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  • Alonorrplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAlonorr

    Alonorr was the easternmost province of the Empire of Dor-en-Sann, named for its capital, a port city in the vicinity of modern Harlon. From the city, the empire controlled much of the lower River Velun and all lands west of the river, between Alonorr and the neighbouring province of
  • Ancient Remelplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAncient Remel

    Ancient Remel was one of the great powers of the ancient world. The city-state grew rich from controlling trade on River Wiyel, fed by fertile riverlands of the Triminot valley. The city's rich culture, complex religion and multiplicity of gods was a significant influence on the later BME
  • Ancient Toborrplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAncient Toborr

    Ancient Toborr was one of the powers of the ancient world, a city-state and maritime empire centred on the island city of Toborr. Despite losing its empire to more aggressive neighbours, Toborr survived as a self-governing entity for an incredibly long period of history, from it's foundation circa 2900 BMEBMEBME
  • Asheraplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAshera

    Ashera is the ancient Gaal mother goddess, who under the Empire of Dor-en-Sann became chief of the many faces of the Mother of All Aspects. Ashera remained the figurehead of the Imperial Cult within the ancient church, her devotees being called Asherites. Since the founding of Ororr there have been repeated scares of shadowy figures in the
  • Battle-fanplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBattle-fan

    The eplek (Doroun), called a battle-fan or war fan, is a shield weapon once used by elite members of the EnSanni army in the later Imperial period.

    Composition & Use

    Epleks are composed of numerous strips of watered steel folded onto a central stem, which can unfurl to form a shield. The shield is mainly used to deflect blows or to protect the user from arrows. The best fans are all steel, with stops so each fan blade remains interlocked with no gaps. Inferior fans were bound with …
  • Battle of Meldaounplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBattle of Meldaoun

    The Battle of Meldaoun [MEL-da-oon] (58 ME) (sometimes called Menvin Bridge) was the final decisive victory for Ororran forces fighting the remnant army of the Empire of Dor-en-Sann. Menvin Bridge was a crossing point into the old Imperial heartlands in the town of Meldaoun, defended by the massed forces of the old Empire. The defeat was the end of any organised imperial resistance, and led to the death of the last Emperor-General,
  • Beryl Epochplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBeryl Epoch

    Historic epoch, age of the Empire of Dor-en-Sann.
  • Crish and Vargplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigCrish and Varg

    Crish and Varg is an island group over 900 km north of Cape Cadal, the most northwesterly point of Anásthias. It is named for the two largest islands, but the group includes six smaller islands plus rocky islets, many appearing and disappearing with the viridgreenlanguageOrorrTherist
  • Cult of the Hanged Manplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigCult of the Hanged Man

    The Cult of the Hanged Man, also known as the Menkirians or Hangers, is a faith which flourished in the final decades of the Empire of Dor-en-Sann. It followed the teachings of the Apostate Menkirafed, who was executed and dismembered by the old Imperial Church.

    Belief

    This is in a series of articles about
  • Cynostaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigCynosta

    Cynosta or Cheenosta [sin/kin/cheen-OSS-ta] is a city in Cavann province in northeastern Ororr. Like much of the province, which borders Harthera to the east, it has a significant Iskean-ethnic population. Historically it was an ancient Iskean city-state and petty kingdom under the Ororr
  • Dirroumplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigDirroum

    The dirroum was the historic currency unit of the Empire of Dor-en-Sann. Various attempts were made to reform or rename the currency, but the name has remained due to practicality.

    Money

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    This is in a series of articles about money, currencies and finance.

    ororr dor-en-sann currency
  • Dor-en-Sannplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigDor-en-Sann

    The Empire of Dor-en-Sann, one of the largest multicultural empires in history.
  • Doroun languageplugin-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.

    Language

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    This is in a series of articles about Languages and Communication.

