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====== Cahyali ====== | ====== Cahyali ====== | ||
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+ | Cahyali is a sister plane of Jaern, and the two worlds have been inextricably linked ever since a planar collision a few years ago. Multitudes of portals connect the planes, and travel has become quite commonplace. Despite being an entire planet, over half of Cahyali remains unexplored, with known landmasses being limited to a single continent, called - well, Cahyali. This world' | ||
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+ | == Note: This map was created by the Cahyali Historical Association and its surveyors. Regional maps may differ slightly. == | ||
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+ | ===== Geography & Astronomy Overview ===== | ||
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+ | ==== Astronomical Notes ==== | ||
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+ | Cahyali orbits the star **Ayat**. | ||
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+ | There are three moons of Cahyali, the closest and brightest one is named **Dipha**, the second brightest is named **Leine**. These two moons rise in the East and set in the West. The farthest and dimmest moon is named **Fyr** and rises West and sets East, in a highly elliptical orbit. Fyr has its own small potato-shaped satellite, named **Myn** that tumbles around in a quick elliptical orbit. Astronomers of Cahyali predict Fyr and Myn to eventually tumble out of Cahyali' | ||
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+ | There are five total planets in the Ayat System. In order from closest to farthest from Ayat, these are **Athurt,** a bluish gas giant; **Sthra,** a greyish-blue chthonian planet; Cahyali itself; **Ythern,** a yellowish-red gas giant; and **Pthri,** a brown gas giant. Notably, Cahyali is the only rocky planet in its system. A thick belt of asteroids orbits between Cahyali and Ythern. | ||
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+ | The magnetic pole of Cahyali is heavily misaligned with the geographic pole. The map provided is aligned with magnetic north; polar regions lie approximately eastward. Standing on Cahyali, one would observe the sun to rise in the north and set in the south. | ||
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+ | ==== Geographic Features ==== | ||
+ | **Medius Ocean:** The ocean in the middle of the continent is given this name. It is small compared to those unexplored oceans outside the Cahyali continent, and is dotted by countless small islands. This ocean seems to have an oceanic ridge in its center running east-west, slowly pushing the continent apart inch by inch over millions of years. The Medius connects Cahyali to itself, and is traveled often by people from every country. | ||
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+ | **Esrior' | ||
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+ | == A political map of Cahyali. Gray areas are disputed zones. == | ||
===== Countries of Cahyali ===== | ===== Countries of Cahyali ===== | ||
+ | ==== The Sublime Veld ==== | ||
+ | In the northwest of the world map is this area, a place of warm waters and equally warm landscapes. The civilizations here have deeply-rooted histories, documented reaching back thousands of years. Adventurers often flock to the Reliclands in search of ancient secrets and treasures. | ||
- | === Pthora === | + | {{ settings: |
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- | [[settings: | + | Buyuk Vahsi' |
- | * Government Type: Dictatorship | + | |
- | * Symbol: Vulture | + | |
- | * Major Races: Dwarves | + | |
- | * Major Cities: **Polis** | + | |
- | === Nahrūl === | + | {{ settings: |
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- | [[settings: | + | Dahabu' |
- | * Government Type: Dictatorship/ | + | |
- | * Symbol: Rabbit | + | |
- | * Major Races: Humans, Dwarves, Half-Dwarves | + | |
- | * Major Cities: **Tajsun**, Djin-Serai, Zhemenka | + | |
- | === Ruefang | + | ==== The Abundant Expanse |
+ | The Abundant Expanse, also known as the Abundance, is the southernmost region of Cahyali. This place is mostly equatorial and tropical, with rich lands and stunning natural sights. Despite not being a formal alliance, many of the countries within the Abundance are at peace, and have been for many years. | ||
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- | * Major Races: Lizards, Elves | + | |
- | * Major Cities: **Chongbai**, Bo | + | |
- | === Buyuk Vahsi === | + | Ruefang' |
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- | * Major Races: Elves | + | |
- | * Major Cities: **Ahlaan Bika** | + | |
- | === Ley' | + | Its population is mainly human, halfling, avian, and semi-aquatic lizard. Ulosian (Ferric) is the national language, and the national symbol is that of three eyes in a vertical or triangular stack. |
- | [[settings: | + | ==== The Heartlands ==== |
- | * Government Type: Aristocracy/ | + | This region's location around the center of Cahyali gives it its name. Much of the Heartlands is defined by Ley' |
- | * Symbol: Dragonfly | + | |
- | * Major Races: Cosmopolitan | + | |
- | * Major Cities: **Metro**, | + | |
- | === Splint === | + | {{ settings: |
+ | **[[settings: | ||
- | [[settings: | + | Ley' |
- | * Government Type: None | + | |
- | * Symbol: Broken Shackles | + | |
