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Also known as the Psychic Crusades, the Isbajutha (plural, from [[Khahonri Language|Khahonri]] 'sebejeh,' to fight against with intention; singular isbajath),  are the series of calculated wars that brought to an end the dominions of the great Chaos Rulers of the Middle Ages.  The Isbajutha consist of the general psychic crusades demanded by the then-ruling [[Incarnandina]] and the lesser psychic crusades, each general Isbajath (psychic crusade) being designated with a number and each lesser isbajath designated with a non-numeric name.
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The southern land of the continent of [[Pytharniaca]] is usually called Pytharnia, leaving the scientific term 'Pytharniaca' to those who wish to refer strictly to the whole land mass.  In its commonly used sense, Pytharnia refers to the southern half settled by humans. In origin, Pytharnia originally meant the hilly lands between the [[Mathgefrew Mountains]] of the south and the dense woodlands of the north.  The core territory of the [[Empire of Magdala]] or 'The [[Magdalanate]]' rests on the [[Pytharnian Highlands]].  Scholars do not have a wide consensus on the origin of the name 'Pytharnia.'  Some believe it originates from the name of ancient dragons. ([[Pytharnia|Full Article]]...)
  
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Numerous other conflicts arose during the Isbajutha as the worship of chaos and the practice of chaos magic had become firmly entrenched throughout the [[Pallathantic Region]].  The Shenimite Incarnandists, their converts, and their allies in the [[Arathracian Church]] followed an organized program aimed at eliminating the chaos leaders with immense success.
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Pytharnia in its broadest geographic sense as [[Pytharniaca]] is a subcontinent that has been slowly merging into the much greater continent of Asdauria for eons, forming the world-famous Jaggudorns, the highest mountains in the known world and probably the whole world.  Riddled with ancient tribes and languages, Pytharnia is home to humans, elves, dwarves, halflings, gnomes, beastmen, trolls, and many more creatures. Nestled in the high foothills of the southwestern Jaggudorns are found four dwarven states.  The [[Amandal Plateau]] is home to another dwarven state, Amandalia, where mystical dwarves have communed with the infinite for eternity.  [[Sardeichs]] is the smallest and the most economically driven of these dwarven micro-empires.  Although this smallest of the dwarven states is well in the [[Jaggudorn Mountains|Jaggudorns]], its commerce and outlook is towards Pytharnia and the [[Pallathantic Sea]].
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The extirpation and exile of the most egregious leaders of the chaos movement fell even more swiftly on the Pallathantic than the speed with which chaos cults arose and flourished in the [[Middle Ages]].  Practitioners, priests, and cultist of chaos not slain or converted through the Isbajutha fled into hiding, sometimes with great irony, concealing themselves and their works in the very places of refuge where they had driven Incarnandists and others during the former rule of the princes of chaos. ([[Isbajutha|Full Article]]...)
 
  
 
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* Did you know that the [[Zavia Effect]] is so named for the swineherd [[Zavia the Swineherd|Zavia]] who could cure sick swine, ward off wolves, and cause villagers to suffer uncontrollable flatulence?
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* Did you know that the [[Jaggudorn Mountains]] are roughly the same elevation as the Himalayas but lie farther north and were the homeland of the ancient [[Gwenyan Tribes of the High Shadevan Valley|Sky Tribes]]?
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* Did you know that [[Omandral Sorcerer King]] was born of a [[Medibgösk]] father and a [[Jerushabla]]n mother, converted to the [[Imzaha]] religion, and established the short-lived [[Omandraline Empire of Sky]]?
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* Did you know that [[Neptultchi Language]] is not related to any [[Gwenyan Language]] or indeed to any known language other than its child languages, [[Tuadbean Language|Tuadbe]] and [[Xsyte Language|Xsyte]]?
  
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* Did you know that the [[Durrhaunvian Triad]] is a group of three sister goddesses, [[Dáunau]], [[Devahlia]], and [[Dasironessa]], traditionally worshiped in the [[Durrhaunve]] Valley?
  
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* Did you know that [[Prince Ulcanov]] placed his various bodily members and organs in different containers when he slept through the night, his soul voyaging through alien realms beyond our own?
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* Did you know that the principle officers and organs of the government of the [[Republic of Johaulia]] are the [[Meddix (Johaulia)|Johaulia]], the [[Cobalt College]], and the [[Senate of Johaulia|Senate]]?
  