    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…
  • Doroun peopleplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigDoroun people

    The Doroun people today refers to the inhabitants of central Ororr, who speak Doroun as their first language. The Doroun people today are a panethnicity, composed of many historic ethnic groups united by a common language and the religion of the Mother Church. The Doroun heartland is the region of language
  • Dunasaninplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigDunasanin

    Dunasanin [doo-nah-SAH-neen] is one of the six autonomous regions of Ororr. It is the central and most heavily populated region. Geographically it encompasses the enormous drainage basin of the River Wiyel, from the deserts of Sekalkot in the south, the Siltorn Hills in the west, down to the sea at OrorrOrorr
  • Eidolons of Seqalplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigEidolons of Seqal

    The Eidolons of the Goddess, commonly called the Eidolons of Seqal, are a triptych of ancient statues carved into the rocky riverside at the city of Seqal in Ororr. The figures are a renowned symbol of the city, being the first thing seen by visitors travelling upriver to the city. green
  • Kingdom of Emánunéplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigKingdom of Emánuné

    Emánuné [eh-MAN-oo-nay, imæn'uːeɪ] was an ancient kingdom occupying the fertile valley of the River Velun, in what is now modern Harthera.

    Ancient Northeast Anasthias

    This is in a series of articles about the ancient history of Northeast HM
  • Empire of Dor-en-Sannplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigEmpire of Dor-en-Sann

    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
  • Ennseperan Empireplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigEnnseperan Empire

    The Holy Empire of EnSann and Essep, commonly called the Ennseperan Empire or simply Ennseperans, was a historic state in the southwest of Anásthias, existing from 101-683 ME.

    Ennseperans

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    This is in a series of articles about the Ennseperan Empire.

    It encompassed the modern nation of OrorrOrorrOrorrOrorrOrorr
  • Ensanniplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigEnsanni

    Meaning of, or related to, the historic Empire of Dor-en-Sann.
  • 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
  • Fane of all Facesplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigFane of all Faces

    The Fane of all Faces was a large church-temple building in the heart of the city of Galkesh, capital of the old Empire of Dor-en-Sann. The fane was central to the imperial religion, which embraced all gods and deities as a single family, who were in turn all aspects of a single divine super-entity called the
  • Gaal Peopleplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGaal People

    The Gaal people are an ethnic group whose original homeland was in the uplands of what is now northeastern Ororr. The Gaal Empire grew to encompass much of the region, and was the progenitor of the Empire of Dor-en-Sann. Consequently the Gaal people, their language, culture and influence, formed the foundation of modern Ororran society.
  • Gaal Empireplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGaal Empire

    The Gaal Empire (c.2400-2055 BME) was the cultural and military hegemony of the Gaal people, whose capital was Gaalkedch in what is now northern Ororr. The Gaal Empire lasted five centuries, steadily accumulating territory and wealth, until it was taken over in a military coup by BME
  • Gahskahtplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGahskaht

    The Kingdom of Gahskaht was a constituent realm of the Empire of Dor-en-Sann.
  • Galkeshplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGalkesh

    The modern city of Galkesh [GAL-kesh, g'alkeʃ] is capital of the Gaskanin region of northeastern Ororr, and of Galkesh province. In ancient times it was Gaalkedch [nGAHL-kedge-sh, ɣɑːːɫkeʒʃ], centre of the first Gaal Empire, and later the holy metropolis of the Empire of Dor-en-Sann.

    Ororr

    This is in a series of articles on the modern nation-station of OrorrME
  • Gaskaninplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGaskanin

    Gaskanin is one of the six regions of Ororr, occupying the northeastern part of the country.

    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
  • Gebjon Dynasty (Dor-en-Sann)plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGebjon Dynasty (Dor-en-Sann)

    The Gebjon Dynasty was a line of related rulers of the Empire of Dor-en-Sann, from its founding in 1903 BME to 1645 BME. Early rulers of the dynasty were sons or nephews of the ruling emperor, but as time progressed inheritors of the title were increasingly by marriage or adoption. Some emperors even forcibly adopted themselves into the line.
  • Gebjon Galrenidhplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGebjon Galrenidh

    Gebjon Galrenidh (1973-1903 BME) was a military leader who ruled the Gaal Empire for the final seventeen years of the Gobalay Interregnum, from 1920 BME until his death in 1903.

