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====== Introduction ======
//Nave// is the third planet from [[Solar System#Sunna|Sunna]] in the [[solar system]], the worship of //Nave// [[Gods#Nave|as a goddess]] is far from unheard of, and she is the planetary setting for //Mortal Online// and //Mortal Online 2//. The use of the word //Nave// is very intentional, and has several in-world meanings:
  * In the ancient past people believed //Nave// was the center of the universe, and as such the planet was the //Nave// or //hub// of the universe.
    * Although this theory is now mostly abandoned for a //heliocentric// model, the name still lives on.
  * //Nave// also can refer to the central part of a church, i.e. the area reserved for //mortals//, as opposed to the //clergy// or the //sanctuary//.
  * //Nave// is the ship of //mortals// that travels through space and time.
  * //Nave// is also the //"navel"//—the central part or point of a //Human//—and what connects the fetus to its mother.

The planet herself consists of the major continents of [[Myrland]], [[Herabalter]], [[Urmothar|Urmothâr]], [[Sidoia]], [[Sarducaa]], and //Nordveld//, with a fair number of additional smaller landmasses such as [[Isla Piska]] and the [[Irminian Isles]]. Further, her surface is home to number of unusual phenomena such as the //Flow of [[Gods#Pontos|Pontos]]//, the //Mouth of [[Gods#Thalassa|Thalassa]]//, and the //Shards of [[Gods#Skadi|Skadi]]//.

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====== History ======
===== The Sundering of Asterra =====
  "Nature hath altogether taken away certaine Lands: and first and formost where as now the sea Corallis is, it
  was sometime the Continent for a mightie space of ground. The very earth hath devoured and split her selfe:
  Thus, she disjoyned Haeres Balteus, Lycia and Myro Lanarius, and from all those three, Boreamontes and
  Assarida, as if the very stronds and Continent were not to be trusted, but they also must worke hurt and
  mischiefe."
  
  – Marcella I, Naturalis Historiae, Liber II, XCI
Most historical knowledge of the planet itself begins with or shortly prior to [[The Sundering of Asterra]], a cataclysmic event of unclear cause and circumstance which saw the supercontinent of //Asterra// torn apart, and even caused a sizeable portion of the planet sink into the sea. Further, the event marked the end of the [[Shinaria|Shinarian Civilization]] and supposedly also the [[Pari|Sith Pari Civilization]].

[[Urmothar|Urmothâr]]—or as the //Tindremenes// call it, //Lykia//—in the south-east, [[Sidoia]] in the south-west, [[Sarducaa]] in the west, and [[Nordveld]] in the north-west fell apart from [[Myrland]], as the tectonic plates of the southern hemisphere sunk several hundred meters into the ocean. This left a huge landmass fault and an enormous waterfall, hundreds of meters steep, between the //Inner Sea// in the north and the //Coral Sea// in the south, called //[[Gods#Tecton|Tecton's]] Fault//.

The former land bridge between //Myrland// and //Nordveld// became an island, and [[Sarducaa#The Sundered Continent|two enormous bridges]] were constructed by the [[Tindremene|Tindremenes]] to link //Myrland//, //Sarducaa//, and //Nordveld// together once again. The //Tindremenes// would not allow this opportunity to go unused, however. It was not long until an [[Sarducaa#The Sundered Continent|occupation of Sarducaa]] was attempted, and later a failed [[Nordveld#The Nordveld Campaign|invasion of Nordveld]] which would lead to the [[Nordveld#Attack on Rimfrost|alienation of their Huérgar allies and the loss of their ancient alliance]].

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===== The Conflux =====
//Nave// would later experience another disaster known as [[The Conflux]] at the start of the [[Tindremic Empire|Tindremic Empire's]] decline following their foiled efforts in //Nordveld// and //Sarducaa//, as she was racked by unrelenting earthquakes. Most notably, the //Bridge of Tecton// collapsed and portions of [[Tindrem]] [[Tindrem#The Conflux & The Great Washout|sunk in part or in whole]] leading to the loss of irreplaceable knowledge as well as leaving the [[Armillogion]] in a state of irreparability.

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===== The Age of Unrest =====
In the wake of //The Conflux//, the slow decline of the //Tindremic Empire// had truly begun in earnest. Over a century passed as it [[Third Battle of Nereb Madgulu|lost control of territories]]. This naturally led to a general state of unrest washing over //Myrland//, setting the stage for //Mortal Online//.

Countless petty warlords vied for control over //Myrland// during this period, only briefly coming together to repair the //Bridge of Tecton//, whereupon the warlords extended their bloodletting to the continent of //Sarducaa// as well.

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===== The Irruption =====
Marking the end of //The Age of Unrest// was yet another calamity, one far worse than //The Conflux//. [[The Irruption|The Tagmaton Irruption]] was perhaps the worst epidemic //Nave// had ever experienced, etched into recorded history with the blood of those whom it claimed.

First came the //Fleshbiters//, black clouds of footlong locusts devouring crops and cattle alike. Following in the devastating wake of the //Fleshbiters// came six legged //slayers// of varying castes. Towering above men, bearing scythes, burrowing below ground and releasing venomous projectiles, nothing could stand in their way.

However, when all seemed lost, a number of great earthquakes shook the ground leaving a new set of scars on //Nave's// surface before—for whatever inscrutable reason—the numberless [[Tagmaton|Tagmatons]] suddenly dispersed even faster than they had once appeared. From whence they came no one is sure—where they went, no one knows.

The damage was far beyond the destruction to the physical, however. //Myrland// for example had become desolate and barren, and by the end it is estimated that more than two thirds of the humanoid population on the continent succumbed to the slaughter or perished in the years of starvation to come. The newly reconstructed //Bridge of Tecton// lay in ruins, effectively severing the land link between //Myrland// and the western continents.

In the west, [[Sarducaa#The Tagmaton Onslaught|Sarducaa fared significantly better]], and [[Nordveld#The Fate of The Kallards|on Nordveld it was primarily the continent's southern settlements]] that met the same fate as //Myrland//. Eastern records from this period are scarce, but the //Khurites// have speculated that the continent of //Urmothâr// must have been minimally impacted, as aid from their allies among the //Sith Alvarin// after the disaster were plentiful.

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===== Present Day =====
At least a century has passed since //The Irruption// shook and scarred both //Nave's// surface and her peoples. The //Tindremic Empire// has returned to some degree of form, [[Khurite#The Khurite Resistance|actively warring with the Khurite Allied Tribes]] on //Myrland// and potentially preparing for [[Tindremic Empire#Expansion of The Empire|another invasion of Nordveld]]. The [[Sarducaa#The Renewed Sarducaan Empire|Sarducaan Empire is stronger than ever]], [[Nordveld#The Varborgian Delegation|by some accounts Nordveld]] as well as [[Khurite#The Khurite Allied Tribes|Urmothâr are flourishing]], and the [[Risar]] have once more began their incursions into //Myrland// from //Herabalter//.

This is the setting of //Mortal Online 2//.

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