http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com The Known History of Kulthea Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:26:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "More mysteries, more history may lie in the depths of the seas than in all the lands of the world." Kirin Tethan, "The Record of Years", Karilon Archives http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/2006/03/03/1012/% A river of power, the Essaence flows through time and space, touching everything with energy. The master of the Flows is lord of the Shadow World. We are its masters. From a lecture "Navigation Introductory Course", Nexus http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/2006/03/03/1015/% “The appearance of chaos is merely indicative of a more sophisticated system which turns out to be - in fact - based upon very simple laws.” Andraax, Nomikos Library, Jaiman http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/2006/03/03/notes-on-the-essence/% Lightning tore through the curtains of rain, and the icy winds swept the already tortured ocean into a fury of foam. All about, I could see the tips of icebergs - strange bobbing islands luminous in the electrical light. Day or night, it was impossible to tell, and the storm ... http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/2006/03/03/captains-log-the-velution-princess/% Kadaena owned the Lat and so ruled them. Yet, she was cool to speak to others than the I-Lat Norg. Of these there were six, Shar-Bu the one. It was his terror that killed uncounted hundreds by the laws of heart alone. His very presence proclaimed the ire of his ... http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/2006/03/03/of-the-shards/% Dir: There is a great forest in northwestern Jaiman and it is called Dir. Of all the non-desolate Northern realms, it is the closest to the pole, and thus laid open to the Umli. Yet, Kadaena was of mind and allowed only a few: survivors of the war with the ... http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/2006/03/03/of-the-six-i-lats/% Shanarak paced around the inlaid circle again and again, the wand in his hand glowing in the dark room. The fifth time however, the smooth grey metal set in the stone floor erupted with a pale amber light. The Mage held forth his hands and uttered a spell from a ... http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/2006/03/03/1029/% “I believe that our research supports the conclusion that the near planes of the Void are contiguous planes along one track of space-time. “Imagine a point on the ground: this is the beginning of time and space, the Nexus. Radiating from it in every direction are lines of reality. We are ... http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/2006/03/03/from-the-lectures-on-the-nature-of-existence/% They are the “born forever ones,” often powerful Mentalists (Telepaths?), they travel the world gathering information and pursuing quests which only they know and understand. Although the Thalan have no power to radically change their actual physical form, they are able to go into a state of hibernation at the ... http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/2006/03/03/the-nomikos-monologues-on-the-thalan/% Few guess the purpose of the Cult of Old. subtle as whispers in the gale. Now actions speak and kingdoms fall. The order gathers in the Hallowed Hall. Ancient the story, no longer told: the lords below are strong and hale. Eight their number, named by lore. All rivals shall perish, a threat no more. Crystal gleams red, ... http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/2006/03/03/1034/% “All knowledge is heresy .  Yes, you heard me correctly,  It is the nature of dark religions to thrive on ignorance.” Andraax http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/2006/03/04/1052/% It was a clear evening in Reandor when the King’s ministers gathered to tutor the prince in Emerian Geopolitics. The youthful Loremaster Randae Terisonen followed them to the chambers but sat by a moonlit window and read a small book, ignored in the shadows. A silence fell over the council chamber ... http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/2006/03/04/1053/% "Of Orhan, many Tales are spun, It is the home of Gods, and cradles a wealth of lore. To look at it aglow, pearly silver int he velvet night, it is easy to talk of gossamer castles and ethereal lords. Of Charon, no one will speak." http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/2006/03/04/1056/% Knowledge is the greatest of all tools, for it can sculpt the mind. Knowledge is the greatest of all weapons, for it is as powerful when withheld as when wielded. Knowledge is the greatest of all fortresses, for it travels with you. Knowledge is the greatest of all burdens, though it weighs nothing at all. Knowledge is the ... http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/2006/03/04/loremaster-axiom/% Books are the substances of History, the vessel of Understanding, the teacher of Wisdom.  