I think I've come full circle to realize what I really need to breath life into Eternal Galaxy.
Now that I know a thing or two that I wish I known a month ago, I'm going to try and do what I should have done in the first place.
***
What is Eternal Galaxy?
Eternal Galaxy has been a science-fiction story that I've been developing in my head since I was 10 (therefore it all started back in 2004).
It has consumed my life and my thought process. There is nothing I can look upon without thinking: "How can I adapt this into Eternal Galaxy?"
Eternal Galaxy is ultimately my dream to create a story, or I should say a galaxy, that includes everything in some way shape or form.
That's where this thread comes in.
I seek ever elusive ideas.
Ideas that would help grow Eternal Galaxy so that it can be what I have been trying to make it.
A galaxy as sophisticated and complex as our own reality, yet uniquely different.
I will post some of the current lore tomorrow, but there are gaping holes in it. Primarily when it comes to culture.
Now the last few times I tried to do something like this, nothing happened.
So I'm doing a different approach:
Ask questions about Eternal Galaxy's story.
Even the most rudimentary questions might make me think on things I never thought about before.
***
Current Lore
GAIA Timeline:
Ok so because of what I had to do, I dumped everything onto Google drive, therefore my primary doc that is the timeline is there and so here's the link:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...it?usp=sharing
It's set so that anyone that visits via this link can add suggestions which I get to approve/reject.
I expect to see things happen now.
The Void Timeline Rough Draft - Non-modular version
RY = Reference Year
RY -X
Void
The Caeles society advances to a point where they become god-like.
One delves into the notion of the void and studies it and attempts to replicate it.
The Caeles that does this eventually succeeds and becomes the embodiment of the void.
This consumes his/her identity and therefore he/she becomes simply known as that which he/she became, the Void.
To some it is referred to as the Unknown.
Nihil
- Nihiliods are created from the Void as destroyers of life.
GAIA Computer and Heaven's Forge are created to combat the Nihiliods.
The First Phoenix Incident occurs, activated by a Caeles known as Venturia, in an attempt to fight back the Nihiliod infection.
It is mostly successful.
RY 0
Arcains and Prometheos evolve from the recreated galaxy
Seeing these new beings growing in the new Galaxy, the Caeles retreat to an alternative timeline so as to not interfere with the evolution of these new beings.
RY 10,000
Corlaviri and the rediscovery of the GAIA Computer
The crystalline substance known as Corlaviri is discovered by Arcains and the GAIA Computer is found by Prometheos on the Planet Nox of Venion system.
RY 12,120
A wayward scientific expeditionary group of Humans arrive in the galaxy.
Among them were Mike Warr (Cicero), Ryan Cyke (Nero), and Sarah Trinity.
RY 12,123
"Phoenix Incident"
Arcain Revolt: Began by Humans. The revolt that is later named the Phoenix Incident starts as a means to liberate the Arcains from Prometheos oppression. Cicero, Nero, and Sarah attempt to use the revolt as cover for their attempt to obtain access to the GAIA Computer, a large system that is capable of manipulating the very fabric of existence of the entire Venturian Galaxy through manipulation of both Gaia and Anti Energy. Originally, the revolt was dismissed by the Council of Twelve as a mere rumor. However, Aion Leonares begins investigating and starts to find out about Cicero's scheme to gain access to the GAIA Computer.
When the Council acknowledges the Phoenix Revolt as an actual threat, Aion chooses to remain neutral for fear of upsetting his Arcain servants, especially his head maid Tina, whom he has growing feelings for.
When the Revolution turned into open hostilities, a renegade group targeted the House of Eternity for the reasoning of "not choosing a side." The attack resulted in the death of Tina and most of Aion's servants.
Aion's original mortal form was also killed during this.
- This was not to Cicero's plans. Without Aion, he feared for the stability of the Galaxy's place in the natural timeline of the universe. Without the Master of Time, he feared that Time itself would start to erode away at the galaxy. "Time is a beast and we just killed its master." - Cicero
Sarah dies when Cicero activates the GAIA Computer.
Nyx, Aion's Mother, guided Aion's spirit to the Passages of Fate so that it might survive and be reborn in a new mortal body. This is to keep the last Master of Time in the plane of existence so that Time does not fall apart.
Birth of New Venturia. Dawn of the Life Hackers.
Destruction of Original Venturia.
Cicero shapes new Venturia using Aurora.
RY 12,124
Two of Cicero's friends before the Phoenix incident, known as Aetheron and Erebos, take up the duty of preventing Cicero from modifying the Galaxy any further by sealing the GAIA Computer in the Manor of Eternity.
End Purpose of the Phoenix Incident: Cicero's attempt to create a Utopian Society to eliminate suffering.
RY 12,125
New races evolve from the recreated galaxy
- Vatian
- Irian
- Papillian
***
The Manor of Eternity is used as a safe house for the GAIA Computer.
Cicero cannot enter normally.
The Manor is transported to a pocket dimension where it is not affected by the flow of time normally.
Gate to the Manor of Eternity on Dua
A passageway to the Manor of Eternity is on an island on the planet Dua.
This serves as a tether for the actual Manor of Eternity to reality, as well as a gateway to it.
The Mirror Sea is protected by a barrier to deter outsiders from finding the Isle of Spirits, the location of the gateway to the Manor of Eternity.
***
Remnants of the Dual City which originally housed the GAIA computer are on the planet Nox.
***
Two massive Corlaviri Crystals that serve as a basis for Aura energy outside the Manor of Eternity are created on Alcyon.
The Eternal Light and Ethereal Darkness.
The Crystals were created by Luminarcs and Noxarcs.
Morpheus's Conscious is born from the Ethereal Darkness.
The Twin Sisters, Hedone and Peitho, are born from the Eternal Light.
