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==Prehistory: Cosmogenesis== | ==Prehistory: Cosmogenesis== | ||
[[Yudhe]] formed [[Dynara]] and [[Magnora]], creation and destruction respectively. Dynara created divine creches in the [[Cosmic Plane]]s, and created many other beings. [[ | [[Yudhe]] formed [[Dynara]] and [[Magnora]], creation and destruction respectively. Dynara created divine creches in the [[Cosmic Plane]]s, and created many other beings. [[The Fates]] were also first observed somewhere around this time. | ||
Most of Dynara's earliest creations were cast off to Magnora to devour, though Magnora kept some as her Handmaidens. These would later be known as the [[Soulless God]]s. | Most of Dynara's earliest creations were cast off to Magnora to devour, though Magnora kept some as her Handmaidens. These would later be known as the [[Soulless God]]s. | ||
Yudhe also formed a | Yudhe also formed a [[Nameless Son of Yudhe|son, who would remain Nameless]]. With the Son's help, Dynara was able to consistently create beings with souls, the [[Elder God]]s. | ||
Magnora grew jealous of her brother, attempting to consume him. Instead of being destroyed, the Nameless disappeared through a tear in the fabric of reality. Yudhe despaired at the absence of his son, and his daughters felt this despair keenly through their connection to Yudhe. Magnora and Dynara would later disappear through that same tear in reality on a quest to retrieve their brother. | Magnora grew jealous of her brother, attempting to consume him. Instead of being destroyed, the Nameless disappeared through a tear in the fabric of reality. Yudhe despaired at the absence of his son, and his daughters felt this despair keenly through their connection to Yudhe. Magnora and Dynara would later disappear through that same tear in reality on a quest to retrieve their brother. | ||
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The Elders won a pyrrhic victory against the Soulless by enacting the [[Daath Sequence]], a fearsome ritual capable of destroying an entire [[Cosmic Plane]]. Alas, without Magnora's presence, the Soulless Gods couldn't be truly destroyed and soon reformed, made stronger after consuming those slain on the battlefield. | The Elders won a pyrrhic victory against the Soulless by enacting the [[Daath Sequence]], a fearsome ritual capable of destroying an entire [[Cosmic Plane]]. Alas, without Magnora's presence, the Soulless Gods couldn't be truly destroyed and soon reformed, made stronger after consuming those slain on the battlefield. | ||
Several members of the [[Fifth Circle]], the Thinkers, developed [[Fain's Elixir|an Elixir from Soulless essence]]. The elixir reanimated the mortally-wounded [[Orlachmar]], becoming the first [[undead]], subject to a similar hunger for divine essence that the Soulless exhibit. After the second use of the Elixir to restore the [[Sun Spirit]] drove the spirit to violent madness, the Gods convened and banned the use of the Elixir. However, [[Fain]] and eleven other Gods secretly continued to manufacture and use the Elixir on themselves, which helped turn the tide of several battles. | Several members of the [[Fifth Circle]], the Thinkers, developed [[Fain's Elixir|an Elixir from Soulless essence]]. The elixir reanimated the mortally-wounded [[Orlachmar]], becoming the first [[undead]], subject to a similar hunger for divine essence that the Soulless exhibit. After the second use of the Elixir to restore the [[Sun (spirit)|Sun Spirit]] drove the spirit to violent madness, the Gods convened and banned the use of the Elixir. However, [[Fain]] and eleven other Gods secretly continued to manufacture and use the Elixir on themselves, which helped turn the tide of several battles. | ||
The [[Twelve Traitors]] crimes are eventually revealed and the sixth [[Triumvirate]] sentenced them to exile to the [[Void]]. When the Soulless breached the [[Domothean Spires]], the remaining Gods decided to escape into the Void as well in search of Dynara and Magnora. A last-minute attack by the Soulless resulted in a handful of Gods being stranded in Lusternia, and over the course of thousands of years, those Gods splintered into the mortal races of Lusternia. | The [[Twelve Traitors]] crimes are eventually revealed and the sixth [[Triumvirate]] sentenced them to exile to the [[Void]]. When the Soulless breached the [[Domothean Spires]], the remaining Gods decided to escape into the Void as well in search of Dynara and Magnora. A last-minute attack by the Soulless resulted in a handful of Gods being stranded in Lusternia, and over the course of thousands of years, those Gods splintered into the mortal races of Lusternia. | ||
