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- Vahltorplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigVahltor
Vahltor is the capital city of Harthera (also: Vultor, Vuhltore; archaic names: Biyahl, Bahl Dorr, Buldoya). It is one of the grandest, wealthiest and most powerful cities in the world, but its surrounding walls limit the city's expansion, creating cramped streets, oppressive towers, poor housing, poverty, disease and squalor in its poorest quarters. It is colloquially known as BMEBMEHartheranHartheraHartheranHartheranHartheranHartheranHartheraHartheranHartheranHartheranHartheranHarther… @helevos - s "The City of Keys", due to it's many gates, and because of the [[House of Keys]], one of the chambers of [[Hartheran government]]. ===== ===== {{page>i... s]]. The Ensanni trade fort //Bahl Dorr//, "dorr" being a Thalsic word for city, indicates "imperial c... ted this to //Buldoya//, which in Hartheran times became Vultor, later Vahltor. ===== History =====
- Church of the Namelessplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigChurch of the Nameless
The Church of the Nameless, also called the Cult of the Nameless, is a subversive religious sect in the Anrel Isles. Their God is referred to as 'The Nameless One', because Anrelians believe that saying his true name attracts his evil attention. Anrel @helevos - . Their God is referred to as 'The Nameless One', because Anrelians believe that saying his true name attracts his evil attention. Cultists call themsel... ruly has no name in mortal speech. {{page>infobox:beliefs}} The [[Anrelian Pantheon]] has always had ... ositive and negative forces for mankind, with the belief that these are the basis of order and balance
- Bizoan War and Occupationplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBizoan War and Occupation
The Bizoan War (1086-1092 ME) was a war of conquest by the Hartheran Union against the islands of Besoa and Antyok. The invasion lasted was followed by a period of Occupation from 1092-1114 ME. Besoa was liberated by nationalist forces led by the Sann'ali Court-in-Exile, who established the HartheranHartheraHartheraHartheranOrorrHartheranAnrelOrorrHartheraHartheranHartheranHartheraHartheraHartheraHartheraHartheraHartheranHartheranHartheranHartheraHartheranHartheraHarth… @helevos - rthera|Hartheran Union]] against the islands of [[Besoa]] and [[Antyok]]. The invasion lasted was foll... by a period of Occupation from 1092-1114 [[ME]]. Besoa was liberated by nationalist forces led by the [[Sann'ali Court-in-Exile]], who established the [[United Kingdom of Besoa]]. == == <WRAP box right 390px> {{page>infobo
- Anrelian Pantheonplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAnrelian Pantheon
The Anrel Isles has a rich polytheistic philosophy that sees the world as inhabited by many gods and willful spirits. They view all world religions as valid, but believe gods are tied to certain lands and places. Deities can therefore have separate or even conflicting mythologies, but these are accepted because they are the story of that particular deity. Gods, being non-human, can be capricious and irrational, and their followers adopt a pragmatic attitude to worship. Prayer … @helevos - rits. They view all world religions as valid, but believe gods are tied to certain lands and places. D... n conflicting mythologies, but these are accepted because they are the story of that particular deity. Gods, being non-human, can be capricious and irrational, and their followers adopt a pragmatic attitude to wor
- Amberglassplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAmberglass
Amberglass is the resin of the amber reed, a virid tropical plant which has been cultivated for millennia in northeast Anásthias. The translucent resin can be heated or treated with other chemicals to make it into a liquid, which can be blown or moulded to make bottles, plates, bowls, jewellery, window panes and endless variety of other products. Amberglass production and manufacture is a major industry in @helevos - ====== Amberglass ====== **Amberglass** is the resin of the [[amber reed]], a [[virid]] tropical plant which has been cultivated for millennia in northeast Anásthias.
- Mother Church of Ororr (Therism)plugin-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 @helevos - ], the result of, and the cause of, many tensions between the two [[great powers]]. ~~TOC~~ ===== Hi... 2 ME the Prophet laid siege to the city of Remel, beginning the long campaign which finally broke the ... n spirit. The Mother State of Ororr continues to be ruled, administered and defended according to His... ercession of Her Church. - Man, alone among the beasts, is Her steward and companion, bound to respe
- Formatting Syntaxplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigFormatting Syntax
DokuWiki supports some simple markup language, which tries to make the datafiles to be as readable as possible. This page contains all possible syntax you may use when editing the pages. Simply have a look at the source of this page by pressing “languagelanguagelanguagelanguagelanguage @wiki - up language, which tries to make the datafiles to be as readable as possible. This page contains all p... ction is possible, too. Just add the section name behind a hash character as known from HTML. This lin... o automatically create links by default, but this behavior can be enabled in the [[doku>config]] file. Hint: If DokuWiki is a link, then it's enabled. *
- Faunaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigFauna
All of these creatures are physical beings, but some of them, particularly the Four Beasts of the Apocalypse, are legendary and of course will only appear under the most extreme circumstances.
* Banshee - large terrifying flying creatures with spindly bodies and a very long wingspan, which ride the air currents in remote areas, feeding off small birds, AnásthiasAnásthiasAnásthias @helevos - Fauna ====== All of these creatures are physical beings, but some of them, particularly the Four Beasts of the Apocalypse, are legendary and of course wi... eggs resembling frog-spawn. The head has a sharp beak and fans resembling a cockerel, and emmitts a n... hern lands. * * Black Oppressor - an ancient being who in legend lives with his three beautiful s
- Hexact Doctrineplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHexact Doctrine
The Hexact Doctrine is a philosophy of government developed in Anrel in the early 3rd century ME, with the aim of creating governments that benefited the health, wealth and wellbeing of its citizens. It is the model for many governments throughout the MEAnrelAnrelAnrelAnrelAnrelAnrelAnrel @helevos - [[ME]], with the aim of creating governments that benefited the health, wealth and wellbeing of its citizens. It is the model for many governments through... ated the [[Alsaneth Republic]] on the island of [[Besoa]], and has influenced political thinking throu... stilled from a series of public debates about how best to create a fair and balanced society, which pr
- Helevos Biology & Natural Historyplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHelevos Biology & Natural History
Helevos has two categories of life which are mutually incompatible, the virid, and the green.
Green life includes humans, and all domesticated plants and animals which are nutritious and useful to human exploitation. Green life is considered to be soft, benevolent and useful, an essential part of human settlement and civilisation. greenviridviridgreengreengreenviridgreenviridgreenviridviridgreenviridviridviridviridGreengreengreenAnrelgreengreenAnrelAnrelAn… @helevos - human exploitation. Green life is considered to be soft, benevolent and useful, an essential part of human settlement and civilisation. [[Virid|Virid l... and purple. Virid plantlife is non-nutritious at best, deadly poison at worst. There are stories of ... emically incompatible, and ecological interaction between wild virid and cultivated green lands the tw
- Junda religionplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigJunda religion
The ancient Junda had a mixed religion, which developed over thousands of years. It combined ancient tribal belief in shamanic ancestor-worship with a wider nationalist mythology, in a cosmos containing a variety of gods. Latterly the Junda primarily worshipped the Storm Lord, herherherherherherlanguagelanguage @helevos - er thousands of years. It combined ancient tribal belief in shamanic ancestor-worship with a wider nat... hipped the Storm Lord, **Katred**. {{page>infobox:beliefs}} These deities represented the forces of n... nded in a great story-telling tradition. Junda tribes passed the evenings relating tales of gods and heroes, modified and embellished over the centuries. Junda mythology is unu
- Printingplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigPrinting
Printing technology has been known for thousands of years, but until the modern era was restricted to the elites of the more advanced historic civlisations.
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Taigan Bookwheels
In the ancient civilisation of Traithe, important texts were recorded on brass discs, using the flowing continuous OrorrHarthera @helevos - ====== Printing ====== Printing technology has been known for thousands of years, but until the [[mod... n|Taigan script]]. Ancient bookwheels have mostly been found in ancient tombs, and contain the only fi... nd whilst slowly turning the wheel. As the string became wrapped around the central rod, the scribe would continue writing in a spiral, until they met the
- Belisan Freeportplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBelisan Freeport
The city of Belisan [beh-li-SAN], known internationally as Belisan Freeport, is a port city surrounding Belisan Bay, at the mouth of the River Minnd in southeast Anret.
Belisan is actually two cities divided by the river. Belisan City lies on the west of the river, with its Royal Docks subject to normal customs tariffs. East of the river is the @helevos - ====== Belisan Freeport ====== The city of **Belisan** //[beh-li-SAN]//, known internationally as **Belisan Freeport**, is a port city surrounding Belisan Bay, at
- Besoaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBesoa
Besoa [BEH-sso-AH], or Bizoa (Hartraan), is the largest island in the southern reach of the Natorn Archipelago. Today it is synonymous with the United Kingdom of Besoa.
Modern Besoa c.1100 ME | Go to world map
Besoa in the Two Nations period, 38-1092 ME
Besoa in the Four Kingdoms period, c.1200 BME - 35 ME BMEHartheraHartheranHartheranHartheranMEHartheraOrorrOrorr @helevos - ====== Besoa ====== **Besoa** //[BEH-sso-AH]//, or **Bizoa** (//[[Hartraan]]//), is the largest island in the southern reach o... day it is synonymous with the [[United Kingdom of Besoa]]. == == <WRAP box right 370px> ~~TOC~~ {{mag
- Gamiriplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGamiri
The Gamiri, sometimes called the Nonarchy or The Nine (Takita), are the nine executive leaders of the Ororran church-state. Each leader or Gamiro is responsible for a department of government, and may only hold that role for one year. Individuals can therefore stay in power for up to nine years by occupying all seats. Ororr @helevos - senior, with the leader of the first triumvirate being the executive leader of the nation. At the end... ation]] and the [[Krikaré]], though candidacy can be vetoed by the [[Meisinn]], the senior religious l... etimes called the Nonarchy. Nine is said to have been the number of the principle disciples of the [[Great Prophet]]. Individual leaders are given the c
- House of Sealsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHouse of Seals
The House of Seals, commonly called The Seals or The Chamber (to distinguish from the House of Keys, called The House), is an assembly of the Hartheran government. Under the Hartheran Commonwealth it was the preeminent legislative assembly, made up wealthy patricians. After the Vainglorious Revolution of 571 ME, the Seals became merely an advisory chamber with little practical role in government. @helevos - Besoan Animism (Focáoaa)plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBesoan Animism (Focáoaa)
Besoan Animism, called Focáoaa [fo-COW-waa], is the traditional folklore and spiritual beliefs of the island of Besoa, which forms the core of ceremonial and religious practice. Historically Focáoaa was the single religious practice on the island, but some modern Besoans have embraced religious practices from TheristTheristTherismTherist @helevos - Welvérplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigWelvér
Welvér [WELL-vair], also called the Well of Truth, is an oracle and religious site in the southeastern hills of Besoa, important to the traditional animist religion of the island.
Belief
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The site has been used by successive civilisations for many thousands of years, and is littered with ruins and ancient artefacts. The oracle itself is an underground chamber accessed by a stone shaft, believed to have been constructed by … @helevos - Thaumaturgyplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigThaumaturgy
Thaumaturgy Is a style of magic, codified and practiced by the Rasian Academy. Thaumaturgy and magic are terms often used interchangeably.
Magic
magic
This is in a series of articles about magic, thaumaturgy and esotericism.
Thaumaturgy means “work using thaumic energy”, also called Elemental Mastery, Elementalismmagicmagicmagiclanguagemagicmagicmagicmagicmagicmagicmagicmagic @helevos - Vetthi Republicplugin-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 @helevos - Mayápo Languageplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMayápo Language
Mayápo or Mayápon [may-YAPP-poe] was the formal language of the ancient realm of Miyarris, spoken for several thousand years in the Celadon Epoch and after.
Language
language
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Though it been extinct as a spoken language for almost two thousand years, it continued to be used throughout the Eloyounlanguagelanguagelanguagegreengreengreengreengreen @helevos - Elementalsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigElementals
Elementals are esoteric beings found throughout Helevos. In various cultures they have been called spirits, daimons, eridai or jinna. In their natural state they are invisible, drawing energy from the natural environment and have limited interaction with the physical world. Millennia ago humans learned to harness elementals and instruct them to perform seemingly miraculous tasks, calling this magicmagicmagic @helevos - Beyänplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBeyän
Beyän [bay-AHN] (arch. Bé'an, Ben Akir) is a city in central plains of the Kingdom of Trésard. For millennia it has been an important centre for trade, arts, manufacturing and governance. Uniquely Beyän is vertical city, its markets and long galleries constructed from natural caves in the plug of an extinct volcano. @helevos - 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 greenmagicmagic @helevos - The Tirennionplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigThe Tirennion
The Tirennion is an epic saga which outlines the legendary history and origins of humanity, from the creation of the universe, the mutual destruction of the ancient first gods who created mankind, and the descent of the Godmen to the world, from whom all mankind is descended. The work is most known in the @helevos - History of Anrelplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHistory of Anrel
Since the island group was formed at the end of the last Great Ice Age, the main landmass came to be known as Anrasard. It had no single government, but there was a loose league of interrelated, self-governing cities reliant on their agricultural hinterlands. These towns and cities had feuds and disagreements, and occasional skirmishes, but never had the need or resources for full-scale war.HMHM @helevos - Kingdom of Naretteplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigKingdom of Narette
The Kingdom of Narette, or Naret [na-RET, na rɛt] (arch. Anret or Anrette), is a modern nation occupying the southern half of the largest island in the Anrel Isles. Before the Orphans War it was called the Kingdom of Anrette.
Narette
narette
This is in a series of articles about the AnrelAnrelAnrelAnrelAnrelAnrel @helevos - The Grand Academy of Rasiaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigThe Grand Academy of Rasia
The Grand Academy of Rasia [RAH-see-uh], more commonly known as the Rasian Academy, was once the greatest centre of learning in the Civilised World. It taught a wide variety of disciplines but specialised in thaumaturgical theory and practice.
Rasian Academy
This is in a series of articles about the BMEBMEBMEBMEBMEBMEBMEBMEBMEMEMEmagicmagicmagic @helevos - Dromeismplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigDromeism
Dromeism is a system of thought originating in Munatan during the Beryl Epoch, around 2000 BME. It encompasses all aspects of thought, from the fundamental nature of reality and the natural sciences, to principles of ethical behaviour and political responsibility. In its ideas about the fundamental nature of the universe, it shares some concepts with the Miyarrain philosophy of the @helevos - 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 @helevos - Dragon Warplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigDragon War
The Dragon War (682-678 BME) was the first major conflict to engulf the entire Anrel Isles, in which a league of northern cities united against the city-state of Oracil in the southeast. By the end of the war Oracil had been utterly destroyed, laying a foundation of bitterness that has soured north-south relations ever since, and ultimately led to the magicAnrelgreenHM @helevos - Events in World Historyplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigEvents in World History
Date (ME) Event -15001 First cities of the Godmen -12001 Primary Glacial ending -11111 N1, Second/Jade Epoch -10401 Orodien established as store of lost knowledge -8901 Traithe civilisation established -8401 Decline of Orodien, island eventually abandoned OrorrHartheraHartheraHarthera @helevos - 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 @helevos - Battle of Four Kingdomsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBattle of Four Kingdoms
The Battle of Four Kingdoms (35 ME), also called The Field of Maiúnla Diëlmes [may-UHN-la dee-EL-mez], was a pivotal military campaign in the history of the island of Besoa, culminating in an all-out battle between its historic Four Kingdoms. Its brutal aftermath led to the fall of the kingdoms of @helevos - 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… @helevos - Gyeil Peopleplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGyeil People
The Gyeil [g-YAY-l] are the indigenous inhabitants of Gildot in central Anásthias, with modern populations throughout southwestern Anásthias and Munatan. The Gyeil have a unique culture and language, unrelated to the Thalsic peoples who colonised much of the region from the Jade Epoch onwards. Consequently they have been subjected to centuries of oppression and conflict, and have derogatively been called the “Night People” or viridlanguageOrorrviridviridviridgreenviridviridgreen… @helevos - Vetthi Governmentplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigVetthi Government
The Vetthi Republic is ruled by an elected republican government, selected from traditional noble families as well as prominent landowners and business interests.
Governance
This is in a series of articles on goverments and politics.
The government is an assembly of forty-three @helevos - Fixed starsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigFixed stars
The Fixed Stars are the bright stars, more properly small moons, in the sky of Helevos. They are so called because they hold a fixed point in the night sky relative to the ground. There are thought to be four fixed stars, circling the heavens at the four quarters of the globe. Only three are visible in the skies of the @helevos - Race and Ethnicityplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigRace and Ethnicity
The concepts of race and ethnicity in the Civilised World are complex, related to issues of history, geography and culture. Some theories of the origins of humanity claim that all humans are descended from a single group of original ancestors, while others believe mankind is made up of distinct races with separate origins. EloyounHartheraAnrelOrorrOrorrEloyounGodmenEloyounOrorrMunatanEloyounAnásthiasGodmen @helevos - Krikaréplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigKrikaré
The Krikaré [kree-KAR-ray], also called the Kritarchy or House of Elders, is the legislative body of the church-state of Ororr. It enacts all laws and regulations both spiritual and temporal, regarding the administration of the church and the nation. Members have the courtesy title @helevos - Church of Hartrahplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigChurch of Hartrah
The Church of Hartrah is the state religion of Harthera. Adherents believe in a single god who is a fusion of all the righteous ancestors of the nation. Upon death, your spirit is judged by God, and begins a slow process of merging with the Godhead. As a faith it is a syncretism of ancestor-worship and veneration of a monotheistic protector god who is the embodiment of the station. The church strongly promotes respect for family, tradition and heirarchy as well as duty and per… @helevos - 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 @helevos - Anrel Aristocracyplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAnrel Aristocracy
The Anrel Isles are governed by a class collectively called the Grafen or Graves, individually given the courtesy title Graf. Leaders of towns, cities, and even nations are drawn from this class. Traditionally, leaders are selected by will of the populace, based on their personal qualities and family merits, according to the traditional honour system of Anrel @helevos - Godmenplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGodmen
The Godmen were the mythical inhabitants of a landmass contiguous with the modern Natorn Archipelago, said to be the ancestors of all the Thalsic peoples of the northern Civilised World. In the Emerald Epoch they created the first great civilisation, referred to as the Realm of the Godmen. The Godmen are said to be mytho-historic, memories of an ancestor race shrouded by millennia of HartheraAnrelAnrelherherAnrelAnrel @helevos - Beasts of the Apocalypseplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBeasts of the Apocalypse
The Beasts of the Apocalypse are four supremely powerful monsters said to guard the world from the chaos of the outer darkness. They feature in the ancient legends of Anrel and Miyarris, most particularly in the saga, the Tirennion.
According to myth, in the early days of the @helevos - Shouftplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigShouft
The Shouft, also called the Path of the Prophet or the Great Pilgrimage, is a religious journey to the holy shrine of Foratuna in Ororr. It is a key element of Therist religious practice, a spiritual journey visiting sites of religious significance.
The devout wishing spiritual enrichment, or sinners or criminals wishing to make restitution, follow the route the Ororrgreengreen @helevos - 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 @helevos - Junda Languageplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigJunda Language
Junda, often called Old Junda, is an Iskean language which was once spoken throughout the Junda Isles, Perudd and the Junda Coast.
Language
language
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Isolated dialects are still spoken in remoter parts of the Junda Isles, but it has largely been replaced by languagelanguagelanguagelanguagelanguageHartheralanguagelanguagelanguagelanguagelanguage @helevos - The Hexact Ordersplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigThe Hexact Orders
The Hexact Orders are institutions which make up four of the six “pillars of the state” in nations using the Hexact philosophy of government. The Hexact Doctrine does not specify the nature or structure of the four institutions, only their goals and the services they provide. In AnrelAnrelAnrel @helevos - Hirèrk Moonscaleplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHirèrk Moonscale
The Hirèrk Moonscale [Hee-Rerrk] (HM) is a luni-solar calendar used at least since the time of Miyarris, which measures cycles based on the moons, solar years as well as the millennia-long cycles of global climate change. Today years HM are only seen in historic works and not considered accurate in historical accounts.epochHMHMBMEepochsepochsepochepochepochepochepochHMepochsMEME @helevos - Bantmitual (planet)plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBantmitual (planet)
Bantmitual, also called Bandar Prime, is the principle inhabited planet of the Bandar System. It is the homeworld of the bandar, a highly advanced yet retiring tetrapodal species who are spacefaring, but have never ventured much beyond their home system. @1gd - 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 @helevos - Eastern Isles (New Perech)plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigEastern Isles (New Perech)
The Eastern Isles, also called New Perech or the Spice Islands, are a tropical island group in the Redeeming Ocean at 13ºS, 3300 km from the mainland of Harthera, 4125 km from the port of Narillin. The islands have a highly diverse population of virid plant species, several of which are prized as flavourings or HartheranHartheranHartheranHartheranHartheraHartheran @helevos - 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 @helevos - Tale of the Four Brothersplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigTale of the Four Brothers
The Tale of the Four Brothers is work of folklore or oral history from the island of Krotolat-ten-Azri, largest of the Azri Isles. It is likely an allegory of actual historical events, when more advanced settlers from the mainland arrived in the Beryl Epoch, though with few written records the real history is unknown. @helevos - Biology and Ecologyplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBiology and Ecology
Helevos has two separate families of life, which compete with each other for resources and space. Various cultures give different names for these two competing families, but in Anrel they are commonly called “the Virid and the Green”, a quotation from the GreenViridgreengreenGreengreenGreengreenviridGreenviridviridviridgreenviridgreengreengreengreenviridviridGreenviridgreenviridgreengreengreenViridgreenviridViridgreenviridviridviridViridgreenviridviridViridgreengreenviridgr… @helevos - The Spinesplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigThe Spines
The Spines is an island chain in the Natorn Archipelago, linking the Anrel Isles in the north with Besoa in the south. The islands are the “backbone” of the archipelago. With their geology of grey and white basalt rock, many of the islands are said to resemble gnarled bones, rising out of the sea. Local AnrelAnrelHartheran @helevos - 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 @helevos - Herbsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHerbs
Herbs are usually green plants cultivated and used for use in medicine, cooking or for other purposes.
Herblore is the traditional practice of making decoctions, extracts, powders and other preparations from the roots, leaves, seeds, bark and fruit of plants found across the world.greengreenAnásthiasAnásthiasgreenMunatangreengreen @helevos - 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 @helevos - Lamenaryplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLamenary
A lamenary is a thaumaturgical device, designed to perform a specific function, in response to a trigger action. Lamenaries are often created to perform simple or repetitive tasks, such as thaumaturgical lamps or shields for personal protection.
Magic
magic
This is in a series of articles about @helevos - Schools of Thoughtplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSchools of Thought
A school of thought is system of belief, or a methodological approach within an academic or philosophical system. The term was formally used for the various Schools of Thought within the Rasian Academy, with different approaches to the practice and application of @helevos - Deital (God)plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigDeital (God)
A deital [DAY-it-ul], also called a deivat or god-spirit or god, is an elemental which has achieved a great power and a degree of consciousness from being the focus of human worship.
Magic
magic
This is in a series of articles about magic, thaumaturgy and esotericism.
“Deital” is a magicAnásthiasmagic @helevos - Besoaadplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBesoaad
Besoaad [BESS-soh-AHD / bɛsɒ'æd] is the language of the island of Besoa. It is the official language of the United Kingdom of Besoa. Besoaad is broadly part of the Aralsic language family, with heavy borrowing from Iskean languages and other world languages.
Language
language
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AlsanilanguageHartheranAnrelAnásthias @helevos - 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… @helevos - Anrel Islesplugin-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 @helevos - 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 @helevos - Antyokplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAntyok
Antyok or Antyoq [ant-YOK, uhn-CHOK] is an island in the Natorn Archipelago, due east of Besoa. It was formerly an independent nation, the Principality of Antyok, but since 1086 ME, following the Bizoan War, it is now under Hartheran dominion.
Antyok
This is in a series of articles about Antyok, an island nation in the HartheranHartheranHartheran @helevos - Alsaneth Republicplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAlsaneth Republic
The Alsaneth Republic, also called the Alsaneth Commonwealth (official name The Hexactic Commonwealth of Alsan), was a historic nation occupying the southern half of the island of Besoa. The Republic existed from the overthrow of the old MEME @helevos - Civilised Worldplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigCivilised World
The Civilised World refers to the known regions of human civilisation, notably the continent of Anásthias, the Natorn Archipelago and surrounding islands.
Gastrinimer's 3rd century BME Map of the World, showing Anásthias and the Natorn Isles. Note: old maps place north to the right.AnásthiasAnásthiasAnásthiasAnásthias @helevos - Binitarian Heresyplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBinitarian Heresy
Binitarianism, often called the Binitarian or Dualist Heresy is a belief within the Mother Church of Ororr that the Prophet Therion is also a god, husband to the Mother and equal to her. This belief is denied by the Church and by the writings of the Prophet himself, but it is a persistent folk belief in TherionherOrorrOrorr @helevos - Aertistryplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAertistry
The Aertists were an avant-garde aesthetic and ideological movement in the Rasian Academy, in first centry BME. At first merely a student movement, many of its members became influential leading to tense confrontation between the Aertists, the Academy establishment, and the @helevos - 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
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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… @helevos - Hartheran Governmentplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHartheran Government
The government of the Hartheran Union is an oligarchy centralised in Vahltor, where the wealthy rule through a labyrinthine bureaucracy of committees, boards and assemblies who all jealously guard their powers.
Governance
This is in a series of articles on HartheraHartheraHartheraHartheraHartheraHartheran @helevos - King Ralam of Besoaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigKing Ralam of Besoa
Ralam Kenor Berill (1075- ME) is the first king of the newly forged United Kingdom of Besoa, declared in 1115 ME after a combined patriot exile force reclaimd the island from Hartheran occupation. For most of his life he was Crown Prince of the Sann'ali court-in-exile.
People
This is in a series of articles on @helevos - Webrinplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigWebrin
The Webrin is a criminal sect which has operated for centuries in Anrel, Harthera and the major port cities of the world. It is thought to have originated in the Anrel Isles, where it operates as a criminal guild, enforcing paid membership on any criminal gang. It also has aspects of a mystery religion, with members initiated into secret rituals said to give them magical powers over their subordinates. This serves the Webrin heirarchy, since more senior members are respected and feared.A… @helevos - The Greymenplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigThe Greymen
The Greymen were a religious movement in eastern Munatan, an offshoot of, or reaction to the Dromeist philosophy of change. They became infamous in Biinmos in the 10th century, where a fundamentalist cult caused the Greymen Holocaust.
Belief
This is in a series of articles about @helevos - Magisteriateplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMagisteriate
The Magisteriate was the governing body of the Rasian Academy from 50 BME to 236 ME. It replaced the former collegiate system of masters, headed by a Grand Master, following the downfall of the Grand Master Belikast. Its stated aimed was to promote, oversee and control the use of MEmagic @helevos - Hyperdriveplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHyperdrive
Most modern interstellar space travel is achieved using variations on the tachyon transference drive (TTD), variously called the tachyon drive or hyperdrive. This circumvents the laws of mass and energy by “flipping” a vessel travelling at speeds approaching the speed of light into tachyonic particles. These particles have no mass in the convention sense, as they are incapable of interacting with sub-luminal matter. They also travel at the speed of light within their own point of … @1gd - Mangasorplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMangasor
Mangasor, [mang-GAS-orr, maŋga'sɔ̝ːɾ)] (arch. Mangasuor) also called the Mangasor Desert, is a Special Autonomous Region in central Ororr. It is a mainly arid region with no permanent surface water, a landscape of rocky plains, dusty dunes and dry lake beds. At the heart of the desert is the holy site of @helevos - 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 @helevos - Toborrplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigToborr
Toborr [toe-BORR] is a historic port city at the mouth of the River Wiyel, the most important port in modern Ororr, and arguably the greatest shipping port in the world. Toborr City lies on an island in the river mouth, but now encompasses a conurbation which surrounds the whole estuary bay, including the city of Therion @helevos - 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
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Illieten of Narette (1081 ME-) is Queen regnant of the Kingdom of Narette and Queen Consort of the United Kingdom of Besoa, by marriage to her husband, King Ralam of Besoa.
People
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Biography
She was born in the city of Heth Ania, daughter to Ehamet IX of Narette and his first wife Alsia. On the death of herherherherherherher @helevos - United Kingdom of Besoaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigUnited Kingdom of Besoa
The United Kingdom of Besoa is a nation on the island of Besoa in the Natorn Archipelago. The kingdom was founded in 1114 ME, after a brief war of liberation from Harthera.
* Name: The United Kingdom of Besoa * Government: Commonwealth Monarchy * Capital @helevos - Magisterplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMagister
Magister is a term in the Anrel Isles for a thaumaturges, or full practitioners of magic. More specifically, magisters are thaumaturges of the Rasian Academy with the ability to summon, bind and instruct elementals on their own, with no assistance from others. Sorcerors are practitioners with the skill and knowledge to instruct elementals, but without the ability to summon and bind them.magic @helevos - 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 @helevos - 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
This is in a series of articles on @helevos - 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 @helevos - Manokplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigManok
Manok (arch. Menioq) is a small island 1100 km west of mainland Anrel. It is a regular stopping port for the trade between Anrel, Vetth and Ororr, particularly for hardy traders willing to risk heavy open seas rather than risking the coast of Harthera.