    People

    This is in a series of articles on famous and historic people.

    The period was relatively peaceful after decades of turbulence and violence. He was succeeded by his nephew
  • Gebjon Vequidchplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGebjon Vequidch

    Gebjon Vequidch (reigned 1903-c.1860 BME) was the first emperor of the Empire of Dor-en-Sann and founder of the Gebjon dynasty. He was of Gobalay descent, and rose to power to take over the ailing Gaal Empire to form a new empire after the chaos of the Gobalay Interregnum.

    People

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  • Gildonplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGildon

    Gildon [GIL-don] is one of the six autonomous regions of Ororr encompassing the southwest of the country. Its capital is the fortified city of Agann, roughly 500 km from the modern border with Hesjbagaaia. Historically the region was called Vildon.

    Ororr

    This is in a series of articles on the modern nation-station of OrorrviridBME
  • Gobalay Peopleplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGobalay People

    The Gobalay are an Issid-ethnic people who inhabit the Gorval Peninsula of modern Ororr.

    Lowland Gobalay people in the south of the peninsula are mixed with Gaal, Doroun and other ethnic groups of Ororr, but Insular Gobalay, the people of the far northern and upland regions still have a significantly pure Gobalay population. All speak local variants of Ororr
  • Gobalay Interregnumplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGobalay Interregnum

    The Gobalay Interregnum (1965-1903 BME) was a historic period in which the crumbling Gaal Empire was ruled by military overlords from the Gobalay Guard, who had seized power in a coup and deposed the traditional Gaal matriarchy.

    Conflict

    This is in a series of articles on
  • Gorvalplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGorval

    Gorval, also called Gobal, is the most northerly province of the region of Gaskanin in northeastern Ororr, occupying the Gorval Peninsula and its hinterland. Its people are traditionally called the Gobalay. The province consists of rugged coastline with hundreds of rocky islands, and uplands with an ancient Ororr
  • Grand Palatinate of Saloyaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGrand Palatinate of Saloya

    The Grand Palatinate of Saloya, sometimes poetically referred to as the Rose Empire, was a historic Eloyoun nation in northeast Anásthias. It was home to the Saloyan people and the Saloyan language. The Palatinate was a complex oligarchy, highly civilised and cultured. Until the start of the BMEBMEBMEBMEBMEBMEBMEBMEMEMEMEME
  • Great Prophet Therionplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGreat Prophet Therion

    The Great Prophet Therion (c.30 BME - ?62 ME), often simply called the Great Prophet, was the founder of the Mother Church and nation state 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 TherionTheristTherion
  • 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
  • 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
  • Imperial Academy of Artsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigImperial Academy of Arts

    The Imperial Academy of Arts was the most respected institution of arts and learning in the old Empire of Dor-en-Sann, in the imperial capital of Gaalkedch

    Organisations & Institutions

    This is in a series of articles on institutions and organisations, including education, religion and government.

    institutions dor-en-sann
  • Dor'Ann Imperial Calendarplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigDor'Ann Imperial Calendar

    The Dor'Ann Imperial Calendar or Old Imperial Reckoning, more often called the Imperial Calendar or IC, was the official religious and bureaucratic calendar of the Empire of Dor-en-Sann. The Gaal Empire which preceded it had used a calendar dated from the legendary founding of
  • Imperial Churchplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigImperial Church

    The Imperial Church was the meta-institution which regulated the diverse and syncretic faiths and practices of the Empire of Dor-en-Sann.

    Belief

    This is in a series of articles about religions and beliefs.

    The vast empire had hundreds of religions, cults and local beliefs, and the Imperial Church's official policy was to find links and commonalities between all faiths, with the uniting purpose of showing that ultimately, everyone worshipped the same godhead, just in differe…
  • Imperial Provinces (Dor-en-Sann)plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigImperial Provinces (Dor-en-Sann)

    In the old Empire of Dor-en-Sann, the Imperial Provinces were territories directly administered by the central imperial government, as opposed to rule by satraps, client kings, or other autonomous local government.

