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	[[Conflict Resolution and Combat]]<br>		[[Ascension Isle: Conflict Resolution and Combat]]<br>
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	[[The Dero Warrens - Dwellers in the ~~Dark~~ Deepness]]<br>		[[The Dero Warrens - Dwellers in the Deepness]]<br>

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	=Jibril - The Shining Isle=		=Jibril - The Shining Isle=
	On maps of Arth Jibril lies in the north east, with the arid continent of Mikaela to the south, and the choking jungles of Rafaela to the west. Jibril is a large continent traced with a wide fan of navigable rivers. It has a pleasant climate ranging from tropical in the south, to temperate in the north. It was here that the Chosen placed their Holy City of Exalticon. The people of Jibril have spent more than a millennia as the favoured of the Chosen, basking in an endless light of their patrons’ power that, five years ago, suddenly flared, flickered and then died.		On maps of Arth Jibril lies in the north east, with the arid continent of Mikaela to the south, and the choking jungles of Rafaela to the west. Jibril is a large continent traced with a wide fan of navigable rivers. It has a pleasant climate ranging from tropical in the south, to temperate in the north. It was here that the Chosen placed their Holy City of Exalticon. The people of Jibril have spent more than a millennia as the favoured of the Chosen, basking in an endless light of their patrons’ power that, five years ago, suddenly flared, flickered and then died.

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	On maps of Arth Jibril lies in the north east, with the arid continent of Mikaela to the south, and the choking jungles of Rafaela to the west. Jibril is a large continent traced with a wide fan of navigable rivers. It has a pleasant climate ranging from tropical in the south, to temperate in the north. It was here that the Chosen placed their Holy City of Exalticon. The people of Jibril have spent more than a millennia as the favoured of the Chosen, basking in an endless light of their patrons’ power that, five years ago, suddenly flared, flickered and then died.		On maps of Arth Jibril lies in the north east, with the arid continent of Mikaela to the south, and the choking jungles of Rafaela to the west. Jibril is a large continent traced with a wide fan of navigable rivers. It has a pleasant climate ranging from tropical in the south, to temperate in the north. It was here that the Chosen placed their Holy City of Exalticon. The people of Jibril have spent more than a millennia as the favoured of the Chosen, basking in an endless light of their patrons’ power that, five years ago, suddenly flared, flickered and then died.

	===History===		==History==

	The history of Jibril is laid out in the Empyrean Codex. Over a thousand years ago, when the world was ravaged by the Cataclysm, the Chosen heard the cries of the last faithful woman, Manaya adrift at sea in a wooden ark. To save her they raised up a continent from the deep where she and her children settle. In thanks, Manaya had her sons build a great city on the spot where the Ark had come ashore, and named it Exalticon, as a prayer of living stone to the glories of the Chosen. She then charged her youngest daughter to live within its holy temple and ensure that all men kept faith with the Chosen.		The history of Jibril is laid out in the Empyrean Codex. Over a thousand years ago, when the world was ravaged by the Cataclysm, the Chosen heard the cries of the last faithful woman, Manaya adrift at sea in a wooden ark. To save her they raised up a continent from the deep where she and her children settle. In thanks, Manaya had her sons build a great city on the spot where the Ark had come ashore, and named it Exalticon, as a prayer of living stone to the glories of the Chosen. She then charged her youngest daughter to live within its holy temple and ensure that all men kept faith with the Chosen.

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	Jibril is now divided between those who keep faith with the old ways, sure there is some explanation for this calamity - perhaps a great test that humanity must pass; those who believe that the yoke of Chosen oppression is now gone, freeing humanity to build a new world of equality and justice; and those who believe the fall of the Chosen is an opportunity to set themselves up as the new Gods. But even as the nations look inward to their own disputes, many have realized that the fall of the Chosen has left them the most powerful nations in a now leaderless world. Whether out of stubborn faith, altruistic hubris, or covetous desire, the nations of Jibril also turn outward and seek to master this new Arth.		Jibril is now divided between those who keep faith with the old ways, sure there is some explanation for this calamity - perhaps a great test that humanity must pass; those who believe that the yoke of Chosen oppression is now gone, freeing humanity to build a new world of equality and justice; and those who believe the fall of the Chosen is an opportunity to set themselves up as the new Gods. But even as the nations look inward to their own disputes, many have realized that the fall of the Chosen has left them the most powerful nations in a now leaderless world. Whether out of stubborn faith, altruistic hubris, or covetous desire, the nations of Jibril also turn outward and seek to master this new Arth.

