August 3, 1492.

Three rickety wooden ships leave Palos de la Frontera, Spain. Led by Christopher Columbus, a name that would later become legend, the expedition heads west in the search of a shorter route to Asia. Following the tradewinds, they make their way across the Atlantic and eventually reach land. But instead of landing in Japan as Columbus had expected, they find the New World.

The next two centuries saw an unprecedented exchange of animals, plants, culture, technology, and ideas between the Old World and the New World. With the explosion of trade came an explosion of conflict, disease, slavery and destruction. This event was eventually given a name- the Colombian Exchange.

Scholars debate whether it was a net positive or a net negative to this day, but none debate its significance. The Colombian Exchange literally changed the world. Empires rose and fell. Nations were born, died, and were born again. Entire populations moved from one continent to another. It was a revolution that would over the course of centuries birth a world more connected than ever before.

Five centuries later, the world sits on the cusp of a new revolution.

The Remnan Exchange

Formerly Emergence Second Interquel, The Remnan Exchange is here ahead of schedule!

If you're haven't read the Emergence series before, I highly suggest you go back and do so now. You're probably hopelessly confused already, but if you're familiar with the series things will make a lot more sense. At the very least, read Convergence, which is the previous entry and sets up a lot of the background.

I think the prologue does a good job of explaining what this story will be about in theme if not in specifics. It's about the first years of contact between Remnant and Earth and the effects of that contact on both worlds as they struggle to coexist. Initially, the focus will be on canon characters and existing storylines, but that may change as the story evolves.

The format will be a bit different than previous works in the series. This story is sort of an anthology. It will be divided into multi-chapter arcs that follow certain persons and events. These will typically come out in linear order but I may mix things up a bit. The first arc is called Homecoming, and focuses mostly on RWBY and their families.

I have a lot of exciting stuff planned for this story and I hope you enjoy it!