RY 12,130
The Passage of Fate
Cicero, Aetheron, and Erebos are aware of the Passage of Fate and have seen the coming of the War of Eternity (Fear of the return of Nihiliods).
Cicero does not want the war to come to pass. Yet Aetheron and Erebos want it to happen just to break the affect of the Phoenix Incident.
Cicero creates the Blood Tome as a book of prophecy.
The Blood Tome circulates through the galaxy as Cicero attempts to prevent the War of Eternity.
RY 12,500
The Twin Sisters, Hedone and Peitho, discover the Blood Tome and plan to start the war of eternity so that they can utilize the paranoia caused by the Nihiliods to their own ends and they plan to control it.
RY 12,666
Earth Destroyed
RY 12,740
Human survivors reach Venturia
RY 12,750
Aura Tech is advanced.
The Venturian Empire accepts Humans as a prominant race.
RY 12,756
Forterium Metal and Corlaviri Crystals are utilized in all aspects of society. From average life to warfare.
RY 12,780
Fissures in Time begin to form, creating openings into parallel timelines of the Galaxy. A mysterious human begins to catalogue the occurrences of these rifts and looks into adapting Aura Tech to manipulate these Fissures to his own benefit.However, his tampering with the rifts led to the rediscovery of the Caeles, who had hidden themselves in one of the alternative timelines that can be reached through the rifts. This also led to the release of the Void and a renewed outbreak of Nihiliods. The people of Venturia then fought along with the Caeles to contain the threat of the Void utilizing the artifacts of Heaven's Forge. The technology created during this incident was later repurposed to continue the advancement of society.
This is the first outbreak of Nihiliods the new people of the Venturian Galaxy experience.
***
Aurora creates the boundary that severs the tie of the Galaxy to the timeline of the rest of the Universe. This is to help contain the issue of the Fissures of Time.
RY 12,790
Aetheron takes in two humans, Sol and Luna and trains them to use Gaia and Anti Energy
He does this to prepare for the War of Eternity.
They become Guardians of Time and, against Aetheron's orders, interact with the people and help them.
RY 12,825
Heaven's Forge
Artifacts derived from a place refered to as Heaven's Forge are brought to Venturia through the Fissures of Time.
The Starchild (Caeles) Anankerisa brings Mercurius.
Aetheron and Erebos retrieve Arke.
Aion's soul travels through the rift and retrieves the spirtual essence of Iris as he could not obtain the physical artifact itself.
An artifact that would be later retrieved by Selene was also created. It was named Aeternitas.
The Artifacts were designed to help defeat the Nihiliods and later as an attempt to defeat the Void.
The Shards of Starlight were also created and used to imprison the Void.
RY 12,826
War of Eternity begins
Nihiliods Quarantined on a planet in the Egale System
Rifts become less stable
Prophecy of the Void's return circulates through the use of the Blood Tome
Fear of this leads to hysteria among many. Many rush to try and develop weapons to fight the Nihiliods.
***
Fortress of Nox
Isolated and protected from Nihiliods
At the beginning of the War, Erebos fortifies the former Dual City. Now the City of Dusk, Erebos presides over it as the Lord of the realm and makes it a haven for all people. He then Isolates it.
RY 96,136
Nihiliods break free of Quarantine
***
Venturian Council
Last Priestess/ Empress
Last of the Papilians
Lady Avonna
RY 108,403
Orion's Legacy
Defeat of Twin Sister's ideology on how to destroy Nihiliods after they realize that they cannot be controlled.
RY 108,404
Sol takes the Blood Tome and attempts to find a way to destroy the Nihiliods by entering Heaven's Forge to obtain the artifact Iris.
He succeeds in retrieving the physical form of Iris, however Aion still holds the other half.
Sol uses the power of Iris to try and force a Caeles to fight the Nihiliods for them. He uses it to influence the mind of Anankerisa.
Luna attempted to stop him, but she was quickly defeated by Sol with the power of Iris at his command.
RY 109,242
War of Alcyon
Rise of Ethereal Darkness
Achlys's answer to Nihiliod threat on Alcyon by using the raw power of the Ethereal Darkness to defeat the "Plague"
***
Senari Republic's decline
Bio-Computer takes over and attempts to convert populace to cyborgs in order to defeat Nihiliods.
***
Renegades of Sol Incineron
Belief that there is no hope
Anarchy reigns
***
Noble Guardian Order
Daedalus Project
Massive battle station meant to destroy Nihiliods
***
Venturian Empire
Seeks to Quarantine Nihiliods again and attempt to keep them that way
***
RY 109,250
Hunt for the Lost Artifacts
The Shards of Starlight resurface and are sought after by both the Noble Guardian Order and Venturian Empire to aid there causes
***
Achlys's defeat
Aion turns to aid Kiara
Kiara restores the Eternal Light over the Ethereal Darkness
***
Liberation of the Republic
Eleos destroys the Bio-Computer at great cost.
The Republic is liberated
No one remains
RY 109,253
Discovery of the first Shard of Starlight on Alcyon
***
Discovery of the Second Shard of Starlight on Senarious
***
Discovery of the Third Shard of Starlight on Inopia
***
Discovery of the Fourth Shard of Starlight on Nox
Mercurius Breaks
Aion travels into the Manor of Eternity's Halls of Darkness in order to reforge the blade
***
Attack of Venturian Empire against the Daedalus Project
Venturian Empire loses
***
Discovery of the Fifth Shard of Starlight on Conlustrare
Venturian Empire regroups
***
Discovery of the Sixth Shard of Starlight at Sedes Imperii
Last stand against Daedalus Project
Venturian Empire wins
Aion dies to Revere
RY 109,254
Alternate version of Venturian Galaxy discovered
All who died in Venturia are found here
Rift realm
The Void's resting place
Aion recovers memories and challenges the Void
RY 109,258
Echoes of Time
The final struggle to destroy the Nihiliods and the Void.
