Great Continent - Revision history

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2019-09-04T01:24:35Z

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2019-09-02T01:18:06Z

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2019-09-02T00:53:21Z

Adding subsections to history

Sub2pewds: Added info on Great Fall

2019-09-02T00:42:23Z

Added info on Great Fall

Sub2pewds: Mentioning drakes

2019-09-01T23:03:26Z

Mentioning drakes

Sub2pewds: Mentioning more races

2019-09-01T09:28:22Z

Mentioning more races

Sub2pewds: Mentioning other races' settlements

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Mentioning other races' settlements

Sub2pewds: Using American spelling

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Using American spelling

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-After refugees from the Green Isle, including [[Haldric's people|Prince Haldric's people]] and the [[Wesfolk]], immigrated to the Great Continent,<ref name="new"/> they were given a portion of elvish land in which to settle.<ref name="kalian"/> There they established the Kingdom of Wesnoth.<ref name="epilogue-trow">{{Cite|epilogue-trow}}</ref> They were followed to the continent by the orcs,<ref name="vanguard">{{Cite|vanguard}}</ref> much to the alarm of the elves.<ref name="spy"/> Also during this period, the undead gained prominence on the continent.<ref name="undead"/>
+After refugees from the Green Isle, including [[Haldric's people|Prince Haldric's people]] and the [[Wesfolk]], immigrated to the Great Continent,<ref name="new"/> they were given a portion of elvish land in which to settle.<ref name="kalian"/> There they established the [[Wesnoth|Kingdom of Wesnoth]].<ref name="epilogue-trow">{{Cite|epilogue-trow}}</ref> They were followed to the continent by the orcs,<ref name="vanguard">{{Cite|vanguard}}</ref> much to the alarm of the elves.<ref name="spy"/> Also during this period, the undead gained prominence on the continent.<ref name="undead"/>
 Though the orcs were initially defeated at the hands of the humans,<ref name="defend">{{Cite|defend}}</ref> they later returned in greater numbers from the north and attacked the elves and humans.<ref name="uprooting"/><ref name="news">{{Cite|news}}</ref> A large number of drakes also immigrated from [[Morogor]] to the continent, allying themselves with the saurians,<ref name="wesmere">{{Cite|wesmere}}</ref> then settling in the Heart Mountains.<ref name="heart">{{Cite|heart}}</ref> In the years to come, Wesnothians came to occupy a large portion of the center of the continent.<ref name="wesnoth">{{Cite|wesnoth-geo}}</ref> The elves, meanwhile, occupied the Aethenwood, Wesmere Forest, and Lintanir Forest with the woses,<ref name="elves"/><ref name="walking"/> while the dwarves remained in the Heart Mountains.<ref name="abez">{{Cite|abez}}</ref> The orcs settled in the north with their naga allies where they tricked the trolls into combat.<ref name="northerners">{{Cite|northerners-fct}}</ref> While the ogres lingered in the wildernesses of the Great Continent,<ref name="ogres">{{Cite|ogres}}</ref> the saurians resided in various swamps with their capital in Saurgrath.<ref name="saurians">{{Cite|saurians}}</ref><ref name="costly">{{Cite|costly}}</ref> Though rare,<ref name="dragons">{{Cite|fire dragon-unit}}</ref> fire dragons dwelt in various caves throughout the continent.<ref name="the dragon-trow">{{Cite|the dragon-trow}}</ref><ref name="ray">{{Cite|ray}}</ref><ref name="the dragon-sof">{{Cite|the dragon-sof}}</ref>

