During Imperial Era

In this latter era of the world, the technologies and methods of mortals were clever enough to contend with ancient difficulties of food supply. Methods of irrigation, chiefly discovered in Nevan, were gradually passed through the world so that smaller farms might become two or three times more productive.
In terms of military technology and doctrine, new weapons and systems were devised to parallel the growth of professional armies and modern war. Among them was the straight-bow, flat and horizonal rather than vertically fired.