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'''The Sixth Umbral Calamity''', also known as the '''Great Flood''' or the '''Calamity of Water''', was a great tidal wave that consumed most of [[Eorzea]] at the end of the [[Fifth Umbral Era]]. It was caused as the result of the lands [[Aether]] reserves being severely depleted from the [[War of the Magi]], causing the elemental balance to be thrown heavily towards the element of '''Water'''.
'''The Sixth Umbral Calamity''', also known as the '''Great Flood''' or the '''Calamity of Water''', was an all-consuming tidal wave that destroyed anything it touched, and consumed most of [[Eorzea]] at the end of the [[Fifth Astral Era]]. It was caused as the result of the land's [[aether]] reserves being severely depleted from the [[Fifth_Astral_Era#War_of_the_Magi|"War of the Magi"]], causing the elemental balance to be thrown heavily towards the element of '''Water'''.
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During the '''Fifth Astral Era''', the people of '''Eorzea''' fully embraced the arcane, and delved deep into the arts of [[Magic]]. Much like the way the [[Allagan Empire]] used technology to drive their society forward, the people used '''magic''' to elevate their lives, slowly forming various schools of '''magic''' that helped structure several different societies and cultures, like the [[Mhach]] and [[Amdapor]]. As each nation grew more powerful, tensions begin to mount, particularly when the '''Mhachi''' people mastered [[Black Magic]] and [[Void]] magic, and used it to attack their neighboring city-states. When the people of '''Amdapor''' developed their [[White Magic]] as a counter to the '''Mhachi''', a truce was formed between each of the nations. This would not last, however, as military tensions continued to mount, until eventually all-out war broke out. Using their '''magic''' to decimate one another, the land began to warp and twist, the '''aether''' slowly draining from it. Eventually, all sides began to notice the effect the war was having on the land, and a temporary ceasefire was called.
==Summary of Events==


Turning to their oracles and seers to understand just how bad the damage was, but all that could be determined was that the elemental balance was so off that destruction was guaranteed. Soon after, the tides began to swell and the oceans raged. This was the sign of the calamity that was to come. Begrudgingly, the warring nations set aside their battles in order to come together and find a method of stopping it. They set up task forces that would relay information to each other and help coordinate their various efforts, forming the first [[Grand Company|Grand Companies]]. The '''Amdaporians''' began searching for a higher place to escape to in order to avoid the rising tides, and the '''Mhachi''' worked on evacuation efforts, while also working in secret on an '''ark''' to shepard their people to safety using the power of [[Voidsent]]. The [[Nym]], diminished though they were thanks to the mysterious '''Voidsent''' the '''Mhachi''' unleashed on them, turning their people into what would eventually come to be known as [[Tonberry|Tonberries]], sent the remainder of their military out into the sea to establish protective wards and barriers to defend against the worst of the storms and waves in what would come to be known as '''Operation Maelstrom'''.
===The First Grand Companies===
Towards the end of the [[Fifth Astral Era]], the combatants of the War of the Magi finally began to notice the effects the war was having on the land's aether. They turned to their oracles and seers to understand just how bad the damage was, but all that could be determined was that the elemental balance was so off that destruction was guaranteed.
Soon after, the tides began to swell and the oceans raged. This was the sign of the calamity that was to come. Begrudgingly, the warring nations set aside their battles in order to come together and find a method of stopping it. They set up task forces that would relay information to each other and help coordinate their various efforts, forming the first [[Grand Company|Grand Companies]].  


Unfortunately, it would all be for naught, as the balance of the elements would tip so far towards water that an all-consuming tide would wash over the land, destroying anything that it touched. The remainder of the '''Amdaporian''' people fled to [[Gyr Abania]], while the '''Nymean''' people escaped to the mountain ranges of [[La Noscea]]. The '''Mhachi''' people tried to escape in their '''ark''', however they were unable to control the power of the '''Voidsent''' [[Scathach]], who was supposed to be used to power the '''ark''', along with several other '''Voidsent'''. They all broke free and swarmed the people aboard, killing most of them. The remaining '''Mhachi''' mages used the last of their life force to seal the '''Voidsent''' in the ship so they couldn't escape and wreak havoc on the survivors of the flood. Centuries later, the '''ark''' would be found drifting silently through the [[Sea of Clouds]], and was given the name the [[Void Ark]].
===Preparations for the Flood===
The ''Amdapori'' began searching for a higher place to escape to in order to avoid the rising tides, and the ''Mhachi'' worked on evacuation efforts, while also  [[Shadow_of_Mhach|''working in secret on an "ark"'']] intended to shepard their people to safety using the power of [[Voidsent]].  
The ''Nymeans'', in spite of [[Fifth_Astral_Era#The_Green_Death_and_the_fall_of_Nym|The Green Death]] still actively ravaging their population, sent the remainder of their military out into the sea, to establish protective wards and barriers to defend against the worst of the storms and waves, in what would come to be known as ''Operation Maelstrom''.  


[[Category: Lore]]
===Effects of the Flood===
The remainder of the ''Amdapori'' people fled to [[Gyr Abania]], while the ''Nymeans'' escaped to the mountain ranges of [[La Noscea]].
{{see also|The Floating City of Nym|Amdapor Keep}}
The ''Mhachi'' people tried to escape in their ''ark'', but the majority of those who boarded it were killed, when the Voidsent powering the ark broke free. The surviving Mhachi mages used the last of their life force to seal the Voidsent in the ship so they couldn't escape and wreak havoc on the survivors of the flood.
{{see also|The Void Ark|Shadow of Mhach}}
 
[[Category: Lore/History]]

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The Sixth Umbral Calamity, also known as the Great Flood or the Calamity of Water, was an all-consuming tidal wave that destroyed anything it touched, and consumed most of Eorzea at the end of the Fifth Astral Era. It was caused as the result of the land's aether reserves being severely depleted from the "War of the Magi", causing the elemental balance to be thrown heavily towards the element of Water.

Summary of Events

The First Grand Companies

Towards the end of the Fifth Astral Era, the combatants of the War of the Magi finally began to notice the effects the war was having on the land's aether. They turned to their oracles and seers to understand just how bad the damage was, but all that could be determined was that the elemental balance was so off that destruction was guaranteed. Soon after, the tides began to swell and the oceans raged. This was the sign of the calamity that was to come. Begrudgingly, the warring nations set aside their battles in order to come together and find a method of stopping it. They set up task forces that would relay information to each other and help coordinate their various efforts, forming the first Grand Companies.

Preparations for the Flood

The Amdapori began searching for a higher place to escape to in order to avoid the rising tides, and the Mhachi worked on evacuation efforts, while also working in secret on an "ark" intended to shepard their people to safety using the power of Voidsent. The Nymeans, in spite of The Green Death still actively ravaging their population, sent the remainder of their military out into the sea, to establish protective wards and barriers to defend against the worst of the storms and waves, in what would come to be known as Operation Maelstrom.

Effects of the Flood

The remainder of the Amdapori people fled to Gyr Abania, while the Nymeans escaped to the mountain ranges of La Noscea.

See also: The Floating City of Nym and Amdapor Keep

The Mhachi people tried to escape in their ark, but the majority of those who boarded it were killed, when the Voidsent powering the ark broke free. The surviving Mhachi mages used the last of their life force to seal the Voidsent in the ship so they couldn't escape and wreak havoc on the survivors of the flood.

See also: The Void Ark and Shadow of Mhach

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