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Project E

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**Project E** is a major antagonist in the ARG Project C.M.S, appearing in most of the images. It is a sinister, malevolent entity that is responsible for at least three deaths. It also is mentioned in the book DUO, and will appear as a character in The Duo Files.

## Appearance

Project E is described as a pure black humanoid figure that looks similar to the Zalgo entity from other creepy pastas, except pure black with glowing white eyes.

Looking similar to the Stalker from the Bob Ross ARG, there are some notable differences. For example, Project E appears to be able to change shape and doesn't have a symmetrical body design unlike the Stalker. It also hunches and bends down in some images, also unlike the Stalker, who stands straight up.

## Personality

A clear personality of Project E has not been given, however it most likely is a malicious being with its only intention to kill people and cause fear and chaos. It's also worth noting that Project E is never seen in brightly lit areas, emplying it might have a fear of the light or could die from it.

## History

### DUO

Project E is only mentioned in the chapter of the same name, where it is described as the second experiment made by Optum Industries after the Duo Cryptid was released. It too, escaped, but didn't do as big murders as Duo, instead staying in the shadows.

In the book, taking place after Project C.M.S, Project E lurked around the abandoned hospital and presumably set it on fire, possessing a blue turkey mascot costume.

### Project C.M.S

Project E appears in the first, third and final teaser images as a all-black entity with glowing white eyes. Through the cryptic teasers, it is revealed that Project E was responsible for a number of deaths occurring in the series. It is still unknown who was killed, if it was staff or kids, but the entity must have hid the bodies, multiating them to fit in wherever it hid them.

### The Duo Files

Project E appears as a major character in the first episode. His only main body appearance is in the second call, when Mark is calling John for the second time. He can be seen in the shadows, watching the person filming it from the window. He appears more in the second episode, appearing in the OptumRX promo (the first known sighting of him), and in a phone call to John, outside his house,

## Trivia

* Project E bears a resemblance to the infamous Slenderman.
* The Stalker bears a resemblance to it as well.
* It is unknown why Project E's eyes are so big in some pictures, then small in others. This is most likely a mistake.

## Gallery

The third teaser, with Project E’s eyes lurking in the background.Teaser 5. Project E’s eyes are visible on the left.
The Edward-Mart Conspiracy

The Edward-Mart Conspiracy is an ARG created by PicklesSV. It is is second ARG series, following the success of the Incident. The ARG is based off of the shop in the Shinglė Market, Edward-Mart. This ARG was announced January 24th with a teaser / cover image. The official premiere date for this ARG was February 5th. The format is similar to the DUO Files.

## Description

On the exterior, the shop going by Edward-Mart seems perfectly normal, kid friendly place to be. With great offers and friendly personnel, life couldn’t be better there. But underneath their fake ethics, The Edward-Mart Conspiracy goes back 1000 years. With a maniacal CEO, who also leads a slightly devilish side business…

## Plot (Season 1)

### Episode 1 “The Edward-Mart Conspiracy (Pilot Clue)”

This episode shows an employee of Edward-Mart, the name of which is unknown, breaking into the CEO’s office to find out if the company has found his report he filed on them. Turns out, they have. The camera zooms into the report and you are able to read it. It tells the story of 2/4, where the employees bikes home from work and cuts through a small forest, only to find a cult. The report also includes an interview from an employee. Strangely, a lot of letters are underlined on the file, it may link to something. The anonymous employee moves houses to evade Edward-Mart, and will later be hunted by them.

### Episode 2 “The Raid”

In this episode, you see the Employee walk outside of his house and see the side of his house in ruins. He assumes the cultists were responsible. You then cut to a report filed by the Employee. It is recorded by a camera, and it harder to read. Then, the Employee finds a hole in his house, just as he is going to move into his new apartment to flee. He decides he will investigate the hole, but not right now. Then it cuts to another file with low quality.

### Episode 3 “The File”

Seems like the same as episode 2. Weird. The only thing different is the glitch.

### Episode 4 “The BM”

Episode 4 is a video of file in reverse, then, a recording of the Employee visiting the company website.

### Episode 5 “The OSTTF Project”

This video is an ad for a montage. An item at Edward-Mart for £2250. Maybe there’s something hidden in it?

## Trivia

* The Edward-Mart Conspiracy is the 5th ARG to be created.
* The ARG is named after and based off the shop in the market, Edward-Mart.
Snackers

Snackers Original in Wrapper

**Snackers** (stylized as ***SNACKERS***) is a chocolate bar made by the Confectionary company Crunch Co, consisting of nougat topped with caramel and peanuts that has been entombed in milk chocolate.

