World events

Prologue

• Eigo eclipse ritual goes awry and Jinhou is invaded by monsters from within.

Chapter 1

• Caelumnis is invaded by fog monsters. A hero named Reinhardt and Farah of the Saint's Guard stop the invasion and save the city. Reinhardt goes missing shortly after.

When the party is missing for 6 months

Al-Azaliyya

• Immense sandstorm dubbed "Ardia's Fury" by the natives appears on the continent and stops Luxan advance towards the capital.

Cen

• Luxan diplomat Micah Sellic arrives to Cen'Ith aboard the airship Viator.
• Al-Azaliyyan elder Faris Anwar arrives to Cen'Ith.

Chevell

• Chevell begins to militarize its eastern border in response to Jotunheim.
• Presidential election campaigns begin with the following candidates:
  • Venerio Serafino (Reformist party)
  • Hubert Thaler (Center party)
  • Arianne Delcroix (Traditionalist party)
• Aeronautics professor R. Webster of the Eversley Institute, known for innovations that have put Chevell ahead of the other nations in airship technology, goes missing.
• A serial killer begins targeting female prostitutes in the capital. They are dubbed "V" due to the symbol they leave on their victims.
• Voidtouched "pilgrims", motivated by Luxan envoys operating in Chevell, embark on a perilous journey towards Lux Sanctus through the Barrier Sea.

Jotunheim

• Jaana Grunvald becomes jarl of Jotunheim.
• Johan Grunvald attempts a coup in Jotunheim, but fails. Johan goes missing shortly after.
• Voidtouched Jotuni citizens to be corralled into the capital by jarl's orders.
• Eigan refugees are arriving on ships to Jotunheim, but those of them who are voidtouched are separated from their families and taken somewhere.
• Jotunheim begins militarizing its western border. Chevell responds in kind.

Lux Sanctus

• Saint Lucia urges for global peace summit to be held on neutral ground in Cen, to unite humanity against common enemy.

Xinguang

• Xinguang's western army loses ground to Luxan invasion due to loss of supply lines.
• Eastern half of Xinguang is enveloped by mysterious black clouds, which stops Luxan advance towards the capital.

Chapter 2

• Cen'Ith prison island high security ward is destroyed by monster invasion.