Age of Storms: An Introduction
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Age of Storms: An Introduction
By Kiaya Vorahan, excerpt from a history textbook, Year 938
The period of time from the start of the eighth century to the establishment of the Keripis Empire in the year 870 – what we now refer to as ‘The Age of Storms' – will be the primary focal point of your springtime studies.
Knowledge of what transpired during this pivotal stage in our society's growth and development is absolutely essential for all students of history to know and understand. To this end, we here at the Scholar's Academy expect this overview to form the basis for your own deeper and more investigative pursuits.
For those unfamiliar, the era we call ‘The Age of Storms' began as little more than an extended series of rain storms, but grew and grew until the entire continent was all but engulfed in the firey grip of a string of natural disasters.
Thrashed on all sides by destructive earthquakes, ruthless lightning storms and the accompanying deluge from both sea and sky. And, as you are no doubt aware, these grievous events pushed our civilization to the brink of extinction. Tens of thousands of lives snuffed out in a few short years.
Primary sources are integral when understanding the past. Almost everything we know of these tumultuous times comes from eye-witness accounts collected in the intervening years by fastidious historians. By studying the words of these men and women, you will develop a clearer picture of both pre- and post-cataclysmic peoples.
In the first semester, we will cover major events in the years leading up to The Age of Storms (a basic snapshot of pre-cataclysm culture), the aforementioned disasters as seen through the eyes of those who witnessed them, and the countless tribulations of post-cataclysmic migrants...
Knowledge of what transpired during this pivotal stage in our society's growth and development is absolutely essential for all students of history to know and understand. To this end, we here at the Scholar's Academy expect this overview to form the basis for your own deeper and more investigative pursuits.
For those unfamiliar, the era we call ‘The Age of Storms' began as little more than an extended series of rain storms, but grew and grew until the entire continent was all but engulfed in the firey grip of a string of natural disasters.
Thrashed on all sides by destructive earthquakes, ruthless lightning storms and the accompanying deluge from both sea and sky. And, as you are no doubt aware, these grievous events pushed our civilization to the brink of extinction. Tens of thousands of lives snuffed out in a few short years.
Primary sources are integral when understanding the past. Almost everything we know of these tumultuous times comes from eye-witness accounts collected in the intervening years by fastidious historians. By studying the words of these men and women, you will develop a clearer picture of both pre- and post-cataclysmic peoples.
In the first semester, we will cover major events in the years leading up to The Age of Storms (a basic snapshot of pre-cataclysm culture), the aforementioned disasters as seen through the eyes of those who witnessed them, and the countless tribulations of post-cataclysmic migrants...