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'''Introduction to The Continent Chronicles'''

Unlike most works of fiction, The Continent Chronicles is not a book. Instead, it's an online encyclopedia. In order to help new readers orient themselves in this unusual medium, this page was created. It will provide you with enough basic information about the Continent, its inhabitants and the Chronicles so that you can begin exploring on your own.

Enjoy!

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	Another way is to watch/listen to our podcasts about the Continent's history, which are based on the Chronicles.		Another way is to watch/listen to our podcasts about the Continent's history, which are based on the Chronicles.
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		+	=== Where to start ===
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		+	TBD: Provide a list of several notable stories that are already well written and can be explored.
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		+	* [[Oordar causal loop]]
		+	* [[Chaos wars]]
		+	* [[Uprising in Basistar]]

	=== How the Continent Chronicles is being worked on ===		=== How the Continent Chronicles is being worked on ===

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	Another way is to watch/listen to our podcasts about the Continent's history, which are based on the Chronicles.		Another way is to watch/listen to our podcasts about the Continent's history, which are based on the Chronicles.
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		+	=== How the Continent Chronicles is being worked on ===
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		+	TBD: The general order of writing the Chronicles, from Tarnarian history, to Darda and the Loodon Empire, to possible south and Western Dantria. What's next, and so on.
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		+	=== Canon, related works ===

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 For instance, a superhero warrior by the name of Darid Marven was able to materialize objects out of thin air. At the end of his life he created a whole chain of mountains known as Warlock Mountains that existed for several centuries.
-There have been hundreds of documented superhero warriors, some of them
+There have been hundreds of documented superhero warriors, some of them influencing the course of history, some - fading into obscurity.
 == The Continent Chronicles ==

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 This page was created in order to help new readers orient themselves in this unusual medium. It will provide you with enough basic information about the Continent, its inhabitants and the Chronicles so that you can begin exploring on your own.
 == The Continent ==
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 [[File:Continent main.jpg|thumb|The outline of the Continent]]
-Currently, the Earth has many continents. But as tectonic plates move, eventually the configuration of the continents will change and they will eventually bump into each other and form what is known in geology as a supercontinent. Then the movement of tectonic plates will separate them once more, in a different configuration.
+Currently, the Earth has many continents. But as tectonic plates move, the configuration of the continents will changes. Eventually, they will form what is known in geology as a supercontinent.
-The world that the Chronicles explore is a supercontinent.
+The world that the Chronicles explore is exactly such a supercontinent.
-There are a couple of things you need to know about the Continent:
+There are a couple of things you need to know about it:
 * Its climate tends to be dryer in the center. This tends to be true for most supercontinents. In fact, the very center of the Continent is occupied by the desert [[Ouna]], which is almost uninhabitable, with the average summer temperatures shooting over 45 degrees Celsius and average winter temperatures falling below -25 C. And there's very little precipitation.
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 == Superhero warriors ==
-Probably the most notable part of the Continent are its [[superhero warrior|superhero warriors]].
+Probably the most notable part of the Continent are its [[superhero warrior|superhero warriors]]. From time to time, individuals with incredible powers are born. These powers range from completely benign and sometimes even harmful to their bearer to devastatingly powerful.
-== The Continent's history in 5 minutes ==
+There are many ways to read the Chronicles. The most basic way is to simply use the now usual toolset of an online encyclopedia: start somewhere and simply follow the links. You can take advantage of the "Random page" in the navigation menu.
-== Religions ==
+Another way is to watch/listen to our podcasts about the Continent's history, which are based on the Chronicles.

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 == Superhero warriors ==
 == The Continent's history in 5 minutes ==
 == Religions ==

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 == The dantrian calendar ==
-[[File:Dantrian calendar.jpg|thumb]]
+[[File:Dantrian calendar.jpg|thumb|200px|Dantrian calendar]]
 You'll sometimes see mentions of revolutions: first revolution, second revolution. But these are not political upheavals. Instead, this is a reference to the most commonly used calendar on the Continent: the [[dantrian calendar]].
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 Every revolution is 2000 years. Present date on the Continent is 11th century of the third revolution. So, say, 1603 FR would refer to the middle of the first revolution - which would be 4000 years ago. Whole recorded history of the Continent is 51 centuries.

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−	~~The~~ most commonly used calendar on the Continent is the [[dantrian calendar]].	+	You'll sometimes see mentions of revolutions: first revolution, second revolution. But these are not political upheavals. Instead, this is a reference to the most commonly used calendar on the Continent: the [[dantrian calendar]].
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		+	If you look at the image, you'll see that it has a spiral in the center. This is because the dantrian calendar conceptualizes history as "revolutions" of the spiral. So, revolutions refer to periods of time.
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		+	Every revolution is 2000 years. Present date on the Continent is 11th century of the third revolution. So, say, 1603 FR would refer to the middle of the first revolution - which would be 4000 years ago. Whole recorded history of the Continent is 51 centuries.

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	* Its climate tends to be dryer in the center. This tends to be true for most supercontinents. In fact, the very center of the Continent is occupied by the desert [[Ouna]], which is almost uninhabitable, with the average summer temperatures shooting over 45 degrees Celsius and average winter temperatures falling below -25 C. And there's very little precipitation.		* Its climate tends to be dryer in the center. This tends to be true for most supercontinents. In fact, the very center of the Continent is occupied by the desert [[Ouna]], which is almost uninhabitable, with the average summer temperatures shooting over 45 degrees Celsius and average winter temperatures falling below -25 C. And there's very little precipitation.
	* The natural thing would be to assume that the equator divides the Continent horizontally. But, in fact, the equator is vertical. This means that its colder in the far east and far west, while central parts of northern and southern Continent are warm. This might be a little disorienting at first, but you do get used to it very quickly.		* The natural thing would be to assume that the equator divides the Continent horizontally. But, in fact, the equator is vertical. This means that its colder in the far east and far west, while central parts of northern and southern Continent are warm. This might be a little disorienting at first, but you do get used to it very quickly.
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		+	== The dantrian calendar ==
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		+	[[File:Dantrian calendar.jpg\|thumb]]
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		+	The most commonly used calendar on the Continent is the [[dantrian calendar]].

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-'''Introduction to The Continent Chronicles'''
+Unlike most works of fiction, The Continent Chronicles is not a book. Instead, it's an online encyclopedia.
-Unlike most works of fiction, The Continent Chronicles is not a book. Instead, it's an online encyclopedia. In order to help new readers orient themselves in this unusual medium, this page was created. It will provide you with enough basic information about the Continent, its inhabitants and the Chronicles so that you can begin exploring on your own.
+This page was created in order to help new readers orient themselves in this unusual medium. It will provide you with enough basic information about the Continent, its inhabitants and the Chronicles so that you can begin exploring on your own.
 Enjoy!