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	A continent unknown to the people of the Alexandrian Mainland, sometimes referred to as the Outlands. Like the mainland, it is a single large continent located in the Southern Hemisphere, roughly on the exact opposite side of the globe.		A continent unknown to the people of the Alexandrian Mainland, sometimes referred to as the Outlands. Like the mainland, it is a single large continent located in the Southern Hemisphere, roughly on the exact opposite side of the globe.

	There are five major polities in these lands, plus several large areas dominated by pastoralists or semi-nomadic societies, as well as the mysterious "[[City on a Monster]]".		There are five major polities in these lands, plus several large areas dominated by pastoralists or semi-nomadic societies, as well as the mysterious "[[God-Mountain\|City on a Monster]]".

	<b>The Five Kingdoms</b>		<b>The Five Kingdoms</b>

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	2. Beginning in Po, and then moving into the northern mountains and jungles of what is now the Kingdom of Lang, Shokunin Rosoku began collecting followers of his own from among the refugees and displaced. Between Kuchiku-kan and Shokunin Rosoku, the latter was by far the more powerful, and was able to attract many to him by offering protection and order, and with a couple of years he had built his own enormous following and built around him a loyal council. In that time, they built around themselves a fortress named Tetsu no Kokoro (Iron Heart).		2. Beginning in Po, and then moving into the northern mountains and jungles of what is now the Kingdom of Lang, Shokunin Rosoku began collecting followers of his own from among the refugees and displaced. Between Kuchiku-kan and Shokunin Rosoku, the latter was by far the more powerful, and was able to attract many to him by offering protection and order, and with a couple of years he had built his own enormous following and built around him a loyal council. In that time, they built around themselves a fortress named Tetsu no Kokoro (Iron Heart).

	The other thing Shokunin Rosoku offered was Awakening. From among his closest followers he began to "light the candles." From the small core of awakened humans came the first Elan. Those who were awkened from the race of craftsmen and artisans became the [[Aleithian]], who would become the ~~Drugar~~. From the arborists and grove tenders came the [[Pygmaei]], who would become the Svirfneblin. The Dog-Man merchants, concentrated as they were in the Po Valley when the God-Mountain came and the stewards of great movable piles of wealth, did not survive this period of upheaval in any form, awakened or otherwise.		The other thing Shokunin Rosoku offered was Awakening. From among his closest followers he began to "light the candles." From the small core of awakened humans came the first Elan. Those who were awkened from the race of craftsmen and artisans became the [[Aleithian]], who would become the Duergar. From the arborists and grove tenders came the [[Pygmaei]], who would become the Svirfneblin. The Dog-Man merchants, concentrated as they were in the Po Valley when the God-Mountain came and the stewards of great movable piles of wealth, did not survive this period of upheaval in any form, awakened or otherwise.

	Shokunin Rosoku claimed to be the immortal steward of a new celestial dynasty, based not on race but on mental acuity and power. The new order was to consist of Shokunin Rosoku at the top as an immortal Philosopher-King, whose will would be carried out by a bureaucracy and ruling class of the Awakened, and everyone else would go back to their old roles. Except the Dog Men who were all dead. So, instead of reestablishing a mercantile class, the big brains of the Awakened and their Philosopher-King would just take it on themselves to make sure everything got where it needed to go without the need for "money" or "an economy."		Shokunin Rosoku claimed to be the immortal steward of a new celestial dynasty, based not on race but on mental acuity and power. The new order was to consist of Shokunin Rosoku at the top as an immortal Philosopher-King, whose will would be carried out by a bureaucracy and ruling class of the Awakened, and everyone else would go back to their old roles. Except the Dog Men who were all dead. So, instead of reestablishing a mercantile class, the big brains of the Awakened and their Philosopher-King would just take it on themselves to make sure everything got where it needed to go without the need for "money" or "an economy."

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	2. Beginning in Po, and then moving into the northern mountains and jungles of what is now the Kingdom of Lang, Shokunin Rosoku began collecting followers of his own from among the refugees and displaced. Between Kuchiku-kan and Shokunin Rosoku, the latter was by far the more powerful, and was able to attract many to him by offering protection and order, and with a couple of years he had built his own enormous following and built around him a loyal council. In that time, they built around themselves a fortress named Tetsu no Kokoro (Iron Heart).		2. Beginning in Po, and then moving into the northern mountains and jungles of what is now the Kingdom of Lang, Shokunin Rosoku began collecting followers of his own from among the refugees and displaced. Between Kuchiku-kan and Shokunin Rosoku, the latter was by far the more powerful, and was able to attract many to him by offering protection and order, and with a couple of years he had built his own enormous following and built around him a loyal council. In that time, they built around themselves a fortress named Tetsu no Kokoro (Iron Heart).

