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.
The Grestaian Chase [gress-STAY-an] is a famous annual drort race held in Grestaian Park in the city of Vahltor, with teams of riders competing to complete an ovoid circular course.
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Though formerly a single annual event, the popularity of the Chase has spawned a series of racing events which take place in the park, including shorter races, obstacle courses, and novelty races with
Manthi Peopleplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigManthi People
The Manthi are a diverse group of Jorothi-ethnic peoples found in southwestern Anásthias, particularly southwestern Ororr, Veedormim and the Manthi-Lien.
Ethnicity
ethnicity
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History
The early Manthi migrated south along the coast of Anásthias from the Jorothi homelands in what is now northwestern viridvirid
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
Seqal is a historic city in Ororr, at the confluence of two tributaries of the River Wiyel. The ancient city was cut into the rock between the two rivers, making it one of the “Hidden Cities” that were mainly underground. Today the majority of the population live in New Seqal, built on the river bank a little downriver from the Old City.Ororr
The Faithless Vultureplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigThe Faithless Vulture
The Faithless Vulture, subtitled “A comedy of tragic ends”, is an opera written by the last Ensanni Emperor, Ollilontan. It is his longest and most controversial work, a thinly veiled parody of the rise of Therion, the Great Prophet of the Therist religion. To modern TheristHartheraTherionMETherist
Zetlans are equine mammals related to the garron and the horsis, with a robust frame and a striped hide. They were bred by the Miyarrain to be more tolerant to virid poisoning, and were used for riding and as draught animals. However, their aggressive nature makes them difficult to domesticate and they largely live in the wild.