SirBlazeALot
Seven Thousand Club
HISTORY
Welcome to the History section and the start of the Lore section! In the Introduction, we're going to go over the events that lead to our characters' current predicament. In Previous Chapters you can find a basic rundown of what happened in previous chapters (hurrdurr). Future Chapters is where I'll put ideas for Future Chapters and you guys can see if you like 'em or not. Once you're done here you can move onto Settings & Locations.
Introduction
You're probably wondering how our adorable helpless little Assembly landed themselves on an unfamiliar war-torn continent with the primary military power of the land hunting their heads. Well, lets start at the beginning.
200 Years Ago: The Grey War
Up until this time, the continent of Neth had been ruled by two nations: Palenia and Fuccino. Both countries waged war on each other off and on like bickering ex's for their entire history. Palenia's roots in tradition and Fuccino's boner for progression kept them ideologically divided. That in and of itself wouldn't have been a problem. Palenia and Fuccino have never been able to mind their own business, and have always been eager to push their views onto their rivals so that all of Neth could get on the same damn page.
Their aggressive will to unify each other resulted in countless battles that often took place in the center of the continent where their borders met. Eventually, the people in the middle got sick of having their farms burned down every ten years and shit. So they decided to unify into a militia known as the Grey Force. The Greys were composed of Palenians and Fuccini who believed that the only way to establish peace on Neth was to separate the two nations and form a third independent state. Their knowledge of both Palenian and Fuccini tactics won them the war, and the new nation of Herranow was formed. And so began an age of peace on Neth.
5 Years Ago: Operation New World
Five years ago, Nethite explorers hypothesized that their skinny little mass of land wasn't alone in the world. There had long been talk of worlds outside of Neth, but due to centuries of war, Palenia, Herranow, and Fuccino spent most of its history worrying about themselves and their own political conflicts. But soon, the fighting stopped. After enjoying two whole centuries of peace, all three Nethite Leaders put together a fleet of explorers, sent half of them west, and the other half east.
This project was called Operation New World, and included volunteers from all three Nethite nations working in tandem for the first time in history. The Eastern Team never returned, and the results of their journey are unknown.
The Western team was a different story.
4 Years Ago: The Rising Sun
Satrella did not take kindly to strange ships on their horizon. Taros, the militant powerhouse of the land was the first to make contact. As one might expect from the nation's history, they responded with violence.
Most of the Western team was wiped out, and the rest were taken prisoner and questioned about their homeland. After discovering that the Nethites had come in peace, the Tarosian military held a council with its neighbors: Wynda, Ifrin, and Aquano.
Wynda and Aquano immediately decided that the prisoners should be freed and that the Satrellians should meet with the rulers of Neth and make reparations for Taros's foolhardy response to their mission.
However, the Tarosians were not so trusting. Having spent the most time with the prisoners studying them and their ways, they had learned of twisted religions and customs that threatened the delicate balance that the Satrellians had managed to strike after centuries of war and conflict.
Ifrin was divided as usual.
Eventually, the four nations decided to attempt to make peace with their newfound neighbors to the east. But Taros betrayed their word and began a blitzkrieg-like war to take over the entire continent in an effort to unite it against Neth.
Imperos of Wynda was the first place to be hit. The Tarosians made an example of the land, and it has become one of the bloodiest battles in Satrellian History. From that point on, the lines were drawn, sides were taken, and war began. It was during this time that rumors of the Songstress, a woman who could supposedly summon angels with her singing voice, began to emerge, and Emperor Steele of Taros demanded that she be brought forth. The Imperial Palace became the center of the Tarosian operation.
The Tarosians formed SUN, the Satrellian United Nations. They enlisted the help of several Ifrinic Warlords, the elites of Wynda, various Aquani tribes, bandits, pirates, smugglers, you name it. SUN crusades all over Satrella with the goal of uniting the entire continent, and later Neth, under the Emperor's leadership for a better, brighter world. For this reason, SUN is often referred to as the Rising Sun, for the Emperor promises to bring light to the world by unifying it politically under one SUN, just as the world is in its natural state.
