The history of the Three Islands of Utopia is a long and harsh one. It consists of death, sacrifices, intense conditions, and survival. Many died trying to get entrance to one of the sacred islands. The few who overcame the dangers were granted Utopian lifestyle and passage to live in one of the islands great cities. But it all began like all other things begin. At the birth of time meteorites rained down on the firey surface of the earth. Volcanoes erupted, and lava flowed for many moons. Then, when all was carved and shaped, the rain came. It poured and poured for even more moons until finally all was finished. The day that the rain ended, sunlight poked through the clouds and shined on three islands about 800 miles south-east of the Hawaiian islands. The three islands were from then on destined for greatness. In the middle of these three islands were calm valleys that were protected from the harsh outer island. The three islands were located in a place where the environments divide into three sections: A harshly cold region; a humid and dense rain forest region; and an intensely hot desert wasteland. The three islands were each in one of these regions. Now time passed and the three islands watched life develop from small water beings to huge roaring monsters. Human life developed on other lands, but the three islands had yet to witness them. In the early 1600's, a tribe of Hawaiian people migrating from one island to another drifted south-west and was caught by the current and carried to a remote trio of islands. They marveled at the sight, for they had never seen three so different climates, so close together. The fleet decided to split into three groups and populate each of the islands, populated them all and making the area their territory. They decided that the month that a group had finished building their society, they would stake a pole with a red piece of cloth tied to it on the shore of the middle island, the rain forest island, to symbolize their accomplishment. Then on every fifth day of the fifth month of the year they would check the shore to see if the other islands had completed their society. Once all three flags were standing in the ground, a meeting would be called for the first day of the sixth month, and every 1st day of the 6th month of every year after that they would make a meeting to keep communication between the islands. 

          Back then the Utopian island natives were blood thirsty people, always looking for new islands to conquer. But living on those islands changed them. The islands showed them that they weren't as fierce as the power, of mother nature. When the three groups went to live on the three islands, they had no idea what perils they were about to face. In the jungle were huge bugs that had lived on from the prehistoric times. There were mud pits, quick-sand, man-eating snakes and other dangerous things. Only through using teamwork to build logs to cross the quick sand and spears to defend themselves were they over to over come the forest. In the freezing mountains they had to kill ferocious two-headed bears so as not to freeze to death climbing the mountain. Avalanches, and harsh snowstorms killed many of the tribes elderly and children. Crevasses blocked the way of the tribe, and only with teamwork they overcame them. In the desert the harsh sun boiled their skin and the sand burned right through their pig skin sandals. Giant sand worms haunted them with their white eyes and razor sharp teeth, only satisfied when blood was shed. They learned to ward off the worms with sharp sticks and teamwork. Only at night were they safe from the hellish creatures, for they thrived on sunlight. After months of hardship, the three new tribes came to ridges that led down into a valley, safe from the perils outside. The three tribes now had new names. The mountain tribe, the rain forest tribe, and the desert tribe. Each found sanctuary from the elements in these life giving valleys. The desert tribe found shade protecting them from the boiling sun and the sun-absorbing Sand worms. Farther down, close to the middle of the valley, was a watering hole where water was plentiful. The rain forest tribe found a valley of rivers and water falls surrounded by tall, spiky trees that grew so close together, it formed a natural barrier between the valley and the dangers outside. The jungle tribe was only able to get over by forming a human ladder so that one could get to the top of the tree, while avoiding the spikes. Once at the top, he threw a rope down for everyone to climb up, then flipped the rope over so that the person could climb down to the other side. The mountain tribe discovered a valley with a forest of dead trees, protecting the valley from the knife like wind. Indents where landslides and snow had eroded away the rock served as shelters from the snow and a places to make fire. The three tribes immediately started on building a rough shelter. The jungle tribe used their knowledge of building with mud and grass to make several huts, just large enough to house the tribe without cramping. The desert tribe used the skin of a dead Sand worm to make tents to shelter under in the heat of the day. The mountain tribe used the indents for shelter and the dead tree wood for fire.

