The Curse Of Ashes

Long ago, the world was a paradise of "Aether," a raw magical energy that provided everything from flight to eternal warmth. This "Golden Age" ended when a sorcerer sought to siphon all magic into himself, intending to become a god. To stop him, the Council of Seven (the "Good Mages") performed the Great Severing—a cataclysmic spell that drained the world of magic, leaving him powerless but also plunging humanity into a "Silent Age" of hard labor, iron, and forgotten legends.