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Khanate of Akhduun

Bands of horsemen and small tribal groups have been the main occupants in the plains of Barsa for most of history. However, around 1600 I.R, Shin-Ah began to invade Barsa from the south, and in response to their savage occupation, several horse bands grouped together around Lake Narrkham, established Hemgiin Khi as a town, and began to rule as an empire. The Khanate grew to be one of the largest empires in the world, encompassing all of Barsa, as well as some of Aiolia. By 1780 I.R, border pressures with the Archmagedom of Ionia led to war. Although the Khanate had one of the largest militaries in recorded history, they fell to the mages in 2114 I.R. Throughout their reign, the Khans furthered magical study, focusing on magic which would enhance human abilities in order to better combat the mages.
Jinn

Before civilization began, a burning comet crashed into the Earth, in northern Saqqara. Unlike other comets, this one was hot rather than cold, glowing and melting the sand around it. From this comet, which had come from the Sun, came the Rwh Alddin, a primordial of immense power, child of the Sun itself. However, the Rwh Alddin found that it had little control of the Earth in it's purely magical state, so it inhabited a pregnant woman, fusing into the child. When this child was born, named Fahim, he had unprecedented magical abilities, and became known as Jinn.

It soon became clear to the tribes around the Kafisi that Fahim was unique. He is able to harness the power of light and heat to his will, and soon a religion formed around him, uniting Saqqara. When the time that he should have died as a human approached, they found that he did not whither with age, and remained youthful and shining.

2800 years later, in the modern day, he lives still, though rarely interacts with the rest of the world. He lives in a resplendent palace in Ab'amal, built around the oasis that gives the city life. He has grown old-looking now, and only leaves the palaces on holidays to appear before the people.
Ribu Matahari

Ribu Matahari is the home of the Pencari tribe of the Parmenos. Built on the southern tip of Summia, it enjoys the bounty and beauty of the ocean. They also have their fair share of pirates to deal with, and so have developed a seafaring culture that sets them apart from other Parmenos.

## A Thousand Suns

Ribu Matahari is the Pencari equivalent of Thousand Suns. The city got its name from its Tree of Life, the biggest in all of Opus. The tree is seven stories tall and two and a half metres wide. Many have tried to count the number of lights in its trunk and branches, but so far no one has managed it.
Spires of Eternity

The Spires of Eternity are a series of gigantic towers and castles across Aiolia, built over the course of history, the first appearing before humans existed on this Earth. They are all created and designed by Iokastos Astraios, and imbued with the power of ambient magic using the runes carved and built into their sides. This magic is most focused around the mountain of Zephyros Wardos, which is the easternmost mountain of the Aeolian Range.

Only one has ever been destroyed utterly, ruined by the corrupt Archmages in their first assault. The burned city of Salina lies nearby. With the tower's destruction, the Spires now only number twelve. The Spires of Eternity once went by the name of Phótizó Kodonostásia, meaning Shining Spires, or Spires of Light. This name fell out of use with the rise of the common tongue.
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The Kadua and Kota Murag

## ​The Kadua

The Kadua was a branch of the Parmenos tribe. They settled in the city of Kota Murag, in the mountains of western Saqqara. Almost nothing is known about them, because they left following one of the first Councils. Any records that the Kadua may have kept were probably destroyed with the city. All that remains of the city of Kota Murag is rubble and a dead Zois. All the Archivists have so far in terms of time is that the city of Kota Murag and the other Saqqaran Permenos city, Gurum Mawar, is the names of their first leaders, and an approximate range of when the cities fell.

When the Kadua left the Fjellende, they followed Regnar Skorsgard, who was a Gifted seer. He saw the Zois of Kota Murag, and that of Gurun Mawar, in a dream. He left the Radiant Mountains with his hawk Sajeir and his brother Gerhard. They left with nearly a hundred Permenos each, and took a ship from Aolia south to what would alter become Saqqara. Few records survive of the journey, except captain's logs from some of the captains of the ships that took them south.

Research by the Sokende Archives  has determined the approximate date of when they left, and they put it at the Council of -1379 Ionian Record (IR). They came to Council in -1079 IR as two seperate tribes, the Kadua, followers of Regnar's descendant Visi Bener, and the Neangan, led by Gerhard's descendant Mulya Pamutang. Visi Bener was a renowned poet, and some of his works were brought back to the Council as gifts for the Sokende chief. In the storerooms of the Sokende are examples of what appears to be Kaduan glasswork, which is of the highest caliber. Delicate glass figurines and massive lenses are among the artifacts, and some are still in use by the stargazers today. It is said that Kvinne herself was using a Kaduan lens when she saw the Barsan attack coming.

From there, everything is blurred. The Kadua and the Neangan did not come back to the Council of -729, and an expedition sent by the Sokende revealed that Kota Murag and Gurun Mawar lay in ruins. In both cities, the Zois was dead, a bare skeleton standing in the middle of the city. In a large radius around the dead tree the buildings appered to have been blown away from the tree, and hawks show that the debris forms a circle going outward.