	The other thing Shokunin Rosoku offered was Awakening. From among his closest followers he began to "light the candles." From the small core of awakened humans came the first Elan. Those who were awkened from the race of craftsmen and artisans became the Aleithian, who would become the Drugar. From the arborists and grove tenders came the Pygmaei, who would become the Svirfneblin. The Dog-Man merchants, concentrated as they were in the Po Valley when the God-Mountain came and the stewards of great movable piles of wealth, did not survive this period of upheaval in any form, awakened or otherwise.		The other thing Shokunin Rosoku offered was Awakening. From among his closest followers he began to "light the candles." From the small core of awakened humans came the first Elan. Those who were awkened from the race of craftsmen and artisans became the [[Aleithian]], who would become the Drugar. From the arborists and grove tenders came the [[Pygmaei]], who would become the Svirfneblin. The Dog-Man merchants, concentrated as they were in the Po Valley when the God-Mountain came and the stewards of great movable piles of wealth, did not survive this period of upheaval in any form, awakened or otherwise.

	Shokunin Rosoku claimed to be the immortal steward of a new celestial dynasty, based not on race but on mental acuity and power. The new order was to consist of Shokunin Rosoku at the top as an immortal Philosopher-King, whose will would be carried out by a bureaucracy and ruling class of the Awakened, and everyone else would go back to their old roles. Except the Dog Men who were all dead. So, instead of reestablishing a mercantile class, the big brains of the Awakened and their Philosopher-King would just take it on themselves to make sure everything got where it needed to go without the need for "money" or "an economy."		Shokunin Rosoku claimed to be the immortal steward of a new celestial dynasty, based not on race but on mental acuity and power. The new order was to consist of Shokunin Rosoku at the top as an immortal Philosopher-King, whose will would be carried out by a bureaucracy and ruling class of the Awakened, and everyone else would go back to their old roles. Except the Dog Men who were all dead. So, instead of reestablishing a mercantile class, the big brains of the Awakened and their Philosopher-King would just take it on themselves to make sure everything got where it needed to go without the need for "money" or "an economy."
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	=== The Third Dynasty: The Awakened Bakufu & Enlightenment Wars ===		=== The Third Dynasty: The Awakened Bakufu & Enlightenment Wars ===

	At the end of the last section, the remaining two Awakened races - the ~~Aleithians~~ and the Elan - turned on the God Emperor, Shokunin Rosoku, and destroyed him. As a consequence, the reigns on the God-Mountain were loosed and the Empire descended once again into anarchy and disorder as the beast returned to its depredations.		At the end of the last section, the remaining two Awakened races - the [[Aleithian]] and the Elan - turned on the God Emperor, Shokunin Rosoku, and destroyed him. As a consequence, the reigns on the God-Mountain were loosed and the Empire descended once again into anarchy and disorder as the beast returned to its depredations.

	This period of turmoil would last more than two decades. During that time the Bakufu, situated as it was on the top of a rampaging monster, was abandoned and the awakened retreated to the safety of Tetsu no Kokoro and basically left the Unawakened to fend for themselves.		This period of turmoil would last more than two decades. During that time the Bakufu, situated as it was on the top of a rampaging monster, was abandoned and the awakened retreated to the safety of Tetsu no Kokoro and basically left the Unawakened to fend for themselves.

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	It would also be the last Bakufu to claim sovereignty over a united empire.		It would also be the last Bakufu to claim sovereignty over a united empire.

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	=== The Fourth Dynasty: The Elan Bakufu & the Half-Giant Revolt ===		=== The Fourth Dynasty: The Elan Bakufu & the Half-Giant Revolt ===

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	Over the centuries, perhaps predictably, the Half-Giants developed a tradition of interaction and friendship with the unawakened mortal populations, while the Elan overlords cultivated an opposite tradition, growing ever more aloof from and condescending of their subjects. As successive generations of Half-Giants were born, grew old, and died the Half-Giants began to grow closer to the unawakened than to the Elani overlords, and so it was only a matter of time before the Half-Giants begin to see their own water-carrying activities as unacceptable and a large cabal of them began to meet in conspiracy.		Over the centuries, perhaps predictably, the Half-Giants developed a tradition of interaction and friendship with the unawakened mortal populations, while the Elan overlords cultivated an opposite tradition, growing ever more aloof from and condescending of their subjects. As successive generations of Half-Giants were born, grew old, and died the Half-Giants began to grow closer to the unawakened than to the Elani overlords, and so it was only a matter of time before the Half-Giants begin to see their own water-carrying activities as unacceptable and a large cabal of them began to meet in conspiracy.

