Eras

The setting of World of Aum takes place across various eras of its history, beginning before the stone age and extending beyond a Type II Civilization on the Kardashev Scale. Specifics on the mechanics and functions of technology, magic, and divinity on Aum all change throughout the eras.

## Dawn of Creation

The Dawn of Creation is chronicled in the famous Myth of Creation which tells of the events that led the Great Smith to create the Elemental Lords and the ensuing Elemental War between the Lords that led to the creation of Aum.

## Forgotten Era

The Forgotten Era began after the creation of Aum and ended with the invention of writing. It is believed by most to have consisted of approximately six thousand years as the creatures of Aum arose from clusters of elemental energies left behind during the Elemental War, perhaps a process that began before the war even ended. No records of what really happened after the dawn of creation exist and all events were forgotten by almost all, including the gods. Only a select few are aware of the world's more disquieting origins.

see Forgotten Era for more information.

## Ancient Era

The Ancient Era begins with the invention of writing, 942 years prior to the coronation of the first Emperor on year 0; years during this era are counted down until reaching year 0 and are denoted with the suffix: BE (Before the Empire). As the Imperial language was not yet invented at this time and many of the written systems were not standardized, reading the few original texts that exist from the Ancient Era is an onerous task that can only be performed by trained philologists. Much of the information about the era and its historical accounts were not translated directly from these ancient texts but rather were transcribed in later eras from both living memory and legends.

## Unifying Era

The Unifying Era was the period of time following the coronation of the first emperor in 0 and concluding with the Reclamation of the Capital in the year 700.

### Decades of Death

The Decades of Death began the fall of the Capital to the Undead in 628 during the Reaper's Rest and ended with the Reclamation of the Capital in 700.

## Expansion Era

The Expansion Era was the period of time following the Reclamation of the Capital in the year 700 and ending with Heaven's Fall in 1099.

### Century of Sin

The Century of Sin began with the Advent of Demons in 864 and ended with the Advent of Angels in 1008.

### Century of Saints

The Century of Saints began with the Advent of Angels in the year 1008 and ended with Heaven's Fall in 1099.

## Classic Era

The Classic Era was the period of time following the Fall of Heaven in 1099 and ended with the Grand Discovery in 1776.

## Conquest Era

The Conquest Era was the period of time following the Grand Discovery in 1776 and ended with the Complete Conquest in 1936.

## Victorious Era

The Victorious Era was the period of time following the Complete Conquest in 1936 and ended with the Great Peace in 2202.

The Year of Victory

### The Reconstruction

1938 to 1962

The Wonderful World Initiative

1964 to 2000

The Great Big Boom

2000 to 2008

The Big Bust

2008 to 2020

The New Plague

2020 to 2026

The Allied Insurgency

### Grand War

The Grand War began in 2080 and ended in with the Great Peace in 2202.

## Cyber Era

The Cyber Era was the period of time following the Great Peace in the year 2202 and ending with the Astral Exodus in 2448.

All Systems Down - Solar Storm

## Star Era

The Star Era is the period of time following the Astral Exodus in the year 2448.

## Recommended Campaign Years

### Year 300 BE

The Year 300 BE was an age of total war and anarchy. There were large regional powers, yet no monolithic unifying forces among them, only fate traces of what would one day be kingdoms. Countless petty warlords roamed wildly across the land and life for the common folk was often brutish and short.

### Year 30 BE

Shortly before the birth of The First Emperor, the Year 30 BE was a time when the most powerful warlords across the continent had established their kingdoms and were vying for hegemony.

### Year 5 AE

By the Year 5 AE, The First Emperor was in control of much of the continent of Emperus and his remaining foes were rallying against him in a desperate plea for independence and their political survival.

### Year 630 AE

The Year 630 AE was a trying time as The Empire had just reached a glorifying height before it all came crashing down in an instant with the Reaper's Rest and the soon following loss of the Capital to the endless hordes of Undead. Almost all hope was lost and many lives were lost as a new age of death and undeath reigned supreme.

### Year 900 AE

By the Year 900 AE, well over a full generation had passed since the Advent of Sin and the presence of Demons had become a fact of life. Tenuous normalcy persisted throughout The Empire due in large part to the concentration of the peoples' collective paranoia in the form of the Inquisition. It was both a dangerous and exciting time to be alive as many good people gave in to their desires to try to seize control their inner demons while others suppressed them by resisting vice with all their might, leading to a period of unprecedented cultural clashing and high amounts of civil unrest.

### Year 1500 AE

The Year 1500 AE marked a period of high fantasy teeming with magic.

### Year 1812 AE

Soon after the discovery of Newerld, the year 1812 marked the escalation of conflict between The Empire and the Seven Alliances into its first formal declaration of war.

### Year 1920 AE

Nearing the end of the Conquest Era, the year 1920 marked a period of uncertainty for the fate of Newerld. Imperial forces had claimed much of the continent, but the Remaining Grand Alliance strongholds seemed all but impenetrable.

### Year 2000 AE

By the year 2000 AE, the world had settled down and the Victorious Era was in full swing. The economy was experiencing a boom like never before and commoners of the time had access to more luxuries than the highest of nobility of the past.

### Year 2080

The Year 2080 marked the onset of the Grand War, the bloodiest of all events in history delivered by means of the wonderful technologies that the people of Aum had been enjoying over the course of the past century.

### Year 2222

Following the conclusion of the greatest conflict in history, the people of the world sought escapism through means of digital media and that is exactly what the rising Corporation had to offer.

### Year 2360

The Year 2360 marked the first set of commercial flights outside the Aumian Solar System and the transition towards a new life among the stars. Many of these early flights ended with crashes on Othar and others established contact with Anathar, opening Aum up to galactic diplomacy.

### Year 2500

By the Year 2500 AE, the Star Era was well underway and the universe was everyone's oyster. New worlds were being discovered on a daily basis and Aum shined bright as a beacon of glorious civilization among the stars.

### Year 3000

The Year 3000 AE marked the first contact with the Aeonians and a new war on a cosmic level. The conflict warped the Galaxy itself beyond a point of recognition and many distant colonies became isolated indefinitely.