Time was lost to all in this dark age of despair. There was nothing else except the scourge of The Gloom.
Time was lost to all in this dark age of despair. There was nothing else except the scourge of The Gloom.
Ezo was one of the first nations to recover after The Moon's Cry, and quickly solidified its hold on its former holdings and those around it, taking stock of the post-apocalypse that they were left with.
An entrepreneurial collection of disparate rivals slowly began to amalgamate into the largest nation on the planet.
Quartz, the Crystal City and the noble castle are assailed by terrorists in the night. The royal family is attacked, and Prince Thomas Adershine is taken hostage.
Lance is spirited away from The Most Serene Monarchy of Quartz to a random location in Ezo, where he is located by Emmarie.
Zoe Miyamizu, and her various guardians embark on their quest: Chisato, K'rist, Kenji Nakamura, Lance, Odd, Ren, Rika.
Ezo's Dewa Province declares war on The Chrysanthemum Seat of the Ezo Empire in Ezo.
Formosa's capital of Heijo rebels against the capital in the south.
The Dubious Daggers circus troupe is disbanded after Jack of Hearts and Maulath "Maul" Manthrower are apprehended by The Confederation for their knowledge of events in The Holy Empire. Altone, One, and Leonardo evade capture, and lie low until they are recruited by Ren around a month later. The rest of the circus is scattered to the wind.
The Pyres are linked by Brydan Gulli, De Kudi, Garroth Hellsturn, and Korva Thorne.
K'rist, Lance, Odd, Ren, and Zoe Miyamizu are involved in a horrific series of events in the capital of The Confederation.
Having survived their imprisonment in The Confederation, Jack of Hearts and Maulath "Maul" Manthrower reunite the circus of the Dubious Daggers. Promising safety and unity, they partner with Theodoros Ágios, and begin traveling east to Formosa.
The Holy Empire officially declares war on The Ruby Kingdoms of Caspia with an attempted assassination of King Brooks. The event is thwarted by Brydan Gulli, De Kudi, Garroth Hellsturn, and Korva Thorne.
Jack of Hearts officially disbands the Dubious Daggers, and mysteriously departs from his companions in the circus as well as his accompaniment of Theodoros Ágios's group in the night. The troupe disbands with no stable leadership, and begin to head south. Rumors maintain Jack traveled eastward.
Ren liberates Carric from the terrible vampire that held him prison. The other prisoners, including Luscinia, are liberated. Luscinia separates from Odd and begins to travel west in pursuit of the great lich Garroth Hellsturn. Ren promises his devotion to Neive, Daughter of the Grove in his quest for apotheosis.
The Quartzian Rebellion liberate The Most Serene Monarchy of Quartz with direct assistance from Lance, Ren, K'rist, Odd, Zoe Miyamizu, and Niles Ray from the rogue militia formerly belonging to The Confederation is ousted. King Rüden Adershine is reinstated to the throne.
The Most Serene Monarchy of Quartz, in association with The Dwarven Imperium of Azar and the elves of Dayla Village in association with Prince Thomas Adershine, begin to relocate vast swathes of their populations to the safe location of Quartz, the Crystal City, where they seek to protect as many as possible through use of an Empyrean Crystal under the control of Ørek Dreimalig. Messengers are sent to Kriegfire for relocation of prominent nobles.
After eons trapped in The Dirge, Bahamut and Tiamat escape back to Rakuen. They both immediately begin mounting a defense against any foes that stand in their way, amassing armies to vanquish weaker foes.
All manner of horrifying creatures quickly make their way out of the pierced veil of The Dirge and begin to rampage across the Occident. Some flee quickly to escape possible entrapment, others seek only chaos, violence, and power.
The Dirge is quarantined by the Eternia. The fix is temporary, but it keeps beings from entering and exiting through the rift that was created. Immediate torrents of fiends exiting The Dirge are halted for the moment.
Bahamut, seeking allies, takes note of Adran Brushgather, who shows promise in the coming war for Rakuen. He consults with Adran in the heart of Bastion. Adran resolves to seek out his former companions to face the oncoming threats.
The fell mindflayer known as Zinth, along with many newly released mindflayers, begins construction of a massive fortress on the ruins of Odessa, capital of the The Ruby Kingdoms of Caspia. The terrain around it is pillaged by demons and devils, along with that of a massive tarrasque.