Aion hunts down Sol to recover the physical half of Iris.
In the process, he defeats Anankerisa and stops Sol from using the GAIA Computer in the Sanctuary of Light.
Aurora then raised the GAIA Computer from the vault under the Sanctuary. She uses it to teleport the group out of the Sanctuary and then seals them out.
Nero, who had been waiting in the Halls of Time, explains that she is preparing to initilize the Phoenix Code to "restore" the Galaxy so that it would return to the way it was in the New Era.
***
Luna uses the last of her power and life force to breach the seal that Aurora had placed on the Sanctuary of Light.
Aion confronts Aurora and adjusts the Vault Barrier to cut her and the GAIA Computer off from the rest of the Galaxy.
RY 109,300
Ignis, the daughter of Aion and Selene, is sent to a neighboring Galaxy, by utilizing the Manor of Eternity's time portals, in an attempt to keep her away from the remaining troubles of Venturia as it begins to decay.
Selene's Pocket Watch, Aeternitas, is given to Ignis.
RY 110,240
"Fall of the Boundary"
The Boundary that had been created by Aurora finally disipates. This allows Venturia to re-enter the natural timestream of the rest of the Universe. It also allows for colonists to enter the Galaxy. At this time, the Venturian Galaxy is in ruins. Even though the Galaxy appears deserted, some of the original races still exist.
RY 110,555
"Grey Phoenix"
Ignis, using an alternate identity as a man named Grey, leads various archaeological expeditions throughout Venturia. She is attempting to find what had become of her home after the years she had been away as well as a way to stop the Void once and for all.
***
Ignis reforms the Hunters' Guild
***
Search for the Keystones: Ignis and co. search for the various keystones that served as special memory devices for the GAIA Computer to protect the Phoenix Code. Aurora's programming is heavily tied to the Phoenix Code and Ignis believes that it is possible to extract Aurora from the Phoenix Code piece by piece via the Keystones.
***
Shrine of Seasons: Zoe, Khloe, and Sofia saved and the recovery of a Keystone (Celestora System)
Escape from the first encounter with reawakened Nihiliods
***
Nemesis and MIMI located on Duon in the Pangaea Spaceport.
***
Reconstruction of Nemesis and MIMI at Sedes Imperii's Palace City which is floating on the planet's watery core.
***
Restoration of the Daedalus Project: The massive space station is purged of the Nihiliods with the help of Nemesis and MIMI. Serves as their main base of operations. The location of one of the Keystones (Nexion System)
***
Recovery of the Fourth Nymph sister, Zephira: In a ruined cruiser in space rests the fourth sister of Zoe, Khloe, and Sofia. Also where one of the Keystones are. (Venion System)
Ignis is revealed as a girl because of Zephira.
***
Nihiliod Queen Protecting another Keystone (Egale System)
***
Hidden alcove of Gaia Tech on Inopia along with a Keystone (Sol Incineron System)
***
Mechanical Nihiliod in the mine on Conlustrare powered by a Keystone (Helios System)
***
Extraction of Aurora's "Keystone" segments into the Daedalus Project.
First encounter with a Nihiliod possessed Omega Class Cruiser
***
Return to the Manor of Eternity in order to separate the remainder of Aurora from the Phoenix Code.
Raising the GAIA Computer from the Vault.
Raid of Nihiliods against the Manor.
Escape to the Daedalus Project.
Final Preparations for the Final Battle with the Unknown.
GAIA Revision:
And now for a big update. Not a full blown revision, but I'll call it one since it does revise a few aspects.
Caeles "made" the beast of time. It is an artificial construct made to manipulate time and space. Caeles have tech as well as gained abilities that allow them to manipulate five dimensional space, however they were still in the experimental phase. The Gaia Computer, Beast of Time, and Void Projects are all examples of such experiments.
In addition...
Anankerisa is a Caeles experiment to produce a being imbued with the ability to manipulate 5 dimensional space "naturally". Hence the alternative race name for her: Starchild.
Heaven's Forge could act as a tesseract. The "Passages of Fate" is actually the three dimensional representation of Heaven's Forge.
Fissures of Time act as rifts between timelines, therefore jumping only time. The Rift Gates are adaptations of this that act as wormholes.
Gaia and Aura energy cannot exist without the GAIA Computer. Gaia energy is converted by the computer from the physical realm (A sort of representation of Kinetic/potential/heat/etc energy put into one form) while Aura energy is derived from the non-physical (Theoretically: Spirit/life force/etc turned into a physical energy that can interact with Gaia energy). Corlaviri Crystals serve as storage for the energy after conversion.
The power of the Shards of Starlight do not "technically" exist in the small crystals. The referenced planets ARE the source for the Shards of Starlight. The Small crystals themselves merely serve as a sort of receiver for the energy.
- For the final preparations to destroy the Unknown, The Shards will be gathered at the GAIA Computer, which will draw the power from the planets (possibly destroying them) and then transmit that power in a condensed form to the Daedalus Project which will fire the energy into the Void. It will do this by concentrating beams of the energy into the Rift Gate that leads to the Void, creating instability in the void which would cause expansion to occur again, as well as destroying the point where the Unknown was.
The Artifacts of Heaven's Forge: Mercurius, Arke, and Iris, are technically tools that allow one to manipulate 5 dimensional space. The premise as to why they are weapons is that it was an attempt by the Caeles to weaponize their control of 5D space with the hope that it would be able to destroy the Nihiliods. Controlling the artifacts however proved difficult and therefore ineffective against fully eliminating the threat of the Void.
