Age Of Deep Ones

Era beginning/end

A series of tribal Elduathi kingdoms expand onto what is now part of Geron's surface world after a period of extreme inland flooding. The Elduathi architecture is typified by its large stone temples built partially in and partially out of shallow waterways in what were marshes, rivers and large lagoons. These temples were built with monolithic pieces whittled down with grinding and chipping to create very stylized and impressive reliefs. It is thought that these structures served as ceremonial access points to the surface world. Propositions as to their purpose vary. Many of these temples are thought to have taken generations to build. scholars believe that the depictions of Shi'Xul and Thragn-like creatures towards the top of many of these ruins indicate a resurgence of Thragn or Shi'Xul influence late in the seventh cycle, and the two parties are often represented in conflict. This is a period which coincides with increasingly elaborate and unhinged architecture which does not seem to serve a clear purpose within the society or religion of the Elduathi. The most prominent of these strange sites appear to be built on top of the remains of Thragn floating temples.

Cultures: Thragn, Shi'Xul, Elduathi Tribal Kingdoms Cycle: Timeline: Now Archaea: None Interregnum: Sacrificial Approximate Depth: 1300M   LOCALES: The Serpent Pools, The Boneyards   HISTORY   A series of tribal Elduathi kingdoms expand onto what is now part of Geron's surface world after a period of extreme inland flooding. The Elduathi architecture is typified by its large stone temples built partially in and partially out of shallow waterways in what were marshes, rivers and large lagoons. These temples were built with monolithic pieces whittled down with grinding and chipping to create very stylized and impressive reliefs. It is thought that these structures served as ceremonial access points to the surface world. Propositions as to their purpose vary. Many of these temples are thought to have taken generations to build. scholars believe that the depictions of Shi'Xul and Thragn-like creatures towards the top of many of these ruins indicate a resurgence of Thragn or Shi'Xul influence late in the seventh cycle, and the two parties are often represented in conflict. This is a period which coincides with increasingly elaborate and unhinged architecture which does not seem to serve a clear purpose within the society or religion of the Elduathi. The most prominent of these strange sites appear to be built on top of the remains of Thragn floating temples.   The wet and warm period in which they lived meant that the Elduathi didn't recognize the value of metals like iron which were prone to rust. As such, metalworking artifice is rare if not completely absent aside from metal castings of ornamental nature. Most of the tools, weapons, and armors used in the period were made of teeth, bone and hide, surviving in petrified form in the bottom of deep, life-sapping sacrificial pools which appear in many Elduathi places of worship. Surviving ceremonial masks and other attire fashioned out of stone the most common artifacts since these items tend to fair well over the course of history, and early Elduathi artifacts of are of particular interest to collectors.   While nobody knows the exact nature of the decline of the Eldauthi due to their arcane pictographic scrawl, the presence of increasingly haphazard mass burial sites seems to suggest some sort of unexpected increasingly severe calamity such as plague or war. Others have suggested that Perhaps the Elduathi developed a fixation with ritual sacrifice.   GEOGRAPHY   Additional information required.   RELICS AND REMAINS   Additional information required.