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Riven was doomed to collapse before Gehn ever set foot on it, because the Descriptive Book contained too many contradictions. Among the numerous instabilities of Riven were "the structure of the tectonic plates beneath the planet's crust, the type and strength of the oceanic currents, fluctuations in gravitational fields, and the composition of the crust..."<ref>[[Book of Atrus]], chapter 21, paperback edition p. 352–353</ref> Riven's moon had an orbit low enough that great tides would eventually drown the island. Ultimately the moon would collide with the planet. Atrus wrote corrections into the Descriptive Book which corrected the most severe flaws temporarily, but his fixes began to fail around the time of Catherine's return to Riven. | Riven was doomed to collapse before Gehn ever set foot on it, because the Descriptive Book contained too many contradictions. Among the numerous instabilities of Riven were "the structure of the tectonic plates beneath the planet's crust, the type and strength of the oceanic currents, fluctuations in gravitational fields, and the composition of the crust..."<ref>[[Book of Atrus]], chapter 21, paperback edition p. 352–353</ref> Riven's moon had an orbit low enough that great tides would eventually drown the island. Ultimately the moon would collide with the planet. Atrus wrote corrections into the Descriptive Book which corrected the most severe flaws temporarily, but his fixes began to fail around the time of Catherine's return to Riven. | ||
The [[Star Fissure]] accelerated the age's collapse. In its final years, the island split into five separate islands and began drifting further and further apart. The final demise of Riven came when the Star Fissure was re-opened. The entire age | The [[Star Fissure]] accelerated the age's collapse. In its final years, the island split into five separate islands and began drifting further and further apart. The final demise of Riven came when the Star Fissure was re-opened. The entire age collapsed into the void between ages. Just before the collapse, Catherine succeeded in relocating the people of Riven to [[Tay]]. | ||
===Aftermath=== | ===Aftermath=== |