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-This guide is designed as an aid for players of my third age campaigns.  It+This guide is designed as an aid for players of my third-age campaigns.  It
 presents a series of articles on important aspects of my world in a consistent presents a series of articles on important aspects of my world in a consistent
 format.  Each topic is divided into three sections: Common Knowledge, Expert format.  Each topic is divided into three sections: Common Knowledge, Expert
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 information that a common man would know, what a skilled expert would know, and information that a common man would know, what a skilled expert would know, and
 what a skilled expert //could// know if he had access to all pertinent works on the what a skilled expert //could// know if he had access to all pertinent works on the
-subject.  A fourth category, The Truth, existsbut is not mentioned in the +subject.  A fourth category, The Truth, exists but is not mentioned in the 
-articles as it is a fleeting and hard to establish beast.+articles as it is a fleeting and hard-to-establish beast.
  
 Below, the topics contained in the handbook are listed in outline form.  Each Below, the topics contained in the handbook are listed in outline form.  Each
 article covers a topic with a roman numeral and all numbered sub-topics under article covers a topic with a roman numeral and all numbered sub-topics under
-it.  Note: Lines //in italics// indicate subjects which are not part of common+it.  Note: Lines //in italics// indicate subjects that are not part of common
 knowledge. knowledge.
  
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 Full Article: [[world]] Full Article: [[world]]
  
-While the common man assumes the world to be flat, scholars are in agreement+While the common man assumes the world to be round and flat, scholars agree
 that it is, in fact, slightly convex.  On the outer edge is [[wall|"The Wall"]],  that it is, in fact, slightly convex.  On the outer edge is [[wall|"The Wall"]], 
 an endless waterfall that stands (by most accounts) 1,000 feet tall.  The oceans an endless waterfall that stands (by most accounts) 1,000 feet tall.  The oceans
 then flow generally toward the center of the world's disc, where they drain down then flow generally toward the center of the world's disc, where they drain down
 a massive whirlpool known as [[well|"The Well"]].  Why the seas flow "uphill"  a massive whirlpool known as [[well|"The Well"]].  Why the seas flow "uphill" 
-toward the center is cause for much debatehowever, most who have studied the+toward the center is cause for much debatehowever, most who have studied the
 issue believe it has something to do with the flow of [[Mana]], the energy that issue believe it has something to do with the flow of [[Mana]], the energy that
 powers [[magic]]. powers [[magic]].
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         - //Dry River Nomads//         - //Dry River Nomads//
         - //[[arela|Marsh People]]//         - //[[arela|Marsh People]]//
-        - //[[dumaka|Orientals]]//+        - //[[dumaka|Asians]]//
     - Dwarves     - Dwarves
       - [[Blanan]]       - [[Blanan]]
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 Full Article: [[religion]] Full Article: [[religion]]
  
-    - [[pharaonic|Egyptian]]+    - [[Egyptian]]
       - //Backbone/Edric//       - //Backbone/Edric//
       - //Desert/Dry River Nomads//       - //Desert/Dry River Nomads//
-    - [[asgardian|Norse]] - Rota+    - [[Asgardian]] (aka "Norse") -- Rota
     - [[Celtic]] - Spindrift     - [[Celtic]] - Spindrift
-    - [[olympian|Greek]] - Lowland+    - [[Greek]] - Lowland
     - Other Human Religions     - Other Human Religions
-      - Babylonian/Sumerian - Resh+      - Babylonian/Sumerian -- Resh and Mosaî
       - American Indian - Plains, Eastern Continent       - American Indian - Plains, Eastern Continent
-      - Central American Indians - Southlands +      - Central American Indians -- Southlands 
-      - //Plains Barbarians - ?// +      - //Plains Barbarians -- ?// 
-      - //Marsh People - ?// +      - //Marsh People -- ?// 
-      - //Oriental Gods - Oriental//+      - //Asian(Chinese) Gods// 
 +      - //The "Greyhawk" Gods// -- Immenri
     - Non-human religions     - Non-human religions
       - Elf gods       - Elf gods
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       - [[wall|The Wall]], [[well|The Well]], and [[ferryman|The Ferryman]]       - [[wall|The Wall]], [[well|The Well]], and [[ferryman|The Ferryman]]
       - [[kragnor|The Dragon Kragnor]]       - [[kragnor|The Dragon Kragnor]]
-      - //[[portals|The Portals]]//+      - //[[twenty_portals|The Portals]]//
       - //[[arral|The Dragon Arral]]//       - //[[arral|The Dragon Arral]]//
  
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