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-After refugees from the Green Isle, including [[Haldric I|Prince Haldric]]'s people and the [[Wesfolk]], immigrated to the Great Continent,<ref name="new"/> they were given a portion of elvish land in which to settle.<ref name="kalian"/> There they established the Kingdom of Wesnoth.<ref name="epilogue-trow">{{Cite|epilogue-trow}}</ref> They were followed to the continent by the orcs,<ref name="vanguard">{{Cite|vanguard}}</ref> much to the alarm of the elves.<ref name="spy"/> Also during this period, the undead gained prominence on the continent.<ref name="undead"/>
+After refugees from the Green Isle, including [[Haldric's people|Prince Haldric's people]] and the [[Wesfolk]], immigrated to the Great Continent,<ref name="new"/> they were given a portion of elvish land in which to settle.<ref name="kalian"/> There they established the Kingdom of Wesnoth.<ref name="epilogue-trow">{{Cite|epilogue-trow}}</ref> They were followed to the continent by the orcs,<ref name="vanguard">{{Cite|vanguard}}</ref> much to the alarm of the elves.<ref name="spy"/> Also during this period, the undead gained prominence on the continent.<ref name="undead"/>
 Though the orcs were initially defeated at the hands of the humans,<ref name="defend">{{Cite|defend}}</ref> they later returned in greater numbers from the north and attacked the elves and humans.<ref name="uprooting"/><ref name="news">{{Cite|news}}</ref> A large number of drakes also immigrated from [[Morogor]] to the continent, allying themselves with the saurians,<ref name="wesmere">{{Cite|wesmere}}</ref> then settling in the Heart Mountains.<ref name="heart">{{Cite|heart}}</ref> In the years to come, Wesnothians came to occupy a large portion of the center of the continent.<ref name="wesnoth">{{Cite|wesnoth-geo}}</ref> The elves, meanwhile, occupied the Aethenwood, Wesmere Forest, and Lintanir Forest with the woses,<ref name="elves"/><ref name="walking"/> while the dwarves remained in the Heart Mountains.<ref name="abez">{{Cite|abez}}</ref> The orcs settled in the north with their naga allies where they tricked the trolls into combat.<ref name="northerners">{{Cite|northerners-fct}}</ref> While the ogres lingered in the wildernesses of the Great Continent,<ref name="ogres">{{Cite|ogres}}</ref> the saurians resided in various swamps with their capital in Saurgrath.<ref name="saurians">{{Cite|saurians}}</ref><ref name="costly">{{Cite|costly}}</ref> Though rare,<ref name="dragons">{{Cite|fire dragon-unit}}</ref> fire dragons dwelt in various caves throughout the continent.<ref name="the dragon-trow">{{Cite|the dragon-trow}}</ref><ref name="ray">{{Cite|ray}}</ref><ref name="the dragon-sof">{{Cite|the dragon-sof}}</ref>

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-After refugees from the Green Isle, including [[Haldric I|Prince Haldric]]'s people and the Wesfolk, immigrated to the Great Continent,<ref name="new"/> they were given a portion of elvish land in which to settle.<ref name="kalian"/> There they established the Kingdom of Wesnoth.<ref name="epilogue-trow">{{Cite|epilogue-trow}}</ref> They were followed to the continent by the orcs,<ref name="vanguard">{{Cite|vanguard}}</ref> much to the alarm of the elves.<ref name="spy"/> Also during this period, the undead gained prominence on the continent.<ref name="undead"/>
+After refugees from the Green Isle, including [[Haldric I|Prince Haldric]]'s people and the [[Wesfolk]], immigrated to the Great Continent,<ref name="new"/> they were given a portion of elvish land in which to settle.<ref name="kalian"/> There they established the Kingdom of Wesnoth.<ref name="epilogue-trow">{{Cite|epilogue-trow}}</ref> They were followed to the continent by the orcs,<ref name="vanguard">{{Cite|vanguard}}</ref> much to the alarm of the elves.<ref name="spy"/> Also during this period, the undead gained prominence on the continent.<ref name="undead"/>
 Though the orcs were initially defeated at the hands of the humans,<ref name="defend">{{Cite|defend}}</ref> they later returned in greater numbers from the north and attacked the elves and humans.<ref name="uprooting"/><ref name="news">{{Cite|news}}</ref> A large number of drakes also immigrated from [[Morogor]] to the continent, allying themselves with the saurians,<ref name="wesmere">{{Cite|wesmere}}</ref> then settling in the Heart Mountains.<ref name="heart">{{Cite|heart}}</ref> In the years to come, Wesnothians came to occupy a large portion of the center of the continent.<ref name="wesnoth">{{Cite|wesnoth-geo}}</ref> The elves, meanwhile, occupied the Aethenwood, Wesmere Forest, and Lintanir Forest with the woses,<ref name="elves"/><ref name="walking"/> while the dwarves remained in the Heart Mountains.<ref name="abez">{{Cite|abez}}</ref> The orcs settled in the north with their naga allies where they tricked the trolls into combat.<ref name="northerners">{{Cite|northerners-fct}}</ref> While the ogres lingered in the wildernesses of the Great Continent,<ref name="ogres">{{Cite|ogres}}</ref> the saurians resided in various swamps with their capital in Saurgrath.<ref name="saurians">{{Cite|saurians}}</ref><ref name="costly">{{Cite|costly}}</ref> Though rare,<ref name="dragons">{{Cite|fire dragon-unit}}</ref> fire dragons dwelt in various caves throughout the continent.<ref name="the dragon-trow">{{Cite|the dragon-trow}}</ref><ref name="ray">{{Cite|ray}}</ref><ref name="the dragon-sof">{{Cite|the dragon-sof}}</ref>

