Dragons nearly killed themselves into extinction. This allowed smaller folk to thrive.
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Overworld History
A rough history of the world, encompassing all continents and world mythos.
Dawn Age
Unrecorded Time
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The Years of Fire and IceDraco Holy War
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----Theft of the Arcane
A blessed sage of Ioun discovered and protected a merger of the wild magic of the earth and the divine power of the gods. A moral sought the power for their own, killing the sage, and becoming the first sorcerer. The sage was raised to immortality as Mystra, watching over the Weave.
Era of Sorcerers
1000 1300
During this time, magic was still chaotic and still being discovered. The boundaries at which mortal bodies could handle the arcana within them or granted to them was pushed.
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The Great Divine War
Battles between entities of great power wrought pieces of the world a wasteland, many that still stand today.
Forgotten Era
1800 3200
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Time of the Fiends
The Planar Wars
Epoch of Change
1 - 1521 GC
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Year 1
Creation of the Global Central Calendar (GC)
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1520 GC
The Decimation of South Askia