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====== The Modern Age of Jaern ====== | ====== The Modern Age of Jaern ====== | ||
- | After a lengthy period of poor recordkeeping, | + | After a lengthy period of poor recordkeeping, |
Events are presented in reverse order, with the most recent at the top and most ancient at the bottom. | Events are presented in reverse order, with the most recent at the top and most ancient at the bottom. | ||
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===== Wellsprings in the Beneath ===== | ===== Wellsprings in the Beneath ===== | ||
=== Late 10080 ==== | === Late 10080 ==== | ||
- | As the year of 10080 neared an end, the events on [[settings:ageron: | + | As the year of 10080 neared an end, the events on [[settings:jaern: |
These wellsprings are accessible on each layer, and act as sources of energy for demons that can be used to survive in lieu of souls - though the siphoning of souls is still a common practice among more powerful and greedy demons. After establishment of the wellsprings, | These wellsprings are accessible on each layer, and act as sources of energy for demons that can be used to survive in lieu of souls - though the siphoning of souls is still a common practice among more powerful and greedy demons. After establishment of the wellsprings, | ||
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=== 10/10/10077 === | === 10/10/10077 === | ||
- | An adventurer from [[settings: | + | An adventurer from [[settings:jaern: |
"A five-headed giraffe-hydra-thing went on a massive rampage and destroyed part of the town, the town walls, took out an entire generation of Koth archers, caused a few suicides with a Mass Fatal Attraction [spell]. [The] creature mysteriously vanished, after leaving town." | "A five-headed giraffe-hydra-thing went on a massive rampage and destroyed part of the town, the town walls, took out an entire generation of Koth archers, caused a few suicides with a Mass Fatal Attraction [spell]. [The] creature mysteriously vanished, after leaving town." | ||
- | The town mentioned is suspected but not comfirmed to be [[settings: | + | The town mentioned is suspected but not comfirmed to be [[settings:jaern:ageron:koth: |
===== Jaern Switches to the Gold Standard ===== | ===== Jaern Switches to the Gold Standard ===== | ||
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=== 10/29/10069 === | === 10/29/10069 === | ||
There is now a new continent on Jaern: the three islands of Ageron, Koth, and Gaea. | There is now a new continent on Jaern: the three islands of Ageron, Koth, and Gaea. | ||
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+ | ===== Purge of the Kurago ===== | ||
+ | === Late 10061 - Late 10063 === | ||
+ | Demons infest the Kurago, affecting nomads and their incants. Kurago spirits flee, appearing more and more on Jaern and causing havoc. Due to the demonic influence, the landscape of the Kurago itself begins to change. The situation worsens until a group of adventurers manages to clear the demonic influence, allowing the Kurago to return to its old self. ((This event coincided with a major rework of nomadics, changing the entire fundamental framework of the background.)) | ||
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+ | ===== Return of the Dragons ===== | ||
+ | === 10057 - 10060 === | ||
+ | After the destruction of [[settings: | ||
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+ | The ocean level dropped 15 feet across the planet, exposing large amounts of new land, leaving many lizard cities high and dry, and making many docks useless. The volcano on Lojem also became active, leading many dwarves to move away. Dragons are now a regular sight on Jaern, though still remarkable. | ||
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+ | ===== The Hegemony Scourge & Jaernian Refusion ===== | ||
+ | === 10054 - 10056 === | ||
+ | An event called the [[history: | ||
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+ | ===== The Jalera Reign & Ascension of the Trinity ===== | ||
+ | === 10049 - 10052 === | ||
+ | A detailed report on this incident can be found [[history: | ||
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+ | The gods establish a magical field across the world that de-powers most non-magical technology. They give little reasoning for this act. Not long after, odd creatures called the Jalera enter Jaern and begin offering useful services such as healing. As Jaernians come to rely on them, it is found that they are in fact mind-controlling Jaernians in the name of " | ||
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+ | It is later found that Kira and Cronk, along with a third unnamed companion, would ascend to become the gods [[gods: |