#### Flavours and Variations

* Snackers Original
* Snackers Pretzel Crunch
* Snackers Peanut Butter
* Snackers Dark Chocolate
* Snackers White Chocolate
* Snackers Mini Bites
* Snackers Mince Pie Flavoured
* Snackers Foot Long

#### Ice Cream Bar Variations

* Snackers Ice Cream Bar
* Snackers Brownie Ice Cream Bar

#### Protein Bar Variations

* Snackers Original Protein Bar
* Snackers Peanut Butter Protein Bar
* Snackers White Chocolate Protein Bar
Nuclear Bunker

The Nuclear Bunker location appears in the first clue of the ARG, The Incident.

## History

In the first clue, the bunker is the location. In it, there are neon green colored numbers, and neon liquid coming out of a tea pot. The neon substance also spells out the word "She". This picture also includes Phillip Dark, and Dr. Gas. In addition, there is a knife on the floor. Phillip is sitting next to a death card from the game tarot, which is a clue.
Jar Jar Juice

**Jar Jar Juice** is a brand of vodka produced by the Altarian company SoloDrinx. The drink was a Promotional item for the cult classic film 'Space Wars Chapter 1: Evil Evil Taxes'. The design of the bottle has the top and neck shaped to look like Jar Jar Drinks, a benevolent space vagrant who was used as comic relief.

#### Variations

* Jar Jar Juice
* Dark Jar Jar Juice
* Diet Jar Jar Juice
* Christmas Jar Jar Juice
Project C.M.S

**Project C.M.S** is the first ARG to be created. It was created on October 18th, 2021, by BackwardComet. There were only about 5 clues out in the form of teaser images telling a story. It relates to The Duo Files and the book of the same name.

## Description

Central Middle School is a place of prosperity, happiness...and sometimes war. On the outside, it seems like your perfect idyllic school. Even on the inside, everything seems fine.

The real terror, however, is located within dark images coming from an unknown source. These images contain clues referencing incidents happening there that are covered up...but not for long.

## Plot

Project C.M.S tells the story of a seemingly ordinary school, with the events of the series taking place before the book DUO.

What is known so far is that there is two murderous creatures lurking around the school, and apparently there were three people who were killed by them. Not much else has been revealed (that is for theorists to decide) but the series ties in with The Duo Files.

### Clue 1 - Back Entrance

Shows a old back entrance with a lock spelling out a date. Nothing much else is shown.

### Clue 2 - Off and Away

A poster telling you to keep your phone off. Multiple letters are crossed out and replaced with 'on' or 'don't listen'. No one appears in this clue.

### Clue 3 - Keep Walking

Just there to unsettle you. Project E appears at the end of the hall.

### Clue 4 - Evacuate

Perhaps the most important teaser. Shows an evacuation plan, with locations where three people were murdered, based on a backwards message in the teaser stating 'I died here'. Blood can be seen, and Duo appears on the far right.

### Clue 5 - Finale

Duo and Project E appear in this teaser. The clock is marked 12, with the finale message. Eyes lurk from the ceiling.

## Characters

* Project E
* Duo
* List of Victims

## Trivia

* Currently, this is the only ARG so far with two separate parts, the first part beginning October 18th and ending December 8th, and the second part looking for a 2022 premiere date.
* It is also the only ARG with no planned videos.

## Gallery

The third teaser.The fourth teaser.The fifth and final teaser.
Wayzata Central Middle School

"Strength in Community."

-Theme

**Wayzata Central Middle School**, abbreviated to **CMS,** is the central location for the ARG Project C.M.S. Appearing in all the teasers, it consists of two floors, the main floor and the Basement, where the murders were committed.

## Wayzata Central Middle School

### Inhabitants

Project E, Duo, various students and staff

## Appearance

### Main Floor

The main floor of the school is in good condition, with white brick walls and posters covering it. In the rooms we see, they are very decorated, with multiple decor covering the walls.

### Basement

The Basement isn't in such good condition. The walls are deteriorating, and there is a lot of rust. It also is darker and overall creepier than the main floor. The infamous murders described in the series were committed here.

## History

Wayzata Central Middle School is just a simple school, but then three murders were committed by the infamous Project E, with help from Duo. The school kept them covered up, so not many people know about the murders.

In the book Duo, a student gets killed within a storage room in the basement with a rusted cleaver. This room does not appear in Project C.M.S, but then again, not many rooms appear within the series.

## Gallery

A hallway in the school.A wall located in the basement with an evacuation fire plan.A clock within a classroom.The poster for the series, showing a dark classroom with a storage room.
John Wick (Film)

**John Wick** - to amerykański film z 2014 roku w reżyserii Chada Stahelskiego i Davida Leitcha, natomiast scenariusz został napisany przez Dereka Kolstada. W roli tytułowego Johna Wicka występuje Keanu Reeves, a w pozostałych rolach Michael Nyqvist, Alfie Allen, Adrianne Palicki, Bridget Moynahan, Dean Winters, Ian McShane, John Leguizamo i Willem Dafoe. Jest to także pierwsza część serii John Wick.
John Wick

**Johnathan ''John'' Wick** a właściwie **Jardani Jovanovich** - legendarny zabójca oraz pracownik Vigo Tarasova, który po poznaniu swojej żony Helen Wick postanawia odejść na emeryture. Viggo Tarasov obiecując mu możliwość odejścia zlecia dla John'a ostatnią misję, która jego zdaniem wydawała się być niemożliwa, ale wykonał ją i zaczął wieść wspólne życie wraz ze swoją ukochaną. Ich szczęście trwało zaledwie 5 lat po czym u Helen stwierdzono śmiertelną chorobę przez, którą zmarła.

