Nalduqqiatus
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There were many wars in the history of Trayam, but mention The War to anyone and they will immediately know what you're speaking of. The causes of this great and terrible war are still debated, but it is agreed that the conflict was organized around two massively powerful factions: the casters who drew their power from Arcane magics, and the casters who drew theirs from Divine sources. The conflict was bloody, long, and devastating. Years wracked by scorching balls of fire, rips in the fabric of time, and the conjuration of horrific monstrosities took their toll on Trayam before the war finally came to an end. What magic users were left in the world were charged for war crimes and ultimately executed. When all was said and done half of the land itself was gone, either blasted into nothing or swallowed by the sea. It took the world a long time to adjust to a life without magic, especially with the armies of Trayam decimated by war. Without the swords or spells needed to hold them, vast tracts of land were abandoned to monsters and roving hordes of goblinoids. Without the land to produce from, entire cities disappeared to famine as the winters grew long and sunless. Without the aid of magic on production and the economy, civilization has been forced to slowly relearn processes that were once as easy as an incantation: smithing, architecture, mining, shipbuilding. Any suspiciously big leap in technology was almost immediately followed by inquisition for fear of sorcery. Slow going, and slow again. An extended dark age in which for the most part societal advancement halted and technology regressed. Many historians speculate that even to this day the population of the world has not recovered to pre-war levels.
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