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''[[Vernal Wars|The initial summary of the Vernal Wars]]'' | ''[[Vernal Wars|The initial summary of the Vernal Wars]]'' | ||
The mortal races of Lusternia carried on the war against the Soulless started by the Elder Gods, and created great [[:Category:Edifices of Power| | The mortal races of Lusternia carried on the war against the Soulless started by the Elder Gods, and created great [[:Category:Edifices of Power|Edifices of Power]] from which they were able to raise their own to great power as [[Vernal God]]s. | ||
The mortals who became Vernal Gods all possessed the strength and abilities of those who passed through the [[Portal of Fate]] [citation needed], and these powers were only amplified by becoming Vernal Gods. In this way, the Vernal Gods were effectively more powerful than the Elder Gods before them [citation needed], and so they had more success in fighting the Soulless than history had ever seen before. Because Magnora and Dynara had not returned to this reality, there was no true way for the Soulless to die; they could only be trapped: their ability to wreak havoc delayed until they grew strong enough to break free. | The mortals who became Vernal Gods all possessed the strength and abilities of those who passed through the [[Portal of Fate]] [citation needed], and these powers were only amplified by becoming Vernal Gods. In this way, the Vernal Gods were effectively more powerful than the Elder Gods before them [citation needed], and so they had more success in fighting the Soulless than history had ever seen before. Because Magnora and Dynara had not returned to this reality, there was no true way for the Soulless to die; they could only be trapped: their ability to wreak havoc delayed until they grew strong enough to break free. | ||
Eventually, the final nine Vernal Gods were able to trap the last remaining Soulless, the [[Kethuru|Mighty Kethuru]], behind [[ | Eventually, the final nine Vernal Gods were able to trap the last remaining Soulless, the [[Kethuru|Mighty Kethuru]], behind [[Nine Seals]], though they had to merge themselves into [[Avechna|one being]] to do so. With the Soulless imprisoned and the Vernal Gods' power absorbed by the Seals, the Vernal Wars ended, and mortals were finally, for the first time in history, able to thrive without their very existence threatened by extraplanar beings. | ||
Precise dates are mostly lost to time, but several events are known to have occurred in order. | Precise dates are mostly lost to time, but several events are known to have occurred in order. | ||
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==The End of the Holy Celestine Empire== | ==The End of the Holy Celestine Empire== | ||
[[Ladantine VII]], Holy Celestine Emperor, announced [[Project Cosmic Hope]], an expedition to reach the then-theoretical [[Astral Plane]] using a nexus of power. The forest communes shared prophetic warnings they received about the Project, but the Empire ultimately did not heed them. [[Magnagora]]'s [[Stone of Truth]] hosted the launch and, upon reaching the Astral Plane which is heavily [[Taint]]ed by [[Kethuru]]'s presence, the Stone cracked unleashing the Taint throughout [[Shallamar]], [[Earth]] and Magnagora. The Taint cloud spread, killing or mutating everyone who encountered it. [[Hallifax]] used summoned winds to deflect the cloud from reaching them but ended up blowing the Taint south to [[ | [[Ladantine VII]], Holy Celestine Emperor, announced [[Project Cosmic Hope]], an expedition to reach the then-theoretical [[Astral Plane]] using a nexus of power. The forest communes shared prophetic warnings they received about the Project, but the Empire ultimately did not heed them. [[Magnagora]]'s [[Stone of Truth]] hosted the launch and, upon reaching the Astral Plane which is heavily [[Taint]]ed by [[Kethuru]]'s presence, the Stone cracked unleashing the Taint throughout [[Shallamar]], [[Earth (plane)|Earth]] and Magnagora. The Taint cloud spread, killing or mutating everyone who encountered it. [[Hallifax]] used summoned winds to deflect the cloud from reaching them but ended up blowing the Taint south to [[Gloriana Forest]], which became [[Glomdoring]] the merciless. | ||
