Tierrapuerta - Revision history

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History

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	When the English passed through, they built their settlement, New Plymouth, about five kilometres from the portal, not wishing to be too near for they feared it. The portal itself was left in its natural state.		When the English passed through, they built their settlement, New Plymouth, about five kilometres from the portal, not wishing to be too near for they feared it. The portal itself was left in its natural state.

	The Spanish passed through the portal 177 years later but they took a different view. They created their first settlement immediately outside. After they had conquered Alta, they built a church enclosing the portal which later became a temple with the establishing of [[Divara]]. Eventually, the Spanish created another town further away and the temple expanded into [[Casando]], the first [[Cregan]], the home for the [[Priestesses]]. The actual entrance was carved into an elaborate archway, inside a chamber deep within Casando. After the earthquake, the room was sealed and, over time, knowledge of the portal faded away.		The Spanish passed through the portal 177 years later but they took a different view. They created their first settlement immediately outside. After they had conquered Alta, they built a church enclosing the portal which later became a temple with the establishing of [[Divara]]. Eventually, the Spanish created another town further away and the temple expanded into [[Casando]], the first [[Cregan]], the home for the [[Sacerdotisa\|Priestesses]]. The actual entrance was carved into an elaborate archway, inside a chamber deep within Casando. After the earthquake, the room was sealed and, over time, knowledge of the portal faded away.

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Etymology

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	The English settlers named it Worldshole (from ''World's'' and ''Hole''). When the Spanish arrived, this name soon became confined to mythology, becoming a folklore term for a place where people vanish or supernatural beings appear.		The English settlers named it Worldshole (from ''World's'' and ''Hole''). When the Spanish arrived, this name soon became confined to mythology, becoming a folklore term for a place where people vanish or supernatural beings appear.

			On the Patagonian side, the cave containing the portal was known as the Demon's Mouth (in their local language) and ''Boca del Demonio'' in Spanish.

	==Location==		==Location==

LairaG at 13:22, 20 February 2026

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	==Location==		==Location==
	The Patagonian end of the portal lay inside a large cave called ''The Demon's Mouth'' by the local natives. It was about twenty metres inside, in a crooked passageway so that it was without natural light. On the Altierran side, the portal was a large crack in a cliff face on the west coast of the island that would become [[Alta]].		The Patagonian end of the portal lay inside a large cave called ''The Demon's Mouth'' by the local natives. It was about twenty metres inside, in a crooked passageway so that it was without natural light. On the Altierran side, the portal was a large crack in a cliff face on the west coast of the island that would become [[Alta]].

			==History==

	When the English passed through, they built their settlement, New Plymouth, about five kilometres from the portal, not wishing to be too near for they feared it. The portal itself was left in its natural state.		When the English passed through, they built their settlement, New Plymouth, about five kilometres from the portal, not wishing to be too near for they feared it. The portal itself was left in its natural state.

LairaG at 10:52, 20 February 2026

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	==Etymology==		==Etymology==
	The name comes from the merging of ''Tierra'' (~~Land~~) and ''Puerta'' (~~Door~~/~~Gate~~). Originally, it was ''La Puerta de la Tierra'' but became shortened over time.		The name comes from the merging of ''Tierra'' (land) and ''Puerta'' (door/gate). Originally, it was ''La Puerta de la Tierra'' but became shortened over time.

	The English settlers named it Worldshole (from ''World's'' and ''Hole''). When the Spanish arrived, this name soon became confined to mythology, becoming a folklore term for a place where people vanish or supernatural beings appear.		The English settlers named it Worldshole (from ''World's'' and ''Hole''). When the Spanish arrived, this name soon became confined to mythology, becoming a folklore term for a place where people vanish or supernatural beings appear.

