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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.  
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Titancraft is the technology that uses magitechnical means to capture ambient magical energy for work.  Titancraft is so-called after the ancient [[antediluvian]] [[Titans]] who are widely believed to have invented and employed it.  The history of titancraft among humans is roughly limited to the past two centuries.  Before this time, only arcane texts and ancient epics had reference to titancraft and it was considered simply an ancient form of magical spellcasting.  Titancraft is a key feature of modern industry and commerce and essential for many modern devices.  Dirigible shaped flying vessels have become symbolic of immense power of titancraft in today's world of Asdar.
  
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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]]. ([[Pytharnia|Full Article]]...)
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[[File:Diagram of Components of a Titancraft Rotary Engine.jpg|left|thumb|300px|schematic of the essential components of a titancraft engine]]
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Titancraft differs from the magical practice of wizards in that it is purely rational and its functioning can be apprehended by an intelligent person with sufficient study and training. Additionally, a non-magical person ([[grunterer]]) can be trained to use it. New titancraft technologies are jealously guarded by the individuals and [[Corpus Merx|corpora mercia]] who discover them. Titancraft is rarely in the ownership of the poor or the disenfranchised. ([[Titancraft|Full Article]]...)
  
 
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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 [[Panseeing]] is essential to the practice of the arcane arts?
  
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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 [[T'u'akhav the Crafty]], a dwarven engineer from [[Sardeichs]], invented the [[vortifex]] propulsion engine in 2506 AI?
  
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* 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 adjective [[Disdrirn]] refers to creatures and places in the Great [[Disdrire Forest]] of [[Pytharnia]]?
  
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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 the [[Thwarrish Religion]] was sometimes at conflicts with the [[Arathracianism|Arathracian Religion]] and is still practiced today in [[Thrace]] and other countries of the [[High Shadevan Plateau]]?
  
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* 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 the [[Coming of Salmakhamer]] marks year one of the Isxinthion Calendar?
  
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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)|Meddix]], the [[Cobalt College]], and the [[Senate of Johaulia|Senate]]?
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* Did you know the [[Noble Republic of Aurice]] arose immediately after the [[Aurician Revolution]], 2627 to 2634?
  
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* 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 [[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?
  
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* 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 the [[Aitiaobh]] were a tribe of [[Geddamin|Common Giants]] who were anciently driven into the [[Disdrire Forest]] by the [[Neptultchi]]?  
  
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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 that the doctrine of [[reincarnation]] is rejected by the [[Arathracianism|Arathracian Religion]], but accepted by the [[Incarnandism|Incarnandist Religion]]?
  
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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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* Did you know that [[Vädu]] was an early shamanic god of [[Thrace]] during the migratory period of the [[Gwenyan Tribes]]?
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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]]?
  
 
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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 Incarnandina'''
  
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The living matrilineal descendant of [[Shaqtirah kath Katima]] who is the youngest daughter of the previous Incarnandina assumes the role of Incarnandina.  She is the spiritual head of the [[Holy Family]] among the Incarnandist believers. She serves as the de facto head of the Incarnandist community.  Incarnandists believe that either the present Incarnandina or a future Incarnandina will be the mother of the [[Incarnandus]] who will be the manifestation of the supreme being or God-consciousness in human form. ([[Incarnandina|Full Article]]...)
  
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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 [[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]]. ([[Trevirs|Full Article]]...)
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The [[Portal:Yophenthean_Empire|Yophenthean Empire Portal]], although just a stub, now has a sizable collection of links to topics related to the civilization and history of the seven hundred years of the [[Yophenthean Empire]] in the [[West]]. ([[Portal:Yophenthean_Empire|Full Article]]...)
  
 
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These articles are recommended for gaining a better understanding of the history and background of the world of Asdar.
 
These articles are recommended for gaining a better understanding of the history and background of the world of Asdar.
  
