Part 55 (1/2)

Caphria.n.u.s I (3722-85)-Commonly called ”the Younger” to distinguish him from his Ceneian namesake. The Nansur Surmante emperor famed for his wily diplomacy and far-reaching reforms of the Nansur legal code. (3722-85)-Commonly called ”the Younger” to distinguish him from his Ceneian namesake. The Nansur Surmante emperor famed for his wily diplomacy and far-reaching reforms of the Nansur legal code.

Cara-Sincurimoi-”Angel of Endless Hunger” (Ihrimsu) An ancient Nonman name for the No-G.o.d. See No-G.o.d No-G.o.d.

Caraskand-A major city and great caravan entrepot of the southwestern Three Seas. The administrative and commercial capital of Enathpaneah.

Carathay Desert-Vast arid region of dunes and gravel flats occupying southwestern Earwa. Large oases are primarily found along the eastern regions of the desert, but there are skeletal river systems throughout.

Caro-Shemic-The language of the scriptural pastoralists of the Carathay Desert.

Carythusal-Also known as ”the City of Flies.” The most populous city in the Three Seas, and the administrative and commercial capital of High Ainon.

Casidas (3081-3142)-A famed philosopher and historian of Near Antiquity, best known for his magisterial (3081-3142)-A famed philosopher and historian of Near Antiquity, best known for his magisterial The Annals of Cenei The Annals of Cenei.

caste-apparati-A term for hereditary officials in Three Seas bureaucracies.

caste-menial-A term for the suthenti, or the hereditary labourer caste.

caste-n.o.ble-A term for the kjineta, or the hereditary warrior caste.

caste-priest-A term for the nahat, or the hereditary priest caste.

castes-Inherited social statuses. Though weaker in the so-called Middle-North, the Inrithi caste system is one of the central inst.i.tutions of Three Seas society. In a technical sense, there are almost as many castes as there are occupations, but in practice they fall into roughly four different groups: the suthenti or labouring castes, the momurai or transactional castes, the nahat or priestly castes, and the kjineta or warrior castes. Elaborate protocols supposedly govern all interactions within and between castes to ensure the observances of various privileges and obligations, as well as to minimize ritual pollution, but in practical terms they are rarely adhered to unless in the pursuit of advantage.

caunnu-The Scylvendi name for the hot southwestern winds that cross the Jiunati Steppe during the height of summer.

Celestial Aphorisms-One of Memgowa's most celebrated texts.

Celmomas II, Anasurimbor (2089-2146)-The implacable foe of Golgotterath in the early days of the Apocalypse, and last of the Kuniuric High Kings. See Apocalypse Apocalypse.

Celmomian Prophecy-The dying words of Anasurimbor Celmomas II to Seswatha on the Fields of Eleneot in 2146 to the effect that an Anasurimbor would return at ”the end of the world.” Given that the prevention of the so-called Second Apocalypse is the Mandate's entire reason for existence, it is perhaps no surprise that most Mandate scholars think the Celmomian Prophecy authentic. Few others in the Three Seas credit their claims, however.

Cememketri (4046- )-The Grandmaster of the Imperial Saik. (4046- )-The Grandmaster of the Imperial Saik.

Cenei-A city of the Kyranae Plain that arose from the Age of Warring Cities to conquer the entire Three Seas. Cenei was destroyed by the Scylvendi under Horiotha in 3351.

Ceneian Empire-The greatest Ketyai empire in history, embracing the entirety of the Three Seas at its greatest extent, from the Atkondras Mountains in the southwest, to Lake Huosi in the north, to the Kayarsus Mountains in the southeast. The primary agent in the creation and maintenance of this empire was the Ceneian Imperial Army, which was perhaps the best trained and organized in history.