History
Part I: The Known Facts
Eight hundred years ago the history of the world became a great blank slate. An entire century was lost to the world's textbooks, and even eight hundred years later the issues that caused that to come about remain shrouded in mystery. This is neither the time nor the place to discuss this, however, so we shall stick to some basic facts.
Eight hundred years ago, a single, mysterious country was obliterated from all known lore. Knowing that they were to die out, these people left behind texts that their enemies could not break. We call them Poneglyphs now.
- Four hundred years ago, the "Liar" Norland was executed for his alleged crimes against the King of Lyneel. At that same approximate time, half of Jaya was blown upwards by the Knock-Up Stream into the White Seas.
- Key among the points here is this: Twenty-two years ago, Gold Roger was put to death at Loguetown, the place of his birth. Before dying he announced that he had hidden all of his treasure "in that place," presumed as the Grand Line. That was the beginning of the Great Age of Piracy, which continues to this day.
Part II: Summaries and Timelines
Here, you'll eventually find timelines and summaries of the underlying plot, such as how Jaya factors into the whole mess with the Ancient Weapons, the rebellion's origins in Arabasta, and so on.
Part III: Character Histories
- Each of the Straw Hats, and several key figures in the series, has been given a flashback of their childhood ordeals. More often than not these factor into one or more story arcs. Below, you'll find detailed discussions of these flashbacks.
Monkey D. Luffy, Captain of the Straw Hat Pirates
Roronoa Zoro, Swordsman/First Mate of the Straw Hat Pirates
Nami, Navigator/Quartermaster of the Straw Hat Pirates
Usopp, Sniper of the Straw Hat Pirates
Sanji, Cook of the Straw Hat Pirates
Tony Tony Chopper, Doctor of the Straw Hat Pirates
Nico Robin, Archaelogist of the Straw Hat Pirates
Franky, Leader of the Franky Family
Nefertari Vivi, Princess of Arabasta
Buggy the Clown, Captain of the Buggy Pirates
Kuro of the Thousand Plans, Former Captain of the Black Cat Pirates
Norland and Kalgara: The Story of A Man Called "Liar"