MiningMelon (US1) said:

I was intrigued of any backstory/lore of GGE, so I searched it up on the forums and only found salt threads about the history of the server war.
So, I am taking it upon myself to piece together what lore there is lying around to hhelp enrich the experience of the game for myself and other people, without adding any made-up stuffs.
So, to start, I'm going to look at the world of GGE , and where everything is.
Note: This thread assumes you have a basic understanding of all the kingdoms and events.

Map



Great Empire - Green

Located at the center of the map, the Great Empire is where the player begins. It is ruled by the Emperor and his nobles.

Everwinter Glacier - Brown

Located north of the Great Empire. Used to be part of the Great Empire but lost to the 'Babarians'.
It is important to note that they are refered to as Babarians because the Emperor called them that.
Though they may seem aggressive, you've got to think- you are coming into the land, they just liberated from the Emperor, in the name of the Emperor, killing their soldiers, slaughtering the farmers in the peaceful resouce villages, enslaving said  RV's, and causing chaos by fighting each other. (Spoiler Alert!) The next thread in this series will most likely be about the Emperor.

Burning Sands - Yellow

Located to the south of the Great Empire, it is in a similar situation to Everwinter Glacier, having been part of the Great Empire.
The bit that extends from Burning Sands into the Great Empire is probably due to Burning Sands being part of its own techtonic plate. This explains why there are quite a few mountains seperating them.

Fire Peaks - Red

Fire Peaks is located to the Noth-East of the Great Empire. Fire Peaks is different from Everwinter or Burning Sands as it is the only one to contain magic. The Cultists aren't 'Babarians', they are much more organised and powerful, seemingly having the limited ability to control Dragons, with their towers being defended by them.

Storm Islands - Tuquoise

The storm islands are located to the South-East of the Great Empire.
I believe that the Moon Storm is caused by .... wait for it..... the Moon!!!  
I think that the moon which orbits Planet GGE has an orbit which is off-center, ie. it is closer at some points than at others
When it is closer to Planet GGE, it is over the Storm Islands, and exerts a stronger gravitational pull on that area.
This pull causes stronger tides, as well as earquakes which will make more tides. This will cause an effect on the climate in the region, as tides can effect air temperature, which would start a short storm. The Moon Storm. Then the Moon is flung back around until the next month.
The fact that it has caused earthquakes is reinforced by the fact you can see the boundaries of the techtonic plates easily on the map.
Also, since Fire Peaks is nearby, it is safe to assue that it gets a small pull everytime the moon passes. Not anything strong enough to cause damage, yet could have led to the extreme volcanic activity in Fire Peaks.
This theory could also be why the shores to the east of Storm Islands contain lots of mountains - the clashing of techtonic plates has formed them. The frequent earquakes could have forced up the underground aquamarine to the surface islands, where it is aquired.
The aquamarine shown to us is similar to some that are available in real life, known as Maxixes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beryl#Aquamarine_and_maxixe
Maxixe in real life is generally found in Madagascar, which just so happens to be an island nation, similar to the Storm Islands.
The 'glass' available in Fire Peaks looks like a clearer version of aquamarine. In the Wikipedia article on aquamarine, it says:
"(Maxixes') color fades to white when exposed to sunlight or is subjected to heat treatment, though the color returns with irradiation."
This could show how the aquamarine is shipped from the Storm Islands to the Great Empire, then to Fire Peaks, or directly from SI to FP.
Then, it is melted (that's where the 'heat treatment' comes in) and shaped into panes.
You can see the small difference in color:


Blade Coast - Pink

The Blade Coast is located to the south of the Storm Islands.
It never explicitly says that, though we can infer where it is from the giant squid on the map.
I don't know enough about this event yet to explain much about it, except that theres a Kraken, a queen of the sea, and some islands  

Loch Ness Monster? - White

Located by the western coast of the southern peninsula of Burning Sands, there is a creature, similar in size to the forementioned Kraken, and similar in aesthetics to a Loch Ness Monster. It could just be there for show, but then again, it seems that evrything on this page has a place....

Thorn King - Black

Located to the North West of the Great Empire, within the Misty Mountains, sandwiched between Everwinter, Berimond, and the Great Empire.
It never directly says it is located there, however it is safe to assume so as:
a) It is the only misty mountains on the map.
b) It is next to Berimond, which you unlock at the same time.

Foreign Invasion - Not Shown -Within the Great Empire

The foreign invaders are from the parallell worlds of the different servers. They are located within the Great Empire, and appear there because... magic?

Nomads - Not Shown - South West of Fire Peaks?

I am not sure where exactly the Nomads come from, but we can guess.
It's said in their description that they come from east of the Great Empire, though that's a bit ambiguous.
So, let's break it down. They are nomadic, so its safe to say they are land-based, and they aren't in the Great Empire, so FP is the last one left. They can't be in the main part, with the cultists and the lava and the dragons, otherwise they would be  , so they must beat the 'base' of Fire Peaks, where its all green. This could explain why that part is not in the Great Empire even though the cultists are definately not there- the nomads are there.
They could also be the reason that you have to be a higher level to get into FP -  you have to pass through their lands.