	===Race===		==Race==

	Jibril is an overwhelmingly human continent. The Chosen made no secret of their preference for “pure” humanity, and non-human races were second class citizens at best, or task created slaves at worst. This hierarchy is enshrined and justified in the Empyrean Codex, with humanity below the Chosen, non human races below humanity, and the Dero the lowest of them all. Although many people now disavow the codex, old habits die hard, and the Jibrilites remain a staggeringly discriminatory people. This is only partially moderated by the fact that most of them have only ever heard of “sub-humans” in tales and scripture. Even those who wish to better the lot of non-humans conceive of it in the most patronizing terms. A truly racially enlightened Jibrilite is a very rare beast indeed.		Jibril is an overwhelmingly human continent. The Chosen made no secret of their preference for “pure” humanity, and non-human races were second class citizens at best, or task created slaves at worst. This hierarchy is enshrined and justified in the Empyrean Codex, with humanity below the Chosen, non human races below humanity, and the Dero the lowest of them all. Although many people now disavow the codex, old habits die hard, and the Jibrilites remain a staggeringly discriminatory people. This is only partially moderated by the fact that most of them have only ever heard of “sub-humans” in tales and scripture. Even those who wish to better the lot of non-humans conceive of it in the most patronizing terms. A truly racially enlightened Jibrilite is a very rare beast indeed.

	===Politics===		==Politics==

	Jibril does not have a great depth of political thought. The Monarchical system of government was given wholesale by the Chosen, and is structured around a King or Queen imbued with transhuman powers, including long life (there are even a few rulers alive who were of the first generation of the Chosen Mandate), great strength and superior intellect. Within this framework individual Chosen created varying structures, such as a single autocratic ruler, or a Monarch and a parliament of nobles, but in each case the Church was a close advisor and supporter of the Monarchy.		Jibril does not have a great depth of political thought. The Monarchical system of government was given wholesale by the Chosen, and is structured around a King or Queen imbued with transhuman powers, including long life (there are even a few rulers alive who were of the first generation of the Chosen Mandate), great strength and superior intellect. Within this framework individual Chosen created varying structures, such as a single autocratic ruler, or a Monarch and a parliament of nobles, but in each case the Church was a close advisor and supporter of the Monarchy.

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	Following the War in Heaven, the Royals of some countries have now been overthrown by popular uprisings or military tyrants. Many of these movements are strongly influenced by political thought brought back with mercenary armies from recent wars in the Occupation Zones, or smuggled in by dissidents. Others are motivated by nothing more than naked lust for power. Jibril does have one center of indigenous political learning, Plato’s Stair, a school where human thinkers have gathered and gone back to basics, seeking to create a new philosophy for a changed world.		Following the War in Heaven, the Royals of some countries have now been overthrown by popular uprisings or military tyrants. Many of these movements are strongly influenced by political thought brought back with mercenary armies from recent wars in the Occupation Zones, or smuggled in by dissidents. Others are motivated by nothing more than naked lust for power. Jibril does have one center of indigenous political learning, Plato’s Stair, a school where human thinkers have gathered and gone back to basics, seeking to create a new philosophy for a changed world.

