Difference between revisions of "Threnody"

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Some level of Investiture existed on the planet before the conflict, although it is unknown whether it was a natural manifestation or if it was related to Ambition. The origin of the human population is unknown, but it predates Ambition's arrival. They populated the larger of the two continents, later known as the [[Fallen World]], building a technologically advanced culture that had developed gunpowder.{{book ref|sfs}} Threnodite explorers discovered the smaller, more heavily-forested continent on their world, which was populated predominantly by shades. The horrified explorers called the area the [[Forests of Hell]], believing the shades to be the spirits of the damned.

Around a century after the abandonment of the home continent, humanity has recovered somewhat, settling into an uneasy equilibrium with the shades in their new home.{{book ref|sfs}} They remain fearful that the Evil will cross the ocean at some point in the future and finish wiping out humanity.{{au ref|Threnody}} The new continent and the Forests are still largely unmapped and unexplored, and a handful of expeditions have set out to their original continent, but none have returned. Despite the records that the original refugees brought with them, the Fallen World and Evil have slipped into the realm of legend. Over this century, the city of [[Lastport]] has become the most powerful on the continent.{{book ref|sfs}} Its governor was killed by a criminal named [[Chesterton Divide]], who fled into the Forests. He was eventually killed by [[Silence Montane]] for the bounty on his head.

 

 

== Culture and Society ==