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To Jaernians today, the most significant thing about Torandor is its death. | To Jaernians today, the most significant thing about Torandor is its death. | ||
- | ===== People of The Old World ===== | + | ===== Life On the Old World ===== |
On Torandor, most folk lived in rather insular communities, | On Torandor, most folk lived in rather insular communities, | ||
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It was accepted for a time that Elvesbane was also responsible for the soullessness of some elves with Torandese lineage, though recent evidence has proven that, for Jaernian elves, this is simply not the case and soullessness simply seems to be an innate trait possessed by some. | It was accepted for a time that Elvesbane was also responsible for the soullessness of some elves with Torandese lineage, though recent evidence has proven that, for Jaernian elves, this is simply not the case and soullessness simply seems to be an innate trait possessed by some. | ||
- | ==== Dwarves | + | ==== The Godship |
- | Not many dwarves made it to Jaern after Torandor was destroyed, and those who did were not very happy to see a new world mostly covered with water. There was little land to be found with any similarity to their homeland of mountains | + | In about 1000 SF, [[gods: |
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+ | The two battled, and Rudri was eventually ejected, but Ra was trapped within | ||
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+ | Rudri was banished and fell from divine grace after this incident. Ever since, they have skulked the shadows, rejected by gods and mortals alike. | ||
===== The Destruction of a World ===== | ===== The Destruction of a World ===== | ||
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The Kaaren of Destruction was rapidly refashioned into a massive starship designed for a single trip. Only a minority of Torandor' | The Kaaren of Destruction was rapidly refashioned into a massive starship designed for a single trip. Only a minority of Torandor' | ||
- | Notable among those left behind were people from the humble land of Alborn, who paid for passage onto the Kaaren with all their worldly possessions. They were betrayed, though, and left to die. As Torandor | + | Notable among those left behind were people from the humble land of Alborn, who paid for passage onto the Kaaren with all their worldly possessions. They were betrayed, though, and left to die. Jaern’s proximity to Torandor |
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+ | With the city around them in ruins, great gaping rips in the land spewing forth molten rock, and the air itself being ripped from the land, the Albornians angrily spurned the gods. They then and there vowed never to rely on anyone other than themselves for their direction and destiny. With their final breaths, the Albornians rejected the gods and their spirits went to the [[settings: | ||
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+ | The Kaaren of Destruction, | ||
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+ | ==== Remnants: The Tarusian Temple ==== | ||
+ | A mere fifty Tarusian priests made it to Jaern. As keepers of knowledge and history, they felt more keenly than others the loss of their old world. In attempts to salvage something, they turned to a mechanical oracle on board the Kaaren. They meticulously recorded everything they could, then shared this knowledge with the new Jaernian settlers. Over time, they would make great strides in technology which led to creation of automaton servants. | ||
- | The Kaaren | + | This practice would spiral out of control, though, when an island |
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