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- 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 - Church**, is a syncretic religion which embraces many historic traditions, believing all faiths are at ... worship of one essential god, and that there are many routes to achieving transcendence. {{page>infobox... Symbology ===== The symbol of the church is the many-spoked wheel, representing the wheel of the year,... t as a term of scorn, since their prayers were in many different languages, and their worship in many fo
- 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 - s travelling from distant parts of Ororr can take many months before even reaching Toborr. ~~TOC~~ ===... owns and cities along the way. After a journey of many weeks he crossed the parching desert to the holy ... rims first make their way to [[Toborr]]. Although many begin their journey in the old city itself, the c... ey part of the pilgrimage experience. In practice many wealthy citizens hire a galley with a crew of pil
- 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 - milation into the nation of Ororr. There are also many Therist communities outside of Ororr, particularl... in [[Harthera]], the result of, and the cause of, many tensions between the two [[great powers]]. ~~TOC... complexity of the old imperial religion, with its many "aspects", its tithes, taxes and corruption. The ... times the church was represented as a woman with many arms, but the image was declared heretical.): ==
- Cult of the Hanged Manplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigCult of the Hanged Man
The Cult of the Hanged Man, also known as the Menkirians or Hangers, is a faith which flourished in the final decades of the Empire of Dor-en-Sann. It followed the teachings of the Apostate Menkirafed, who was executed and dismembered by the old Imperial Church.
Belief
This is in a series of articles about - uted by the [[Therism|Mother Church]], fleeing to many other parts of the world. Today there are Menkirian communities in many parts of the world, particularly [[Torthien]], [[... ver the next century the cult gained footholds in many Imperial cities, and enclaves were persecuted by ... ew texts and the obvious divinity of the Prophet, many Deltiriot cultists were converted to the new reli
- 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 - with no personal authority. However in practice, many grafen titles are almost always inherited within ... thdrew their support. This system worked well for many centuries until the [[Long War]]. The war was the... d warrior in their company. Military leaders with many karls under their command were served by numerous... nd representatives of important trades. Although many towns and cities still have a burgrave, after the
- 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… - oquially known as "The City of Keys", due to it's many gates, and because of the [[House of Keys]], one ... the city's districts have been internally rebuilt many times. There are sound reasons for limiting the ... e quickly to attack and to retreat in safety. The many towers are fortresses in themselves, all very cos... y has not come under external military threat for many centuries. ===== Administration ===== Each city
- 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 - ssibly created the basin millions of years ago. Many of the dolmens have rough human or animal shapes,... adicated these legends, and closed the hermitages many centuries ago.) ==== From desert to lake ==== ... into a canopy of trailing foliage with fruits of many colours. This miraculous flowering lasts only si... tly black but streaked with red, green and gold. Many are ancient meteorites, fragments from a titanic
- 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… - oo]] against consuming or even touching it, today many [[spices]], woods, oils and other useful products... e as yet no true flowering virid plants, although many virid shrubs and trees have evolved colourful flo... == Biochemistry ==== While virid animals require many of the same sugars and proteins as red-blooded ma... ey are happily consumed by virid life. There are many folk tales of men and women lost in wild areas, s
- 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 … - ic philosophy that sees the world as inhabited by many gods and willful spirits. They view all world rel... h the people of Anrel believe in the existence of many gods, most people only revere and worship a limit... . There are a various deities throughout Anrel. Many of these were originally local or tribal gods, an... scribing their descent from the Godmen. There are many variations, but greatest being saga of the [[Tire
- 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.
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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 … - ite has been used by successive civilisations for many thousands of years, and is littered with ruins an... by the priests, with storehouses and evidence of many ruined walls, tombs and houses. ===== Priesthoo... blade is used for pointing or drawing. There are many tales of unwise kings or warriors attempting to r... and those questioning the oracle. The oracle has many curious features. The most obvious is that despit
- 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 - round 5000 [[BME]], based on source material from many different authors and oral traditions. The text has been redrafted many times throughout history, but the current popular... empting to usurp the thrones of their parents, in many tales of intrigue, war and betrayal. The titans... ltiple sources. Although prophecies are common in many religions, the Godmen made very few predictions a
- 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… - eoples they are largely hairless on their bodies. Many tie their hair into braids, topknots or queues, o... te of fertility with Thalsic people, meaning that many "pure" Gyeil still remain. This lack of fertility... Cultural Practices ===== Gyeil are divided into many trans-national ethnic groups who retain their tra... ples]] who once dominated the valley of the river Many tribes groups remained fiercely isolationist righ
- 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 - nd wellbeing of its citizens. It is the model for many governments throughout the [[Natorn Archipelago]]... war, but its political philosophy has influenced many nations throughout the Natorn Archipelago and bey... cate their spiritual lives to the Order, although many have private religious beliefs that they are free... vital part in the administration of government in many countries. It also often acts as a source of mor
- 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 - /html> ~~TOC~~ ===== History ===== Historically many different [[tag:calendars|calendars]] were used a... at the summer equinox month. This is a holiday in many nations. * 1 day = 20 hours * 1 year = 414 d... ays, months of summer and winter equinox have 25 Many nations have a public holiday on the first day of each month, though many have specific religious holidays at various times
- 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 - he nascent [[Gaal Empire]]. The ancient city had many features intended to astonish and confound visito... not only for water supply but for transportation. Many acqueducts were wide enough to carry narrow ornat... ared ground level, whereas at other points it was many stories above. During its construction the Corri... e ruins were engulfed with a fire that burned for many days, with no water supply available to quench th
- 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 - 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 - Secra Urra Sjalaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSecra Urra Sjala
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 - 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… - 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 - 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. - 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 - 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.
