Earliest Days

Earliest Days is the name for the first age of Poorthwart, and it stretches from the creation of Poorthwart (about which literally nothing is known) to the 700-year long period known as the Weirdful Mess, which brought the age to an end.

Origins
Poorthwart differs from numerous other worlds in that it does not have any established or even locally popular origin stories or myths. All of the myths of Poorthwart take into account various locations as already having been named; and often incorporate power structures that would have taken long periods of time to build. There are virtually no archaeological records from the period (nor has much effort been made to search for them), and what few ruins exist are largely ignored or unstudied, except by obscure professors in Clocktown over the centuries. This lack of records has led some to assume that Poorthwart was settled by one or more civilizations from outside its current known borders; but there is little serious curiosity or speculation about trying to reach out past those borders, even from those who dwell on the known borders of Poorthwart itself.

Geography During the Earliest Days
All the major geographical features of Poorthwart date to the Earliest Days, with the following exceptions: In addition, Clocktown had not been built until the end of Ancient Times; however, the Levels themselves have existed since the Earliest Days.
 * Carnival Weep was not founded until the beginning of the Middle Days;
 * The Schism replaced a former geographical landmark
 * Titan Space 2 was not settled until well into ancient times

Because of the behavior of the Sun and the Moon, it has been determined that some significant geographical or man-made feature existed prior to the Carnival Weep, as this is one of the smaller bounces.

Pre-Weirdful Mess
All time and events from before the Weirdful Mess are considered purely in the realm of myth and legend in Poorthwart. Even the Titans and the Anchorites, who date to the period, can remember nothing of their creation, and agree that they felt dazed, unfocused and not truly alive prior to the Weirdful Mess; as such, none of them are willing to speak confidently on events that occurred prior.

Because there was absolutely no knowledge at the time of the Wobbles and the Weirds, it is presumed that there was relatively little history of note, and that any major events involved fights over land and resources, petty arguments, etc.

Weirdful Mess
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The Weirdful Mess is a 700-year period stretching from the first time an Anchorite spoke to a non-Anchorite, to a particular September 19th, on which the Anchorites first held a Great Wobbly Circle, and became fully aware of how widespread their kind were. It is the time credited with the discovery of the Wobbles and the Weirds; the keeping of the first competent historical records; and the rise and fall of the Saints of Poorthwart.