The Ages of Mortals

[Sagwort 833]

A Suggestion on the Ages of Mortals

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By Dr. Ambros, Wiz.D.

The 19th of Malin's Welcome, 1591

 

Forward

The annals of mortal beings is one of affluence and intrigue.  However, so often with the nature of states and chauvinism we find that history becomes something of a conjecture opposed to an empirical analysis of events.  Perhaps, then, nothing can be done to alter this system, though it can be made urbane and contoured.  Therefore, I do purpose a streamlined summary of events seen through the arrangement of such events through the creation of “Ages” or long spanning periods of time, above the influence of individual nation state’s biases.  

 

These ages would break the history of the mortal races so that a historian or civilian might more efficiently reference a generic and humdrum period of time without arresting themselves with the monotony of dates.  One might, instead of saying the 5th of Malin’s Welcome, 1245, say the Mid-Second Age of Umbra and have his associate fully understand the period of time he is referring to.  Therefore, I give you the Ages of Mortals:

 

Note: for ease of interpretation, I will punctuate each age with a rudimentary list of notable events that mark the age.

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The Age of Genesis

The first known, and esoteric… mayhaps even fictional, age of mortals based upon ancient narratives, legends, folktales and the like.  It is here we see the creation of mortals by the hand of the Creator in the form of primitive, soulless clay figures who were, according to the Wandering Wizard, known as man.

 

• The creation of man, soulless primordial beings sculpted of clay and water.
• The creation of Aenguls and Daemons, and thus, the creation of the mortal and immortal planes of existence.

 

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The Kindred Age

An age characterized by the creation of mortals as we know them today, the four descendent races.  Mayhaps history as a scholarly pursuit begins here as mortals began taking an interest in their provenance.

 

• The creator breathes a soul into the two of the beings of clay and water, creating raceless figures known as the first man and woman.  According to the Wandering Wizard these events occur in Aegis.
• The first man and woman give birth to four brothers, the first races: Malin, Urguan, Krug and Horen.
• The earliest forms of magic come to be, being that a soul gives mortals the ability to harness mysterious powers of creation and manipulation.  Mayhaps nothing more than a crude joke by the Creator.
• The four brothers disperse and begin spawning their own children.
• The Aenguls and Daemons begin casting their influence upon the mortals races in the Kindred Age resulting conception of Patrons and lesser races. These immortal meddlings would inevitably lead the First Age of Umbra and formation of the Undead, Ascended, druids, clerics, Kharajyr, Dragaar, shamans, the dissolution of the elven race, etc... in the Kindred Age and later ages.

 

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The First Age of Umbra (???? - ????)

A age characterized by the birth of war, whether it be between mortals or immortals.  A fracturing of cultures and kin result in the dichotomy of races and civilization, followed by migration.

 

• The thirty year war begins between the Daemon Iblees and the four brothers and their kin.
• Ibless is sealed into the Void by legions of Daemons and Aenguls, magic being sealed away with him.
• The curse of Iblees causes the four brothers and their kin to fracture through language and appearance.
• The Kingdom of Malinor is founded by Malin in Axios.
• The Kingdom of Malinor collapses and fissures into the separate races of Mali’ker from the meddling of the moon spirit Laura, and Mali’aheral after bathing in the golden pools, and the Mali'ame who remained unchanged.
  • The Mali’ame, the untouched children of Malin, split into nomadic seeds in Axios.
  • The Mali'ker form the nation of Magara'lin in Axios.
• The children of Horen, humans, split into numerous sovereign feudatories.
• The Kingdom of Urguan is destroyed by the eternal winter brought by Ondnarch, the fallen Aengul.
• The orcish lands of Mor'Ghuun splits into separate feuding nations.
• Some of the descendent races begin colonizing Asulon and beyond by entering the Verge through Nemiisae’s portal of Hubris.
• Birth of the Mori’Quessir in Asulon.

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The Age of Kings (ca. 600 - ????)

After the sealing away of Iblees and the inevitable fracturing of the descendents of the four brothers, some amount of unity came about as an era of general accord and cultural evolution occurred.

