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====== Cahyali Historica ====== | ====== Cahyali Historica ====== | ||
- | The history of Cahyali has been collected over time by the Cahyali Historical Association, | + | The history of [[settings: |
All years are given relative to the founding of the ancient Dahabu Empire, as SF (Since Founding) or BF (Before Founding). For further details on the timelines and histories of each nation, see the [[https:// | All years are given relative to the founding of the ancient Dahabu Empire, as SF (Since Founding) or BF (Before Founding). For further details on the timelines and histories of each nation, see the [[https:// | ||
- | **[[history: | + | ===== The Modern Age ===== |
+ | **~10000 SF - Present, Worldwide** | ||
- | * The Modern Age is marked by adventuring becoming a commonplace profession across Cahyali. Adventurers with various backgrounds, | + | [[history: |
- | **Jaernian Contact** | + | Major events include: |
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+ | * Druidic Assault on Ley' | ||
+ | * Invasion of Nahrūl (10078) | ||
+ | * Ruefang-Raikougan Second War (10081) | ||
+ | * Reappearance of Mordrik Island (10081) | ||
- | | + | ===== Jaernian Contact ===== |
- | * A single, tightly controlled portal also exists in Ley' | + | **(10068 SF, [[settings:cahyali:ulos|Ulos]] & [[settings: |
- | **Mafia Era** (9828-10020 SF, [[settings:cahyali:arenti|Arenti]]) | + | Although freak portals and weird magic was common connecting Jaern and Cahyali, it was in 10068 that a major [[settings:jaern:therhine: |
- | * During this time, a variety | + | A single, tightly controlled portal also exists in Ley' |
- | **Splint Wars** (9515-9530 SF, [[settings: | + | ===== Mafia Era ===== |
+ | **(9828-10020 SF, [[settings: | ||
- | * In 9514, a strike team of Ley' | + | During this time, a variety |
- | * Often referred to as an " | + | |
- | **Violet Rain Plague** (9364-9826 SF, [[settings: | + | ===== Splint Wars ===== |
+ | **(9515-9530 SF, [[settings: | ||
- | * A highly contagious disease hit Vervand during this time in three distinct waves, greatly affecting | + | In 9514, a strike team of Ley' |
- | **The Fist of God Incident** (8518 SF, [[settings: | + | Often referred to as an " |
- | | + | ===== Violet Rain Plague===== |
- | * This event also led to the splitting of the [[settings: | + | **(9364-9826 SF, [[settings: |
- | **Semi-Aquatics | + | A highly contagious disease hit Vervand during this time in three distinct waves, greatly affecting the environment |
- | * The island | + | ===== The Fist of God Incident===== |
- | * This is the first recorded instance of Semi-Aquatic lizards on Cahyali. | + | **(8518 SF, [[settings:cahyali:ruefang|Ruefang]])** |
- | **Return | + | A guild of mysterious wizards in this time attempted to pry the Ruefang leyspring from the ground using an enigmatic ritual. This ritual went wrong in the last moments, resulting in the destruction of over half of the Ruefang continent and leading to intense magical corruption in the area. To Ruefangren and Raikoujin, the Fist of God is equal in its destruction to the Day of Solar Wrath. |
- | * In 8009, a portal mysteriously opened in the central parts of Ley' | + | This event also led to the splitting |
- | **Fall | + | ===== Semi-Aquatics |
+ | **(8305 SF, [[settings: | ||
- | * It is unclear how the invasions started, but leading up to the turn of the seventh millennium, demonic invasions from the [[settings: | + | The island |
- | * Infernal energies, combined with runaway leyline radiation, sank into and altered orcish populations | + | |
- | **[[settings: | + | This is the first recorded instance |
- | | + | ===== Return of the Gnomes===== |
+ | **(8009 SF, [[settings:cahyali: | ||
- | | + | In 8009, a portal mysteriously opened in the central parts of Ley' |
- | **Esrior' | + | ===== Fall of Shuibian===== |
+ | **(7892 SF, [[settings: | ||
- | * During the height of Dahabu' | + | It is unclear how the invasions started, but leading up to the turn of the seventh millennium, demonic invasions from the [[settings:planes:beneath|Beneath]] ravaged Ruefang and eventually led to the fall of the Shuibian Dynasty. This invasion was only driven away with the help of the dragons. This marked the beginning of dragon worship and veneration in the Abundant Expanse. |
- | **Sinking of Quetzalcamina** (~5000 SF, [[settings:cahyali:itlanyouali|Itlan-Youali]]) | + | Infernal energies, combined with runaway leyline radiation, sank into and altered orcish populations of Ruefang. This resulted in their eventual adaptation into a new [[lore:races:supernatural# |
- | | + | ===== Day of Solar Wrath ===== |
+ | **(7524 SF, [[settings: | ||
- | **Crash-Landing of the Kleemudor** (~4700 SF, [[settings:cahyali:pthora|Pthora]]) | + | No one knows exactly how this calamity occurred, or why it only affected |
