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"Gateway City"
The following is an incomplete list of topics pertaining to the Location of Interest known to OIA as “Gateway City.” Each topic is followed by a short description pertaining to its contents; users can click or tap to be taken to a more in-depth article. As Gateway City has only recently been discovered and catalogued in OIA’s system, this list is subject to frequent changes, revisions, and expansions. Please check back often to ensure that you are not working from outdated information.
To suggest revisions or expansions, please contact Adjunct Archivist Zinnia Colfax, currently attached to Project Lost City as lead researcher, at zcolfax@oia.net.
Gateway City: An abandoned city located on the western edge of the Nexus (the island that houses Junction City), Gateway City seems to have been a precursor to Junction City, founded nearly 900 years ago. Nestled in and around the White Ridge Mountains, at its peak Gateway City was home to about 700,000 people. The population was split unevenly between the ancestors of the Kijara and Xil-Kijara; roughly 70% were Xil-Kijara with the remainder being Kijara. Technologically advanced, even in its decayed state artifacts and items have been found rivaling, if not surpassing modern Junction City technology. Approximately 650 years ago, the city suffered an unspecified catastrophe, about which little is known. Regardless of the exact events, Gateway City was badly damaged in the aftermath, and the surviving population fled to the foothills and forests, eventually becoming the modern day Kijara and Xil-Kijara. The remnants of the city still stand, strewn about the mountains and largely reclaimed by nature.
Kijara people: Descendants of the original ruling class of the city. The Kijara people are what OIA have termed “macroforms;” their median height ranges from 60-70 feet. Outliers exist in either direction, but thus far none have been recorded surpassing 85 feet, or falling below 55. Evidence suggests that in the past, the Kijara’s ancestors attained even greater heights, but for unknown reasons around the time of the fall of Gateway City, they shrunk to their present stature. The people are tribal in nature, with a matriarchal system of society and governance. Distrustful of most technology, though due to the nature of their enemy, they are forced to utilize it more often than they would like. “Kijara” is a word in their language that means “guardian” or “watcher,” and that is the role they play; they patrol the outskirts of Gateway City, keeping their enemy locked inside and forcing them back whenever they attempt an escape. Their numbers are low, and of late seem to be dwindling even further.
Xil-Kijara: “Xil” is the Kijaran word meaning “little;” this tribe are the Kijara’s assistant, helpers, and secondary warriors. Descendants of a servant or worker class, they are more normal in stature, rarely achieving heights outside of the baseline for Kin. Matriarchal in nature just like the Kijara, they follow similar societal norms, with women being placed in most positions of power and making up the majority of the armed forces. Men occupy caregiver and breeding roles, only occasionally breaking out to perform other duties. Their relationship with the Kijara seems to be a continuation of their roles during Gateway City’s height; they assist on patrols and with battles, and also with day-to-day activities in Kijaran life. Groups of Xil-Kijara can be seen bathing a Kiljara, for instance; though this behavior seems to have lessened with time. The tribes seem to be living mostly separate lives and have continued to drift apart during OIA’s observance; whether this is a natural consequence of the Xil-Kijara’s growth as a people, or the influence of some outside factor, is unclear at this time.
Ceruleum: A mysterious energy, named for its distinctive blue hue. From spotty records obtained through recon trips into Gateway City, it seems to have been the main power source for the city. It is apparently a “clean” energy, in the sense that it gives off no emissions harmful to the environment; however, tests have shown that it does produce byproducts. What effect these byproducts have on living beings, if any, is unclear and still being looked into. Aside from its natural state as energy, ceruleum has a secondary state of crystalline matter; how or why it solidifies into this state is unknown. Kijaran people often use ceruleum crystals as adornment and, OIA believes, as power sources, but this is unconfirmed. Xil-Kijaran people are forbidden by law from interacting with ceruleum energy.
The Inchoate: Enemy of the Kiljaran people, and likely candidate for the perpetrators of Gateway City’s destruction. OIA has determined them to be extrauniversal entities, though their point of origin is unknown. In their natural state they have been described as “amorphous clouds of blue energy;” this energy is said to “buzz” or “crackle.” Other shapes have been reported, from vaguely animalistic to monstrous, though in all cases the entities are immediately hostile. No communication attempts have ever been reported from the entities, and OIA’s attempts have ended in attacks. Entities seem to be sentient, or at least capable of coordinating assaults. Their goal, aside from escaping Gateway City, is unknown. In terms of combating them, only Kijaran weapons have proven effective thus far – OIA’s armament is harmless, or at best, will temporarily stun the entities. Despite attacking with technologically simple weapons, such as spears and swords, OIA has witnessed multiple successful neutralizations of the entities. The entities’ connection to ceruleum is unknown, though one is assumed to exist.
The Wellspring: A holy site for the Kijaran people. Little is known due to it being considered off-limits to outsiders. Located somewhere within Gateway City, though by necessity would need to be near the city limits, or attacks by Inchoate entities would preclude being able to reach it. Reputed to be where the ritual of Ascension occurs.
