Archive
Events
The disasters, turning points, and recurring observances that shaped the Oranthian system, and what each one left in force.
Timeline
Dated as the archives reckon it, by distance from the present, oldest first.
1 A.S., about three thousand years ago
Disaster
The Shattering
The Breaking That Divided the System
In 1 A.S., Kalemdil broke apart, forming the Shatter, dividing the Embrace from the Far Reach, and setting the Binding in motion.
Cause unknown2297 A.S., about seven centuries ago
Disaster
The Impact
The Strike That Remade Descent
A freight ship deliberately turned toward Vhalessa’s assembly hall about seven centuries ago, killing tens of thousands in Calveris and prompting Descent Law.
Cause disputed2826 A.S., about two centuries ago
Historical
The Shortfall
The Years When Iron Could Not Move
Mordane’s unexplained charge shortfall brought collective refusal across the Grasp, holding Mordani cargo in place until the Terms of Cairn Voss.
Cause disputed
Undated
Events no surviving record fixes in time.
Undated
Historical
The Erasure
The Nameless Moon’s Deliberate Absence
The Nameless Moon bears consistent evidence that its name was deliberately removed, though no record identifies when, by whom, or for what purpose.
Cause unknownUndated
Historical
The Departure
Silence and the Colony Left Behind
Silence holds an intact colony for roughly 180,000 people whose inhabitants disappeared without bodies, a final transmission, an evacuation roster, or an account.
Cause unknown
Recurring
Observances the sky returns to on its own schedule.
When Aurel passes through Oranth’s shadow during predictable portions of its orbit
Recurring Observance
Crown Nights
The Eclipses That Order Aurel
Crown Nights are Aurel’s predictable passages through Oranth’s shadow, brief eclipses that interrupt daylight and order planting, markets, civic terms, and observance.