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Message: <blockquote data-quote="seasong" data-source="post: 810321" data-attributes="member: 5137">Academia: Really Ancient HistoryBefore Amalan, and before even venerable Aglaonis, there was the dragon Kyrkolan. A massive beast who had aged and died before Amalan was born, he once oversaw tens of thousands of square miles, including the birth, rise, and fall of the Kithios Empire.An empire Kyrkolan is believed to have destroyed, albeit indirectly.The Capitol of Kithios was south and west of where Theralis lies today, on the peninsula's coast, and it was a mighty city that dwarfed all that have followed since, but now lies as only vague outlines of ruins and unusually square boulders. Three highways, unearthed from the bedrock of the land itself, stretched north, east and south, and provided safe travel to those who would do trade with Kithios or its many subject cities.Kyrkolan oversaw, and they followed his laws, breaking only those areas of wilderness they were given, and restricting their own growth to remain within the tolerances of the dragon. And they grew very powerful. They bound spirits of the earth and sky to the roadways to guide and protect, summoned celestial and infernal creatures to perform, advise and do great tasks. They constructed granite fortresses, raised arcanists of unmatched skill, and eventually... became weary of the shackles placed upon them by Kyrkolan.What happened after is not wholly known. It is believed that they sent a band of their best heroes, matched in might only by arrogance, to slay the dragon, and that they succeeded in this task... but that Kyrkolan had prepared for this day, and set a contingency upon his death. When the great dragon died, the land came alive. Roads ripped themselves apart, the coast collapsed into the sea, sharks feasted upon the drowning, while trees marched into every region of land outside and ripped buildings and people as one might tear paper. As it is said, nothing is certain, but this is what is believed to have happened.Kithios died. The wilderness healed. Time passed, and dragons retook the lands, and watched civilized people more closely for a time. Kithios died, and many secrets were buried with it.</blockquote>

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