Lore question: Ages of History [metaplot spoilers]
Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2017 6:38 pm
Fair warning, meTaylor discussion to follow
We know Earthdawn as the Fourth Age and once upon a time, Shadowrun was the Sixth Age, which means the modern world was the 5th Age.
But what about the 1st through 3rd Ages?
One of the things that drives me nuts is the lack of a creation myth/story and a history of the past of the Setting. The developers chose to obfuscate the past, providing only clues. While I understand the decision, as Barsaive is a post-apocalyptic setting and the true holders of History are not willing to share, I would prefer to have at least an idea of what happened.
While certainly not necessary to play or enjoy the game, I have been messing around in this world for so long that I would prefer to have some definitive ideas of what went down just for my own personal sake. I understand I may be in the minority with this view, but since Earthdawn has been decoupled from Shadowrun, I really want to have some fun and create my own set of Ages surrounding the 4th Age.
What I have been able to gather is this:
The Dragons were apparently the first Namegivers and even claim they Named themselves, the only Namegicers to do so. Did the Dragons appear in the First Age?
It seems that in the Second Age, Dragons bred with Elves, creating the Great Houses and the Great Elves and there was an eventual war between them.
The Third Age is never mentioned, that I can find.
The Fourth Age we know, and in my personal canon, ends with the Sinking of Thera. I could be very wrong about that (or all of this).
Do we know anything else about these Ages? Do we know when the First Scourge occured, or why?
We know Earthdawn as the Fourth Age and once upon a time, Shadowrun was the Sixth Age, which means the modern world was the 5th Age.
But what about the 1st through 3rd Ages?
One of the things that drives me nuts is the lack of a creation myth/story and a history of the past of the Setting. The developers chose to obfuscate the past, providing only clues. While I understand the decision, as Barsaive is a post-apocalyptic setting and the true holders of History are not willing to share, I would prefer to have at least an idea of what happened.
While certainly not necessary to play or enjoy the game, I have been messing around in this world for so long that I would prefer to have some definitive ideas of what went down just for my own personal sake. I understand I may be in the minority with this view, but since Earthdawn has been decoupled from Shadowrun, I really want to have some fun and create my own set of Ages surrounding the 4th Age.
What I have been able to gather is this:
The Dragons were apparently the first Namegivers and even claim they Named themselves, the only Namegicers to do so. Did the Dragons appear in the First Age?
It seems that in the Second Age, Dragons bred with Elves, creating the Great Houses and the Great Elves and there was an eventual war between them.
The Third Age is never mentioned, that I can find.
The Fourth Age we know, and in my personal canon, ends with the Sinking of Thera. I could be very wrong about that (or all of this).
Do we know anything else about these Ages? Do we know when the First Scourge occured, or why?