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- Taur-Dji-Oumplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigTaur-Dji-Oum
Taur-Dji-Oum [Tower-shjee-ohm], known as Torthien in much of the Civilised World, also called the Vale of Tortanis in Ororr, is an upland area of southeastern Anásthias. It is a politically complex and unstable region, consisting of twenty-three major ethnic nations, territorially sub-divided into smaller kingdoms, chiefdoms, fiefdoms and clan holdings, with a shifting pattern of allegiances and alliances. - ásthias. It is a politically complex and unstable region, consisting of twenty-three major ethnic nations,... es and alliances. {{page>infobox:torthien}} The region is historically noted for its inter-tribal warfar... y particular leader. Only once in history has the region been united under a single leadership, but this l... y war for leverage in the strategically important region, provoking the [[Torthien Crisis]]. ~~TOC~~ ===
- 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 - ern border with [[Hesjbagaaia]]. Historically the region was called **Vildon**. {{page>infobox:ororr}} ===== Name ===== The region's name is sensitive because of its long history o... [[Kingdom of Deltirot]]'s colonial control of the region. The Deltirot named all lands west of them Vildo... argil Valley]]. After Ororr seized control of the region during the [[Third Vildon War]], the Gyeil homela
- 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 - [[Great Prophet]]'s [[Mother Army]] began in this region, though strictly this was limited to the province... remains a relatively wild and sparsely populated region, almost two-thirds of the landscape being virid j... only sizeable cities. ===== Provinces ===== The region has a diversity of terrains. **[[Geraltin]]** i... s the [[Cape Cadal|Cadal Peninsula]], an isolated region which is mostly agrarian, with hill farming and m
- 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 - *Munatan** //[Moo-Nah-Tahn]// is the southernmost region of Anásthias, south of the [[Dun Trisan]] mountai... only begun to use recently to describe the whole region. {{page>infobox:munatan}} Traditionally Munatan ... d wetter than the equatorial nations. Much of the region is rugged foothills of the mighty [[Dun Trisan]] ... h, but there are human settlements throughout the region. It is separated from Ororr in the north by the
- River Statesplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigRiver States
The River States describes the region of principalities, city states and tribal communes along the Blue Wiyel from around 2000 to 1400 BME, now part of the Deltirot region of Ororr. Though an anachronism, the term is still sometimes used to describe the region, particularly to distinguish it from the more urbanised region of the Deltirot Plateau, sometimes called Old Deltirot. - States ====== The **River States** describes the region of principalities, city states and tribal commune... 000 to 1400 [[BME]], now part of the [[Deltirot]] region of [[Ororr]]. Though an anachronism, the term is still sometimes used to describe the region, particularly to distinguish it from the more urbanised region of the Deltirot Plateau, sometimes called Old Del
- La-Err-Rûmplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLa-Err-Rûm
La-Err-Rûm [/la-AIR-room/] is an ethnolinguistic region high in the Dun Jaen mountains, sparsely inhabited by isolated villages and a few market towns. The region is not a nation-state in that there is no central government, though the people share a common culture, religion and - a-Err-Rûm** [/la-AIR-room/] is an ethnolinguistic region high in the [[Dun Jaen]] mountains, sparsely inha... by isolated villages and a few market towns. The region is not a nation-state in that there is no central... :maps:munatan.png?350|}}]] In ancient times the region was united by priest-kings, and for a time came u... roker trade. As such Ta-ker-rim is considered the region's capital. ~~TOC~~ ===== Geography ===== The h
- 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 - lly most populous and most economically important region, comprising most of the [[River Wiyel|Wiyel Basin... the more arid [[Red Wiyel]]. It is a rich farming region in the foothills of the mountains, supplying food... ntral belt. **[[Gaskanin]]** is the northeastern region, including the old Imperial heartlands surroundin... to the southwest is the mostly recently conquered region, once forming part of the [[Ennseperan Empire]].
- La-Err-Rûmplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLa-Err-Rûm
La-Err-Rûm is a nation and ethnolinguistic region in the Dun Jaen mountains, consisting of numerous isolated tribal settlements, villages and a few market towns. The region is not a nation-state in that there is no central government, though the people share a common culture, religion and viridvirid - = **La-Err-Rûm** is a nation and ethnolinguistic region in the [[Dun Jaen]] mountains, consisting of nume... settlements, villages and a few market towns. The region is not a nation-state in that there is no central... . {{page>infobox:munatan}} In ancient times the region was united by priest-kings, and for a time came u... infrequent. ~~TOC~~ ===== Geography ===== The region lies in a large valley approximately 300 km wide,
- Otekahréplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigOtekahré
Otekahré [oh-tek-AH-ray] (also called Anarthis in Harthera), is the southeastern region of Anásthias, lying south of Harthera and east of the Dun Jaen mountains. The region has no central governments, but the cities and polities are joined in a loose cultural and economic league, called HartheraOrorrviridHartheraOrorr - *Anarthis** in [[Harthera]]), is the southeastern region of Anásthias, lying south of Harthera and east of the [[Dun Jaen]] mountains. The region has no central governments, but the cities and po... e plains in the west. ===== Geography ===== The region is geographically bounded by the [[Broken Lands]]... ralised and organised society, find this anarchic region difficult to comprehend, and so often refer to Ka
- Li-Vam-Aurplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLi-Vam-Aur
Li-Vam-Aur [lee-vbam-our], often known by its Ororran name Levandor, is an upland nation in the Dun Trisan mountains of Anásthias. It is remote and sparsely populated.
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This is in a series of articles about Munatan, the temperate region of southern virid - ultural and ethnic affinity with the neighbouring region of [[Torthien|Taur-Dji-Aum]] (Torthien), but Li-V... am is a much more ancient, spiritual and isolated region. The principle area of human habitation is the region of [[Jo-van-ko]], a large bowl-shaped plateau enci... ch altitude, [[awm]] being the staple food of the region. [[Orris]], [[doughberry]] and other crops are al
- 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… - ], 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 farml... the richest farmland in Ororr. Consequently the region is highly developed and wealthy, with the capital... nguage. ===== Triminot Lakes ===== The Triminot region is dominated by many bodies of fresh water, natur
- Othei Plainsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigOthei Plains
The Othei Plains [oth-AY-ee] (also Outhai Plains) is a wide region of green grassland with patches of virid scrubland lying between the Blue Wiyel and the southern Siltorn Hills. The region is named for the nomadic Othei people who were and remain the principle inhabitants of the region.Ororr - //oth-AY-ee//] (also **Outhai Plains**) is a wide region of green grassland with patches of virid scrublan... e Wiyel]] and the southern [[Siltorn Hills]]. The region is named for the nomadic [[Othei]] people who were and remain the principle inhabitants of the region. {{page>infobox:ororr}} The plains encompass the... ce of [[Orthein]] in the [[Dunasanin]] autonomous region, as well as parts of the neighbouring [[Feman]] p
- Gadokplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGadok
The Cordrome of Gadok is an administrative region of northwestern Harthera.
