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 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.

The city was founded in 72 MEplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigME

ME is short for Modern Epoch, the modern method of numbering years., planned and designed as the official capital of the new state. The city centre was planned and zoned, with the church-state headquarters on a circular island surrounded by canals at its heart, and canals and roads spoking out from it in a Y shape to form the world-treeplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigTherist Wheel

The Therist Wheel, also called the World Tree, is an emblem of the church-state of Ororr.

Therism

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The wheel is a common religious symbol in cultures throughout TheristTherist symbol of the Church State. The remainder of the city grew more organically along planned roads.

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List of human languages and dialects, contemporary and extinct.

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topics sidebar cult1, Torroramai means “golden city of the mother”, or “blesséd of the mother”, referring to the Great Mother goddess of the Theristplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMother Church of Ororr (Therism)

The Mother Church is the state religion of Ororr, which combines both religion and government in one institution. It is based on the teachings of the Great Prophet Therion, who in the early decades of the modern era raised an army that conquered much of northwestern OrorrOrorrOrorrOrorrOrorrMEMEOrorrMEMEOrorrOrorrHerHerHerHerHerHerHerHerHerher Mother Churchplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMother Church

The Mother Church of Ororr, also known as Therism..

Despite it's strategic location near the junction of the Silt Riverplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSilt River

The Silt River, also called the Tsilt or the Ebrayin, is a major tributary of the River Wiyel, with its source in the Siltorn region of northwestern Ororr.

Waters flow from the Siltorn Hills into Lake Initerer. The Silt River exits the lake, flowing east and joining the and the 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, the region was historically swampy and prone to to flooding, so only had sporadic settlement. The marshy environment was also a breeding ground for virid pests and spores, so that crops were difficult to grow and disease a constant threat. Trading posts were established by many civilisations including the EnSanniplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigEnsanni

Meaning of, or related to, the historic Empire of Dor-en-Sann., but no great cities were ever able to develop.

In the early years of the newly founded state of 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, there was fierce debate about the location of the new nation's capital city. The Old Ororransplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigOld Ororr

Old Ororr is an alternative name for the province of Moritarr in Ororr. in the east claimed Déorplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigDéor

Déor [DAY-or] is a prosperous city on the River Nurallons in western Ororr, capital of the region of Moritarr. It was the first major city to be conquered by the Mother Army in 33 ME and formed the first capital of the new church and state, hence the region sometimes being known as Ororr as the first capital ruled by the Prophet, while Initererplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigIniterer

Initerer is the capital of the Siltorn region of northwest Ororr, historically the capital of the Siltorn Republic. It is located on the northern shore of Lake Initerer, surrounded by hills and rich temperate farmland.

Ororr

This is in a series of articles on the modern nation-station of Ororr claimed itself as the first and longest military headquarters of the Mother Army. 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 Ororrher claimed to be a spiritual capital as it saw the first great miracles and defeat of the old religion, while 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 was capital of the old empireplugin-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 and home to its civic bureaucracy, but was considered a hotbed of corruption and vice. The Prophet and his acolytes resided at Foratunaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigForatuna

The Sanctuary of Foratuna [Fo-Rah-Too-Nah] is the holiest site of the Mother Church of Ororr: the desert place where the Great Prophet built his sanctuary tower, in which he formulated the principles of the new religion, and laid the foundations for the Ororran state.

The Sanctuary is a complex of religious buildings and housing for the priesthood, including a great hall and holy circle or greengreenmagicviridmagic in the desert, but the nearest important city of 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 was too cramped.

These competing interests caused such friction that it was eventually decided to build an entirely new city in a strategic location in the centre of the country, near the confluence of the Silt and Wiyel rivers, which would tie together the disparate parts of the new nation. The site of modern Torroramai was chosen because it provided easy access to the east, north and south by river, and was in a politically neutral territory.

The site was previously undeveloped because it was a huge virid wetland, prone to flooding, though it was dotted with villages. A long term plan was developed for construction of the city, beginning with a series of canals to drain the land, then a network of roads and bridges providing better access. The centre of the city was to be the governmental headquarters for the nation, set in managed parkland, with radial roads and zones for housing, administration, markets and services.

Laying out the city took more than thirty years, and the death of thousands of migrant and indentured labourers from disease.

After the initial phase of planning, the outer city developed in a much more haphazard fashion. Due to the marshy nature of the environment, many landowners excavated canals or pits to build earthworks for houses and businesses.

The city is nearly 8 km wide, with a metropolitan area of roughly 64 sq km.

