The Long Darkness

The Long Darkness is called as such due to the many months that went by after the first meteor shower that most of the planet was in darkness due to the sun being blocked by all of the debris, and dirt in the atmosphere.



The period is thought to have begun in the year 520 in the third month. It lasted at least until the tenth month in preventing any sunlight in. By the 13th month of the year about 1/4 of the sunlight was making it to the surface. It took until the 3rd month of 521 for for over 90% of the light that previously made it to the surface to be able to again.

The Meteor shower hits the planet every 904 years. The second shower took place in 1424. The third in 2328. The 4th was in 3232 and the 5th was in 4136. The next expected meteor shower is expected in 5040 if it hits at all

Since the first meteor shower, the intensity of objects hitting the surface has decreased over 80% using 520 as the baseline. Most astronomers believe we might not see anything hit the ground in 5040 and it will be more of a light show in the sky.

Technology and Government

Before the Long Darkness there was a global government, with a capital located in what was then called Monument City, and is now called The Free Zone. The Free Zone is an area in the southern portion of the Brookler Continent bordering on the Herdez district on the Med Sea.

Since the Long Darkness the technological pursuits and advancements were halted. Three Central Universities were set up. One in New Merka, the second in the Free Zone and the last on the continent of Nusia, in the current state of Donru.