Maiko's Note
Not everything in the Archive is poetic or ancient — some of it is precise, practical, and endlessly vital. The Formularium is one such treasure: a place where knowledge meets structure, where the words of healers, chemists, and builders are inscribed with care. It’s like the heartbeat of reason inside a world shaped by stars and gods. I admire it for its clarity — and for the quiet trust it places in human hands to shape the world safely.
The Hall of Mathematical Records
Shindjal: Formularium
Faction:
Imperi kòu Hanjelani
"In stone they wrote what fire had almost erased."
— Hanjelani Proverb about the Formularium
1. Overview
The Formularium is one of the grand Halls of Records in Danlina, the capital of the Hanjelani Empire. Towering over the surrounding plazas, it is dedicated to the salvaged and re-carved knowledge of mathematics, physics, and engineering - a temple not to gods, but to logic, calculation, and celestial order.
Like all Hanjelani temples, it is a structure of reverence, but not worship. Here, pilgrims do not pray; they study.
2. The Great Halls of Record
The Hanjelani Empire maintains five grand temples of knowledge in Danina. Each is dedicated to a specific domain of salvaged pre-landing wisdom, meticulously preserved in carved stone.
The Formularium - Bvaborul kòu Formulàri - Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, Astronomical Mechanics
The Librarium - Bvaborul kòu Tavalal - Literature, Language, Poetry, Fiction and Earth-era Records
The Hall of Thought - Bvaborul kòu Djanash - Philosophy, Ethics, Logic, Religion, and the Mind
The Stemarium - Bvaborul kòu Shanbor - Life Sciences, Chemistry, Ecology, Medicine, Biotech
The Strategium - Bvaborul kòu Talaju - lPolitics, Governance, Military Theory, Propaganda Models
Each Hall is run by its own castes of scholars and interpreters, and each has strict entry regulations based on birth, merit, and Imperial favor.
Together, they form the Codex Imperialis - a network of stone-carved knowledge that legitimizes Hanjelani rule and guides its expansion. Only the Temple of Mama Gadun surpasses them in architectural splendor.
3. Function
The Formularium is staffed by a caste of Formula-Keepers, who specialize in interpreting ancient mathematical records and applying them to Imperial engineering projects, including:
Bridge and aqueduct design
Artillery calculations
Atmospheric and celestial modeling
Temple acoustics and lighting
Students may apply for instruction, but only those of high standing or recognized brilliance are admitted. Many are trained here before joining imperial surveyor teams, naval engineers, or astronomer guilds.
4. Architecture
The building reflects classical Imperial style:
Monumental stone pillars and clean geometric proportions
An austere, triangular pediment etched with symbolic formulas and orbitals
Gigantic statues of cloaked female figures representing Reason and Precision, guarding the entrance
Inside, polished blackstone floors and towering carved walls filled with formulas, models, and diagrams
The interior is naturally lit by strategically placed skylights. Entire walls are dedicated to subjects like:
Orbital Dynamics
Fluid Mechanics
Quantum Derivatives (translated from Earth-era notes)
Fusion Theory and Material Compression
These carvings are not ornamental - they are functional inscriptions from salvaged knowledge, kept alive and taught in ritual form by the temple's stewards.
5. Cultural Significance
The Formularium is one of the highest temples in Hanjelani society - a monument to the belief that order is divine, and that power arises from precision.
Young Hanjelani are taught that “the stars speak in numbers, and the numbers are ours to command.” This view reinforces the Empire’s claim of dominion through inherited Earth science, unlike the tribal cultures who rely on intuition and nature.
6. Theoretical Artifacts
Though electricity has long since failed, carved reconstructions of digital schematics survive. Notable records include:
A full diagram of a nuclear reactor salvaged from Theseus
A partial transcription of general relativity
A rotating model of Madun’s moon Kèldun and its gravitational influence
Many of these artifacts are mathematically accurate but not practically accessible, yet they are preserved with sacred care - seen as fragments of the mind of Mama Gadun herself.
7. Terminology
Formularium, Hall of Formulae (Latin-derived)
Bvaborul kòu Formulàri, Drabàshabal: “Hall of the Formulae”
Danlina, capital of the Hanjelani Empire
Theseus, the generational ship that brought the ancestors to Madun
Maiko's Note
Not everything in the Archive is poetic or ancient — some of it is precise, practical, and endlessly vital. The Formularium is one such treasure: a place where knowledge meets structure, where the words of healers, chemists, and builders are inscribed with care. It’s like the heartbeat of reason inside a world shaped by stars and gods. I admire it for its clarity — and for the quiet trust it places in human hands to shape the world safely.
