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	== <span>Era Nova, Year 3</span> <span style="font-size: 0.5em; background: #1c2541; color: #f4a261; padding: 0.4em 0.8em; border-radius: 4px; font-weight: normal;">Archived Era</span> ==		<h2 style="border-bottom: 2px solid #e0a96d; color: #0b132b; margin-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0.4em; font-family: 'Georgia', serif; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center;">
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	<span>Era Nova, Year 3</span>
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-<blockquote style="background: #f8fafc; border-left: 4px solid #1c2541; margin: 1.5em 0; padding: 1em 1.2em; color: #4b5563; font-style: italic;">''"The third year of Era Nova was a year of profound connection and severe environmental reckoning. As the nations of Aquila pushed their boundaries further into the deep waters and uncharted wilderness, the systems they built began to strain under the weight of unforeseen crises. Yet alongside the progress of civilization, the world's underlying forces - both mechanical and magical - began to reveal themselves more clearly."''</blockquote>
+<blockquote style="background: #f8fafc; border-left: 4px solid #1c2541; margin: 1.5em 0; padding: 1em 1.2em; color: #4b5563; font-style: italic;">''"The third year of Era Nova was a year of profound connection and severe environmental reckoning. As the nations of Aquila pushed their boundaries further into the deep waters and uncharted wilderness, the systems they built began to strain under the weight of unforeseen crises. Yet alongside the progress of civilization, the world's underlying forces - both mechanical and magical - began to reveal themselves more clearly."''</blockquote>The year opened in '''January''' with monumental shifts in leadership, industrial innovation, and maritime rescue. Following the unfortunate death of the previous clan leader, [[Kaisib Gams]] was named headman of the Gams clan in [[Orutogams]], immediately urging his people to modernize past traditional copper tools and armor. In [[Clockhaven]], [[Marko Heinberg]] secured a new job and acquired his first home, steadily rebuilding his life after his devastating shipwreck. Concurrently, [[Illias Goldman]] of [[The Goldman Company]] announced the construction of a grand Northern Rail across Serrano soil to connect the desert nations, while [[Torraence Lacy]] established his tent near [[Serrano]], suffering several arrow wounds and a dislocated arm during a chaotic cavern exploration where he doodled glow berries that made his tongue glow. In the wetlands of [[The Mühn Prosperity|Mühn Proper]], fenwrights successfully cultivated ferramoss near Hyme's Wall, allowing iron to be harvested as nodules through chemical baths rather than conventional mining. Meanwhile, the sentient spore entity [[Jimmy the Myceliei|Jimmy the Spore]] was abruptly captured by a large being and imprisoned in a cold, dark container with invisible walls.
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-<blockquote style="background: #f8fafc; border-left: 4px solid #e0a96d; margin: 1.5em 0 0 0; padding: 1em 1.2em; color: #4b5563; font-style: italic;"><nowiki>''By the end of Year 3, Aquila was no longer a world of tentative explorers. Its societies stood increasingly connected by treaties, trade, and rail, yet deeply scarred by the merciless toll of nature and the lingering traumas of the past. The foundations of a more connected age had been solidified, but its true cost was only beginning to be understood."'</nowiki></blockquote>
+As the seasonal transition entered '''January--February''', divine intervention and severe ecological disasters shook the continents. On the outskirts of the Vanguard territory, [[Sekhem]] stood entirely alone against twelve bandits; as his weapons shattered and his knees buckled, the heavens erupted in a colossal surge of golden-white light, and [[Thoth]] bestowed upon him a divine, gravity-defying warhammer to vanquish his foes. In [[The Eternal Kingdom of Istrania|Istrania]], Regent [[Valdemar Hvide]] reviewed reports of Serrano's decentralized, faithless governance and drafted a strategic proposal to [[Illias Goldman]] for a joint railway network.
