Taur-dji-oum (Category)
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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. but internationally known as Torthien, the mountainous upland valley of southwestern 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 HartheraOrorr.
| Blood salt | Blood salt Blood salt is a mineral found in the mountains of Li-Vam-Aur and other parts of the Dun Trisan mountains, widely used in cooking. In folklore veins of rock salt are said to be the dried blood of ancient monsters that fell from the heavens and were buried deep in the earth. |
| Chusut | Chusut 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. |
| Kokant | Kokant Kokant is a city in the northern highlands of Taur-dji-oum, just 80 km from the border with Ororr. It has long been the main trade link with Ororr, but is also a key city for Ororran missionaries trying to spread the Therist faith to the region. Taur-Dji-Oum torthien This is in a series of articles about the mountainous upland region of OrorrOrorrOrorr |
| Kokant Road | Kokant Road The Kokant Road is an important infrastructure link between the cities of Kokant in Taur-dji-oum, and Trokaid in southern Ororr. Ororr This is in a series of articles on the modern nation-station of Ororr. Hover to magnify | Go to world map * Name: Holy Motherland of Ororr * Government: |
| Lake Beikid | Lake 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 |
| Lake Lusukiam | Lake 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. Taur-Dji-Oum torthien This is in a series of articles about the mountainous upland region of |
| Lake Mamoluim | Lake Mamoluim Lake Mamoluim [ma-mo-LOO-im] is the smallest but most important of the Great Lakes of Taur-dji-oum. Taur-Dji-Oum torthien This is in a series of articles about the mountainous upland region of Taur-dji-oum, also called Torthien. The River Roul flows into and out of the lake, making it an important link for trade and communication between upland and lowland Taur-dji-oum. |
| Poukala | Poukala 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. torthien torthien nations |
| River Roul | River Roul The River Roul or Ruldin, is a great river in southeastern Anásthias, flowing southeast from the mountains through Taur-Dji-Oum to its mouth in Tiernas Bay. The river is the formal boundary between Munatan and Otekahré. At its mouth the river is the widest in the Civilised World and regularly floods, creating an inhospitable landscape of swamps and mudflats. |
| Taur-Dji-Oum | Taur-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. |
| Terére | Terére Terére [teh-RAY-RAY] (also téte) is a stimulating drink brewed from the terere bush, popularly consumed in Taur-dji-oum and throughout eastern Munatan. Food and Drink This is in a series of articles about Food and Drink. Terere bushes were originally climbing plants found in lowland forests, but have been bred to flourish in upland hills. The picked leaves are chopped and fermented then dried, used to make a strong herbal infusion rich with stimulant chemicals including caffeine.… |