Trade routes
Manok is part of a direct trade route between the AnrellanguagegreengreengreengreengreenAnrel @helevos - Lampfishplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLampfish
Lampfish are a species of bioluminescent virid fish, found particularly in the Redeeming Ocean, in tropical waters off the east coast of Anásthias. Throughout history they have been captured and used as a source of light.
Fauna
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Biology @helevos - 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
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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 @helevos - Soulplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSoul
Cultures throughout the Civilised World hold different ideas about the nature of the human soul, the animus that gives living beings life, thought and will.
Belief
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The ancient Doroun had a syncretic concept of the soul being made up of seven distinct parts, including all the physical, spiritual and psychological parts that make up a whole human being. These had been assembled from a variety of Thalsic tribal and early religi… @helevos - Aego Gastrinimerplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAego Gastrinimer
Aego Gastrinimer (c. 311-254 BME), was a renowned navigator, explorer, merchantman, privateer and prestigious Cartographer-Royal to the Court of Sann'al. He produced the first great world map of the modern era, based on his supposed circumnavigation of the continent of AnásthiasAnásthiasAnásthiasAnásthias @helevos - 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. @helevos - Catáosplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigCatáos
Catáos [cat-AY-oss] is a small but wealthy city in Deltirot, famous for the Cataos Falls, the most impressive waterfalls in Ororr, which form a natural barrier between the autonomous regions of Deltirot and Dunasanin.
Ororr
This is in a series of articles on the modern nation-station of Ororr @helevos - Abel Palaceplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAbel Palace
Abel Palace is a royal residence in the city of Belisan Freeport in the Kingdom of Narette, sitting atop Abel Hill on the eastern edge of the city. It was originally a fortress constructed during the Long War for defence of the eastern approaches to the city. It was laid seige to by @helevos - Haulmplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHaulm
A haulm or holm is a thaumaturgical indjinn or lamenary, capable of interacting directly with the human brain using neuromancy.
Magic
magic
This is in a series of articles about magic, thaumaturgy and esotericism.
The word is a portmanteau of thaumic helm. Since they must be in direct contact with the skull, they are produced in the form of a metal crown or helmet, often elaborately decorated with symbols indicating their function and ownership. They were perfected by the @helevos - Ra and Ratérplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigRa and Ratér
Ra (RAH) and Ratér (rah-TAIR) are mutually-orbiting binary planets in the Cronox System. The two are both marginal for human life but were settled many millennia ago. Rivalry and conflict between the two throughout their history laid the foundation for a series of accords for mutual co-operation, which was the foundation for the @1gd - Heronbaht Languageplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHeronbaht Language
Heronbaht, also called Tekeheron, is the historic language of the Principality of Antyok and the former Kingdom of Heronbar.
Language
language
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Heronbaht was once thought to be a language isolate, unrelated to the two major languages families in the region, Asokway and languagelanguagelanguagelanguagelanguagelanguagelanguagelanguagelanguage @helevos - Seqaalplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSeqaal
Seqaal or Seqaalqun is the foremost surviving language of the Issid language family, spoken primarily in the Sekalkot province of central Ororr.
Language
language
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The language has existed in various forms for at least four thousand years, descending from the early tongues of the languagelanguagelanguagelanguagelanguagelanguage @helevos - Gnosticiansplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGnosticians
The Gnosticians were a minor school within the Rasian Academy who studied gods, the god-magic of theurgy, rituals and theologies.
Rasian Academy
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See also:
* Magic * Schools of Thought
The Gnosticians were originally founded to study the origins of god-elementals, or 'magicmagic @helevos - Arms of Foratunaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigArms of Foratuna
The Arms of Foratuna are the priesthood of the Mother Church of Ororr, based at the holy citadel of Foratuna. Typically this means the Meisinn and Messek, the supreme spiritual arms of the church said to be in direct communication with the Mother. They do not play an active role in governance, but their opinion on spiritual matters is decisive and they effectively have the ability to veto any policy considered OrorrOrorr @helevos - Vetthi naming conventionsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigVetthi naming conventions
Vetthi names are a fiendishly complicated social hurdle for all visitors to the island, and can represent a challenge even to the most socially adept Vetthi hierarch. Vetthi names can be lengthy, since they describe not only family connections, but a history of honours and distinctions both personal and inherited. The longer a person's name, the greater the prestige of the family, and those wishing to curry favour are obliged to remember the entire name of a new associ… @helevos - Heterodox Churchplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHeterodox Church
The Holy and Heterodoxic Church of the All-Deity, generally called the Heterodox Church, is a syncretic religion which embraces many historic traditions, believing all faiths are at heart the worship of one essential god, and that there are many routes to achieving transcendence.her @helevos - 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 @helevos - 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 @helevos - Vigil of Deacon Kabeplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigVigil of Deacon Kabe
The Vigil of Deacon Kabe is a mystery text significant to the animist traditional religion of Besoa. It is a first-person confession of a deacon or decan, one of the traditional ten intendants of the oracle shrine at Welvér, who mysteriously vanishes during an overnight vigil. @helevos - 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 @helevos - Golden Ordinanceplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGolden Ordinance
The Golden Ordinance is a natural philosophy which was a key element of Miyarrain culture in the latter centuries of the Celadon Epoch. The “ordinance” was thought to be a set of rules or mathematical which were intrinsic to the universe and observed in nature. Its legacy was important to many later movements, from governance to military conflict and aesthetics. @helevos - Pruncoty Brandyplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigPruncoty Brandy
Pruncotiésh [proon-KOT-ee-yesh], or Pruncoty Brandy, is a spirit made from a secret mixture of fresh and dried vine fruits and flavourings on the island of Pruncoty, in The Spines. Pruncotiesh is made in small batches and highly prized, once enjoyed exclusively by the royal houses of @helevos - 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 @helevos - Derailadplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigDerailad
The nation of Derailad, often called the Kingdom of Derailad despite having no king, was one one of the “Four Kingdoms” of ancient Besoa. Derailad was the smallest of the four with the poorest farmland, but was relatively wealthy and technologically advanced. It was annexed by the @helevos - Unfacingplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigUnfacing
Unfacing is a cultural practice and method of social control prevalent in Kahtoyn. Use of practices such as unfacing, blueface and gift economics distinguish Kahtoyn from the wider Otekahré region of eastern Anásthias.
Unfacing involves consciously ignoring, turning your back on, withholding communication and refusing help, as a form of social punishment. Unfacing begins in childhood as a punishment for children who are isolated for short periods, and extends to adulthood where serio… @helevos - Gadokplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGadok
The Cordrome of Gadok is an administrative region of northwestern Harthera.
Harthera
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* Name: Hartheran Union, Union of Harthera, Uhartrah * Government: Military-Mercantile Oligarchy * Capital: Vahltor * Foundation: 1 ME (Traditional) * MEMEHartheravirid @helevos - Death Breathersplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigDeath Breathers
Death Breathers are the Night-Priests of Veedormim, who use virid narcotics in their rituals. They were contrasted with the Sun-Priests, officials of the state cult.
Belief
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The name was originally pejorative but is now commonly accepted. The Death-Breather cult was at its height in the first century virid @helevos - War of 813plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigWar of 813
The War of 813, known in Ororr as the Second Vetthi War, was a conflict primarily between Ororr, the Vetthi Republic, involving various rebellious coastal groups within Ororr. It was the culmination of centuries of conflict between the two powers, with Ororr attempting to annex the island nation.OrorrOrorrOrorrOrorrOrorrOrorrOrorrOrorrHartheraHarthera @helevos - Hornum Calendarplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHornum Calendar
The Hornum Calendar (HC), sometimes called the Hexact Calendar, is a calendar used mainly in the Anrel Isles, named after the city of Hornum where it was devised. It is used officially by all the nations of Anrel, but it is gradually being superseded by the Modern Epoch, used in much of the rest of the world. AnrelMEAnrelAnrel @helevos - Siltorn Canalplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSiltorn Canal
The Siltorn Canal in Ororr is a pioneering system of canals and locks which links the heartlands of the Wiyel Basin with the northwestern provinces, which are otherwise isolated by the Siltorn Highlands. The key link in the network is a series of canal tunnels running through the mountains, raising barges and lowering them to the far side. The Siltorn Canal is a critical link in OrorrOrorrOrorr @helevos - Savantplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSavant
The savant is a type of sailing vessel unique to the historic Kingdom of Sann'al, that contributed to the island nation's dominance of merchant shipping during its great age of trade and exploration, and hundred or more years ago.
History
The savant was a development of the Harthera @helevos - 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 @helevos - Kas-fruitplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigKas-fruit
Kas-fruit is the red or yellow fruit of the kasflower, a perennial flowering plant or bush believed to be native to Anrel.
Flora
herbs
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It is found growing throughout the Mainland, particularly in the wilder regions of viridmagic @helevos - Signtismplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSigntism
Signtism is an ancient philosophy and subculture in the Anrel Isles, one of the many Schools of Thought who found a home in the Rasian Academy. The Grand Master Belikast was born into the Signtist community of Larford, and his association with the culture and the city led to its utter destruction during the @helevos - Webroksharplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigWebrokshar
Webrokshar is a much-fearer punishment for treachery in Harthera, traditionally used for traitors against family, Church and State. It is so feared because according to Hartheran belief and the Church of Hartrah, it condemns the victim to eternal torment.
Belief
This is in a series of articles about @helevos - 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 @helevos - House of Keysplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHouse of Keys
The House of Keys is a legislative body of the Hartheran government. Its members are called Keymen or Clavigers, membership consisting of heads of government boards and committees, as well as representatives from the nation's cities and regions.
Governance
This is in a series of articles on @helevos - War of the Flags (First Vetthi War)plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigWar of the Flags (First Vetthi War)
The War of the Flags (792-796 ME), also called the First Vetthi War in Ororr, was a conflict between Ororr and the Vetthi Republic over control of the Vetthi Passage.
The 8th century saw a deterioration of relations between Ororr and Harthera, with trade relations tense and ships often barred and turned away from each other's ports. Consequently, ships of the OrorrOrorr @helevos - Giftdarkplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGiftdark
The Giftdark is an archeological civilisation in what is now the Anrel Isles, which flourished during the Celadon Epoch, approximately 3000-4000 BME. The civilisation is named for its elaborate underground temples with tactile features, suggesting they were used in darkness. It is unclear whether the Giftdark culture was a widespread belief or part of elite spiritual practice. Little is known other than the remains of its distinctive temple architecture, which uses alternating spaces o… @helevos - Chíouplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigChíou
Chíou [CHEE-oo], from the Mayápo tsee'oo, is a ball game played with a leather bladder traditionally stuffed with feathers.
Sports
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The game is believed to have been invented in Miyarris, though it may even predate this society. It was spread by Miyarrain diaspora and is now popular @helevos - Gerod of Ben Akirplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGerod of Ben Akir
Gerod of Ben Akir is the credited author of the eponymous Mysteries of Gerod, a series of accounts of mystical encounters with gods and spirits, revelations and prophecies. It is considered a holy codex by many who follow the Anrelian pantheon, since it describes the relationship of prayer and ritual which can be performed to attract the good graces of certain deities. @helevos - Sjatranjplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSjatranj
Sjatranj is a Hesjbagaaian game commonly called Fours or the Game of Fours in many other languages. It is played by 2 to 4 players on a board with four square sections. Similar games were known to have been played in ancient times, but fell out of favour due to their complexity, only being played in parts of @helevos - Efelaxplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigEfelax
Efelax or efelahk are a virid species found in various parts of the world. They are commonly thought of as carnivorous plants, having the appearance of leaves and being rooted in place, though in fact they are sessile animals. Efelax are highly poisonous, with the toxins having medicinal uses. @helevos - Ayetuaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAyetua
Ayetua [ay-YEH-too-ah] is a port city on the arid reaches of the Red Wiyel in Ororr, famed as the terminus for galleys travelling upriver on the Shouft or Great Pilgrimage of the Therist faith. Despite its proximity to the holy sites of Foratuna, it is a dry, drab and dusty settlement, used only as a waystation for the unceasing movement of pilgrims. @helevos - Moritarrplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMoritarr
Moritarr is one of the six autonomous regions of Ororr, in the northwest of the country. It is sometimes referred to as Old Ororr since the conquests of the Great Prophet's Mother Army began in this region, though strictly this was limited to the provinces of Narlorn and Vosharn.
Ororr
This is in a series of articles on the modern nation-station of Ororrviridviridgreen @helevos - Isjbelaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigIsjbela
Isjbela (or Esjbela) is the capital city of Hesjbagaaia in Munatan, a wealthy port for trade, seat of the kings of Hesjbagaaia and heart of the Heterodox Church.
The city lies on the eastern shore of Isjbela Bay, an inlet of the Limerent Sea with a large natural harbour. The old city was founded on a defensible headland, which still forms the city's heart though it has grown far beyond the original walls. @helevos - Humbersplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHumbers
Humbers are a species of small flying mammal found throughout the civilised world, particularly in areas of green forest and other dense vegetation.
Fauna
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They are one of the most diverse and successful mammal species, with at least two hundred sub-species with a range of appearance and specialisation. Most feed on fruits, nectar of @helevos - 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 @helevos - Famúlplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigFamúl
Famúl [fa-MOOL] is a city on the island of Besoa. Since the declaration of the United Kingdom of Besoa in 1114 ME, it has been the island's provisional capital.
Besoa
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History
The city was founded around 1700 @helevos - Baronies of Ravorr (Rouvawa)plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBaronies of Ravorr (Rouvawa)
The Baronies of Ravorr (or Ivauk Rouvawhi in Eloyoun, Warchiefs of Rouvawa) was a confederation of feudal states in Northeast Anasthias, which existed from 573 BME to 288 ME. It first formed as an alliance against the expansionist ambitions of its Saloyan neighbours to the north. With the rise of BMEBMEHarthera @helevos - 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
language
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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… @helevos - About this websiteplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAbout this website
Robworld is a project I've been working on most of my life, a private universe of my own imagination of advanced interstellar civilisations and backwards fantasy worlds.
As a kid I was always a big fan of books with maps of fantastical places. From the age of ten I started drawing my own maps of magical islands, mysterious castles and sorceror's towers, first creating maps for - Hieremeplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHiereme
A hiereme is a large naval vessel used by the Ororrans as the foremost naval weapon for defending their coast.
Military
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Hieremes are essentially naval artillery platforms used to launch attacks against invaders, while smaller ships move in to engage. Most are double-hulled catamarans, with the largest being trimarans, with ballistae and other artillery mounted on their single large deck. Their great size make… @helevos - Godsboardplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGodsboard
Godsboard is a gambling dice game, popular in taverns, wine shops and gaming houses in Anrel and throughout the Natorn Archipelago.
Sports
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Game Board
The game is typically played with six-sided dice, on a god-board, a circle divided into eight equal divisions. Each division is assigned to one of the eight principal @helevos - Begeenplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBegeen
Begeen [beg-EEN] is a city in the southeast of Trésard, close to the border with Narette. It was sacked and occupied in 219 ME in the first year of the Long War, and was the subject of five battles during which both sides took and retook the city, leaving it a ruined shell. @helevos - Oughtismplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigOughtism
Oughtism is a moral and philosophical system, claiming an ancient inheritance from the moral codes of the Godmen. It continues to be influential throughout the Anrel Isles, and it's guiding principles have been the foundation of legal and religious codes throughout the @helevos - Lake Otaranplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLake Otaran
Lake Otaran [oh-TA-ran], known locally as The Otaran (arch. Otarah), is a brackish lake or inland sea in the island of Sensatard in the Anrel Isles. It is connected to the sea by the Otaran Sound, a flooded former river valley.
The lake is economically important as a rich source of @helevos - Bandar (non-humanoid species)plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBandar (non-humanoid species)
The bandar are a highly advanced non-humanoid civilisation native to the heavy gravity world, Bantmitual. Though gregarious amongst their own kind and having advanced technological abilities, few bandar leave their world of birth, and no bandar has ever left their home system. They give their name to the @1gd - Eridaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigErida
Erida, literally meaning “Words” in the extinct ancient language Ahngrit, is the instinctual core language of the Eridai, or elementals, Eridai meaning “of the words”. The art of thaumaturgy can therefore be described as the structural use of Erida to perform physical outputs.
Magic
magic
This is in a series of articles about languagelanguagelanguagelanguage @helevos - Rasia Cityplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigRasia City
Rasia [RAH-zee-uh]], sometimes called Rasia City to distinguish it from the eponymous Grand Academy of Rasia, is a city on the south coast of Lake Ondrere in the Anrel Isles. Once a vibrant metropolis and a centre of culture, in 236 ME it was burned to the ground by Anretian forces during the MEmagicmagic @helevos - Besanplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBesan
The besan [BESS-un] is the currency of Ororr, struck as rounded rectangular coins. In everyday parlance a besan is called a dam.
Money
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One besan is subdivided into eight melea, with one melea divided into eight @helevos - 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
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History BMEBME @helevos - Indigenous Nativesplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigIndigenous Natives
The indigenous native inhabitants of Helevos, collectively called jinnies, are lemur-like virid creatures indigenous to virid forests and jungles throughout the world. Many are considered intelligent, though they are widely thought of as animals and vermin, and have largely been eradicated from areas of human habitation.viridvirid @helevos - Principality of Antyokplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigPrincipality of Antyok
The Principality of Antyok was a former nation state on the island of Antyok in the Natorn Archipelago. Historically the Principality was the only remaining independent part of the Kingdom of Heronbar, after it was conquered by the Kingdom of Sann'al. The Principality was conquered by Harthera in 1086 @helevos - Retzaykplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigRetzayk
Retzayk is a long, narrow continent approximately 4500 km east of Anásthias, separated from it by the Redeeming Ocean. It extends from the North Pole, crossing the equator and deep into the southern hemisphere.
retzayk
Eastern continent of Retzayk
According to contemporary geography, Retzayk is believed to be one of the Anásthiasviridviridvirid @helevos - Belief Systemsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBelief Systems
Helevos has a wide variety of belief systems. The following are categorisations used by the Rasian Academy to classify different types of faith:
* Binitarianism - belief in two equal gods. (See the Binitarian Heresy, which relates to Therism) * Deism - there is one supreme creator who is now remote from the universe. @helevos - Helegraphplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHelegraph
The helegraph is a method of long distance communication using flashes of light, developed in Harthera. Helegraphy has become a hugely important tool of government, military and commerce, with a national network enabling everything from news and stock reports to personal correspondence being sent up and down the country within a reasonably short period. @helevos - Step Quayplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigStep Quay
A step quay is a harbour structure found in many port cities, enabling ships to be unloaded at all times of the year, whilst protecting the dockside district from flooding by storm tides. Step quays contain three elements: a sea-level wharf which ships come alongside, a high sea wall (usually at least 3 metres), with the two levels being connected by steps. The steps often have a slide section or chute allowing cargo to be lowered down them, or to be raised with ropes. @helevos - Grammarian School of Thoughtplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGrammarian School of Thought
The Grammarians were one of the three great Schools of Thought in the golden age of the Rasian Academy. Grammarians believed that words and language were the key effective magic, and sought the purest, most concise and elegant words and structures. Grammarians also studied human languages of all kinds.languagelanguage @helevos - Global Climate Cycleplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGlobal Climate Cycle
The Moonscale in fact accurately predicts the motion of the world and surrounding planets, which causes a succession of Glacials (Ice Ages) and Interglacials, which increase and decrease in intensity. These fluctuations are caused by the predictable flucuations of the planet’s axial tilt and other orbital factors. At various tipping points, decades of harsh winters allows buildup of both land and sea ice at the poles. Reduction in sea level alters sea currents, further a… @helevos - Besoan Diasporaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBesoan Diaspora
The Besoan Diaspora was a wave of mass emigration of people from the Natorn Archipelago island of Besoa, caused by the Hartheran invasion and brutal occupation.
Besoa
This is in a series of articles about Besoa, a major island in the Natorn Archipelago.
Many Besoans were international traders with connections in port cities around the world. Those who were able to leave were many rich merchants, nobles and their households. They established emigré communities in ports aro… @helevos - Saloyan Civil Warplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSaloyan Civil War
The Saloyan Civil War was a protracted conflict between bitterly opposing forces in the Grand Palatinate of Saloya, in northwest Anásthias. Historians sometimes divide it into three conflicts, the First, Second and Third Civil War.
Conflict
This is in a series of articles on @helevos - Realm of the Godmenplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigRealm of the Godmen
The Realm of the Godmen was semi-mythic ancient civilisation, said to have existed in the Emerald Epoch from roughly 15,000-12,000 BME. It was the home of the mythical Godmen, the said to have been the first human civilisation from which all mankind descends. Godmen @helevos - Ambertypeplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAmbertype
Ambertype is a photographic method, one of the first modern technologies able to capture realistic images of the real world without magical means.
Ambertype was developed from the ambertype printing process. Photosensitive chemicals are laid on a sheet of @helevos - Randplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigRand
Rand is a fortified hill city in the central plains of Narette. It was the only major settlement in the plains not destroyed during the Long War, despite multiple assaults and seiges. It owes its survival to its position on a hill with unusually strong walls. During the war the outer city was sacked many times, the surviving inhabitants rebuilding their lives within the safety of the citadel. @helevos - Vetthi Merchant Fleetplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigVetthi Merchant Fleet
The Vetthi Merchant Fleet of the Vetthi Merchant Company is the most prestigious merchant navy in the world, with trade concessions and trading rights in virtually every port throughout the Civilised World. Its influence, wealth and prestige is the pride of the @helevos - Piracyplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigPiracy
Piracy has always been a danger for shipping around the world. Throughout history merchants have been preyed upon by desperate or greedy fishermen, by rogue naval ships acting as privateers, as well as organised fleets dedicated to larceny.
HartheranOrorrHarthera @helevos - Kingdom of Oonarplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigKingdom of Oonar
Oonar was a historic nation in eastern Anásthias existing from c.1800 BME to c.500 ME, with a largely Eloyoun-ethnic population. Around the turn of the first century ME, Oonar was the foremost of the Eloyoun kingdoms in the region, second only to Saloya.
Ancient Northeast Anasthias @helevos - Decileplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigDecile
In Harthera, deciles are a social and political structure, nominally a family or tribe of which all Hartherans are a member. Deciles were formalised in the Hartheran Commonwealth period as a method of managing elections.
Governance
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Before the Commonwealth, the early nation had hundreds of ethnic clans, families and noble houses. Many small family groups were wealthy, powerful and owned much of the land, while other tribes w… @helevos - Hartheran Commonwealthplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHartheran Commonwealth
The Hartheran Commonwealth was a constitutional monarchy which ruled Harthera for 164 years, from 407-571 ME. The Commonwealth period marked a shift in the balance of power in the region back to the old Saloyan elites who were still wealthy landowners, particularly in the old @helevos - Torthien Crisisplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigTorthien Crisis
The Torthien Crisis (1018-1026 ME) was an international conflict which brought the world closest to total war than at any time in history. It began as a proxy war between the great powers of Ororr and Harthera, who funded and encouraged rebel groups as well as smaller nations to fight on their behalf. The crisis focussed on the mountainous region of HartheraOrorrOrorrHarthera @helevos - Imprintingplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigImprinting
Imprinting is the thaumaturgical discipline of capturing the attention of an elemental, and giving it set of formal instructions. Magicians with the ability to summon and imprint an elemental are magisters.
Magic
magic
This is in a series of articles about magic, thaumaturgy and esotericism.
The most basic method of imprinting is verbal, reciting sequents aloud to a bound elemental in the human equivalent of the languagelanguage @helevos - 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 @helevos - School of Nightplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSchool of Night
The School of Night was a private establishment related to the Rasian Academy in Trésard. It was principally a club house for academics, top students and prominent non-academics sharing an interest in the liberal arts. As well as libraries, galleries and gaming rooms, it was famous for its parties held throughout the year. @helevos - 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
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Derailad is the southwestern region of the island of Besoa, now part of the United Kingdom of Besoa. During the Hartheran Occupation of Besoa it was called Direlvarr.
Besoa
This is in a series of articles about Besoa, a major island in the Natorn Archipelago.
In ancient times it was the independent @helevos - Mûulplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMûul
Mûul [MOO-ul] is an island in the Kingdom of Trésard, about 40km west of the Mainland of the Anrel Isles. It is separated from the Mainland by the Res Channel.
Geography
Mûul is 150 km north-south, the southern and western half being hilly and windswept, sheltering the lower-lying east coast, which supports livestock and subsistence farming. The island is entirely GodmenGodmengreenGodmen @helevos - Go-Ám-Gamplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGo-Ám-Gam
Go-ám-gam [go-AM-gam] is a sparsely-inhabited nation in southeastern Munatan, consisting mostly of temperate upland hills and rugged coast with temperate virid forests and no navigable rivers. Its only principle city is Go-ím-ri, situated some miles inland from the sea. @helevos - Luminateplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLuminate
Luminates are individuals with the rare ability to form a mental connection with an elemental. This can happen unconsciously and without training, making such connections potentially dangerous if the elemental carries out the violent subconscious desires of a child, rather than the conscious will of a trained @helevos - Roaring Manplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigRoaring Man
The “Roaring Man” was the traditional protector-god of Toborr, from the Beryl Epoch until the Siege of Toborr. Originally he was fire god of the Issid tribe who settled here, protector of home and hearth. In a marshy estuary environment where every day was a struggle against water, a fire god was in opposition to the aquatic element, provider of warmth, dryness, light, food and defence. In the @helevos - Vinculumplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigVinculum
Vinculum is the bond or connection between a human thaumaturge and their prime elemental. This bonds gives a human mastery over the elemental and means that it will accept instructions only from that person. Vinculum generally grows stronger over time, with experienced thaumaturges able to easily command their primus. @helevos - Doughberryplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigDoughberry
Doughberry is a green cereal plant cultivated for its seeds, which grow in clusters of spherical grains about 8mm in diameter. Freshly picked doughberries can be eaten raw, but more commonly are dried in the sun and rehydrated in hot water as a nutritious accompaniment to meals, where they have a soft, slightly chewy texture.Ororr @helevos - Biinmosplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBiinmos
Biinmos is a large, militarised state in eastern Munatan. It is sometimes known as Dendrost, a Hartheran version of its name. This is an anachronism and in modern diplomacy only the official name is used.
Munatan
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This is in a series of articles about HartheranBMEMEME @helevos - Ecumenical Bank of Ororrplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigEcumenical Bank of Ororr
The Ecumenical Bank, often called the Shouft Bank, is the official church-state bank of Ororr. It acts as a central bank for all state finances, holding funds for governmental spending and regional disbursements, as well as holding funds and credit for businesses and private citizens. It had its origins in providing money services for travellers on the great Ororr @helevos - Seborimplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSeborim
The Seborim, occasionally called the Church of Seborisand despite its areligious nature, is a secret society with a small, scattered but influential following amongst the upper echelons of many nations. The organisation promotes a secular philosophy of peaceful enlightenment through gradual social reform, and places great emphasis on the appreciation of aesthetics, and the promotion of beauty and art. Its overarching aim is to improve society through the spiritual and aesthetic enlight… @helevos - Aurayplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAuray
Auray is a variety of wine made from guri fruit, fist-sized sweet yellow fruit which flourish in the heat of tropical Anásthias. Classic auray was perfected in ancient Miyarris, but today there are hundreds of styles with differing colour, sweetness and flavour.
Food and Drink
This is in a series of articles about @helevos - Belikast's Follyplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBelikast's Folly
Belikast's Folly, also called Belikast's Tower or, more commonly, the Old Lighthouse, is the ruins of a tower on the northwest coast of the island of Sensatard in the Anrel Isles.
Buildings
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It was built around the turn of the first century @helevos - 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 @helevos - 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 @helevos - 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 @helevos - 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. @helevos - Narillinplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigNarillin
Narillin [NAR-ill-EE-in] (Eloyoun Marille, historically Mariyë, also known as the Plaster City) is one of the great port cities of the world and the third largest city of Harthera.
It was an ancient Eloyoun city state, said to have been founded by refugees from Miyarris. For much of the EloyounHarthera @helevos - King Pilab of Sann'alplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigKing Pilab of Sann'al
Pilab Kenor Berill (1038-1093? ME) was the final ruler of the Kingdom of Sann'al before the Hartheran conquest of the island in 1092 ME. As king he was widely loved and respected by his people, though initiated no particular reforms or innovations. He had three children, two elder daughters who married into Sannalese nobility, and a younger son, Hartheran @helevos - Junda Islesplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigJunda Isles
The Junda Isles [JUN-der] are an island group off the northeast coast of Harthera, traditionally inhabited by the Junda people, and now part of the Hartheran cordrome of Perudd and the Isles.
The group consists of six large islands and dozens of smaller ones, each with their own dialect and cultural variations.HartheranHartheran @helevos - Raintreeplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigRaintree
The raintree is a variety of virid tree adapted to arid regions, found mainly in the tropical deserts and plains of Anásthias.
