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Helevos

Helevos (also known as Vos, or Veeos) is a temperate terrestrial world, fourth planet of the star Cordes in the viridgreenAnásthiasAnásthiasAnásthiasgreen

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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
is a fantasy world of magicplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMagic

In common terms, magic is the art of producing a desired outcome through occult means. Various arts are described as magical, from common street illusionists, village herbalists, and rituals for the intercession of deities. However, true magic is the art and science of elemental mastery, harnessing elemental creatures and instructing them to perform simple or complex tasks.
and science, divided by two incompatible biologies: the Green Kingdomplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGreen

The Green Kingdom of flora and fauna includes humans, mammals, birds, whales, greenfish, and most green plants and crops cultivated by humankind.
of humans, trees, grasses, cropsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigFlora

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and red-blooded animalsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigMammals

List of red-blooded mammals, members of the Green Kingdom closely related to humans.

Fauna

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, and the Virid Kingdomplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigVirid

Referring to the Virid Kingdom of flora and fauna, toxic to human life.
of toxic jungles, poisonous plants, terrifying creatures and airborne infectionsplugin-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
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Over thousands of years humans have forged the hundred nationsplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigModern Nations

The Civilised World has many nations, from small island republics to vast continental empires, which over the millennia have carved homelands out of the once hostile virid landscape. The two great opposing world powers of today are the holy nation of Ororr and the maritime empire of
of the Civilised Worldplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigCivilised World

The Civilised World refers to the known regions of human civilisation, notably the continent of Anásthias, the Natorn Archipelago and surrounding islands.

Gastrinimer's 3rd century BME Map of the World, showing Anásthias and the Natorn Isles. Note: old maps place north to the right.AnásthiasAnásthiasAnásthiasAnásthias
on the island continent of 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
, dominated by the two Great Powersplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGreat Powers

Great Powers are the most powerful nations in the world, the greatest modern powers being Ororr and Harthera.
: the magicalplugin-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.
theocracyplugin-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
of Ororrplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigOrorr

Ororr [o-ROARR, ɒ̝rɔ'ɾ], also called the Holy Motherland of Ororr, is a theocratic nation in Anásthias, one of the world's great powers. It the largest nation in the world, perhaps the largest empire in history, occupying the entire northwest of the continent between the mountains and the sea. Ororrlanguagelanguagelanguage
, and the steam-powered naval might of 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
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Referring to the Virid Kingdom of flora and fauna, toxic to human life.


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Remel

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

City of Remel

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Ra (RAH) and Ratér (rah-TAIR) are mutually-orbiting binary planets in the Cronox System. The two are both marginal for human life but were settled many millennia ago. Rivalry and conflict between the two throughout their history laid the foundation for a series of accords for mutual co-operation, which was the foundation for the

Planet Ra

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Continent of 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

Order of Urra Sjala

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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
in Hesjbagaaiaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHesjbagaaia

Referring to the Kingdom of Hesjbagaaia in Munatan.
. It was founded by 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.

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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
, a Heterodox saint, dedicated to good works, health and education, as well as promoting the all-embracing power of heterodoxy as missionaries.

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List of organisations related to business, arts, science and government.

Organisations & Institutions

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List of organisations related to business, arts, science and government.

Organisations & Institutions

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Education

Government

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topics cult1
, including education, religion and government.

The Order's missionary houses are found throughout 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
. Though their official work is seeking peaceful coexistence with other faiths and cultures, they are seen as an extension of Hesporian soft power.

Snapfish

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Term including all red-blooded fish edible to humans and other mammals.
found in lakes, ponds and slower-flowing rivers, often living in shallows and shaded waters. They are aggressively territorial so cultivated by humans to prevent viridplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigVirid

Referring to the Virid Kingdom of flora and fauna, toxic to human life.
infestation in ponds, water troughs and rivers.

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List of animals of all kinds, both red-blooded and virid, domesticated and wild.

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List of animals of all kinds, both red-blooded and virid, domesticated and wild.

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Red-blooded Fauna

Virid Fauna

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Snapfish have backward-pointing dorsal spines, protecting them from other predators, and large toothed jaws with a powerful bite, which lends them their name, since when biting prey they produce an audible snapping sound. They have a brown-greenplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGreen

The Green Kingdom of flora and fauna includes humans, mammals, birds, whales, greenfish, and most green plants and crops cultivated by humankind.
mottled skin which varies with habitat and subspecies. They continue growing according to depth of the water and availability of food, some having been known to grow as long as a man's arm.

They feed mainly on virid fry and smaller green fish but are omnivorous, consuming carrion, eggs and even fleshy plant material. They are generally not a threat to humans or animals entering the water, though attacks have been known. Snapfish are a particular risk when kept in smalls ponds or cisterns, due to hunger and boredom.

Besoa

Besoa [BEH-sso-AH], or Bizoa (Hartraanplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHartraan

Hartraan is the official state language of Harthera. All Hartheran citizens are expected to speak Hartraan for official and public use, but in practice most rural people in central and southern Harthera speak local languages as their first language, have only limited exposure to the languagelanguagelanguageHartheralanguage
), is the largest island in the southern reach of the 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
. Today it is synonymous with the United Kingdom of Besoaplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigUnited Kingdom of Besoa

The United Kingdom of Besoa is a nation on the island of Besoa in the Natorn Archipelago. The kingdom was founded in 1114 ME, after a brief war of liberation from Harthera.