	===Religion===		==Religion==

	For over a thousand years Jibril was dominated by the Empyrean Church. The Church rules from the huge city of Exalticon, which remains the largest and most advanced in the world, even if many of its most wondrous Thaumatic engines no longer function. Sitting on a peninsula in the Great River, Exalticon boasts impossible architecture of white spires rising a thousand feet or more into the air, and the massive glittering crystal pyramid of the Great Temple. Millions from across Jibril and the Zones journey to Exalticon each year in pilgrimage, and interfering with the passage of a pilgrim is a capital offense.		For over a thousand years Jibril was dominated by the Empyrean Church. The Church rules from the huge city of Exalticon, which remains the largest and most advanced in the world, even if many of its most wondrous Thaumatic engines no longer function. Sitting on a peninsula in the Great River, Exalticon boasts impossible architecture of white spires rising a thousand feet or more into the air, and the massive glittering crystal pyramid of the Great Temple. Millions from across Jibril and the Zones journey to Exalticon each year in pilgrimage, and interfering with the passage of a pilgrim is a capital offense.

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	For all this infallibility, the Codex has several obvious amendments, most added in during the Enlightenment. These are explained not as changes in the Chosen’s teaching, but rather in humanity’s understanding of it as they progress in redemption. Some secret societies whisper that even more than these amendments, the teachings of the Codex were substantially different in the distant past, and it once was a very different book. This so called Apocryphal Codex remains an elusive myth.		For all this infallibility, the Codex has several obvious amendments, most added in during the Enlightenment. These are explained not as changes in the Chosen’s teaching, but rather in humanity’s understanding of it as they progress in redemption. Some secret societies whisper that even more than these amendments, the teachings of the Codex were substantially different in the distant past, and it once was a very different book. This so called Apocryphal Codex remains an elusive myth.

	===Magic===		==Magic==

	One of the crimes listed by the Empyrean Codex is the practice of magic. Magic, the Codex says, disrupts the natural order and imposes the will of the prideful Witch upon Gods’ creation. Magic also drains the soul, and leaves those who practice it devoid of true human qualities. The punishment for Witchcraft varies across Jibril, but is invariably fatal.		One of the crimes listed by the Empyrean Codex is the practice of magic. Magic, the Codex says, disrupts the natural order and imposes the will of the prideful Witch upon Gods’ creation. Magic also drains the soul, and leaves those who practice it devoid of true human qualities. The punishment for Witchcraft varies across Jibril, but is invariably fatal.

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	In 170 AE during the last major war in the Rafaelan Occupation Zone a large number of Jibrilite soldiers faced not the usual hedge wizards, but a cabal of powerful sorcerers and summoners (some suspicion fell on the Zenith Empire, but the Emperor was quick to deny any breach of the Sunset Treaties). Returning survivors noted that many of the feats used by these powerful Witches were disturbingly similar to observed Chosen uses of divine power. This heresy was quickly squashed by the Inquisition, and lead to a suspension of mercenary expeditions to Rafaela.		In 170 AE during the last major war in the Rafaelan Occupation Zone a large number of Jibrilite soldiers faced not the usual hedge wizards, but a cabal of powerful sorcerers and summoners (some suspicion fell on the Zenith Empire, but the Emperor was quick to deny any breach of the Sunset Treaties). Returning survivors noted that many of the feats used by these powerful Witches were disturbingly similar to observed Chosen uses of divine power. This heresy was quickly squashed by the Inquisition, and lead to a suspension of mercenary expeditions to Rafaela.

			==Thaumatic Technology==
	===Thaumatic Technology===

	The leading cause of the dramatic changes to Jibrilite society after the Enlightenment was the introduction of Thaumatic Technology. Thautech works by taking spiritual power from the shadow realm of the Umbra, and imbuing it into physical materials and mechanical processes. This process is recognizable to any practitioner of magic as a particularly advanced form of alchemy, but the Chosen and their subjects never refer to Thautech as “technomagic,” a derogatory term used to refer to the engines of the Dero and their client states, which nevertheless run on similar principles.		The leading cause of the dramatic changes to Jibrilite society after the Enlightenment was the introduction of Thaumatic Technology. Thautech works by taking spiritual power from the shadow realm of the Umbra, and imbuing it into physical materials and mechanical processes. This process is recognizable to any practitioner of magic as a particularly advanced form of alchemy, but the Chosen and their subjects never refer to Thautech as “technomagic,” a derogatory term used to refer to the engines of the Dero and their client states, which nevertheless run on similar principles.