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* Name: Hartheran Union, Union of Harthera, Uhartrah * Government: Military-Mercantile Oligarchy * Capital: Vahltor * Foundation: 1 ME (Traditional) * MEMEHartheravirid - he **[[Cordrome]] of Gadok** is an administrative region of northwestern [[Harthera]]. {{page>infobox:h... se of the empire in 59 ME. Gedoq became a lawless region until it was annexed by Harthera cordrome in 103 ... ittle subsistence farming that is possible in the region's thin soil. Gedoq provides some few economic r... ck of ports and neglected roads, it remains a poor and underpopulated region. {{tag> provinces harthera}}
- Kingdom of Naretteplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigKingdom of Narette
The Kingdom of Narette, or Naret [na-RET, na rɛt] (arch. Anret or Anrette), is a modern nation occupying the southern half of the largest island in the Anrel Isles. Before the Orphans War it was called the Kingdom of Anrette.
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This is in a series of articles about the AnrelAnrelAnrelAnrelAnrelAnrel - Plateau]], the richest and most densely populated region of Narette. The Plateau is a chunk of land raise... rette. ===== History ===== In ancient times the region formed the southern part of the [[Realm of the Go... In ancient times there were three states in the region: Anret, [[Erann]], and [[Oracil|Oracilem]]. After... l in the [[Dragon War]], Anret claimed the entire region as the Kingdom of Anrette. After the Long War thi
- 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. - aaia]]. Fighting was effectively confined to this region, called pejoratively, "Chosilha". Today the Imp... factions. Both sides claim to represent the whole region, though both only hold fragmentary territory. Consequently most of the world knows the region as Chosilha. ===== History ===== Until the 2nd ... armistice was agreed in 701, the southern coastal region was held by the [[Eijult Empire]], and both Imper
- Voshárnplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigVoshárn
Voshárn [voe-SHAH-n], sometimes called Mordan, is a sparsely populated province of northwestern Ororr, the largest province in the region of Moritarr. For historic regions it is sometimes referred to as Old Ororr.
Ororr
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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 - Alsaneth Republicplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAlsaneth Republic
The Alsaneth Republic, also called the Alsaneth Commonwealth (official name The Hexactic Commonwealth of Alsan), was a historic nation occupying the southern half of the island of Besoa. The Republic existed from the overthrow of the old MEME - 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 - 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.
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It encompassed the modern nation of OrorrOrorrOrorrOrorrOrorr - 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 - Dtahmzipuhplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigDtahmzipuh
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. - 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 - Sarétaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSaréta
Saréta [sa-RAY-tuh] is a small city in the central uplands of Sensatard in the Anrel Isles.
[Sarekéa region of central Sensatard in the Anrel Isles]
The city is surrounded by mountains, and is the cultural and religious capital of the ethnic Sarekéa people who inhabit the mountain region. The Kings of Sensatard have long given the city and the region a great deal of autonomy, although the city abides by Northland laws and pays taxes to the - Kahtoynplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigKahtoyn
Kahtoyn (called Bhourdan in Hartraan), also called the Confederation of Kahtoyn, is a political entity in the region of Otekahré. It is unique in the world that it is not a nation in the true sense, since it has no formal governmental structures, no kings or governors, no military or police, no codified laws, prisons or justice system. Instead it is made up of thousands of self-governing polities who follow a common ideology of good behaviour, common standards, and (mostly) friendly com… - 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]
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The Tekonet or Tekon civilisation was an ancient stone age culture centred around - 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 - Hamdreplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHamdre
Hamdre [HAM-derr] is an administrative region, or cordrome, of the state of Harthera. It encompasses the entire southwest of the country, a mostly wild region of mountains and virid jungle. Civilisation proliferates along the valley of the River Nar.
Harthera
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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 - 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
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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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* Name: Mutual Protectoracy of VeedormimME - 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 - 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 - 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 - Rasia Cityplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigRasia City
Rasia [RAH-zee-uh]], sometimes called Rasia City to distinguish it from the eponymous Grand Academy of Rasia, is a city on the south coast of Lake Ondrere in the Anrel Isles. Once a vibrant metropolis and a centre of culture, in 236 ME it was burned to the ground by Anretian forces during the MEmagicmagic - Sea of Griefplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSea of Grief
Sea of Grief lies alongside the region of Moritarr in northwestern Ororr, between Cape Cadal and Cape Narlorn.
Ororr
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* Name: Holy Motherland of Ororr * Government: Theocratic Republic - Mathé Marshesplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMathé Marshes
The Mathé Marshes [MATH-ay] are an area of tidal mud flats, salt marshes and wetlands in the estuary of the River Kethel in the Anrel Isles. The marshes form a natural boundary between the Kingdom of Trésard and the Kingdom of Narette. The Muthené Marsh in Trésard is an extension of the Mathé Marshes.
Anrel
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Hirèrk [hee-R-ERR-k hi'røk] is the northernmost region of Kahtoyn. Its foremost city is Marr Sirque, the principle trade port of Kahtoyn and gateway to the region.
The province is known internationally for the Hirèrk Moonscale, the famous calendar of Miyarris, which was used and misused by scholars for millennia after. - 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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Ulapor [ULL-a-poor] is a port city in Merál province of southwestern Ororr, the busiest port on the Ororran coast of the Umber Sea. It is 46 km from the sea on the River Vildon, which links the city with river ports far into the interior. Consequently it is the region's principal trading port, the hub for trade in Gildon's valuable commodities such as fine lumber, minerals, Ororr - North Poleplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigNorth Pole
The North Pole or Boreal region is an area of mountains and permanent ice on the supercontinent of Zahkdarret-Retzayk, extending roughly from 70-90 degrees north. The high mountains store vast amounts of ice, sufficient to reduce Helevos's sea level in cooler viridvirid - Iskean Seaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigIskean Sea
The Iskean Sea lies between the southern end of the Natorn Archipelago and the mainland of Anásthias, stretching as far west as the Gorval Peninsula.