Pare dni po śmierci żony w zemście będzie ścigał on syna Viggo Iosef Tarasova, który ukradł mu jego samochód i zabił psa będącego prezentem od jego żony przed śmiercią.

## Biografia

### **Kariera wojskowa**

John Wick był członkiem piechoty morskiej co może sugerować jego tatuaż na plecach, któy brzmi tak ''Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat''.

### **Kariera jako płatny zabójca**

Wick mógł wykorzystać swoje umiejętności, które nabył podczas bycia członkiem piechoty, a także dzięki naukom Dyrektorki w roli płatnego zabójcy dołączając do Hotelu Continental czy też w późniejszym czasie wejść w szeregi Mafii Tarasova i współpracując z Viggo. Nie było osoby w tym świecie, która by nie słyszała o słynnym Johnie Wicku a dzięki swojej reputacji i umiejętnościom zyskał on pseudonimy takie jak The Boogeyman czy też Baba Jaga.

Po tym jak poznał Helen, postanowił odejść, ale Tarasov zlecił mu ostatnią niemożliwą misję po ktorej mógbłby odejść, która polegała na zlikwidowaniu...

#### **John Wick**

Po śmierci żony John dalej postanowił wieść spokojne życie, do czasu kiedy na stacji benzynowej odmawia on sprzedania swojego samochodu dla Iosefa Tarasova, który postanawia sam go sobie zabrać więc razem ze swoimi kolegami z gangu włamuje się do jego domu zabijając mu psa i kradnąc samochód.

W czasie gdy John będzie piął się w górę by dokonać swojej zemsty ojciec Iosefa, Viggo będzie próbował dokonać wszelkich starań by uchronić swojego syna przed Baba Jagą wysyłając swoich wszystkich pracowników do domu Johna by go zabić. Gdy ten plan się nie powiódł postanawia on wyznaczyć za niego nagrodę i wynajmuje do tego Pannę Perkins, a w późniejszym etapie starego przyjaciela Johna - Marcusa, ale żaden z jego planów nie doszedł do skutku - Perkins poprzez złamanie regulaminu została zabita przez obsługę Hotelu Continental, natomiast Marcus po przejściu na stronę Johna został zabity przez samego Viggo. Ostatecznie sam Viggo jak i Iosef giną z ręki Johna.

**John Wick: Chapter 2**
Prole

A Prole was the lowest social class in Arkivist society. They consisted of those who were not members of the Arkivist College due to their failure of the Ordination Exam who performed manual labor in the name of Arkivism.

Every branded Arkivist was given three chances to study for Seven years as a Novitiate at a monastery school known as an Elementory. If they failed their first and second attempts at taking the Ordination Exam, they would be relegated to seven years of labor as a Prole. If they failed their third attempt at taking the Ordination Exam, they were labeled a Prole for life and would spend the remainder of their existence performing manual labor in service of the College. Some chose to remain Proles at their own will, living quiet yet laborious lives. Any branded Arkivist who attempted to escape Arkivea would be labeled a fugitive to be hunted down and killed, although some did manage to escape unscathed.

The labor Proles were assigned to was designated by their perceived skills. Proles could be farmers, herders, miners, blacksmiths, artisans, or a variety of other professions which required physical labor. Proles deemed to be physically strong or possessing martial ability would be assigned to the defensive military force of the Arkivists, the Guardians, who were sworn to protect all Arkivists and property of the College.
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Mallasite Caste System

Was the Caste system implemented by Mallasites to create their idealized form of society. It consisted of four main castes based on the elements of nature led by the guidance of the Aetherarchy (Clergy). The four castes were the Earth Caste (Laborers and Peasants), the Water Caste (Artisans, craftsmen, and Merchants), the Fire Caste (Warriors and Knights), and the Air Caste (Nobles and Royalty). Outside the four castes were the members of the Aetherarchy, the religious body that guided the castes on the path to harmony with Gaia.

Mallasism taught that society should be divided into four castes each based on an element of nature so that society could work together in harmony with nature as the Goddess Gaia intended them to. The Earth Caste tilled the fields and worked the land, the Water caste acted as the fabric which bound society together through trade, crafts, and communication, the Fire Caste protected the other Castes with their martial ability, and the Air caste served as the rulers and governors of the secular world.

