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Acrolon ([[Enchiridian]]) is one of the {{Category Shards}} of [[The Integrum]]. It is the home realm of the {{Category Nor}} races.

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=History=

Like all Shards of The Integrum, Acrolon's history begins during [[The Shattering]] at the end of the [[Gilded Age]], when the Shards were created. During the Gilded Age, Acrolon and the other Shards did not exist, as there was only a single [[Mortal Realm]]. Prior to the Gilded Age, The Integrum did not exist, as it was constructed during the [[First Age]].

==Shattered Age==

Major events of the Shattered Age of Acrolon include, in chronological order:

* [[The Shattering]]: Acrolon experienced this great cataclysm, just like the rest of The Integrum.
* [[Rise of the Nor]]: The mortals of Acrolon were diminished from the {{Link Paragons Race}} of the Gilded Age, becoming the short-lived and rationally-minded Nor.
* [[Ragnarok]]: Acrolon's First Gods War, also called ''Ragnarok'', ''Frumadom'', or ''First Doom'', occurred in the middle of the Shattered Age. It was a brutal affair with only two known survivors.
* [[Elfmeet]]: {{Category Fey}} {{Link Patternsails}} 
* [[The Barigor]]: This refers to the invasion of Kasyat by the {{Category Nin}} of [[Tonwei]] through the first [[shard gate]], as well as the subsequent wars and the founding of the [[Empire of Acrolon]].
** Barigor warfare included the introduction of [[Ferals]] which infected the {{Category Ruk}}.

* [[Shadeskin Cult]]: Also called ''Threidom'', this refers to a powerful cult of the [[Conqueror Worm]] which threatened the destruction of [[Acrolon]] until it was thwarted.
* [[Grahlheim]]: The rise of the [[Garmyr]] as the dominant race of Ferals in Acrolon.
* [[Beast of Bloodstone]]: Also known as the ''Feordom'', or the First Dead War, this was the failed, decades-long attempt by the [[Tanari]] prince known as the [[Beast]] to invade Acrolon.
* [[Sindra's March]]: Also known as the ''Feifdom'', or the Second Dead War, this was the failed military campaign by a rogue [[Heralds|Herald]] of Nexia across Acrolon.
* [[Titanfall]]: Also known as ''Seekdom'', this heralded the end of the Shattered Age and the beginning of the [[Dark Age]] of Acrolon.

==Dark Age==

Major events of the Dark Age of Acrolon include, in chronological order:

* [[The Fall]]: Acrolon experienced this great cataclysm, just like the rest of The Integrum.
** [[Second Gods War]]: Soon after the [[Sun]] goes dark, a second war between the {{Category Gods}} breaks out.
** [[Stillblight]] ends: The curse of still births and lingering deaths, which began in The Fall, finally ends.
* [[Beginning of Storms]]: City of Storms lands in the Strange Sea and sends out Fury weather.
* [[The Night Market]]: Pattern gods create the dream library where dreamers are protected from Strange and where Shards can share ideas and communicate safely.
* [[Dragonfall]]: Nearly all {{Category Dragons}} across all Shards fall dead.
* [[Lascivian Empire]]: Demonic bloodlines corrupt the nobility of the Acrolon Empire who become puppets of the {{Category Primarch}} [[Lascivia]].
* [[The Dark March]]: With the help of [[Shadow Magic]] and the {{Category Tanari}}, The Lascivian Empire begins a campaign of conquest across the other Shards.

==Dawn Age==

Major events of the [[Dawn Age]] include, in chronological order:

* [[New Dawn]]: The Sun is rekindled, returning the {{Section Day}} to the {{Category Shards}}.
* [[Third Gods War]]: Another war of gods against [[Lascivia]] and her allies, leading to the fall of the Lascivian Empire.

=Gods=

The {{Category Gods}} of Acrolon are called {{Category Primarchs}}.