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-The '''Great Continent''' was a large landmass east of the [[Great Ocean]]. It was home to a variety of races
+The '''Great Continent''' was a large landmass east of the [[Great Ocean]]. It was home to a variety of races, including [[Drakes (race)|drakes]], [[Dwarves|dwarves]], [[Elves|elves]], [[Humans|humans]], [[Orcs|orcs]], and the [[Undead (race)|undead]].
 == History ==

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 |quote=Some changes were good. The Elves, awakened as from a long dream, began to increase in population. But some were very bad, and the worst of those was the coming of the orcs, the wreckers, the tree-killers. The years of their long childhoods were a golden age, and the last time of untroubled peace.
 |source=Lore describes the descent of the Great Continent into warfare.
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 After refugees from the Green Isle, including [[Haldric I|Prince Haldric]]'s people and the Wesfolk, immigrated to the Great Continent,<ref name="new"/> they were given a portion of elvish land in which to settle.<ref name="kalian"/> There they established the Kingdom of Wesnoth.<ref name="epilogue-trow">{{Cite|epilogue-trow}}</ref> They were followed to the continent by the orcs,<ref name="vanguard">{{Cite|vanguard}}</ref> much to the alarm of the elves.<ref name="spy"/> Also during this period, the undead gained prominence on the continent.<ref name="undead"/>

