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Introduction
Introduction
This is... certainly a world. I'm not sure what went right (or terribly wrong) with this Fragment, but by Hutshanout! What an interesting place.
Origitania is not anything like the other known Fragments. There are hulking metal buildings stretching hundreds of feet into the air, manmade metal carriages billowing smoke that travel twice as fast as a horse, and just horribly named vistas that are far too literal for my liking. Hells, even the devils of this world are odd, sometimes shaping themselves after the prior mentioned manmade carriages and pacting with mortals to be their "Hellbikes". Bizarre Fragment, this.
The people here, though, are shockingly pleasant. And many threats to the world that would typically see a change in eras like in Kinakus are just seen as a "typical Tuesday", whatever the hells that means.
Anyway, if you're going to visit Origitania, do be sure to visit one of the many universities or colleges. There is a wellspring of knowledge that can be utilized in any of the Fragments. They really do have their magics and adventuring down to a science!
With exultation,
Tael
Geography
Geography
Did I already mention how bizarre this world is? Because the geography of it is certainly testament to that. The entire worthwhile part of the world can be fit within a god's palm, and I've never seen a world so well-connected and socially capable. They even have an arcanotechnology they refer to as "crystals" which allow instantaneous communication via small "phones" that they keep in their pockets. They can even write on these phones by tapping buttons on an arcana display! Truly wonderful technology, these phones.
Map of Origitania, circa 2004 AD
Origitania experiences four seasons: Winter, Spring, Summer, and Autumn. Like Faem and Kinakus, their seasons inform their crop schedules and even certain seasonal activities. The ski resorts in Frosthold are wonderful during the Autumn and Winter if you're able to make it out!
Lance City is the definite cultural hub of the world, with the famed Isolan University being just nextdoor in the suburban college town of Magnolia. I've heard that Olfein is wonderfully temperate and worth the visit in the Summer, although Port Haze is purportedly the Spring Break destination for university students from across Origitania.
Timeline
Timeline
Origitania is split into two main eras: Before Civility (BC) and Affluent Dignity (AD)
It's an absolutely terrible system, but it's what their smartest minds decided on, so that's how it is. The BC era counts down toward 0, while the AD era counts up from era. Apparently years were not universally tracked until AD, so it made more sense to retroactively count the years prior down to 0 since they had no prior calendar to work from.
??? - 5000 BC
Prehistoric Times
is what they call anything before 5000 BC for seemingly no reason at all. There certainly was plenty to track and pay attention to, but alas...
5000 - 1000 BC
The Warring Kingdoms
are what Origitanians call the wars of this 4000-year time period, mostly due to multiple kingdoms and empires that constantly feuded and fought for territory.
902 BC
The Primus Republic
is founded, a surprisingly modern nation that introduced the concept of the republic democracy to Origitania.
399 BC
The Prime Empire
is borne out of the Primus Republic, with elven Emperor Mirabilis Hyperion establishing dictatorial control of the thriving nation.
392 - 292 BC
Hundred Years of Happiness
was the state-sponsored name of the brutal imperialist campaign that Prime waged across Origitania, forcefully uniting almost the entire world under its control.
77 BC
Hyperion is Assassinated
in a council room coup during a meeting to discuss taxes on shipping lanes.
76 BC
The Hyperion Dynasty
starts as Hyperion's nephew, Rathaniel, takes on Hyperion's name and takes the throne as the new Emperor Laetus Hyperion.
75 BC
Laetus Hyperion is Assassinated
by a sect of "barbarians" who had a surprisingly easy time walking into his bath chambers and beating him with clubs.
74 BC
Optimus Hyperion Takes the Throne
as the new Emperor. He was apparently the original Hyperion's second cousin, thrice removed on his sister's side.
73 BC
Optimus Hyperion is Assassinated
by a tactically planted avocado-buttered sandwich, which Optimus was apparently deathly allergic to. Priman politics pauses as its Senate decides that maybe Emperors aren't such a good idea after all.
50 BC
Stella Hyperion is Appointed
as the new Empress after decades of Senatorial deliberation, with the official legislative statement being "they wouldn't dare assassinate a woman". Stella was Laetus Hyperion's suddenly-discovered daughter, who was born out of wedlock with a prostitute before Laetus became emperor.
41 BC
Stella Hyperion is Assassinated
by the Priman Senate in an act of self-destruction so profound that when the Barbarian Army of Lancelor marched on Prime, Priman citizens literally threw their valuables in the road and walked away, offering zero resistance.
40 BC
The Lancelor Empire
sets up shop in the abandoned infrastructure of Prime. Due to being a tribal civilization prior, there was a large amount of growing pains as they were forced to cede independence to many of the nations that Prime had once taken over.
0 AD
The Lancelor Republic
is formed after the first and last unnamed Lancelori emperor is assassinated, doing away with imperialism and deciding to just give nations their independence back.
29 AD
People Decide Gods are Real
after a Nephilite carpenter is executed by the newly founded Olfein Kingdom for telling people he was a god. When the execution site exploded in white heat and a thunderous voice declared "I TOLD YOU" from the heavens, everyone decided that there was really no point in denying it anymore.
211 AD
The Lancelor Republic Falls
after a lot of political finagling via politicos from The Dominion.
708 AD
Forsythe the Lich is Defeated
by an adventuring party called "The Facebreakers", cultivating a worldwide interest in the adventuring profession.
1102 AD
The World Ends for the First Time
due to an unaddressed apocalyptic smog that was forewarned by the Mad Wizard Mikkelson of the Mountains of Murder, coating the land and killing everyone. Luckily, an adventuring party called "Kill Liches" was able to barter with the God of Time and reverse everything so they could kill the Mad Wizard before the smog descended.
1593 AD
The World Ends Again
when a magical nuke obliterates half of the Dominion and forces the entirety of Origitania into a perpetual winter, forcing societies into tribalism.
1604 AD
Tzad the Sun God
finally gets over the whole "being crucified" thing and gives the world its seasons back. The site of the magical nuke detonation is dubbed "The Wasteland" and declared off limits by the Dominion government.
1815 AD
Arcanotech is Invented
when Alan Jewel discovers electricity after accidentally shooting his dog with the Lightning Bolt spell. He interfaces it with magical components to create technology and interfaces hitherto unseen.
1871 AD
Arcanotech Vehicles
become commonplace, operating efficiently off of magic crystals mined from the Golden Peaks.
1888 AD
Lance City is Founded
When orc city planners invent megatowers after discovering that you can just keep building up when you don't have any more room to build "out".
1904 AD
Isolan University is Founded
in Magnolia by Timbus Obligatoria, an infamous wizard from Granville.
1936 AD
Salum the Vampire King
marches his undead army on Dawnfell. Many nations go to immediate war with him, but it takes until Getaway Bay is invaded by skeletons for Lance City to get involved. Salum is eventually killed, but it's discovered that many of the disparate Aasimar of the world were the ones forcibly made into his undead army.
1960 AD
The Nation of Nephilim is Created
as an ethnostate for Aasimar to proliferate and rebuild a society based around their culture, granted to them as an apology from the other Origitanian nations for the whole "undead army thing".
1987 AD
Mobile Crystal Phones are Pushed to Mass Market
by competing Arcanotech companies across Origitania. By 1992, everyone has a phone.
2004 AD
Isolan University Celebrates its 100th Birthday
as a new class of students is welcomed for their first Equinox Semester.
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