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The First Cabal-Nor War was one of the foundational events in Pervinca’s culture and history. Its history is it told by the People of the Sea poet Meroh, who lived between the years 3,640 BBF and 3580 BBF in his epic poem The Song of Pervinca. The poem, spanning over a period of nearly 60 years, told both of the Founding of the Seven and the First Cabal-Nor War. Meroh was the first mention of Pervinca as a name to describe the region, something that last even to this day. Along with meager archeological excavations, it is the only insight into this important time period.

The Causes of the War

The war itself and its outcomes are told in detail by Meroh’s poem, with archeological evidence supporting the general synopsis of what happened. The war itself is said to have taken place roughly a decade after the Founding of the Seven Poli. As mentioned in chapter 3, the region was primed for conflict between the People of the Sea and the Caballians. Árkhēs from all of the poli in Pervinca had made a pact with one another to help combat the raids of the Caballians, and if the situation was dire enough, enter a war against the Caballians together. Eventually, a situation arose in which that promise was to be fulfilled.

In the year 4992 BBF, while the last events of the Founding took place, a great rise to power was said to have taken place in the Pervincan Steppes. One of the tribal leaders, Mori Hinsegg was said to have been able to absorb all of the other tribes under one single banner; his own. While it is unclear as to how he accomplished this, it is known that his rise to power frightened many of the Árkhēs. Later the following spring in 4991, Mori Hinsegg, taking the title of “Caba”, launched the largest raid known to have been carried out by Caballian civilization at the time into the city of Norfolk. The raid, lasting only a single day, allowed for the capture nearly all of the royal daughters and sons of the incumbent Nor.

Nor’s wife was devastated by the loss of her children, and pleaded for her husband to make use of the pact that he and the other Árkhēs has agreed upon. Eventually he relented, and called for a meeting of the poli leaders at holy temple palace know as Megáli̱ Mégaro tou Théos, or The Great Palace of Theos. Located on the southern shores of Lake Chroma, it was a towering palace complex nearly 5 stories tall.

All of the Árkhēs were: Nor, Oktovis, Novem, Srubtinus, Hippodamus, Adonis, and Erastos. Each one of them was equally weary of raids and incursions the Caballians were making into their lands. Finally seeing this as an opportunity to eliminate the so called “barbarians”, each leader agreed to go back to their poli to prepare for war, set to place take place the following year. Finally, the region was now ready for the first major conflict in its short history of civilization.

The Early Years of the War

Following the year of preparation, the war was ready to commence. The armies of the People of the Sea, at this point being referred to as Pervincans by Meroh, converged on the harbor of Norfolk by boat, as it was unsafe to travel by land. Their new title was decided amongst them to help show that they were the namesake and rightful rulers of the land. After performing rituals to the two Medeons and Theos, the armies marched to confront Mori Hinsegg, known as the “The Caba”. Numbering 100,000, they were under the leadership of Nor, with each Árkōn commanding their own men.

The Pervincan force marched to the highest point in Pervinca, Mount Delkhii, where The Caba’s court was said to be located. The trek lasted for nearly 2 weeks, having survived occasional ambushes by horse riding warriors before stopping a few kilometers from the base of the mountain.

Árkōn Adonis, the most handsome and charming of the group, was sent as an envoy to the court of The Caba, along with a retinue of 100 of the Pervincan’s best armored and trained hoplite warriors. Upon arriving, Adonis was only allowed to bring two guards with him as he entered the sprawling camp ground of tents and horses. Complying, he and two of his best men were escorted to the largest tent, that of the Caba himself. Adonis, with his good looks attempted to persuade the Caba to return the royal children of Nor’s household, at the exchange of the slave population of all of the Poli combined, which at the time numbered 75,000. Mori Hinsegg, who could not understand or speak or read the language of the People of the Sea, did not bother with trying to establish communication and ordered his men to kill all but one of Adonis’ guards and Adonis himself. The lone survivor ran in terror back to the commanders’ meeting groundand reported Adonis’ fate. At that point, the Pervincans decided no peace could be made, and prepared to attack the following morning.