Emperor Caldus, Grand Emperor and Dragon God of The Holy Empire, was rejected by Tiamat. In a rage, he ascended to his forbidden dragon form, razing the city of Caldarum. He was defeated in epic combat by Brydan Gulli, Garroth Hellsturn, K'rist, Korva Thorne, Lance, Odd, and Ren.
Chisato reawakens due to some mysterious circumstance related to Zoe Miyamizu.
As The Ruby Kingdoms of Caspia falls into disarray, and news begins to spread, large swathes of the population begin to abandon the country, fleeing to safety of their neighbors. Ren, K'rist, Lance, and Odd fall in with a migratory camp moving into The Holy Empire.
The Ruby Kingdoms of Caspia dissolves after an unprecedented blitzkrieg. The countryside is claimed by demons and devils. The seat of power is claimed by mindflayers. King Brooks and his family are evacuated by Brydan Gulli, Korva Thorne, and Garroth Hellsturn to Azar, where they attempt to rule in exile. In time, the Brooks family abdicates their titles. The royal Court of Brooks maintains good relations with the Azar Dwarves, but eventually migrates to Quartz, the Crystal City, before inevitably being absorbed by King Rüden Adershine into the Quartzian noble lines, designated as House Brooks.
Zoe Miyamizu is used as a catalyst to complete the ritual of The Vestiges. The act is a success. She begins to ascend, driven with chaos. She is defeated by Ren, Lance, Odd, and K'rist.
The Eternals, formerly The Vestiges, are awakened from their imprisonment in The Nevermore. They move The Hereafter into the sky above Horizon. They then begin to reclaim their lost space throughout the multiverse.
After a cross-continent travel to restore the power of The Eternals, Lance, Ren, Odd, and K'rist, and Zoe Miyamizu disband and go their separate ways.
Lidith begins her career as an adventurer. Honed by the divine truth of being a Thread, the upbringing of her adopted father Odd, and the magical prowess of her adopted mother K'rist and K'rist's mother, Lidith becomes an artificer, spending her time journeying throughout the former The Holy Empire, vanquishing demons and studying the alchemical means of creating potions of divine fire.
Zoe Miyamizu is married to Satoru Tsugawa. They go on to to have two adopted children.
Lance and Niles Ray are married with high honors in the halls of the castle in Quartz, the Crystal City.
King Rüden Adershine dies of old age. He is succeeded by Prince Thomas Adershine.
Odd embraces darkness, and fades away from this realm painlessly into the void.
Strong in spirit, Zoe passes on early, survived by her children and husband.
After a harsh life of adventuring and serving the rites of The Eternals, Rika passed away surrounded by friends amongst the shrine.
Prince Thomas Adershine, King of Quartz, passed away peacefully in his sleep. He is not survived by anyone, having never taken queen. The royal line passed to Princess Agate Adershine.
K'rist, with the use of her Necronomicon, attains immortality and becomes The Lich of the Dirge.
Princess Agate Adershine, Queen of The Most Serene Monarchy of Quartz, passed away of old age. She was survived by her children.
Keziah continued her work as a hedgewitch in Horizon. Regaining her Reverie, she felt obliged to stop traveling as a nomad, and settled down in Lorienne. She was put to rest by her Elven neighbors, passing away peacefully for her next life.
The devils and demons unite in The Hells, with an army of undead under the command by a simulacrum of the Lich of the Dirge - K'rist - to fight a coming force of foul beings exiting from a portal to The Rift. The campaign is a massive failure.
K'rist, in an attempt to use high level magic to transport her mage tower away from The Dirge, perished as her tower crumbled around her, turning her body to plaster on the floor. She revived from her philactery some time later.
The universe darkens, time stops, and all is embroiled in a fight for dominion over all. Many die, many more suffer. There is nothing left but suffering and those who were unlucky enough to survive. And yet, so they did survive.
Lance fails to pass on after his death. By a promise with The First Flame, Lance finds the ability to reincarnate into a statue in Quartz, the Crystal City during the War in Heaven. He defends the city of Quartz unerringly, eventually coming to rest in a large park, returning to stone.
After a life in service to, she felt her divine connection to Ikigai fade at some point. She served as caretaker of the conduit and with the Masters of the Shrines and Zoe Miyamizu until the War in Heaven began, where she met a violent end.
Ørek Dreimalig is slain the War in Heaven, his head severed from his body unto the floor. He slayed 4 godlings before his demise.