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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 the [[Temple of Amrulon Sun God (Amyrn)|Temple of Amrulon Sun God in Amyrn]] is one of the largest houses dedicated to the [[Isxinthion]] [[Sun God]], built on an ancient [[Kemerite]] site dating back over seven millennia ago?
  
* 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 the [[Aitiaobh]] were a tribe of [[Geddamin|Common Giants]] who were anciently driven into the [[Disdrire Forest]] by the Neptultchi?  
  
* Did you know that the [[Neptultchi Language]] is not related to any [[Gwenyan Languages|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 doctrine of [[reincarnation]] is rejected by the [[Arathracianism|Arathracian Religion]], but accepted by the [[Incarnandism|Incarnandist Religion]]?
  
* 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 [[Vädu]] was an early shamanic god of [[Thrace]] during the migratory period of the [[Gwenyan Tribes]]?
  
* Did you know that the word [[Thrake]] originally meant a person of [[Thrace|Thracian]] ancestry but came to be a term of disparagement for foreign rulers?
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* Did you know that [[Orkybanthius of Zander]], a cosmologer of the fourth century developed a theory to explain and account for the existence of [[giants]]?
  
* Did you know that the principle officers and organs of the government of the [[Republic of Johaulia]] are the [[Meddix (Johaulia)|Meddix]], the [[Cobalt College]], and the [[Senate of Johaulia|Senate]]?
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* Did you know that [[Griffain Vedachier of Magetown]] was a [[Throvy|Throvian]] explorer, natural philosopher, and writer of the 27th century who eventually succumbed to the ill effects of the [[Throe Wastes]]?
  
* Did you know that the mythical [[Throne of Storms]] was said to have been borne by six [[djinn]] to carry [[Selukyal I of Jerushabla|Selukyal]], King of ancient [[Jerushabla]]?
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* Did you know that the mythical [[Asurrhá]] are said to be the truly rare offspring of the union of an [[Isxinthion Gods|Isxinthion]] god and an [[Elamahti]]?
  
* Did you know that the [[Drakeling]] is a domesticated dragon ridden by [[Dragon Knight]]s in southern [[Pytharnia]] for possibly as much as seven thousand years?
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* Did you know that [[Grascurg Excavation of the Upper Terrace of the City of Bryndyd|Grascurg Excavation]] of the early 28th century provided important primary evidence for the [[Archmagian Bryndyd|Archmagian Period of Bryndyd]] which was during the reign of [[Bexaloth]] in the [[Middle Ages of Chaos]]?
  
* 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 that the [[High Shadevan Tribes]] once inhabited all the lands east of the [[Jaggudorns]] and were supplanted by the immigration of the [[Gwenyan Tribes]] in the first millennium before [[Salmakhamer]]?
  
* 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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* Did you know that the ancient [[Incarnandist Basilica]]s were repurposed [[Yophenthean]] Basilicas during the [[Middle Ages of Chaos]]?
  
 
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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.

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. (Full Article...)

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  • Did you know that Orkybanthius of Zander, a cosmologer of the fourth century developed a theory to explain and account for the existence of giants?
  • Did you know that the mythical Asurrhá are said to be the truly rare offspring of the union of an Isxinthion god and an Elamahti?

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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 Magdalanate 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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