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History

Ancient History

• 694 CE - The Supreme One speaks to the Holy Daughter Zoru Ruannaigh in Dirus, laying out his Path for the Pyracani.

Modern History

• 1938 CE - Bonding Day. Wurr Dourragh successfully unifies the Twelve Nations under a single government, and instills the Church of the Supreme One as the official religion, banning the worship of false gods.
• 2340 CE - Pyracan is ‘discovered’ by a Hekayti probe occupied by the body of Hiver war heroine Einkap Astr Angbarskfruktledelkrig. A manned scout is sent soon after with an exploratory party.
• 2346 CE – A major rift in the church of the Supreme One begins in the holy city of Dirus after a Hiver bomb blows up their newly-built spaceport in Aureus, killing over a thousand Pyracani and throwing the planet into panic. A large group of senior priests, led by High Confessor Prut Currin, declare that the beings beyond the moons are subjects of a much more complex and multifaceted Supreme One than was previously known. This flies in the face of the High Bishops’ ruling in 2341 that beings beyond Pyracan are direct agents of the Supreme One, and their actions mirror the Supreme One’s will for the Pyracani.
• 2347 CE – High Confessor Prut Currin defeats all five High Bishops in one-on-one combat, and installs five new High Bishops, in an event later called the Purple Dawn.

Hiver War

• 2347 CE - Late in the year, the Grand Council formally declares war on the Hivers, despite owning only three small, armed FTL-capable ships.
• 2348 CE – The Pyracani make a pact with the Falari to serve as ground troops in the Falari space navy, and serve with honor for more than 300 years, leaving a ceremonial force with the Falari even after they’ve developed their own space navy.

Geography

Continents

Pyracan has three main continents.

Major Cities

• Aureus - The capital of Pyracan since the Bonding in 1938 united the twelve nations, it is occupied by over eight million sapients. Almost all of the planet's technical or industrial jobs are found in Aureus and its immediate suburbs, and four of the five universities that teach a 'modern' education are found here. Frequently demonized by the country folk as sinful and overly liberal, this is likely due to it housing the vast majority of the offworlders on Pyracan.
• Dirus - Pyracan's most populous (and largest) city, housing over twelve million in a sprawl that stretches for fifty miles. It draws religious pilgrims several times a year due to being the city where the Supreme One laid out the Path to his followers.
• Latrans - Once a large village centered around a gigantic artisan monastery on a hill, offworld developers began to build hotels and other attractions to attract tourists in the early 2500's. During the 2500's, it was a well-known tourist trap, and locals were hired to act like outworlder expectations, playing the noble savage to a tee. As Pyracani began to permeate into the Ancient Expanse, they became less of a fad, and the tourism trade collapsed. The city has since re-appropriated many of the abandoned modern buildings for their own use.
• Mesomel - A subtropical beach community, popular with Ancient Expanse surfers and anglers for its large fish and larger waves.

Major Oceans

Major Rivers

Climate

In general, it is a mild and moist planet, with abundant greenery and a relatively small polar cap. Temperatures change very little from season to season in most populated areas.

Biology

Flora

Fauna

Geology

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Minerals

Society

Language

The primary spoken and written language of Pyracan is Canii, closely followed by Hekayan.

Government

Grand Council

The Pyracani homeworld is governed by the Grand Council, which in turn appoints an Alpha to oversee the government. The Council consists of elected representatives from the 12 nations of the Pyracani, who are in turn formed from hundreds of tribes. The Council meets once a month to decide on issues facing the society as a whole, and sometimes more frequently if there are pressing issues, or if the world is at war.

Law among the Pyracani is often administered through the individual nations, with the Grand Council serving a dual role as a Supreme Court if a nation is unable to decide a case internally. This is rare, but in the cases where it has happened, the Council’s decision is final.

Church of the Supreme One

The main church of Pyracan serves in a quasi-governmental role in adjudicating some disputes and has its own small standing army, though there have been recent governmental inquiries into its necessity.

Military

Economy

Infrastructure

Industry

The Pyracani have an extremely rich tradition of artisanal crafting, eschewing modern methods and mechanization wherever possible. Many have a belief that the Supreme One can be introduced to non-living materials through thoughtful and purposeful crafting, and thus the act of creating is a religious act. They have formed this into a niche market for gourmet and luxury goods, and do quite well for themselves.

Agriculture

Agriculture and aquaculture are major industries of Pyracan, though they have nowhere near the output of Muscipulans or the efficiency of the Hekayti.

They are well-known for their domesticated animals, producing some of the finest meat, milk and fur in the Ancient Expanse.

Natural Resources

Education

Religion

Rites of Passage

Entertainment

Theater

Sports

Fiction

Games

Music

Visual Arts

Miscellaneous

Demographics

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