Lore & History

The World of EverReign
A vast and mysterious place filled with diverse cultures, people, and magic. Constantly under the threat of invading gods, spirits, and beast alike, there seems to be no end to the troubles. Although, there had to have been a beginning, at least from the perspective of the mortals living on EverReign.

The First Years
"If there was a time of mortals before this, then it has been forgotten. "

Earth, the original home of the human race. They believed themselves to be at the top of the food chain. This idea changed after a series of events that took place over about a decade. Ripples in the different dimensions along with the Mortal Realm caused an influx of monsters and humanoid beings to bombard the world of man. This would be known as the First Flooding.

In this time period, tech had reached unbelievable heights and magic was a thing of the past. Not much of what was before this time, Its secrets and treasures. Many of which would be forgotten in the coming ages.

"First Flooding"
The causes of the floods have been speculated by all who know of it. The Holy Aspect sees it as the Gods having been angered by the lack of believers and humans not following their will, The Earthlen saw it as punishment from the great spirit of Terra for the many transgression made by humans against the planet that gives them life, even the Society of the Last Hammer theorized that the events had actually been from a catastrophe caused by weapons of destruction crafted by our own hands. Many other groups also used the events as reasoning or propaganda for their causes.

When the first recorded major rift opened, it brought one of most terrifying groups seen in this time, the Darklanders. Beings equipped with powers and weaponry that outmatched that of the current human forces. The Darklanders, who were unknown to the humans, completely wiped through entire nations and countries who rebelled. They began mass subjugations of entire countries where they would run strange tests and force humans to take part in genocidal acts.

Humanity might have met its end if not for the valiant efforts of a single man by the name of Arkrov Rezin. Rezin managed to send a message over most emergency broadcast outlets around the world. The message was simply around 2 hours of the word "Fight" being said in every language. although small, his actions would be remembered as the catalyst for the Plight of Rezin.

Thanks to their combined efforts, the humans managed to take their captors by surprise who where struggling to figure out the source of the unseen speaker. The Darklanders did not anticipate further resistance even in the face of death by the humans, effectively forgetting one of their greatest assets. The humans managed to escape the grasp of their foreign captivators but not without suffering unthinkable losses. The groups that did survive found themselves faced with even more challenges like being lost in an unknown part of the world without necessities to survive.

The Lost Years
The world was nothing like it had been before. Humanity was now in a struggle for survival against a completely unknown enemy and in no position to counterattack. Large groups were forced to trek great distances in hopes of evading the darklanders and reaching safety. Groups that had people native to the lands attempted to head back to civilization as they knew it before but where often met by darklander forces. Within the next 3 years, over 60% of the worlds population would be killed by the events of the First Flooding. In that time, a small resistance force had been made that focused on leading other groups to their established safehaven. They had engineered a small village-like community around the mouth of a unique cave. By not using any fire, noisy equipment, or bright light sources apart from those inside the cave, they had managed to stay under the darklanders radar. This haven was named "The Human District"

Using the large natural cave-like structure, the group managed to start a new life for humanity. As scavenging runs became less fruitful and more dangerous, the colony shifted to more nomadic life, employing a number of small fields and traps in the surrounding area allowed for the colony to keep sufficient food as well as collecting resources in the cave and forest nearby allowed for supply runs to be needed less frequently. By this time, many groups had been found within a 50 mile radius. By using a system of visual morse code, the Human District formed a rudemantary communication network undetectable by the enemy.

About 7 years after the intital attack, the Darklanders began releasing a toxic gas unto the World. Nearing the end of their campaign, it seemed as though the Darklanders had either got what they came for or were calling it quits. The gas was given the name "Black Tear" because of how once it was inhaled enough, the victim would began crying a black liquid and suffocate on their own blood. Massive walls of black fumes began to engulf the land. Those of the Human District were forced to make a crucial decision, Having already been living inside the cave partly, they would have to make a choice whether to look for shelter above ground, or head below. With a quick decision from the leaders of the colony, the entire encampment was going to need to be stuffed inside the cave.

With a few days before the walls of smoke would reach, the group began to frantically deconstruct the camp and expand the carved out portions of the cave. having been steadily increasing in population, the colony had already made some efforts towards extending the village system in the cave as it was the safest option