Iron Reaver - Revision history

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	However, the source of the document is most important, here. The [[Marcon Alliance]] had already begun building towers by that time, and tended to make theirs very tall. If the document is Marconian in origin, the Infinite One may have been two thousand feet tall.		However, the source of the document is most important, here. The [[Marcon Alliance]] had already begun building towers by that time, and tended to make theirs very tall. If the document is Marconian in origin, the Infinite One may have been two thousand feet tall.

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Theories

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	==Theories==		==Theories==
	Many theories abound concerning the nature and origin of Iron Reavers. They are almost certainly artificial in nature		Many theories abound concerning the nature and origin of Iron Reavers. They are almost certainly artificial in nature; anything else is speculative.

	===Size Controversy===		===Size Controversy===
	[[The Infinite Account]] is a famous scrap of document(about half a sheet of parchment) ~~found as~~ part of a ~~cash~~ of documents dating to the early [[Mage Wars#The Intermediate Period\|Intermediate Period]], contains one of the most vivid and terrifying accounts of what is believed to be the largest ~~ever~~ Iron Reaver. It states that the reaver was "the size of a hundred-story mage tower"; which would put ~~it's~~ height at about 1,000 feet. ~~However,~~ [[Mage Tower]]s were never measured in what we typically view as stories in modern buildings~~. A~~ "story" ~~or step,~~ could be as little as ten inches~~. It could also be~~ as high as fifteen feet. Based on excavations of contemporary mage towers, many put the size at around a few hundred feet tall(the average tower being 15 to 30 ~~stories~~).		[[The Infinite Account]] is a famous scrap of document (about half a sheet of parchment), part of a cache of documents dating to the early [[Mage Wars#The Intermediate Period\|Intermediate Period]], and contains one of the most vivid and terrifying accounts of what is believed to be the largest Iron Reaver. It states that the reaver was "the size of a hundred-story mage tower"; which would put its height about 1,000 feet. [[Mage Tower]]s were never measured in what we typically view as stories in modern buildings: a "story" could be as little as ten inches, or as high as fifteen feet. Based on excavations of contemporary mage towers, many put the size at around a few hundred feet tall (the average tower being 15 to 30 storeys).

	However, the source of the document is ~~whats~~ most important, here. The [[Marcon Alliance]] had already begun building towers by that time, and tended to make theirs very tall. If the document is Marconian in origin, the Infinite One may have been ~~as much as~~ two thousand feet tall.		However, the source of the document is most important, here. The [[Marcon Alliance]] had already begun building towers by that time, and tended to make theirs very tall. If the document is Marconian in origin, the Infinite One may have been two thousand feet tall.

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Accounts

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	==Accounts==		==Accounts==
	Stories of creatures like the Iron Reaver date as far back as the [[Age of Darkness]], ~~however~~ many such ancient accounts are not considered credible. Importantly, the so-called "strong" [[Mage Wars#The First Chaotic Period\|First Chaotic Period]] sources, such as [[High Tower]] and the [[Bur'I\|Bur'Ians]] fail to mention the Iron Reavers at all.		Stories of creatures like the Iron Reaver date as far back as the [[Age of Darkness]], but many such ancient accounts are not considered credible. Importantly, the so-called "strong" [[Mage Wars#The First Chaotic Period\|First Chaotic Period]] sources, such as [[High Tower]] and the [[Bur'I\|Bur'Ians]], fail to mention the Iron Reavers at all.

	The earliest reliable information has the reavers already existing by the mid-to-late First Chaotic Period(the earliest surviving accounts indicate that they were already a problem by then), so best estimates put the creation date somewhere in the early-to-mid.		The earliest reliable information has the reavers already existing by the mid-to-late First Chaotic Period (the earliest surviving accounts indicate that they were already a problem by then), so best estimates put the creation date somewhere in the early-to-mid.

	During the [[Mage Wars#The Dynastic Period\|Dynastic Period]] many more credible sources list numerous sightings, conflicts, and battles with Iron Reavers. The Marcons, in particular, attempted to create a catalogue of all known Iron Reavers, and collected hundreds of accounts. Tens of thousands of marcons died trying to gather information on the reavers.		During the [[Mage Wars#The Dynastic Period\|Dynastic Period]] many more credible sources list numerous sightings, conflicts, and battles with Iron Reavers. The Marcons, in particular, attempted to create a catalogue of all known Iron Reavers, and collected hundreds of accounts. Tens of thousands of marcons died trying to gather information on the reavers.

