Aego Gastrinimer (c. 311-254 BMEplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBME (Before Modern Epoch)

Used to date years Before the Modern Epoch.), was a renowned navigator, explorer, merchantman, privateer and prestigious Cartographer-Royal to the Court of Sann'alplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSann'al

Referring to the former Kingdom of Sann'al on the island of Besoa.. He produced the first great world map of the modern eraplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigME

ME is short for Modern Epoch, the modern method of numbering years., based on his supposed circumnavigation of the continent of Anásthiasplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAnásthias

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

After much acclaim, in 280 BMEplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBME (Before Modern Epoch)

Used to date years Before the Modern Epoch. he presented a huge, elaborately painted map to King Oalo Gvedoleth of Sann'al, which secured wealth and lasting fame.

Gastrinimer is controversial since his accounts of battling dragons in the Dragon Islesplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigDragon Isles

The Dragon Isles (Orthé Rirba in High Besoaad) are found in the mythology of the Natorn Archipelago, distant lands ruled by dragons and the home of various mythical creatures. “” In the third century BME, the adventurer Aego Gastrinimer claimed to have discovered and visited the islands. In his famous Map of the World, he located them off the southwestern coast of, wooing queens and courtesans in exotic foreign courts, and descriptions of giants and monsters are considered little more than tall tales.

Gastrinimer created many drafts of his world map, prior to the commissioning of the huge gilded and painted world map which hung in the Grand Hall of the royal castle at Perilthplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigPerilth

Perilth (Besoaad), or Beridt (Hartraan), is a port city in Besoa, once renowned as the wealthiest city in the Natorn Archipelago. In former times it was the royal capital of the Kingdom of Sann'al, known as The Silver City both for its wealth, for the blue and silver banners of the Sann'alese kings, and for the sparkling waters of its many fountains.HartheranHartheranHartheran, capital of the Kingdom of Sann'alplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigKingdom of Sann'al

The Kingdom of Sann'al [SAN-AL sæn'æl] (from arch. Senna'al), also called Royal Sann'al or simply Sannal, was a historic nation in the northern half of the island of Besoa that existed from its founding c.1500 BME, to 1092 ME when it was annexed by BME. This renowned historical treasure is believed to have been destroyed during the sacking of the city by 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 forces in 1089 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. Only earlier sketches of the map survive, in the hands of various collectors (pictured).

Like all contemporary Besoan maps, Gastrinimer's world map has the west at the top, with north to the right. This copy is reputed to have been sketched by Gastrinimer himself, based on his own voyages, along with tales from merchants and travellers. Whether true or not, it was certainly carried aboard a wealthy merchant trading vessel in the third century MEplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigME

ME is short for Modern Epoch, the modern method of numbering years..

The coastline around 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 and the near northern coast of Anásthias is broadly accurate, but more distant and inland areas are based on hearsay. The size of the continent was certainly underestimated. The inland and far south is based on myth and sailors tales. The “Argesh Aurga”, Golden Cities, is probably Veedormimplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigVeedormim

The Mutual Protectoracy of Veedormim is a nation in Munatan, occupying the far southwest corner of Anásthias.

Munatan

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This is in a series of articles about Munatan, the temperate region of southern Anásthias.

* Name: Mutual Protectoracy of VeedormimME, but the Orthe Rirba, “Dragon Isles”, are fanciful imaginings of the Grace Islandsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGrace Islands

The Grace Islands (Isjlas Grasja) are a chain of islands in the Sea of Grace, off the coast of southwest Anásthias, part of the Kingdom of Hesjbagaaia. The four largest islands are inhabited, from west to east being: Ayell, Agueda, Ameda and Arguila.

The islands were settled by the Anásthiaslanguage. “Hurr Luocas Nenn”, meaning Great Southern Sea, refers to what is now called the 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, while the “Vesemir Nenn” is the 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.

Interestingly, Anrelplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAnrel Isles

Anrel [ANN-rel], or the Anrel Isles, is the most northerly island group in the Natorn Archipelago. It consists of three major islands and numerous smaller ones. The largest, colloquially if infrequently called Mainland, is divided between the kingdoms of Trésard and Narette. The island, or 'Anrasard', is represented as a single land mass. It had been so a thousand years before, but Besoan traders only visited the southern ports, so may have been unaware of the change in coastline.

There are some later annotations, including the port of Tushalplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigTushal

Tushal is a province in the Moritarr region of western Ororr. It is dry and sparsely populated, with a largely Jorothi-ethnic population. The city of Tush is the only significant settlement.

Ororr

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

Hover to magnify | Ororr in Western Ororrplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigOrorr

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

Torthien is a common but now outdated term for the region of Taur-Dji-Oum, particularly used in Harthera., and the isle of Vetthplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigVetthi Republic

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

* Name: The Vetthi Republic * Government:OrorrHartheraOrorrOrorrviridviridOrorrOrorrOrorrTheristepochsvirid to the north. 'Vrathe' is a mythical remnant of 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

BMElanguagelanguagelanguageAnásthiasEloyounlanguagelanguagelanguage, which noticeably has been scribbled out, possibly a confusion with the ancient realm of Traitheplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigTraithe

The Dominion of Traithe or Empire of Traithe [TRAY-th] (also Trathe, Vraithe) was an ancient civilisation that flourished during the Jade Epoch, roughly from 8900 to 6500 BME. Its heartland was a peninsula in the far northeast of Anásthias, in an area which is now the.

Later generations have suspected that his supposed circumnavigation of the “world” was entirely fraudulent. The map of Anásthias is correct in areas known to Besoan sailors at the time, but the further south and west the map goes, the more exaggerated and even spurious are it's descriptions, down to the Silver Cities and the Orthe Rirba, or Dragon Isles, placed far to the southwest - the very opposite end of the world to his home.

The “Dragon Isles”, though figuring in many subsequent legends, are entirely fictitious, though the Grace Islandsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGrace Islands

The Grace Islands (Isjlas Grasja) are a chain of islands in the Sea of Grace, off the coast of southwest Anásthias, part of the Kingdom of Hesjbagaaia. The four largest islands are inhabited, from west to east being: Ayell, Agueda, Ameda and Arguila.

The islands were settled by the Anásthiaslanguage do exist in that region.