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	<blockquote style="background: #f8fafc; border-left: 4px solid #1c2541; margin: 1.5em 0; padding: 1em 1.2em; color: #4b5563; font-style: italic;">"~~Quote here~~..."</blockquote>		<blockquote style="background: #f8fafc; border-left: 4px solid #1c2541; margin: 1.5em 0; padding: 1em 1.2em; color: #4b5563; font-style: italic;">''"The third year of Era Nova was a year of profound connection and severe environmental reckoning. As the nations of Aquila pushed their boundaries further into the deep waters and uncharted wilderness, the systems they built began to strain under the weight of unforeseen crises. Yet alongside the progress of civilization, the world's underlying forces - both mechanical and magical - began to reveal themselves more clearly."''</blockquote>
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	<blockquote style="background: #f8fafc; border-left: 4px solid #e0a96d; margin: 1.5em 0 0 0; padding: 1em 1.2em; color: #4b5563; font-style: italic;">~~"Quote here~~..."</blockquote>		<blockquote style="background: #f8fafc; border-left: 4px solid #e0a96d; margin: 1.5em 0 0 0; padding: 1em 1.2em; color: #4b5563; font-style: italic;"><nowiki>''By the end of Year 3, Aquila was no longer a world of tentative explorers. Its societies stood increasingly connected by treaties, trade, and rail, yet deeply scarred by the merciless toll of nature and the lingering traumas of the past. The foundations of a more connected age had been solidified, but its true cost was only beginning to be understood."'</nowiki></blockquote>
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	<p style="line-height: 1.6; color: #374151;">It is widely known that a prosperous world before Era Nova had existed. A world filled with many various people and nations, mythical beasts and magics, all thriving together in harmony. Until a sudden horrible apocalyptic event took place. The worlds most tragic event, which caused all previous civilizations to fall. Everything had gone up in flames. Realms, nations, magical creatures, one by one they were all either slain, or fell to whatever horrors the tragedy brought with it. No one knows how it started, or what lead to it. In todays day and age, all that is left are traces & cinders of the old world.</p>		<p style="line-height: 1.6; color: #374151;">It is widely known that a prosperous world before Era Nova had existed. A world filled with many various people and nations, mythical beasts and magics, all thriving together in harmony. Until a sudden horrible apocalyptic event took place. The worlds most tragic event, which caused all previous civilizations to fall. Everything had gone up in flames. Realms, nations, magical creatures, one by one they were all either slain, or fell to whatever horrors the tragedy brought with it. No one knows how it started, or what lead to it. In todays day and age, all that is left are traces & cinders of the old world.</p>
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	The final months of the year, spanning '''October--November''', brought profound grief and ecological terror. [[Seras]] returned to her northern tower only to find [[Risa]] dead, surrounded by ash and blackened ruins, while scholar [[Hapha Kering]] successfully completed a gruelling journey to the [[Vakaser Herders\|Vakaser]] border.		The final months of the year, spanning '''October--November''', brought profound grief and ecological terror. [[Seras]] returned to her northern tower only to find [[Risa]] dead, surrounded by ash and blackened ruins, while scholar [[Hapha Kering]] successfully completed a gruelling journey to the [[Vakaser Herders\|Vakaser]] border.

