There exists a hundred-year span of time, known only in whispers as the Void Century, erased from all records and forbidden from all tongues. The World Government has outlawed any attempt to study it — declaring it treason punishable by death.
What little is known survives only on indestructible stone monuments — the Poneglyphs — scattered across the world, waiting for someone to read them.
The truth of this history is said to hold the key to the world’s greatest treasure, and the dawn of a new age.
Duration – A lost span of 100 years, erased from history.
Erasure – Every book, every record, every name tied to this century was destroyed.
Prohibition – The World Government declares the study of Poneglyphs a capital crime.
Whispers tell of:
A mighty Ancient Kingdom that once thrived.
The 20 Kingdoms that rose against it, founding the World Government.
Weapons of unimaginable power created in this age.
Its name is lost, struck from history, but its influence lingers in stone and legend.
Said to have been vast and advanced, with technology beyond the modern age.
Carried a will of freedom, opposing tyranny.
Was destroyed utterly by the 20 kingdoms that later became the World Government.
Its allies carved the Poneglyphs to ensure its memory could never fully be erased.
Massive, indestructible stone blocks, carved in an ancient script. Only a few, like the scholars of Ohara or Nico Robin, can read them.
Historical Poneglyphs – Contain records of the past.
Instructional Poneglyphs – Guide seekers toward other stones.
Rio Poneglyph – The complete record of the Void Century, said to rest on the final island.
Road Poneglyphs – Four stones revealing the path to Laugh Tale.
The Poneglyphs are the voice of the dead — a defiance against erasure.
Three legendary weapons were created in the lost age, said to rival gods:
Pluton – A warship of unimaginable destructive power.
Poseidon – A power to command the Sea Kings themselves.
Uranus – Its nature remains unknown, a weapon of the heavens.
The World Government fears these weapons above all, hunting anyone who draws near to their truth.
Ohara Incident – The Buster Call that annihilated an island of scholars who dared study the Poneglyphs.
Erasure of Names – Anyone tied to the Void Century is executed or vanished.
Control of Knowledge – Only the Celestial Dragons and Five Elders know fragments of the truth.
Some whisper of the Will of D., a lineage or ideal passed through generations, tied somehow to the Ancient Kingdom. Those who carry the name “D.” are feared by the Government as if destiny itself follows them.