Much of the sea bed is relatively shallow, and in previous epochs when sea level was lower, the sea bed was exposed as islands and land. - Kingdom of Trésardplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigKingdom of Trésard
The Hexactic Kingdom of Trésard [tray-SSARD] is a nation in the Anrel Isles, occupying the northern half of the Mainland and the island of Mûul. The kingdom was forged in 238 ME as an alliance of city-states during the Long War, a unification of the states of the former - Gundaporplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGundapor
Gundapor [GUN-de-poorr] is the capital city of the Kingdom of Danagunda in Munatan. It is a port city on the River Gungo, 14 km from the sea.
Munatan
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The city is thought to have been founded around 1200 ME - 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 - Inkusjezepaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigInkusjezepa
Inkusjezepa [INK-ushj-ez-EP-ah] is a nation in Munatan, whose name in the Essep language means “The Collective of the Essep People”.
munatan
* Name: Inkusjezepa * Demonym: Inkuszi * Government: Commensalism * Capital: Koojit * Foundation: 875 ME (Traditional) * Religion: Heterodox Church, Essep traditions - Pinyedtplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigPinyedt
Pinyedt is a large, wild region or cordrome of western Harthera. It is remote and isolated, with impassables mountain and virid jungles to the west, the only habitable regions being around the eastern shores of the virid-infested Lake Prioythan.
Harthera
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Penithelarn [PEN-ee-THEL-ahn] is a major port city in western Ororr, chief trading port of the autonomous region of Moritarr. It is located on the estuary of the River Nurallons, where it flows into the Sea of Grief. It trades particularly in bulk produce like grain and other foodstuffs produced in the fertile Nurallons valley.Ororr - Tilplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigTil
Til, also called Tilpéorr or Delbior, is a city on the River Vildon in Gyeiladde province in southwestern Ororr. For centuries it has been the administrative capital of surrounding region, first as a colonial city of the Kingdom of Deltirot, then the United Duchies of Vildon, and now as modern Ororr.
Ororr
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Gaskanin is one of the six regions of Ororr, occupying the northeastern part of the country.
Ororr
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* Name: Holy Motherland of Ororr * Government: Theocratic Republic - 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 - 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 - Trokaidplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigTrokaid
Trokaid is a city in the Deltirot region of southeastern Ororr. It is the most southerly city on the Green Wiyel accessible by boat, though given its elevation of 2100 m, boats have to pass through numerous locks. The city is located in a valley in the foothills of the Ororr - Tulf Jhaenaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigTulf Jhaena
Tulf Jhaena is a remote province of Deltirot, the southernmost region of Ororr. Geographically it comprises the drainage basin of the Red Wiyel, the eastern tributary of the great River Wiyel.
Ororr
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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… - Déorplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigDéor
Déor [DAY-or] is a prosperous city on the River Nurallons in western Ororr, capital of the region of Moritarr. It was the first major city to be conquered by the Mother Army in 33 ME and formed the first capital of the new church and state, hence the region sometimes being known as Ororr - 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.
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Feman [feh-MANN] is an inland province in the Gildon region of southwestern Ororr. The land is relatively arid with thin soil, so the region is sparsely populated. It was once entirely virid scrubland which was cleared, but proved unsuitable for agriculture, leaving it a patchwork of Ororr - Seaharplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSeahar
A seahar, also called a viridmist or sporfog, is a sea fog with large water droplets containing the spores of virid microorganisms. When inhaled these virid spores can cause a number of illnesses, from a cough, rash, fever and delirium, to fatal acute pneumoniosis.virid - Gaal Peopleplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGaal People
The Gaal people are an ethnic group whose original homeland was in the uplands of what is now northeastern Ororr. The Gaal Empire grew to encompass much of the region, and was the progenitor of the Empire of Dor-en-Sann. Consequently the Gaal people, their language, culture and influence, formed the foundation of modern Ororran society. - Kingdom of Deltirotplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigKingdom of Deltirot
The Kingdom of Deltirot was a historic nation in central Anásthias, occupying much of what is now the region of Deltirot in Ororr.
Empire of Dor-en-Sann
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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 Hesjbagaaian Navy is greatest maritime military force in the region of Munatan. Its main task is to defend the nation of Hesjbagaaia from naval incursions by its powerful neighbour Ororr, and to defend merchant shipping against pirates and privateers. Its growing naval prowess has within a century made it second only in power to its ally, - River Sargilplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigRiver Sargil
The Sargil, also called the Vildon, is the greatest river in southwestern Ororr. It flows 2500km from the foothills of the Dun Trisan mountains, through the region of Gildon to the lowland plains of Meral and thence to the Umber Sea. Its watershed is the main boundary of OrorrOrorr - Cadálplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigCadál
Cadál [ka-DAL] is the most northwesterly province of Ororr, part of the autonomous region of Moritarr. The province is contiguous with Cadál Peninsula, a body of land surrounded by water. Cape Cadál is the very northern tip of the peninsula. In practice the three names are often used interchangeably. The province is extremely isolated, notorious for piracy, poverty, and sinister religious practices.Ororrlanguagelanguagelanguagelanguage - Long Warplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLong War
The Long War (219-263 ME) was the bloodiest conflict in the history of the Anrel Isles, between the allied city-states of the Northern League (now the kingdoms of Trésard and Sensatard), and the Kingdom of Narette. It is often bitterly called the Orphans' War, since it went on so long it was fought by two generations of people whose own parents had been killed in the war.viridAnrelmagicAnrelAnrel - Unfacing Warplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigUnfacing War
The Unfacing War, also called the Blueface War or The Great Unfacing, was a civil conflict in the region of Otekahré in the 8th century ME. It was ostensibly about a trade imbalance in Otekahré's complex gift economy, exacerbated by a complex variety of personal, political and philosophical differences which saw families, towns, cities and entire districts - Siltorn Hillsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSiltorn Hills
The Siltorn Hills, or Siltorn Mountains, are a range of uplands in northwestern Ororr. The highest peaks lie to the west of Siltorn and the central inhabited area surrounding Lake Initerer, but the hills are often considered to be a crescent of uplands which surround this region.Ororr - Kingdom of Garnarré-Remelplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigKingdom of Garnarré-Remel
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Kingdom of Garnarré-Remel
The Kingdom of Garnarré-Remel was an Imperial Kingdom, a constituent nation of the Empire of Dor-en-Sann, founded after the conquest of Ancient Remel in 1630 BME.