	In [[Clockhaven]], a sudden panic arose as local fish stocks vanished overnight, leaving behind the tiny, muddy paw prints of [[Tofu the Staff Cat]].		In [[Clockhaven]], a sudden panic arose as local fish stocks vanished overnight, leaving behind the tiny, muddy paw prints of [[Tofu the Cat\|Tofu the Staff Cat]].

	Simultaneously, [[Semet\|Queen Semet]] and [[Percival van der Berg\|Percival]] journeyed west ~~during '''November--December'''~~ to investigate the paralysis-inducing sickness ~~in the east~~. They discovered the abandoned village of [[Choroba]] filled with spore-covered corpses, witnessing shifting, mobile fungal organisms in the fields. Percival classified the creatures as the sentient and invasive [[Alveare]] before securing a live sample.		Simultaneously, during '''November--December''', [[Semet\|Queen Semet]] and [[Percival van der Berg\|Percival]] journeyed west to investigate the paralysis-inducing sickness. They discovered the abandoned village of [[Choroba]] filled with spore-covered corpses, witnessing shifting, mobile fungal organisms in the fields. Percival classified the creatures as the sentient and invasive [[Alveare]] before securing a live sample.

	~~Farther south~~, [[~~Kuri//aes~~]] ~~traders successfully bypassed~~ the [[~~Khasholo~~]] ~~unnoticed~~ to ~~trade gold for beautifully coloured red mangrove timber from [[The Eternal Kingdom of Istrania\|Istrania]]~~.		In the southern reaches of the world, rumors swept through [[Kingdom of Arkemorth\|Arkemorth]] following the excavation of immense, magical skeletal remains of an unidentified great beast. Emanating a faint, otherworldly magic aura, the archaeological site was quickly isolated, and the [[Mage]] was summoned to inspect the mysterious bones.

	~~The year concluded in '''late December''' with~~ [[~~Sekhem~~]] ~~establishing~~ the [[~~Vanguard~~ of ~~Thoth~~]], ~~a secretive military order in~~ [[~~Kheta-Kedet~~]] ~~sworn~~ to ~~protect~~ the ~~state in absolute solitude~~.		To the south, economic prospects surged as miners from [[Serrano]] taught the people of [[Dorurams]] more refined gold-extraction techniques, leading to the discovery of massive gold deposits within the plateau. This abundance of gold was brought to [[Hais!am]], where Kaptein [[Harakhas Gomas]] put it to use. Utilizing this wealth, [[Kuri//aes]] traders successfully bypassed the [[Khasholo]] unnoticed to trade gold for beautifully coloured red mangrove timber from [[The Eternal Kingdom of Istrania\|Istrania]].

	By the end of Year 2, the world of [[Aquila]] was no ~~longer a~~ collection of isolated settlements and distant peoples. Trade routes had begun to cross continents, maps had revealed the true scale of the world, nations had established diplomatic relationships, technology and magic had begun to influence one another, and conflicts had begun to spread beyond local borders.		The year concluded in '''late December''' with [[Sekhem]] establishing the [[Vanguard of Thoth]], a secretive military order in [[Kheta-Kedet]] sworn to protect the state in absolute solitude. Simultaneously, deep within the desert sands of [[Vakaser Herders\|Vakaser]] territory, a mystical discovery came to light when miners uncovered ancient, churning sands that presented the world with green and yellow figurines. Said to be remnants of a lost empire of eternal spring capable of bringing their wielders back from death, these artifacts remained guarded by a phantasmal, armored knight who sought to keep the 'bloom' forever buried.

			By the end of Year 2, the world of [[Aquila]] was no collection of isolated settlements and distant peoples. Trade routes had begun to cross continents, maps had revealed the true scale of the world, nations had established diplomatic relationships, technology and magic had begun to influence one another, and conflicts had begun to spread beyond local borders.

	Yet beneath this rapid development, something far more dangerous was emerging.		Yet beneath this rapid development, something far more dangerous was emerging.

	The discovery of the [[Alveare]] marked the beginning of a threat that could transcend the borders of every nation in Aquila - leaving the world permanently bound by shared discoveries, political rivalries, industrial ambition, personal tragedies, and the encroaching shadow of the unknown.		The discovery of the [[Alveare]] marked the beginning of a threat that could transcend the borders of every nation in Aquila - leaving the world permanently bound by shared discoveries, political rivalries, industrial ambition, personal tragedies, and the encroaching shadow of the unknown.<blockquote style="background: #f8fafc; border-left: 4px solid #e0a96d; margin: 1.5em 0 0 0; padding: 1em 1.2em; color: #4b5563; font-style: italic;">