    Empire of Dor-en-Sann

    This is in a series of articles about the historic multi-ethnic state, the
  • Imperial Religionplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigImperial Religion

    The syncretic faith of the Empire of Dor-en-Sann, officially called the Church of the Mother of All Aspects.
  • Kethelayplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigKethelay

    Kethelay (Hartraan kethilee, Reidan ketilly) is a style of music played with pipes and drums. It originates with the folk music of the Gobalay people of northern Ororr, but spread to the Empire of Dor-en-Sann as courtly dance music.

    Culture

    This is a category of articles on Arts, Music, Literature & Culture.

    Classic kethelay is now a quaint and old fashioned style, but has gained something of a modern revival through composers of classical
  • Kingdom of Deltirotplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigKingdom of Deltirot

    The Kingdom of Deltirot was a historic nation in central Anásthias, occupying much of what is now the region of Deltirot in Ororr.

    Empire of Dor-en-Sann

    This is in a series of articles about the historic multi-ethnic state, the Empire of Dor-en-Sann, which existed from c.1900 BME-60 Ororr
  • Kingdom of Gahskahtplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigKingdom of Gahskaht

    The Kingdom of Gahskaht was ancient kingdom, which later became a constituent nation of the Empire of Dor-en-Sann. Its capital was the city of Gahsk. The modern region of Gaskanin in Ororr takes its name from the ancient kingdom.

    Empire of Dor-en-Sann

    This is in a series of articles about the historic multi-ethnic state, the BMEBME
  • Kingdom of Garnarré-Remelplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigKingdom of Garnarré-Remel

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    Kingdom of Garnarré-Remel

    The Kingdom of Garnarré-Remel was an Imperial Kingdom, a constituent nation of the Empire of Dor-en-Sann, founded after the conquest of Ancient Remel in 1630 BME.

    Empire of Dor-en-Sann

    This is in a series of articles about the historic multi-ethnic state, the Empire of Dor-en-Sann, which existed from c.1900 BME
  • Kingdom of Karsooinplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigKingdom of Karsooin

    The Kingdom of Karsooin was an Iskean nation in what is now northern Harthera, it's capital being what is now the modern city of Garsun.

    Ancient Northeast Anasthias

    This is in a series of articles about the ancient history of Northeast Anásthias, before the founding of the modern nation of
  • Kingdom of Seqalplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigKingdom of Seqal

    The Kingdom of Seqal was an ancient Issid state centred on the city of Seqal. Due to the city's strategic location on the River Wiyel it became a wealthy nation based on trade in jade, cultural artefacts and metal ores.

    Empire of Dor-en-Sann

    This is in a series of articles about the historic multi-ethnic state, the BMEBME
  • Little Ice Ageplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLittle Ice Age

    The Little Ice Age is a historical epoch within Helevos's climate cycle, a roughly 700-year period of global cooling from 50 BME to 650 ME. A series of cooler summers caused a net fall in global temperatures, with a consequent lowering of sea level of up to three metres. This not only had a big impact on low-lying coastal areas but caused climate change sufficient to upset the balance of power of global economies, contributing to the fall of the
  • Melemborplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMelembor

    Melem or melembor is a boardgame played with coins or counters on a rectangular board, with the object being to get as many counters as possible into the centre area while knocking away counters of opponents.

    Sports

    This is in a series of articles on
  • Menkirafedplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMenkirafed

    Menkirafed (c.110-72 BME) was a political radical, anti-theist and apostate who was executed in the latter days of the Empire of Dor-en-Sann. His disciples founded a new sect, the Menkirians - more often called the Cult of the Hanged Man.

    People

    This is in a series of articles on famous and historic people.

    History BMEBME
  • 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
  • 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
  • Mother of All Aspectsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMother of All Aspects

    The Mother Of All Aspects was the Supreme Goddess of the religion of the ancient Empire of Dor-en-Sann. It was officially called the Church of the Mother of All Aspects, more often simply called the Imperial Religion.