- Three artifacts were created as a sort of safeguard. Mercurius controls Gravity, Arke controls Energy/ 3D space, and Iris controls Time.
The Temple of the Lost contains a gate to a part of the GAIA Computer that serves as the Generator of Gaia and Aura Energy. While the GAIA Computer itself can perform this task, this Generator naturally is far more efficient. In essence, the planet Inopia serves as a sort of furnace for it.
- The GAIA Generator is in Heaven's Forge itself. The Temple of the Lost contains the Rift Gate that leads to it. Thus the Temple of the Lost itself serves as a transport of Gaia and Aura energy.
- Note for Era of Rebirth: Currently the Rift Gate to the generator had been closed, hence why charged Corlaviri Crystals do not have as much energy.
Each Planet referenced for the Shards of Starlight has a temple that acts as a sort of antenna for the energy. These temples have one predominantly large lens of Corlaviri.
- Each one will have to be manually activated and configured in order to direct the energy to the Gaia Computer.
- Note for Phoenix: To keep things short, the Keystones will be at these temples. Therefore the Shrine of Seasons is actually one of these temples.
For now I'll start off this revision with this.
Note 1: Era of Heaven's Forge is currently incomplete. Era of Echoes is currently incomplete. Era of Rebirth is currently incomplete.
Note 2: The names for the Eras are... in short very basic. I intend on replacing them later but...
Note 3: Quality of pictures vary depending on browser used.
Note 4: Image 1 is the first two eras. Image 2 is the next 3 eras. Image 3 is the last 2 eras.
Note 5: the center 2 columns (Venturia and Venturia II) are general for the entire galaxy. All other columns, excluding Manor of Eternity, are specifics for the individual solar systems.
Skeleton Draft of new Void Timeline
Contains some details not in the original.
The space to the right is where alternative timelines go.
Right now I'm experimenting with the idea that it diverges at one point and maybe converges again later.
Update 2:
Timeline updated.
- Year timeline added
- Era 6 and 7 added
- Minor editing of the previous Eras
Update 3:
Void Timeline created.
A massive shift in the entirety of the lore has occurred.
Redoing timeline to reflect changes.
Update 4:
Void Timeline has been updated.
It is currently the most complete version of the timeline.
Update 5: Random Passages will be a more regular thing. I'll keep them organized below in the second post.
Update 6: Adjusted Timeline slightly. Will fix more later.
Now that I know a thing or two that I wish I known a month ago, I'm going to try and do what I should have done in the first place.
***
What is Eternal Galaxy?
Eternal Galaxy has been a science-fiction story that I've been developing in my head since I was 10 (therefore it all started back in 2004).
It has consumed my life and my thought process. There is nothing I can look upon without thinking: "How can I adapt this into Eternal Galaxy?"
Eternal Galaxy is ultimately my dream to create a story, or I should say a galaxy, that includes everything in some way shape or form.
That's where this thread comes in.
I seek ever elusive ideas.
Ideas that would help grow Eternal Galaxy so that it can be what I have been trying to make it.
A galaxy as sophisticated and complex as our own reality, yet uniquely different.
I will post some of the current lore tomorrow, but there are gaping holes in it. Primarily when it comes to culture.
Now the last few times I tried to do something like this, nothing happened.
So I'm doing a different approach:
Ask questions about Eternal Galaxy's story.
Even the most rudimentary questions might make me think on things I never thought about before.
***
Current Lore
GAIA Timeline:
Ok so because of what I had to do, I dumped everything onto Google drive, therefore my primary doc that is the timeline is there and so here's the link:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...it?usp=sharing
It's set so that anyone that visits via this link can add suggestions which I get to approve/reject.
I expect to see things happen now.
Spoiler: Older VOID Timeline
The Void Timeline Rough Draft - Non-modular version
RY = Reference Year
Spoiler: Era of the Void
RY -X
Void
The Caeles society advances to a point where they become god-like.
One delves into the notion of the void and studies it and attempts to replicate it.
The Caeles that does this eventually succeeds and becomes the embodiment of the void.
This consumes his/her identity and therefore he/she becomes simply known as that which he/she became, the Void.
To some it is referred to as the Unknown.
Nihil
- Nihiliods are created from the Void as destroyers of life.
GAIA Computer and Heaven's Forge are created to combat the Nihiliods.
The First Phoenix Incident occurs, activated by a Caeles known as Venturia, in an attempt to fight back the Nihiliod infection.
It is mostly successful.
Spoiler: Era of the Dawn
RY 0
Arcains and Prometheos evolve from the recreated galaxy
Seeing these new beings growing in the new Galaxy, the Caeles retreat to an alternative timeline so as to not interfere with the evolution of these new beings.
RY 10,000
Corlaviri and the rediscovery of the GAIA Computer
The crystalline substance known as Corlaviri is discovered by Arcains and the GAIA Computer is found by Prometheos on the Planet Nox of Venion system.
RY 12,120
A wayward scientific expeditionary group of Humans arrive in the galaxy.
Among them were Mike Warr (Cicero), Ryan Cyke (Nero), and Sarah Trinity.
RY 12,123
"Phoenix Incident"
Arcain Revolt: Began by Humans. The revolt that is later named the Phoenix Incident starts as a means to liberate the Arcains from Prometheos oppression. Cicero, Nero, and Sarah attempt to use the revolt as cover for their attempt to obtain access to the GAIA Computer, a large system that is capable of manipulating the very fabric of existence of the entire Venturian Galaxy through manipulation of both Gaia and Anti Energy. Originally, the revolt was dismissed by the Council of Twelve as a mere rumor. However, Aion Leonares begins investigating and starts to find out about Cicero's scheme to gain access to the GAIA Computer.
