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Murcarsius
The Murcarsius arphemal (galaxy) is one of over 100 billion arphemals in then known Verse or Ilhemorin (observable universe) as sages through out time have believed, surmised and in some cases have found themselves accidentally stranded in another arphemal after some sort of magical disruption, misuse or fatal corruption. Others have spent years, extending their lives as they could, upon hired reikosjharnas to take them from one solvetras to another.
During the night the Murcarsius can be seen as a band of light formed by the billions of stars. The name Murcarsius comes from the ancient common tongue of Yae'ldra Mur (meaning "light") and Carsius (meaning meaning "superiority or of being superior"). Looking up from the various worlds Murcarsius appears as a band of stars with a central bulge or cluster. It has estimated diameter of roughly 110,000 lajosars (light years) and is approximately 500 lajosars in width. It is thought that it contains between 50 and 100 billion stars, of which 25 billion are Rhus and with twice that number in worlds. It is believed that it is approximately 12.5 billion years old.
Khirius, the home solvetras of Kralis, is located some 35,000 lajosars from the center of Murcarsius on the outer edge of the what is known as the Arm of Chultak. It is thought that at the very center of the Murcarsius exists a massive void of darkness presumed to be a portal to another dimension.
Within the various mythologies of the world, the Murcarsius is often mentioned. Within the Bhahuul epic poem Acordia Itaja, the Murcarsius is heart of the demon Khaturik and was placed into the sky by the warrior Darqura. In the the mythology of the Ta' Jahu, Nahuda of the Sun Hand, father of Ammavaru the True-Mother, fought against the Tahluka, a repulsive band of pirates, a fierce group of demons, fiends and shayutan that swept through the darkness of the beginning. With his sunsword, Khalish, he cut through the Tahluka, his sunsword setting the blood of these beings afire in the sky. He continues to battle these demons, fiends and shayutan in the center, the light of his sunsword still a blaze.
In the Acires culture, in the tale of Phezutak, the great priestess Ahocha is responsible for the birth of the arphemal, and she continues to be seen in the center, her great light continually giving birth to stars (ichapi) and the worlds(mahkish).
