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The '''Infernal Emergence '''was a name given to two separate events in [[Timeline of the Quelmar Realm|Quelmar history]], both of which involved massive armies of devils emerging onto the prime material plane. | |||
== The First Emergence (181-207 BR) == | == The First Emergence (181-207 BR) == | ||
In 180 BR, the drow who [[Brightwater Campaign/The Story So Far|attempted to abduct]] the cocooned citizens of [[Ta-Shedet]] utilized Orbs of Calamity. These orbs fell through [[Pteris]], through the [[The Underdark|Underdark]], and (somehow) to the [[Nine Hells]]. The Underdark's sea flooded portions of the | In 180 BR, the drow who [[Brightwater Campaign/The Story So Far|attempted to abduct]] the cocooned citizens of [[Ta-Shedet]] utilized Orbs of Calamity. These orbs fell through [[Pteris]], through the [[The Underdark|Underdark]], and (somehow) to the [[Nine Hells]]. The Underdark's sea flooded portions of the first layer, alerting the devils to this opening to the Material Plane through the protective Underdark. | ||
Most accounts say the devils emerged in central Pteris via a large hole later dubbed "La Sedienta," since the river Sed poured over its edge into the depths below. Devils ravished the area, but quickly headed north and east to more populated regions with more civilization. Only one higher ranking devil ("The Man in Black") stayed in central Pteris and was often referred to as "the Devil" thereabouts. | Most accounts say the devils emerged in central Pteris via a large hole later dubbed "La Sedienta," since the river Sed poured over its edge into the depths below. Devils ravished the area, but quickly headed north and east to more populated regions with more civilization. Only one higher ranking devil ("The Man in Black") stayed in central Pteris and was often referred to as "the Devil" thereabouts. | ||
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The [[Hellmar|former Quelmar]], now largely empty of mortals, was retained by Asmodeus to form the new Tenth Circle of Hell. The Gods formed a new Quelmar, separated from the lower planes by the [[Underdark]], with conditions nearly identical to those of the old realm before the land had begun to crumble. Souls that had been forcibly relocated during the conflict were reincarnated, and most who had voluntarily fled the destruction were similarly restored. | The [[Hellmar|former Quelmar]], now largely empty of mortals, was retained by Asmodeus to form the new Tenth Circle of Hell. The Gods formed a new Quelmar, separated from the lower planes by the [[Underdark]], with conditions nearly identical to those of the old realm before the land had begun to crumble. Souls that had been forcibly relocated during the conflict were reincarnated, and most who had voluntarily fled the destruction were similarly restored. | ||
Complaints about minor continuity errors in the lives of those affected were widespread, as people across the realm lost their trains of thought, stumbled, experienced déjà vu, or swooned. The people marveled at the uncanny coincidence, and many took measures to guard against hostile magics in case the simultaneous incidents had been the result of foul play; but the other shoe never dropped, and eventually they stopped talking much about it. Within a couple of generations, there was little memory of anything strange having occurred because—although written records did exist for those who cared to look, and many communities continued to refer to "the | Complaints about minor continuity errors in the lives of those affected were widespread, as people across the realm lost their trains of thought, stumbled, experienced déjà vu, or swooned. The people marveled at the uncanny coincidence, and many took measures to guard against hostile magics in case the simultaneous incidents had been the result of foul play; but the other shoe never dropped, and eventually they stopped talking much about it. Within a couple of generations, there was little memory of anything strange having occurred because—although written records did exist for those who cared to look, and many communities continued to refer to "the blip" as a matter of fact—the effects had generally been irrelevant to people's lives. | ||
A few continued to insist on the truth of this realm-wide phenomenon. Among them were those who believed that some life-changing event, such as the accidental death of a loved one, was directly attributable to the | A few continued to insist on the truth of this realm-wide phenomenon. Among them were those who believed that some life-changing event, such as the accidental death of a loved one, was directly attributable to the blip. There were also the many who latched on to conspiracy theories or even religious beliefs related to the anomaly. And there were those who had heard some version of the true story from one of the few individuals who had lived through the destruction of Quelmar. | ||
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