Empire of Dor-en-Sann
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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
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Hesporia is the region of southwestern Munatan where Hespor is the majority first language. Today it is often synonymous with the modern Kingdom of Hesjbagaaia, though most of Chosilha and parts of neighbouring nations of Danagunda, border regions of Veedormim, and communities in western Inkusjezepa and north Kasepan are all Hespor-speaking. - Dunasaninplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigDunasanin
Dunasanin [doo-nah-SAH-neen] is one of the six autonomous regions of Ororr. It is the central and most heavily populated region. Geographically it encompasses the enormous drainage basin of the River Wiyel, from the deserts of Sekalkot in the south, the Siltorn Hills in the west, down to the sea at OrorrOrorr - Tushalplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigTushal
Tushal is a province in the Moritarr region of western Ororr. It is dry and sparsely populated, with a largely Jorothi-ethnic population. The city of Tush is the only significant settlement.
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The Kingdom of Kasepan is a Manthi-ethnic nation in Munatan.
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The region of modern Kasepan became a viceroyalty of the Ennseperan Empire in the 6th century - Seqotplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSeqot
Seqot is a city in Sekalkot province the Dunasanin autonomous region of central Ororr. The city lies in a curve of the River Wiyel called the Seqotri Bend, 100 km southeast of the city of Seqal. It sits on alluvial plains and is surrounded by farmland, irrigated by canals and traditionally an important source of agricultural produce for the region. The city is connected to the Ororr - Narlornplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigNarlorn
Narlorn is a province of the region of Moritarr in Ororr. It is centred on the fertile valley of the River Nurallons. Its capital is the city of Déor.
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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 - 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 - River Nurallonsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigRiver Nurallons
The Nurallons, (also called the Narl), is the principle river of the Moritarr autonomous region of northwestern Ororr. Its valley drains the western watershed of the Siltorn Hills, flowing westwards through Narlorn province into the Sea of Grief. The city of Penithelarn is the principle port at the river mouth.Ororr - Broken Landsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBroken Lands
The Broken Lands is a fractured region of sharp fissures, clefts and gullies, which forms a natural boundary between Harthera and Otekahré.
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The region is an active fault line, where earthquakes have created sharp rifts in the rock, further excavated and eroded by winds and flash flooding. With little soil and little surface water, the Broken Lands are un… - Zahlou Swampplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigZahlou Swamp
Zahlou Swamp is a region of tropical salt marshes and virid swamps in northeastern Kahtoyn. An ancient and broken-down Miyarrain road passes through the swamps, but it is notorious for being a dangerous and supposedly haunted by spirits of the Miyarrain dead, drowned beneath the - Vademplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigVadem
Vadem [vah-DAYM], also Wadem Vardem, is a settlement on the island of Besoa, which gives its name to the southwestern region of the island. It was once Uoardéim, the wealthy capital city of the Kingdom of Derailad. The ancient city declined after the Battle of Four Kingdoms in 35 ME, when Derailad was annexed by the - Natorn Seaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigNatorn Sea
The Natorn Sea is a region of oceanic ridge, separating the Polassirn Ocean and the Redeeming Ocean. Islands in the ridge form the Natorn Archipelago.
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The name may be derived from ancient Ahngrit, meaning “near/of our birth”, referring to the legend of the Godmen in which humanity is said to have originated in region now lost beneath the sea. It also relates to the god - 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 - Ravorrplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigRavorr
Region of modern Harthera, previously a cluster of states called the Baronies of Ravorr. - Tofáplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigTofá
Tofá [toe-FAH] is the southern province of the Gildon autonomous region of Ororr, close to the border with Hesjbagaaia. Its capital is the city of Agann.
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The Silt River, also called the Tsilt or the Ebrayin, is a major tributary of the River Wiyel, with its source in the Siltorn region of northwestern Ororr.
Waters flow from the Siltorn Hills into Lake Initerer. The Silt River exits the lake, flowing east and joining the - Mount Aréntplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMount Arént
Mount Arént [a-RENT] is a volcanic mountain in the Laharkin Range, in the north of Narette. It is the highest mountain and the largest volcano in the Natorn Archipelago. anret
The volcano has been dormant for most of human history, though there are fumaroles and occasional earth tremors in the region. There have been some serious earthquakes, most famously the earthquake of 678 - Dun Trisanplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigDun Trisan
The Dun Trisan is a range of mountainous uplands in Anásthias, which divide Ororr to the north from the region of Munatan to the south. The Dun Trisan is the southerly extension of the great arc of mountains which divides Anásthias in two, the northerly section being the virid - 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 - Geraltinplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGeraltin
Geraltin is a province in the Moritarr region of northwest Ororr. Its low-lying coast is sparsely inhabited due to sucking sands, treacherous rocks and thick virid swamps of dragora trees, subject to regular devastating inundations by storm tides.
Ororr
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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… - Kokant Roadplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigKokant Road
The Kokant Road is an important infrastructure link between the cities of Kokant in Taur-dji-oum, and Trokaid in southern Ororr.
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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 - Barrier Islesplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBarrier Isles
The Barrier Isles is a chain of rocky islands, sand bars and sucorolith reefs in the Vesmien Ocean, 2500 km west of the southwestern tip of Anásthias.
The sinuous chain stretches over 1000 km north to south, a hazardous barrier which smashes ships and has prevented exploration into the westerly seas. The warm shallow waters around the island are an important breeding ground for - Printingplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigPrinting
Printing technology has been known for thousands of years, but until the modern era was restricted to the elites of the more advanced historic civlisations.
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In the ancient civilisation of Traithe, important texts were recorded on brass discs, using the flowing continuous OrorrHarthera - River Palkanplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigRiver Palkan
The Palkan is the longest river on the island of Besoa. It flows from the Derailish Highlands in the south to Perilth Bay in the north. The rich green farmlands of the Palkan valley are the most fertile and productive region on the island.
