Serpens

See Also: Desistance



Serpens is a relatively small world in a universe dominated by giants. The citizens of Serpens are hardened and cynical after hundreds of years of hardship, none more intense than the flood that has consumed the entire world for two and a half decades.



Notable Events
The most commonly accepted dating system in Serpens is based on the arrival and defeat of the archdemon Dade.

BA = Before Arrival

DR = Dade's Reign

AD = After Defeat


 * Serpens is formed in a small star system, containing only two other planets - Approximately 4,000,000 BA
 * Formation of the Drodnian Empire - 1,241 BA
 * First Drorodnian-Mage War - 973 BA - 942 BA
 * Global Famine - 941 BA
 * Second Drodnian-Mage War - 937 BA - 894 BA
 * Fall of the Drodnian Empire and Foundation of the country Nepania - 894 BA
 * Drodnian Genocide - 893 BA - 886 BA
 * Dade's Arrival - 0 DR
 * Fall of Nepania - 5 DR
 * Refoundation of the Drodnian Empire - 14 DR
 * Dade's Defeat - 17 DR
 * Foundation of the College of Magi - 1 AD
 * Mage Uprising - 53 AD - 56 AD
 * Construction of Skyhold - 237 AD
 * Construction of Antiva - 586 AD
 * The Flood of Serpens and subsequent rise of Antiva - 851 AD

Before Flood

 * Drodnian Empire - The Drodnian Empire has commanded full control over the only continent of Serpens for most of human history. Their blood fuelled rivalry with the mages of Serpens has lasted nearly two millennia. Though the rivalry has cooled since the Mage Uprising, the two sides never reconciled and the rivalry continues in many ways to this day. The Drodnian Empire is also responsible for constructing Antiva in the year 586 AD.
 * Nepania - The country of Nepania was founded by mages following the defeat of the Drodnian Empire in 894 BA, and is the only other human empire to control land on Serpens. Following the foundation, mages committed a mass genocide of all citizens who claimed loyalty to the Drodnian Empire. Nepania fell to the archdemon Dade in 5 DR.
 * College of Magi - The College of Magi was founded by the Drodnian Empire after the defeat of Dade in an effort to "educate mages the right way", but is seen as an attempt at revenge by the Drodnian Empire for the Drodnian Genocide. Though the Drodnians had almost no control over the college just prior to the flood, most mages consider the word "College" to have been a cruel misuse of words, and consider the college to have been more akin to a concentration camp.
 * Skyhold - An abandoned fortress that was constructed by mages in the year 237 AD.
 * Antiva - Construced by the Drodnian Empire in 586 AD, Antiva is a floating city that serves an important role on the world stage as a place where all humans can peacefully interact regardless of affilliation and personal beliefs. Antiva is led by King Jonathan III.

After Flood
The only remnants of human life that remain on Serpens reside in cities that were one way or another lucky enough to be untouched by the flood. Except for one. The floating city of Antiva is a true bastion of human life, and is the only metropolis left on the planet. The survival of the human race is almost entirely dependant on the survival of Antiva.

Antiva
The floating city of Antiva was constructed in the year 586 after twenty years of work. Antiva was conceptualized and constructed by the sole world power, the Drodnian Empire, in an effort to create a city that could be the centre of human civilization, regardless of allegiance. When the flood came nearly three hundred years after the city was finished, Antiva itself was barely effected. Though a mountain once sat next to Antiva, now an island does. A sacred temple sits on this island, along with the Summer Palace, which is home to only the most important events in in the world.

Antiva was important on the world stage before the flood, but now the power of the city is unquestioned. Antiva boasts the most powerful military currently remaining on the world, and is the world centre for every important industry remaining on Serpens.

Antiva is led by King Gareth I. Gareth inherited the throne at the very young age of 14 after his parents perished in the flood. Gareth is known as a compassionate, benevolent King who is beloved by most citizens of Serpens. Despite his successes in transforming Antiva into the power it is, Gareth has struggled to truly wield his power to its full extent, with many critics citing his compassion as one of his biggest flaws.

Skyhold
The city of Skyhold lives up to its name, literally. Constructed in the year 237, the fortress now known as Skyhold sits atop one of the highest mountains on the planet Serpens, which itself only barely escaped the flood. Skyhold was abandoned for at least four-hundred years prior to the flood. Citizens of the cities below Skyhold fled up to the fortress once the flood began, finding the fortress in a state of disrepair. Fifteen years after the flood, however, Skyhold has been reconstructed into a fortress worthy of praise from the King of Antiva.

Skyhold is well supplied with farms of their own, though they obtain most of their goods and materials from trade with Antiva. Skyhold is served by a respectable militia that is good enough to keep the city safe from any monsters that may try to attack.

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