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* Did you know that the [[Drakeling]] is a domesticated dragon ridden by [[Dragon Knights]] in southern [[Pytharnia]] for possibly as much as seven thousand years?
  
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* Did you know that the [[Ebercus Papyrus]], held under lock and key in the [[Tasmogium Collection]] at the [[Alchemical College of the Magdalanate]],  is named after the family of an [[Ithatia]]n treasure-hunter who inherited it?
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* Did you know that [[Erechórebese Sunfather]] [[Orry II]] promoted and sponsored the [[Congress of Bryndyd]] in 2587 to resolve lingering issues of treaty and policy in the years after the [[Great Sky War]] and the [[Fifth Geddamin War]]?
  
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* Did you know The [[Grand Shadew Canal]] describes the system of five locks used to circumvent the cataracts of the [[Shadew River]] as it passes through the [[Shadmaus]], the high mountain valleys of [[Transalpine Agogia]]?
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* Did you know that the ancient [[Jairutthalese Empire]] of [[Kalama]] predated the [[City-State Period of Kalama]] and thus is generally considered mythical?
  
 
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The [[Noble Republic of Aurice]] is ruled by the Noble Senate. The Senators preside in the [[Great Curial Hall]] on a platform called the [[Mensary]] and sit on very high thrones requiring a ladder to ascend.
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Imridsul is a very costly dye made from the eggs of the deepearth-dwelling Thrystonese basilisk through a process that requires nearly two years (about 28 common months). The color imridsul is an intense crimson with brilliant streaks and splotches that sparkle like metallic gold. Garments made from cloths dyed this color are some of the most desirable in the world. The dye is extraordinarily color fast and does not fade even after many years. The effect is considered impossible to duplicate, but has stimulated a market for gold-embroidered crimson clothes which although costly are not as fantastically costly as cloths dyed in imridsul. In ancient times, the sale and use of the dye was strictly regulated by kings and its use reserved for aristocrats and royals. Even a small component of one's costume dyed in imridsul was a strong status symbol.  ([[Imridsul|Full Article]]...)
  
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The Flag of the [[Archpatriarchy of Tiomairy]] and many other flags can be found on the [[Flags of Asdar]] page.
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The Yophenthean Gates of the Walls of [[Trevirs]] are over two thousand years old.  Trevirs is the most populous human city in the Pallathantic Region with 960,000 inhabitants, the fourth most populous in the old world, and heir to a past reaching back into the mists of human history. Trevirs rests atop a large prominence of hills in the Magdanalate of the Empire of Magdala. The Palace of the Imperial Diet rests in Trevirs. Historically, Trevirs was also the place of the Imperial Palace. The city is sometimes called Great Trevirs to distinguish it expressly from Royal Trevirs. Trevirs arose in very ancient times as a Pytharnian Giant settlement and eventually came under control of various human tribes. Since the Fall of the Yophenthean Empire, Trevirs has served as an important skyport between the western Jaggudorns, Medibgö, and the Pallathantic Region. Trevirs is the financial capital of southeastern Pytharnia and the seat of the headquarters of several important organizations including the Dwarven Dragonrail Guild of Pytharnia and the Sovereign Archguild of Master Titancrafters of Pytharnia. Trevirs remains the seat of the Palace of the Imperial Diet of Magdala.  ([[Trevirs|Full Article]]...)
  
 
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The records of [[Kalama]] provide us a sequence of eleven kingdoms, each composed of numerous [[List of Rulers and Dynasties of Kalama|dynasties]] and reaching back unthinkably into the past. Scholars generally accept the historicity of the king lists from the sixth millennium before [[Salmakhamer]] towards the present. Rulers before this time are considered legendary or semi-legendary. Non-native and some native scholars regard the historicity of the Sanjasthanite Kingdoms with much skepticism believing it to be completely or largely fabricated. ([[List of Rulers and Dynasties of Kalama|See Full Article]]...)
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{{icon|arathracianism}} The Erechórebese [[Arathracian Religion]] honors the [[Erechórebese Sunfather]] as the highest earthly authority of the ecumenical church.  There has been a sunfather with two major periods of absence since the [[Fall of the Yophenthean Empire]].  The complete [[List of Erechórebese Sunfathers|list of Erechórebese Sunfathers]] gives their reigns and occasionally a remark about their accomplishments in the [[Erechórebese Arathracian Church]]. ([[List of Erechórebese Sunfathers|See Full Article]]...)
  
