The Arkhédiǎn

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====== Introduction ======
Centuries after [[The Sundering of Asterra]], [[Nave]] would experience another disaster of unclear cause and circumstance known as //The Conflux// or //"Confluvium"//. This event coincided with the //beginning// of the [[Tindremic Empire|Tindremic Empire's]] very slow decline following the [[Sarducaa#Zanthenes|failed occupation of Sarducaa]] and [[Nordveld##The Nordveld Campaign|invasion of Nordveld]].

The unrelenting earthquakes which shook //Nave// led to the //Bridge of [[Gods#Tecton|Tecton]]// along //Tecton's Fault// collapsing and portions of [[Tindrem]] [[Tindrem#The Conflux & The Great Washout|sinking in part or in whole]].

{{wiki:tecton_s_fault_post_conflux.png?0x300|A sketch of Tecton's Fault and the surrounding continents after The Conflux.}}

Of particular note was the sinking of //Vica Iudico//, for as it sunk it took with it irreplaceable knowledge as well as the [[Armillogion]], leaving the device in a state of irreparability even after it or its remains were recovered.


The various cultures of //Nave//—and even the people within a given culture—could not agree upon how much time had passed since //The Conflux// shook the planet, with a wide range of perceived years estimated to have passed by any given individual. This confusion led to the declaration of a new epoch and a new calendar era in //Tindrem// called //Novo Tindrem// or simply //NT//.

While most documents moved over to using //NT//, some also began using the abbreviation //A.C.// which may stand for //Ad Conflux//. It's unclear if these two measurements track time in the same way, or if they started tracking the years at the same time.

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====== The Great Washout ======
In connection with //The Conflux// something which is called [[Tindrem#The Conflux & The Great Washout|The Great Washout]] befell //Tindrem//. The name is disputed but probably originates from when the foul-smelling tanneries and fisheries in the northern part of the city simply sank into the ocean. Another theory which has been proposed suggests that the name comes from when all kinds of abominations that had thrived unknown in the sewer system were swept out to sea to the horror of the residents during the following flood.

These abominations were not the only creatures to emerge in the wake of //The Great Washout//, however. //Lucus Quies//—//Tindrem's// inner graveyard which acted as an ancient burial ground for notable [[Tindremene|Tindremenes]] and had run out of space long before //The Great Washout//—partially sunk into the sea and from its disturbed soil the dead began to rise.

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