The first settlements on Eshveira (known in those times as "Hespera 4b" were tenuous, and scattered all across the planet. Using advanced technology, the settlers used geosculpting and climatic control systems to create monolithic structures, many still around to this day.
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History of Lavenna
Lavenna, the land of violet fields, of the thousand cultures, the southern jewel. It has long stood as an impossibly divided and environmentally devastated region with countless ethnicities, beliefs, languages and nationalities. Now, it stands as one. This is the history of how this vast, diverse land forged a communal, environmentally connected identity and overcame their mutual squabbles in order to coexist, both with one another, as well as with the natural environment, which they are dedicated to restoring and protecting.
Planetfall
... 1998 PA
The arrival of humanity on Eshveira (Known then as Hespera 4b) should have been the salvation of the species. Instead, it proved to be the greatest trial we've ever faced. After centuries of interstellar travel onboard the first wave generation ship, the "Ikaros", the great great grandchildren of those who departed a dying Earth finally set foot on the verdant soil under an alien sun. But while settlements sprung up and the flame of humanity took root on the new world, it quickly became apparent that Earth-borne life was acting as an unstoppable invasive species, eradicating local flora and fauna at an alarming rate. The entire biosphere would collapse within a few decades.
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-2000 PA
Arrival of Humanity
Population Migration / Travel
The Decaying Age
1997 PA 1600 PA
Collapse of the First Settlements. Environment is toxic, unpredictable, starving. Crops die, native life nearly extinct. Soil microbiomes are unstable, pathogens mutate wildly.
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-1990 PCA
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The Terragenic Plague
Disaster / DestructionWith the astonishing collapse of the entire planetary biosphere in the wake of the colonists' arrival and the spread of Earth-borne lifeforms, what followed can only be described as cataclysmic. Tech begins to fail, ecosystems crash, famine and chaos spread. To make matters worse, native biota begin splicing with earth viruses and microbial RNA, creating disturbingly ferocious strains of incurable and horrific hybrid plagues.
First Imperial Age
851 PA 500 PA
With the meteoric rise of the Vardish and Novarri Imperiums, what ensued was a time of both flourishing cultural exchange and scientific progress, as well as extreme feudal repression and ecclesiastic dominance.
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~800 > 600 PCAThe Novarri Imperium
After the nomadic Novarri hordes successfully captured the legendary city of Volkarak, spreading their vast domain across the Albiontese, for the first time in the history of the Continent, a single imperial authority wielded absolute power across most of what is now Lavenna.
Ultimately, despite acclimating to a sedentary ruling order, the imperium succumbed to the extreme accumulation of wealth by the powerful merchant class, and later the rise of the Vardish Arcongeny, who would eventually eclipse Novarra.
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~600 > 500 PCA
The Vardish Arcogeny
The Birthright Wars
475 PA 250 PA
The tumultuous arrival of the Second Wave from the second generation ship Theseia sent from Earth over a millennia ago led to both scientific advancement as well as much more devastating wars. Not much is known about these dark times, but what is known is that millions died in the struggles, and it left the planet forever changed.
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-475 PA
Arrival of the Second Flotilla
Population Migration / TravelIn a single day, the world turned on its axis. What began as a breathtaking display of meteor showers soon revealed itself to be the arrival of the Second Wave- the beleaguered remnants of the Thesean Flotilla, humanity’s long-forgotten second attempt to colonize Eshveira. Their ships, battered and barely functional after generations of internal mutiny and decay, fell from orbit like burning omens.
Millions disembarked in desperation, bringing with them foreign technologies, fragmented ideologies, and the desperate ingenuity of survivors. Weilding knowledge and tools unfamiliar to the descendants of the First Wave, their arrival sparked a new era. One of breathtaking innovation, yes, but also brutal conflict.
The Continental War
30 PA 1 PA
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-30 PCA
The Continental War Begins
Military actionThe Grand Commissariat of Seripha officially declares war on the Cerulsian Confederacy, Amaranthine Kingdom, Rumistrian Kingdom, Principality of Nyre, Paldost Republic, and the various squabbling kingdoms and republics of what is now Lavenna in their jingoistic crusade against "imperialism," and a perceived suppression of Seriphanese culture in the "Great struggle."
