<!-- 
# Interlude 643.b.47 / Further Past #
-->
  

*Our Home*

*A redacted excerpt from History of the Isles*

*TOP SECRET - NEED TO KNOW*

*---*

*The long-term history of our world of Casilan is not well known. However, through a thorough analysis of what sources are available, some conjecture may be attempted.*

*Millennia ago, Carad scientists hypothesize, humans arrived on this world from elsewhere. Carbon-dated fossil records bear out this theory. All signs of human bones and artifacts date back to less than three thousand years, and then they abruptly cease.*

*Ancient records tell of a time when cities existed in places that are now firmly covered in ocean. Not many of these cities have been explored, or even discovered. The few that have, have largely been covered by massive domes that had cracked and allowed ocean water to invade.*

*The cities' designs show signs of having been built without the constraints of domes or ocean water. All signs point to the domes having been added later on. Evidence suggests, then, that humans arrived on Casilan in a time when the oceans were much lower, and then the oceans rose rather rapidly.*

*We don't know the exact event that precipitated the oceans' rise, but it's clear that the event had a massive effect on the human population as well.*

*One theory suggests some sort of radiation effect having an unknown relation to what we now call Tear Stone. It's unknown if Tear Stone was brought from the mother world, sometimes referred to as "Eh-arth", as it's been highly resistant to carbon dating. However, its pervasiveness throughout the planet would suggest that it has been growing here for a very long time before humans arrived.*

*In the context of this textbook, we are mostly concerned with the effects that this "radiation event" might have had on humanity. In particular, that it represented the genesis of our two races: Relians and Carads.* 

*The Relians, of course, experienced many physical changes, perhaps due to their proximity of the bulk of the known Tear Stone in the world. They also reached a symbiosis with Mana, an effect of Tear Stone, giving them the ability to sense and somehow manipulate it.*

*The Carads, our own nation, experienced a rapid acceleration of mental abilities. While our outward appearance didn't appear to change much, based on records, Carads have a measured mental capacity increase of anywhere from five to an astounding two hundred times, in rare cases.*

*However, this researcher has uncovered evidence that a third race arose from those mutations, one found far away on remote isles in the Casilan oceans. This textbook will cover that information in further detail.*

*---*

*End excerpt*

*TOP SECRET - NEED TO KNOW*

*---*
Uncategorized :: Festive Port / Keia:Past
Uncategorized :: Just One Job / Keia:Past
Interlude 643.b.47 / Further Past

Our Home

A redacted excerpt from History of the Isles

TOP SECRET - NEED TO KNOW

---

The long-term history of our world of Casilan is not well known. However, through a thorough analysis of what sources are available, some conjecture may be attempted.

Millennia ago, Carad scientists hypothesize, humans arrived on this world from elsewhere. Carbon-dated fossil records bear out this theory. All signs of human bones and artifacts date back to less than three thousand years, and then they abruptly cease.

Ancient records tell of a time when cities existed in places that are now firmly covered in ocean. Not many of these cities have been explored, or even discovered. The few that have, have largely been covered by massive domes that had cracked and allowed ocean water to invade.

The cities' designs show signs of having been built without the constraints of domes or ocean water. All signs point to the domes having been added later on. Evidence suggests, then, that humans arrived on Casilan in a time when the oceans were much lower, and then the oceans rose rather rapidly.

We don't know the exact event that precipitated the oceans' rise, but it's clear that the event had a massive effect on the human population as well.

One theory suggests some sort of radiation effect having an unknown relation to what we now call Tear Stone. It's unknown if Tear Stone was brought from the mother world, sometimes referred to as "Eh-arth", as it's been highly resistant to carbon dating. However, its pervasiveness throughout the planet would suggest that it has been growing here for a very long time before humans arrived.

In the context of this textbook, we are mostly concerned with the effects that this "radiation event" might have had on humanity. In particular, that it represented the genesis of our two races: Relians and Carads.

The Relians, of course, experienced many physical changes, perhaps due to their proximity of the bulk of the known Tear Stone in the world. They also reached a symbiosis with Mana, an effect of Tear Stone, giving them the ability to sense and somehow manipulate it.

The Carads, our own nation, experienced a rapid acceleration of mental abilities. While our outward appearance didn't appear to change much, based on records, Carads have a measured mental capacity increase of anywhere from five to an astounding two hundred times, in rare cases.

However, this researcher has uncovered evidence that a third race arose from those mutations, one found far away on remote isles in the Casilan oceans. This textbook will cover that information in further detail.

---

End excerpt

TOP SECRET - NEED TO KNOW

---
Uncategorized :: Festive Port / Keia:Past
Uncategorized :: Just One Job / Keia:Past