Each Caste itself is divided into sub-classes. The Earth Caste is divided into bonded serfs and free peasants; the Water Caste into Artisans, Craftsmen, Merchants, and Messengers; the Fire Caste into Pages, Squires, and Knights; and the Air Caste into Barons, Dukes, Princes, Kings, and Emperors. Above the caste system was the Aetherarchy, which was headed by the Aetherarch, who was elected by the Covenant of Primates. Below the Aetherarch and the Primates who formed the central leadership of the Aetherarchy were the Archbishops, Bishops, Priests, and Acolytes who formed the priesthood. The Aetherarchy also consisted of monks who shed their former castes and ranks to live in secluded monasteries where they studied in hopes of one day joining the ranks of the Aetherarchy.
Icefur

Warrior: Icefur

Queen: Icefur

StarClan resident: Icefur

Brother(s): Blackfoot

Mate(s): Newtstorm (formerly)

Daughter: Ratheather

## Description

Icefur is a tall, strong, muscular very pale grey and white she-cat with short, thick, spiky fur and a long tail. She has bright green eyes and scars over her body. Her ears and tail are a darker shade of grey.

## Personality

Icefur is cunning, cynical and stubborn; though she is not reckless. She likes to keep to the rules.

## Relationships

Twitesong

Icefur dislikes how irresponsible and tactless her mother is for having kits with a non-Clan-born cat.

Blackfoot

She and her brother are on good terms, most of the time

Newtstorm

Their relationship is quite strained. It used to be loving and sweet.

Ratheather

She is her 'mistake'. Icefur is often treats her daughter harshly.

## Trivia

- She has loner blood through her father

- In the original script of Ratheather's Jealousy, when she was expecting Ratheather StarClan came to her in a dream telling her that her destiny was to be a warrior not a mother
Mallasism

Mallasism was a Dualistic faith based on the life and teachings of the prophet Mallas. The faith had its roots in Arkivism and essentially was a reaction to it, as it taught that the ancient science and technology of the Beforetimes were the evils that destroyed the Old World in the Sweltering. Mallas, a former member of the Arkivist College, claimed that there were two Deities that reigned over the universe, Aethera and Scuz, who were in a constant battle with one another. The goddess Aethera was the embodiment of all living and natural things in the world, and therefore the root of all good. Aethera's nemesis was the dark god known as Scuz, who was the embodiment of all man-made polluters of the world and therefore the root of all evil.

Mallas taught that ancient humanity had been possessed by Scuz and his legions of false idols and prophets who consisted of the many great scientists and engineers of the Beforetimes, who led them to destroy the earth in an attempt to defeat Aethera. He taught that the Arkivists had originally been instructed by Aethera to preserve the memory of humanities ancient crimes against Aethera so that they would never be repeated in the New World, but that they had since been misguided away from their intended path by Scuz, who wished to use them and their ancient knowledge to recreate the horrible machines of the Old World to once again lead humanity down a path of self-destruction.

Mallas claimed to be the son of Aethera and the messiah sent to stop the Arkivists from once again leading mankind to its doom by way of their ancient science and technology. As the new civilization was on the verge of re-discovering industrial technologies at the peak of the Khagoan Empire, Mallus intended to lead humanity away from the destructive sciences of the past and towards a mode of simple living based on agriculture and living in harmony with the world. He advocated for the creation of a church and priesthood that was just as knowledgeable in the Old Language as the Arkivists were so that they could detect and root out any texts or teachings that would allow for the recreation of old science, which was declared as sorcery and dark magic resulting from the possession of a mortal by Scuz. The Mallusites also admonished the worship of the false idols of the past revered by the Arkivist-promoted Nostalgia cults, and sought to destroy any images, statues, or icons representing them.
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Ark Mount

Ark Mount is the Capitol and Holy city of Arkivism, located in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains just west of the ruins of Old Boulder, it is built around the Ark of Abacus, the Holiest site in all the Arkivist faith. Ark Mount has played a major role in the history of Arkivism and their Kohlratian homeland, being founded shortly after the discovery of the Ark of Abacus in the center of the mountain by the faiths founding prophet, Auzra. Here Auzra found and consulted with the artificially intelligent computer known as Abacus, which taught her the alphabet and language of the Beforetimes and commanded her to found a new religion to guide the world to Re-Enlightenment. From the time of Auzra until the city's destruction by the Khagoan Empire during the time of Daimun, Ark Mount was the headquarters of the Arkivist College and a major pilgrimage site for the Arkivists of Kohlratia. The Ark itself housed the great majority of the ancient relics, books, and artifacts still surviving from the Beforetimes, and the College worked tirelessly to protect and preserve them. After its destruction, the city was largely abandoned aside from a few hermit communities, after the Ark was Resealed by Abacus in order to save its contents from destruction by the Legions of Emperor Hoyne Wabbash. The city would later be resettled and become an important religious center following the conversion of the Empire to Arkivism after Cicero Washtenaw's Arkivist Revolution, but the Ark remained sealed as the Key of Auzra was in possession of the College of Khago following the War of the Schism. It would not be until the crusade that the city was retaken by the Khagoan College allowing the Ark to once again be unsealed, permitting the final initiation of the Re-Enlightenment.
Yellowspurs

