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Folder: History
Title: The Ages of Ashenveil
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# The Ages of Ashenveil
## Overview
Historians divide the known history of Ashenveil into six great Ages. While scholars debate the exact years, nearly every kingdom agrees on the order of these eras.
Much of the world's oldest history has been lost beneath ruined cities, buried libraries, and forgotten civilizations.
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## The First Age — The Age of Creation
Little is known about this era.
Legends claim the mountains were still growing, the seas had not settled, and the earliest races walked beside beings now remembered only in myths.
Whether these stories are true remains unknown.
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## The Second Age — The Age of Giants
Powerful civilizations spread across the world.
Massive fortresses, impossible bridges, and enormous stone cities were built during this era.
Many of the ruins explored today were constructed by peoples whose names have been forgotten.
No one knows why they vanished.
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## The Third Age — The Age of Kingdoms
Human civilization expanded rapidly.
Castles rose across the continent.
Trade routes formed.
The first great kingdoms emerged.
Many modern nations trace their ancestry to rulers who lived during this age.
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## The Fourth Age — The Ashen War
The greatest war ever recorded consumed nearly the entire known world.
Kingdoms collapsed.
Entire races disappeared.
Ancient libraries burned.
The world was forever changed.
Even today, scars from the war remain visible.
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## The Fifth Age — The Years of Rebuilding
Survivors rebuilt civilization.
New kingdoms rose from the ruins of old empires.
Trade slowly returned.
Knowledge once thought lost was rediscovered.
Many of today's nations were founded during this period.
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## The Sixth Age — The Present Age
Peace exists only in appearance.
Political tensions rise.
Ancient ruins awaken.
Forgotten magic resurfaces.
Old enemies stir beneath the earth.
Many believe another great age approaches.
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## Related Pages
• The Ashen War
• Ancient Civilizations
• Present Age
• Kingdoms