Illustrados History

Important Events

Islands in the Storm (0 BTF): The island commonwealth of Puerto del Incanto and other communities in the Caribbean survive the onslaught of the Long Fall. Engineers, defenders, and leadership work together to bring their people and their neighbors above the wake of the devastation and the new threats that have emerged. Their cooperation and alliances eventually form the Illustrados Union. Its crowning achievement is the creation and proliferation of Magnatech via the Celso engines 

Expansion and Construction (11 BTF): The Illustrados continue their efforts at reconstruction, but try their hand at progression beyond mere survival. They refine their technology and seek out more allies, but the latter only reveals more of the world’s devastation.

The First Juracan (25 BTF): At great cost, the Illustrados faces and triumphs against a dire monstrosity from beneath the waves. It is a horror of the World beyond the Fall and another sign of the dangers that seek to snuff out humanity. 

Rise of the Gremio (49 BTF): The terror of the Juracan left more than scars upon the Illustrados. The various Subfactions of the Illustrados Union are forged and gain prominence. This is a time of progress and expansion. 

The Tanpa Incident (60 BTF): Scandal and explosions rock the Illustrados Union. The influence of the Tecnocracia is cut down after an attempted coup against the Senate. Many of their assets are confiscated and distributed to the rest of the Union while they regroup and recentralize their power under new management.

First Contact (83 BTF): The Illustrados make amicable yet cautious contact with the Free Tribes of the Mid-Atlantic region of the North American east coast (aka “Mid-Atla”). Initial meetings with the Templars fare far worse. The Illustrados Union decides to keep at arm’s length, for the purposes of peace and goodwill. 

The War over Embers (93 BTF): Terrible monstrosities led by the sorcerous Harbingers invade and ravage the Mid-Atlantic region from the west. The vicious war against the remnants of humanity follows. The Illustrados Union is late to join, but they bring their technological prowess and Juracan-killing military to bear. 

The Armistice at Libertina (96 BTF): After six years of brutal war, Mid-Atla settles to a troubled peace. The Harbingers are destroyed and a treaty between the Templar, the Illustrados, and the Free Tribes is signed at the broken bell of Libertina City.

Current Day (99 BTF): Illustrados technology, people, and culture filter into Mid-Atla. Their own problems and Juracan sightings keep their mighty fleets at home, but threats and menaces surface or are reborn. The Illustrados keeps eyes, ears and influence in the region while minding the limitations set to them by the Armistice.

Important People and Groups:

The Charioteers (aka Los Cocheros): An Illustrados subfaction of mariners, monster hunters, smugglers, and scavengers. They have banded together to ensure that their services are not only regulated but so that they can protect themselves from their employers and the Magistrados. 

The Free Tribes: A group of communities and tribes based in and around the Mid-Atlantic (aka Mid-Atla) area, but also within the New England, Tidewater, and Midwest regions.

The Iglesia Solar: An Ilustrados faction of clergyfolk, academics, and engineers. They are a major civic force that maintain many hospitals, orphanages, and schools. 

The Illustrados Union: An Caribbean-based Archfaction known for their technological wonders, their mercantile bent, and their naval prowess. 

Marisol Anna Celso-Malave (aka Marisol Celso): The genius behind the Celso Engine, a machine that is able to draw Magnetic Mana power from reagents. She is a storied hero among the Illustrados, even becoming a Cacique-General and leading the Union for a decade. 

Magistrados (aka Macana):  An Illustrados subfaction of soldiers, sailors, and scouts. They serve the whole of the Illustrados and are directed by the Cacique-General.

The Tecnocracia (aka Technocracy): An Illustrados subfaction occupied by wealthy investors, engineers, and entrepreneurs. They engage in banking, own several industries, reclaiming ancient tech, and investing in dangerous expeditions. 

The Temple of the Shattered Mother (aka Templars): An northern Archfaction based on their faith to the God-Empress and dedicated to the destruction of wickedness and eldritch evil.