Encyclopaedia Elyden updates vol 6

 Here's the 6th Encyclopaedia update for your perusal!

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VOLUPIS: also the Obscene Lord. In the myt. of Elyden, the son of the Demiurge Sybaris, sired with the first mortal of the Twelvth Tribe in the First Age of Life, almost immediately after the birth of the mortal races.
  He bore many of his Demiurge mother’s characteristics and was a decadent epicurean, tyrannical ruler and ruthless bigot. He led many wars, the purpose of which was merely for his enjoyment, and he ‘liberated’ much land from other tribes and spreading his mother’s bloodline far and wide, granting her more power. He was slain in the fields of Phlegras by an unnamed mortal champion who was later tortured to death by Sybaris.
  He is worshipped as a dei. in the city-state of Cadere in W Sammaea, leading to a resurgence of sorts. See Vol IV: Religions and Cults.

COLLEGIATE OF LICTORS: windowless, doorless structure in Cathago noted for its gothic, skull encrusted buttresses and gargoyle-topped spires. The structure is small, with the majority of the edifice existing beneath the ground.
  The collegiate was the largest training ground for the Order of Lictors and its use continued by the High-empire in secret beyond the orders’ disbanding in 3705 RM following the Dissolution of the Empire.

ORDER OF LICTORS: see Lictors, Order of.

LICTORS, ORDER OF: Mil. order founded in Korachan in 177 RM to act on behalf of the Archpotentate Malichar across Elyden and formally disbanded in 3705 RM due to their treasonous involvement with the events leading up to the Dissolution of the Empire.
  They were regarded as assassins, diplomats, infiltrators, spies, and warriors and were considered amongst the most elite of all the imperial orders. They had a level of autonomy surpassed only by that of the Fraternal Orders of the Inquisition, and often worked together on missions.  They were responsible for major world events such as the deposing of warlords, defection of cities and nations to Korachan, assassinations of enemies hostile to the empire, and maintaining the dominance of the Church of the Machine across the Inner Sea.
  Despite their official disbanding, it is rumoured by many that they continue to operate in secret at the direct behest of Malichar and the High-consulite in the high-empire.

MORDOR VIG, LICTOR MAGNUS: (B. 3933) halfblood and present head of the Order of Lictors.

CHOIR UNSEEN: vernacular common within the Korachani empire for afterlife, specifically the host of spirits that dwell within the Otherworld.

CARRION FAIR, the: Org. entrepreneuring land-ship that moves across the Korachani empire and beyond within Llachatul. The fair takes the form of a carnival that collects bodies donated to it, whether it’s humans, livestock or otherwise, and creates dross from them, which is used to create exotic recipes, often with ingredients from distant regions.

DAMARTHI: mil. elites in Malan.

TOPHAMAEL: also the Goat of Rachanael, the Seven-eyed Goat, the Sleeping God. Rel. and dei. often retroactively regarded as an aspect of the Undying Machine. The figure dates back to early Korachani his. predating the appearance of the Korachani empire. After the introduction of the Church of the Iron Deity (Later the Church of the Machine) to Korachan, the imagery of the idol lessened and its worshippers had disappeared by c. 100 RM, though mentions of it remain in some rel. texts, though they are hidden and expunged from records when discovered.
  Little is known about the figure of Tophael other than that it is goat-headed and is commonly interpreted as having 7-eyes. Some scholars have postulated that the 7-eyes are a reference to the 7 demiurges that formed an alliance in the third Age, with Rachanael as their leader. Others see similarities with the demiurge Baphomet though there is little evidence supporting this.

GOAT OF RACHANAEL, the: see Tophamael.

SEVEN-EYED GOAT, the: see Tophamael.

SLEEPING GOD, the: see Tophamael.

TWO-AND-TWENTY SONS: in the Mythologia Elydeni a myt. detailing the exploits of the leaders of the Two-and-Twenty mortal tribes following their first appearance in the First Age of Mortal Life.

MYTHOHISTORY: in the study of His. one of three commonly accepted ways of measuring history, the other two being prehistory and history, respectively. Mythohistory concerns the study of events and cultures, often apocryphal and so ancient as to predate the appearance of any known first hand accounts. Most mythohistorical knowledge of such comes from ancient second hand accounts in sources that would be considered prehistoric in most scholarly circles. Such accounts usually concern the events of the Mythologia Elyden, specifically, the Age of Myth through to the Second Age of Mortal Life and the first millennia of the Third Age of Mortal Life. (update Vol II or IV as appropriate - include updated entry detailing this)

NEDMEN VOSTAIN: (B. 3954 RM) current Exorcisor General of the Office of Exorcism.

HELOT: most common class within the High-empire of Korachan and the Reformed empire of Sarastro, more commonly referred to as work-slaves.Though not quite slaves in the traditional sense, they are far from citizens and can barely be considered to be free. Most live their entire lives in manufactories and workshops, rarely-if-ever leaving. Those who do wander out do so at the purview of their employers and have little free time to spend away from their work.

WORK-SLAVE: see: Helot.

EDICT OF NAMES, the: famed Korachani census taken in 2474 RM, during the empire’s golden age and the peak of its extent around the Inner Sea. The census was a massive enterprise overseen by the Ministry of Tithes, dominating the empire for three years, following which the compiling of information gathered lasted a further decade. The list is large, and is divided into seven volumes, copies of which can be found in most major imperial cities (and many libraries of the Low-empire, as part of their imperial records).  

MINASTERIA OF TITHES: department within the Korachani empire in charge of tithing. Under its jurisdiction is the job of enumerating the imperial population through regular census-taking. It is one of the largest imperial minasteria, and its agents can often be seen travelling in and between imperial settlements whilst on their duty to the empire. 

GREAT CENSUS OF 2474 RM, the: census in the Korachani empire, taking 3 years to complete and a further decade to compile by the Minasteria of Tithes. This census took place during the height of the Korachani empires dominance around the Inner Sea.