When dawn came, the foreword guard of the Pervincans army, led by Hippodamus, encountered a horrific sight, described by Meroh:

Hippodamus the Architect marched forth,

bronze hoplite army in ranks behind him,

brave warriors who fear nothing, not death,

nor did they fear the barbarian hordes,

who were enemy to all of mankind.

Hippodamus spotted Adonis the

Handsome, who slumped towards him and his army.

Yet, he was gay and beautiful no more.

The Caba’s shamans transforming the men,

into the unholy zo̱ntanós nekrós*

The Pervincans were taken back in horror and fear. The former Árkōn Adonis, once a noble ruler, was killed and then transformed into a monster along with the best of men. It is debatable as to whether the Caballians practiced necromancy, or simply tricked the Pervicans into fright, but regardless, the Caballians used this fear to strike in mass. This was the first battle of the war.

Hours are having said to have passed before each side retreated, but many had died on both sides. The following morning, the Pervicans, angered by the crime against one of their own, charged the camp, but were beaten back to their came. Thus set the war into a series of back and forth motioned, neither side gaining the upper hand. It had become a war of attrition, each side raiding the others camps every few days, and each side being continuously supported from the rear with new soldiers, food, and supplies. Meroh says that this went on for nearly 15 years before the finally battle was able to commence.

The Final Battle of Mount Delkhii

Meroh reports 15 years had pass. Many Árkōn, along with his men returned home, tired on the pointless conflict. These include Srubtinus, Erastos, and Hippodamus. Srubtinus and Erastos returned to Srubtus and Nótomoor and withdrew from the affairs of the Caballians and other poli; each leader chose to interact more with the civilizations in the modern day Republic of Bezold and Turquoise Moors respectively. Hippodamus also isolated himself from the rest of the poli. All that remained were the few thousand men of Octovis, Novem, and Nor who had not been killed or who had fled. All parties, Pervican and Caballian alike, had lost hundreds of scores of men each. All had grown worn and weary of the war. As it was later discovered at the end of the, all of the royal children of Nor had been sacrificed in a Tsusny ceremony 7 years ago.

Octovis and Novem decided amongst each other to fight with Nor in one last raid before heading home themselves. They prayed to each of the gods individually, giving once last shot before calling a quits.

As the dawn broke the following day, Meroh tells us in depth what had happened that fateful day in the year 4975 BBF:

The Pervincans marched their last march into

a field of poppies and flowers, knowing

what was to come was to be the last battle,

that was to be fought upon the Mountain,

of Delkhii, the false goddess of heathens.

Suddenly a light shown forth from Theos,

as the Barbarians and their horses,

marched. The light from heaven gave hope, for the

highest god had blessed the great Pervincans.

so thus, they sprang forth into great battle.

It is said that the remained couple thousand of the Pervincans fought off the Caballians. It is then said that the Cabal himself rode into battle to fight the Pervincans. According the Meroh, the twin’s prayers had been answered.

As Mori Hinsegg rode to the battle, he spotted the two Twins fighting off a swarm of his horsemen. He galloped forward, bow drawn and aimed at the two. He says a curse, and his arrow flies and hits Novem, killing him instantly. Nor ran with his golden spear towards the galloping Mori Hinsegg and pierced the great animal on which he rode, making him tumble to the ground. The two then fought each other in a great melee that only lasted “time it takes for a net to find its fish”.

The Cabal was finished. As he died, it is said the entire population of the Caballian people fled from the mountain, the tribe splitting apart once again. The remaining Pervicans, numbering only in the dozen, marched home once they had found the royal children to be killed, to Nor’s great grief.

