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The Neovian Timeline of Events

Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2019 9:12 pm
by Ves
Neo Nightmare History

Read this along side the Neovian Glossary for reference

10 Years Ago...

The destruction of Arcturus left a large amount of refugees. Survivors retreated to their respective homelands, some to the Astral Chaos. ZK doesn’t leave Kemet without grabbing a fragment of the now destroyed, inert structures. Those without another place to go come together to assess their options. ZK convinces Atra to join him on an adventure to the Freshwater Sea. Wagers the stoic character has nothing to lose from a vacation. Kham departs with TJ and Cross in tow, wanting nothing of a vacation but agrees to rendezvous with them when he was done elsewhere, planting seeds for COER, a counterintelligence organization designed to bring law to a lawless land. They arrive at the Jade Shores, the surrounding beach of the Fresh Water Sea early in the morning, using the rest of the day to plan the next moves and build shelter. Unsure of Kham's arrival or where else to go but a scenic beach landscape, Zero makes moves for a more permanent housing option, against Atra's better judgement.

Zero had been wrestling with some misgivings about the direction his life was taking and thought it good to settle down and refocus. He tossed together a modest home with the help of some friends he made over the years that were just as nomadic as he. They began at sunrise, finished by sunset and we're partying into the night and for the next three days, playing games, music, and sparring in constant rotation.

Days pass waiting on the shore and the Ulthrazeen, Shimmerfish elvs who dwell beneath The Freshwater Sea, take note of a violent settlement on the shores of their territory. They confer with the Nissago Sharks, another community of elvs nearby, and strike a contract to drive the invaders off the shore. The Ulthrazeen cite a prophecy handed down in the region that was prime reason they drove the previous inhabitants from their shores.

They wouldn't know how right they were.

The intended hit has unintended consequences that force the two factions to reconcile their differences over the loss of the king of the Ulthrazeen, Darrius. To make a fair offer, the successor queen of the Ulthrazeen and baby sister to Darrius Celeste suggests the foreigners travel to the Lucid South to the Lucis Acolytes and learn of the energy sleeping beneath the land they settled on. If they survive the journey and can induct themselves as acolytes then they are worthy to stay here. Zero and Area decide to face the challenge head on, and begin their days long hike with their Naten locked away using a special set of bindings. The journey proved to be arduous, but only the beginning of their troubles as they arrived at the temple in the trees and underwent the training that followed.

They learned that there was a wellspring of natural energy beneath the Jade Shores, one that each community that is native to the region is connected to. What the Acolytes of Lucia do is work with as many Houses of Arbiter, or schools of thought in Naten expression, and share that wellspring with whoever wishes to be a part of it. They develop a specialized martial arts discipline that can let foreigners, anybody connect to that wellspring. They record their studies and techniques in the Bestiary and task each of their disciples to do their part in filling the pages of it's mystic ledger.

Six months pass as Zero and Atra learn the ways of the Arbiter with the Lucis Acolytes and the wellspring, Lumin, they were tasked with exploring and expanding. Their training, rigorous and persistent even through their sleep, unlocked unknown depths of potential within them both, a quality the Acolytes congratulated the pair on. Their particular dispositions made them prime candidates to expand the horizon of Lumin's reach further than they ever imagined reasonably possible. With these two, anything was possible and everything was permitted.

They complete their training and return to the Jade Shores, proud they would be able to have a home and be a contributing part of the ecosystem snd community there. With the begrudging approval from the Ulthrazeen and the other communities in the Jade Shores, the Area, Zero, and their newly coined Conservatory laid it's roots. They were granted free passage to and from as well so long as they bring no I'll will to the region, which will result in a breach of treaty, the only tenuous agreement keeping people from each other's necks.

With that, they split up the duties as new residents. Atra works at home with the relationships with their neighbors while assisting the maintenance of COER, their proposed plan C if things go south, while Zero does much of the Bestiary work abroad, an ironic fate for someone who came to the area looking for a more permanent home.

The duo, was good at putting their own best skills to work and agreed on the split, consecrating the bond with the construction of their main headquarters they dubbed the Neo Arcturia Citadel for dramatic effect, betraying it's modest size. It was symbolic in more ways than one, being constructed from a piece of Arcturus, a sign of their journey together. The work has commenced without much consequence until...

Present Day

Here are the unfolding main story lines in Neovia, ask Zero or The Michio Tribe on how to get involved!

Ghouls in the Night
There's been talk of a creature clad in bule fire that doesn't burn lurking somewhere in the Lucid South. The Lucis Acolytes and the Mako del Jaida <coming soon> have lost individuals mysteriously, something they attribute to this new blue spirit. Maybe you can shed some light on the situation.

Leading off a Lead
Zero has this wild idea that filling out the Bestiary would be most efficiently completed by seeking out the hardest to find Houses first, then moving onto familiar ones when all the legends are done. It's a wild sentiment, and one he intends to carry out wholeheartedly. But how do you find a secret House? Well, you need a secret clue! Join The Conservatory and lead them to some ancient secrets from your neck of the woods!

The following arcs are in Read-Only status:

The Devout Resurgence
The Michio Tribe who were thought to be murdered by Michio Kham’s own hand has returned to destroy everything he has built. They’ve begun by assuming his identity and leadership in COER and sowing discord among the allied factions

There’s A Mole in Our Midst
The Moonlight Equilibrium Festival is upon us one of the many celestial events that appear in Vescrutia’s sky. Atra has taken this time to celebrate The Conservatory 10 year anniversary among all the factions who make The Conservatory possible. But this Gala has been compromised leaving many dead and COER in splinters.

Re: The Neovian Timeline of Events

Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2023 5:22 pm
by Ves
Updated!