The Age of Magic

Old religious texts speak of a time when the gods descended to the world, to grant the gift of magic to man. This power allowed man to destroy the dragons, and free humanity from tyranny. But the power of magic corrupted man, and the Age ended with the Great Magi War, where mages battled gods. A war that forever changed the world.

History
At the height of the Dragon Age, the gods descended to the realm on a place called Athau, meaning the Divine Isle. From a large temple on Athau, the gods channeled magic into the world, infusing every part of the world with magic. Those who showed a natural talent for shaping magical power, were called to Athau, to become mages. Skilled wielders of magic, powerful enough to destroy the dragons.

But once the dragons were gone, the mages' hunger fro power grew into a corruption, that transformed both their mind and bodies. Erathell became a mageocracy, and the tyranny of the dragons was replaced with the tyranny of mages.

During the Age of Magic, most of Erathell was laid to waste during the war against the dragons, and the few cities that were built by the mages during this Age, are now long buried and forgotten. The only city to still stand from that time is the city of Frostwall.

When the gods witnessed the corruption of the mages, they stopped channeling magic into the world. This caused the mages to attack Athau, and a violent war began between the mages and the gods. This war is chronicled well as The Great Magi War, which caused the destruction of Athau, which is now known as The Spiral. The gods managed to destroy most of the mages, and others were imprisoned in secret prisons deep beneath Erathell.

At the end of the Great Magi War, the gods withdrew from the world, and magic was outlawed. A knightly order dedicated to hunting down the last fledgling mages arose, called The Priory. To this day, the Priory still exists, keeping a strict control of the few remnants of magic in the world.

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