The Fall of the Great Seven

When Nor returned home to Norfolk, he was not said to have been met with a celebration, but with death. He wife, upon hearing the news of her children, stricken with grief, had “cut off Nor’s genitals and slit his throat” before throwing herself off tall cliff into the sea. Nor’s only son Pervical, the year after he had left, took the title of Árkōn, and purged any memory or mention of his father, whom he hated with great passion. He renamed the poli Pervical, after himself, and ruled with an iron fist until his death in 4952 BBF.

Octovis placed his brother’s body, along with Adonis and Nor, in a tomb built in Megáli̱ Mégaro tou Théos. As the years past and the rest of the founding seven árkhēs died, only Octovis remained, he himself nearing the end of his life. He placed each of the seven in the tomb, and when he himself died, at the age of 94 in 4926 BBF, his body as well.

When Octovis died, all remnants of stability faded. Pervinca regressed into a Dark Age, in which little is known off. Advances haltered, and civilization regressed to a time before the Great Seven. It remained this way for the next 1800 years.

*Pervincan for zombie

Around the same time in which The People of the Sea were forming the first parts of civilization, the Caballian people were also forming their own, distinctive civilization in the interior hills and steppes of Pervinca. The differences between the two civilizations would later be the foundations for the source of much the conflict and warfare in Pervinca for thousands of years.

Early Caballus Civilization

Tribal societies had dominating the Pervinca interior for multiple millennia and continued to do so up to around the formation of the People of the Sea civilization roughly 5,000-6,000 years ago. Much of the basic foundations of their society remained the same throughout the period, but historians have agreed that at this time the people of the steppes had developed to the point of “civilization”.

Tribe at this time grew in population from a few hundred people to tens of thousands in this period. This population increase led to greater conflict and ritualistic warfare, as resources were under the risk of being stretched thin. As with most areas of conflict, a few groups began to become dominate among the rest, for various reasons. After roughly a thousand years, only four major tribal groups remained, with other smaller, “sub-tribes” being within a larger one.

Warfare, diet, and ways of life often remained generally the same as it had been. However, religion was radically developing into a complex for of polytheism, animism, and philosophy.

There are a few reasons as to why four tribes had grown to such strength and size. One reason is due to marriages between the sons and daughters of various chieftains. Boy and girls as young as 10 years of age would be married off to other friendly tribes to form large alliances between the two. Along growing connections between tribal families, those who were lucky or smart in their warfare began to subvert many of the smaller tribes. This fear of death and destruction also caused weaker tribes to have their chieftains’ daughters and sons to try to form alliances with those who were deemed strong. Often times, a strong tribe did not have to go to fight a weaker tribe, as that the weaker one would simple surrender before hand and submit to the stronger’s authority.

Marriages and warfare did not allow for this situation to come about by no means quickly. This process is estimated to have taken place over countless generations. It is often estimated that the amount of tribes in the Pervinca steppes went down from as many as a few hundred to four.

However, due to the fact that the Caballus civilization had no clear form of writing at this time, the only real form of writing comes from the People of the Sea, who described with biased the Caballians.

Religion of Caballus

The beliefs of the Caballians, with the only means of information being described by modern Caballian story tellers, contribute heavily to the relationship between them and the People of the Sea. The People of the Sea though of the Caballians are barbarians and heretics, as they believed that those who had no connection with the sea, and in turn the People of the Sea god Arsen Medeon, were lesser.

On Caballian religion, the early gods of ancient seems to have disappeared in terms of worship at this time. New gods and goddess, practices, and rituals came about through unknown means. However, magic and the role of the Shaman retained their influence as important aspects of their beliefs. Warring between the tribes also led to combat being venerated and warriors worshiped in society. The warring between the tribes was seemed to be a practice for the fighting between the forces of good and evil, a concept that was a heavy focus of the religion.

Caballians had a few key gods of importance. Shidet, the god of magic, was whom the shamans paid most of their respect towards. The importance of the horse remains constant in Caballus, so the god Mori was the deity of the warrior and common people. Tzaazaar was the idea of death, which was neither good nor evil to Caballians. Delkhii was the Caballian interpretation of Mother Earth, and was also was of great importance to them.