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Besoa in the Two Nations period, 38-1092 ME
Besoa in the Four Kingdoms period, c.1200 BME - 35 ME BMEHartheraHartheranHartheranHartheranMEHartheraOrorrOrorr - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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). - 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 - 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… - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 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… - 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 - Storm tidesplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigStorm tides
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. - Manthi Peopleplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigManthi People
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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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: - 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… - 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… - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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. - 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 - 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
This is in a series of articles on the modern nation-station of Ororr - 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… - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - Daltirichplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigDaltirich
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 - 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, - 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.
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Cham-tree
Cham trees (kamsjiva or kamchiva) are bushy virid plants found in temperate climates throughout viridviridviridviridMunatan - 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 - 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 - 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
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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 - 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 - 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 - Ligationplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLigation
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
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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 - 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
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The Mutual Protectoracy of Veedormim is a nation in Munatan, occupying the far southwest corner of Anásthias.
Munatan
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The Othei [oth-AY-ee] (also Outhai, plural Othein) are a Manthi-ethnic people indigenous to the Othei Plains of western Ororr.
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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 - 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 - Slaveryplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSlavery
Slavery was a practice of many ancient societies but is reviled throughout the Civilised World.
However many similar practices continue such as indented servitude in Harthera, use of prison labour in Ororr, and serfdom in Hesjbagaaia.
The ancient civilisation of Traithe was most notorious for slavery, its hierophant ships raiding far and wide to gain slave labour for its farms and mines. - 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 - 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. - Chelidd Statesplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigChelidd States
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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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 - 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. - 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 - 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 - 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 … - 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 - 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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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 - 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
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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
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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. - 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… - Taslamacplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigTaslamac
Taslamac [tass-LAM-ack], colloquially called the Red City, is a city in in southern Ororr, on the north bank of the Red Wiyel. It is in the Mangasor Special Autonomous Region, benefiting from relatively low regional taxes and regulation.
Ororr
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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 - 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. - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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
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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 - 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
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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… - 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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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. - Tilleul Zinnoberplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigTilleul Zinnober
Tilleul Zinnober (c.650-581 BME) [zin-OH-berr] was a historian and philosopher in the late period of the Empire of Dor-en-Sann, most noted for his elegiac history of the empire, and his idiosyncratic system for naming the historic epochs after green gemstones.
People
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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
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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. - 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
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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. - 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. - 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.
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The cuisine of Harthera is similar to Thalsic cuisine, but replaces many coastal ingredients such a greenfish and seagreens with arable crops like coles and meat from livestock. Hartheran cuisine is diverse with different regions having many different specialities.
Food and Drink
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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 - 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 - Virid sicknessplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigVirid sickness
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 - 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 - 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. - 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 - 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
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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 … - Thaumplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigThaum
The thaum is a unit of measurement of thaumaturgical capacity; essentially a measure of magical energy.
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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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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
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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 - 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. - 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. - 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.
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History
The city is thought to have been founded around 1200 ME - 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.
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One besan is subdivided into eight melea, with one melea divided into eight - 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 - 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. - 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 - 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
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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 - 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 - 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. - 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 - Gods of Anrelplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGods of Anrel
The Gods of Anrel are the many gods forming the pantheon of the Anrel Isles. - 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. - 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. - Agannplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAgann
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 - 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 - 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 - 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. - War of Schismsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigWar of Schisms
The War of Schisms (683-701 ME) was a wide-ranging religious, ethnic and civil war which shattered the former Empire of Ennseperans.
