@Antarctic Termite may I ASK how long you had been working on this?

The megapost is finally done. The story's called Ebb, and it features Flux, a character who goes on to be relevant to the Grot fight.

I don't really have any other words to say about it right now, I spent them all in writing the thing. At least it's wrapped up, for better or worse.

How advanced are humans at this point? Can't find a post were its iterated.

Then again, probably most people would either be wondering what the fuck a hain is or just humming that one Dizzee Rascal song where he goes on about flexing.

I wanna see you dip, dip, dip
And let me see you rock, rock, rock

"what"

I wind upon ya hip, hip, hip
And never ever stop, stop, stop

"yivvin pls no"

I love it when you flex like that
Slow, fast, up, down, bring it back

"yivvin stop"

I love it when you move like that
Slow, fast, up, down, bring it back

"pls"

Boy was it long, though.

Beautiful. Pristine. From every detail you managed to imagine the djinn more sharply than ever I could, and paint them clearer still.

That was the best post I've ever read in some 6 or 7 years of RPing, and I don't say so lightly.

There are no dates as there are no calendars!

@Vec

Actually, the whole thing is a bit more cryptic than that, involving ancient rituals and...

lovecraftian secrets [+]

Random words + random language on google translator. Ilunabar is sunset in Basque

All time and no work makes Mutton plot histories.
All time and no work makes Mutton plot histories.
All time and no work makes Mutton plot histories.

There are no dates as there are no calendars!

Abridged History of the Hain as a Species [+]

Prehistory:

Esaulic Era

??: Created by Toun in the Valley of Peace. Toun steals the slave hain and scatters the rest all over Galbar.

??: Hain gather into small tribes and embrace hunter-gatherer lifestyles.

??: The mythical hain, Ch'eater, sacrifices his family to occult powers in return for immortality.

??: Cultural signs of a clean white and complete hain shell being considered attractive and smooth, gapless surfaces seen as aesthetically comforting is observed. Scholars speculate this to be imparted by Toun's perfectionism, though this theory is not popular. Most attribute this behaviour to the nature of its origins; areas populated heavily by dangerous fibrelings originated a cultural aversion to hair and gaps where hair might poke through.

??: The first sculptor in the Cult of Jvan, Fishbones, completes metamorphosis.

??: The first wild urtelem walk upon Galbar.

Ikanotita Era

??: Widespread and sudden signs of violence and fear towards the Cult of Jvan erupt across the global Hain population. This is correlated with evidence of wild creatures and ants behaving the same way.

??: The tale of Niciel's forgiveness takes place, founding worship of Niciel amongst valley hain and beginning relations with the newly created angels.

??: The tale of Slough and the Hunters takes place, where Slough is known by the name ‘Life-Deer’. The tale is supposedly allegorical, but its alignment with descriptions of the life goddess from other species suggests otherwise. Reverence for nature spreads amongst hain tribes, particularly around the north-west Jvanic coast.

??: Stone Chipper begins wandering Galbar, spreading knowledge to willing tribes of hain. Stone working and urtelem taming become widespread. Hain tool use increases and tool designs homogenise, save for contextual applications that prove more efficient.

??: Gerrik the apprentice joins Stone Chipper's travels.

??: The Chipper Tradition of travelling scholars and craftshain begins.

??: The Rovaick walk Galbar. Putatively, they were made by Vestec from an amalgam of all life on Galbar at the time, including hain. They are mostly confined to mountains, away from white giants.

??: The first signs of bright staff flowers (also known as hogweed) used as protective talismans by some hain tribes. This lines up with spread of a number of new flower varieties all over Galbar. Association with Toun appears to be independent, despite some shamanic traditions applying the new flowers' significance to each of the gods.

??: Teknall's 'sacred flower', called the earthsoul flower by most hain, is used in urtelem taming in some parts of the world due to its strange property of colouring to urtelem emotions in the vicinity.

??: Humans walk Galbar in small numbers.

??: The demigod, Lifprasil, is born. The insidie are created. Hain interactions with insidie are limited to Vectec's voren insidie in chaos hordes.

??: Strange remains of an entire tribe of hain, cut into precise and perfect portions, are dated to this point in time.

??: Chaos hordes form near the ironheart mountains, including hain members.

??: First evidence of hain 'second hatching' rituals, otherwise known as 'Beautification of the Flesh' in Jvanic circles. This ritual is different from tribe to tribe, but follows from the intrinsic urge of hain to carve disturbing images into their shells upon adolescence. This evidence lines up a short time after the needle fae appear on Galbar. Attacks against Jvanic sculptors decline.

??: The metatic ocean is created. Countless hain and human tribes are annihilated. Cornerstone is created.

??: Tales of the Great Ant TOBIA take place. The Niciel worshipping valley hain in particular speak of the friendly creature's exploits with them and the angels.

??: A simultaneous period of shared pain amongst the entire hain population precedes the first accounts of strange sparks of unexplained power from a few hain.

??: Proto-Ilunabarous languages tie many languages and dialects by a common root, extrapolated to have been created at this time.

??: Rudimentary astronomy is depicted in some hain societies.

??: The bow drill sees use in hain tribes. Fire creation spreads around Galbar via Chippers.

??: Gerrik Far-Teacher is canonised by Teknall, who reveals his true identity as a god.

??: Grot's armies mobilise. Hain tribes around the north of the ironheart mountains are destroyed or displaced.

??: Phantasmagoria takes places. Great leaps are made in sentient technology and culture. Evidence of formal trade, bread making, pottery, leatherworking, trapping, herbalism and poisoning, eloquence, poison use, fruit selection, sewing, binding and weaving, artistic wood carving, winemaking, bead making, and petroglyphs/painting are seen worldwide rather than in secluded accidental pockets.

??: Stories of the archangel Falas speak of meeting 'strange creatures' outside of the Valley of Peace. These are a tribe of hain, suggesting that the Valley Hain have either died out, gone into hiding from the angels of the valley, or mutated beyond physical recognition. Of course, Falas may have had a secluded upbringing. Such things are lost to history.

??: Shamanic hain tradition shows more mentions of the foreign entity known as 'Jaan'.

??: The Prophet Sularn is inscribed and the cult of Toun and Teknall is founded. Those with the mark of Toun are able to descend from the mountains without fear and interact with humans and hain.

??: Gerrik Far-Teacher and a mysterious warrior hain assemble an army to help repel Grot's northern army before it reaches the Valley of Peace.

??: First tales of hain-human interaction. Some episodes are peaceful and trade is made, others are violent and superstition is born. Deep seated beliefs about hair do not help in some cases.

<COMING SOON: THE BRONZE AGE>

This is mostly for my own reference so I can track the development of the hain. We've only had one plot hole so far, but I've given it excuses. I'll maintain it in my character post, with all the other crap.

It goes without saying, but please let me know if I've made any errors.