- Began eighty years ago, specifically after Colair, Babyl, and Xandria dealt with major apocalyptic events.
- Resulted in two no-entry, militarily observed areas known as the “Dead Man’s Walk” south of Colair and the ‘Everflame Exclusion Zone’ that encompasses all of Everflame Island.
- The Fourth Age was marked by:
- Less reliance on magic
- Improved diplomatic relations between Xandria and Babyl
- Widespread construction of rail lines, especially between Xandria, Babyl, and surrounding lands.
- Widespread use of paper currency
- Horizon announcing the defeat of the 5th Realm’s Titan
- Discovery of a large energy reserve believed to be a portal to a new dungeon, dubbed The New World.
- Satellite launches fail to reach space, but the world being surrounded by fog is confirmed.
- Tensions over rights & ownership of the New World spark the first-ever war involving countries across the world. The war lasted five years and was between two alliances:
- “The Mugen Pact”
- Xandria
- Babyl [Kingdom of the Twin Suns]
- Allied groups in and around Colair’s colonial district of Takkus
- “The Outer Powers”
- Taitale Union
- Colairan Empire
- Revelrie (A late entry, joined when Taitale was losing ground)
- The usage of the weapon of mass destruction known as ‘The Icarus Device’.
- This device was only used once, by the Mugen Pact, resulting in the complete destruction of Revelrie and the death of its angelic leader, Ark.
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- Two major events contributed to Yama’s declaration of a Fifth Age (fifteen years ago):
- The Yama Accords, mediated by the first reliably recorded angels, aside from Ark.
- The Vault of Heaven’s Third Gate falls, resulting in a ban on adventuring past the 4th Realm.