At 3 p.m. on November 3, 596 of the Mage Calendar, the fall of Canterly, the last magical empire, brought the continent-spanning war to an end with the church's victory. From then on, mages could only take refuge in the wilderness and other hidden places. The New Calendar began.
By March of Year 2 of the New Calendar, the nations of the continent had been reestablished, and people began worshipping the gods. Advances in crafts and technology in some cities transformed the world, filling it with vitality. Hundreds of years of peace followed.
Starting in Year 134 of the New Calendar, reforms among the mages led them to establish a nation once again. In the war between mages and the church, amid the church's internal power struggles, and in the conflict between evil gods and righteous gods, tensions continued to rise, and all manner of hidden forces took the stage. Amid these conflicts and mysteries, a group of people awoke from an ancient dream…