 
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Map of Pytharnia

The southern land of the continent of Pytharniaca is usually called Pytharnia, leaving the scientific term 'Pytharniaca' to those who wish to refer strictly to the whole land mass. In its commonly used sense, Pytharnia refers to the southern half settled by humans. In origin, Pytharnia originally meant the hilly lands between the Mathgefrew Mountains of the south and the dense woodlands of the north. The core territory of the Empire of Magdala or 'The Magdalanate' rests on the Pytharnian Highlands. Scholars do not have a wide consensus on the origin of the name 'Pytharnia.' Some believe it originates from the name of ancient dragons. (Full Article...)

Pytharnia in its broadest geographic sense as Pytharniaca is a subcontinent that has been slowly merging into the much greater continent of Asdauria for eons, forming the world-famous Jaggudorns, the highest mountains in the known world and probably the whole world. Riddled with ancient tribes and languages, Pytharnia is home to humans, elves, dwarves, halflings, gnomes, beastmen, trolls, and many more creatures. Nestled in the high foothills of the southwestern Jaggudorns are found four dwarven states. The Amandal Plateau is home to another dwarven state, Amandalia, where mystical dwarves have communed with the infinite for eternity. Sardeichs is the smallest and the most economically driven of these dwarven micro-empires. Although this smallest of the dwarven states is well in the Jaggudorns, its commerce and outlook is towards Pytharnia and the Pallathantic Sea.

Did you know...

  • Did you know that the Jaggudorn Mountains are roughly the same elevation as the Himalayas but lie farther north and were the homeland of the ancient Sky Tribes?

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Artist's depiction of the color produced by the dye Imridsul

Imridsul is a very costly dye made from the eggs of the deepearth-dwelling Thrystonese basilisk through a process that requires nearly two years (about 28 common months). The color imridsul is an intense crimson with brilliant streaks and splotches that sparkle like metallic gold. Garments made from cloths dyed this color are some of the most desirable in the world. The dye is extraordinarily color fast and does not fade even after many years. The effect is considered impossible to duplicate, but has stimulated a market for gold-embroidered crimson clothes which although costly are not as fantastically costly as cloths dyed in imridsul. In ancient times, the sale and use of the dye was strictly regulated by kings and its use reserved for aristocrats and royals. Even a small component of one's costume dyed in imridsul was a strong status symbol. (Full Article...)

Yophenthean Gates of the Walls of Trevirs

The Yophenthean Gates of the Walls of Trevirs are over two thousand years old. Trevirs is the most populous human city in the Pallathantic Region with 960,000 inhabitants, the fourth most populous in the old world, and heir to a past reaching back into the mists of human history. Trevirs rests atop a large prominence of hills in the Magdanalate of the Empire of Magdala. The Palace of the Imperial Diet rests in Trevirs. Historically, Trevirs was also the place of the Imperial Palace. The city is sometimes called Great Trevirs to distinguish it expressly from Royal Trevirs. Trevirs arose in very ancient times as a Pytharnian Giant settlement and eventually came under control of various human tribes. Since the Fall of the Yophenthean Empire, Trevirs has served as an important skyport between the western Jaggudorns, Medibgö, and the Pallathantic Region. Trevirs is the financial capital of southeastern Pytharnia and the seat of the headquarters of several important organizations including the Dwarven Dragonrail Guild of Pytharnia and the Sovereign Archguild of Master Titancrafters of Pytharnia. Trevirs remains the seat of the Palace of the Imperial Diet of Magdala. (Full Article...)

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Arathracianism The Erechórebese Arathracian Religion honors the Erechórebese Sunfather as the highest earthly authority of the ecumenical church. There has been a sunfather with two major periods of absence since the Fall of the Yophenthean Empire. The complete list of Erechórebese Sunfathers gives their reigns and occasionally a remark about their accomplishments in the Erechórebese Arathracian Church. (See Full Article...)

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