Beluaterra/Seventh Age
The Seventh Age of Beluaterra
The period since the end of the Sixth Invasion and to the present day.
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Summary
The Seventh Age of Beluaterra lasts from October 2017 until present day and is split into five periods: the Era of rebuilding, the Inhuman Infestation, the Era of Reason, the Fall of the South, and the Creasur Wall.
Era of Rebuilding
The period of rebuilding starting in October 2017 and lasting until May 2018.
It was primarily a time of rebuilding, and is famous for the rebellion in Fronen that created the splinter nation of Bara'Khur.
Another major occurrence was the growth of Obia'Syela into a major power that would help to reshape continental politics.
War was heating up between Bara'Khur and everybody else on the continent when the rogue monster and undead swarms began to ravage the lands and bring every nation to the edge of destruction.
Maps
- Beluaterra October 1, 2017 - After the fall of Dominorum, which many consider the end of the Sixth Invasion and the beginning of the Seventh Age.
- Beluaterra November 22, 2017 - After the fall of Spearhold, last of the Daimon-allied nations.
- Beluaterra March 23, 2018 - The day Bara'Khur seceded from Fronen and started largest human conflict of the Period of Rebuilding.
- Beluaterra May 1, 2018 - In the final days of Beluaterra before the Monster and Undead Infestation began to wash over the lands.
Active Nations
| Realm | Notes |
|---|---|
| Thalmarkin | |
| Grehkia | |
| Gotland | |
| Angband | |
| Caelint | |
| Angmar | |
| Nothoi | |
| Fronen | |
| Bara'Khur | Seceded from Fronen on 23rd of March, 2018 and started largest human conflict of the Period of Rebuilding. |
| Ar Agyr | |
| Shattered Vales | |
| Obia'Syela |
Primary Wars
As previously noted, the primary war (from Nothoi's point of view) was the rebellion of Bara'Khur from Fronen. The Religion of Daishi was greatly concerned with this as well due to the rise of the cult of Mordok that burned Daishi temples and worshiped Daimons. Though Mordok claimed they did not worship Daimons. Merely their creator.
Another major conflict was the Gotland and Angband conflict. Gotland claimed Angband lands as their own, and Angmar often marched to protect their Angband allies.
The Inhuman Infestation
The monster and undead rampage beginning in May 2018 and lasting until November 2018.
This Monster and Undead Infestation lacked the central organization of the Third through Sixth Invasions. There were no great Daimon leaders announcing an Invasion and heralding its end.
It was much more like the First and Second Invasions in that way, since there was little Daimon involvement at all. It was first noticed as an upswing in general rogue spawnings, but quickly became a plague that would ravage the entire continent.
Monster swarms of thousands of rogues marched across the lands, hitting anything in their way, day after day after day. It was an unrelenting infestation that smashed every realm back to their capital cities and utterly destroyed some when their walls finally failed.
It was an Age of Magic, and the stories of its use by humanity are legend. The Witch Kingdom of Angmar made magic rain on Wudenkin like a thunderstorm so powerful that it broke the city. The backlash changed the very way magic worked on Beluaterra. Many people had their ability to use magic burned out of them. And those who once practiced it with ease found it much more difficult to maintain. The portal stones of power became far too dangerous for even the strongest to use without fear of death. The Wizards and Sages that roamed the lands became increasingly difficult to find. And even the magical swords and shields that many nobles have long used against our great enemies have begun to fade away. The Cataclysm of Wudenkin was the greatest horror of the final days of the Age of Magic. May its like never be seen again.
Maps
- Beluaterra May 1, 2018 - In the final days of Beluaterra before the Monster and Undead Infestation began to wash over the lands.
- Beluaterra June 1, 2018 - Less than a month after the heady days of near peace, the nations of the Seventh Age were falling to the Monster and Undead Infestation ravaging the lands.
- Beluaterra July 1, 2018 - The nations of the Seventh Age were increasingly isolated islands of civilization in a sea of chaos. Few armies could survive even a day's march outside their capitals.
