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| polemos:1st_age:main [2024/02/04 19:55] – [Orthodoxy/Eleytherian] Blake Anderton | polemos:1st_age:main [2024/09/07 14:16] (current) – [First Age - Age of Generations] Blake Anderton |
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| Man's unchecked use of magic brings several magical cataclysms, which the Orthodoxy believes were punishment from God. Most pagan religions take a marked anti-magic turn during this time. | Man's unchecked use of magic brings several magical cataclysms, which the Orthodoxy believes were punishment from God. Most pagan religions take a marked anti-magic turn during this time. |
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| The last and largest of these creates the impetus for the [[polemos:2nd_age:factions:romalia|Romalian Empire]], who ends up being the first long-lasting multi-ethnic empire, ruling a large portion of the Centras, subjugating much of Polus, and instituting a strict anti-magic regime for commoners. The founding of the empire, and their introduction of the Imperial Era calendar is widely seen as the start of the second age. | The last and largest of these creates the impetus for the [[polemos:2nd_age:factions:romalia|Romalian Empire]], who ends up being the first long-lasting multi-ethnic empire, ruling a large portion of the Centras, subjugating much of Polus, and instituting a strict anti-magic regime for commoners. The founding of the empire, and their introduction of the Imperial Era calendar is widely seen as the start of the [[polemos:2nd_age:|second age]]. |
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| If you would like to add lore to this age please read these [[suggestions]] first. | If you would like to add lore to this age please read these [[suggestions]] first. |
| ===== Timeline ===== | ===== Timeline ===== |
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| * ~0-2000 1A - The first generations populate the land and form tribes and proto-nations. Lifespans are very long, but the [[polemos:great_forest|Great Forests]] keep populations from spreading geographically. Man discovers magic. | * ~0-2000 1A - The first generations populate the land and form tribes and proto-nations. Lifespans are very long and average heights tall, but the [[polemos:great_forest|Great Forests]] keep populations from spreading globally. Man learns magic by interacting with spirits. Magic allows man to perform miracles without and even against the Creator's will. This is a time of myths and legends, built mostly with unchecked magic, though a small group abstain and perform legends solely through the use of miracles. |
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| * ~2000 1A - [[polemos:1st_age:events:worldbreak|The Worldbreak]], a worldwide cataclysm, occurs. Accounts vary on the particulars, but most agree that only a few survived (Orthodoxy limits the survivors to a single family under Nimas). From this point on lifespans drop dramatically, and the Great Forests slowly begin to recede. | * ~2000 1A - [[polemos:1st_age:events:worldbreak|The Worldbreak]], a worldwide cataclysm, occurs. Accounts vary on the particulars, but most agree that only a few survived (Orthodoxy limits the survivors to a single family under Nimas). From this point on lifespans drop dramatically, and the Great Forests slowly begin to recede. |