Known History of the Neptaverse

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    Beginning of Time
    Celestial / Cosmic

    From the First book of the 'Word of the Argent'
    Holy book of the Church of the Reflection Creed
    Vol. I by Egobah Dagodeau
    270 P.F.
     

    The Nine

     
    And so it was.

    Before the linear track of time itself existed, divine energies known as the Nexi were all that were and was to be. These divine entities, crudely described as energized collectives composed of raw psychic power, were alone in the Neverland, the Void of unreality.

    And so it was.
     
    Praise the Argent as we fault... It is not known how the sire, Cuomo the Creator came to be or how it manifested the nine of the Nexi. It will forever be a mystery left without a true answer. Holiest of thou Nine are the only of their kind to ever exist. Truth to it, they are inconceivably powerful beings that would become known as the Divine Family.

    And so it was.
     
    These beings existed in a symbiotic relationship with their sire - The Forefiend, Cuomo - He cyclically fed off their combined energies in a maintenance of domination. It was a cycle with little give and a lot of take that would never cease. Blessed they be... a swirling raw psychic force, trapped in an infinite loop, was all there was before time.

    And so it was.
     
    Cuomo kept its offspring in an infinite loop, a turbulence of waving influence. He toyed with them as pawns and playthings. Pitting each upon themselves in a confusing maelstrom of conflict enacted and then re-enacted in the Void of unreality. He used his first sired, Argentahl the Stoic, as his scorekeeper, forever resetting the cyclical civil war of its fellow Nexi. Blessed be, it was the role it was created for, yet holy thou Silver One loathed.

    And so it was.
     
    Bless the spark. Nepseid, the divine energy collective that would become known as the Storm Prevails, despised its creator, Cuomo, and what it deemed its vampiretic malfeasances. With grand effort and focus, Nepseid rallied its varied thunderous negative vibrations and created a flood of chaotic energy. This tipped the balance of frequencies that composed the Nexi themselves. A spin from the influx of negative energy created a tornado of encapsulated fury that threatened all the Nexi and divine collectively, and as intended, left Cuomo isolated and vulnerable.

    And so it was.
     

    War of the Nexi

     
    "In the blink, no shorter; a union of purpose arose;
    Set free, Letharik unshackled and Nepseid flowed.
    Cuomo the Forefiend sank, left truly alone;
    Second son and fourth born sought the throne.
    With great tides of energy, the Brothers rebelled;
    In the blink, no shorter; Cuomo was felled."

     
    With Cuomo's Fall, the Void's capsule was pierced. The thin veils of pre-time were ripped irepebly and all was to became not. All before was to cease and the divine war cycle was to stop. Even through the tumult, Letharik's fury continued shredding his path and Nepseid's torrent crashed chaotically unabated.

    And so it was.
     
    Distraught and unfamiliar to the coursing energies, the lesser Alethea began a song of sorrow, a frequential vibration molded by the harmony of the Divine Sisters that joined her initiation. It was a song of force, a song of emotion, that gave pause to the second and fourth's rampage. If but for only that moment, they relented.

    And so it was.
     

    A Big Bang

     
    With silver sheen, and interior balance, holy thou Silver One realized that moment. The stability had been tipped beyond recovery and in the promise of salvation, Argentahl the Silver, Cuomo's first sire, acted.

    And so it was.
     
    Through its sheer ideatic creation and enormous psychic will, the Argent opened its first creation, the Time Gate. With its breach, the blessed Argent knowingly unleashed a new reality of mathematical and emotional based energies. An infinite set of rules with which this new reality would abide. Paramount among them, roles for the Divine family to adhere to for the eternal stability of the new existence this salvation provided.

    And so it was.
     
    It opened with a bright white light, and an intense energy vacuum that simultaneously pulled the Nine and Cuomo's remnants into a hybrid of swirling tension. This forced conjoining birthed an immeasurable explosion of scientific logic and chemical material reactions that rippled out of the vastness of the void. This explosion formed the Neptaverse and the beginning of the Sacred Geometry and linear timeline.