Yellowspurs were a collection of nomadic Horse Tribes and peoples who inhabited the steppes and grasslands of the Southern portion of the Great Plains. Named for the yellow spurs they wore on their boots, they traveled from pasture to pasture across the southern plains in large caravans of covered wagons with their herds of cattle. Their way of life centered entirely around the horse, animals they viewed as divine creatures, and survived the life of their harsh windswept homeland by way of their cattle herds, hunting bison, and pillaging the farms and villages of the more settled peoples to their south, west, and east. The settled peoples of the Salvage Age greatly feared the Yellowspurs, as their horse mounted warriors raids could come at a moments notice and ravage entire communities, only to quickly vanish back into the plains with their booty and slaves. Although violent, they would occasionally trade with more civilized peoples, and were sometimes more merciful than the even more Warlike Blackspurs who inhabited the Northern Plains.
The Incognito

Were the 26 guardians of Acabus who watched over the Chamber of Consultation. They were randomly picked orphans adopted by the Arkivist College who were raised wihout an identity, name, or defining characteristics. Each of the 26 Incognito was simply referred to by one of the names of the 26 Benefactors, Alfa, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, Foxtrot, Golf, Hotel, India, Juliett, Kilo, Lima, Mike, November, Oscar, Papa, Quebec, Romeo, Sierra, Tango, Uniform, Victor, Whiskey, X-ray, Yankee, and Zulu. They wore the simple Arkivist Redcloak and a black see-through mask to hide their faces. When one of the 26 Incognito died they were immediately replaced by another candidate of varying age.
Sunberry

MC: Sunberry

StarClan resident: Sunberry

Father: Haretail

Sister: Stoneshine

Mate(s): Comet, Icewater

Son(s): Emberkit, Birchkit

Daughter(s): Spotlight, Sagebrush

## Description

Sunberry is an orange she-cat with a lighter orange muzzle and amber eyes. She is born to Heronsky and Haretail, alongside her sister Stoneshine.

## Personality

Sunberry is a brave and cunning cat. She is kind-hearted, generous and spunky.
Xhavez

Was a deity which was widely worshiped across Puebloa, Ar'Sonia, and Xalifaunia, as well as some regions and villages in Northern Mexhico. Believed to be based on an ancient man known as Caesar Chavez who brought civil rights to poor farmers of the Old world, he was revered as the god of the harvest and was especially popular in the arid farming regions of the southwest where rainfall was scarce. Several temples dedicated to the god were built in major cities such as Fuenix, Uzon, Burque, Baquerxal, Monarae, and Quochella. The priests of his cult would bless irrigation canals and predict rainfall, and provided aide for local agricultural laborers and slaves.
War of the Schism

The **War of the Schism** was a bloody civil war fought between the Khagoan Empire and the secessionist Texhun Empire. The war began over disagreements regarding the power of the newly established Arkivist College of Khago, namely its relationship to the Imperial government and its right to make or break aspiring Emperors. The war resulted in the establishment of the breakaway Texhun Empire which assumed control of all of the Empires western provinces, as well as the establishment of the new heretical College of Ozduhn, which was directly under the control of the new Western Imperial government.

## Background

Following the major role the Arkivists played in assisting his restoration of the Empire following the chaotic Century of Anarchy, the Emperor Anbul Washtenaw converted to Arkivism and declared it the state religion of the Khagoan Empire. At the Council of Khago he formed the College of Khago, and made his Arkivist advisor Otto Mallus its first Provost. He gave the College immense power due to his devotion to the new faith, and declared that new Emperors had to be approved by and crowned by the Provost in order to assume the throne.

When the Emperor's eldest son Kuentun learned the College had chosen his illegitimate son Algus to be his fathers successor rather than him, he and some of the prominent families of the city opposed to his fathers decisions paid the Iron guard to assassinate his father and stage a coup. Kuentun approached his father in the palace and moments later the Iron Guard stabbed his father to death on his own throne. However Algus was able to escape the slaughter in the throne room and quickly organized forces to crush the coup. Kuentun fled Khago with those opposed to the Khagoan College and his brother and began the search for allies to help take the throne from his brother.

Kuentun sailed to Texhuss and approached the powerful and influential noblewomen Irene of Ozduhn, who came from one of the wealthiest families in the entire Empire. Kuentun realized he would need a large amount of wealth to fight his brother and approached Irene proposing marriage. Irene, like many other powerful and proud Texhun's, had long dreamed of reasserting Texhun power upon the world once again, and realized that Kuentun's connection to the Imperial family would be a perfect way to achieve this goal. The two married and Irene effectively became the real power behind the throne as Kuentun spent much of his time drunk and enraged at his family and the College. Irene used her influence and wealth to bring all the western provinces under
Maer'Ka

**Maer'Ka** was the continent which was home to the Arkivists and the various civilizations and peoples of the Salvage Age. Maer'Ka was a massive landmass which spanned both the northern and southern hemispheres of the world, although only its northern-central portions were well charted and entirely known to the Arkivists and the nations in contact with them. Maer'Ka was a much different land in the Beforetimes, as during the Thousand Years Summer its former coastlines and lowlands were submerged beneath the rising seas as the old worlds ice caps melted way, severely altering the continents geography and climate zones. The once relatively cohesive landmass now is divided into several subcontinents separated by seas and other geographical barriers.

