Decline of High Magic

Era beginning/end

The most powerful players in the era of high magic reach the ends of their extended lifespans.   A self re-enforcing cycle of magical de-proliferation begins. As the work of those who came before moves ever farther out of reach, conflicts begin to arise over the remaining collected great works of magic.

Woldian Magic is the pre-eminent form of magical understanding in most of the world.   The most powerful players in the era of high magic reach the ends of their extended lifespans and it seems that the next generation of mages is a step below the meteoric potential of the ones who preceded them. In response to their own zeitgiest of innadeqecy, some conclude that magic has already been pushed to the limits of mortal capability.   The Circle of Nine and their accumulated lore now lies squirreled away into private collections and the owners seem reluctant to share. Thus, a self re-enforcing cycle of magical de-proliferation begins. As the work of those who came before moves ever farther out of reach, conflicts begin to arise over the remaining collected great works of magic.