When the Council acknowledges the Phoenix Revolt as an actual threat, Aion chooses to remain neutral for fear of upsetting his Arcain servants, especially his head maid Tina, whom he has growing feelings for.
When the Revolution turned into open hostilities, a renegade group targeted the House of Eternity for the reasoning of "not choosing a side." The attack resulted in the death of Tina and most of Aion's servants.
Aion's original mortal form was also killed during this.
- This was not to Cicero's plans. Without Aion, he feared for the stability of the Galaxy's place in the natural timeline of the universe. Without the Master of Time, he feared that Time itself would start to erode away at the galaxy. "Time is a beast and we just killed its master." - Cicero
Sarah dies when Cicero activates the GAIA Computer.
Nyx, Aion's Mother, guided Aion's spirit to the Passages of Fate so that it might survive and be reborn in a new mortal body. This is to keep the last Master of Time in the plane of existence so that Time does not fall apart.
Birth of New Venturia. Dawn of the Life Hackers.
Destruction of Original Venturia.
Cicero shapes new Venturia using Aurora.
RY 12,124
Two of Cicero's friends before the Phoenix incident, known as Aetheron and Erebos, take up the duty of preventing Cicero from modifying the Galaxy any further by sealing the GAIA Computer in the Manor of Eternity.
End Purpose of the Phoenix Incident: Cicero's attempt to create a Utopian Society to eliminate suffering.
Spoiler: New Era
RY 12,125
New races evolve from the recreated galaxy
- Vatian
- Irian
- Papillian
***
The Manor of Eternity is used as a safe house for the GAIA Computer.
Cicero cannot enter normally.
The Manor is transported to a pocket dimension where it is not affected by the flow of time normally.
Gate to the Manor of Eternity on Dua
A passageway to the Manor of Eternity is on an island on the planet Dua.
This serves as a tether for the actual Manor of Eternity to reality, as well as a gateway to it.
The Mirror Sea is protected by a barrier to deter outsiders from finding the Isle of Spirits, the location of the gateway to the Manor of Eternity.
***
Remnants of the Dual City which originally housed the GAIA computer are on the planet Nox.
***
Two massive Corlaviri Crystals that serve as a basis for Aura energy outside the Manor of Eternity are created on Alcyon.
The Eternal Light and Ethereal Darkness.
The Crystals were created by Luminarcs and Noxarcs.
Morpheus's Conscious is born from the Ethereal Darkness.
The Twin Sisters, Hedone and Peitho, are born from the Eternal Light.
RY 12,130
The Passage of Fate
Cicero, Aetheron, and Erebos are aware of the Passage of Fate and have seen the coming of the War of Eternity (Fear of the return of Nihiliods).
Cicero does not want the war to come to pass. Yet Aetheron and Erebos want it to happen just to break the affect of the Phoenix Incident.
Cicero creates the Blood Tome as a book of prophecy.
The Blood Tome circulates through the galaxy as Cicero attempts to prevent the War of Eternity.
RY 12,500
The Twin Sisters, Hedone and Peitho, discover the Blood Tome and plan to start the war of eternity so that they can utilize the paranoia caused by the Nihiliods to their own ends and they plan to control it.
Spoiler: Era of Prosperity
RY 12,666
Earth Destroyed
RY 12,740
Human survivors reach Venturia
RY 12,750
Aura Tech is advanced.
The Venturian Empire accepts Humans as a prominant race.
RY 12,756
Forterium Metal and Corlaviri Crystals are utilized in all aspects of society. From average life to warfare.
RY 12,780
Fissures in Time begin to form, creating openings into parallel timelines of the Galaxy. A mysterious human begins to catalogue the occurrences of these rifts and looks into adapting Aura Tech to manipulate these Fissures to his own benefit.However, his tampering with the rifts led to the rediscovery of the Caeles, who had hidden themselves in one of the alternative timelines that can be reached through the rifts. This also led to the release of the Void and a renewed outbreak of Nihiliods. The people of Venturia then fought along with the Caeles to contain the threat of the Void utilizing the artifacts of Heaven's Forge. The technology created during this incident was later repurposed to continue the advancement of society.
This is the first outbreak of Nihiliods the new people of the Venturian Galaxy experience.
***
Aurora creates the boundary that severs the tie of the Galaxy to the timeline of the rest of the Universe. This is to help contain the issue of the Fissures of Time.
RY 12,790
Aetheron takes in two humans, Sol and Luna and trains them to use Gaia and Anti Energy
He does this to prepare for the War of Eternity.
They become Guardians of Time and, against Aetheron's orders, interact with the people and help them.
RY 12,825
Heaven's Forge
Artifacts derived from a place refered to as Heaven's Forge are brought to Venturia through the Fissures of Time.
The Starchild (Caeles) Anankerisa brings Mercurius.
Aetheron and Erebos retrieve Arke.
Aion's soul travels through the rift and retrieves the spirtual essence of Iris as he could not obtain the physical artifact itself.
An artifact that would be later retrieved by Selene was also created. It was named Aeternitas.
The Artifacts were designed to help defeat the Nihiliods and later as an attempt to defeat the Void.
The Shards of Starlight were also created and used to imprison the Void.
Spoiler: Era of Decline
RY 12,826
War of Eternity begins
Nihiliods Quarantined on a planet in the Egale System
Rifts become less stable
Prophecy of the Void's return circulates through the use of the Blood Tome
Fear of this leads to hysteria among many. Many rush to try and develop weapons to fight the Nihiliods.
***
Fortress of Nox
Isolated and protected from Nihiliods
At the beginning of the War, Erebos fortifies the former Dual City. Now the City of Dusk, Erebos presides over it as the Lord of the realm and makes it a haven for all people. He then Isolates it.