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-17 PCA
The Summer Uprisings
RevolutionIn the sweltering summer of -17 PA, rebellion sweeps across Seriphani-occupied puppet regimes. Years of ecological collapse, cultural repression, and enforced industrialization spark a wave of decentralized uprisings.
Food strikes become farmland takeovers, and sabotaged rail lines turn into lifelines for smuggling medicine and knowledge. Amid the chaos, a scattered constellation of communes and republics begins to take root, as local communities reclaim autonomy in droves. Some are reborn from older communal traditions; others are declared anew in the name of survival and solidarity. Together, they create the loose but growing patchwork that will come to define Lavenna’s future, a future rooted not in power or borders, but in mutual aid, environmental care, and collective autonomy.
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-8 PCA
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The Battle of Koubaru
Military action(CHANGE THIS TO BE MORE IMPACTFUL AND EARLIER TO BE THE CATALYST TO CREATE THE FIRST REPUBLICS Lavennic forces become surrounded at the small town of Koubaru in southern Celvesso. In the worst military defeat of the war, the Seriphanese relentlessly bombard the ancient fortified city, and for three gruelling days the city is held. The Seriphanese eventually overtake the defences, and no Lavennic soldiers survive. Consequentially, the defeat, while a major blow to the Lavennic war effort, becomes a rallying cry for Lavenna, and strengthens the multicultural bonds being forged during the war. It becomes a potent image that Aldanti, Sülvondish, Borashti, Kofarsi, Vardish, Celvessans Voreitans and Matroshki all fought and died side by side.
The Birth of Lavenna
1 EC and beyond
The momentous founding of the Communal Republics of Lavenna marked both the promise of a bright, idealistic future, but also the threat of turmoil and division. The early years saw the young nation struggling to rebuild, find its identity, and to reconcile the differences and historical grievances of its vast multicultural population while also setting the stage for a true ecocommunal paradise.
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1 EC
Founding of the Communal Republics of Lavenna
FoundingEmerging like a phoenix from the ashes of the Continental War, the Communal Republics of Lavenna is officially proclaimed by representatives of the fifteen signatory republics gathered at the historic signing of the Communal Accords. Initially envisioned as a loose intergovernmental cooperative, the summit takes a dramatic turn following the impassioned speeches of revolutionary leaders Miranti Karsto, Barlo Galga, and Corilio Takala. The Lavennic Constitution is swiftly ratified in the newly established capital of Boralto, heralding the birth of a radically new nation founded on ecological harmony, communal democracy, and the common good.
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1 EC
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Miranti Karsto Elected as First Councillor
Political eventIn the wake of the first Lavennic parliamentary elections, which result in a majority Architectionist Communal Assembly, the chamber immediately deliberates on the selection of the nation's inaugural First Councillor. Following her immense popularity due to her contributions to the Violet Rebellions as well as her famous Karsto Address, Miranti Karsto is elected by the Assembly as First Councillor.
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6 EC
Kannosta Withdraws From East Seripha
Diplomatic actionAfter almost a decade of Kannostan occupation, the Grand Commonwealth of Kannosta finally withdraws from East Seripha. Shortly thereafter, the Republic of Seripha is officially declared, with its first elections agreed upon in half a years time. Celebrations erupt in Lutenia as rows of Kannostan armoured vehicles and columns of troops depart the venerable capital. The Continental War has finally, definitively, ended.
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11 EC
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The Ascension Crisis
Diplomatic actionAlmost two years after landslide victories in Seripha for the Reconciliaries, Seripha officially sends a delegation to Boralto and formally requests ascension into the LFR. This plunges Lavenna into intense debate, and meanwhile Kannosta warn that they view the Seriphanese government as illegitimate and that the elections had been rigged by Lavenna, and should ascension go through, it would be seen as an act of war.
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12 EC
Seripha Admitted to the LCR
Political eventAs deliberation in Parliament reaches a stalemate regarding the ascension of Seripha to the LCR and no decision can be made, First Councillor Miranti Karsto makes a bold move. After approving it with her cabinet, she signs an Executive Decree officially admitting Seripha to Lavenna.