The Silver Rain
The night is cold and dark, but no chillier or blacker than usual for a day in Inquit as I'm woken up by a strange noise. People are shuffling and mumbling outside. I can't make out what they are saying, but I feel the nervousness in their voices. My eyes are still a bit stingy and I clumsily throw on my warmest coat. As I open the door my eyes start to water due to the bright lights outside. As my eyes adjust, the white-silver streaks in the sky become clearer. There is a subtle trembling sensation in the earth beneath my feet. The whistling noise that woke me up is getting louder and louder. As I look around I notice that one streak of light seems to slow down, the tail shrinks until it is not much more than a dot. A slowly growing dot. The whistling has turned to a wheeze that's so loud, it almost feels like the noise alone is causing the earth to shake. The silver dot is now straight above our heads. Shouts around me are barely audible as my chest tightens. I too look quickly left and right. There is a large boulder right next to me. I don't know if it will be enough, but I have no time and I jump. As I drop behind the boulder the wheezing noise stops. It appears to have landed just outside the village somewhere in the forest. I feel the ground beneath my feet shift and almost instantly the shockwave hits. I get blown away and land flat on my stomach a few meters away from the boulder. I feel thudding around me. For a second there is complete silence. Then my ears open again, and instead of the loud whistle, I now hear cries and sobbing over a subtle static noise. The other silver objects are raining down too, but thankfully further away. The sky has turned thick with blown-up snow but even through that, something feels off. These are no ordinary asteroids. The air appears to shimmer, as if imbued with something magical. I don't give it too much thought though, because I know people around me need my help.
Summary
The Silver Rain was a celestial event where mysterious silver-shining magical Celestial Shards crashed down on Ûnduleah. Changing the world forever by imbuing it with magical powers.
The Silver Rain left many mysterious magic shards, or pillars on Ûnduleah. The most notable of which was the golden-orange shard Azembe/Azor/Vexxe ... ... : "the hot one". From which emanated a strange, yet pleasant warmth. The source of much of the warmth and fertility on Ûnduleah. Melting many of the ice sheets, except for those shielded by mountains.
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