Creature:The Onthodros/History

Onthean History
The Onthean history is similar to original Tragnon history, until the massive earthquake and famine divided the populations to the Tragnon in Northern Mountains, and Tragnon Nomads, what eventually became The Ontheans. There will you find the history.

The Ancient times(100.000 – 10.000 BNA)
It is unsure, where the first ancestors of Onthean Tragnon evolved. In years about 100.000 BNA, a first nation on Koldenwelt was founded by gnome-like species similar to humans, in the Archipelago, what was this time connected to the main continent. Very little is known about them, but they are ancestors of almost all humanoids in Koldenwelt, so Ontheans too. When the glory of this nation vanished, it's remains spreaded through whole continent. Tragnons got on the northwest, to the north mountains, full of gold and gems, very rare commodities. They founded there many villages and small mines, and they lived there for thousands of years without being noticed.

As advanced thribe, they knew fire, but their villages had only couple of houses and mines were only to 20 feet deep. Tragnons were little advanced this times. Their lived isolated in the mountains, and some groups started to live in large cave complexes in the mountains. From these gnomes, they adapted to this place and climate. Because there was little light in caves and mines, their nose grown to something similar to the snout. They also get much stronger arms and legs, for running and climbing the dangerous rocks. They grown hair on whole body, to keep body warm even in cold climate. And, they slowly stopped all contacts with another close tribes, and stopped their advancement in the mines. Their culture was the same, they worked whole life, and stocks of gold and gems were larger and larger...

In 25.000 BNA, the first priest was enlightened with the Source and it's creator, the Supreme God. Tragnons started to worship them, and priest after time became very important. In 22.000 BNE, huge earthquake damaged all Tragnon settlements(12 this time). And Tragnon culture was isolated from any further advancement until year 10.000 BNA... The Ontheans, who lived in the southwesterns areas of the kingdom were shaken and isolated after the earthquake, and great famine forced them to migrate to the far west, near the ocean. This time, there was a land bridge to the Onthean island, and the Ontheans passed it. After about hundred years, it was flooded, and they became fully isolated for millenias.

The Age of Sea(10.000 - 1.000 BNA)
After centuries, the Ontheans became greatly influenced by the sea, and they also built first larger ships, and coastal pillar villages. Their nation was thriving, and soon became very advanced, and conquered all other small tribes living on the island. The devastating wars were present in this ages, and they greatly harmed the Onthean advancement and culture. Soon, they noticed that resources on the Onthean island are not enough, and they started to obtain most of food from the sea, like seaweeds and fish, and the salt too. This make them almost fully independant from the land, and with the first large ships, many Onthean clans began to live in the ocean, and to get most of resources from the sea. But still, the lack of wood and another resources in the oceans forced them sometimes to return back on the land.

After centuries, the first civilisations what traded through sea rose, and the Ontheans didn't skip this opportunity. Their fleets started to raid and destroy these fleets, and stole all goods from them. This made Ontheans also very rich, and with the help of new technologies obtained from these ships they started to build even more magnificent ships, they raided more trade fleets with them, and they became true leaders of the western seas.

The Modern Age(1000 BNA - Now)
But, even when the seas were full of the pirates, it was still safer for many nations, like Marmoreal, than the land trade, so they had plenty of ships to raid and stole. Sometimes, when they were in good mood, they only stole the goods, and let the ship sail back unharmed, to prevent changing trade routes. They built also many huge land cities this time, what served mostly as ship making places, where the most magnificent Onthean Ships were constructed.

When the War for the Eye began, the Ontheans even didn't noticed this, only there was little bit lower number of trade ships, and raids were bit more rare. But, when the war ended, the true golden age has begun for the Ontheans. The magnificent floating cities constructed gave them another opportunities, and probably their best raid happened in the year 9 NA, when they stole the magnificent twin ship of the king Atheotos, the King Dynamenion. It was renamed to the Wrath of The Seas afterwards, and it is currently the largest Onthean ship.

The recent ages were not different from the close past, but they prospered even more than before, and their fleet became the largest in the world. If the next war will begin, they will probably stay neutral, or will attack everyone. The Ontheans didn't know the alliances, only alliances with pirates, but they are undoubtely the greatest pirate nation in the whole world, and maybe only one large pirate nation in the existence.