The Expedition, heavily Tainted or undead from being stuck on the Astral Plane, reappeared through [[Gaudiguch]]'s [[Eternal Flame]]. Gaudiguch's wary leadership tried to keep the emperor's cohort under house arrest. Nonetheless, Hallifax invaded the Plane of Fire, fearing that Gaudiguch had fallen to the Taint. Gaudiguch held a similar fear about Hallifax due to this sudden aggression. The two cities resorted to their greatest experimental powers at the same time and the resulting interaction froze them both in time and severed the Taint's connection to Kethuru. | The Expedition, heavily Tainted or undead from being stuck on the Astral Plane, reappeared through [[Gaudiguch]]'s [[Eternal Flame]]. Gaudiguch's wary leadership tried to keep the emperor's cohort under house arrest. Nonetheless, Hallifax invaded the Plane of Fire, fearing that Gaudiguch had fallen to the Taint. Gaudiguch held a similar fear about Hallifax due to this sudden aggression. The two cities resorted to their greatest experimental powers at the same time and the resulting interaction froze them both in time and severed the Taint's connection to Kethuru. | ||
[[Elder Honeysap]], the [[Great Tree]] of [[Ackleberry Forest]], retreated from the world to avoid becoming Tainted like | [[Elder Honeysap]], the [[Great Tree]] of [[Ackleberry Forest]], retreated from the world to avoid becoming Tainted like Gloriana. | ||
==Modern History: Coming of Estarra== | ==Modern History: Coming of Estarra== | ||
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**[[Shikari]] returns to the First World. ''({{News|Events|32}})'' | **[[Shikari]] returns to the First World. ''({{News|Events|32}})'' | ||
**Prophecies warn of an invasion. Creatures called [[gorgog]]s invade. On a mission, 4 [[lucidian]] sisters appear on Avechna's Peak and teach [[Astrology]] to the [[Guardian]]s and [[Wiccan]]s. Together, the newly-founded observatories perform a ritual that lowers a shield revealing the [[Arysian Isles]] in [[Bondero Bay]]. ''({{News|Events|33}})'' | **Prophecies warn of an invasion. Creatures called [[gorgog]]s invade. On a mission, 4 [[lucidian]] sisters appear on Avechna's Peak and teach [[Astrology]] to the [[Guardian]]s and [[Wiccan]]s. Together, the newly-founded observatories perform a ritual that lowers a shield revealing the [[Arysian Isles]] in [[Bondero Bay]]. ''({{News|Events|33}})'' | ||
***The [[Arysian Isles]] hold a forgotten [[mage]] facility where [[Project Gorgog]] developed creatures from all 4 elements as living probes for testing [[Astral Plane|Astral]] travel prior to [[Project Cosmic Hope]]. During the [[Taint Wars]], when [[Earth]] became [[Taint]]ed, the gorgogs became twisted and insane as well. The facility's resident [[Geomancers]] similarly went mad, while the [[Pyromancers]] and [[Aeromancers]] were called away to fight. A few Imperial [[Aquamancers]] did their best to seal the gorgogs into dimensional pockets; however, some gorgogs eluded them and the invasion began when the free gorgogs released the others. | ***The [[Arysian Isles]] hold a forgotten [[mage]] facility where [[Project Gorgog]] developed creatures from all 4 elements as living probes for testing [[Astral Plane|Astral]] travel prior to [[Project Cosmic Hope]]. During the [[Taint Wars]], when [[Earth (plane)|Earth]] became [[Taint]]ed, the gorgogs became twisted and insane as well. The facility's resident [[Geomancers]] similarly went mad, while the [[Pyromancers]] and [[Aeromancers]] were called away to fight. A few Imperial [[Aquamancers]] did their best to seal the gorgogs into dimensional pockets; however, some gorgogs eluded them and the invasion began when the free gorgogs released the others. | ||
*'''121 CE''' | *'''121 CE''' | ||
**Dimensional parasites, released by the invasion of the gorgogs, afflict the Basin with mental ailments. Development of the cure leads to [[mage]]s being able to learn the skill of [[Psionics]]. ''({{News|Events|34}})'' | **Dimensional parasites, released by the invasion of the gorgogs, afflict the Basin with mental ailments. Development of the cure leads to [[mage]]s being able to learn the skill of [[Psionics]]. ''({{News|Events|34}})'' | ||