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*[[Titancraft]] Rediscovered during the [[Third Isbajath]], Titancraft is mechanical technology that uses ambient magical energy
 
*[[Antediluvian]] Age is dated to before the mythical [[Flood of Aturyanda]]
 
*[[Antediluvian]] Age is dated to before the mythical [[Flood of Aturyanda]]
 
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*[[Aurice]] is the largest imperial power of the eastern Pallathantic
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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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[[List of Erechórebese Sunfathers]]
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This list presents all one hundred eighty seven (187) of the acknowledged Erechórebese Sunfathers of the [[Erechórebese Arathracian Church]] subsequent to the [[Fall of Yophénthë (986)]] up to the present day, in chronological order.  The office of sunfather arose within a few years after the [[Third Sack of Yophénthë]] (986).  The skyfaring raiders who had formed a coalition and sacked the imperial capital, slaying the emperor and the high priest, resolved to slay anyone who arose as king of the Yophentheans.  To skirt this issue, the office of sunfather was created.  Erechórebese Sunfathers could not be hereditary and dynasties were strictly forbidden.  However, Sunfathers like all Arathracian clergy could and were expected to marry and have children.  At the heart of a patriarchal religion, the general powers of administration were reserved to the male clergy. ([[List of Erechórebese Sunfathers|See Full Article]]...)
  
 
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*[http://www.worldofasdar.com/ World of Asdar Main Homepage] This page is very minimal (2014 May 17)
 
*[http://www.worldofasdar.com/ World of Asdar Main Homepage] This page is very minimal (2014 May 17)
 
*[http://blog.worldofasdar.com/ World of Asdar Blog] begun 2014 May 17
 
*[http://blog.worldofasdar.com/ World of Asdar Blog] begun 2014 May 17
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*[http://rpg.worldofasdar.com/ World of Asdar RPG Game] begun 2015 September 19 [Please note this subdomain is down. Sorry.]
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*[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc1FZ26DM49OyPHXZCkmV9g World of Asdar YouTube Channel]
 
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An early dragonrail engine

Titancraft is the technology that uses magitechnical means to capture ambient magical energy for work. Titancraft is so-called after the ancient antediluvian Titans who are widely believed to have invented and employed it. The history of titancraft among humans is roughly limited to the past two centuries. Before this time, only arcane texts and ancient epics had reference to titancraft and it was considered simply an ancient form of magical spellcasting. Titancraft is a key feature of modern industry and commerce and essential for many modern devices. Dirigible shaped flying vessels have become symbolic of immense power of titancraft in today's world of Asdar.

schematic of the essential components of a titancraft engine

Titancraft differs from the magical practice of wizards in that it is purely rational and its functioning can be apprehended by an intelligent person with sufficient study and training. Additionally, a non-magical person (grunterer) can be trained to use it. New titancraft technologies are jealously guarded by the individuals and corpora mercia who discover them. Titancraft is rarely in the ownership of the poor or the disenfranchised. (Full Article...)

Did you know...

  • Did you know that Panseeing is essential to the practice of the arcane arts?
  • 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?

Featured Pictures

A young Incarnandina

The Incarnandina

The living matrilineal descendant of Shaqtirah kath Katima who is the youngest daughter of the previous Incarnandina assumes the role of Incarnandina. She is the spiritual head of the Holy Family among the Incarnandist believers. She serves as the de facto head of the Incarnandist community. Incarnandists believe that either the present Incarnandina or a future Incarnandina will be the mother of the Incarnandus who will be the manifestation of the supreme being or God-consciousness in human form. (Full Article...)






Depiction of the Eight-Pointed Arathracian Solifix

Portal:Yophenthean_Empire

The Yophenthean Empire Portal, although just a stub, now has a sizable collection of links to topics related to the civilization and history of the seven hundred years of the Yophenthean Empire in the West. (Full Article...)

Recommended Articles

These articles are recommended for gaining a better understanding of the history and background of the world of Asdar.

Featured List

List of Erechórebese Sunfathers

This list presents all one hundred eighty seven (187) of the acknowledged Erechórebese Sunfathers of the Erechórebese Arathracian Church subsequent to the Fall of Yophénthë (986) up to the present day, in chronological order. The office of sunfather arose within a few years after the Third Sack of Yophénthë (986). The skyfaring raiders who had formed a coalition and sacked the imperial capital, slaying the emperor and the high priest, resolved to slay anyone who arose as king of the Yophentheans. To skirt this issue, the office of sunfather was created. Erechórebese Sunfathers could not be hereditary and dynasties were strictly forbidden. However, Sunfathers like all Arathracian clergy could and were expected to marry and have children. At the heart of a patriarchal religion, the general powers of administration were reserved to the male clergy. (See Full Article...)

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