    Belief

    This is in a series of articles about
  • 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
  • Mutabaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMutaba

    The Mutaba were an Iskean tribal nation in what is now northern Harthera. The Mutaba were considered fierce fighters, and repelled incursion by the Empire of Dor-en-Sann and Saloya, only being conquered by the later Hartherans.

    Ancient Northeast Anasthias

    This is in a series of articles about the ancient history of Northeast
  • Naynplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigNayn

    Nayn was a historic Iskean nation in northeast Anásthias, now part of modern Harthera.

    Ancient Northeast Anasthias

    This is in a series of articles about the ancient history of Northeast Anásthias, before the founding of the modern nation of Harthera.

    Nayn was a minor power, a largely agrarian nation often allied with
  • The Occidentplugin-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
  • Old Man of Niseqplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigOld Man of Niseq

    The Old Man of Niseq, sometimes called the Old Man of Seqal, is a distinctive natural rock formation in the Kalkot Gorge, at the confluence of the Red and Green branches of the River Wiyel, near the town of Niseq, 60 km south of the city of Seqal.

    Weathering of the rock face has created what appears to be the sleeping face of an old man, with a downturned mouth, beard and closed eyes. The effect is enhanced by scrubby
  • Emperor-General Ollilontanplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigEmperor-General Ollilontan

    Emperor-General Machellen Ollilontan (c.3 BME-58 ME) was an author, artist, and the last Emperor-General of the Empire of Dor-en-Sann. He rallied the remaining forces of the empire to briefly rout the Mother Army, after the collapse of the last imperial dynasty. His leadership was the final flowering of EnSanni arts and culture, which ended with his death.TheristMEMEMEMEMEHartheran
  • Operaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigOpera

    Opera is a art form combining theatre with music sung by the actors as means of conveying emotion and continuing the narrative. Many archaic historic societies combined music with drama, but the modern opera tradition has its origins in the final century of the
  • Polmaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigPolma

    The polma is a traditional Thalsic garment made from a single length of cloth, which today is particularly associated with the Shouft, the Great Pilgrimage of the Therist religion. Polma's are traditionally made of linen, but can be made of wool or other fabrics.
  • Protected Treasuresplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigProtected Treasures

    In Ororr, the Protected Treasures are a number of historic monuments, artefacts and religious sites which have been preserved under a special protective status, despite their pagan or prehistoric origins.

    Ororr

    This is in a series of articles on the modern nation-station of Ororr
  • 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
  • Ristesplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigRistes

    Ristes [ri-STESS] was an Iskean kingdom in northeastern Anasthias in the 1st millennium BME. The region is agrarian with extensive green forests, and though never wealthy, survived as an independent power for several centuries until it was annexed by Harthera in the 1st century
  • River Dorplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigRiver Dor

    The River Dor is a tributary of the River Wiyel, with a catchment area encompassing much of eastern Ororr. Throughout history it has been an important route for trade and communication, allowing the passage of people and merchandise between the Wiyel Basin and the eastern provinces of
  • River Statesplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigRiver States

    The River States describes the region of principalities, city states and tribal communes along the Blue Wiyel from around 2000 to 1400 BME, now part of the Deltirot region of Ororr. Though an anachronism, the term is still sometimes used to describe the region, particularly to distinguish it from the more urbanised region of the Deltirot Plateau, sometimes called Old Deltirot.
  • 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
  • Rubáporatplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigRubáporat

    The Rubáporat [roo-BAP-poor-rat] was a historic Manthi civilisation in the southwest of Anásthias, on the coast of the Umber Sea. It flourished in the latter part of the Beryl Epoch, from roughly 700 BME until the second century ME when it was dominated by Ennseperan Empire. Nepor and Clanisjpor were its two greatest cities, which engaged in a long standing cultural and economic rivalry. Other key cities were BMEME
  • Sacrifice of Ibrimplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSacrifice of Ibrim

    The Sacrifice of Ibrim is an ancient folk tale, one of the canon of instructional tales used by the church of the Mother Of All Aspects in the old Empire of Dor-en-Sann.

