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...rs ago. In its new embodiment as the literal personification of the land, Vlastach takes a much more direct hand in day-to-day affairs than most djili. {{main|Geography of Vlastach}}

...citum's sun, [[Tembecus]], defines an integral number of days each [[year (Vlastach)|year]], rising and setting exactly three hundred and sixty times. ...cause the shielding effect of the mountains means Tembecus has more effect on this area than the northern sun anyway. Likewise, the eastern edge of the

...king has the arguable disadvantage that it relies on the goodwill of the [[Vlastach as a living entity|land]] from which it draws its power, but if used correc ...fter]] nations are those that still rely mostly on [[elemental magic]] and on nonmagical methods. In practice, this isn't a perfect dichotomy; there are

...r its body, generally faces forward. Two short limbs ending in spikes are on each side of the body. Running along its belly are three slits, out of whi ...orm notwithstanding, it can move with alarming speed, and while the spikes on its limbs and tail aren't particularly sharp, they are very wide and heavy

...natural maladies. However, such degrees of disfavor are hard to come by; Vlastach is long to hold grudges, but not quick to anger, and it takes much to raise ...y to gain Vlastach's approval, and dedicants in particular gain favor with Vlastach by simply serving their [[liege]]s, even in matters that don't directly ben

...e]], the sole nation on Vlastach to seriously focus on the [[landreaving]] magic that is anathema to the land. ...stones colored a lightless jet black on the bottom and a marbled deep blue on the top. This is true even if the stone is rotated; the colors move to acc

...in that they need not perform [[ritual (landworking)|ritual]]s to draw on Vlastach's power; they are simply granted certain innate abilities they can use at w ...ach's favor, he will lose the use of his powers, but a dedicant who angers Vlastach may face far worse punishment, up to and including permanent transformation

...y use the powers it grants; in general, the more favor a landworker has in Vlastach's eyes, the greater his power. Landworkers in [[Grower]] communities are o ...getting their power from [[landworking outside Vlastach|sources other than Vlastach]].

...ell, there are some who have virtually no combat skills apart from their [[magic]], but have sufficient magical skills to be valued members of the company n ...gic, and showed undeniable interest in and talent for [[sorcery (elemental magic)|sorcery]] in particular, but she followed this pursuit in addition to her

...ways. In fact, Kahmari is one of the places on Vlastach where the [[god (Vlastach)|god]]s retain the most worship since the [[Merge]]. Of course, though, Ka ...led the Hidden Land, somewhat counterintuitively given that most people on Vlastach know perfectly well where it is. The origins of the nickname are obscure;

...ain]] of [[Metcitum]], bordering both the [[Mirror Sea]] and the [[Head of Vlastach]]. It is one of the most powerful nations in the world, as well as being f ...Brown, are further subdivided into various [[ring (Osrodica)|ring]]s based on the specifics of the members' magical specialties. The croles, or kings, a

'''Blathe''' is a [[sovereign state|nation]] in the [[world]] of [[Vlastach]], best known for its embrace of the [[arcanum]] of [[landreaving]]. Betwe ...t as the [[landworker]]s and [[dedicant]]s who [[service to Vlastach|serve Vlastach]] are not necessarily good.

...s skilled sailors and navigators, and its renowned entertainers. Situated on the south shore of the [[Grammer Sea]], Gethel plies the sea's waters and h ...tomers and eventgoers in all parts of the world. Entrepreneurs have drawn on this reputation to attract travelers, as well; Gethel contains several [[pe

...hough not so rare as to not be known of and recognized by most people of [[Vlastach]]. Furthermore, all known choriontics have been [[vertebrate]]s; while it' ...s feathery crest; a choriontic [[human (Dverelei)|human]] retains the hair on its head.

...l market for its more inexpensive fares), Stripes is also known all over [[Vlastach]], and many of its most expensive candies are exported to distant [[solar d ...n underground level. The layout of this level, accessible from a stairway on either side of the main floor, is similar to the ground floor, but it is he

...something about them that some god decided warranted their preservation. On occasion, a god may create a constellation ''ex nihilo'' to represent some ...onding to its right foot and lower leg, another its knee and thigh, and so on. (The stars need not correspond to parts of the same size or mass; it's en