People of Archaia

The People of Archaia were an ancient civilisation that lived prior to the Great Cataclysm.

History
Not much is known about the People of Archaia, as with much of Galia's history from before the Cataclysm. There are a few ruins left spread throughout Tochi and some of Ylliad, but most of what is known is vague and the only parts of the civilisation to have survived are fragments of the language. After the Cataclysm, small pockets of the People of Archaia are assumed to have survived, allowing for the re-population and formation of modern civilisation.

Amatera Mountain
Before the six gods were worshipped as they are now, it is assumed that the People of Archaia believed Amatera Mountain as some sort of deity in and of itself. As such, a majority of their settlements were gathered around the volcano. When the Great Cataclysm came, this resulted in the destruction of most of these communities and the near-extinction of humanity itself. It is believed that the majority of these were settled on what is now the Stepping Stones, meaning that their ruins are likely all at the bottom of the Boiling Ocean.

Legacy
Some 1500 years later, the People of Archaia have been mainly forgotten by most people, though remnants of their language remain. There are those that pity them for their naivety in living so close to Amatera Mountain.