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[[file:Delphinus_worldmap.jpg|thumb]]'''Achaea''' is the planet closest to the [[sun]]. The world is spherical or near-spherical in shape and comprises significant quantities of the four [[elements]] manifested in its atmosphere, seas, solid earth, and fiery magma within. The solid earth is formed into more complex materials such as stone, minerals, and [[alchemy|alchemical]] bases, and its richness plays host to the [[plants|plant]] life that forms the basis of many thriving ecosystems. | [[file:Delphinus_worldmap.jpg|thumb|The continents of Sapience (top) and Meropis (bottom)]]'''Achaea''' is the planet closest to the [[sun]]. The world is spherical or near-spherical in shape and comprises significant quantities of the four [[elements]] manifested in its atmosphere, seas, solid earth, and fiery magma within. The solid earth is formed into more complex materials such as stone, minerals, and [[alchemy|alchemical]] bases, and its richness plays host to the [[plants|plant]] life that forms the basis of many thriving ecosystems. | ||
The planet of Achaea is orbited by a single [[moon]] and surrounded by three rings. The first and innermost ring is a glassy obsidian in colour, the middle ring is a gleaming silver, and the outermost is comprised of pale crystal. The orbit of the comet [[Ethian]] brings it close to Achaea on an annual basis during a time known as [[Ethian's Crossing]]. | The planet of Achaea is orbited by a single [[moon]] and surrounded by three rings. The first and innermost ring is a glassy obsidian in colour, the middle ring is a gleaming silver, and the outermost is comprised of pale crystal. The orbit of the comet [[Ethian]] brings it close to Achaea on an annual basis during a time known as [[Ethian's Crossing]]. | ||
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The history of Achaea is tied intimately to that of the continent of Sapience, for it is on Sapience that the story of [[human]]ity began. As such, Achaean events provided the spark that ignited into the [[Chaos Wars]] and so united the whole of the [[multiverse]] in war. Across the planet, from the earliest prehistory well into the [[Modern Age]], a variety of cultures and peoples have developed. | The history of Achaea is tied intimately to that of the continent of Sapience, for it is on Sapience that the story of [[human]]ity began. As such, Achaean events provided the spark that ignited into the [[Chaos Wars]] and so united the whole of the [[multiverse]] in war. Across the planet, from the earliest prehistory well into the [[Modern Age]], a variety of cultures and peoples have developed. | ||
Though it was once the fourth planet from the sun, the first three planets {{--}} [[Noxtra]], [[Lunastra]], and [[Somnustra]] {{--}} were destroyed in a celestial alignment known as the [[Eternal Night]]. This left a vast field of asteroids and debris hanging in the cold of space until Mayan 14, 578 | Though it was once the fourth planet from the sun, the first three planets {{--}} [[Noxtra]], [[Lunastra]], and [[Somnustra]] {{--}} were destroyed in a celestial alignment known as the [[Eternal Night]]. This left a vast field of asteroids and debris hanging in the cold of space until Mayan 14, 578 AF, when the remains were forged into the planet [[Nurazar]] by [[Phaestus]] and [[Twilight]]. So too was Nurazar destroyed less than two years later, on [[Phaestian]] 24, 580 AF, by the [[alchemist]]s of the [[Cauda Pavonis]]. | ||
The destruction of Nurazar left three distinct rings around the planet, with each part of the [[Supernal Triad]] having contributed a distinct ring: Noxtra the innermost, then Lunastra, and finally Somnustra on the outer rim. | The destruction of Nurazar left three distinct rings around the planet, with each part of the [[Supernal Triad]] having contributed a distinct ring: Noxtra the innermost, then Lunastra, and finally Somnustra on the outer rim. |
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