Besoa
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The Maresh Hills are an upland region on the western edge of the Mangasor Basin in central Ororr, most famous for being the site of the holy shrine of Foratuna.
Geologically the hills are a karst escarpment of sedimentary and igneous rock, pocked with caves. Any rainfall immediately sinks through the porous rock, making the hills dry and almost devoid of vegetation other than hardy - Dalautplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigDalaut
Dalaut [dal-AH-oot] is a city in the autonomous region of Deltirot in southern Ororr. It is a prosperous trading port on the Green Wiyel, surrounded by agricultural plains and a vibrant hub of food exports. The city's hinterland is famous for its herds of livestock, producing meat, leather, and cheese. Historically the city had a rough frontier reputation, but in the last century wealthy merchants vied to build parks and monuments as a legacy to their families. Ororr - Trobrailatplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigTrobrailat
Trobrailat is a prosperous city in the Deltirot region of southern Ororr, famous for its fine ceramics, particularly decorated tiles and tea-ware, which are exported throughout the Civilised World. It is also renowned for cosmetics, also using the fine local clay, as well as perfumes.Ororr - Galkesh Provinceplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGalkesh Province
Galkesh Province is a province of northwestern Ororr, named its capital, the historic city of Galkesh. The central region is lush green temperate highlands, in ancient times the home of the Gaal people.
Ororr
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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 - Menarplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMenar
The Menar is a salt lake in southern Harthera, about 8 km south of the city of Narillin. The lake is roughly triangular, 15 km across at its widest point. In ancient times it formed the estuary of the Nar and was linked to the sea, but the river long ago shifted its banks leaving the lake isolated. - 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
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Poukala [POO-'-ka-la] is a nation in eastern Torthien, on the shores of Lake Beikid. Poukala benefits from abundant flat arable land as well as greenfish from the lake, whilst being politically isolated from the turbulent conflicts of the region.
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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. - 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 - Peruddplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigPerudd
Perudd is a peninsular region of northeastern Harthera, which marks the boundary between the Iskean Sea and the Redeeming Ocean. Politically it is part of the cordrome of Perudd and the Isles, meaning the Junda Isles, since the coast of Perudd was traditionally a territory of the Junda people.
Harthera
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Marat is a city in Gyeiladde province, in the Gildon region of Ororr. It is a port on the River Sargil, centre for the trade in agricultural products and timber from plantations in the surrounding temperate foothills of the Dun Trisan.
Ororr
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Garsundt is a cordrome or military governorate of Harthera. It is the most northerly region of the country, including the sparsely inhabited Chouda Peninsula and the more densely populated hinterland of the city of Garsun.
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Tulfi is capital of the province of Tulf Jhaena, in the autonomous region of Deltirot in Ororr. The city is on the Red Wiyel a city on the Red Wiyel, in the foothills of the Dun Jaen mountains.
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The Alteim Mountains are a chain of mountains in the southwest of the island of Besoa. The mountains are particularly rich in minerals like iron, copper and silver. Consequently the region has numerous mines, which were fundamental to the wealth of the nations of - Derailadplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigDerailad
Derailad is the southwestern region of the island of Besoa, now part of the United Kingdom of Besoa. During the Hartheran Occupation of Besoa it was called Direlvarr.
Besoa
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In ancient times it was the independent - Narillinplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigNarillin
Narillin [NAR-ill-EE-in] (Eloyoun Marille, historically Mariyë, also known as the Plaster City) is one of the great port cities of the world and the third largest city of Harthera.
It was an ancient Eloyoun city state, said to have been founded by refugees from Miyarris. For much of the EloyounHarthera - Tibooyo Cascadesplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigTibooyo Cascades
The Tibooyo Cascades are a series of dramatic cataracts on the lower reaches of River Wiyel, where the river drops over 200m. The cascades are not a single waterfall, but a long stretch of white water running downhill through rocks and pools. Ororr - 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
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New Harlon is a peninsula in the continent of Retzayk, discovered by the Hartheran Navy in 1112 ME. It lies 1000 km east of the Eastern Isles. An expedition attempted to establish a colony here, since the region is relatively free of virid jungle. However the soils proved thin and dry with no rivers or fresh water, so the colony encampment was abandoned. - Miluplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMilu
Milu is a coastal province in the Gildon region of southwestern Ororr. It is the most isolated and sparsely inhabited province of Ororr, consisting of arid hills and fishing villages with no significant cities.
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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 - Vildonplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigVildon
Former name for the Ororran region of Gildon. - Heronbarplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHeronbar
Heronbar, also called Ronvarr during the Hartheran Occupation, is the northeastern province of the island of Besoa. Its capital the city of Famúl.
History
Historically, the Kingdom of Heronbar was one of the four ancient kingdoms of Besoa, occupying the northeastern quarter of the island. Heronbar was the most advanced maritime power of its era, with possessions in HartheranHartheran - 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… - Gyeiladdeplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGyeiladde
Gyeiladde, also called Sarvildon, is a province in the Gildot region of southwestern Ororr.
Ororr
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* Name: Holy Motherland of Ororr * Government: Theocratic Republic - Elaymen peopleplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigElaymen people
The Elaymen were an ethnic group living in eastern Anásthias during the Jade Epoch (c.10,000-6000 BME), in an area encompassing modern southeastern Harthera. It is uncertain whether they were an offshoot of the Iskean people, or a mixture of Asokway and Aralsic peoples who migrated from the north. Modern scholars assume they were the ancestors of the language - Cordromeplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigCordrome
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* Name: Hartheran Union, Union of Harthera, Uhartrah * Government: Military-Mercantile Oligarchy * Capital: Vahltor * Foundation: 1 ME (Traditional) * Religion: Church of Hartrah * Language: Hartraan (official), also Saloyan, Rouvawetig, Junda
A cordrome is an administrative unit of the - Lake Lusukiamplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLake Lusukiam
Lusukiam [loo-soo-KYAM] is a large freshwater lake in western Taur-dji-oum. It is 205 km long and 80 km across at its widest point, at an elevation of 3600m, and up to 100m deep.
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Penayso, also known as Penaysepa, is a confederation of tribal states in Munatan. Its capital is the city of Fromchis.
