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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** (10068 SF, [[settings: | + | Major events include: |
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+ | * Invasion of Nahrūl (10078) | ||
+ | * Druidic Assault on Ley' | ||
+ | * Ley' | ||
+ | * Rise of the Ember Army (10003) | ||
+ | ===== Jaernian Contact | ||
+ | **(10068 SF, [[settings: | ||
- | * Although freak portals and weird magic was common connecting Jaern and Cahyali, it was in 10068 that a major [[settings: | + | Although freak portals and weird magic was common connecting Jaern and Cahyali, it was in 10068 that a major [[settings: |
- | * A single, tightly controlled portal also exists in Ley' | + | |
- | **Mafia Era** (9828-10020 SF, [[settings: | + | A single, tightly controlled portal also exists in Ley' |
- | | + | ===== Mafia Era ===== |
+ | **(9828-10020 SF, [[settings: | ||
- | **Splint Wars** (9515-9530 SF, [[settings: | + | During this time, a variety of organized crime families ruled Arenti, bypassing all governmental attempts to curb their power. These groups have since spread out all over the world, now operating in all of Eastern Cahyali. |
- | | + | ===== Splint Wars ===== |
- | | + | **(9515-9530 SF, [[settings: |
- | **Violet Rain Plague** (9364-9826 SF, [[settings: | + | In 9514, a strike team of Ley' |
- | * A highly contagious disease hit Vervand during this time in three distinct waves, greatly affecting the environment of the Alliance (economically | + | Often referred to as an " |
- | **The Fist of God Incident** (8518 SF, [[settings: | + | ===== Violet Rain Plague===== |
+ | **(9364-9826 | ||
- | * 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 | + | A highly contagious disease hit Vervand during |
- | * This event also led to the splitting of the [[settings: | + | |
- | **Semi-Aquatics | + | ===== The Fist of God Incident===== |
+ | **(8518 SF, [[settings: | ||
- | * The island | + | A guild of mysterious wizards in this time attempted |
- | * This is the first recorded instance | + | |
- | **Return | + | This event also led to the splitting |
- | * In 8009, a portal mysteriously opened in the central parts of Ley' | + | ===== Semi-Aquatics |
+ | **(8305 SF, [[settings:cahyali:raikougan|Raikougan]])** | ||
- | **Fall | + | The island |
- | * It is unclear how the invasions started, but leading up to the turn of the seventh millennium, demonic invasions from the [[settings: | + | This is the first recorded instance |
- | * 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: | + | |
- | **[[settings: | + | ===== Return |
+ | **(8009 SF, [[settings: | ||
- | * No one knows exactly how this calamity occurred, or why it only affected | + | In 8009, a portal mysteriously opened in the central parts of Ley' |
- | | + | ===== Fall of Shuibian===== |
+ | **(7892 SF, [[settings: | ||
- | **Esrior' | + | It is unclear how the invasions started, but leading up to the turn of the seventh millennium, demonic invasions from the [[settings: |
- | * During the height of Dahabu' | + | 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# |
- | **Sinking | + | ===== Day of Solar Wrath ===== |
+ | **(7524 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 | + | No one knows exactly how this calamity occurred, or why it only affected |
- | **Crash-Landing of the Kleemudor** (~4700 SF, [[settings: | + | Some scholars compare this incident to the Elvesbane plague in Jaernian history, and point to the similarities as proof of the two planes' |
- | | + | ===== Esrior' |
+ | **(~6000 SF, Worldwide)** | ||
- | **Ancient | + | During the height of Dahabu's global reign, a faultline appeared ringing known Cahyali. It persists to this day and is magical in nature, creating seas rough enough to sink any ship and winds strong enough to crash any aircraft. [[gods: |
- | | + | ===== Sinking of Quetzalcamina ===== |
+ | **(~5000 SF, [[settings: | ||
- | **Evolution | + | Hounded by the forces |
- | * **[[lore: | + | |
- | * In about 4500-5000 SF, a small population | + | |
- | **Shinnean Rule** (3010-4679 | + | ===== Crash-Landing of the Kleemudor ===== |
+ | **(~4700 SF, [[settings: | ||
- | * The Shinnean Kingdom invaded | + | 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 |
- | **Founding of Dahabi Empire** (1 SF, [[settings: | + | ===== Ancient Dahabu Imperial Era ===== |
+ | **(~4600-7524 | ||
- | * Due to the sweeping colonization | + | Under the rule of Pharaoh Anpu-Khasti, |
- | * Rumors persist | + | |
- | **[[history:stormwingcalamity|The Stormwing Calamity]]** (~1000 BF - 1500 SF, Beyond Known Cahyali) | + | ===== Evolution of Halflings ===== |
+ | **(~3500 SF, [[settings:cahyali: | ||
- | * This term refers to an ancient war fought between Cahyali' | + | **[[lore: |
- | * **[[lore: | + | |
- | * **[[lore:races: | + | |
- | * The foundations of Esrior' | + | |
- | **Rule of Dragons** (>1000 BF, Worldwide) | + | In about 4500-5000 SF, a small population of halflings migrated into the [[settings: |
- | | + | ===== Shinnean Empire ===== |
- | | + | **(3010-4679 SF, [[settings: |
- | **Rise | + | 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' |
- | | + | ===== 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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+ | **[[lore: | ||
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+ | **[[lore: | ||
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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 [[lore: | ||
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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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