Encyclopedia Post-Apocalyptica - INDEX

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Ethnicities

Américain - One of three major cultures of Nouvelle Anglund; highly religious following the Burlingville Catholic Church, high fertility rate; speak Anglais Entry 9 - 12

Anathona - Nomadic tribes with disdain for advanced technology lying between the California region to sparse settlement as far east as Atlanta; reputed to have successfully combated a Grey Wave Entry 1 - 3 4 5 13 14 15 19 28 30

Angel Hordes - Also known as Waste Angels, Hell Angels, or the Angels; famed for their Hogs, one or two seated vehicles from Ancient times; infamous for fast raiding of settlements and smaller states, and providing mercenary services; located in southwestern Nourika Entry 14 - 19 22 26 27 28

Aroostook - Raiders from the northern forests of Main; attack Nouvelle Anglund's northern frontier Entry 9

Ayisyen - Atlantano Haitians Entry 3

Cajun - Short, swarthy natives of Luzianna Entry 16

Chicanos - descendants of Hispanic Americans in Chilango; more anglicised dialect, partially Americanized culture, many of them are Evangelical, Pentecostal or non-religious rather than Roman Catholic Entry 40

Cleavers - People native to the Madlands, centered on Cleaveland; loud and violent, raiders and pirates in Ohiyo and Eerie Sea Entry 36

Coloti - People with various kinds of advanced weapons living in airships floating above El Nucléo in Chilango; keep Chilango divided at behest of El Nucléo; seldom travel far from the AI superstructure Entry 40

Cree - Tribes to the north of Mont Réal Entry 12

Dakotay - Tribes native to Dakotay Steppe; warlike; many internal feuds

Maniuk: Dakotay tribe located in extreme eastern edge of Dakotay Steppe

Eeries - People native to the Madlands, centered on Eerie; quiet and paranoid, highwaymen in neighboring regions Entry 36

Han-in - Atlantano Koreans Entry 3

Irish - One of three major cultures of Nouvelle Anglund, divided into numerous clans; dominant culture of Emerald Isles; speak Anglish Entry 9 - 22

Lheidli T'enneh - People of the Fray Zer Valley, Bre-teesh Colum 34

Maronei - Atlantano majority population; descendants of whites and blacks that over time intermarried and became a homogenous ethnic group Entry 3

Maruthas - wandering people with pre-Fall roots who practice Daevayasna; established a presence in Nawlins during the late 23rd century Entry 49

Moremen - Xenophobic reclusive Mutant race; inhabit Yuttaw Deathlands Entry 27 - 28

Moros - broad group of very mixed ancestry in Chilango that are (at least nominally) Muslim; one of the smaller religious communities in Chilango, and it has declined somewhat over the past century Entry 40

Nehigisay Wagakatahaya - Known informally as 'Galoasgi' or 'Gunmen'; nomadic tribes that inhabit Oh'klahm and Khansia Entry 26

Ojibwe - Tribes within the Valtakunta of Yoop who swear blood-oaths to the Yooper Kuningas Entry 22

Pennsilfaanisch - People of the Pennsilfaanisch Protectorate; religious and rural people Entry 42

Rasta - 15 25 32

Tehaso - (Texan) 18 23

Transgees - Trans-Genetically modified human with characteristics of various animals; residents of Shie-Town Entry 33

Vertieres - Elite ruling class of Luzianna; tall, thin people, with coppery hair and skin of an odd near-green hue Entry 16

Wyverns - Humans cross-pollinated with bat and avian DNA; upper class of the Empire of Nortacalifa Entry 41

Xican - Atlantano Hispanics Entry 3

Xook - Atlantano Mutant race; mutations include increased olfactory ability, rows of serrated teeth, and gills; appear amongst all of the major Atlantano ethnic communities Entry 3

Yankee - One of three major cultures of Nouvelle Anglund; industrious seafaring people Entry 9

Yanquis - Descendants of American immigrants and refugees in Chilango; two main groups can be distinguished, the Ixpatos and Ouqies Entry 40

Yooper - Majority population of Yoop; mainly fair-skinned with much interbreeding with Ojibwe Entry 22 - 17 24 28 30