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	In the meantime, most of the technology provided by the Chosen continues to function, while ever more new machines roll out from the great self repairing manufacturies. In future however this may not be the case. Thautech machines run primarily on a substance known as ether, a gas that forms in places of strong geomantic power, close to the energies of the Umbra. In the past the Chosen provided ample supplies of this vital resource, but now Jibril’s Etheric refineries cannot keep up with demand. However explorers tell of plentiful resources in the backwards Occupation Zones of Rafaela and Mikaela, and even the decadent Zenith Empire on Heylel - easily available if one were only to reach out and take them. . .		In the meantime, most of the technology provided by the Chosen continues to function, while ever more new machines roll out from the great self repairing manufacturies. In future however this may not be the case. Thautech machines run primarily on a substance known as ether, a gas that forms in places of strong geomantic power, close to the energies of the Umbra. In the past the Chosen provided ample supplies of this vital resource, but now Jibril’s Etheric refineries cannot keep up with demand. However explorers tell of plentiful resources in the backwards Occupation Zones of Rafaela and Mikaela, and even the decadent Zenith Empire on Heylel - easily available if one were only to reach out and take them. . .

			==Jibril Traits==


	===Jibril Traits===

	National traits are divided into three categories. Defining traits indicate a prominent facet of your nation that will directly affect how you portray them in the game. These are marked with a D. Enhancing traits boost some element of the rules with regards to your nation, giving you an advantage in one area or another. These are marked with an E. Fluff traits have no particular game effect, but serve to mark out little quirks that make your nation different from others. You can create your own, in consultation with the GM and other players. Some common example Fluff traits are listed and marked with an F.		National traits are divided into three categories. Defining traits indicate a prominent facet of your nation that will directly affect how you portray them in the game. These are marked with a D. Enhancing traits boost some element of the rules with regards to your nation, giving you an advantage in one area or another. These are marked with an E. Fluff traits have no particular game effect, but serve to mark out little quirks that make your nation different from others. You can create your own, in consultation with the GM and other players. Some common example Fluff traits are listed and marked with an F.

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	On maps of Arth Jibril lies in the north east, with the arid continent of Mikaela to the south, and the choking jungles of Rafaela to the west. Jibril is a large continent traced with a wide fan of navigable rivers. It has a pleasant climate ranging from tropical in the south, to temperate in the north. It was here that the Chosen placed their Holy City of Exalticon. The people of Jibril have spent more than a millennia as the favoured of the Chosen, basking in an endless light of their patrons’ power that, five years ago, suddenly flared, flickered and then died.		On maps of Arth Jibril lies in the north east, with the arid continent of Mikaela to the south, and the choking jungles of Rafaela to the west. Jibril is a large continent traced with a wide fan of navigable rivers. It has a pleasant climate ranging from tropical in the south, to temperate in the north. It was here that the Chosen placed their Holy City of Exalticon. The people of Jibril have spent more than a millennia as the favoured of the Chosen, basking in an endless light of their patrons’ power that, five years ago, suddenly flared, flickered and then died.

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Jibril Traits

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	Plato’s Stair (D)<br>		Plato’s Stair (D)<br>
	Your nation possesses that renowned school of Philosophy. Only one nation may have this trait.		Your nation possesses that renowned school of Philosophy. This trait allows the modification of other traits through philosophical discussion (do not ask me how, that's something to be figured out) Only one nation may have this trait.

	The Holy City (D)<br>		The Holy City (D)<br>
	Your nation controls the Holy City of Exalticon. Only one nation may have this trait.		Your nation controls the Holy City of Exalticon. If you also possess the Empyrean Church or Reformation traits all your Church Characters gain one level. Only one nation may have this trait.

	Demos Warren (D)<br>		Demos Warren (D)<br>
	Your nation is home to the seat of the first popular uprising against the old order. Only one nation may have this trait.		Your nation is home to the seat of the first popular uprising against the old order. If you also posses the Government by the People Trait all your diplomat characters gain one level. Only one nation may have this trait.

	Expeditionary Experience (E)<br>		Expeditionary Experience (E)<br>

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