Flora
herbs
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Raintrees have a scaly white or dun-coloured skin, with numerous up-pointing limbs. They cope with arid conditions by growing fine, hair-like air roots from their branches. These normally lay flat, giving the limbs a hairy appearance. In the cool hours before dawn they become erect, catch… @helevos - Kingdom of Alsánplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigKingdom of Alsán
The Kingdom of Alsán [al-SAN] (also Al'San) was a former nation in the southern half of the isle of Besoa, which existed from c.1200 BME to 38 ME. It was one of the Four Kingdoms of Besoa, originally occupying the southeastern corner of the island before its annexation of the southwestern BME @helevos - Triminotplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigTriminot
The Triminot [TREE-mee-nott] is a province in the Wiyel Valley in central Ororr, surrounding the city of Remel. Most of the region is tropical wetland surrounded by hills, dominated by lakes and swamps. The central region was greened, drained and turned into arable farmland many centuries ago, becoming an ancient centre of human civilisation. It has been a major exporter of food and grain for thousands of years. In recent centuries Remel has become an important industrial hub for a var… @helevos - Kundimplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigKundim
Kundim is a board game believed to have originated in Gobal in the early days of the Gaal Empire. It is played with a bag of cuboid and pyramidal blocks of various shapes and sizes, and a kundim board, which is normally either five or seven blocks wide.
Sports @helevos - Pesajoplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigPesajo
Pesajo [pes-SAH-jo, the final o in Besoaad is nasal] is the sense of homesickness, displacement, nostalgia and longing felt by Besoan exiles, most acutely during the Hartheran occupation of the island of Besoa. It is an important concept in contemporary Besoaad culture, found particularly in music in poetry as well as other arts. @helevos - Taur-Dji-Oumplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigTaur-Dji-Oum
Taur-Dji-Oum [Tower-shjee-ohm], known as Torthien in much of the Civilised World, also called the Vale of Tortanis in Ororr, is an upland area of southeastern Anásthias. It is a politically complex and unstable region, consisting of twenty-three major ethnic nations, territorially sub-divided into smaller kingdoms, chiefdoms, fiefdoms and clan holdings, with a shifting pattern of allegiances and alliances. @helevos - Capo & Windlassplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigCapo & Windlass
Capo & Windlass is a publishing company based in Harlon, Harthera, noted for printing academic textbooks, military manuals, histories and literary romances, and more recently its series of popular travel guides. Its famous symbol depicts the head of a lute and a naval windlass, denoting both the name and their involvement with both high arts and commercial sciences. @helevos - Ilunsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigIluns
Iluns is an island in Famul Bay, on the east coast of Besoa. It's capital and main port is Iluns Town.
Besoa
This is in a series of articles about Besoa, a major island in the Natorn Archipelago.
The island is 52 km east-west, its closest point being 7 km from the mainland.
History @helevos - Belikastplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBelikast
Belikast (Nikolo Drorkin, or Nikolo Signfound) was an infamous historic Grand Master of the Rasian Academy (86 - 32? BME), who was expurgated and forever renamed as “Belikast the Black”.
People
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He is often called the “Last Grand Master @helevos - 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 @helevos - Auroxplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAurox
The aurox is a semi-domesticated herd mammal native to the tropical grasslands of Anásthias, where they are essential to the livelihood of nomadic tribesmen in the Othei Plains of western Ororr and the grasslands of Otekahré.
Fauna
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Aurox are very large quadrupeds with short glossy yellow-brown fur and sharp forward-thrusting horns, mounted on a large head with powerful shoulders. Herds have a dominant matriarch and a number of dominant… @helevos - Helevosplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHelevos
Helevos (also known as Vos, or Veeos) is a temperate terrestrial world, fourth planet of the star Cordes in the Cronox binary star system. The stars Cordes and Arjos are distant binaries, so on Helevos, Arjos is only seen in the northern hemisphere as star, sometimes bright enough to be seen during the day, circling roughly over the viridgreenAnásthiasAnásthiasAnásthiasgreen @helevos - Astrolodeplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAstrolode
An astrolode is a navigational and astronomical instrument used to calculate current latitude and longitude by taking bearings on the Fixed Stars, which hang in fixed points over the equator.
It combines an astrolabe (used to calculate the height of a star) and a lodestone, or magnetic compass. Longitude can be calculated from the elevation of the star: the lower the angle, the further north you are. Latitude is calculated from the angle between the nearest fixed star, and magnetic n… @helevos - Issid Stone Godsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigIssid Stone Gods
The ancient Issid people had an animist faith, believing that spirits resided in the air and in certain rocks and holy places. They particularly revered certain shaped stones and rocks, leaving offerings and performing rituals.
Belief
This is in a series of articles about Ororr @helevos - Beliefsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBeliefs
Belief
This is in a series of articles about religions and beliefs.
A list of religions, beliefs and philosophies.
World religions
List of major religions in the modern Civilised World.
Deities
List of gods and deities, ancient and modern.
All beliefs
All other belief topics. @tag - Ifritplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigIfrit
Ifrit are malevolent or capricious nature spirits in the culture of Ororr and the historic Occident.
Folklore
This is in a series of articles about oral traditions, tales, folk practices, and folklore.
Ifrit are seen in nature as dust-devils, sudden gusts of wind that blow grit in the eyes, or other unusual natural phenomena. Freak accidents and unlucky incidents are also believed to be the work of ifrit. In modern @helevos - Sopeqplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSopeq
Sopeq is a prosperous city on the River Wiyel in Ororr, about 100 km north of Seqal. Sopeq was founded as one of the northernmost colonies of the Kingdom of Seqal, but has long eclipsed its ancient progenitor. Though Sopeq is much larger, for historic reasons Seqal remains the official capital of the province. In the Ororr @helevos - 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
This is in a series of articles on the modern nation-station of OrorrOrorr @helevos - Basilica of Holy Hartplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBasilica of Holy Hart
The Basilica of Holy Hart in the city of Vahltor is the holiest building in the Church of Hartrah, an important site for all national rituals and celebrations. It also contains thousands of memorials and remains of important national figures and the scions of wealthy families. @helevos - wraptestplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigblah blah blah asdlkfjasdl;fjas; dlkjfas;lkdjf;laksdjf;lkasdjlk;j alsdjkf;alksdjf
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. In at pulvinar augue. Nam vitae lectus lectus, in aliquam nunc. Curabitur convallis, velit ut pellentesque pellentesque, nunc urna euismod purus, non hendrerit velit risus a nulla. Cras lectus augue, pretium sit amet sodales vitae, dignissim at metus. Vivamus leo nisi, pellentesque ut sollicitudin a, pellentesque vel eros. Proin sit amet lorem vel orci … @playground - Hornber Seaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHornber Sea
The Hornber Sea [HORN-ber]] (formerly Heronbar Sea) lies in the Natorn Archipelago between the isles of Besoa and Antyok.
The sea consists of mid-range continental shelf and is relatively shallow. It is rich in green marine life, and is subsequently an important food resource for local islanders. @helevos - 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 @helevos - Keeyagplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigKeeyag
Keeyag was an island in the Iskean Sea from c.6000-3200 BME. During the Celadon Epoch it was home to a civilisation that is mainly remembered for slavery and its brutal raids on the mainland coast.
It is now merely a sea reef between the coasts of modern Harthera and Besoa. magic @helevos - testplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_big
* Pages: * Besoa celebrates three years since liberation * Earthquake hits southern Ororr, trade along the Trokaid Road interrupted by landslides
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* One @test - Meseriond crystalplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMeseriond crystal
Meseriond is a synthetic crystal with almost total internal refraction, used to store information. They are particularly used to transport highly sensitive information which must not be intercepted.
During final processing of the crystal, a stream of data is injected, whilst simulataneously finalising the properties of the crystal so that it infinitely refracts within the crystal structure. The data is held within the crystal as a static stream. The data can only be retrieved… @1gd - wraptestplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigblah blah blah asdlkfjasdl;fjas; dlkjfas;lkdjf;laksdjf;lkasdjlk;j alsdjkf;alksdjf
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. In at pulvinar augue. Nam vitae lectus lectus, in aliquam nunc. Curabitur convallis, velit ut pellentesque pellentesque, nunc urna euismod purus, non hendrerit velit risus a nulla. Cras lectus augue, pretium sit amet sodales vitae, dignissim at metus. Vivamus leo nisi, pellentesque ut sollicitudin a, pellentesque vel eros. Proin sit amet lorem vel orci … @test - Hexactic Almplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHexactic Alm
The Hexactic Alm [ARM] is the official currency of the nations of Anrel, accepted throughout the Natorn Archipelago. An alm is worth six pins, and 24 alms are a crown.
Money
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The alm originally a food token given to refugees during the Anrel @helevos - wraptestplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigblah blah blah asdlkfjasdl;fjas; dlkjfas;lkdjf;laksdjf;lkasdjlk;j alsdjkf;alksdjf
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. In at pulvinar augue. Nam vitae lectus lectus, in aliquam nunc. Curabitur convallis, velit ut pellentesque pellentesque, nunc urna euismod purus, non hendrerit velit risus a nulla. Cras lectus augue, pretium sit amet sodales vitae, dignissim at metus. Vivamus leo nisi, pellentesque ut sollicitudin a, pellentesque vel eros. Proin sit amet lorem vel orci … @test:sub2 - Ororran Calendarplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigOrorran Calendar
The Ororran Calendar or Years of the Mother (MY) was for two centuries the official calendar of the church-state of Ororr, until it was replaced by the Modern Epoch. The Ororran Calendar was a revised form of the old EnSanni Imperial Calendar, except that it began a new count of years dating from the official founding of the Ororran state by the MEMEME @helevos - Primentureplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigPrimenture
Primenture is a social structure found particularly in the Natorn Archipelago, used to determine social rank and leadership. Primenture means leadership by those who are perceived to have the most social capital, and therefore usually, though not always, the most able. @helevos - Terabplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigTerab
Terab, also called by its Iskean name Teraq, is the capital city and main port of the island of Antyok. It is officially a Protectorate of the Hartheran Navy, who claim to administer the island on behalf of the native Ko-kway people. In practice the city and the island are essentially under MEHartheran @helevos - Ambertoneplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAmbertone
The Ambertone Phonautogram is a sound reproduction machine made by the Ambertone Talking Machine Company of Harthera. The technology was first developed for government and business, particularly allowing ministers to dictate correspondence to copyists. More recently, Ambertone machines were used for important news and speeches, allowing people in distant parts of the Union to hear the voices of their leaders for the first time. @helevos - Lake Initererplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLake Initerer
Lake Initerer [i-ni-TEH-reh] is a large body of freshwater in the Siltorn highlands of northwestern Ororr, the largest lake in Ororr and the second largest in the Civilised World, after Lake Beikid.
Ororr
This is in a series of articles on the modern nation-station of Ororr.
Ororr @helevos - Metamagiciansplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMetamagicians
The Metamagicians were one of principle schools of thought at the Rasian Academy, during the age of the Great Schools.
Rasian Academy
This is in a series of articles about the Rasian Academy
See also:
* Magic * Schools of Thought
Where the grammarians seek to explain the living world in the languagelanguage @helevos - Ton-lobenplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigTon-loben
Ton-loben, meaning “blood of the stones”, is the animistic spiritualism practiced by the people of La-Err-Rûm in the Dun Jaen mountains. The people believe the mountains are god-spirits, and that rocks are fragments of that spirit which can form a link between the spiritual and human world. Certain rocks and natural formation are revered by the native people and are integral to their ritual practices. @helevos - New Hartrahplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigNew Hartrah
New Hartrah is a territory of the eastern continent of Retzayk, claimed as a colonial possession of the Hartheran Union. It is the first successful settlement on the continent in modern history. It was discovered in 1112 ME, with virid jungle being cleared in 1116 in the hopes of creating large HartheranHartheraviridviridviridgreen @helevos - Larfordplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLarford
Larford is a settlement on the upper reach of the River Lar in Trésard. Once a prosperous town of agriculture and industry, it declined after the destruction of Rasia during the Long War and was largely abandoned, its fields slowly being reclaimed by virid forest.
The ruins were resettled, but it remains a small, isolated village on a broken, seldom-travelled highway.virid @helevos - The Beast and the Lilliesplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigThe Beast and the Lillies
The Beast and the Lillies, also called Therion and the Changer, is an Occidental folk tale. Though an ancient tale it was used by opponents of the Mother Church in Ororr to satirise the Great Prophet of Ororr. As such the tale has at times been considered blasphemous.herTherionOrorr @helevos - Teran Muelplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigTeran Muel
Teran Muel, more often called Teranen [teh-RAH-nen], was a historic metropolis on the south bank of the mouth of the River Lar in modern Trésard.
Anrel
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This is in a series of articles about the Anrel Isles, a significant archipelago in the @helevos - Holistician School of Thoughtplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHolistician School of Thought
The Holisticians were one of principle schools of thought at the Rasian Academy, during the age of the Great Schools.
Rasian Academy
This is in a series of articles about the Rasian Academy
See also:
* Magic * Schools of Thought
Holisticians view the universe as sets of interrelated and interdependent systems. They regard other perspectives as @helevos - Birdsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBirds
Birds are a largely extinct phylum of winged animals belonging to the green kingdom. Bird species included the extinct domestic animals such as chickens and gobelets, as well as several species of scavengers and predators, notably cawvits and eagles.
Fauna
This is in a series of articles about @helevos - Paguelplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigPaguel
Paguel [pa-GOO-el] is a city at the southern end of Lake Anlutu in the Triminot region of central Ororr, about 200km south of Remel. Due to its position on marshy ground where the River Wiyel flows into the lake, the city has been flooded and even destroyed many times in its history. @helevos - Magic Stylesplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMagic Styles
Throughout history there have been a number of styles of magic, including spoken and gestural languages used to communicate with silfs, and magic scripts used to record those languages, often surrounded by the paraphernalia of costume and ritual with which some societies dressed up otherwise simple thaumaturgy.magic @tag - 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 @helevos - 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 @helevos - Azri Islesplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAzri Isles
The Azri Isles are a group of volcanic islands in the cool southerly seas of the Great Urash Ocean, at a latitude of 54°S, over 3000 km south of Anásthias. By far the largest is Krotolat-ten-azri, followed by Mol-pon-azri, Nai-pan-azri, Sehera-pan-azri and Hal-bar-azriAnásthiasgreenviridgreenviridgreen @helevos - Screw-wormsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigScrew-worms
Screw-worms are a class of virid marine creatures who in nature attach themselves to detritus on the sea bed and aid its decomposition. Consequently they also attach themselves to wooden piers and the hulls of sailing vessels. They are particularly active in warm, nutrient-rich waters, where they can burrow into an unprotected ship's hull and cause terrible damage within a few weeks. @helevos - Heth Aniaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHeth Ania
Heth Ania [HETH AH-nee-uh] is the royal capital of the Kingdom of Narette. It is a modern and cosmopolitan city, centre for sea trade between Narette and Trésard.
History
Settlements have existed in the area throughout recorded history, but the first city was built as a colony of the Annéans in the second millenium ME @helevos - Magic stylesplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMagic styles
Throughout history there have been a number of styles of magic, including spoken and gestural languages used to communicate with silfs, and magic scripts used to record those languages, often surrounded by the paraphernalia of costume and ritual with which some societies dressed up otherwise simple thaumaturgy.magicmagicmagicmagicMiyarris @helevos - Neporplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigNepor
Nepor is a historic port city on the western coast of the nation of Hesjbagaaia in Munatan. It is a vital centre for trade, with goods from throughout the region flowing through its docks. Its wharves are well defended, being home to the prestigious Umber Sea Fleet of the Hesjbagaaian Navy. @helevos - Areliaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigArelia
Arelia was once a large island in what is now the Natorn Archipelago, contiguous with the the modern islands of Besoa, Antyok and southern parts of The Spines. In earlier epochs sea levels were much lower, the modern islands being the uplands of a larger landmass. The islands of Besoa and Antyoq are sometimes figuratively referred to as Arelia. @helevos - Ghost shipplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGhost ship
Ghost ships (teergavves [TEE-err-gah-vez in Vetthi]) is a seamen's term for trading vessels of the Vetthi Merchant Fleet. Vetthi ships are grey in colour and relatively low profile in the water, making them difficult to spot at sea, so they seem to slip into port like ghosts. @helevos - Heronbarplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHeronbar
Heronbar, also called Ronvarr during the Hartheran Occupation, is the northeastern province of the island of Besoa. Its capital the city of Famúl.
History
Historically, the Kingdom of Heronbar was one of the four ancient kingdoms of Besoa, occupying the northeastern quarter of the island. Heronbar was the most advanced maritime power of its era, with possessions in HartheranHartheran @helevos - Expurgationplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigExpurgation
Expurgation was the ultimate punishment meted out by the Rasian Academy for the crime of malefaction: the use of thaumaturgy for evil and harmful ends.
Magic
magic
This is in a series of articles about magic, thaumaturgy and esotericism.
Process
Expurgation involves four steps. Firstly, the criminal's familiar (or 'prime source'), the elemental which is the source of his power, is cut away and destroyed. @helevos - 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 @helevos - Malefactionplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMalefaction
Malefaction is the use of magic to cause harm. Most magical traditions throughout history have had a taboo against using magic for selfish and dangerous purposes, but the Rasian Academy, as the premier institution of thaumaturgy, was the most effective at regulating it.
magicmagicmagic @helevos - The Sarshawsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigThe Sarshaws
The Sarshaws are a group of small islands in the Redeeming Ocean, consisting of two larger islands, Greater Sarshaw and Lesser Sarshaw, and many smaller islets and reefs called the Lesser Sarshaws.
For centuries they were a way point for Anrelian and Besoan merchantmen travelling between the HartheranHartheran @helevos - Atanticplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAtantic
Atantic is believed to be one of the languages of the ancient Godmen, or a family of languages, said to have been spoken in the Emerald Epoch, fifteen thousand years ago. Its relationship to Ahngrit, Linika and other ancient languages is unclear.
No complete texts survive from these ancient times, but the GodmenGodmen @helevos - Taigan Magicplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigTaigan Magic
Taigan Magic was a highly ritualised style of elemental magic in the High Iskean culture of Traste during the Jade Epoch. Little is known of its formal practice, but its masters were highly praised and awarded rich gifts of cloth and treasures for their services.
Magic
magicmagic @helevos - River Nurallonsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigRiver Nurallons
The Nurallons, (also called the Narl), is the principle river of the Moritarr autonomous region of northwestern Ororr. Its valley drains the western watershed of the Siltorn Hills, flowing westwards through Narlorn province into the Sea of Grief. The city of Penithelarn is the principle port at the river mouth.Ororr @helevos - Long Warplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLong War
The Long War (219-263 ME) was the bloodiest conflict in the history of the Anrel Isles, between the allied city-states of the Northern League (now the kingdoms of Trésard and Sensatard), and the Kingdom of Narette. It is often bitterly called the Orphans' War, since it went on so long it was fought by two generations of people whose own parents had been killed in the war.viridAnrelmagicAnrelAnrel @helevos - Jiaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigJia
Jia is a herbal infusion made from the jia vine, consumed throughout the Civilised World. Jia is almost always served hot as a stimulant drink, said to have a cool, refreshing tingling sensation on the tongue.
Food and Drink
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Cultivation viridOrorrviridgreengreen @helevos - Blood Honeyplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBlood Honey
Blood honey, or tejhosan from the Othei language, is a rich red honey-like food harvested from secretions of virid fire ants.
Food and Drink
This is in a series of articles about Food and Drink.
Fire ants are viricrustaceans native to the equatorial regions and plains of Anásthias, particularly the dry plains of western central @helevos - Mekanismplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMekanism
Mekanism was a School of Thought at the Rasian Academy. It viewed the universe as a single integrated machine, made up of intricate interlocking parts, from the smallest particles of matter to the great wheels of the heavens.
Rasian Academy
This is in a series of articles about the @helevos - Animismplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAnimism
Animism is a spiritual belief common to many ancient societies, that certain natural places, rocks, rivers or mountains have a distinct spiritual essence.
Belief
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Animistic religious practices are found throughout @helevos - Gundaporplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGundapor
Gundapor [GUN-de-poorr] is the capital city of the Kingdom of Danagunda in Munatan. It is a port city on the River Gungo, 14 km from the sea.
Munatan
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This is in a series of articles about Munatan, the temperate region of southern Anásthias.
History
The city is thought to have been founded around 1200 ME @helevos - Besechplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBesech
Besech, or Besechai, is god of “fire, the hearth and the dry places” in the Anrelian Pantheon, the god of home and also of death. He is the chief state god of Narette.
Historically he was the patron deity of the great city of Oracil, and subsequently was revered throughout Anrel @helevos - 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 @helevos - Amber reedplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAmber reed
The amber reed is a virid plant found in tropical wetlands, particularly in northwestern Anásthias.
It has been cultivated for millennia for its resin, amberglass, which hardens to a glass-like material used for numerous applications. Selective breeding has created many varieties of amber reed, which yield resins of differing colour, strength and viscosity. @helevos - 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
This is in a series of articles on Wars, Battles and Conflicts.
At the time, the King-Emperor and an aristocratic class of mainly Dorouns ruled over a multi-ethnic populace consisting of @helevos - Candlenutplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigCandlenut
Candlenuts are the fruit of a virid shrub, whose oil is used for lighting, a variety of domestic and industrial uses, and refined for human consumption. Candlenut bushes are native to southern Otekahré, Munatan and the virid jungles of southwestern Ororr, where they form part of the staple diet.viridvirid @helevos - Pirrin of Naretteplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigPirrin of Narette
Pirrin of Narette (1090-1115 ME) was King of Narette from 1110-1113 ME. He was the son of King Ehamet IX of Narette of the House of Ehuth, born to the king's third wife relatively late in his reign. Pirrin succeeded to his father's throne in 1110 ME at the age of 20. His short reign was tumultuous and unstable.herherher @helevos - Kingdom of Trésardplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigKingdom of Trésard
The Hexactic Kingdom of Trésard [tray-SSARD] is a nation in the Anrel Isles, occupying the northern half of the Mainland and the island of Mûul. The kingdom was forged in 238 ME as an alliance of city-states during the Long War, a unification of the states of the former @helevos - Puottiplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigPuotti
Puotti [poo-UH-tee] is a dish made from fine doughberry flour, mixed with water and stretched until it becomes elastic and almost rubbery. Puotti is a staple of Jorothi cuisine, eaten particularly in the arid parts of central and western Ororr, where it is not only eaten as a starch, but used as a utensil to pick up roast meat in particular from a communal plate. @helevos - Benakrian Cantoplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBenakrian Canto
Benakrian Canto, or simply Canto, is a magical style using patterns of vocal chanting, rhyme and rhythm. These methods make chants easier to remember and recite, with the rhyme and metre helping to ensure that parts of the chant aren't missed or mispronounced. It was named after the city of Ben Akir, contiguous with modern @helevos - Bloodstonesplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBloodstones
Bloodstones are a type of virid rockfish found in coastal waters throughout Helevos. Mature bloodstones sit in clusters on the sea bed and look very much like small rocks, though when cracked open, they have a vibrant red flesh inside which exudes a quantity of red liquid very much like virid @helevos - 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 @helevos - 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 @helevos - Iskean Seaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigIskean Sea
The Iskean Sea lies between the southern end of the Natorn Archipelago and the mainland of Anásthias, stretching as far west as the Gorval Peninsula.
Much of the sea bed is relatively shallow, and in previous epochs when sea level was lower, the sea bed was exposed as islands and land. @helevos - Phelorixplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigPhelorix
Phelorix, also called smokestone, is an extremely hard, glass-like material, said to have been used by the Godmen for constructing towers and cities.
Technology
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Urra Sjala [OO-rra ZJAH-lah] is one of the chief secra or saints of the Western Heterodox Church.
People
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Urra Sjala was a priestess or wise women living in the town of Souto in Ennseperans, now in modern Ororr. According to legend she challenged troops of the herHerherherherherherMEherherherherherOrorrME @helevos - Senasiplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSenasi
The Senasi are an organisation dedicated to health and healing in the Anrel Isles. They are one of the Hexact Orders, advocating for health in national politics. Senasi order members are healers and physicians, tending to the sick and providing health advice throughout the islands. They wear white, and their healing houses are found in all major towns and cities. @helevos - Reidan Cuisineplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigReidan Cuisine
Reidan or Aralsic Cuisine refers to the traditional cuisines of the Natorn Archipelago, and to Anrel in particular. One of the key features of Reidan cuisine is the virid taboo common to the region, so that dishes are made only from fruits, vegetables and animal produce from the virid @helevos - 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 @helevos - 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. @helevos - Marr Sirqueplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMarr Sirque
Marr Sirque [mar SEE-urkh] (Miyarrain: Miyarsouok; Hartheran: Narsik) is a port city in Kahtoyn, the principle trading port in Otekahré.
Otekahré
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Historically it was an outlying river city of Hartheran @helevos - Primusplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigPrimus
A primus or prime source, vulgarly called a familiar or shadow, is an elemental is imprinted to a magister, being permanently bound with vinculum. The primus is the focal instrument and agent of his magical power. Primus is the official term used by magicians of the Rasian school of magic, though many other terms are used. @helevos - Secra Esjbelaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSecra Esjbela
Secra Esjbela (116-157 ME) was an Ennseperan princess of the royal House of Anez. After dedicating her life to good works and the Heterodox Church, she married at the insistence of her father and subsequently died in childbirth.
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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 @helevos - 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 @helevos - Jade Flower Templeplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigJade Flower Temple
The Jade Flower Temple is a Therist pandata at the city of Seqal in Ororr. It sits on the rocky promontory above the famous Eidolons of Seqal, a landmark well known to travellers and pilgrims along the River Wiyel. At night it is lit with brasiers so its green glow is visible from a great distance.greenTherist @helevos - Delgethplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigDelgeth
Delgeth is an ancient fortified port city on the south coast of Besoa, gateway to the fertile farmlands upriver. Historically it was the capital of the old Kingdom of Alsan, and thereafter the second city of the Alsaneth Republic.
Besoa
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The One is the hermaphrodite progenitor deity in the Anrelian Pantheon, who gave birth to the Godmen and their human descendants, domestic livestock, and all the green plants and red-blooded animals of Helevos.
Belief
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Some believe The One represents the natural cycles of life, birth and death. The force for all life comes from the One, and returns to the One in death. Most believe the One is not a deity who is conscious o… @helevos - Asokway Peopleplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAsokway People
The Asokway are an Iskean-ethnic people living in the Natorn Archipelago and islands off the coast of Harthera. They are believed to be descendants of a breakaway or even proto-Iskean group who preferred to remain in the smaller islands of the archipelago rather than joining with the great civilisation of @helevos - Silver Treeplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSilver Tree
Silver Tree was a militant guerilla movement on the island of Besoa, which violently opposed the Hartheran Occupation of the islands from 1090-1114 ME.
Besoa
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After the defeat of Alsaneth and Sannalese forces and their surrender to the occupiers in 1090, many armed fighters refused to submit, and formed multiple guerilla bands. The greatest opposition was initially led by the surviving counc… @helevos - Besoa (Category)plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBesoa (Category)
Articles related to the island of Besoa in the Natorn Archipelago.
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Otekahré [oh-tek-AH-ray] (also called Anarthis in Harthera), is the southeastern region of Anásthias, lying south of Harthera and east of the Dun Jaen mountains. The region has no central governments, but the cities and polities are joined in a loose cultural and economic league, called HartheraOrorrviridHartheraOrorr @helevos - Analect of Just Worksplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAnalect of Just Works
The Analect of Just Works is a compendium of Occidental folk tales and philosophic treatises dating from before the founding of Ororr, judged to be compatible with the teachings of the Great Prophet Therion. The tales all contain a universal moral or instructive lesson. @helevos - Li-Vam-Aurplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLi-Vam-Aur
Li-Vam-Aur [lee-vbam-our], often known by its Ororran name Levandor, is an upland nation in the Dun Trisan mountains of Anásthias. It is remote and sparsely populated.
Munatan
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Balbal are virid trees native to the arid central regions of Anásthias, with a distinctive pear-shaped trunk.
Their roots are squeezed by desert dwellers as a nutritious, if unappetising milk, as well as other food uses. They are a particular feature of the Anásthiasviridvirid @helevos - Wormskinplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigWormskin
Wormskin is a fine, strong, translucent leather-like fabric made from the hide of virid tunnel-worms. It is particularly used in costly leather goods and clothing produced in Ororr and Munatan.
Clothing
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Wormskin is usually prepared from recently-shed skin, harvested from tunnels. This yields the thinnest and finest skin, though the quality is variable and relies on the skill of hunters to identify the time and place where w… @helevos - Kingdom of Heronbarplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigKingdom of Heronbar
The Kingdom of Heronbar (c.1700 BME - 36 ME) was one of the historic Four Kingdoms of Besoa. At its height it controlled more than one quarter of the island of Besoa, as well as the islands of Iluns, Antyok and southern parts of The Spines. It later declined, and was annexed by @helevos - 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 … @helevos - Nomezplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigNomez
Nomez [NOM-ez] is a heavy, dense planet orbiting closest to the sun Cordes, in the Cronox System.
Its surface is molten and constantly active, almost half of its surface being a sea of liquid sulphur and mineral salts. It has a toxic atmosphere of gaseous chlorine, bromine, sulphur, and phosphorus belched from the ever-active volcanoes, with clouds of light metals like lead and arsenic. This atmosphere is constantly eroded away by solar wind, leaving a glowing, flare-like trail in … @1gd - Seaharplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSeahar
A seahar, also called a viridmist or sporfog, is a sea fog with large water droplets containing the spores of virid microorganisms. When inhaled these virid spores can cause a number of illnesses, from a cough, rash, fever and delirium, to fatal acute pneumoniosis.virid @helevos - Nos Aniaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigNos Ania
Nos Ania [noss AH-nee-uh] is a port city on the Ania Plateau in the Kingdom of Narette. It is the chief port and commercial and agricultural heart of the kingdom, the second largest city in Narette after Belisan.
