Brief History:
It starts when people came to the island although the Olmeid Humans would have you believe that they were the first to inhabit the island but the Mano’i’i very much disagree. According to the Mano’i’i they were the first to come to the island attracted by the warm currents and plentiful coral reefs and made their home there. This is approx. 400 BCE to 1085 CE.
Archeological evidence suggests that the ancient Olmeids arrived at the islands approximately 3 thousand years ago. Early on into the development of the culture on the islands, people already started to form complicated caste systems and social hierarchies. One such system is the Kappu system which details social and ecological taboos to avoid or face harsh punishment by the gods. One speculation is that these taboos developed in reaction to living on such a small island since much of the taboos focus on resource gathering and maintenance.
It is suggested that the Olmeidians had an extensive trade network that wrapped around the ocean but at some point the trade disappeared and Olmeid became more focused inward although the Mano’i’i picked up the burden of trading for outside supplies.
At some point the Olmeids developed a complex writing system made up of glyphs on folded papers made from fiber of tree bark. These folded papers are known as Folios and contain much of Olmeids histories, belief systems and astrological catalogs. This enabled them to create a very elaborate belief system and the Kahuna caste thrived because of it. In a short time there was a golden age of discovery in magical and escatological pursuits. In the meantime the Ali’i caste also grew, cementing their power and enforcing social control through brutal human sacrifices. The Olmeidians say that these ancient ancestors called themselves the Maiians. The Maiians also began to use the ore Majhilite to help predict the future.
1085 CE to 1100 CE It is said that as a result of this, two twin gods came to the land to put an end to the human sacrifices. Llopekai and Helwyno’e were these two gods. One embodied the light and all that is good while the other was selfish and hateful. They were both described as very fair skinned with strange ears. They came preaching about worshiping the light and doing away with human sacrifice as well as enforcing monogamy on humans, who at the time were polymarital. There was enough of a following that it threatened the Nobility’s status. At some point Llopekai stepped in as a human sacrifice, declaring that all human sacrifices should be paid for at this point for his blood is said to run eternally. Helwyno on the other hand grew enraged at his brother's death and stole a ship with a few dissenters. It is said that he placed a curse on Olmeid to face destruction when he came back. A new cult was formed around these two gods, both sides of the cult worshiped the god of light and the god of darkness, claiming there will be an end of times and judgment of “wrong doers”
1210 CE Large ships arrive to the islands from far away, on the east side. At first these elven visitors were welcomed as gods or powerful warriors from the realms of light and darkness. Over time though, diseases were introduced to the main population and the Ali’i were forced to destroy the kappu system in order to allow settlements there. These people were elves from a distant empire that decided to try and help the Olmeidians modernize but in doing so accidentally destroyed their entire way of life. At some point the Ali’i grew tired of these visitors and raised an army to throw them out. This was the start of many wars that the Olmeidians could not compete with. Many of these battles were heavy losses on the Olmeid side.
1230-1250 CE The elves won the war and the Ali’i were forced into hiding. The colonizers would then completely overhaul the island to shape the culture in their image. Belief in the other gods were banned, writings of the Maiians were burned or destroyed, and many of the Olmeids were enslaved. Population declined on the island heavily.
1245-1260 CE Many other travelers and races arrived on the island to trade, one other empire of orcs began to support the Ali’i and train the warriors, providing them better weapons to stand up to the elven overlords. For this reason, Olmeidians are more friendly towards orcs and half orcs.
1261- 1300 CE Many rebellions were led against the elves and each one stamped down, but over time through attrition, the elves began to pull out of Olmeid and although the empire of orcs were gearing up to get ready to swoop in and take over the island for themselves, the two empires eventually got into a costly war with each other. As well as news of Olmeids rebellion inspired other colonies of the two empires to rebel as well. Olmeid was eventually left alone although the costs and scars of war across the island were very heavy. Majhilichite mines were destroyed, leaking the noxious ore into the waters, slowly poisoning many of the natives and wildlife. The Ali’i caste was all but destroyed leaving a power vacuum for the nobility to fill in. Eventually five families took control over most of the land on the island. Culture began to break down, there was little trust in governance and authority. The economy even collapsed as gold, silver and precious metals became rare and new currency was introduced. Most people turned to a life of crime until the five families decided to organize the crime. Trade with the outside world has all but stopped.
1300 CE- 1400 Llamedelos family began to dominate the other families in politics, The large family known for its ruthlessness towards their own family members grew and consolidated power during this time until the death of Saruo Llamedelos. From there the brothers turned on each other for the next forty years to gain power, eventually ending in Saruo Llamedelos II,( also known as Gadd) his grandson came to power until a dragon attack happened in Olmeid from a far distant land called Urraim. Gadd’s uncle Ecksel Llamedelos, a long time black sheep of the family, used this moment of weakness and opportunity to seize power in Olmeid where he decided to reopen trade routes with the Orc empire, and tried to establish a peace with Urraim but it failed spectacularly.
1405 CE
The Orc/Oni empire decided to betray Ecksel and bring in its forces to capture Olmeid, forcing the Llamedelos family to flee. The volcano also erupts as they were fleeing. The Orc/Oni empire pulls out, figuring the island is destroyed and the island moves once again.
Current time is ten years later, so 1405, the island has moved yet again this time far from any potential invaders. People have slowly begun to rebuild, the families are still at each other's throats but now there seems to be less stars and there is no outside trade. The island is isolated. Many things have changed including the acceptance of homosexuality and more wiggle room for gender roles. There has also been a concentrated effort on rebuilding family and social networks.
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