The Great War

In a time of relative peace among man, some ancients took notice how little change was occurring on earth and felt some diversification was in order. These ancients took it upon themselves to strike earth with chaotic waves of magic, altering groups of humans and inciting a man-made apocalypse. It nearly pushed humanity to extinction, only leaving a handful of humans left, a new generation. This new generation begun to pick up the pieces from those who came before, inspired to do better.

Elsewhere a separate population of humans explores the galaxy, descendants of old humans who launched small populations into space in hopes of saving the species. This branch of humanity would become heavily science oriented and come to create the nathra in an attempt at forced evolution.

Following the Great War the Roman Empire was the last standing world power in a world of chaos, though they too would fall from greatness, and their advancements lost to time, thus setting the stage for the dark ages.