The council of 2521 sent an expedition to do more research due to the deterioration of previous records, but it was in vain due to the sandstorms that frequent the region. Both cities have long since been buried, but there is currently (as of 2920) a new Gifted named Shiara who was sent north by her tribe, the Pencari, because she showed abilities that may be helpful for the research of the Archives. She is a seer, but seems to see the past instead of the present. The stargazers and seers are currently teaching her to focus her sight using mirrors and potentially bowls of liquid. Records of a previous Gifted, Farah, also of the Pencari, are being consulted.
Golems

Originating in Aiolia, Golems have become a popular source of hard labor. Most golems are not intelligent, and are not self aware. Those that are live in the country of Aiolia, where it is illegal to force any golem to do free labor, or to own a golem. The rest of Opus simply trades golems back and forth, though they have only become popular since the Ionian War, in which they were used to great effect against the Archmagedom. Golems are a new race to Opus, and cannot reproduce. Only those with the knowledge of life and creation can make new golems, and it requires a great deal of power to do so.

Golems themselves are large humanoid bodies made out of an inanimate medium, such as mud, iron, butter or snow. Golems always have one thing in common, having a pumpkin for a head. It is usually carved out in the likeness of a face. Fortunately, the pumpkin never rots. Emotions are hard to read, as the head is mostly solid, and facial expressions are hard to read.
Iokastos Astraios

Iokastos Astraios is the last remaining Archmage, first of the Archmages, Wizard Eternal of Aiolia. He was born uncountable years ago, sent to Earth by the Mages of the moon, and remained, watching all of history unfold before him. He was nearly driven mad by loneliness before humans came into the world, and never truly regained a kinship with his fellow Archmages. Iokastos aided rebellions against the Khanate of Necromancy, and sought to destroy it utterly, even before the interference of the Archmagedom. This long standing feud began with the invasion of Aiolia by the Khanate and has lasted to its end. Iokastos was the first to create Golems out of Aiolian Butter, and was the only one to create sentient Golems that could think for themselves.

Iokastos' character is something to be said of. He absolutely loves his people, no matter what race. If they are in Aiolia, they are granted amnesty. However, he absolutely detests destroyers of life and livelihood and especially those who threaten him and his own. This is why he abhorred the Khanate, broke from Ionia, and was so angry when Salina was decimated. Iokastos has all the powers of a god that could bring down this world. However, Iokastos has experienced what it is like to be utterly alone, and has no wish to go back to a life of complete solitude. He loves life, and loves his company. Unless some of that life is destroying other life. Then he looks to demolish the threat, no matter the cost.
Auroria Lights

The Auroria Lights are a natural phenomena seen solely in the northern reaches of Auroria. The explanations of the lights are varied, with reasons that go from the Eyes of Gods to a ripple in the fabric of time itself. The Parmenos believe the lights are the remnants of the magic that made the universe, ripples of pure power that illuminate the sky at night and even during the day. A coalition of the S​okende tribe and Khanate freelance mages have dedicated lots of time to the study of the lights, based out of the Sokende home in the Haplos Glaciers.
Hemgiin Khi

Hemgiin Khi was the capital of the Khanate of Ahkduun, built on the shore of Lake Narrkham in central Barsa. It lies in ruin now, sacked by the Mages.

The city was unique in design, having been the first true city built by Barsans. The streets were wide and meandering, as they originated as horse paths. The buildings were squat, starting as nomadic tents before growing into towering stone drums over the centuries. The Barsans soon learned stone quarrying from surrounding civilizations, as there were next to no trees for building materials, and as such their city was made largely of crude-cut stone.

Perhaps the largest structure in the city served an unknown purpose. It was thick-walled and low to the ground, square, without windows or doors. When the mages who discovered it managed to blast through the stone, they found it had no floor. Instead, a thin rim went around a square chasm, roughly hewn into the stone, far too deep to see. According to reports from mages, they found something there, though what, or who, remained unknown, as Basilius Gratian quickly took it away and had all who knew of it hunted down and killed soon after.
Najism

Najism is a term describing the various polytheistic religions of the people of Zenaj. It has two primary groups; the Veralan Pantheon and the Denvian Pantheon.

The Denvian Pantheon is mandated by the Wisemen of the Gods, a congregation of holy men scattered across northern Zenaj that meet when necessary to commune with the gods and enforce the canon.

The Veralan Pantheon is dominated by a god of Archery and a goddess of War and Elephants.
Tuid'ya

Tuid'ya is an entity that inhabits the Zustruh waters. He is humanoid in shape but appears to be a black smoky mass, almost tendril-like. A mask lies where his face would be, and is made of the horns of the Zustranian Whales. He does not follow the laws of physics and is able to ignore gravity, blip in and out of our dimesion, and shape reality itself. Some say he existed before time. Some say he was a being who reached omnipotence. No one really knows. All we do know is that he is conected to the whales and has more power than any of us.
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The Praecipium

The Praecipium is the religious justification for the monarchy of the Eximietas Kingdom. It is based on the idea that the weaker should be lead by the stronger, especially within the Exims. In modern context, this implies that the Impuri, the arguably (magically) strongest creatures on Earth other than Iokastos Astraios, should lead the Exims, and is used by King Callidus to justify his rule. It was originally created during the Exim's early days as a counter to the spreading religions around it, which threatened the authority of their kings and chieftains. The Thaumakan suppression of Exim culture included outlawing any text or speech that mentioned the Praecipium, as it was often used among rebellious factions for their cause. After the empire, the pure version of the Praecipium was largely ignored as the Exims fractured into various feudal states, but the idea of strong leading the weak remained in their culture. In the past few centuries it saw a rebirth in response to other religions once again leaking into Exim culture.
Monda

Monda is the City of Scribes, the capital of the Jacter Alliance, and one of the most populated cities in the world. It is ancient, the founding lost in time, but grew and fell as the ages passed. Monda is most well known worldwide for The Kalarrien, the largest college in the world, that educates over a thousand young men a year on the workings of history, law, mathematics, and theology.

