The Terranomicon Beldro	
Edited and updated by Seni Rostis
Sixteenth Edition, 1405 v.a.

			Table of Contents		
Part One		The Nations of the Modern World				
		Kingdom of Beldrocs
		Rebel Initiative of Beldrose
		Newfound Territory of Hellgon
		Grand Church of Rebelissio
		Liberated Republic of West Ariton
		The Nauld
		Dominan Empire
		Federated City States of Namnagar
		Traowhome

Part Two		The Nations of the Ancient World				
		Realms of Crux
		Oligarchy of Sel
		Ti'Ilic Provincial Estates
		Republic Protectorate of Ariton
		Tribes of Shosei
		Gathering Tribunals of Tenacis
		Yonis Council of Elders

Part Three		The Orders of Beldrose						
		Hellgon’s Orphans
		Brotherhood of the Blind
		Disciples of Raku
		Knights of Claico
		Seshahana
		High Rangers
		Eisan’s Druidic Council

Part Four		The Accumulated History of the World				
		Timeline
		Cataclysm's Arrival, Before First Age
		The Ages of Chaos, 1 i.v. to 1528 iii.v.
		Yonis, 1 iv.a. to 1266 iv.a.
		The Darkeners War, 1258 iv.a. to 1603 iv.a.
		Beldrocks, 2286 iv.a.
		Servaussus and the Invasion, 1 v.a. to 1383 v.a.
		The Reign of Rebelissio, 1391 v.a. to present

Part Five		The Ethics and Faith of Beldro					
		The Time Before Cataclysm
		The God's War
		The Decatheists
		A New Pantheon
		Raku and Relica
		Return of Cataclysm, Soltham
		Deitic Alphabet of the Pantheon

Part Six		The Legends and Lore of Beldro					
		Capital City
		Zahashi Kiku and the Kazetenshi
		Rape of Prathis
		Twilight of Evenstar
		The Temple of the Heavens
		Castle Tenacis
		Traverses Split
		The Sands of Time
		Asher's Tear
		Burning Roads of Tos
		The Greentree's
		The Sines's
		The Koontz's
		The Dutrati's
		The Thaiv's

Appendixes										
		Glossary
		Index

Introduction

	Long centuries ago, a single monastic order assembled all the work discovered on the world of Beldrose, and amassed it in a leather bound book. In due time, this book became sought out as a source of wisdom and learning. Many copies were made, and the priests of the order were always busied with its transcription. The work remained unchanged for one-hundred years, until finally a wise priest rose and ordered a new book to be made, this time replacing all the outdated information with newer, more accurate statements. When it was finished, the priest who had commissioned it gave it a name it would hold for generations to come: The Terranomicon Beldro.
	Now, you hold before you the sixteenth revision of the original manuscript. Carefully edited, and precisely transcribed, this is the definitive source of all knowledge on the Continent of Beldro. Its wars and triumphs, cares and worries, all placed carefully inside these bound pages.

For the love of all gods,

Seni Rostis
High Scribe of the Brotherhood of the Blind

Part One: The Nations of the Modern World

	“In their own time, nations rise and fall. Against the will of the rulers, and against the will of the gods, they still will perish. The only people who do not mind the death of a nation are those who populate them and abide their laws. For the commoner, there is no death in governing, only a change of hands and a reset of power. Though most commonly fueled by these same commoners, they are not alone in their plight, for the ones who come to their aid are the same ones they shall rise against in the future.
	In order to protect themselves from this, lords and ladies throughout our history have surrounded themselves with power and regalia, with armies and assassins. Some have even stooped so low as to better themselves and the nation as a whole. They seem to have lasted the longest.”
-Michael Koontz, High Ranger of Beldrocs, 1380 v.a.

The Kingdom of Beldrocs
Founded 2286 iv.a.

Capitol: Beldrocs
Population: 1,300,000
Area: 410,000 sq miles
GNP: 12,550,000gp
Exports: Armaments, Furs, Timber, Textiles, Precious Metals and Gems
Imports: Armaments, Precious Metals and Gems
Primary Deities: Lith, 
Alliances: Beldrose (temporary), Rebelissio, West Ariton

	No one nation in our grand continent has ruled longer than the Kingdom of Beldrocs.

Rebel Initiative of Beldrose
Founded 10 v.a.

