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==Midsummer 451 MA== | ==Midsummer 451 MA== | ||
As the sun shone down upon the morning of the 25th of Midsummer in the year 451 MA, the sky | As the sun shone down upon the morning of the 25th of [[Midsummer]] in the year 451 MA, the sky | ||
wrenched open, exposing the [[Shadow Plane]]. After decades spent within the | wrenched open, exposing the [[Shadow Plane]]. After decades spent within the | ||
Shadow Plane, fighting the beasts and Shadowbound within, [[Severn]], the | Shadow Plane, fighting the beasts and Shadowbound within, [[Severn]], the | ||
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laughter: "I lost. I couldn't defeat them. They're coming." | laughter: "I lost. I couldn't defeat them. They're coming." | ||
==Lleian 451 MA== | ==Lleian 451 MA== | ||
As Lleian drew to a close, the sky yawned open once again, and the Shadow Plane was breached. Ati, the Shadow, | As [[Lleian]] drew to a close, the sky yawned open once again, and the Shadow Plane was breached. Ati, the Shadow, | ||
empowered by Its Mother Ohlsana, was joined by the Shadow Lord [[Murgraxis]], and shadows flooded downward upon | empowered by Its Mother Ohlsana, was joined by the Shadow Lord [[Murgraxis]], and shadows flooded downward upon | ||
the continent of [[Sapience]]. Seeking to free the Shadow Mother, the two leaders of the invasion threatened the | the continent of [[Sapience]]. Seeking to free the Shadow Mother, the two leaders of the invasion threatened the | ||
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the Gods, their beasts of shadow scourge the land. Of these, the most fearsome are the armies of Shadowbound, | the Gods, their beasts of shadow scourge the land. Of these, the most fearsome are the armies of Shadowbound, | ||
shapeshifting, mutable monstrosities that take on the visages of their victims. | shapeshifting, mutable monstrosities that take on the visages of their victims. | ||
==Lanosian 451 MA== | |||
Late in the month of [[Lanosian]], while shadows from the Shadow Plane | |||
continued to set upon the continent of Sapience, the silence on the | |||
eastern coast was broken by the sound of a hornpipe and drums. A fleet | |||
from the newly-reunified [[Nazedha Empire]], led by [[Baelak Shipbreaker|Emperor Baelak | |||
Shipbreaker]], sailed upon the east of the continent, intent on fulfilling | |||
the apocalyptic prophecies of their dark master, the mysterious [[Lanu Du]]. | |||
Though the God Slyphe attempted to prevent their landfall, a combination | |||
of dark magic and power from Lanu Du empowered the fleet, permitting | |||
them to resist the Tempest's storms and ultimately impale Him on the | |||
bowsprit of the Emperor Baelak's flagship. Though He survived the | |||
attack, He was forced to retreat, having only destroyed a small number | |||
of ships within the fleet. | |||
Making landfall, the Nazedha made their designs upon the City of [[Delos]] | |||
clear. A battle for the town raged, the people of Sapience against the | |||
Nazedha invaders. Soon the melee was joined by shadows, intent on | |||
devouring whatever they could reach - including the Nazedha. After | |||
sweeping through Delos and murdering many of the inhabitants, the sages | |||
of Baelak's fleet brought forth jade fire, which scourged the City from | |||
top to bottom. [[Qeddwyn]], the Wise was taken alive, and is now captive | |||
aboard the Nazedha Emperor's frigate. | |||
Nazedha now roam the eastern reaches of the continent, burning the | |||
forests and killing whatever stands in their path. The shadows appear | |||
violently opposed to their incursion, such that the two sides, despite | |||
holding in common a desire to obliterate the continent, include one | |||
another in their definition of 'continent'. | |||
[[Category:History]] | [[Category:History]] | ||