Astral Age (Astral Era, Astral Epoch, Astra)

The Astral Age was an epoch lasting several thousand years known as the Age of Creation, the Age of Arcane Proliference, and the Age of Discovery. The primal races came to discover magic by unearthing wells of arcane power throughout the world. The original gods, known as the The Progenitor Gods, were active in this time, speaking with their followers, bestowing magic, teaching the people of the world, and even walking the lands themselves.

The power of magic wielders grew exponentially during this age, eventually reaching the point where godlike powers were commonplace, wizards erecting mountain ranges and building cities in a span of a few days.

With this power came misuse, and eventually the Vedalken attempted to make themselves a god of their own. In doing so, they unleashed an unknown darkness, starting War of the Six eventually resulting in the Umbral Age (Umbral Epoch, Umbral Era, Umbra).

After the Umbral Age, the gods no longer actively participated in the world, either because they died during the Umbral Age, were replaced, or felt that their touch was too powerful for mortals to handle. However, they are rumored to occassionally grant boons from afar, always careful not to introduce too much power into the world.