The world-shaking Upheaval which saw the destroying of the old world, and the establishment of a new environment of a floating archipelago suspended over the Storm, in which the world lives now.
Early & Middle Post-Upheaval
The timeline of world events (as best understood) covering from when the Upheaval occurred, to the first successful voyage of the Xn-2 “Firefly”. Events relating specifically to the adventure at hand should not be included here.
The world before the Upheaval is also known in scholastic circles as
Ante Calamitatem, and this timeline, a negative year spectrum, as Post Calamitatem.
Obscura Saeculorum
... 1900 LS
From Latin, the “Obscure Ages”. This age marks a distant past which is known mostly through loosely linked historical discoveries and mythic storytelling. Events occurring in this era are dated to the best estimated timespan.
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-4000 OS
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The Upheaval
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The Great Archipelagic Filter
ExtinctionA period of rapid extinction of much of life on Earth following the The Upheaval. During this time, rapid environmental changes resulted in a large portion of life becoming no longer sustainable.
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-3999 OS
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Early Post-Upheval Scarcity
Cultural eventA long extended period of time marked by extreme levels of scarcity. The material culture realities brought about by these conditions saw innovations of structures such as storage wells and goodwill wells, and a shortage of tools remaining behind because they tended to be used completely. A component of Gravitational Scarcity.
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-3997 OS
-2000 OS
Early Post-Upheaval Societies
Cultural eventAlso recognized as Pre-Contact Societies or Tethered Societies, this time period marks a time period early in the Post-Upheaval world marked by peoples coalescing into smaller tribes and associations. These societies were heavily driven by the most extreme effects of Gravitational Scarcity.