* Name: The United Kingdom of Besoa * Government: Commonwealth Monarchy * Capital
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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.

Modern Besoa c.1100 ME | Go to world map

Besoa in the Two Nations period, 38-1092 ME

Besoa in the Four Kingdoms period, c.1200 BME - 35 ME BMEHartheraHartheranHartheranHartheranMEHartheraOrorrOrorr

Arnut Gethifer

Arnut Gethifer (975-1036 MEplugin-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

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) was a Hartheranplugin-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
playwright and satirist. He wrote a number of comedic plays mocking contemporary hypocrisies and manners, as well as some less successful historical works. He wrote a monthly column of scurrilous satirical doggerel for The Gallantplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigThe Gallant

The Gallant is one of Harthera's oldest news journals, published weekly in Vahltor. It was first produced in 443 ME, in the middle period of the Hartheran Commonwealth, in which it was a staunch supporter of king and the old Saloyan aristocracy, reporting particularly on court news and fashion.
, as well as some more serious published poetry.

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List of important people from history and the present day.

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Articles on governance and politics.

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Helevos (also known as Vos, or Veeos) is a temperate terrestrial world, fourth planet of the star Cordes in the viridgreenAnásthiasAnásthiasAnásthiasgreen

Himéath

Himéath [HIM-ay-ath, hɪm aɪ ath] is a historic fortified city in the centre of the Ania Plateauplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigAnia Plateau

The Ania Plateau [AH-nee-uh, 'ɑːniə] is an upland plateau in the southwest of Narette, in the Anrel Isles. The land is fertile and well-drained, home to the majority of Narette's population and agriculture.

The easiest route up to the Plateau is via Binid in the south, where the escarpment is much lower, and a succession of low slopes make vehicle traffic much easier to traverse.
. Until the 8th century MEplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigME

ME is short for Modern Epoch, the modern method of numbering years.
it was the capital of the old Kingdom of Naretteplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigKingdom of Narette

The Kingdom of Narette, or Naret [na-RET, na rɛt] (arch. Anret or Anrette), is a modern nation occupying the southern half of the largest island in the Anrel Isles. Before the Orphans War it was called the Kingdom of Anrette.

Narette

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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.

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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.

Sjatranj

Sjatranj is a Hesjbagaaianplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigHesjbagaaia

Referring to the Kingdom of Hesjbagaaia in Munatan.
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 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
. The modern game became more popular since 10th century BMEplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigBME (Before Modern Epoch)

Used to date years Before the Modern Epoch.
, and is now played throughout the Civilised Worldplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigCivilised World

The Civilised World refers to the known regions of human civilisation, notably the continent of Anásthias, the Natorn Archipelago and surrounding islands.

Gastrinimer's 3rd century BME Map of the World, showing Anásthias and the Natorn Isles. Note: old maps place north to the right.AnásthiasAnásthiasAnásthiasAnásthias
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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

Mother Church of Ororr (Therism)

The Mother Church is the state religion of Ororrplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigOrorr

Ororr [o-ROARR, ɒ̝rɔ'ɾ], also called the Holy Motherland of Ororr, is a theocratic nation in Anásthias, one of the world's great powers. It the largest nation in the world, perhaps the largest empire in history, occupying the entire northwest of the continent between the mountains and the sea. Ororrlanguagelanguagelanguage
, which combines both religion and government in one institution. It is based on the teachings of the Great Prophet Therionplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigTherion

The Great Prophet Therion, founder of the Church of the Mother.
, who in the early decades of the modern eraplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigModern Era

Alternate name for the Modern Epoch.
raised an army that conquered much of northwestern 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
, forging a new nation. Within Ororr it is called “The Faith” or “The Faith of the Mother”. Outside Ororr it is widely known as Therism. This name is never used within Ororr, where it is considered disrespectful to refer to the Prophet by name.

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All articles related to Therism, the Mother Church of the nation of Ororr.

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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

This is in the series of articles related to the Church of the Mother, commonly called Therismplugin-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
, the state religion of Ororrplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigOrorr

Ororr [o-ROARR, ɒ̝rɔ'ɾ], also called the Holy Motherland of Ororr, is a theocratic nation in Anásthias, one of the world's great powers. It the largest nation in the world, perhaps the largest empire in history, occupying the entire northwest of the continent between the mountains and the sea. Ororrlanguagelanguagelanguage
.

The Vetthi Republicplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigVetthi Republic

Nation occupying the islands of Vetth and Eirr.
converted to Therism three centuries ago, though it resisted assimilation into the nation of Ororr. There are also many Therist communities outside of Ororr, particularly in Torthienplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigTorthien

Torthien is a common but now outdated term for the region of Taur-Dji-Oum, particularly used in Harthera.
and 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
, the product of aggressive missionary work by the Ororran state. Therism is officially banned in 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
, the result of, and the cause of, many tensions between the two great powersplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigGreat Powers

Great Powers are the most powerful nations in the world, the greatest modern powers being Ororr and Harthera.
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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

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