They hold the Past so we may know the Present and comprehend the Future. http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/2006/03/04/creed-of-the-nomikos-scribes/% “Just who - or what - are the ‘Lords of Orhan’? Centuries, even millennia of research have yielded little on the nature of these legendary beings. Clearly they are supernatural; the humanoid forms they assume are no doubt mere conventions for our benefit. But why are they here? Their motivations, ... http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/2006/03/04/deities-lecture-by-yael-ziriv-kari/% “Andars and I entered a large chamber, bare except for a single glowing orb in the very center. It spoke as we stepped within, a booming sound that nearly shook me out of my breeches. The sphere flickered as the sounds echoed through the room, a tongue that seemed familiar, ... http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/2006/03/04/the-starsphere/% My brother and I rode so fast I swear that Teris could not have caught us, for our horses were as afraid for their lives as Daric and I. Even that messenger of the Lords of Orhan could not have outrun the winged horror which pursued us. Its skin was ... http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/2006/03/04/from-the-journals-of-gareth-of-carlsdale/% “The entrance!” Mirana was triumphant. Vurkanen and I skiddled down the riverbank, sending little avalanches of pebbles skittering into the stream. Mirana - her braids of reddish hair partially unwound - was peering into a thick wall of vines that seemed to cover an overhang about ten feet tall. “Hurry! I ... http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/2006/03/04/my-travels-with-a-loremaster/% "Craftsmen work with Steel.  Artists work with Laen. Only fools and geniuses work with Eog." Tethior the Smith, after purchasing 100 pounds of Eog http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/2006/03/04/1065/% “I’ve got it - let’s go!” Morden staggered a bit as he slung the huge book under one black-sleeved arm. The air around his body wavered and he vanished like a reflection in a rippling pool. Zenia and the others turned and started down the dim corrider and out of ... http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/2006/03/04/the-dark-mage/% While all dragons are intelligent, sentient and powerful creatures, the Great Drakes are all of surpassing cleverness and unimaginable might. Each is master of Arcane Power and could stand against a Lord of Essaence as an equal. Among these great beings is a group who call themselves the Dragonlords, and of ... http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/2006/03/04/on-the-dragonlords/% Astride twin peaks of sheer stone rests the tower of Oran Jatar. From this citadel, the White Drake commands his priests Arnak: the Order of Gaath. Jatar is master of the creation of artifacts of power as well as a lord of mind and arms. Greatest among his items is ... http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/2006/03/04/on-oran-jatar/% Eight were the secret servants of the Elder Mind Essaence Lords, they served a greater kind. But time was cruel, and eight slept or died Daenku at last had none allied. Eight returned, yet they sought new guidance: Ondoval filled the void with Darkness. While Daenku slept for the second time, His Cult turned from the Narrow ... http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/2006/03/04/of-the-dnk-ahrenreth/% A hush fell over the smoke-hazed great room at the Flask and Mug. Bette leaned over the polished bar, allowing herself a short rest; her sons and daughters could handle the drinks for a while. At the far end of the room, by the hearth's roaring fires, the bard Randae ... http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/2006/03/04/the-flask-and-mug/% Baris Deroy, Duke of Lathornia, looked out of his study window to the courtyard below, where his son was taking a combat lesson. Lukas had filled out well: a strapping youth with a handsome face and bewitching smile, he had already caught many a maids’ eye. And he was a ... http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/2006/03/04/the-duke-of-lathornia/% Fie on Goodness, Fie! Fie on Goodness, Fie! Fie! Fie! Fie! Five months of kindness to your neighbor, Making sure that the meek are treated well; Five months of philanthropic labor, Lord’s truth to tell, Cay this is hell! (Chorus) Its been depressing all the way, (Another ale! Another ale!) And getting glummer every day (Another ale! Another ale!) I ... http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/2006/03/04/drinking-song-of-the-imperial-knights-of-rhakhaan/% The bedroom was dark and silent… absolutely silent. The boy lay unmoving in his bed. His terror rendered him unable to move or even breathe. Ty felt silly for being so afraid. Eleven-year-old princes should not be afraid of dreams. But still, he was afraid. That shadow by the wardrobe—did it have substance ... http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/2006/03/04/the-pale-man/% During a reception at the Villa Avanir, a conversation heard between the Count of Gryphonburgh and the recently-arrived Hengiis Tharal, Merchant-Baron from Eidolon… “Welcome to Haalkitaine, Master Tharal! What brings you to our rainy little town?” Gryphonburgh smirked behind a silk handkerchief. Tharal may have money, but he was a commoner, ... http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/2006/03/04/verbal-fencing/% Of course, it was raining. Above Haalkitaine City the sky was flat and grey, a dirty ceiling dripping sooty water onto a filthy city. At the center of this sprawling mass of black stone towered the Rhakhaanian Imperial Palace compound; Ren caught glimpses of its towers as he wound his way ... http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/2006/03/04/ren-thraysk-in-haalkitaine/% Night in Sel-kai city. The Great Moon Orhan had set; red Charon gaped like a bloody hole in the sky; and of course Eidolon dominated the heavens above the Lower City, spurning her poor elder sister… taunting her. Darkness pressed down on the shadowed