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'''The history of [[Terasil]]''' is a chronicle of stability, transformation, and adaptation, spanning from the dawn of existence to the modern age. As the first physical realm in [[Adaris]], Terasil has played a foundational role in shaping the continent of [[Elemara]] and influencing the surrounding realms.
{{See also|History of Dalel}}
The '''history of [[Khamria]]''' extends from the [[Great Erosion]] to the present day (895 ME). The region was shaped by the [[Namuril]] and the [[Ascendant Spirit|Ascendant Spirits]] [[Yala]] and [[Kúsi]] before the arrival of humans, who reached it in 300 ME and became the [[Arânzeni]].


==Timeline==
== Timeline ==
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|+ '''Timeline of Terasil'''
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! Period !! Date (Approx.)
! Date !! Event
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| Primordial Beginnings || 0 – 200
| c. 63,000–55,000 BME || [[Great Erosion]]. The Namuril build refuges beneath Khamria. [[Yairan]] withdraws to the [[Domain of Yairan]].
|-
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| Era of Isolation || 200 – 700
| c. 55,000–0 BME || [[Age of Ascendance]]. Yala and Kúsi settle in Khamria. The [[Mundari]] arise.
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| Great Awakening || 700 – 1000
| 300 ME || The Arânzeni enter Khamria from [[Gosterra]].
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| The Great Erosion || 1000 – 1700
| 302 ME || [[Lavierin]] founded.
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| Age of Deep Roads || 1700 – 2400
| 340 ME || [[Council of Lavierin]] founded.
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| Elemental Integration || 2400 – 3000
| 372 ME || The Lav-Gar Deep Road reaches Lavierin.
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| Modern Terasil || 3000 – Present
| 389 ME || Mundari attack on Lavierin.
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| 431 ME || The Lav-Lep Deep Road opens.
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| 450 ME || [[Arânzeni Confederation]] founded.
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| c. 500 ME || End of the Age of Deep Roads.
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| 781 ME || Collapse of [[Lainer Station]].
|}
|}


== Great Erosion (c. 63,000–55,000 BME) ==
{{main|Great Erosion}}
The land that became Khamria was part of the original expanse of [[Dalel]]. During the Great Erosion the Namuril built refuges and passages beneath it, which later became the [[Deep Roads]], and settlements in the [[Baviare Vale]].
At the end of the Great Erosion, Yairan withdrew to the Domain of Yairan and raised the [[Așdilu Mountains]] around it. The Namuril sealed the [[Gates of Origin]] and left the Vale. Their structures remained.
== Age of Ascendance (c. 55,000–0 BME) ==
{{main|Age of Ascendance}}
The Ascendant Spirits Yala and Kúsi settled in the valleys beside the Domain of Yairan. Kúsi shaped the physical character of the land, and Yala shaped its intangible character. Kúsi created the Mundari, who settled in the high mountains around the [[Barerte Waste]].


== Primordial Beginnings ==
== Arrival of the Arânzeni (300 ME) ==
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The first humans in Khamria were descendants of the settlers who landed in Gosterra during the [[Great Migration]]. In 300 ME they crossed the [[Bogh Mountains]] into the Barerte Waste, and from there entered the Baviare Vale. They found the Namuril settlements of the Vale abandoned.
Terasil was the first tangible realm to emerge from the [[Primordial Void]], formed by [[Oras]], the Primordial [[Spirit]] of Earth, from the chaotic essence of [[Astram]]. In its initial state, Terasil existed as an infinite expanse of solid stone—featureless, unmoving, and untouched by the other elemental forces. It stood in contrast to the realms that followed, embodying permanence, structure, and endurance.


== The Era of Isolation ==
In 302 ME they founded Lavierin on the site of a Namuril settlement beside the Gates of Origin. It was the first permanent human settlement in Khamria.
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Before the arrival of the other primordial elements—[[Tejas]], [[Jala]], and [[Shasae]]—Terasil existed in a state of absolute geological stability. The landscape was marked by plateaus, stone fields, and cliffs shaped only by the interplay of light and shadow. During this period, the first sentient beings of the realm, the [[Orasians]], began to emerge from the living stone.


== The Birth of the Orasians ==
Under the influence of Yala and Kúsi the settlers became the Arânzeni, a distinct people who live somewhat longer than other humans.
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The Orasians were not created through divine intervention but emerged from the conscious substance of Terasil itself—fragments of Oras’s awareness coalescing into sentient form. Initially vast in scale, many early Orasians were mountain-sized, communicating through vibrations that resonated through the rock. Their culture was defined by stability and patience, mirroring the geological rhythms of their homeland.


