Old Continent

Biodata

History

Geography

Civilization

Divine Runes and Magic Runes

The continent's history is defined by the transition from Divine Runes to Magic Runes. Divine Runes were regarded as the world's origin power, while later magic developed through their study, adaptation, and weaponization. 149

• Divine Runes — Ancient origin power tied to the world's rules and to the rise of deities. 149
• Glory Runes — Runes created by deities after mages gained power comparable to them. 149
• Creation Magic Runes — Fragments of the world's foundational rules; wars across multiple ancient eras were fought over them. 529
• Archmage-level magic — Magic based on mastering rules rather than merely casting spells; Archmages could contend with or kill deities. 344 821

Mages and Archmage City

Mages became the defining force of the Glory Era. Their pursuit of knowledge, rule power, and planar conquest placed them above most Old Continent societies. 86 226

• Races that established recognized civilizations were generally studied rather than exterminated, as mages considered every civilization a source of new knowledge. 86
• Races lacking powerful protectors or deities could be treated as experimental material. 226
• Archmage City served as the primary center of magical research, planar expansion, and magitech development. 471 1073
• Theores, the Last Magic Emperor, was Archmage City's creator and the only Magic Emperor of the Magic Empire. He was credited with developing floating cities, Archmage Towers, and the city's foundations. 1073

Magic Industry

The late Glory Era combined magic with machinery, creating an industrial military system that could mobilize ordinary people at scale. 453 753

• Magic Crystal Cannons and fortified infantry replaced many traditional heavy-infantry and archer formations. 453
• Goblin airships, magitech fleets, and Golem Legions supported combined-arms assaults. 563
• The Nossa Empire became the first known nation to achieve magic industrialization and nearly conquered the Central Land before deities and Archmage City intervened. 564
• Arcane Mechanical Armaments were powerful enough to devastate Mist legions and inflict major damage on the Mist Main God during the invasion. 784

Major Powers

• Magic Empire — The continent-spanning magical empire whose collapse left Archmage City politically isolated and enabled competing nations to rise. 402 522
• Archmage City — The magical center of the Glory Era, built around Archmage Towers, floating cities, planar conquest, and rule-based magic. 821 1073
• Mage Association — The organization that succeeded the collapsing Magic Empire and continued to regulate mage activity. 86 161
• Ringed Divine Seat — The collective divine order whose deities once rivaled Archmage City through Glory Runes and faith-based power. 149
• Old Continent Resistance — Archmages and surviving forces who used the Land of Extreme Abyss fortress to preserve city-states and resist the Mist after the invasion. 401
• Neutral Legions — Slumbering city legions and old military forces that survived as a potential third force. Their awakening was feared by both the Mist and Blue Star factions. 216 399

Destruction and Legacy

The Mist Main God could not simply mass-convert every powerful Old Continent unit into a Mist creature. The continent's high civilization level made it possible for a sufficiently powerful Mist unit to become an independent sovereign and challenge his authority. 401

The surviving resistance preserved numerous city-states by sacrificing and fusing Archmage Towers into a defensive system. These sleeping cities prevented the Mist from completely consuming the Old Continent's Civilization Fire. 401

The civilization's destruction did not erase its influence:

• Secret Realms preserve individual eras and events from its history within the River of Time. 1039
• Blue Star Lords can awaken Old Continent heroic spirits through Civilization Fire and Curios. 396
• Old Continent magical knowledge and Blue Star technology are forming the basis of a new world with new Creation-level Magic Runes. 610
• Lilith became the first Archmage after the collapse of the Old Continent by fusing with an Archmage Tower and mastering the Rule of Magic. 1077

Late State

Following the deaths of the continent's major deities, the remaining Mist Lords and Monster Lords lost organization and influence. Blue Star organizations began developing the Central Land under Fang Yuan's direction. 1073

Archmage City was restored as a strategic superweapon and stationed over Windy Grassland, securing the Northern Territory and Windy Grassland against future threats. 1076