Little is known about the event that broke the world. There are many and varied opinions focused on warring gods, arrogant men, or natural disasters. Each is equally plausibe.
While there is no consensus on what caused it, everyone knows that there was a singular event that burned the world, released the horrors, and drove the people underground for thousands of years.
History of Goldenhome
Age of Light
Pre-history
A time of magical and technological wonders.
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Everything that once was, is lost to
The Cataclysm
Disaster / Destruction
Age of Darkness
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A thousand years of darkness...
Hunger, Decline, Desperation.
Overland races desperately seek shelter underground and in remote areas as destruction and magical horrors ravage the land. Wonders of the previous age are lost to death and decay.
Age of Awakening
1 1491
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1
The Return
ExpeditionUnderground and remote tribes begin to return to the surface and explore.
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4
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The War of Horrors
Military actionAn attempt to retake the surface from the Horrors ends with them driven back into the Wastelands.
Sylvan Age
1492 and beyond
The arrival of the Elves of Goldenhome in Tar-Calion
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1492
The Arrival
Discovery, ExplorationThe Elves of Goldenhome (Sylvans) arrive by ship to a new continent they dub "Tar-Calion". They first encounter the Wasteland on the western coast, and sail until they reach a habitable area and land at the sight of the future city of Elenath.
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1495
Discovery of Orichalcum
Discovery, ScientificOrichalcum, a naturally occurring crystal in and around the wastelands, is discovered by the Sylvans. Extreme efforts to mine/gather the crystal are immediately begun, leading to conflicts with the indigenous peoples.
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1495
Ringarë
The Orichalcum Wars
Military actionThe Sylvans aggressively work to colonize the southern half of Tar-Calion, focusing on the area bordering the Wastelands. Prisoners of war are forced to mine Orichalcum.
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1518
The Gate
is completed. This teleportation device links the Syvlan's home continent to Tar-Calion, and enables rapid transport of goods and troops in both directions, ushering in a wave of trade and ruthless supression.
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1545
11 Náríë
The beginning of our story...
Each character is arrested within a few days of each other in Elenath, and put onto a caravan leaving for the Orichalcum mines today.