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History of Invasive Species

Planetfall

... 1998 PA

The arrival of humanity on Eshveira (Known then as Hespera 4b) should have been the salvation of the species. Instead, it proved to be the greatest trial we've ever faced. After centuries of interstellar travel onboard the first wave generation ship, the "Ikaros", the great great grandchildren of those who departed a dying Earth finally set foot on the verdant soil under an alien sun. But while settlements sprung up and the flame of humanity took root on the new world, it quickly became apparent that Earth-borne life was acting as an unstoppable invasive species, eradicating local flora and fauna at an alarming rate. The entire biosphere would collapse within a few decades.

  • -2000 PA


    Arrival of Humanity
    Population Migration / Travel

    The first settlements on Eshveira (known in those times as "Hespera 4b" were tenuous, and scattered all across the planet. Using advanced technology, the settlers used geosculpting and climatic control systems to create monolithic structures, many still around to this day.

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The Decaying Age

1997 PA 1600 PA

Collapse of the First Settlements. Environment is toxic, unpredictable, starving. Crops die, native life nearly extinct. Soil microbiomes are unstable, pathogens mutate wildly.

  • -1990 PA

    -1800 PA


    The Terragenic Plague
    Disaster / Destruction

    With the astonishing collapse of the entire planetary biosphere in the wake of the colonists' arrival and the spread of Earth-borne lifeforms, what followed can only be described as cataclysmic. Tech begins to fail, ecosystems crash, famine and chaos spread. To make matters worse, native biota begin splicing with earth viruses and microbial RNA, creating disturbingly ferocious strains of incurable and horrific hybrid plagues.

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The Birthright Wars

475 PA 250 PA

Not much is known about these dark times, but what is known is that millions died in the struggles.

  • -475 PA


    Arrival of the Second Flotilla
    Population Migration / Travel

    In a single day, the world turned on its axis. What began as a breathtaking display of meteor showers soon revealed itself to be the arrival of the Second Wave- the beleaguered remnants of the Thesean Flotilla, humanity’s long-forgotten second attempt to colonize Eshveira. Their ships, battered and barely functional after generations of internal mutiny and decay, fell from orbit like burning omens.


    Millions disembarked in desperation, bringing with them foreign technologies, fragmented ideologies, and the desperate ingenuity of survivors. Weilding knowledge and tools unfamiliar to the descendants of the First Wave, their arrival sparked a new era. One of breathtaking innovation, yes, but also brutal conflict.

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The Continental War

38 PA 1 PA

The continental war brought untold destruction upon the world, beginning due to Seripha's thirst for supremacy. It was the catalyst for the formation of the Communal Republics of Lavenna.

  • -30 PA


    The Continental War Begins
    Military action

    The Grand Commissariat of Seripha officially declares war on the Cerulsian Confederacy, Amaranthine Kingdom, Rumistrian Kingdom, Principality of Nyre, Paldost Republic, and the various squabbling kingdoms and republics of what is now Lavenna in their jingoistic crusade against "imperialism," and a perceived suppression of Seriphanese culture in the "Great struggle."

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  • -12 PA


    The Summer Uprisings
    Revolution

    In the sweltering summer of -12 PA, rebellion sweeps across Seriphani-occupied puppet regimes. Years of ecological collapse, cultural repression, and enforced industrialization spark a wave of decentralized uprisings.

    Food strikes become farmland takeovers, and sabotaged rail lines turn into lifelines for smuggling medicine and knowledge. Amid the chaos, a scattered constellation of communes and republics begins to take root, as local communities reclaim autonomy in droves. Some are reborn from older communal traditions; others are declared anew in the name of survival and solidarity. Together, they create the loose but growing patchwork that will come to define Lavenna’s future, a future rooted not in power or borders, but in mutual aid, environmental care, and collective autonomy.

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    The Summer Uprisings
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Era of the Communes

1 EC and beyond

The current age, marked by reconcilliation, hope, restoration, yet also mistrust and uncertainty.

  • 1 EC


    Founding of the Communal Republics of Lavenna
    Founding

    Emerging like a phoenix from the ashes of the Continental War, the Communal Republics of Lavenna is officially proclaimed by representatives of the fifteen signatory republics gathered at the historic signing of the Communal Accords. Initially envisioned as a loose intergovernmental cooperative, the summit takes a dramatic turn following the impassioned speeches of revolutionary leaders Miranti Karsto, Barlo Galga, and Corilio Takala. The Lavennic Constitution is swiftly ratified in the newly established capital of Boralto, heralding the birth of a radically new nation founded on ecological harmony, communal democracy, and the common good.

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    Boralto
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  • 6 EC


    Kannosta Withdraws From East Seripha
    Diplomatic action

    After almost a decade of Kannostan occupation, the Grand Commonwealth of Kannosta finally withdraws from East Seripha. Shortly thereafter, the Republic of Seripha is officially declared, with its first elections agreed upon in half a years time. Celebrations erupt in Lutenia as rows of Kannostan armoured vehicles and columns of troops depart the venerable capital. The Continental War has finally, definitively, ended.

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  • 11 EC

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    The Ascension Crisis
    Diplomatic action

    Almost two years after landslide victories in Seripha for the Reconciliaries, Seripha officially sends a delegation to Boralto and formally requests ascension into the LFR. This plunges Lavenna into intense debate, and meanwhile Kannosta warn that they view the Seriphanese government as illegitimate and that the elections had been rigged by Lavenna, and should ascension go through, it would be seen as an act of war.

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  • 12 EC


    Seripha Admitted to the LCR
    Political event

    As deliberation in Parliament reaches a stalemate regarding the ascension of Seripha to the LCR and no decision can be made, First Councillor Miranti Karsto makes a bold move. After approving it with her cabinet, she signs an Executive Decree officially admitting Seripha to Lavenna.

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