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'''Varcia''' <small>(PRONOUNCED:</small> <small style="color:blue;">/vɑr-si-ʌː/</small> <small>var-SEE-uh</small> ) is a major kingdom on the continent of '''[[Estora]]''', on the planet of '''[[Ardûs]]'''. While it is made up of a rough landscape of rugged hills, hazardous mountain ranges and dense forests, it is home to a people unified unlike anywhere else on Ardûs. After the fall of the '''Immortal Emperor of Calandri''' in the year 941 CE, from the throne in '''[[Portarosa]]''', Varcia's capital,  the Late Queen '''Rosaria Castevel''' declared Varcia and independent kingdom no longer under the Empire's rule.
'''Varcia''' <small>(PRONOUNCED:</small> <small style="color:blue;">/vɑr-si-ʌː/</small> <small>var-SEE-uh</small> ) is a major kingdom on the continent of '''[[Estora]]''', on the planet of '''[[Ardûs]]'''. While it is made up of a rough landscape of rugged hills, hazardous mountain ranges and dense forests, it is home to a people unified unlike anywhere else on Ardûs. After the fall of the '''Immortal Emperor of Calandri''' in the year 941 AC, from the throne in '''[[Portarosa]]''', Varcia's capital,  the Late Queen '''Rosaria Castevel''' declared Varcia and independent kingdom no longer under the Empire's rule.


==Etymology==
==Etymology==


The word "Varcia" is an old Calandish term meaning 'fertile land by the river.'
The word "Varcia" is an old Varcian term meaning 'fertile land by the river.'


==Geography==
==Geography==


After breaking away from Calandrian rule, Varcia has generally been considered to have been bordered by the Merchant Republic of '''[[Thessia]]''' in the south, and in the north by '''[[Kasmon]]''' and includes the northern '''[[Uyvrenthian River Territories]]'''. Some guides considered it to begin in Thessia, continuing all the way north until '''Kaldain's''' southern border, though most other cartographers and writers have made official the kingdom's borders in this matter, that being the former designation of territory.
After breaking away from Calandrian rule, Varcia has generally been considered to have been bordered by the Merchant Republic of '''[[Thessia]]''' in the south, and in the north by '''[[Kasmon]]''' and includes the northern '''[[Uyvrenthian River Territories]]'''. Some guides considered it to begin in Thessia, continuing all the way north until '''Kaldain's''' southern border, though most other cartographers and writers have made official the kingdom's borders in this matter, that being the former designation of territory.
[[Image: Varcia_Country_Map.jpg|thumb|250px|Map of the region and kingdom of Varcia]]


