History
History
A comprehensive historical record of the AquilaPRJ world, tracking eras, milestones, and community developments.
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Extensive history of AquilaPRJ. For a summarized overview, see Condensed History. All chronological news posts can be tracked via Events, and calendar mechanics are detailed under Calendar & Timeline Mechanics.
Prior to Era Nova Ancient Era
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.
Era Nova, Year 1 Archived Era
"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 rumor."
Thousands of years after the Cataclysm, the peoples of Aquila entered the first year of a new era. Although civilizations had long flourished across the world, much of Aquila remained divided by vast oceans, deserts, mountains and simple uncertainty. Many nations knew little of the lands beyond their immediate surroundings.
The beginning of Era Nova saw this isolation gradually begin to change.
Across Aquila, nations continued to develop their settlements and institutions. The Technate of Koperdam began an ambitious programme of infrastructure and expansion, while the Union of Coronado continued to be shaped by the independence of its constituent communities. In Baylara, the succession of the Copper Throne became increasingly complicated following the birth of a second male heir, creating divisions among the nobility surrounding the young Metanom and his infant brother Gavilios.
In other lands, the foundations of new settlements were laid. The fortress city of Vestad began construction under Katherine Kingswell, intended to serve as a final defensive refuge for Koperdam. In Coronado, the Heartwood Estate became the centre of renewed political activity as Stella Heartwood took an increasingly active role in the affairs of the Union.
The year was also marked by encounters between peoples who had previously remained distant from one another.
Explorers and travellers crossed the borders of numerous civilizations. The Kuri//aes, Serrano, Kheta-Kedet, Union of Coronado and other societies encountered outsiders and began to become known beyond their own territories.
In Kheta-Kedet, the return of Osiris brought an unusual personal connection between the past and present, while Queen Semet continued to contemplate the future of her civilization and its expansion along the Mistra-Itrw. In the lands of the Kuri//aes, Harakhas Gomas travelled between settlements such as Hais!am and Orutogams, witnessing both the persistence of old traditions and the gradual adoption of new materials and practices.
Coronado, meanwhile, faced growing internal tensions. Relations between settlements such as Demeralia and Riverston deteriorated following a violent confrontation over supplies, resulting in multiple deaths. With the position of Governor remaining vacant, attempts to restore political unity faced considerable resistance.
Elsewhere, the natural world presented discoveries of its own.
In Asphodel, villagers reported the appearance of a mysterious creature in the skies above a rural settlement. The large, shadowy bird was seen descending into a nearby flower forest, prompting an expedition to investigate its disappearance.
The expedition uncovered an abundance of unusual fungi and discoloured vegetation. The discovery would later become connected to a mysterious illness affecting the local population. Samples were studied and a temporary medicine was eventually developed, although the true nature of the organisms remained uncertain.
The year also brought considerable developments within Koperdam.
Under the direction of Henry Westcroft, construction and infrastructure projects expanded throughout the Technate. The opening of Clockhaven Eastern Station marked the completion of Koperdam's first operational railway, establishing a direct connection between Clockhaven and Vestad and beginning the development of a wider national railway network.
The government subsequently established Koperdam Railways, a national organisation responsible for the future expansion and operation of the Technate's rail infrastructure.
Koperdam's intellectual and cartographic institutions also expanded. Following the completion of the first modern survey of Aquila, the Koperdam Atlas Bureau was established to produce regional, continental, national, military and custom maps for clients throughout the world.
Perhaps the most significant development of the year, however, was the growing understanding of Aquila itself.
Percival van der Berg undertook an extensive expedition beyond the borders of Koperdam, travelling across oceans and unfamiliar territories and recording the geography, settlements and peoples he encountered. His journey brought him into contact with numerous civilizations and provided Koperdam with information that had previously been unavailable to it.
His expedition also produced several significant discoveries, including previously undocumented landscapes and unusual fungal organisms in the southern regions.
Percival's observations were eventually returned to Koperdam, where they were compiled and refined by Henry Westcroft. Together, their work produced the World Map, the first comprehensive modern survey of the known world.
