Timeline

TIMELINE 

The year the Gods have come into being has been chosen as year 0. For older times people refer to BG (before Gods). Now is the year 8.500.

Old Age (about 12.000BG to 2.000BG)

The beginning of civilization. An age before writing, so very little is known of it. Agriculture had been developed. The first villages were created.

Age of Learning  (about 2.000BG to 0)

Several languages had been developed, and writing came into being for most languages. Kingdoms were erected and destroyed. Land borders were created and shifted and changed constantly.

Age of Gods (year 0 to 2.000)

<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-weight:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">People began looking for answers, but found none. Gods and idols were invented to worship, and raw magical energies turned simple creatures or things into the Gods that were already being worshipped. Gods roamed the lands for centuries <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-weight:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">. Gods destroyed borders, and shattered civilizations. The Age ended after a long during struggle by the Godless to end all belief in all Gods, with succes. This however has also resulted in the destruction of a large portion of all non-human races.

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">Age of Progress <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-weight:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">(year 2.000 to 5.000)

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-weight:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">People were free from the Gods, and continued to build their own civilizations. People learned to harness the energy of the bodies of the fallen Gods, and managed to turn them into powerful Castergems <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-weight:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">. Countries flourished and reached their peaks, creating the lands and borders we still know today. Powerful artifacts were created, some of which still exist today.

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">Age of War <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-weight:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">(year 5.000 to 5.500)

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-weight:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Unable to grow, kingdoms began to look at other kingdoms. A massive war followed, for power and land, leaving the entire world in chaos. Borders shifted back and forth, and kingdoms battled over castergems, as they were often the deciding factor in battles. The war ended when the kingdom at the center of the continent managed to get its hands on almost all of the gems. No one dared stand against them, and the kingdom feared losing any gems more than it desired more land. It still took about a decade before a truce was reached and the peace became official.

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">Age of Recovery <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-weight:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">(year 5.500 to 8.000)

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-weight:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Borders stabilized, and the people once again went on with their normal lives. The Age of War had scarred many, and nobody wanted another war.

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">Current Age <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;font-weight:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">(year 8.000 to 8.500 (now))

<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);white-space:pre-wrap;">All lands and kingdoms had reached their renewed peaks. All memories of the war had faded.