RAYA Preface

Overview Disclaimer

• If I were to properly rewrite the story, I’d change names like “Benja” and “Druun”. However, to prevent needless confusion, I’ll leave the names as they are. Just imagine that the names feel a bit more cultural/mythical!
• Also, I’m solo-writing from a Malaysian context. So without a full team of experts (or just locals, really), it’s going to lack a lot of cultural influences from the other SEA countries. But I think for a rough sketch, it’s enough to get a general picture. The objective is not so much on cultural accuracy (though I’ve added some easy wins), but on the narrative throughline.

Rewritten Story Timeline

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History Backstory

• BS stands for “Before-Shattering”
• AS stands for “After-Shattering”
• ???BS
  • humans harmoniously lived alongside dragons
• ~1500(?)BS
  • Druun attacked, multiplying and petrifying
  • dragons fought but lost
• ~500BS
  • Sisu’s last stand to defeat the Druun
  • Dragons and Druun disappear
  • Petrified people became un-petrified
  • Sisu’s Dragon Gem fought over by all the tribes
• ⇵ 150 years – Gem switches between the tribes
• 325BS – Heart tribe secures the Gem for themselves
• ⇵ 325 years – Reign of Heart, over ten chiefs
• 0AS – The Shattering
  • Chief Benja of Heart hosts a feast with other tribes
  • Princess Namaari of Fang tricks Princess Raya of Heart (both 12yo) into revealing the Hidden Chamber of the Dragon Gem
  • The ploy causes the Gem to shatter into 5 shards, each claimed by one tribe each as they flee
  • With the Gem shattered, the Druun return and spread throughout the land
  • Heart is ruined, Raya gets trauma from losing her dad and tribe
• ⇵20 years – World goes downhill
• 20AS
  • Raya infiltrates Namaari (both now 32yo) in Fang to steal the Scroll Map and starts finding Sisu
• ⇵ 5 years – Raya tracks down every river’s end
• 25AS – The present, the story takes place within this year

Present Story

• Episode 1
  • Raya (37yo) runs into Tail nomads
• Episode 2
  • ⇵2 weeks
  • Raya brings back Sisu at the last river’s end
  • ⇵??
  • Raya and Sisu obtain Tail’s Gem artefact, against Namaari’s squad
  • Raya and Sisu sail with Boun in the Steamboat
  • That night, Raya misjudges Boun
    • ⇵2 days (as shown in a prologue from Episode 3)
    • Namaari’s squad makes camp and introduce Khaan
• Episode 3
  • ⇵7 days
  • Steamboat arrives at Talon
  • Namaari’s squad also arrived at Fang

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