The following table presents both versions of history side by side. The common knowledge column is what NPCs know. The true history column is for the DM.
| Period | Common Knowledge | True History (DM) |
|---|---|---|
| Before time | The Loom spins reality; Twelve Gods emerge | Same |
| Age of Unity | Gods shape Etherea; Runeswick rises; gods walk among mortals | Same |
| The Divine Concord | Gods voluntarily withdraw behind the Divine Veil | Same |
| Post-Concord | Civilization flourishes without divine presence | Erruuth rises, joins the Arcanum Divinorum, becomes corrupted, gathers followers |
| c. 0 PS | The Split: unknown catastrophe tears Etherea in two | The Split: Erruuth breaches the Divine Veil, tearing the Loom and shattering the continent |
| c. 0–500 PS | (Does not exist in common memory) | The Divine War: 500 years of conflict. Gods break the Concord. Arcane Stones forged. Erruuth banished. Stones shatter into Glowstone. Gods retreat in exhaustion. |
| c. 1–50 PS | Immediate devastation and survival | Same—but people still remember the Divine War. Galmir sets the Elder Sage Council in motion, then begins journeying as a silent sentinel. |
| c. 50–200 PS | Continents diverge; Council of Lords formed; first sea crossing | Same—Galmir watches from the margins. Elder Sage Council grows as public steward of magic. War is still known history. |
| c. 200–500 PS | Trade routes established; Sage Council grows; Glowstone discovered | Galmir continues surreptitious counsel to the Council. Also has a quiet hand in broader events. Prepares for eventual erasure. |
| c. 500–800 PS | Guildspire founded; arts flourish; faith adapts to silence | Galmir, now Elder Sage of Divination in Nin’Durahl, performs the Great Erasure (~500 PS). World’s memory and his own erased in a single act. |
| c. 800–1000 PS | Stability; the Rot appears; institutions calcify | Same—Galmir lives on in Nin’Durahl, unaware of his past. The truth exists only in the sealed Sunstone Temple. |
| Present | Glowstone reactivates. No one knows why. | The Cult of the Veiled One opened the First Gate beneath Wyndmoore. The ritual’s use of Glowstone triggered the worldwide reactivation. Four gates remain. |
Cross-References
Chapter 2: Cosmology & the Loom — The Loom, the Divine Veil, and how the Split damaged the fabric of reality.
Chapter 3: The Twelve Gods — The gods’ emergence, the Divine Concord, and their current diminished state.
Chapter 5: Geography — Volaxia — Post-Split western continent, Runeswick, Guildspire, the trade routes.
Chapter 6: Geography — Osan — Post-Split eastern continent, Nin’Durahl, Wyndmoore, the Council of Lords.
Chapter 9: Factions & Organizations — The Elder Sage Council, the Arcanum Divinorum, and the Cult of the Veiled One.
Chapter 11: Threats & Mysteries — The Rot, the Fray, Erruuth’s prison, and the Glowstone reactivation.
Chapter 12: Appendices — Full calendar reference with holy days mapped to months.
End of Chapter 4: History of Voxana
Continue to Chapter 5: Geography — Volaxia