Lore

Overview
Note: The general story of ArcheAge, is based on Min-Hee Jeon's books series  Akkiage  a famous Korean writer.

The lore, is the story of ArcheAge as :

-Genesis -First age -Second age -Third age

Before The Collapse of the Lost Continent
ArcheAge Gods
 * The Mother of the First Gods is Thiol
 * The Goddess of the Underworld is Nui
 * The Goddess of Art is Anil
 * The God of Contact is Ranshisha
 * The God of Vengeance is Adalnus
 * The Goddess of Fortune is Iji
 * The God of Destruction is Kyrios
 * The Goddess of Sea and Change is Dahuta
 * The God of Winter is Neve

The Hidden Era
A time in which Humans, Elves, the Ferre, Dwarves, and the Warborn lived in harmony.

The twelve heroes featured in the novels "The Fir and the Hawk" and "The Heirs" lived in a period of time that took place 2,000 years ago in ArcheAge's world. There was an age older than even that, in which the Ipna and Nachasui races lived. The Ipna and Nachasui were part of a noble civilization, and were considered higher races. The Nachasui were, however, evil, and as such they were sealed away by the Ipna. The last king of the Ipna remains in the Ancient Forest.

The Ipna pursued the Nachasui for nearly 1,000 years, chasing the Nachasui to the new world. The Ipna brought their magic with them, and their legacy remains as a strong influence in Elven society, both spiritually and culturally.

Another ancient race called the Nuon existed in what is now known as the continent of Nuia, and their ruins can be found in Gweonnyd.

The First Expedition

Twelve heroes gathered in the Great Library of Delphinad, the capital city of the Circle Continent, where they discussed and formed the first expedition from the library to the Origin of the World. The first expedition included:

-Kyprosa Daeior

-Orchidna

-Tahyang Kahlzit

-Gene Evernight

-Melisara Livolla

-Lucius Quinto

-Eanna Nimush

-Aranzeb

-Aranzebia

-Ollo

-Inoch

-Naima

The first expedition met with the Mother of Gods, Thiol and hence existed as follows: -Kyprosa Daeior=The fated Gatekeeper of the World. It is believed she assimilated with the God of Contact, Ranshisha. -Gene Evernight=He assimilated the God of Destruction, Kyrios. -Aranzebia=She assimilated the God of the Sea and Change, Dahuta. -Tahyang Kahlzit=It is believed he was assimilated with the God of Wind. (The God of the Wind's name is unknown.) -Eanna Nimush=The fated Leader of the World. The Mother of the New World. It is believed she assimilated with the Goddess, Nui. -Ollo=He assimilated the God of Iron Walls, Shatagon. -Inoch=He assimilated the God of Sealed Doors, Hajewa.

The Rose Era

After the death of the Mother Goddess, Thiol, the world returned to a state of normalcy, and the new gods among the first expedition inherited dominion over the world, imbued with great power. This marked the beginning of an era of new gods, and it was called the Rose Era.

During this period, the Ipna were still alive and well, and the God of Wind (Tahyang Kahlzit) collected all of the Ferre to leave the other races and create a great empire. The Ipna continued their war against the Nachasui across several continents, sealing them away in another dimension, but only managed to seal their king in the Ancient Forest. After the Nachasui were destroyed, the Ipna species declined and faded from existence. The Ipna's way of life and worldview had a profound impact on the culture and spirituality of the Elves.

The Rose Era was a time of peace that lasted for 500 years, which ended when confrontation between the new gods arose.

The God of Destruction, Kyrios (Gene Evernight) killed the God of the Wind (Tahyang Kahlzit), and as a consequence, the Ferre people left the Lost Continent and were nomadic for a time, eventually settling on the Eastern continent and making it their own. In truth, the War of the Lost Continent was a result of Gene's inherent imperfections as a mortal with the powers of a God. He caused Melisara, Tahyang and Aranzeb's souls to forever remain in limbo.

It is not known what caused Gene Evernight to commit such atrocities.

Additionally, the Goddess Dahuta (Aranzebia) sealed herself in an abyssal island due to her love for her Godfather, Aranzeb, which caused the sea to lay calm, quiet, and tranquil.

The God of Iron Walls, Shatagon(Ollo) was confined for unknown reasons.

Inoch and Nui took Gene Evernight out from the underworld, separating him from Kyrios. This separation caused a catastrophic explosion that caused the Lost Continent to crumble. Very few survived, only by traveling through a portal Nui created. This expended all of Nui's power, and she was sealed away, sacrificed.

Lucius made a promise to Nui to keep her appointments, and he wandered the world spreading word of Nui.

Because of the conflicts between the heroes who were, yet were not gods, the Lost Continent collapsed.

After The Collapse of the Lost Continent
History of the Nuian Continent

After the collapse of the Lost Continent, a large scale migration of human races from the Lost Continent to a new continent took place. After the Goddess Nui's sacrifice, humans, Elves, and Dwarves inhabited the Nuian continent's White Forest, divided in to tribes: Humans in the East, Elves in the North, and Dwarves East of the Elves.

The humans who had settled on the peninsula of Salislead began to call themselves "Nuians," after the Goddess Nui who sacrificed herself for their sake. The Nuians worked hard to build their new civilization on Nuia, but they met with interference from restless spirits, who were warded away by the great Nuian wizard, Salisleon.

