History

## Pre-Shattering (Andesian Era)

A lot of information about what happened before the time of the Shattering has been (literally) lost to time. A lot of researchers search for ruins of libraries in an attempt to piece together the confusing chronology of the Andesians - an ancient strain of human-like beings which have built marvelous cities, but somehow disappeared after the Shattering has occured.

* As humans have relatively short lives, much of human history was lost alongside their cities and nations.
* Elves (and similiar fey beings) have lost their memory when Midhryn was destroyed.
* Most dwarves keep to themselves, thus do not keep records of outside happenings.

## The Shattering

The Shattering is a cataclysmic event that has ended most of the life on the surface of Andsmid. Most people that have somehow managed to survive the event agree on 3 things actually happening;

- A gigantic, moon-sized meteor has came in to contact with the star Corus. People describe it as being a mix of black and teal. When this object impacted Corus, the star produced a blindingly bright explosion, and somehow lost a lot of it's mass (and luminosity), plunging the world of Andsmid (more often called Dusk after this event) in to relative darkness, and the entire world has become flash frozen.

- Possibly the same (or similar) meteor then proceeded to impact the Moon Wyrdren, fracturing and nearly splitting it in half (thus, it is commonly called the Fracture). Majority of what made up the "teal" part of the meteor has embedded itself and spread over the entirety of the Fracture, but also a great portion of it was launched in to orbit, and is now known as wyrdstone.

- A great portion of lunar ejecta has impacted the surface of Andsmid, destroying the greater portion of the surface. One of the most notable things that have been destroyed by wyrdstone meteors was Midhryn - a titanic tree, which supposedly housed an elven god. After the tree was destroyed, much of the elven magical biology was damage and destroyed.

### How did "X" survive?

* Humans (and similar, anthropomorphic creatures) - Humans that primarily inhabited the old world found various ways to survive the Shattering, mostly thanks to the fact humans were very common. The dwarves have offered shelter to a majority of humans.
* Feyborn (Elves, Gnomes, Fey, etc.) - The Elven Kingdom of Sarravon was nearly completely expunged when Midhryn was destroyed. Elves that were separated from Midhryn's aura didn't to suffer the same fate as the ones living in direct contact with the Tree-god - that being immediate death caused what the survivors called a "psychic scream which ruptured body and soul". Every elf that has managed to survive has had an innate need to make the pilgrimage to the destroyed Midhryn, in an attempt to "regrow" it, in the process setting up the Old Nation Enclave. As Midhryn was a powerful catalyst for fey energy, many fey beings tend to reside around it's remains.
* Deepdwellers (Dwarves, Deep Elves, Ratfolk etc.)- As most deepdwellers live deep underground, the cataclysmic ecological shift of the planet didn't affect them. They quickly adapted, and even decided to live closer to the surface, as the mysterious wyrdstone has captivated many avid tinkerers with it's capacity to power nearly anything.

## Timeline of the Shattering

(Written as Year/Day/Month, based on the Andesian Astral calendar)

Y0/D0/M0 - The Shattering occurs, most that are capable take shelter underground.

Y2/D?/M? - Mysterious properties of wyrdstone are analyzed, and wyrdstone becomes a renowned power source.

~Y3/D?/M? - ~Y10/D?/M? - Fragments of coruscite start bombarding the surface, creating various safezones. Feyborn start their pilgrimages towards the destroyed Midhryn.

~Y30/D?/M? - A group of powerful wizards, now known as "the Starborn" arrive at a meteor impact site, what would be now known as the Gleamlands. There, the find a massive piece of coruscite, which is "supercharged" by their arcane power, creating a massive safezone encompassing a massive region. People slowly start migrating towards the Gleamlands.

~Y30/D?/M? - ~Y50/D?/M? - The Lodestar Tower is built through magical means, giving a start to the city of Last Light.

~Y80/D?/M? - The ruins of an ancient Andesian academy/library (Academia Stellaria) are found. Most of the information found there concerns the secrets of astral magic, giving start to the Astral Order. The ruins of Academia Stellaria are slowly turned in to a town.

~Y100/D?/M? - A small of group of people start the Church of Radiance, making it the 2nd most popular "religion" in the Gleamlands.

~Y100/D?/M? - ~Y300/D?/M? - Over a long period of time, the nation of the Concordat is established, with the remaining Starborn serving as national leaders.

Y312/D?/M9 - The Starborn disappear, leaving the Concordat without leaders for a while. More worryingly, without any powerful spellcasters, the Lodestar which ensures the Gleamlands stay warm and lit, would eventually start dimming. A group of 4 people, 2 Radiant Archpriests from the Church of Radiance, and 2 Master Scholars of the Astral Order make an agreement to form The Council, which now serves as the ruling party. Thanks to their knowledge of magic, they can keep the Lodestar powered, but not to the same degree as the Starborn did.

Y313/D3/M4 - The Lodestar starts dimming once again, as the power of the Council is not enough. Campaign Start.

## Astral Calendar

The Year on Dusk lasts around 300 days, divided in to 10 months, each further divided in to 3 10 day weeks.

The months, according to information found in Academia Stellaria, are named after important stars and similar stellar objects.

### Months

* Lupi (Wolf)
* Serpens (Snake)
* Scuta (Shield)
* Aquila (Eagle)
* Felin (Cat)
* Venata (Hunter)
* Libra (Scale)
* Dezhra (Meaning Unknown)
* Corvi (Raven)
* Umbra (Shadow)

### Days

* Andsde
* Wyrde
* Sednde
* Galade
* Equide
* Karpesde
* Nebude
* Lakusde
* Stelde
* Corusde