Ascension: A ritual of unknown significance, involving one or more Xil-Kijara. [FURTHER INFORMATION CLASSIFIED BY ORDER OF OIA BOARD]
"Gateway City"
The following is an incomplete list of topics pertaining to the Location of Interest known to OIA as “Gateway City.” Each topic is followed by a short description pertaining to its contents; users can click or tap to be taken to a more in-depth article. As Gateway City has only recently been discovered and catalogued in OIA’s system, this list is subject to frequent changes, revisions, and expansions. Please check back often to ensure that you are not working from outdated information.
To suggest revisions or expansions, please contact Adjunct Archivist Zinnia Colfax, currently attached to Project Lost City as lead researcher, at zcolfax@oia.net.
Gateway City: An abandoned city located on the western edge of the Nexus (the island that houses Junction City), Gateway City seems to have been a precursor to Junction City, founded nearly 900 years ago. Nestled in and around the White Ridge Mountains, at its peak Gateway City was home to about 700,000 people. The population was split unevenly between the ancestors of the Kijara and Xil-Kijara; roughly 70% were Xil-Kijara with the remainder being Kijara. Technologically advanced, even in its decayed state artifacts and items have been found rivaling, if not surpassing modern Junction City technology. Approximately 650 years ago, the city suffered an unspecified catastrophe, about which little is known. Regardless of the exact events, Gateway City was badly damaged in the aftermath, and the surviving population fled to the foothills and forests, eventually becoming the modern day Kijara and Xil-Kijara. The remnants of the city still stand, strewn about the mountains and largely reclaimed by nature.
Kijara people: Descendants of the original ruling class of the city. The Kijara people are what OIA have termed “macroforms;” their median height ranges from 60-70 feet. Outliers exist in either direction, but thus far none have been recorded surpassing 85 feet, or falling below 55. Evidence suggests that in the past, the Kijara’s ancestors attained even greater heights, but for unknown reasons around the time of the fall of Gateway City, they shrunk to their present stature. The people are tribal in nature, with a matriarchal system of society and governance. Distrustful of most technology, though due to the nature of their enemy, they are forced to utilize it more often than they would like. “Kijara” is a word in their language that means “guardian” or “watcher,” and that is the role they play; they patrol the outskirts of Gateway City, keeping their enemy locked inside and forcing them back whenever they attempt an escape. Their numbers are low, and of late seem to be dwindling even further.
Xil-Kijara: “Xil” is the Kijaran word meaning “little;” this tribe are the Kijara’s assistant, helpers, and secondary warriors. Descendants of a servant or worker class, they are more normal in stature, rarely achieving heights outside of the baseline for Kin. Matriarchal in nature just like the Kijara, they follow similar societal norms, with women being placed in most positions of power and making up the majority of the armed forces. Men occupy caregiver and breeding roles, only occasionally breaking out to perform other duties. Their relationship with the Kijara seems to be a continuation of their roles during Gateway City’s height; they assist on patrols and with battles, and also with day-to-day activities in Kijaran life. Groups of Xil-Kijara can be seen bathing a Kiljara, for instance; though this behavior seems to have lessened with time. The tribes seem to be living mostly separate lives and have continued to drift apart during OIA’s observance; whether this is a natural consequence of the Xil-Kijara’s growth as a people, or the influence of some outside factor, is unclear at this time.
Ceruleum: A mysterious energy, named for its distinctive blue hue. From spotty records obtained through recon trips into Gateway City, it seems to have been the main power source for the city. It is apparently a “clean” energy, in the sense that it gives off no emissions harmful to the environment; however, tests have shown that it does produce byproducts. What effect these byproducts have on living beings, if any, is unclear and still being looked into. Aside from its natural state as energy, ceruleum has a secondary state of crystalline matter; how or why it solidifies into this state is unknown. Kijaran people often use ceruleum crystals as adornment and, OIA believes, as power sources, but this is unconfirmed. Xil-Kijaran people are forbidden by law from interacting with ceruleum energy.
The Inchoate: Enemy of the Kiljaran people, and likely candidate for the perpetrators of Gateway City’s destruction. OIA has determined them to be extrauniversal entities, though their point of origin is unknown. In their natural state they have been described as “amorphous clouds of blue energy;” this energy is said to “buzz” or “crackle.” Other shapes have been reported, from vaguely animalistic to monstrous, though in all cases the entities are immediately hostile. No communication attempts have ever been reported from the entities, and OIA’s attempts have ended in attacks. Entities seem to be sentient, or at least capable of coordinating assaults. Their goal, aside from escaping Gateway City, is unknown. In terms of combating them, only Kijaran weapons have proven effective thus far – OIA’s armament is harmless, or at best, will temporarily stun the entities. Despite attacking with technologically simple weapons, such as spears and swords, OIA has witnessed multiple successful neutralizations of the entities. The entities’ connection to ceruleum is unknown, though one is assumed to exist.
The Wellspring: A holy site for the Kijaran people. Little is known due to it being considered off-limits to outsiders. Located somewhere within Gateway City, though by necessity would need to be near the city limits, or attacks by Inchoate entities would preclude being able to reach it. Reputed to be where the ritual of Ascension occurs.
Ascension: A ritual of unknown significance, involving one or more Xil-Kijara. [FURTHER INFORMATION CLASSIFIED BY ORDER OF OIA BOARD]
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