Conflict
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At the time, the King-Emperor and an aristocratic class of mainly Dorouns ruled over a multi-ethnic populace consisting of - 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 - 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 - 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. - Sump Gasplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSump Gas
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 … - 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 - Viricrustaceansplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigViricrustaceans
Viricrustaceans are virid arthropods with an exoskeleton and multiple limbs. Most species are acquatic, but there are many land based species.
virid arthropods fauna - 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 - Sea of Smokeplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSea of Smoke
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 - 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 - 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 - River Kethelplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigRiver Kethel
The Kethel is a river in the Anrel Isles. It flows from the central plains, through the Mathé Marshes to the sea.
Anrel
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In previous epochs the Kathel Valley was some of the richest farmland in the isles, home to many towns and cities. In the - 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 - 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… - 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
This is in a series of articles about Besoa, a major island in the HartheranHartheran - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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. - 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
This is in a series of articles about Besoa, a major island in the Natorn Archipelago.
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… - 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 - Apple Blossom Pandataplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigApple Blossom Pandata
The Apple Blossom Pandata is a grand Therist temple or pandata in Delán, the capital city of the autonomous region of Deltirot in southeastern Ororr. Its roof is enamelled in blue with panels of white and pink, representing apple blossoms, since it is set in a garden of ornamental apple trees which flourish in the temperate climate.Ororr - Siltornplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSiltorn
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 - 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 … - 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 - Vesmien Oceanplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigVesmien Ocean
The Vesmien Ocean is one of the four oceans surrounding the Civilised World, to the west of Anásthias. It extends as far north as Cape Cadal, and as far as Deshee Point in Veedormim in the south.
The Vesmien is shallower than other oceans, a notable feature being the many reefs and shifting sand bars which present a hazard to shipping. Principle amongst these are the - 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
This is in a series of articles about - 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 - 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. - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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. - 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 - 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 - 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
This is in a series of articles about oral traditions, tales, folk practices, and Godmen - Sequbplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSequb
Sequb is a town in the Kalkot Gorge region of central Ororr. It is one of the traditional Hidden Cities of Kalkot, since many dwellings are cut into the steep walls of the gorge.
It was a prosperous city in antiquity but inability to expand has made it little more than a sleepy backwater today, an overnight stopping point for pilgrim boats on the - 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 - Green Sea Origin Theoryplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGreen Sea Origin Theory
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 - 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 - Golobathplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGolobath
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 - 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 - 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 - 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. - Chouda peopleplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigChouda people
The Chouda [chow-OO-da] were an Iskean ethnic group who emerged in the Celadon Epoch following the fall of Traithe. They inhabited the Chouda Peninsula and land which is now the Junda Isles. They were the ancestors of the Junda, Chelidt and many peoples of northern Harthera.
ethnicity harthera - Dor'Ann Imperial Calendarplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigDor'Ann Imperial Calendar
The Dor'Ann Imperial Calendar or Old Imperial Reckoning, more often called the Imperial Calendar or IC, was the official religious and bureaucratic calendar of the Empire of Dor-en-Sann. The Gaal Empire which preceded it had used a calendar dated from the legendary founding of - 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 - About Helevosplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAbout Helevos
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 - 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 - 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 - 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.
Methods
Taigan Bookwheels
In the ancient civilisation of Traithe, important texts were recorded on brass discs, using the flowing continuous OrorrHarthera - 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 - 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 - 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… - 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 - 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 - Priests-militantplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigPriests-militant
Priests-militants (Doroun ondobowiz [ON-doh-bweez], war-priest) are the rank and file priesthood of Ororr's theocratic government, the Mother Church. Anyone wanting a career in any branch of the church is trained as a priest-militant, an education which is equal parts theology, governance and military training. They then go on to specialise in one of the arms of the church, joining one of many career paths in government, civic administration, military, or pastoral care. - 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 - 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.
Language
language
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It is notable that the words Gaal, Dal (as in - 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 - 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… - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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. - 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
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Fire ants are viricrustaceans native to the equatorial regions and plains of Anásthias, particularly the dry plains of western central - Aubracplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAubrac
The aubrac is a domesticated horned mammal kept for milk and meat throughout the civilised world.
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The aubrac is the result of hundreds of years of breeding from the semi-wild aurox, but aubracs generally have smaller horns, are less massive, and far less aggressive. Many breeds of aubrac exist and they are kept throughout the civilised world - 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… - 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
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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. - 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.
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Depending on the region, laag is eaten with flatbread or lagaan noodles, accompanied by meat or flaked - Saloyan Languageplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSaloyan Language
Saloyan is an Eloyoun language, the principle language of the former Grand Palatinate of Saloya in northeastern Anásthias. A great many dialects existed, several of whom are still spoken in the Salyoan highlands. The majority of people in the region now have Hartraan as their first language.