History
The city of Ania was founded by the Annéan people, perhaps in the 4th millennium @helevos - 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
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Theurgy, also called Theosophy, Theosophical magic or holy magic, is a style of magic that instead of using the power of an ordinary elemental, invokes the power of a deital or god-spirit. Theurgy requires no understanding or even awareness of thaumaturgy or other styles of formal magic. Instead, practitioners follow a specific ritual format depending on the action required, usually involving ritual prayer, sacrifice and other activities which induce a heightened level of consciousness.… @helevos - Kingdom of Sensatardplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigKingdom of Sensatard
The Hexactic Kingdom of Sensatard is an island nation, the northernmost of the Anrel Isles and the northern tip of the Natorn Archipelago. Consequently it is colloquially called Northland, particularly by its inhabitants.
Sensatard
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The thaum is a unit of measurement of thaumaturgical capacity; essentially a measure of magical energy.
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magic
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One thaum is the standard energy potential contained in a single shell of an elemental. In energy terms this varies between elementals and even between shells, since outer shells tend to be weaker than inner shells. One thaum is colloquially said to be @helevos - 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 @helevos - Evernessenceplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigEvernessence
Evernessence is the narcotic extract of the evernut, the buds of a perennial virid shrub native to the upland jungles of central southern Anásthias. It was traditionally used by shamans of the Essep people as part of initiation and social rituals. Its use later spreading amongst the @helevos - Zahlou Swampplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigZahlou Swamp
Zahlou Swamp is a region of tropical salt marshes and virid swamps in northeastern Kahtoyn. An ancient and broken-down Miyarrain road passes through the swamps, but it is notorious for being a dangerous and supposedly haunted by spirits of the Miyarrain dead, drowned beneath the @helevos - Rasian Chainwayplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigRasian Chainway
The Rasia Chain Carriageway, or simply the Chainway, was a funicular railway which connected the centre of Rasia City with the Rasian Academy in the valley above. The chainway was a quick and efficient means of transporting visitors and students, since the only alternative was the long uphill climb by road. The chainway was a particular matter of pride for the citizens of Rasia, since it was achieved entirely by mechanical means, all use of @helevos - beliefsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBelief
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Perudd is a peninsular region of northeastern Harthera, which marks the boundary between the Iskean Sea and the Redeeming Ocean. Politically it is part of the cordrome of Perudd and the Isles, meaning the Junda Isles, since the coast of Perudd was traditionally a territory of the Junda people.
Harthera
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Baskers are a variety of massive herbivorous whale, who trawl the seas consuming vast quantities of viridspor, zooids, greenfry and green plankton. They are mostly commonly found in temperate latitudes, usually staying far from the shore. They are occasionally hunted by islanders in Anrel @helevos - Kililiplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigKilili
Kilili is a sign language originating in the province of Gorval, where congenital deafness was once common in isolated communities. Today it is still used by deaf minorities throughout Ororr.
Language
language
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History
The sign language originated in isolated villages of the Gorval Highlands, who had a high incidence of congenital deafness, the result of cultural inbreeding. Both non-hearing and hearing villagers … @helevos - Purismplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigPurism
Purism is a movement in the Church of Hartrah which advocates simplicity and strict adherence to discipline and moral codes. It is often called Chelidt Purism for its origins amongst the Chelidd people of northeastern Harthera. It arose in the 5th century ME, in response to the perceived liberalism and idolatry of the @helevos - 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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* Name: Mutual Protectoracy of VeedormimME @helevos - Oracilplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigOracil
Oracil was a historic city-state in the east of modern Narette in the Anrel Isles, in the foothills of the Laharkin Mountains. Oracil is thought to have been founded by an Iskean-ethnic tribe around 1100 BME. The city grew rich on the fertile soils surrounding Mount Oracil, as well as mines burrowed deep into the mountains of the @helevos - Dowaitplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigDowait
Dowait [doe-WAIT] is a low mesa in the Mangasor desert, renowned as a site of prehistoric mystic significance.
Ororr
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* Name: Holy Motherland of Ororr * Government: @helevos - Champlugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigCham
Cham is a starchy virid root used to make cham-meal (cham-cham) and cham-cake (kout-cham), staple foods in Munatan.
Food and Drink
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Cham-tree
Cham trees (kamsjiva or kamchiva) are bushy virid plants found in temperate climates throughout viridviridviridviridMunatan @helevos - Dsjeeporplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigDsjeepor
Dsjeepor or Dushee is a port city in Veedormim, located on Cape Deshee, the westernmost point of Anásthias.
Hesjbagaaia
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The Rouvawhi people [roo-VAH-wee], also called Ravorrans are an ethno-linguistic group in central Harthera.
Ethnicity
ethnicity
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The Rouvawhi are a mainly Eloyoun people. In history their language and culture was strongly influence by languageHartheralanguageHartheraHarthera @helevos - Perianplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigPerian
Perian trees are a variety of slender flowering virid tree, found throughout the tropics.
Flora
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Perian wood is light and flexible, yet strong, and is therefore valued as a building material, perian canes being particularly useful as scaffolding. The trees however are unusually invasive in greenwood areas. @helevos - Cawvitplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigCawvit
The cawvit is one of the few surviving species of birds in the Green Kingdom, who flourish in cities and areas of green farmland.
Fauna
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Cawvits are large black birds who scavenge on human detritus both in towns and farmyards. They are also tolerant to virid @helevos - Ironokeplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigIronoke
Ironoke is a large variety of virid tree found and cultivated throughout Anásthias. They grow slowly but to an enormous size, with a large canopy and characteristic dark brown bole.
Flora
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Ironoke produce the hardest known wood, which evolved to be resistant to fire and virid @helevos - The Dialogues (Therism)plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigThe Dialogues (Therism)
The Dialogues are a compilation of first and second hand accounts of conversations and speeches by the Great Prophet Therion, the founder of the Therist Church of Ororr. The Dialogues also includes collected sayings, opinions and aphorisms attributed to the Prophet. @helevos - Misjafplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMisjaf
Misjaf [MEE-shav], is a hard, high-fat ovorn cheese originally from the cool upland areas of the Essep homelands of Vildon, now found throughout Hesjbagaaia and southwestern Ororr. Misjaf means “mountain food”, since it was the staple food of upland people for surviving the winter months. @helevos - Do'ahplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigDo'ah
Do’ah (DOE-ah) is a small, lilac-white gas giant, the eighth planet of the star Cordes in the Cronox System. It is much smaller than its huge and tempestuous brother Kwato'or (0.26 Jovian-masses).
Do'ah is most likely the only survivor of a number of medium-sized gas world that once circled Cordes, the others having been sucked into the hungry maw of Kwato’or. The planet has storm belts, but since Do'ah is relatively cool, they are simple convection storms coloured blue, red and purple… @1gd - Simmonyplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSimmony
Simmony [SIM-on-nee] is a bush native to the Eastern Isles, whose stems are a spice valued for its warm, piquant flavour.
Food and Drink
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Cultivation
Simmony bushes are virid plants which flourish on the dry seaward slopes of the island of Sfize. Simmony was one of the first important exports from the islands, hence the word @helevos - National Convocation of Ororrplugin-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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Ovorn cheese is made from the milk of ovors, livestock mammals found throughout the Civilised World. Cheese from their milk is produced in temperate regions where ovors flourish, and is a staple food particularly of the Natorn Archipelago.
Food and Drink
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The finest varieties of strong hard cheese come from Anrel @helevos - 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. @helevos - Beyal Hillsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBeyal Hills
The Beyal Hills [BAY-ul] are uplands in Trésard in the Anrel Isles. They form a barrier between the rich agricultural lowlands of Trenya, and the drier upland plains surrounding Beyan.
Anrel
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Episcin [EP-is-sin] is a mainly ruined settlement on the east coast of Anrel, on what is now the border between Tresard and Narette. In the 1st century ME it became a retreat for wealthy nobles as well as scholars from the city of Rasia, who wished a private retreat far from the austerity and observance of the @helevos - Thaumatropeplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigThaumatrope
A thaumatrope, also called an imagoricle or moon lantern, is a device for displaying images by thaumaturgical means.
Magic
magic
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The simplest thaumatropes are a box with a single open side, into which the image is projected creating the illusion of reality. The most complex devices have a glass panel covering a layer of coloured sand or beads, which are manipulated by the source to form an image. The sim… @helevos - 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 @helevos - Indjineersplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigIndjineers
The College of Indjineers was a prominent institution at the The Grand Academy of Rasia during its High Period. The college specialised in the design and manufacture of magical artefacts and mechanisms, particularly lamenaries and other thaumaturgical indjins. As such they were specialists in various crafts, particularly metalworking. @helevos - Melismaticsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMelismatics
The Melismatics were a sect of Therist mystics in the 2nd century ME who sought spiritual enlightenment through the musical recitation of holy texts. Though their beliefs were not heretical, their desire to live apart and achieve direct communication with the Mother Goddess was seen as schismatic by the Church-State. TheristTheristME @helevos - Limetaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLimeta
The limeta is a virid tree which grows in the tropical regions, particularly in northern and coastal Anásthias. The fruits are round with dark green leathery skin and distinctive red flesh. They are one of the few virid fruits grown for human consumption, havin a sweet and distinctively acrid taste. virid @helevos - Drortplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigDrort
Drort are domestic animals found throughout Anásthias, seen pulling wagons and every type of commercial and domestic conveyance. Unusually for domestic livestock they are virid creatures, omnivorous and unusually tolerant to green grazing, nibbling virid weeds and pests common in roadsides and hedgerows. They are rarely seen in virid @helevos - Pictesis Soumayplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigPictesis Soumay
Pictesis Soumay (29 BME - 23 ME) was an statesman and warlord during the period of the Saloyan Civil War. After the murder of the 50th Palatine Crisagiss Heltay, he became one of the pre-eminent warlords of the Rightist faction, who fought to become the next leader of the ME @helevos - DokuWikiplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigDokuWiki
wiki:dokuwiki DokuWiki is a simple to use and highly versatile Open Source wiki software that doesn't require a database. It is loved by users for its clean and readable syntax. The ease of maintenance, backup and integration makes it an administrator's favorite. Built in @wiki - Godkillersplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGodkillers
The Godkillers were an unofficial paramilitary group associated with the Grand Academy of Rasia, tasked with rooting out newly-formed god-elementals, and the potentially dangerous religious cults associated with them. The group was active during the High Period of Rasia, from 500 @helevos - Eridaiplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigEridai
Eridai is the ancient name for the ethereal beings known as elementals, spirits and gods. The name means “of the words”, Erida being the rudimentary language they use to communicate.
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magic
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According to Aralsic legend, the Eridai were once simple creatures living in an ethereal realm beyond the stars. They were taught the Erida language @helevos - Ves Jaen Warsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigVes Jaen Wars
The Ves Jaen Wars was a protracted period of conflict in the Wiyel Basin during the Celadon Epoch, c.3900-3700 BME, the result of refugees feeling coastal civilisations due to rising sea levels.
Conflict
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In a time of cataclysm, with floods and storms laying waste to the coastal @helevos - Delánplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigDelán
Delán (de-LAN, from Daltirich Dalítlan, dal-IT-lan) is the capital of Deltirot, one of the six autonomous regions of Ororr. It is the largest and most prosperous city in the region, a centre for trade, industry and Daltirich culture. The city lies on the Green Wiyel, the central tributary of @helevos - Langerplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLanger
Langers are a variety of green mollusc common in coastal regions. They valued by humans as seafood and commonly deemed greenfish, despite not being fish.
Food and Drink
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They are tolerant to freshwater, and often spawn in river estuaries. There are a number of species, the most prized being the larger, darker variety which grows in the cooler waters around @helevos - 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
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The Umber Sea is a large bay off the southwest coast of Ororr, lying between the Meral Peninsular to the north, and Veedor Point to the south, a distance of some 1730 km. The sea is relatively warm and shallow, with either very quiet seas which becalm passing ships, or violent tropical storms which whirl in from the @helevos - Ream mossplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigReam moss
Ream mosses are a family of green plants and lichens which thrive in the boundary between green and virid ecosystems. The boundary between biomes is called the “burn zone” due to the red and yellow colour of lichens which colonise the area.
Flora
herbs
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Ligation, often simply called binding, is the thaumaturgical discipline of physically binding an elemental to a solid object, so that solid matter becomes a part of the elemental's physical matrix.
Magic
magic
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Elementals in nature will attach themselves to a physical object, particularly when it is near a regular and natural source of @helevos - Strait of Armetsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigStrait of Armets
The Strait of Armets or Armess, is a sea channel in the Anrel Isles, between the northerly island of Sensatard and the coast of Trésard. It is an economically important shipping link between the two capital cities of Traste and Por Muel. The strait is approximately 80 km in length and 5 km across at its narrowest point, though this narrows dramatically during @helevos - Terms for Practitioners of Magicplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigTerms for Practitioners of Magic
Thaumaturge
In the Rasian Academy style of magic, a thaumaturge (proto-Ahngrit “miracle worker”) is a practicioner of thaumaturgy, vulgarly called as magic. There are many names for magical practitioners, largely dependent on the culture of both the practitioner and the attitude of the speaker. @helevos - Muthenaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMuthena
Muthena [moo-THEN-ah] is a ruined city in what is now Muthené Marsh in Trésard, in the Anrel Isles.
Anrel
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Muthena was once a prosperous city surrounded by rich farmland, famous for its fruits, grains, and the abundant @helevos - The Namelessplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigThe Nameless
The Nameless, or the Nameless One, is a supernatural being in the Anrelian Pantheon the personification of chaos and destruction, in opposition to the forces of nature.
The Nameless is therefore opposite to The One, who represents both creation and the natural cycle of birth, life and death. The Nameless is considered to be a malign and corrupting force that sows chaos and breaks the natural cycles of the world. He is therefore associated with war, destruction, plague, famine and … @helevos - Cheliga-Sujataplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigCheliga-Sujata
Cheliga-Sujata [chel-EE-ga soo-JAT-a] is the traditional animist religion of Veedormim. Meaning “Spirit of the Sun, under the Shadow”, the faith is a highly ritualized form of sun worship, with public rituals to the sun performed at dawn and noon, accompanied by private mystery rites at dusk and night at resolve the inner shadow of doubts and fears. @helevos - Blood saltplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBlood salt
Blood salt is a mineral found in the mountains of Li-Vam-Aur and other parts of the Dun Trisan mountains, widely used in cooking. In folklore veins of rock salt are said to be the dried blood of ancient monsters that fell from the heavens and were buried deep in the earth. @helevos - Plate Theoryplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigPlate Theory
Plate Theory is a modern theory of geology, proposing that continental land masses are composed of mobile “plates” floating on a sea of liquid rock. The theory was divised by geologists at the Harlon University in Harthera. It explains the formation of the Harthera @helevos - Sariaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSaria
Saria [SAH-ree-uh] (historically Esaria, or Aria) is a prosperous port and market city on the west coast of Sensatard in the Anrel Isles. It is the second city of the kingdom, the hub for trade, industry and agricultural produce in the western provinces. Historically it was a powerful city state, which became part of the unified Kingdom of Sensatard following the @helevos - Ergothaumicsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigErgothaumics
Ergothaumics is the discipline of using thaumic energy to directly power mechanisms and devices, without needing an elemental. Ergothaumics was developed of the indjineers of Rasia.
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magic
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Ergothaumics has many advantages over thaumaturgy, since it doesn't require the complexities of magic @helevos - Kwato'orplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigKwato'or
Kwato’or (KWAT-oh-oor) is the six planet of Cordes in the Cronox System.
It is a gas supergiant, violent and beautiful, with titanic eternal storm systems coloured white and all shades from pale lilac to deep purple. It is a true giant, approximately 2.4 Jovian masses, so big that it causes the @1gd - Gahanate of Sijheeplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGahanate of Sijhee
The Gahanate of Sijhee was a former nation in the Manthi-Lien, which became the centre of Eijult Empire. Sijhee were a migratory people, but controlled a territory contiguous with modern central Kasepan. The modern city of Sindje later became the de facto capital of the empire. @helevos - Bandar Gulfplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBandar Gulf
The Bandar Gulf is a region of nearly empty space between two strands of the local galactic arm, about 40 light years at its widest point, and nearly 100 light years long. The only star in this void is the sun of the Bandar System, home to the bandar race, a highly advanced and cultured race who have never ventured beyond their home system, despite having the ability to do so. @1gd - House of Kenoaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHouse of Kenoa
The House of Kenoa [KEN-oh-ah] is an aristocratic lineage in the Kingdom of Sann'al on the island of Besoa.
People
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The Kenoa were once minor nobility holding farmlands on the great food plains of the River Palkan, but rose to prominence during and after the @helevos - Yendimplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigYendim
In the mythology of the Helevosien, Yendim was the first great city-state of the Godmen, which was destroyed at the end of the First Epoch. It was a city of wonders, the place where the Godmen created all the green plants and red-blooded companion animals of man.
The Godmen set the first of the Godmen @helevos - Daystarplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigDaystar
The daystar, also called the Son, is a bright star visible in both the day and night skies of northern Helevos, depending on latitude and time of year. The star appears to hang in the night sky near the north pole, so that on the equator it is only sometimes visible, and becomes completely invisible further south. @helevos - Hevuoldplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHevuold
Hevuold is a historic settlement on the island of Besoa. It was formerly Hebol, the royal capital of the ancient Kingdom of Heronbar, but is now primarily a market town for the surrounding farmlands. It is noted for its textile weaving, particularly for ovorn wool and linen. @helevos - Foundering Seaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigFoundering Sea
The Foundering Sea lies off the east coast of Anásthias, between the Gulf of Narill and the Horn of Sere, the southeast tip of the continent.
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It is named both for the lands of @helevos - Boat-cloakplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBoat-cloak
A boat-cloak is a large garment of skin or waxed fabric, which wraps around the wearer to protect them from harsh weather. The outer edges of the cloak have a series of inflatable pockets, so that when the cloak is laid flat and inflated, it forms a small boat or raft. @helevos - House of Bettoplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHouse of Betto
The House of Betto were a noble family which ruled the Kingdom of Sann'al in the final centuries of the Beryl Epoch. They were succeeded by the House of Kenoa.
People
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people besoa clans sannal @helevos - Oracleplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigOracle
Oracles are sources of secret knowledge from the ancient world, believed to be the echoes of the Godmen of the first days.
There are a several examples of authentic surviving oracles:
* Welvér on Besoa * The Temple of the God-Mountain on Mount Karmoqué, Antyok * The Library of Orodien * Oracle of Rieve, on the isle of @helevos - South Poleplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSouth Pole
The South Pole region consists of a permanent cap of ice covering sea, numerous islands and one large island continent, mostly concealed within a pack of sea ice which encompasses latitudes from roughly 75°C to the pole. The ice also encompasses the southern tip of the continent of @helevos - Treaty of Begeenplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigTreaty of Begeen
The Treaty of Begeen was an armistice which officially ended the Orphans' War in the Anrel Isles. By this point in the conflict both sides were so decimated and fought to exhaustion that no actual fighting had occurred for six months. The meeting was arranged in the ruins of the border city of @helevos - 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
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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.
Fauna
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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 @helevos - Academy Schoolsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAcademy Schools
Academy schools, not to be confused with the Schools of Thought, were elite educational establishments for children found throughout Anrel. They taught a curriculum approved by the Rasian Academy, consisting of the Three Pillars: Grammar (including reading, languages and literature), Logic (including mathematics, reasoning and critical thought) and Holistics (including natural sciences, human behaviour and biology, anatomy, history and governance). @helevos - Vetthi Passageplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigVetthi Passage
The Vetthi Passage is a sea area between the Vetthi Republic and island of Maiyenet, a possession of the nation of Ororr. Foreign vessels trading between the mercantile hub of Toborr to the south, and ports in Harthera and the east, generally favour this route.
The shortest route to Toborr risks the treacherous rocks of Ororr @helevos - Barleyplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBarley
Barley is a type of green grass, cultivated for its grain in temperate and upland areas throughout the Civilised World. It has been uses being ground to make bread, brewed to make beer and other beverages, as well as consumed whole in a variety of dishes.
Food and Drink
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I love creating worlds. Helevos is my fantasy world project,
Version 1.0
The first maps I drew of Helevos were related to stories and games I played when I was a child, based around cities and islands. Besoa was in fact the first island I drew, a fantasy kingdom of nobles, monsters and whirlwinds. AnásthiasAnásthias @helevos - Gikrikplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGikrik
The Gikrik, also called the Frogmen, are mythical race of man, described in the folklore throughout the civilised world.
According to the tales of Anrel Isles recounted in the Tirennion and elsewhere, the ancestors of the Gikrik rebelled against the strictures that confined humankind to the Realm of the Godmen during the mythic @helevos - Vademplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigVadem
Vadem [vah-DAYM], also Wadem Vardem, is a settlement on the island of Besoa, which gives its name to the southwestern region of the island. It was once Uoardéim, the wealthy capital city of the Kingdom of Derailad. The ancient city declined after the Battle of Four Kingdoms in 35 ME, when Derailad was annexed by the @helevos - 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 @helevos - River Palkanplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigRiver Palkan
The Palkan is the longest river on the island of Besoa. It flows from the Derailish Highlands in the south to Perilth Bay in the north. The rich green farmlands of the Palkan valley are the most fertile and productive region on the island.
Besoa
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The Chelidd States, also called Chelidt, was a historic nation on the northeastern coast of modern Harthera, known for their strong martial tradition.
Ancient Northeast Anasthias
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The Jorothi are a Thalsic ethnic group native to northwestern Anásthias. The ancestors of the Jorothi spread westward along the coast of modern Ororr in the 10th century BME during the Jade Epoch. A second wave followed the fall of the Issid Block States in the 7th century BME.
Ethnicity
ethnicity
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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, @helevos - 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 commonlyused to describe the region, particularly to distinguish it from the Deltirot Plateau, sometimes called Old Deltirot. @helevos - Junda Stormscaleplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigJunda Stormscale
The Junda Stormscale is a historic calendar used by the inhabitants of the Junda Isles from around 3000 BME until the third century ME.
Calendar
This is in a series of articles about calendars and dating systems.
The Junda were considered a simple tribal people living on a remote group of islands, yet despite their seeming lack of sophistication they developed a complex mathematical system. Their annual calendar was based on the @helevos - Pandataplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigPandata
A pandata [puhn-DA-TA] or padata is a religious structure in the Mother Church of Ororr, used for private meditation and reflection as well as communal prayers and rituals. As establishments of the church-state, pandata complexes are the hub of the local community, with buildings used for civic administration, education, healthcare, as well as cultural and social activities. Larger towns and cities will have multiple pandatas specialised for particularly uses, while small towns and vill… @helevos - Perilth Soundplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigPerilth Sound
Perilth Sound is a long narrow gulf of the Natorn Sea, in the north of the island of Besoa. It is about 90 km in length from the mouth of the River Palkan.
Besoa
This is in a series of articles about Besoa, a major island in the Natorn Archipelago.
The narrowest point of the inlet is 6.5 km and surrounded by mountains on both sides. Historically the gulf was a river valley, carved by the Palkan but flooded in more recent @helevos - Voshárnplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigVoshárn
Voshárn [voe-SHAH-n], sometimes called Mordan, is a sparsely populated province of northwestern Ororr, the largest province in the region of Moritarr. For historic regions it is sometimes referred to as Old Ororr.
Ororr
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Beyän
Beyän [bay-AHN] (arch. Bé'an, Ben Akir) is a city in central plains of the Kingdom of Trésard. For millennia it has been an important centre for trade, arts, manufacturing and governance. Uniquely Beyän is vertical city, its markets and long galleries constructed from natural caves in the plug of an extinct volcano. @maps - Gahanplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGahan
Gahan is a Manthi term for war-leader. Gahans were the temporary battle leaders of tribes in ancient times, but in the settled regions of the Manthi-Lien, they were warlords and leaders of their people, kings in all but name.
Governance
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The Bronze Bridge, also called the Long Bridge, is the longest bridge in the world, connecting the island city of Toborr with the mainland. It is 384 metres in length, consisting of 26 arches with a maximum arch height of 18 metres. The two widest spans allow even the largest ships to pass through to enter the ports of @helevos - Hand (currency)plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHand (currency)
The Hand or Besoan hand is the currency of the United Kingdom of Besoa. It is the inheritor of the Alsaneth alm, the former currency of the Alsaneth Republic, noted for its symbol of the open palm embossed on one side.
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The Hand was adopted as the currency of the new kingdom as a concession to Alsaneth history and culture, given that the prince who reconquered the island after @helevos - besoaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBesoa
This is in a series of articles about Besoa, a major island in the Natorn Archipelago. @infobox - Maiyenetplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMaiyenet
Maiyenet is an island 120 km from the north coast of Ororr, halfway between the mainland and Vetth, and 100 km northwest of the Guree Isles.
It is claimed by Ororr, but its small population has little contact with the mainland and has closer economic ties to the OrorrOrorr @helevos - History of Hartheraplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHistory of Harthera
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Helmeth [HEL-meth] is an industrial city on the south coast of the island of Besoa, whose wealth was traditionally based on logging of greenwood and production of iron, steel and other minerals extracted from mines in the nearby hills.
Besoa
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Coralstone is a rock-like material built up over time by from sucorolith reefs. It is chemically similar to limestone, being made from the compacted shell-like structures of virid sucoroliths.
Coralstone makes an excellent building material, since it is strong but incredibly light, being a honeycomb of strong tube-like structures. In the @helevos - Por Muelplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigPor Muel
Por Muel [poor-MOO-el] is the capital city of the Kingdom of Trésard. It is a relatively new city, built in former marshland drained by a series of canals. Its construction beginning c.250 ME after the total destruction of Teran Muel during the Long War.
The city is relatively low-lying but defended from the sea and @helevos - Sucorolithplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSucorolith
Sucoroliths are marine reefs created by colonies of virid zooid organisms called sucoaros. These zooid colonies create tube-like filter feeding structures, extracting nutrients from water and excreting particles of rock and debris around themselves for protection. Over time these create extensive rocky structures that can extend to just below or even above the waterline.Anásthias @helevos - River Médelplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigRiver Médel
The River Médel, also called the Méo, is a small river in the southeast of the island of Besoa. It flows through a fertile steep-sided valley to the sea at Delgeth.
Besoa
This is in a series of articles about Besoa, a major island in the Natorn Archipelago.
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The Sarekéa [sa-ray-KAY-ah] are the “hill people” of the central uplands of Sensatard, the most northerly island of Anrel in the Natorn Archipelago. The Sarekéa are distinct from other Northlanders, with a distinct language and rich culture.
Sensatard
This is in a series of articles about the @helevos - Hogbatplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHogbat
Hogbat is a popular ball game in the Natorn Archipelago.
Sports
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It was originally played with farmyard implements in courtyards or orchards with any number of improvised obstacles, such as posts or tree trunks. Players are split into two teams, and using a pole or mallet to strike a ball along the ground, avoiding obstacles along the way. Teams score points by knocking the ball against a target pole at either end of the fiel… @helevos - 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 @helevos - Natorn Archipelagoplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigNatorn Archipelago
The Natorn Archipelago, or the Natorn Isles [nah-TORN], is a chain of islands in the Natorn Sea. The islands are oceanic ridge running from the northeastern tip of Anásthias to the Anrel Isles. The ridge is an active geological fault, many of the islands being volcanic.Anásthias @helevos - Namerismplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigNamerism
Namerism, or Etemuabal, was the state religion of the Grand Palatinate of Saloya, and of many Eloyoun peoples. The faith stemmed from ancient Miyarrain philosophy: that a single entity was the instigator of all life and the entire fabric of the universe. This instigator was Etemua, The Namer. @helevos - 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 @helevos - Horsisplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHorsis
The horsis is a heraldic beast in the mythology of Anrel, ridden by the mythic Godmen. They are often depicted in illustrations and on battle banners, famed as a fierce battle chargers with iron hooves and vicious teeth.
Fauna
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The Umber Sea Fleet is the division of the navy of Hesjbagaaia, which protects the coastline of the Umber Sea and its vital trade links.
Military
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The Hesjbagaaian Navy is greatest maritime military force in the region of Munatan. Its main task is to defend the nation of Hesjbagaaia from naval incursions by its powerful neighbour Ororr, and to defend merchant shipping against pirates and privateers. Its growing naval prowess has within a century made it second only in power to its ally, @helevos - Waysmeetplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigWaysmeet
Waysmeet is a small village in the north of the Kingdom of Trésard in the Anrel Isles. Historically it was an important town, the nexus of five roads travelling south to Rasia and beyond, west to Teranen, northwest to Saria, east to Rana and north to Traste.