=== The Great Awakening ===
=== Mundari ===
As erosion and external elements gradually altered the realm, the Orasians diminished in scale but became more refined in form. Many adopted humanoid appearances, though their bodies retained the qualities of carved stone. Some of the eldest Orasians are said to remain deep within the Citadel Mountains, preserved in their original, colossal forms.
The Mundari are organized politically as the Order of Servants. They hold that humans are a blight on the earth. Their contact with the Arânzeni was violent from the time the Arânzeni crossed the Bogh Mountains in 300 ME. They are in conflict with the Arânzeni and fiercely defend their territory, which covers most of the Barerte Waste.


=== The Legacy of the Orasians ===
== Tribal period (300–450 ME) ==
The Orasians became stewards of the land, shaping its terrain and constructing enduring cities such as [[Kar-Thal]], carved directly into the Citadel range. Their traditions—stonecraft, [[orasia]], and meditative communion with the earth—remain central to their identity and spiritual practice.
For about 150 years the Arânzeni lived as loose tribal bands in the Barerte Waste and the Baviare Vale. Lavierin was the only city. Its governing body, the [[Council of Lavierin]], was founded in 340 ME. In 389 ME a force of Mundari crossed into the Vale and attacked the approaches to Lavierin, and was turned back.


== The Great Erosion ==
== Arânzeni Confederation (450 ME) ==
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{{main|Arânzeni Confederation}}
With the advent of fire, water, and air, Terasil underwent a profound transformation. Rivers carved gorges, winds reshaped cliffs, and volcanic forces fractured the once-continuous stone. Known as [[the Great Erosion]], this epoch marked the transition from an infinite landmass to the more bounded geography of [[Elemara]]. The [[Citadel Mountains]] became a protective core, preserving the heart of ancient Terasil.
In 450 ME a number of the bands united to form the Arânzeni Confederation, a union of city-states under the authority of the [[Council of Lavierin]]. The tribes of the Barerte Waste refused to join and kept their traditional way of life. Their descendants still live in the north and south of the Waste, which the Confederation claims but does not control.


== The Age of Deep Roads ==
== Deep Roads ==
As surface erosion intensified, subterranean life expanded. The [[Minthari]], emerging from the deep strata, established mining settlements and forged extensive tunnel networks. The development of the [[Deep Roads]] facilitated trade and cultural exchange between the Minthari and Orasians, creating a shared domain beneath the shifting surface.
{{main|Deep Roads}}
The [[Oinien]] of [[Orinilure]] began to extend the Namuril passages in 150 ME. After the Arânzeni settled the Baviare Vale, Oinien tunnels were extended to their settlements and linked the cities of the Vale to one another and to Orinilure. The Lav-Gar Deep Road reached Lavierin in 372 ME, and the Lav-Lep Deep Road opened in 431 ME. Many Oinien settled in Arânzeni cities. The period of expansion, known as the Age of Deep Roads, ended in about 500 ME.


== The Rise of Elemental Integration ==
[[Lainer Station]], founded by the Arânzeni as a mining town, became the largest waystation on the Lav-Lep Deep Road. It was destroyed by an unexplained tunnel collapse in 781 ME and remains sealed.
Over successive generations, the inhabitants of Terasil adapted to the presence of other elements, integrating them into ritual, architecture, and agriculture. Regions such as the [[Emerald Valley]] transformed through geological and cultural effort, representing the realm’s gradual diversification. New ecosystems emerged, but the underlying earthbound identity of Terasil remained intact.


== Modern Terasil ==
== Growth of the cities ==
Terasil today endures as a realm defined by continuity and resilience. Its landscapes—mountains, valleys, and underground cities—bear the imprint of aeons of transformation. While the [[Orasians]] maintain ancestral customs rooted in spiritual [[attunement]] with stone, the [[Minthari]] continue to innovate through craft and subterranean exploration. The realm stands as a testament to endurance in the face of elemental change.
The other cities of the Confederation developed after Lavierin. [[Lepigisțil]] began as a quarry and guard outpost, [[Ipierbâni]] as a military command post, and [[Yacinsa]] as a community of scholars. <!-- REVIEW: founding dates for Lepigisțil, Yacinsa, Ingur, Ipierbâni, Gareag -->


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