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| subheader = '''''{{Smallcaps|Tlāna | | subheader = '''''{{Smallcaps|Tlāna Aerānida}}''''' <small>([[Aeranir]])</small> | ||
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| data12 = <small>[[Southern Aeranid Empire]], [[Eastern Aeranid Empire]], [[Antine Kingdom]], [[Fasser]]</small> | | data12 = <small>[[Southern Aeranid Empire]], [[Eastern Aeranid Empire]], [[Antine Kingdom]], [[Fasser]]</small> | ||
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The '''Aeranid Empire''' ([[Aeranir]]: ''{{Smallcaps|{{term|tlāna}} | The '''Aeranid Empire''' ([[Aeranir]]: ''{{Smallcaps|{{term|tlāna}} aerānida}}'', <small>Classical Aeranir</small> [ˈtɬaː.na ɛːˈraː.nɨ.da]) was the post-[[Aeranid Kingdom|kingdom]] period of the ancient Aeranid culture, consisting of large territorial holdings throughout [[Epehenia]], Eastern [[Eubora]], and Northern [[Suria]], ruled by a Senate representing the [[Schools of Telrhamir]]. The Empire eventually came to an abrupt end in 1266{{Smallcaps|[[New Imperial Age|bnia]]}} with [[The Collapse|the Collapse]], which devastated central [[Ephenia]], creating the [[Great Desert]], and entrapped the capital within the impenetrable [[Wall of Severence]]. There were some efforts made by the remains of the Empire to reconsolidate power, however these attempts disintegrated as local landlords, administrators, and tribal councils rose to power. In the south, the so-called '[[Southern Aeranid Empire]],' made mostly of Anderian tribes, devolved into a loose confederacy of constantly warring feudal states. Fyrdan invaders from the north flooded south, conquering much of [[Vall]] under the [[Antine Kingdom]] in 1140{{Smallcaps|[[New Imperial Age|bnia]]}}. The Empire in Eubora and Suria lasted longer, holding out as the [[Eastern Aeranid Empire]], until 827{{Smallcaps|[[New Imperial Age|bnia]]}}, when its capital, [[Heirotophia]], was taken by [[Fasser]]. | ||
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There are second hand record and reports of wumbos living along the [[Traedus]] in [[Paliciun]], the flat, arid region of [[Iscaria]] bordered by the [[Atulun Mountains]] in the north and [[Mount Colos]] in the south as early as the 3rd or 4th millennia {{Smallcaps|[[New Imperial Age|bnia]]}}. However, due to [[the Collapse]], almost all of this area has been covered by the [[Great Desert]], and the precise location of these natural formations, such as the Traedus river, are unknown to this day. Due to the [[Wall of Severance]], it impossible to ascertain exactly when the city of [[Telrhamir]] was first inhabited. | There are second hand record and reports of wumbos living along the [[Traedus]] in [[Paliciun]], the flat, arid region of [[Iscaria]] bordered by the [[Atulun Mountains]] in the north and [[Mount Colos]] in the south as early as the 3rd or 4th millennia {{Smallcaps|[[New Imperial Age|bnia]]}}. However, due to [[the Collapse]], almost all of this area has been covered by the [[Great Desert]], and the precise location of these natural formations, such as the Traedus river, are unknown to this day. Due to the [[Wall of Severance]], it impossible to ascertain exactly when the city of [[Telrhamir]] was first inhabited. | ||
It is believed that the [[Aerans (Iscaric tribe)|Aerans]] were the first [[Maro-Ephenian languages|Maro-Ephenians]] to settle in the region, in the later stage of migration from the [[First Forrest]], which mostly overtaking the [[Ethrians (tribe)|Ethrian tribes]] which had lived their previously, pushing them north in some cases, and intermingling in others. These Aerans were also in close contact with [[Dalitia|Talothic]] and [[ | It is believed that the [[Aerans (Iscaric tribe)|Aerans]] were the first [[Maro-Ephenian languages|Maro-Ephenians]] to settle in the region, in the later stage of migration from the [[First Forrest]], which mostly overtaking the [[Ethrians (tribe)|Ethrian tribes]] which had lived their previously, pushing them north in some cases, and intermingling in others. These Aerans were also in close contact with [[Dalitia|Talothic]] and [[Haidic languages|Northern Haidic]] colonies established throughout Iscaria. | ||
A number of Aeran settlements were made throughout [[Paliciun]], and in their earliest days the most powerful and influential among them was [[Seleps]], situated at on the Traedus delta. However, Telrhamir began to slowly rise to prominence. The region had always been well known for its manufacture of papyrus, but the discovery of paper (accredited to [[Panno Iunus Lucia Aprios]]) brought in huge amounts of wealth to Telrhamir. Even throughout the reign of the Empire, it was often referred to as the "paper capital" ({{Smallcaps|''{{term|indus}} {{term|harēpae}}''}}). Furthermore, the city sat just upriver from the [[Lupentia Negha]], a large and reliable flood plain of the Traedus, allowing high crop yields. In the [[Aeranid War]], Telrhamir fought the other Aeranid settlements, lead by Seleps, and won, taking control of Paliciun, and establishing the '''Aeranid Kingdom''' ({{Smallcaps|''{{term|rennun}} {{term| | A