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Chronicles of the First Forge
The Forge was shattered. Its echoes reshaped the world.
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“Long before the Age of Echoes, the First Forge burned at the heart of the known world. Created by an ancient order of Master Forgers, its living heart held the eleven Affinity Flames from which the first Forgekin were shaped. When the Forge shattered, its Flames, Embers, and living forgeprints were scattered across the world. Now independent Forge Echoes awaken from fragments of those patterns, the last Master Forger guards what remains, and the boundaries between worlds bear scars that have never fully healed.”
Chronicle Timeline
The eras that shaped the world of Forged in Fire.
ERA 01
The Age of the First Forge
During the Golden Age of Forgers, the Ancient Master Forgers discovered the eleven Affinity Flames and created the living First Forge as their sanctuary. Through Concordance, they united the Flames in balance, kindled Forge Embers, and shaped the first unique Forgekin.
ERA 02
The Unseen Attack
An unknown force struck the First Forge. Its identity, origin, and purpose remain unknown.
ERA 03
The Shattering
The First Forge instinctively scattered its eleven Affinity Flames before they could be captured. The resulting explosion dispersed Forge Embers and fragments of living forgeprints throughout the world while briefly fracturing the boundaries between realms.
ERA 04
The Birth of the Forge Echoes
Fragments of scattered forgeprints began forming new and independent Forgekin based upon formerly unique Firstborn individuals. These beings became known as Forge Echoes.
ERA 05
The Age of Echoes
The Emberbound search for the eleven Affinity Flames while Bearers of the Shattered Crown pursue the same trails to keep the Flames divided. Forgemaster Prime guards the remaining Forge Embers and awaits the arrival of a new Master Forger.
The Eleven Affinity Flames
The foundational Flames once housed within the First Forge, scattered across the world by the Shattering. Select a Flame to learn more.
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The named individuals who shaped the age.
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- Affinity Flame
- One of eleven foundational Flames once housed within the First Forge.
- Affinity Wake
- A lingering trail of affinity resonance left when an Affinity Flame passes through or profoundly affects a location.
- Age of Echoes
- The present era.
- Ancient Master Forgers
- An order of Forgers who discovered the eleven Affinity Flames during their Golden Age and created the living First Forge as a sanctuary in which the Flames could exist in balance. Their exact number is unknown, and Forgemaster Prime is their last remaining member.
- Bearer
- A member of the Shattered Crown who accepts responsibility for finding, protecting, and determining the proper guardian of an Affinity Flame. The title does not mean the member currently possesses a Flame.
- Concordance
- A state in which multiple Master Forgers align their intentions while balancing living Forge power. Concordance is required to kindle a living Forge safely without subjecting it to one individual's will.
- Crown Assembly
- The collective gathering of representatives from the Shattered Crown's eleven Points. It compares discoveries, recognizes claims, and coordinates searches without appointing a single supreme leader.
- Emberbound
- An independent order seeking to reunite the Affinity Flames and restore the First Forge.
- First Circle
- The independent Forgers who founded the Emberbound after comparing the Affinity Wakes they had separately discovered.
- First Forge
- The living Forge created by the ancient Master Forgers to house and unite the eleven Affinity Flames.
- Firstborn
- The original Forgekin formed from a forgeprint before the Shattering. Later Forge Echoes may share its pattern, but each is an independent individual.
- Flamekeeper
- A Master Forger discipline responsible for maintaining balance among all eleven Affinity Flames. Flamekeepers did not own individual Flames.
- Forge Echo
- An independent Forgekin formed from a scattered fragment of a Firstborn's forgeprint after the Shattering.
- Forge Ember
- A finite remnant of the First Forge's creative power. Part of an Ember is consumed whenever it is used.
- Forgeplate
- A prepared metal tablet maintained by an Emberbound Hearth. Heat-written messages bearing Forgemaster Prime's resonance sometimes appear upon its surface through an unknown method.
- Forgeprint
- The living pattern from which a Forgekin is formed. After the Shattering, scattered fragments of a Firstborn's forgeprint could produce independent Forge Echoes.
- Golden Age of Forgers
- The height of the Ancient Master Forger order, when the eleven Affinity Flames had been discovered, the First Forge was created, and living Forge power could be studied and shaped in balance.
- Hearth
- A regional Emberbound group responsible for tracking local affinity activity, protecting significant locations, and preserving discoveries.
- Master Forger
- A Forger recognized through mastery of living Forge power, restraint, bonds with multiple Forgekin, and the ability to enter Concordance. The title cannot be granted through appointment alone.
- Resonance Mark
- A temporary pattern revealed within a bonded Forgekin's forgeprint when it responds to an Affinity Wake beside a compatible Forger.
- Shattered Crown
- A decentralized alliance that believes the eleven Affinity Flames should remain separate and be protected by worthy regions, communities, or guardians rather than returned to one Forge.
- The Shattering
- The catastrophic explosion caused when an unseen force attacked the First Forge. The blast scattered its Affinity Flames, Forge Embers, and forgeprint fragments while briefly fracturing the boundaries between realms.
- Trials of Temper
- The Emberbound initiation trials used to evaluate a candidate's judgment, restraint, loyalty, and bond with their Forgekin.
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Who attacked the First Forge?
Why was the First Forge attacked?
What was Forgemaster Prime's original work?
How does Forgemaster Prime reach distant Emberbound Forgeplates?
Can the Affinity Flames be safely reunited?
Are other worlds accessible through the fractures created by the Shattering?
What became of the other Ancient Master Forgers?
Where did the eleven Affinity Flames originate?
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