Attiven

When referring to the histories of Attiven years are split into two segments the “Whole Period” and the “Shattered Period” these periods bookend a 100-year collapse and civil war of the Attiven Empire known as the “Shattered Star”

### History

   To understand the events of the Shattered Star and how it led to the fall of the Elven Attiven Empire one must first better understand Star Steel and how the Attiven Empire built their nation and way of life around its power. Star Steel as one would imagine comes from the heavens, in a very rare event this metal falls from the sky bringing a large amount of magical energy with it, both transferring it to its impact spot and to anyone who wields items crafted out of it.

According to the records of Attiven, star impacts are around a once a century event and the large amount found on Liasturs was a stroke of luck for the Empire, having built up in the area over millennia. Part of their need for expansion was to find further impact sites. It became clear early on this was a finite and rare resource only for the elite and wealthy of the empire. As the empire grew the ability to provide dukes and generals with the power of Star Steel became impossible. The first cracks in the empire started, and early talks of democracy began to grow. The final Emperor Naeric the 3rd of the Attiven Empire put all his focus on finding out how to create or draw more Star Steel to the plane. Now whether by divine or magical nature he seemed to succeed, the final century of the empire saw impact grow exponentially however bandits, orcs, and other factions started to battle at impact sites. The magical nature of the impacts also unleashed many natural and bestial attacks that weakened the empire. Then as Naeric grew old and the empire seemed destined for a civil war between Democrats and the Royalists The largest impact in recorded history landed on the East Coast of Liastrus almost directly on the Captial of Alatheas. Over 1 Million souls were destroyed immediately. Tidal waves crashed to the coasts of Idron, volcanoes erupted in Northern Yavren and the world was tossed into Chaos in a moment. During the next 100 years, the age of darkness came.

### Magic

As talked about in history most arcane magic was brought to Attiven by Star Steel from pieces
“creation itself” a big bang like astronomical event. The magic flows through items made with it,
flows though plants near impact sites and is what leads to the proliferation of magical creatures.
Divine magic comes from belief in core forces of creation, these can be tied into almost any
facet of life, common ones are War, Peace, Life, Death, They can be as simple as family or
honor.

### Technology

Think early industrial steampunk, factories are starting to exist, airships are used world wide,
gunpowder and firearms are well established although expensive and still unreliable at times.
Humans seem to lead the way in innovation yet needing the help of other races in both required
resources and craftsmanship makes technological patents flow fairly freely.

### Cosmology

Attiven exists in a Circumbinary solar system. 2 suns one about 80% luminosity of Earths sun
and then a red dwarf that rotates around it. Planet rotates around both. The planet fully rotates
the system in 300 days marking a year. Similar axis to earth so we get seasons. Stars eclipses
each other every 30 days which is what denotes a month. 3 weeks to a month, 10 months. 24
hour days, but with 2 suns and a staggered sun set there are about 18 hours of daylight always.
Finally there are no moons so when night comes it's short but almost complete darkness.