* [[Excrucius]]: God of {{Section Night}}, since the [[First Gods War]]
* [[Lucidus]]: God of {{Section Day}}, since the [[First Gods War]]
* [[Nexia]]: Goddess of {{Section Autumn}} since [[The Shattering]] and {{Section Spring}} since 
* [[Aedifica]]: More commonly known as The Machinatrix, Goddess of {{Section Winter}}
* [[Suentius]]: God of {{Section Pattern}}

Defunct [[Primarchs]]:

* [[Anastasia]]: Goddess of {{Section Spring}}, killed in the [[Second Gods War]]
* [[Anyot]]: Goddess of {{Section Form}}, killed in the [[First Gods War]]
* [[Eir]]: Goddess of {{Section Day}}, killed in the [[First Gods War]]
* [[Lascivia]]: Goddess of {{Section Summer}}, killed in the [[Third Gods War]]
* [[Lokhar]]: God of {{Section Night}}, killed in the [[First Gods War]]
* [[The Norns]]: Goddesses of {{Section Destiny}}, fate unknown in the [[First Gods War]]
* [[Skadia]]: Goddess of {{Section Winter}}, killed in the [[First Gods War]]
* [[Thurir]]: God of {{Section Summer}}, killed in the [[First Gods War]]
* [[Umbrus]]: God of {{Section Destiny}}, abdicated in the [[Dawn Age]]
* [[Wodan]]: God of {{Section Pattern}}, killed in the [[First Gods War]]

=Geography=

* [[Sunrun]]: 750 km
* [[Moonrun]]: 370 km
* Area: 135,000 km{{super|2}}

There are 8 major land regions in Acrolon:

* [[Agria]]: Primary civilized region of Acrolon and the [[Argent Empire]]. Home of the [[Arcane Guid]].
* The [[Argent Isle]]: Capital of Acrolon, and home of the [[Argent Empress]].
* The [[Bone Hills]]: Southern foothills of Stonewall, left scarred by Sindra's March on Agria. Home of the [[Autumn Well]].
* The [[Godsalt Wastes]]: Desert region where [[Arboria]] once stood. Site of major battle between [[Lucidus]] and [[Excrucius]] during the Second Gods War.
* [[Mercatia]]: Thriving archipelago in the southern sea. Home of the [[Dream Gate]] of Acrolon.
* [[Malocia]]: Dangerous nexus of all Six Dooms of the Shattered Age, mostly left in ruins since the Shattered Age. Location of the [[Ice Heart]] of Acrolon.
* [[Stonewall]]: Expansive mountain range and location of the [[Fire Heart]] of Acrolon.
* [[Viridia]]: Dense jungle region ruled by the [[Garmyr]] {{Category Ferals}}. Home of the [[Spring Fountain]].

There are 12 major sea regions surrounding Acrolon:

* [[West Seas]]: The waters west of Stonewall and Agria
** [[Argent Sea]]: The sea around the Argent Isle.
** [[Iron Harbor]]: The northern, inland sea between Stonewall and Agria.
** [[Kraken Sea]]: The waterways and fjords along western Agria.
* [[North Seas]]: The waters north of Stonewall, Godsalt Wastes, and Malocia.
** [[Stonewall Bay]]: The waters north of Stonewall.
** [[The Darktide]]: The death-cursed gulf between northwestern Godsalt Wastes and northeastern Stonewall.
** [[Godsalt Sea]]: The waters off the northeast of Godsalt Wastes and north of Malocia.
* [[East Seas]]: The waters east of Malocia and Viridia.
** [[Frozen Gulf]]: The waters east of northern Malocia.
** [[Horn Sea]]: The waters east of southern Malocia.
** [[Troll Mouth Bay]]: The gulf between southern Malocia and northern Viridia.
* [[South Seas]]: The waters south of Viridia, Mercatia, and Agria.
** [[Bay of Splendor]]: The waters south of Bone Hills, east of Agria, and west of Viridia, surrounding the isles of Mercatia.
** [[Tangle Tide]]: The densely vegetated waters south of Viridia.
** [[Dagger Tide]]: The waters south of Agria.

There are 8 major polities in Acrolon:

* [[Dawnlands]]: Also known as the Radian Realm and The Garden.
* [[Agria]]: Named for the land it occupies, location of the [[Arcane Guild]]. Fealty to the [[Dawnlands]].
* [[Obsidia]]: Coalition of city states in [[Stonewall]]. Fealty to the [[Dawnlands]].
* [[Grahl]]: Over-tribe of [[Garmyr]] in [[Viridia]].
* [[Nin Tribes]]: Spread across [[Bone Hills]].
* [[Desert Nomads]]: Spread across [[Godsalt Wastes]].
* [[His Excellency]]: Undead city-state in [[Malocia]].
* [[Mercatia]]: Named for the archipelago it occupies. Trade kingdom with fealty to [[Dawnlands]].