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History of Original

The history of Original, the world of monsters.

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  • 0 B.U.

    Before Unifliction
    Era beginning/end

    Before the creation of humans and the tentative peace across the Original, they say every body of water ran red with the blood of monsters. None were safe, but few were less safe than casters, the founders of humanity and those closest to their human creations.   With their incredible magic power, the casters founded Earth and humans, granting themselves security through an abundance of resources for their monster counterparts. But a mistake was made when the spell was cast: they did not realize that by wishing for an abundance of resources and peace among all of monster kind, they would inadvertantly create a new, sentient species that would now bear the burden of the monsters' endless hunger.

  • 1 P.U.

    Post Unifliction
    Era beginning/end

    The casting of the Unifliction marked the end of the B.U. era, though the first official interspecies conference that would lay the groundwork for the establishment of The City did not take place until over a century later.   The spell's completion also marked the first manifestation of an interdimensional portal that would eventually become commonplace in Original. Magical, technological, and architectural professionals improved upon the spell to summon portals, the design of the portals, and the infusion of portals into developing technology.   The very first portal can still be found exactly where it first manifested. As of the current year, 2150 B.U., it has become a popular tourist location within The City.

  • 112 P.U.

    The First Global Interspecies Conference Takes Place
    Gathering / Conference

    Monsters from all over Original convened for the first time in recorded history on 112 P.U. Notable attendees included Mephistopheles Esq., as well as leaders of the angel, nymph, vampire, auguri, and werefolk factions.   More solitary species nonetheless sent individuals as close as possible to leadership in their respective hierarchies to attend, including dragon lord Ajaraxxis Witherhide and Elder Dru representing the collective siren clans.   The votes in favor of or against one cohesive government were recorded as follows:  

    1. Elder Dru (sirens): nay initially, revised to yay
    2. Mephistopheles Esp. (demons): yay
    3. Laitel (Sylvan elves): nay
    4. Opaque (auguri): yay
    5. Aethra (nymphs): yay
    6. Foul Duster (boogeymen): yay
    7. The Balance (earth elementals): nay initially, revised to yay
    8. Uzza (angels): abstained
    9. The Morrigan (banshees): yay
    10. Joan the Wad (pixies): nay, revised to yay
    11. Naimas and Ta'lia (elves): yay
    12. Ismene (dryads): yay
    13. Countess Nalissa (Trueborn vampires): yay
    14. Agris (gargoyles): yay
    15. Badshah (rakshas): yay
    16. Kiara (selkies): yay
    17. Archibald Grimfang (werewolves): yay
    18. Emperor Volland Pyremus and Empress Sylphana Pyremus (fire elementals): nay
    19. Sequana (ondine): yay
    20. Bulalakaw (bulalakaw): nay
    21. Poltergeists: yay
    22. Stheno (gorgons): yay
    23. The Triumvirate (necromancers): yay
    24. Ajaraxxis Witherhide (dragons): yay
    25. Alogos (centaur): yay
    26. Lady Efe Afolabi (mami wata): nay initially, revised to yay
    27. Lagertha Geirahod (valkyrie): yay
    28. Unsigned: yay (unconfirmed author, point of contention among historians, theories suggest Shades)

  • 113 P.U.

    The Federation of Creatures is formed
    Political event

    The Federation of Creatures, a council consisting of one reprsesentative per species within The City, is founded, uniting monster kind.

  • 114 P.U.

    The Disitrct of the Dearly Departed becomes first district of The City
    Founding

  • 118 P.U.

    Serenity Meadows becomes second district of The City
    Founding

  • 121 P.U.

    New Nimbus becomes third district of The City
    Founding

  • 122 P.U.

    First Human Massacre Prompts Major Legal Overhauls Regarding Humans; the D.E.A.T.H. Act is Drafted
    Disaster / Destruction

    In late 122 P.U., a group of banshee scouts and angels reported the massacre of a small human village through the portal, on Earth. According to reports, several clusters of shades, duppy, ghouls, and lesser abominations left behind the gruesome remains of hundreds of humans, stirring up panic among neighboring villages.   The scene was disturbing enough that it prompted an unofficial Interspecies Conference and the drafting of a new law, the Don't Eat All The Humans (D.E.A.T.H.) Act.   The law dictates that:
     

    "...hunting outings through the portal to Earth must be registered, and no monster may consume more than their species' daily allotted dietary requirement."

  • 123 P.U.

    The Bureau of Lifetime Management and Statistics is founded
    Founding

    The Bureau of Lifetime Management and Statistics, a banshee-led organization that monitors and records deaths throughout The City, is founded. The organization's was founded shortly after the Mortal Massacre of 122 and the drafting of the D.E.A.T.H. Act, to help mitigate the needless and wasteful deaths of humans.

  • 124 P.U.

    Gone Street becomes fourth district of The City
    Founding

  • 129 P.U.

    Isale Way becomes fifth district of The City
    Founding

  • 130 P.U.

    Carpe Somnium, the siren-run artists foundation, is founded, sparking an arts renaissance throughout The City
    Cultural event

    Headquartered in Isale Way, Carpe Somnium is a siren-run organization for the most devout and determined artists. Many of the greatest masterpieces were created by artisans belonging to this organization.

  • 135 P.U.

    The Red Wastes becomes sixth district of The City
    Founding

  • 140 P.U.

    The Amalgamate becomes the seventh and last district of The City
    Founding

  • 152 P.U.

    Arcanatech is founded
    Founding

    The magic and technology product development company, is founded by a small group of powerful casters in The Amalgamate. The company is credited with a number of magitechnological innovations that have improved the quality of life in The City.

  • 429 P.U.

    The Council votes and establishes the Friends Not Food Act of 429
    Political event

    In 429 P.U., the Council, the governing body of The City represented by one representative per species, voted in favor of the Friends Not Food Act. This bill would make it illegal to hunt humans in the majority of districts in The City. Exceptions to the law include: the lower section of The District of the Dearly Departed, the easternmost section of Gone Street, and all of The Red Wastes, whose residents were most opposed to the restriction.

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