Nearly 100 years had passed when the Nuian population expanded to the Crescent Bay, bringing about two claims for the crown between the Alleon family, based in Salislead, and the Salrium family. As Alleon and Salrium forces crossed paths in the Crescent Bay, conflict arose, and the region of Shipjabal Plains was engulfed in what would come to be known as the Eclipse War. Suffering defeat in the Eclipse War, the royal family of Salrium fled to the continent of Harihara, and they called themselves Hariharans.

The Alleon won the Eclipse War when they defeated the remaining Salrium forces across the sea. In the aftermath, the Alleon forces that remained in the Crescent Bay were split between the Salislead Peninsula and the city of Izuna, and it was unclear to whom the crown belonged. Over time, Izuna thrived with the support of the Weirdwind, Noryette, and Triste families. The Crescent Throne forces merged when the Elves and Nuians formed a coalition and began construction of the capital of Mariano.

The boundaries of the union expanded as the Weirdwind family took over the Swamps of Hell, the Noryette family took the Golden Plains, and the Triste family took Long Sand. Meanwhile, the Inis family who had been islanders that were persecuted during the war, expanded Eastward across the sea, and the Inis family called their new land Inistel.

Because their king had killed "Kyrios" 2,000 years ago, the Elves held nothing but hatred for "Kyrios" and as a consequence, they interacted very little with other races. (Elven Story)

History of the Eastern Continent

After their defeat in the war, the Salrium settled in Ostera, and they gave their continent a new name; "Harihara." Although the family held the crown in their old lands and in the city of Izuna, they failed to claim it among the Hariharan people. After repeated failure to expand further East, the Empress Paltavi formed a great empire in Hariharalaya. As the Hariharans tried to build their empire, they came in to conflict with the indigenous Ferre people, but the Ferre were much stronger and quicker. The Hariharans changed their strategy and began to settle in lands that were more wild and not inhabited by the Ferre.

After some time, the entire continent united as Harihara, under the Hariharalaya Empire. Hariharalaya was able to absorb the Ferre because their numbers had drastically decreased over the course of the war. This planted the seeds of antagonism within the empire, and four kingdoms stood divided. Within the empire, Ostera stood alone in its desire for independence, which quickly brought about Ostera's Revoulutionary War. The rebellion failed, but independence was gained when Empress Paltavi passed away, and the Hariharalaya Empire collapsed, causing the Ferre to drift away from Isbara, dispersed among the separate Eastern, Western, Northern, and Southern empires.

After the collapse of the empire, hostilities still existed, but they faded with time and the Hariharan Union came together again. Of this coalition, the Western was the most developed, dwelling in the old Imperial Capital. The Southern empire was propserous, and the relatively small Northern and Eastern forces came together with it in Maha Devi.

The influence of the Isbaran Empire shifted to the Nuian powers, who had come from the island of Inis and established Inistel. There was controvercy in inistel as the Nuians expanded their influence.

Miscellaneous History
The History of Currency

The first known currency used on the Lost Continent was the Delphinad Star. The currency is only used by some merchant class and warehouseman races, and it is a popular currency on Mirage Island where it is thought its inhabitants come from the ancient Lost Continent.

After the collapse of the Lost Continent, the early human settlers of the continent of Nuia, who called themselves Nuians, established a new form of currency. As they venerated the goddess Nui, they created the Nui Tear, which was in circulation until the war when the Hariharan and Nuian communities split.

The Fall of Empress Paltavi

The Empress Paltavi was responsible for the unification of the Hariharalaya empire, and its subequent demise. Towards the end of her reign, it was discovered she worshiped demons, and it was due to their cruel desires that war raged. It is also believed that the Osteran independence movement was a consequence of the discovery of her demon worship.

The Second Advent of Kyrios

The alternate dimension that is a world beyond the known world, is called Kyrios; named for the god Kyrios, as that is where he is trapped. In the world beyond, the Goddess Nui keeps Kyrios from entering the world, but her hold grows weaker and weaker, and occasionally a gateway is opened. The Goddess Nui is sealed away with him because she is the only one who can keep him at bay, but no one can predict how strong Kyrios might become. Currently, efforts are being made to revive Kyrios, the God of Destruction (Gene Evernight), and the New God (Tahyang Kahlzit) by the Shadow Order and School of Arkanis.

Dahuta's Servants

If the Goddess Dahuta awakens, both the Goddess and the Lost Continent will forever be cut away. Therefore, the Goddess Dahuta's servants--the Kraken and the Leviathan--guard the length of the seaways. The seaway between the Eastern and Western continents is calm. There are demon worshippers who are trying to resurrect the Goddess Dahuta.

Origin of the Names of the Lost Continent

The door to the netherworlds is sealed by Inoch. Where the Goddess Nui sealed it and separated Kyrios's body and soul, is known as Nuimari. Where the other seal is, is named after the Goddess Salfira, as Salfimari.

Important People

-Antallon

-Luke

-Enshaka

-Ashavel

Important Groups

-Shadow Hawk

-God's Whip

-Bloody Hands

-Dahutan Sect

Important Objects

-The white stone in darkness.

-The last ghost.

-The ring of the Goddess Nui.

-Kyrios's shattered helm.