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==History== | ==History== | ||
===Early History=== | ===Early History=== | ||
Kerelians were a young thriving race that lived on a great continent known as Meridora. The culture had advanced to a "Bronze Age" when approximately | Kerelians were a young thriving race that lived on a great continent known as Meridora. The culture had advanced to a "Bronze Age" when approximately 8000 years ago archaeological cosmologist suspect a stellar core fragment passed the planet causing massive tectonic shifts. Meridora was split into the continents of Actya and Abaran. The devastating seismic activity and tidal flooding nearly caused the extinction of the estimated 50 million Kerelians. | ||
After 300 years the continents slowed their movements and the race started to thrive again. Kerelian mythology, customs, and religious beliefs on both continents were formed during this period known as Tes'Aedra, or the New Beginning. The race, now divided on two continents, developed similarly in language, physiological development, and the arts and sciences. Anthropologists have noted that there are psychological differences due to the extremes that each set of survivors were faced with. | After 300 years the continents slowed their movements and the race started to thrive again. Kerelian mythology, customs, and religious beliefs on both continents were formed during this period known as Tes'Aedra, or the New Beginning. The race, now divided on two continents, developed similarly in language, physiological development, and the arts and sciences. Anthropologists have noted that there are psychological differences due to the extremes that each set of survivors were faced with. | ||
The 3 million survivors on Actya formed tribes and fought amongst themselves for the limited resources. The fighting eventually stopped after a few hundred years and soon after the tribes formed a peaceful nation state. The stories of the tribal wars are reflected in their literature and music. Actyans were adventurous and soon went to sea discovering 3 of the 4 major islands, | The 3 million survivors on Actya formed tribes and fought amongst themselves for the limited resources. The fighting eventually stopped after a few hundred years and soon after the tribes formed a peaceful nation state. The stories of the tribal wars are reflected in their literature and music. Actyans were adventurous and soon went to sea discovering 3 of the 4 major islands, Clessa, Adatlina, and Edela. | ||
Abaran, with an estimated 500,000 survivors, had ample resources to feed their people. The Abarans never new war and concentrated on the arts. Even by today’s standards the Abadans were a head of their time understanding the concepts of music and math and how they were intertwined. Eventually the Abarans went to sea and discovered the island of Tanis. It was soon disovered that the valleys and caves on the island | Abaran, with an estimated 500,000 survivors, had ample resources to feed their people. The Abarans never new war and concentrated on the arts. Even by today’s standards the Abadans were a head of their time understanding the concepts of music and math and how they were intertwined. Eventually the Abarans went to sea and discovered the island of Tanis. It was soon disovered that the valleys and caves on the island had exceptional acoustic properties. A colony was settled there is now home to The Kerelian Institute of Music, the premier music school in the galaxy. | ||
Approximately 1500 years later the Kerelians were brought together when explorers from Actya happened upon Tanis. This known as the Age of Enlightenment. The two cultures easily merged into one and soon a single planetary government was formed. Both Actyans and Abarans knew there were differences in temperament between the two and felt it was a great benefit to have such a diverse culture. Kerelia has never known bigotry or class warfare. Working together the Kerelians advanced at a remarkably fast pace. There advancement from a pre-industrial state to intra-solar system exploration took 150 years. | |||
===Space Faring Age=== | ===Space Faring Age=== | ||