Te'za's History

The first age of the era began humbly. The dragons were fresh and new, many of their species still dividing and spreading, growing and marching over the lands. Some peacefully, some less so, but equally enough they spread over the lands given to them by their very makers. This sported the capital cities that still remain of Naga’shia and Naga’shio. Though at the time, the capitals of the empires that arose were much different than these capital cities nowadays.

A smaller age, but still important. With the many draconic settlements spread over the globe, they began to band together in certain regions. Different dragons took up hold in certain mountains and their forms changed for better or worse. During this time, the Drawl species took their stride and became the dominant, or at least most populated, race upon the world, and made their mark on history.

In the final days of the previous age, the darkest days came upon the globe. The large mountainous terrain that was created by the once great Tanzoa Dragon Na’groth had now grown too tall. Its first eruption with its immense size showered the entire globe with ash. This was the beginning of the end of the great golden years of the era. From this point, many dragons began fighting and killing one another in their mixed and broken allegiances. All the while a great war underneath was fought as Na’groth himself succumbed to his corrupted and bore forth a wrathful destruction upon the remaining settlements of the world.

This age began with the final slaughter of Na’groth after many hundreds of cycles of battle. With his form crashed to the ground, all of the darkness and blackness that the Dark Spirits seeped into him spread forth in a column of death and destruction. This amalgamation spread forth in a monstrous wake of annihilation and un-creation. Seeking to undo all life, the spirits remaining in the world fought back. United with the very beings they crafted, the dragons and the spirits fought back and destroyed this amalgamation. But upon its death, the blackness spread from it and seeped into the world. Deep unground and moving through the land, it still taints certain areas of the globe to this day.

The first age of the new Era was first marked by the clearing of the long war previously. The land slowly recovered, and many of the dragons from the world that were spread forth returned to the new capitals of their people. In the ashes left over, three new species eventually poked their heads upwards into the sky. The spirits remaining within the world, as well as the gods, took note of them very quickly. The Naga’tani, Kla’tani, and Vosh'tani, people of dragons, magic, and the deep respectfully, were born in these ashes. The Kla’tani took quickly to the land and spread far and wide, while the Naga’tani stayed near their home and fostered themselves among their draconic kin, and the deep dweller retreated into the foundations of myth and legend.

Two great powers of Kla’tani grow from their spread over the land. Trade and influence spread far and wide from the centers of their empires. The great Po’vrakea rose in the western continent in the spur of the Black Cove as a trade post and grew its influence over the northern portion of the continent, spawning a smaller empire that grew over the area in a small swath. On the eastern continent, things were much more pronounced. The First Kla’tani Empire, as they called themselves, burst forth from the area below the Blue Mountains in the fertile valleys and long spanning fields and chains of fertile lands and mining towns. They spread rapidly, far more rapidly than they should, which attracted the attention of much darker beings.

In the many hundreds of cycles following the rise of the First Kla’tani Empire, breaks and fractures began to show in the east. Many of the empire began to question their rulers. Powerful magic began to be held and controlled by them and used to rule over the lowers below who had little to no knowledge of what was to come. The knowledge of those in the upper echelon came from the Dark Spirits themselves, weaving in a lust for power among them. The old draconic relics and temples of power and gods began to be corrupted and used forcefully. Magic poured forth and sought to devour everything in its path. On the western continent during this age, things remained peaceful for now.

The long age spans over the many conflicts of the age. As with magic, comes conflict and battles. The great Kla’tani Empire erupts into an all-out civil war. The spirits even within their realm find the Dark Spirits within and combat them. The land itself in the east grows ever more barren and dark, corrupting and wilting under the many battles. Many of the older ruins within the vast desert are formed during this age. In the western continent, the people settling there spread further south in the wake of the volcanoes to the north erupting.

This age is remarkably short, but defines a very important few portions of history. The civil wars with the Old Empire end, marking the end of the conflict. However, the Dark Spirits have gained control of the mortals in the area. They seek even more power, and in their hubris, tear the world around them apart. The once fertile lands die and wither over a matter of decades and the spirits in the area all perish, leaving a great deserted and barren wasteland in its place. On the western side, the people remaining in the north tame the great black Coursers, and become known as the Klas’tani. Their skin much paler, and their vision much more attuned for seeing in the dark as the volcanoes and dark magic above cloud the land.

The Ghe’tani arise as a creation of the Spirits of Earth along the eastern continent. Spread forth from the middle section of the continent, their hardy and shorter exteriors initially put them at odds with the taller Kla’tani people that dot the area in small villages and spread in the out edges of civilization in the aftermath of the fall of the empire. These tensions subside after a time as the Ghe’tani focus their efforts on their own civilization. Digging downwards, they find darkness, conflict, and battles with the dark creatures of the world. Their early existence is not one of peace. Many of their tribes fall while others rise to the challenge and band together.

In the wake of many of these battles, a dark figure is always seen leading the armies of darkness. The powerful and mysterious figure that is not controlled by the Dark Spirits, but commands them, emerges from his long training and investment into the magical world. Taking from the teachings of the spirits, the dragons, and his own people, he corrupts it all and forgoes it, becoming a dark master the world will feel forever. The ideologies of faith explode during this time, leaving many to begin taking sides based on their following of gods and ideologies, leaving easy targets for Lok’vash to destroy in the wake of their own conflicts.

Always following darkness, light comes. Sein Da, the legendary mage rises up during this age. With his training and teaching grown, he spreads his knowledge to the Ghe’tani who are heavy in conflict, and beings to rally them together. While his own Kla’tani people undergo great battles and heavy strife, Sein Da rallies the Ghe’tani people to their aid, and in a decisive show of power, he unveils magic to the world watching. With the power of the Dark Spirits repelled, the forces under Sein Da move to the east for the final confrontation and the years of darkness. The opening of the Dark Canyon relents their assault for a time, but does not stop their final victory over Lok’vash. However, much has changed in the world, and it will never be the same.

Starting off the era initially is a rather peaceful time. The Cre’tani evolve as an off-shoot from the Kla’tani in The Common Lands, settling the city and lands that will eventually become the Capital. They are a crafting people, and often favor their own created inventions over magic, even as it spreads through the globe. During this time period magic spreads to all corners of the globe, and eventually the first natural born mages come forth, greatly increasing the potency of magic. In the western continent the empire continues to spread, but their enemies begin to grow in number from all sides.

With the sudden potency of magic, many of the empires and ideological groups of the world have a sudden burst of influx of strength. They seek to not only increase their influence, but destroy their opposition in the meantime. Great and terrible wars of gods and magic are waged during this period. Utterly shifting and warping the fabrics of realities and the world itself in many cases. The Shattered Isles for instance, are created during these wars. These wars last for a long while, before suddenly a new threat arises.

The violence begins again. With the sudden potency of magic spreading throughout the world, and misuse of it obviously seen, the dragons have a sudden job and oath to fulfill to protect magic. This is taken in the harshest form at some of the highest levels, causing many of the once peaceful draconic empires to rise up and begin assaulting the lands of the lower mortals from many sides. This Era is marked by much chaos and conflict as magic grows and spreads in turn to better assault and defend themselves from a species innately connected with the spirits and magic. A great and powerful war grows and spreads over the lands before climaxing in a show of strength by...very unknown and unremarkable individuals who show that anyone can become a hero.

The age is marked by great conflicts. In the wake of the great draconic attacks, the dark edges of the globe grow and spread. Lands once quiet now take advantage of the aftermath and begin assaulting the many sides of the light and good peoples of the world. Including the return of powerful individuals.