Finally there was Muu, the incarnation of evil itself. Often personified as female, she was the cause of all bad things in the world of Caballians. If an animal or family member got sick, it was blamed on Muu. If the tribe had not won a fight against another tribe, Muu was blamed for not hindering a warrior’s ability. Muu was to be believe the not have a physical form, and was found to various degree’s in all of humanity. Caballian religion dictated that holy war against those who were under more of Muu’s influence was the only way to stop her/it from manifesting into physical form and in turn causing the end of all good and life. This belief is where the most important ritual of the Caballian’s comes from; The Tsusny.

Tsusny was a ritualistic sacrifice of all those deemed evil and corrupted by Muu (Who always happened to be non-Caballians). Often times Tsusny was nicknamed “The Festival of Blood”. The People of the Sea the majority of the time were these humans who were sacrificed. Caballian war parties would raid villages (and later towns and cities) or the People of the Sea and kidnap only the men. They would bring them back to their camps, and slice open their bodies, letting the blood drain out as the “muu” would drain out of them. This would kill the sacrifices, but to the Caballians it was believe that they were saving these people from evil itself. The blood itself drained into the earth and provided substance for the gods.

Effect of Caballian Religion of the People of the Sea

It is quite obvious this was seen as barbaric and evil to the People of the Sea. It got to the point in which all travel, trade, and more was conducted only on the sea. Outside the established communities of the Great Seven, no one was to go to the steppes. All of this furthered the People of the Sea’s importance and masters of the sea, and the eventual conflict between the two peoples to reach a climax, which will be dealt with in following chapters.

Origins of Civilization

In Chapter 1, it was described how the earliest communities of the People of the Sea began to form along the coastline and rivers of Pervinca roughly 6000 years ago. Over the course of the next 500 or so years, the People of the Sea will go from early fishing and farming communities to first forms of true early civilization. As common with other cultures across Chroma and the globe, the civilization often came from a large increase of population in settled communities. Communities eventually grew to the point of moving past a few collections of large, extended families into increasing amounts of smaller family units. Coinciding with more families was also a steady, strong growth in population. Farming communities often ranged in the number of family units from 50-200 during this time. With this increase of family units and population came an ever increase amount of specialization, community wealth, and conflict between one other. Deep rooted conflict led to very distinctive sub cultures and divides that greatly impacted the shaping of Pervincan civilization

At the time there where nearly hundreds of villages and communities of People of the Sea in Pervinca, however, historians and anthropologist have been able to pinpoint at least seven communities that made the transition into an early form of the polis, the Pervincan form of a city-state.

The initial seven poli of Pervinca, given the name “The Great Seven” by historians, were founded in a mix of myth, facts, and uncertainty. All of the founders of The Great Seven have been confirmed to have existed and are credited with the creation of their respective city, but many of their actions are the subjects of myths and legends. All of the founders originated from long lines of village chiefs that date back millennia. Each of them most likely used their family names, ambition, and sometimes “gifts” from the People of the Sea’s deities to transform their communities into the first cities of Pervinca.

The Great Seven

Though their founders, locations, and sub cultures varied greatly, The Great Seven had a few similar traits among them all.

Each polis was led by a king, or an árkhōn in the Pervincan language. Next in line of social standing was a collection of lesser nobles acting as officials and other administrative postitions. A warrior class was located below in the social ladder, including the early pilots and captains of larger ships. The few free citizens, who are somewhat comparable to the middle class of modern society, in these cities tending to practice occupations such as craftsman, artisans, scribes, merchants, and ship builders. Ship builder often were occasionally at higher statuses in society, though only if they were renowned for their skill. Finally, at the bottom of the social structure, comprising roughly 3/4th of the population were peasants, farmers, and fishermen. Slaves were used to various degrees depending on the city, but often slaves at the very least as forced labor for building projects, typically comprising debtors, prisoners of wars, and criminals. Almost all of the city states were founded directly on or near by the old coastline as well.

