"...and under a rain of embers we were still, our eyes to the west, watching our fate. Unbeknownst to us, our salvation was destruction, and when truth at last appeared, we fell to our knees and wept."
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The Grand Sikli
Tirzhælsi Ælisiklivin
The Turning of the Hourglass
The First Cycle
... 2666
The Age of Oldirsi
The First Cycle is what most believe to be the Dawn of Time itself; it is where the earliest records originate, written by the prophets of the Oldirsi, the predecessors of mortalkind. It is the longest known cycle, though none know exactly when it began. The First Cycle contains the entirety of the Age of the Oldirsi, in which the wise, powerful race rose, prospered, and mysteriously fell. The divine scriptures that they left behind serve as the chronicles of history that most mortals believe in. However, these scriptures hold as many mysteries as they do truths, and for ages since the Fall, mortals across Albastia have squabbled and warred over the questions left behind: spirituality, mankind's origin, and the true nature of the world are chief among these.
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2662 1C
The Fall
Disaster / Destruction
The Second Cycle
2667 3769
The Age of Man
Following The Fall, mortals were left alone to roam and settle Albasta. In the beginning, there were many descendants of the Oldirsi. Numerous races of unique, spectacular beings. The race of man rose above them all; mankind grew swiftly, extinguishing or displacing all others in their path. In time, men had spread to every corner of Albastia, succeeding their Oldirsi predecessors as rulers of the world. However, of all the mortals borne from the Oldirsi, men were the most imperfect. Their constant dissent and internal struggles prevented them from ever uniting as the Oldirsi had, and many rival nations rose. The dark nature of humanity brought forth a good many new evils, which had been festering in secret under the Oldirsi and at last could reveal themselves under the weakened rule of men.
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0 2C
102 2C
The Great Dispersion
Life, RelocationThe century of migration and violence that occurred between the mortals as they spread across the face of the world.
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592 2C
12 Triol
House Aetrucia is Founded
FoundingGuernica Aetrucia founds House Aetrucia atop the ruins of an Oldirsi settlement. The castle built atop the old square is named after her.
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1070 2C
133 Jinsis
Poteia Aetrucia is Born
Life, BirthPoteia Atrucia is born at Castle Guernica. Her birth marks the beginning of the Second Sikli.
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1084 2C
47 Aelbor1084 2C
50 Aelbor
The Sack of Guernica
Military actionCastle Guernica is sacked by a rival kingdom for its treasury. The reigning matriarch is killed in the attack, leaving Poteia, the daughter, as ruler over a now wealthless House. The experience scars her deeply, and she thereafter harbors a fierce desire for vengeance.
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1085 2C
1 Jinsis1102 2C
66 Jinsis
The Aetrucian Conquest
Military actionPoteia Aetrucia's military campaign that unified all the Houses of Aetrucia, conquered a number of surrounding provinces, and founded the Aetrucian Empire. This period also encompasses the spread of Aetrucian scientific and cultural influence across the world.
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1102 2C
133 Jinsis
Poteia Aetrucia Dies
Disaster / Destruction"Upon a throne, I am seated; alas, it is my Iron Chair." -Poteia Aetrucia
The Third Cycle
3770 and beyond
The Age of Rebirth
Following the fall of Empress Aetrucia, Albastia settled into a time of relative balance. Men squabble and nations rise and fall, as they always will, but at the beginning of the Third Cycle, at least in the East, there is peace. But as with all Cycles, peace does not last forever. Tension builds once more in Aetrucia and its neighbors, and uncertainty and fear reign supreme. Prophets foretell a coming doom, and many fear that the third sikli has begun.
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34 3C
22 Jinsis 14:0077 3C
49 Triol
The Divine Scourge
Disaster / DestructionSaemil the Zealot leads a mass slaughter in the Market Square of Guernica, setting an example for all Aetrucians who refused to join the Church of the One. The event marks the beginning of his Divine Scourge.
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51 3C
90 Aelbor
The Iustic Order is Founded
Religious eventEmperor Idrien II, struggling to maintain order in the Empire, founds the Aetrucian Church of the One to establish a state religion, and Saemil the Zealot is made the first Archdeacon.
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