## The Kalarrien

The Kalarrien is the largest school in the known world.Practically every scribe and politician in Jacter is trained here, as well as most religious leaders. Over the hundreds of years of its existence the institution has become famous for often governing the city more than its king does, given the number of bureaucrats, politicians, and merchants in the city who answer directly to it. And since Monda is the most influential city in the Jacter Archipelago, the decisions made by the Headmaster Priest can sometimes end up changing the course of history for millions of people well outside of Monda's political control.
The Gifted

Although all Parmenos have some degree of magic, occasionally some are born with more magic than others. Notable names are Kvinne and Naayak, people of the Sokende and Saadhak tribes. More often than not, these people became great heroes. But for the longest time, some of the people were lost to time, their names forgotten by the masses but passed down through the generation. People like Masali, the healer. Brienna and Jorah, a midwife and her husband who saved their village from starvation. Here is a list of heroes,:

* Kvinne , Sokende
* Masali, Bahith
* Brienne and Jorah, Ceisiwr
* Alcestis, Ziton
* Cloelia, Cercatore
* Naayak, Saadhak
* Regnar, Sokende

For the longest time, the running theory was that the talent ran genetically. But after the establishment of the Archives, it became clear that the magic was mostly caused by events in the mother's life.
Elephants

Zenaj has no indigenous horses, but is populated by different species of elephant. In early history, elephants were used as draft animals and mounts, and even after trade introduced horses to the continent, the elephant remained the major mode of transportation throughout the land. There are two main types; the Black Tusks in the Veralan plains, and the White Tusks, in the Denvian jungles.

## Black Tusks

In the north, the Veralans have domesticated huge, tough elephants that hold warriors on their backs. These elephants have dark hide and black tusks, leading to the derogatory term "black-tooth" among the Denvians, who see the Veralan elephants as inferior to theirs. Veralan riders are able to pilot their mounts with deadly efficiency. Traditionally bows were used from elephant-back, and this is reflected in the Veralan pantheon, where the god of archery and the goddesses of elephants and war reign supreme. The Black Tusks can fit roughly nine men on their back, and elaborate platforms have been built to accommodate these soldiers. On military campaigns, they may stay on the backs of their elephants for weeks at a time, reflecting an environment similar to sailors. In fact, when sea travel became significant to Veralan culture, the boats were often referred to as wet elephants.

## White Tusks

In the dense rainforests of southern Zenaj, elephants evolved to be whiter and smaller than the Black Tusks, and early Veralans bred them to become faster and more agile as well. While no Denvian elephant could outrun a horse, the best could outlast a human, and definitely a Black Tusk. Denvian elephant riders are always spouses, one of which drives while the other shoots with a bow.
Tlaloc

Tlaloc is a member of the pantheon of gods in Aztec religion. As supreme   god of the rain, Tlaloc is also a god of earthly fertility and of water.
His body was likened to that of the crocodile: the ridges of his back were associated with the mountains and ravines, and he was said to float on the primordial saltwater sea. The Tlaloques were "rain dwarfs"; namely, lesser deities associated with various weather such as snow, sleet, and lightning.

He was widely worshiped as a beneficent giver of life and sustenance. However,

he was also feared for his ability to send hail, thunder, and lightning, and for being the lord of the powerful element of water.

Tlaloc is also associated with caves, springs, and mountains, most specifically the sacred mountain in which he was believed to reside.

His animal forms include herons and water-dwelling creatures such as amphibians, snails, and possibly sea creatures, particularly shellfish.

The cult of Tlaloc is one of the oldest and most universal in ancient Mexico. Although the name Tlaloc is specifically Aztec, worship of a storm god like Tlaloc, associated with mountaintop shrines and with life-giving rain, is as at least as old as Teotihuacan and likely was adopted from the Maya god Chaac or vice versa, or perhaps he was ultimately derived from an earlier Olmec precursor.
Deities

The aztec's had a very complex pantheon (group of gods). There were no less than 200 gods and godesses dividing into 3 categories, the universe and the earth, the agriculture and farming, and war and sacrifice. The first and most important god was huitzilopochtli, who was the patron god of the aztecs. It was said that he indicated them the place of their capital during their migration, which was tenochtitlan. Tlaloc was the rain god and was one of the most ancient deities in mesoamerica. One of the aztec beliefs was that tears and cries of newborn were sacred to the god and therefore many ceremonies to the god involved sacrifices of children. Tonatiuh was the sun god, and was known as a god who provided the aztecs with warmth and fertility, but to do so he needed sacrificial blood. he was also the patron god of warriors. Tezcatlipoca was the god of the night and his name represented evil power. His name in english means "smoking MIrrors". Chalchiutlicue was the goddess of water and childbirth. She was also the wife/sister of tlaloc. Centeotl was the god of maize. His name in english meant "Maize cob lord" and was closely related to tlaloc. quetzalcoatl is the patron god of knowledge and learning, and is the counterpart of tezcatlipoca. Quetzalcoatl was a very creative as said and was believed to be hernan cortes when he came to tenochtitlan and conquered the aztec empire. Xipe totec was the god of agriculture and farming. his name meant lord with the flayed skin, because that was how he was portrayed to look like. Lastly, Tlaltecuhtli was the monstrous earth goddess who's name means "the one who gives and devours life".

