The founding of
Arcadin, soon to be renamed
Erudin, marked the beginning of the Age of Enlightenment. Though the age is short, it saw numerous leaps in knowledge across Norrath, especially in magic.
Erudin
The
Erudites eventually split into two factions: those began to study necromancy and dark magics and those that shunned this practice. The dark practitioners would leave
Erudin and founded a city they named Paineel. During this era, Miragul mastered the three schools of magic and eventually began to dabble with the dark arts. Using his unrivaled skills of illusions, he was able to slip in and out of
Erudin and Paineel with ease and eventually double cross
Erudin, stealing all manner of artifacts for which the
Erudites will never forget. It has been said he has visited the lands of
Lesser Faydark and spoken with the ancient vampire
Mayong Mistmoore and engaged with The Dead of
Neriak. Miragul travelled all over
Antonica and eventually settled in the lands of the north where he plagued the
Goliaths during his time there, building his menagerie where he searched for an answer to his mortality and eventually became trapped within a phylactery of his own making.
These events eventually resulted in a massive magical war between the
Erudites and Heretics. The war blew a hole in the land of
Odus so big and so high that it flew all the way to
Luclin, taking the native
Vah'Shir with it, and creating a vast chasm in the earth people refer to as simply "The Hole."
Qeynos
Qeynos saw a number of successes during this age. Ebon Strongbear and Eaaron Huntlan lead a successful campaign against the Sabertooths of Blackburrow.
Antonius Bayle III became known as the Great Diplomat for increasing relations with the rival city of
Erudin on
Odus. He was instrumental in aiding with tensions between
Qeynos,
Erudin, and Paineel. He also fathered several sons of the Bayle lineage known as Kyle Bayle who would be charged with extending the borders of
Qeynos far to the south,
Antonius Bayle IV who would eventually take the crown, and Kane Bayle.
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