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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's technology is somewhat more advanced than Jaern's, hovering around the real-world equivalent of the 1880s to 1920s depending on region. Cahyali worships [[:gods|the same gods as Jaern]], though many names differ and the exact method of worship varies across regions.
  
 {{settings:cahyali:cahyaliworldmap.png}} {{settings:cahyali:cahyaliworldmap.png}}
 +== Note: This map was created by the Cahyali Historical Association and its surveyors. Regional maps may differ slightly. ==
  
-===== Countries of Cahyali =====+===== Geography & Astronomy Overview =====
  
-=== Pthora ===+==== Astronomical Notes ==== 
 +  
 +Cahyali orbits the star **Ayat**. 
  
-[[settings:cahyali:pthora|Pthora]] at a glance: +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's gravity well in a hundred years or so. The three moons are a symbol for Seherine (At'ena). The Seherine Seers of Cahyali often use the moons and their positions as signs.
-  Government Type: Dictatorship +
-  Symbol: Vulture +
-  Major Races: Dwarves +
-  Major Cities: **Polis**+
  
-=== Nahrūl ===+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.
  
-[[settings:cahyali:nahrul|Nahrūl]] at a glance: +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 Cahyalione would observe the sun to rise in the north and set in the south.
-  * Government Type: Dictatorship/Theocracy +
-  * Symbol: Rabbit +
-  * Major Races: HumansDwarves, Half-Dwarves +
-  * Major Cities: **Tajsun**, Djin-Serai, Zhemenka+
  
-=== Ruefang ===+==== 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.
  
-[[settings:cahyali:ruefang|Ruefang]] at a glance: +**Esrior's Fold**: This massive faultline rings the continentaccompanied by a host of active volcanoes in its vicinity. Due to constant storms and strong winds over the area, in addition to a disruption in the flow of magic, travel across the Fold has never been accomplished. Historians say the faultline appeared about 7,000 years ago - during the height of Imperial Dahabu - and many debate over its purposeas a prison for Cahyalior as a guard against what lies beyond.
-  Government Type: Oligarchy +
-  Symbol: Dolphin +
-  Major RacesLizardsElves +
-  * Major Cities**Chongbai**Bo+
  
-=== Buyuk Vahsi ===+{{settings:cahyali:cahyalipolitical.png}} 
 +== A political map of Cahyali. Gray areas are disputed zones. ==
  
-[[settings:cahyali:buyukvahsi|Buyuk Vahsi]] at a glance: +===== Countries of Cahyali ===== 
-  * Government Type: Theocracy/Anarchy +==== The Sublime Veld ==== 
-  * Symbol: Rose +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 Veld in search of ancient secrets and treasures.
-  * Major Races: Elves +
-  * Major Cities: **Ahlaan Bika**+
  
-=== Ley'Ork ===+{{  settings:cahyali:buyukvahsi_flag.png?200}} 
 +**[[settings:cahyali:buyukvahsi|Buyuk Vahsi]]**: Nestled in the northwest is the dual nation of Buyuk Vahsi, lush rainforest on the surface with diverse mini-climes tucked in valleys and between mountain peaks. Below the surface, though, is a vast realm of subterranean caverns with civilization as unique and robust as the flora and fauna there.
  
-[[settings:cahyali:leyork|Ley'Ork]] at glance: +Buyuk Vahsi's population is overwhelmingly elven. They speak dialect of Dahabi (Elvish). Its national symbol is a peacock and rosewith the peacock representing Vahsithe surface realm; and the rose representing Buyukthe underground realm. 
-  * Government Type: Aristocracy/Democrachy +
-  * Symbol: Dragonfly +
-  * Major Races: Cosmopolitan +
-  * Major Cities: **Metro**, Ley'Ork SpireCourtslandPortLanding+
  
-=== Splint ===+{{  settings:cahyali:dahabuflag.png?200}} 
 +**[[settings:cahyali:dahabu|Dahabu]]**: At the far west of the continent is Dahabu, a scorched desert nation ruled by city-states dotted across its land. Once Cahyali's greatest superpower, Dahabu is now no more than vast unknown ruins and people who, despite their harsh lives, endure against the greatest odds. It has a hot, arid desert in the south and scrublands in the north.
  
-[[settings:cahyali:splint|Splint]] at glance: +Dahabu's population is mostly elven, human, avian, and desert sandtail. Dahabi (Elvish) is the primary language, with Pthoran (Dwarvish), Ulosian (Ferric), Saedic (Paroli), and Haoog also being spoken. Its national symbol is crescent and caduceus.
-  * Government Type: None +
-  * Symbol: Broken Shackles +
-  * Major Races: Cosmopolitan +
-  * Major Cities: **Pike**+
  
-=== Dahabu ===+==== 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 close in relation with each other, and have been for many years. 
  