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Golobath [GOL-oh-bath] is a ruined city on the River Kethel in the Anrel Isles. During the Little Ice Age it was an independent market city that flourished on trade. During the Long War its position on the marches between north and south meant it was regularly occupied by hostile forces, and the site of many conflicts and skirmishes.ME @helevos - 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 @helevos - Alteim Mountainsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAlteim Mountains
The Alteim Mountains are a chain of mountains in the southwest of the island of Besoa. The mountains are particularly rich in minerals like iron, copper and silver. Consequently the region has numerous mines, which were fundamental to the wealth of the nations of @helevos - Terath Familyplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigTerath Family
The Terath Family is a political dynasty whose name holds enormous power and prestige in Harthera. They are descendants of the militaristic Chelidt Trath clan, who in the 7th century overthrew the old kings of the Hartheran Commonwealth period and instigated the modern government of Harthera @helevos - Sann'ali Merchant Fleetplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSann'ali Merchant Fleet
The Sann'ali Merchant Fleet is a maritime consortium of merchants and captains loyal to the Sann'ali Court-in-Exile. The fleet itself consists of former ships of the Sannalese Royal Navy, Sannali merchant ships who were at sea or in distant ports at the time of the Hartheran Conquest, as well as newer vessels purchased or constructed since that time. @helevos - Guree Islesplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGuree Isles
The Guree Isles are a group of islands off the coast of the Gebay Pensinsula in northern Ororr.
The closest is only 4 km from the mainland. These rocky isles have a small population but are a rich source of greenfish, which are dried and salted before being shipped inland. There is a Gebaylan tradition for labourers from the mainland to travel to the islands to help with the fish harvest, in the months before the @helevos - Welcome to Helevosplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigWelcome to Helevos
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Helevos is a fantasy world of magic and science, divided by two incompatible biologies: the Green Kingdom of humans, trees, grasses, crops and red-blooded animals, and the Virid Kingdom of toxic jungles, poisonous plants, terrifying creatures and airborne infections.
Over thousands of years humans have forged the hundred languageHartheraBMEMEME - Lake Beikidplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLake Beikid
Lake Beikid (Hartraan) or Békiplaum (local) is a lake in the region of Torthien in Anásthias, the largest body of fresh water in the Civilised World. It is 350 km from north to south, an average of 80 km wide.
The lake has little human habitation since its shores are surrounded by virid @helevos - Themsaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigThemsa
Themsa is the second and smaller of Helevos's two moons, the larger being Thea. Themsa is a small, silvery, potato-shaped body that spins through the sky on it's long axis, so that one rotation is the basis of an hour in the Hirèrk Moonscale.
Themsa was almost certainly a large, elipsoid asteroid that narrowly avoided striking the surface, and instead was captured in orbit. Themsa is roughly potato-shaped with a large crater visible at one end, the result of an impact that set the moo… @helevos - Poukalaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigPoukala
Poukala [POO-'-ka-la] is a nation in eastern Torthien, on the shores of Lake Beikid. Poukala benefits from abundant flat arable land as well as greenfish from the lake, whilst being politically isolated from the turbulent conflicts of the region.
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Besoa
Besoa [BEH-sso-AH], or Bizoa (Hartraan), is the largest island in the southern reach of the Natorn Archipelago. Today it is synonymous with the United Kingdom of Besoa.
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Besoa in the Two Nations period, 38-1092 MEMEBMEHartheraHartheranHartheranHartheranMEHartheraOrorrOrorr @maps - Reidanplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigReidan
Reidan is an Aralsic language spoken in the Anrel Isles, particularly throughout Trésard and Sensatard.
Language
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The Lar Vale dialect of northern Trésard is considered Standard Reidan, and is generally intelligible throughout Anrel. The Northland dialects of Sensatard are distinct, with the Eastern dialect being close to standard Reidan, and the Western being more obscure. The north coast language @helevos - The Final Friendplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigThe Final Friend
The Final Friend is a personification of death in classical Issid culture, a being who brings comfort and relief to injured soldiers or the sick and elderly.
Belief
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The idea predates the Therist religion, and despite attempts to crush all rival beliefs the Final Friend is still spoken about as a metaphor for death in modern @helevos - Cronoxi Syndicateplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigCronoxi Syndicate
The Cronoxi Syndicate is political and trade alliance of various worlds and polities in the Gamma Delta quadrant. Worlds within the syndicate are sovereign and self-governing, but agree to standards of peace and liberty, open trade and mutual defence. @1gd - The Obverseplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigThe Obverse
The Obverse is the opposite side of the globe to the Civilised World. It is largely unknown to the peoples of the Civilised World, and consequently subject to folklore, myth and speculative theories.
The most prominent of these is the Duospherical theory. It proposes that the Obverse is the physical inverse of the Civilised WorldCivilised Worldvirid @helevos - Broken Landsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBroken Lands
The Broken Lands is a fractured region of sharp fissures, clefts and gullies, which forms a natural boundary between Harthera and Otekahré.
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This is in a series of articles about the region of Otekahré in eastern Anásthias.
The region is an active fault line, where earthquakes have created sharp rifts in the rock, further excavated and eroded by winds and flash flooding. With little soil and little surface water, the Broken Lands are un… @helevos - Hiraouokplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHiraouok
Hiraouok [hee-RA-oo-uk], or Hirerk, was one of the four great cities of ancient Miyarris. As a port city it was one of the most famous, and the hub for trade with the outside world. It is remembered as the White City for its grand public buildings and colonnades of white marble. It was also a great centre for arts and sciences. @helevos - Aralsic Languagesplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAralsic Languages
The Aralsic language family is one of the major world language groups. They are all descended from dialects of Old Aralsic, spoken in the Second Epoch in the region now encompassed by the Natorn Archipelago.
Language
language
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Modern languages in the group include language @helevos - Derailish Stormwardenplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigDerailish Stormwarden
Derailish Stormwarden was a semi-mythic sorceror-king and founder of the Kingdom of Derailad, on the island of Besoa. Even the time of his existence is unclear, but he may have lived any time between the 2nd and 1st millennium BME.
People
This is in a series of articles on @helevos - Calendarsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigCalendars
Many different calendars have been used during Helevos' long history. Most societies used individual calendars starting either with their founding, or from some religious or political event. This made comparative history a confusing subject, particularly with the passage of time. @tag - Bremahkplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBremahk
Bremahk is a minor god in the Anrelian Pantheon, Lord of the Hunt and the Wild Places. He is invoked by those needing acute senses, good luck, and endurance.
Belief
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He is particularly revered in Sensatard, and by hunters, woodsmen and, unusually, thieves. He has been embraced throughout @helevos - Sorcererplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSorcerer
A Sorcerer is a thaumaturge, or magical practitioner, who lacks the ability to summon an elemental themself. Sorcerers may be skilled in Erida, the magical language of the elementals, but relies either on using elementals who have been assigned to them by a magister, or by using lamenaries, magickal objects which have an elemental physically bound to them. @helevos - Gnatfishplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGnatfish
Gnatfish are small virid fish particularly found in warm tropical waters. They have a bony exoskeleton and are predatory, hunting in packs. They are able to feed on blood, often swarming around larger animals and embedding themselves into the flesh. They are fast swimmers, capable of launching themselves out of the water to escape enemies. @helevos - Crisagiss Heltayplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigCrisagiss Heltay
Crisagiss Heltay [kree-SAAH-giss HELL-tay], also called The Golden Palatine, was the 50th leader of the Grand Palatinate of Saloya. He ruled for thirteen years from 12 BME to his death in 2 ME, a period which is considered the last flowering of the Saloyan state. @helevos - Ehamet IX of Naretteplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigEhamet IX of Narette
Ehamet IX (1047-1110 ME) was monarch of the Kingdom of Narette for four decades, from the age of 23 until his death in 1110. He was considered a strong and irascible king, little loved but made the kingdom powerful and strong. He was succeeded by his son @helevos - The Gallantplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigThe Gallant
The Gallant is one of Harthera's oldest news journals, published weekly in Vahltor. It was first produced in 443 ME, in the middle period of the Hartheran Commonwealth, in which it was a staunch supporter of king and the old Saloyan aristocracy, reporting particularly on court news and fashion. @helevos - Bandar Systemplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBandar System
The Bandar system is an isolated solar system in the midst of the Bandar Gulf, an empty region of space approximately 40 LY across. Its single star is an orange subgiant.
Astrography of the Gamma Delta Quadrant
This is in a series of articles about stars, planets, civilisations and technologies of the wider @1gd - Flitterplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigFlitter
Flitters are a class of birds including sparrs, yellowtails, blackjaws pippinjacks and many others. They are a morphologically disparate group though all share a common ancestry.
Fauna
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Though birds they are edible, and at various times have been considered either a delicacy for the rich, because of the difficulty of catching them, or the food of the poor, being desperate enoough to catch such small prey. @helevos - Kingdom of Hesjbagaaiaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigKingdom of Hesjbagaaia
The Kingdom of Hesjbagaaia [hesdge-ba-GUY-ah] (also Hesporia or Hespagoria) is a nation in western Munatan. It is the successor to the Ennseperan Empire which dominated the region for much of the first millennium ME but collapsed during the War of Schisms.
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Agann [a-GAN] is the capital city of of Tofá province in southwestern Ororr, as well as capital of the Gildon autonomous region. Historically it was the city of Gannalesj or New Galkesh, the capital of the Ennseperan Empire. As such it has seen revolts and rebellions many times, and is the focus of heavy presence by Ororran priest-militants.Ororr @helevos - Hartheran Talentplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHartheran Talent
The talent or talen is the currency of Harthera. It began as a token system for paying indentured workers and militiamen under the Chelidt Overlordship, after the old Saloyan currency had utterly collapsed. The principle was that an unskilled labourer would earn one talent per day of labour, whilst more skilled workers would be paid proportionately more depending on the amount of time (and talents) invested in their training. @helevos - 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 @helevos - Ovorsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigOvors
Ovors [OH-vor] (also ovorr, plural ovorn) are common domestic herd animals found throughout the Civilised World, used for their meat, skins and wool. They are agile creatures with a thick matted fur and small conical horns for defence, though many herdsmen blunt these. viridAnásthias @helevos - Dreikmenplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigDreikmen
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 @helevos - Imbleplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigImble
Imble is a virid plant native to tropical swamplands, where it flourishes due to its strength, flexibility, and tolerance to salt. The tree-like trunk is bulbous with a thick grey skin. Its core is a mass of fleshy strands which given the plant strength and function to regulate its internal salinity.virid @helevos - Teijhuplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigTeijhu
Teijhu (also Teij or Teij) is a Manthi-ethnic nation in central southern Munatan. In the 5th-7th centuries ME it was the heartland of the former Eijult Empire.
Munatan
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This is in a series of articles about Munatan, the temperate region of southern @helevos - Sequentplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSequent
In thaumaturgy, a sequent is a set of instructions in the Erida language, which when given to an elemental will cause them to perform specific actions or produce a defined outcome. Sequents are magical tools, the building blocks of Rasian thaumaturgy.
Magic
magic
This is in a series of articles about @helevos - Sea dragonplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSea dragon
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 @helevos - Ameliplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAmeli
The ameli [ah-MELL-ee] is a spiny green plant with long thin yellow-green leaves, found in open temperate plains and grasslands. They bear small berries, usually black or very dark red. They can be poisonous is eaten, but a decoction of them is used to heighten senses, and also increases adrenalin production. Ameli is therefore an important medicinal @helevos - Lagaanplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLagaan
Lagaan is a type of fresh noodle, one of the staples of Thalsic cuisine. It most commonly accompanies laag, a thick stew.
Food and Drink
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Originally lagaan was made from thick sheets of doughberry paste, cut into narrow strips with a square cross-section, and lightly boiled. Today it is more often made from a mixture of doughberry, @helevos - Oilseedplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigOilseed
Oilseed is the seed of the oilbush. It is cultivated to produce seed oil, which can be consumed as food, but is mainly refined as a fuel for lamps and machinery.
Flora
herbs
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The oilbush is a hardy green plant that flourishes in tropical and equatorial parts of AnásthiasHarthera @helevos - Neuromancyplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigNeuromancy
Neuromancy is the thaumaturgical discipline involving electromagnetic manipulation of structures within the human brain. It is now both a lost art and a forbidden art, considered to be malefaction.
Magic
magic
This is in a series of articles about magic, thaumaturgy and esotericism.
Historically it was the highest art of the @helevos - Mezainplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMezain
Mezain is the capital city of the Vetthi Republic, one of the key merchant ports in international trade. It is the home port of the wealthy Vetthi Merchant Fleet, as well as centre of the Vetthi government.
Name
Mezain means “mouth of the river Zuin”.
Geography
The city is situated on a slightly elevated plateau on the banks of the River Zuin, high enough to be protected from flooding. It lies approximately 6 km from the open sea. The Zuin estuary is unusually deep and navigable eve… @helevos - Pirpounkplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigPirpounk
The pirpounk is a variety of virid bush native to dry or semi-arid habitats, particularly in the desert plains of central and eastern Anásthias.
Flora
herbs
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It is related to the balbal with a similarly bulbous root and a long tapering trunk, with an abundance of long, fur-like fronds growing from the top which sway in the breeze. These fronds serve several purposes. Firstly they trap insects and other small animals, which a… @helevos - Cable fruitplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigCable fruit
Cable fruit are the fruit of the cable tree, a virid plant which flourishes near water, both fresh and salt. They bear a large ball-like fruit with a tough leathery skin. Cable fruit are buoyant, and therefore allow the plant to spread across large distances. @helevos - 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 @helevos - Soumismplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSoumism
Soumism is a schismatic doctrine in the Mother Church of Ororr, which historically led to violent rebellion in parts of the nation. Soumism is the belief that only priests who lead a pure blameless life can commune with the Goddess, or have any true claim to authority in the church state. Any policy decisions made by impure church leaders are therefore invalid. This goes against existing church doctrine that all officials of the church are part of the priesthood, from soliders to nation… @helevos - Duospherical Theoryplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigDuospherical Theory
Duospherical Theory is a geographical theory that the world of Helevos is a sphere, with two hemispheres which are the physical reverse of each other. It has been the dominant theory for more than a millennium, with world maps showing Anásthias @helevos - Redeeming Oceanplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigRedeeming Ocean
The Redeeming Ocean, historically known by it's Miyarrain name, the Poomué, separates the Civilised World from the eastern continent of Retzayk. It is 4500km across at its narrowest point. It has a number of small islands, the Eastern Isles being the only sizeable group. @helevos - 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 @helevos - Temple of the God-Mountainplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigTemple of the God-Mountain
The Temple of the God-Mountain is a religious site and oracle on a hill east of Mount Karmoque, overlooking a volcanic lake and the mountain. The shrine is the most important site on the island for the native Kokway, who worship the mountain as a god. The voice of the shrine is said to be the voice of the God-Mountain itself. @helevos - 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 @helevos - Chiamai Universityplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigChiamai University
Chiamai University in the city of Torroramai, is the pre-eminent centre of research, learning and higher education in Ororr. It was established in 531 ME to provide a wider range of subjects than that provided by Church Schools and the Central Priests-Militant College. Chiamai University is viewed with suspicion by civil conservatives as a hotbed of dangerous new ideas, but has been accepted as necessary to the future of the nation. @helevos - Guri bushplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGuri bush
The guri bush is a green flowering bush with variegated glossy leaves. The plant is valued for its bittersweet fruit, leathery pods with gelatinous insides. The fruit can be eaten raw, but is more famously used to produce the sweet liqueur wine, @helevos - Behtoïeeplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBehtoïee
Behtoïee [BEH-toe-i-ee] is the fortified hilltop capital of Biinmos in eastern Munatan. It was an ancient hillfort with walls constructed of tall monoliths, while today the stones only remain as ceremonial gates.
Munatan
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The Maresh Hills are an upland region on the western edge of the Mangasor Basin in central Ororr, most famous for being the site of the holy shrine of Foratuna.
Geologically the hills are a karst escarpment of sedimentary and igneous rock, pocked with caves. Any rainfall immediately sinks through the porous rock, making the hills dry and almost devoid of vegetation other than hardy @helevos - 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 @helevos - 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 @helevos - Orodienplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigOrodien
Orodien [o-ROD-ee-en] was the mythical second realm of the Godmen, founded during the Jade Epoch after the destruction of the first realm of Yendim. The Orodien Peninsula in the north of the continent of Retzayk is named for the mythic realm, though whether this was the actual location, or even if the mythical Orodien existed, is uncertain.viridGodmen @helevos - River Velunplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigRiver Velun
The River Velun is the greatest river of northern Harthera, flowing from the foothills of the Dun Jaen mountains in the far west of the country, through the great virid forests, plains and farmlands of central Harthera to the sea. It joins with the Verais at the city of Vahltor, capital of HartheraHarthera @helevos - Mathé Marshesplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMathé Marshes
The Mathé Marshes [MATH-ay] are an area of tidal mud flats, salt marshes and wetlands in the estuary of the River Kethel in the Anrel Isles. The marshes form a natural boundary between the Kingdom of Trésard and the Kingdom of Narette. The Muthené Marsh in Trésard is an extension of the Mathé Marshes.
Anrel
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Lerit [leh-RITT] is a city in the Gildon autonomous region of southwestern Ororr, capital of Meral province.
Ororr
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* Name: Holy Motherland of Ororr * Government: Theocratic Republic @helevos - Beerplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBeer
Beer is brewed from a variety of grains throughout the Civilised World, particularly emmer and awm.
Food and Drink
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stubs drinks @helevos - Atlas: Munatanplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAtlas: Munatan
[munatan-geog.png] * Zoom in * Zoom out * Great Urash Ocean * Biinmos * Schaidam @ ]405,466,428,457,431,449,449,447,468,436,478,433,482,423,476,408,475,400,483,390,504,396,529,420,552,450,504,478,421,483] * [[helevos:teij|Teij @ ]353,439,363,391,377,383,395,379,400,372,418,360,439,369,439,383,424,394,418,412,417,432,428,441,432,449,425,458,404,467] * [[helevos:plos|Plós @ 439,384,456,385,474,399,475,409,456,424,452,431,428,442,417,432,418,412,422,398,430,389 * Kase… @maps - Buckleplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBuckle
Buckle, or boukul, is the seed of the bucklebush, a green plant which grows in temperate parts of the Civilised world. Bucklebushes fruit annually, producing thumb-length red-black seed pods, containing numerous millimetre-sized ovoid seeds. Mature pods are left to dry on the bush, then harvested for the seeds. Young pods are edible whole, though tender and do not travel well. In Ororr @helevos - Deshee Pointplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigDeshee Point
Deshee Point, also called Cape Deshee, Dusjee or Veedormim Head, is a peninsula in Veedormim, the most westerly point of Anásthias. As such it marks the southern boundary of the Umber Sea, and marks the divide between the Vesmien Ocean and the Great Urash Ocean.
Geography
The headland has a mild subtropical climate, wetter on the west coast and more sheltered to the east. It is covered with @helevos - Emindeplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigEminde
Eminde is a small city in the nation of Narette. It lies on the River Minnd, just below the cataracts and waterfalls which rise up to the Ania Plateau. Consequently, it is the furthest point on the river which can be reach by boat.
Anrel
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This is in a series of articles about the @helevos - Bireilundt (Palace)plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBireilundt (Palace)
The Bireilundt or Bireilundt Palace is a vast government building in the Eilunn district of the Hartheran capital, Vahltor. It is the heart of the Hartheran justice system, housing the vast judicial bureaucracy of the Courts.
Its architecture is a clash of styles from the grandiose to the brutalist. By a quirk of history the south end of the building it is also official headquarters of the Admiralty of the @helevos - Atlas: Kingdom of Trésardplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAtlas: Kingdom of Trésard
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Kingdom of Trésard
The Hexactic Kingdom of Trésard [tray-SSARD] is a nation in the Anrel Isles, occupying the northern half of the Mainland and the island of Mûul. The kingdom was forged in 238 @maps - Sann'ali Court-in-Exileplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSann'ali Court-in-Exile
The Sann'ali Court-in-Exile was a group of aristocrats and former government officials who fled the Kingdom of Sann'al in 1092 ME, during the conquest of the island by the Hartherans in the Bizoan War. The Court is led by the Crown Prince of Royal Sann'al, who resides in Abel Palace, a restored former fortress on a hill above @helevos - Ulaporplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigUlapor
Ulapor [ULL-a-poor] is a port city in Merál province of southwestern Ororr, the busiest port on the Ororran coast of the Umber Sea. It is 46 km from the sea on the River Vildon, which links the city with river ports far into the interior. Consequently it is the region's principal trading port, the hub for trade in Gildon's valuable commodities such as fine lumber, minerals, Ororr @helevos - 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 @helevos - 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 @helevos - Pirrinistsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigPirrinists
Pirrinists are a political faction in the Kingdom of Narette. Originally they were a coterie of young nobles, friends and allies of Prince Pirrin, later King of Narette. After the deposition and death of Pirrin, they remain a dangerous political force of nobles and wealthy merchants who oppose the policies of @helevos - Dragonsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigDragons
Dragons are mythical creatures in the legendarium of Anrel and the Natorn Archipelago. Dragons are said to be huge, terrifying fanged beasts that spit fire and destruction.
Folklore
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Storm tides are particularly high tides, often accompanied by storm surges and dangerous flooding, which occur on Helevos every 1.3 solar years when Helevos comes into conjunction with the giant planet Kwato'or. Storm tides are at their peak within a two week period, and at their most severe when accompanied by natural storms. @helevos - Clanisjporplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigClanisjpor
Clanisjpor is a port city on the Umber Sea in Hesjbagaaia. It is the second city of the north, 150 km south of Nepor, with a slightly cooler and drier climate. In ancient times it was one of the great cities of the Rubaporat, ruled by the Poet Kings.
Clanisjpor is a compact city, built on a gently sloping hillside with walls to the north and south. The higher slopes are the tower-houses of the aristocracy, famed for their perfumed step gardens, packed with aromatic plants that catc… @helevos - Aralsic Languagesplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAralsic Languages
Language
language
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The Aralsic language family is one of the major world language groups. They are all descended from dialects of Old Aralsic, spoken in Natorn Archipelago and outlying islands.
The main modern languages in the group are Reidan and Rettien, spoken in the @tag - Kingdom of Sann'al (category)plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigKingdom of Sann'al (category)
Articles related to the Kingdom of Sann'al, a former nation of the island of Besoa.
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The Verais is a river in Harthera, which flows from the Saloyan Highlands in the east, meeting the River Velun at the city of Vahltor.
Harthera
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* Name: Hartheran Union, Union of Harthera, Uhartrah * Government: Military-Mercantile Oligarchy @helevos - Rouvawetigplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigRouvawetig
Rouvawetig, also called Old Ravorran, is an Eloyoun language spoken by the Rouvawhi people of Ravorr, in central Harthera. Historically the local Eloyoun dialect was heavily influenced by Iskean, particularly the more clipped and gutteral Junda pronunciation, though its vowel inflection is much simplified and its case structure is significantly different.languageEloyounlanguage @helevos - Tire-Ohnplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigTire-Ohn
Tire-Ohn is a mythic warrior hero, known to many ancient Thalsic cultures. He was the first offspring of the Godmen to be born on the soil of Helevos. His saga is recorded in the Tirennion, the greatest and most respected work of mythic literature in the Anrel Isles.
Folklore
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[fmap-natorn.png] * Zoom in * Zoom out * Anrel Isles * The Spines * Antyok * Besoa * Manok
Natorn Archipelago
The Natorn Archipelago, or the Natorn Isles [nah-TORN], is a chain of islands in the Natorn Sea. The islands are oceanic ridge running from the northeastern tip of Anásthias to the Anrel Isles. The ridge is an active geological fault, many of the islands being volcanic.Anásthias @maps - Miyarrain Peopleplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMiyarrain People
The Miyarrain were the inhabitants of ancient Miyarris, famed as the most advanced civilisation of the Celadon Epoch. The Miyarrain were the progenitors of all modern Eloyoun peoples throughout eastern Anásthias.
Ancient Miyarris
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Greenfry are the tiny offspring of greenfish, which spawn and hatched in shoals for mutual protection. Greenfry are eaten in large numbers by predatory greenfish and whales.
Fauna
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They are caught by humans at various times of the year. Though too small to be of much use for human nutrient, certain types of greenfry are caught off the coast of northern @helevos - Architecture in Ororrplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigArchitecture in Ororr
Architecture in Ororr has been an important cultural force in the theocratic nation of Ororr. It was particularly so in the early days of the nation, when the disciples of the Great Prophet were establishing new church-state institutions in opposition to the imperial bureaucracy and diverse religions. @helevos - Mount Karmoquéplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMount Karmoqué
Mount Karmoqué is an active volcanic mountain on the island of Antyok in the Natorn Archipelago. The native Asokway people call it the 'God Mountain', and it is central to their animist spiritual beliefs.
Antyok
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Spatan Hemulóchay [heh-moo-LOW-chay] (59 BME - 7 ME) was the 51st Grand Palatine of Saloya, reigning from 2-7 ME.
People
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He was hastily elected by a Special Assembly, following the assassination of his predecessor ME @helevos - Commensalismplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigCommensalism
Commensalism (also called Commensarism, from Hespor 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 @helevos - Therist Theosophyplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigTherist Theosophy
Therist Theosophy is a form of god-magic, or theurgy, practiced by the most senior ranks of the Mother Church at of Ororr. Calling this practice “magic” would be heretical to priests and believers of the Church, since they see it as a form of structured prayer in which they petition the Mother Goddess for practical assistance. @helevos - Ahngritplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAhngrit
Ahngrit [AHN-grit], or Ancient Ahngrit (also Ahnglic in some sources) is an extinct language of the Godmen, thought to be an ancestor of Old Aralsic and the modern Aralsic languages of the Anrel Isles.
Language
language
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Little is known about Ahngrit as a languagelanguage @helevos - Awmplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAwm
Awm is a grain crop farmed in cooler and upland climates throughout the Civilised World, particularly the highlands of central Anásthias. It is the staple food of Torthien and upland parts of Munatan.
Food and Drink
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Awm is a grassy green plant which yields clusters of ovoid seeds roughly 0.8mm in length, ranging in colour from off-white to red or occasionally black, with a thick husk and a chewy innard. Red awm is colloquially cal… @helevos - Thalsic Peopleplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigThalsic People
The Thalsic People are the dominant ethnicity of northern Anásthias. The majority of the diverse peoples of Harthera, Otekahré and Ororr are all thought to descend from a common Thalsic ancestry, as well as the Manthi peoples of western Munatan.
According to mythology, the Thalsic people originated in the land of Harthera @helevos - Sea of Windsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSea of Winds
The Sea of Winds is a roughly triangular area of water off the western coast of Anrel, between the islands of Sensatard, Mûul and Mainland.
Anrel
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This is in a series of articles about the Anrel Isles, a significant archipelago in the Natorn Sea.
The area is notorious for prevailing winds from the @helevos - Maratplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMarat
Marat is a city in Gyeiladde province, in the Gildon region of Ororr. It is a port on the River Sargil, centre for the trade in agricultural products and timber from plantations in the surrounding temperate foothills of the Dun Trisan.
Ororr
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Virid sickness is a general term for various kinds of poisoning caused by consuming virid plant or animal life. Virid sickness is particularly found amongst traditional peoples who consume virid-based foods due to lack of green plant life, notably in southwestern viridviridviridviridvirid @helevos - Niseqplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigNiseq
Niseq is a town perched on the vertiginous cliffs of the River Wiyel in the Sekalkot Province of central Ororr. The town is rough and unremarkable, notable only for its proximity to the so-called Old Man of Niseq, a natural rock formation at the confluence of the Red and Green branches of the Wiyel. Ororr @helevos - Bluefernplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBluefern
Bluefern is a virid plant with distinctive blue feathery fronds, found principally in the temperate uplands of Anásthias. Its white tendrilous roots are ground and dried to form a potent narcotic known as sylin.
Flora
herbs
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Thalse is a land mentioned in several mythological accounts, said to have existed in northeastern Anásthias during the Emerald and Jade Epochs. Thalse was the original homeland of the Thalsic peoples, the ancestors of most of the population of modern Anásthias.
Thalse is mentioned in the Helevosien, the mythic history of the world written in the Anásthias @helevos - Siltorn Hillsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSiltorn Hills
The Siltorn Hills, or Siltorn Mountains, are a range of uplands in northwestern Ororr. The highest peaks lie to the west of Siltorn and the central inhabited area surrounding Lake Initerer, but the hills are often considered to be a crescent of uplands which surround this region.Ororr @helevos - Oracle of Rieveplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigOracle of Rieve
The Oracle of Rieve, also called the Chresimoy Oracle, is a mystic religious and archeological site on a hill about the town of Rieve, capital and principle port of the island of Manok.
The site of the shrine is a semi-circle of ancient grey stones, half buried in the hillside and half open to the sky. Like other oracles there is a central well, covered in a carved pergola of precious greenwood believed to be from @helevos - War of the Junda Coastplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigWar of the Junda Coast
The First Ravorran War, more commonly called the War of the Junda Coast (121 ME) was the first war between the newly founded nation of Harthera, and the Baronies of Ravorr, over control of Junda settlements along the coast of Rett Bay.
Conflict
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The burn zone refers to the boundary area between green and virid biomes. Most plants are unable to flourish in the presence of roots, soil fungus and other organisms from the opposite kingdom, so the boundary between green and virid areas resembles scorched earth, with stunted, decaying plant matter and partially bare soil. @helevos - Rett Bayplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigRett Bay
Rett Bay, also called Peritt Bay, is a gulf in eastern Harthera between the Perudd peninsula and the province of Retthen. Much of the bay's coast is low-lying, consisting of long sandy beaches, mud flats and salt marshes, subject to inundation by storm tides. Consequently much of the region is sparsely populated, though it was settled by migrant @helevos - Dromondplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigDromond
Dromonds are heavy war galleys, principally used for by the Ororran military for coastal defence. They were the pre-eminent warships of earlier times, but today are considered unwieldly and archaic.
