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Fifteen years later, the underground revolutionary group known as the [[Blue Order]] was founded.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}} By 990 AD, they began to gain traction, and a year later, they occupied the Central Magic Academy in the Cathedral City in what is now known as the [[Blue Revolt]].{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}} Their aim was to abolish the power of the landed lords within the institution and creating free and independent Magic Academies. In the end, the revolutionaries were destroyed by a large-scale sealing magic attack seen across the city. Eighty percent of the citizens living within two of the city's wards were used as catalysts for the sealing magic and died as a result. Meanwhile, the survivors went insane, so they were buried alive.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}}
Fifteen years later, the underground revolutionary group known as the [[Blue Order]] was founded.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}} By 990 AD, they began to gain traction, and a year later, they occupied the Central Magic Academy in the Cathedral City in what is now known as the [[Blue Revolt]].{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}} Their aim was to abolish the power of the landed lords within the institution and creating free and independent Magic Academies. In the end, the revolutionaries were destroyed by a large-scale sealing magic attack seen across the city. Eighty percent of the citizens living within two of the city's wards were used as catalysts for the sealing magic and died as a result. Meanwhile, the survivors went insane, so they were buried alive.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}}
===Decline===
===Decline===
Two years after the Blue Revolt, the number of applicants approved by the academies decreased sharply. Independent magical research and original magical research funded by the landed lords became widespread. This left the Magic Academies and the Church in an uncertain position.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}} In 994 AD, the directors of the Magic Academies no longer had a single lord among them. Though the academies had finally found independence, they lost the support of the landed lords, leading to their decline.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}} Furthermore, a [[Magic Surge Accident of 995|Magic Surge Accident]] of unprecented magnitude occured in the Central Magic Academy one year later. This made all people in the Cathedral City disappear.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}} This led to the collapse of the Magic Academies.{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 135, #5: Related Materials}}
Two years after the Blue Revolt, the number of applicants approved by the academies decreased sharply. Independent magical research and original magical research funded by the landed lords became widespread. This left the Magic Academies and the Church in an uncertain position.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}} In 994 AD, the directors of the Magic Academies no longer had a single lord among them. Though the academies had finally found independence, they lost the support of the landed lords, leading to their decline.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}} Furthermore, a [[Magic Surge Accident of 995|Magic Surge Accident]] of unprecented magnitude occured in the Central Magic Academy one year later. This made all people in the Cathedral City disappear, leading to the collapse of the Magic Academies.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 244: Chronology}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower}}{{Bookref|RecordOfFlower|Page 135, #5: Related Materials}}


==Legacy==
==Legacy==

Revision as of 10:42, 8 February 2024

Magic Academies (Japanese: 魔導院, Hepburn: Madō-in) were schools and organisations set up by the Church to study magic. Their administrative centre, the Central Magic Academy (Japanese: 中央魔導院, Hepburn: Chūō madō-in), was located in the Cathedral City.

History

Establishment

The Church set up the first Magic Academies in 910 AD.[1][1.1] By 930 AD, the academies had done their job and unraveled the fundamentals of magic, making it into a common technology.[1.1]

Revolts

White Revolt

In 960 AD, a landed lord became the director of a Magic Academy for the first time. This exposed the corruption within the Church, as the lord in question was not familiar with magic at all. The wizards of the academies began to grow restless.[1.1] Things came to a head eleven years after the fact, in 971 AD, when some young wizards surrounded the Central Magic Academy in the Cathedral City, demanding that the current director resign. However, their revolt, which came to be known as the White Revolt, was suppressed overnight.[1.1]

Blue Revolt

Fifteen years later, the underground revolutionary group known as the Blue Order was founded.[1.1] By 990 AD, they began to gain traction, and a year later, they occupied the Central Magic Academy in the Cathedral City in what is now known as the Blue Revolt.[1.1] Their aim was to abolish the power of the landed lords within the institution and creating free and independent Magic Academies. In the end, the revolutionaries were destroyed by a large-scale sealing magic attack seen across the city. Eighty percent of the citizens living within two of the city's wards were used as catalysts for the sealing magic and died as a result. Meanwhile, the survivors went insane, so they were buried alive.[1.1]

Decline

Two years after the Blue Revolt, the number of applicants approved by the academies decreased sharply. Independent magical research and original magical research funded by the landed lords became widespread. This left the Magic Academies and the Church in an uncertain position.[1.1] In 994 AD, the directors of the Magic Academies no longer had a single lord among them. Though the academies had finally found independence, they lost the support of the landed lords, leading to their decline.[1.1] Furthermore, a Magic Surge Accident of unprecented magnitude occured in the Central Magic Academy one year later. This made all people in the Cathedral City disappear, leading to the collapse of the Magic Academies.[1.1][2][2.1]

Legacy

In 1001 AD, a new church called the Church of Angels was founded.[3][3.1] In 1003 AD, experts within this new church established the Institute of Priests, who compiled research from the former Magic Academies.[1.2]

References

  1. Drag-On Dragoon World Inside. Released by Square Enix as part of the Drag-On Dragoon 10th Anniversary Box on December 19, 2013.
    1. 1.1.0 1.1.1 1.1.2 1.1.3 1.1.4 1.1.5 1.1.6 1.1.7 1.1.8 1.1.9 Page 244: Chronology.
    2. Page 246: Chronology.
  2. Drag-On Dragoon 3 Setting Document Collection + The Complete Guide. First edition produced by ASCII Media Works and published by Kadokawa Future Publishing on April 10, 2014.
  3. NieR 10th Anniversary Livestream. Broadcast live on April 22, 2020.
    1. NieR Chronology Review.

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