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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.
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=
=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]].
Like all {{Category 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]].
 
=Etymology=
 
The Shard was originally named ''Norheim'' by its native inhabitants, the {{Category Nor}}. In the late [[Shattered Age]], it became the location for the throne of [[Empire of Acrolon]]. Gradually the name ''Acrolon'' replaced ''Norheim'', and by the end of the [[Shattered Age]], ''Acrolon'' became the most common name for the Shard.


==Shattered Age==
==Shattered Age==
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Major events of the Shattered Age of Acrolon include, in chronological order:
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.
* [[The Shattering]] (0 [[SC]]): Acrolon experienced this great cataclysm, just like the rest of The Integrum.
* [[Rise of the Nor]]: The mortals of Kasyat were diminished from the [[Paragons (Race)|Paragons]] of the Gilded Age, becoming the short-lived and rationally minded Nor.
* [[Rise of the Nor]] (0-10 [[SC]]): The mortals of Acrolon were diminished from the {{Category Paragons Race}} of the Gilded Age, becoming the short-lived and rationally-minded {{Category Nor}}.
* [[First Gods War]]: The First Gods War in Kasyat was called ''[[Shemeshu]]'', where the Shard {{Category Gods}} vanished and were replaced by the [[Lich Queen]].
* [[Ragnarok]] (210-233 [[SC]]): 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]]: -IDEA- The Lich Queen doesn't allow the Fey to settle, or restricts settlement a lot.  
* [[Elfmoot]] (312 [[SC]]): {{Category Fey}} {{Category Patternsails}} journey through the [[Astral Sky]] to reach Acrolon.
* [[The Barigor]]: This refers to the invasion of Kasyat by the {{Category Ruk}} of [[Tonwei]] through the first [[shard gate]], as well as the subsequent wars and the founding of the [[Empire of Acrolon]].
* [[Principalis]] (390 [[SC]]): The creation of the first {{Category Shard Gate}} by the [[Arcane Guild]].
** Barigor warfare included the introduction of [[Ferals]] which infected the Azj.
* [[Barigor Conquest]] (424-436 [[SC]]): Also called ''Oerdom'' or ''Second Doom'', this was the invasion of Acrolon by the {{Category Ning}} of [[Tonwei]] through the first {{Category 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.
* [[Shadeskin Conspiracy]] (430-456 [[SC]]): Also called ''Threidom'' or ''Third Doom'', this refers to a powerful cult of the [[Harvester of the Marrow Deep]] which threatened the destruction of Acrolon until it was thwarted.
* [[Grahlheim]]: The rise of the [[Garmyr]] as the dominant race of Ferals in Acrolon.
* [[Rise of Grahlheim]] (430-460 [[SC]]): 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.
* [[Butcher of Bloodstone]] (458-490 [[SC]]): Also known as the ''Feordom'', or the First Dead War, this was the failed, decades-long attempt by the {{Category Archdemons}} known as [[Orcus]] 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.
* [[Sindra's March]] (609-610 [[SC]]): 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.
* [[Titanfall]] (684-688 [[SC]]): Also known as ''Seekdom'', this heralded the end of the Shattered Age and the beginning of the [[Dark Age]] of Acrolon.


==Dark Age==
==Dark Age==
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The {{Category Gods}} of Acrolon are called {{Category Primarchs}}.
The {{Category Gods}} of Acrolon are called {{Category Primarchs}}.


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


Defunct [[Primarchs]]:
Previous {{Category Primarchs}}:


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


=Geography=
=Geography=
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** [[Dagger Tide]]: The waters south of Agria.
** [[Dagger Tide]]: The waters south of Agria.


There are major polities in Acrolon:
There are 8 major polities in Acrolon:


* [[Dawnlands]]: Also known as the Radian Realm and The Garden.
* [[Dawnlands]]: Also known as the Radian Realm and The Garden.
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* [[Obsidia]]: Coalition of city states in [[Stonewall]]. Fealty to the [[Dawnlands]].
* [[Obsidia]]: Coalition of city states in [[Stonewall]]. Fealty to the [[Dawnlands]].
* [[Grahl]]: Over-tribe of [[Garmyr]] in [[Viridia]].
* [[Grahl]]: Over-tribe of [[Garmyr]] in [[Viridia]].
* [[Ruk Tribes]]: Spread across [[Bone Hills]].
* [[Ning Tribes]]: Spread across [[Bone Hills]].
* [[Desert Nomads]]: Spread across [[Godsalt Wastes]].
* [[Desert Nomads]]: Spread across [[Godsalt Wastes]].
* [[His Excellency]]: Undead city-state in [[Malocia]].
* [[His Excellency]]: Undead city-state in [[Malocia]].
* [[Mercatia]]: Named for the archipelago it occupies. Trade kingdom with fealty to [[Dawnlands]].
* [[Mercatia]]: Named for the archipelago it occupies. Trade kingdom with fealty to [[Dawnlands]].
=Calendar=
# [[Lucidire]] (Day)
# [[Anastain]] (Spring)
# [[Ardain]] (Summer)
# [[Aedifain]] (Form)
# [[Dementire]] (Destiny)
# [[Noxire]] (Night)
# [[Nexain]] (Autumn)
# [[Hiemire]] (Winter)
# [[Suentire]] (Pattern)

Latest revision as of 03:30, 9 July 2023

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Acrolon (Enchiridian) is one of the Shards of The Integrum. It is the home realm of the 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.

Etymology

The Shard was originally named Norheim by its native inhabitants, the Nor. In the late Shattered Age, it became the location for the throne of Empire of Acrolon. Gradually the name Acrolon replaced Norheim, and by the end of the Shattered Age, Acrolon became the most common name for the Shard.

Shattered Age

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

Dark Age

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

Dawn Age

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

Gods

The Gods of Acrolon are called Primarchs.

Previous Primarchs:

Geography

There are 8 major land regions in Acrolon:

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.
  • 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:

Calendar

  1. Lucidire (Day)
  2. Anastain (Spring)
  3. Ardain (Summer)
  4. Aedifain (Form)
  5. Dementire (Destiny)
  6. Noxire (Night)
  7. Nexain (Autumn)
  8. Hiemire (Winter)
  9. Suentire (Pattern)