    And so it became to be...

  • 1 P.F.

    292 P.F.


    Freedale's Crusade - Founding of the Silverhost
    Founding

    Little is truly known of the earliest times. It has become more an accepted history than one based in fact. What is taught and told is largely congruent to a depiction within one of the Silverhost's earliest records kept at the vaults of the Collegiate Arcanum. - Dr. Morelli  
    So it is told…
      A silver giant emerges, whose flesh was made of the hardest steel and whose knowledge could fill the void between the stars. This silver giant's leadership brought a host of souls to the flooded plane of Venhailo. Entering through a gate of powerful arcane construction and old runic magics, this host of souls sought a council with the blessed Argent, and when met, words of peace and balance were their vows.
     
    The silver giant promised that, in the Argent's name, he would connect the souls of the Neptaverse in faith and resultantly create a cycle of devotion for the Divine Family to feast. A plentiful resource that would satisfy the new bonds the Divine Family swore in their salvation. In turn the Reflection Planes would become the silver hero's domain to build a church in obeyance to the Argent's creed.

    This silver giant's name was
    Freedale the Fountain. The Argent thy blessed him and his Aer Khernan with holy mission.
     
    From the plane of Venhailo, the silver giant emerges. Under the Argent's banner, this giant sails the Astral Sea, from planet to planet and plane to plane, spreading the Word of the Argent. Under these values, the Silverhost Empire is founded.
     
    Assimilation of the planetary populations of the Mater are quick to follow. Freedale's Aer Khernan soldiers become wardens of the newly formed interplanetary empire. The number of devotees to the Argent multiplies exponentially

     
    So it is told…

  • 292 P.F.

    1299 P.F.


    1st Age of the Empire - Discovery of L'Astra Porta
    Discovery, Exploration

    So it is told…

    Discovered through the deciphering of a combination of ancient myths, astronomical observations, and magical experiments, the first of the ancient astral traveling gate systems called the L'Astra Porta are discovered. These gates match the technology the Aer Khernan inherited.   The Century of Expansion begins. A great many habitable planets are discovered when the mapping of this ancient system is used for exploration. The Silverhost, through its exploratory guilds, lays claim to these worlds and assimilate or annihilate any populations living among them.   A time of great prosperity begins, thousands of great houses take domain of fiefdoms and begin churning out the industry needed to maintain this empire in the Argent's name.

    So it is told…

  • 298 P.F.

    476 P.F.


    Great Planar War
    Military: War

    So it is told…

    Told as the Century of Expansion yet marked as the cataclysmic conflict that engulfed the entirety of the Neptaverse, this war is what built the empire. Spanning across multiple planes and dimensions, none more than upon the material realm, this war of the Avatars saw the destruction of many of the suns, moons and planets of the Mater.   Its conclusion saw the Silverhost prevail, masters of the Realms and its Reflections. Opponents bowed and the infernal were banished back to Nilhevete, the Silver ruled the planes and the Silverhost asserted its dominance. With the balance restored, the empire continues to grow.

    So it is told…

  • 509 P.F.

    509 P.F.


    The Formation of the Capa-Senatorum and the Ordo V’Nandi
    Diplomatic action

    So it is told…

    The Capa-Senatorum is established as a council composed of representatives from each major planet and race within the Silverhost’s fold. These representatives, known as Capas, are elected or appointed by their respective planets or races to serve as their voice in the council.   The Ordo is created to ensure the Word of the Argent is followed by all citizens of the empire. They become the elite defenders against the many threats the Silverhost will face.   The Capa-Senatorum, is tasked with making decisions that affect the entire empire, such as trade agreements, military actions, and the enactment of laws and policies. The Ordo is in charge of ensuring these laws are followed. This reform is followed by a time of peace.

    So it is told…

  • 999 P.F.


