# Age of Civilizations II
# @author Łukasz Jakowski
# @since 11.11.2017 20:41
# Changed by Valixor
# Contains facts relevant to the ToR universe

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L0 = After the collapse of the Ravenfielder Empire in 514, over 2,000 states came into power in its place.
L1 = The Black Plague after it landed in 1752 killed one third of Ravenfield's population and led to the decline of the Second Ravenfielder Empire.
L2 = The Mahaarim are the last elven race left on the planet. They are capable of living over 1,000 years.
L3 = Gahnar claims to consist of the last "true Ravenfielders", meaning those carrying pure Khotharian blood.
L4 = Maegrus I Ha'arn was the longest ruling emperor of Ravenfield, ruling between 398 and 462.
L5 = 150 million lives were lost during the Second Great War, including 50% of the NSR's population.
L6 = The King of Rekov, Kaleva IV Ha'arn formed a Rekov-Xapaloto Union between 1297 and 1341.
L7 = In the Battle of Khaten River in 1750, 900,000 Asakahima soldiers faced off against 50,000 Qah'sanni. Only 15 Asaka would return alive.
L8 = The Flamekeeper's Temple and the Temple of Khayr claim to contain the largest sources of historic information.
L9 = In 1971, a failed ultra-Vernonite coup attempted to overthrow John Hayden and the Red Planum's government.
L10 = Farak Zhari, at 136 years old in 2020 is the oldest living politician in the continent of Ravenfield.
L11 = The 117th Diamond Emperor, Yin Zhaoshan could speak fluently 8 languages, killed personally at least 1,000 people and defeated at least twelve combined Qah'sanni armies.
L12 = In 1897, Yin Daohuang tried to stabilize the Diamond Empire by delegating control to ten cliques. The result was the eventual end of the Diamond Empire.
L13 = Ravenfield attempted to achieve a final victory in 1942 in the Battle of Kansar. After two consecutive failed assaults, Ravenfield's forces were pushed back, speeding up their defeat.
L14 = The last person to seriously consider a Third Ravenfielder Empire was Joseph III Whitehaven in 1941, who created plans for one after the offensive against the NSR seemed close to winning.
L15 = The first Supreme Leader of the Red Planum, Elle Hary (formely Eleanor Greenfield) was nicknamed the Queen of Terror due to the large number of executions that occured.
L16 = Due to numerous mutinies, collaboration with Ravenfield and an ineffective government, Levera was defeated in just three days in September 1939, starting the Second Great War.
L17 = Long live Ravenfield!
L18 = At over 130,000 sq km, Daelar Lake is the largest closed body of water on the continent of Ravenfield. Technically, it is an inland sea and not a lake.
L19 = Ravenfielder snipers had some of the highest kill counts in the Second Great War. One managed to kill over 1,100 NSR soldiers in one battle.
L20 = The Free Territories used to hold territories as far south as Levera, before a series of civil wars caused them to retreat to the Great Wall.
L21 = In 1962, the forces of the Planum and NSR faced off in an inconclusive war that lasted 3 years and killed over 10 million people.
L22 = The Ravenfielder Empire's population at its peak in 460 was over 280 million. This feat wouldn't be achieved again until the 19th century.
L23 = Qah'sanni raids between 1300 and 1860 killed over 1 billion people and burned hundreds of cities to nothing but a memory.
L24 = For over 10,000 years, the Zuan lands have been ruled by different dynasties, losing power when they were considered to have lost the Mandate of Heaven.
L25 = There are rumors spreading of a coming Draconian invasion... Be prepared...
L26 = The United States of Westrinia evolved from a mix of Ravenfielder and Tarcinine states around the late 18th century.
L27 = Most scientists believe that the Empire of Khothar and all preceding empires are merely myth. The Temple of Khayr insists otherwise.
L28 = The Tower of Ravenfield, the last remaining of a set of five magical towers, stands over 340 meters tall and is a landmark of the City.
L29 = The Republic of the Southern States was a post-war plan proposed by John Hayden in 1947 for a united Planum, Rekov and De Narie. The plan collapsed after Rekov left negotiations.
L30 = Qarvan VII only ruled the Balanic Empire for three days in 298 before the eruption of Zhara Balan, killing the entire royal family.
L31 = In 1788, Draconian Emperor Nyraga III made plans for an invasion of Ravenfield. He died that same year, ending any fears of a Draconian invasion of Ravenfield.
L32 = Little is known about Raka and its geography and culture due to the treacherous Huang Chu Strait, which has only been successfully crossed in winter.
L33 = The Ralijites wielded the most fearsome cavalry in the whole world, being responsible for many defeated armies and many raided cities.
L34 = The Eastern Draconian Islands are inhabited in the west by Northerners and in the east by Insular Rekovans, with very few native Draconians.
L35 = Due to the warm current of the Ravenfield Sea, broadleaf trees grow as far north as Northern Point, 72 degrees north.
L36 = The Great Waste was a lush forest until around 500, when the climate cooled severely and disrupted currents around the world.
L37 = In 1929, the Great Depression struck, breaking free-market economies around the world and directly leading to numerous communist uprisings in the coming years.
L38 = The Third Draconian Empire at its peak in 1789 controlled 85% of Draconia, 300 million people and was capable of directly threatening Ravenfield.
L39 = All of the nine Great Dynasties of Ravenfield claim their origin from major Khothar-era figures who lived over 10,000 years ago.
L40 = A legendary warrior of the North, Harald Red-Beard, single-handedly killed over 100 Rekovan soldiers and even faced off against the Rekovan King, Enara I.
L41 = In Khotharian times, Qar'aan was home to the Enarim, a high-elven race whose architecture stands to this day.
L42 = The lands of Ravenfield are some of the wettest areas in the world, particularly in April and August, making it a nightmare for any foreign invaders.
L43 = It took just one month for Lonktar Lhaki of Rekov to conquer the Coral Islands in 883 because the Coral Islands had been weakened by decades of civil war.
L44 = By the end of the Second Great War, both the Allies and Ravenfield were conscripting women, children as young as 10, and elderly people into the army.
L45 = Caerian Amago is considered the most powerful mortal in history, capable of resurrecting 1000-year dead kings, creating new lands and even duplicating souls, something not even the gods have.
L46 = In their defense against the Dovenan king and his proto-tank in 139 A.F.R., the Isdlar elves employed a 30 meter long ballista that took nearly 3 hours to reload.
L47 = Splitting the Atom
L48 = Resisting other Ideologies
L49 = Colonising Kepler 22B
L50 = Fending off Mutants
L51 = Starting the Cycle all over again
L52 = History repeating itself
L53 = Came here looking for copper, found gold
L54 = Colonizing Mars