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Religions

All-Father - Sole divine entity of the Yooper religion, known formally as Odin; sent son Thor to Yoop to preserve the Yoopers and reteach them ways of their ancestors; Loki, a trickster, is the evil entity of the religion; religious symbol is Mjolnir, Thor's hammer, worn in the form of a pendant by followers of the religion Entry 22

Anabaptist Christianity - Decentralized Christian church of the Pennsilfaanisch; practices nonresistance, taboos on technology Entry 42

Anathona - Religion of the Anathona, influenced by Judaism, nomadic cultures, Native American usages and Orthodox Christianity Entry 1

Burlingville Catholic Church - Headed by Pope in Burlingville, Nouvelle Anglund Entry 9 - 12 24

Church of the Thousand Rites, The - Also known as the Heterodox Church; confederation of religious orders, movements and smaller Churches, held together by the Thirteen Principal Orders and an overarching organization, hierarchy and central administration Entry 15 - 25 32

Daevayasna - the worship of the daevas, the evil/wrong deities described in the Avesta and other Zoroastrian writings; priests are called usijis, while usijas are priestesses Entry 49

Harley Spirit - Deity worshiped by the Angel Hordes that is said to inhabit every piece of machinery in existence Entry 14

Holy Southern Orthodox Church - Active in southern Nourika 15 25

Iglesia Católica Romana en México - Roman Catholic Church in Mexico; headed by First Metropolitan of Central America, or 'Patriarch', who resides in Toluca Entry 40

Iglesia Universal - Atlantano religion/bureaucracy; descent from Methodist Episcopal Church and the Southern Baptist Conference with influences from Won Buddhist traditions, Taoism, Voodoo, and Hinduism Entry 3 - 10 15 23

Judaism - Religion followed by the Yudai caste of the Anathona 1 2

Looking People pantheon - Religion of Looking People of Chattanoogaland; Deities include the Mama Is Hung plant, Three Eyes the King of the Woodpile, and Miss Katrina Entry 10

Quebeker Catholic Church - Headed by Pope in Isle of Mont Réal who resides in Oratoire Saint Joseph Entry 12 - 24

Mayan Church - Schismatic, strongly syncretic Church which allegedly controls the Yucatan Peninsula and possibly territories further south; affiliated with the Church of the Thousand Rites 15

Mikta - Spider-god of Luzianna; priests proselytize among the primitive villages 16

Mujahideen Islam - Religion of the Mujahideen; follows Five Pillars of Islam; holiest site is a fabled land called 'Mehd al-Est'; Owosso, main Mujahideen stronghold, is site of holy pilgrimages Entry 17

Oriental Orthodox Church - Active in southern Nourika 15

Reconstituted Nourikan Catholic Church - Headed by Pope in Sanlu, Sanlu city-state 11 12 15

Religious Society of Friends - Also known as Quakers; mostly Yankee religion in Nouvelle Anglund Entry 9

Sayedid Islam - Majority religion of the Sayedid Caliphate; follows Three Pillars of Islam; Deerborn Mosque is holiest site of religion Entry 17

Shining Star, Church of the - Discoverers of the 'Natal Journal'; reputed to have Ritual of Exorcism for Grey Wave 4

The Core - Cult exclusive to the Mareen class of the Usa Nation Entry 7

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Organizations

Ada-Baska Aceiz - Intelligence service of the Dominate of the Ada-Baska

Circuit, The - A guild or association of wandering entertainers; at least three quarters of wandering entertainers of Nourika are members; founded by Marmon Trooby, called St. Marmon; have mysterious guardians that attack those who attack Circuit members

Customieres - Combination border patrol, customs house, and police based in Lexy, Luzianna that patrols the swamps driving off bandits, drug-runners, and hostile animal life

Falconeers - Faction of rogue skyff users who broke with the Skytraders; mostly into slaving and mercenary services

Landsknechte - Order of elite warriors and military commanders of the Pennsilfaanisch Protectorate Entry 42

Mishigan Milisha - Military of the Sayedid Caliphate; claim to be guardians of Mishigan since before the Yawm ad-Din; emblem is a wolverine; composed of five 'divisions' based on the five regions of Mishigan, which in turn are made up of 'brigades' named for counties of the regions