Capitol: Beldrose
Population: 1,550,000
Area: 390,000 sq miles
GNP: 10,275,000gp
Exports: Armaments, Furs, Timber, Textiles
Imports: Armaments, Textiles, Glass, Working Metals
Primary Deities: Lith, 
Alliances: Beldrocks (temporary), Rebelissio, New Hellgon

	The first of the Kingdom’s provinces to rebel against the rule of Beldrocs XXII, the Beldroseins followed Emrole Beldrose, a respected elf and landed gentry of the King himself.

Newfound Territory of Hellgon
Founded 1275 v.a.

Capitol: Hopeport
Population: 750,000
Area: 52,400 sq miles
GNP: 3,275,000gp
Exports: Furs, Timber, Textiles, Ceramics, Working Metals
Imports: Armaments, Glass
Primary Deities: Rillifane Rallathil, Raku 
Alliances: Beldrose, The Nauld, Rebelissio, West Ariton

	Originally leveled in the Second Dragon Wars of the Main Continent, Hellgonians arrived here to find new lives and leave behind their devastated memories.

Grand Church of Rebelissio
Founded 233 v.a.

Capitol: Morchi
Population: 2,550,000
Area: 600,000 sq miles
GNP: 2,275,000gp
Exports: Glass, Precious Metals and Gems, Working Metals, Timber
Imports: Armaments, Textiles, Furs
Primary Deities: 
Alliances: Beldrocs, Beldrose, New Hellgon, West Ariton, Namnagar

	Established by the decree of Beldrocs XXIV to prevent the despoiling of the beautiful countryside, Rebelissio quickly discovered a niche as a refuge for scholars who sought enlightenment and knowledge.

Liberated Republic of West Ariton
Founded 1099 v.a.

Capitol: Ark, Mealsi, Horis
Population: 350,000
Area: 11,000 sq miles
GNP: 12,275,000gp
Exports: Armaments, Glass, Precious Metals and Gems, Working Metals, Textiles
Imports: Foodstuffs, Timber
Primary Deities: 
Alliances: Beldrocs, Beldrose, New Hellgon, Rebelissio, Namnagar, Domina

	A trader nation by establishment, West Ariton was once a colony of the more powerful Ariton. However, after the great quake, the merchants of the archipelago seceded from their lords and protected their boundaries with a hired army.

The Nauld
Founded 1384 v.a.

Capitol: Esracis
Population: 550,000
Area: 8,500 sq miles
GNP: 10,000gp
Exports: Foodstuff
Imports: No known imports
Primary Deities: Relica 
Alliances: New Hellgon

	Surrounded in mystery, the Nauld rose out of the ashes of Sel. Populated exclusively by Atani, the nation is the smallest on the continent.

Dominan Empire
Founded 1510 iv.a.

Capitol: Domina
Population: 6,370,000
Area: 1,000,000 sq miles
GNP: 8,100,000gp
Exports: Furs, Timber, Pottery, Foodstuff
Imports: Armaments, Textiles, Glass, Working Metals
Primary Deities: 
Alliances: West Ariton

	The oldest nation in Beldro, Domina has been at war with the Namnagar for centuries. None can recall what began this war, and all doubt it will ever end.

Federated City-States of Namnagar
Founded 1708 iv.a.

Capitol: Namnagar
Population: 7,770,000
Area: 920,000 sq miles
GNP: 10,108,000gp
Exports: Textiles, Foodstuff
Imports: Armaments, Textiles, Glass, Working Metals
Primary Deities: 
Alliances: West Ariton, Rebelissio

	Established by a collective agreement of scattered settlements, Namnagar has fallen into a long and bloody fued with Domina.

Traowhome
Founded 1385 v.a.

Capitol: Metrigs
Population: 120,000
Area: 500,000 sq miles
GNP: 0gp
Exports: No known exports
Imports: No known imports
Primary Deities: Unknown 
Alliances: No known allies

	Little, if anything at all, is understood about the Traow. Recently recovering from an apparent catatonia, the Traow have returned in full force from history’s depths to once again rule what the claim they have lost.

Part Two: Nations of the Ancient World

	“With obvious propensity to change, I have noticed that the humans are the most fickle of creatures on this planet. From Karameikos to Sel, nations are content to rise and to fall throughout time. Without this falling down, the humans would simply make no progress. We, as elves, must remember to stay out of their affairs, and to guide and render assistance when needed.
	But, it is with great glee that I, today, am allowed to behold the birth of a great elven nation. May it endure the ages far better than its predecessor.”

-Magen O’Gar, Speech at the New Hellgon founding, 1275 v.a.