Third Era

Origin: Times and Eras - Writings of the Milnius the Great, Imperial Grand Scribe (year 10, seventh era)

''Nearly no written records of the third era exist. However, through excavations and folklore, the third era can be easily recognized as the longest of the elder eras (the 2nd, 3rd and 4th). Chaos had once again fallen upon the continent, and the first half of the era is believed to have been dominated by the struggle for survival among the tribes and minor kings attempting to fight off the armies of the undead.''

The people of eastern highlands, those ruled by the present earls of Wiverlich, tell tales of how local warlords protected its people through the building of great castles and fortified cities, many of which stand tall to this day.

''Not all of the continent was, however, shrouded in chaos. With the demise of western dominance, the cities of the eastern continent was given space to expand. Battlemages had succeeded in containing and harnessing the powers of the elements through what they believed were their just path given to them by their gods in the way of the Val’Maer. Though the presence of their religion and its role is debatable among scholars. What is not up for debate, however, are the great feats of architecture and trade they were able to build. The third era is truly a time which favoured the eastern continent and created the cornerstones of what is now, still a region of wealth and power.''

''Around 800 years before the end of the third era the situation was changing to the west. Favorable climates and the creation of minor, powerful kingdoms had brought with it years of great great harvest, and the chaotic nature of the region was on its demise. The lands of the northern part of the western continent were settled, and many new kingdoms were formed.''

''One region flourished more than others, as the unforgivable swamplands of the central plains seeded. On the banks of the river Rundus, two cities were formed from warring tribes; Osta and Endi, who bought sought to extend its influence. For many centuries, the cities of Osta and Endi were engaging in countless conflicts until a strong warrior and skillful diplomat, High King Aureus, managed to unite the cities through marriage. Thus the city state of Ostendi was proclaimed, and with it, the end of the third era.''