#bweeble lore

Enlightenment Period

Started when the gods gave the gift of light to humans. Most of the churches for each god formed during this time. 

Beginning of Kingdom

The god Radi officially starts the kingdom. Cities are starting to rebuild up north after the destruction caused by the First Star. Exploration of the Aviary has started, and the Deep Woods start being cut down.

Industrial Age

Experimentation on the draining of the gods begins, unknown to the public. Radi warns against it, as Radi considers the rest of gods family. Meanwhile, the Aviary has started to have settlements and many technological breakthroughs are made. Trade has started with other countries, specifically with the merpeople. Radi unfortunately passes away, and the people left in charge drain three of the gods of their light to power newer technology, most of which is meant for war. Those gods then amalgamate into a creature known as Omni and is kept chained under the castle located in the capital. This is also around when the Capitol gets nicknamed the Shining City, in honor of Radi.

End of Trade with Merpeople

Technically overlaps with the plague outbreak and Industrial Age. The merpeople know about the draining, as they have direct contact with the god of the oceans and rivers, Theol the turtle. Unhappy with the draining, they break off trade with the Kingdom of Radi and become a myth to the humans. 

Plague Outbreak

As one might have guessed, chaining Omni under a castle wasn’t the best idea. An oil-like substance starts to drip off of Omni and when it came into contact with the humans keeping it contained, the substance caused the human’s light to mutate and eventually kill them. Eventually, Omni broke out and ended up leaving the substance across the kingdom. Or, in some cases, the people who originally guarded it tracked it home. The first outbreak was in the Capitol as that’s where Omni was held the longest, but other outbreaks started popping up in other towns. Soon, every town had at least 20 people infected and the number only grew. A little over two-thirds of the population had died by the time it stopped spreading. It became known as the ____ Plague. Other countries and kingdoms cut off contact with the Kingdom of Radi, and the borders never reopened.

Present Day

The Aviary’s Academy is divided into three sections so to speak. From highest to lowest, it’s Cichlid, Basslet, and Tetra. Yes I named each one after fish.

Cichlid is kinda like college/honors for Academy students. It’s either you have the grades to get in, or your parents are wealthy enough to pull some strings. The only time it wouldn’t be either of those two is if the student signs up for military, in which the kingdom basically covers it. These kids are usually aged 16 to 25.

Basslets are the average kids. A bunch of 16 to 20 year olds, and most of them are out and working by the time they’re 18. Some however, like my main character, choose to keep going until they’re 20 for more time to think about work and a chance at being bumped up to Cichlid.

Tetras are usually 10 to 15. As the Aviary is rather clumped together, most everyone attends the Academy as at least a Tetra at some point in their life before continuing education through an apprenticeship or joining a family business. Any schooling before 10 is usually homeschool or small daycares scattered throughout.