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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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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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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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[[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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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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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 [[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 [[Panseeing]] is essential to the practice of the arcane arts?
  
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* Did you know that [[trollscrift]] can mean petroglyphs carved into natural stone by trolls or more frequently petroglyphs made by other humanlikes to frighten trolls from the area?
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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 [[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 adjective [[Disdrirn]] refers to creatures and places in the Great [[Disdrire Forest]] of [[Pytharnia]]?
  
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* Did you know that [[Harmonism]] is the common religious practice throughout the Pallathantic Region of simultaneously honoring the gods and Saints of the Old Religion, the [[Arathracian Religion]], and the Incarnandist Religion without acknowledging the supremacy of any ecclesiastical hierarchy?
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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 [[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 the [[Coming of Salmakhamer]] marks year one of the Isxinthion Calendar?
  
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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 the [[Noble Republic of Aurice]] arose immediately after the [[Aurician Revolution]], 2627 to 2634?
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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 [[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 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 [[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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'''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 [[Noble Republic of Aurice]] is ruled by the Noble Senate.  The Senators preside in the Curial Palace on a platform called the [[Mensary]] and sit on very high thrones requiring a ladder to ascend.
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'''Portal:Yophenthean_Empire'''
  
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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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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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[[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)
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*[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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*[[Special:NewFiles|Gallery of New Files]]
 
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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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