number of Aeran settlements were made throughout [[Paliciun]], and in their earliest days the most powerful and influential among them was [[Seleps]], situated at on the Traedus delta. However, Telrhamir began to slowly rise to prominence. The region had always been well known for its manufacture of papyrus, but the discovery of paper (accredited to [[Panno Iunus Lucia Aprios]]) brought in huge amounts of wealth to Telrhamir. Even throughout the reign of the Empire, it was often referred to as the "paper capital" ({{Smallcaps|''{{term|indus}} {{term|harēpae}}''}}). Furthermore, the city sat just upriver from the [[Lupentia Negha]], a large and reliable flood plain of the Traedus, allowing high crop yields. In the [[Aeranid War]], Telrhamir fought the other Aeranid settlements, lead by Seleps, and won, taking control of Paliciun, and establishing the '''Aeranid Kingdom''' ({{Smallcaps|''{{term|rennun}} {{term|aerānidun}}''}}). During this time, many prominent houses and families were resettled in Telrhamir. Some of the smaller houses joined existing schools, while other more powerful ones banned together to form new schools. | ||
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Aeranid religion distinguished broadly between two sets of gods; the Dim, or earthly gods ([[Aeranir]]: ''{{Smallcaps|{{term|dīment}}}}''), and the Rham, or celestial gods (''{{Smallcaps|{{term|rhament}}}}''). Of the two, the Dim were much more frequently referred to and called upon in daily life and worship. They are associated mostly with nature, natural phenomena, places, animals, and peoples. The Rham however represented more abstract, cosmic forces, and were generally associated with heavenly bodies. They were understood to dwell in the stars, and were mostly occupied with cosmic matters. | Aeranid religion distinguished broadly between two sets of gods; the Dim, or earthly gods ([[Aeranir]]: ''{{Smallcaps|{{term|dīment}}}}''), and the Rham, or celestial gods (''{{Smallcaps|{{term|rhament}}}}''). Of the two, the Dim were much more frequently referred to and called upon in daily life and worship. They are associated mostly with nature, natural phenomena, places, animals, and peoples. The Rham however represented more abstract, cosmic forces, and were generally associated with heavenly bodies. They were understood to dwell in the stars, and were mostly occupied with cosmic matters. | ||
There existed a third category as well for God’s that didn’t precisely fit into either the Dim or the Rham. These generally represented abstract and wumbo-centric concepts, such as love, justice, or war. They were called the ‘High Dim’ (''{{Smallcaps|{{term|dīment}} {{term|pactunt}}}}''), or the ‘Half-Rham’ (''{{Smallcaps|{{term| | There existed a third category as well for God’s that didn’t precisely fit into either the Dim or the Rham. These generally represented abstract and wumbo-centric concepts, such as love, justice, or war. They were called the ‘High Dim’ (''{{Smallcaps|{{term|dīment}} {{term|pactunt}}}}''), or the ‘Half-Rham’ (''{{Smallcaps|{{term|tarrhiment}}}}''). | ||
This split is theorised by some to suggest the syncretism of two or more separate, earlier traditions amongst the ancestors of the [[Aerans]]. As the theory goes, the Dim descend from the gods worshipped by [[Maro-Ephenian languages|Maro-Ephenians]] migrating into [[Iscaria]] from [[Eubora]], while the Rham descend from the religion of the earlier inhabitants of Iscaria. As the two groups intermingled and merged, so too were their religions combined. Critics of this theory point out that many of the basic beliefs and deities associated with the Rham are found in many other Maro-Ephenian cultures without the Dim/Rham distinction, suggesting these elements could not have originated in Iscaria. Proponents argue that these Early-Iscaric beliefs may have been more widespread than previously assumed, that they may have spread throughout Maro-Ephenian cultures ''after'' initial contact, or that many of the beliefs of the Maro-Ephenians were reanalysed and grafted onto the Early-Iscaric religion. | This split is theorised by some to suggest the syncretism of two or more separate, earlier traditions amongst the ancestors of the [[Aerans]]. As the theory goes, the Dim descend from the gods worshipped by [[Maro-Ephenian languages|Maro-Ephenians]] migrating into [[Iscaria]] from [[Eubora]], while the Rham descend from the religion of the earlier inhabitants of Iscaria. As the two groups intermingled and merged, so too were their religions combined. Critics of this theory point out that many of the basic beliefs and deities associated with the Rham are found in many other Maro-Ephenian cultures without the Dim/Rham distinction, suggesting these elements could not have originated in Iscaria. Proponents argue that these Early-Iscaric beliefs may have been more widespread than previously assumed, that they may have spread throughout Maro-Ephenian cultures ''after'' initial contact, or that many of the beliefs of the Maro-Ephenians were reanalysed and grafted onto the Early-Iscaric religion. | ||