LairaG at 15:16, 19 February 2026

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	The Spanish passed through the portal 177 years later but they took a different view. They created their first settlement immediately outside. After they had conquered Alta, they built a church enclosing the portal which later became a temple with the establishing of [[Divara]]. Eventually, the Spanish created another town further away and the temple expanded into [[Casando]], the first [[Cregan]], the home for the [[Priestesses]]. The actual entrance was carved into an elaborate archway, inside a chamber deep within Casando. After the earthquake, the room was sealed and, over time, knowledge of the portal faded away.		The Spanish passed through the portal 177 years later but they took a different view. They created their first settlement immediately outside. After they had conquered Alta, they built a church enclosing the portal which later became a temple with the establishing of [[Divara]]. Eventually, the Spanish created another town further away and the temple expanded into [[Casando]], the first [[Cregan]], the home for the [[Priestesses]]. The actual entrance was carved into an elaborate archway, inside a chamber deep within Casando. After the earthquake, the room was sealed and, over time, knowledge of the portal faded away.

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LairaG at 09:41, 18 February 2026

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	The original portal from which the English and Spanish settlers passed through to populate Altierra. It was destroyed by an earthquake (in [[Patagonia]]) in the year ~~???~~.		The original portal from which the English and Spanish settlers passed through to populate Altierra. It was destroyed by an earthquake (in [[Patagonia]]) in the year 8.

	==Etymology==		==Etymology==
	The name comes from the merging of ''Tierra'' (Land) and ''Puerta'' (Door/Gate). Originally, it was ''La Puerta de la Tierra'' but became shortened over time.		The name comes from the merging of ''Tierra'' (Land) and ''Puerta'' (Door/Gate). Originally, it was ''La Puerta de la Tierra'' but became shortened over time.

	The English settlers ~~name~~ it Worldshole (from ''World's'' and ''Hole''). When the Spanish arrived, this name soon became confined to mythology, becoming a folklore term for a place where people vanish or supernatural beings appear.		The English settlers named it Worldshole (from ''World's'' and ''Hole''). When the Spanish arrived, this name soon became confined to mythology, becoming a folklore term for a place where people vanish or supernatural beings appear.

			==Location==
			The Patagonian end of the portal lay inside a large cave called ''The Demon's Mouth'' by the local natives. It was about twenty metres inside, in a crooked passageway so that it was without natural light. On the Altierran side, the portal was a large crack in a cliff face on the west coast of the island that would become [[Alta]].

			When the English passed through, they built their settlement, New Plymouth, about five kilometres from the portal, not wishing to be too near for they feared it. The portal itself was left in its natural state.

			The Spanish passed through the portal 177 years later but they took a different view. They created their first settlement immediately outside. After they had conquered Alta, they built a church enclosing the portal which later became a temple with the establishing of [[Divara]]. Eventually, the Spanish created another town further away and the temple expanded into [[Casando]], the first [[Cregan]], the home for the [[Priestesses]]. The actual entrance was carved into an elaborate archway, inside a chamber deep within Casando. After the earthquake, the room was sealed and, over time, knowledge of the portal faded away.

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Etymology

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	==Etymology==		==Etymology==
	The name comes from the merging of ''Tierra'' (Land) and ''Puerta'' (Door/Gate). Originally, it was ''La Puerta de la Tierra'' but became shortened over time.		The name comes from the merging of ''Tierra'' (Land) and ''Puerta'' (Door/Gate). Originally, it was ''La Puerta de la Tierra'' but became shortened over time.

			The English settlers name it Worldshole (from ''World's'' and ''Hole''). When the Spanish arrived, this name soon became confined to mythology, becoming a folklore term for a place where people vanish or supernatural beings appear.

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The original portal from which the English and Spanish settlers passed through to populate Altierra. It was destroyed by an earthquake (in [[Patagonia]]) in the year ???.

==Etymology==
The name comes from the merging of ''Tierra'' (Land) and ''Puerta'' (Door/Gate). Originally, it was ''La Puerta de la Tierra'' but became shortened over time.