Munatan
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History
Penayso was formed in 852 - Gobalplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGobal
Region of modern Ororr, more commonly called Gorval. - 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 - Gildotplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGildot
Outdated name for the region of Gildon in Ororr. - 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 - 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 Preot [PREE-ot] is a tributary of the Green Wiyel in the Deltirot region of Ororr. It joins the Green Wiyel above the city of Cataos, feeding the considerable water flow of the Cataos Falls.
Ororr
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Rett Bay, also called Peritt Bay, is a gulf in eastern Harthera between the Perudd peninsula and the province of Retthen. Much of the bay's coast is low-lying, consisting of long sandy beaches, mud flats and salt marshes, subject to inundation by storm tides. Consequently much of the region is sparsely populated, though it was settled by migrant - 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. - Empire of Jhohorplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigEmpire of Jhohor
The Empire of Jhohor is a claimed nation state in the Chosilha region of Munatan. It claims direct descent from the Ennseperan Empire. Its founder Jhohor Sjinlatan was a nephew of the last Ennseperan emperor, who claimed holy right to the Empire and became a figurehead for the Imperialist faction in the - Lake Beikidplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLake Beikid
Lake Beikid (Hartraan) or Békiplaum (local) is a lake in the region of Torthien in Anásthias, the largest body of fresh water in the Civilised World. It is 350 km from north to south, an average of 80 km wide.
The lake has little human habitation since its shores are surrounded by virid - School of Nightplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSchool of Night
The School of Night was a private establishment related to the Rasian Academy in Trésard. It was principally a club house for academics, top students and prominent non-academics sharing an interest in the liberal arts. As well as libraries, galleries and gaming rooms, it was famous for its parties held throughout the year. - 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 - Sineratotplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSineratot
Sineratot is a major city in the region of Deltirot in Ororr. It is at the heart of Deltirot's grain belt, surrounded by rich farmland.
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Lerit [leh-RITT] is a city in the Gildon autonomous region of southwestern Ororr, capital of Meral province.
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Northeast Anasthias is a historic term referring to the region contiguous with the modern nation of Harthera, but before its founding in the 1st century ME. - Dam-bui-danplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigDam-bui-dan
Dam-bui-dan is a region of Munatan consisting of hills, swamps and impenetrable virid forest. It is largely unsettled and unexplored, having no roads or navigable rivers. It has some human population in the lowlands, mainly bandit communities made up of criminals and political exiles from surrounding regions. - 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.
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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… - Pukunouplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigPukunou
Pukunou [puh-KUN-oo] was a historic Eloyoun nation on the River Nar in Anásthias, now part of the cordrome of Hamdre, in southern Harthera. Historically the region was mainly virid forested, inhabited by agrarian Eloyoun clans living a communal village lifestyle.
Ancient Northeast Anasthias
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Jo-van-ko is the central inhabited region of Li-Vam-Aur in the mountainous uplands of the Dun Trisan.
Munatan
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Lake Trazámske [tra-ZAM-skay] is a very long, cold freshwater lake in the highlands of eastern Ororr. The lake lies at an elevation of 2200m, and is 220 km long from end to end. The lake is a flooded glacial river family, blocked at its lower end by the rocky detritus ploughed up by an enormous ancient glacier. The lake is formed of three lobes, separated by relatively narrow channels a few kilometres wide.Ororr - 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.
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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 - Thalsic Cuisineplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigThalsic Cuisine
Thalsic cuisine is a broad term encompassing the staple foods and dishes eaten by the Thalsic people. Specifically it is part of the common food heritage of the Issid and Iskean peoples of the northern and northeastern coast of Anásthias from the Junda Isles to Cape Cadal.
Food and Drink
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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.
Language
language
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Oonar was a historic nation in eastern Anásthias existing from c.1800 BME to c.500 ME, with a largely Eloyoun-ethnic population. Around the turn of the first century ME, Oonar was the foremost of the Eloyoun kingdoms in the region, second only to Saloya.
Ancient Northeast Anasthias - Ristesplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigRistes
Ristes [ri-STESS] was an Iskean kingdom in northeastern Anasthias in the 1st millennium BME. The region is agrarian with extensive green forests, and though never wealthy, survived as an independent power for several centuries until it was annexed by Harthera in the 1st century - Meralplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMeral
Merál [meh-RAL] is a province of the Gildon autonomous region of southwestern Ororr. Its capital is Lerit.
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The Junda Coast is a historic term for the east coast of Harthera, particularly in Retthen province, which were settled by migrants from the Junda Isles in 2nd-4th centuries ME.
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Kokant is a city in the northern highlands of Taur-dji-oum, just 80 km from the border with Ororr. It has long been the main trade link with Ororr, but is also a key city for Ororran missionaries trying to spread the Therist faith to the region.
Taur-Dji-Oum
torthien
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Pishan (also Mashan, historically Pishahn), is an important provincial city, capital of the Nashandt cordrome of Harthera. Historically it was the capital of the Grand Palatinate of Saloya.
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The Sarekéa [sa-ray-KAY-ah] are the “hill people” of the central uplands of Sensatard, the most northerly island of Anrel in the Natorn Archipelago. The Sarekéa are distinct from other Northlanders, with a distinct language and rich culture.
Sensatard
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Virid scrubland is a region where low-growing virid vegetation is the predominant life. Scrubland is often the result of thin poor soils and low rainfall. It can also be an intermediate landscape in areas destroyed by fire.
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herbs
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Sjatusousj-datoosouj [SZAT-oo-sooj DAT-oo-sooj], or sjatuj for short, is a type of word play relying on puns, reversion and double meaning to comic and satirical ends. It was popularised in the culture of the Ennseperan Empire, but derives from similar wordplay found in the - Gebayplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGebay
Gebay is a northern province of Ororr, occupying the Gebay Peninsula.
The region is hot and moist with scraps of virid coastline and jungle, with a low population density and no major cities. Its only importance is strategic, given it is the nearest point of the mainland to the - 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.
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Merelq is a city in the Trenya region of southwestern Trésard, in the Anrel Isles. It is an important market hub for the abundant agriculture of Trenya, and is also its political capital, being home to the Margrave of Trenya.
Anrel
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The Kingdom of Danagunda is a nation in Munatan. From c.240 ME the region was nominally controlled by the Ennseperan Empire from the outpost city of Gundapor, though during the War of Schisms the whole south of the country was annexed by the Eijult Empire.