Árkhēs in the early city states were chosen through a line of nobles, who were in one way or another descendent of the founder of the poli’s family lineages, called houses. These lines becaame the “Royal Houses of Pervinca”, and endure even up to modern day Pervinca as a territory of the Kingdom of Periwinkle.

The period of the founding of the poli, called the Founding of the Great Poli, lasted an estimate of 10 years. This estimated come from the only source of the names of these founders and their city states, the epic poem entitled The Song of Pervinca by the People of the Sea poet Meroh, who lived between the years 3,640 BBF and 3580 BBF. Written in dactylic hexameter style, it tells of a great war between the People of the Sea and the Caballian armies of Árkhōn Mori Hinsegg, later known as the First Cabal-Nor War.

The Great Seven are listed as the following in The Song of Pervinca:

• Norfolk: founded by Árkōn Nor of the House of Nor. Located in southeast Pervinca, south of the Great Lake and the Pervincan Forest. He is credited as being a direct descendent of Theos, god of the Sky. This and the location of Norfolk allowed for the House of Nor to be one of the most powerful poli for quite some time.

• The Twin Poli: the so called “Twin Poli” were two city-states in southern Pervinca founded by the two brothers Oktovis and Novem. Árkōn Oktovis created the House of October with his founding of the city state Okto, and Árkōn Novem created the House of November with his founding of the city state Novo. Both of these cities, only 40 or so kilometers from each other, maintained a close bond of friendship in trade for thousands of years. The two brothers were able to found their city-states because of a gift from the god Theos, who was moved by their love for one another in The Epic of Novem

• Srubtus: founded by Árkōn Subtinus of the House of Srubt along the river known in the Pervincan language as the Potámi, north of the Pervincan Forest and in close proximity of the modern Republic of Bezold, both having similar cultural foundations. He is said to have connections to the early inventors, mages, and more of Bezold.

• Aester: founded by Árkōn Hippodamus of the House of Aester in southwest Pervinca. A master engineer, he developed a highly organized grid pattern layout of the city. Those from the city were also heavy followed of the god Kththon, who the House Aester credit for giving Hippodamus his skills as a building and engineer.

• Wester: founded by Árkōn Adonis of the House of Wester on the western coast of Pervinca, Known for his handsomeness, he is said to have even swooned Thily Medeon once while at sea.

• Nótomoor: founded by Eratos of the House of Eratos in northwest Pervinca, directly south also of Turquoise Moors, both having similar cultural foundations. Eratos was said to have been descendent of the deities worshiped more so Turquoise Moors.

Each of these Great Houses became the foundation for almost all political power in Pervinca for the next 5,000 years, with a lasting prestige and influence that remain to this day.

Religion and Culture of Early People of the Sea

The People of the Sea, hence their namesake, developed a strong maritime culture, along with religious beliefs and practices, economic, and military influences that stemmed from that culture. People of the Sea were very much so polytheistic and placed heavy importance on the rituals and traditions followed, including at sea burials of their sailors and warriors, and idol worship. These deities and practices reflected the environment and values of the People of the Sea heavily, with each deity often representing a force of nature or the universe.

Chief gods in their religion included Arsen Medeon and Thily Medeon, the god and goddess of the ocean who ruled the seas together as “husband and wife”. Kththon was the god of rocks, minerals, dirt, and building. Gaia was “mother earth”, goddess of the earth, harvest, and more. She gave birth to all the gods and goddesses. Theos was the god of the Sky and the weather, heavily worshiped and prayed to by sailors at sea. Finally, there was Minius, the god of Death, with Death itself (and the idea of death as a messenger) known as Thanatos.

The People of the Sea were often known for their unique acceptance of other deities (including Caballians deities) of other civilizations, though they thought of others as lesser compared to their own.

