Complete Xeno lore / Lost Jerusalem

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Lost Jerusalem

Earth of Xenosaga

Story and background

Humanity’s lost cradle, at the center of mysteries involving the Zohar and the setting’s distant past.

Events and connections in the series

Episode I • the interstellar age Humanity leaves Earth, later known as Lost Jerusalem; an expansive spacefaring federation arises. An interstellar war leads to the construction of Deus and the weapon's disastrous attempt to escape confinement.

Ancient Earth / Lost Jerusalem The original Zohar's discovery, ancient religious mysteries and the disappearance or isolation of Earth establish the distant background. These concepts echo Xenogears but are reinterpreted here.

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