Ages of Leylos

Prior to all others, the world was first shaped by Titankin—immense beings often called "Giants" by later peoples. The Giants did not build empires as mortals understand them, but rather lived as elemental stewards, shaping the world in accordance with the primal currents of creation.

Over time, the leylines shifted—cooling, narrowing, and stabilizing—making it harder for giants to reproduce or sustain their immense forms. Some Giants dissolved into the elements, becoming parts of the landscape—while others entered stone-deep geodic stasis. A few rogue Storm Giants are rumored to still madly wander the high reaches of the world. It is believed that the modern species known as Goliaths are the distant, diminished remnants of the smallest giants who were able to survive the waning.

Precursors to modern Humankin—Dwarves, Halflings, Orcs, and Humans—emerge. Thought to share a common progenitor, they evolve over many millennia of geographic isolation to develop differential physical characteristics. Parallel to these species, Goblinkin also begin to appear. It is believed that they too are an early bifurcation of the same evolutionary tree, though no historical record of a common ancestor is known to exist.

Over time, these early people coagulate into distinct tribal groups culminating in the advent of mortal societies. Likely evolving independently in mana-rich ecosystems reshaped by draconic nesting sites, many of these cultures revere dragons as natural gods, fearing and honoring them through offerings and geomantic rites.

Global arms race for control of leyline nodes and magical resources. Widespread ecological destruction as magic is mined, drained, and weaponized. First use of leyline-powered weaponry and mass-scale enchantment. Early prototypes of Fey bio-modification and automata emerge.