RY 96,136
Nihiliods break free of Quarantine
***
Venturian Council
Last Priestess/ Empress
Last of the Papilians
Lady Avonna
RY 108,403
Orion's Legacy
Defeat of Twin Sister's ideology on how to destroy Nihiliods after they realize that they cannot be controlled.
Spoiler: Era of Heaven's Forge
RY 108,404
Sol takes the Blood Tome and attempts to find a way to destroy the Nihiliods by entering Heaven's Forge to obtain the artifact Iris.
He succeeds in retrieving the physical form of Iris, however Aion still holds the other half.
Sol uses the power of Iris to try and force a Caeles to fight the Nihiliods for them. He uses it to influence the mind of Anankerisa.
Luna attempted to stop him, but she was quickly defeated by Sol with the power of Iris at his command.
RY 109,242
War of Alcyon
Rise of Ethereal Darkness
Achlys's answer to Nihiliod threat on Alcyon by using the raw power of the Ethereal Darkness to defeat the "Plague"
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Senari Republic's decline
Bio-Computer takes over and attempts to convert populace to cyborgs in order to defeat Nihiliods.
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Renegades of Sol Incineron
Belief that there is no hope
Anarchy reigns
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Noble Guardian Order
Daedalus Project
Massive battle station meant to destroy Nihiliods
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Venturian Empire
Seeks to Quarantine Nihiliods again and attempt to keep them that way
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RY 109,250
Hunt for the Lost Artifacts
The Shards of Starlight resurface and are sought after by both the Noble Guardian Order and Venturian Empire to aid there causes
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Achlys's defeat
Aion turns to aid Kiara
Kiara restores the Eternal Light over the Ethereal Darkness
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Liberation of the Republic
Eleos destroys the Bio-Computer at great cost.
The Republic is liberated
No one remains
RY 109,253
Discovery of the first Shard of Starlight on Alcyon
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Discovery of the Second Shard of Starlight on Senarious
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Discovery of the Third Shard of Starlight on Inopia
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Discovery of the Fourth Shard of Starlight on Nox
Mercurius Breaks
Aion travels into the Manor of Eternity's Halls of Darkness in order to reforge the blade
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Attack of Venturian Empire against the Daedalus Project
Venturian Empire loses
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Discovery of the Fifth Shard of Starlight on Conlustrare
Venturian Empire regroups
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Discovery of the Sixth Shard of Starlight at Sedes Imperii
Last stand against Daedalus Project
Venturian Empire wins
Aion dies to Revere
Spoiler: Era of Echoes
RY 109,254
Alternate version of Venturian Galaxy discovered
All who died in Venturia are found here
Rift realm
The Void's resting place
Aion recovers memories and challenges the Void
RY 109,258
Echoes of Time
The final struggle to destroy the Nihiliods and the Void.
Aion hunts down Sol to recover the physical half of Iris.
In the process, he defeats Anankerisa and stops Sol from using the GAIA Computer in the Sanctuary of Light.
Aurora then raised the GAIA Computer from the vault under the Sanctuary. She uses it to teleport the group out of the Sanctuary and then seals them out.
Nero, who had been waiting in the Halls of Time, explains that she is preparing to initilize the Phoenix Code to "restore" the Galaxy so that it would return to the way it was in the New Era.
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Luna uses the last of her power and life force to breach the seal that Aurora had placed on the Sanctuary of Light.
Aion confronts Aurora and adjusts the Vault Barrier to cut her and the GAIA Computer off from the rest of the Galaxy.
RY 109,300
Ignis, the daughter of Aion and Selene, is sent to a neighboring Galaxy, by utilizing the Manor of Eternity's time portals, in an attempt to keep her away from the remaining troubles of Venturia as it begins to decay.
Selene's Pocket Watch, Aeternitas, is given to Ignis.
Spoiler: Era of Rebirth
RY 110,240
"Fall of the Boundary"
The Boundary that had been created by Aurora finally disipates. This allows Venturia to re-enter the natural timestream of the rest of the Universe. It also allows for colonists to enter the Galaxy. At this time, the Venturian Galaxy is in ruins. Even though the Galaxy appears deserted, some of the original races still exist.
RY 110,555
"Grey Phoenix"
Ignis, using an alternate identity as a man named Grey, leads various archaeological expeditions throughout Venturia. She is attempting to find what had become of her home after the years she had been away as well as a way to stop the Void once and for all.
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Ignis reforms the Hunters' Guild
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Search for the Keystones: Ignis and co. search for the various keystones that served as special memory devices for the GAIA Computer to protect the Phoenix Code. Aurora's programming is heavily tied to the Phoenix Code and Ignis believes that it is possible to extract Aurora from the Phoenix Code piece by piece via the Keystones.
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Shrine of Seasons: Zoe, Khloe, and Sofia saved and the recovery of a Keystone (Celestora System)
Escape from the first encounter with reawakened Nihiliods
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Nemesis and MIMI located on Duon in the Pangaea Spaceport.
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Reconstruction of Nemesis and MIMI at Sedes Imperii's Palace City which is floating on the planet's watery core.
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Restoration of the Daedalus Project: The massive space station is purged of the Nihiliods with the help of Nemesis and MIMI. Serves as their main base of operations. The location of one of the Keystones (Nexion System)
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Recovery of the Fourth Nymph sister, Zephira: In a ruined cruiser in space rests the fourth sister of Zoe, Khloe, and Sofia. Also where one of the Keystones are. (Venion System)
Ignis is revealed as a girl because of Zephira.
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Nihiliod Queen Protecting another Keystone (Egale System)
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Hidden alcove of Gaia Tech on Inopia along with a Keystone (Sol Incineron System)
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Mechanical Nihiliod in the mine on Conlustrare powered by a Keystone (Helios System)
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Extraction of Aurora's "Keystone" segments into the Daedalus Project.
