Mythical Age
The Mythical Age, or Age of Myth, is an era of great antiquity, in which several major events of legend are held to have taken place. The exact length, time, and sequence has been hotly debated, as most information survives only in the form of stories and tales handed down through the ages.
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Events
The order of these events is not widely agreed upon, just that the happened, what was involved, and in some cases the outcome.
The Grey War
An incredibly massive conflict between the Armies of Darkness, led by the Dark Lords, and the forces of light, led by the Monster Gods and the One King. This was either a lengthy conflict or a single enormous battle, depending on which account you follow. In either version, the outcome was not decisive, and the final battle was to be fought by an ascended warrior dressed in armor of light. (Hunter Jusenkyou, in The Path to Ascension(story)). According to the legend, the two armies fought, and in the end it was decided that the Army of Darkness would be given three attempts to destroy the world of light, while the Army of Light would have only one chance to defeat them.
This war was fought by all races; humans, dragons, unicorns, Iname, and countless others. A key point that has challenged historians is the use of dragons, and which side they fought on.
Excalibur
Each race fighting in the Grey War had a champion, or Hero, who marched into battle at the head of their respective forces. For the dragons, it was the Broodmother, for the unicorns, it was the Unicorn King. For that race, the champion would take up a mythical weapon of unrivaled power and become the hero of their side(Hero of Light, Hero of Dark, etc). No single name is given to the human champion, it is understood there were dozens, possibly thousands of them over the course of the war.
What is known is the human weapon: Excalibur, Sword of the Once and Future King, which was taken from it's mythical resting place and given to each champion. The legends speak of how in the hands of a skilled champion, the sword could level mountains and lay waste to entire regions; how, with one mighty blow, it split the Dark Lord Nimi.
However, no champion who wielded it was strong enough to become the Hero of Light for the humans.
The Dragon Cycles
There are three major events spoken of in Dragon Theology that happened during the Mythical Age:
The Dynasties
This should not be confused with the Dynastic Period. The Dynasties were either a period of peace that followed the Grey War, or a calendar system that covers the whole of the Mythical Age. Most scholars typically subscribe to the latter interpretation. There are Four Kings spoken of who ruled during this period, though some accounts(such as the one adopted by the Cardinal Cleric) refer to three kings as one.
In all versions of the legend, the One King reigned supreme throughout all of the age of Myth, and all time before it and after. The legends also tell of a series of dynasties, each lasting forty centuries. In one interpretation, there are three Dynasties, each blessed by one of the lesser kings, but rules over by the One King. In another, there are four, with one kind ruling each dynasty.
The Breaking of the World
This is one of the most difficult events to describe, because no two myths agree. The most common interpretation is that there was, at one point, a single, great, Flat Dimension. It was not until The Breaking that space, finite dimensions, and solar systems as we know them came into being.
Another interpretation holds that there was a single Flat dimension beneath a finite dimension, that both existed together and that direct travel between them was possible. AGain, the breaking changed all of this, creating mant flat worlds
