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The comet named '''Ethian''' is the hard, burning core of the once-magnificent sun that collided in the skies above [[Sapience]] with [[Abbadon]], a bottomless pit called the Destroyer. This collision became known as the Coming of the [[Morning Star]]. The force of this collision was such that two Gods, [[Apollyon]] the Malefactor and [[Aurora]], Goddess of Light, were instantly created from the event. Additionally, all living beings in Sapience died as a result of the explosion, except for a single man named [[Clark]].  
'''Ethian''', otherwise known as the '''Morning Star''', is a former star and present comet in annual orbit around [[Sapience]]. It has been the focus of a handful of major events throughout the [[Modern Age]].


However, much of the destructive energies became focused inside the surviving core of Ethian, which then fell into an orbit in space that brought it near Sapience every year in the month of Sarapin. Some chunks of the comet fell to Sapience and became charged with and attuned to the energies of [[Necromancy]] and [[Devotion]], becoming especially charged during Sarapin when the comet Ethian was closest to Sapience. Over time, they either took special shapes (such as a jewelled Sphinx in the [[Mhojave Desert]]) or became absorbed into the area where they had fallen (such as a special Valley in the [[Dakhota Hills]]). Once mortals learned that they could affect these [[Landmarks]] when Ethian was close, Necromancers, Devotion users, and their allies and enemies began to battle each Sarapin for control over them.


Later, the energies of the landmarks and Ethian itself were absorbed in the creation of [[Makali]], Goddess of Destruction.
==The Coming of the Morning Star==
The Coming of the Morning Star was an epochal event for the realms. The star known as Ethian collided with the devouring, bottomless pit in space known as [[Abbadon]], the Destroyer. Abbadon was unable to contain the star, and both of them exploded. This killed all mortals but a small gathering of [[Mhun]] and a single adventurer named Clark, who were in the lowest levels of [[Moghedu]] at the time of the blast. The force was such that the energy released formed two Divine: [[Apollyon]], the Malefactor, and [[Aurora|Aurora, Goddess of Light]]. Having returned from a long journey to the skies, [[Vastar]], the Skylord cleared the lingering radiation that was tainting the air.


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==Landmarks==
Now, all that remained of the star was a desolate comet - the hard, burning core of the once-magnificent sun. However, much of the destructive energy became focused inside the surviving core of Ethian, which then fell into an orbit in space that brought it near Sapience every year in the month of Sarapin, in a cycle known as [[Ethian's Crossing]].
 
Unbeknownst to mortals at the time, the star-cum-comet was rife with sentient beings - a race of [[lesser dragons]] of which [[Yudhishthira]] and [[Geh'shya]] are a part. As the comet passed the planet time and time again, chunks of it fell to the earth and became charged with and attuned to the energies of [[Necromancy]] and [[Devotion]], the largest fragment forming the isle of [[Polyargos]] itself. Yudhishthira, Geh'shya, and their kin arrived on the planet by way of these cometoid shards.
 
Over time, these fragments of Ethian either took special shapes (such as a jewelled Sphinx in the [[Mhojave Desert]]) or became absorbed into the area where they had fallen (such as a special valley in the [[Dakhota Hills]]). Once mortals learned that they could affect these [[landmarks]] during Ethian's Crossing, when the landmarks' mother comet was closest, Necromancers, Devotion users, and their enemies and allies alike began to battle each Sarapin for control over them.
 
 
==The Birth of Makali==
Many years later, in the year 342 AF, a botched [[Conclave]] ritual in what became known as the [[Reflection Incident]] led to the complete defunction of the landmarks of Achaea.
 
Later still, the intentions of the Conclave in the incident became apparent as they tried to prevent Yudhishthira and his witch-priestesses from completing a ritual upon Polyargos. These attempts ultimately met in failure, and the Conclave members' hearts were added to the ritual. During this crossing of Ethian, the comet came closer to Sapience than it ever had before, drawing out the latent destructive energies of the landmarks like poison from a wound. The red dragon used this energy, coupled with the consciousness of a witch-priestess, to create the Divine embodiment of Destruction - the goddess [[Makali]].
 
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