If the life-altering Cataclysm millennia earlier defined the planet's environment, the Conflict in 0 GPC, triggered by a horrific tragedy, would utterly dismantle its civilization.
It all started, not with a declaration of war, but with an act of terror against the entire continent. This was not a slow descent into regional hostility; it was a sudden, violent eruption that shattered the old political order and plunged the civilization into an Age of Chaos.
The catalyst? An attack during the Culmen Seniorum, an annual diplomatic gathering where Heads-of-State & other high-ranking officials meet to discuss a variety of political matters. This strike was so devastatingly precise, resulting in the deaths of numerous vital political figures.
The scale of the attack suggested a highly organized & unseen enemy. However, the tragedy did not unite the survivors; it shattered them. Each instantly blamed all others for the catastrophic lapse in security, often times accusing the others of perpetrating this catastrophe themselves. The inherent political tension was pushed past the breaking point. Trust vanished, replaced by open hostility and a rush to militarize against neighbors. With the Old Guard decapitated & its lines of succession destroyed, the political fragility instantly gave way to chaos, where regional skirmishes escalated into continental warfare as surviving factions rushed to retaliate before their neighbors could.
This major event in the history of Paradisus became a vicious cycle of Destruction, melting down the established world & creating a desperate, ruthless generation of survivors. The cost of this war would create the new Political Powers who would eventually sieze control of the continent in this new Era of Civilization.
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