Dromonds have small sails but are primarily powered by oarsmen. As such they can be fast and manoeuvrable, and can be armed both with formidable @helevos - Miyarrain Patrician Godsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMiyarrain Patrician Gods
The people of Miyarris were pragmatic in terms of religion, and worshipped Patrician Gods, also called Guardian Spirits. These were powerful deitals or demi-gods, charged with protecting the lands of Miyarris from storms and sneak attacks by enemies.
Belief
This is in a series of articles about MiyarrisMiyarris @helevos - Years Regnantplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigYears Regnant
Years Regnant is a dating system used by many nations, numbering years from the accession of each ruler, rather than from an epoch or other significant event.
Calendar
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The system was particularly used in small, independent or isolated kingdoms with a strong monarchy, particularly the islands of the @helevos - Belisan Freeportplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBelisan Freeport
Part of the city of Belisan. @helevos - Minasaiaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMinasaia
Minasaia is the mother goddess of the Anrelian Pantheon. She is Lady of Serenity and Healing, both physically and spirituality. She is said to appears in various manifestations, most famously as a hairless beautiful woman. There are legends that she sometimes appears as a mother or an old woman, to test the hearts of men.her @helevos - Natorn Seaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigNatorn Sea
The Natorn Sea is a region of oceanic ridge, separating the Polassirn Ocean and the Redeeming Ocean. Islands in the ridge form the Natorn Archipelago.
Etymology
The name may be derived from ancient Ahngrit, meaning “near/of our birth”, referring to the legend of the Godmen in which humanity is said to have originated in region now lost beneath the sea. It also relates to the god @helevos - Harthera (Category)plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHarthera (Category)
A list of articles related to the nation-state of Harthera
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Articles related to the Anasthian nation of Ororr.
[Ororr]
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topics nati1 @tag - 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 @helevos - Vodroy Familyplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigVodroy Family
The Vodroy were once a wealthy Saloyan-Hartheran noble family, who numbered three of the nine kings under the Hartheran Commonwealth. They are most remembered for the Vodrodim Palace and the Vodrod Bridge in the capital city of Vahltor.
People
This is in a series of articles on @helevos - Whackplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigWhack
Whack is a street drug found particularly in port cities in Harthera such as Harlon and Narillin. It is sold in powdered form and either snorted or smoked. Nutjuice is its liquid form, a cheaper variant which can be quickly drunk. Both forms are preparations of pure HartheraHarthera @helevos - Tofáplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigTofá
Tofá [toe-FAH] is the southern province of the Gildon autonomous region of Ororr, close to the border with Hesjbagaaia. Its capital is the city of Agann.
Ororr
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* Name: Holy Motherland of Ororr @helevos - Kourvayplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigKourvay
The Kourvay is a philosophy of healthy eating, movement and exercise practised by the Mother Church 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 Ororr.
It is based on a pre-Therionic tradition that was adopted and widened in the light of the Prophet’s encouragement of personal discipline, health and fitness amongst his followers. The system classifies foods into four categories, se… @helevos - Minasiliplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMinasili
The Minasili are one of the Hexact Orders, dedicated to faith and religious practice.
Belief
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anrel beliefs institutions anrelpantheon @helevos - Virid tabooplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigVirid taboo
Virid taboo is a social prohibition against foodstuffs or any kind of products derived from virid plants and animals.
Belief
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Historically this was a natural survival strategy, since virid material is often toxic, and contains insufficient nutrients to sustain human life and health.viridviridVirid @helevos - Thalsic Cuisineplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigThalsic Cuisine
Thalsic cuisine is a broad term encompassing the staple foods and dishes eaten by the Thalsic people. Specifically it is part of the common food heritage of the Issid and Iskean peoples of the northern and northeastern coast of Anásthias from the Junda Isles to Cape Cadal.
Food and Drink
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The Kingdom of Kasepan is a Manthi-ethnic nation in Munatan.
Munatan
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The region of modern Kasepan became a viceroyalty of the Ennseperan Empire in the 6th century @helevos - Colewortplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigColewort
The coleworts are a family of edible green plants found throughout the Civilised World. There are many varieties, but most have large green leaves with white ribbing, though varieties range from light green to almost black, with some decorative varieties having a floral appearance with variegated leaves and red or purple ribbing. @helevos - Kitroy familyplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigKitroy family
The Kitroys are a wealthy family in Harthera, descended from old Saloyan aristocracy. The Kitroys were a moderately prominent family under the Hartheran Commonwealth, but were one of the few nobles to back the military coup of the Teraths during the Vainglorious Revolution of 571. This enabled them to prosper in the years following the revolution, allowing them to become one of the richest of the new mercantile-aristocratic clans. @helevos - Salt Rock Cityplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSalt Rock City
Salt Rock City is a part of the conurbation of Harlon, the great port city of Harthera. It was originally built in the mid 9th century as a retreat for the wealthy, away from the damp narrow streets of the city centre. It is named after Salt Rock Mountain, a distinctive peak said to resemble rock salt. @helevos - Rock butterplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigRock butter
Rock butter is made from animal fats and rock salt, a traditional food among cultures of the Dun Trisan mountains in Munatan. It is very high in calories, a necessity for people living at high altitude, with the rock salt acting as a preservative as well as providing many essential minerals. @helevos - Vóshan peopleplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigVóshan people
The Vóshan [VO-shan] are a Jorothi-ethnic group native to the Voshárn [vo-SHAHN] province of western Ororr. The Vóshan were traditionally many clans of nomadic hunters and warriors, surviving in the thin soils of their homeland by shifting cultivation, herding, and raiding the towns and cities of the valley. Ororr @helevos - National Pandata (Torroramai )plugin-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.OrorrOrorr @helevos - Galepplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGalep
Galep is a salty condiment powder used in Thalsic cuisine, particularly in Harthera.
Food and Drink
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It mainly consists of dried fish or greenfry, ground to a powder with salt. Some recipes also add herbs and spices. It is used as a seasoning in soups and stews, particularly in the traditional @helevos - Grestaian Chaseplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGrestaian Chase
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.
Sports
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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 @helevos - 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 @helevos - Thaumaturgical Disciplinesplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigThaumaturgical Disciplines
The modern practice of thaumaturgy divides study of magical theory and practice into numerous fields called the thaumaturgical disciplines.
Historically each discipline was the remit of an individual college of the Rasian Academy, though this distinction blurred with time. @tag - Ketrorlplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigKetrorl
Ketrorl, or Ketrawul, is a god worshipped in the pantheon of Anrel, and to a lesser extent throughout the Natorn Archipelago.
Belief
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The Eagle-Headed Lord of Honourable Accord, he represents the principles of truth, courage, honour and justice. He is one of the gods of state, particularly in @helevos - Nestaiaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigNestaia
Nestaia is a god of the Anrelian Pantheon, the Shield Bearer and twin brother of the goddess Minasaia. Statues, particularly old ones, often shown Nestaia and Minasaia standing back to back.
Belief
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Nestaia is invoked particularly for protection in battle, and is also the god of good order. His insignia appears in the royal coats of arms of @helevos - Gamanangplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGamanang
Gamanang was the greatest of the Dromean philosophers. He was born in 264 BME in the town of Sejenganeng in central Munatan. Little is known about his background, but he studied Plosi astromancy at the school in Sjil. This laid the foundations for his philisophical journey.
BME @helevos - Rasian Collegiumplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigRasian Collegium
The Rasian Collegium was originally a political body combining leaders from the Rasian Academy and Rasia City. The term became synonymous with Rasia as a city-state, leader of a confederation of allied cities and territories during the Little Ice Age period in the Anrel Isles. The Collegium grew from a loose alliance of neutral cities and duchies in the fifth century @helevos - 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 @helevos - Sand liceplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSand lice
Sand lice are small virid arthropoids commonly found in aid and dusty areas. Growing up to finger length their strong mandibles can inflict a painful bite, and can be dangerous in large numbers when their nest is threatened.
Fauna
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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
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Tida [TEE-da], sometimes called tida-pepper, is a spice common in Ororran cuisine and used as a condiment throughout Anásthias.
Food and Drink
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Tida is the seed kernel of the tida fern, a virid plant which flourishes in humid, shady areas. The ferns produce fruiting pods which grow tightly wound and unfurl as they mature, opening and releasing their airborne @helevos - Brass antplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBrass ant
Brass ants are thumb-sized, eight-limbed virid creatures, named for their brass-coloured iridescent exoskeleton.
Fauna
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Despite the name they are arthropods, not insects. They are scavengers found in warm environments throughout @helevos - anrelpantheonplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAnrelian Pantheon
This is in a series of articles about the Anrelian Pantheon, the gods, beliefs, myths, religious practice and folklore of the Anrel Isles. @infobox - Kat-i-Vauplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigKat-i-Vau
Kat-i-Vau is the highest mountain in the Civilised World, a peak in the Dun Trisan mountains 8100 metres above sea level.
[ ] Kat-i-Vau, viewed from the west, northern ridge to the left
The mountain is greatly revered by the people of Li-Vam-Aur and Taur-Dji-Oum as the connection between earth and the heavens, the means by which spirits of the dead ascend to the sky. @helevos - Vetthi Churchplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigVetthi Church
The Vetthi Church, also called the Mother Church of Vetth, is a denomination of the Therist Mother Church of Ororr.
Belief
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The Vetthi Church is doctrinally very similar to mainstream Therism, but uses the Vetthi language. It also focuses more on collective worship in church temples. Ororr @helevos - Twelve Pathsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigTwelve Paths
The Twelve Paths is the religion and philosophy of the nation of Go-ám-gam in Munatan.
Belief
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All of the paths are a system for achieving self-control, enlightenment, knowledge, and balance with the spirits of the land and ancestors. Each path has a different emphasis on what is most important, with differing regimes prayer, meditation, study or physical practices. Different communities and even families are devoted … @helevos - Official Naming Conventionplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigOfficial Naming Convention
Official Naming Conventions are common interstellar agreements about the naming of stars, systems and planets. Planetary names in particular can be highly politicised, because long-established worlds may have a variety of local names used by different groups or nations, names applied to them by other planets in the same system, and yet other names applied by cultures in distant systems or by colonial powers. @1gd - Pelchekplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigPelchek
Pelchek (also pelseq) is a virid plant which yields a sharp citric spice particularly favoured in Hartheran cuisine.
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Pelchek is a parasitic plant found in stands of older virid jungle. Its seed pods are small, multi-lobed and a purple-red colour. When eaten by foraging animals, the pod is digested, while the small hard seeds are passed out as dung which helps the seedlings germinate and grow. virid @helevos - Harlon Universityplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHarlon University
Harlon University is one of the world's leading academic institutions, teaching law, medicine, humanities and natural sciences. It is based in the city of Harlon, Harthera. It is the third most prestigious academic institution in the nation after the @helevos - Eirrplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigEirr
Eirr [AIRR] is an island in the Vetthi Republic, 30 km east of the island of Vetth. Eirr is heavily forested, with plantations of green and virid plants used in the island's major industries: timber production and ship-building.
The island is about 26 km on its longest axis north-south. The northern third of the island is mountainous and wild, but the remaining majority of the island is rolling hills of managed plantations of both @helevos - Chusutplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigChusut
Chusut is the largest city in Taur-dji-oum, often erroneously considered the capital of this fractious region. Chusut is a port on Lake Mamoluim, a hub for trade, diplomacy and intrigue. It has been fought over many times by the clans and burned to the ground many times throughout history. @helevos - Brumal Deepplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBrumal Deep
The Brumal Deep is an oceanic basin in the Polassirn Ocean, east of the Natorn Sea. The basin is a roughly circular area, which at nearly 9000 m is the deepest sea in the Civilised World. It has no greenfish so is not visited by fishermen or whales. It is considered a treacherous area for shipping, with mountainous waves particularly during the @helevos - Kokwayplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigKokway
The Kokway are an Iskean people native to the island of Antyok in the Natorn Archipelago. They are a tribe of the wide Asokway ethnic group, found throughout the archipelago.
Ethnicity
ethnicity
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The Kokway were once nomadic pastoral people who moved around the island. Settlers from the @helevos - Issid Block Statesplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigIssid Block States
The Issid Block States refers to the ancient polities of the Issid-ethnic inhabitants of the lower River Wiyel and its delta, during the Celadon Epoch, c.10,000-7000 BME. They were part of the Issid Block Culture, so named for its characteristic architecture, pottery, and stone carvings. @helevos - 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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Zetahburook [zeh-TAH-boo-rook] is a large island continent to the west of Zahkdarret, approximately 9000 km east-west and 8500 km north-south. It forms part of the Zahkdarret-Retzayk supercontinent.
Zetahburook is mostly hot, wet and low-lying, covered in virid jungle and swamp, dotted with hundreds of lakes and several huge inland seas. The three largest bodies of fresh water in the world are found on this continent. @helevos - Seqotplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSeqot
Seqot is a city in Sekalkot province the Dunasanin autonomous region of central Ororr. The city lies in a curve of the River Wiyel called the Seqotri Bend, 100 km southeast of the city of Seqal. It sits on alluvial plains and is surrounded by farmland, irrigated by canals and traditionally an important source of agricultural produce for the region. The city is connected to the Ororr @helevos - Barrier Islesplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBarrier Isles
The Barrier Isles is a chain of rocky islands, sand bars and sucorolith reefs in the Vesmien Ocean, 2500 km west of the southwestern tip of Anásthias.
The sinuous chain stretches over 1000 km north to south, a hazardous barrier which smashes ships and has prevented exploration into the westerly seas. The warm shallow waters around the island are an important breeding ground for @helevos - Taneplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigTane
The Tane was the traditional currency unit of the Kingdom of Heronbar and its colonies, including the Principality of Antyok. In shape it was a flattened or squared rod with a hook on the end, hence it's more common name, the Hook.
Money
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In modern Antyok, the tane has been replaced by the @helevos - Houlmplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHoulm
A houlm, also called a thaumaturgical helm or a magister's crown, is a thaumaturgical device that interacts with the human brain, providing knowledge, calculation or perception abilites, or for medical reasons. Houlms were most famously used by the Holisticians of the Rasian Academy, a crucial tool of their work. @helevos - Pinyedtplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigPinyedt
Pinyedt is a large, wild region or cordrome of western Harthera. It is remote and isolated, with impassables mountain and virid jungles to the west, the only habitable regions being around the eastern shores of the virid-infested Lake Prioythan.
Harthera
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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 @helevos - Mingasplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMingas
Tela Mingas was an eighth century historian and writer, best know for his Mythology of Ancient Anrel, and the Helias Helecarn, a compilation and retelling of ancient histories, myths and philosophy.
People
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He was born to a Trésardi merchant family in the city of @helevos - Siltorn Codexplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSiltorn Codex
The Siltorn Codex is a collection of stories and oral histories relating to the life and early history of the Prophet Therion. The Codex is essentially a compendium of all texts relating to the Prophet which are unsanctioned, ahistoric, or clearly untrue. As such they are at best apocryphal, at worst heretical to the @helevos - Rānaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigRāna
Rāna [RAH-nuh] is a rugged port city on the northeast coast of Trésard. It is the principal trade link between Sensatard and Trésard, and a major fishing port for boats visiting the eastern sea. Rana is particularly busy in the winter months and the storm tide season, when ships outbound from @helevos - Cobineplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigCobine
Cobine [co-BEEN] is a powerful sedative and anaesthetic derived from the carnivorous efelax cobine plant. It is particularly effective for surgery, since it is effective in small doses, easily administered, and induces a light coma while not suppressing breathing or other organs. @helevos - Kahtoynplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigKahtoyn
Kahtoyn (called Bhourdan in Hartraan), also called the Confederation of Kahtoyn, is a political entity in the region of Otekahré. It is unique in the world that it is not a nation in the true sense, since it has no formal governmental structures, no kings or governors, no military or police, no codified laws, prisons or justice system. Instead it is made up of thousands of self-governing polities who follow a common ideology of good behaviour, common standards, and (mostly) friendly com… @helevos - Vinesplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigVines
Vines commonly refers to prune vines, a family of green climbing fruits bearing sweet fruits that turn from green through red, purple and black as they ripen.
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Prune vines grow best in temperate sunny climates with well draining soil. They are often cultivated on sharp or stony soils where other crops cannot grow. @helevos - Muthené Marshplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMuthené Marsh
Muthené Marsh is a freshwater wetland in the Kingdom of Trésard in the Anrel Isles. It covers an area of roughly 1500 sq km, criss-crossed with rivers that flow from the Beyal Hills, with hundreds of islands of various sizes. The Muthené Marsh connects with the tidal Mathé Marshes to the south. @helevos - Natrawulplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigNatrawul
In the pantheon of Anrel, Natrawul is the capricious god of the sea, prayed to by sailors, travellers and fishermen in hopes of safety and good weather.
Belief
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He has many shrines in coastal towns and fishing ports, one of the largest being the sea-temple in the city of @helevos - Theaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigThea
Thea, or Theeya, is the larger of the two moons of Helevos, the smaller moon being Themsa.
Thea is a spheroid approximately 1582 km in diameter. I's surface is covered with an ochre iron-silicate dust with mountain ranges of lighter grey rock. In the night sky it appears as a disc less than half the size of Earth's moon, and much less bright. It's surface gives Thea a pinkish light in the night sky. @helevos - 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 @helevos - Mount Aréntplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMount Arént
Mount Arént [a-RENT] is a volcanic mountain in the Laharkin Range, in the north of Narette. It is the highest mountain and the largest volcano in the Natorn Archipelago. anret
The volcano has been dormant for most of human history, though there are fumaroles and occasional earth tremors in the region. There have been some serious earthquakes, most famously the earthquake of 678 @helevos - Tilplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigTil
Til, also called Tilpéorr or Delbior, is a city on the River Vildon in Gyeiladde province in southwestern Ororr. For centuries it has been the administrative capital of surrounding region, first as a colonial city of the Kingdom of Deltirot, then the United Duchies of Vildon, and now as modern Ororr.
Ororr
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Daltirich [dal-TEE-rich] (also Daaltirich) is a language spoken in Deltirot, the southeastern region of Ororr. The modern language reflects the region's mix of people over time, being at heart a Li-Bam language with strong Issid influence. It has large vocabularly of Mayápo words for cultural concepts and languagelanguagelanguagelanguagelanguagelanguagelanguage @helevos - Zooidplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigZooid
Zooids are a class of virid marine organisms which are a base of the virid food chain in the oceans. Zooids are single-celled, with some classes being free-floating throughout their lifecycle, while others live as colony-organisms for some or all of their life. Colony-organisms range from tiny motile and non-motile viridvirid @helevos - Detatednplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigDetatedn
The Detatedn [deh-tat-AYD-n], or Detatedn Palace, is a labyrinthine fortress in the city of Vahltor, capital of the Hartheran Union. The palace is the traditional centre of power of the Overlords of Harthera, though today most of the practical running of the nation is devolved to other buildings in the city. @helevos - Obanamplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigObanam
Obanam is a city in the Kingdom of Narette in the Anrel Isles. Though small, it has long been strategically and economically important for its position in a sloping valley which allows easy passage from the plains of central Narette, to the highlands of the Ania Plateau.
Anrel
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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 @helevos - Hogplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHog
Hogs are common domestic animals found throughout the Civilised World, except in central Ororr, where the climate is too hot and dry for them to thrive.
Fauna
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The common wild hog has short tusks which they use to dig roots and grubs from the soil. Wild hogs have a certain degree of virid @helevos - Sailing vesselsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSailing vessels
In a world that is two thirds ocean, ships and naval technology is extremely important for war and trade. The maritime island nations are often the most advanced, whereas the large continental nations tend to rely more on inland and river trade, being relatively backward. @helevos - Himéathplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHiméath
Himéath [HIM-ay-ath, hɪm aɪ ath] is a historic fortified city in the centre of the Ania Plateau. Until the 8th century ME it was the capital of the old Kingdom of Narette.
Today it a prosperous but provincial city, its growth restricted by its walls so that it is now only the fourth biggest city in Narette. @helevos - Douthai Peopleplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigDouthai People
The Douthai are a Manthi ethnic group in what is now Chosilha and parts of central Hesjbagaaia. The Douthai have mainly been subsumed by the general mixing of ethnicities within the old Ennseperan Empire.
Munatan
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The Othei Protectorate was a territory of western Anasthias in the first to third centuries ME, nominally sovereign but under the military protection of Ororr.
Ororr
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The Edge Lands are the mytho-geographic lands, said to lie beyond the four oceans surrounding the Civilised World.
They were named by the ancient Miyarrain. Zahkdarret lies to the west of Anásthias, and Retzayk to the east. The cold north is called the Icerealm, the south being the Icehorns.
These names are used in official maps and academic works, but little used in everyday speech. @helevos - Rocksuckerplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigRocksucker
Rocksuckers are of migratory virid fish found in coasts and rivers around Anásthias, and even in inland waterways as far as the upper reaches of the River Wiyel below the Great Cataract of Deltirot. Rocksuckers have a distinctive oval plate on their lower jaw which, though primarily for feeding, allows them to cling on to and climb nearly vertical surfaces, making them one of few virid @helevos - Handfruitplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHandfruit
Handfruit are carpel-like growths of the handfruit bush, a virid plant native to virid jungles in the southwest of Anásthias.
Flora
herbs
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They produce a composite body with multiple “fingers”, often fused together with the outer ones curled and the central fingers erect. They were adopted as a symbol of the viridTheristvirid @helevos - Hartraanplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHartraan
Hartraan is the official state language of Harthera. All Hartheran citizens are expected to speak Hartraan for official and public use, but in practice most rural people in central and southern Harthera speak local languages as their first language, have only limited exposure to the languagelanguagelanguageHartheralanguage @helevos - Ma'agahplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMa'agah
Ma'agah (1GD.Pa9) is the ninth, outermost planet of the star Cordes in the Cronox System. It is a small, cold, dark world of rock and ice with an elliptical orbit, with the planet being pulled towards the binary star Arjos. At aphelion it is twice as far from the sun as at perihelion. @1gd - My-Li-Vengplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMy-Li-Veng
My-Li-Veng, also called the Silver Mountain Temple, is the most revered religious site in Li-Vam-Aur. It is also an oracle, the only true oracle on mainland Anasthias, famous for having been consulted by leaders and philosophers throughout history.
Buildings @helevos - Emmerplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigEmmer
Emmer is a grassy green plant cultivated throughout the Civilised world for its edible grain seeds. Emmerseed is threshed and ground to make a heavy flour, used for bread and a wide variety of other products.
Food and Drink
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Although emmer is tolerant of a variety of climates, it gains the best yields in temperate climes with a moderate amount of rain. The foremost regions for emmer production are the central uplands of @helevos - Taigáluplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigTaigálu
Taigálu [tay-GAL-oo] was the capital city of the ancient empire of Traithe. The city's precise location is uncertain, since the region was lost beneath rising seas millennia ago. However it is thought to have been somewhere north of what is now the @helevos - The New Citizen (publication)plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigThe New Citizen (publication)
The New Citizen is a Hartheran publication printed weekly in the capital, Vahltor. It began as a pamphlet for opponents of the old Hartheran Commonwealth, particulary in opposition to The Gallant, but has since become a conservative newspaper, particularly supporting the @helevos - Dalautplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigDalaut
Dalaut [dal-AH-oot] is a city in the autonomous region of Deltirot in southern Ororr. It is a prosperous trading port on the Green Wiyel, surrounded by agricultural plains and a vibrant hub of food exports. The city's hinterland is famous for its herds of livestock, producing meat, leather, and cheese. Historically the city had a rough frontier reputation, but in the last century wealthy merchants vied to build parks and monuments as a legacy to their families. Ororr @helevos - Veltánroplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigVeltánro
Veltánro [vel-TAN-ro] (also Biil-tam-ro [bee-il-TAM-ro) is a port city in the nation of Biinmos in eastern Munatan.
Munatan
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The port has been expanded in the modern 11th century with significant investment from @helevos - Kalkot Gorgeplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigKalkot Gorge
The Kalkot Gorge is a reach of the River Wiyel in Sekalkot province in central Ororr. Over millions of year the river has carved a deep channel into the surrounding karst rock, creating a high-sided gorge stretching hundreds of kilometres through an otherwise arid landscape. @helevos - Menarplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMenar
The Menar is a salt lake in southern Harthera, about 8 km south of the city of Narillin. The lake is roughly triangular, 15 km across at its widest point. In ancient times it formed the estuary of the Nar and was linked to the sea, but the river long ago shifted its banks leaving the lake isolated. @helevos - Carrow grassplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigCarrow grass
Carrow is a variety of tough green grass common in marginal regions. Carrow grass has tall, broad, sharp-edged blades, coloured various shades from green to yellow to variegated, depending partly upon variety, but mostly due to soil conditions. It pollinates by wind, producing an abundance of fluffy airborne seed pods which can travel long distances.greengreengreen @helevos - Empire of Jhohorplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigEmpire of Jhohor
The Empire of Jhohor is a claimed nation state in the Chosilha region of Munatan. It claims direct descent from the Ennseperan Empire. Its founder Jhohor Sjinlatan was a nephew of the last Ennseperan emperor, who claimed holy right to the Empire and became a figurehead for the Imperialist faction in the @helevos - Mushour Vihratplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMushour Vihrat
Mushour Vihrat (c.3050-3010 BME) was a writer of epic poetry who lived in the declining years of Miyarris, when the once great civilisation had been reduced to a loose confederation of city states struggling to survive rising sea levels and catastrophic climate change at the ending of the @helevos - Sea silkplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSea silk
Sea silk is a fine, opalescent fabric produced by the virid bisiavir clam. These grow in clear tropical waters and can grow to a large size.
Clothing
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They excrete fine filaments which anchor it to rocks. Bisiavir clams require a certain depth of clean water and a firm bedrock to thrive, making cultivation of them difficult. @helevos - Geologyplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGeology
Helevos is approximately 3.8 billion years old, and differs from the planet Earth geologically in a number of ways. Magnetism
Like Earth, Helevos was subject to massive bombardment by planetary-sized objects during its hot early life, but accrued a much larger amount of iron and heavier metals than Earth. Helevos is smaller than Earth, but relatively much denser. @helevos - Sjil (Seldan)plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSjil (Seldan)
Sjil, known as Seldan in much of the Civilised World, is a famous trading city in Schai-dam, historically the greatest and most famous trading port in Munatan.
Its remoteness from the northern “Civilised World”, the rarity of its goods and the novelty of its tales and ideas led to it being a fashionable topic for writers of romantic and adventurous fiction in 9th century @helevos - Deltirotplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigDeltirot
Deltirot (also arch. Deltiriot) is one of the six self-governing regions of modern Ororr, occupying the southeastern corner of the country. It is bounded by mountains on three sides: the Dun Trisan to the east, the Dun Jaen to the south, and the Vildon Mountains to the west. To the north are the Riverlands of Seqal, the Ororr @helevos - Rockfishplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigRockfish
Rockfish describes a diverse variety of virid fish who absorb rock fragments or gravel into their skin for both camouflage and armour. Since both predatory and herbivorous species use this strategy it is a loose term. It is sometimes misapplied to viridvirid @helevos - Ania Plateauplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAnia Plateau
The Ania Plateau [AH-nee-uh, 'ɑːniə] is an upland plateau in the southwest of Narette, in the Anrel Isles. The land is fertile and well-drained, home to the majority of Narette's population and agriculture.
The easiest route up to the Plateau is via Binid in the south, where the escarpment is much lower, and a succession of low slopes make vehicle traffic much easier to traverse. @helevos - 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
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The Othei Plains [oth-AY-ee] (also Outhai Plains) is a wide region of green grassland with patches of virid scrubland lying between the Blue Wiyel and the southern Siltorn Hills. The region is named for the nomadic Othei people who were and remain the principle inhabitants of the region.Ororr @helevos - Lake Niqarplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLake Niqar
Lake Niqar is a lake in southern central Ororr. Its waters are shallow and marshy with shifting mud flats rich with virid life, making it a treacherous hazard to boats. Historically its maze of mud banks made it a barrier, and it still marks the boundary between the Ororr @helevos - Es Terinplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigEs Terin
Es Terin is a city in Kahtoyn, about 100 km south of the Hartheran frontier. It is the the most northerly city in Kahtoyn, and nominally a trade outpost for Hartheran merchants. The Hartheran military have made numerous attempts to conquer and annex the city, usually finding the locals uncomprehending and non-compliant, or the town's population simply vanishes overnight. @helevos - River Tireplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigRiver Tire
The River Tire is the Deltirot name for the reach of the Green Wiyel, extending from the Catáos Falls to its source in the southern mountains.
Ororr
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* Name: Holy Motherland of Ororr * @helevos - Oonari Civil Warplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigOonari Civil War
The Oonari Civil War (573-579 BME), also called the War of Colours, was a conflict between opposing noble houses in the Kingdom of Oonar.
