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| | == Overview == | | == Overview == |
| − | Raposa, designed by the [[Creator]], are the stewards of the two worlds—the corporal and magical. From their inception, the Raposa population had been split into four villages, each defined by a specific virtue and vice shared by all Raposa. Until each village overcame its vice, all would be kept separate. The primordial Raposa, the original inhabitants of each village, built their villages' foundations per their own divine objectives.
| + | Before all of creation, the Creator presided alone over the primordial void, a vast, conscious, realm from which all of reality, and magic, sprang forth. The first creation, the Book of Causality[1], was formed by the Creator's hands and created the template for which the Raposa Universe, and Raposakind, would be drawn to life. |
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| − | * Watersong, blessed with culture, brought the Raposa understanding and expression under Miles' leadership, overcoming pride.
| + | The first Raposa, drawn into the Book by the Creator's hand, became the stewards of their newly created world. Separated from the start into four large groups, the first generation of Raposa created the four original villages, each one inaccessible and unknown to the others. The four villages—Capital[2], Watersong, Lavasteam, and Galacia [3]—would be kept separate under the power of the Creator until each had completed its divine purpose under the leadership of their Mayors. By the 248th year, eight generations passed, each village, now matured, had fulfilled its principle and the world slowly grew united. |
| − | * Lavasteam, blessed with prosperity, brought the Raposa wealth and substance with the overthrowing of King Miney, overcoming greed.
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| − | * Galactic, blessed with knowledge, brought the Raposa innovation and progress following the troubled leadership of Click, overcoming ignorance.
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| − | * Capital Village, blessed with wisdom and entrusted with the Book of Life, brought the Raposa faithful leadership following The Fall of Wilfre, overcoming deceit.
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| − | By the 248th year, all villages had overcome their vices and the world slowly grew united. 70 years later, all four villages jointly organized the first colony in ForestStream, a newly discovered island in the Emerald Sea. This settlement would eventually grow to become the Kingdom of ForestStream, a harmonious amalgamation of the four founding villages.
| + | Watersong, blessed with expression, overcame pride under the leadership of Miles. |
| − | | + | Lavasteam, blessed with prosperity, overcame greed following the overthrowing of King Miney. |
| − | Though Wilfre's defeat marked the end of ''The Fall'', the final catalyst before the villages could unite, it also marked the start of new, unprecedented, era. Dubbed ''The Purge'', magic levels began to drop worldwide. 80 years later, ambient magic levels had completely depleted across the globe, cutting Raposa off from the magic realm. Since the beginning of creation, Raposa had used magic to accelerate their progress. Magicians used their skills to erect buildings, construct Warp Gates, cure illness, and generally aid society. The start of the modern era was the start of the mundane era.
| + | Galacia, blessed with knowledge, overcame ignorance following the troubled leadership of Click. |
| − | | + | Capital, blessed with wisdom and faith and entrusted with the Book of Life, overcame deceit following the The Fall[4]. |
| − | By year 600, around 270 years since the effects of ''The Purge'', magic usage became thought of a lost art, a myth, as technology took its place. Some magical devices created before the loss of magic remained operational, such as the Warp Gates, and became the only artifacts that could prove the extinct existence of magic. Acclimated to the physical realm, many Raposa grew apprehensive toward the mere thought of magic due to Wilfre's influence. However, this would soon change.
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| − | Manere Heinnen, a typical young-adult from ForestStream came across a powerful artifact imbued with ancient magic. His misuse of the object led to its destruction, releasing all the magic trapped within it. Overwhelming quantities of magic flooded into the environment, starting a chain-reaction that led to the slow resurgence of magic worldwide—and imbuing him with control over Shadow. Now, Rapokind must face their apprehensions head-on and choose between the mundane and magical, and forge a new way forward.
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| | == Further Reading == | | == Further Reading == |