alleys, while an oily mist rose from the ... http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/2006/03/04/night-in-sel-kai-city/% Tad gave a last mighty shove with his boat-pole, sending the small barge gliding forward. It slid up alongside a low bobbing jetty. Rope in hand, the youth leapt agilely onto the floating dock and hauled his boat hard against the landing. Bare feet gave better traction than any shoes. ... http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/2006/03/04/tad-at-the-cold-barley-soup-kitchen/% From the western sea to the edge of the world, are ports of every kind But one city is a dream in the sky: Eidolon comes to mind! Her streets are paved with silver and gold Of pearl her towers are wrought Name a city with such wealth? Eidolon, or naught! Floating on a breast of a cloud She ... http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/2006/03/05/sel-kai-sailors-song/% “The wind from the sea has lost its water, the warmth of the sun has turned to fire. No song is heard, no thought of laughter; The gods upon Uj have thrust their ire. “Days as hot as volcano’s breath, The night like ice to freeze the heart Demons walk, souls full of death The Land of ... http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/2006/03/05/rhiani-riding-chant/% Ondoval’s voice filled the hall. “Ahrenaek shall be home to A-kesh the Smith.” He looked across the black table to the Smith, who inclined his head. No man or Elf could face the violet gaze of the K’ta’viir lord for long. “If that is your will, my Lord, I am honored.” “That ... http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/2006/03/05/the-elder-mind/% Xuul! Master of the sky, Giver of life, Hear our cry! Xuul! Fell from above Master of air Receive our love! http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/2006/03/05/kuluku-ritual-chant/% "No trip too far, no fee too large." "If you have the gold, we know the way." Slogans (erroneously) attributed to the Navigators http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/2006/03/05/1095/% The Flows are paved with Gold! http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/2006/03/05/navigator-adage/% Servants turn to betray the master One land, one rule, eight lords The west shall be east. Gargarax...Urkanian http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/2006/03/05/1100/% Orders of a lost time return again to serve the Secrets their blades are sharp The Shadow lengthens. Gargarax...Urkanian http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/2006/03/05/1101/% Walk the way the fishes know Safe beneath the domain of storms Living stone arches above All life allied; the world is one. Entry is gained by knowing the key Clues aplenty left by the door where The fish speak. Interregnum, date unknown http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/2006/03/06/translation-of-an-earthwarden-codex/% I could hardly believe our luck—we were no more than an hour from the port of Orian, up from the unhappy little town of Qye. Maybe those tales about a giant kraken in the Sea of Votania were really just no more than tales. Going by ship saves days over ... http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/2006/03/06/the-blue-morning/% Zek adjusted his pack for the umpteenth time, but he had run out of new places on his shoulders—all were sore. It didn’t help that the sun beat down on them through the humid haze, the heat making perspiration run down his back and soak his tunic. Who would have ... http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/2006/03/06/the-portal/% "...Why thank you mada, and you don't look a day over one-hundred either." Rylec Qaterris, Prince of Sel-kai At his 200th birthday celebration http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/2006/03/06/1110/% "...Much can be learned, even from a lie.  Of course, the best lies are mostly truth." Andraax http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/2006/03/06/1111/% "Nothing stinks quite like Sel-kai in Summertime." Canaler saying http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/2006/03/06/1112/% "Take solace in the fact that all things come to an end.  I do not dictate your fate, I merely fortell it.  The future is as inexorable as the past.  I am the Harbinger of Doom." The Nameless One http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/2006/03/06/1113/% "Books, like men their authors, have no more than one way or coming into the world, but there are ten thousand to go out of it, and return no more." Attributed (probably erroneously) to Andraax http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/2006/03/06/1114/% . . .Gaath holds the Sword of the Ky’taari, locked behind doors of cold iron in a citadel upon foundations of ice.  Beware the Unseen Guardians. Rylen Alnesh Ky'taari Scholar http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/2006/03/06/1120/% The Essaence ebbs and flows, but the scales return to balance. Each time you take from the Essaence, you must in turn give back. For every day there will be a night; for every life there is a death. http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/2006/03/06/loremaster-doctrine-from-the-book-of-precepts/% “Either those tapestries go, or I do.” Last words of the infamous trader-prince Decadus Barrud, who died penniless in a convent of Eissa http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/2006/03/06/1124/% The sun had barely disappeared behind the Grey Mountains when Terek Al-Arain was out of the caves, flying across the hills astride his palomino. His Myri guards Kel and Renar were hard pressed to keep up, but the Duranak slowed once he reached the Calgen river. Together this trio formed ... http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/2006/03/06/1126/% We have a saying in Helyssa when someone tries convince one of us of something that is patently untrue: “If you believe that, I have some farmland in Saralis you might be interested in.” Kier Ianis Prince of Helyssa Presumptive King of U-Lyshak http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/2006/03/06/1127/% "Tallin, you may rise" First Mentalist Voris Larigon smiled benevolently at the young man who looked up with eyes full of joy and trust.  