Munatan
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Reidan or Aralsic Cuisine refers to the traditional cuisines of the Natorn Archipelago, and to Anrel in particular. One of the key features of Reidan cuisine is the virid taboo common to the region, so that dishes are made only from fruits, vegetables and animal produce from the virid - Kat-i-Vauplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigKat-i-Vau
Kat-i-Vau is the highest mountain in the Civilised World, a peak in the Dun Trisan mountains 8100 metres above sea level.
[ ] Kat-i-Vau, viewed from the west, northern ridge to the left
The mountain is greatly revered by the people of Li-Vam-Aur and Taur-Dji-Oum as the connection between earth and the heavens, the means by which spirits of the dead ascend to the sky. - 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 - 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.
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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 - Hartheran Commonwealthplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHartheran Commonwealth
The Hartheran Commonwealth was a constitutional monarchy which ruled Harthera for 164 years, from 407-571 ME. The Commonwealth period marked a shift in the balance of power in the region back to the old Saloyan elites who were still wealthy landowners, particularly in the old - 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… - 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 - Chouda Peninsulaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigChouda Peninsula
The Chouda Peninsula is the most northerly region of mainland Harthera, roughly contiguous with the the province of Garsundt.
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* Name: Hartheran Union, Union of Harthera, Uhartrah * Government: Military-Mercantile Oligarchy - South Poleplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSouth Pole
The South Pole region consists of a permanent cap of ice covering sea, numerous islands and one large island continent, mostly concealed within a pack of sea ice which encompasses latitudes from roughly 75°C to the pole. The ice also encompasses the southern tip of the continent of - Taigáluplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigTaigálu
Taigálu [tay-GAL-oo] was the capital city of the ancient empire of Traithe. The city's precise location is uncertain, since the region was lost beneath rising seas millennia ago. However it is thought to have been somewhere north of what is now the - Vetthi Governmentplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigVetthi Government
The Vetthi Republic is ruled by an elected republican government, selected from traditional noble families as well as prominent landowners and business interests.
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The Realm of the Godmen was semi-mythic ancient civilisation, said to have existed in the Emerald Epoch from roughly 15,000-12,000 BME. It was the home of the mythical Godmen, the said to have been the first human civilisation from which all mankind descends. Godmen - 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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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 - Rouvawhi peopleplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigRouvawhi people
The Rouvawhi people [roo-VAH-wee], also called Ravorrans are an ethno-linguistic group in central Harthera.
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The Rouvawhi are a mainly Eloyoun people. In history their language and culture was strongly influence by languageHartheralanguageHartheraHarthera - 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 … - Initererplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigIniterer
Initerer is the capital of the Siltorn region of northwest Ororr, historically the capital of the Siltorn Republic. It is located on the northern shore of Lake Initerer, surrounded by hills and rich temperate farmland.
Ororr
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Sopeq is a prosperous city on the River Wiyel in Ororr, about 100 km north of Seqal. Sopeq was founded as one of the northernmost colonies of the Kingdom of Seqal, but has long eclipsed its ancient progenitor. Though Sopeq is much larger, for historic reasons Seqal remains the official capital of the province. In the Ororr - Sekalkotplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSekalkot
Sekaltot [se-KAL-tot] is a province in central Ororr in the central region of Dunasanin. Its capital city is Seqot.
Ororr
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Niseq is a town perched on the vertiginous cliffs of the River Wiyel in the Sekalkot Province of central Ororr. The town is rough and unremarkable, notable only for its proximity to the so-called Old Man of Niseq, a natural rock formation at the confluence of the Red and Green branches of the Wiyel. Ororr - Koojitplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigKoojit
Koojit is the political capital of the nation of Inkusjezepa in Munatan.
Munatan
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Kamasep, the colonial capital when the region was part of the Ennseperan Empire, remains the centre of trade and what little industry the nation possesses, but Koojit is the political and spiritual heart of the - Desolplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigDesol
Desol is a major port city in Kahtoyn, on the coast of the Foundering Sea in eastern Anásthias. It lies at the mouth of the River Sourayn, which flows through the richest green farmland in the region. Consequently Desol is a major trade hub for agricultural products such as food, textiles and green lumber. - 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 - 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.
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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 - 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.
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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 - Ortheinplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigOrthein
Orthein is a province of the Dunasanin autonomous region of central Ororr. It mainly consists of flat green grasslands and rolling hills, called the Othei Plains. It has few towns and villages, mainly inhabited by ovor herders and nomadic Othei people.
Ororr
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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 - Baronies of Ravorr (Rouvawa)plugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBaronies of Ravorr (Rouvawa)
The Baronies of Ravorr (or Ivawg Rouvawhi in Rouvawetig, Chieftains 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 and powefful BMEAnásthiasBMEEloyounHarthera - Plate Theoryplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigPlate Theory
Plate Theory is a modern theory of geology, proposing that continental land masses are composed of mobile “plates” floating on a sea of liquid rock. The theory was divised by geologists at the Harlon University in Harthera. It explains the formation of the Harthera - Siltun Peopleplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigSiltun People
The Siltun are a mixed Issid-ethnic people of the Siltorn plateau in northwestern Ororr, inhabiting the region of the former Siltorn Republic.
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ethnicity
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The Hexactic Kingdom of Sensatard is an island nation, the northernmost of the Anrel Isles and the northern tip of the Natorn Archipelago. Consequently it is colloquially called Northland, particularly by its inhabitants.
Sensatard
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The Kingdom of Hesjbagaaia [hesdge-ba-GUY-ah] (also Hesporia or Hespagoria) is a nation in western Munatan. It is the successor to the Ennseperan Empire which dominated the region for much of the first millennium ME but collapsed during the War of Schisms.