Underworld - Not Shown - Underneath the Great Empire

The Underworld is located underground in the Great Empire, and suggests that there was a previous civilisation before that of the Great Empire.

The Samuri - Not Shown - 'The Far East'

To be perfectly honest, I have no idea where the Samuri are, and I can't come up with a believable location, though  I think we  all know this was a carbon-copy of the Nomads, so let's all move on with our lives, and go to....

Berimond - Orange

(Source: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-So-8ZHcKfwI/UQpXJEfH96I/AAAAAAAAAzk/QgW8_RSg_nM/s1600/2.png )

(Source: http://prntscr.com/aku0tm )
The picture in the second link shows how the North is primarily supporting the House of Ursidae, and how the south is mainly supporting the House of Grimberdt.
The House of Grimberdt is a new, rich family of merchants with a weak claim to the Throne and a lion on their banner, which could how a common heritige with the Great Empire.
The House of Ursidae is an old, noble family who are famous for building the castles of Berimond, and most likely the Capitals long ago, one of which was taken (or more probably, bought) by the House of Grimberdt. Their old nobility lends them credibility to the throne, (though if the House of Grimberdt has a bigger army, they'll have more credibility ) and the Bear on their banner could show heritige to the 'Babarians' in Everwinter.
However, the Houses do not have enough soldiers to solidify their rules, so the players act as mercenaries on the orders of the Emperor...
Wait... the Emperor? Wouldn't he want to invade them when they're least prepared?
No, as if he did, and a rebellion occured after, the new nation would see the Great Empire as an enemy, causing more trouble.
If he left the war to play out, then the winner would have an army with no ememies and turn its' sights towards th Great Empire.
So, the Emperor sends all the players to join the war, on any side. Whichever side wins woul be indebted to the Emperor, and would have no spare armies as they would go back to the Great Empire.
Truly genius!
In addition, Berimond is a good trading partner for the Great Empire, as they can be sold aquamarine and glass, (which they have no supply of, as reaching the Storm Islands or Fire Peaks would be hard, seeing how there is either the expanse of Everwinter to cross, orthe voyage crossing through th waters of the aforementined Loch Ness Monster thing, the Kraken, and the regular MoonStorms of the Storm Islands), for ridiculous prices.

The Equator - Not Shown 

The equator could be in either of two places:
a) Crossing just below the Shield icon on Burning Sands, which would make the planet too big and turn into a gas giant, or
b) crossing through the shield icon of the Great Empire, making the planet quite small.

I think b) is more plausible. Now you might be thinking, "It has to be hot at the equator".
You'd be wrong, as the planet could be tilted a lot, making Everwinter nearly always away from the sun, Burning Sands nearly always pointed at it, and the Great Empire somewhere inbetween.
This theory of the planet being extremely tilted could explain why Planet GGE's moon is not perfectly aligned; early in the planet's formation, it had a collision with its soon to be moon, tilting the planet and causing an uneven lubar orbit.

Conclusion

I hope you enjoyed my first installment in GGE Lore  
Be sure to reply down below and give ideas for the next GGE Lore 'article'.
Also, CM Popeye, if you know anything about the lore, could you verify anything? It would be cool if you could  

Very Interesting... to say the least...

-John

Cobalt_Fusion (US1) said:

Alot of work went into it for sure, I applaud that.

Graycat (US1) said:

liked and forum bookmarked

Shiixxan (INT1) said:

Wowwww

Really good read

Noble Leone (US1) said:

I like that you pinpointed the location of the Thorn Kingdom, that has always mystified me, but there is one thing I disagree with you on, and that is the location of the Blade Coast, I don't believe that the Blade Coast is located between the Burning Sands and the Storm Islands. This is because of the climate. The storm Island map is covered in fog in the beginning, and as you fight your way through, the fog disperses. The reason this is important is because there wouldn't be such an abundance of fog in a climate so close to a desert and a jungle. Instead of being foggy, it would resemble more along the lines of the Mediterranean Sea, which looks like this:


Instead, we get this:


As you can sea  , the blade coast doesn't have nearly the right climate to be that close to the Burning Sands and the Storm Islands. Instead of being warm and sunny, this map looks chilly, unpredictable, and foggy, resembling more of a northern climate, which is why I think that the Blade Coast is located between Berimond and Everwinter.

Cobalt_Fusion (US1) said:

The fact that yall are all like using all these context clues and such to make actual logically assumptions about where things are located is what I find the most impressive, not really the length of the post, mainly because I am the king of forum essays.

Noble Leone (US1) said:

I hadn't seen that post by Margo, maybe GGE doesn't follow the same climate patterns that modern earth does.