Conflict
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King Ehamet Ehuth, or Ehamet I of Narette, was the king of Anret/Narette towards the end of the Long War between the Kingdom of Narette and the Northern League. He was founder of the Ehuth Dynasty, which has ruled Narette for nearly 400 years.
People
This is in a series of articles on @helevos - Tutumplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigTutum
Tutum is a green bush with glossy leaves, found throughout the Civilised World but particularly in Anrel. It is a successionary plant which grows in the burn zone between virid and green biomes, though it is only able to flourish in the presence of ream moss. One of its principle survival mechanisms is producing greenviridviridviridviridviridvirid @helevos - The Just Realmplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigThe Just Realm
The Just Realm is a philosophical and political work written by the Prophet Therion. It outlines a moral and judicial framework for a fair and equitable nation state, with principles of rule of law, equity, and the importance of balancing strong national government with local accountability. @helevos - Junda Seaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigJunda Sea
Junda Sea is a part of the Iskean Sea, lying between the Junda Isles and the northeastern coast of Harthera. It is notorious for its hot humid equatorial climate, and frequent clouds, rain and storms.
Harthera
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* Name: Hartheran Union, Union of @helevos - Binding (disambiguation)plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBinding (disambiguation)
In thaumaturgy, binding can refer either to:
* Vinculum, the bond of authority between an elemental and a thaumaturge which makes the elemental carry out instructions, or * Ligation the thaumaturgical discipline of physically binding an elemental to a solid object, in order create a magical device or @helevos - Saneinplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSanein
Sanein is the capital city of Cavann province of northeastern Ororr. In ancient times it was the most easterly city of the Gaal Empire, and an important trade hub with the eastern provinces.
Ororr
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OrorrOrorr @helevos - Ravorran Warsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigRavorran Wars
The Ravorran Wars were a series of conflicts and wars of aggression between the Union of Harthera and the Baronies of Ravorr.
Conflict
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The Gungo is the most important river in the Kingdom of Danagunda. At its mouth it about 11 km wide, making it one of the broadest rivers in the world.
Munatan
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Gebay is a northern province of Ororr, occupying the Gebay Peninsula.
The region is hot and moist with scraps of virid coastline and jungle, with a low population density and no major cities. Its only importance is strategic, given it is the nearest point of the mainland to the @helevos - Unfacing Warplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigUnfacing War
The Unfacing War, also called the Blueface War or The Great Unfacing, was a civil conflict in the region of Otekahré in the 8th century ME. It was ostensibly about a trade imbalance in Otekahré's complex gift economy, exacerbated by a complex variety of personal, political and philosophical differences which saw families, towns, cities and entire districts @helevos - Blue Sunplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBlue Sun
The Blue Sun are a mercenary and privateer fleet operating largely in the Great Urash Ocean and the south coast of Munatan. They are considered pirates by the Hesjbagaaian Navy and sometimes a menace to merchant shipping in the area, but are generally used as a mercenary force in the rivalries between the @helevos - hesjbagaaiaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHesjbagaaia
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* Name: Kingdom of Hesjbagaaia * Government: Timocracy / Constitutional Monarchy * Capital: Isjbela * Foundation: 701 ME * Language: Hespor * Demonym: Hesjbagaaian, Hesporian
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Laqhas or Larqhas [LAR-kas] is a small city in Narette in the Anrel Isles. It is in the north of the Ania Plateau, set in a picturesque steep-sided valley surrounded by hills of green forest. The city is most known for its royal palace, a secluded hunting lodge set in the hills, which has long been a quiet retreat for the kings of Narette. @helevos - 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
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The Green Man is the personification of the vital force of all green life, including humans and all domestic crops, plants and animals. He is particularly a part of the Anrelian pantheon, where he is represented as a green-skinned man, garlanded with flowers, with antler-like branches growing out of his head. GreengreenGreenGreen @helevos - Soutoplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSouto
Souto is a market town in central Hesjbagaaia, notable only for being the birthplace of the saint of the Heterodox Church, Urra Sjala.
Hesjbagaaia
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* Name: Kingdom of Hesjbagaaia * Government: Timocracy / Constitutional Monarchy * Capital: Isjbela * Foundation: 701 @helevos - Katredplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigKatred
Katred the Storm Lord was the chief god of the Junda religion. His worship gradually evolved into the modern Church of Hartrah.
Belief
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The worship of Katred shares some similarities with Ketrorl, a god in the Anrelian pantheon. Both may derive from an earlier common ancestor. @helevos - Godmen (Category)plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGodmen (Category)
Articles related to the Godmen, the semi-mythic ancestral race of the Anrel Isles, said to be the origin of modern civilisations.
Godmen
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topics fornat1 hist1 @tag - Mutualismplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMutualism
Mutualism is a cultural philosophy deeply ingrained in the culture of Otekahré, and in particular in the polities of Kahtoyn. Mutualism emphasises the need for people and communities to work together in harmony to fulfil their common objectives, and strong opposition to hierarchy, violence and coercive control. Without a central authority to regulate the economy, non-monetary economies arise. @helevos - Lake Prioythanplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLake Prioythan
Lake Prioythan [pree-OY-than] is the largest freshwater lake in Harthera, in the western province of Pinyedt. It is 280 km north-south, and approximately 150 km wide. It is encircled by hills except to the east, forming the headwaters of the Harthera's longest river, the Hartheravirid @helevos - 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 @helevos - Sea of Graceplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSea of Grace
The Sea of Grace (Pelasj Grasja in Hespor) lies off the southern coast of Munatan. The sea is relatively shallow continental, shelf surrounded by the Great Urash Ocean. It is rich in greenfish and seagreens, making it an important food resource for the coastal populations of Hesjbagaaia, Chosilha and Veedormim. It is unusually warm for its latitude, benefiting from equatorial currents which sweep around the southwest coast of @helevos - Everflameplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigEverflame
Everflame is a possibly mythical material said to burn brightly without heat or flame, which lit the cities of the ancient Godmen. Various explanations posit magic, some kind of lost chemical property, or a material capable of storing sunlight.
Schemes involving the @helevos - Philosophiesplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigPhilosophies
List of moral, politic and academic philosophies, and secular belief systems.
topics cult1 @tag - Desert breadplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigDesert bread
Desert bread is a type of flatbread consumed in Mangasor and surrounding arid provinces of central Ororr.
Food and Drink
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Traditionally it is made from a mixture of doughberry flour and powdered balbal root, mixed either with water or balbal milk and left to leaven with wild yeasts. The bread is cooked on a hot flat rock taken from a camp fire. Desert bread for travelling was baked once, then twice more in hot coals to dry … @helevos - Kingdom of Danagundaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigKingdom of Danagunda
The Kingdom of Danagunda is a nation in Munatan. From c.240 ME the region was nominally controlled by the Ennseperan Empire from the outpost city of Gundapor, though during the War of Schisms the whole south of the country was annexed by the Eijult Empire.
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The Green Sea Origin is a comparatively recent theory of natural history, proposed to explain why Helevos has two distinct and incompatible kingdoms of life - the virid and the green kingdoms. It was first theorised by Herf Gerlatin of Harlon University, in his 1086 ME book Man from the GreenGreengreenViridViridgreengreenviridgreenviridgreengreenviridviridGreen @helevos - Yamis Ewetoyplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigYamis Ewetoy
Captain-General Yamis Ewetoy [EH-wet-oy] (1069-) is a renowed explorer and captain of the Hartheran Navy. He is most famous for leading the 1110 ME expedition to explore the coast of the mysterious eastern continent of Retzayk, and for founding the first successful colony at @helevos - Ewetoy familyplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigEwetoy family
The Ewetoy family are a Hartheran family with distinguished history in the Hartheran Navy. Though not ancient nobility, they have had many prominent generals, politicians and military leaders.
Their most renowned modern member is Captain-General Yamis Ewetoy, who led the expedition to found the colony of @helevos - Aullerplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAuller
An auller [AW-ler] is a local official in Anrel, either the chief of a village, or member of a council for a town or city. Aullers traditionally emerge by primenture, though wards in the larger cities have public ballots to elect their representative.
anrel governance @helevos - Desolplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigDesol
Desol is a major port city in Kahtoyn, on the coast of the Foundering Sea in eastern Anásthias. It lies at the mouth of the River Sourayn, which flows through the richest green farmland in the region. Consequently Desol is a major trade hub for agricultural products such as food, textiles and green lumber. @helevos - Nashandtplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigNashandt
Nashandt is a major province of north central Harthera. It is roughly contiguous with the old nation of Saloya, with its capital being the city of Pishan.
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* Name: Hartheran Union, Union of Harthera, Uhartrah * Government: Military-Mercantile Oligarchy @helevos - earthhelevosplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bighelevos
Earth/Helevos comparison @randart - Earth comparisonplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigEarth comparison
Helevos and Earth - Helevos is about 90% the size of Earth, and has a considerably smaller axial tilt, making seasons less extreme.
This map shows the a map of Earth overlayed on Helevos, showing relative scale and distance. Note that although Helevos appears to have a smaller proportion of land, its ratio of sea to land is actually higher than Earth, but this is distorted by Helevos having large amounts of frozen land at the poles. The proportion of temperate land is ther… @helevos - Hook of Anarrplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHook of Anarr
The Hook of Anarr, also called the Horn of Sere, is an isolated and sparsely inhabited peninsula in the southeast of Kahtoyn in Otekahré. Its marks the division between the Redeeming Ocean and the Great Urash Ocean.
Otekahré
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Sump gas, or sumpgas, is methane gas produced from decomposition. It was originally the name for gas bubbling up from marshland, but is also manufactured as a fuel for city lighting.
Historically many cities in Anrel had sump gas systems, by which solid human and animal waste, as well as domestic and farm refuse was fed into fermentation tanks filled with sumpwort, a mix of specially bred digestive organisms. The resultant gas was siphoned off, stored and pressurised for distribution … @helevos - Green Kingdom (Category)plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGreen Kingdom (Category)
List of plants and animals belonging to the Green Kingdom
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Mammals
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topics faun1 @tag - Merelqplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMerelq
Merelq is a city in the Trenya region of southwestern Trésard, in the Anrel Isles. It is an important market hub for the abundant agriculture of Trenya, and is also its political capital, being home to the Margrave of Trenya.
Anrel
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Gahsk (also Gazask) is a city in the Gaskanin region of eastern Ororr. It lies on a hill close to where the Gahsk River flows out of Lake Trazámske, historically a highly defensible location with access to the area's abundant natural resources such as fish, timber and minerals. The city was an ancient centre of civilisation, but its remote and isolated location has kept the city prosperous but still relatively small.Ororr @helevos - 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 @helevos - Imagoryplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigImagory
Imagory is the one of the three main thaumaturgical disciplines, that of creating an imago: a convincingly realistic image of real-world or imaginary object or scene.
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Despite its seeming simplicity, creating realistic and aesthetically pleasing imagos is one of the most difficult to master, as it requires not only a great skill, finesse and a high level of rapport between the @helevos - Sineratotplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSineratot
Sineratot is a major city in the region of Deltirot in Ororr. It is at the heart of Deltirot's grain belt, surrounded by rich farmland.
cities ororr @helevos - Salixplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSalix
Salix, sometimes called salix salts or efelax salts, is a chemical compound derived from the efelax salix, a carnivorous virid plant.
Medicine
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In small does, salix is an effective painkiller, numbing pain without causing drowsiness or other side effects. In even moderately higher doses salix causes paralysis, eventually paralysing the lungs causing asphyxiation and death. @helevos - River Minndplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigRiver Minnd
The River Minnd [MINN-d] (also Minde [MIN-duh]) is the principle river of Narette in the Anrel Isles. Due to the unique geography of the Ania Plateau, it flows from its source northwards over the Minnd Falls to the plains, where it curves southeastward to the sea at @helevos - Greenwingplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGreenwing
Greenwing, known as vunndalt [voon-dalt] in Anásthias from the Daltirich name, is a virid climbing plant valued for its medicinal purposes. It is native to warm virid jungles and even some green forests, growing on dead greenwood or climbing rocky outcrops. It is relatively rare, found in upland and mountainous regions.green @helevos - Clan Warsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigClan Wars
The Clan Wars is a period in Anrel history lasting from approximately 3000 to 2500 BME. Following the collapse of the old urban society of Anrasard during the Celadon Epoch, perhaps eighty percent of the population died in flooding and famine. Old social structures entirely collapsed, and the refugees fled inland and formed clan groups, which fought each other for control of vital resources. Many of the clans were initially nomadic, but others developed settlements, many of which were… @helevos - Mammalsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMammals
List of red-blooded mammals, members of the Green Kingdom closely related to humans.
Fauna
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topics faun1 @tag - Greenfishplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGreenfish
Greenfish are piscine members of the Green Kingdom, generally edible (or at least not poisonous) to humans. The term encompasses hundreds of species of fish and shellfish living in coastal waters, lakes and rivers throughout the Civilised World. Greenfish are a vital food resource for human populations particularly in coastal areas. @tag - Atlas: Kingdom of Sensatard (Northland)plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAtlas: Kingdom of Sensatard (Northland)
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Kingdom of Sensatard
The Hexactic Kingdom of Sensatard is an island nation, the northernmost of the Anrel Isles and the northern tip of the Natorn Archipelago. Consequently it is colloquially called @maps - Viricideplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigViricide
A viricide is any compound or agent which kills plants or animals in the Virid Kingdom. In common usage, a viricide is usually a chemical preparation used by farmers and householders to eradicate encroaching virid vegetation, or to poison virid pests. Viricides are generally harmless to members of the virid @helevos - Laharkin Mountainsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLaharkin Mountains
The Laharkin Mountains, also called the Laharkin Range, extend along the eastern coast of Mainland, in the Anrel Isles.
Anrel
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The mountains form a significant geographical barrier, making the eastern shore of viridAnrel @helevos - Meúthplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMeúth
Meuth [may-OOTH] is a city in the agricultural belt of Trésard, in the Anrel Isles.
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cities tresard anrel @helevos - Secraplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSecra
Secra are saints of the Heterodox Church, people respected for the power of their religious faith. Many secras are said to have performed holy miracles, channelling the power of the divine.
beliefs heterodoxy hesjbagaaia @helevos - The Corantoplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigThe Coranto
The Coranto is an anti-establishment newsletter available particularly in port cities. Its stories typically reveal scandals about governments and government officials, as well as news otherwise not covered by other publications. It particularly targets the @helevos - Mount Oracilplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMount Oracil
Mount Oracil is a volcanic mountain in the southern reach of the Laharkin Range, in eastern Narette in the Anrel Isles.
It is considerably smaller than the neighbouring Mount Arent, but more active, with occasional smoke from its peak and earth tremors. A minor eruption and earthquake in 678 @helevos - Liníkaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLiníka
Liníka is a little-known language of the ancient Godmen. It is mentioned in only a handful of ancient sources and no texts survive. Many words in Ahngrit and Atantic are said to have had roots in Liníka, particularly technical, scientific and magical terms. Modern terms such as @helevos - Therism (Category)plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigTherism (Category)
All articles related to Therism, the Mother Church of the 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 Ororr.
Festivals
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topics beliefs ororr @tag - Magicplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMagic
Magic, also called thaumaturgy is the art and science of harnessing elementals, and instructing them to carry out simple or complex tasks.
Invoking more powerful spirits or gods is a related but much more dangerous art, called theurgy.
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topics sidebar beliefs @tag - Taigan Scriptplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigTaigan Script
Taigan is a distinctive flowing cursive script used in ancient civilisation of Traithe to record their triglyphic language. It is name after the nation's capital city, Taigálu.
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magic
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The languages of Traste are long since forgotten and books long rotted, but records still exist written in the Taigan script on brass alloy discs. @helevos - Skippersplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSkippers
Skippers are small cetacean mammals found in lakes, rivers and around coastlines of the Civilised World. Their playful nature and habit of following alongside ships lends the myth that skippers guide ships safely towards ports.
Fauna
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This is a list of the major religious movements in the modern world, particularly those with an international influence.
topics beliefs cult1 @tag - Laagplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLaag
Laag is a staple dish of Thalsic cuisine, a stew traditionally made from seagreens, variously flavoured with vegetables, roots or fungi.
Food and Drink
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Depending on the region, laag is eaten with flatbread or lagaan noodles, accompanied by meat or flaked @helevos - Iskean Languagesplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigIskean Languages
Iskean is a branch of the Thalsic language family encompassing many tongues of northern and northeastern Anásthias, particularly Junda, Besoaad, and modern Hartraan. Ancient Gaal was also an Iskean language.
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language
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It is notable that the words Gaal, Dal (as in @helevos - Mammalplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMammal
Mammals are the dominant order of animals within the green kingdom, found throughout the civilised world.
Fauna
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Mammals are endothermic, red-blooded, raise live young and have varying degrees of fur covering, contrary to most @helevos - Central Priests-Militant Collegeplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigCentral Priests-Militant College
The Central Priests-Militant College is an academic institution and regulatory body for all priests-militant of the Church-State or Ororr. It occupies an ornate and imposing building in the Holy City in the city of Torroramai, the capital of Ororr.
Organisations & Institutions Ororr @helevos - Vetthi Seaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigVetthi Sea
The Vetthi Sea lies off the north coast of Ororr, so named because it was traditionally plied and ruled by the Vetthi Republic.
vetth seas @helevos - Ethnicities Galleryplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigEthnicities Gallery
Some headshots showing the differences between various important ethnic groups around the Civilised World.
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Apotropy and Wardcraft are the thaumaturgical disciplines of defence against magical and physical assault.
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Apotropy is the discipline of protection from magical attack between primes and other elementals. Thaumaturgical duelling involves three methods of attack: attempting to break or override the opponent's @helevos - Green teaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGreen tea
Green tea is a hot infusion made from tea leaves from a wide range of plants of the Green Kingdom. Chaterna leaves are often the base, but various other herbs and flavourings are added. Different blends are drunk around the world, with green tea being particularly popular in the @helevos - Othei Peopleplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigOthei People
The Othei [oth-AY-ee] (also Outhai, plural Othein) are a Manthi-ethnic people indigenous to the Othei Plains of western Ororr.
Ethnicity
ethnicity
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They were traditionally a nomadic people subsisting on herds of semi-wild aurox, organised into numerous clan groups. After the annexation of their land by @helevos - Oraclesplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigOracles
List of oracles, mystical sites said to be artifacts of the ancient Godmen, capable of giving advice, information and prophecy.
topics @tag - Esjtepanplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigEsjtepan
Esjtepan is a wealthy industrial and port city on the Limerent Sea in Hesjbagaaia. Its hinterland is rich farmland producing food, peupra dye and raw textiles, so the city is an industrial powerhouse producing packaged dye for export, dyed fine cloth and clothing. @helevos - Cornelenplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigCornelen
Cornelen [cor-NEL-len] is a major deity in the Anrelian Pantheon, goddess of the harvest, the green lands and “all the good fruits of nature”. She represents the cycle of birth, life and death, so she is also the reaper of a good death at the end of life.
She is worshipped in rural seasonal festivals, and invoked in village communities for blessings, marriages, and fertility rites. Cornelen is an ancient natural @helevos - Iskean Peopleplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigIskean People
The Iskean are an East Thalsic people primarily inhabiting the northeastern coastal regions of Anásthias. Today they are one of the major ethnic groups of Harthera, with Iskean populations also found in the eastern coastal provinces of Ororr, as well as islands in the @helevos - Fá Cadalplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigFá Cadal
Fá Cadal [fah-ka-DAL], or Ivfá in the local language, is a port city in the province of Cadal, in the northwestern tip of Ororr. It is the only significant city in the province and therefore the principle centre of Ororran authority and religion. Though small and isolated, the city is an important trans-shipping port for trade between the western port cities and Ororr @helevos - Cadálplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigCadál
Cadál [ka-DAL] is the most northwesterly province of Ororr, part of the autonomous region of Moritarr. The province is contiguous with Cadál Peninsula, a body of land surrounded by water. Cape Cadál is the very northern tip of the peninsula. In practice the three names are often used interchangeably. The province is extremely isolated, notorious for piracy, poverty, and sinister religious practices.Ororrlanguagelanguagelanguagelanguage @helevos - Jongavenplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigJongaven
Jogaven [jong-GAV-en] is a city on the island of Esigan, the most important port in the Hartheran Junda Isles and its de facto capital.
Set in a large deepwater lagoon, the city is a strategic port for the Hartheran Navy. It is a hub for all trade within the Isles, a centre for shipbuilding, and a frequent stopping point for merchantmen trading between @helevos - Kokant Roadplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigKokant Road
The Kokant Road is an important infrastructure link between the cities of Kokant in Taur-dji-oum, and Trokaid in southern Ororr.
Ororr
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* Name: Holy Motherland of Ororr * Government: @helevos - Sea of Veeïnplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSea of Veeïn
The Sea of Veeïn [VEE-in] is a gulf on the southwest coast of Munatan, between Veedormim and Chosilha.
Munatan
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The coast is a notorious area for piracy, with ships from the war-torn land of @helevos - 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 @helevos - Sea of Griefplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSea of Grief
Sea of Grief lies alongside the region of Moritarr in northwestern Ororr, between Cape Cadal and Cape Narlorn.
Ororr
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* Name: Holy Motherland of Ororr * Government: Theocratic Republic @helevos - Modern Nationsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigModern Nations
The Civilised World has many nations, from small island republics to vast continental empires, which over the millennia have carved homelands out of the once hostile virid landscape. The two great opposing world powers of today are the holy nation of Ororr and the maritime empire of @tag - 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
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The Naether is a spatial, or perhaps interspatial region between branes. It is technically a null region of zero energy, but in practice its null-space oscillates in multiple planes, generating strange matter that constantly appears and disappears in waves, creating erratic flows of light, gravity and radiation. @1gd - Chaterna Teabushplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigChaterna Teabush
Chaterna or teabush is a green flowering plant with glossy leaves. The leaves are cultivated to make green tea, drunk throughout the civlised world. Other varieties are grown for their beautiful flowers, and teabushes are a popular feature of gardens. @helevos - 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 @helevos - Jora Riverplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigJora River
The Jora River is a major river in Tofá province of southwestern Ororr. It is navigable for a stretch of nearly 800 km, and serves as a major trade route between the port of Jorapor on the coast, and the provincial capital of Agann far inland.
Ororr
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The House of Anez or Anesj was a royal dynasty of the Ennseperan Empire, from its founding by Rodorigo I in 101 ME to the nation's first regnant Queen, Ezabella, in 287.
People
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people clans ennseperans @helevos - Mainlandplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMainland
Mainland is the largest of the three major Anrel Isles. Politically it is divided between the two nations of Trésard and Anret.
Anrel
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The name Mainland is rarely used, except by the inhabitants of smaller outlying islands, particuarly those living on @helevos - List of Atlas pagesplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigList of Atlas pages
List of interactive map pages.
All Maps
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Labelled 'Maps'
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The Sea of Smoke lies off the west coast of Anásthias, marking the boundary between the Vesmien Ocean and the Great Urash Ocean. The sea's name derives from the high incidence of fog banks, caused by cold southerly currents interacting with tropical warm air. The fog veils the many hidden rocks and reefs of the @helevos - Lake Mamoluimplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLake Mamoluim
Lake Mamoluim [ma-mo-LOO-im] is the smallest but most important of the Great Lakes of Taur-dji-oum.
Taur-Dji-Oum
torthien
This is in a series of articles about the mountainous upland region of Taur-dji-oum, also called Torthien.
The River Roul flows into and out of the lake, making it an important link for trade and communication between upland and lowland Taur-dji-oum. @helevos - River Roulplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigRiver Roul
The River Roul or Ruldin, is a great river in southeastern Anásthias, flowing southeast from the mountains through Taur-Dji-Oum to its mouth in Tiernas Bay. The river is the formal boundary between Munatan and Otekahré.
At its mouth the river is the widest in the Civilised World and regularly floods, creating an inhospitable landscape of swamps and mudflats. @helevos - Moonsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMoons
Helevos has two moons: Thea, a pink-white disc which passes through phases in the night sky, and Themsa, a bright discus-like moon that spins quickly through the night sky.
Thea
Thea is the larger moon, a disc about half the size of Earth's moon, and much less bright. It's surface coloration varies from grey to red ochre, giving Thea a pinkish light in the night sky. @helevos - Garsunplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGarsun
Garsun [gar-SUN], historically Carsoyin or Karsooin, is a major port city in northern Harthera, capital of Garsundt province. The city is heavily industrial, producing salt, salted greenfish, and the condiment galep. It is also a hub for shipping ores and other industrial resources. @helevos - Humansplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHumans
Humans are sentient mammalian bipeds of the genus homo.
On Helevos, humans are the apex species of the green kingdom, largely limited to the continent of Anásthias. The human population of Anásthias has a diversity of skin tone, colour and texture, and degree of hair or hairlessness. These variants have traditionally been divided into @helevos - Sandsteakplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSandsteak
Sandsteak is a plant-based food eaten by nomadic peoples in desert regions of central Ororr and western Otekahré.
Food and Drink
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Sandsteak is prepared from the bracteate virispurge cactus, a globular virid plant found in very arid climates. @helevos - Vuliméplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigVulimé
Vulimé, or Voulimay (in Mayápo), is an island continent far to the south and east of Anásthias, more than 10,000km distant. The continent stretches 8400km from 25°S to 75°S , from subtropical forest in the north to icey tundra in the south.
vulime
Geologically it was once connected to @helevos - Spicesplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSpices
Spices are condiments derived from the fruits, seeds and roots of virid plants. Most have a pungent or acrid flavour, and most are toxic if eaten in large quantities, but a pinch of them can add depth of flavour or piquancy to green foodstuffs. Condiments derived from virid @helevos - Alimentplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAliment
Aliment is a somewhat archaic term for the natural magnetic force in the unusually strong magnetosphere of Helevos, which is the natural source of sustenance for elementals. Aliment is consumed and stored in the ethereal bodies of elementals, and can be used to power @helevos - Pao Sjelomerplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigPao Sjelomer
Pao Sjelomer [POW shJEL-oh-merr] was an artist, painter and key figure in the the Ennseperan Modernist artistic movement.
People
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He is most famous for his disturbing depictions of warfare, violence, and the martyrdom of saints of the @helevos - Lasfasepplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLasfasep
Lasfasep is a port city in Tofá province in southwestern Ororr, a strategically important city 50 km from the border with Hesjbagaaia, and important for local trade. It is famed for being the most distant Ororran city from the capital Torroramai, 3800 km.
Ororr
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Kokant is a city in the northern highlands of Taur-dji-oum, just 80 km from the border with Ororr. It has long been the main trade link with Ororr, but is also a key city for Ororran missionaries trying to spread the Therist faith to the region.
Taur-Dji-Oum
torthien
This is in a series of articles about the mountainous upland region of OrorrOrorrOrorr @helevos - V1&V2 Old Hand-drawn Mapsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigV1&V2 Old Hand-drawn Maps
Version 1
These are a few of the very oldest maps I first drew around the age of ten! I used them in stories and ad-hoc roleplaying games, the islands originally just being the location of numerous “dungeons”.
Version 2 @gallery - River Sargilplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigRiver Sargil
The Sargil, also called the Vildon, is the greatest river in southwestern Ororr. It flows 2500km from the foothills of the Dun Trisan mountains, through the region of Gildon to the lowland plains of Meral and thence to the Umber Sea. Its watershed is the main boundary of OrorrOrorr @helevos - Trasteplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigTraste
Traste is the capital city of the Kingdom of Sensatard, also called Northland, being the most northerly of the Anrel Isles.
Anrel
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stubs cities sensatard anrel ports capitals @helevos - Shamanismplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigShamanism
Shamanism is an uncodified form of magic, whereby a practitioner is able to summon and instruct an elemental spirit using their natural human sympathies, rather than through thaumaturgical learning.
Magic
magic
This is in a series of articles about magic, thaumaturgy and esotericism.
Shamans use various methods to put themselves in a heightened mental state that enables them to summon and control elements. In @helevos - Sporplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSpor
Spor are the single-celled reproductive units of virid plants, distinct from seeds or spores found in the green kingdom. Most spor are airborne, release from spor-pods, the fruiting bodies of virid plants. Many spor are motile with rudimentary flagella, either fertilising mature plants, or randomly bonding with the spor of other plants and settling to make a new plant seedling.viridviridvirid @helevos - Lake Tioplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLake Tio
Lake Tio [TEEE-yoh] is a large body of freshwater in Tekon province in Ororr. It is 178 km in length, and forms a flooded section of the Blue Wiyel river.
Ororr
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* Name: Holy Motherland of Ororr @helevos - Ta-ker-rimplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigTa-ker-rim
Ta-ker-rim or Takérrim [tack-AIR-rim] is a small market city, the principle trade hub for La-Err-Rum in the Dun Jaen mountains. It is considered to be the capital as it is the central meeting point for the nation's leaders, though since La-Err-Rum is not a nation state, it has no centralised government or institutions. @helevos - Aralsic Peopleplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAralsic People
The Aralse or Aralsic people are the majority ethnic group in the Natorn Archipelago.
Aralsic people are the overwhelming majority in the Anrel Isles and Besoa, but there are many minority peoples including the Asokway and other Iskean ethnicities. @helevos - Plósplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigPlós
Plós [pl-OH-s, pl'əʊ̯s] is a nation in central Munatan, centred around Lake Plós. It is bordered by Inkusjezepa and Schai-dam.
