The Uod Primer

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Contents 1 General Information 2 General History 3 Ethnicities & Cultures 4 Other Sentient Species 5 Nations & States

[edit] General Information

• The Rhiat is the central continent (for gaming purposes) on the planet. It is located on the second planet of of the solar system, Uod, which by convention is reasonably similar to the Earth in the geological and astronomical sense. Both commoners and astronomers refer to the planet as Uod in a casual manner, just as we toss around the word "Earth". The Chlendi, original astrologers in the Rhiat, saw the universe as a system of spheres and planes. The stars were magickal points on the sphere that surrounded Uod, while the Sun and other planets existed in their own spheres.
• Map
• Cosmology, Astronomy, & Time
• Glossary - Search the wiki for a term (Chlendi, Dr. Thoad), then try here for terms that may not have a full entry.

[edit] General History

• The year is 3042. The Rhiat has been occupied by the Heteri people as long as anyone can remember. The Maetah arrived from the north 1500 years ago, and the Chlendi 500 years later. When the Mindat people came from the south, conquered numerous Heteri city-states, the Chlendi and Maetah allied as the Eskla 'Empire', and drove back the Mindat. After over a thousand years the Eskla pact dissolved through succession, outside threats, and interenal apathy. The Eskla 'officially' dissolved two hundred years ago, and most of the major nations of the Rhiat were at one time provinces within the Eskla.
• Timeline
• What's Going On
  • Goblin Invasion
  • Heteri Civil War
  • The Church of Thedine
  • Guild Wars

[edit] Ethnicities & Cultures

• Maetah - Skins and hair of light colors. Clans traditionally fished and raised animals.
• Heteri - Tribes of burly, brown-skinned horsemen, who settled down into city-states along the Rhiat's southern coast.
  • If you were Raised Heteri...
• Chlendi - Olive skinned and dark haired. Shamanistic clans who conjure and worship spirits.
  • If you were Raised Chlendi...
• Mindat - Wiry, dark skinned, academic people to the south.
• Eskla - A mix of Chlendi and Maetah peoples. Little independent culture, but a mix of the original pantheons of both. Traditionally dark hair and a variety of skin tones.
  • If you were Raised Eskla...

[edit] Other Sentient Species

• Nogs - Imp like creatures, similar to goblins, but appear in shades on tan and brown. Used as slaves in Vensat, Ghikarn'nagi and other lands to the South.
• The Shnkvarut - graceful, alien species. Practice an extreme form of ancestor worship, and live on the islands to the South-East of the Rhiat. More...
• Goblins - a variety of colours, shapes, and sizes. The Kosh, the green goblins from below, have recently invaded Balaconth.
• Other Species

[edit] Nations & States

• Vennosat - small collection of coastal cities and towns, run by a variety of merchant families and guilds. Vennosat City is the foremost port and trade center of Rhiat.
• Argaevaligne - Theocratic Monarchy along the North Sea coast
• Ramush - Traditional settlements of the Chlendi people in the Rhiat. Broke off from Argaevaligne after the Eskla collapsed. A land of swamps and hills, now in a border dispute with Argaevaligne.
• Nipend - Small mountainous realm betweem Balancont and Argaevaligne
• Mindat - Ancient Empire to the south. The Mindat conquered the Heteri lands and occupied them for nearly 400 years, using the reptilian cavalry, airships, and dark rituals to quickly run over their opponents. The Mindat follow the philosophy of the White Book, and sacrificed their old gods the power grand military sorcery.
• Ghikarn'gai - Ancient Heteri lands, until recently occupied by the Mindat. Now ravaged by civil war as old tribal and political feuds re-emerge.
• Balancont - Old province of a few ports and farmland, now overrun by goblins invading from the subterranean realms.
• Other Nations & Sovereign Cities