Mujahideen - Translated as 'Strugglers'; maintain fortresses across Mishigan where inhabitants in and around them follow Mujahideen Islam; train sleeper assassins called Fedayeen who are known to covertly infiltrate enemy positions and remain undercover until they are activated to assassinate an individual or prevent an attack upon the Mujahideen; have been known accept contracts from the Sayedid Caliphate and Valtakunta of Yoop

Orden de Colna - secretive organization headquartered in several buildings throughout Chilango; dedicated to preserving, knowledge, science and technology; has played a vital role in the survival of the Colmex Library and the formation of the second and third academic circles of the Ciudad Universitaria

Order of Saint McDonald the Munificent, The - Order of monks founded by Pope of Reconstituted Nourikan Catholic Church in the name of Saint McDonald; charity order headquartered in Brindle whose symbol is a pair of golden arches

Order of the Seal of Solomon - Organization active in Nawlins; known to have close ties with the Rastas; affiliated with Church of the Thousand Rites

Rangers of Kolurad - Military force of Kolurad that possesses Ancient technology; defend the inhabitants of Kolurad from any enemies, especially the Moremen

Recyclers, The - Shadowy group traveling around Nourika taking bits of Ancient tech and knowledge; boogey men to the various tribes of Chattanoogaland; recently stole Floating Throne of Memfis and Gilded Fiddlers of Memfis, buy Ancient artifacts from Anathona; rumored to have connections to all the great libraries of Nourika

Red Kingdom Order - Order of the Church of the Thousand Rites; monks search for Ancient artifacts, and have a fondness for telling outsiders cryptic riddles; active in southern Nourika

Shining Way - Splinter group of Brotherhood of Spiral, more draconian than parent organization; Ardo Kellan, ruler of Memfis, is a member

Sicarios - Bandits/mercenaries in extreme southern Nourika; Sicarios usually lead their own bands; profession somewhere between bandito and ninja

Sicarios de Colmex - a sicario order that has the purpose of defending La Gran Bibliotheca de Colmex; is trained and financed by a number of the petty states and a number of scholar organisations within Chilango

Skytraders - Airborne traders who utilize skyffs to travel across central, southwestern, and northwestern Nourika

Spiral, Brotherhood of - Quasi-religious, chapters across Nourika; pro-pure humanity, aims for genocide of mutation from Nourika

St. Anastasios Order - Order of the Church of the Thousand Rites; influenced by Chalcedonian Orthodoxy; observes southern Nourikan religious communities (particularly the Southern and Oriental Orthodox communities and the Anathona), checks if any religious communities would be willing to join the Heterodox Church; organized 'the Longest Pilgrimage' thirty years ago to Jerusalem

Storm Riders - Famed riders of Aero-planes; nearly half of northern Bre-teesh Colum have been claimed by them or pay tribute in exchange for Ancient knowledge and protection from pirates; known for copious indulgence in pipe-weed

Super 55 - (In)famous Yooper raider band operating out of Soo, Valtakunta of Yoop; possess 55 ships, both longships and schooners capable of providing shore-bombardment support

Vagabundos - Essentially the Mexican Skyraders; live in quiet, remote villages that are hard to reach without some sort of flying vehicle; have a symbiotic relationship with the Torreanos of Chilango

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Languages

Anglais - Of English and French descent; spoken by Américain in Nouvelle Anglund, by Mont Réalers of Mont Réal

Anglish - English descent with Gaelic loan words; spoken by Irish in Nouvelle Anglund

Angyol - Atlantano language of Spanish and English descent

Deitsch - Language of the Pennsilfaanisch

English - Ancient language of Nourika from which several modern languages and dialects are derived

Hispang - Language of the Great River and Mizoura States; fusion of ancient English and Spanish

Ojibwemowin - Language of the Ojibwe

Yispay - Dialect of Hispang spoken by rivermen, traders, etc along Great River and tributaries; rife with loan words, strange syntax, and code

Yooper - Dialect of strangely syntaxed English mixed with words from Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish; spoken by Yoopers in Valtakunta of Yoop

Yuta Anathona - 'Secret' language of the Anathona; derived from Silbo Gomero, a whistled language from the Canary Islands, and a peculiar form of sign language

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Nations

Ada-Baska, The Dominate of the - Nation-state in the Kandian Wastes east of Bre-teesh Colum; possess Ancient technology; extremely reclusive society

