User blog:RAKCUS/New World Lore Theories and Questions

I, User:RAKCUS, have been constantly scouring all the information presented about Aeternum in New World to piece together what exactly the history of Aeternum entails. In this article I will reveal all my amazing findings about what kind of a world awaits you when New World goes live on August 31.

Key Facts
These facts are of June 16, 2021 and will be updated as more information is revealed.


 * New World is set in an alternative version of the 17th century.


 * Aeternum is an island where the events in New World primarily take place located between eastern North America and west of Europe. The island is surrounded by a storm, named the Stormwall.


 * Seemingly human-made structures exist on Aeternum. (Probably built by the Ancients)


 * Azoth is a mineral that runs below the earth that is known to have magical properties that can amplify things.


 * Azoth seems to be able grant immortality.


 * Other civilizations were trapped on Aeternum in the past.


 * The corrupted are mostly located on the North of Aeternum. (Players start the game on the south). With the rise of the Tempest, the corruption's campaign has started to pick up. It seems as if the corrupted have been becoming more sophisticated.
 * The Tempest could be either the God of the corrupted or the source of the corrupteds' power.


 * The Lost seems to be sailors from the past who were shipwrecked on Aeternum or died and drifted to Aeternum and were revived by azoth.


 * The Angry Earth seems to be a combination of plants and animals who have existed on Aeternum since its inception.


 * No one knows quite what happened to the Ancients to explain their present situation.


 * The Corrupted are described as "death incarnate" and seem to want to bring an apocalypse to the World.


 * Creatures of Life, the Angry-Earth, and creatures of Death, the Corrupted, are in conflict on Aeternum.


 * A circular holder-type structure with a symbol of a circle with three points behind what seems to be a azoth crystal exists on Aeternum and seems to be highly sought after.


 * There are tales about Aeternum called "the Cursed Sea." This could indicate others escaped it.


 * Ships vanish without a trace near Aeternum.


 * The nobles and the church knew the truth about Aeternum according to father Russo.


 * The corruption seems to be growing according to Father Russo who speaks of "the Veil" falling and all being lost to madness unless the corruption is stopped. The Veil might be Stormwall.

Characters

 * Father Russo- seems to have escaped Aeternum and knows about some of the creatures there.


 * The Nobles- knew the truth about Aeternum according to Father Russo.


 * The Church- knew the truth about Aeternum according to Father Russo.


 * The Bourgeoisie- people of the middle and upper class.
 * The Lost are immortal humans without a soul.
 * The Angry Earth is the natural power of Aeternum that fights back against those who try to corrupt it.
 * The Ancients are a human civilization on Aeternum that harnessed the power of Azoth to power technology.
 * The Corrupted exist on Aeternum and seem to be beings that had no natural reason for existing on Aeternum.
 * Captain Thorpe, calls himself the Master of the Tempest, the King of Corruption but there is a strong possibility that he is in fact not that.
 * Isabella- seems to be more powerful than Captain Thorpe but still not the God of the corrupted. Cunning and persuasive.
 * The Empress- arrived on Aeternum before Captain Thorpe and was corrupted by an unknown agent.

Speculation
The major question will be how far along has "the Veil," as Father Russo calls it, is from being overcome? The Veil seems to protect the rest of the world from the corrupted powered by azoth. The Corrupted seem to want to reign over everything and it will be up to the forces of light, mostly the common people that show up to the island, to prevent the Corrupted from reigning over all. Another key detail in the history of Aeternum is what led to the Ancients being in the decrypt state that they can be found in New World? Maybe both questions have the same answer and the answer lies farther north in Aeternum. Perhaps the true source or leader of the Corrupted can be found there and is responsible. A third question that really intrigues is what is the story of the mineral-like azoth? Its origin, effect possibilities, and history has been revealed to some extent but how far does it really go? The final question is who or what is the Tempest? The Tempest seems to power the corrupted and will be responsible for most of the chaos on Aeternum for a long time.