I'm assuming there are already a bunch of threads regarding the lore of this game, but I'm not about to look through 483 pages of topics in General Discussion for one (I'm actually really new to this site and don't know where the search feature is.... or much of anything... so if anyone knows anything on that, I'd appreciate some of that knowledge).
Anyway, I know I am 8 years late to the whole topic on the lore and storyline and everything, however... here's a fresh thread to discuss such things, to catch us newbies up to date, and to explore the new content and character refreshes that Klei Entertainment is going to release this year.
Now, for those who are even newer to the lore than I am, before you ask questions, I recommend reading this first: https://dontstarve.fandom.com/wiki/Story_Line (synopsis on the canonical information in the story thus far). It helped catch me up on a lot of information I would have missed, such as from the William Carter Puzzles and the Cyclum Puzzles.
Anyway, have fun!