    Freedale's Ascension
    Celestial / Cosmic

    So it is told…

    Freedale's return to the plane of Venhailo after centuries of service on the Mater was a long-awaited and joyous event for the Silverborn. Hailed as a Hero by the Divine, he was given the title of Herald of the Argent; the first to hold that title in a long line of heroes of the empire to come.   A new chapter in the empire’s history begins. The Aer Khernan all return to the Silver Palace as guardians of the Argent, protectors of its reign. The Capa-Senatorum and the Ordo V’Nandi are given a balance of power, one as a governing tool and one as a policing tool.

    So it is told…

  • 1091 P.F.


    Church of the Reflection Creed
    Religious event

    So it is told…

    The Word of the Argent, the Reflection Creed, is spread during the Crusade however, the Church of the Reflection Creed is not made the official religion of the empire until after Freedale's return to Venhailo.   According to the Word of the Argent, the Divine Family is the force that governs the Silverhost's destiny, the frequencies of existence and the Nexi's that rules over them. This principle is the guide to the faithful and the organization of the church’s hierarchy.

    So it is told…

  • 1279 P.F.


    Ferrixian League Union
    Political event

    So it is told...

    The union of the Elven Court, the Arbora Nations, the Myco-Empire as well as the collected planets of the Fairies, Satyr and Gnomes under one banner - the Ferrixian League. This union becomes extremely influential within the empire as it represents a majority of the planets and populations within the plane of the Ferrix.

    So it is told...

  • 1309 P.F.

    1471 P.F.


    2nd Age of the Empire - The Times of Trying
    Military: War

    So it is told...

    This time is filled with military action by the Silverhost to subdue or to enforce the compliance of the multitude of races discovered within the Reflection Planes. Life had flourished on a diverse array of planets; oddly or perhaps by an unknown divine design, planets that housed one or more of the arcane gates werefound to, in a high percentage, be inhabited by a sentient race. These were the planets targeted by the empire's expansion.   As is the decree of the Word of the Argent, compliance provided a seat at the table that was the Capa-Senatorum, the governing elect of the Empire. Compliance entailed the acceptance of the Argent as the Patriarch of the Divine Family, The alternative was war. War with the most numerable force of silver metal soldiers.

    So it is told...

  • 1500 P.F.

    1650 P.F.


    Dragon Hunts
    Military action

    So it is told...

    Considered Avatars of Cuomo and the Old Gods, the Dragons who inhabit the planets of the Red Shift Ward region are hunted to near extinction. This creates a division within the Bask League as many chromatic Dragonborn rebel against their Reptoid kin and attempt to protect their progenitors.

    So it is told...

  • 1649 P.F.


    Draconic Bask Civil War
    Military: War

    So it is told...

    With tensions peaked over disagreements about the Silverhost mandated Dragon hunts, the Bask League, the combined Draconic Horde, dissolves into feuding factions, leaving multiple opposing states which struggle for regional control within the planets of the Red Shift Ward; chromatic Dragonborn are labeled as traitors and many are executed by the, loyal to Silverhost, metallic Dragonborn.   Some of the chromatic survivors form the rebel army, the Chromatic Horde. This rebel faction is a terrorist organization that attacks the Silverhost many times in later history. The war vs the Chromatic Horde is the longest war the Silverhost has ever fought, a war that continues to this day.
    So it is told...

  • 1793 P.F.


    Release of Minahad
    Extinction

    So it is told...

    The Mutant Dragon - a three headed winged lizard spawn, one of the former Nexi Cuomo’s unholy creations, breaks free from its planar prison within the Abyssus and returns to the material realm in a hail of scaled rock and fury. Its surprise meteoric blasts pummel the Örn solar system and its capital planet. The impacts result in cataclysmic disasters across the surface. The magnetic polar shift ultimately cracks the mantle and destroys the planet. Billions of lives are lost in less than an empirical hour.

    So it is told...

  • 1829 P.F.

    1832 P.F.


    Zaelyth's Curse
    Military: War

    So it is told...