List of Deities:

*Main article: List of Aztec Gods and Deities*
* huitzilopochtli
* Tlaloc
* Tonatiuh
* Tezcatlipoca
* Chalchiutlicue
* Centeotl
* quetzalcoatl
* Xipe totec
* Tlaltecuhtli
Aztec Wikia

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Welcome to the

A wiki about the civilization of the ***Aztecs***
This wiki contains 19 articles and 78 images since its creation on April 29th, 2016.

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Difference in Religion

# Did everyone have to have the same religion?

"*Huitzilopochtli is first in rank, no one, no one is like unto him: not vainly do I sing (his praises) coming forth in the garb of our ancestors;*
I shine; I glitter.*" - '*The Hymn of Huitzilopochtli

In Aztec culture, every level of society followed the same religion. However, the Aztec's religion drew influence from several different ethnic groups, which led to several variations in there beliefs and tales.

Because of the depth in which the Aztec society and religion were intertwined, there was no room for any one with different beliefs. Everyone was raised with the same religion, and from what data studies have shown, there was no implication that anyone even considered a religion besides the main one of the Aztecs.
Military

all boys at age 15 were trained to become warriors for the aztec

empire. through that time period they were drafted into the aztec army.

The reason why they aztec's fought were for territory, resources,

sacrificial victims and to quash rebellions. through fighting, they

covered 200,000 square kilometers and 371 city states in that certain

area. The military commander in chief was the king himself, known as the

tlatoani. The second in command was the cihuacoatl. next would be four

other high ranked militants, who were usually related to the king.
Huitzilopochtli

**Huitzilopochtli** was an Aztec god of war, sun, human sacrifice, and the   patron of the city of Tenochtitlan. He was also the national god of the Mexicas, also known as Aztecs, of Tenochtitlan. Many in the pantheon of deities of the Aztecs were inclined to have a fondness for a particular aspect of warfare. However, Huitzilopochtli was known as the primary god of war in ancient Mexico.
He wielded Xiuhcoatl as a weapon, associating him with fire. The name means "Hummingbird('s) South" or "Hummingbird('s) Left", yet it has commonly been translated as "Southern hummingbird" or "left-handed hummingbird". The discrepancy between "left" and "south" in translation stems from the Aztec belief that the south was the left side of the world. In the tlaxotecuyotl, a hymn sung in reverence to Huitzilopotchtli, he is referred to as: the Dart-Hurler, the divine hurler, and a terror to the Mixteca.
Enter Wildthyme (novel)

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***Enter Wildthyme*** was an Iris Wildthyme novel. It was written by Paul Magrs.

## Publisher's summary

Time and Space. Good and Evil. Gin and Tonic.

A novel which takes us from a dusty secondhand bookshop on Darlington, clear across the galaxy aboard a celestial double decker bus... all the way to the outlandish world of Hyspero, and the throne room of the Scarlet Empress... and the very brink of the strange pocket dimension called The Obverse...

This is a story about an object — a glass jar with mysterious contents — being the focus of a chase between Iris Wildthyme, Panda and their new friend Simon, and a bunch of gentlemen pirates of the Dogworld, who are determined to retrieve the strange jar and its even stranger contents.

## Characters

* Iris Wildthyme
* Panda
* Simon
* Kelly
* Anthony Marvelle
* Missy
* Jenny Winterleaf
* Magda
* Flossie
* Fritter
* Martha
* Tommy Tomorrow
* Trisha Tomorrow
* Barbra
* Terrence
* Mida Slike
* Bartender

## References

* Iris has an office in London in July 1973 where she stores files too vital to keep on her person or aboard the bus.
* The *Begins at Home* is a spaceship.

## Continuity

* The Tomorrow Twins appear. (AUDIO: *Horror of Glam Rock*)
* Vince Cosmos is mentioned. (PROSE: *Hang onto Yourself*)
* Barbra previously appeared in PROSE: *Sick Building* and PROSE: *The Dreadful Flap*.
* The Glassmen of Valcea appear. (PROSE: *The Blue Angel*)
* Hyspero first featured in PROSE: *The Scarlet Empress*.
* Barbra recalls when Iris saved her from the Dreadful Flap and took her to Darlington in 2008. (PROSE: *The Dreadful Flap*)
* The Ringpull is mentioned. (AUDIO: *Ringpullworld*)
* Panda recalls living with Tom. (AUDIO: *Wildthyme at Large*)

## External links

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The Scarlet Shadow (short story)

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***The Scarlet Shadow*** was the tenth story in the anthology *Iris Wildthyme and the Celestial Omnibus*. It was written by Stewart Sheargold.

## Characters

* Iris Wildthyme
* Panda
* Archduke of Autumn

## References

* In the 1970s, Iris discovered a plot by vegetables to take over the world by removing government figures from power.

