The Official New-History of Terra
by Reginald P. Bower
-The History of the New World-
Our world is an old one. It has seen many disasters and miracles alike, across the slow creep of time. After the Rend however, much of our ancient history was lost to the abyssal cataclysmic events that took place. Timekeeping in the world has now been dated from that event, using the nomer A.R. (After the Rend) as the scale. Below is a history of the ages of the world.
Ancient History
-Idolatrous fiends and cults grew in number, corrupting mankind.
-The forsaken people of Terra looked to and worshiped false gods.
-Elder Evils gathered, ushering the end times.
-The Grave Moon, mentioned to have brought about hordes of undead.
-The Creeping, a mass of petulance, mold-like, spread disease and madness.
-The Reaver, a horrific leviathan beast caused great tremors in the deep.
The Rend (0 ar)
-The Reaver burst from Terra and rent the planet nearly in twain.
The Dark Millinium (0 ar – 1000 ar)
-The Reaver died, its decay leading to widespread extinction of sea life.
-A buildup of acid rain caused more devastation inland. Mass extinction continued.
-All deep civilizations were crushed.
-Volcanic activity caused soot and fire to rain down upon the land. The ground split. The seas boiled.
-Great aftershocks continued to move and reshape the lands. New mountains formed, and others torn down.
-Tsunamis raged through the seas, devastating coastal cities. Only the innermost reaches of the continents survived.
-Strange abominations of corrupt magik raged with madness across the land, killing one another.
-Peoples that supported heathen activities in the ancient days lost their minds, or grew isolated and perished.
-Resilient races who could propagate quickly or respond to change fared better than their counterparts.
-Crude societies began anew. Struggle, terror and anarchy fueled survival.
-Continents were named.
The Age of Ascension (1000 - 1500 ar)
-Dwarf, Orc, and Humankind slowly flourished and developed civilizations. They became known as The Prominent races.
-Others continued to grow less common, such as the Elves, smallfolk, and more. These became known as The Archaic races.
-The Fettered War began in 1012, between The Prominent and The Archaic.
-The Archaics wanted to tend wild magik and false gods, which helped bring about the Rend.
-The Prominent banded together to destroy and cast out all religion and magik from their lands.
-The Fettered War ended in 1017. Archaics were defeated. They were ostracized, and went searching for unoccupied lands.
-Slave trade grew. Small wars broke out, in regards to borders and livestock, between 1020 and 1037.
-Borders were outlined, and civilization continued to grow.
-Countries were being drawn and re-drawn. Faith was found in kingships and rulers of these lands.
The Age of Rebirth (1500 - 1600 ar)
-In 1500, a being, Tarj the Wise, came from the ethers as a herald of enlightenment.
-Unlike the old, false gods, he provided blessings and miracles, and in 1501, proposed the Consummation of Verity.
-He trained the Prominent in knowledge of medicine, alchemy, and technology.
-The Conclave of Tarj was officiated in 1502. A temple was erected in the Holy Land of Lenova.
-The threat of wilderland and magik lessened. The corrupt Archaic ways of the false gods were hunted and destroyed.
The Age of Order (1600 - 2200 ar)
-Churches of the Conclave of Tarj were established in other regions.
-Alchemy continued to grow. Herbalists were common in every town by 1604.
-Many countries adopted the reliable tenets of the church as ruling law of the land.
-Peace abounded in civilized society, wrought by this new divine direction.
-The Alwyn Free Cantonry was created in a truce of 1635, bringing together the people of Northern and Southern Vespa.
The Age of Alchemy (2200 - 2800 ar)
-Alchemic advances flourished. Potions and poultices are available in every town.
-Huge advances in medicine were made through the study of the knowledge of Tarj between 2224 an 2300.
-Clean water and safe food now commonplace, leading to new cities. Elbion gains control of surrounding islands.
-Ancient ruins discovered in the Provincial Empire of Wuxia in 2677.
-All existing provinces of Krussin are brought together under the flag of the Rhen Autarchy in 2700.
The Age of Steam (2800 - current day)
-Steam power invented in the year 2800, becoming the central source of energy for everyday life.
-Factories are built, and machinery developed to help increase agricultural yields.