They would have succeeded, if not for unexpected intervention of a mysterious stranger going by the name of Mordecai. The Orghams and their conspirators had darker intentions than anyone knew using the deaths of the Wainrights as a trigger, they intended to orchestrate a series of symbolic tragedies capped by beheading of Jardin on the footsteps of the new church and the burial of a device known as a 'Reality Engine', setting a pattern for Gotham that would echo out into time. Inspired by his preaching, a mob later attacked Aiyanna's home before being violently turned away by Pearce. Craine retorted that the town was changing, and that his benefactor, Ethaniel Orgham, had arrived in town, bringing with him funding to build a Church for the town. Ichabod Craine, an itinerant preacher, used the tragedy as an excuse to further spread his word amongst the gathered townspeople before being rebuked by a prominent citizen, Garrett Jardin, for targeting Aiyanna as the subject of his hateful sermons. The son fell into the care of Aldridge Pearce, a drifter who had fought alongside Tim Wainright. One evening, Tim and Moira Wainright were murdered in front of their son. Its outskirts were also a home to a medicine woman by the name of Aiyanna. It was home to a number of prominent families, including the Wainrights, but had no church, atypical for a town of this size and age. In 1776, the settlement had grown into a shepherding town known as Gathome. However, the deed would be artfully ignored at various points, as other interests made fortunes in the “unclaimed” lands. In 1701, Anatol died, and the deed passed to his children. In 1692, as part of a treaty, Anatol Orgham, a son of the noble family of Orgham, was made the landlord and administrator of the lands around Gotham. A trapper claimed to have seen the image of a naked Indian walking from the woods to the settlement. Pools of blood dotted the streets, but there were no bodies. When they arrived in the village, they found the town deserted. Two days later, men from the coastal community traveled to visit their inland brothers. Unaware of its significance, they ignored the totem's warning and loosed Shaman Blackfire from the cave. The latter colony came upon the sealed cave with the Miagani totem erected before it. One colony was set up along the shore where fishing was plentiful, and the other was developed further inland. The pioneers established themselves in two different colonies. Following Hudson's course, Dutch pioneers sailed for this New World and began populating the region once inhabited by the Miagani. Along his journey, he surveyed the Northeastern coastal region of what would one day become the United States. In 1609, the Dutch East India Company selected English explorer Henry Hudson to chart an easterly passage to Asia. Some legends, however, say that it was actually Shaman Blackfire who murdered them. Two days into their journey, a rival tribe came upon them and slaughtered all of the Miagani. As such, the Miagani had little choice but to abandon their homes in search of fertile ground. Some sources cite that Shaman Blackfire emerged from the cave and used his power to cause a blight across the land. They erected a totem in front of the tomb as a warning sign of the evil that resided within. Blackfire didn't die though, so the Miagani sealed him inside of a cave. They shot him with their arrows and tied him to a pole to die. The other Miagani revolted against Blackfire. Unfortunately, the shaman would not be silenced, and he struck down Paleface with his staff, killing him. The Miagani chieftain, Chief Paleface, demanded that Blackfire leave the tribe. Within short order, however, Blackfire took control of the Miagani and proved to be a cruel and evil tyrant. One posited theory suggests that a shaman named Blackfire came to them, proclaiming to be a holy messenger. The Miagani tribe is no longer in existence, and there is much speculation as to their final fate. The Miagani inhabited the Gotham islands several centuries before European explorers ever crossed the Atlantic. The territory surrounding Doctor Gotham's burial spot was also the home of an ancient Native American tribe known as the Miagani. By the warlock's own reasoning, he claims that he fathered the modern spirit of Gotham City and has even taken to calling himself Doctor Gotham. It is alleged that while the warlock laid in a state of torpor, his evil essence seeped into the soil, poisoning the ground with his dark, corrupt touch. Many millennia ago, an evil warlock was buried alive beneath what would one day become the central island of Gotham. The origins of Gotham City are somewhat shrouded in mystery.
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