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	"By the end of Year 2, Aquila was no longer a world of isolated peoples. Trade routes crossed continents, maps revealed lands once unknown, nations exchanged knowledge and ambitions, and distant societies began to shape one another's futures. The foundations of a truly connected world had been laid."		"By the end of Year 2, Aquila was no longer a world of isolated peoples. Trade routes crossed continents, maps revealed lands once unknown, nations exchanged knowledge and ambitions, and distant societies began to shape one another's futures. The foundations of a truly connected world had been laid."
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	"The first year of Era Nova marked the beginning of a new age for the peoples of Aquila. Across the world, nations established themselves, old societies developed new ambitions, explorers crossed unfamiliar lands, and discoveries began to connect peoples who had previously known one another only through rumour."		"The first year of Era Nova marked the beginning of a new age for the peoples of Aquila. Across the world, nations established themselves, old societies developed new ambitions, explorers crossed unfamiliar lands, and discoveries began to connect peoples who had previously known one another only through rumour."
	</blockquote>The first year of the new era - designated as '''Era Nova''' - marked a monumental dawn for the scattered peoples of Aquila. Following a devastating ancient Cataclysm that reduced the advanced civilisations of the past to forgotten cinders, thousands of years had passed in isolated silence. On '''January''' of the first year, this long isolation began to dissolve as survivors, explorers, and newly emerging nations across the globe took their first tentative steps toward building a connected world.		</blockquote>

			The first year of the new era - designated as '''Era Nova''' - marked a monumental dawn for the scattered peoples of Aquila. Following a devastating ancient Cataclysm that reduced the advanced civilisations of the past to forgotten cinders, thousands of years had passed in isolated silence. On '''January''' of the first year, this long isolation began to dissolve as survivors, explorers, and newly emerging nations across the globe took their first tentative steps toward building a connected world.

	As the era commenced in '''January--February''', early movements of individual destiny began to unfold. Far to the East, [[Basil Blight]] began his personal journal, drifting upon the gentle waves of the sea after leaving behind a cruel life in search of purpose, hope, and treasures. Concurrently, [[Regulus Belwing]], a young shulk who was not built for travel, made the agonising decision to escape his head archivist training and emotional abuse. Packing his clothes and his most precious possession, ''Diana's scriptures & blessings'', he said an emotional final farewell to his quiet sister Remy before stepping through an unstable gateway in search of a free life in the Overworld.		As the era commenced in '''January--February''', early movements of individual destiny began to unfold. Far to the East, [[Basil Blight]] began his personal journal, drifting upon the gentle waves of the sea after leaving behind a cruel life in search of purpose, hope, and treasures. Concurrently, [[Regulus Belwing]], a young shulk who was not built for travel, made the agonising decision to escape his head archivist training and emotional abuse. Packing his clothes and his most precious possession, ''Diana's scriptures & blessings'', he said an emotional final farewell to his quiet sister Remy before stepping through an unstable gateway in search of a free life in the Overworld.
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	At the same time, High Chief [[Estorrum]] of Baylara traded a family spear to a traveller from the Mystic Hand for an ''Orb of Power'', marking the terrifying return of active magic as unexplainable nightmares began to plague his sleep.		At the same time, High Chief [[Estorrum]] of Baylara traded a family spear to a traveller from the Mystic Hand for an ''Orb of Power'', marking the terrifying return of active magic as unexplainable nightmares began to plague his sleep.

	By the end of Year One, the scattered fragments of Aquila had slowly converged, laying the foundation for a connected new historical age.<blockquote style="background: #f8fafc; border-left: 4px solid #e0a96d; margin: 1.5em 0 0 0; padding: 1em 1.2em; color: #4b5563; font-style: italic;">		By the end of Year One, the scattered fragments of Aquila had slowly converged, laying the foundation for a connected new historical age.

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	"For thousands of years, the peoples of Aquila had lived among the ruins of a forgotten world. In the first year of Era Nova, they began to build something new - and, for the first time in generations, the world began to remember itself."		"For thousands of years, the peoples of Aquila had lived among the ruins of a forgotten world. In the first year of Era Nova, they began to build something new - and, for the first time in generations, the world began to remember itself."
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	"The second year of Era Nova was a year of connection. Nations that had once stood separated by oceans and deserts began to trade, negotiate, explore, and compete. Yet as the world grew smaller, its dangers grew closer - and beneath the progress of civilisation, something ancient was beginning to stir."		"The second year of Era Nova was a year of connection. Nations that had once stood separated by oceans and deserts began to trade, negotiate, explore, and compete. Yet as the world grew smaller, its dangers grew closer - and beneath the progress of civilisation, something ancient was beginning to stir."
	</blockquote>The second year of Era Nova marked a transitional period of rapid development, international connection, and growing complexity across the world of Aquila. While the initial months of the era were defined by individual survival, isolated discovery, and tentative settlements, the second year saw the emergence of global networks, institutional organisation, and localised conflicts that would permanently link previously separated societies.		</blockquote>

			The second year of Era Nova marked a transitional period of rapid development, international connection, and growing complexity across the world of Aquila. While the initial months of the era were defined by individual survival, isolated discovery, and tentative settlements, the second year saw the emergence of global networks, institutional organisation, and localised conflicts that would permanently link previously separated societies.

