In the centuries following the death of King Oron, the nations of Attluma began their slow decline, and the Last Days commenced. The old religions of magic and sorcery, ever on the fringe of civilization, waxed stronger; and the creatures of earliest times and their disciples began to resurrect themselves and prepare for the fated All-Night: the End of Days when the gods would die and humans be routed from Attluma, and the lands be given over again to the dark things of the ancient Dawn. Rebellion and insolence increased; a turning away from the rational and philosophical heralded a resurgence of mysticism, the occult, and the true dark magic of the beginning days. Laws became a jumble of misunderstanding; trade turned into a weapon of aggression. Rulers more and more used their offices to