           Several years passed and the tribes had gone from nothing to plenty. The jungle tribe had built lookouts in the tops , and steps into the backs of the protective trees. Tunnels were built under the trees to go out on hunting trips, and boats had been built to go fishing in the river. The desert tribe had dug farther into the valley's sandy floor to find a stone plateau where the worm skin tents where built in rows. Farmland was made all around the oasis which had turned into an underground river in time. They used a native plant they had found called the White Sap plant as sunscreen to protect them from the suns harsh rays. The mountain tribe had chipped away at the indents with rudimentary hammers and chisels to create caves, and the beginnings of tunnels. Edible fungus that grew on the ceiling was harvested and their hunters had perfected the art of killing the elusive and temperamental snow boar, which could sustain the whole tribe for a month. After 6 years of hard work and teamwork, the jungle tribe was the first to finish their first society. In celebration, they partied for 3 days and 3 nights. On the third night, the tribe gathered in their largest hut and decided to who to send to stake the red flag. In the end, three of their most coordinated and team working warriors were sent on the 5th day of the 5th month, down the river, and onto the shore. The river was a natural, and easy way to get from the middle of the island to the outer island without having to brave the dangers. But the river was a fast one, and had rocks jutting out everywhere, so teamwork was crucial. When the 3 got to the shore of their island, they saw that they were the first to complete their first draft of a society. To get back to their village, they had to ride the rapids down the thrashing river, dodging rocks and branches from above before finally getting to the village. Back in the desert island, the desert tribe had made large structures in the shapes of cubes. These were used for the great sand storms which ripped at their skin like bullets. A huge tarp was built in the middle of their village to even protect against heat, and their farm had gotten larger. Canal systems had been built to fountains and ponds where fish raised from the eggs of ocean fish had developed into heat-tolerant, tough-skinned desert fish that had developed a basic set of lungs that could only work for about an hour before needing water again. It took 7 years to finish the cube-like structures, and 2 to finish the great tents that held plants, ponds, stored food, domesticated Jen scorpions which created a toxin that when heated up turned into an ointment that cured most wounds. The people depended on these tents too. They were used for houses and meeting places, and one of the biggest tents were used for milking an old sand worm, which was fed two Jen scorpions a day. So after 9 years of laboring, the desert tribe had completed all but advanced government. The sand tribe decided that there was safety in numbers and left all the elder and teenage people to look after the camp. The sand worms had learned not to bother with them in such numbers as these and only the carnivorous winged Bobins swooped at their heads. When the group got to the other islands shore they saw that the rain forest tribe had already finished their society. They did not envy this as they would have before their time on the islands. Instead they saw it as opportunities to trade, and join together to help one another, again, through teamwork. And when the rain forest tribe came paddling up the coast to check on the stakes, they saw the desert tribe, and greeted them peacefully. The desert tribe greeted the rain forest tribe and conversed about how much teamwork was used to complete their society. The rain forest tribe agreed and said that they used it everyday. Then after an hour of this the desert tribe left and trekked back to their village.

The last tribe to complete their society was the mountain tribe. They had lost many to the cold and freezing weather, but they had managed to connect the caves with tunnels make warm places deep within the mountain. Crystals were found deep in the cave that could be crushed up and thrown into a fire to spread warmth throughout. Certain of the crystals could be crushed up and combined with crushed yeti horn to make a certain medicine that cured colds, other ailments, and even frostbite by filling your body with warmth. The wooded area outside did not deplete from the mountain tribe cutting them down. The trees actually grew. The mountain tribe figured out that the trees were leafless and thrived in temperatures even as much as -50 degrees. When a crystal was planted by the stump of a chopped down tree, it regenerated in about a month. This was discovered when a hunter dropped a crystal by a stub while hunting a yeti. when he came back 3 days later he found the stub at least 5 inches taller. Blue Fish that swam in frozen lakes on the pinnacles of the smaller mountains were a delicacy, and were only eaten once a year to save people dieing on the way down through the hazardous terrain. It took 10 years for the mountain people to finish not very large, but livable caves and tunnels through the mountain. At 5 years the mountain tribe was still having trouble curing all the sickness and building the tunnels and caves with such sick people. Everybody helped, but it was still harsh. So on the 5th day of the 5th month, ten of the mountain tribes healthiest people trekked down the mountain, first by tunnels leading down, then by giant frozen leaves that slid half-haphazardly through the deep snow. When the ten people paddled out to the rain forest islands shore, they found two stakes already there. They looked at each other in excitement, knowing how much the other tribes new knowledge could help their freezing village. And when they say the other two tribes paddle onto the shore, they cried out in joy and embraced their fellow islanders. Then it was agreed that the 3 groups would stay on the rain forest island and send sentries from each group to gather the rest of the tribes. The desert people sent most of their group, the rain forest people sent two, and the mountain people sent five. In one month and one day, all of the tribes were joined in great joy and contentment. The meeting lasted two days, and in that time the people traded medicines and items that would help each other in surviving more years to come. On the last day of the meeting, three wise men from each tribe who had been conversing called for the peoples attention. They made the first set of laws, which were based on teamwork and respect. Everyone agreed to them, and the meeting was diverged. Everyone went their separate ways with new things to think about and do.

                   500 years later each of the tribes had perfected their survival techniques. Every year new ideas came up at the meetings that helped all the tribes become a better and more refined society. Less people froze to death in the mountains, less people boiled like an egg in the sun, and less people succumbed to the huge beasts in the rain forest. And about that time, explorers from england started their treks around the world. Some found new places and new environments and succeed at fame. But many did not. Most died at sea, died from jealosy, and died from greed. But some mysteriously disappeared at sea, never to be seen again. These people had accidentally stumbled upon the Three Islands of Utopia. And could they get to the safe haven in the middle? Only teamwork could tell.

 

See more about acceptance into the island society in Triple Island's Utopian Government