Second Era

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

''The second era was a testimony to the achievements of men. The River Delta Civilization flourished. Tradecraft and minting was invented, which added to the wealth and success of the region.''

''It was also during this era, the first men settled the eastern continent, establishing the birth of what would later become the city states of east. However, oppression, segregation and slavery was dominant in this region, and as warring clans fell upon the city states from the north, many were left to their own fate, venturing into the vast steppes and living as nomads always on the move as to avoid the dangers from the north. This is believed to be the foundation of the Steppe Nomads as we know them today.''

''The River Delta Civilization possessed other crafts, and formed the first system of literature and writings. Most of what we know about the second era, we find from the craps of scorched scrolls of the ruins of libraries around the region. Most of them are scientific writings and testimonies of the great struggles for prosperity. However, those scribes from present time who has been able to dig deeper into the meaning of the scrolls have found dark secrets of ol.''

''Sometime towards the end of the second era, the River Delta Civilization suddenly collapsed. Rivalry with neighbouring states and political infighting had been weakening the region throughout a time period spanning a century. Whether it being the presence of powerful necromages and their armies or the famice that followed, an estimated 1200 years of prosperity came to an end with the second era.''