Antediluvian Dreams Index

Time Line: This is a new and temporary "sketch" of the Antediluvian setting's time line. Last updated June 16, 2006 Hyperborea (5.6 million to 750,000): Beings adjust world geography to suit themselves. Ended with the world returning abruptly to its normal axial inclination. Lemuria (750,000 to 250,000): H. erectus flourishes during this primeval time. During this period, most of the terrible lizards disappear. Mu (250,000 to 70,000): Archaic H. sapiens built up a high tech society based on magic, creating the foundation of modern magic. A Worldchange sunk Mu and ended the age. Kronus (70,000 to 25,000): Established by H. sapiens on pre-Atlantis. Began to colonize the world some 30,000 years ago. Static and increasingly despotic empire easily shattered by the next Worldchange. Atlantis (25,000 to 16,000): typical history. Olympios (16,000 to 10,500): Establishment of classical pre-history. The age-ending Worldchange is the last. Ancient World (10,500 years ago to 3 BC): Classical civilizations with their own brands of magic. Ends with the birth of God. Middle World (3 BC to 1750 AD): Christian magic dominates, eliminating much evidence of the "heathen" past. Modern World (1750 AD to Now): Science and magic topple fanatical religious rule. Magic and neo-paganism enter into mainstream life. The discovery of a lack of magic beyond the Earth.	"The world, then, has undergone a long life oh Son, where mighty empires have arisen and fallen, and races of Men and other beings warred and loved across the lush lands. From the most ancient Hyperborean Age to the most recent Atlantean Age, great feet have trod upon the Earth, carving out legends that inevitably would fade into myth, and finally be utterly forgotten. The length of ages lays heavily on us all, my Son, and only by remembering the forgotten past can we move and survive into the uncertain future." ~~ The Book of al'Quirish For a very long while, I have had a fascination with the mythos of Atlantis, and indeed with any sort of antediluvian world. While I don't believe for a minute that any of these worlds existed, either in the classical sense or any other, I find the pseudo-histories possible absolutely fascinating. The theories of Graham Hancock have only excited this, but more so were some of the pieces of fantasy literature that were set in the ancient, unbelievable world. The characters that will populate this setting have many different origins, from classically inspired heroes to wanderers that found their genesis in my own ruminations on the nature of the world and man. But I still try to keep away from anything too deep. One of the main points of such a setting as this is to tell a good story, and one that is almost pure escapism. Updates June 16, 2006 Added the preliminary Time Line on this page as I begin to slowly revitalize this project. November 2, 2005 Updated the Atlas page. Updated the Cults and Religions page. Updated the Bestiary. Added the beginning of a story to the Book of Tales. October 19, 2005 Updated the Atlas section. Updated the People and Nations section. Updated the Cults and Religions section. Updated the Bestiary. Updated the Book of Tales October 18, 2005 Redid the format of this page. Looks a bit smarter, now. October 8, 2005 Created the Book of Tales page. Actual writings will appear on my next round of updates. Updated the Bestiary page. October 7, 2005 Updated the Cults and Religions page. Updated the People and Nations pages.
Atlas: The geography of the ancient world has changed dramatically from age to age, and with each change there have been ramifications from the extinction of cultures to the birth of religions. In this section we will examine the geographical and geological layout of each age, and just how these different configurations have impacted the societies that have had to live with them. Last updated November 2, 2005
Peoples and Nations: As the different ages waxed and waned, so did different cultures and societies rise and fall. Humankind itself has changed dramatically with each new age and each subsequent cataclysm, both in form and function, and the societies that have arisen in the past have often been indicative of their times. And there have been other beings, as well, that have at times vied for the mastery of the earth, beings both older than Humans, and beings born of planes that no Human was meant to tread. Last updated October 19, 2005
Cults and Religions: As the world has changed, the common thread of religion has often been the glue that has maintained Humankind from fallen off the edge and into total barbarism. Perhaps these religions change greatly with the span of time, and perhaps new ones are born from the death of old, but they do hold a society together, even if that core belief system is good, and even if it is not. Last updated November 2, 2005
The Bestiary: When the world was corrupted, the life that should have evolved never did. And yet, as the essence of the planet strove to heal itself through cataclysmic change, it also brought froth from what-might-have-been, what-should-be. Throughout the ages, these forms of life have survived in some fashion, coexisting with other forms that they never should have encountered to begin with. And magic itself has had an impact of life, for there are creatures born of that power that roam the woodlands and deserts, which are as wholly unnatural as has been the history of the world up until now. Last updated November 2, 2005
The Book of al'Quirish: Said to be the magical tome of all knowledge, brought into existence by the very same powers that brought about the corruption of the world, the Book is meant to be the recorder of knowledge for all the ages so that, when the world is finally and completely healed and magic is no more, the glorious past will not have been completely forgotten. Does the Book truly exist? It is a question answered best by the knowledge of magic, and the past, that remains to this day. Last updated April 13, 2005
The Book of Tales: The main reason for the creation of this project was to have a setting for a series of role play sessions that I have been involved in. But I swiftly found that the fun and creativity resulting from those sessions could not be left behind locked doors. And so I offer these writings, a bit over time, that have not only come from such sessions, but also as independent tales that have forced their way onto paper. Last updated November 2, 2005
The Antediluvian Dreams Mailing List: Yes, I just had to do it. One more mailing list, likely doomed to low and non-existent traffic. But what the heck... Pending, and depending on other peoples' interest