Copies of the survey were distributed among nations across Aquila, providing rulers, explorers and scholars with a common geographical reference for the first time in the modern age.
The map was incomplete. Many territories remained poorly understood, borders were uncertain, and vast regions had yet to be explored. Nevertheless, it represented a fundamental change in the way the peoples of Aquila understood their world.
Yet the first year of Era Nova was not defined solely by exploration and discovery.
Individuals across Aquila experienced their own changes and challenges. Basil Blight survived a shipwreck and continued to establish his pirate settlement among the islands of Basil's Buccaneers. Sylvis Pardali struggled with uncertainty while adjusting to the world around her. Rullen Bellfore arrived at his new windstead in Mühn Proper, taking responsibility for an isolated tract of land. Valdemar Hvide continued his ambitions surrounding the development of a port, while Thabit documented his own experiences through a small book.
Political and personal responsibilities also grew for figures such as Stella Heartwood, Henry Westcroft, Harakhas Gomas and Estorrum, whose decisions increasingly affected the societies around them.
The year therefore saw the beginnings of countless stories that would continue far beyond its conclusion.
By the end of Era Nova, Year 1, Aquila was no longer quite the same world it had been at its beginning.
New settlements were being constructed. Nations were developing their political identities. Trade, exploration and travel were beginning to connect distant peoples. Conflicts threatened the stability of some societies, while discoveries promised new opportunities for others.
Most importantly, the peoples of Aquila had begun to see their world as something that could be understood beyond the boundaries of their own nations.
The first year of Era Nova was therefore not the story of a single expedition, nation or individual.
It was the beginning of a connected age.
"The world had been discovered in fragments for thousands of years. In Era Nova, those fragments began to become a history."
Era Nova, Year 2 Archived Era
"The second year of Era Nova marked a transitional period of rapid development, international connection, and growing complexity across the world of Aquila."
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 Queen Semet and noted with a growing tightness in his chest that the goddess-queen appeared entirely unchanged by time.
Meanwhile, in Coronado, rising resource shortages sparked a bitter winter crisis. Stella Heartwood, Sheriff Galloway, and Mayor Johnston travelled to Riverston to negotiate a unified governorship, only to have their peaceful overtures flatly rejected by Riverston's stubborn Mayor, James Glover.
Tensions simmered further into February--March when the newly established Koperdam Atlas Bureau opened its doors, while Mist Tyrius initiated a desperate search for her missing ghast, Whisk, distributing hand-painted posters across the southern grove. At the same time, Queen Semet drafted reflections on her family's legacy, trade, and the eventual succession of her daughters.
As spring arrived in March--April, the institutional landscape of Serrano expanded with the opening of its cultural museum, a library, and several foreign embassies intended to foster diplomacy. Concurrently, in Clockhaven, industrial progress clashed with public dissent when anti-railway graffiti painted by the Sulehood - demanding that Koperdam "BAN ALL RAILWAYS" - was discovered across the newly opened Eastern Station.
Chief Artificer Henry Westcroft attempted to dismiss the creative vandalism, but his focus was soon consumed by a far more alarming development: a sudden, violent spasm in his drafting hand that threatened his legendary precision.
The friction between magic, science, and trade deepened into April--May. While blessing merchants at the city gates, Queen Semet encountered Osiris beneath his mysterious dark cloak, trading her nation's rare flying squids for his intricate architectural designs. Back in Coronado, Stella Heartwood and her deputies sought southern allies in the decaying ghost town of Dredgewater Falls, securing the representation of its sole remaining resident, Alfred Keuchly, in an effort to outmanoeuvre Riverston's political bloc.
Meanwhile, Sir Percival van der Berg completed his mapping of Hekamwt and sent a letter to Queen Semet, advising her to prepare for their upcoming grand voyage.
