Two centuries ago, an event now called The
Great Awakening tore reality apart.
No one knows the cause.
Some blame forbidden rituals.
Some say the gods were slain.
Others whisper that reality simply… cracked.
Across the skies of Dieaga, massive fractures opened — shimmering wounds in the air known as AetherRifts.
From them poured creatures never meant for this realm:
Demonic beings,
Creatures that warp the land around them,
Elemental spirits,
horrors that bend minds,
And most terrifying of all creatures with intelligence and knowledge
The first 30 years were catastrophic. Entire kingdoms fell in weeks. Coastlines were swallowed. Forests mutated. Populations collapsed.
This period is remembered as The Red Century's Dawn.
In the war for survival
The surviving nations did the unthinkable:
Ancient enemies united.
Elves left their forest sanctuaries.
Dwarves sealed their mountain gates and forged Rift-resistant steel.
Human kingdoms centralized power under emergency war councils.
During this era:
Magic evolved — Rift energy could be harnessed, though at great risk no one could possibly think of in the future.
Adventurer Guilds were formed as independent monster-hunting factions.
Entire bloodlines rose to power based on Rift-combat prowess.
By year 100, the tide finally turned.
The largest Rifts were sealed using massive ritual pylons called Aegis Spires — towering arcane structures placed across the continent.
But the damage was permanent.
Present Day – 200 Years Later
The Rifts are fewer now.
But they never stopped.
Small tears still appear randomly.
Monsters still roam the wildlands.
Entire regions remain permanently corrupted.
Society has adapted:
Cities are fortified.
Trade routes are heavily guarded.
Children are trained in basic combat.
Dieaga is no longer collapsing — but it is never safe.
And tensions are rising again…
Some believe the Rifts are increasing.
Others believe someone is reopening them.