Thybdis River
The Thybdis River is the greatest river in western Asdauria, along with its brother rivers, the Tayhoyre and the Ibrew. The Shadew River is considered part of the Jaggudorn-Pytharnia system and is longer than the Thybdis. The source of the Thybdis River begins in the high mountain valleys of the Idrakanian Mountains. The river drains into the Bay of Shelekhumbia which is part of the Memnosian Sea. The Thybdis River is an essential segment of the great caravan route through northern Asdauria between the West and Sungo. The river passes through the lands of the Brasen Horde, along the boundary between Axophotia and Turgosia, through Rhovania and through Rhovundy, along the boundary between Tinchozzo and Azzabboon, and thence into the Bay of Shelekhumbia. The Dakshurit Bridge is the greatest bridge to cross the river and is one of the greatest dragonrail bridges in the world.
The Thybdis River is a great vector of commerce with central Asdauria. The river has historically enabled much trade between Shelekhumbia, now the Sultanate of Beph-Themesh and Asdauria. Many millennia ago, the Thybdis River Valley Civilization formed one of the first major post-diluvian human cultures of any notable civilization in western Asdauria outside of Kalama.
The boatmen of the Thybdis River form a great guild called the Thybdite Boatmen. They are a powerful organization with which the Aurician Empire has had to deal in its governance of its hinterland provinces. In turn, Aurice holds great influence over trade through Asdauria and into the Memnosian Sea.
The traditional divinity of the river is Thebed whose sanctuaries and fanes dot its shores, increasing in number as one approaches the mouth of the river. In ancient times, farmers and priests would build shrines along the shore and dedicate them to other river gods, such as Shadew or Ibrew in the hope that no river god would dare to drown the shrine of another great river god.
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