The Chancellor of Andasai College places the amulet of indoctrination about his star pupil, eyes agleam before the gathered students and faculty. Larigon's smile was as much ... http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/2006/03/06/tallins-indoctrination/% T'revor sauntered down the long arched corridor, rattling the chains of his manacles to a rhythm he’d heard once in distant Namar-Tol. He glanced over his shoulders at the hulking pair of guards, both armed to the teeth. I’m insulted; I’d think they’d provide at least six guards for the ... http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/2006/03/06/trevor/% Tad peered nervously into the thick air of the Sel-kai night, cursing his own greed for agreeing to make a midnight run for Divad Taminger. The lazy Tavernkeep was probably snug in his bed with one of his many girlfriends even now, while poor Tad Kontran shivered alone in the ... http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/2006/03/06/the-grey-ring/% Luronen Moge joined the Navigator on the foredeck of the skyship. Sulfean appeared young to Moje’s trained eye even for an Elven Navigator, and indeed Sulfean was barely out of his teens; somewhat of a prodigy. But Luronen had little time to muse upon the selection processes of Navigators, as ... http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/2006/03/06/essnce-storm/% Blood flowed out of the ragged wound, soaking Kedrik’s grey breeches. The Loremaster prayed silently to Eissa as skeletons continued to march out of the mausoleum chambers. Sweat coated Kedrik’s face and plastered his coal-black hair to his forehead. The glowing white pommel of his mace—the only light in this ... http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/2006/03/06/the-black-wizard/% "What's that awful stench? Has the boat run into a clot of rotting garbage? Ah, we are merely downwind of House Alaxatan. Pole on!" Kyse Pharnese Merchant Baron http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/2006/03/07/1145/% Approximately 200,000 years before the present time: A group of inter-dimensional travelers - latterly known as the Lords of Orhan - arrive through a rift between this and another space-time. Their transit has unexpected destructive side-effects, however, and in order to prevent the collapse of both dimensions, they are forced ... http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/1999/11/30/1/% Seemingly as an after-effect of the Lords' arrival, a tiny black hole impacts on Kulthea, passes through and erupts out the other side. Its tremendous gravitational energy draws core material behind it as it exits, and the Pillar of the Gods - a pinnacle of black crystal and extruded metal ... http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/1999/11/30/2/% The dawn of the Althan civilization. http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/1999/11/30/4/% Althan culture develops a technology that allows them to conquer the stars. Their world becomes the center of an explosion of interstellar colonization. Many planets become homes for seedling cultures. The Lords of Orhan shield themselves on their moon, employing illusion and misdirection to keep the Althan race away. http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/1999/11/30/6/% First documented appearance of the mighty comet Sa'kain in the Kulthean solar system. This awe-inspiring visitor unfortunately disrupts the seal placed by the Lords of Orhan to hold closed the inter-dimensional rift. The fabric of space is weakened, but the patch holds. http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/1999/11/30/7/% Discovery of the Essaence by the Althan scientists of Kulthea - inhabitants were aware of unexplainable energies since the dawn of their civilization, but were previously unable to analyze their nature or tap their power. Genetic manipulation enhances latent abilities to control the force. Members of the K'ta'viiri clan show ... http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/1999/11/30/8/% Bizarre, violent creatures from other dimensions appear periodically on Kulthea, but are little more than a nuisance to the powerful Althans. The monsters are usually captured and studied. http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/1999/11/30/9/% Althan civilization begins to evolve a unique combination of technology and magic - the Essaence power. This includes the ability to create 'Portals' which allow instantaneous transport to other worlds, and - using what they have learned from natural interdimensional rifts - to parallel realities... i.e., the Pales. A number ... http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/1999/11/30/10/% "It is only after centuries of study in other planetary systems that we have been able to decipher the mystery of our own home. The strange and unique perturbations of our world have finally