Shevat-Solaris War

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The Shevat-Solaris War was a set of events that occurred 500 years
prior to the modern timeline of Xenogears, between 9496-9500.
Guided by a select number of individuals, the events transpired a
conflict of ideologies in sociology at its basic form.

History
In the natural progress of evolution for mankind, judgements from
Emperor Cain, the Gazel Ministry deemed humans in their final stage of
evolution to be spare parts for Deus, however Myyah Hawwa did not
agree. In doing so, they had established the nation of Solaris in the year
9164 (835 years prior) to direct control of the surface-dwelling nations
of the planet. The timeline was beneficial by 9496, as the small
surface-dwelling nations had been quarreling among each other.
However, during this time, humans had developed the ability to use
Ether, and so the beginning stages of conflict ensued as Solaris
attempted to gain control amidst this confusion.

In the year 9488, surface-dwelling factions of the Nisan Sect plans an

attack on the Penuel Covenant due to selection and promotion of
Sophia to the position of "Holy Mother". It is said that over half of
Sophia's faction from the Cardinal on down had lost their lives. This
causes a major schism within the Nisan teachings, causing their
interests to wane. By 9495, because of this, Sophia reorganized the
teachings and renamed it as the "Nisan Orthodox" and forms the
Convent's Military Corps, with Karellen as its leader.

In 9496, Shevat, in resistance to the sudden invasion of Solaris for

control of the surface-dwellers, forms the Anti-Solaris Alliance with the
nation of Nimrod and several caravan groups. Due to the onslaught of
war, refugees poured into Nisan, with Sophia as their head. A traveling
caravan group led by Roni and Rene Fatima, meet Lacan and decide to
form a partnership with the Anti-Solaris Alliance.

Because of the massive amounts of refugees pouring into Nisan and

Sophia attending them, much of Nisan's influence is increased among
the surface-dwelling nations. In 9499, The Elder Council, sends the 3rd
Queen of Shevat, Zephyr, as emissary to Nisan, drawing Nisan into the
war. With Soylent Systems being built all over the world, discord
between the Gazel Ministry and Myyah begins to intensify over the
quality of animus. It is during this time, Lacan and Sophia fall in love,
and he begins to paint her portrait.

By 9499, Lacan, Roni and Rene begin to search for Anima Relics to
stop the Gazel Ministry, when Lacan learns of the Zohar. Four members
of the Gazel Ministry had aligned with Anima Relics, but were killed by
Lacan. In spite of this, a secret trade is worked out between the Gazel
Ministry and the Shevat Elders between the death of Sophia and to end
the war. In exchange, Shevat takes Myyah prisoner. The surface army
was surrounded by the Solaris army and Sophia used the aerial
battleship Excalibur to mount an attack on the enemy flagship Merkava
during the Battle of Ignas. It is this time she find her responsibility as
Nisan's Holy Mother to rescue the people from battle and sacrifices
herself.

In Shevat, Lacan had come across Myyah, who had explained to him
 and set the path of Zohar. Myyah, having the need to "reset" mankind,
used Lacan to initiate it. The shock of reality in Sophia's death caused
Lacan to desire contact with Zohar. As a result of his unstable
psychology and feeling powerless to save Sophia, the existence Grahf
is born. Due to Grahf being the Contact, his will brought forth the
Diabolos Corps, terminal interface weapons of Deus. Bending to
Grahf's will of destruction, they annihilate unequivocally over 98% of
the human population in what was known as the Diabolos Collapse or
the Day of Collapse. To prevent Shevat from this destruction, the
palace separates from the surface and flees to the skies with Zephyr
and the Elders. Rene and Roni Fatima confront the Diabolos Corps in
their Omnigears, and in the process, Rene dies saving Roni from a
killing blow in wake of their fall. All purpose of fighting the war is lost
under such heavy casualties.

It is at this time, the nations begin to a process of restoration with only

1% of the population intact. Roni Fatima, at this time, found the
Kingdom of Aveh.

Xenogears
In the time of Xenogears, the existence of the Shevat-Solaris War has
been covered up by Solaris and the Gazel Ministry, although some
evidence remains of it on the planet such as broken weaponry and
Gears, leading many Lambs to theorize that there was a great war
hundreds of years ago.
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