The seasonal transition into May--June brought a massive wave of international diplomacy alongside the first outbreaks of organised warfare. The global adventurers' organisation known as The Guild officially established its presence in Aquila, while Serrano hosted a historic diplomatic summit mediated by Osiris between Kheta-Kedet and Serrano's decentralised clans. Despite the summit's diplomatic purpose, Semet's advisor Khiron harboured deep suspicions about Osiris's strangely familiar presence.
In Dorurams, a unique coastal village carved into terracotta pillars and featuring an eternally burning red rock beside an obsidian portal, Kaptein Harakhas Gomas consulted Serrano miners in an effort to teach his people more refined gold-extraction techniques.
During his stay, Harakhas met Sir Percival van der Berg, receiving Koperdam's newly compiled World Map and providing Percival with Sniffer Eggs in exchange.
But this era of connection also brought darker developments. Harakhas witnessed slaves from Coronado arriving in Orutogams via a merchant travelling on a flying squid, while a wandering Mage explored Clockhaven, documenting Koperdam's clockwork machinery and steam engines as a spectacular new form of "science" magic.
Simultaneously, Regent Valdemar Hvide of Istrania burned with fury upon realising that Percival had traversed holy Istramark unnoticed. Yet his anger soon gave way to a desire for innovation, and he began considering the aggressive acquisition of foreign railway technology from the Technate of Koperdam.
In Coronado, the cold war erupted into a bloody street battle in Demeralia. Stella Heartwood struck first by throwing a dagger at the invading gang's leader, but the conflict ended in tragedy when Mayor Johnston was taken hostage and brutally beheaded.
In Koperdam, Henry Westcroft's physical tremor deteriorated, forcing him to lock himself away inside his study to hide his failing arm while desperately drafting the logistical calculations for Clockhaven's grand copper and coal warehouse.
By June--July, the world continued to adapt to these shifting tides. The Royal Emporium of Istrania opened a temporary field shop, Torraence Lacy completed a gruelling trek to resettle in Serrano after dislocating his arm in a bear attack, and Tofu the Staff Cat painted paw-portraits of her companion, Soya.
Yet personal struggles increasingly dominated the late summer. Henry Westcroft's arm spasm deteriorated into total forearm paralysis, forcing him to wear heavy work gloves at all times to conceal his condition while completing the Grand Warehouse of Clockhaven during July--August.
Fearing that Koperdam's illusion of absolute progress would shatter if one of its founders were seen as broken, Henry privately locked his workshop doors and prepared to flee into the frontier.
In Kheta-Kedet, Queen Semet hosted a grand farewell feast for Percival before embarking on an official state voyage to Koperdam. Meanwhile, Marko Heinberg found himself shipwrecked and destitute, ultimately accepting a job in Koperdam in an attempt to rebuild his life.
The transition from August--September was marked by momentous state diplomacy and sudden tragedy. Queen Semet arrived in Koperdam to tour the steam-powered capital of Clockhaven. She later visited Percival's modest private workshop, where the two shared a personal meal and discussed the deep, isolating burdens of leadership. There, Semet removed her veil to reveal her striking orange eyes.
In Coronado, the political landscape shifted when Stella Heartwood convened the council at her estate, officially uniting the governorship and establishing the volunteer Coronado Rangers.
But shadows grew elsewhere. A paralysis-inducing sickness swept through the eastern village of Choroba, while in Baylara, High Chief Estorrum's infant son, Gavilios, was tragically killed in a ruthless Illager ambush.
In the far north, a newly awakened winged figure named Seras broke out of a cocoon under Risa's guidance, learning that she belonged to the deceased race known as the Icari.
Henry Westcroft's desperate secret quest reached its climax in October when he reached the tower of Electrus. In a gruelling, clinical procedure, his dead limb was amputated, and Electrus used electromancy to channel a blinding jolt of lightning that fused a copper prototype prosthetic directly into Henry's nerves - marking the era's first known cybernetic integration.
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 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.
Simultaneously, Queen Semet and 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.
Farther south, Kuri//aes traders successfully bypassed the Khasholo unnoticed to trade gold for beautifully coloured red mangrove timber from 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.
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.
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.
"Year 2 of Era Nova was over. The world had changed."
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