The Age of Divinity

During the Age of Divinity, many races, creatures, and planes were created due to the influx of magical energies on the planet. It was a long peace for Knaydia; civilization and the gods flourished. Some of the gods played a hand in aiding civilization, while others stayed to their own devices. Arcane magic spread like wildfire amongst the mortals, creating magical feats such as floating cities, powerful mages, and many powerful artifacts. There were new gods to make their way into divinity through various means. The age ends at the beginning of the Cataclysm.

## History

### The Blossoming

After the boom in magical power on Knaydia, thanks to the ley lines, the gods started creating many different creatures, artifacts, and races.

### The Chrono Keeper

The first of those was Circadian. He was created from a concept the mortals referred to as time. Desmidosa and Rosavyne used this as the basis for their creation. When he was created, he quickly got to work and created the calendar still in use on Knaydia today. He also had a knack for mechanical creations and helped his closest followers create the Warforged during the Cataclysm.

### The Wild Father

The second was born a demigod, Hytearian. His parents, Serrene and a mortal, decided to hide her status from him, hoping he would walk his path. He developed an affinity for nature and animals. When he came of age, he set out on his own and was said to have blessed the ancestors of many, if not all, of the bestial races. When he found out his father died and his mother's proper status, he quickly went to her aid in the battle against Leyira, where he ascended to divinity with his mother's blessing.

### Grace of Death

The last person to ascend was a mortal. Lilith was a powerful mage that developed the Ritual of Seeding. A ritual that allowed her to boost her magical powers enough to challenge the original god of death. She bested him and took her place as the new god of death. The other gods quickly destroyed any documents containing information about the ritual shortly after Vynniros disappeared.

### The Fallen & Forgotten

However, this peace didn't last forever. One day a massive creature showed up on Knaydia and indiscriminately started wreaking havoc among the mortals. The gods battled with this creature, eventually realizing it was the former god of death, Noristall. Once the gods managed to banish him and were assessing the damage, a new figure appeared. A creature of dark red skin, twisting horns that framed his face, and eyes of shadowed black. It was Vynniros, or at least it claimed to be Vynniros. After a brief conversation between him and the gods, a magical boom encompassed Knaydia. A mortal mage funneled all the magical ley lines to himself in what he thought was an attempt to ascend into divinity. Instead, he exploded from so much concentrated magic and temporarily weakened the magical veil. With the magic veil weak, the primordials ripped open permanent portals to the four elemental planes of existence and began an assault on the inhabitants of Knaydia. Vynniros made a second appearance, this time with an army of devils. War ravaged Knaydia, with the gods splitting into two factions. The New Gods fought to defend Knaydia and its inhabitants, and the Old Gods sought to dominate or destroy. This war became known as the Cataclysm.