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CHAPTER 1: The Foundations of Pervinca

Pervinca has an interesting history that spans tens of thousands of year, from the dawn of civilization to the Karma Wars that continue on to this day. Interactions with other civilizations greatly shaped Pervinca and Chroma politically, culturally, and more. In this book, we will be discussing these same interactions, and what they mean today in our modern societies, both Orangered and Periwinkle. We will start our journey at the beginning of civilization, right around the time of the Agricultural Revolution.

Pre-History Pervinca

Not much is known about the earliest people of Pervinca. Scientists are still today trying to unravel the mystery of how humanity came into being, and how humans came to live in Pervinca. However, scientists and archeologists have unearthed information of Pervinca towards the end of what is referred to as the Paleolithic Age (before the invention of agriculture) to the beginning of the Neolithic Age and the earliest recorded civilizations that emerged in the region.

The Steppes

Pervinca made the transition from a life style of hunter gathering to lives revolving around pastoral or agriculture activities around the period of most humans in Chroma. In the central heart of Pervinca, categorized by steppe grasslands with little vegetation, life developed around domesticated herd animals, such as cows and horses. Socially these societies developed nomadic tribes, following their herds as they moved around the steppe as the seasons progressed. Due to the fact that they developed no permanent settlements along with the unpredictability and dependence of the herd, they developed warrior based societies. Early on conflict was rampant in the region due to each tribe protecting its own herd and/or wanting to increase the size of the herd.

The Coastline

On the coastline of Pervinca, a very different type of society emerged. Instead of being geographically dominated by steppes, the land was categorized by large amounts of beached coastline, with fertile lands and many rivers leading into the sea. This more hospitable geography causes tribes to become agricultural, and later, with the invention of sailing seafaring. These tribes developed very distinct cultures from one another. Compared to the homogeneous nature of steppe lifestyles, tribes along the coast developed many ways of life. Agricultural and seafaring societies also developed on what is today know as the Island of Warriors, but being geographically independent of those from the mainland, were one distinctive cultural group.

These two large, distinctive societies of early Pervinca would later lead to many conflicts and interactions that would instrumental in the development of civilization for many things to come.

The Early Tribes of the Steppes

Nomadic societies of the Pervincan Steppe would later come to be known by archeologists as the Caballus or Caballian Civilization. The Caballian people had very similar culture throughout all of the various tribal factions. Their society remained much pastoral, with much of their diet, clothing, shelter, and more coming from the animal. All of their means of livelihood and survival came from these animals. Tribes used everything on the animal, wasting as little as possible. Individually this led to Caballians being very self sufficient and resourceful people.

Society

Religiously Caballian’s practiced large amounts of animism, worshiping spirits and deities that represented the many aspects of their lives. Deities numbered in the dozens, ranging from the sky god to the goddess of the steppe grass. Religious leaders, known as shamans, later delved into the arcane arts, with magic and ritual becoming heavily important.

Culture

If there was one part of Caballian culture and society that was one of the most significant, it was their warrior lifestyles and practices, emerging in the earliest day of Pervincan and Caballian civilization.

Technology

The Caballian's nomadic lifestyle led them to become master horsemen, and with that they became masters of mobility and speed. Light cavalry, hit and run attacks, and more became some of the key features of their fighting styles. Light weight spears and bows made of specially treated cow and horse bone have been unearthed that point to their heavy usage of archery while on horseback, something that nearly no one could match their skills in.

Caballians also appear to have used magic in warfare, though it is unable to be determined at this time how it was used.

However, though Caballian society was very advanced, they seemed to lack any form of written language or record keeping, something that most other civilizations developed at one time or the other.

The militaristic culture and society of Caballus would last until their later destruction during the Cabal-Nor Wars hundreds of years later.

The Early Tribes of the Coasts

As mentioned earlier in the chapter, the people along the coastline of Pervinca developed very differently from the Caballus people. Tribal communities developed along the rivers and coastline, supporting themselves with the food that they grew and the fish they caught on their fertile lands. People lived comfortable lives in comparison to the lives of Caballians. Their harvests were plentiful, and used they sea to their benefit. They came to be known as the People of the Sea, and were masters of the sea to the same degree that Caballians were the masters of horses.