The Areas of Known Maer'Ka were generally based around the subcontinents of Cordilleria in the west, Alleghenia in the east, and Kanadia in the north. The mysterious lands to the far south and north were known only through the stories and logs of long distance traders and adventurers who dared travel across massive stretches of ocean or harsh wilderness to reach them. Many sailors travel down the western seaboard across the equator to reach the powerful Empire of Biru.
Kohlratians

### Skills

Scholarship, Education, Archeology, Engineering, Ancient Science, Diplomacy, Art, Craftsmanship, Mining, Herding

## Appearance

### Physique

Tall, Slender

**Kohlratians** or **Arkivists** were the people who inhabited Kohlratia and following The Scattering, various isolated communities across the Khagoan Empire and beyond. Originally a group of simple goat and sheep herding tribes who inhabited the rugged peaks, highlands, and valleys of the southern Rocky Mountains, they would go on to change the course of the history of the world with their rediscovery and preservation of the lost knowledge of the Beforetimes. The Kohlratians were perhaps most notable for their creation of the religion and philosophy known as Arkivism, which had a profound impact on the history, culture, politics, and ultimately, the fulfillment of their ultimate prophecy, the Re-Enlightenment of the world.

## Culture

Kohlratian culture and society was based around the pursuit of knowledge and the guidance of their enlightened priesthood, the College of Ark Mount, which was led by high priest called the Provost. Before the conquest of the Arkivist State by the Khagoan Empire, the Provost was both the political and spiritual leader of Kohlratia. After the Arkivist homeland was transformed into a province of the Empire following the Treaty of Ark Mount signed between Don Wabbash and the Provost, the political power was taken over by the Imperial Governor whose administration was based in the newly established Laeklunder colony of Dusaybl. Despite their loss of political power as per terms of the treaty, the Provosts continued to wield great influence over the hearts and minds of the Kohlratian people.

Meritocracy was the foundation of Arkivist-Kohlratian society and culture. Unlike in other cultures, the elites of Arkivist society were not wealthy nobles or merchants, but rather the most intelligent and capable members of the Arkivist College, who made most decisions before the Khagoan occupation of the country and their subjugation to Imperial authority. At the onset of adolescence Kohlratian children would be given a basic education at their local Repository (Arkivist Temple), and if the child was seen as gifted they would receive a recommendation from a Curator (Priest) to be sent to a Monastery-School. They would then spend years studying the Ancient Anglish Language and attending classes taught by the Proctor of the Monastery, before taking their exam to obtain an Ordination Degree. Many pupils failed the exam, but those few who passed would be made into Acolytes, where they would go on to more advanced studies and assist a Curator in running a Repository. Those Kohlratians who were not admitted into the College would return to their families or villages and continue to live as herders, farmers, or laborers.
Bloodflag

Was a violent gladiatorial game which was extremely popular across the Khagoan Empire. Originally played by the Texhuns as a way to solve disputes between powerful barons or families, the Khagoans adopted the game after conquering Texhuss and it thereafter became a popular spectacle for the masses across the Empire. At the peak of the Empire every major city had a team, usually represented by an animal, and the teams would compete to play at the final annual game in Khago itself, the Bloodbowl.

The game involved two teams equipped with a variety of weapons and armor, and a flag, one red and one blue. The teams would start in the middle of the rectangular field and clash until one team was pushed back or destroyed allowing the winning team to place their flag in the opposing teams in-zone, making them victorious. This often resulted in many fighters dying or being mortally wounded and so a steady stream of slaves to replace gladiators was required to rebuild losing teams.

The bulk of the team were gladiators known as linemen, who held the front and were equipped with heavy armor, spears, and large shields. To their flanks were gladiators known as flankers, who were equipped with light armor, a sword and shield, and javelins to harass the linemen. In the back on each side of the line were the skirmishers, who were unarmored and carried only a bow and arrow, slings, or several javelins, their job was to harrass the other team with volleys of missiles.
Blackspurs

Blackspurs were groups of nomadic Horse Tribes which inhabited the Northern parts of the Great Plains, they gained their peoples name by the blackened steel spurs they wore on their boots. They were believed to be descended from so called "Biker Gangs" from the Beforetimes and have since adopted a life as Horse Nomads who frequently engage in violence and pillaging, even more than their fellow nomad Yellowspurs to their south. Blackspurs were largely unknown to most civilized peoples of the Salvage Age before they began to migrate south and make war with the Yellowspurs as well as the Kanucks, causing both of these respective peoples to migrate as armed refugees into the borders of the Khagoan Empire during the waning days of the Empire. Blackspurs were regarded as fearless warriors who dressed in all black leather, adorned with patches indicating their prowess on the battlefield, and they often hung the scalps of their dead enemies on their horses reins. The Hellryders despised civilization and wished to eliminate all settled peoples and depopulate their lands to create new pastureland for their horses, under their most bloodthirsty Sharffs they would commit genocide against the populations of entire enemy peoples.
Barbarian Kingdoms