## Continuity

* Iris mentions the Scarlet Empress of Hyspero, (PROSE: *The Scarlet Empress*) and Icarus the boy blue angel. (PROSE: *The Blue Angel*)
* Iris recalls the time a wicked man who lived in a clock tried to steal her body. (TV: *The Keeper of Traken*) Iris mentions that the man once went by the name Koschei. (PROSE: *The Dark Path*)

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Division of Empire

we all know how the founding fathers of the united sTATES DIVIDED THE COUNTRY: into 13 colonies (and later 50 states).  Similarly, the aztecs divided
their empire into 3 city-states, named tenochtitlan, texcoco, and tlacopan.

 these 3 city-states signed a treaty, known today as the triple alliance,

stating that all 3 would work together in conquering surrounding lands and

defeating warring empires.

    however, do not think that the city-states were

regarded as equals.  as per the triple alliance, 40

percent of the land won would go to each the

tenochtitlan and texcoco city-states, while the

remaining 20 percent would go to the tlacopan city-

state.  in addition, the ruler, or *tlatoani*, of

tenochtitlan, would be the emperor, or *huey*

*tlatoani*, of the entire aztec empire, overruling

the *tlatoanis* of texcoco and

tlacopan.  due to this fact,

tenochtitlan emerged as the most

powerful city-state, followed by

texcoco, and then tlacopan.

     over time, the city-states

conquered a large portion of what

is currently southern mexico.
Nabiism

Nabiism is a polytheistic religion that resides as the most prominent religion in the southern civilizations, and has the most members of any religion worldwide. It was founded in the year 1897 in Kaav, when the eastern Jacter Archipelago was under control of the Mahapiyam Empire. Its founding and tenets focus on the preachings of three brothers: Murankina, the nobleman, Manakina, the merchant, and Murajama, the warrior. They spoke against the empire, and introduced the people to the Nabii, which are the highest order of Primordials that Nabiism claims created the world and govern its inhabitants. While all three brothers are worshipped, it is believed that only one transcended to the Nabii after death, and schisms have formed over which one. In eastern Jacter, Murajama, the warrior, is considered the greatest, in central Jacter in Kaav and Monda, Manakina, the merchant, is most worshipped, and in Dengi and northern Zenaj, it is Murankina, the nobleman.
Introduction

the aztecs were an ancient empire spanning from the years 1428 - 1521 ad.   The empire began as an alliance between three city-states who settled in

the valley of mexico (present-day mexico city metropolitan area).  This

alliance was known, and still is today, as the "triple alliance,"  and these

city-states were known as tenochtitlan, texcoco, and tlacopan.  the aztecs

eventually conquered a large portion of what is now current-day southern

mexico. Believe it or not, the aztecs did not start out in tenochtitlan!  in fact,

they used to be a large nomadic tribe, travelling throughout the area we

now call mexico.  legend has it that the aztec god of sun and war,

huitzilopotchi, promised a group of aztec priests that their home was to be

located wherever they found an eagle perched on a cactus, holding a snake

in its mouth (this is also the image in the center of the mexican flag).  then,

one day, the priest spotted an eagle perched on a cactus, holding a snake in

its mouth.  the aztecs couldn't believe: this place was to be their home!  they

named it tenochtitlan, or "place of the prickly cactus."

the Aztec empire was a jaw-dropping civilization that has a myriad of

information on their culture and history (which our group has looked into).

They had a fascinating growth, at their peak in the mid-late 1400s, and conquered much land throughout southern Mexico. They have an interesting downfall

story, as they were conquered by the great spanish conquistador hernan cortes (to come later!). the aztec culture is still around today,

and the civilization has definitely had an impact on the world.  now, let's learn about the aztec culture!
The Adventure of the Bloomsbury Bomber (audio story)

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***The Adventure of the Bloomsbury Bomber*** was the second story in *The Worlds of Big Finish*, a crossover of multiple Big Finish Productions ranges. It starred Nicholas Briggs as Sherlock Holmes.

## Cast

* Sherlock Holmes - Nicholas Briggs
* Mycroft Holmes - David Warner
* Alexander Korvo - Michael Thomson
* Albert Taylor - George Rainsford
* Mrs Waters - Katy Manning
* Mr Robins - Terry Molloy
* Alfred Vandermeer - Barnaby Edwards
* Dorian Gray - Alexander Vlahos
* Evan Morgan - George Rainsford

## Notes

* This story was recorded on 11 May, 15 June, and 12 September 2014 at The Moat Studios.

## External links

* Official ***The Adventure of the Bloomsbury Bomber - The Worlds of Big Finish*** page at bigfinish.com
Tlaloques

**Tlaloques**, or **Rain Dwarves**, lived in the mountains. They were not gods.    They were four, representing the four cardinal points.
Tlaloc stored the water collected by the tlaloques on the hills and mountains. On Tlaloc's orders, they broke the jugs containing water, thus producing thunders and rain. For that, they used their rattlestaffs, symbols of strength and fertility.

According to some interpretations, the four jugs carried by the four tlaloques contained respectively the rain, the frost, the drought and the disease.