	The year opened in '''January''' with quiet territorial and personal shifts. In the arid mesas of the central frontier, [[Osiris]] departed the sands of [[Kheta-Kedet]] to settle in a weathered, abandoned structure on the outskirts of [[Serrano]]. This departure was quickly followed by a clandestine return to his former home during '''January--February''', where he secretly observed [[Semet\|Queen Semet]] and noted with a growing tightness in his chest that the goddess-queen appeared entirely unchanged by time.		The year opened in '''January''' with quiet territorial and personal shifts. In the arid mesas of the central frontier, [[Osiris]] departed the sands of [[Kheta-Kedet]] to settle in a weathered, abandoned structure on the outskirts of [[Serrano]]. This departure was quickly followed by a clandestine return to his former home during '''January--February''', where he secretly observed [[Semet\|Queen Semet]] and noted with a growing tightness in his chest that the goddess-queen appeared entirely unchanged by time.
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	The final months of the year, spanning '''October--November''', brought profound grief and ecological terror. [[Seras]] returned to her northern tower only to find [[Risa]] dead, surrounded by ash and blackened ruins, while scholar [[Hapha Kering]] successfully completed a gruelling journey to the [[Vakaser Herders\|Vakaser]] border.		The final months of the year, spanning '''October--November''', brought profound grief and ecological terror. [[Seras]] returned to her northern tower only to find [[Risa]] dead, surrounded by ash and blackened ruins, while scholar [[Hapha Kering]] successfully completed a gruelling journey to the [[Vakaser Herders\|Vakaser]] border.

	In [[Clockhaven]], a sudden panic arose as local fish stocks vanished overnight, leaving behind the tiny, muddy paw prints of [[~~Tofu the Cat\|~~Tofu the Staff Cat]].		In [[Clockhaven]], a sudden panic arose as local fish stocks vanished overnight, leaving behind the tiny, muddy paw prints of [[Tofu the Staff Cat]].

	Simultaneously~~, during '''November--December'''~~, [[Semet\|Queen Semet]] and [[Percival van der Berg\|Percival]] journeyed west to investigate the paralysis-inducing sickness. They discovered the abandoned village of [[Choroba]] filled with spore-covered corpses, witnessing shifting, mobile fungal organisms in the fields. Percival classified the creatures as the sentient and invasive [[Alveare]] before securing a live sample.		Simultaneously, [[Semet\|Queen Semet]] and [[Percival van der Berg\|Percival]] journeyed west during '''November--December''' to investigate the paralysis-inducing sickness in the east. They discovered the abandoned village of [[Choroba]] filled with spore-covered corpses, witnessing shifting, mobile fungal organisms in the fields. Percival classified the creatures as the sentient and invasive [[Alveare]] before securing a live sample.

	~~In the northern reaches of the world~~, ~~rumors swept through~~ [[~~Kingdom of Arkemorth\|Arkemorth~~]] ~~following the excavation of immense, magical skeletal remains of an unidentified great beast. Emanating a faint, otherworldly magic aura, the archaeological site was quickly isolated, and~~ the [[~~Mage~~]] ~~was summoned~~ to ~~inspect the mysterious bones~~.		Farther south, [[Kuri//aes]] traders successfully bypassed the [[Khasholo]] unnoticed to trade gold for beautifully coloured red mangrove timber from [[The Eternal Kingdom of Istrania\|Istrania]].

