The History of Rexum

There have been 6 epochs in the history of Rexum:

• The Time of Creation: The Six gods (Nature, Fire, Wind, Water, Life, and Death) created Rexum and populated it with first with dragons and then with all the other races.
• The Primal Age: During this epoch, the longest thus far, the 6 gods reigned supreme and taught the beings on earth their way of life. The 6 however were always fighting amongst themselves and trying to gain more and more power over one another. Out of their brutal competition a being was created during one of their most fiery arguments. He slowly befriended them and convinced Fire, Water, and Wind that Life and Death were planning to kill them, so a war erupted in the heavens and this being became more and more powerful until the day the 6 vanished. Their creations remained and prayed in vain as the being descended upon the land as the Dragon. This marked the end of the Primal Age.
• The First Dragon Age:The Dragon pillaged the land and tormented its inhabitants, but he did not know that Nature, foreseeing this era, had created 4 sets of weapons for her four champions (The Tiger, the Bear, the Eagle, and the Wolf). These champions then defeated the dragon, but were slain in the process. For more information consult Part I of the Epic of the Dragon written by an anonymous bard.
• The Foolish Peace: During the time immediately after the defeat of the Dragon, peace descended on Rexum and no wars were fought, but along with that, few warriors were trained. Positions in armies were now sold to the highest bidder for bragging rights and corruption spread like wild fire. The Dragon regrew in power until it could possess an innocent vagrant that wandered the streets and eventually amassed enough power to slay the primal 6 and thus in a shower of blood from the heavens, the era of peace ended.
• The Second Dragon Age The Dragon once again roamed the land pillaging and plundering, until a new four rose up to challenge him, wielding the ancient four weapons that slew him the first time. They were victorious, but all but the Tiger were killed but a new era was born as the smashing of the dragon's heart created the new gods and even though the Dragon was slain his energies wrought the land warping it and its people. For more information consult Part II of the Epic of the Dragon
• After the Four: Ever since the Dragon was forever destroyed we have named our years as AF (After the Four).

  Here is a brief timeline of the main events that have occured in our era:

  • 1 AF: The Dragon is destroyed and with the smashing of his heart the gods are created and his energies spread across the land.
  • 2 AF-260 AF: There is great upheaval through the land during the time of the Purge and people begin to worship the new gods. During this time the gods find and possess their first avatars.
  • 306 AF: The War of Generations breaks out between the Alliance and the Muinarkan armies.
  • 356 AF: Treaty of Dulesroar is signed thus ending the War of Generations.
  • 466 AF: Modern Day

Historical Texts

The Following is a list of Historical texts that are used as period pieces for much of the history of this world.

Epic of the Dragon: Considered the most important piece of literature to date because it describes the entire story of the birth and rebirth of the Dragon. To read the famous epic of the dragon go here.

The Fretorundall Papers: While going through the grand library inside Leonolus's temple in Fretorundall a small leather journal that was stained by blood was found. It records the turmoil of a single soldier during the Great Upheaval that occured after the death of the Dragon. The papers are far from complete and many pages have either fallen out with age or have been torn our forcibly. To read these papers go here

Vignettes: To read some vignettes of various parts of Rexum's history look here.

The Calendar of Rexum

This is the standard calendar that is associated with the common language. Each other race and language has its own separate calendar. The months are based on the favored of Nature in reverence of their savior.

Months of the Year (in this order)

• The Lion
• The Snake
• The Tree
• The Blossom
• The Whale
• The Horse
• The Bull
• The Bear
• The Wolf
• The Eagle
• The Tiger
• The Dragons

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