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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… - 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 - Wyvernplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigWyvern
Wyverns are bipedal virid predators generally found in virid jungles and virid grasslands that provide plenty of cover. At full size they are roughly the size of a large man, with powerful hind legs for running, a long toothed snout, and smaller forelimbs for grabbing prey. Wyverns secrete a venom which is highly toxic to virid - 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. - 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.
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There are hundreds of varieties of apple throughout the world, including many wild varieties. - 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 - 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. - 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 - 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.
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Isolated dialects are still spoken in remoter parts of the Junda Isles, but it has largely been replaced by languagelanguagelanguagelanguagelanguageHartheralanguagelanguagelanguagelanguagelanguage - 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.
Magic
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Ergothaumics has many advantages over thaumaturgy, since it doesn't require the complexities of magic - 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 - Sarekéaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSarekéa
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
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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 - 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 - 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 - 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. - 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 - Fane of all Facesplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigFane of all Faces
The Fane of all Faces was a large church-temple building in the heart of the city of Galkesh, capital of the old Empire of Dor-en-Sann. The fane was central to the imperial religion, which embraced all gods and deities as a single family, who were in turn all aspects of a single divine super-entity called the - 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… - 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.
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Where the grammarians seek to explain the living world in the languagelanguage - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 … - Thalsic musicplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigThalsic music
Thalsic music is the musical traditions of the Thalsic peoples, the predominant human population of the northern and eastern Civilised World. Thalsic music has many styles, but common factors included use of polyphony and diatonic scales. Classic Thalsic music is played on a combination of stringed and wind instruments, with percussion made from shells and shallow skin drums. - 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 - 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 - Siege of Toborrplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSiege of Toborr
The ancient port city of Toborr was laid siege to many times throughout its history, but the Siege of Toborr generally refers to the only successful siege and conquest of the city, led by the Great Prophet Therion.
History
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conflicts toborr ororr therism wip - 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. - 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 - 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. - 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. - 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 - 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 - 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. - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 * - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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
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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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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 - Theurgyplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigTheurgy
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.… - 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. - 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
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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.
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AlsanilanguageHartheranAnrelAnásthias - 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
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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.
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He is particularly revered in Sensatard, and by hunters, woodsmen and, unusually, thieves. He has been embraced throughout - 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 … - 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.
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Animistic religious practices are found throughout - Ororran cuisineplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigOrorran cuisine
Ororran cuisine is the cuisine of the nation of Ororr. Ororr is a vast nation with many different climates, ingredients and cultures, but in general Ororran cuisine is typified by its gentle but pervasive use of spices like tida, and extensive use of vegetables and fruits.Ororr - 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. - 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 - 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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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. - 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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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 - 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 - Cadalese languageplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigCadalese language
Cadalese is a Jorothi language, spoken in the Cadal province of northwestern Ororr. Cadalese has numerous dialects due to the many small and isolated settlements on the Cadal Peninsula. Though the basic vocabulary is the same, some accents are so extreme that they are barely intelligible to other speakers. - River Niocaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigRiver Nioca
The Nioca (also Nioqa) is a minor tributary of the River Wiyel, flowing through the city of Torroramai, the capital of Ororr. It is a major thoroughfare of the city, a natural loop in the river forming what is now the Holy City.
Torroramai
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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
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“Deital” is a magicAnásthiasmagic - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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
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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 - Dji-vi-lamplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigDji-vi-lam
Dji-vi-lam [dJEE-vee-lam], meaning “tongue of the Dji people”, is the common language of Taur-dji-oum. It is a Li-bam language with hundreds of dialects with varying degrees of mutual intelligibility. Given the isolation of the mountain environment, some dialects are almost unintelligible with people only a few valleys away. - 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 - 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… - Balbalplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBalbal
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 - Fermented foodplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigFermented food
Many types of food around the Civilised World are fermented, either to preserve them, or to improve their flavour or nutrition. Fermentation of virid vegetable matter was invented by the Essep people, and gave them the unique ability to eat virid plant matter without suffering virid - 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. - 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 - 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
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Thaumaturgy means “work using thaumic energy”, also called Elemental Mastery, Elementalismmagicmagicmagiclanguagemagicmagicmagicmagicmagicmagicmagicmagic - River Gungoplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigRiver Gungo
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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This is in a series of articles about Munatan, the temperate region of southern - 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. - 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 - 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. - 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. - 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 - Operaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigOpera
Opera is a art form combining theatre with music sung by the actors as means of conveying emotion and continuing the narrative. Many archaic historic societies combined music with drama, but the modern opera tradition has its origins in the final century of the - 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 - 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 - 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 - Green Manplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGreen Man
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 - 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
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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… - 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 - 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 - 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. - 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