Artistic creation
Several races being to try and attain dominance of their regions through warfare during this time. Dwarves and humans expand their empires greatly in this time, while the First Forest begins decreasing in size, shrinking the realm of the elves along with it. Dragons return during this time with armies of supernaturally created races in their own image and being to wage war with the other sentient races of the world who have been left to thrive in their absence. The first invasion from the Abyss occurs, as does the creation of several new devils, demons, and fiends. Dwarves spread the knowledge of bronzework to other civilizations and the alloy sees mass use in urban centers and in battle.