The Age of Myth describes the epochs where gods walked alone up until they created the mortals that walk in their images today. This age truly began when the expanse of nothingness the Elder Evils slumbered within was given light by Xapham and the other Primaris Gods when they created Riven; and the era continues until the awakening of the Ruinous Powers during the creation of mortal-kind.
Sitting alone in a void of stars and comets, the twin gods Xapham and Darkin in an act of cosmic defiance for their meaningless existence forged the planet of Riven from the essence of stars and and the cosmos. Birthing the planet into existence, the two began to create and destroy the planet's surface, forging tall mountains, deep valleys, and finally the first gods to join them.
The Age of Divergence, or simply described as the Divergence, includes the event itself as well as any other historical entries after the discovery of the Godstones and before the banishment of Rhaast. From the destruction of countless empires during the Divergence, to the formation of the Calgaerus Alliance in an effort to banish the Hallowed Revenant, this portion of Riven's history is the most destructive period second to the Calamity itself.
The banishment of Rhaast, the Hallowed Revenant, and the creation of the Ruined Isles was a historical event encompassing the final chance to stop Rhaast during his attempt to use the Rites of Ascension, the battle among the Ivory Isles between Rhaast and a fellowship of heroes from around Riven resulting in the destruction of the monastic kingdom and the creation of the Ruined Isles, a realm of death and decay that blinks across Riven like an untraceable ghost.
