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Realm Of Divine Magic
[[Do bona fide copies of written Elf Song ancient manuscripts exist among the High
and Dark Elves? My guess is that such documents exist, and the High and Dark Elves
think they are genuine, but the copies might be bona fide or bogus.]]
The Dark Time
The Dark Time (7000-6000 BP) is largely undocumented. Most Elf Songs from this
period are of poor quality or dubious authenticity, and exist only in fragments. The
breakdown of culture during the period certainly would have interfered with composition
and transmission of oral literature at this time.
The Elder Ages
The Elder Ages (6000-4000 BP) -- The Elf Age (The Age of Silver) and Dwarf Age (Age
of Bronze) -- were apparently well-documented by their respective cultures, but frequent
political and social disruptions unfortunately resulted in periodic purging of documents.
Most Dwarven records were lost in the fall of the Dwarven Empire of the World’s Edge
Mts. Elven records may exist in Albion, Ulthuan, and Naggarond, but these cultures are
closed to Old Worlder scholars. Accounts of this period in Old World scholarship are
based on incoherent and often contradictory fragments of Dwarven manuscript and Elven
oral tradition.
The Dawn of Man
The Dawn of Man (4,500-3000 BP) saw the rise of the great civilizations of Nippon,
Cathay, and Pharonia. Nippon and Cathay have maintained cultural continuity (with
intermittent periods of decadence and barbarism) since this time. Pharonia’s great
civilization collapsed around 2,500 years ago. The current Arabic culture dates from 1500
BP, and is not descended from the Pharonic culture, but from its desert barbarian
nomadic successors.
The Rise of the Old World
The Rise of the Old World (3,000-1500 BP) began with barbarian migrations from the
Badlands and Dark Lands regions into the lands of the Southern Sea (modern Tilea and
Estalia), and later into the Great Forests. These barbarians brought with them the Young
Gods.
Taal and Rhya (the God of the Wilderness and the Goddess of Agriculture) were the
primary gods of these barbarians, though various tribes worshipped different aspects of
these gods. A number of these different aspects have developed into the other major Old
World cults (i.e., Verena, Manaan, Ulric, etc.).
Certain nations are primarily associated with the descendants of tribes which settled
various regions. For example, Verena and Manaan are closely associated with the tribes
that settled Tilea and Estalia, while Ulric is primarily associated with the tribes that
settled the Great Forest and Norsca.
Other aspects are worshipped only in limited localities (e.g., various wilderness spirit
aspects of Taal), or are worshipped only as outlaw cults (e.g., Ecaté, Khaine). In addition,
a number of minor spirits unrelated to Taal/Rhya (primarily independent elemental and
ancestral spirits) were also worshipped by these barbarian peoples.
The Imperial Period
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