Post by Fin on Jul 9, 2023 6:35:02 GMT -6
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Year 1
With the signing of a ceasefire between the warring nations of Sonora and Torensten, the world of Zephon has finally found peace. However, the sages foretell of a great shift on the horizon as written by the stars.
- Jan 2015 - June 2015Quarter 1Rumors of strange phenomena reach the cities. They tell of unidentified lights in the wilderness, of unusual monster activities, and of a mysterious people capable of impossible feats of strength and magic. These people, now called Outlanders, seem to have no idea where they are, how they got there, or at times their own identities. These rumors are yet to be confirmed.
- July 2015 - Dec 2015Quarter 2More so-called Outlanders wander into the cities, causing a stir of unease and distrust. A particularly violent attack on the guards of an ancient hero's tomb raises fears that the new strangers might pose a threat to Zephon's people and nations. Tales of legendary feats abound.
- Jan 2016 - June 2016Quarter 3These new warriors are revealed as both heroes and villains as a great demon known only as Chaos descends upon the city of Torensten. Four Outlanders are instrumental in the demon's defeat even as others take the opportunity to slaughter fleeing civilians. The disaster leaves the city in ruin. Casualties are high.
- July 2016 - Dec 2016Quarter 4Helpful forces aid the ruined city with rescue efforts and disaster relief. The traumatic event births a great unease over the future. The demon seems a herald of a new age of unrest and destruction. As many of the new arrivals are as praised as they are feared.
Year 2
As the first year comes to an end, it becomes clear that the travelers are here to stay. The world must adjust to their influences, both for good and ill.
- Jan 2017 - June 2017Quarter 1Hardly a season has passed before Torensten is struck by ever more catastrophe. It's discovered that the city was built upon the ancient Dragon's Gate, a seal that has kept hundreds of draconic beasts dormant in the castle's subterranean tunnels. A scheming sorcerer manages to break the seal, releasing a swarm of frenzied dragons upon the city and the world at large.
- July 2017 - Dec 2017Quarter 2The dragons take flight across the nations of Torensten and Provo, preying upon small villages that don't have the means to repel their attacks. Meanwhile, the world is besieged by a plague of natural disasters dubbed the Reignstorm which takes as many lives as the marauding monsters. The people are desperate -- the heroes, exhausted.
- Jan 2018 - June 2018Quarter 3Activated by the Reignstorm, a legendary warrior's tomb awakens with a burst of light streaking into the sky. Sensing a disturbance, three teams of Outlanders infiltrate the tower. They are met with the spirit of the fallen warrior, now corrupted by darkness. He warns of an evil which will soon return to Zephon and of the Fiends which will see its will done.
- July 2018 - Dec 2018Quarter 4In response to the ongoing catastrophes, great heroes begin to organize and plan their counter-offenses. Most notable is the founding of the Dragonblades, an organization dedicated to their fight against bandits, monsters, and anything else which might threaten their new home. For a brief moment, it seems there might be some hope for Zephon after all.
Year 3
With their illusory peace shattered, a desperate world wonders what could possibly come next. They cling to their saviors, their religions, and their own fearful bigotry. Zephon will never be the same.
- Jan 2019 - June 2019Quarter 1The city of Metaia, a scholarly haven and trade route to Aljana, falls. Its end comes suddenly as the earth is sapped of life and zombies emerge from the temple's catacombs in a great, ghastly horde. The city is quickly overrun, and even as heroes purify the earth crystal and defeat the great fiend of earth, Metaia is abandoned to its fate -- a desolated and deathly ruin.
- July 2019 - Dec 2019Quarter 2Over a year has passed since Torensten's last disaster, and the city has worked tirelessly for its restoration. In celebration of its recovery, the noblemen throw an elaborate masquerade, inviting all manner of interesting players to their game. To everyone's surprise, the night ends without any kind of catastrophe.
- Jan 2020 - June 2020Quarter 3While establishments in Provo try to raise spirits by hosting meet-ups and dating events, the city of Sonora faces its first Outlander-related crises. These include attacks by robotic houses and assaults on city guards by helicopter pilots, deadly swordsmen, a sharp-shooter, and a medieval knight. This prompts a rise in militarism and distrust in the city.
- July 2020 - Dec 2020Quarter 4Torensten's full restoration is completed in time for a two-week long hurricane resulting in deadly floods and the annihilation of the port city's entire harbor. An expedition of four ships is sent to defeat the Kraken and purify the water crystal, but only two make it to their destination. After great tragedy and trauma, the heroes emerge victorious and return to a city still reeling from its latest disaster.
Year 4
Zephon has become accustomed to its new status quo, but that doesn't mean it's any less mistrusting. Endless disaster has forged a survivor's mindset in many, and there's a rising dread that the worst is yet to come.
- Jan 2021 - June 2021Quarter 1Across Zephon, devastating clashes between Outlanders shake the confidence of the world's people. A fight between three supersoldiers in Provo destroys the main town square while in Torensten, the Dragonblades are faced with a dangerous enemy who slaughters their recruits in search of a worthy battle. Even still, other adventurers prepare expeditions into the Metaia Temple and World Sight ruins seeking to uncover secrets long buried and forgotten.
- July 2021 - Dec 2021Quarter 2A meeting at Provo's famed Moonwhisper Manor goes awry when the estate's owner, Jules de Lune, was found murdered in his own ballroom and the staff were turned to monsters. No arrests were made after the manor was set aflame, destroying all evidence of wrongdoing. Suspicions of Outlanders and Provo's nobility both rose in turn at claims of the horrifying experiments performed within the manor's walls.
- Jan 2022 - June 2022Quarter 3This quarter was surprisingly, and welcomingly, quiet. New alliances were born, and new rivalries were forged. Scars from conflicts past dotted the landscapes and cities, never allowing denizens of the world or the visitors to forget what they had gone through, and allowing the Heroes that protected the people the conviction to stand up to whatever threats lie in wait.
- July 2022 - Dec 2022Quarter 4Historians and scholars had been recording the conflicts involving and caused by the Outlanders over the past few years. The demon rising in Torensten, the Dragon's Gate being breached, the Reignstorm raging across the land. The Undead had risen, and a Kraken had threatened the ports and shores of the vast land. Adventure sprouts wherever the Outlanders go, and this relatively peaceful year has seen plenty of adventurers spring forth into the frontier. But peace is never permanent, and the world waits with bated breath for whatever may emerge.
Year 5
A year without large scale disaster has put some at ease while others grow more wary of conflicts between Outlanders destroying their homes and livelihoods instead. Outlanders have become both a pillar of Zephon's communities and a constant and notable threat. No one knows when the next disaster might strike.
- Jan 2023 - June 2023Quarter 1 Coming Soon!
- July 2023 - Dec 2023Quarter 2 Coming Soon!
- Jan 2024 - June 2024Quarter 3 Ongoing
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