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	Though the orcs were initially defeated at the hands of the humans,<ref name="defend">{{Cite\|defend}}</ref> they later returned in greater numbers from the north and attacked the elves and humans.<ref name="uprooting"/><ref name="news">{{Cite\|news}}</ref> A large number of drakes also immigrated from [[Morogor]] to the continent, allying themselves with the saurians,<ref name="wesmere">{{Cite\|wesmere}}</ref> then settling in the Heart Mountains.<ref name="heart">{{Cite\|heart}}</ref> In the years to come, Wesnothians came to occupy a large portion of the center of the continent.<ref name="wesnoth">{{Cite\|wesnoth-geo}}</ref> The elves, meanwhile, occupied the Aethenwood, Wesmere Forest, and Lintanir Forest with the woses,<ref name="elves"/><ref name="walking"/> while the dwarves remained in the Heart Mountains.<ref name="abez">{{Cite\|abez}}</ref> The orcs settled in the north with their naga allies where they tricked the trolls into combat.<ref name="northerners">{{Cite\|northerners-fct}}</ref> While the ogres lingered in the wildernesses of the Great Continent,<ref name="ogres">{{Cite\|ogres}}</ref> the saurians resided in various swamps with their capital in Saurgrath.<ref name="saurians">{{Cite\|saurians}}</ref><ref name="costly">{{Cite\|costly}}</ref> Though rare,<ref name="dragons">{{Cite\|fire dragon-unit}}</ref> fire dragons dwelt in various caves throughout the continent.<ref name="the dragon-trow">{{Cite\|the dragon-trow}}</ref><ref name="ray">{{Cite\|ray}}</ref><ref name="the dragon-sof">{{Cite\|the dragon-sof}}</ref>		Though the orcs were initially defeated at the hands of the humans,<ref name="defend">{{Cite\|defend}}</ref> they later returned in greater numbers from the north and attacked the elves and humans.<ref name="uprooting"/><ref name="news">{{Cite\|news}}</ref> A large number of drakes also immigrated from [[Morogor]] to the continent, allying themselves with the saurians,<ref name="wesmere">{{Cite\|wesmere}}</ref> then settling in the Heart Mountains.<ref name="heart">{{Cite\|heart}}</ref> In the years to come, Wesnothians came to occupy a large portion of the center of the continent.<ref name="wesnoth">{{Cite\|wesnoth-geo}}</ref> The elves, meanwhile, occupied the Aethenwood, Wesmere Forest, and Lintanir Forest with the woses,<ref name="elves"/><ref name="walking"/> while the dwarves remained in the Heart Mountains.<ref name="abez">{{Cite\|abez}}</ref> The orcs settled in the north with their naga allies where they tricked the trolls into combat.<ref name="northerners">{{Cite\|northerners-fct}}</ref> While the ogres lingered in the wildernesses of the Great Continent,<ref name="ogres">{{Cite\|ogres}}</ref> the saurians resided in various swamps with their capital in Saurgrath.<ref name="saurians">{{Cite\|saurians}}</ref><ref name="costly">{{Cite\|costly}}</ref> Though rare,<ref name="dragons">{{Cite\|fire dragon-unit}}</ref> fire dragons dwelt in various caves throughout the continent.<ref name="the dragon-trow">{{Cite\|the dragon-trow}}</ref><ref name="ray">{{Cite\|ray}}</ref><ref name="the dragon-sof">{{Cite\|the dragon-sof}}</ref>
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		+	After centuries of conflict on the Great Continent,<ref name="sotbe">{{Cite\|sotbe}}</ref> peace was eventually reached between the dwarves, elves, and humans, while a second sun was magically raised into the sky. Though this period lasted for many years, eventually the factions reignited hostilities and became vulnerable to the orcs and undead one more. When the Great Fall occurred, the environment also began to change, such that the plains and forests became deserts, further exacerbated by orcish logging. The elves left what remained of the forests and became known as the Quenoth,<ref name="descending">{{Cite\|descending}}</ref> before eventually leaving the Great Continent altogether to live with the merfolk on Zocthanol Isle.<ref name="epilogue-utbs">{{Cite\|epilogue-utbs}}</ref>