First encounter with a Nihiliod possessed Omega Class Cruiser
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Return to the Manor of Eternity in order to separate the remainder of Aurora from the Phoenix Code.
Raising the GAIA Computer from the Vault.
Raid of Nihiliods against the Manor.
Escape to the Daedalus Project.
Final Preparations for the Final Battle with the Unknown.
GAIA Revision:
Spoiler:
And now for a big update. Not a full blown revision, but I'll call it one since it does revise a few aspects.
Caeles "made" the beast of time. It is an artificial construct made to manipulate time and space. Caeles have tech as well as gained abilities that allow them to manipulate five dimensional space, however they were still in the experimental phase. The Gaia Computer, Beast of Time, and Void Projects are all examples of such experiments.
In addition...
Anankerisa is a Caeles experiment to produce a being imbued with the ability to manipulate 5 dimensional space "naturally". Hence the alternative race name for her: Starchild.
Heaven's Forge could act as a tesseract. The "Passages of Fate" is actually the three dimensional representation of Heaven's Forge.
Fissures of Time act as rifts between timelines, therefore jumping only time. The Rift Gates are adaptations of this that act as wormholes.
Gaia and Aura energy cannot exist without the GAIA Computer. Gaia energy is converted by the computer from the physical realm (A sort of representation of Kinetic/potential/heat/etc energy put into one form) while Aura energy is derived from the non-physical (Theoretically: Spirit/life force/etc turned into a physical energy that can interact with Gaia energy). Corlaviri Crystals serve as storage for the energy after conversion.
The power of the Shards of Starlight do not "technically" exist in the small crystals. The referenced planets ARE the source for the Shards of Starlight. The Small crystals themselves merely serve as a sort of receiver for the energy.
- For the final preparations to destroy the Unknown, The Shards will be gathered at the GAIA Computer, which will draw the power from the planets (possibly destroying them) and then transmit that power in a condensed form to the Daedalus Project which will fire the energy into the Void. It will do this by concentrating beams of the energy into the Rift Gate that leads to the Void, creating instability in the void which would cause expansion to occur again, as well as destroying the point where the Unknown was.
The Artifacts of Heaven's Forge: Mercurius, Arke, and Iris, are technically tools that allow one to manipulate 5 dimensional space. The premise as to why they are weapons is that it was an attempt by the Caeles to weaponize their control of 5D space with the hope that it would be able to destroy the Nihiliods. Controlling the artifacts however proved difficult and therefore ineffective against fully eliminating the threat of the Void.
- Three artifacts were created as a sort of safeguard. Mercurius controls Gravity, Arke controls Energy/ 3D space, and Iris controls Time.
The Temple of the Lost contains a gate to a part of the GAIA Computer that serves as the Generator of Gaia and Aura Energy. While the GAIA Computer itself can perform this task, this Generator naturally is far more efficient. In essence, the planet Inopia serves as a sort of furnace for it.
- The GAIA Generator is in Heaven's Forge itself. The Temple of the Lost contains the Rift Gate that leads to it. Thus the Temple of the Lost itself serves as a transport of Gaia and Aura energy.
- Note for Era of Rebirth: Currently the Rift Gate to the generator had been closed, hence why charged Corlaviri Crystals do not have as much energy.
Each Planet referenced for the Shards of Starlight has a temple that acts as a sort of antenna for the energy. These temples have one predominantly large lens of Corlaviri.
- Each one will have to be manually activated and configured in order to direct the energy to the Gaia Computer.
- Note for Phoenix: To keep things short, the Keystones will be at these temples. Therefore the Shrine of Seasons is actually one of these temples.
For now I'll start off this revision with this.
Spoiler: Outdated Timelines
Spoiler: Click each image for full size. Click again to zoom in
Note 1: Era of Heaven's Forge is currently incomplete. Era of Echoes is currently incomplete. Era of Rebirth is currently incomplete.
Note 2: The names for the Eras are... in short very basic. I intend on replacing them later but...
Note 3: Quality of pictures vary depending on browser used.
Note 4: Image 1 is the first two eras. Image 2 is the next 3 eras. Image 3 is the last 2 eras.
Note 5: the center 2 columns (Venturia and Venturia II) are general for the entire galaxy. All other columns, excluding Manor of Eternity, are specifics for the individual solar systems.
Skeleton Draft of new Void Timeline
Spoiler:
Contains some details not in the original.
The space to the right is where alternative timelines go.
Right now I'm experimenting with the idea that it diverges at one point and maybe converges again later.
Spoiler: Premise of the new Void Timeline
What better reason to have a war that lasts for seemingly forever than that of survival?
Nothingness... the Void...
What if the War of Eternity is not some petty squabble over a book of prophecy...
What if it was a fight against the impossible?
The Inevitable Conclusion...
A fight against the very thing that consumes all.
A fight against the Void.
But can you really destroy that which does not exist? The absence of all existence?
No.
Can you delay it?
Yes.
The Demon Caeles ... Is actually the Void.
The Nihiliods are not just planet destroyers.
They are the embodiment of the Void.
A fight for survival
You would think something such as a fight against erasure would bring a galaxy together towards a common cause...
Instead it tears it apart.
Hysteria sets in... factions form with different ideologies on how to destroy the Void.
A clash of views, everyone is afraid of the other's radical ideas on how to destroy that which destroys.
Time itself means nothing to the Void.
Aion, the Master of Time, is rendered powerless.
What can he do?
He can do what one driven to the brink of insanity can do. Try again.
"Cowards die many times, while the brave die but once."
He challenges the Inevitable Conclusion, the Void.
But what does he have? His own power means nothing.
Strength of Will alone? Against the Void?