They can be compared to the Mountain Goblins of Japanese folklore.
Recreation

# What Games did they play? how did they pass The time?

A common game played by Aztecs was ullamaliztli, a famous Aztec ball game. The game was played on a tlachtli court, the court was one of the first things built when the Aztecs settled to a new area.  The court was always surrounded by a palace and temple. The court was a slope, usually around 100-200 feet long. The game is for entertainment, but also for politics and religion. This game represented the battle day and night, and so it was related to the human sacrifices to keep the sun moving in the sky.
Today a form of this game is still played, called Ullama. Many of the players are women or children. This was the precursor to basketball

The players played with a rubber ball that weighed about 9 pounds and was amde of rubber. (Ulli) Players wore deerskin guards for the chin, hip, thigh, and hands. The object was to get the ball through the hoop. If you lost the game you sacrificed your life.

Another game that they played was called patolli. It was a game of chance and skill played on a board shaped like a cross.

Players would bet stones, plants, or even precious metals. You would play by throwing stones (like dice) and move your pieces on and off the board.
Angelo

Angelo Född 1 januari 2010. Han är Alexandras första barn och hon fick Angelo när hon bara var 17år.

## Other attributes

### Familj

Alexandra mammaMila Lillasyster

Angelo fick bo hos hans mormor och mamma. År 2013 blev Angelo storebror han förväntade sig en lillebror men det blev en lilla syster och Angelo blev besviken. När han träffade hans lillasyster Mila förändrades hans liv.
Conclusion

## Sacrifice

* The Aztec sacrifice ritual played a big part in the fall of the Aztec empire. The fact that they killed thousands of people was not ideal for their society. Although many tribes sacrificed people, the rate at which they did so was unheard of. This also got neighboring people not like the Aztecs as much.
* It's believed that the horror of human sacrifice motivated the Spaniards to conquer what they considered an evil culture - in other words, they used it to justify their war with the empire.
	+ Disease
* After Hernan Cortes landed in Mexico, a Spanish army came from Cuba to make sure he was doing what he was supposed to do. Cortes went to fight them. In the new group from Cuba, there was an African slave who had come down with smallpox. One of Cortes’ men had caught the disease. They then fought with the Spanish and the man was killed. An Aztec caught the disease when his body was looted. This quickly spread throughout the Aztec empire and over 25% of the population was lost to the disease alone. The emperor had also died, so the whole empire was in ruins.
	+ Religion
* Religion played a part in the sacrifices. There is a rumor that the Aztecs thought the spanish were Gods. Another theory is that they didn’t destroy the spanish army because they wanted more people to sacrifice to their gods.
	+ Tactics
* The tactics of the spanish played a big role in the fall of their empire. The aztecs soon became wise with the ways the europeans fought and their ways, and this almost led to a victory.
	+ Chocolate

* + Chocolate actually may have played a part in the fall of the Aztec empire. The Aztecs believed that the god Quetzalcoatl brought the cocoa beans from the tree of life to give to man. Later, the god was banished. It seems that at first the Mexicans believed that Hernan Cortes, the Spanish conqueror, was their returning god.
Government System

everyone remembers our studies of the egyptian culture. In that time, the

pharoah (ruler) ruled the entire kingdom, and his word was law. the aztec

empire was the exact same thing! The aztec empire was a monarchy, ruled by

an emperor called huey tlatoani. as we already know, the aztec empire was

first divided into three city states, tenotitchlan, texcoco, and tlacopan. the emperor of each city-state, called a tlatoani, had unlimited control of their

city-state, and their word was law (unless the huey tlatoani overruled

them). there was one exception: the emperor of tenotitchlan was declared

huey tlatoani, and was claimed to be a descendant of

the gods.  He acted as

the head of the government, and

was in charge of the aztec

military, trade, etc.  the word of

the emperor was the rule, and he

could not be overruled by anyone.
Bafflement and Devotion (short story)

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**Bafflement and Devotion** was an in-universe interview about Iris Wildthyme and her life with the Doctor. It was published in DWM 289.

## Summary

Iris Wildthyme attempts to convince her companion, the Doctor, that it is her life that's real and that it is the Doctor who is the fabrication.

## Characters

* Iris Wildthyme
* Eighth Doctor

## References

* Iris and her companion Jenny helped the Second Doctor defeat the Dalek Supreme on Marlion.
* The Eighth Doctor suggests that Iris is an invention of Faction Paradox.
* MIAOW are mentioned.

## Notes

* The story contains a bibliography at the end explaining the various stories to which Iris and the Doctor refer to throughout their adventure.

## Continuity

* The Eighth Doctor's encounter with Iris on Hyspero is mentioned. (PROSE: *The Scarlet Empress*)
* The Eighth Doctor says he can't remember if he had a mother or if he was created out of a gene-splicing machine. (TV: *Doctor Who*, PROSE: *Lungbarrow*)
* Iris claims that it was she who was present on the Dalek city and not the Doctor. However Iris' version of events involved the Daleks experimenting with hallocinogens and weird sex. (TV: *The Daleks*)
* The events of TV: *Time-Flight* and *Arc of Infinity* are mentioned.
* The Doctor recalls the events of AUDIO: *The Land of the Dead*.
Madhouse Live

Madhouse (Madhouse Radio) is a live prank show that has existed since 2005. The host of the show is Carlito and Co-Host Milkman. It's broadcast every week, via Shoutcast, on MadHouseLive.com and blueplanetprankradio.com to an audience of over 200 listeners. It's also in podcast format for the people who are unable to listen to the live show.

