The Twilight Calamity

The Twilight Calamity is the event that brought the Lumminai into the world of Oricai. A dimensional rift tore open the sky above the illustrious city of Diempaia and rained light and strange creatures down upon the city, causing its complete destruction. The strange auroras that lit the sky during this tragedy were the inspiration for the naming both of the Twilight Calamity itself and the resulting Lumminai.

Reactions to the Twilight Calamity were initially mixed, as many thought that the rampant destruction was punishment from the gods. As the Lumminai spread throughout the world and became commonplace, however, the event became regarded unanimously as a terrible disaster, much like a tremendous earthquake or hurricane. Though Lumminai today are now looked upon with respect rather than fear, people still consider the Calamity a deeply unfortunate event and wish it had never happened.