been isolated: Kulthea is on the threshold of a radically different universe. This planet stands just ... http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/2006/03/03/1008/% First reappearance of the comet Sa'kain. The perihelion of its elliptical orbit occurs roughly every 1500 years, though the proximity to Kulthea varies dramatically with each pass: sometimes it appears brighter than Orhan in the night sky, sometimes it is all but invisible to the unaided eye. Its presence coincides ... http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/1999/11/30/11/% Led by the K'ta'viir family, the Althan race conquers nearly a quarter of the galaxy. They rule a sprawling interstellar empire, maintaining control by virtue of their superior Psionic powers - which are independent of Kulthea - and their mighty star-fleets. Their dynasty survives for millennia. http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/1999/11/30/12/% The K'ta'viiri begin experimenting with cosmic forces to open gates in other regions of space; their hope is to tap the Essaence elsewhere. While their efforts to access more power are unsuccessful, they do master the ability to move between parallel universes... which they refer to as the Pales - ... http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/1999/11/30/13/% The Empire becomes increasingly corrupt and sadistic, showing little respect for life or the continuity of galactic stability. Worlds are destroyed and entire races put to death with the wave of the Emperor's hand. http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/1999/11/30/14/% The depraved line of the K'ta'viiri culminates in the ascension of the Empress Kadaena. She supervises the creation of an artifact of surpassing power: the Shadowstone - a huge adamantine gem set in a barbaric torque of star-iron. Its creation is fueled with the stolen souls of billions, the fire ... http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/1999/11/30/15/% Rebellion against the K'ta'viiri begins, instigated by the Lord Utha. He is Kadaena's cousin and so also a K'ta'viir - captain of the elite order of philosopher-warriors known as the Duskwalkers - but one who has turned against the terrible hubris of his family. Political, technological and Psionic powers are ... http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/1999/11/30/16/% The Lords of Orhan - who through all of this have managed to keep their existence a secret from the Althans - fear the complete destruction of life on the Shadow World. They rescue representatives of flora and fauna from Kulthea and bring them to Orhan. http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/1999/11/30/17/% As the Lords fear, large areas of Kulthea are laid waste as the K'ta'viiri tap channels of raw Essaence in their efforts to destroy each other. The backlash from this power tears open the barriers between the Pales. Creatures and demons are free to rampage across Kulthea and beyond. http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/1999/11/30/18/% Ancient records—only recently recovered—located in Tarek Nev intimate that Kadaena gave birth to a child—V’rama Vair—of a mortal creature—Eogun—who was her slave… Fearing for the child’s safety Eogun steals away with the infant and casts both himself and her into a deep sleep. http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/2006/03/04/1038/% From the farthest Pales, the Duskwalkers return with a weapon forged out of space and time. The Soulsword is a barbaric tool; it is somehow fitting that it alone is immune to the unimaginable powers of the Shadowstone. http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/1999/11/30/the-final-battle/% The final battle between the forces of Utha and Kadaena takes place on the Althan homeworld. The Empress taps incredible energies through the Shadowstone, but to no avail. Wielding the Soulsword and wading through a river of blood and lava, Utha himself beheads the Empress. Her body - along with ... http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/1999/11/30/the-final-battle-2/% The rebellion is successful in that it has brought down the tyrannical empire, but the result wipes out the Althan Civilization almost to a man and destroys almost all life on the planet. The Shadow World is a wasteland. http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/1999/11/30/the-final-battle-3/% Utha gathers the few surviving Duskwalkers. They combine their powers to create the Eyes of Utha to guard the planet, and place them in shrines located at the north and south axial poles. That done, they construct a bunker deep beneath the earth and select a few to become a ... http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/1999/11/30/the-final-battle-4/% In secret Utha sends a few younger members of the Duskwalkers to another hidden vault far off in Folenn - the Bladelands. They are to be held in reserve, should the Ahrenreth fail. http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/1999/11/30/the-final-battle-5/% Fountains of lava spewed from the tortured earth, washing over verdant lands in a burning tidal wave. Shattered ruins lay where boulders had been hurled like a rain of pebbles to crush glittering cities. Oceans vaporized. The Sun and the Five Moons were lost behind a black cloud of soot. At ... http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/2006/03/06/the-battle-for-the-shadow-world/% This period lasts approximately 100,000 years. For many millennia the broken earth is unable to support more than the simplest life: things that survived in the depths of the ocean or far underground. Darker still, some things sleep within the polar ice or trapped in magma lakes. http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/1999/11/30/the-final-battle-6/% The world begins a slow return to stability. Only the sturdiest peoples survive the period, and most are held at the lowest level of civilization. The Krylites - insectile people - maintain their culture hidden deep beneath the Spine of Emer and slowly elevate into a technically advanced society. The ... http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/1999/11/30/the-final-battle-7/% The Daenku Ahrenreth is also active for many thousands of years, awakened periodically by the vigilant machines to counter evil. But one by one, these immortal men and women fall victim to various disasters. Three are believed killed in combat with servants of the Agoth. Two are slain by the ... http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/1999/11/30/the-final-battle-8/% What even Daenku does not know is that one of his order - Ondoval - was not killed but caught in a warp of time. Far more horribly, another of the Order was captured by the Agothu and taken into the Void. By some unspeakable method, the female K'ta'viir was ... http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/1999/11/30/the-final-battle-9/% The Lords of Orhan send their servants - the Fey Folk... Nymphs and Sylphs, Naiads Dryads, and Oceanids - to Kulthea to begin nurturing the surviving fragile life back from the edge of oblivion. Next, the lords return the sentient peoples to Kulthea: Elves, mortal men, and certain exotic races: ... http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/1999/11/30/28/% Daenku sleeps again... in time the machines fulfill their instructions - some eighty thousand years hence - during a particularly close pass of the comet Sa'kain. http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/1999/11/30/29/% Period of a group known only as the Earthwardens. They are credited with the creation of the Coral Roads, but little else is known of them. Some believe that they were surviving Duskwalkers attempting to repair the destruction that their race had wrought, but this seems unlikely. The Earthwardens create ... http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/1999/11/30/30/% Elven realms arise in several regions. There is a great Dyari empire in Thuul, a Loari kingdom in Palia and Folenn and a Linaeri republic in Agyra. http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/2005/01/14/31/% Span of the Jinteni civilization. Expanding from SW Emer, at one time they ruled much of that continent, along with Falias and Govon. They are believed to have co-existed peacefully - for the most part - with the Elves, though towards the end of the period they fought against the ... http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/2005/01/14/32/% The Worim empire - centered in Gaalt - is founded and expands rapidly, however it is soon at odds with the Jinteni and Elven populations. http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/1999/11/30/33/% A space-colony ship crash-lands on the island-continent of Tarania in the Lonely Sea; another crashes in northeastern Emer in what is to become the Forest of Ash. The one in Tarania fares better, however, and the colonists - ancestors of the Aldari - establish a home. Over the next two ... http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/1999/11/30/34/% The climate deteriorates; there are frequent droughts, floods, and otherwise erratic weather patterns. The mortal populations are devastated by plagues. Warfare breaks out as the various governments desperately seek new fertile lands. http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/1999/11/30//% Kulthea is rocked by a series of terrible earthquakes and flowstorms (some believe that they are caused by a catastrophe involving Taranian technology; others think they are natural or Essaence related). Volcanoes erupt around the globe. Tarania sinks beneath the sea and all the other major powers are brought down ... http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/1999/11/30/36/% Daenku awakens. He wanders the west and finds that the world has blossomed - he suspects intervention, but is as yet unable to pierce the magical veils shrouding the Lords of Orhan. Races have multiplied, and ancient wounds have healed... but anarchy and barbarism abound. Seeking to guide the peoples ... http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/1999/11/30/37/% Kirin T'thaan, Ilmaris Terisonen, and Andraax establish The College of Loremasters.... The College itself is based on the isle of Karilon, the location of which is a well-kept secret... The purpose of the Loremasters is twofold: firstly to serve as an instrument for gathering knowledge so that it will not ... http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/1999/11/30/38/% Kirin T'thaan, Ilmaris Terisonen, and Andraax establish The College of Loremasters....all three are supposedly Iylar Elves, though Andraax is actually the awakened K'ta'viir - Ir. "Lord of Essaence" - Daenku in disguise. The College itself is based on the isle of Karilon, the location of which is a well-kept secret...it ... http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/2006/03/11/1146/% Immigration of some Laan families from Emer to Jaiman, the southern portions of  which are largely uninhabited except for a few scattered Elven settlements.           http://nomikos.vroomfogle.com/2009/11/04/1219/%