The Age Of Darkness

A thousand years ago, a prophecy was written down, called the Dark Tides. It foretold of a time when the world would fall into darkness, when the greatest of man’s kingdoms would be divided by war and when plague and famine would ravage the land. The World of Naeja would be cast into shadow and corruption would fester her wounds. However, the prophecy also foresaw the birth of a hero, a light that would shine as a beacon in the darkness, to lead the people through these dark times. But, as with any spark, at its brightest moment it would burn out and leave the world in darkness. The hero would one day die, and thus the world descend into an Age of Darkness.

Like all prophecies, the means may be obscure but the ends are inevitable. These Dark Tides began with a moment of glory, when it seemed all the world united in peace. The Ryoshans had finally fallen back from their assault upon the southern shores of the vast Ronan Kingdom. All of Verosia was under the rule of the Triumverate; the King, the Magi, and the Ronan Church, who worked in a balanced unison to assure peace and justice. Even the ancient lands of Old Camus were being recivilized, the ruins of the Ronan ancestors unearthed and the barbarians who now resided there subdued. It is true that even the other races of the world seemed to live in harmony with the Duneimen. The Folkin lived amongst the Ronans, their fair country of farms and shires simply another duchy in the greater kingdom. The Bamorians also oft lived amongst the men, though their mountainous penninsula of Bamoria remained their own. Many Bamorians joined in Rona’s wars in exchange for land in the mountains of Verosia, and half the Ronan fleet had been built by Bamorian boatwrights, giving their warships the strength to withstand Ryoshan cannons. The Gelvani, though hidden in the vale of their ancient forest, also held an alliance with the Duneimen against their common foe, the Orcs. Together Rona and Mirivia had driven these creatures of corruption to the very fringes of their dark forests. Even the Duervar, most ancient of all the Children of Naeja, who claimed all the far reaches of the vast earthly mountains as their own, counted the Ronans amongst their allies. The Duervar sold Rona their precious metals and gems, and even their famed steel; , and in turn they could purchase the finest produce the fertile lands of Rona could spring forth. The Duervar became particularly fond of barley, hops and malt; from which they could concoct those ancient brews their Gods passed down to them. Yes, it was truly a Golden Age.

Then, though, the troubles began, as foretold in the Dark Tides Prophecy.
A star fell from the heavens, like those in ancient tales, and struck Mirivia, leaving a massive crater and sending a plume of ash into the sky that blotted out the sun for months. Though the Que-Gelvani of Mirivia fared well, the ash clouds travelled north and south. The Drey-Gelvani realm of Shanothyr, in the north, suffered long winters and poor hunting and gathering. The assassination of the Drey Prince was all that was needed to start a new blood-war between these ancient enemies.

In the south, a drought ravaged the lands of Parthus for ten years, beginning a famine. At the same time the Triumverate of Rona could no longer support the large Parthan army that had battled the Ryoshans and disbanded them. As these men returned home they found that the Ronan Legates had beengiven most of their lands and what little land they retained suffered from the same drought as the rest. It wasn't long before the Parthans reformed their army and marched upon the closest Ronan Duchey Moar. The King of Rona offered a truce, but at the peace talks in Keir, the Primus of Sartha, the Parthan war Duke, was assassinated. Hence began The Great War.

This war was the beginning of the end for the great Ronan kingdom. The Parthans won their independence and therafter Rona began to sunder. Now there are many smaller kingdoms and the lands between and dangerous and wild.

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