As the war continued, captured soldiers and civilians were sent to the Imperial Capital to take part in a "groundbreaking" magical experiment. The information regarding this "experiment" has been kept under wraps since the war began. Its details are known only to the researchers directly involved and the 13 Apostles.
The war in Wynda became a civil war as many of its regions sided with the Empire, or at least considered it. Resistance leaders were juggled, killed, and juggled again, until eventually, a charismatic young warrior known as Uryva and a brilliant young strategist named Edvyn created a force and a banner capable of uniting all of Wynda.
2 Years Ago: The Assembly
Taros planned to lure Neth's most powerful leaders to their land under the guise of a peaceful meeting. However, the plan was to capture them, hold 'em hostage, and leave the rest of Neth runnin' around like a chicken with its head cut off.
So, they enlisted the help of a Nethite Explorer by the name of Hayden, who was totally ignorant of the war in Satrella and Taros's plans on account of being locked up in a cage the last few years. Hayden was to serve as their messenger. They sent him/her along with a small crew in a Nethite vessel back to Neth to convince Nethite royalty to visit Taros and make peace with their new neighbors.
Taros promised to release all of the prisoners, to form a peace treaty, and to gift the Nethite explorers with a small portion of their treasury as an apology for their suffering.
The foolish Hayden agreed, and found passage back to Neth with Tarosian messengers.
The leaders of Neth had long considered both their Eastern and Western teams dead, and were shocked to find that there was indeed life in the west. The Tarosian ambassadors and Hayden assured them that the Satrellians only wanted peace between the two continents.
The leaders of Neth decided this would be a perfect opportunity to showcase the talent of their young heirs, and make this glorious moment in the history of the world a triumph for their children, who would soon inherit their thrones. Prince Blank Blank of Herranow, Vicar Blank Blank of Palenia, and Senator Blank Blank of Fuccino were chosen as the emissaries. Each of them brought along two of their most trusted retainers and an assistant.
And so, they formed the Assembly of Neth to represent their unified countries and learn the customs and ways of the Satrellians.
Before the Tarosian messengers returned home, they tasked Hayden with the job of Navigator. He/She would be the one to lead The Assembly back to Satrella.
The Tarosian messengers returned home before the Assembly set sail, and notified the Emperor that the leaders of Neth themselves would not be arriving, but their heirs would. The Emperor altered his plans of executing their leaders, because simply killing their children would only agitate the country against them. No, now the Emperor seeks to form a forceful allegiance with the countries of Neth.
Present Time: The Assembly Gets Boned
Once the Satrellians returned home, everything was set to "welcome" the Nethite royals.
When the Assembly arrived after a long ass journey overseas, they got "welcomed" alright...with a small military force set to take the Assembly in to be publicly executed or used as ransom or...something nefarious, they don't fuckin' know! All they know is, the Tarosians have some fucked up shit planned for them. The Tarosians burned the Assembly's vessel, the Blue Rose, to a crisp, thus preventing their escape from the foreign land. To make matters worse, shortly after the Assembly set sail, there was a coup in Fuccino that resulted in a massive power shift. The current "official" Fuccini government has allied itself with SUN.
Maybe it was a stroke of luck, maybe it was some good ol' tactical genius, but the Assembly escaped, and learned from the locals that Satrella is in the middle of a war...and Wynda is their best bet for passage back home to enlist the help of Neth.
Armed with only the equipment they have on them, a small force, and a map of the continent, the group hides in the wilderness of Taros, attempting to cross the great river separating Taros and Wynda...but the Tarosian military power extends further than they know...
But fortune shines upon them. A Tarosian courier lead Edvyn the strategic brain of the Wyndan Resistance straight to the group. Now the Resistance and the Assembly must work together to get Lamont, Zakai, and Diana back home to enlist the help of the Nethite army and push Taros out of Wynda, and put an end to their invasion. Little do they know, the shit's already going down in Neth...
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