern Anásthias. It is a politically complex and unstable region, consisting of twenty-three major ethnic nations, territorially sub-divided into smaller kingdoms, chiefdoms, fiefdoms a…
• Atlas: Tsaykouiplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAtlas: Tsaykoui
  
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  Tsaykoui
  
  Tsaykoui is a large island group on the eastern edge on the Redeeming Ocean, 5600 km southeast of the Hook of Anarr and 1600 km south of the southernmost tip of Retzayk. Their latitude extends from 33-43°S, the climate ranging from sub-tropical to temperate.
• Atlas: Vuliméplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAtlas: Vulimé
  
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  Vulimé
  
  Vulimé, or Voulimay (in Mayápo), is an island continent far to the south and east of Anásthias, more than 10,000km distant. The continent stretches 8400km from 25°S to 75°S , from subtropical forest in the north to icey tundra in the south.
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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 Thalsic, meaning “Land of One Sun”, since the OrorrOrorrOrorrHartheraHartheraOrorrOrorrOrorrHartheraHartheraHartheran
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  Zahkdarret
  
  Zahkdarret is the largest continent of Helevos, encompassing most of the western hemisphere to the west and north of Anásthias.
  
  North polar projection of the Zahkdarret-Retzayk landmass
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  Zetahburook
  
  Zetahburook [zeh-TAH-boo-rook] is a large island continent to the west of Zahkdarret, approximately 9000 km east-west and 8500 km north-south. It forms part of the Zahkdarret-Retzayk supercontinent.
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• Welcome to Helevosplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigWelcome to Helevos
  
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  Helevos is a fantasy world of magic and science, divided by two incompatible biologies: the Green Kingdom of humans, trees, grasses, crops and red-blooded animals, and the Virid Kingdom of toxic jungles, poisonous plants, terrifying creatures and airborne infections.
  
  Over thousands of years humans have forged the hundred OrorrOrorrOrorrOrorrOrorrOrorrlanguagelanguage
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  World religions
  
  List of major religions in the modern Civilised World.
  
  Deities
  
  List of gods and deities, ancient and modern.
  
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  List of gods, spirits and deities worshipped by cultures throughout the Civilised World.
  
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• Greenfishplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGreenfish
  
  Greenfish are piscine members of the Green Kingdom, generally edible (or at least not poisonous) to humans. The term encompasses hundreds of species of fish and shellfish living in coastal waters, lakes and rivers throughout the Civilised World. Greenfish are a vital food resource for human populations particularly in coastal areas.
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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
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  List of key trading ports throughout the Civilised World.
  
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  Helevos
  
  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 viridgreenAnásthiasAnásthiasAnásthiasgreen