The Silence

Disaster / Destruction

The Silence is regarded as the most influential cultural crises with regard to the present day. The event would confirm the visions seen by the Augurs regarding the marsh, as Arniel Kane, an extant Thanid returned from his people's banishment to the southern oceans in order to reclaim what he believed was the birthright of his people. Sprung by the catastrophic assassination of all three Augurs by their own Griars, the following cascade saw the very foundations of the Augury shake. With only one consul remaining (after Krill's murder of the second), the senate began to claim that the empire would fall into the ways of the Saltkrigere Empire, with one emperor taking absolute control.   Internal conflict would grow as they shut down all exports from Trinen and searched incoming activity. Internal strife meant that the government and military were weakened, with several revolts and attempts at supplementing leadership took place. Between the chaos, it was believed that the threat had come from the marsh, prompting the military to reach out to their territories and increasing control over Jadethorn, sending Nostula Turases to serve as warden after he volunteered.   Among the chaos, a group often referred to as "the Company" found themselves forming within the marsh, as they managed to avoid extreme suspicion and criminal charges in Augur's End while also having no way to return home due to the border closures. Showing their capability to the city's head of guard, known as Caius Warrick, they would be utilized by Ongar Stone-Grower to investigate matters within the marsh regarding anomalies of the Quai.   As the investigation took them to the prison of Jadethorn, a criminal entrepreneur by the name of Remr Taft, and a hermit's cabin in the woods, the conflict regarding the Quai and the Augury proved to be one in the same. Escalation saw the Tara-Jhen lose their connection to the Quai for the first time in a millennia, crippling the culture of Mot D'nir and the economy of Trinen.   As matters only grew worse, Nostula Turases would use his resources and newfound trust to assimilate new regions of the marsh, using his nephew (and member of the company), Efan Turases, as a spearhead for this change. The other members fought against this pursuit while growing their own ties into Augur's End that still impacts Laminarum to this day (such as Sazhar's "Artificer Guild").   The conflict would culminate in the blackmail of Ongar Stone-Grower by Arniel and the perversion of the Quai, bringing a mass of land from the Realm of the Quai known as the "Composer" into Laminarum, spreading the Quai from beneath the floating object and turning any biological organism into an aberrant monster in its wake.   The Composer was eventually lowered by the Company, resting in Taopin's well in order to reduce casualties. Due to his unfortunate circumstances, Ongar Stone Grower would be executed and replaced by Efan Turases. The city of Augur's End would become the city of Newmot, as the Augury returned to its goals of assimilating the marsh once more in order to prevent catastrophe in the future.