The Destruction of the Towers of Magic

In the ancient feudal societies of Miras, most civilizations found themselves being run by mages. The most powerful mages were able to conquer other regions easily and quickly solidify power. Human greed naturally led to these nobles amassing their own hordes of treasure and influence and eventually created an inarguable Mage Aristocracy.
After several centuries, some noble mages decided to separate themselves from the lesser classes and founded their own private mage academic societies in the shape of opulent towers. These towers had strict admittance regulations limited to only noble bloodlines leading to an incestuous pit of ideologies. The divide of the magical and Non-magical classes resulted in a social revolution that took place between 1291 EM and 1296 EM.
The divide between the noble class and the serfs collapsed as the Towers of Magic were finally torn down. Only one tower, The Triskelion, remained due to its central location in Roue D'or and its laissez faire regulations on admittance. This event marked the end of the Age of Magic.

The Conflict

The Engagement

The first towers to fall were done through subterfuge and betrayals by the mages' servants. Some poison slipped into meals, or a quick knife in the night initially brought down many organizations. As towers were emptied of their dwellers, so too were the powerful artifacts within. The great weapons designed by the mages were distributed across the land as more groups of serfs rose against their magical oppressors. Though many peasant lives were lost to wizard retribution, in the end, the mages' creations in the hands of the rebellion grew to numerous, and tower after tower was overthrown.
By the end of the rebellion, several mage cloisters abandoned their towers and broke apart to avoid execution. Many towers were physically torn apart by the peasantry, and their bricks and mortar were repurposed to construct their cities.
Names of towers destroyed include:

• The Azurine Tower
• The Seloua Tower
• The Tower of Ozra
• Wort Tower

Outcome

An economic reform; with the wealth vacuum of the nobility in their towers the people of Miras were able to reclaim much of their equity and many new cities were formed from the wreckage.

Aftermath

With the loss of so many mages and academic minds, the second age rang in a new era of ignorance and re-discovery. Many magical traditions and rituals were lost and have yet to be regained.

Conflict Type

War

Start Date

1291 EM

Ending Date

1296 EM

Conflict Result

The end of the first age of magic