At its centre is the Holy City, a circular island in a landscaped bend in the River Niocaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigRiver Nioca

The Nioca (also Nioqa) is a minor tributary of the River Wiyel, flowing through the city of Torroramai, the capital of Ororr. It is a major thoroughfare of the city, a natural loop in the river forming what is now the Holy City.

Torroramai

This is in a series of articles about. Three canals radiate away from it in the shape of the Therist Wheelplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigTherist Wheel

The Therist Wheel, also called the World Tree, is an emblem of the church-state of Ororr.

Therism

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The wheel is a common religious symbol in cultures throughout TheristTherist, the holy symbol of Ororr and its faith. The Holy City is a raised artificial island surrounded by water, with an embankment of earth and stone both protecting it from floods and for security. It is the heart of Ororr's central government and of its religious heirarchy.

Pilgrims enter the Holy City from the west via the bridges over the river Nioqa, or by barge along the Grand Canal. These enter Loyalty Square the largest plaza in the city, a huge paved open space used for public gatherings, surrounded by pools and gardens. Facing Loyalty Square are the most important buildings in the city: the National Pandataplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigNational Pandata (Torroramai )

The National Pandata, also called the Golden Tree Pandata or the “Gold Lilly Pandata” is one of the most important religious buildings in the city of Torroramai, capital city of Ororr. It was constructed in the 5th century, and is one of the largest religous buildings in the world.Ororr, a hugely important centre for pilgrimage, and the National Convocationplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigNational Convocation of Ororr

The National Convocation is the supreme legislative body of the church-state of Ororr, composed of all three branches of governance: the Krikaré or Elders, the Gamiri or Nine Leaders, and the Meisinn, the Twelve chief priests.

Governance

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Alternate term for Krikaré, the supreme legislature of Ororr.. At the centre is Government Circle, a circular park flanked by the Nine Ministries. At its centre are the three pyramidal buildings of the Nonarchyplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAlternate name for the Gamiri, the nine leaders of Ororr, build in the 4th century MEplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigME

ME is short for Modern Epoch, the modern method of numbering years.. These are still used for investitures and formal meetings but have long since been outgrown, and are now mainly museums and public exhibition spaces.

At the very centre is the Prophet's Monument, a 60 metre column of white stone. The original 38 metre obelisk had begun leaning alarmingly in the 6th century and so was transferred to a reinforced base, adding 22 metres to its height. The surrounding stone plaza is marked along its south side like a giant sun dial, marking the time of day and year. Nine streets radiate from Government Circle, with ancillary offices, residences, lesser temples and the Priest-Militant Colleges.

The city's river docks lie to the west, connected to the Holy City by the Central Canal, 34 wide and two kilometres long. It is flanked on either side by spacious boulevards lined with trees, formal gardens and flags of the nation's regions. The Central Canal throngs with pleasure boats and tourist barges, most heavy freight now being carried into the commercial districts via the Shipping Canal to the south, avoiding the clutter of pilgrim boats.

The area surrounding the curve of the Holy City was traditionally virid marsh prone to flooding, so was converted into the Water Gardens, a semi-natural managed parkland of virid plants, green flowers and trees offering shade, interspersed with streams and pools with decorative bridges. The waters are stocked with snapfishplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSnapfish

Snapfish are predatory greenfish found in lakes, ponds and slower-flowing rivers, often living in shallows and shaded waters. They are aggressively territorial so cultivated by humans to prevent virid infestation in ponds, water troughs and rivers.

Fauna

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Dolphins are aquatic mammals found in rivers and coasts throughout the Civilised World.

Fauna

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Dolphins are rare in comparison with whales, due to hunting for meat by islanders in the Natorn Archipelago and along the equatorial and tropical coasts of Anásthias to keep virid pests at bay. Sighting or feeding the shy dolphins is considered to be lucky.

Sanitation is vitally important in such a huge city. Water was originally intended to be supplied by the Y-shaped canals, which were fed by surface level streams and collecting in the nansa or reservoir ponds. Effluent flowed into the Nioqa and thence out to the River Weil.

As the city grew this became unhealthy, so a system of aqueducts and sewers was built. Aqueducts carry clean water from the surrounding region to fill a network of tanks and cisterns through the city. Underground sewers carry waste water to vast settling pits some distance north of the city.

• Holy City - national government buildings, thronging with provincial petitioners and pilgrims visiting the national monuments
• Mikouru - public housing for government workers, allocated by job level and family status
• Michimunto - suburbs with light industry and Tamba Stadium, with nearby sports training facilities
• Matsimanta - high prestige residential blocks for wealthy residents and offices of national businesses, along with high value shopping and parkland along the Grand Canal.
• Chamyonga - Matsimanta's quieter neighbour, mainly residential. Also has consular offices for various nations.