	== References ==		== References ==

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 After refugees from the Green Isle, including [[Haldric I|Prince Haldric]]'s people and the Wesfolk, immigrated to the Great Continent,<ref name="new"/> they were given a portion of elvish land in which to settle.<ref name="kalian"/> There they established the Kingdom of Wesnoth.<ref name="epilogue-trow">{{Cite|epilogue-trow}}</ref> They were followed to the continent by the orcs,<ref name="vanguard">{{Cite|vanguard}}</ref> much to the alarm of the elves.<ref name="spy"/> Also during this period, the undead gained prominence on the continent.<ref name="undead"/>
-Though the orcs were initially defeated at the hands of the humans,<ref name="defend">{{Cite|defend}}</ref> they returned in greater numbers from the north and attacked the elves and humans.<ref name="uprooting"/><ref name="news">{{Cite|news}}</ref> In the years to come, Wesnothians came to occupy a large portion of the center of the continent.<ref name="wesnoth">{{Cite|wesnoth-geo}}</ref> The elves, meanwhile, occupied the Aethenwood, Wesmere Forest, and Lintanir Forest with the woses,<ref name="elves"/><ref name="walking"/> while the dwarves remained in the Heart Mountains.<ref name="abez">{{Cite|abez}}</ref> The orcs settled in the north with their naga allies where they tricked the trolls into combat.<ref name="northerners">{{Cite|northerners-fct}}</ref> While the ogres lingered in the wildernesses of the Great Continent,<ref name="ogres">{{Cite|ogres}}</ref> the saurians resided in various swamps with their capital in Saurgrath.<ref name="saurians">{{Cite|saurians}}</ref><ref name="costly">{{Cite|costly}}</ref> Though rare,<ref name="dragons">{{Cite|fire dragon-unit}}</ref> fire dragons dwelt in various caves throughout the continent.<ref name="the dragon-trow">{{Cite|the dragon-trow}}</ref><ref name="ray">{{Cite|ray}}</ref><ref name="the dragon-sof">{{Cite|the dragon-sof}}</ref>
+Though the orcs were initially defeated at the hands of the humans,<ref name="defend">{{Cite|defend}}</ref> they later returned in greater numbers from the north and attacked the elves and humans.<ref name="uprooting"/><ref name="news">{{Cite|news}}</ref> A large number of drakes also immigrated from [[Morogor]] to the continent, allying themselves with the saurians,<ref name="wesmere">{{Cite|wesmere}}</ref> then settling in the Heart Mountains.<ref name="heart">{{Cite|heart}}</ref> In the years to come, Wesnothians came to occupy a large portion of the center of the continent.<ref name="wesnoth">{{Cite|wesnoth-geo}}</ref> The elves, meanwhile, occupied the Aethenwood, Wesmere Forest, and Lintanir Forest with the woses,<ref name="elves"/><ref name="walking"/> while the dwarves remained in the Heart Mountains.<ref name="abez">{{Cite|abez}}</ref> The orcs settled in the north with their naga allies where they tricked the trolls into combat.<ref name="northerners">{{Cite|northerners-fct}}</ref> While the ogres lingered in the wildernesses of the Great Continent,<ref name="ogres">{{Cite|ogres}}</ref> the saurians resided in various swamps with their capital in Saurgrath.<ref name="saurians">{{Cite|saurians}}</ref><ref name="costly">{{Cite|costly}}</ref> Though rare,<ref name="dragons">{{Cite|fire dragon-unit}}</ref> fire dragons dwelt in various caves throughout the continent.<ref name="the dragon-trow">{{Cite|the dragon-trow}}</ref><ref name="ray">{{Cite|ray}}</ref><ref name="the dragon-sof">{{Cite|the dragon-sof}}</ref>
 == References ==

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 * [[Monsters#Fire dragons|Fire Dragons]]
 * [[Humans]]
 * [[Ogres]]
 * [[Orcs]]
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 After refugees from the Green Isle, including [[Haldric I|Prince Haldric]]'s people and the Wesfolk, immigrated to the Great Continent,<ref name="new"/> they were given a portion of elvish land in which to settle.<ref name="kalian"/> There they established the Kingdom of Wesnoth.<ref name="epilogue-trow">{{Cite|epilogue-trow}}</ref> They were followed to the continent by the orcs,<ref name="vanguard">{{Cite|vanguard}}</ref> much to the alarm of the elves.<ref name="spy"/> Also during this period, the undead gained prominence on the continent.<ref name="undead"/>
-Though the orcs were initially defeated at the hands of the humans,<ref name="defend">{{Cite|defend}}</ref> they returned in greater numbers from the north and attacked the elves and humans.<ref name="uprooting"/><ref name="news">{{Cite|news}}</ref> In the years to come, Wesnoth came to occupy a large portion of the center of the continent.<ref name="wesnoth">{{Cite|wesnoth-geo}}</ref>
+Though the orcs were initially defeated at the hands of the humans,<ref name="defend">{{Cite|defend}}</ref> they returned in greater numbers from the north and attacked the elves and humans.<ref name="uprooting"/><ref name="news">{{Cite|news}}</ref> In the years to come, Wesnothians came to occupy a large portion of the center of the continent.<ref name="wesnoth">{{Cite|wesnoth-geo}}</ref> The elves, meanwhile, occupied the Aethenwood, Wesmere Forest, and Lintanir Forest with the woses,<ref name="elves"/><ref name="walking"/> while the dwarves remained in the Heart Mountains.<ref name="abez">{{Cite|abez}}</ref> The orcs settled in the north with their naga allies where they tricked the trolls into combat.<ref name="northerners">{{Cite|northerners-fct}}</ref>
 == References ==