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History of Goia

Era of Dragons

Unknown - 1 BT

Elegance, intelligence, and strength, all the necessities to start a reign of unparalleled power.

  • Unknown
    Discovery of Giants
    Discovery, Exploration

    After having grown contempt for the boundaries of their reign, the Primordial Dragons saught to exapnd their kingdom to the one place they had never gone: underground. There, they encountered the giants.

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    Primordial Giants
  • 15000 BT - 5500 BT
    War of Above and Below
    Military action

    Cohabitation could only last so long between two arrogant races, each believing they were the rightful rulers of Goia.

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    Ten Thousand Year War
  • 5500 BT - 5000 BT
    By The Blood of Gods
    Geological / environmental event

    From the felling of Primordial Giants, the solitary continent split into the current landmasses. As Primordial Dragons tumbled from the sky and bled into the dirt, Goia's oceans were created.

  • 5000 BT
    Birth of Child Races
    Metaphysical / Paranormal event

    The density and abundance of souls that were left wandering during the war, found their home in the scattered fauna of Goia. The souls of giants, who were strongly connected with nature, became Gnolls . The more mystical, enigmatic souls of the dragons became Tabaxi .

Era of Man

1 AT and beyond

With the Tabaxi extinction, mankind was now the most prominent force on Goia.

  • 2293 AT
    Battle of Loset Pass
    Military action

    A series of small skirmishes along the Loset Mountains, initiated by Kingdom of Praweth to expand their borders into Mordean territory.

    Location
    Loset Mountains
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    Battle of Loset Pass
  • 2323 AT


    First Essence Materializes
    Celestial / Cosmic

    As the world took immediate notice that ritualistic utilization of magic no longer yielded results, scholars and mageborns eagerly sought replacements. When objects of pure condensed magic were discovered, their importance was quickly realized.

  • 2323 AT


    Rift Incident
    Metaphysical / Paranormal event

    A catastrophic magical event that has forever altered the function of magic within Goia.

  • 2327 AT


    Rifters Appearance
    Metaphysical / Paranormal event

    The first of the superhuman species called "Rifters" appear in Goia.

  • 2338 AT


    War for Rifter Independence
    Military: War

    In order to free the Rifters enslaved and discriminated against in the western nations, the eastern nations join together to institute new legislation guaranteeing independence.

  • 2348 AT


    The First Essence-Powered Engine is Created
    Scientific achievement

    After years of researching and studying the newly manifested essences, students of magic in Credia succeed in creating the first steam-combustion engine powered by an essence.

  • 2360 AT


    Industrial Era Begins
    Era beginning/end

    The majority of an individual's necessities are now being fulfilled by systems powered by essence-engines.

  • 2361 AT


    Rift Instability / Rift Events
    Disaster / Destruction

    The plane separating Goia from the Rift begins to weaken. Goia begins to experience environmental conditions, creature appearances, magical capacities, and structures akin to that within the Rift.

  • 2368 AT

    2395 AT


    First World War
    Military: War

    As Rift events become more frequent, nations discover incredibly valuable resources within these spaces. Greed and desperation lead to diplomatic relations worsening to the point of armed conflict. A decision between shared resource pools and ownership based on borders cannot be reached. War between the two methods of thought breaks out.

  • 2393 AT


    Creation of LINK
    Scientific achievement

    Utilizing a network of various essences, the first unified database of knowledge is created: L.I.N.K. or Looping Interconnected Neural Knowledgebase. The instantaneous access of information proves to be the deciding factor in the First World War.

  • 2516 AT


    Akat is Sold
    Financial Event

    After decades of attempting to recover from a growing national debt caused by the increased production needed to support the military actions of the First World War, as well as establishing a more thorough infrastructure for LINK, Mordeo is forced to sell their capital city to Tundra Microsystems.

  • 2600 AT


    "Future" Timeline Starts