First Age

The First Age typically refers to the age of which humans inhabited the world before the . It is known for a distinct lack of magic due to the  not yet falling or being discovered. The end of the first age saw a collapse in human society, in part due to these barriers being broken.

For convenience, the focus of the wiki is the 21st century an onwards, therefore this will primarily focus on the history from that point onwards, unless an earlier point has a specific tie to a later topic.

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Pre-Modern
Human society developed over the tens of thousands of years leading up to the primary focus of the first age. This contained distinct eras such as prehistory, ancient era, classical era, the middle ages, rennaissance, and early modern eras.

During the classical era, humanity is believed to have stumbled upon ancient relics of the gods from the creation of the material plane. This served as the basis of their Hellenistic religions, with their depictions of gods being extremely similar to that of the actual gods. It is believed that their worship of these gods tapped into dormant powers and factored into their flourishing as a society, and their later abandonment of these gods in favor of Christianity was a factor in their eventual downfall. Although the gods did not have a physical presence and there was no magical essence on the material plane during the first age, there is evidence of some subtle presences of their influence still found.

2000s
The 2000s were known for increasing globalization and first signs of later unrest. The decade started with the 9/11 attacks on the USA, sparking a long-running invasion of the middle-east by USA. This decade also saw the breakthrough of China as a world power and a boom in the usage of the internet worldwide. Late in this decade saw the global financial crisis sparked by housing and the rise of social media and it's beginning effects on the world.

2010s
The 2010s saw increasing instability in the middle east with various revolutions and civil wars in the countries occupying the region. The rise of smartphones and social media saw a drastic change in political behaviors worldwide. Populist nationalism saw a return in western democracies with the election of Donald Trump, the vote by Britain to leave the EU, and elections of various other populist leaders worldwide promising simple solutions to complex issues. Social media found itself becoming weaponized and factual information became increasingly washed out by misinformation by those able to manipulate it. Climate change started becoming noticeable as record temperatures worldwide were being observed over the course of this decade.

2020s
The decade began with the COVID-19 pandemic, causing the most severe worldwide disruption since WW2. This decade saw a dramatic increase in the collapse of democratic institutions in western democracies, starting with the United States capitol attack in 2021 and continuing with .

Early Rising Tide Era
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2030s
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2040s
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2050s
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2070s
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2080s
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2090s
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Late Rising Tide Era
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2100s
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2110s
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2120s
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2130s
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2140s
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2150s
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2160s


Late First Age
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2170s
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2180s
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2190s
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Collapse and Dawn of the 2nd Age
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