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On the 4th of Sarapin, 426 AF, a party of leaders and nobles from all corners of [[Sapience]] gathered at the newly constructed [[Planetarium of the Crown]] at the end of Gaear Street in [[Hashan]]. The unsuspecting guests were greeted by a well-dressed man named [[Tavarius]], who invited them to enjoy refreshments and explore the planetarium, before demonstrating a new use for the mysterious [[Disc of the Nocturne]], one of Hashan's most important artefacts. Tavarius vanished at dawn. | On the 4th of Sarapin, 426 AF, a party of leaders and nobles from all corners of [[Sapience]] gathered at the newly constructed [[Planetarium of the Crown]] at the end of Gaear Street in [[Hashan]]. The unsuspecting guests were greeted by a well-dressed man named [[Tavarius]], who invited them to enjoy refreshments and explore the planetarium, before demonstrating a new use for the mysterious [[Disc of the Nocturne]], one of Hashan's most important artefacts. Tavarius vanished at dawn. | ||
Noon on the same day brought an unexpected phenomenon to the sky: the planets [[Noxtra]], [[Lunastra]], and [[Somnustra]] converged to eclipse the sun. As they aligned, however, the planets failed to continue on their paths, remaining at a standstill in front of the sun, and shrouding the land in darkness. Tavarius was soon found within the [[Vashnars|Vashnar mountains]] in the company of the [[Ourania|Ouranian]] priestess [[Isillinde]], [[Alariel]] of Hashan, the wizard [[Hycanthus]], and [[Ikant]] of Ashtan. | Noon on the same day brought an unexpected phenomenon to the sky: the planets [[Noxtra]], [[Lunastra]], and [[Somnustra]] converged to eclipse the sun. As they aligned, however, the planets failed to continue on their paths, remaining at a standstill in front of the sun, and shrouding the land in darkness. Tavarius was soon found within the [[Vashnars|Vashnar mountains]] in the company of the [[Ourania|Ouranian]] priestess [[Isillinde]], [[Alariel]] of [[Hashan]], the wizard [[Hycanthus]], and [[Ikant]] of [[Ashtan]]. | ||
A number of strange events surrounded the coming of eternal night: some were closely tied to the machinations of Tavarius, others were simply a result of the absence of sunlight, and still others signified the effect of the great shift in energies brought on by the eclipse. The [[triton|tritons]] stationed in the undersea city of [[Riparium]] left in a mass exodus, a massive [[nychtaur]] rampaged through the city streets of Sapience each midnight, the protective [[forest spirit|spirits of the forests]] disappeared, a strange portal known as [[the Thousandth Door]] began to appear in various locations, ethereal [[nightmare|nightmares]] roamed the land, a strange race of creatures known as [[worbles]] appeared. The oft-heard Oracle of the [[Mannaseh Swamp|Mannaseh]], [[Apollonia]], disappeared without a trace. | A number of strange events surrounded the coming of eternal night: some were closely tied to the machinations of Tavarius, others were simply a result of the absence of sunlight, and still others signified the effect of the great shift in energies brought on by the eclipse. The [[triton|tritons]] stationed in the undersea city of [[Riparium]] left in a mass exodus, a massive [[nychtaur]] rampaged through the city streets of Sapience each midnight, the protective [[forest spirit|spirits of the forests]] disappeared, a strange portal known as [[the Thousandth Door]] began to appear in various locations, ethereal [[nightmare|nightmares]] roamed the land, a strange race of creatures known as [[worbles]] appeared. The oft-heard Oracle of the [[Mannaseh Swamp|Mannaseh]], [[Apollonia]], disappeared without a trace. | ||
In a desperate effort to combat the darkness, [[Octavius]] of [[Tasur'ke]] nearly burned down his village, [[Marianna]] of [[Caer Witrin]] experimented with new candles that proved toxic, a strange nightblooming flower caused the [[Tomacula|Tomaculan]] chieftan [[Utata]] to become gravely ill, and a young boy from [[Thera]] inadvertently caused a forest fire when he became lost in the darkness. The [[ | In a desperate effort to combat the darkness, [[Octavius]] of [[Tasur'ke]] nearly burned down his village, [[Marianna]] of [[Caer Witrin]] experimented with new candles that proved toxic, a strange nightblooming flower caused the [[Tomacula|Tomaculan]] chieftan [[Utata]] to become gravely ill, and a young boy from [[Thera]] inadvertently caused a forest fire when he became lost in the darkness. The [[manticores]] near [[Genji]] made an attempt to invade the [[Atavian]] village, and even the [[kobolds]] of [[Minia]] attempted to rise up against their [[pygmies|pygmy]] oppressors under cloak of darkness. | ||
Also coinciding with the other phenomena were the returns of the gods [[Thoth]] and [[Valnurana]] to mortal perception. | Also coinciding with the other phenomena were the returns of the gods [[Thoth]] and [[Valnurana]] to mortal perception. | ||