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 ====== Oghiras ======
-The world of **Oghiras** ([[language:ghyezramsi|Ghy.]] "purity") is the hidden refuge, and base of operations, of the core membership of the [[culture:organization:Hzataalar]]. As in nearly all other cases in which another world is accessible from [[Avishraa:]], travel to and from Oghiras is performed via [[concept:glyphic teleportation#linking books|linking book]].
+The world of **Oghiras** ([[language:ghyezramsi|Ghy.]] "purity") is the hidden refuge, and base of operations, of the core membership of the [[organization:Hzataalar]]. As in nearly all other cases in which another world is accessible from [[universe:mikurmiya:Avishraa]], travel to and from Oghiras is performed via [[concept:glyphic teleportation#linking books|linking book]].
 ===== History =====
-As the Hzataalar became organized as a fanatical core within the Friends of the Future, it was realized early on that many of their plans and goals would be unpalatable not only to their more moderate brethren but to large parts of the [[avishraa:community:Citadel:]] as a whole, and risk discrediting the Friends' public image. There was a need for a place far from prying eyes where the Hzataalar could talk freely, make plans, and stockpile resources, yet which could be reached easily and securely from [[avishraa:community:citadel:Oldstone]] and its infrastructure; some remote mountain valley would not do.
+As the Hzataalar became organized as a fanatical core within the Friends of the Future, it was realized early on that many of their plans and goals would be unpalatable not only to their more moderate brethren but to large parts of the [[geopolitical:Citadel:]] as a whole, and risk discrediting the Friends' public image. There was a need for a place far from prying eyes where the Hzataalar could talk freely, make plans, and stockpile resources, yet which could be reached easily and securely from [[geopolitical:citadel:Oldstone]] and its infrastructure; some remote mountain valley would not do.
 The art of making linking books had become more prevalent in the Citadel in recent turns. The [[chosen:magic:span|Oracle]] [[person:Dlyss]], as well as the Hzataalar, viewed this innovation with a certain amount of caution. Inevitably, the idea of worlds ideal for habitation would draw efforts at settlement, which ran counter to Dlyss' intentions. Without focused colonization efforts, the [[Chosen:]] population risked spreading itself too thinly across many worlds to sustain itself; moreover, the prospect of a home completely free of the threat of ordinary [[takma:|takmar]] might distract from the goal of seizing Avishraa from them.
-On the other hand, it could not be denied that the books permitted access to resources - even entirely new //kinds// of resources - that were not available within the Citadel; nor that such a world would fit the needs of the Hzataalar very well. For this reason, Dlyss chosen to patronize a young Writer, [[person:Enneth]], to write worlds for her, so that she could see the results for herself. She did not, ultimately, task Enneth with Writing a refuge for the Hzataalar - in the paths of the future she saw the girl's political opinions proving unreliable - but Dlyss provided samples of Enneth's work to trusted supporters to study and emulate.
+On the other hand, it could not be denied that the books permitted access to resources - even entirely new //kinds// of resources - that were not available within the Citadel; nor that such a world would fit the needs of the Hzataalar very well. For this reason, Dlyss chose to patronize a young Writer, [[person:Enneth]], to write worlds for her, so that she could see the results for herself. She did not, ultimately, task Enneth with Writing a refuge for the Hzataalar - in the paths of the future she saw the girl's political opinions proving unreliable - but Dlyss provided samples of Enneth's work to trusted supporters to study and emulate.
 The result was the book of Oghiras. It was in many ways a flawed attempt; though the [[concept:enchantment|enchantments]] were well-formed and allowed travel without issue, the writers had failed to grasp some of the principles involved in describing a desirable world. Nonetheless, Oghiras proved to be habitable, and work began on a small settlement. Trusted Hzataalar were moved to the new world - not merely workers to build and maintain, but ideologues and planners, as well as their families. Here, at least, the beliefs of the Hzataalar could be spoken openly, and a society could be built around them in preparation for the day that it came time to take the fight to the Unchosen.
 ===== Description =====
+{{ :oghiras.png?200|-UN. THE SUN. THE SUN. THE SUN. THE SUN. THE S-}}
 Oghiras' sun is large in the sky and gives out a very [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_dwarf|reddish light]]. As on Avishraa, it moves slowly around the sky; Oghiras is a moon of a gas giant whose magnetic field protects it from the worst of the sun's flares, and which hangs low in the eastern sky. The giant's [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudarsky%27s_gas_giant_classification#Class_III:_Cloudless|clear blue color]], most noticeable at night, has led it to be dubbed Oracle's Eye by the settlers.
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 The settlement, being both small and relatively ideologically united, requires little in the way of government, but such as is required is essentially in the hands of Dlyss and, on a day-to-day basis, of the coordination committee of the Hzataalar.
-Access to Oghiras is tightly controlled, with only two books leading to its link-in point; the original, with the full text, is in an isolated chamber in a Hzataal-owned storage facility, while the other is in the personal custody of Dlyss. The link-in point is likewise an isolated chamber with one exit and lined with several different layers of shielding material. By contrast, there are a number of Books linking back to the Citadel, some to sites associated with the Friends of the Future, and others to public places commonly used as link-in points.
+Access to Oghiras is tightly controlled, with only two books allowing access in; the original, with the full text, is in an isolated chamber in a Hzataal-owned storage facility, while the other is in the personal custody of Dlyss. The link-in point for the first is likewise an isolated chamber with one exit and lined with several different layers of shielding material; the latter, which is apparently only accessible by Dlyss, is merely guarded. By contrast, there are a number of Books linking back to the Citadel, some to sites associated with the Friends of the Future, and others to public places commonly used as link-in points.