The Barbarian Kingdoms were the realms established by Kanuck and Buckskyn Tribes in the former Lands of the Khagoan Empire after their large migrations and accompanying invasions led to its Eastern half's collapse. Following the split of the Khagoan Empire into separate Empires following the bloody War of the Schism, both the Western and Eastern Empires were severely militarily and economically weakened, and their remaining Legions were withdrawn from the frontiers to fight in the intermittent struggles between the two rival Empires who still denounced one another. This gave barbarian tribes over the frontiers the opportunity to migrate into imperial lands where they could either pillage its wealthy lands or serve whichever side paid them more as mercenaries, which were in high demand due to the shortage of manpower. Migrating also granted Kanucks and Buckskyns relative safety from the expanding Hellryder Horde which was expanding southwards and ravaging their former tribal lands.

These barbarian mercenaries and raiders returned to their homelands with tales of the immense wealth and of the Empires and the opportunity held there for their tribes, as a result, entire tribes began migrating and settling within imperial lands. Provincial governors and the Emperors themselves took advantage of the situation and used the militant tribes as pawns to fight their wars for them in order to reduce losses of their more valued legions. When the tribal groups were mistreated by imperial officials or their mercenaries were not paid they began to revolt and ravage surrounding towns and villages, and eventually barbarian chieftains began to carve out territories for themselves in the decaying Eastern Empire and declared themselves kings. Sometimes they would take advantage of preexisting tensions between the poor peasantry and long subjugated tribes with the Khagoan elites of the provinces, and the disenfranchised would join the barbarians in their wars in exchange for promises of a better life. The barbarians pushed deeper and deeper into the Empire from the frontier regions and eventually threatened the imperial homeland of Laeklund itself.

With the collapse of the Eastern Empire and the Fall of Khago itself a massive power vacuum was left across the east, and barbarian kings began to fill it with their ambitions of territorial expansion. Former tribal chieftains and warriors soon became the feudal warrior nobility of new kingdoms which spanned a handful of former provinces. The Barbarians would in turn adopt many of the traditions and ways of the locals, intermarrying with them and adopting their languages. For example in the Yenkee island province of N'Anglynd, the Kanuck tribe of the Kuebekois established the Kingdom of N'Anglynd after conquering the island from the Empire, and soon after they adopted the Yenkee language and many aspects of Khagoan-Yenkee lifestyle of their subjects who greatly outnumbered them, while serving as the feudal lords of their Kingdom and retaining the warrior traditions of their homeland.
Grunbhay

**Grunbhay** was a major port and the main naval base and shipyard of the Khagoan Navy. The city had a good and sheltered harbor with easy access to the Great Laeks, and was constructed on top of the ruins of the ancient city of Green Bay. Lumber cut from the forests of northern Vizkansin was hauled down to the city and used to construct the various warships the navy required.
Modern West (band)

Modern West is a band formed in 1999 by singer Christian Pollick from Springfield, Illinois. They are credited with improving the genres of indie rock, and modern soft rock by a million.

## Band Members

Christian Pollick - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar

David Goeschirct - Background Vocals, Electric Guitar

Bryan Harding - Bass Guitar

Marie Miller - Background Vocals, Keyboard

Paul Shoars - Lap-Steel Guitar, Mandolin, Banjo

Lily Shoars - Drum Set

## Story

At college, Christian Pollick was in an advanced music class where he met a fellow student, Bryan Harding, who was training to be a session bass player. Seeing his playing abilities, he asked Harding if he wanted to practice with him at the apartment owned by Pollick and his girlfriend.

At their first practice, Harding wanted to create a band with Pollick. Initially, Harding was insistent on making it a punk band. However, after listening to some of Pollick's friends Midwestern Emo music, they decided to go with a more soft-rock approach. Pollick was heavily inspired by Modest Mouse after picking up their music at the local record store.

At first, they were only looking for a drummer; as to make a 3-piece band. However, when they hired Lily Shoars, a friend of Harding's, she brought along her brother Paul who was looking for a band to play Lap-Steel in. They actually liked the idea of the instrument, and finally formed the band Modern West (the name inspired by a novel that Harding's father wrote.) But, when they went to record the songs that Lily and Pollick had written, Pollick and Harding both thought that there was something missing from the music.

Lily was attending an all-girl rock show when she talked to Marie Miller of Soundpunk. She asked Miller if she wanted to be part of Modern West, and as Miller had heard of Pollick's guitar playing being great, she joined as keyboard player. Marie introduced them to her then boyfriend David Goeschrict, and he became lead guitar player of the band.

