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====== The History of Jaern ====== | ====== The History of Jaern ====== | ||
- | The written history of Jaern is compiled from a variety of separate accounts, transcribed here in this library by the archivists of the [[settings: | + | The written history of Jaern is compiled from a variety of separate accounts, transcribed here in this library by the archivists of the [[settings: |
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* The Hegemony conspired to taint Jaern with demonic magic, and were ultimately defeated. | * The Hegemony conspired to taint Jaern with demonic magic, and were ultimately defeated. | ||
* It is believed that the Hegemony worlds have all been wiped out. | * It is believed that the Hegemony worlds have all been wiped out. | ||
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- | **Lost Records** (10052 - 10054) | ||
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* The Jalera come to Jaern and mind control Jaernians to instill order. | * The Jalera come to Jaern and mind control Jaernians to instill order. | ||
* The Jalera are expelled from Jaern during Kira's (Vormaxia' | * The Jalera are expelled from Jaern during Kira's (Vormaxia' | ||
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- | **Lost Records** (10047 - 10049) | ||
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* The gods were killed, and many priests lost their divine connection. Slowly, the gods began to return. | * The gods were killed, and many priests lost their divine connection. Slowly, the gods began to return. | ||
* The Ordination spell group was researched during this time((This group was orginally inteded so that priests could regain their divine spells. It is reserved for NPC priests to induct characters into a priesthood)). | * The Ordination spell group was researched during this time((This group was orginally inteded so that priests could regain their divine spells. It is reserved for NPC priests to induct characters into a priesthood)). | ||
- | * The Great War of [[settings: | + | * The Great War of [[settings:jaern: |
- | * The reign of the [[settings: | + | * The reign of the [[settings: |
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- | **The Adventuring Eras**((A placeholder name for these four decades, since records are lost)) (9997 - 10038) | + | |
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- | **Lost Records** (9123 - 9997) | + | |
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* Historical events that happened long before the art of adventuring began on Jaern, but this time period holds large interest to archeologists, | * Historical events that happened long before the art of adventuring began on Jaern, but this time period holds large interest to archeologists, | ||
- | **Jaern Enters the Onra system, Tysyl and Torandor are Destroyed** (circa 7800) | + | **Jaern Enters the Onra system, Tysyl and [[settings: |
* Cracks in reality allowed the first nomad Guardian Spirits to enter the Kurago. | * Cracks in reality allowed the first nomad Guardian Spirits to enter the Kurago. | ||
* The Kaaren of Destruction landed on Jaern on 7812 SF. | * The Kaaren of Destruction landed on Jaern on 7812 SF. | ||
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- | **The Mythical Founding of Aldeberon (On Torandor)** (0) | + | **The Mythical Founding of Aldeberon (On [[settings: |
- | * The Elvesbane occurred on Torandor, in the Jelwah Province (5352) | + | * The Elvesbane |
====== Cahyali Historica ====== | ====== Cahyali Historica ====== | ||
- | The history of Cahyali has been collected over time by the Ruefang College of Mages & Scholars, and has carried on in collaboration with academic circles the world over, including the Ulos Magic Circle and Vervand College. We seek to uncover and document the histories of each country of Cahyali for public viewing and education. Work is constantly being done to fill gaps in time and ensure that events given are as truthful as possible. If you believe you possess knowledge not given in this library, please contact the [[mailto: | + | The history of Cahyali has been collected over time by the Cahyali Historical Association, and has carried on in collaboration with academic circles the world over, including the Ulos Magic Circle, Ruefang College of Mages and Scholars, Vahsi Panditudu School, |
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+ | 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:// | ||
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+ | **[[history: | ||
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+ | * The Modern Age is marked by adventuring becoming a commonplace profession across Cahyali. Adventurers with various backgrounds, | ||
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+ | **Jaernian Contact** (10068 SF, [[settings: | ||
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+ | * 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' | ||
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+ | **Mafia Era** (9900-10020 SF, [[settings: | ||
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+ | * 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. | ||
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+ | **Violet Rain Plague** (9735-9945 SF, [[settings: | ||
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+ | * A highly contagious disease hit Vervand during this time in three distinct waves, greatly affecting the environment of the Alliance (economically and culturally) despite its relative localization to Vervand. | ||
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+ | **Splint Wars** (9515-9530 SF, [[settings: | ||
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+ | * In 9514, a strike team of Ley' | ||
+ | * Often referred to as an " | ||
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+ | **The Fist of God Incident** (8518 SF, [[settings: | ||
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+ | * 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. | ||
+ | * This event also led to the splitting of the [[settings: | ||
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+ | **Semi-Aquatics of Tokagegan** (8305 SF, [[settings: | ||
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+ | * The island of Tokagegan was formerly mostly uninhabited, | ||
+ | * This is the first recorded instance of Semi-Aquatic lizards on Cahyali. | ||
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+ | **Return of the Gnomes** (8009 SF, [[settings: | ||
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+ | * In 8009, a portal mysteriously opened in the central parts of Ley' | ||
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+ | **Fall of Shuibian** (7892 SF, [[settings: | ||
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+ | * It is unclear how the invasions started, but leading up to the turn of the seventh millennium, demonic invasions from the [[settings: | ||
+ | * 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: | ||
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+ | **[[settings: | ||
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+ | * No one knows exactly how this calamity occurred, or why it only affected the Dahabi, the world over. Records are clear: at high noon on the summer solstice of 4524, the sky boiled red. The Dahabu continent was scorched in firestorms, becoming a desert wasteland - and no matter where they were on the planet, over 90% of Dahabu citizens were killed, with those who survived losing their souls. | ||
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+ | * Some scholars compare this incident to the Elvesbane plague in Jaernian history, and point to the similarities as proof of the two planes' | ||
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+ | **Esrior' | ||
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+ | * During the height of Dahabu' | ||
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+ | **Sinking of Quetzalcamina** (~5000 SF, [[settings: | ||
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+ | * 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... | ||
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+ | **Crash-Landing of the Kleemudor** (~4700 SF, [[settings: | ||
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+ | * 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 of Pthora. Isolated from Kleemudor society, these people would eventually grow into the cultural group now known as the Johtalit. | ||
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+ | **Ancient Dahabu Imperial Era** (~4600-7524 SF, Worldwide) | ||
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+ | * Under the rule of Pharaoh Anpu-Khasti, | ||
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+ | **Shinnean Rule** (3010-4679 SF, [[settings: | ||
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+ | * 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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+ | **Evolution of Halflings** (~3500 SF, [[settings: | ||
+ | * **[[lore: | ||
+ | * In about 4500-5000 SF, a small population of halflings migrated into the [[settings: | ||
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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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+ | **The Stormwing Calamity** (~2,000-500 BF, Beyond Known Cahyali) | ||
- | All years are given relative | + | * This term refers to an ancient war fought between Cahyali' |
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+ | * The foundations of Esrior' | ||
- | //Please wait for our archivists to collect their scrolls. This timeline should be present by the end of the fall semester, 2023.// | + | **Rise |
- | [[history:modernagec|The Modern Age]] | + | * It is thought that the first mortals on Cahyali were **[[lore:races: |
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history.txt · Last modified: 2024/04/05 01:13 by quiddlesticks