-[[settings:cahyali:dahabu|Dahabu]] at a glance: +{{  settings:cahyali:ruefangnatlflag.png?200}} 
-  Government Type: None +**[[settings:cahyali:ruefang|Ruefang]]**: This nation lies upon a crescent-shaped landmass in the southwest. With dynastic and martial tradition stretching back centuries, it is currently ruled by the oligarchy of the Five-Commission Council. Ruefang has struggled with natural phenomena and strange climate caused by the country's unstable leyline system for a while, but has recently made advancements in recovering. 
-  Symbol: Waning Crescent +
-  * Major Races: Cosmopolitan, very few Lizards +
-  * Major Cities: **Soko**, [[settings:cahyali:dahabu:leviathan|Leviathan]]+
  
-=== Ulos ===+Ruefang's population consists of elves, lizards of various sorts, and some beasthide orcs. Its national language is a dialect of Dahabi (Elvish), and its national symbol is an eastern "long" dragon.
  
-[[settings:cahyali:ulos|Ulos]] at a glance: +{{  settings:cahyali:raikougan_flag.png?200}} 
-  Government Type: Socialist Democracy +**[[settings:cahyali:raikougan|Raikougan]]**: An archipelago nation which recently declared independence from Ruefang. Having once been part of its western neighborthe Raikougan developed a distinct culture after being isolated for 300 years after the Fist of God. It rains near-constantly hereand the people, while kind and polite, are not to be underestimated - every one of them is trained to fight.
-  SymbolThree Eyes +
-  * Major Races: LizardsHumansElves +
-  * Major Cities: **Szczyet**+
  
-=== Vervand ===+Its population is mostly lizard and avian, with some humans and elves. Its national language is a dialect of Dahabi (Elvish), and its national symbol is lightning, as well as a turtle's shell.
  
-[[settings:cahyali:vervand|Vervand]] at a glance: +{{  settings:cahyali:ulosflag.png?200}} 
-  Government Type: Democracy +**[[settings:cahyali:ulos|Ulos]]**: Dotting the sea in the middle of Cahyali is a multitude of small islands. This is Ulosa democratic nation known for its education and advancements in the arcane arts. Tropical and warm year-roundthe sights of Ulos are known across the world for their stunning beauty. 
-  SymbolPitchfork +
-  * Major Races: HumansElves, Half-Elves +
-  * Major Cities: **Brotland**Atoa+
  
-=== Arenti ===+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:cahyali:arenti|Arenti]] at a glance: +==== The Heartlands ==== 
-  * Government Type: Democracy +This region's location around the center of Cahyali gives it its name. Much of the Heartlands is defined by Ley'Orkas the biggest and most politically dominant country in the region. The Heartlands are mostly temperate in climate, ranging towards alpine in the Guardian Mountains and arid in the Zinapar Desert.
-  * Symbol: The Painted Sands +
-  * Major Races: HumansLizards +
-  * Major Cities: **Reggiarte**+
  
-=== Shinneok ===+{{  settings:cahyali:leyorkflag.png?200}} 
 +**[[settings:cahyali:leyork|Ley'Ork]]**: In the heart of Cahyali is Ley'Ork, the most technologically advanced nation of the continent. Fiercely capitalist and semi-democratic under the rule of the Harena Trade Union, the gears of Ley'Ork turn towards the future at any cost. Its landmass is massive, encompassing temperate forests to the north and baking desert to the south. 
  
-[[settings:cahyali:shinneok|Shinneok]] at glance: +Ley'Ork's population is metropolitan; melting pot of various races and backgrounds. Though it has no official languagemany within its borders speak Saedic (Paroli). Its national symbol is a six-winged dragonfly; a creature known as the stingfly. Griffins are also considered a major Ley'Orkian symbol.
-  * Government Type: Monarchy +
-  * Symbol: Journeyman +
-  * Major Races: HumansDwarves +
-  * Major Citites: **Mūnano Hansei**+
  
-=== Null Labyrinth ===+{{  settings:cahyali:itlanyoualiflag_landscape.png?200}} 
 +**[[settings:cahyali:splint|Splint]]**: Nestled between Ley'Ork and Ruefang is the small country of Splint - which is less of a country than a hotbed of tensions between various groups, with opposing goals and ideologies save for one thing: they want Ley'Ork out of their territory. Splint is subtropical and arid in places, with stunning natural sights. About half of the country's landmass is a peninsula attached to Ley'Ork, and the other half are a group of islands bordering Ruefang's Raikougan Archipelago.
  