- Beluaterra July 15, 2018 - The last day of Fronen.
- Beluaterra September 10, 2018 - The day Creasur fell.
- Beluaterra October 8, 2018 - The final day of Angband.
- Beluaterra November 1, 2018 - The civilizations of the Seventh Age continued to huddle behind their fortresses against the Monsters and Undead who ravaged the great plains and forests of Beluaterra.
- Beluaterra December 1, 2018 - There is an indication that some of the nations are beginning to rebuild in what safe areas they can find behind fortresses and natural barriers.
- Beluaterra December 28, 2018 - The day Nothoi reclaimed Creasur.
- Beluaterra January 1, 2019 - The nations of the Seventh Age herald the coming of a new year with reestablished holds on their core regions.
- Beluaterra January 28, 2019 - The last fall of Bara'Khur and the end of the Age of Magic.
Active Realms
| Realm | Notes |
|---|---|
| Thalmarkin | |
| Grehkia | |
| Gotland | |
| Angband | Fell during the infestation. |
| Caelint | |
| Angmar | |
| Nothoi | |
| Fronen | Fell during the infestation. |
| Bara'Khur | Fell at the very end of the infestation. |
| Ar Agyr | |
| Shattered Vales | |
| Obia'Syela |
Character Commentary on the Infestation
Yao Ling of Nothoi
--The following is a Nothoi-centric summary of the Invasion from the perspective of Yao Ling, High Priestess of Daishi--
Luckily for us the Seventh Invasion was more like the First and Second Invasions. Just unending hordes of monsters and undead who washed over our lands again and again and again to destroy our farms and turned our cities into islands of order in oceans of chaos and death. There were no great Overlords to negotiate with that time. It was just mindless death and destruction washing across every land.
It killed Fronen. Yes, I know, the rebellion of Wudenkin and Mordoc started their slide, but they could have survived just that. It was the undending wash of undead and monsters that wiped them out in the end. Them and other nations. It nearly destroyed us, too. Dyomoque fell. Creasur fell. Even Reeds nearly fell to the unending waves of attackers. The Seventh Invasion was in some ways easier than others. There were no Daimons we could negotiate with. Just a sea of monsters and undead that ravaged everything around them.
The fact that we survived is amazing.
--The following is Yao Ling's remembrance of the Cataclysm of Wudenkin--
I wasn't involved in the planning, you understand. I didn't know the Witch King of Angmar planned anything like it. His vision was amazing. And horrible. I could feel the very fabric of Beluaterra quiver as he unleashed that thunderstorm of magic on the city. I ran there as quickly as I could, to see what happened. It was...truly horrific. The people were shellshocked. Even after the Daimons stepped in and...refocused the magic on those who attacked their followers. They couldn't forget what happened. The rains of fire and lightning. The screams of pain from the wounded and dying. The crumbling walls. Wudenkin never fully recovered from that night. It fell to the mindless monsters and undead in time, the last dying embers of the Age of Magic. May we never see anything like that night ever again.
Era of Reason
The Era of Reason started in January 2019 after the cataclysm of Wudenkin ended magic as we knew and lasted until the undead and monster hordes once again began to threaten humanity in March 2020.
History
The Inhuman Infestation had ravaged the continent and destroyed Fronen and Bara'Khur. Every other nation had also been brought to the edge of destruction by the time it ended.
Great magics had been used, and stories still abound of when Angmar made the magics rain like a thunderstorm on Wudenkin and opened it up to the final rogue push that would destroy it.
But those stories are the past now. A relic of an Age that is fading. We are entering an Age of Reason now. The mages and wizards have faded back into the background, and the great portal stones of power are all but impossible to find now. The great magical swords and shields that any noble of worth use to carry against Daimons in combat are fading into obscurity. There are fewer of them each day than there were before. More of them fall apart or are lost, and fewer of them are found by our loyal adventurers. The Age of Magic is fading, and perhaps one day will be seen as nothing but a myth.