===Geographical Features===
===Geographical Features===
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|+ style="font-size:12pt;" | '''Regional Weather'''
|+ style="font-size:12pt;" | '''Regional Weather'''
|-
|-
! style="text-align:left; background-color:#DAD9C8;" | Month
! style="text-align:left; color:#D7BC7D; background-color:#580009;" | Month
! style="background-color:#DAD9C8;" | Average Temp
! style="color:#D7BC7D; background-color:#580009;" | Average Temp
! style="background-color:#DAD9C8;" | Patterns
! style="color:#D7BC7D; background-color:#580009;" | Patterns
|-
|-
| Vaelidus
| Frostano
| style="text-align:center;" | 34
| style="text-align:center;" | 34
| Rain/Ice
| Rain/Ice
|-
|-
| Tholstus
| Fimverno
| style="text-align:center;" | 37
| style="text-align:center;" | 37
| Rain
| Rain
|-
|-
| Almyr
| Primavera
| style="text-align:center;" | 48
| style="text-align:center;" | 48
| Rain
| Rain
|-
|-
| Queldar
| Florescência
| style="text-align:center;" | 54
| style="text-align:center;" | 54
| Rain
| Rain
|-
|-
| Ceilarch
| Verdeviso
| style="text-align:center;" | 69
| style="text-align:center;" | 69
| Rain
| Rain
|-
|-
| Avarid
| Solbrilho
| style="text-align:center;" | 77
| style="text-align:center;" | 77
| Dry
| Dry
|-
|-
| Imelia
| Calorsol
| style="text-align:center;" | 84
| style="text-align:center;" | 84
| Dry
| Dry
|-
|-
| Mordhura
| Estivalia
| style="text-align:center;" | 83
| style="text-align:center;" | 83
| Dry
| Dry
|-
|-
| Solimel
| Vendaval
| style="text-align:center;" | 72
| style="text-align:center;" | 72
| Dry
| Dry
|-
|-
| Irid
| Sombriano
| style="text-align:center;" | 59
| style="text-align:center;" | 59
| Rain
| Rain
|-
|-
| Starfall
| Noiterra
| style="text-align:center;" | 37
| style="text-align:center;" | 37
| Rain/Ice
| Rain/Ice
|-
|-
| Vaefrost
| Culminverno
| style="text-align:center;" | 36
| style="text-align:center;" | 36
| Rain/Ice
| Rain/Ice
|}
|}
==Varcian Calendar==
[[Image:Varcian_Calendar.jpg|thumb|''Varcian calendar of 972 AR''|350px|right]]
The Varcian calendar was adopted from the Calandrian Empire during its rulership of the region. After becoming an independent kingdom, Varcia kept the calendar but adopted their own naming conventions in order to rebuild parts of their old culture.
The year as measured in Varcia consists of 363 days: 12 months of exactly 30 days each, plus 3 days that fall between seasons which correspond with lunar eclipses. A leap year occurs once every six (6) years, adding a fourth day, believed to be the day when the veil between the planes becomes thin enough to allow for crossing between worlds. The months are subdivided into five six-day periods, with one week being the equivalent of six days. It should be noted that months and years are dated differently depending on the region and culture. Typically the years will fall into 'ages', denoting a significant time in history. The current age in Varcia's calendar is measured as A.R. or '''Age of Renewal.'''
Each month's name is followed by a description of that month, along with the corresponding month of the Gregorian calendar.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:10pt;"
|+ style="font-size:12pt;" | '''Varcian Calendar'''
|-
!style="color:#D7BC7D; background-color:#580009;"| Varcian Month !!style="color:#D7BC7D; background-color:#580009;"| Naming Roots/Meaning !!style="color:#D7BC7D; background-color:#580009;"| Gregorian Equivalent !!style="color:#D7BC7D; background-color:#580009;"| Number of Days
|-
| Frostano || Deep Frost || ''January'' || 30
|-
| Fimverno || Winter's End || ''February'' || 31
|-
| Primavera || Spring || ''March'' || 30
|-
| Florescência || Blossoming || ''April'' || 30
|-
| Verdeviso || Glancing Green || ''May'' || 30
|-
| Solbrilho || Rising Sun || ''June'' || 31
|-
| Calorsol || Burning Sun || ''July'' || 30
|-
| Estivalia || Falling Sun || ''August'' || 30
|-
| Vendaval || Galewind || ''September'' || 30
|-
| Sombriano || Darkening Veil || ''October'' || 31 (32)
|-
| Noiterra || Nightfall || ''November'' || 30
|-
| Culminverno || Winter's Crest || ''December'' || 30
|}
The names of each of the days of the week are outlined below, in order:
# Solisdía
# Lunadía
# Maritadía
# Montañadía
# Venturodía
# Estreladía
A poem made to teach young Varcian children the days of the week goes as such:<br/>
<blockquote>''When the sun falls below the sky, emerging glint of moonlit eyes,''
''Cast light over seas and to what the mountains hide,''
''There you'll find fortune the stars ignite.''</blockquote>


==History==
==History==
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'''Cities'''
'''Cities'''
* [[Portarosa]]
* [[Portarosa]]
* Almora
* [[Almora]]
* Castevel
* [[Castevel]]
* Crossharbor
* [[Crossharbor]]
* Southmarsh
* [[Southmarsh]]
* Talid
* [[Talid]]
* Vescara
* [[Vescara]]


'''Towns & Villages'''
'''Towns & Villages'''
* Gos Toler
* [[Gos Toler]]
* Minescar
* [[Minescar]]
* Timbermoor
* [[Timbermoor]]
* Whitebridge
* [[Puelanco]]
* Willowdale
* [[Willowdale]]


==Inhabitants==
==Inhabitants==
===Ranks===
'''Imperial Royalty'''
* King / Queen
'''Royalty'''
* Duque /Duquesa
** Heads of State
'''Dependent Royalty and Heads of State'''
* Marqués / Marquesa
** Independent Nobility and Lords Mayor of Free Cities
'''Greater Nobility'''
# Major Clergy
# Conde / Condessa
#* Lords Mayor of Great Cities
# Free Lords
'''Lesser Nobility'''
# Barón / Baronesa
#* Lords Mayor of Towns
# Military Officers
# Clergy
# Great Knights
# Guild Masters


===Individuals===
===Individuals===
'''Nobility'''
* [[Tatiana Castevel]]


'''Entertainers'''
* [[Isabella Lyrverga]]
* [[Isabella Lyrverga]]


Latest revision as of 07:49, 3 September 2023

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Varcia
Geography
Region Western Estora
Largest City Portarosa
Society
Demonym Varcian
Races Humans and Half-elves
(Varcian, Calandrian,
Kasmian, Thessian,
Veyndellian), Elves
Languages Varsic, Calandish,
Kasmond, Veynderich
Common (Trade Tongue)
Religion(s) Almyra, Avaridon,
Ceilaesa, Imelyen,
Iriden, Mordherus,
Quelana, Tholsir,
Vaelaren
Alignments All
Inhabitants of Varcia
Locations on Varcia
Organizations on Varcia
Settlements on Varcia
Roads on Varcia
Mountains on Varcia
Bodies of water on Varcia
Forests on Varcia
Events on Varcia
Food and drink from Varcia
Items from Varcia