Hesjbagaaia
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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 - Torthien Crisisplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigTorthien Crisis
The Torthien Crisis (1018-1026 ME) was an international conflict which brought the world closest to total war than at any time in history. It began as a proxy war between the great powers of Ororr and Harthera, who funded and encouraged rebel groups as well as smaller nations to fight on their behalf. The crisis focussed on the mountainous region of HartheraOrorrOrorrHarthera - Aego Gastrinimerplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAego Gastrinimer
Aego Gastrinimer (c. 311-254 BME), was a renowned navigator, explorer, merchantman, privateer and prestigious Cartographer-Royal to the Court of Sann'al. He produced the first great world map of the modern era, based on his supposed circumnavigation of the continent of AnásthiasAnásthiasAnásthiasAnásthias - 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 - Crisagiss Heltayplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigCrisagiss Heltay
Crisagiss Heltay [kree-SAAH-giss HELL-tay], also called The Golden Palatine, was the 50th leader of the Grand Palatinate of Saloya. He ruled for thirteen years from 12 BME to his death in 2 ME, a period which is considered the last flowering of the Saloyan state. - Irredental Republicplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigIrredental Republic
The Irredental Republic of Ennseperans is a nation which claims territory in the region of Chosilha in Munatan. The Republic is a vestige of various republican and commensalist military factions in the War of Schisms, which fought to turn the Ennseperan Empire into a republic with Commonwealth principles. - Hemgoéplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHemgoé
Hemgoé [HEM-go-ay] is a port city in the nation of Biinmos in eastern Munatan.
Munatan
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The city has a fortified Hartheran trade enclave, intended to protect local trade in the region. - Gahskplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGahsk
Gahsk (also Gazask) is a city in the Gaskanin region of eastern Ororr. It lies on a hill close to where the Gahsk River flows out of Lake Trazámske, historically a highly defensible location with access to the area's abundant natural resources such as fish, timber and minerals. The city was an ancient centre of civilisation, but its remote and isolated location has kept the city prosperous but still relatively small.Ororr - Gaskanplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGaskan
Gaskan is the southernmost province in the region of Gaskanin in Ororr. The province is reliant on trade via the River Dor which is the main route of communication.
Ororr
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Gorval, also called Gobal, is the most northerly province of the region of Gaskanin in northeastern Ororr, occupying the Gorval Peninsula and its hinterland. Its people are traditionally called the Gobalay. The province consists of rugged coastline with hundreds of rocky islands, and uplands with an ancient Ororr - Plósplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigPlós
Plós [pl-OH-s, pl'əʊ̯s] is a nation in central Munatan, centred around Lake Plós. It is bordered by Inkusjezepa and Schai-dam.
Munatan
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In the Beryl Epoch Plós was an ancient philosopher-oligarchy which once exercised great influence on the region, both culturally and politically, despite never having great military strength. Instead its lea… - 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 - 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
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The Rubáporat [roo-BAP-poor-rat] was a historic Manthi civilisation in the southwest of Anásthias, on the coast of the Umber Sea. It flourished in the latter part of the Beryl Epoch, from roughly 700 BME until the second century ME when it was dominated by Ennseperan Empire. Nepor and Clanisjpor were its two greatest cities, which engaged in a long standing cultural and economic rivalry. Other key cities were BMEME - Buckleplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBuckle
Buckle, or boukul, is the seed of the bucklebush, a green plant which grows in temperate parts of the Civilised world. Bucklebushes fruit annually, producing thumb-length red-black seed pods, containing numerous millimetre-sized ovoid seeds. Mature pods are left to dry on the bush, then harvested for the seeds. Young pods are edible whole, though tender and do not travel well. In Ororr - 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 - Magisteriateplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMagisteriate
The Magisteriate was the governing body of the Rasian Academy from 50 BME to 236 ME. It replaced the former collegiate system of masters, headed by a Grand Master, following the downfall of the Grand Master Belikast. Its stated aimed was to promote, oversee and control the use of MEmagic - Shaddockplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigShaddock
The shaddock (also shaduq, sjaduk) is a large fleshy, juicy fruit, yellow or red in colour, eaten whole or squeezed for its juice. Shaduq are intensively grown in the region of Remel and other parts of central Ororr.
Food and Drink
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Sereou is the drier, more temperate southern region of Otekahré.
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otekahre regions - 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 - Joraporplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigJorapor
Jorapor is a port city in Tofá province in the Gildon region off southwestern Ororr. It is situated at the mouth of the Jora River, and is the main trade port for the province.
Ororr
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Nepor is a historic port city on the western coast of the nation of Hesjbagaaia in Munatan. It is a vital centre for trade, with goods from throughout the region flowing through its docks. Its wharves are well defended, being home to the prestigious Umber Sea Fleet of the Hesjbagaaian Navy. - 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 - Rideeplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigRidee
Ridee is an important city in the Sereou region of Otekahre. Historically it is important as the home of the Blueface philosophy which distinguishes modern Otekahre from its Eloyoun neighbours.
Otekahré
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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 - Chasunplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigChasun
Chasun (CHA-suhn, also cha-SOON) is a tea blend common in Ororr, often drunk socially and in communal rituals at the local Therist community temple. Chasun is made from a mixture of dried ground leaves, including some sharp virid leaves which give a mildly stimulant or euphoric effect. - Lake Angdroplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigLake Angdro
Lake Angdro is a large freshwater lake in the Perudd region of northeastern Harthera. The lake is approximately 114 km long and an average of 30 km wide, narrow at the northern end. It is stocked with greenfish, an important source of food for the city of Angdrogigin, which sits on a spur of land at the lake's northern end. - Famúlplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigFamúl
Famúl [fa-MOOL] is a city on the island of Besoa. Since the declaration of the United Kingdom of Besoa in 1114 ME, it has been the island's provisional capital.
Besoa
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History
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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 - Tiérnas Bayplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigTiérnas Bay
Tiérnas Bay [tee-AIR-nas] is a gulf of the the Great Urash Ocean in the far southeast of Anásthias. It is bounded by the Hook of Anarr to the east, and the mouth of the River Roul to the west, a distance of some 400 km. Much of the bay is shallow mud and sand banks, with a coastline of - 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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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 - Unfacingplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigUnfacing
Unfacing is a cultural practice and method of social control prevalent in Kahtoyn. Use of practices such as unfacing, blueface and gift economics distinguish Kahtoyn from the wider Otekahré region of eastern Anásthias.
Unfacing involves consciously ignoring, turning your back on, withholding communication and refusing help, as a form of social punishment. Unfacing begins in childhood as a punishment for children who are isolated for short periods, and extends to adulthood where serio… - The Icerealmplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigThe Icerealm
The Icerealm is the traditional name for the frozen lands to the north of the Civilised World, one of the Edge Lands that surrounds the known world. The arctic region is in fact part of the continent of Zahkdarret.
In Anrel, “The Ice Realm” is also a name for the mythic land of