- | * Major Races: Cosmopolitan | + | |
- | * Major Cities: **Pike** | + | |
- | === Dahabu === | + | {{ settings: |
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- | [[settings: | + | Its population is a melting pot, as many Splint residents are refugees from various places. It has no national symbol, though many take the emblem of broken chains as a sign of freedom from Ley' |
- | * Government Type: None | + | |
- | * Symbol: Waning Crescent | + | |
- | * Major Races: Cosmopolitan, very few Lizards | + | |
- | * Major Cities: **Soko**, [[settings: | + | |
- | === Ulos === | + | Some say that beneath Blake' |
- | [[settings: | + | ==== The Oxis Alliance ==== |
- | * Government Type: Socialist Democracy | + | In the north of Cahyali, the Oxis Alliance is the smallest region based on landmass, and is a political alliance as well as a geographical region. Its climate is mostly temperate, becoming quite a bit colder towards eastern Shinneok and being subtropical at the westernmost reaches of Vervand. The Alliance has been fraught with infighting in the past, but is peaceful in the modern day - though the encroachment of Pthora is an ever-present threat. |
- | * Symbol: Three Eyes | + | |
- | * Major Races: Lizards, Humans, Elves | + | |
- | * Major Cities: **Szczyet** | + | |
- | === Vervand | + | {{ settings: |
+ | **[[settings: | ||
- | [[settings: | + | Vervand's population is mostly humans, elves, and orcs. It has national languages are Paroli (Saedic) and Geleik (Auric). Its national symbols are a red wyrm and the lily of the valley. |
- | * Government Type: Democracy | + | |
- | * Symbol: Pitchfork | + | |
- | * Major Races: Humans, Elves, Half-Elves | + | |
- | * Major Cities: **Brotland**, | + | |
- | === Arenti | + | {{ settings: |
+ | **[[settings: | ||
- | [[settings: | + | Arenti's population is mostly humans and lizards, and has some minority populations of elves and giantkin in the mountainous areas. Its national symbol is a unicorn, a relatively common magical creature in Arenti. Its national languages are particular, flowery dialects of Breziak and Sel' |
- | * Government Type: Democracy | + | |
- | * Symbol: The Painted Sands | + | |
- | * Major Races: Humans, Lizards | + | |
- | * Major Cities: **Reggiarte** | + | |
- | === Shinneok | + | {{ settings: |
+ | **[[settings: | ||
- | [[settings: | + | Shinneok's population is mostly humans, dwarves, and some orcs. Its national languages are Breziak and Elvish (Dahabi). Its national symbol is a lion, despite lions no longer being extant in Oxian land. |
- | * Government Type: Monarchy | + | |
- | * Symbol: Journeyman | + | |
- | * Major Races: Humans, Dwarves | + | |
- | * Major Citites: **Mūnano Hansei** | + | |
- | === Null Labyrinth | + | ==== The Pale Reach ==== |
+ | This region is named as such because of the snow that blankets much of its land, as well as its distance from the rest of the world. Pthora is the most dominant part of this region, with Nahrul surviving and maintaining its sovereignty despite constant threat from the east. The Pale Reach is frigid and polar for the most part. | ||
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- | [[settings: | + | Nahrūl is populated by mostly dwarves, elves, and humans, along with some halflings and goblinoids. They mostly speak Pthoran and Paroli, though there is no national language. Its national symbol is a leaping rabbit, symbolizing tenacity and vitality. |
- | * Government Type: None | + | |
- | * Symbol: Unknown | + | |
- | * Major Races: Drow, Duergar, and Undead | + | |
- | * Mahor Cities: Void's Crossing, Manilla, Abberath | + | |
- | ===== Notable Geography ===== | + | {{ settings: |
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- | **Cahyali’s Revenge**: This oceanic ridge spans north to south. The massive fault features undersea volcanoes, frequent natural disasters, and intense winds that take frigid eastern air from Pthora, warms it with intense geothermal vents, and deposits it on the western coasts | + | Pthora is populated by mostly dwarves, humans, and Kleemudor lizards, |
- | **Zhùfu Reef**: a large coral reef off the coast of Ruefang, its colorful peaks can be seen from the surface | + | ===== Beyond the Continent ===== |
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+ | ===== People of Cahyali ===== | ||
+ | The species and races inhabiting Cahyali are much the same as on Jaern, though with a few sub-divisions within them. Different species intermix and cohabitate on Cahyali, and as such a dwarf and human from the Abundance may share much more, both physically and culturally, than two humans from the Abundance and Pale Reach - for example. See the [[settings: | ||
- | ===== Factions | + | Religious tradition on Cahyali is markedly different than that of Jaern, and is much more varied. For a rundown of how Cahyalians worship, see the [[settings: |
- | There are five prominent factions | + | ==== Factions of Cahyali ==== |
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+ | Several | ||
Please see the [[settings: | Please see the [[settings: | ||
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===== History of Cahyali ===== | ===== History of Cahyali ===== | ||
- | Please | + | For an overview of ancient history, |
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+ | For an overview of modern history, please see [[history: |
settings/cahyali.txt · Last modified: 2024/09/16 13:06 by quiddlesticks