Beivei

The Beivei was a regional cataclysm affecting Syan, the Ch'kov lands and the north-western part of the Iron Desert, as well as Chalpa and to a lesser extent the Yeharene lands around the southern parts of the Parelsa. The entire legendary Paranese culture, which was the spiritual centre of the Pre-Beivei Syannic civilization for millennia, was swept away.
==Causes==
It is not known what caused the Beivei exactly. The Yeharenes attribute it to a celestical battle between two gods, while the Ch'kov are claiming a giant turtle sleeping on the bottom of the Parelsa was bitten by a snake who was bothered by the snarling of the turtle.
==The effects==
It was said that the Earth was shaking, like if a giant wave or a giant mole was moving underneath it. Then after about two hours, a giant wall of water was seen coming from the south. Witness testimonies are scarce, and there are no testimonies from the coastal landscapes where the tsunami first hit.
==Damage==
The damage was wide-spread. Forests, swamps, rivers, ecosystems and similar alongst the coastlines were destroyed. The islands of Paran submerged under the water and never more appeared, possibly because the topography of the sea floor disappeared. Damage was also widespread in the Ch'kov lands, and unlike in Syan, the eastern Ch'kov lands never recovered, turning into swamplands inhabited by fugitives from all nations.
==Casualties==
An exact number of casualties is impossibe to establish. But there are estimations and approximations. The Syannic civilization of that era consisted of around 2,5 million people, while the Ch'kov were 800.000, the coast-dwelling communities alongst the western shore of the Parelsa were around 1 million, and on the eastern shores, the population could not have exceeded 50.000 due to the inhospitable environment.
Given the extent of the damage, we can extrapolate the total amount of losses to around 750.000 in a low estimate to 1,5 million people in the highest possible estimate. 1 million is the number usually attributed to the Beivei.
==Aftermath==
==Cultural legacy==
Category:Natural disasters
Category:Floods
Category:Syan
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