Difference between revisions of "The Arrival"

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The Impact is a phrase used to refer to a large meteor strike which changed the planet of [[Saylua]]. The Impact was an extremely significant event on Saylua, which introduced [[magic]] and caused the planet to become tidally locked. The Impact is generally considered to mark the start of a new significant era in Sayluan history, so it gained usage as an epoch. Thus, years on Saylua are denoted relative to how far they occurred after the Impact or [[ATI]].
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The Arrival is a general phrase used to refer to the moment in Sayluan history when humans first arrived on the planet of Saylua. Sayluans refer to time on Saylua in terms of years after The Arrival, denoted by the acronym ATA, with the first humans stepping on Saylua's soil in the year 0 ATA.  
 
 
==Etymology==
 
The Impact is sometimes called The Great Impact. However, when The Impact first occurred, the event was widely known enough that people could refer to it as "The Impact", and others would understand. As a result, this phrase gained and maintained popular usage as the de facto phrase to refer to the meteor strike.  
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 18:49, 10 August 2017

The Arrival is a general phrase used to refer to the moment in Sayluan history when humans first arrived on the planet of Saylua. Sayluans refer to time on Saylua in terms of years after The Arrival, denoted by the acronym ATA, with the first humans stepping on Saylua's soil in the year 0 ATA.