The Thousand Days of Wrath

The Thousand Days of Wrath, or the Temu-sha in the Qanic tongue, was the cataclysm that ended the Age of Temples, and began the Age of Punishment. It is said that it was precipitated by some now-forgotten crime on the part of the Ancient Qan. So blasphemous was their transgression, that the Old Gods tore themselves and the world asunder. 
The Thousand Days of Wrath began, as per the ancient chronicles, on the morning of the 44th day of Sha-kef. Eyewitness accounts described how the sun shone blood-red, and the oceans churned like molten metal. This spectacle of a distorted world was a testament to the celestial disturbance that would forever scar the land of Qan and alter the course of its people's history.
According to oral histories, the Old Gods made their wrath known through an avalanche of natural calamities. Great earthquakes shook the earth to its core, giving rise to mountains that punctured the sky. The winds transformed into devastating tempests, obliterating everything in their path. Tsunamis towered over the once fertile lands, washing away generations of cultural heritage and progress. Unstoppable fires sprung from the bowels of the earth, turning lush forests into a barren wasteland, and rivers became streams of searing lava. The chaos reigned for what felt like an eternity. Every corner of the world reeked of death and despair. 
The great homeland of the Qan, Vish-Ara was lost forever amidst the tumult, and through it all the Qanic people clung to survival.. The grand ziggurats and temples, once signs of the Qanic’s spiritual devotion, lay in ruins, mute testaments to their hubris and fall. Despite the havoc, however, the spirit of the Qanic people proved unyielding. They took refuge in the remnants of their broken world, eking out an existence amidst the ruins of their civilization.
The aftermath of the Thousand Days of Wrath was a period known as the Age of Punishment. This era was marked by the Qanic people's struggle to survive amidst the harsh elements and come to terms with their transgressions. Their very way of life changed, now dictated by the whims of an unforgiving nature rather than the blessings of the Old Gods.
To this day, the Thousand Days of Wrath, or the Temu-sha, serves as a stark reminder of the Ancient Qan's fall from grace. But it also represents the indomitable spirit of the Qan. For in the face of divine retribution and unimaginable loss, they found the strength to rise again, their resilience standing as an eternal testament to their will to survive and atone.

Type

Metaphysical, Arcane