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The God-War witnessed the conception of the Plane itself and formed it into the place that it is known today. Features like the Plane’s geography, atmosphere, and the heavens give historians a glimpse into the events of the war, and a chance to understand how the war molded these features too. Numerous strategies are used to extrapolate data regarding these features of the Plane, including stars, strata layers, erosion and weathering, tectonic plates, permafrost, and more.
Formation & Early Development
The formation of the Plane began with the publication of the First Epoch Star by the Gods of What Is and Is Not. The period of time before the publication of the First Epoch Star is called prehistory, and nothing is truly known about it. It is unknown what existed in Reality during Prehistory or for how long whatever may or may not have existed was existing for.
The publication of the First Epoch Star led to the immediate creation of the Gods of Matter, Energy, Time, and Space and of the Plane itself. According to various translations, The First Epoch Star created the Plane as an infinite expanse of stone-like matter. Due to the forces of gravity this rock would compress upon itself in every direction, with vertical forces being the most extreme. The compressive forces on the Plane would lead to intense generation of heat, rapidly liquifying the internal rocky expanse. Externally, the rock which made up the surface of the then-flat expanse would rapidly break apart, and the new forces applied by the moving liquid beneath would create the geologically active tectonic systems of the modern day.
Tectonic activity appears to have operated with more extreme intensity before 41 BT, drastically speeding down following the passing of the God of Tectonics. Scholars have proven this by tracking the coordinate positions of various Gods’ territories, recorded by various stars published throughout the war. Some of these territories show a steady drift away from the Central Pole, which slowed nearly to a halt following the passing of the God of Tectonics.
At the start of its conception each tectonic plate on the Plane was extraordinarily flat, their topology only deformed at their divides and collisions. It wouldn’t be until the Dying Period—from 177 BT to 160 BT—that the plates would see major variation in their topological elevations. While many of these Gods’ deaths would occur beyond what is considered the Habitable Zone of the modern day, these deaths would also build the foundation of the oldest mountains and hills which exist in the modern day.
The decades following the Dying Period are characterized by their tectonic activity more so than anything else. Weathering in the form of wind and rain, but also prominently in the form of wars, had major impacts on the localized topography of the entire Plane. The creation of organisms would also introduce new kinds of weathering the Plane.
In 41 BT, following an altercation with the God of Water, the God of Tectonics would pass away, and tectonic activity across the entirety of the Plane would stall drastically, to the levels known in the modern day. The reason as to why tectonic activity stalled with the passing of Tectonics is not entirely known, but it has been hypothesized that the God actively stressed to maintain the activity of the mantle.
The Great Flood
The death of Tectonics would inadvertently lead to the next largest development in the topological history of the Plane—its flooding. Late into the year of 25 BT, following the Water Wars which began on the new years, the God of Water would publish the Flood Star. The Flood Star served as a signal to other Gods, and some organisms, which had worked together, or been created as part of the plan, to orchestrate the Great Flood.
The Great Flood would make drastic changes to the topology of the Plane in the form of weathering from the torrential downpour. The water from the flood would also settle into the basins formed by oceanic plates, forming the oceans of the modern day. Water on the farthest Edge of the Plane would freeze, forming great Ice Sheets. The Great Flood would last until the year 11 BT.
Post-War Developments
The Plane would not see drastic change for the next decade following the Great Flood. It wouldn’t be until the end of the war, following the Sixth Council and publishing of the Harmonic Treaty that the Plane would see change. The Harmonic Treaty would introduce a new dynamic to the surface of the Plane, exerting a gravitational pull which resulted in the creation of many new natural phenomena. Alongside this, the heat exerted from the new star would introduce new and much more drastic climates and weather to the Plane.
The major ice sheets which stretched for many kilometers onto the Plane past the Great Fog would begin rapidly melting, drastically altering the topology of the outer Plane. The gravitational pull of the Harmonic Treaty in combination with the evaporation it induces in the oceans and major water bodies would also lead to the modern formation of weather systems and formation of the climates which are known today.