Carlito's show occasionally goes on hiatus for long periods of time, but always comes back eventually.

## History

Carlito started off listening to KDK then one day he asked if anyone wanted to do a show. Carlito said yes and the rest is history. Before the legendary Milkman, he had other co-hosts; Andy and Cloned Home Grown.

In May of 2006 Madhouse Radio became the first weekly prank call related podcast featured in the iTunes store.

## Hosts

Carlito

Milkman

Andy

Cloned Home Grown

## Characters

**Cross** - (Carlito)

**Matt 'Fucking' Hillock** - (Laugh Track Matt)

**Bo Steen** - (?)

**Eddie Garcia** - (Carlito)

**Dr. Nargas** - (?)

**Father McDoogan** - (?)

**Jack Masterson** - (Carlito)

**Valente of Valente & Associates** - (Carlito)

**Lysol** - (African-American K-Mart Employee)
A Labyrinth of Histories (audio story)

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## Publisher's summary

PRIMER FOR THE SPIRAL POLITIC (POST-WAR EDITION)

6: MR SMITH

Era: Non-specific, sub-historical.

Technology: Irrelevant.

It's now acknowledged that the Great Houses were largely responsible for creating the current shape of history, not simply by interfering in major events (although they may have dabbled) but by engineering the entire framework of history as a single definite structure. What's less well-known is just how easy it is to access that structure's foundations.

Before the War, it was usual for Great House installations to be linked to the Houses' "records library", buried in the framework beneath normal time: though the War made these access-points a liability, many still exist, and encounters with the library's guardian aren't unknown...

## Cast

* Cousin Justine - Suzanne Proctor
* Godfather Morlock - Ellis Pike
* Godfather Sabbath - Keith Drinkel
* Demetra Kein - Kate Dyson
* Shuncuker - Linda Bartram
* Emma - Lena Rae
* First Ordinary Selvynkesh - Matt Kelly
* Second Ordinary Keeble - Chris Manville
* Fiora - Emma Kilbey
* Mr. Smith - Scott Craig

## Continuity

* Mr. Smith suggests an alternative explanation for the death of President Umbaste, rather than the one proposed in *The Book of the War*.

## External links

* ***A Labyrinth of Histories*** at the Doctor Who Reference Guide

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Richard Cardo

Richard Cardo is a professional detective who initiated a rigorous investigation against Brad Carter and the PLA for their involvement in the kidnapping and murder of JonBenet Ramsey during CurervoCon, revealing that Brad cowered under JonBenet's bed before darting downstairs to write the ransom note. His series of videos on YouTube exposes the PLA for what they really are.

## Links

* https://www.youtube.com/user/RichardCardo
Party Time

Party Time is a live, weekly show that has ran since 2013. It is hosted by Laugh Track Matt & Zax, with various regular callers.

A theme song was made in 2014 by Rappy McRapperson originally titled rappy mcrapperson laugh track matts party time .

 Hosts

* Laugh Track Matt
* Zax

## Regular Callers

* DarkStranger
* Snails

## Irregular Callers

* RBCP
* Carlito
* Rappy McRapperson

## Episodes

The live show only Party Time was first officially recorded on November 12th, 2013. No listener made recording of the show before this date have surface.

* View the 2013 Archives
* View the 2014 Archives
* View the 2015 Archives
* View the 2016 Archives

 Stations

Party Time premiered in 2013 on MadHouse Live, The station was broadcast on the internet, via Shoutcast. The show was a live broadcast only with none of the shows being recorded for legal reasons. To date, no recording of the show during the era have surfaced. The only announcements about this show going live were made in the Madhouse IRC. The show ran once a week on Mondays.

In November 2013 'BIG' drama ensued in the Madhouse IRC when the Party Time hosts faked a kidnapping on a prank call, this combined with Mixlr becoming the flavor of the month Laugh Track Matt & Zax left Shoutcast behind and moved to their own Mixlr account. The first recorded show took place on November 12th, 2013. These recordings are still available on their show real. The show ran weekly on this account until June 2015.

In June 2015 Laugh Track Matt & Zax were contacted by Carlito to join what at the time was an up and coming new prank call network known as PrankCallNation. Party Time has been broadcast weekly on the PCN Mixlr ever since. Even with PCN now dead, Matt & Zax are too lazy to make new arrangements so they linger on...forever.

## Characters

**Matt 'Fucking' Hillock** - (Laugh Track Matt)

**Matt 'Friendly' Hillock** - (Laugh Track Matt)

**Eric Days** - (Zax)

**An international consortium of businessmen** - (Snails)
Celebrations

# How did they celebrate their religion? How often did they celebrate it?

In the Aztec religion, every month had at least one major celebration to honor a deity. The majority of these celebrations revolved around their agricultural season.
During the course of each of these celebrations, a person would be selected to serve as the embodiment of a god, and would be treated as such during the festivals. They would be fed, housed, and overall extremely pampered until the time of sacrifice.

The rest of the population would feast profusely through the celebrations, and would adorn themselves in their finest garments and dance in the massive public plazas of the greatest Aztec cities.
Below are two of the Aztec Celebrations.

