The 125 Survivors: Who Lived and How
Introduction: The Math of Survival
373,000 pre-Eclipse population. 56,000 post-Eclipse survivors. 25,000 pre-Sundering. 125 post-Sundering.
99.97% casualty rate across eight days.
This is who survived. And how. And why.
The Numbers Breakdown
By Fragment:
- Fragment 1 (Zephyrion): 8 Aurans
- Fragment 2 (Tarak): 12 Scalians
- Fragment 3 (Nerai): 7 Hydrans
- Fragment 4 (Ronan): 14 Chlorans
- Fragment 5 (Nyx): 9 Cimmerians
- Fragment 6 (Shahrzad): 11 Mauves
- Fragments 7-16: 64 mixed survivors
By Original Race:
- Aurans: 15 (from 55,000)
- Scalians: 23 (from 95,000)
- Hydrans: 18 (from 65,000)
- Chlorans: 27 (from 52,000)
- Cimmerians: 19 (from 46,000)
- Mauves: 23 (from 60,000)
Key survival factors: Location during Sundering, elemental affinity to fragment, sheer luck, will to persist.
The Profiles: 125 Names
Fragment 1 Survivors (Aurans + mixed):
- Scholar Kaida (astronomer, age 127)
- Windcaller Thane (combat mage, age 85)
- Six others (ages 42-189)
Fragment 2 Survivors (Scalians + mixed):
- Forge Master Kael (weapon smith, age 93)
- Flame Dancer Vex (assassin turned protector, age 67)
- Ten others (ages 38-142)
Fragment 3 Survivors (Hydrans):
- Tidecaller Maris (diplomat like Nerai, age 104)
- Deep Diver Coral (explorer, age 71)
- Five others (ages 45-156)
Fragment 4 Survivors (Chlorans):
- Grove Warden apprentice Leaf (Ronan’s student, age 52)
- Shapeshifter Twin-Vines (scout, age 89)
- Twelve others (ages 34-178)
Fragment 5 Survivors (Cimmerians):
- Nightstalker Shadow-Mark (Nyx’s cousin, age 114)
- Necromancer Silence (death-speaker, age 97)
- Seven others (ages 41-203)
Fragment 6 Survivors (Mauves):
- Dream Walker Phase (Shahrzad’s friend, age 76)
- Chronomancer Moment (time-perceiver, age 88)
- Nine others (ages 39-167)
Fragments 7-16: 64 individuals scattered across ten fragments, mixed races, ages 29-241.
Survival Criteria: Why These 125?
Physical factors:
- Right location (near stable ground during Sundering)
- Physical resilience (survived initial break)
- Elemental compatibility (matched fragment’s moon-essence)
Psychological factors:
- Will to persist (chose survival over Surrender)
- Adaptability (accepted transformation)
- Community bonds (supported each other)
Luck factors:
- Random chance (stood on stable piece vs. falling edge)
- Timing (when/where the world broke)
- Divine mercy (maybe, unclear)
The brutal truth: Many equally worthy people died. Survival wasn’t “deserved”—it was random.
The Void-Touched Transformation
All 125 survivors underwent void-adaptation:
Stages:
- Days 1-40: Marks changing, abilities unstable
- Days 41-70: Hybrid abilities, race-blurring
- Days 71-90: Full transformation to hybrid forms
- Day 91+: The Transformed—new unified humanity
Result: Original six races extinct as pure forms. The 125 become founding population of new humanity—void-adapted, multi-elemental, free from moon-control.
Community Structure
Leadership: The Six (until transformation). Then council of elders from each fragment.
Resource sharing: Ancient Fragment enables trade between fragments.
Cultural preservation: Story-circles maintain pre-Fall memory.
Future building: By Year 1,047, these 125 become ancestors of billions.
Conclusion: Not Heroes, Just Persistent
The 125 survivors aren’t special. They’re stubborn. Chose life. Kept choosing. Day after day.
That’s heroism: Not grand gestures. Daily persistence.
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