Such naivety!
What can the will of petty mortals do against the face of certain destruction? Of certain erasure from this existence?
More than the Void would think.
For his own bretheren... Other Caeles... aid the mortals of Venturia.
Against the odds, they choose to fight.
Upon the revolving cogs of fate does our lives hang. The threads golden with the hue of eternity. The clock turns and the hour hand points to a new time, a new era. Yet we live on, ignorant of the tick of the clock of fate. Nay, our lives are not defined by the clock, rather the events that doth unfold forth from it. As the new age dawns, threads will be cut. Lives will plummet into the abyss of history, forgotten. As they fall, war rises and ravages the hanging threads like a tempest most ferocious. Many lives, many of the golden threads are battered by the onslaught, helpless to change it. War defined their fate. War was the plague that the clock hands brought to help define the new era. But as war storms and thunders and starts the inferno that consumes all that it touches and reduces all to mere ashes...those with a will to change cruel fate stand up from the smoldering embers. With hope and strength of the heart, they force the clock of fate to change again, to move on to a new time, to bring new fortune. And so it does. The war ends and the hands bring peace.
The abyss
The Void...
Our lives dangle from the clock of fate.
As the threads are cut, we fall to the void.
As the hands turn, we move closer to the void.
War arises as the struggle for survival ensues.
As the mortals clamber over one another in a desperate attempt to escape the void...
They cut each other and fall towards its gaping maw.
Eternity is but an illusion.
For the Void is the end of time.
The Edge of Eternity.
One does not simply destroy the Void.
One can only hope to delay it.
The basic premise behind the entirety of Eternal Galaxy...
After ten long years...
...Is finally clear now.
Nothingness... the Void...
What if the War of Eternity is not some petty squabble over a book of prophecy...
What if it was a fight against the impossible?
The Inevitable Conclusion...
A fight against the very thing that consumes all.
A fight against the Void.
But can you really destroy that which does not exist? The absence of all existence?
No.
Can you delay it?
Yes.
The Demon Caeles ... Is actually the Void.
The Nihiliods are not just planet destroyers.
They are the embodiment of the Void.
A fight for survival
You would think something such as a fight against erasure would bring a galaxy together towards a common cause...
Instead it tears it apart.
Hysteria sets in... factions form with different ideologies on how to destroy the Void.
A clash of views, everyone is afraid of the other's radical ideas on how to destroy that which destroys.
Time itself means nothing to the Void.
Aion, the Master of Time, is rendered powerless.
What can he do?
He can do what one driven to the brink of insanity can do. Try again.
"Cowards die many times, while the brave die but once."
He challenges the Inevitable Conclusion, the Void.
But what does he have? His own power means nothing.
Strength of Will alone? Against the Void?
Such naivety!
What can the will of petty mortals do against the face of certain destruction? Of certain erasure from this existence?
More than the Void would think.
For his own bretheren... Other Caeles... aid the mortals of Venturia.
Against the odds, they choose to fight.
Upon the revolving cogs of fate does our lives hang. The threads golden with the hue of eternity. The clock turns and the hour hand points to a new time, a new era. Yet we live on, ignorant of the tick of the clock of fate. Nay, our lives are not defined by the clock, rather the events that doth unfold forth from it. As the new age dawns, threads will be cut. Lives will plummet into the abyss of history, forgotten. As they fall, war rises and ravages the hanging threads like a tempest most ferocious. Many lives, many of the golden threads are battered by the onslaught, helpless to change it. War defined their fate. War was the plague that the clock hands brought to help define the new era. But as war storms and thunders and starts the inferno that consumes all that it touches and reduces all to mere ashes...those with a will to change cruel fate stand up from the smoldering embers. With hope and strength of the heart, they force the clock of fate to change again, to move on to a new time, to bring new fortune. And so it does. The war ends and the hands bring peace.
The abyss
The Void...
Our lives dangle from the clock of fate.
As the threads are cut, we fall to the void.
As the hands turn, we move closer to the void.
War arises as the struggle for survival ensues.
As the mortals clamber over one another in a desperate attempt to escape the void...
They cut each other and fall towards its gaping maw.
Eternity is but an illusion.
For the Void is the end of time.
The Edge of Eternity.
One does not simply destroy the Void.
One can only hope to delay it.
The basic premise behind the entirety of Eternal Galaxy...
After ten long years...
...Is finally clear now.
Dear reader,
I am seeking questions on the lore of Eternal Galaxy in an attempt to expand things so that it becomes more detailed.
I realize now that the entire lore might look daunting but I am not expecting you to go through the entire thing.
Instead, I would like you to pick a box in the timeline and see if you could think of any sort of question that may arise from looking at an individual box.
Pick an era and pick a box.
Question its contents and if I can't answer your questions, then leave a suggestion that might resolve it.
- Cicero
I am seeking questions on the lore of Eternal Galaxy in an attempt to expand things so that it becomes more detailed.
I realize now that the entire lore might look daunting but I am not expecting you to go through the entire thing.
Instead, I would like you to pick a box in the timeline and see if you could think of any sort of question that may arise from looking at an individual box.
Pick an era and pick a box.
Question its contents and if I can't answer your questions, then leave a suggestion that might resolve it.
- Cicero
Update 2:
Timeline updated.
- Year timeline added
- Era 6 and 7 added
- Minor editing of the previous Eras
Spoiler:
Update 3:
Void Timeline created.
A massive shift in the entirety of the lore has occurred.
Redoing timeline to reflect changes.
Update 4:
Void Timeline has been updated.
It is currently the most complete version of the timeline.
Update 5: Random Passages will be a more regular thing. I'll keep them organized below in the second post.
Update 6: Adjusted Timeline slightly. Will fix more later.
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