This Era was primarily focused on the great political game between nations that resulted in two wars.
The Northern War between Gotland and Caelint that dragged in every nation in the north.
The Southern War between Obia'Syela and Lux Nova that pulled in the Shattered Vales.
Maps
- Post-Infestation Beluaterra - Dynamic Map showing Post-Infestation Beluaterra on January 28th, 2019.
- The End of the Era of Reason - Dynamic Map showing Beluaterra at the end of the Era of Reason on March 28th, 2020.
Active Realms
| Realm | Notes |
|---|---|
| Thalmarkin | |
| Grehkia | |
| Gotland | |
| Caelint | |
| Angmar | |
| Nothoi | |
| Lux Nova | Formed as a colony of Obia'Syela on July 3rd, 2019. There would be rumors of rebellion only three days after the secession created Nova but ultimately Pontifex Alacrix Galar would step aside peacefully in order for Jessica Gildre to take over. |
| Ar Agyr | |
| Shattered Vales | |
| Obia'Syela |
Primary Wars
The Northern War
It started as a border war between Caelint and Gotland. Gotland claimed the region of Baqua was theirs but Caelint had no interest in handing the region over. Thalmarkin and Ar Agyr joined in to support their Northern Alliance ally, Gotland. Grehkia, part of the Northern Alliance at the time, would proclaim neutrality.
Nothoi and Angmar came in on the side of Caelint and the war continued for some time with great devastation spreading throughout Gotland, Caelint, and Angmar. Nothoi also felt the bite of the war in the northern regions.
Thalmarkin eventually declared war on Grehkia which had remained neutral until that time, thus bringing in a new stage of the Northern War.
Belligerents
The Southern War
I really don't know how this war started. It appears to have started between Lux Nova and Obia'Syela, with the Shattered Vales coming in on Lux Nova's side. Battle reports and map viewing suggest that Obia'Syela has been taking some loses along the common border.
Belligerents
The Rise of Irondale
After the end of the Northern War, the four realms of Grehkia, Gotland, Caelint, and Angmar merged to form the realm of Irondale in March 2020. It swiftly became the most powerful realm in the west, and so the balance of power in Beluaterra shifted once more.
Character Commentary on the Era of Reason
Yao Ling of Nothoi
--The following is a Nothoi-centric summary of the Era of Reason from the perspective of Yao Ling, High Priestess of Daishi--
It was a great age. The Age of Magic was over. An Age of Reason had replaced it and mankind could move forward in peace. Or so we thought. Some call it an era of war, and I do not blame them. The Northern and Southern Wars sucked nearly everyone into them. Even Nothoi. Probably the greatest thing to come out of the age was Irondale. It was a proud realm, created out of four others that could not stand alone. They would later absorb a fifth realm, but in the closing days of Reason, they were possibly the most powerful realm out there. That was before the hordes returned, you understand. Before the dark times. It was an Age of Reason, and we did not know how lucky were to live in it.
The Fall of the South
The monsters and undead arose again to invade the human lands starting in December of 2019 and their assault continued until February of 2022, when The Creasur Wall ended their assault.
History
- The realm of Vordul Sanguinis rose up in April of 2020
- Pilgrimage War. The monsters and undead forced Obia'Syela to flee Rines and return to Keffa or be destroyed in September 2020. All the nations but one agreed. Vordul Sanguinis attacked them and other realms, including the Shattered Vales marched to protect them. The Vales occupied Wudenkin and slew the Vordul ruler in fierce combat, ending the war.
- Obia'Syela summoned a portal in October 2020 that drew in agents from every major realm. A magical tutor appeared after much chaos and traveled to join the Shattered Vales in the south.
- Vordul Sanguinis died in the fires of civil war in July of 2021 after numerous power struggles great and small.
