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=== Age of Expansion (c. 400 – c. 790 ME) ===
=== Age of Expansion (c. 400 – c. 790 ME) ===
[[File:Balúrail nude painting 01.jpg|thumb|A Tuzquão painting of a nude woman with a mask.]]
The League turned inland, exploring and settling the interior of Balúrail rather than lands overseas. Explorers such as [[Gir Onzirro]] mapped the inland lakes and rivers, and the states of [[Ezinco]] and [[Gurverde]] and the territory of [[Eimbuver]] were added to the League. The Second Mifajene War, c. 590–612 ME, brought the rest of the lowlands under League rule, and the Mifajene Reservation was established in 704 ME. Printing, which reached the League around 450 ME, spread explorers' journals, sea tales and collections of older tales.
The League turned inland, exploring and settling the interior of Balúrail rather than lands overseas. Explorers such as [[Gir Onzirro]] mapped the inland lakes and rivers, and the states of [[Ezinco]] and [[Gurverde]] and the territory of [[Eimbuver]] were added to the League. The Second Mifajene War, c. 590–612 ME, brought the rest of the lowlands under League rule, and the Mifajene Reservation was established in 704 ME. Printing, which reached the League around 450 ME, spread explorers' journals, sea tales and collections of older tales.


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The Mifajene have their own script and written tradition, including histories of their towns and of their wars with the League.
The Mifajene have their own script and written tradition, including histories of their towns and of their wars with the League.
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Tuzquão painting is known for atmospheric landscapes of mist, water and winter light, and for portraits; works associated with Mavai often show veiled or masked figures and unexplained scenes. Mask-making is among the most important crafts of the League, and masks associated with Mavai are worn in ceremonies and kept on display. Wood carving is common in a land rich in timber, as are weaving and other textile crafts. Photography, introduced from [[Elursāde]], has been in use in the League's cities since the mid-800s ME.
Tuzquão painting is known for atmospheric landscapes of mist, water and winter light, and for portraits; works associated with Mavai often show veiled or masked figures and unexplained scenes. Mask-making is among the most important crafts of the League, and masks associated with Mavai are worn in ceremonies and kept on display. Wood carving is common in a land rich in timber, as are weaving and other textile crafts. Photography, introduced from [[Elursāde]], has been in use in the League's cities since the mid-800s ME.