5th Epoch: Rise of Civilization

Epoch Length (ongoing): 282 years   The current and ongoing epoch, which was unofficially named the Rise of Civilization. Though the epoch is young, it has felt older than its years due to the lightning progress of technology. This epoch began with a period of relative peace, and the emergence of a globalized economy as international trade networks are solidified. The Logicmasters pioneered a number of technologies, and countries such as Corenthia spearheaded industrialism, a prospect that some would say offers modern comforts, while others call unsustainable destruction.   The first major event of the Epoch is one known as "The Miracle". For reasons unknown, and highly debated, the entire world experienced a great magical healing. This healing with both physical, and mental. Many old grievances were put to rest, as well as old prejudices. Dragons, Sorcerers, and Draconid kind no longer face the same degree of racism they once did, and can live openly in most nations. The Logicmasters affirmed the recanting of their old ways by the creation of the Accords Arcanum. The Miracle was followed by a period of great peace. Some empires, such as the Naiathel Empire have fallen. Whilst other nations, such as the former Elven Princedom (now the Varya'taurë) transformed into more wholesom forms. Yet, as generations came and went, the effect of this Miracle waned, and new grievances and hatreds formed. In particular, religious zealotry has greatly risen, as each religion claims the Miracle to have been their deities doing. Religious tensions have never been higher, and a great war rages between the Dichotist nation of Darnesia, and the Singulist nation of the Rashwanan Caliphate.   The next technological horizon has also shown itself in the form of planar technology. Though the means to cross to other planes is still undiscovered, it seems to be just around the corner.