Society

Early communities developed into villages and towns as populations increased. Social structure varied based on the variances in culture between these communities. These towns however all developed some form of hierarchies with the wealthiest families becoming the leaders of their respective tribal community. These communities, along with being the foundation of towns, and later cities, became the geopolitical structure of the region, with many communities growing into an early form of independent “city-state”, some of whom will be discussed in a later chapter.

Technology

Along with living more stable and comfortable lives, the People of the Sea were more technologically advanced as well. They invented sailing, a technology that through the migration of Sea People spread to all corners of Chroma. Along with sailing, early coastal Pervinca developed an early form of the alphabet, something that was also spread through the diffusion of Sea People Technology to parts of Chroma. The People of the Sea originally developed alphabets as a means of sailors easily communicating and trading with other communities along the Pervinca coast. Eventually writing allowed communities to easier govern and keep records, keep surplus of food and goods, and allowed for new cultural avenues to come about.

Culture

One of the oldest works of literature was written with the early Pervincan alphabet. The Epic of Novem (not to be confused with the modern day territory of Novum Persarum), was written by an unknown, Sea People author dating back nearly 6,000 years. It tells the story of the heroic king Novem, who goes on a long and perilous journey to the underworld to save his brother, Octovis. At one point in the epic, Novem must cross the river Thánatos, the river that must be crossed to get into the Underworld.

At last Novem had descended,

into the Pit of the Underworld.

He longed for his brother’s soul,

praying that Death would release him,

after being souled many suns.

Charon, ferryman of the dead,

the old grey sulk, the immortal,

stood at the helm of a great ship.

The sail unfurled with great whipping,

Ready to take men to Great Sleep.

Novem said unto Charon,

“Ferrymen of Souls, let me please,

Cross the Thánatos, to retrieve,

Brother Octovis, long at Rest.

his death, a great sin against Divines;

sacrificed by wicked Cabals.

Charon said back unto Novem in reply,

“Great Hero, I will let you pass,

only if you can use Death’s breeze,

to pilot to my ship to the Great

Chamber of Souls. There you will find,

you brother, trapped by hands of Death”

Novem then took hold of the helm,

and through the grace of the Divines,

captured the breeze of Death in the,

great black sails of Charon’s ferry.

It is said that when Novem came back from the Underworld with his Octovis, the two of them found two tribes that later are credited with the invention of sailing. Though it is highly debated whether or not Novem or Octovis actually existed, or if any part of the Epic of Novem is true, it is known that the city-states of the House of October and the House of November are credited with the origin of the invention of sailing.

Early Euvland/Gildurian Civilization

Hardly anything is known of the people who inhabited Euvland, or the modern day Island of Warrriors. It is theorized that Gildurian civilization had close connections with the People of the Sea, having either migrated from Euvland to Pervinca or vise versa. Unfortunately, due to the Chromaclysm that radically changed the face of Chroma, nearly all additional evidence of Gildurian civilization was lost.

ANNOUNCEMENT!

So for awhile I have been planning on writing the definitive history of this territory, giving it more culture and history, and enriching the territory for the better. Don't know how long it will take, but I will post it in both here and in Chromalore.

Tell me what you think, and if you have any comments, list them in the comments.

EXCELSIOR!

My dear citizens of Pervinca, I must address something that is of grave concern. The Mad Queen could be back, and things are uncertain for the kingdom. Iris and New Cerulean are talking of rebellion if the worst happens. So I ask you, my nobel citizens of this territory, what say you on the matter? As governor I believe in my people, and that we must make decisions with cooperation and transparency. I know not of what is to come from the Mad Queen, but we must endure the coming storm together hand in hand.

That is all. Goodnight.

IMPORTANT

All citizens and wannabe citizens, please fill out the form below.

Name:

Occupation:

Town(see this map here):

Why you like or would like to live here:

Thank you for you time.

BETTER DEAD THAN ORANGERED!

Governor Red October