    In the tale, Ibrim has two sons, and is asked to murder one of his children to prove the love for his god. At the last minute a
  • Sakunutplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSakunut

    Sakunut ([SAK-oo-noot], also called Moromo in Doroun) is a city on the River Wiyel in central Ororr. The surrounding region is noted for its agricultural produce, particularly fruits and grains which are vital for feeding the nation's capital, Torroramai.

    Ororr

    This is in a series of articles on the modern nation-station of Ororrgreen
  • Seqalplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSeqal

    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
  • Shalarplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigShalar

    The shalar is a traditional Doroun garment, a tailcoat consisting of a form-fitting jacket with wide shoulders, and a square-cut tail or skirt that falls to the floor, partially enclosing the legs. The traditional shalar is closed with loop and stud buttons up the front, with a square-cut collar.
  • Silkplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSilk

    Silk is a fine, light, opalescent fabric which can be made from several different source materials.

    Clothing

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    Greensilk

    Greensilk is made from the milk of the malacea worm, a creature which feeds on lichens and virid fungus. Greensilk is the finest of the silks, being soft, shiny, takes vibrant dyes, yet also extremely strong and resistant to wear.virid
  • Siltorn Republicplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSiltorn Republic

    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

    This is in a series of articles about the historic multi-ethnic state, the MEMEOrorr
  • Sjatusousj-datoosoujplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSjatusousj-datoosouj

    Sjatusousj-datoosouj [SZAT-oo-sooj DAT-oo-sooj], or sjatuj for short, is a type of word play relying on puns, reversion and double meaning to comic and satirical ends. It was popularised in the culture of the Ennseperan Empire, but derives from similar wordplay found in the
  • Taslamacplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigTaslamac

    Taslamac [tass-LAM-ack], colloquially called the Red City, is a city in in southern Ororr, on the north bank of the Red Wiyel. It is in the Mangasor Special Autonomous Region, benefiting from relatively low regional taxes and regulation.

    Ororr

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  • Three Holy Citiesplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigThree Holy Cities

    The Three Holy Cities are three cities in Ororr: Toborr, Remel and Seqal. They were three major cities of the ancient Empire of Dor-en-Sann, personally conquered by the Prophet Therion by use of holy miracles, or the magic of the Mother Goddess. Today the cities are visited by thousands of pilgrims taking part in the Ororr
  • Tibooyo Cascadesplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigTibooyo Cascades

    The Tibooyo Cascades are a series of dramatic cataracts on the lower reaches of River Wiyel, where the river drops over 200m. The cascades are not a single waterfall, but a long stretch of white water running downhill through rocks and pools. Ororr
  • Torroramâiplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigTorroramâi

    Torroramâi (also Tororr, T'amai, [tɔ-ROR-ah-MAH-ee, or simply “The Capital”) is the administrative and religious capital of the modern nation-state of Ororr.

    Torroramai

    This is in a series of articles about Torroramai, capital city of the nation of Ororr.viridviridOrorrOrorrviridviridgreenvirid
  • Tradescriptplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigTradescript

    Tradescript is a writing system originally developed by the Doroun traders of the River Wiyel, used for drawing up trade deals and simple contracts. It is an ideographic script, with a limited set of symbols for trade goods, numbers, dates and practical concepts. language
  • Tsaarmoditesplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigTsaarmodites

    The Tsaarmodites were a religious sect who once lived in the Mangasor desert during the time of the Empire of Dor-en-Sann.

    Belief

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    They followed an animist philosophy called Tsaarmody, a descendant of traditional Thalsic animism. In particular they believed that certain rocks and rock formations contained an essential spiritual essence. These natural formations were representative of the spirit world beyond our own w…
  • Tulf Jhaenaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigTulf Jhaena

    Tulf Jhaena is a remote province of Deltirot, the southernmost region of Ororr. Geographically it comprises the drainage basin of the Red Wiyel, the eastern tributary of the great River Wiyel.