Munatan
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In the Beryl Epoch Plós was an ancient philosopher-oligarchy which once exercised great influence on the region, both culturally and politically, despite never having great military strength. Instead its lea… @helevos - Jikitorrplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigJikitorr
Jikitorr is a prosperous trading city near the junction of the River Wiyel and the River Dor in central Ororr. It is commonly called the Flower City due to its streets of scented flowering trees, and the abundance of its market gardens. Jikitorr is famed for its annual flower festival in early summer. Jikitorr is a centre of Doroun culture, arts and literature.OrorrOrorr @helevos - Epochsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigEpochs
Virid Age 16,000 BME Emerald Epoch c.16,000 11,100 BME Age of the Godmen Jade Epoch c.11,100 6200 BME Age of Traithe Celadon Epoch c.6200 3000 BME Age of Miyarris Beryl Epoch 3000 1 BME Imperial Age Modern Epoch 1 ME Present Modern Era @helevos - Limerent Seaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLimerent Sea
The Limerent Sea or Plasj Limerens (in Hespor) is a large enclosed gulf in the southwest coast of Anásthias, in the nation of Hesjbagaaia.
Hesjbagaaia
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* Name: Kingdom of Hesjbagaaia * Government: Timocracy / Constitutional Monarchy * Capital: @helevos - Beryl Epochplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBeryl Epoch
Historic epoch, age of the Empire of Dor-en-Sann. @helevos - River Narplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigRiver Nar
The River Nar, also called the Tsiyenar (Rouvawetig) or the Iyé (Eloyoun), is a major river in the south of modern Harthera.
Harthera
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* Name: Hartheran Union, Union of Harthera, Uhartrah * Government: Military-Mercantile Oligarchy * Capital @helevos - Red Wiyelplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigRed Wiyel
The Red Wiyel is the eastern of the three southern branches of the River Wiyel. The name refers to the dry, red-toned desert valley through which it flows, as well as it being the traditional source of red jade, an important commodity in prehistory. @helevos - Stone (music)plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigStone (music)
Stone, also called Litho, is a form of percussive popular dance music originating in the city of Beyan in the Anrel Isles.
Culture
This is a category of articles on Arts, Music, Literature & Culture.
It originally involved banging implements or instruments against the stone walls and pillars of dancehall caves in the Underton district in the depths of the city, with the acoustic echoes creating complex layered rhythms. Litho is particularly associated with youth culture, and… @helevos - Gres Rockplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGres Rock
Gres Rock is a rocky island in the Natorn Sea, in a strategic location southwest of Anrel, near the coast of Trésard and Narette. It is 4.5 km on its longest axis, consisting of precipitous rocks and cliffs with no natural harbour and little soil or vegetation.
Anrel
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Virid scrubland is a region where low-growing virid vegetation is the predominant life. Scrubland is often the result of thin poor soils and low rainfall. It can also be an intermediate landscape in areas destroyed by fire.
Flora
herbs
This is in a series of articles about @helevos - Salt Rock Mountainplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSalt Rock Mountain
Salt Rock Mountain is a monolithic peak on the coast of the city of Harlon in Harthera. The rock is unusual being the only outcrop of rock in an otherwise fairly flat estuary terrain. The mountain is composed of quartzite with visible white crystals, said to resemble rock salt. @helevos - Herbloreplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHerblore
Herblore is the art and science of using plants as medicine. Though herbs are generally thought of as green planets, in practice herblore involves the use of a wide range of virid and green plants and spices, distillations of essential oils, and even products derived from the secretions and cadavers of animals. @helevos - Peupraplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigPeupra
Peupra [peh-ERR-pra] is a deep purple-blue dye, obtained from the marsh peurpra, a virid plant native to marshy areas of western Munatan. Historically it grew in abundance in the swamps surrounding the city of Nepor, and was a famous export of that city.
Flora @helevos - Tia Amai (Mother's Day Festival)plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigTia Amai (Mother's Day Festival)
Tia Amai or Tia Ama, Doroun for “Mother's Day”, is the most important festival in Therism and the Mother Church of Ororr. It is a day for celebrating mothers and motherhood, but more importantly celebrating the Great Mother Goddess of the Therist faith.OrorrOrorr @helevos - Seyullerplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSeyuller
Beyun him dayn Seyuller [say-OO-ler, seɪ'ʊlər] (2323-2250 BME) was a philosopher and jurist, who formulated the First Constitution of the historic Siltorn Republic. He is considered the founder and father of the republic.
People
This is in a series of articles on @helevos - Tekonplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigTekon
Tekon is a province of the Deltirot region of southern Ororr, centred around the valley of the Blue Wiyel. Tekon is a wet and sparsely inhabited land of lakes, swamps rivers, forests and mountains. [Ororr]
History
The Tekonet or Tekon civilisation was an ancient stone age culture centred around @helevos - Primitivismplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigPrimitivism
Primitivism, or Manthi Primitivism, is a movement in the visual arts which began in Hesjbagaaia in the post-war reconstruction period following the War of Schisms.
Primitivism espoused using strong natural colours, traditional designs, and depictions of the natural environment and traditional way of life and the comforting emotions associated with them. @helevos - Years Foundingplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigYears Founding
Years Founding (YF) is an archaic reckoning of years associated with the Godmen. It began with the legendary founding of the city of Yendim, first city in the Realm of the Godmen, traditionally about 16 millennia ago. It is used in the ancient historic texts of Anrel, most notably the @helevos - North Poleplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigNorth Pole
The North Pole or Boreal region is an area of mountains and permanent ice on the supercontinent of Zahkdarret-Retzayk, extending roughly from 70-90 degrees north. The high mountains store vast amounts of ice, sufficient to reduce Helevos's sea level in cooler viridvirid @helevos - Cronox Systemplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigCronox System
Planets of the Cronox-Cordes system
Terrestrial planets of Cordes, to scale
Position of Cronox in Syndicate space
Cronox [CRON-ox] is a S-type detached-binary star system consisting of the stars 1GD.Pa-Cordes and 1GD.Pb-Arjos. The two orbit a common barycenter at a sufficient distance for each to have its own independent planetary system. The two stars' orbital planes are at 83 degree angle from each other, which suggests that the two stars originally formed independently o… @1gd - River Prindalplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigRiver Prindal
The Prindal is a river in the Galkesh Province of northeastern Ororr. It flows from its source in the uplands above the city of Galkesh, over the Prindal Falls into the valley below, and thence north to the sea.
Ororr
This is in a series of articles on the modern nation-station of Ororr @helevos - Blue Wiyelplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBlue Wiyel
The Blue Wiyel is the western of the three great tributaries of the Great Wiyel, where it divides below Seqal.
rivers ororr deltirot @helevos - National University of Divinity (Vahtlor University)plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigNational University of Divinity (Vahtlor University)
The National University of Divinity in the city of Vahltor, more commonly known as Vahltor University, is the most prestigious educational institution in the Hartheran Union. Its schools of governance, law and theology are pre-eminent in the nation, its students forming the elite rulership of the nation. @helevos - Whalesplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigWhales
Whales are aquatic mammals inhabiting waters surrounding the Civilised World. They are most numerous in the Natorn Archipelago, as well as the temperate waters of southern Anásthias.
Fauna
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Whales fill several ecological niches from placid herbivores to cunning predators. Anásthias @helevos - Yending Meridianplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigYending Meridian
The Yending Meridian is the prime meridian for measuring longitude on Helevos. The line is relative to the fixed star, Yendimzar. This star hangs directly above the equator, geosynchronous with a point in eastern Harthera.
In the mythology of Anrel and Miyarris, Yendim was the first and greatest city of the @helevos - Inkusjezepaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigInkusjezepa
Inkusjezepa [INK-ushj-ez-EP-ah] is a nation in Munatan, whose name in the Essep language means “The Collective of the Essep People”.
munatan
* Name: Inkusjezepa * Demonym: Inkuszi * Government: Commensalism * Capital: Koojit * Foundation: 875 ME (Traditional) * Religion: Heterodox Church, Essep traditions @helevos - Queen Shoyvahplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigQueen Shoyvah
Queen Shoyvah (427-498 ME) was a Hartheran queen-regnant during the Hartheran Commonwealth period. She was the youngest daughter of King Cliran II and sister of his successor King Cliran III. Her reign was seen as a time of peace and prosperity, and began the true flowering of arts and culture for which the Commonwealth is know known. She is known by the epithet The Mother, since unlike her @helevos - Jadeplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigJade
Jade is a mineral rock most famous for its green colour. Historically it was mined in deposits throughout the Kalkot Gorge in modern Ororr.
Jade or jadeite rocks were particularly valued in antiquity as tools as well as for decorative purposes. The importance trade in jadeite was particularly important around the tenth millennium green @helevos - Teréreplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigTerére
Terére [teh-RAY-RAY] (also téte) is a stimulating drink brewed from the terere bush, popularly consumed in Taur-dji-oum and throughout eastern Munatan.
Food and Drink
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Terere bushes were originally climbing plants found in lowland forests, but have been bred to flourish in upland hills. The picked leaves are chopped and fermented then dried, used to make a strong herbal infusion rich with stimulant chemicals including caffeine.… @helevos - Ko-kwayplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigKo-kway
The Ko-kway or Karmoken are the indigenous people of the island of Antyok in the Natorn Archipelago, a nation of the wider Asokway ethnicity. Historically they lived in villages throughout the island, mainly as subsistence farmers and fishermen. They were displaced from much of the island by colonists from the more advanced neighbouring island of @helevos - Femanplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigFeman
Feman [feh-MANN] is an inland province in the Gildon region of southwestern Ororr. The land is relatively arid with thin soil, so the region is sparsely populated. It was once entirely virid scrubland which was cleared, but proved unsuitable for agriculture, leaving it a patchwork of Ororr @helevos - Alsanplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAlsan
Alsan is a former nation on the island of Besoa, referring either to the Alsaneth Republic, or the earlier Kingdom of Alsan. @helevos - Dun Trisanplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigDun Trisan
The Dun Trisan is a range of mountainous uplands in Anásthias, which divide Ororr to the north from the region of Munatan to the south. The Dun Trisan is the southerly extension of the great arc of mountains which divides Anásthias in two, the northerly section being the virid @helevos - Hidden Citiesplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHidden Cities
The Hidden Cities is a historic term for the part-subterranean cities of the Kalkot Gorge, particularly Seqal, Sopeq and Sequb.
The cities were originally built in caves and hollows in the karst rock of the steep-sided river valley, so they were entirely hidden from sight to travellers journeying across the plains above. In modern times the gorge is much more cluttered and the cities far larger, mainly built on the plains above with only the docks areas being next to the river. @helevos - The Journey of the Prophetplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigThe Journey of the Prophet
The Journey of the Prophet is one of the key works of spirituality in the Church of the Mother.
Therism
therism
This is in the series of articles related to the Church of the Mother, commonly called Therism, the state religion of Ororr.
The “Journey” takes them form of a journal written by the Prophet @helevos - Great Powersplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGreat Powers
Great Powers are the most powerful nations in the world, the greatest modern powers being Ororr and Harthera. @helevos - Old Aralsicplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigOld Aralsic
Old Aralsic is a language which emerged in Anrasard during the Jade Epoch. It is the ancestor of all the modern Aralsic languages spoken in the Natorn Archipelago.
Language
language
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Old Aralsic is said to have descended from the languages of the Godmen, particularly Atantic or Ahngrit. So little is known about these ancient tongues that it is impossible to be certain. @helevos - Lake Plósplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLake Plós
Lake Plós is a large, kidney-shaped body of fresh water in Munatan, which gives its name to the nation of Plós. It is 150 km at its longest axis, northwest to southeast.
Munatan
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The caravel is sailing vessel seen throughout the Civilised World, the backbone of trade particularly in the Natorn Archipelago and by small traders around the coast of Anásthias.
Technology
This is in a series of articles on machinery, artefacts, manufacturing, craftsmanship, raw materials and other @helevos - Schai-damplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSchai-dam
Schai-dam is a confederation of city states in southern Munatan. Its greatest city is the port of Sjil, often called Seldan, a corruption of Schai-dam. Northern visitors assumed Sjil was the capital city, rather than being first amongst equals in an alliance of cities. @helevos - Catsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigCats
Cats are felid mammals found throughout the Civilised World. Domestic cats are commonly kept as companion animals, but more importantly for their ability to kill pests of all kinds.
Fauna
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As well as domestic cats, some regions of Anasthias have populations of wild cats, living both in @helevos - Sann'alplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSann'al
Referring to the former Kingdom of Sann'al on the island of Besoa. @helevos - Lake Trazamskeplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLake Trazamske
Lake Trazámske [tra-ZAM-skay] is a very long, cold freshwater lake in the highlands of eastern Ororr. The lake lies at an elevation of 2200m, and is 220 km long from end to end. The lake is a flooded glacial river family, blocked at its lower end by the rocky detritus ploughed up by an enormous ancient glacier. The lake is formed of three lobes, separated by relatively narrow channels a few kilometres wide.Ororr @helevos - Skundplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSkund
Skund or scundai is a cheap alcoholic spirit, popular with Hartheran sailors and common in the ports of the Civilised World. It was traditionally made in Oonar from the leftover pulp from making fine auray. The resulting liquor being distilled to a pure, yellow-tinted alcohol which was diluted to water and popular in the port city of @helevos - Sooinplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSooin
Sooin are a species of large greenfish, found particularly in estuaries, lakes and coastal shelves. They are carnivorous, consuming fry and small fish. Their scaly skin varies in colour from brown to blue-grey. They have a large flat head with a characteristic wide mouth filled with sharp teeth, giving a fearsome appearance. They are aggressive, fiercely defending their territory against other predators and @helevos - Gaalkimplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGaalkim
Gaalkim is the ancient language of the Gaal people. Gaalkim is a Thalsic language with elements of Iskean, possibly an offshoot of an earlier proto-Iskean tongue. It survives in many inscriptions and some surviving texts, though it became extinct as a spoken language probably by 1800 language @helevos - River Orlplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigRiver Orl
The Orl is the last major tributary of the River Wiyel, joining it a mere 90km before it reaches the sea. The Orl flows from the eastern uplands in Gaskanin to join the Great Wiyel, but has numerous cataracts making it not easily navigable. Since the founding of @helevos - BME (Before Modern Epoch)plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBME (Before Modern Epoch)
Used to date years Before the Modern Epoch. @helevos - The Icerealmplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigThe Icerealm
The Icerealm is the traditional name for the frozen lands to the north of the Civilised World, one of the Edge Lands that surrounds the known world. The arctic region is in fact part of the continent of Zahkdarret.
In Anrel, “The Ice Realm” is also a name for the mythic land of @helevos - Godsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGods
Gods are ethereal beings who are worshipped by human communities and populations, and will often intercede to provide help to adherents or punishment to enemies. Many gods of Helevos are in fact deitals, elemental spirits who have received the focus of human attention and grown powerful from it. @helevos - Borersplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBorers
Borers are virid arthropods with a set of powerful mandibles that allow them to feel on tough materials. Most consume virid wood and plant material, though some species also consume carrion and can drill their way into bone.
Fauna
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Rakes or sea-rakes are carnivorous whales which feed on greenfish as well as other cetacean mammals. They are social hunters, living and hunting in small packs, and are territorial, attacking other groups which enter their range.
Fauna
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Melej [MEL-ej, mel-ESJ] is a major city on the River Sargil in the jungles of Gyeiladde province in southwestern Ororr. It was constructed in the 6th century ME as a colonial outpost of the Kingdom of Deltirot, and later became a stronghold of the United Duchies of Vildon during its period of independence from Deltirot.Ororr @helevos - 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 @helevos - Lake Ondrereplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLake Ondrere
Lake Ondrere [on-DRAIR] in Tresard is the largest freshwater lake in the Natorn Archipelago, 170km long and 47km across at its widest point. tresard
The lake valley was formed by a glacier, which melted and retreated, leaving the waters dammed at the western end by a natural dyke, formed from rubble pushed ahead by the glacier. The @helevos - Sjiganplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSjigan
Sjigan is a traditional food of the Essep people, made from fermented meat. It is consumed particularly in rural and mountainous parts of Gildot and Hesjbagaaia.
Food and Drink
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Various kinds of meats can be fermented, but it is particularly used to process virid @helevos - Joraporplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigJorapor
Jorapor is a port city in Tofá province in the Gildon region off southwestern Ororr. It is situated at the mouth of the Jora River, and is the main trade port for the province.
Ororr
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Pishan (also Mashan, historically Pishahn), is an important provincial city, capital of the Nashandt cordrome of Harthera. Historically it was the capital of the Grand Palatinate of Saloya.
Harthera
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* Name: Hartheran Union, Union of Harthera, Uhartrah * Government: @helevos - Cavankeenplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigCavankeen
Cavankeen [CAV-an-keen] is a port city in Ororr, in the province of Cavann. Due to its relative closeness to the border with Harthera, the city has a significant Iskean-ethnic population, and has been the subject of revolts and attacks by Hartheran nationalists.
Ororr
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Siltorn is a region of Ororr, contiguous with the historic Siltorn Republic. Its capital is Initerer.
Siltorn is a temperate upland region of rolling hills, surrounded by mountains. In ancient times the region was cleared of virid jungle and settled to create a rich green landscape of farms and woodland. Many small city states and polities arose, forming the Siltorn Republic in 2080 @helevos - Chargeplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigCharge
A charge is a single-word command issued to a primus, which are to be carried out immediately. Charges usually include the key-word for one or more sequents.
magic_terms @helevos - Hornumplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHornum
Hornum is a town on the north coast of Sensatard. Though small, it is the largest settlement in the north of the country. Historically it was the city of Harnam, which became an affluent city-state known for its industry and culture. In the period of civil war following the end of the @helevos - Chosilhaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigChosilha
Chosilha [cho-SEAL-ya] is a territory in western Munatan, where the civil war war that tore apart the old Ennseperan Empire continues to grind on, long after the empire fell. The territory is controlled by warlords, inheritors of the old imperial Loyalist and Republican factions, Republican warlords holding the north, Imperials in the south. @helevos - Fire antsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigFire ants
Fire ants are a colonial species of virid crustacean, native to the hot and dry equatorial regions, particulary in central Ororr and western Otekahré. They are considered a pest due to their habit of swarming over anything considered a threat to the nest or a food source, inflicting a mass of painful bites with their powerful jaws. Though the ants have no venom, crushing the ants by rolling on the ground or trying to brush them off releases a caustic fluid which is a painful irritant … @helevos - Fromchisplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigFromchis
Fromchis [FRROM-k'hiss], also FRROM-cheess] is the capital city of the Penayso Federation. In the 7th century it became a colonial city of the Eijult Empire, later a protectorate of the Teijhu.
Munatan
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The Eijult Empire dominated much of the coastal territory of western Munatan during the 6th and 7th centuries ME. It was forged by the Manthi-ethnic Eijult people, who spread along the coast by land and by sea, seizing control and settling lands once held by the @helevos - Sjao Sjineziplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSjao Sjinezi
Sjao Sjinezi was an artist specialising in religious paintings, frescoes and murals, particularly those decorating the great imperial-era Heterodox churches of Hesjbagaaia.
People
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His most famous work is Urra Sjala Upon the Wheel @helevos - 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 @helevos - Grandmaster Ferokianplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGrandmaster Ferokian
Ferokian (721-620 BME) was Grandmaster of the Rasian Academy from 672 to 620 BME.
People
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He is famous for his exploits during the so-called Dragon War, in which he created terrifying illusions of fiery flying creatures, and according to legend destroyed the slaver city @helevos - Hemscoomplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHemscoom
Hemscoom is a small village in Trésard, in the hills above the former city of Rasia, a short distance from the main gates of the Rasian Academy. It was completely destroyed during the Long War, but later resettled.
History
Originally an insignificant farming village surrounded by pastures, Hemscoom became prosperous after the proctors of the Academy limited the selling of alcohol within the boundaries of the Academy. Subsequently the local inn received vastly increased patronage, to … @helevos - Vailinnplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigVailinn
Vailinn is a port city at the mouth of the River Wiyel in Ororr. It lies on the east bank of the river, forming a conurbation with the great international port of Toborr, on an island in the main channel.
Vailinn was founded in the 8th century BME as an Ensanni imperial city attempting to rival Toborr, but it's shallower harbour, greater regulation and generally more law-abiding and stuffy imperial bureaucracy meant that it has always been eclipsed by its more famous island neighbour… @helevos - Synopsic Gospelsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSynopsic Gospels
The Synopsic Gospels are the collected religious writings of the Heterodox Church. They include instructional tales, lives of saints and prophets and crucially, a collection of creation myths from various historic traditions. The numerous creation myths are an essential feature of the church, which seeks to find the universal truth behind sometimes conflicting texts. @helevos - Mecalplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMecal
Mecal is one of the Godmen in the mythology of Anrel. He had a genius with metalworking and fabrication, creating fabulous devices and artifacts. In his most famous legend he created one of the four Beasts of the Apocalypse, the Black Wyrm.
Godmen
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These maps are the third incarnation of Helevos - coloured digital conversions of my hand drawn maps.
I filled out the world with a new continent on the far hemisphere, and the north and south poles. I put a lot of work into the maps but wasn't really happy with how the world looked as a whole. @gallery - ancient_neplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAncient 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. @infobox - Farsightplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigFarsight
Farsight is a thaumaturgical discipline enabling magical practitioners to see and sometimes hear people and places distant from their present location.
Magic
magic
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Farsight requires the mastery of many other disciplines, since it requires controlling at least two @helevos - Elóin Oceanplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigElóin Ocean
The Elóin Ocean [ell-OWE-in], also called the Muor Darat (Mayápo) or Sea of Tears, is an alleged body of water in the Obverse lying to the far west of Anásthias, west of the isles of Hi-Li-Ven. Since few sailors have made it past the Barrier Isles, the existence of the ocean is highly speculative and considered to be a legend mentioned only by ancient Anásthias @helevos - Sonoré Calvattiplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSonoré Calvatti
Sonore Calvatti was a 9th century singer, musician and composer. She created a huge number of musical works, particularly choral music such as oratorios setting secular poetry to music, as well as liturgical works for the Heterodox Church.
Culture
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Arnut Gethifer (975-1036 ME) was a Hartheran playwright and satirist. He wrote a number of comedic plays mocking contemporary hypocrisies and manners, as well as some less successful historical works. He wrote a monthly column of scurrilous satirical doggerel for @helevos - Vireelsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigVireels
Vireels are a family of virid acquatic vermiforms. They are usually dark in colour with an eel-like or snake-like limbless body.
Fauna
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Most are predatory, using their saw-like mouths to burrow into the flesh of prey. They also commonly feed on carrion. Vireels are relatively slow moving compared to most @helevos - Appleplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigApple
Apples are the spheroid fruit of the apple tree, a green plant found throughout the Civilised World. In mythology apples were said to be the favoured fruit of the Godmen, brought by them from the heavens.
Food and Drink
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There are hundreds of varieties of apple throughout the world, including many wild varieties. @helevos - King Mikoth of Northlandplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigKing Mikoth of Northland
King Mikoth (1056 ME - present) is the current ruler of the Kingdom of Sensatard in the Anrel Isles, commonly called Northland.
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He was elected ruler at the age of 52, in 1108 ME. He is considered to be a fair minded, if dour and irascible king. @helevos - Butterfishplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigButterfish
Butterfish are virid fish found in cold waters far from the south coast of Anásthias, and in the Polassirn Ocean north of Anrel. Butterfish are carnivorous, feeding from a diversity of smaller sea creatures. Some varieties like the gurnjaw also consume cold water crustaceans and filter feeders. @helevos - PlayGroundplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigPlayGround
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The Li-bam [Lee-Bam] are a major ethnic group of southern Anásthias, the indigenous peoples of the upland regions of Munatan and Taur-dji-oum. They are one of the three distinct branches of the human family, along with the Gyeil and the Thalsic.
Ethnicity
ethnicity
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Li-bam are referred to pejoratively as @helevos - Helevosienplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHelevosien
The Helevosien is a work of mythic history of Anrel, from the Fall of the Godmen to the Long War. It is said to have been compiled by the 6th century ME authoress and poet Henner Goult from a historic texts, though how much is source material and how much Goult's original writing is unclear. The text has evolved throughout its history, successive generations adding historic events including the @helevos - Bansheeplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBanshee
Banshee are virid gliding creatures with thin bodies and a very long wingspan. They are not capable of true flight, instead being gliding animals, launching themselves from tall trees or precipices and riding updrafts.
Fauna
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Tiérnas Bay [tee-AIR-nas] is a gulf of the the Great Urash Ocean in the far southeast of Anásthias. It is bounded by the Hook of Anarr to the east, and the mouth of the River Roul to the west, a distance of some 400 km. Much of the bay is shallow mud and sand banks, with a coastline of @helevos - Hamdreplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHamdre
Hamdre [HAM-derr] is an administrative region, or cordrome, of the state of Harthera. It encompasses the entire southwest of the country, a mostly wild region of mountains and virid jungle. Civilisation proliferates along the valley of the River Nar.
Harthera
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Dtahmzipuh [tɑː'mzɪpɐ] was a historic Eloyoun nation on the River Nar, in what is now the far southwestern province of Harthera. Dtahmzipuh was traditionally a collection of river tribes, sparsely inhabiting a marginal region of virid forest, with pockets of green farming. @helevos - Northeast Anasthiasplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigNortheast Anasthias
Northeast Anasthias is a historic term referring to the region contiguous with the modern nation of Harthera, but before its founding in the 1st century ME. @helevos - Orikalkplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigOrikalk
The orikalk, or oryk, is a horned quadruped mammal, distantly related to the ovor. They are primarily found in the southern Natorn Isles, and live green woodland and scrubland in the northern and eastern peninsulas of Anásthias.
Fauna
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They are most numerous in dry grassland such as found in western @helevos - Essep peopleplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigEssep people
The Essep are a Gyeil-ethnic people, once native to the Gildot region of southwestern Ororr, now found throughout western Munatan. They are one of the key ethnic groups of the nation of Hesjbagaaia.
Ethnicity
ethnicity
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“Essep” derives from a Gyeil word meaning outsiders, or travellers, the tribes who left their original homeland, as opposed to the @helevos - Manthi-lienplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigManthi-lien
The Manthi-lien is an area of southern Munatan once inhabited exclusively by Manthi-ethnic peoples. Traditionally the Manthi-lien was the area of plains stretching from the hills of Chosilha in the west, through what is now southern Hesjbagaaia, Danagunda, Kasepan and Teijhu.
During the @helevos - Kamasepplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigKamasep
Kamasep is a city in the nation of Inkusjezepa in Munatan. During the Ennseperan Empire it was the colonial capital, and still remains the hub for trade, being at the end of only two decent roads in the country. After independence the capital was moved to Koojit.
Munatan
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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. @helevos - Eloyoun languageplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigEloyoun language
Eloyoun languages are a major language family of eastern Anásthias, spoken throughout Otekahré and southern Harthera.
Language
language
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Derived from Mayápo, the language of ancient Miyarris, Eloyoun languages spread and diversified northwards into what is now Harthera. With the rise of Eloyoun @helevos - Gulf of Narillplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGulf of Narill
The Gulf of Narill lies beyond the mouth of the River Nar, in northeastern Anásthias. Traditionally the Gulf separates Harthera from Otekahré, but Harthera now also claims the sparsely inhabited southern side.
Harthera
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* Name: @helevos - Gamma Delta Quadrantplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGamma Delta Quadrant
Articles about the wider region of stars and planets beyond the Helevos system.
Astrography of the Gamma Delta Quadrant
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These articles are not written in an in-universe style, since this information is unknown to the people of @tag - occidentplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAncient Occident
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This is in a series of articles about the ancient Occident, the cultures and nations of western Anásthias before the founding of the nation state of Ororr. @infobox - Perbosasplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigPerbosas
Thesh Perbosas Theylal (686-737 ME)was an Ororran artist famed for murals and frescos depicting religious scenes. He was a master of the Therist art of depicting scenes related to the Prophet Therion, who religious dictat forbids from being shown in art. As such, he mastered the art of implying the Prophet's presence, either by a glimpse of fabric on the edge of the painting, or a shadow, a sandle, or indicated by the gaze of the people in the painting who are viewing someone just out … @helevos - Ancient Northeast Anasthiasplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAncient Northeast Anasthias
Articles about the historic region of Northeast Anásthias, contiguous with the modern nation of Harthera but before its founding in the first century ME.
Ancient Northeast Anasthias
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Herf Gerlatin is a Professor of Human Sciences at Harlon University. He was generally considered to be a fringe scholar and theorist until the publication of his hugely successful book Man from the Green Sea Deep, in which he proposed what is now called the Green Sea Theory, that all mammals and green plants evolved separately from @helevos - Comeemaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigComeema
Comeema [coh-ME-ma] (also Veldor) is the capital city of the nation of Veedormim in western Munatan. Comeema sits in a sheltered valley in the central highlands surrounded by rich arable land, at an elevation of 560 m above sea level.
Munatan
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In thaumaturgy, a factor is a spoken word or symbol, which represents a predefined physical action, process or thing. Factors are words which are deliberately meaningless in any human language. In Rasian thaumaturgy, factors are constructed from a standard set of syllables or @helevos