 

• The orcish nations united, forming the War Nation of Krugmar.
• House Horen founds the Kingdom of Oren by uniting all smaller sovereign petty lords.
• The city of Laurelin is founded in Aegis and the elves are once more united under the Princedom of Malinor.
• Dwarven King Simppa overthrows the Khorvad Empire, refounding the Kingdom of Urguan
• Iblees begins breaking down the barrier which binds him to the Void, resulting in the return of magic.
• The development of “modern magic”, mayhaps as a result of the founding of the Mages Guild and a more methodized Druidic Order.

 

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The Second Age of Umbra (???? - 1351)

An age wrought with conflict and war, at least on the continent of Aegis which would lead to its eventual destruction. For certain a great deal of crisis and events of intrigue were occurring on the other continents, however, the actual nature of these separate histories are hazy at best and some amount of archaeological investigation would need to take place, unfortunately these other continents have all but been abandoned.

 

• Rise of the Undead and the beginning of the Undead War brought about by Overlord Freyj and Prophet Rott.
• A cultural stagnation and perhaps even loss of culture amongst the nations of Aegis.
• The Kingdom of Oren splits into the the Kingdom of Renatus in the South and the Kingdom of Hanseti to the North as a result of the Phoenix Rebellion.
• The collapse of Aegis.

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The Solar Age (1351 - Present)

The present age of mortals, the Age of Solar begins as the descendent races of Aegis migrate to the continent of Asulon.  An end to dominating sinister forces allowed for a veritable explosion of culture, growth and discovery.  Granted, while dark companies continued to ravage the descendent races no force as destructive as the Undead of Aegis has been seen since the Second Age of Umbra, at least not one dire enough to result in a unification of the descendent races in the Undead Wars, something that has not been seen since.

 

• The cycle begins of the descendent races moving from continent to continent.  A curse?
• The widespread rise of science and more “deductive”  arcane magic.  Today one might even fail to identify a definitive difference between magic and natural philosopy.
• Creation of numerous new and innovative forms of magic, as well as the growth and founding of contemporary societies of magical research and education.
  • The more widespread use and understanding of dark magics.
• Rise and fall of various empires and kingdoms.  (Oren Empire, Salvus, Renatus, Hanseti, Alras, etc… etc… )
• Several fractures and reuniting of Mali, shifts of power to the Silver Council, back to the Mali’ame, etc...
• An veritable cannonade of cultural discovery amongst the four descendent races, as they reconnect with and explore their heritage.
  • Rediscovery of the ancient Mali language, a reconnection of Mali’ame with their ancient seeds and a canonization of Aspectism.
  • Recreation of the Silver state of Haelun’or as a result of a historical discovery by the Mali’aheral.
  • A refinement of the dwarven pagan religion of Brathmoradkin.
  • A refinement and expansion of human Canonism and the development of Farfolk and Highlander culture and nations.
  • Growth of orcish Shamanism.

 

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Endnotes

History is a fluid entity, something which is a perpetual cycle of changing and creation.  For certain the Solar Age will not last to the end of times. It is young Age at that, only being in existence for approximately two-hundred years, let us hope for two-hundred more.

 

I do implore that the chroniclers and historians who expectedly read this document take its notions to heart and do reference these Ages of Mortals.  Should they find any inconsistencies or wish to add affairs of major import, I implore them to contact me so that the proper revisions might be made to this hopefully canonizing document.

 

Have a wonderful, bountiful and lusty day,

Dr. Ambros, Wiz.D.

[Inkthorn 1434]

Sylvestre comments, "Really gets the noggin joggin'." 

[Samson Option 9652]

((I can dig this read. I do argue that you could place the founding of the Kingdom of Hanseti, or a mention of the Teutonic Order's ascension, in the Second Age of Umbra. Hanseti was secured as a nation both in RP and OOCly in map 1.0 Aegis.))

[Naj 545]

((Solid writing would double check with dwarf history as I'm not 100% it was Simppa who overthrew the Khorvad Empire))

[SaviourMeme 968]

((I nice read))