- | * As the stories go, a great psionic experiment conducted on Kleemudor in this time resulted in the vanishing of an entire town. The people of this town were not lost, but instead ended up stranded | + | Some scholars compare |
- | **Ancient Dahabu Imperial Era** (~4600-7524 | + | ===== Esrior' |
+ | **(~6000 SF, Worldwide)** | ||
- | * Under the rule of Pharaoh Anpu-Khasti, Dahabu swept across the world and leveraged their immense arcane power to conquer ten out of the eleven modern-day countries of Cahyali. | + | During |
- | **Evolution | + | ===== Sinking |
- | | + | **(~5000 SF, [[settings: |
- | * In about 4500-5000 SF, a small population of halflings migrated into the [[settings: | + | |
- | **Shinnean Rule** (3010-4679 SF, [[settings: | + | Hounded by the forces of the Pharaoh, the Tonameyoti Atlaca people made the decision to fully retreat underground and seal themselves into the underground realm of Itlan-Youali. Evacuations began, and the aboveground capital of Quetzalcamina sunk into the depths, hidden forever just as Dahabi armies appeared on the horizon... |
- | * The Shinnean Kingdom invaded the rest of the Oxian subcontinent in antiquity, exerting control over the regions that have now become Vervand and Arenti. This occupation lasted until Dahabu' | + | ===== Crash-Landing |
+ | **(~4700 SF, [[settings: | ||
- | **Founding | + | As the stories go, a great psionic experiment conducted on Kleemudor in this time resulted in the vanishing of an entire town. The people of this town were not lost, but instead ended up stranded in the southern tundras |
- | * Due to the sweeping colonization of Cahyali by ancient | + | ===== Ancient |
- | * Rumors persist of a second civilization in the underground [[settings: | + | **(~4600-7524 SF, Worldwide)** |
- | **[[history: | + | Under the rule of Pharaoh Anpu-Khasti, Dahabu swept across the world and leveraged their immense arcane power to conquer ten out of the eleven modern-day countries of Cahyali. Pthora was the only one to resist. Every Cahyalian nation still bears the scars of Dahabi colonization to this day, though millennia of time has let them fade. |
- | * This term refers to an ancient war fought between Cahyali' | + | ===== Evolution |
- | * **[[lore: | + | **(~3500 |
- | * **[[lore:races:humanoids# | + | |
- | * The foundations of Esrior' | + | |
- | **Rule of Dragons** (>1000 BF, Worldwide) | + | **[[lore: |
- | * Little is known about how the dragons first came to be. We do know that true dragons | + | In about 4500-5000 SF, a small population |
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- | **Rise of Mortalkind** (~300,000 BF, Worldwide) | + | ===== Shinnean Empire ===== |
+ | **(3010-4679 SF, [[settings: | ||
- | | + | The Shinnean Kingdom invaded the rest of the Oxian subcontinent in antiquity, exerting control over the regions that have now become Vervand and Arenti. This occupation lasted until Dahabu' |
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- | | + | ===== Founding of Dahabi Empire ===== |
- | | + | **(1 SF, [[settings: |
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+ | Due to the sweeping colonization of Cahyali by ancient Dahabu, the Dahabi calendar is still used to this day. It uses a reckoning date of the Empire' | ||
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+ | Rumors persist of a second civilization in the underground [[settings: | ||
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+ | ===== The Stormwing Calamity ===== | ||
+ | **(~1000 BF - 1500 SF, Beyond Known Cahyali)** | ||
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+ | [[history: | ||
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+ | The foundations of Esrior' | ||
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+ | ===== Rule of Dragons ===== | ||
+ | **(>1000 BF, Worldwide)** | ||
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+ | Little is known about how the dragons first came to be. We do know that true dragons of Cahyali are native to the landmasses which are now mapped, and spread out over time to the other parts of the world. It is said that in the days before the rise of Dahabu, dragons supported and nurtured burgeoning mortal civilization. Some go far enough to say that it was the dragons who first taught magic to mortals. | ||
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+ | During this time, lesser dragonkin also evolved on Cahyali, such as drakos and wyverns. These creatures are little more than clever animals, and are still fairly common to the modern day. | ||
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+ | ===== Rise of Mortalkind ===== | ||
+ | **(~300,000 BF, Worldwide)** | ||
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+ | It is thought that the first humanoids on known Cahyali were **[[lore: | ||
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