    The Fungal Dragon - God of Spores, attacks a collection of Elvish planets within the Ferrix. The Ferrixian League responds with fleets of the Kraken Navy and battalions of the Mycoknights leading the defense. Zaelyth’s army of undead thralls is vanquished swiftly; however the worlds it touched are deemed too corrupted to be habitable and are evacuated.   Quarantine procedures are established for planar trade and seals are protected militarily between the Ferrix and the other planes.

    So it is told...

  • 1836 P.F.

    1902 P.F.


    Myconid Rebellion
    Military: War

    So it is told...

    Traced back to Myco-Knights who came to the defense of the Elven Court, Zaelyth’s Curse, known as Ophiocordyceps, infects the entirety of the Myco-Empire. They unleash a cultivated war cluster upon their former allies.     The Ferrix as a whole is turned into an interplanetary war that scars the planar frequency and its populations with great loss. With a terrifying survival rate, the Elven Court and the Arbora Nation and their collective subspecies become endangered and flee to the protected realms of the Mater.

    So it is told...

  • 1996 P.F.

    2046 P.F.


    Corruption of the Church and State
    Criminal Activity

    So it is told...

    The Bortamor twins, a pair of powerful sorcerers, amass great political power through subterfuge, extortion and bribery. As a duo they are appointed as the Suprimo Cardinalis of the Church and the newly created title Capa-Emporo within the Capa-Senatorum.   The Silverhost suffers from a dark period of corruption in which a kleptocracy system of greedy planetary representatives stole vast amounts of wealth from their populations. This is only ended when a rogue squad of Ordo Hereticus Agents disobey their orders, become wanted criminals and are eventually able to assassinate the twins and eliminate their inner circle.

    So it is told...

  • 2047 P.F.

    2109 P.F.


    Extinguishing of Faith
    Religious event

    So it is told...

    The Church had lost the trust of its faithful, the institution had suffered scandal after scandal. With hidden cults of the Lower Nexi permeating its hierarchy, the Word of the Argent was manipulated to abuse its devout. All this culminated into the corruption suffered under the Bortamors.   After the assassination of the leader twins, a long period of reform that swung on the spectrum of fanaticism followed. With witch and sorcerer hunts performed by holy clerics and warrior priests under the Argent’s banner wishing to restore the balance becoming commonplace in city’s of the empire. The situation soon turned into organized inquisitorial mobs who hunt for generational divine bloodlines that contain any trace of divine magic. Inherited divine magic is considered a mutation that must be annihilated by these factions of radicals who openly revolt against the Silverhost’s murder laws. This uprising is quashed by the Ordo but not before hundreds of families are murdered by the mobs.

    So it is told...

  • 2254 P.F.

    2451 P.F.


    Gates Expansion
    Technological achievement

    So it is told...

    Led by the dwarven clans of Jorsekun and the leadership of its arc-tec engineers and rune-smiths, the arc-tec guild the Silbre Sabre is able to create replicas of L’Astra Porta. With a mixture of the arcane and rune magics they are experts in, they are able to complete a centuries long project to reverse engineer the ancient technology.   The Capa-Senatorum opens its vaults for the resurgence of the exploratory guilds and creates the industry of planet hopping in which ship convoys are supplied for decade long adventuring research trips. These convoys, carrying the replicas, set off in search of habitable planets for the Silverhost to colonize. Dozens of worlds with suitable criteria for colonization are discovered.

    So it is told...

  • 2587 P.F.

    2613 P.F.


    The Return of Minahad
    Military: War

    So it is told...

    The Mutant Dragon returns unleashing a torrent of meteors at the core worlds. The destruction of the planetary defenses and lunar wards of the core systems are swiftly followed by the invasion of the Shadow Hordes that materialize from planar breaches created by the void magic explosions created by the meteor swarms. Dark magics summon the Voidborn from the Abyssus and the planetary defense networks are quickly overwhelmed.   After several planets go dark, joint forces from the Whirlment Collective, the Juventoril Sectorate and the Silverhost Majoris Navies travel as a unit in their rescue. Many ships are lost in the astral storms surrounding the planets. The Silverhost suffers a great blow to its militaristic power however the alliance emerges victorious, returning all the core planets into its fold while the construction of the Obsidian Eye defense system begins.