-//This is not country per sebut it is major enough to warrant explanation and discussion.//+Its population is a melting potas 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'Ork control.
  
-[[settings:cahyali:nulllabyrinth|The Null Labyrinth]] at a glance: +Some say that beneath Blake's Cove in the center of Splint lies a [[settings:cahyali:itlanyouali|mysterious underground world...]]
-  * Government Type: None +
-  * Symbol: Unknown +
-  * Major Races: Drow, Duergar, and Undead +
-  * Major Cities: Void's Crossing, Manilla, Abberath+
  
-===== Notable Geography =====+==== The Oxis Alliance ==== 
 +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.
  
-**Cahyali’s Revenge**: This oceanic ridge spans north to south. The massive fault features undersea volcanoesfrequent natural disastersand intense winds that take frigid eastern air from Pthora, warms it with intense geothermal vents, and deposits it on the western coasts of Dahabu.+{{  settings:cahyali:vervandflag.png?200}} 
 +**[[settings:cahyali:vervand|Vervand]]**: Southernmost of the northern landmassVervand is the bread basket of the Oxis Alliance, with its vast farms and forests providing much food to the rest of the Alliance's constituent nations. Much of Vervand is forested, with mountainous highlands separating it from Arenti
  
-**Zhùfu Reef**: a large coral reef off the coast of Ruefangits colorful peaks can be seen from the surface of the water+Vervand's population is mostly humanselves, and orcs. It's national languages are Paroli (Saedic) and Geleik (Auric), though Ferric (Ulosian) is also commonly spoken. Its national symbols are a red wyrm and the lily of the valley.
  
-===== Religion in Cahyali =====+{{  settings:cahyali:arentiflag.png?200}} 
 +**[[settings:cahyali:arenti|Arenti]]**: In the middle of the Oxian subcontinent lies Arenti, known worldwide for its cultural exports. Everything from music, to painting, to photography, dance, and cuisine is well known and respected across Cahyali. Its pleasant, temperate forests and rolling plains make it a picturesque locale.
  
-Cahyali worships the same pantheon as Jearnians do, but have ascribed different names for each of the gods. Newcomers to Cahyali will often be met with confusion if they refer to "At'ena" or "Neptune", and will shun those who worship these names as heretics, unless it is made clear that they are in fact the same deity that they worshipThe structures of their Churches are incredibly similar to the structure found on Jearn, with minor differences. Below is a list of the Cahyalian names of the Jearnian Gods: +Arenti's population is mostly humans and lizards, and has some minority populations of elves and giantkin in the mountainous areasIts national symbol is a unicorna relatively common magical creature in ArentiIts national languages are particular, flowery dialects of Ferric (Ulosianand Sel'ict.
-  * Anubis - Anpu (Priests are refered to as Anpuians). +
-  * At'ena - The Lady Seherine (Priests are refered to as Seherites). +
-  * Isis - Aset (Priests are refered to as Asetites). +
-  * Neptune - Vahrun (Priests are refered to as Vahrunians). Cahyalians see Vahrun as not only the god of the seabut of the wind. They believe that Vahrun resides in the deepest depths of Cahyali's Revenge. +
-  * Orus - Arakh (Priests are referred to as Arakites). Mishra is given the name Aremakh. +
-  * Osiris - Julius (Priests are refered to as Julians). +
-  * Ra - The Dawn (Priests are refered to as Priests of Dawn or Dawn-Bringers). +
-  * Rudri - The Dusk (Priests are refered to as Dusk Priests). Whether there are any Dusk Priests still in Cahyali is debatable, as none have been seen for centuries. +
-  * Tarus - Hestapheous (Priests are refered to as Hestaphites). +
-  * T'or - Marutuk (Priests are refered to as the Maru). +
-  * Almar - Almar (The three non-native Jearnian gods do not have differing names in Cahyali religion. It is unknown what in their history might have influenced this convergence). +
-  * Vormaxia - Vormaxia (The three non-native Jearnian gods do not have differing names in Cahyali religion. It is unknown what in their history might have influenced this convergence). +
-  * Zepherin - Zepherin (The three non-native Jearnian gods do not have differing names in Cahyali religion. It is unknown what in their history might have influenced this convergence).+
  