Altoun, County of - One of the Great River states; northern neighbor of Sanlu

Alvakirki - Kingdom in southwestern Nourika; major trade hub on Great Skag Way; produces most of the cocawine drunken in eastern Nourika

Chattanoogaland - Confederation of tribes in southeastern Nourika; infamous Looking People of Lookout Mountain in southern expanse detailed in Atlantano 'Journals of Hugo Hoss Esquire'

Ciudad Universitaria - small but influential city-state in Chilango; evolved from surviving remnants of the National Autonomous University of Mexico; headed by scientific/academic organization; produces hormonal drug called 'endo'

Covinton, Duchy of - Smaller northern neighbor and bitter enemy of Memfis

El Condad doh Atlanta - The County of Atlanta, Resurgent City; City-state in southeastern Nourika; liberal attitude towards mutants

Ellay Island - Island nation in the Califan Archipelago; run by a meritocratic technocracy; xenophobic society, famed for their Hanging Gardens

Emerald Isles - (Beaver Island, Lake Michigan) Archipelago of islands in the Mishigan Sea ruled by an Irish Count; maintains tenuous neutrality between Sayedid Caliphate and Valtakunta of Yoop, has seen invasions from both

Empire of Nortacalifa - Constitutional hereditary empire centered on the Great Bay in western Nourika; leaders are mainly drawn from the ranks of the Wyverns; some of the premier ship-builders of Nourika

Ilnoya, Kingdom of - Nation located east of the Great River

Lost Vegas - City-state ruled by a ruler called a Khan that claims nominal overlordship of the Angel Hordes

Mediks-Hat - Princedom in Kanidan Wastes; products of the brewery are presently gaining some recognition in lands as far away as Kolurad

Memfis, Trade City of - Known informally as Despotate of Memfis, Pearl of the Great River; City-state on the Great River; currently ruled by dictator Ardo Kellan, member of the Shining Way; southernmost Great River state

Mont Réal, Isle of - Confederation of three towns based on Mont Réal island at confluence of Saint Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers; run by a democratically elected Council

Montray, Khanate of - Kingdom in western Nourika; ruled by absolute ruler called the Cal-Khan; Society is organized along familial clan lines

Monroe, Principality of - Great River state

Mountain League - Confederation of city-states in Serrana Mountains of western Nourika

Nawlins, Kingdom of - city-state in Luzianna; thalassocracy led by ruler called Bahr Negus

Nouvelle Anglund Confederacy - Confederation of city-states in northeastern Nourika; composed of three disparate cultures, the Américain, Irish and Yankees

Ogussa - City-state that's chief among the Savana city-states; tributary of Atlanta

Padakka, Kingdom of - Great River state

Paykose - City-state in southern Nourika; ruled by a Sherifa; sponsored Oz Calhoun's expedition to Luzianna

Pennsilfaanisch Protectorate - Nation-state in eastern Pennsilfaanien and southern Joizee; ruled by elective monarch called Protector

Poriath, Kingdom of - Northern-most Great River state

Richland, Kingdom of - Nation-state in central-eastern Nourika

Rinlunt, Republic of - Great River state.

Sanlu, Republic of - City-state at confluence of Mizoura and Great Rivers

Sayedid Caliphate - Nation-state in eastern Nourika based in Mishigan; self-proclaimed 'most civilized' society in Nourika; ruled by Caliph and ministers called Diwans

Sunny Valley, Kingdom of - Nation-state in northwestern Nourika

Tlahtocayotl - semi-cultist city-state in Chilango; surrounded by a small, well-cultivated jungle primarily consisting of mutated plants

Tlalnepantla - city-state in Chilango; ruled by an old mutant known as the Faceless King, who is also considered to be one of the half-legendary 17 Abberations

Usa Nation, The - Nation-state in central-eastern Nourika; stratified society headed by absolute ruler called Prezident

Wenzvalle, County of - Great River state.

Yoop, Valtakunta of - Feudal kingdom based in Yoop Peninsula; divided into fiefdoms ruled by Päällikkö who swear blood-oaths to Kuningas who is overlord of the Valtakunta; infamous for raiders active throughout the Huron, Mishigan and Yooper Seas