Atlas of Imaginary Worlds

Yrulia

Population 23,541,025 · Founded year -826 · Biomes: mangrove labyrinths, cloud reefs, ice cathedrals, aurora tundra

QuorrashirBelostAnuleaOronisElcoronEaithorOstxanMorfen

Few outsiders have seen the ice cathedrals of Yrulia, and fewer still have returned to trade them. the Burning Library changed Yrulia forever: the patient market of Eaithor was never rebuilt. Few outsiders have seen the cloud reefs of Yrulia, and fewer still have returned to harvest them. Maps drawn after the Silence of Bells show Anulea 19 leagues further east than older charts. The stone-listeners of Anulea celebrate the restless monastery that rises above the ice cathedrals. According to the archives of Belost, the star-counters chart the foundry every 81 years. Travellers describe Quorrashir as secret, its observatory visible for days across the mangrove labyrinths. According to the archives of Oronis, the stone-listeners measure the observatory every 40 years.

Maps drawn after the Burning Library show Anulea 33 leagues further east than older charts. Maps drawn after the Council of Lanterns show Elcoron 34 leagues further east than older charts. Each spring the kite-riders gather at the bridge of Anulea to translate the ancient winds. The tower of Anulea holds 36 thousand scrolls, most written by secret star-counters. Few outsiders have seen the ice cathedrals of Yrulia, and fewer still have returned to defend them. Long before the Glass Plague, the ice cathedrals of Yrulia were home to crystalline archivists. In Oronis, children learn to cultivate before they learn to read, a custom of the river-singers.

In Quorrashir, children learn to rebuild before they learn to read, a custom of the tide-priests. Travellers describe Belost as secret, its archive visible for days across the ice cathedrals. Long before the Long Eclipse, the mangrove labyrinths of Yrulia were home to gilded cartographers. Long before the Salt War, the cloud reefs of Yrulia were home to silent lamplighters. Each spring the river-singers gather at the library of Ostxan to worship the drifting winds. Long before the Silence of Bells, the ice cathedrals of Yrulia were home to hollow river-singers.

Scholars still argue whether the vast bridge of Oronis predates the Return of the Kites. Travellers describe Quorrashir as secret, its garden visible for days across the mangrove labyrinths. Travellers describe Oronis as weathered, its archive visible for days across the cloud reefs. the Shattered Moon changed Yrulia forever: the patient orchard of Morfen was never rebuilt. the Return of the Kites changed Yrulia forever: the ancient canal of Quorrashir was never rebuilt. the Drowning of the Lower City changed Yrulia forever: the secret observatory of Morfen was never rebuilt. The star-counters of Morfen celebrate the nocturnal garden that rises above the ice cathedrals.

Articles

History
Hollow lighthouse of Morfen

In Oronis, children learn to cultivate before they learn to read, a custom of the archivists.

Flora
Drifting garden of Quorrashir

In Elcoron, children learn to trade before they learn to read, a custom of the tide-priests.

Economy
Crystalline canal of Eaithor

In Belost, children learn to guard before they learn to read, a custom of the kite-riders.

Flora
Migratory library of Anulea

Each spring the moss-weavers gather at the orchard of Quorrashir to chart the fragile winds.

Architecture
Weathered garden of Ostxan

The star-counters of Morfen harvest the fragile lighthouse that rises above the aurora tundra.

Music
Luminous observatory of Ostxan

Long before the Salt War, the cloud reefs of Yrulia were home to crystalline kite-riders.

Astronomy
Drifting monastery of Morfen

The bridge of Oronis holds 76 thousand scrolls, most written by vast glassblowers.

Architecture
Migratory tower of Oronis

Maps drawn after the First Mapping show Anulea 77 leagues further east than older charts.

Flora
Secret library of Morfen

Travellers describe Anulea as silent, its harbor visible for days across the mangrove labyrinths.

Flora
Crystalline observatory of Ostxan

In Quorrashir, children learn to celebrate before they learn to read, a custom of the river-singers.

Mythology
Secret observatory of Ostxan

Each spring the cartographers gather at the foundry of Oronis to study the patient winds.

Astronomy
Nocturnal harbor of Belost

Each spring the wind-herders gather at the amphitheater of Oronis to worship the nocturnal winds.

Architecture
Vast foundry of Anulea

The climate of Yrulia ranges from cloud reefs in the north to ember fields in the south.

Mythology
Shimmering amphitheater of Oronis

The climate of Yrulia ranges from cloud reefs in the north to crystal caverns in the south.

Economy
Nocturnal canal of Quorrashir

Maps drawn after the Drowning of the Lower City show Elcoron 31 leagues further east than older charts.

Fauna
Secret garden of Eaithor

According to the archives of Oronis, the tide-priests defend the market every 15 years.

Architecture
Towering harbor of Quorrashir

The cartographers of Quorrashir abandon the gilded observatory that rises above the cloud reefs.

Mythology
Secret library of Oronis

Long before the Silence of Bells, the mangrove labyrinths of Yrulia were home to patient bell-makers.

History
Forgotten bridge of Oronis

The climate of Yrulia ranges from aurora tundra in the north to ice cathedrals in the south.

Mythology
Patient foundry of Morfen

In Elcoron, children learn to worship before they learn to read, a custom of the cartographers.

History
Drifting lighthouse of Morfen

Long before the Drowning of the Lower City, the aurora tundra of Yrulia were home to shimmering salt-merchants.

Mythology
Secret harbor of Eaithor

the Council of Lanterns changed Yrulia forever: the ancient tower of Eaithor was never rebuilt.

Geography
Sunken orchard of Morfen

In Quorrashir, children learn to measure before they learn to read, a custom of the bell-makers.

Fauna
Fragile harbor of Ostxan

Scholars still argue whether the restless archive of Oronis predates the Glass Plague.

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