Miscellaneous

This list contains names and descriptions of various events, organisations and other things related to the world of Argaia.

Red Rains

The Red Rains swept over the world of Argaia, poisoning the creatures that dwelt there, and from these rains the Chimera were born. Some believe it is possible to resurrect the power of the Chimera using Red Raindrops, dark and powerful artifacts, fossilized essence of the terror that once swept over the world.
"Though long years have passed and no humans live who bore witness, there is not a child upon this rock who does not know the story of the horrifying Red Rains. So you understand then when I tell you that as those first new drops fell, there was a psychic shockwave of panic that swept across Argaia, like nothing ever witnessed before." - Darius, Terminal Amurai

Great Cleansing

Ages after the Red Rains. Also known as the Great War.
The Great Cleansing was born from the fear of the evolution of Chimera. They were getting smarter, some were sentient, could speak and were gaining strength fast. When they started organizing and creating communities, that is when the Vermillion Council created the “Watchmen protocol”. All those creatures needed to die. So the Council called forth all Phoenixborn known in existence and each of them chose, or were appointed, a place to watch.
This refers to the era where Phoenixborn band together to eradicate the chimera menace.

Vermillion Council

The council has a very long history, one that existed way before the Phoenixborn. The main reason for its existence was to preserve human life. For a long time, when all cities were cut off from each other, the council was their only connection to the outside world. Their army, the Amurai, tried battling the Chimera but they were not able to keep up. That’s when they turn to the Phoenixborn. During the Great Cleansing, they were messengers, medics and healers, keepers of pieces of history. Doing good to help human society continue. But eventually, once the Great Cleansing was over, they were starting to no longer have a use. The Vermillion Council is seen as a respected old, religious-like kind of organization that helped during a time but that is no longer needed. They have been a little bit cast aside by some cities that want to do their own thing because things are good now. The council wants to push against that. They don’t want war. And the Collection of Ashes is seen as they way back in.
Now, a secretive organization dedicated to the study of the Phoenixborn. They are behind the summoning books. They are gathering data on these characters and spells and creating those books. The objective is to recreate these spells so they, as regular people, can utilize them.
Was responsible for the training of the Amurai. But it stopped decades ago.
Offices, schools and hospitals abroad are being shuttered, except for the university of Sunhold.
Motto: “Peace, Prosperity and Protection!”
They tried to document the Chimera but there was so much variation, it proved to be an impossible task.
“The source of a scholar’s study reveals much. And yet the Council, ever fawning over the Phoenixborn they fear are replacing them, never bothered with oversight or discretion when it came to the records they shared. They think Umberend will see them as allies, when all he could ever see them as is meat upon a carcass.” - Darius, Terminal Amurai