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	=== Contemporary Outland: The Five Kingdoms / The Warring States ===		=== Contemporary Outland: The Five Kingdoms / The Warring States ===

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	This Second Dynasty would last almost two hundred years.		This Second Dynasty would last almost two hundred years.

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	=== The Third Dynasty: The Awakened Bakufu & Enlightenment Wars ===		=== The Third Dynasty: The Awakened Bakufu & Enlightenment Wars ===

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	Kuchiku-kan and Shokunin Rosoku left the Hidden City and walked out of the city. In the wake of their actions an Empire would shatter, an eternal celestial order would collapse, and old religions would die while new faiths would rise in during the Great Awakenings.		Kuchiku-kan and Shokunin Rosoku left the Hidden City and walked out of the city. In the wake of their actions an Empire would shatter, an eternal celestial order would collapse, and old religions would die while new faiths would rise in during the Great Awakenings.

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	=== The Second Dynasty: The God-Emperor ===		=== The Second Dynasty: The God-Emperor ===

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	:4. Advent of Fourth Dynasty (~800 years ago?)		:4. Advent of Fourth Dynasty (~800 years ago?)
	:5. End of Fourth Dynasty/Warring States (358 years ago, apparently 1044 FI by the Mainland Calendar. This particular date is well remembered, as it represents both the beginning of the common reckoning of the mainland - year 1 - and the week long festival of its celebration kicks off the new year.)		:5. End of Fourth Dynasty/Warring States (358 years ago, apparently 1044 FI by the Mainland Calendar. This particular date is well remembered, as it represents both the beginning of the common reckoning of the mainland - year 1 - and the week long festival of its celebration kicks off the new year.)

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	=== The First Dynasty: The Cat People ===		=== The First Dynasty: The Cat People ===

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	:5. End of Fourth Dynasty/Warring States (358 years ago, apparently 1044 FI by the Mainland Calendar. This particular date is well remembered, as it represents both the beginning of the common reckoning of the mainland - year 1 - and the week long festival of its celebration kicks off the new year.)		:5. End of Fourth Dynasty/Warring States (358 years ago, apparently 1044 FI by the Mainland Calendar. This particular date is well remembered, as it represents both the beginning of the common reckoning of the mainland - year 1 - and the week long festival of its celebration kicks off the new year.)

	=== The First Dynasty: The Cat People ~~<div id="First Dynasty"></div>~~ ===		=== The First Dynasty: The Cat People ===

	Like the Mainland, the history of this land is defined by conflict and religious turmoil, at least the last 1,500 years or so. Before that time, the land was divided into a strict racial caste system with the [[catfolk]] as top dogs. Two of the three catfolk subraces acted as the priestly and leadership/martial castes. The entire apparatus was ruled over by an Imperial family/catfolk subrace created from interbreeding between the priestly and martial castes.		Like the Mainland, the history of this land is defined by conflict and religious turmoil, at least the last 1,500 years or so. Before that time, the land was divided into a strict racial caste system with the [[catfolk]] as top dogs. Two of the three catfolk subraces acted as the priestly and leadership/martial castes. The entire apparatus was ruled over by an Imperial family/catfolk subrace created from interbreeding between the priestly and martial castes.

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	:5. End of Fourth Dynasty/Warring States (358 years ago, apparently 1044 FI by the Mainland Calendar. This particular date is well remembered, as it represents both the beginning of the common reckoning of the mainland - year 1 - and the week long festival of its celebration kicks off the new year.)		:5. End of Fourth Dynasty/Warring States (358 years ago, apparently 1044 FI by the Mainland Calendar. This particular date is well remembered, as it represents both the beginning of the common reckoning of the mainland - year 1 - and the week long festival of its celebration kicks off the new year.)

	=== The First Dynasty: The Cat People ~~===~~		=== The First Dynasty: The Cat People <div id="First Dynasty"></div> ===
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	Like the Mainland, the history of this land is defined by conflict and religious turmoil, at least the last 1,500 years or so. Before that time, the land was divided into a strict racial caste system with the [[catfolk]] as top dogs. Two of the three catfolk subraces acted as the priestly and leadership/martial castes. The entire apparatus was ruled over by an Imperial family/catfolk subrace created from interbreeding between the priestly and martial castes.		Like the Mainland, the history of this land is defined by conflict and religious turmoil, at least the last 1,500 years or so. Before that time, the land was divided into a strict racial caste system with the [[catfolk]] as top dogs. Two of the three catfolk subraces acted as the priestly and leadership/martial castes. The entire apparatus was ruled over by an Imperial family/catfolk subrace created from interbreeding between the priestly and martial castes.