Astronomer, Beneridist Fredster, at the Nocastle Institute of Technology in Mianertograditojikayhan first detects a curious object heading towards Sargvilosahnah.

Observatories in Veletarna confirm the sighting, providing the first fuzzy images of an enormous, yellow, curved object.

The sighting first gains wider public awareness when it makes the front page of the Glerican Herald. The object's appearance quickly leads to the international press christening it "The Banana".

The Niahvogalese Federation and the nation of Ahzekhteesi both actually try to claim the object, though these claims are largely met with derision as they'd be impossible to enforce.

Richard Hellygarht of the Glerican Atmosphere Research Centre predicts that the Banana will likely impact Sargvilosahnah. The earlier claims staked by The Niahvogalese Federation and the nation of Ahzekhteesi are suddenly quietly dropped.

Calculating that the Banana will potentially come down somewhere in the Eruhani Ocean within the next forty-eight hours, Ahzekhteesi begins evacuating its western regions.

A group of leading scientists and druids from Mianertograditojikayhan travel towards the anticipated impact zone, where they "hope to record the event for later analysis, and chuckle a bit."

The Banana impacts Sargvilosahnah!

Coming down in the Eruhani Ocean, the resultant explosion scatters fragments of the object and also the local bedrock high into the atmosphere. Observers hastily plot the courses of the ejecta, hoping that any potential landing points can be evacuated in time. Meanwhile, tsunamis race outward across the Eruhani Ocean, devastating the coasts of Rhulla, Eruhan, and several islands in the area. The death toll is catastrophic, cities and other settlements are completely levelled. The land is scoured of vegetation. Ships are capsized and sink without a trace, nearby aircraft are knocked out of the skies. The Empire of Nerrekhvasukhan in northern Rhulla essentially ceases to exist. It is an event like nothing in living memory.

Many nations are quick to offer their aid to the affected region - Mianertograditojikayhan and Pemerktichotkhi are among the first.

OOC: The player behind The Empire of Nerrekhvasukhan/Britains Empire had been ejected from the region and the Banana had simply been our cartographer (the player behind Mianertograditojikayhan/Disposablepuppetland) having a bit of fun while deleting his plot from the regional map. This whole roleplay span out of players responding in character to the event on the regional forum. I don't imagine anybody expected it to grow into grand year-long event that it did.

The Faithful Administrator of Veletarna speculates that it would probably be wise to watch out for "giant evil space monkeys" or a bunch of very advanced psychopathic practical jokers with too much time on their hands.

An aeroplane of The Niahvogalese Federation is the first to attempt a reconnaissance flight over the area, but is forced back by the conditions.

The international response is chaotic - this situation is completely unprecedented and few nations have any form of contingency for such a monumental occurrence.

The media speaks of nothing else...

The first rescue teams begin to arrive at the edge of the area.

Being located literally right next to the blast zone, the 6th Elite Combat Regiment from Nohvrakishnaplermta crosses the border and is the first to set foot in the devastated lands. They encounter few survivors and surprise the international community by actually staking a claim to the depopulated land, with plans to build a military base enforcing said claim. A spokesman for the Nohvrakishnaplermtan government states that the land is compensation for historic injustices inflicted upon their nation by the neighbouring Empire of Nerrekhvasukhan.

Upon nearing land, the rescue ship, Profound Mauve from Mianertograditojikayhan is engulfed in a thick, sweet-smelling smog. They discover that the landscape in the area has been altered by the impact and chart a number of new islands along the shattered coast, naming them The Sandbanks of Treachery, The Isle of Tantrum, Jilted Atoll, and Ego Island. Again, very few survivors are found.

Safe in the knowledge that there are few survivors in the former nation, the leader of Ahzekhteesi announces the formation of a relief fund for the citizens of the Empire of Nerrekhvasukhan, accidentally revealing on a hot mic that most of it will actually be spent on cigars.

Located on the northern coast of Rhulla, the Nohvrakishnaplermtan military base is named Alpha Outpost - the first new settlement in the blasted lands.

Having sailed from their port on the far coast of Eruhan, armed forces from Pemerktichotkhi land on one of the unclaimed new islands, naming it The Isle of Lies, evidently in keeping with the conventions established by Mianertograditojikayhan a few days prior. Their government announces its intent to exploit any new resources offered by the Banana and also their pleasure at acquiring territory in a more central part of Sargvilosahnah, opening up the possibility of better international relations and trade.

Simultaneously, a Glerican task force establishes a camp - named B-Base 4 - on Ego Island, claiming that their main aim is "the research of the remains of these lands and the creatures and systems that dwell upon it. Please don't get in the way."

It is at this time that ejecta from the original explosion begins crashing back down all around the planet...

Observers from Mianertograditojikayhan analyse the vast clouds of smog drifting across the land and sea. After extensive testing, they revise their assessment to "highly intoxicating" and give it the classification of "Really quite good fun".

Following some aggressive language from The Niahvogalese Federation, who have staked their claim to The Isle of Tantrum and Jilted Atoll, the Nohvrakishnaplermtan military counters with threats of action, should they attempt to reach the mainland of the former Empire of Nerrekhvasukhan. They also invite the other nations who already have established interests in the region to join in an alliance against the newcomers.

Pemerktichotkhi establishes Area 17 - a research centre with a strong military presence - on the Isle of Lies.

Using the perceived threat of The Niahvogalese Federation as an excuse, Nohvrakishnaplermta expands its claim of territory in the former Empire of Nerrekhvasukhan up to the border of Lazarastra while reassuring Rhanukhan that it intends no threat to the colony.

Glerican scientists at B-Base 4 announce their initial findings regarding the Banana material, stating that "the yellow bits... taste like banana. Further research is ongoing."

Reports out of Glerica suggest that B-Base 4 on Ego Island has been attacked by an unknown force, believed to be a professional military. Nohvrakishnaplermta condemns the attack and obliquely implies that it may have come from the Niahvogalese colonies on The Isle of Tantrum and Jilted Atoll. During the announcement, however, their spokesman does make a Freudian slip, implying that, in truth, the Nohvrakishnaplermtans themselves were responsible.

The Niahvogalese Chancellor condemns the attack on Ego Island and accuses Nohvrakishnaplermta of trying to frame The Niahvogalese Federation as a justification for military action. He declares that no effort will be spared in the defence of his country's interests on The Isle of Tantrum and Jilted Atoll.

The Glericans, for their part, raise the alert level at B-Base 4 and prohibit any other nation from approaching Ego Island until further notice. Meanwhile, their scientists have isolated a new element they call Bananium that proves to be a rich energy source.

Kermorvan Profitable Holdings (KPH), based in Mianertograditojikayhan, announces a new subsidiary called Kermorvan Liquid Fruit (KLF). Kermorvan Liquid Fruit will specialise in the acquisition and exploitation of fruit-based fuels, extracted from naturally occurring fruit deposits. The markets greet the news with optimism and stocks in Kermorvan Profitable Holdings rise 4.1% immediately following the announcement. Traders now eagerly await the flotation of the new subsidiary. Industry analysts are less impressed. Peton Brannost, writing in The Conformist asks: "Is there any sector of our economy that is not owned by Kermorvan Profitable Holdings?"

Operation XPLOR is underway! A large floating platform has been built by the Glericans at B-Base 4 and sailed out into the very centre of the Eruhani Ocean, to act as a base for scientific research into how the Banana has affected wildlife and other such things. Their earlier insistence that other nations keep away from Ego Island is extended to include the platform. This provokes a response from Mianertograditojikayhan regarding their own platform, Ebon Sunday, already operating in the area. Tensions begin to rise.