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Commensalism

Commensalism (also called Commensarism, from Hesporplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHespor

Hespor is the common language of Hesjbagaaia, an Essep language with considerable influences from Doroun as well as native languages of Munatan.

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Due to the power of Hesjbagaaia and the historical influence of the Ennseperan Empire, Hespor is the dominant trade and diplomatic languageMunatan
Cormensjara) is a political philosophy which proposes appropriating existing social and power structures to create a pluralist political and economic system which is beneficial to all. It derives from cor, meaning group, and mensja, meaning platter - literally, all eating from the same table.

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Commensalism was first proposed in Ennseperansplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigEnnseperans

Alternate name for the Ennseperan Empire.
in the decade leading up to the War of Schismsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigWar of Schisms

The War of Schisms (683-701 ME) was a wide-ranging religious, ethnic and civil war which shattered the former Empire of Ennseperans.

Conflict

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At the time, the King-Emperor and an aristocratic class of mainly Dorouns ruled over a multi-ethnic populace consisting of
. It was one of the key ideological movements in the war, and remains a key ideology in much of the politics of 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
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As a philosophy it proposes examining traditional political structures, throwing out the power and privilege that goes along with those roles, and restructuring whilst retaining the confidence that goes with a traditional system. An example of this would be a society which has a king and court who maintain their position by wealth and privilege, and replacing this with a meritocracy, and a king appointed by majority of the people. Key elements of Commensalism include collective decision making with the views of all respected, and a redistributive tax policy.

Following the War of Schismsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigWar of Schisms

The War of Schisms (683-701 ME) was a wide-ranging religious, ethnic and civil war which shattered the former Empire of Ennseperans.

Conflict

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At the time, the King-Emperor and an aristocratic class of mainly Dorouns ruled over a multi-ethnic populace consisting of
and the dissolution of the 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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It encompassed the modern nation of OrorrOrorrOrorrOrorrOrorr
, many of its successor states in western 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
used Commensalist principles to a greater or lesser extent in constituting new nations. Penaysoplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigPenayso

Penayso, also known as Penaysepa, is a confederation of tribal states in Munatan. Its capital is the city of Fromchis.

Munatan

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History

Penayso was formed in 852
was the most radical of these, using Commensalist principles to create a national assembly in a nation subjected to colonialism and suffering tribal and ethnic violence.

Dreikmen

Dreikmen are creatures of legendary horror, animated corpses driven by unnatural powers. In tales they are often men killed in unjust wars, their souls bound to their decaying bodies for eternity as punishment for their crimes. They particularly feature in the folk tales of the Natorn Islesplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigNatorn Isles

Islands in the Natorn Sea, also called the Natorn Archipelago.
, both as a warning against doing evil in life, and to inspire fear of magicplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMagic

In common terms, magic is the art of producing a desired outcome through occult means. Various arts are described as magical, from common street illusionists, village herbalists, and rituals for the intercession of deities. However, true magic is the art and science of elemental mastery, harnessing elemental creatures and instructing them to perform simple or complex tasks.
. According to legend they are said to guard treasures and ancient tombs.

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Dreikmen could also be corpses animated by necromancersplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigNecromancy

Necromancy is the magical practice of animating human or animal corpses, giving them a crude semblance of life.

Magic

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Magic cannot restore life once a body is truly deceased, other than by resuscitating a person whose heart or breathing have recently stopped. Necromancy therefore treats bodies like puppets. An elemental attaches itself to the skeleton, and moves the bones and joints in a parody of li…
. These corrupt sorcerors cast spells in battle to mobilise the dead soldiers against their enemies, using elementals to animate them like puppets. It is unlikely these corpses could have been much use in battle, but would certainly have inspired terror.

Corpses could also be animated by the gods, to attack wrongdoers.

Recently dreikmen have appeared in a spate of Hartheranplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHartheran

Demonymn for the modern nation state, the Hartheran Union.
fiction, following a modern fad for horrific tales.

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