The Great Misfortune
The Original Incident.
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The Original Incident.
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In the before times, all was well in . Things were really, really good. For a while.
The Great Misfortune was a long ago eruption of that opened a rift in .
It looked like the end for all of the.
Luckily, a curious Racer picked up some of the that had vented across the landscape. They held it. They shook it. When they inspected the glowing shards, they felt a life force vibrate in sync with their own.
Was that Racer the first ? We may never know. In any case, their intrepid experiments led to fantastic results: , chief among them its unique ability to calm Oh, and it too.
These first $SLIVER gave hope to the remaining Original Racers, offering them sustenance through racing as they rebuilt their civilization. This all happened many, many, years ago.
Ever since, all Racers in have worked together and to learn more about their world.
While academics disagree about the exact origins of The Great Misfortune, there's consensus that an unusual alignment of The Three Moons, along with unknown factors, caused the eruption.
Although there's no evidence to back it up, have long argued that it must have been another behind The Great Misfortune. Typical.
Does it matter whether The Great Misfortune's primary cause lies with nature, an independent group of , or one of the historical ? Modern Racers mostly worry about how to avoid another catastrophe.
Geography was completely changed: now we have , , and .
All that's left of the before times are .
was spread across during the eruption.
Everyone's been collectingand using it to power the .
think that as long as the amount of circulating in remains strong, there's no risk of erupting again.
To be sure, certain members make regular trips to to toss in . Just in case. Because you never know.