Histories of the Homeworld

Letter of Introduction

Ar. Elisharius,

	For further purposes of recording and maintaining the rich history of our people, to include both success and failure, and for the additional purpose of educating our younger exarchs and the duracoix that would learn from such, I submit to you these volumes of condensed antiquity.  

	I have selected certain points along the timeline of the Homeworld, some of which you may recall from your youth, such as the tragedy of the Soli’kah Kh’ex and the Daksah Experiments.

	As these entries are directed at the exarches and duracoix, I have written them for a reader who has never seen the Homeworld, and therefore knows little to nothing of its landscapes or inhabitants.  I am sure they will be more than fascinated by the Daksah creatures, and even moreso by the similarities present on Aerynth.

	I must state the method of dating used herein.  I have attempted to stay true to the Aracoix dates, but as these will mean little to the readers, I have also included how long ago on the Aerynthian calendar these events most likely occurred.

	For example:	The construction of the first aerie, Ha’ki’ah, occurred in 11:2.  That is to say that it occurred in the 11th solstice of the 2nd age.  This would have been roughly some 200,000 years before the majority of the earliest recorded history of Aerynthian duracoix, and is noted as (-200,000).  I have opted to use negative and plus symbols to represent the distance away from this “zero hour” in Aerythian history.  Hence, (-5,000) represents 5,000 years before the beginning of Aerynthian history, while (+5,000) represents 5,000 years after the beginning.  I have used this format for all entries, unless otherwise noted, in which case, the actual time passed from the present will be annotated (i.e. “2,000 years ago”).

	I trust this will be beneficial to our younger rish’lan and aid the duracoix friends we have in understanding the depths of Ascension.

Regards,

Aythys