Varcia (PRONOUNCED: /vɑr-si-ʌː/ var-SEE-uh ) is a major kingdom on the continent of Estora, on the planet of Ardûs. While it is made up of a rough landscape of rugged hills, hazardous mountain ranges and dense forests, it is home to a people unified unlike anywhere else on Ardûs. After the fall of the Immortal Emperor of Calandri in the year 941 AC, from the throne in Portarosa, Varcia's capital, the Late Queen Rosaria Castevel declared Varcia and independent kingdom no longer under the Empire's rule.

Etymology

The word "Varcia" is an old Varcian term meaning 'fertile land by the river.'

Geography

After breaking away from Calandrian rule, Varcia has generally been considered to have been bordered by the Merchant Republic of Thessia in the south, and in the north by Kasmon and includes the northern Uyvrenthian River Territories. Some guides considered it to begin in Thessia, continuing all the way north until Kaldain's southern border, though most other cartographers and writers have made official the kingdom's borders in this matter, that being the former designation of territory.

Map of the region and kingdom of Varcia

Geographical Features

Bodies of Water

  • Rovlum River
  • Lake Gravenschall
  • Losloch
  • Twinglimmer Lake

Forests

Hills & Mountains

Landmarks

Flora & Fauna

Weather

Regional Weather
Month Average Temp Patterns
Frostano 34 Rain/Ice
Fimverno 37 Rain
Primavera 48 Rain
Florescência 54 Rain
Verdeviso 69 Rain
Solbrilho 77 Dry
Calorsol 84 Dry
Estivalia 83 Dry
Vendaval 72 Dry
Sombriano 59 Rain
Noiterra 37 Rain/Ice
Culminverno 36 Rain/Ice

Varcian Calendar

Varcian calendar of 972 AR

The Varcian calendar was adopted from the Calandrian Empire during its rulership of the region. After becoming an independent kingdom, Varcia kept the calendar but adopted their own naming conventions in order to rebuild parts of their old culture.

The year as measured in Varcia consists of 363 days: 12 months of exactly 30 days each, plus 3 days that fall between seasons which correspond with lunar eclipses. A leap year occurs once every six (6) years, adding a fourth day, believed to be the day when the veil between the planes becomes thin enough to allow for crossing between worlds. The months are subdivided into five six-day periods, with one week being the equivalent of six days. It should be noted that months and years are dated differently depending on the region and culture. Typically the years will fall into 'ages', denoting a significant time in history. The current age in Varcia's calendar is measured as A.R. or Age of Renewal.

Each month's name is followed by a description of that month, along with the corresponding month of the Gregorian calendar.

Varcian Calendar
Varcian Month Naming Roots/Meaning Gregorian Equivalent Number of Days
Frostano Deep Frost January 30
Fimverno Winter's End February 31
Primavera Spring March 30
Florescência Blossoming April 30
Verdeviso Glancing Green May 30
Solbrilho Rising Sun June 31
Calorsol Burning Sun July 30
Estivalia Falling Sun August 30
Vendaval Galewind September 30
Sombriano Darkening Veil October 31 (32)
Noiterra Nightfall November 30
Culminverno Winter's Crest December 30

The names of each of the days of the week are outlined below, in order:

  1. Solisdía
  2. Lunadía
  3. Maritadía
  4. Montañadía
  5. Venturodía
  6. Estreladía

A poem made to teach young Varcian children the days of the week goes as such:

When the sun falls below the sky, emerging glint of moonlit eyes,

Cast light over seas and to what the mountains hide,

There you'll find fortune the stars ignite.

History

Rumors & Legends

Notable Locations

Landmarks

Keeps, Forts & Towers

  • Fort Rovilin
  • Fort Vigil
  • Kaer Porth

Ruins

Temples & Monasteries

Other

Settlements

Cities

Towns & Villages

Inhabitants

Ranks

Imperial Royalty

  • King / Queen

Royalty

  • Duque /Duquesa
    • Heads of State

Dependent Royalty and Heads of State

  • Marqués / Marquesa
    • Independent Nobility and Lords Mayor of Free Cities

Greater Nobility

  1. Major Clergy
  2. Conde / Condessa
    • Lords Mayor of Great Cities
  3. Free Lords

Lesser Nobility

  1. Barón / Baronesa
    • Lords Mayor of Towns
  2. Military Officers
  3. Clergy
  4. Great Knights
  5. Guild Masters

Individuals

Nobility

Entertainers

Organizations

Notable Inhabitants

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