The Great Darkness
The Great Darkness, the first and longest of the Interannae, lasted almost two thousand years. While it is known that the Elder Gods receded from the world at the end of the First Age of Man, whatever event or series of events that caused it to occur has long since been lost. By the end of the Great Darkness, worship of the Tuatha de Dannan had spread throughout much of the world and druids had become the spiritual leaders of much of humanity. The end of the Great Darkness, ironically, was marked by the rebellion of Math Mathonwy and the war that tore across the known world some 3,500 years ago, sparking the dawn of the Second Age of Man.
Timeline
Imperial Year | Aebasan Year | Neptaran Year | Event |
2752 B.I. | 3874 A.C. | 2001 B.F. | Ogma becomes ruler of the Tuatha de Dannan as Danu steps down |
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Introduction · Geography · History · Culture · Races · Magic · Religion · Rules | |
The History of Feyworld | |
General History Articles | |
Age of the Gods | |
The First Age of Man | |
The Great Darkness | |
The Second Age of Man | |
The Long Night |
The Adventures of Zarakos · The Battle of the Gareon Dales · The Foundation of Neptaris · The Foundation of Zeth · The Lineage of Ikthios · The Recession of the Tuatha · The Second Anchorage |
The Third Age of Man |
Overview of the Third Age of Man Druids in the Third Age of Man · History of the Great Empire · The History of Neptaris · The Mage War |
The Dark Times | |
The Fourth Age of Man |