    Ororr

    This is in a series of articles on the modern nation-station of Ororr
  • United Duchies of Vildonplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigUnited Duchies of Vildon

    The United Duchies of Vildon, later called the Free Duchies, was a historic state in the Gildon region of modern Ororr. Gildon, or Vildon as it was then known, was colonised and annexed by the Kingdom of Deltirot in the 6th century BME and divided into fiefdoms to profit
  • Widows' Dayplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigWidows' Day

    Widows' Day is a festival of remembrance held throughout Harthera two weeks after the end of the storm tide season. Since storm tides appear every 1.3 years the date of the festival advances throughout the year over time, rather than being a fixed date. According to folk tradition, the festival dates back to the ancient
  • World Historyplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigWorld History

    Helevos has eight thousand years of recorded history, with archeology, artefacts and myth stretching back much further. There are two dominant views of human history: the theological view that the whole world and humanity were created some thousands of years ago in one instant of creation; the second, that all humanity descends from a race of fallen demigods called the viridEmerald EpochBMEgreenBMEAnásthiasAnásthiasBMEAnásthiasfolkloreMiyarrisGodmenBMEMEOrorrHartheraMEviridAnásthi…
  • Tilleul Zinnoberplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigTilleul Zinnober

    Tilleul Zinnober (c.650-581 BME) [zin-OH-berr] was a historian and philosopher in the late period of the Empire of Dor-en-Sann, most noted for his elegiac history of the empire, and his idiosyncratic system for naming the historic epochs after green gemstones.

    People

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  • Zinobebplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigZinobeb

    Zinobeb, from the Essep sjinnobeb, is a virid plant valued for the bittersweet aromatic spice procured from drying and grinding its stems and seed pods.

    Food and Drink

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

    Zinobeb is characteristic of central and west Ororran cuisine, where it is rubbed into meat as a marinade or before slow roasting, but also in the upland cuisine of
  • dorensannplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigEmpire of Dor-en-Sann

    This is in a series of articles about the historic multi-ethnic state, the Empire of Dor-en-Sann, which existed from c.1900 BME-60 ME.
  • Atlas: Dunasaninplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAtlas: Dunasanin

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    Dunasanin

    Dunasanin [doo-nah-SAH-neen] is one of the six autonomous regions of Ororr. It is the central and most heavily populated region. Geographically it encompasses the enormous drainage basin of the OrorrOrorr
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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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    Gaskanin

    Gaskanin is one of the six regions of Ororr, occupying the northeastern part of the country.

    Ororr

    This is in a series of articles on the modern nation-station of Ororr.

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    Gildon

    Gildon [GIL-don] is one of the six autonomous regions of Ororr encompassing the southwest of the country. Its capital is the fortified city of Agann, roughly 500 km from the modern border with OrorrviridBME
  • Atlas: Harlonplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAtlas: Harlon

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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. Hartheranstorm tidesHarthera
  • Atlas: Union of Hartheraplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAtlas: Union of Harthera

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    Political | Geography

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    Harthera

    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 viridOrorrMEOrorrOrorrOrorrOrorr
  • Atlas: Munatanplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAtlas: 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 OrorrOrorrOrorrHartheraHartheraOrorrOrorrOrorrHartheraHartheraHartheran
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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
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    Torroramâi

    Torroramâi (also Tororr, T'amai, [tɔ-ROR-ah-MAH-ee, or simply “The Capital”) is the administrative and religious capital of the modern nation-state of Ororr.

    Torroramai

    This is in a series of articles about viridviridOrorrOrorrviridviridgreenvirid
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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
  • dorensannplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigempire_of_dor-en-sann

    Old Empire of Dor-en-Sann
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    * Tags * * * Alsán (Subcategory) * Ancient Harthera * Ancient Northeast Anasthias * Anrel (Category) * Antyok (Category) * Anásthias (Category) * Aralsic Languages * Arthropods * Arts * Astronomical Maps * Astronomy * Azri Isles (Category) * Beliefs * Besoa (Category) * Biinmos (Category) * Buildings * Calendars * Capitals * Category * Cavann * Cities * Cities Subcategories * City Maps * Clans * Clothing * Conflicts * Continents …
  • Dor-en-Sann (Category)plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigDor-en-Sann (Category)

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

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