-===== Astronomy of Cahyali ===== +{{  settings:cahyali:shinneokflag.png?200}} 
-  +**[[settings:cahyali:shinneok|Shinneok]]**: Northernmost of the Oxian subcontinent, Shinneok lies as a stalwart barrier between the Pale Reach and the Oxis Alliance, constantly resisting Pthoran aggression with its knightly orders. Having once ruled the entire Alliance, Shinnean culture is rather ubiquitous in Oxian territory. Their land ranges from temperate deciduous forests to coniferous, alpine regions.
-Cahyali orbits the star **Ayat**. +
  
-There are three moons of Cahyalithe closest and brightest one is named **Dipha**, the second brightest is named **Leine**These two moons rise in the East and set in the WestThe farthest and dimmest moon is named **Fyr** and rises West and sets East, in highly elliptical orbit. Fyr has its own small potato-shaped satellitenamed **Myn** that tumbles around in a quick eclectic orbit. The three moons are a symbol for Seherine (the Cahyalian name for At'ena). The Sherine Seers of Cahyali often use the moons and their positions as signs.+Shinneok's population is mostly humans, dwarves, and some orcsIts national languages are Ferric (Ulosian) and Elvish (Dahabi)Its national symbol is a liondespite lions no longer being extant in Oxian land.
  
-There are two other visible planets in the Ayat System. The brightest is a yellow-green gas giant named **Ythern**The other is a purple-blue gas giant with faint rings named **Pthri**Between Cahyali and the gas giants lies a thick belt of asteroids that astronomers believe could not form into a planet due to the gravitational forces of Ythern.+==== 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 worldPthora is the most dominant part of this region, with Nahrul surviving and maintaining its sovereignty despite constant threat from the eastThe Pale Reach is frigid and polar for the most part.
  
-===== Factions of Cahyali =====+{{  settings:cahyali:nahrulflag.png?200}} 
 +**[[settings:cahyali:nahrul|Nahrūl]]**: A volcanic island nation just west of Pthora, Nahrūl is a theocratic country, led by Priests of the Dawn dedicated to the sun god Peregrinus. Due to its small size, Nahrūl is rather reliant on imports from other countries, and does its best to maintain good relations with the Oxis Alliance and Pthora.
  
-There are five prominent factions in Cahyali: the Oxis Alliance, The Cerulean Moon, the Harena Trade Union of Cahyali (HTUC), The Kinland Order, and the Ystervuis.+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. 
 + 
 +{{  settings:cahyali:pthoraflag.png?200}} 
 +**[[settings:cahyali:pthora|Pthora]]**: Located in the far-eastern polar regions of the continentPthora is a hyper-militarized dictatorship, led by a single High General operating out of their Winter Office. The large swath of territory south of the main islands is untamable tundra that Pthora only nominally claims as its own; in truth, the indigenous Johtalit people are the only ones that have ever successfully carved out a place for civilization here. 
 + 
 +Pthora is populated by mostly dwarves, humans, and Kleemudor lizards, Pthora mainly speaks the language of Pthoran (Dwarvish). Its national symbol is a firebird. 
 + 
 +===== Beyond the Continent ===== 
 +**[[settings:cahyali:nulllabyrinth|The Null Labyrinth]]**: A massive underground network of cave systemsthe Null Labyrinth has only a few fixed locations, with the others' locations constantly in flux. Its system of government, if one exists, is currently unknown. It is mostly populated by dark elves, duergar dwarves, elementals, and the undead. Imortuli, the tongue of the undead, seems to be the most commonly spoken language within the Labyrinth. The Null Labyrinth contains ruins of an ancient civilization known as Taaraa subject of interest for adventurers and scholars worldwide... 
 +===== 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:cahyali:peoples|Peoples of Cahyali]] page for more details. 
 + 
 +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:cahyali:religion|Religion of Cahyali]] page. 
 + 
 +==== Factions of Cahyali ==== 
 + 
 +Several prominent factions, international alliances, and NGOs exist on Cahyali, all with different goals, allies, and enemies.
  
 Please see the [[settings:cahyali:factions|Factions of Cahyali]] page. Please see the [[settings:cahyali:factions|Factions of Cahyali]] page.
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 ===== History of Cahyali ===== ===== History of Cahyali =====
  
-Please see the [[settings:cahyali;history|History of Cahyali]] page.+For an overview of ancient history, see the [[:history#Cahyali Historica|Historical Archive]]'s section on Cahyali.  
 + 
 +For an overview of modern history, please see [[history:modernagec|this page.]]
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