Soon after, Goeschrict got in touch with a local indie record label and a producer, Masta Raps. Despite his name, Tyrone was incredible at producing rock music as well as rap. So, they got to recording.

They got together, and in the process of 4 months, finally recorded and released Modern West on November 3rd, 1999.
Old Language

The Old Language, also known as English, was once the most widely spoken language of the peoples of the Old World and the Beforetimes, being used as a primary and secondary language by a vast portion of the peoples living during those ancient times. It was once a dominant language in what is now Normaerika, although other ancient languages were also widely spoken on the continent during the Beforetimes, such as Spanish and French. In the New World, it is essentially a dead language, only being preserved by the Arkivists, whose clergy use it as a scholarly and sacred liturgical language in order to decipher the ancient texts which they work to preserve.

The Old Language died out and splintered into several new regional languages that were unintelligible to one another during the Age of Regression due to the collapse of industrial civilization during The Sweltering and the massive population decline which followed, factors that caused an almost universal loss of literacy among the few surviving peoples of the world. Only the Arkivists living within the safe confines of Ark Mount continued to speak the once universal tongue, as they worked to preserve the plethora of texts written in the language held within the subterranean complex. When they emerged after the Unsealing, they quickly found that they were unable to understand the language spoken by the Kohlratians outside. Over the years the first Arkivists went on to adopt the Kohlratian language native to their new homeland as their everyday language while maintaining the Old Language as their sacred tongue.

Later on, the Mallasite church, which had its roots in Arkivism; required its priesthood to learn to be able to read, write, and speak the Old Language so that they could read the Book of Mallus and decipher surviving ancient texts to see if they went against the church's creeds. They also used the language as a way to protect the church secrets of the clergy from the masses of laypeople.
Global City

**Globe city** was the capital of the Global Union, the first worldwide government of the Old World. Originally known as **New York City**, Globe city was designated as the seat of the Global Parliament that replaced the United Nations following the conclusion of the third world war fought between the Globalist and Anti-Globalist alliances, in which the Globalists emerged victorious and established the Global Union. Globe city was a massive multicultural metropolis with tens of millions of inhabitants. The ultimate fate of Globe City is unknown, but it is believed to have been submerged beneath the rising seas during The Swelling, and its underwater ruins lay somewhere on the ocean floor off the coast of N'Oyrk.
Arkivist Academy

An Arkivist Academy was a school or university run by the Arkivist College. At these institutions, they would teach outsiders willing to donate to or support the College their ancient knowledge and therefore promote the scientific advancement of civilization. The academies were founded in major cities across Normaerika. They first appeared in the
Arkivism

Arkivism is a Monotheistic and Materialist Religion that holds the pursuit and preservation of Knowledge to be the Holiest and most important duty of all living beings. Their one and only God is Acumenus, a supernatural entity which they believe is the embodiment and bestower of all sacred knowledge; Science, Arts, Mathematics, Language and Writing, wisdom they collectively refer to as Acumen. Their ultimate prophecy, the Re-Enlightenment, teaches that one day Acumenus will manifest himself upon the Earth in the form of a Human avatar called the Acumagus, whom will bring about the Final Re-Enlightenment and build a technological paradise on Earth where all will live in plenitude, harmony and infinite pleasure. Arkivists believe that those who gain high levels of Acumen during their lifetimes will be reincarnated into this future worldly paradise to come following their deaths. Lesser yet still important and revered prophets of Arkivism who had achieved the highest possible levels of Acumen during their lives, are known as Polymaths, men and women who had brought humanity a step closer to the Re-Enlightenment, but unlike the foretold Acumagus they had not fully brought about its final inception.

Arkivism was conceived by its founding Polymath, Irsula, who had recently escaped slavery at the hands of the Calafian's after discovering an ancient map which led her to the Ark of Acumenus. This Holiest place of the religion was Unsealed by the Seven Kurators, the last remaining descendants of the 2,600 Scientists and Scholars of the Beforetimes who had locked themselves within the structures subterranean confines to wait out The Sweltering and preserve the knowledge of the Old World. The Seven Kurators taught Irsula the language of the ancients, known as Oldespeak, that would become the sacred tongue of the Arkivist clergy. They told her that their God Acumenus had commanded their ancestors to save as much knowledge from that bygone age as they could from destruction, so that one day they could pass it on to a chosen people who would commence the steps to the Re-Enlightenment. They claimed Irsula had been sent by Acumenus to fulfill this prophecy, and she accepted. Unfortunately, the Kurators quickly died off shortly after teaching Irsula the old language and her divine mission, and with the absence of their guidance the advanced technologies and machines within the Ark ceased to function. Yet, the vast caches of ancient books and texts remained, and Irsula began to study them and the Acumen they contained, while also teaching her people how to speak, read, and write the sacred ancient language their countless pages were inscribed with.