- The realm of Reven arose out of the wreckage of Vordul Sanguinis in July of 2021
- The monsters and undead destroyed Lux Nova in July of 2021
- The Shattered Vales marched north to claim Wudenkin as their new capital in 2021 but were repulsed by Revan and forced to seek another way north. In the end they opened a portal from just outside Ete City to Gethsemene and marched their entire nation to the northern shores of Beluaterra.
- Obia'Syela closed out 2021 by joining Irondale and leaving Keffa once more.
- The monsters and undead swarmed the southern borders of Nothoi and destroyed many human armies in early 2022. With even the walls of Creasur falling to the enemy waves, and the rest of the south a wasteland of roaming hordes, Nothoi called for a portal of protection against the hordes. Thus the Creasur Wall was created in February 2022 and stopped the hordes from marching north of Creasur. Unfortunately for Creasur, it was part of the wall and fell to the hordes.
Active Realms
| Realm | Notes |
|---|---|
| Thalmarkin | |
| Irondale | |
| Nothoi | Raised the Creasur Wall to protect humanity from the hordes |
| Lux Nova | Destroyed by the hordes |
| Ar Agyr | |
| Shattered Vales | Moved north to survive the hordes |
| Vordul Sanguinis | Rose and fell to civil war |
| Reven | Emerged from the Vordul Sanguinis civil war |
| Obia'Syela | Joined Irondale |
Maps
- The Fall of the South - Dynamic Map showing Beluaterra as the Creasur Wall rose to protect humanity on March 1st, 2022.
Character Commentary on the Fall of the South
Yao Ling of Nothoi
--The following is a Nothoi-centric summary of the Fall of the South from the perspective of Yao Ling, High Priestess of Daishi--
These were dark times indeed. I sometimes feel like a bringer of bad omens, but this was as bad as any Invasion I've seen in all my years. Nations fell. Others fled north to get away from the unending hordes. Even the Great Wal of Nothoi could not hold. Creasur was falling. We could hold it, you understand, if other human realms came to our aid. We could retake it, but the walls kept falling. The hordes kept coming. And our farms north of Creasur were burning. We were barely holding the Great Wall in the mountains, but even that was falling. We had no choice, you understand. Nothoi was going to be another realm that fell, and then the hordes would just pour further north into the rest of the human lands. Reven. Irondale. So we did what we did. I thought I could control the magic. I thought, just maybe the Great Temple of Creasur would give me enough control to protect all of us from the hordes. Drive them back. Give us some breathing room. I was right. And I was oh so wrong. The Creasur Wall did indeed protect all of us from the hordes. All of us north of Creasur. But Creasur is part of the wall you see, and it was not spared the wrath of the hordes. The cost we paid for breathing room was more horrible than I would have ever dreamed. But humanity does live. We do thrive north of the Creasur Wall, and I will not rest until we have reclaimed it.
The Creasur Wall
With the Creasur Wall protecting humanity in The North from the hordes of The South, there came a time of peace and rebuilding. But soon the hordes began to avoid the wall by walking through the ocean and coming up on the shores to assault humanity again.
History
- Nothoi abandoned Tindle, as well as most of the non-fortified regions south of their mountains to the constant hordes throughout 2022, fighting them mostly behind the walls of Reeds and Dyomoque.
- Scrollsong - A portal in Gor Ault caused scrolls across the land to explode in August 2022 and wounded many nobles.
- Another portal appeared in Creasur in April 2023, and Yao Ling and Betty Pryde moved to twist it their will and fight the hordes. Yao Ling entered the portal, and left with a book that told of many ways to fight the dead. Betty became one with the portal and emerged as a being of pure fire that used a whip of magical energy to devastate the monster and undead hordes throughout The South. Burning Betty never returned to the lands of the living.
Active Realms
| Realm | Notes |
|---|---|
| Thalmarkin | |
| Irondale | |
| Nothoi | |
| Ar Agyr | |
| Shattered Vales | |
| Reven |
Maps
- The Devastation of Creasur - Dynamic Map showing Beluaterra and the Devastation of Creasur on April 1, 2023, before Burning Betty whipped the southern hordes out of existence.