	~~To the south, economic prospects surged as miners from~~ [[~~Serrano~~]] ~~taught~~ the ~~people of~~ [[~~Dorurams]] more refined gold-extraction techniques, leading to the discovery of massive gold deposits within the plateau. This abundance~~ of ~~gold was brought to [[Hais!am~~]], ~~where Kaptein~~ [[~~Harakhas Gomas~~]] ~~put it~~ to ~~use. Utilizing this wealth, [[Kuri//aes]] traders successfully bypassed~~ the ~~[[Khasholo]] unnoticed to trade gold for beautifully coloured red mangrove timber from [[The Eternal Kingdom of Istrania\|Istrania]]~~.		The year concluded in '''late December''' with [[Sekhem]] establishing the [[Vanguard of Thoth]], a secretive military order in [[Kheta-Kedet]] sworn to protect the state in absolute solitude.

	~~The year concluded in '''late December''' with [[Sekhem]] establishing~~ the ~~[[Vanguard~~ of ~~Thoth]], a secretive military order in [[Kheta-Kedet]] sworn to protect the state in absolute solitude. Simultaneously~~, ~~deep within~~ the ~~desert sands~~ of [[~~Vakaser Herders\|Vakaser~~]] ~~territory,~~ a ~~mystical discovery came~~ to ~~light when miners uncovered ancient~~, ~~churning sands that presented~~ the world ~~with green~~ and ~~yellow figurines. Said~~ to ~~be remnants of a lost empire of eternal spring capable of bringing their wielders back from death~~, ~~these artifacts remained guarded by a phantasmal, armored knight who sought~~ to ~~keep the 'bloom' forever buried~~.		By the end of Year 2, the world of [[Aquila]] was no longer a collection of isolated settlements and distant peoples. Trade routes had begun to cross continents, maps had revealed the true scale of the world, nations had established diplomatic relationships, technology and magic had begun to influence one another, and conflicts had begun to spread beyond local borders.

	~~By the end of Year 2~~, ~~the world of [[Aquila]]~~ was no collection of isolated settlements and distant peoples. Trade routes had begun to cross continents, maps had revealed the true scale of the world, nations had established diplomatic relationships, technology and magic had begun to influence one another, and conflicts had begun to spread beyond local borders.		Yet beneath this rapid development, something far more dangerous was emerging.

	~~Yet beneath this rapid development~~, ~~something far more dangerous was emerging~~.		The discovery of the [[Alveare]] marked the beginning of a threat that could transcend the borders of every nation in Aquila - leaving the world permanently bound by shared discoveries, political rivalries, industrial ambition, personal tragedies, and the encroaching shadow of the unknown.

	The discovery of the [[Alveare]] marked the beginning of a threat that could transcend the borders of every nation in Aquila - leaving the world permanently bound by shared discoveries, political rivalries, industrial ambition, personal tragedies, and the encroaching shadow of the unknown.<blockquote style="background: #f8fafc; border-left: 4px solid #e0a96d; margin: 1.5em 0 0 0; padding: 1em 1.2em; color: #4b5563; font-style: italic;">		<blockquote style="background: #f8fafc; border-left: 4px solid #e0a96d; margin: 1.5em 0 0 0; padding: 1em 1.2em; color: #4b5563; font-style: italic;">
	"By the end of Year 2, Aquila was no longer a world of isolated peoples. Trade routes crossed continents, maps revealed lands once unknown, nations exchanged knowledge and ambitions, and distant societies began to shape one another's futures. The foundations of a truly connected world had been laid."		"By the end of Year 2, Aquila was no longer a world of isolated peoples. Trade routes crossed continents, maps revealed lands once unknown, nations exchanged knowledge and ambitions, and distant societies began to shape one another's futures. The foundations of a truly connected world had been laid."
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	The final months of the year, spanning '''October--November''', brought profound grief and ecological terror. [[Seras]] returned to her northern tower only to find [[Risa]] dead, surrounded by ash and blackened ruins, while scholar [[Hapha Kering]] successfully completed a gruelling journey to the [[Vakaser Herders\|Vakaser]] border.		The final months of the year, spanning '''October--November''', brought profound grief and ecological terror. [[Seras]] returned to her northern tower only to find [[Risa]] dead, surrounded by ash and blackened ruins, while scholar [[Hapha Kering]] successfully completed a gruelling journey to the [[Vakaser Herders\|Vakaser]] border.