## Celebration of Quecholli Festival

This would be celebrated on the 280th day of the Aztec year, at end of 14th month, and would honor **Mixcoatl**. He was known as the Cloud Serpent, and was the Aztec deity of the chase, possessing the features of a deer or rabbit. He was associated with the morning star. One of the four creators of the world, he set a fire from sticks enabling the creation of humans.
The festival honored him by way of a ceremonial hunt. It took place in the 14th month because this was the month in which weapons were ceremonially made.

## Festival of Xipe Totec Celebration

This festival would always b celebrated in March, and honored **Xipe Totec**. He was a war-god of the Aztecs, often called "Our Lord the Flayed One". Statues and images of Xipe Totec depict him unusually as a god wearing a human skin. His festival was known as Tlacaxipehualiztli.

This festival was celebrated with Aztec warriors dressing up as the god, mimicking him in all aspects. This included slaughtering their prisoners of war, cutting their hearts out, and removing their skins to wear them for the entire 20-day month.
They would fight mock battles, after which they would dispose of the rotting skins of the slaughtered in caves or holes in the ground.
**Fun Fact!** Because of this festival's gruesome nature, archaeologists always took it as simply metaphorically, until they discovered literal proof of it's reality.
The Archive (audio story)

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***The Archive*** was the first story in *The Worlds of Big Finish*, a crossover of multiple Big Finish Productions ranges. It starred Ciara Janson as Abby and Laura Doddington as Zara from the Graceless series.

## Cast

* Abby - Ciara Janson
* Zara - Laura Doddington
* Romulus Chang - Barnaby Edwards
* Lucian Theta-Singh - Hugh Skinner
* The Archive - Lisa Bowerman
* Security Drones - David Menkin

## Notes

* This story was recorded on 11 May, 15 June, and 12 September 2014 at The Moat Studios.

## Continuity

* Abby mentions the prophecy that Chi told of their death. (AUDIO: *The Battle*)

## External links

* Official ***The Archive - The Worlds of Big Finish*** page at bigfinish.com
Mystery Lady: Episode Five (audio story)

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***Episode Five*** was the fourth release in the *Mystery Lady series* written by Paul Magrs and prominently featuring the character of Dodie Golightly originated in the 2013 *Iris Wildthyme* story *The Ninnies on Putney Common*.

## Publisher's summary

Our intrepid travelers make their way to a bleak council tower block where single mum Sandra Templeton is the next endangered name on their list. She is bemused by their visit, but her family and friends are rather over excited to meet the TV star, Timothy Bold. Will Dodie manage to maintain her composure high above the city as strange forces take over? And who or what, exactly, is Timothy in contact with?

## Characters

* Cassandra
* Timothy Bold
* Dodie Golightly
* Sandra Templeton
* Pam
* Sandra's mother
* Aunt Winnie
* Secretary
* Sally
* Lady Lucrezia Noggins
* Fox Soames
* Magda Soames
* Henry Duke

## References

* Sandra lives at No. 703.
* Sandra wrote the novel *Out on the Town*.
* Fox and Magda live in the Lake District.
* Sandra has three children, a baby and two toddlers.
The Hexford Invasion (audio story)

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***The Hexford Invasion*** was the fourth story in the Serpent Crest arc, a series of five audio dramas featuring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor.

## Publisher's summary

It’s been many months since the Doctor was in Hexford, and Mrs Wibbsey keenly feels his absence. As her grave suspicions about her new neighbour grow, she is in danger of becoming ostracised from village life. When Mike Yates turns up at Nest Cottage with a visitor in tow, Mrs Wibbsey’s life is turned even further upside down. Why has this strange new fellow appeared - and can he really be who Mike thinks he is?

With UNIT watching the skies, and a strange forest growing daily around the village perimeter, it comes as little surprise when an enormous spaceship slides into view and dominates the skyline. Who is watching Hexford, and what do they want? Never has Mrs Wibbsey needed the Doctor more. But can she cope with two...?

## Cast

* The Doctor - Tom Baker
* The Doctor - David Troughton
* Mrs Wibbsey - Susan Jameson
* Mike Yates - Richard Franklin
* Reverend Tonge - Cornelius Garrett
* Deirdre - Nerys Hughes
* Tish - Joanna Tope

## Notes

* David Troughton, who plays the clone of the Second Doctor, is the son of Patrick Troughton, who played the Second Doctor from 1966 to 1969.
* Nerys Hughes (Deirdre) previously played Todd in TV: *Kinda*, Brenda Williams in TV: *Something Borrowed* and Eris in AUDIO: *Phobos*.

## Continuity

* Mike Yates calls the Second Doctor's haircut a "Beatles Haircut," a comparison Isobel Watkins and Ace McShane have also made. (PROSE: *Who Killed Kennedy;* AUDIO: *The Light at the End*)
* The Second Doctor exclaims "Oh my giddy aunt!" upon seeing the space ship.
* The Fourth Doctor says that he does not remember the events in his past, but when he learns that it is his Second incarnation, he states that it was because of Time Lord intervention, suggesting a placement within Season 6B. However, the next episode shows this to be false.
* The Second Doctor makes reference to "Yeti in the underground (TV: *The Web of Fear)* and Cybermen in the sewers." (TV: *The Invasion)*
* Mike Yates recalls the events of TV: *The Three Doctors*.

## External links

* "Past Times Special: Serpent Crest #4 - The Hexford Invasion" Review on Nebula One (News)