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Description

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	==Description==		==Description==
	Much like snowflakes, no two Iron Reavers are the same. Some walk, some fly, some burrow underground. Some are enormous, even the smallest is the size of a building. Some walk on two legs, with arms and a head like a man, others have been sighted with thousands of legs. Many of the larger reavers are described as not even looking like humans, some appear to be floating mountains with tentacles like tree roots.		Much like snowflakes, no two Iron Reavers are the same. Some walk, some fly, some burrow underground. Some are enormous (even the smallest is the size of a building). Some walk on two legs, with arms and a head like a man; others have been sighted with thousands of legs. Many of the larger reavers are described as not even looking like humans: some appear to be floating mountains with tentacles like tree roots.

	==Accounts==		==Accounts==

CourseDirector at 20:33, 25 July 2013

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	The Iron Reavers are one of the more enigmatic leftovers of the [[Mage Wars]], perhaps because, like so many things from the [[Mage Wars#The First Chaotic Period\|First Chaotic Period]], no one is entirely certain why they were made, who made them, or what they were made for.		The Iron Reavers are one of the more enigmatic leftovers of the [[Mage Wars]], perhaps because, like so many things from the [[Mage Wars#The First Chaotic Period\|First Chaotic Period]], no one is entirely certain why they were made, who made them, or what they were made for. Even the origins of the name itself are unclear.

			==Description==
			Much like snowflakes, no two Iron Reavers are the same. Some walk, some fly, some burrow underground. Some are enormous, even the smallest is the size of a building. Some walk on two legs, with arms and a head like a man, others have been sighted with thousands of legs. Many of the larger reavers are described as not even looking like humans, some appear to be floating mountains with tentacles like tree roots.

			==Accounts==
			Stories of creatures like the Iron Reaver date as far back as the [[Age of Darkness]], however many such ancient accounts are not considered credible. Importantly, the so-called "strong" [[Mage Wars#The First Chaotic Period\|First Chaotic Period]] sources, such as [[High Tower]] and the [[Bur'I\|Bur'Ians]] fail to mention the Iron Reavers at all.

			The earliest reliable information has the reavers already existing by the mid-to-late First Chaotic Period(the earliest surviving accounts indicate that they were already a problem by then), so best estimates put the creation date somewhere in the early-to-mid.

			During the [[Mage Wars#The Dynastic Period\|Dynastic Period]] many more credible sources list numerous sightings, conflicts, and battles with Iron Reavers. The Marcons, in particular, attempted to create a catalogue of all known Iron Reavers, and collected hundreds of accounts. Tens of thousands of marcons died trying to gather information on the reavers.

			By the [[Mage Wars#The Second Chaotic Period\|Second Chaotic Period]], the general population had gotten a hand on them, and adventurers everywhere managed to kill countless Iron Reavers. [[Reaver City]] on the [[Agras Plain]] was known since the late [[Mage Wars#The Dynastic Period\|Dynastic Period]] as a tourist attraction, as the city was built on, in, and out of the corpse of a massive Iron Reaver.

			==Theories==
			Many theories abound concerning the nature and origin of Iron Reavers. They are almost certainly artificial in nature

			===Size Controversy===
			[[The Infinite Account]] is a famous scrap of document(about half a sheet of parchment) found as part of a cash of documents dating to the early [[Mage Wars#The Intermediate Period\|Intermediate Period]], contains one of the most vivid and terrifying accounts of what is believed to be the largest ever Iron Reaver. It states that the reaver was "the size of a hundred-story mage tower"; which would put it's height at about 1,000 feet. However, [[Mage Tower]]s were never measured in what we typically view as stories in modern buildings. A "story" or step, could be as little as ten inches. It could also be as high as fifteen feet. Based on excavations of contemporary mage towers, many put the size at around a few hundred feet tall(the average tower being 15 to 30 stories).

			However, the source of the document is whats most important, here. The [[Marcon Alliance]] had already begun building towers by that time, and tended to make theirs very tall. If the document is Marconian in origin, the Infinite One may have been as much as two thousand feet tall.

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The Iron Reavers are one of the more enigmatic leftovers of the [[Mage Wars]], perhaps because, like so many things from the [[Mage Wars#The First Chaotic Period|First Chaotic Period]], no one is entirely certain why they were made, who made them, or what they were made for.