Aum 1812 AE

1812 AE marks the official Declaration of the War of Conquest and is a time when the majority of the inhabitants of Aum were, for the first time, aware of the existence of one another. It is a time in which High Fantasy and Traditional Spellcasting were still in full swing and it is a time in which the overwhelming force of Science and Industrialization were becoming ubiquitous aspects of daily life. Interactions between Ib and Die were still commonplace and the tales of brave heroes and benevolent gods had not yet become vestigial legends of the distant past. Nearly every notable Settlement had been established long before and by 1812 almost every inch of the planet possessed an established history and culture. 
In terms of Technology, while modern luxuries powered by Steam Engine Aelectricity were still rare outside of Cities, almost every Shire had at least one modified Windmill capable of producing the Air Mana necessary to power a single Horn of Calling in order to connect them with the world at large and through which they could hear tell about the war brewing on the horizon. While swords and sorcery were still considered to be the gold standards of combat, repeating firearms were becoming increasingly prevalent in the world and noble Mage Knights needed to ensure that their amulets of protection had extra warding against bullets lest they chance to fall victim to a common farmer with a gun.