	In [[Clockhaven]], a sudden panic arose as local fish stocks vanished overnight, leaving behind the tiny, muddy paw prints of [[Tofu the Staff Cat]].		In [[Clockhaven]], a sudden panic arose as local fish stocks vanished overnight, leaving behind the tiny, muddy paw prints of [[Tofu the Cat\|Tofu the Staff Cat]].

	Simultaneously, [[Semet\|Queen Semet]] and [[Percival van der Berg\|Percival]] journeyed west ~~during '''November--December'''~~ to investigate the paralysis-inducing sickness ~~in the east~~. They discovered the abandoned village of [[Choroba]] filled with spore-covered corpses, witnessing shifting, mobile fungal organisms in the fields. Percival classified the creatures as the sentient and invasive [[Alveare]] before securing a live sample.		Simultaneously, during '''November--December''', [[Semet\|Queen Semet]] and [[Percival van der Berg\|Percival]] journeyed west to investigate the paralysis-inducing sickness. They discovered the abandoned village of [[Choroba]] filled with spore-covered corpses, witnessing shifting, mobile fungal organisms in the fields. Percival classified the creatures as the sentient and invasive [[Alveare]] before securing a live sample.

	~~Farther south~~, [[~~Kuri//aes~~]] ~~traders successfully bypassed~~ the [[~~Khasholo~~]] ~~unnoticed~~ to ~~trade gold for beautifully coloured red mangrove timber from [[The Eternal Kingdom of Istrania\|Istrania]]~~.		In the northern reaches of the world, rumors swept through [[Kingdom of Arkemorth\|Arkemorth]] following the excavation of immense, magical skeletal remains of an unidentified great beast. Emanating a faint, otherworldly magic aura, the archaeological site was quickly isolated, and the [[Mage]] was summoned to inspect the mysterious bones.

	~~The year concluded in '''late December''' with~~ [[~~Sekhem~~]] ~~establishing~~ the [[~~Vanguard~~ of ~~Thoth~~]], ~~a secretive military order in~~ [[~~Kheta-Kedet~~]] ~~sworn~~ to ~~protect~~ the ~~state in absolute solitude~~.		To the south, economic prospects surged as miners from [[Serrano]] taught the people of [[Dorurams]] more refined gold-extraction techniques, leading to the discovery of massive gold deposits within the plateau. This abundance of gold was brought to [[Hais!am]], where Kaptein [[Harakhas Gomas]] put it to use. Utilizing this wealth, [[Kuri//aes]] traders successfully bypassed the [[Khasholo]] unnoticed to trade gold for beautifully coloured red mangrove timber from [[The Eternal Kingdom of Istrania\|Istrania]].

	By the end of Year 2, the world of [[Aquila]] was no ~~longer a~~ collection of isolated settlements and distant peoples. Trade routes had begun to cross continents, maps had revealed the true scale of the world, nations had established diplomatic relationships, technology and magic had begun to influence one another, and conflicts had begun to spread beyond local borders.		The year concluded in '''late December''' with [[Sekhem]] establishing the [[Vanguard of Thoth]], a secretive military order in [[Kheta-Kedet]] sworn to protect the state in absolute solitude. Simultaneously, deep within the desert sands of [[Vakaser Herders\|Vakaser]] territory, a mystical discovery came to light when miners uncovered ancient, churning sands that presented the world with green and yellow figurines. Said to be remnants of a lost empire of eternal spring capable of bringing their wielders back from death, these artifacts remained guarded by a phantasmal, armored knight who sought to keep the 'bloom' forever buried.

			By the end of Year 2, the world of [[Aquila]] was no collection of isolated settlements and distant peoples. Trade routes had begun to cross continents, maps had revealed the true scale of the world, nations had established diplomatic relationships, technology and magic had begun to influence one another, and conflicts had begun to spread beyond local borders.

	Yet beneath this rapid development, something far more dangerous was emerging.		Yet beneath this rapid development, something far more dangerous was emerging.