The Fifth Flowering

Era beginning/end

The cloud giant kingdom of Varm, long isolated, suddenly conquers Verine in northwestern Medirra. If one knows where to listen, one hears rumors of the Fifth Flowering and a so-called Star of the Morning, an apparent messiah.

A common historical and political concept, the Fifth Flowering refers to the dawn of a new age or civilization. Warlords and demagogues enjoy referring to their rise as the Fifth Flowering as a kind of grandiose bravado. Is this the case for this resurgent giant kingdom?