> [!done]- Humanity > ![[PeopleBase.base#Related People]] > ![[GroupsBase.base#Related Groups]] > [!question]- Geography > ![[SettlementsBase.base#Related Settlements]] > ![[PlaceBase.base#Related Places]] > [!fail]- Other Stuff > ![[ThingBase.base#Related Things]] > [!summary]- Culture > ![[LoreBase.base#Related Lore]] > ![[CultureBase.base#Related Culture]] > [!example]- Goings On > ![[EventsBase.base#Related Events]] > ![[SessionsBase.base#Related Sessions]] --- Before anyone else arrived, there were the [[Keepers]] who watched over the [[River of Souls]]. They called the area [[Vizen]], which translates to "Glistening Gate." The name was derived from the nearby was the [[Sea of Glass]], a desolate expanse of [[Dead Glass]]. [[Dead Glass]] was known for creating powerful, magical weapons. The [[Dead Glass]] attracted the attention of the [[Emperor Falon]]. He sent the [[Horenites]] to set up a mining operation. They set up their first settlement with ready made structures and unimaginatively called the town [[Glasshome]]. While the [[Keepers]] welcomed the newcomers at first, it became clear that the two groups were very much at odds. The [[Horenites]] created a slum district, [[Soulhome]], for the [[Keepers]]. They chose to keep them at arm's length, placing the district across the river near the [[Silent Forest]]. The [[Keepers]] soon grew tired of being subjugated and started making moves to change the social structure of the town. They started a rumor that the dead would soon rise from the river. Their numbers started rapidly expanding due some enthusiastic breeding. They also built the [[Temple of Souls]] next to the [[Suicide Falls]]. They introduced the [[Horenites]] to the local delicacy, [[Frivl]] ("Slimy Worm") which the [[Horenites]] just called [[Frivl|Wyrms]] and was served at [[The Wyrm Hut]]. The [[Frivl]] fed off the bones at the bottom of the [[River of Souls]]. This cuisine quickly became all the rage because of its aphrodisiac properties, though it was also highly addictive (a fact that only came out later). [[The Wyrm Hut]] became known far and wide and attracted many adventurous culinary tourists. Since the [[Keepers]] were the only ones who knew how to harvest and prepare the [[Frivl]], the [[Horenites]] grew dependent on the [[Keepers]] and the social balance began to shift. Then came [[Frivlgar]] (Terrible Worm Season), a deadly heat wave that wiped out most of the [[Frivl]] population. [[The Wyrm Hut]] closed and tensions reached a boiling point. Fighting broke out and the [[Horenites]] were on the losing end of the conflict. Part of the success of the [[Keepers]] was the invention of [[Yintz]]. It was an ingenious combination of [[Dead Glass]], wood from the [[Silent Forest]] and a sigil that very few knew how to create. [[Yintz]] had protective properties and was used to safely navigate the [[Silent Forest]] and to make powerful [[Yintzite Armor]]. More newcomers arrived. The [[Slithers]] were a race of lizard people with magical blood, called [[The Ooze]]. They were known to cut off their own tails to harvest [[The Ooze]], knowing their tails would grow back. The [[Slithers]] came for the [[Frivl]], but were disappointed that the [[The Wyrm Hut]] was no longer open. They stayed in the area anyway, intrigued by the [[Keepers|Keeper]] belief system. They settled near the shuttered [[The Wyrm Hut|Wyrm Hut]] and named their [[Wyrm Hut|district]] after it. Seeing that the [[Slithers]] were becoming allies with the [[Keepers]] and desperate to regain some of their lost power, the [[Horenites]] kidnapped the Slither princess. They misplayed their hand, however. The [[Slithers]] slithered across the river one night and descended upon [[Glasshome]], slaughtering many [[Horenites]] and rescuing their princess. As a final act of retribution, they used [[The Ooze]] to create a giant sinkhole that swallowed up [[Glasshome]]. Water from the river rushed in and very little remained of the original settlement underneath the new body of water, [[Lake Glasshome]]. Some [[Horenites]] survived and were resettled in the [[Glasshome Labor Camp]] where they were put to work in the mines. Their labor was also used to construct [[The Hall of Souls]], an impressive ziggurat contructed of [[Dead Glass]] that served as the seat of government for the growing city. The [[Frivl]] began to regain their numbers, thriving in [[Lake Glasshome]] and all the [[Horenites|Horenite]] bodies at the bottom of the lake. [[The Wyrm Hut]] reopened. ![[MasterBase.base#Associations]]