    So it is told...

  • 2615 P.F.

    2722 P.F.


    Remnant Connection Wars
    Military: Skirmish

    So it is told...

    The empirical armies of the Dwarven Iron Guard and the Drow’s Kraken Navy come to blows and later battle over perceived insults that occurred in the wars fought as allies. These altercations create a division within the Capa-Senatorum and leagues based on trade allies form within the empire’s governing body. The capital planet becomes home to a cold war fought by spies of the trade alliances and their representatives within the empire’s elite. Corpo-guilds formed by the Great House dynasties long ago, start a mass consolidation and stockholding of resources.

    So it is told...

  • 2621 P.F.

    2666 P.F.


    The 1st Guild War
    Military: War

    So it is told...

    The first Guild War in the Silverhost Empire was a significant conflict that erupted between the corpor-guilds vying for power and control over resources and influence within the empire. The war was sparked by a series of escalating disputes and power struggles between the guilds, exacerbated by economic tensions and political maneuvering.   The conflict quickly spread across the empire, leading to widespread violence and chaos in many regions. Guilds mobilized their forces, which included mercenaries, arc-tec constructs, and other assets, to wage war against each other. Battles were fought both on the ground and in the political arena, with guilds seeking to gain advantage through alliances, espionage, and sabotage.   The first Guild War lasted for thirty empirical years and had a profound impact on the Silverhost Empire. It resulted in significant loss of life and resources, destabilized the economy, and shattered the unity that had once characterized the empire. The war also led to the rise of new powers within the guilds and laid the groundwork for future conflicts and power struggles within the empire.
    So it is told...

  • 2667 P.F.

    2700 P.F.


    The 2nd Guild War
    Military: War

    So it is told...

    After the first Guild War and the consolidation of resources, the Second Guild War in the Silverhost Empire was characterized by a more strategic and calculated approach by the guilds. This war was marked by complex alliances and betrayals as guilds sought to outmaneuver each other for control and dominance.   One of the key features of the Second Guild War was the use of covert operations and subterfuge. Guilds employed spies and assassins to gather intelligence, sabotage enemy operations, and eliminate key rivals. This period also saw the development of new technologies and magical innovations, as guilds sought to gain an edge over their competitors.   The Second Guild War lasted for several years and had a profound impact on the empire. It further weakened the central authority of the imperial government and reinforced the power of the guilds. The war also led to significant advancements in military tactics and strategy, as guilds adapted to the changing nature of warfare in the empire.   Ultimately, the Second Guild War ended with a series of peace treaties that established a new balance of power among the guilds. However, the underlying tensions and rivalries between the guilds remained, setting the stage for the Third Guild War and further conflicts in the future.

    So it is told...

  • 2702 P.F.

    2733 P.F.


    The 3rd Guild War
    Military: War

    So it is told...

    The Third Guild War in the Silverhost Empire was a brutal conflict that reshaped the political and economic landscape of the empire. Fought primarily between the Megacorp-guilds, the war was characterized by large-scale battles, economic sabotage, and political intrigue. As the war dragged on, the Red Shield Banking Syndicate emerged as a powerful player, using its vast wealth and influence to manipulate the conflict to its advantage. Through a combination of economic coercion and military force, the Red Shield was able to force the other guilds to capitulate.

    So it is told...

  • 2733 P.F.


    Red Shield Consolidation
    Financial Event

    So it is told...

    In the aftermath of the Third Guild War, the Red Shield Banking Syndicate seized control of the empire's resources and divided the fiefdoms among a few Megacorp-guilds. These guilds, now monopolizing all industries together, wielded immense power and influence over the empire. The consolidation of power by the Red Shield and the other Megacorp-guilds marked the end of the era of independent guilds in the Silverhost Empire. The empire was now effectively controlled by a handful of powerful corporations, setting the stage for a new chapter in its history.

    So it is told...

  • 2734 P.F.


    3rd Age of the Empire - Age of the Megacorp-Guilds
    Era beginning/end

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