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===Age of Divergence=== | ===Age of Divergence=== | ||
* '''c. 650 BP:''' The world is ruined, full of surviving tribes and half-fallen empires led by mad mages and demigod viceroys now separated from their divine patrons. | * '''c. 650 BP:''' The world is ruined, full of surviving tribes and half-fallen empires led by mad mages and demigod viceroys now separated from their divine patrons. | ||
* '''c. 600 BP:''' The proto-[[Ochre Flame]] religion emerges among | * '''c. 600 BP:''' The proto-[[Ochre Flame]] religion emerges among surviving humans that live around the volcanoes of the Carcolan continent, which is far more volcanic and hellish than it will later be. Due to the harsh conditions they live in, they view themselves as already living in hell, and that their living conditions are a form of divine punishment for the hubris of [[Empire of Lagash|Lagash]]. However, they try to prolong their lives as long as possible, because they believe that death inevitably draws one into a "lower" or more fearsome hell, with the volcanoes as paths between the hells. This harsh religion gives the tribesmen the strength to survive in such a marginal climate. | ||
* '''c. 550 BP:''' Affected by the magical residue now (and especially the Lost Lands), some survivors of the [[Empire of Lagash]] see their children become elves, who are more magically attuned. | * '''c. 550 BP:''' Affected by the magical residue now (and especially the Lost Lands), some survivors of the [[Empire of Lagash]] see their children become elves, who are more magically attuned. | ||
* '''c. 500 BP:''' Metallic dragons cross over from the shattered Lost Lands to the Azurean continent, led by the mythical [[Kukulshen]], Azure Navigator. Many of them are worshiped as living gods by dragonkin, who forget many of the predecessor gods. <!-- The dragons remaining in the Lost Lands evolve into the chromatic dragons, who remain in the Lost Lands, fighting among themselves, and with the wild dinosaurs of the region. --> | * '''c. 500 BP:''' Metallic dragons cross over from the shattered Lost Lands to the Azurean continent, led by the mythical [[Kukulshen]], Azure Navigator. Many of them are worshiped as living gods by dragonkin, who forget many of the predecessor gods. <!-- The dragons remaining in the Lost Lands evolve into the chromatic dragons, who remain in the Lost Lands, fighting among themselves, and with the wild dinosaurs of the region. --> | ||