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The Ancient Sage
During the golden age, a great civilization of dragons ruled over the world. These massive, powerful, intelligent creatures were the pinnacle of life, superior in every way to the lesser life forms that sprung up through the ages. Rather than succumbing to entropy like most animals, the great dragons instead grew stronger with age. The only thing that could hope to bring this great civilization down was a war among their own kind. Which is exactly what happened. The golden age ended with a massive, cataclysmic war between the Metallic descendants of the dragon Bahamut and the Chromatic descendants of his sister, Tiamat.
In the aftermath of the destruction of the golden and silver age civilizations, the magically-inclined elves and fae created their own civilizations, rich in magic and culture. Thus began the Bronze Age, in which many of the few remaining gods rose to power in their own places… many of which were killed in the dragon/giant-assisted human uprising that brought an end to the silver age. The elves and fae, as it turned out, didn’t learn the lesson of yore, and were generally cruel overlords to the younger human race. With the advent of rebellious and increasingly powerful human realms, the Iron Age has dawned on many parts of the world.
The Iron Age of this world still brings hard times for most humans. The world is ruled by a motley of the remnants of ancient races such as the dragons and fae, and there is just enough room for human empires to hold their own against the world's strongest creatures. As for the gods, they are few in number, and these days take whichever side suits their fancy. Some favor the strong, others the weak
It is said that history repeats itself on many worlds. It is in such a world we find ourselves, full of lost places and magic. Among the most wild of these places is the ancient and vast Lost Continent, which the Empire is based in. The incarnations of the ancient dragon gods Bahamut and Tiamat have been slowly regaining strength once again in their endless struggle for domination. Along with their metallic and chromatic descendants, they each bide their time and slowly increase their numbers where they may.
The gods and dragons alike are no longer a match for humanity on an epic scale, so they instead pit humans, elves, and other races against each other. Another dragon war is on the horizon… a war which will reshape the world once again. Once more, the gods of this world will fight other gods, dragons will fight dragons… and mortals will rise to replace the fallen. Who will rise from the ranks of the common folk to become the lords and deities of the age to come?
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