Second Astral Era

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Mob19 Icon.pngSecond Astral Era  HISTORICAL EVENT

The Second Astral Era followed the Second Umbral Era and was characterized by faith in the gods. Through primitive magicks did mankind endure until the skies had finally parted—those showing proficiency in these esoteric techniques rising to positions of power within the communities. The people were drawn to these charismatic leaders who accredited the fall of the previous era with the faithless kings and their unquenchable avarice. They claimed that only through faith and power would they be saved from a similar fate, and thus were the first organized religions born.

In but a matter of years, kingdoms centuries in the making were replaced with theocracies populated with men and women eager to prove their worth to the gods, that the divine beings may spare them from the land's wrath. Church leaders convinced the people that through the building of massive temples, monuments, and effigies would they achieve peace and salvation. To adorn these constructs so that the gods would smile upon them, the people perfected the arts of painting and goldsmithing. To protect these constructs from those who would defy the gods, they solved the riddle of steel. To better bask in the gods' light, mankind reached high to the heavens.
Period: Unknown
Preceded by: Second Umbral Era
Followed by: Third Umbral Calamity
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